Seven suspected militants killed in ManipurNovember 1st, 2009 IMPHAL - At least seven suspected militants were killed by the Assam Rifles in an encounter in Manipur's Imphal East district today. According to the sources, the encounter took place at around 11.30 pm on Saturday between the suspected ultras and Assam Rifles personnel at Andro Sanapat, about 25 km from here.
Special team to trace engineer abducted in AssamOctober 20th, 2009 HYDERABAD - A special police team has been constituted to trace, P Krishna Rao, an engineer abducted by suspected insurgents in Assam. State Chief Minister K Rosaiah said he spoke to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi expressing concern on the safety of P Krishna Rao.
Centre reviews internal security of Northeast in AssamOctober 19th, 2009 GUWAHATI - In a daylong closed-door meeting, Joint Secretary (North East) of Union Home Ministry, Naveen Verma, recently reviewed the internal security and ways to tackle militancy in the north Eastern states with the Director General of Police and State Home Secretaries of the region. The review was done against the backdrop of the killing of 13 people in Assam's Sonitpur District by National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants.
Assamese call for end to Bodo violenceOctober 10th, 2009 SONITPUR - Anger is building up in Assam against atrocities committed by militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB). Recently these militants attacked Bhimajuli village in Sonitpur district, gunning down 12 persons.
Two NDFB militants killed in Assam encounterAugust 2nd, 2009 DHEMAJI - Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants were killed in an encounter with the police in Assam's Dhemaji district today. According to official sources, militants exchanged fire with the security forces at Santipur in the district.
Three militants killed in Assam encounterJune 11th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Three militants, including two ULFA cadres, were killed and another injured in two separate encounters in Assam on Thursday. According to police, the five National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants exchanged fire at around 4:00 a.m.
Six militants killed in Assam gun battleMay 19th, 2009 GUWAHATI - At least six tribal separatists were killed early Tuesday in a gun battle with the army in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, officials said. A defence spokesperson said six militants of the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) were shot dead early in the morning in a gun fight with an army column near Donghap village in Karbi Anglong, about 290 km east of Assam's main city of Guwahati.
Ten people killed in separate incidents in AssamMay 19th, 2009 GUWAHATI - At least ten people were killed in two separate incidents in Karbi Anglong and North Cachar Hills Districts of Assam on Tuesday. In Karbi Anglong, six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants were killed in an encounter with the Army at Donphat village in Howraghat area.
Some militants boycott, families of others vote in AssamApril 23rd, 2009 GUWAHATI - Leaders and cadres of the pro-talk faction of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) boycotted Thursday's parliamentary elections in sharp contrast to some of the family members of the top rebel leadership casting their ballot. 'We decided against voting in the elections as our main demands were not fulfilled despite the prime minister during an election speech in Guwahati last week appreciating our stand on joining the mainstream,' pro-talk ULFA leader Jiten Dutta told IANS.
Five militants gunned down in AssamApril 20th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Five separatist guerrillas were killed in a gunbattle with army soldiers in Assam early Monday. A large quantity of weapons and explosives were recovered from the militants, a defence spokesperson said.
300 ULFA and NDFB militants based in Bangladesh, says GogoiFebruary 1st, 2009 GUWAHATI - Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Monday said there are about 300 cadres of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in 15 camps located in Bangladesh. 'The ULFA and the NDFB based in Bangladesh are getting support from local groups and organisations like HuJI (Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami) and we want Dhaka to launch a flush out drive to uproot their bases,' the chief minister told journalists here.
Major setback for NDFB in Assam, 42 rebels surrenderJanuary 12th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Tuesday suffered a major setback with 42 rebels surrendering along with a huge cache of arms and explosives, officials said. A police spokesperson said four militants of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), including a woman cadre, also laid down arms at a surrender ceremony in western Baksa district.
Ceasefire with NDFB extended by six monthsJanuary 5th, 2009 GUWAHATI - New Delhi Tuesday extended a fragile ceasefire with the outlawed National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) by six months. The move ends uncertainty after the Assam government recommended scrapping the truce blaming the outfit for the Oct 30 serial explosions in the state.
NDFB expels founder president for Assam serial bombingsDecember 31st, 2008 GUWAHATI - The frontline Assam tribal separatist group National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Thursday expelled its founder president D.R. Nabla alias Ranjan Daimary for his role in the serial explosions in October that killed nearly 100 people.
Assam's rebel Bodo group splits, extremist faction to wage warDecember 26th, 2008 GUWAHATI - The rebel National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam has split, with D.R. Nabla who was sacked as its chief claiming Saturday that he still heads the group and will continue to fight for independence.
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October 31st, 2009 at 11:15 am
As reported in the news item, Polagani Krishna Rao was not kidnapped from his residential quarters. He was insepecting the work at the proejct site near Karigaon along the National Highway 31 (c) when be was abducted by the militants.