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Hit by violence
Victims take shelter at a relief camp at Maibong in North Cachar Hills district of Assam on May 12, 2009 following widespread violence in the area. Seventeen people have been killed and more than 250 houses were set ablaze by militants in Dimasa and Zeme Naga villages in the district in the last 13 days.
Rendered homeless
Victims take shelter at a relief camp at Maibong in North Cachar Hills district of Assam on May 12, 2009 following widespread violence in the area. Seventeen people have been killed and more than 250 houses were set ablaze by militants in Dimasa and Zeme Naga villages in the district in the last 13 days.
Copyright:
Hemanta Kumar Nath
Women for water
Karbi women carry water in aluminium pots at Manja in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on May 8, 2009.
Walking for water
Karbi women carry water in aluminium pots at Manja in Karbi Anglong district of Assam on May 8, 2009.
Where's the bridge?
The linking road bridge of North Cachar Hills and Cachar districts is totally damaged at the border area of the two district of Assam. Several rebels groups DHD (Black Widow), DHD, NSCN (IM), NSCN (K) are active in the hilly district. Thirty persons including 12 security personnel have been killed by the Black Widow outfit in the NC Hills this year alone.
Notice
The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments.
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh
Notice
The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments.
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh
Parts of the old website, especially the extremely popular dams issue, have been resurrected. Other archived material will be uploaded here as and when I am able to salvage those. If at all.
— Subir Ghosh