Bodo Peace Accord

Away from national limelight, Assam's Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is gearing up for a crucial election, the first since the Bodo Accord was signed earlier this year, ushering in an era of peace. Interestingly, this time, peace isn't the main poll plank for parties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam's Bodoland region last week, days after the historic Bodo peace deal, came as the ruling BJP sought to capitalise on the moment and drum up support for the citizenship law in the region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, days after the government signed a peace deal with Bodo insurgents. "All of India is thanking you (Bodo tribes) and celebrating with you. It is because you all agreed to living in peace and contribute towards a stronger India,"PM Modi said at a mega rally inAssam's Kokrajhar,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, saying that it was because of people's support that the Bodo peace accord was signed, heralding a new dawn of peace in Assam. Addressing a massive public rally to celebrate the signing of the accord on January 27 that is expected to bring lasting peace to the troubled state...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Assam today, participatingin an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo peace deal, an accord between the government and the banned militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland, last month. This is PM Modi's first visit to the state since the government's big move on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the accord between Bodo groups and the government will strengthen the unity and integrity of Assam, while pointing out that the five-decade-old issue was resolved on Mahatma Gandhi.

Over 1,600 insurgents belonging to three factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) formally laid down arms before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a ceremony in Guwahati on Thursday, three days after the centre signed a historic accord aimed at restoring peace in the Northeast.

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.

The Bodo Peace Accord has fulfilled the aspirations of Bodos and non-Bodos living in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) and reaffirmed the territorial integrity of Assam, state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

Non-Bodo groups in the Bodoland region of Assam have decided to oppose the fresh Bodo peace deal that was signed on Monday in New Delhi.

A day after the Bodo Peace Accord was signed, senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today extended an olive branch to the anti-talk ULFA (Independent) faction, appealing to its leader Paresh Barua to come to the negotiating table for the sake of "permanent peace in the Northeast".

Away from national limelight, Assam's Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is gearing up for a crucial election, the first since the Bodo Accord was signed earlier this year, ushering in an era of peace. Interestingly, this time, peace isn't the main poll plank for parties.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam's Bodoland region last week, days after the historic Bodo peace deal, came as the ruling BJP sought to capitalise on the moment and drum up support for the citizenship law in the region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, days after the government signed a peace deal with Bodo insurgents. "All of India is thanking you (Bodo tribes) and celebrating with you. It is because you all agreed to living in peace and contribute towards a stronger India,"PM Modi said at a mega rally inAssam's Kokrajhar,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, saying that it was because of people's support that the Bodo peace accord was signed, heralding a new dawn of peace in Assam. Addressing a massive public rally to celebrate the signing of the accord on January 27 that is expected to bring lasting peace to the troubled state...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Assam today, participatingin an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo peace deal, an accord between the government and the banned militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland, last month. This is PM Modi's first visit to the state since the government's big move on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the accord between Bodo groups and the government will strengthen the unity and integrity of Assam, while pointing out that the five-decade-old issue was resolved on Mahatma Gandhi.

Over 1,600 insurgents belonging to three factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) formally laid down arms before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a ceremony in Guwahati on Thursday, three days after the centre signed a historic accord aimed at restoring peace in the Northeast.

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.

The Bodo Peace Accord has fulfilled the aspirations of Bodos and non-Bodos living in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) and reaffirmed the territorial integrity of Assam, state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

Non-Bodo groups in the Bodoland region of Assam have decided to oppose the fresh Bodo peace deal that was signed on Monday in New Delhi.

A day after the Bodo Peace Accord was signed, senior Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma today extended an olive branch to the anti-talk ULFA (Independent) faction, appealing to its leader Paresh Barua to come to the negotiating table for the sake of "permanent peace in the Northeast".