Speculations over K Batha ends; NDFB(S) rebel returns home

Hardcore NDFB(S) rebel K Batha along with 600 other rebels arrived at Rangapara in Kokrajhar district on Wednesday. Earlier, speculations prevailed over the return of K Batha who is the deputy army chief of the rebel group. The return of K Batha, comes close on the heels of NDFB-S Chief Saoraigwra and general secretary B […]

Major breakthrough in peace front in Assam; 650 rebels to lay down arms tomorrow

Around 650 militants belonging to an assortment of rebel groups will lay down arms and join the mainstream on January 23. The rebels, who are set to surrender, are from groups including the National Liberation Front of Bengalis or NLFB, Adivasi Dragon Force, a Santhal outfit and a Rabha militant group. The largest number of […]

‘Bodoland remains our primary demand’: NDFB (S) Chief B Saoraigwra

The NDFB anti-talks faction which is all set to sign a fresh agreement has maintained that Bodoland is still its main demand. Talking to newspersons for the first time after returning to the mainstream, the NDFB-S chief B Saoraigwra alias Amar Basumatary said Bodoland remains the primary demand besides maintaining that the Centre is quite […]

NDFB(S) enters into tripartite agreement with Centre, Assam govt

The National Democratic Front of Bodoland or NDFB, under the leadership of B Saoraigwra has agreed to come overground and join the peace process by being a signatory to the proposed comprehensive Memorandum of Settlement with Bodo organizations. This comes after the Government of India, Government of Assam and the NDFB(S) entered into a tripartite […]

Six hardcore NDFB(S) militants nabbed in Assam’s Kokrajhar

Six hardcore militants of the NDFB’s Songbijit faction were apprehended in a joint operation conducted by the Army and Assam Police. The operation was conducted at the Ripu Reserve Forest in Kokrajhar district where an ambush party took note of six individuals moving suspiciously in the area. When they tried to escape, the security forces […]

Two NDFB(S) women cadres apprehended in Assam’s Chirang

Two hardcore women cadres of the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB-S) have been arrested from Eastern Assam’s Chirang district. Acting on intelligence input a local Army Unit and Assam Police launched a joint search operation yesterday at Budhikhamar area under Panbari police station in Chirang district and nabbed the two women rebels. The arrested […]

NIA releases list of ‘Most Wanted’ fugitives; over 50 from Northeast

The NIA (National Investigation Agency) has released a list of most wanted fugitives, over 50 names from the Northeast figure in the NIA’s most wanted list of dreaded insurgent group leaders. Rebel leaders including ULFA-Independent Commander-in-Chief Paresh Baruah, Isak Sumi of the NSCN-K, Mangshi Ramson of the NSCN-IM, Bidai of the NDFB-S feature in the […]