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BISWANATH CHARIALI, Jan 19 ? A very startling fact has come to light recently. There was sale and purchase of human beings in public in the 19th century Assam. According to the documents found recently in Biswanath, sale and purchase of women in Biswanath was not a too uncommon feature towards the last phase of Ahom rule.

Dr Nityananda Gogoi, noted scholar and historian, who decoded the four ancient documents belonging to the first quarter of the 19th century, told The Assam Tribune that the fact of auctioning women unraveled by the four Sanchi documents may also throw new light on the socio...

GUWAHATI, Jan 19? Trucks carrying fish to different parts of Assam as well as the other north-eastern States are being forced to pay thousands of rupees at the check posts all along the National Highways and ultimately the burden is shifted to the customers. According to the Assam Wholesale Fish Traders Association, the current demand of fish in Assam is met by importing fish from States like Andhra Pradesh, Gujarat and Uttar Pradesh, as the local production is not adequate. The association said that recently the Assam Government had levied an entry tax of eight per cent, which is not...

New Delhi, Jan. 18: In a rare gesture of solidarity, parliamentarians today cut across party lines to come out in full support of the ongoing peace dialogue between the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) and the Centre.

?It?s simply wonderful. We have been received warmly. All (MPs) have risen above party interest. It is a historic occasion. We hope that this spirit is seen in Parliament as well when support will be required for resolving the problem. The Nagas wish to live peacefully with you all. We feel that our visit to Delhi has been successful,? a moved Isak Chisi Swu, chairman...

The drive against forest encroachers began in Assam on May 7, 2002. It reached a flashpoint during the eviction drive in Botahguli, where one person died of bullet injuries after paramilitary forces opened fire to control a mob. It immediately became a political issue. The powerful student bodies of Assam challenged the forest department to act against illegal migrants. Assam Gana Parishad (agp), the state’s main opposition party, argued for protecting the indigenous peoples’ rights. Tribal bodies strongly opposed the drive, alleging that it targeted the indigenous people only. “Tribals are...

DIBRUGARH, Jan 18 ? Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today warned that the Assam government would not accede an inch of States territory to the greater Nagaland demand of the NSCN (I-M). ?Inclusion of any territorial part of Assam in the greater Nagaland as proposed by the NSCN (I-M) will be opposed by our government,? Gogoi thundered. Gogoi was speaking to local mediapersons here today. Deliberating on a wide range of subjects, Gogoi welcomed idea of issuing citizens? identity cards to keep a tab on illegal influx.

On the issue of sending back illegal Bangladeshis from the country, he shot back:...