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Centre Asks ULFA(I) To Join Northeast Peace Talks, Leave Path Of Violence
Following the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, Assam Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) faction leader Paresh Barua to return to India and join the ongoing peace talks.
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Communal Clashes Erupt in Assam's Hailakandi, Prohibitory Orders Imposed
Prohibitory orders were imposed on Assam's Hailakandi town after communal clashes broke out between two religious communities outside a mosque today. Sources said rioters threw stones and set vehicles ablaze, forcing the police to launch a baton-charge and fire warning shots in the air.
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One Month After Assam Violence, Returning Home Still Not an Option for Many of Those Affected
16 tribal students at a relief camp in Assam's Deosiri are to appear for their class 10 exams in February. They have only a few books to prepare for the crucial examinations - the rest were burnt when Bodo militants set fire to their homes in December.
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Month After Assam Violence, Fear Keeps Tribals and Bodos From Returning Home
Even a month after 80 people were killed after Bodo militants launched an attack on tribal villages in four districts of Assam, fear is a big factor that has kept about 10,000 displaced people from returning home. They continue to remain in relief camps despite facing hardships and shortages.
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Nine Bodo Militants Arrested in Crackdown by Joint Team
In a crackdown on NDFB(S) militants, nine insurgents, including the chief recruiting officer, believed to be the brain behind the December 23 killing of Adivasis in Assam, and Belsiri 'platoon commander', were arrested.
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12 Bodo Militants Arrested in Assam's Chirang, Weapons Seized
Twelve militants of NDFB-Songbijit, which was behind the December massacre of over 70 people in lower Assam, were apprehended during a joint operation by security forces in the Manas Reserve Forest in Chirang District along the India-Bhutan border.
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Tension in Assam remains even as situation calms
Parts of Assam, which had been hit by ethnic violence that began on December 23, may be limping back to normalcy. Despite more relief camps being set up and the army taking part in security operations, there seems to be little to assure the victims who are uncertain of their future in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) region.
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Militant Hideout Busted in Assam's Kokrajhar
A hideout of the NDFB(S) was today busted in a joint operation by commandos of the Assam police and army men in the jungles of lower Assam's Kokrajhar district.
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Assam Situation Improving, No Incident In Last 48 Hours: Officials
The situation in violence-hit lower Assam districts is improving with no fresh incidents being reported since Friday, even as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said confidence-building measures were needed in the wake of death of 81 people following an NDFB(S) militant attack.
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Assam Violence to Be Probed by National Investigation Agency
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been directed by the Union Home Ministry to take up the cases relating to the recent killing of more than 70 adivasis by National Democratic Front of Assam-Songbijit (NDFB-S) militants in two districts of Assam.
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Army Chief Reviews Operations in Volatile Assam
Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday reviewed the security situation in Assam in the aftermath of the gory killings by Bodo militants, as security forces intensified operations along the international border with Bhutan.
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Assam Violence: Army Chief to Hold Close-Door Strategy Meeting With Officials
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will hold a closed-door strategy meeting with senior Army officials in Guwahati to review the situation in Assam where more than 80 people have been killed following attacks by Bodo militants.
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Assam Fear: He Saw His Neighbours Slit His Brother's Throat
Phuren Basimatry has seen enough blood and guts in his days as a gunner in the army. But nothing had prepared the retired artillery man for Friday's events.
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Army Chief to Visit Violence-Hit Assam to Review Situation
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will today review the situation in Assam where NDFB(S) militants carried out a deadly attack on tribals, leaving over 80 dead.
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Army to Intensify Operations Against Bodo Militants in Assam
Army is going to intensify its operations against the Bodo militants, who carried out a deadly attack on tribals in Assam on Tuesday, leaving 83 people dead.
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Centre Asks ULFA(I) To Join Northeast Peace Talks, Leave Path Of Violence
Following the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, Assam Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) faction leader Paresh Barua to return to India and join the ongoing peace talks.
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Communal Clashes Erupt in Assam's Hailakandi, Prohibitory Orders Imposed
Prohibitory orders were imposed on Assam's Hailakandi town after communal clashes broke out between two religious communities outside a mosque today. Sources said rioters threw stones and set vehicles ablaze, forcing the police to launch a baton-charge and fire warning shots in the air.
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One Month After Assam Violence, Returning Home Still Not an Option for Many of Those Affected
16 tribal students at a relief camp in Assam's Deosiri are to appear for their class 10 exams in February. They have only a few books to prepare for the crucial examinations - the rest were burnt when Bodo militants set fire to their homes in December.
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Month After Assam Violence, Fear Keeps Tribals and Bodos From Returning Home
Even a month after 80 people were killed after Bodo militants launched an attack on tribal villages in four districts of Assam, fear is a big factor that has kept about 10,000 displaced people from returning home. They continue to remain in relief camps despite facing hardships and shortages.
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Nine Bodo Militants Arrested in Crackdown by Joint Team
In a crackdown on NDFB(S) militants, nine insurgents, including the chief recruiting officer, believed to be the brain behind the December 23 killing of Adivasis in Assam, and Belsiri 'platoon commander', were arrested.
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12 Bodo Militants Arrested in Assam's Chirang, Weapons Seized
Twelve militants of NDFB-Songbijit, which was behind the December massacre of over 70 people in lower Assam, were apprehended during a joint operation by security forces in the Manas Reserve Forest in Chirang District along the India-Bhutan border.
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Tension in Assam remains even as situation calms
Parts of Assam, which had been hit by ethnic violence that began on December 23, may be limping back to normalcy. Despite more relief camps being set up and the army taking part in security operations, there seems to be little to assure the victims who are uncertain of their future in the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts (BTAD) region.
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Militant Hideout Busted in Assam's Kokrajhar
A hideout of the NDFB(S) was today busted in a joint operation by commandos of the Assam police and army men in the jungles of lower Assam's Kokrajhar district.
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Assam Situation Improving, No Incident In Last 48 Hours: Officials
The situation in violence-hit lower Assam districts is improving with no fresh incidents being reported since Friday, even as Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today said confidence-building measures were needed in the wake of death of 81 people following an NDFB(S) militant attack.
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Assam Violence to Be Probed by National Investigation Agency
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) has been directed by the Union Home Ministry to take up the cases relating to the recent killing of more than 70 adivasis by National Democratic Front of Assam-Songbijit (NDFB-S) militants in two districts of Assam.
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Army Chief Reviews Operations in Volatile Assam
Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday reviewed the security situation in Assam in the aftermath of the gory killings by Bodo militants, as security forces intensified operations along the international border with Bhutan.
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Assam Violence: Army Chief to Hold Close-Door Strategy Meeting With Officials
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will hold a closed-door strategy meeting with senior Army officials in Guwahati to review the situation in Assam where more than 80 people have been killed following attacks by Bodo militants.
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Assam Fear: He Saw His Neighbours Slit His Brother's Throat
Phuren Basimatry has seen enough blood and guts in his days as a gunner in the army. But nothing had prepared the retired artillery man for Friday's events.
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Army Chief to Visit Violence-Hit Assam to Review Situation
Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag will today review the situation in Assam where NDFB(S) militants carried out a deadly attack on tribals, leaving over 80 dead.
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Army to Intensify Operations Against Bodo Militants in Assam
Army is going to intensify its operations against the Bodo militants, who carried out a deadly attack on tribals in Assam on Tuesday, leaving 83 people dead.
