PM summons CMs of insurgency-hit states on Sept 5

Saturday 2 September '06

Chief ministers of the insurgency-affected states have been summoned by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to the capital on September 5.

Cabinet nod for better roads along China border

Thursday 31 August '06

The centre has finally initiated action to improve border infrastructure along the frontier with China.

ULFA may utilise ceasefire to regroup, army tells MHA

Wednesday 30 August '06

The ongoing suspension of operations against the outlawed ULFA is being used as an opportunity by the outfit to regroup and strengthen its links, the army has informed the Home ministry.

Operations against ULFA suspended for 15 more days

Thursday 24 August '06

The Centre today decided to extend the suspension of operations against ULFA by 15 days even as it reiterated...

Vaishnava body seeks protection

Wednesday 23 August '06

The Asom Satra Mahasabha, the apex body of all satras (monasteries which propagate neo-Vaishnavism), in Assam has approached the army for protection against illegal migrants.

I-Day: Govt asks Army to go easy on ULFA

Monday 14 August '06

Ahead of Independence Day, the Centre has decided to exercise restraint on the ongoing operations against the ULFA in Assam...

Nodal cell to help tackle human trafficking

Saturday 5 August '06

Faced with the danger of inviting sanctions from the US for failing to curb human trafficking...

Ceasefire agreement with NSCN extended by a year

Tuesday 1 August '06

The ceasefire agreement between the NSCN(I-M) and Centre has been extended till July 31 next year in what is being viewed as a significant development in the ongoing peace process with the militant outfit.

BSF on high alert after Bangla build-up along south Assam

Friday 28 July '06

The Border Security Force (BSF) has been put on high alert along the Indo-Bangla border following reports that the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) has begun concentrating its forces and building trenches along certain stretches of the border.

Unhappy over CAPART’s affairs, Hazare to go on fast

Wednesday 26 July '06

Renowned social activist Anna Hazare has threatened to go on a fast unto death at Raj Ghat following irregularities in the functioning of Council for Advancement of Peoples’ Action and Rural Technology and the government’s efforts at putting file notings out of the purview of the Right to Information Act.

ULFA to PCG: Is sovereignty on talks agenda?

Wednesday 26 July '06

ULFA’S vacillation on the proposed peace process with the government has come to the fore yet again after it dashed off a letter asking for a confirmation if the issue of sovereignty would be on the talks agenda.

Now, Naxals eye four more states

Wednesday 19 July '06

In a departure from its established practice of building up bases and movements mainly in agrarian areas, Naxalites have chalked out a long-term plan of making their presence felt in urban areas with zonal committees being formed in four new states.

Govt lethargy may erode Majuli’s World Heritage bid

Saturday 8 July '06

30th session of the World Heritage Committee begins in Lithuanian capital Vilnius today

Ulfa extortions: MHA summons Assam Chief Secy

Saturday 8 July '06

Concerned over increasing instances of extortion by the Ulfa in Assam, especially at a time when it has expressed willingness for direct talks with the Centre...

Panel to look into causes of Naxalism

Wednesday 5 July '06

With the unrest in Naxal-infested states showing no signs of abating, the Centre has set up an expert group to examine...

Centre stops Arunachal team from visiting China

Saturday 1 July '06

The Centre has denied Arunachal Pradesh permission to send an official delegation to China on the ground that the state’s proposal did not meet...

Centre seeks NSCN (I-M) view on ‘constitution’ under autonomy

Friday 30 June '06

The Centre has asked the National Socialist Council of Nagalim-IM to give its opinion on the ‘‘constitutional shape’’ it would like to have for the autonomy of Nagaland.

UN report shows rise in heroin smuggling along Indo-Pak border

Wednesday 28 June '06

Guns may have remained cold at the Indo-Pak border for years now but it has had the unintended consequence of boosting the illicit trade in heroin, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime has said.

Nathu La initially to benefit one district

Tuesday 27 June '06

As the countdown begins for the opening of the Nathu La trade route with China on July 6, tight security measures have been put in place...

Arunachal wants China trip to get tips on bamboo

Monday 26 June '06

The movement on the border talks between India and China may have been slow but that has not stopped Arunachal Pradesh from seeking to leave the unpleasant past behind.

PCG unhappy with Army move

Saturday 24 June '06

The People’s Consultative Group today criticised the reported move to launch military operations against the banned United Liberation Front of Assam.

Centre says yes to freeing five top-rung ULFA leaders

Friday 23 June '06

The Centre is in favour of releasing five senior leaders of the outlawed ULFA in a development that could result in direct talks between the two.

To set table for talks with ULFA, Delhi agrees to free 5 key leaders

Friday 23 June '06

The central government has agreed to work out the release of five leaders of the outlawed ULFA to pave the way for direct talks between the two.

Two more on board The Hague flight

Thursday 22 June '06

Centre includes two more delegates from the GoM to remove NSCN(IM) objections

Naga brings to table J-K model for autonomy

Tuesday 20 June '06

Examining the feasibility of a Jammu and Kashmir type of autonomy for Nagaland will be the focus of talks between the government and the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M) to be held at The Hague in Netherlands between June 22 and 24.