News

ISSUE NO 2.01

CONTENTS

AUGUST 1, 2000





FOCUS OF THE FORTNIGHT
THE NAGA SAGA

HEADLINE: Ceasefire extended by one more year
COMMENT: How the last year went by
INTERVIEW: Indian govt hasn't helped in Muivah case: Swu


Ceasefire among warring Naga factions is a must, says CPO
Nagas on tenterhooks as truce expiry date nears
Naga bodies call for extension of Centre-NSCN(IM) truce
Naga truce monitoring cell to be opened
Heated exchanges mark Naga ceasefire meet
Extend ceasefire, Nagaland Cong urges Centre, NSCN factions
Centre yet to decide on Naga truce extension
A time for peace
Muivah's release crucial for talks
Top NSCN(IM) ultra held in Shillong
NSCN for extension of ceasefire
Naga peace talks in Bangkok from July 28
Centre-NSCN talks on Friday
3 ex-PMs urge Centre to renew Naga truce
Church for end to Naga hostilities
NPMHR urges PM to extend Naga truce
Naga ultras step up extortion drive in border areas


POLITICS
MPP to file case against four defecting MLAs
Row over NE appointments
Tripura House trains guns on local DD chief
Major shake-up in ASDC, autonomous council
ASDC heading for a vertical split
Speaker stalls move to disqualify legislators
If 9 MLAs are disqualified, new Speaker may be elected: CM
Assam moves SC against Arunachal, Nagaland
Speaker reserves decision on disqualification of 9 MLAs
Myanmar sentences four state smugglers to jail
High drama in Karbi Council
Opposition stages walkout against Speaker's decision
Whereabouts of released Indians from Myanmar jail still in the dark
36 quit CPI (ML) in Karbi Anglong
Myanmar taking over state land
Censure motions against two ministers rejected
Dy CM heads panel on border incursion by Myanmar
MNF condemns attacks against Christian priests
Bhorot elected new Manipur BJP president
Police records statements of 11 CRPF personnel


INSURGENCY
Hill rebels massacre 10 Assam non-tribals
Bhutan to check Army vehicles
Eight mowed down in Karbi Anglong
NH 44-A haven for rampant extortions
Assam tribal militant group had warned of more bloodshed
Jail staff to cease work to protest assault by undertrials
Suspected ISI agent, ULFA man held in TN
NE states directed to respond to MHA report
CRPF adopts new strategy to tackle militancy
10 Manipur ultras apprehended
Six gunned down again in Karbi Anglong
Four CRPF men killed, another wounded in PLA ambush
Vij takes over command of 4 Corps
6 more killed in Karbi Anglong
4 Magor officials held for ULFA links
High powered central body reviews state law and order
UNLF begs pardon from bereaved families
Situation in Assam hill dists explosive as non-tribals retaliate
Army move to fight ULFA in Bhutan
5 ULFA men held in Calcutta
TE assitant manager shot dead
Magor officials grilled by police
Border discussions focus on insurgency and drugs
Lamdan brutalised in ambush aftermaths: Villagers
Tea-estate manager, doctors held for rendering aid to senior ULFA
June 25 killing was a case of mistaken identity : UNLF
Raids conducted in search of Bru ultras: Mizoram police
Mass exodus from Karbi Anglong as situation is tense
Army wants ban on pagers, cellphones in Northeast
Bail plea of Magor officials rejected
Hearing on Anup Chetia case begins
Centre for talks if ULFA stops operations
ULFA planning strategy to counter Bhutan Govt's threat
Manipur women's bodies condemn rape of housewife
Bru rebels kill 12 of rival camp
Four Garos abducted for non-tribal ties
Court of inquiry ordered into rape allegation
Rebels beat up council member, snatch arms
Assam owes Rs 45 cr to Central security forces
UDPS ultras terrorising non-Karbis in Hamren
CRPF orders probe into rape, molestation incidents in Manipur
Four hurt in bandh lathicharge
14-hr general strike affects life in Manipur
Mosquitoes make life hell for ULFA men
ULFA imparting training to Kamatapur militants
CRPF denies rape allegations
CRPF IG for DNA test on accused in Lamdan rape case
11 CRPF jawans interrogated
Satra disciples held for ULFA links
Ceasework by staff paralyses activities in Manipur jails
Assam gets no concessions on security expenses
Magor officials granted bail
Lt Col among 4 securitymen killed in ambush
Rail link snapped: Blast derails goods train near Rangiya
Manipur seeks 5 more coys of commando unit
8 hurt in clash between police, villagers


DEVELOPMENT
Bangla river project to cause more floods
Coffee cultivation in NE dwindling
Survey re-run on Tipaimukh
Joint Indo-Bangla team begins route inspection
Arunachal wood-based industry regulation rules approved
Centre takes up Rs 220-cr IT project in NE
TSF opposes thermal plant in tribal belt
Centre sets terms for releasing funds to Nagaland
Central team concerned over smuggling through Moreh
NEEPCO to sell power to Bangla from proposed Tripura project
Record production of honey in Arunachal
NF Rly earns Rs 684 cr last fiscal
Agartala-Dhaka bus service: India, Bangla to sign pact next month
Banks siphon out Rs 1421 cr from Meghalaya
No superhighway to Tamu: Centre
CAG pulls up Arunachal govt for non-implementation of PDS
Stage set for reopening of Ashok Paper Mill
HC directive on NEEPCO arrears
Steps on to shift wholesale market from Fancy Bazar
No special concessions to NE states
Official indifference affecting bamboo trade


SOCIETY
Police bust NGO racketters gang
One tigress, 40 cheetals die in Tripura sanctuary
Sivasagar scribes-admn standoff ends
RPF reprimands Times of India
White tigers may not adorn zoos anymore
Journalists to continue boycott of Sivasagar DC
Meghalaya body for reintroduction of Assamese as MIL
Assam jails in deplorable condition, says NHRC
Former Mizoram Speaker dead
Scribes boycott Arunachal Assembly
Tourist village on Majuli map
Extinction spectre over rhinos
Bangladeshis hold key to 20 LS, 120 Assembly seats
Judge admits human rights violation in Dibrugarh jail


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