Bodoland

8 Independent Candidates Withdraw Nomination For Bodoland Territorial Council Polls

India News | Press Trust of India | Sunday March 22, 2020

Eight independent candidates on Saturday withdrew their nomination papers for the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) election, which has been deferred in the wake of coronavirus pandemic, election office sources said here.

"Some People Speaking Rumours...": PM Modi's North East Outreach Over CAA After Bodo Accord

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Chandrashekar Srinivasan | Monday February 10, 2020

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

"Whole Of India Celebrating With You": PM In Assam After Bodo Accord

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Shylaja Varma | Friday February 7, 2020

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,...

PM Modi In Assam Today, First Visit After Citizenship Act Protests

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday February 7, 2020

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...

NDFB Claims Centre Will Work Out A Way To Get Rid Of Heinous Crime Cases

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday January 31, 2020

The Founder chairman of National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) Ranjan Daimary has said it is a "long way to go" before cases are withdrawn against NDFB cadres and leaders as promised in the fresh Bodoland agreement signed on Monday.

Bodo Peace Pact Signed, Possible Release Of Leaders Comes Under Question

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Jimmy Jacob | Thursday January 30, 2020

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.

Peace Accord To Fulfil Aspirations Of Bodos, Non-Bodos: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India News | Press Trust of India | Tuesday January 28, 2020

The Bodo Peace Accord has fulfilled the aspirations of Bodos and non-Bodos living in the Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) and reaffirmed the territorial integrity of Assam, state minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Tuesday.

Non-Bodos Call The Fresh Bodoland Accord "Discriminatory"

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 28, 2020

Non-Bodo groups in the Bodoland region of Assam have decided to oppose the fresh Bodo peace deal that was signed on Monday in New Delhi.

"Still Time To Talk About Separate State": Students' Body On Bodo Deal

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 28, 2020

The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU), which has been spearheading movement for a separate Bodoland state, claimed that the accord signed on Monday was 'call of the time' to 'end armed conflict' and that there is still time to 'discuss about a separate state'. ABSU, however, indicated that it has not yet given up its aspiration for a separate Bodoland...

"Historic Accord," Says Amit Shah As Bodo Agreement Signed

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Anindita Sanyal | Monday January 27, 2020

The government today signed an accord with the National Democratic Front of Bodoland - the banned militant group in Assam - bringing to an end the decades-long statehood movement which saw much bloodshed.

Bodo Group Leader Gets Bail, Heads To Delhi For Peace Deal With Centre

India News | Written By Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited By Aman Dwivedi | Sunday January 26, 2020

Ranjan Daimary, the chief of National Democratic Front of Boroland (Ranjan faction), has been serving life imprisonment for his role in the 2008 Assam serial blasts case.

No Union Territory Status For Bodo-Dominated Areas In Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020

Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday clarified that the Centre would not upgrade the state's "Bodoland Territorial Area Districts" (BTAD) to a Union Territory, as part of a new peace accord likely to be inked between various stakeholders and the Centre.

Another Blow To Northeast Insurgency As Bodo Group Agrees To Peace Talks

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Thursday January 23, 2020

Bishnu Goyari alias Bidai, the dreaded commander of the Saoraigwra faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S), came out of hiding recently. Accused of masterminding a series of attacks on tribals in Bodoland that killed over 80 people, his name had figured on the most wanted list of the National Investigation Agency as well as an...

50 Bodo Insurgents Flee From Myanmar Hideout, May Surrender In India

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday January 13, 2020

In a major development seen as the end of the Bodo insurgency in Assam, the banned Saoraigwra faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB-S) is on its way to surrender and may later join the ongoing Bodo peace process, sources have said.

Centre May Exempt Parts Of Northeast From Citizenship Bill, Say Sources

India News | Written by Neeta Sharma and Ratnadip Choudhury | Saturday November 30, 2019

The centre may exempt parts of Northeast India from the ambit of the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill likely to be tabled in the winter session of Parliament, official sources said on Saturday.