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In Assam, How Football is Beating Militancy
A year ago, to expect a group of Bodo and Adivasi boys play a football match together in parts of lower Assam would be fairly far-fetched. But last week in Kokrajhar, that is exactly what they did.
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One Month After Assam Violence, Returning Home Still Not an Option for Many of Those Affected
16 tribal students at a relief camp in Assam's Deosiri are to appear for their class 10 exams in February. They have only a few books to prepare for the crucial examinations - the rest were burnt when Bodo militants set fire to their homes in December.
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Month After Assam Violence, Fear Keeps Tribals and Bodos From Returning Home
Even a month after 80 people were killed after Bodo militants launched an attack on tribal villages in four districts of Assam, fear is a big factor that has kept about 10,000 displaced people from returning home. They continue to remain in relief camps despite facing hardships and shortages.
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3 Days Before Assam Massacre, Bodo Militants Sued for Peace
On December 19 - three days before Bodo terrorists struck in Assam last month, killing at least 80 people in three districts - a peace proposal came from the terrorists. The callers were none other than Bidai and Baitha - the commander and deputy commander of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songojit).
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Nine Bodo Militants Arrested in Crackdown by Joint Team
In a crackdown on NDFB(S) militants, nine insurgents, including the chief recruiting officer, believed to be the brain behind the December 23 killing of Adivasis in Assam, and Belsiri 'platoon commander', were arrested.
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12 Bodo Militants Arrested in Assam's Chirang, Weapons Seized
Twelve militants of NDFB-Songbijit, which was behind the December massacre of over 70 people in lower Assam, were apprehended during a joint operation by security forces in the Manas Reserve Forest in Chirang District along the India-Bhutan border.
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Bodo Militant Platoon Commander Killed in Encounter in Assam
An National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB(S) platoon commander, allegedly involved in the recent attack by the outfit on Adivasis, was killed in an encounter in Assam's Kokrajhar district today, police said.
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7 Bodo Militants Arrested in Joint Operation by Army, Assam Police
Seven terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songojit faction), suspected to be involved in the December 23 massacre of Adivasis (tribals) in Assam's Kokrajhar, were arrested in a pre-dawn operation jointly carried out by the Indian Army and state police.
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Army Chief Reviews Operations in Volatile Assam
Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday reviewed the security situation in Assam in the aftermath of the gory killings by Bodo militants, as security forces intensified operations along the international border with Bhutan.
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Assam Fear: He Saw His Neighbours Slit His Brother's Throat
Phuren Basimatry has seen enough blood and guts in his days as a gunner in the army. But nothing had prepared the retired artillery man for Friday's events.
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Army to Intensify Operations Against Bodo Militants in Assam
Army is going to intensify its operations against the Bodo militants, who carried out a deadly attack on tribals in Assam on Tuesday, leaving 83 people dead.
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Mamata Banerjee Assures Help to People Crossing Over From Violence-Hit Assam
Assuring assistance to people crossing over from Assam to escape violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said several relief camps have been set up at Alipurduar in north Bengal and also promised to establish several more.
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For These Tribals in Assam, Christmas Was Doomsday
The deadly attacks by Bodo militants in Assam have many stories associated with it. On Christmas Eve, when villages in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts in northern part of the state were in a celebratory mood, NDFB militant mindlessly attacked the tribal population, killing men, women and even infants.
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12-Hour Bandh Tomorrow in North Bengal Against Assam Massacre
A 12-hour bandh has been called by tribal organisations in six north Bengal districts tomorrow to protest against the attack and killing of adivasis by National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam.
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Want Results in Assam, Centre Tells Army: 10 Developments
The army will intensify its operations in Assam against Bodo militants accused of killing 83 people on Tuesday in one of the worst massacres in the northeastern state. Thousands of people have left their homes in fear after the killings. (Watch the Video)
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In Assam, How Football is Beating Militancy
A year ago, to expect a group of Bodo and Adivasi boys play a football match together in parts of lower Assam would be fairly far-fetched. But last week in Kokrajhar, that is exactly what they did.
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One Month After Assam Violence, Returning Home Still Not an Option for Many of Those Affected
16 tribal students at a relief camp in Assam's Deosiri are to appear for their class 10 exams in February. They have only a few books to prepare for the crucial examinations - the rest were burnt when Bodo militants set fire to their homes in December.
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Month After Assam Violence, Fear Keeps Tribals and Bodos From Returning Home
Even a month after 80 people were killed after Bodo militants launched an attack on tribal villages in four districts of Assam, fear is a big factor that has kept about 10,000 displaced people from returning home. They continue to remain in relief camps despite facing hardships and shortages.
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3 Days Before Assam Massacre, Bodo Militants Sued for Peace
On December 19 - three days before Bodo terrorists struck in Assam last month, killing at least 80 people in three districts - a peace proposal came from the terrorists. The callers were none other than Bidai and Baitha - the commander and deputy commander of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songojit).
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Nine Bodo Militants Arrested in Crackdown by Joint Team
In a crackdown on NDFB(S) militants, nine insurgents, including the chief recruiting officer, believed to be the brain behind the December 23 killing of Adivasis in Assam, and Belsiri 'platoon commander', were arrested.
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12 Bodo Militants Arrested in Assam's Chirang, Weapons Seized
Twelve militants of NDFB-Songbijit, which was behind the December massacre of over 70 people in lower Assam, were apprehended during a joint operation by security forces in the Manas Reserve Forest in Chirang District along the India-Bhutan border.
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Bodo Militant Platoon Commander Killed in Encounter in Assam
An National Democratic Front of Bodoland NDFB(S) platoon commander, allegedly involved in the recent attack by the outfit on Adivasis, was killed in an encounter in Assam's Kokrajhar district today, police said.
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7 Bodo Militants Arrested in Joint Operation by Army, Assam Police
Seven terrorists of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (Songojit faction), suspected to be involved in the December 23 massacre of Adivasis (tribals) in Assam's Kokrajhar, were arrested in a pre-dawn operation jointly carried out by the Indian Army and state police.
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Army Chief Reviews Operations in Volatile Assam
Indian Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Saturday reviewed the security situation in Assam in the aftermath of the gory killings by Bodo militants, as security forces intensified operations along the international border with Bhutan.
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Assam Fear: He Saw His Neighbours Slit His Brother's Throat
Phuren Basimatry has seen enough blood and guts in his days as a gunner in the army. But nothing had prepared the retired artillery man for Friday's events.
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Army to Intensify Operations Against Bodo Militants in Assam
Army is going to intensify its operations against the Bodo militants, who carried out a deadly attack on tribals in Assam on Tuesday, leaving 83 people dead.
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Mamata Banerjee Assures Help to People Crossing Over From Violence-Hit Assam
Assuring assistance to people crossing over from Assam to escape violence, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said several relief camps have been set up at Alipurduar in north Bengal and also promised to establish several more.
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For These Tribals in Assam, Christmas Was Doomsday
The deadly attacks by Bodo militants in Assam have many stories associated with it. On Christmas Eve, when villages in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar districts in northern part of the state were in a celebratory mood, NDFB militant mindlessly attacked the tribal population, killing men, women and even infants.
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12-Hour Bandh Tomorrow in North Bengal Against Assam Massacre
A 12-hour bandh has been called by tribal organisations in six north Bengal districts tomorrow to protest against the attack and killing of adivasis by National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) in Assam.
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Want Results in Assam, Centre Tells Army: 10 Developments
The army will intensify its operations in Assam against Bodo militants accused of killing 83 people on Tuesday in one of the worst massacres in the northeastern state. Thousands of people have left their homes in fear after the killings. (Watch the Video)
