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J a n u a r y - F e b r u a r y
Ratneswar Sarma shot dead
GUWAHATI, Jan 1: Sri Ratneswar Sharma, Jalah Correspondent of The Assam Tribune and Dainik Asom was shot dead by suspected ULFA militants in Majarmakha village in Pathsala area of Barpeta district in broad daylight yesterday. The 82-year-old Sri Sharma, a freedom fighter was a correspondent of The Assam Tribune since 1981. [AT]
Body of youth recovered
GUWAHATI, Jan 1: A body of a youth (25) was recovered by Dispur police from behind the spot where some LPG tankers exploded last year at Khanapara here this afternoon. [AT]
NLFT ultra killed
AGARTALA, Jan 1: One NLFT militants was killed this morning in an encounter with Assam Rifles in South Tripura district. [AT]
ULFA militants killed in encounter
GUWAHATI, Jan 3: In a pre-dawn encounter, the Army today killed a hardcore ULFA militant at a village near Barama in Nalbari district. [AT]
NLFT kills two in Tripura
AGARTALA, Jan 3: The banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) guerrillas killed two persons in South and West Tripura districts last night. [AT]
| Ratneswar Sharma didn't bow down to ultras' diktats
NATUN BOROLA (Barpeta), Jan 3: It was his decision of not bowing down to the diktats of the militants that cost him his life. Sri Ratneswar Sharma, the correspondent of The Assam Tribune and Dainik Asam for almost a decade from Jalah, was gunned down on the afternoon of New Year's eve by two members of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in broad daylight but even in his death he kept the flag of press freedom flying. [AT] |
2 ULFA militants killed
GUWAHATI, Jan 4: Two action group members of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) were killed in an encounter with Army personnel at Jakaichuk village under Doomdooma police station in Tinsukia district this morning. [AT]
Undertrial dies in hospital
ITANAGAR, Jan 4: An undertrial died in Ziro district hospital on January 1last while in police remand, according to police here. The deceased, Ngilyang Tagia, an active member of National Liberation Front of Arunachal (NLFA), was arrested by Ziro police from Hapoli market on December 25 last when he was serving an extortion note for Rs 5 lakh to a trader,the sources said. [AT]
9 Assam Rifles men killed in ambush
IMPHAL, Jan 6: At least nine Assam Rifles personnel were killed and another eight were injured in an ambush by militants at Lamlai in Imphal East district of Manipur this evening. [AT]
| Villagers flee as NLFT ultras torch 65 huts
AGARTALA, Jan 7: A total of 65 huts of 38 tribal families have been set ablaze by insurgents of the banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in three villages of South Tripura district forcing about 50 people to take shelter elsewhere, police said on Friday, reports PTI. The ultras armed with sophisticated weapons raided Kashi Chandrapara, Rambhaktapara and Bhaktamohan Maluumpara and set ablaze 65 houses on Thursday police said, adding, the ultras also opened fire to scare the villagers and threatened of dire consequences if they tried to resist. Earlier on January 5 last, ultras of the same outfit set ablaze 10 huts in the area. [AT] |
Commando, ultra killed in Manipur shoot-out
IMPHAL,Jan 8: A police commando and an insurgent were killed in a shoot-out at Khongman area in Imphal East district, official sources said here today, reports PTI. [AT]
| Bodies recovered
GUWAHATI, Jan 9: Five unidentified bodies were recovered from Dichang Kinar Bengali village of Namrup this morning, informed police sources. Two of the bodies bore gunshot injuries while the other three bore stab injuries. [AT] |
12-hour Kokrajhar bandh on Jan 12
GUWAHATI, Jan 10: The Kokrajhar District unit of the Ex-Servicemen Association has given a call for a 12-hour Kokrajhar District bandh from 6 am of January 12 in protest against the killing of an ex-serviceman Capt Bishnu Prasad Roy in Diajijari village by unidentified miscreants. The association, in a release, said that the incident took place at 7.15 pm on January 7 when Capt Roy was in a meeting with villagers. The miscreants called him out of the meeting and shot him dead from a short range. Capt Roy joined the Indian Army in 1963 and retired in '91. [AT]
Cop shot dead
KOHIMA, Jan 10: Unidentified gunmen shot dead a police constable at Mokokchung, about 165 km from here on Saturday night, official report said. [AT]
5 policemen among six killed in ULFA ambush
GUWAHATI, Jan 12: Six persons including five policemen and a civilian were killed on the spot when ULFA militants fired upon their vehicle at Tingkhang in Dibrugarh district at aound 2-30 pm today. [AT]
