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Assam gears up for final journey

The Assam government has made an elaborate arrangement to pay last respect to music maestro Bhupen Hazarika, who breathed his last in a Mumbai hospital on Saturday.

NDFB extortion bids intensify

The military commander of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Sonbjit Ingti, has bought at least 50 AK-47 and AK-56 rifles from outlawed Ulfa commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah in Burma

Dhaka ops to flush out weapons

Both factions of the Ulfa rebels, pro- and anti-talks, are seriously worried about the fresh search operations launched by Dhaka at hideouts and houses of Ulfa leaders in Bangladesh.

PC appeals to Nagas to withdraw road blockade

Home minister P. Chidambaram on Wednesday appealed to the agitating Nagas, who are blocking two National Highways passing through Manipur, to withdraw their strike and come forward for dialogue.

Ulfa faction on extortion drive

The anti-talk Ulfa led by its chief Paresh Baruah is facing acute financial crunch and threatening businessmen, professionals and small and big tea planters to pay extortion money in Assam.

Tuki sworn in as Arunachal CM

Dissident leader Nabam Tuki was sworn in seventh chief minister of Arunachal Pradesh on Tuesday, ending a month-long political stalemate seeking change of leadership in the state. Governor J.J.

Nabam Tuki to be the next Arunachal Pradesh CM

Dissident leader Nabam Tuki was on Tuesday chosen as the new Congress Legislature Party leader in Arunachal Pradesh, signalling the end of the weeks-long political drama that culminated in the resignation of chief minister Jarbom Gamlin.

Intel: 28-year-old led Naxal attack

Deva, a ferocious Maoist leader, who is currently heading Darbha divisional committee of banned CPI(Maoist), led the Naxal attack on the 16-member police party near Netnar on Friday, killing six cops

Land swapping deal creates confusion

The coloured flags flying on a stretch of about 3 km in between Lathitilla and Dumabari divide territory of India with Bangladesh in Karimganj, a frontier district of southern Assam.

India, bangla get ready for N-E joint ops

The Border Security Forces (BSF), with its counterpart in Bangladesh — Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) — has started identifying sensitive patches along the international border to start joint-patrolli

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