All stories by K Anurag
Fugitive ULFA chief Paresh Barua spotted in China
Rediff.com26 May 2015Paresh Barua, the fugitive 'commander-in-chief' of the anti-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Assam, has been reportedly spotted by Indian security agencies at various locations in China.
Siphung express derails in Assam, motorman seriously injured
Rediff.com23 May 2015The Guwahati Siphung express derailed between Salakati and Basugaon in Assam's Kokrajhar District on Saturday, injuring at least two people.
Congress, BJP as allies: It happens only in Nagaland
Rediff.com14 May 2015The Congress and Bharatiya Janata Party in a ruling alliance? Yes, this unique scenario is currently playing out in Nagaland where Congress and the BJP legislators are now part of the same ruling alliance headed by Nagaland People's Front.
Citizenship for Banglesdeshi Hindus leaves Assam divided
Rediff.com13 May 2015The Bharatiya Janata Party government's move to provide refugee and citizenship status to Hindu Bangladeshi migrants, who came to India to escape persecution, has evoked sharp reactions in Assam where illegal migration is a burning problem.
8 security personnel killed in Naga ambush
Rediff.com4 May 2015Seven Assam Rifles personnel and one Territorial Army jawan lost their lives.
Protests across Arunachal Pradesh against AFSPA extension
Rediff.com22 Apr 2015The Centre's decision to extend the enforcement of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958, to 12 districts of Arunachal Pradesh bordering Assam and Nagaland, has sparked sharp reactions.
Car theft racket: Assam cops recover weapons, registration plates
Rediff.com16 Apr 2015Police have recovered four fire arms including two revolvers and 45 vehicle registration plates from the house of the arrested kingpin of a nationwide car theft racket, Anil Chauhan, at Mirza in Guwahati city on Thursday.
Unified Command reviews Bodo poll security
Rediff.com3 Apr 2015The joint operation group of the Unified Command structure reviewed security scenario in the four Bodoland Territorial Area Districts in view of the Bodoland Territorial Council polls scheduled on April 8, a defence spokesman said on Friday.
Assam: Bodo attack could not be prevented in spite of prior information
Rediff.com23 Mar 2015The Assam government on Monday said that even though they had prior information about an attack on adivasi villagers in Assam by the militant group NDFB (S), the remoteness of location prevented security forces from reaching there in time.
Lynching incident: No communal tension in Nagaland, say Muslim bodies
Rediff.com8 Mar 2015Muslim bodies in Nagaland have called for restraint after widespread protests in wake of the lynching of a rape accused on March 5.
Lynch victim's body flown to Assam, trucks stop plying to Nagaland
Rediff.com7 Mar 2015Protests raging in Assam against lynching of rape accused Farid Khan in Dimapur in Nagaland on March 5
5 tribal militants arrested by security forces in Assam
Rediff.com2 Mar 2015In a joint operation conducted by Army and Assam police, one NDFB(S) over ground worker was apprehended in Shimlabagan village in Chirang Reserve Forest area of Chirang district on Monday.
Assam government to shut relief camps in Kokrajhar
Rediff.com1 Mar 2015Over 5,000 people lodged in relief camps in Kokrajhar district of Assam are being shifted to make-shift relief camps in their native villages or close to their native villages under the protection of 24x7 fixed security pickets.
BJP wins big in Assam civic polls; forces Cong to 2nd spot
Rediff.com12 Feb 2015BJP is set to win majority of 32 municipality boards and 42 town committees in Assam
Assam CM orders probe into police 'assault' of woman journalist
Rediff.com2 Feb 2015The scribe alleges that she was abused inside the police station.
Gogoi seeks special force to protect Kaziranga rhinos
Rediff.com30 Jan 2015With rhino poachers creating havoc in the Kaziranga National Park, the Assam government has sent a proposal to the Union government for raising a Rhino Protection Force with more than 1,200 personnel while National Investigative Agency's help would be sought to bust the international rhino-poaching racket.
Highlight 'failures' of Modi govt: Gogoi's plan for Assam polls
Rediff.com21 Jan 2015Getting ready to fight the next assembly election in Assam in 2016 on the 'U-turns' on state issues made by the Bharatiya Janata Party government in the Centre, the ruling Congress government in Assam has brought out a handbook for its party workers highlighting the 'failures' of the Narendra Modi government to fulfil promises made to people of the state.
All Assam ministers quit, CM Gogoi to reshuffle ministry
Rediff.com19 Jan 2015Their resignations came after the Congress high command gave Gogoi the go-ahead to carry out the reshuffle exercise. Three of the ministers faxed in their resignation letters to the chief minister's residence.
26 tribal militants arrested in Assam
Rediff.com19 Jan 2015Security forces in Assam arrested 26 tribal insurgents, including 18 belonging to the NDFB-S, accused of massacring Adivasi villagers on Monday.
Militant who ordered tribal massacre in Assam held
Rediff.com15 Jan 2015The National Investigation Agency and Nagaland Police have arrested three suspected activists of NDFB-S, including Ajoi Basamutary on whose alleged instructions 36 people were killed in Assam's Sonitpur area last month.