Ultras gun down loktak Project Chief Engineer
IMPHAL, Jan 13: Chief Engineer of the Loktak Hydro Electrical Project, SC Ser was shot dead by armed militants at Komkeirak, about 35 km south-west of here, in Manipur's Bishenpur district on Wednesday night, reports PTI. [AT]
Ultras kill CPI(M) leader, abduct bus passenger
AGARTALA, Jan 13: Banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) guerillas shot dead a CPI(M) leader, kidnapped a person and injured a woman at Alutola in South Tripura on Wednesday night, reports UNI. [AT]
Hostage killed
AGARTALA, Jan 13: Insurgents of Barak National Council of Tripura have shot dead one kidnapped person for his failure to pay any ransom at Ambassa in South Tripura district, police said, a PTI report said. [AT]
2 tribals killed by militants in Tripura
AGARTALA, Jan 14: Banned militants waylaid a vehicle killing two tribals and injuring three at Ramchandraghat under Kalyanpur police station in West Tripura district on Friday, reports UNI. [AT]
| Panic-stricken Raiabari muslims flee from homes
AGARTALA, Jan 14: The minority Muslims of Raiabari in Udaipur subdivision of South Tripura district are evacuating their village in large number to avoid harassment of their girls by the militants. [S] |
KYKL owns up killing of Loktak engineer
IMPHAL, Jan 14: The outlawed Kanglei Yawol Kann Lup (KYKL), Oken faction, has claimed responsibility for the killing of Loktak Project Chief Engineer Subash Chandra Sher, saying he was gunned down for not complying with its demand for payment of "taxes". Sher, despite knowing that KYKL had been collecting "taxes" from both State and Central government officials stationed here for some years, refused to comply with its tax demand, KYKL (Oken) said in a statement issued here. Sher was shot dead at Komkeirak in Manipur's Bishenpur district on Wednesday. [AT]
Hard-core NDFB killed
GUWAHATI, Jan 16: The self-styled area commander of the Barama command of the NDFB was shot dead in an encounter with the police at Neejjulukigaon under Barama police station in Nalbari district on January 14. [S]
NDFB cadre shot dead
SARUPETA, Jan 16: An NDFB militant, lance naik Parshuram Basumatary was killed in an encounter with CRPF jawans at village Sauliabori under Sarupeta police station at about 8.10 p.m. on January 14. [S]
ULFA Attack : 3 police men die in Rangia
RANGIA, Jan 16: Three police personnel were killed and five other injured critically on Friday, when militants attacked a patrol party at Bhitalipara Chopa near Lachi-Bishnupur under Koya police station in Rangia subdivision about 8 km away from Rangia town. [NED]
Five hurt in two separate incidents
KOKRAJHAR, Jan 16: At least five people were injured in two separate incidents in Kokrajhar since this morning with miscreants tossing a hand grenade inside a shop in the heart of Kokrajhar town and one person being shot at in a nearby village. [AT]
Trader succumbs to injuries
TIHU, Jan 17: Binoy Biswas, who had been shot at and injured by unidentified gunmen onthe night of Uruka at Tihu market, and later admitted to the Down Town Hospital, Guwahati, succumbed to his injuries today. [S]
Hard-core ULFA cadre killed
NALBARI, Jan 17: A hard-core ULFA militant, Joy Charan Barman (32) was shot dead by the troops of the 18 Sikh Regiment near Lona bridge at Ghagrapar in Nalbari district at 6.15 this morning. [S]
3 killed, 3 abducted in Tripura
AGARTALA, Jan 17: The NLFT killed three persons-Bhikhurai Debbarma, his wife Suchitra Debbarma and one of their kin Ramakanta Debbarma-at Ichachara in Khowai subdivisionin West Tripura district. According to reports, Bhikhu and Ramakanta who had been working for the NLFT were killed as the outfit suspected them to be police informer. [S]
Ultra shot dead
SHILLONG, Jan 19: One suspected militant was killed and another arrested following a heavy exchange of firing between the ultras and the police at Sogkhama Reserve Forest under East Garo Hills District today. [S]
Tribal guerillas burn houses
AGARTALA, Jan 19: (UNI) Out-lawed tribal guerillas burnt down some houses at Urabari under Sidhai police station in west Tripura last night. [S]
ULFA's pilot shot dead, 5 'action group' members escape
NAGAON, Jan 21: An expert driver of all ultra-modern vehicles, expert pilot and active member of the "action group" of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA),Padum Sharma alias Babawas shot dead in an encounter with the police at Senchowa in Nagaon district in the wee hours today. Five other members of the "action group" of the banned outfit, however, managed to escape taking the advantage of the darkness. [S]
Police kill main accused in rape case
