MANOJ ANAND
Dhaka may free Ulfa’s Chetia on eve of PM’s trip
The Bangladesh government has indicated willingness to hand over Ulfa general secretary Anup Chetia to India two or three days before Prime Minister Manmohan Singh’s historic visit to Dhaka next week.
Civil society fails to take note of Irom Sharmila
When civil society groups are rallying behind Anna Hazare for an effective Jan Lokpal aimed at to check the abuse of power, the civil societies of northeastern states are wondering as to why their str
Assam defies I-Day boycott call by rebels
In what could be an indicator of diminishing fear of insurgent groups in Assam, a large number of people on Monday came out to participate Independence Day’s celebrations and defied the dictate of rebel outfits to observe general strike and boycott the official functions in Assam.
Karbi breakaway rebels kill 1
With the home ministry preparing to sign a peace-accord with two dominant separatists groups UPDS and KLNLF, a fledgling rag-tag group of armed rebels Karbi Peoples Liberation Tigers has launched offe
12 militant outfits call I-Day boycott
Twelve militant groups of northeast on Thursday called upon the people of the region to boycott the Independence Day celebration in Assam and other northeastern states.
Assam tea workers’ return to their roots
In what has been seen as an alarming development in the 180-year-old plantation industry of Assam, a large number of tea plantation workers are leaving their jobs and going back to th
Ulfa chief rejects demands charter
If the pro-talk faction of the Ulfa, led by its chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa, has started spilling the beans by authenticating inputs of security agencies on Ulfa’s nexus with Pakistan’s ISI, the hardlin
Dhaka set to deport Ulfa’s Chetia soon
Union home ministry sources told this newspaper Wednesday that the Bangladesh government had started the process of handing over detained Ulfa leader Anup Chetia, confirming reports in Dhaka that he had been
5 die, 20 hurt in Manipur blast
In what is said to be the first major offensive after the unification of at least seven separatist groups of Manipur, five people lost their lives and more than 20 were left injured when a powerful im
Ministry mulls pvt funding for Manas
In what has been seen as an attempt to maintain the world heritage site, ministry of environment and forest is going to embark upon its ambitious plan to involve corporate houses to fund conservation
