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Centre signs Bodo Peace Accord, the third since 1993 in bid to bring peace to Assam: All you need to know about the agreement
Fp Staff • 5 years agoThe Union government on Monday signed a historic accord with with the dreaded insurgent group National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) and two other outfits to end a protracted and bloody struggle for secession from Assam and to bring permanent peace to Bodo-dominated areas of the state
In bid to resolve Bodoland conflict, Centre signs peace accord with NDFB, ABSU; non-Bodo outfits announce 12-hour bandh in Assam
• 5 years agoThe government on Monday signed an accord with one of the dreaded insurgent groups of Assam, the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB), providing political and economic bonanza.
One-horned rhino calf welcomed by conservationists, Assamese in celebration of a concerted effort to save the species
Karishma Hasnat • 5 years agoThe newborn is seen as a big win for conservationists and efforts towards protecting the critically-threatened rhino species — the pride of Assam and the Assamese people.
Fear of further encroachment grips North East's tribal areas after Amit Shah makes clear Centre's intent to pass Citizenship Amendment Bill
Kangkan Acharyya • 5 years agoThe bill which intends to provide Indian citizenship to Hindu, Jain, Christian, Sikh, Buddhist and Parsi illegal immigrants from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan was passed in the Lok Sabha but was not tabled in the Rajya Sabha due to vehement protest in North East India.
World Elephant Day: Pitted against humans, pachyderms in Assam battle insensitive crowd, constraints of tiny living space
Dowerah • 6 years agoAssam is no stranger to the sad syndrome where the fight for supremacy often ends with either the death of human beings or elephants.
Lafiqul Islam killing: Assam's BJP-led govt under pressure to nab culprits to maintain communal harmony
Kangkan Acharyya • 8 years agoIslam’s murder on Tuesday is the first incident of a minority leader of importance being killed in Assam after the BJP-led government took charge of the state one and half year back.
Assam poll 2016: BPF on shaky turf as Congress picks UPP as new partner in Bodo heartland
Fp Archives • 9 years agoIn 2011, the BPF lost the opportunity to play the role of a kingmaker despite increase in its tally by one seat as the Congress had 14 seats more than the magic number.
Assam 2016: For many non-Bodos, this Assembly election is a fight against 'Bodo hegemony'
Dowerah • 9 years agoSaddled precariously on a cauldron of widening linguistic and cultural differences, both Bodos and non-Bodos would have to come forward to find a political solution soon lest these differences spill over from an electoral battlefield to an actual battlefield.
Modi in Assam: PM promises Bodos development but avoids statehood issue
Fp Archives • 9 years agoAvoiding the statehood issue and the Rs 1,000 crore package demand for the Bodoland Territorial Areas Districts, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said no stone would be left unturned to develop Assam's Bodo-inhabited lands.
Congress rules out alliance with BPF for BTC polls in Assam
Fp Archives • 10 years agoThe party is, however, open to join hands with any other "secular" force for the election, which is slated to take place within next three months.