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NEW DELHI, Feb 10 ? The decade-long armed struggle by the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) came to an end here today with the militant outfit signing a memorandum of settlement (MoS) with the governments of India and Assam. The signing of the MoS in the presence of Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, State Health Minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman, top officials of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) and State government officials besides leaders of the Bodo movement came after successful conclusion of the official-level talks in the morning. The tripartite MoS was signed by...

LONGWA (Indo-Myanmar border), Feb 9 ? ?Nga trade chira India me... (we want trade with India for which both India and ?Burma? should work together for boosting trade), this was observed by a group of Myanmarese people living along the international border near Longwa. Longwa, a small village of Mon district of Nagaland has become a major trade point between India and Myanmar. The people of both the countries exchange their goods through barter system on every Friday, keeping aside their border dispute. The Indians generally exchange salt, potatoes, cattle and clothes while the Myanmarese...

PADMANATH KSHETRA (N Lakhimpur), Feb 9 ? Asam Sahitya Sabha president Homen Borgohain today gave a clarion call to continue with the process of building a greater Assamese nationality basing on the principle of a liberal humanism. Borgohain, while hoisting the Sabha flag to mark the beginning of the 67th session of the apex body of the State?s litterateurs here this morning, said that the Assamese litterateurs should take the pledge to expand their society by embracing others, paying respect to the languages and literatures of all ethnic groups of the State and attracting all the people...

AGARTALA, Feb 8 ? Forty-eight polling stations in West Tripura district have been identified as hyper sensitive. Superintendent of Police (West) Anurag speaking to reporters said, 119 other booths have been identified as sensitive and step have been taken to ensure free and fair polls in all these stations.

Overall there are 1155 polling stations in West Tripura district. The sensitive booths fall under Simna (10), Mandai (3), Mohanpur (2), Takarjala (4), Golaghati (1), Charilam (1), Ashrambari (4), Pramodenagar (3), Kalyanpur (2), Krishnapur (15) and Teliamura (3). Anurag said, as a...

Life flows incessantly in this picturesque setting, just like the gurgling streams in the area. The rectangular valley that houses a cluster of thatched structures could easily pass off as any countryside: smoke whiffing out of chimneys, a mother sunbathing her baby in the courtyard or a group of elderly people engrossed in conversation around a fireplace in the open.

This hamlet sprang up just three years ago on the banks of Tenup and Tephak, two streams in the Patkai hill ranges, and has a cosmopolitan character. The inhabitants are from different parts of the Northeast, have different...