Dima Hasao (Assam) [India], September 28 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Wednesday on a visit to the Umrangso area of Dima Hasao district inaugurated a 100-bedded girls hostel of Garampani High School, built at the cost of Rs 1.90 crore under Prime Minister Khanij Kshetra Kalyan Yojana.

Guwahati (Assam) [India], February 16 (ANI): 52 cadres including four women cadres of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA), a banned terror outfit, on Wednesday deposited their arms and came overground in Assam's Karbi Anglong district.

Karbi Anglong (Assam) [India], December 23 (ANI): A total of 67 cadres of Dimasa National Liberation Army (DNLA) surrendered by laying down their arms on Thursday in Dhansiripar area of Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

Guwahati Sep 24 PTI Top militants of the proscribed Dimasa National Liberation Army DNLA active in the hill districts of Assam came to the fore on Friday to hold talks with the government a senior police officer saidThe self-styled chairman of the militant group Edika Diphusa alias Kharmindao Dimasa his deputy Juddychan Haflongbar alias America Dimasa and general secretary Prithamjit Jidongsa alias Galao Dimasa came overground to hold the peace talks barely a fortnight after declaring a unilateral ceasefire he saidAssam Education Minister Ranoj Pegu Special Director-General of Police Law and Order GP Singh and ADGP Special Branch Hiren Nath along with other senior police and CRPF officers received them at Dhansiri in Karbi Anglong districtA large number of people was also present there the officer saidThe three militants were being brought to Guwahati he saidChief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said he was hoping for a permanent solution and peace in the regionPeace is not illusive sic when we walk the extra mile Dimasa National Liberation Army DNLA an armed outfit of Assams hill districts came out from jungle today We welcome them to a dialogue and hope for permanent solution and peace he tweeted tagging Union Home Minister Amit ShahThe DNLA was formed in early 2019 aiming to establish a sovereign and independent Dimasa nation It was active in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao districts of the stateThe DNLA declared a unilateral ceasefire for three months on September 7 as a goodwill gesture and as a positive response to the call for peace by the chief ministerDNLA militants were allegedly involved in the killing of five truckers transporting coal in the Dima Hasao district on August 27 after the truck owners failed to pay the money demanded the outfitChief Minister Sarma after assuming office on May 10 had appealed to all militant groups to come forward for talks PTI SSG SOM SOM

Five people were killed in Assam’s Dima Hasao district after militants attacked their trucks and set them ablaze on Thursday night. Authorities said they have recovered five charred bodies and as per intelligence inputs, militant outfit Dimasa National Liberation Army was behind the attack. Also Read Assam-Mizoram border clash: Himanta Biswa Sarma says, ‘won’t concede an […]