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GUWAHATI, Jan. 9 – Though the Deputy Prime Minister L K Advani recently stressed the need for deporting the foreign nationals illegally living in the country, the number of foreigners detected and deported from Assam came down drastically since the Illegal Migrants (Determinations by Tribunals) IMDT Act came into effect. However, the decision of the Government of India to issue multipurpose photo identity cards to all Indian citizens would check fresh influx from Bangladesh.

According to official records, more than three lakh foreigners were deported from Assam under the provisions of the...

GUWAHATI, Jan 9 — Members of the Assam Special Reserve Force (ASRF) have threatened to mutiny unless the ‘discrimination’ meted out to the personnel is stopped. “We won’t be responsible for the consequences,” advisor to the ASRF Bn Unnayan Samity Anukul Sinha warned today. Addressing the press here this morning along with Samity general secretary Taser Ali Ahmed and assistant general secretary Kulen Gohain, Sinha said that the personnel of the ASRF’s two battalions, raised in 1984, had been enjoying all the benefits as the Assam Police battalions with Assam Rifles scales as long as IPS and APS...

Imphal, January 09: The KYKL today said it has not been able to do anything for the people rather than collecting money and giving hardships. The organization has been collecting money from the people and it is not expecting any support from abroad which is unlikely it said. The organization is not involved in any activities which can be considered bad like drug and narcotics. It is against its principles K Koireng Finance Secy today said in a press statement. There is no organization which does not take support from the people it said. It would be a wrong step if collection of taxes is...

Imphal, January 09: Heavy fighting has been reported at Sajik Tampak between MPLF and BSF personnel resulting in the death of six personnel of BSF including a Captain. Sources said Captain Vivek Saxena from Lucknow was among the six BSF personnel who perished in the exchange of fire which took place at Sajik Tampak area, about 100 kms from here. The encounter which began yesterday and continued till this evening left several BSF personnel injured, they said. PTI adds that about three militants died in the encounter. A spokesman of MPLF, however, claimed there was no casualty on its side...

Imphal, January 09: The Khaplang faction of the NSCN has categorically stated that the no real ‘peace’ or ‘solution’ would be brought by the talk between the Government of India and the NSCN (IM) adding that the IM group is not the sole representative of the Naga people. In a statement, the NSCN (K) today said that the real cause of the Naga people is sovereignty and anything short of it would not be acceptable to the Nagas. NSCN (K) has been fighting for the ‘real cause’ and would continue to fight for it regardless of any ‘agreement,’ reached between the IM group and the Centre. The present...