02-16-2008, 07:39 PM
<b>Red alert in Assam following ULFA threat</b>
Feb 16 : In Assam, security has been put on red alert following intelligence reports that ULFA militants may target leaders of a particular political party and Hindi-speaking people.
The banned outfit's plan came to light after arrest of a number of top cadres in different parts of the State. All Police Stations had been asked to step up vigil in vulnerable areas.
Meanwhile, four ULFA militants were gunned down by a joint team of Army and Police during encounters at Naphuk-Naharani gaon under Sonari Police Station in Sibsagar district this morning.
AIR Guwahati Correspondent reports that the Unified Command structure, operating in the State has finalized strategies for counter-insurgency operations against the anti-talk Garlosa Faction of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) in North Cachar Hills district.
The Tezpur- based G-O-C of Four Corps of the Army, Lieutenant General B.S.Jaswal said certain focus areas have been identified and plans have been made to act in the hill district.
Our Correspondent says that increased subversive activities by DHD militants have jeopardized law and order besides implementation of important national projects like the East-West Corridor and conversion of rail tracks to broad gauge in North Cachar.
Power production in North Eastern Electric Power Corporation, NEEPCO's two major units-Kopilee and Khandong stopped due to militants' threat. All out-going power transmission lines from both the hydel projects are being disconnected.
The Union Cabinet Secretary K.M.Chandrasekhar, who chaired a security review meeting at Dispur yesterday, asked the Government to do whatever it takes to ensure that militants do not hold these projects to ransom.
Feb 16 : In Assam, security has been put on red alert following intelligence reports that ULFA militants may target leaders of a particular political party and Hindi-speaking people.
The banned outfit's plan came to light after arrest of a number of top cadres in different parts of the State. All Police Stations had been asked to step up vigil in vulnerable areas.
Meanwhile, four ULFA militants were gunned down by a joint team of Army and Police during encounters at Naphuk-Naharani gaon under Sonari Police Station in Sibsagar district this morning.
AIR Guwahati Correspondent reports that the Unified Command structure, operating in the State has finalized strategies for counter-insurgency operations against the anti-talk Garlosa Faction of Dima Halam Daogah (DHD) in North Cachar Hills district.
The Tezpur- based G-O-C of Four Corps of the Army, Lieutenant General B.S.Jaswal said certain focus areas have been identified and plans have been made to act in the hill district.
Our Correspondent says that increased subversive activities by DHD militants have jeopardized law and order besides implementation of important national projects like the East-West Corridor and conversion of rail tracks to broad gauge in North Cachar.
Power production in North Eastern Electric Power Corporation, NEEPCO's two major units-Kopilee and Khandong stopped due to militants' threat. All out-going power transmission lines from both the hydel projects are being disconnected.
The Union Cabinet Secretary K.M.Chandrasekhar, who chaired a security review meeting at Dispur yesterday, asked the Government to do whatever it takes to ensure that militants do not hold these projects to ransom.