AGARTALA, Jan 21: A day after police formally admitted rape of Muslim women at a South Tripura village by militants, police shot dead one of the main accused in the incident Halflong Jamatia after a brief encounter. On Thursday night, state's director general of police K T D Singh, in a statement, admitted rape of women at Muslim dominated Raiyabari village under Killa police station. [NED]
ULFA cadre shot deadBARPETA, Jan 31: A three-member gang of unidentified miscreants shot dead an United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Ranjit Das (25) at No 1 Borongabari village under Barpeta Road police station at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. [S]
3 ULFA men killed
PATACHARKUCHI, Jan 22: Three ULFA militants were killed in an encounter with the CRPF personnel at Chamati-gapara village near Madhuri-chowk under Patacharkuchi police station last night. [AT]
4 CRPF jawans among 5 killed in ambush
AGARTALA, Jan 22: Banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) guerillas gunned down five people, including four CRPF jawans, shot at seven others and looted arms in Dhalai district today, reports UNI. [AT]
SB constable killed by ultras
SORBHOG, Jan 23: A constable of the Special Branch of the State police, Mr Jadhad Medhi was killed by some unidentified militants at his Duramari residence near here at about 8.30 p.m. yesterday. [S]
| 2 NSCN(I-M) cadres beaten to death
KOHIMA, Jan 23 (PTI): Two NSCN(I-M) activists have been beaten to death by a frenzied mob after they created some trouble at a football match at Nagaland's Wokha town yesterday, the district administration said today. [S] |
NDFB cadre killed, 5 ultras arrested
GUWAHATI, Jan 24: A hard-core cadre of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) -- Amli Boro, an "action group" member of the outfit - was killed in an encounter with Army troops operating in Nalbari district today. In another incident Muslim United Liberation Tigers of Assam (MULTA) militant Bejabar Rahman was apprehended from village Joraang Pathar in Nagaon district today. A powerful bomb was recovered from him, the release states, adding that four United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) militants were also apprehended from Nalbari during the last 24 hours. [S]
One killed in Assam ambush
SILCHAR, Jan 25: A CRPF patrol was ambushed last night at Harangajao township in North Cachar Hills district of South Assam. A CRPF jawan was killed and a havildar seriously injured. The ambush was carried out by militants of the Dima Halam Daoga (DHD), an outfit of Dimasa tribals. [TT]
| Rebels gun down three, blow up pipeline, power towers on R-day
GUWAHATI, Jan 27: Suspected militants gunned down three persons, blew up two electric towers and a gas pipeline, detonated a bomb and engaged in encounter with security forces in separate incidents of violence in different parts of the state on Republic Day. Suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) rebels gunned down three woodcutters near the Nangalbhanga river at Narayanguri under Kokrajhar district on Wednesday morning. In another incident, militants blew up a portion of 132 KV Gossaigaon-Gauripur single circuit electric tower with remote-control devices at Joldapara in Dhubri district on Wednesday night. Militants also blew up another tower of the Power Grid Corporation at Gharagaon on Darrang district on Thursday morning. Meanwhile, suspected Ulfa militants blew up a gas pipeline of the
Oil India Limited at Gathupathar in Sasoni under Naharkatia police station in Dibrugarh district on Wednesday night. The line carried gas from the Salmari oilfield to the gas collecting station number one. Militants also detonated a bomb on a RCC road bridge at Garigaon in Kokrajhar district. However, there were no reports of any damage. In another incident in Karbi Anglong, an encounter took place between the security forces and unidentified militants, but no one was injured. (With inputs from our Duliajan and Bongaigaon Correspondents) [NED] |
Hard-core ULFA ultra killed
TINSUKIA, Jan 27: A Hard-core Kachin-trained ULFA militant was killed in a fierce encounter with the Army at Nagajan-Lakhipathar area under Lakhipathar reserve forest in Tinsukia district this morning. [S]
Cop killed, SP hurt in ambush
SHILLONG, Jan 27: A policeman was killed and a SP injured when ultras belonging to the Hynniewtrep Ntional Liberation Council (HNLC) ambushed a patrol party at Mawlai Nonglum in the city on the Republic Day eve, official sources said. [AT]
Minister rescued
