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  Rajnath Singh rules out withdrawal of Assam Rifles from Indo-Myanmar border

  Politics | March 22, 2016 18:29 IST

  Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Tuesday ruled out withdrawal of Assam Rifles from Indo-Myanmar border and its replacement with another paramilitary force, saying no such decision has been taken yet.

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  Assam Rifles defusing ethnic tension in Manipur

  India | August 27, 2015 1:03 IST

  Imphal:  Ethnic tension being fanned by rival groups over the past two months at Aimol village in Manipur's Chandel district has been successfully defused by the Assam Rifles.Following inter-factional killing of late Walunglua Aimol on

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  ITBP or Assam Rifles may be deployed to man border with Myanmar

  India | June 27, 2015 22:07 IST

  New Delhi:  In the wake of the killing of 18 Armymen in Manipur, government plans to deploy either Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) or Assam Rifles for manning the 389-km-long Indo-Myanmar border in the state.  Talking

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  Arunachal Pradesh: Suspected NSCN (K) rebels fire at Assam Rifles camp

  India | June 07, 2015 15:45 IST

  Itanagar: Suspected NSCN (K) militants fired on Sunday at an Assam Rifles (AR) camp in remote Lazu area in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, three days after the group ambushed an army convoy killing 18

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  Suspected NSCN (K) militants fire at Assam Rifles camp

  India | June 07, 2015 12:57 IST

  Itanagar: Suspected NSCN (K) militants today fired at an Assam Rifles (AR) camp in remote Lazu area in Tirap district of Arunachal Pradesh, three days after the group ambushed an army convoy killing 18 soldiers.A

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  Kiren Rijiju condemns killing of 8 security personnel in Nagaland

  Politics | May 04, 2015 16:40 IST

  New Delhi: Condemning the killing of eight security personnel in a militant attack in Nagaland, Union Minister Kiren Rijiju today said the violation of the ceasefire agreement by NSCN will affect the peace process in

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  Govt sanctions 9 new floating vessels for BSF along WB, Gujarat

  India | April 30, 2015 15:52 IST

  New Delhi: Government has sanctioned nine new ‘floating' border posts to the BSF in order to enhance vigil and security along India's riverine borders along Pakistan and Bangladesh, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.

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  2 NDFB militants killed in encounter in Assam

  India | April 01, 2015 12:27 IST

  Guwahati:Two National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants were killed in an encounter with security forces in Sonitpur district of Assam today.  Acting on a specific information, a joint operation was launched by troops of

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  Two DHNA militants nabbed in Assam

  India | February 06, 2015 16:30 IST

  Haflong (Assam): Two militants belonging to the Dima Hasao National Army were apprehended and arms recovered from their possession during a joint operation by the Army and police in Dima Hasao district.  Acting on specific

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  2 jawans injured in militant attack in Manipur

  India | January 16, 2015 11:48 IST

  Imphal: Two Assam Rifles jawans were injured, one of them seriously, when militants attacked their post in Manipur's interior Chandel district bordering Myanmar.  A top police officer said heavily-armed militants fired at the post of

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  Powerful bomb found near Indo-Myanmar border

  India | December 20, 2014 10:57 IST

  Imphal: A three kg IED planted by militants was found near an Assam Rifles post at the border town of Moreh in Manipur's Chandel district, police said here today.  The bomb was detected by a

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  Boy killed in bomb explosion in Manipur

  India | November 29, 2014 13:56 IST

  Imphal: A 10-year boy was killed when a bomb allegedly planted by militants exploded in interior Thoubal district of Manipur today, police said.  The boy was standing on a road while his mother was collecting

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  Border alert ahead of Modi's northeast visit

  India | November 15, 2014 13:45 IST

  Agartala: Security forces are keeping a strict vigil along India's border with Bangladesh and Myanmar ahead of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the northeast by November-end, an official said here Saturday."The BSF (Border Security

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  NSCN(IM) hideout busted, cadre killed in encounter

  India | November 04, 2014 17:44 IST

  Haflong: An NSCN(IM) hideout was busted and a cadre killed by security forces in an encounter in Assam's Dima Hasao district today.  A joint team of the police and Assam Rifles launched a operation in

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  Assam Rifles jawan goes missing in Mizoram

  India | September 04, 2014 13:07 IST

  Muzaffarnagar: An Assam Rifles jawan is reported to be missing since August 18, when he was supposed to join duty in Mizoram, police said today.Jawan Vipin Kumar did not report for duty in Mizoram following

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  Irom Sharmila set free, says will continue fight against AFSPA

  India | August 20, 2014 21:16 IST

  Imphal: Human rights activist Irom Sharmila Chanu, on indefinite fast in Manipur for nearly 14 years, walked free Wednesday with tears in her eyes, promising to fight to end the anti-terror act AFSPA.Sharmila, 42, was

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  Assam Rifles to check reports of deployment of Myanmar forces

  India | December 24, 2013 15:52 IST

  Imphal: Assam Rifles have been asked to check on reports of deployment of heavy forces by Myanmar on the border near Moreh town in the wake of construction of an integrated check post (ICP) by

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  Govt to replace Assam Rifles with BSF on Myanmar border

  India | November 19, 2013 20:52 IST

  New Delhi: In a major decision, government has decided to replace the Assam Rifles (AR) with BSF for guarding the porous Indo-Myanmar border notorious for movement of insurgents and smuggling of arms and narcotics.  The

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  Assam Rifles deny charges of extra-judicial killings

  India | June 01, 2013 9:23 IST

  Shillong, May June 1: Assam Rifles Director General Lt. Gen. Ranbir Singh yesterday denied that his troopers were involved in any extra-judicial killing during their counter-insurgency operations in India's northeastern states."It is not true that

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  Temple inside Assam Rifles premises blown up in Mizoram

  India | May 23, 2013 14:56 IST

  Aizawl, May 23: An explosion ripped through a temple inside the premises of the 26th battalion Assam Rifles here early this morning.The explosion shattered 26 window panes and some window frames, the police said.Police suspected