GUWAHATI
MHA to sign deal to end Karbi rebel crisis
The home ministry is set to sign the final memorandum of settlement with rebels of United People’s Democratic Solidarity to bring an end to decades old hostility in Karbi Anglong district of Assam.
Bomb on train is defused
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when security forces detected and defused a powerful bomb planted inside a sleeper coach of a train at Guwahati railway station in Assam.
Bomb defused on train in Guwahati
A major tragedy was averted on Friday when security forces detected and defused a powerful bomb planted inside a sleeper coach of a train at Guwahati railway station in Assam. The bomb, which was kept in a steel container and concealed inside a bag, was fitted with a programmable timer device to trigger the blast.
ED unearths Dimasa rebels’ China link
The Enforcement Directorate has forwarded a letter of request, issued by the court, to the external affairs ministry to start a process of confiscating properties owned by rebel leaders of outlawed Dima Halim Daogah abroad.
Assam Cong battles infighting
Within a month Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi formed his Cabinet, infighting has broke out with a former chief minister and senior most Congress leader accusing a minister of securing cabinet berth by using “money power”.
The problem started when agriculture minister Nilmani Sen Deka accused former chief minister Dr Bhumidhar Barman of indulging in backbiting that led to his defeat in 2006.
Narrow escape for 1,000 train passengers in Assam
A train carrying around 1,000 passengers had a miraculous escape on Friday with security forces detecting a powerful bomb found inside the train at the Guwahati railway station in Assam, police said.
Tragedy averted as police defuse bomb on Assam train
About 1,000 passengers of a long-distance train had a miraculous escape here when a powerful bomb was found on board early on Friday.
2 anti-talk Ulfa leaders to join peace process
Two top leaders of anti-talks factions of the Ulfa, led by Paresh Baruah, may soon join the peace-process initiated by the pro-talks group led by its chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa in Assam.
Ulfa may target pro-talk faction
The security agencies have alerted the Assam police that the anti-talk faction of Ulfa led by Paresh Baruah has sent 35 armed cadres to launch offensives in oil-rich Upper Assam districts and target t
Pro-talk Ulfa reluctant to surrender weapons
The pro-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom, led by its chairman Arbinda Rajkhowa, has threatened to pull out of peace talks if the government forces them to surrender arms be
