Bodo Accord

As many as 19 traditional products and crafts of Assam, including 'Bihu Dhol', 'Jaapi' and several items of the Bodo community, have been accorded the geographical indication (GI) tag, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

The Assam Assembly today accorded the status of associate official language of the state to Bodo, even as the opposition made a case to similarly recognise Bengali as an official language.

The Assam government on Monday proposed to accord Bodo the status of an associate official language of the state.

The UPPL-BJP-GSP combine on Thursday won the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) floor test -- which was held in accordance with directives of the Gauhati High Court.

Away from national limelight, Assam's Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is gearing up for a crucial election, the first since the Bodo Accord was signed earlier this year, ushering in an era of peace. Interestingly, this time, peace isn't the main poll plank for parties.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state has expedited the process of implementing the Third Bodo Accord signed in January this year. The process for two major decisions in the agreement - renaming of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts and demarcation of its boundaries - have already begun, Mr Sarma told reporters.

Mediators of the Bodo Accord have moved the Gauhati High Court alleging the centre and state have failed in implementing the pact in "letter and spirit"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam's Bodoland region last week, days after the historic Bodo peace deal, came as the ruling BJP sought to capitalise on the moment and drum up support for the citizenship law in the region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, days after the government signed a peace deal with Bodo insurgents. "All of India is thanking you (Bodo tribes) and celebrating with you. It is because you all agreed to living in peace and contribute towards a stronger India,"PM Modi said at a mega rally inAssam's Kokrajhar,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, saying that it was because of people's support that the Bodo peace accord was signed, heralding a new dawn of peace in Assam. Addressing a massive public rally to celebrate the signing of the accord on January 27 that is expected to bring lasting peace to the troubled state...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Assam today, participatingin an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo peace deal, an accord between the government and the banned militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland, last month. This is PM Modi's first visit to the state since the government's big move on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday reviewed preparations in Kokrajhar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo agreement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the accord between Bodo groups and the government will strengthen the unity and integrity of Assam, while pointing out that the five-decade-old issue was resolved on Mahatma Gandhi.

Over 1,600 insurgents belonging to three factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) formally laid down arms before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a ceremony in Guwahati on Thursday, three days after the centre signed a historic accord aimed at restoring peace in the Northeast.

Following the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, Assam Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) faction leader Paresh Barua to return to India and join the ongoing peace talks.

As many as 19 traditional products and crafts of Assam, including 'Bihu Dhol', 'Jaapi' and several items of the Bodo community, have been accorded the geographical indication (GI) tag, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Sunday.

The Assam Assembly today accorded the status of associate official language of the state to Bodo, even as the opposition made a case to similarly recognise Bengali as an official language.

The Assam government on Monday proposed to accord Bodo the status of an associate official language of the state.

The UPPL-BJP-GSP combine on Thursday won the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) floor test -- which was held in accordance with directives of the Gauhati High Court.

Away from national limelight, Assam's Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) is gearing up for a crucial election, the first since the Bodo Accord was signed earlier this year, ushering in an era of peace. Interestingly, this time, peace isn't the main poll plank for parties.

Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday said the state has expedited the process of implementing the Third Bodo Accord signed in January this year. The process for two major decisions in the agreement - renaming of the Bodoland Territorial Area Districts and demarcation of its boundaries - have already begun, Mr Sarma told reporters.

Mediators of the Bodo Accord have moved the Gauhati High Court alleging the centre and state have failed in implementing the pact in "letter and spirit"

Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to Assam's Bodoland region last week, days after the historic Bodo peace deal, came as the ruling BJP sought to capitalise on the moment and drum up support for the citizenship law in the region

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, days after the government signed a peace deal with Bodo insurgents. "All of India is thanking you (Bodo tribes) and celebrating with you. It is because you all agreed to living in peace and contribute towards a stronger India,"PM Modi said at a mega rally inAssam's Kokrajhar,...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today thanked the people of the Bodo region, saying that it was because of people's support that the Bodo peace accord was signed, heralding a new dawn of peace in Assam. Addressing a massive public rally to celebrate the signing of the accord on January 27 that is expected to bring lasting peace to the troubled state...

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is in Assam today, participatingin an event to celebrate the signing of the Bodo peace deal, an accord between the government and the banned militant group National Democratic Front of Bodoland, last month. This is PM Modi's first visit to the state since the government's big move on the Citizenship (Amendment) Act that...

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Wednesday reviewed preparations in Kokrajhar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to participate in the celebrations of the signing of the Bodo agreement.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that the accord between Bodo groups and the government will strengthen the unity and integrity of Assam, while pointing out that the five-decade-old issue was resolved on Mahatma Gandhi.

Over 1,600 insurgents belonging to three factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) formally laid down arms before Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at a ceremony in Guwahati on Thursday, three days after the centre signed a historic accord aimed at restoring peace in the Northeast.

Following the signing of the Bodo Peace Accord, Assam Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma asked the United Liberation Front of Assam (Independent) faction leader Paresh Barua to return to India and join the ongoing peace talks.