IMPHAL, Jan 29: In the first major strike by outlawed insurgents opposed to next month's Assembly elections in Manipur, Art and Culture Minister M Babu Singh was kidnapped, but later rescued by police, and one of his relatives was killed during campaign. [AT]
One killed, 3 hurt in ULFA-Army shoot-out
TINSUKIA, Jan 30: Tension prevails in Gunjan area, about 10 km from here following a firing by Army jawan's in which one Honeswar Deka was killed and two of his brothers, Promod Deka and Pradip Deka, and sister-in-law Anita were injured, this morning. [S]
ULFA cadre shot dead
BARPETA, Jan 31: A three-member gang of unidentified miscreants shot dead an United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) cadre, Ranjit Das (25) at No 1 Borongabari village under Barpeta Road police station at 6.30 p.m. yesterday. [S]
Manipur JD(U) candidate shot dead
IMPHAL, Feb 1: Suspected underground Hmar activists shot dead Janata Dal (U) candidate Songlienthang Songate on Monday night at Molvaiphei in Manipur's Churachandpur district, official sources said on Tuesday reports PTI. [AT]
2 shot dead, 1 injured by gunmen
PATHSALA, Feb 1: Unidentified gunmen shot dead two persons and injured another at Dumuriagaon here at around 10 last night. According to reports the villagers heard sounds of firing at around 10 last night. After a while, two persons with serious bullet injuries asked for shelter ina house at Dumuriagaon. On being informed of the incident police soon rushed to the spot. One of the injured,Abdul Jalil of Hawli breathed his last on way to the Pathsala Hospital. The other, Hazrat Ali of Dhubri is under treatment. On the other hand police recovered the body of another man in a jungle near the site of firing. [S]
Body recovered
SONAPUR, Feb 4: Sonapur Police last night recovered a body from a field near the NH at Patarkuchi area. The body has been identified as that of Kamaldhari Singh, driver of a car taken away by two miscreants at gunpoint several days back from Paltanbazar area. [AT]
NDFB militant killed in encounter
GUWAHATI, Feb 5: One hardcore National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militant was killed in an encounter with Army in Tamulpur area of Nalbari District last evening.[AT]
NDFB ultra killed in encounter
GUWAHATI, Feb 6: An NDFB militant, Sumen Boro alias Sansuma Boro was killed in an encounter with jawans at Pakhamara village under Borbori police station in Nalbari district this afternoon. A hand grenade and some incriminating documents were recovered from his possession. [S]
New facts on killing unearthed
NAGAON, Feb 6: Though the police could not make any breakthrough into the abduction and subsequent killing of three youths -- Jayanta Saikia, Pradip Saha and Bonwarilal Dhote -- whose bodies were recovered at Betoni near Burapahar here yesterday, journalists could unearth some facts in connection with the case. According to reports, one of the killed youths, Jayanta Saikia, the son of AGP's Difaloo Anchalik Parishad president Pohar Saikia had been an ULFA cadre who surrendered five years back and managed to set the job as a schoolteacher. But even after his surrender Jayanta had been maintaining a close link with the ULFA and was engaged in a fund-raising drive by the outfit along with Pradip and Bonwarilal. The trio had collected a huge amount of money and kept it at his rented house at Laokhowa Road. On being informed about the cash the trio had amassed, the killers abducted the three on February 3 and killed them later. [S]
Youth shot dead by MR security guards of MLA
IMPHAL, Feb 6: After the killing of a Janata Dal (United) candidate in the Churachandpur district, the security guards of a sitting MLA last night shot dead a youth and wounded two others. [S]
SDO shot at in office complex, PSO killed
AGARTALA, Feb 6: Seven persons were detained in connection with the bid on the life of Mr Sukram Debbarma, SDO, Sadar. His personal bodyguard Ratan Gosh died in the attack while the driver Soumen Laskar sustained injuries. Although police is yet to find any clue to the incident, the newly-formed extremist outfit, United Bengali Liberation Front (UBLF), is emerging as the main suspect. [S]
| 11 soldiers killed in ambush by Manipur ultras
IMPHAL, Feb 8 (PTI): Eleven armymen were killed in an ambush by armed insurgents at Keimai area in Manipur's Tamenglong district today. Official sources said underground activists of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and NSCN (Khaplang) attacked an Army patrol at Keimai, about 190 km west of here, from both sides of the road killing 11 armymen on the spot. [S] |
3 gunned down by NLFT ultras
AGARTALA, Feb 8 (UNI): National Liberation Front of Tripura guerrillas gunned down three people, shot at five others and kidnapped three people in north Tripura last night. [S]
