October 2004

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October 10, 2004

• The Assam flash flood toll crosses 100. The real toll could be as high as 200. (Hindu)

October 8, 2004

• NDFB announces a six-month unilateral ceasefire from October 16 (AT).

October 7, 2004

• The ongoing Operation Rhino II intensified against NDFB and ULFA with the addition of a brigade of 3000 troops to the existing three divisions of the 4 Corps in Assam (TC).
• Heavy rainfall causes landslides and flash floods killing 6 in Guwahati city. (AT1, AT2)

October 5, 2004

• A 12-hour shutdown (bandh) called by NESO and many other organizations in NE states demanding removal of the AFSPA affected normal life in the entire region (Hin). The other issues in the 4-point charter of demands are solution to the foreigners' influx and refugess; 100% reservation in C and D category jobs; and declaration of flood and erosion in the region as national problems (AT).
• Suspected NDFB militants indiscriminately fired at and killed 10, mostly immigrant muslims, in Jalabill village, Dhubri. Killings enter fourth day. (RD).

October 4, 2004

• A bandh called by ABSU protesting the ongoing killings by insurgents are affecting Bodo-dominated areas (123B)
• 12 killed in various incidents on the third day of militant killings (RD)

October 3, 2004

• Militant bombings continued for the second day in Assam claiming 12 lives. Today is the NDFB's 18th Rising Day Hindu. The Government of India is planning a coordinated northeast India operation against the militants Hindu

October 2, 2004

• Paresh Baruah commander-in-chief of ULFA rejects Tarun Gogoi's offer of a conditional ceasefire. (TOI)
• Three simultaneous bomb blasts kills 26 people in Nagaland. The bomb blasts have been condemned by both the NSCN(IM) and the NSCN(K) (TOI, CNN)
• Suspected NDFB militants kill 13 people in Assam in various incidents (SIFY(PTI))