Shortage of food, medicine in Manipur Himalayan News Service Imphal, July 6:Manipur has been hit by a severe shortage of food and medicines with the highway blockade called by a powerful students group entering its 16th day today.“Stocks of medicines and food are drying up with prices of... Women 06 Jul, 2005
SNIPPETS Quake in IndonesiaJAKARTA: An earthquake measuring 5.7 on the Richter scale shook Sulawesi island on Monday. “There were no reports of casualties or property damage,” a meteorologist said. — AFPFour US soldiers hurt KANDAHAR: An explosion near a... Women 13 Jun, 2005
Indian govt invites ULFA for talks Agence France PresseGuwahati, May 28:India has formally invited an influential separatist group in the northeastern state of Assam for peace talks aimed at ending more than 25 years of insurgency in the region, a governmentofficial said today. The... Women 28 May, 2005
SNIPPETS Nine J&K rebels killedSRINAGAR: Indian troops killed nine militants in Kashmir, police said on Friday. Eight were killed in two clashes in Doda overnight. Five militants were gunned down at a village which seemed to be a rebel training camp.... Women 27 May, 2005
Bodo rebel outfit extends ceasefire with New Delhi Himalayan News ServiceGuwahati, April 18: A powerful tribal separatist group in Assam has extended a ceasefire with New Delhi for six months, raising hopes for an end to more than two decades of violent insurgency in the region. The outlawed National... Women 18 Apr, 2005
Hurriyat moderates want to meet Indian PM before meeting Pak prez Himalayan News ServiceSrinagar, April 12:Jammu and Kashmir’s moderate Hurriyat faction, led by Mirwaiz Umer Farooq, has said it would like to meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh before calling on Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf in New Delhi on... Women 12 Apr, 2005
J&K ultras renew threat, to target passengers’ homes Himalayan News ServiceSrinagar, April 2:Four separatist groups in Jammu and Kashmir today renewed their threat to those planning to take the Srinagar-Muzaffarabad bus, saying even the homes of the passengers would be attacked. The fresh threat came... Women 02 Apr, 2005
Naga talks set to begin amid factional fighting Himalayan News ServiceGuwahati, February 26: Even as fresh talks were set to begin today between the Indian government and a tribal separatist group of Nagaland, fighting broke out between two rebel factions.Guerrilla leaders of the National Socialist... Women 26 Feb, 2005
Indian N-E groups reject NSCN’s merger demand Himalayan News ServiceGuwahati, February 21: Several rebel groups in India’s northeast have rejected demands by a tribal separatist group in Nagaland for integrating all Naga inhabited areas in the region. Militant outfits in the states of Assam and... Women 21 Feb, 2005
ULFA makes formal peace talks offer Syed Zarir HussainGuwahati, February 8: An influential separatist group in Assam has sent Prime Minister Manmohan Singh a formal offer of peace talks aimed at ending more than 26 years of insurgency in the region, a rebel mediator said today.An... Women 08 Feb, 2005
Bhutan king to arrive in India today Agence France PresseNew Delhi, January 23: Bhutan’s King Jigme Singye Wangchuck, who was due to begin a state visit to India today, has delayed his arrival by a day due to heavy snowfall in the Himalayan kingdom, a foreign ministry official... Women 23 Jan, 2005
ULFA hopes New Year ushers in lasting peace Himalayan News Service Guwahati, December 31:A leading separatist group in India’s northeastern state of Assam today expressed the hope that the New Year would usher in a political solution to end decades of bloodshed in the region.“We sincerely... Women 31 Dec, 2004
