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SHILLONG, April 27 — The Hmar people have strongly warned the Dimasa people and Assam Government that they must not be held responsible for any future catastrophe if the terror tactics and the oppressive methods unleashed on them (Hmars) are not immediately stopped. In a faxed statement to North East Press Service here on Thursday, Lalthanmawia Pajamte, Joint Secretary of the apex body of the Hmars, “the Hmar Inpui”, said recent onslaughts against the Hmar people had forced them to a totally defensive position with no options of going offensive.

Ridiculing the peace proposal arranged by the...

GUWAHATI, April 27 — Militant outfit National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) has demanded an amount of Rs five lakh every year from the National Hydro Electric Power Corporation (NHPC). In a release here today, Capt B Habrang, Commanding Officer of the 2nd Battalion of the NDFB, said that the outfit released NHPC engineer Amitabh Jha from its captivity yesterday with the condition that the NHPC would pay a ‘donation’ of Rs five lakh every year. Jha was abducted on May 14 last year when he was on his way to Guwahati from Gaylegphu in Bhutan. The NDFB release said that the other conditions...

GUWAHATI, April 27— The Jadikhe Naisho Hoshom (JNH), the apex body of the Dimasas, today called upon all quarters concerned not to indulge in any activity which may provoke fresh conflicts between Dimasas and Hmars of NC Hills and Cachar districts. Meanwhile, a delegation of the All Dimasa Students’ Union (ADSU) has left for New Delhi to raise the issue of Dimasa-Hmar confict at the national-level and also to mount pressure on the Central Government to expedite the peace process between itself (Centre) and the Dima Halom Daoga (DHD). The ADSU delegation in New Delhi will also place the demand...

NEW DELHI, April 27 —The Assam Government has advocated continuation of ban on ULFA and National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) citing several incidents of attacks on para-military forces and Army, kidnapping and use of sophisticated weapons by these militant groups, reports PTI. Leading evidence before Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Tribunal headed by Justice Manmohan Sarin, standing counsel for State Government Krishna Sharma stated that these groups have acquired sophisticated weapons like AK-56 assault rifles, rocket propelled grenade launchers and were indulging in activities...

AGARTALA, April 26 — In what can be called a fresh initiative for dialogue with the Mizoram government for early repatriation of the Reang (Bru) refugees presently sheltered in six camps in North Tripura district, a high level team of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) headed by a special secretary will visit the Reang (Bru) refugee camps. The team would among other things, ascertain the actual number of refugees in the six camps in Kanchanpur subdivision.

According to official sources, the central team will arrive at Agartala on April 30 next to settle the dispute over the total number of...