Imphal, Feb. 24: The cremation and shradh ceremony of Yumlembam Sanamacha, who went missing six years ago after being taken away by the army, were held today. After a fruitless wait of six years, the class X student’s parents — Jugol Singh and Arubi Devi — gave up all hope that their beloved son would return someday. They cremated their son on February 17 and observed the shradh ceremony as per Vaishnavite rites and rituals on Sunday.

Since not a single part of Sanamacha’s body has been found by the bereaved family, a body was carved out of a log of wood and cremated with religious rites...

Guwahati/Shillong, Feb. 24: Angry over the administration’s failure to prevent the audacious mortar attack on the Indian Air Force base at Borjhar, defence minister George Fernandes has sought a detailed report on the incident and said that Dispur had some explaining to do about lapses in security.

Fernandes made the statement in Shillong even as Assam police rounded up 25 people for interrogation and recovered a mortar left behind by the militants involved in the attack last night.

The defence minister, who was in Meghalaya to boost the National Democratic Alliance’s electoral campaign, said...

Imphal, February 24: Expressing deep concern over the recommendation of Khoibu Khun as a different tribe outside Maring by the Presidents of various Naga Tribes of Manipur, the Maring Uparap Assembly (MUA) has in a press release threatened to disaffiliate from the United Naga Council. The tribes which have recommended the Khoibu Khun as a different tribe includes Tangkhul Naga Long, Zeme Council Manipur, Liangmei Naga Council Manipur, Poumei Naga Union, Rongmei Naga Council Manipur, Anal Naga Taangpi, Inpui (Kabui) Naga Union, Monsang Tribe Union, Thangal Naga Union, Mayon Naga Council, Tarao...

GUWAHATI, Feb 24— Though the Bodo dominated areas of Assam witnessed hype and euphoria following the signing of the Memorandum of Settlement between the Central and State Governments and Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) for the creation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), the other major Bodo militant group National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) is yet to come for talks and as the outfit has vowed to carry on its struggle, it remains to be seen whether the pact with the BLT would bring lasting peace to the Bodo dominated areas.

In an interview with The Assam Tribune, the NDFB chairman...

GUWAHATI, Feb 24 – The State CID will file chargesheets in court against four surrendered ULFA (SULFA) militants allegedly involved in the killing of 12 of their associates and injuring 10 others at the Moran Polo Club of Upper Assam in 2001, a top police official said here today. The chargesheets would be filed in a day or two against prime accused Jayanta Hazarika, besides Junmoni Dihingia, Dilip Changmai and Probin Bailung, Additional Director General of Police, CID, RN Mathur said. The chargesheets would be filed in the session court here under various Sections 302/307/324/325/427/201/109...