GUWAHATI, Dec 6- The CPI-ML leader and the MP from Diphu, Dr Jayanta Rongpi today warned of backlash from Karbis against Kukis unless the government succeeds in controlling the marauding Kuki militants in the violence-hit Karbi Anglong. Talking to newsmen here Dr Rongpi said, ?The situation in Karbi Anglong which is dogged by conflict between the UPDS and KRA outfits, is much more grave than what appears on the surface.?

He expressed concern over the failure of the State government to control the violence which erupted way back on November 2 last, the CPI-ML leader demanded immediate action...

KOKRAJHAR, Dec 6 ? The BLT today laid down a huge cache of weapons and ammunition before the Governor Lt Gen (Retd) Ajai Singh, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Union Minister of State for Home Swami Chinmayanand. The arms laid down by the BLT include 303 rifles ? 138, SLR? 11, hand made cartridge gun ? 110, gelatine gallon ? 18, AK-47 rifles ? 64, M 16 rifles ? nine, M21 rifles ? seven, tear gas ? one, two-inch mortar ? one, sten gun ? 24, 35 mm grenade ? 72, Chinese grenade ? 34, nine mm carbine ? 16, nine mm grenade ? two, nine mm pistol ? 32, 50 round nine mm pistol ? one, US carbine ? 13...

AIZAWL, Dec 5 ? From remaining underground for 20 years to joining Indian politics to become Mizoram chief minister for the second time, Zoramthanga has completed a cycle which politicians in the country rarely do. Regarded as one of the best marksmen during his days of militancy, the dimunitive and suave Mizo National Front (MNF) chief is also one of the highly educated persons of the state.

He was born on July 13, 1944 in Samthang village, from where Zoramthanga?s family moved to Champhai in 1960, the constituency, where he fought and won a battle royal with his long political opponent and...

IMPHAL, Dec 6 ? Manipur government will soon launch a massive combing operation to flush out insurgents in view of the intensified militant activities of the ultras in the state, official sources said on Saturday, reports PTI. The decision to push out the militants was taken during a meeting of the state level apex security coordination committee presided over by Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh here Friday evening, they said.

Reviewing the deteriorating law-and-order situation, the meeting decided to deploy security forces at strategic locations apart from sharing intelligence among...

Kokrajhar, Dec. 6: Adivasi Seva Samity chairman Badan Hasda, who is among the two non-Bodos in the 12-member interim Bodoland Territorial Area District (BTAD) Council, today oozed confidence in the new administrative set-up. ?The new administrative set-up would go a long way in meeting the hopes and aspirations of the local populace by ushering in development,? the Adivasi leader said.

Reviewing rehabilitation schemes at the Joypur relief camp in Kokrajhar district today, Hasda said, ?As a non-Bodo and more so as an Adivasi leader, I believe the democratic and political rights of non-Bodos...