Gelephu (Bhutan), Dec. 16: For the better part of last night, neither the residents of this town nor the people of Datgiri-Hatisar, on the Indian side of the Indo-Bhutan border, could sleep in peace. The sound of heavy gunfire rent the air throughout the night, signalling the beginning of a war the people had hoped would never take place.

However, the only sign of activity today in the border towns of Gelephu and Datgiri-Hatisar were of senior military officials barking instructions to their juniors.

On the Indian side of the border, troops were in the same state of alert, creating the...

GUWAHATI, Dec 16 ? A full-scale Army operation is once again looming large on the State as the State government has sounded a state-wide red alert to thwart possible infiltration bid by militants from Bhutan in the wake of the Bhutanese Army launching operations to flush out ULFA, NDFB and KLO militants from the Himalayan kingdom.

Addressing a Press conference today, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi informed that the Union government had specifically asked the State government to prevent any bid by militants who are facing offensive of the Royal Bhutan Army, to sneak into the State. Gogoi informed...

GUWAHATI, Dec 16 ? While the statements made by the Karbis and their organisations state of the aggressive activities of the Kukis as the basic reason for the Kuki-Karbi clashes in Karbi Anglong District of the State, the city unit of the Kuki Students? Union blames the anti-talk faction of the United People?s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for the present situation.

The body of the Kuki students however, made a fervent appeal to the Kuki and Karbi militant outfits to shun violence. It also made an appeal to the conscientious people of the district and the State as well, to strive for...

GUWAHATI, Dec 16 ? Intensifying its crackdown on Indian insurgent groups operating from its soil, Bhutanese army has captured the central command headquarters of ULFA and destroyed several camps near the border with Assam amidst reports of casualties from both sides as Indian troops kept a strict vigi to prevent fleeing ultras from entering the country, reports PTI.

A red alert has been sounded in Assam and borders with Bhutan sealed with the army moving additonal forces on the border. ?Bhutan?s Royal Army soldier have seized ULFA?s centreal command headquarters located at Phukatong in...

IMPHAL, Dec 16?A two-day long seminar on ?bamboo for employment and economic generation? which concluded on Friday at the Hotel Imphal conference hall, categorically highlighted the economic potential of bamboo in North-east region.

Projecting the North-eastern region as blessed with abundant natural resources for employment generation and expansion of economic activities, most of the speakers end experts during the two-day brain storming session, stressed on exploration and tapping of bamboo.

Manipur governor Arvind Dave who attended the inaugural session at the Gandhi memorial hall in...