A total of 1,179 Bru-Reang militants on Monday laid down their arms and returned to the mainstream at arms laying ceremonial programme held in Assam’s Hailakandi district. The militants of the United Democratic Liberation Front of Barak Valley (UDLF-BV) and Bru Revolutionary Army of Union (BRAU), who are currently on
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Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways and Ayush Sarbananda Sonowal paid glowing tributes to the heroes who laid down their lives in the historic Assam Movement in a solemn programme in Goa on Saturday marking Swahid Diwas, the martyrdom day of Khargeswar Talukdar in 1979, the first martyr of
The Karimganj district police in Assam arrested a kingpin of the illegal drug trade from Mizoram along the Indo-Myanmar border. The drug kingpin, identified as Lalpiang Naurah was arrested in Mizoram on Friday and was brought to Karimganj Police Station on Saturday. According to Karimganj district police, Lalpiang Naurah has
Bodoland Territorial Council(BTC) EM Wilson Hasda on Saturday inaugurated the Market Building at Kokrajhar town. KMB Chairperson Pratibha Brahma along with other officials and local people were present at the inauguration ceremony. Built with a cost of 1 crore rupees, the new market building will cater to the needs of
‘Secret Killings’ or ‘Gupta Hotya’ – the darkest phase of Assam, a cruel reminder of what people in Assam have once witnessed and have learnt to live with, without closure. Two-time National Award winner, Nilaanjan Reeta Datta’s debut Hindi film ‘Shadow Assassins’ puts the spotlight on the ‘secret killings’ of