Three rebels killed in Manipur, 43 militants surrender in Assam

October 10th, 2009 GUWAHATI - A number of militants recently opted to join the mainstream in response to a call given by the Government. The Centre had given ultimatum to the militant outfit Dima Haolam Daogah (DHD-J) or "Black Widow" to lay down arms by September 15.

September 13th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Hopes for an end to long years of violent bush war brightened in Assam with an influential tribal separatist group deciding to surrender en masse and hold peace talks with New Delhi, officials said here Monday. A police spokesperson said some 350 cadres and leaders of the outlawed Jewel Garlosa faction of the Dima Haolam Daogah (DHD-J), more popularly known as the Black Widow, have decided to surrender and join the peace process.

September 12th, 2009 IMPHAL - Armed militants near Oksu village in Imphal district of Manipur killed three jawans of the Border Security Force (BSF) on Saturday. According to sources, heavily armed militants belonging to the People's Liberation Army (PLA) opened indiscriminate fire on the BSF near Oksu village, 20 km east of Imphal.

July 21st, 2009 SENAPATI - A 48-hour shutdown against the Central Government's decision to deploy additional forces has crippled life in five hill districts of Manipur. The shutdown called by the United Naga Council (UNC) is supported by some tribal organisations.

June 9th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Unidentified militants torched down at least 40 houses belonging to Dimasa tribals in the strife-torn North Cachar Hills district in Guwahati. "A group of gunmen wearing black clothes and helmets struck Diduki and Lailing villages under Maibang and Mahur police stations on Monday night and set huts on fire.

June 5th, 2009 GUWAHATI/AIZAWL - Seven militants were killed in Assam and a large cache of arms was recovered in a crackdown by security forces in the northeast, police said here Friday. "All together six National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants and a United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) rebel were gunned down and two NDFB ultras were arrested in different places of Sonitpur district in the past 24 hours," an Assam police spokesman said.

June 3rd, 2009 GUWAHATI/IMPHAL - At least five tribals were killed and several injured Wednesday in an early morning strike by separatist militants who also set ablaze an entire village in strife-torn North Cachar Hills district in southern Assam, police said. In a separate incident, two insurgents of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) were killed in a shootout with paramilitary Assam Rifles personnel in Chandel district in eastern Manipur.

April 15th, 2009 GUWAHATI - The stage is all set for the first phase of Lok Sabha elections Thursday with 10 of the 24 parliamentary constituencies in the northeast going to the polls amid heavy security arrangements, officials said. 'Polling personnel along with materials have already reached their respective polling centres and we are hopeful of a free and fair election,' an Election Commission official said.

March 31st, 2009 GUWAHATI - A total of 53 militants surrendered before the Army in Assam's Tinsukia district on Tuesday. These 53 militants included 44 members of the banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), three from Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) and six of the Adivasi National Liberation Army (ANLA).

March 19th, 2009 IMPHAL - To keep the Manipuri culture and tradition alive the State Equestrian Championship was recently held at Manipur Polo Ground. The 6th Director General Assam Rifles Cup was organized by the Manipur Equestrian Association under the aegis of Inspector General Assam Rifles, South.

March 7th, 2009 IMPHAL - Four Muslim separatists were killed in a gunbattle with security forces on the outskirts of Manipur's capital Imphal early Saturday, officials said. A police spokesman said a joint team of police commandos and paramilitary Assam Rifles troopers led a gunbattle with a group of militants belonging to the outlawed People's United Liberation Front (PULF) near Irilbung village, about 15 km east of Imphal.

January 25th, 2009 GUWAHATI - People in the northeastern states of Assam, Tripura and Manipur defied a 17-hour general strike called by separatist rebels to boycott Monday's Republic Day by joining the celebrations, officials said. 'Despite a boycott call by militants it is heartening to find people coming to attend the Republic Day functions across the region,' Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said in the state's main city of Guwahati.

January 24th, 2009 GUWAHATI - A maximum security alert was sounded in three of the seven northeastern states with militant groups calling for a boycott of Monday's Republic Day celebrations, officials said. Four separatist groups in Assam, Manipur and Tripura, have announced a 17-hour general strike from 1 a.m.

January 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.

January 9th, 2009 GUWAHATI - Two rebels were gunned down in separate shootouts with security forces and six apprehended in raids by police Saturday in Assam, a day after a powerful explosion in the state's principal city killed three people and wounded 10, officials said. A police spokesman said two militants of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were killed in separate shootouts.