News

ISSUE NO 1.23

CONTENTS

MAY 1, 2000





FOCUS OF THE FORTNIGHT

NOW IT'S KARBI ANGLONG
EDITORIAL: We the people
11 massacred in Karbi Anglong
KSA, DSU plan stir in Delhi
Tension prevails in Karbi Anglong
Assam may ask Centre to ban KNV, KPF
Army plans operation to flush out Karbi rebels
Violence in Karbi Anglong: 6 more labourers gunned down
Congress patronising violence : ASDC
'Army mulling operation against Karbi ultras'
Insurgency in NC Hills: White paper released
Karbi protesters lathicharged in Delhi
Non-Karbis becoming target of militants in Karbi Anglong
Allegation by Army on NC Hills


POLITICS
Bangla agrees to hand over abducted Indians
Secret circular creates panic in BAC area
SC dismisses Kalita's writ petition on detention
SC rejects Dilip Saikia's plea on LoC scam
Mizoram minister resigns
Interim BAC dissolved
2 RS MPs asked to prepare note on illegal migrants
Congress yet to spell its stand on indigenous people issue
New parliamentary secretary
What's behind Cong's 'domicile' card?
PIL filed on illegal migrants in Assam
Killing of 4 TE workers: Manager remanded to judicial custody
MSCP attains majority in Manipur House
AASU's appeal: Fight jointly to protect indigenous people's interests
Tacit move on to topple Nipamacha ministry
'Assam rejected Centre's offer on border row'
Hokishe Sema, 26 others join BJP
No EVMs for by-elections in 3 NE states
No influx to India from our land: B'desh envoy
NESO to move Centre: Concern over unabated influx into Northeast
Bodo MLAs to quit BAC board


INSURGENCY
RPF submits memorandum to UN secretary general
Martyrs' day observed; floral tributes paid
Many PLA memorial sites destroyed
NSCN clashes continue in Nagaland
Jamir's condition for ceasefire with NSCN(K)
ISI plot to foment communal violence in Tripura unearthed
Securitymen nab 10 NSCN(IM) ultras
NSCN(K) talks offer puts ULFA under pressure
3 TSR jawans killed in landmine blast
Baptist church leader held in Tripura
Tripura bandh total, peaceful
Ambush on TSR convoy, manhunt launched
HPC(D) militants demand Rs 1-crore ransom
BNLF ultras kidnap 2 PHE officials
Control SULFA, Centre directs Assam govt
New Naga militant outfit floated for separate homeland
ULFA in touch with Pakistan officials in Dhaka: Panja
Pak embassy in Dhaka has links with ULFA
Bhutan govt steps up security measures
'Army trying to rope in ULFA deserters'
BNLF ultras kidnap teacher
NSCN(IM) link suspected in Mizoram abductions
Jawans arrested on rape charge
Assam asks Bhutan not to harbour guerrillas
Centre refutes NSCN(IM) charge
Bangla trying to contain NE ultras, says Advani
Mizoram to revamp police force
Tripura minister's house burnt down by ultras
Indo-Bhutanese talks on Assam militants today
Bhutan King did visit ULFA camp, confirms Assam Govt
Combating Tripura militancy: Air Force helicopters pressed into service
NSCN ultras asked to vacate Mon district
Bhutan foreign minister's visit to boost ties
Assam's peace talks jeopardised by Army remark
NDFB leaders sending feelers for talks : Lt Gen Shekatkar
Bru team returns without meeting BNLF militants
ULFA-KLO nexus stalks Dooars tea industry
Bamboo groves a threat to Army
NSCN factions clash in Mon; 3 killed
We want Northeast rebels out, but too tough for us: Bhutan
Insurance cover for poll, police personnel
Abduction crisis: Mizoram govt to consult Opposition
Truckers change night halt place due to threats
40 former NDFB, BLTF ultras join AGP
KSU-HNLC links established
Sonia welcomes former ultras to join Cong
ULFA planning to kill Zoii Nath, Patowary
Rs 1.17 cr siphoned off by PWD engineer
Abduction crisis
2 ULFA men involved in political murders killed
Ultra violence mars 1st phase of TTAADC polls
Difference crops up between Paresh, Arabinda
NSCN(IM) violates ceasefire, says SC Jamir
Atrocities by BSF alleged


DEVELOPMENT
Flow of 'C' priority salt into Assam: State incurs huge revenue loss
Mizoram govt mismanaged midday meal scheme, reveals CAG
Governor releases action plan Assam Beyond 2000
Rs 200 cr for NE power sector
House panel tells Centre: Boost resource pool for NE
IOC-BRPL to merge
NE Databank launched on Internet
Customers in Manipur threaten to move consumer courts
Centre relaxes RAP in 4 districts of Nagaland
Meghalaya surviving on borrowings : CAG
5 lakh tea labour families to be brought under PDS
Garo Hills district HQs to be converted into planned cities
RBI linked to 'fake' notes scam in Assam
Rs 9 cr grant for state endi, muga industry
Central Silk Board to launch two schemes in Assam
No plan to set up any more PSUs in NE : Minister
Navigational aid for Brahmaputra
Trademark muga to stop threat posed by tassar
Dihang, Subansiri project sites identified
Ropeway opened in Meghalaya
Centre urged to hold meets with NE MPs on development activities
Govt fails to disburse ration money to Manipur Rifles
NEC sanctions Rs 8.78 lakh for various schemes


SOCIETY
MSF challenges authenticity of history book
Relics of ancient palace found near Tezpur
Expansion of Kaziranga yet to take off
Assam rights panel headless
Gibbon sanctuary in Jorhat plagued with problems
NE orchids for world market likely
Rhino faces extinction at Orang sanctuary
'Bengalis should declare Assamese as mother tongue'
NE may have embryo transfer centre: Patwa
Bangla to introduce Manipuri language at primary level
295 HIV positive, 83 AIDS cases in Assam
Preparations on for Cotton College centenary celebrations
Jahnu Barua's defamation case
Disability no hindrance for a man of courage


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