Jorabat tense after recovery of bodies
GUWAHATI, Feb 8: Simmering tension prevails in Jorabat area on the city outskirts, following the discovery of bodies of two local youths in a dense forest on the foothills of Hastinapur Pahar early this morning. The bodies were identified as those of Raju Subba (25) and Bishnu Subba of Jorabat Kamalabari. The duo, along with one Deori, were missing since Saturday evening. [AT]
Close shave for BAC DCEM
UDALGURI, Feb 8: The Deputy Chief Executive Member (DCEM) of the Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC), Mr Nowaj Basumatary had a providential escape today when he was shot at and injured by unidentified miscreants at Daily Market at Udalguri today. [S]
Two bodies recovered
NAGAON, Feb 9: Police recovered the body of Kumud Kakoty of Kamalpur and Naba Dadhiya Phukan of Uzan Bazar, Guwahati at Hojai on February 7, a delayed report received here, said. Police sources said that the hired Maruti van (No. AS 01 H2977) used by Kakoty and Phukan and not traced as yet had been taken to Hojai on February 1, and since then they had been absconding. [S]
Three bodies recovered
BOKAJAN, Feb 9: Police recovered bodies of three businessmen from Jelembung hill, 40 km away from Saijan area here on February 4, a delayed report received here said. The three traders have been identified as Nazimuddin (28), Farukh Ahmed (30) and Nasiruddin. [S]
No Jawan killed in ambush : Army
IMPHAL, Feb 9 (UNI): The Army authorities have taken strong exception to the report that 11 armymen were killed in an ambush near Kaimai in Tamenglong district of Manipur yesterday. A senior official of the 57 Mountain Division described the report of killing as ridiculous and unfounded and said the authorities were planning legal action against those responsible for circulating the false and fabricated news to mislead the people. [S]
RNSF 'Dist Commander' shot dead
GUWAHATI, Feb 9: The Kamrup district commander of the Rabha National Security Force (RNSF), Ashok Rabha was killed in an encounter with the police at village Kathalkuchi under Boko police station in Kamrup district at 2 p.m. today. Three other RNSF activists, however, managed to escape. [S]
ULFA behind killing of 4 youths : SP
NAGAON, Feb 9: The Nagaon SP, Mr S N Singh today said, the four youths, whose bodies were recovered in the district recently, were kidnapped and killed by the ULFA, because they had spent for personal use Rs 32 lakh of the outfit's money which was in their custody. [S]
ULFA ultra killed, women cadres arrested
GOLAGHAT, Feb 10: An ULFA militant was killed and two women activists of the outfit arrested during an encounter with the police at Naharbari, about five km from Barpathar police station under Dhansiri subdivision in Golaghat district this afternoon. [S]
NDFB ultra killed in encounter
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Army troops operating in Nalbari district killed an NDFB militant during an encounter at Tokenkhata village near Dhamihama today, a PIB (Defence Wing) release said. [S]
One ACF militant killed
GUWAHATI, Feb 11: On Friday, Army troops operating in Kokrajhar district killed one Adivasi Cobra Force (ACF) militant and apprehended another of the same outfit. [NED]
3 killed, 70 pc turnout in Manipur
IMPHAL, Feb 12: Three persons were killed and seven securitymen injured by armed militants with reports of rigging and snatching of ballot papers in Manipur where about 70 per cent turnout was reported for the first phase polling for 27 Assembly seats today. [AT]
Amarpur tense over killing of 2 persons
AGARTALA, Feb 12: Tension prevailed in Bairagi Dokan and its adjacent areas in Amarpur subdivision of South Tripura district on Saturday following the killing of two persons by insurgents. [AT]
NDFB ultra killed, 3 arrested
GUWAHATI, Feb 13: Army troops killed a National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) militant, Gopal Boro at Ananda near Goreswar in Kamrup district today, a PIB release states. In another incident a Rabha National Security Force (RNSF) activist Tiken Kumar was arrested by Army jawans at Dhupdhara in lower Kamrup. In yet another incident an ULFA linkman, Lankeswar Barman and ULFA ultra Tazuddin Ahmed were arrested from Amayapur and Koimora villages respectively in Nalbari district yesterday, the release adds. [S]
Body recovered
JORHAT, Feb 13: Teok police recovered the body of a youth from near Rongkham Tea Estate under Teok police Station today. The body was later identified as that of Numal Gogoi (32) of Rajabari. Gogoi was hacked to death. [S]
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