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Four police injured in NDFB ambush in Sarpang

Posted: 21 Feb 2011 01:01 AM PST

At least four Bhutan police personnel were injured when suspected National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) militants ambushed a police party on Friday night.

The Bhutanese media did not disclose reports on such an attack before the Time of India (ToI) confirmed of the militant attack.

On Saturday morning, the online edition of the Bhutan Broadcasting Service reported that four members of Bhutanese police were injured during the attack. The BBS report said, “Miscreants consist of 15-20 people who were in camouflage dress and said they shot from the bushes, below the road- at a distance of two metres from the road.”

The police vehicle in ambush/courtesy : BBS

“Though Bhutanese officials chose to remain tight-lipped on the matter, on Friday night, at least four Bhutanese personnel were injured when suspected NDFB militants ambushed a between Sarpang and Gelephu road in Bhutan’s Sarpang district bordering Kokrajhar district of Assam,” ToI report said.

According to the report, Kokrajhar police sources said the militants used sophisticated weapons like AK-47s when they ambushed a Bhutan police party.

“At least four Bhutanese police personnel were injured in the ambush. We suspect it’s the handiwork of the anti-talks NDFB militants,” ToI wrote quoting a police official as saying.

In such a situation, Bhutan has emerged once again as the preferred place for the NDFB to carry out its activities,” the intelligence official said, adding that Sarpang district is the place where most of the activities of NDFB (anti-talk) were concentrated, the officer added.

“In 2003, all NDFB camps along with Ulfa and KLO were dismantled during the operation All Clear’ by the Royal Bhutan Army.”

Thunder Dragon Football Club bags fair play award in Melbourne

Posted: 20 Feb 2011 11:59 PM PST

The newly formed Thunder Dragon Football Club of the Bhutanese Community in Australia, Melbourne received a fair play team award in its debut match on February 20.

The TWGG Cup 9-A-Side Interstate Tournament was organized Yeti Soccer Club where 10 teams participated from Queensland, Sydney, Darwin and Melbourne.

Thunder Dragon Team

The BCA Thunder Dragon Football Club was awarded the fair play team award by the independent decision of three Australian Umpiring officials who are involved with Football Federation Victoria. The young guns of BCA had to face the Yeti Blue football team that even owns players from the national football team of Nepal.

Going as underdog in the tournament, the smooth play and fairness not only surprised many and won the hearts of spectators but also sustained the giants to Yeti Blue until the last minutes of the game and fell victim of one goal avoiding embarrassment to the Yeti Blue.

The Bhutanese team was coordinated and prepared under the guidance of BCA Sports Coordinator Devi Ghimirey and supported by Bhuwani Rai as captain. The team uniform was sponsored with the funding from AMES, a statutory arm of the Victorian government responsible for resettling newly arrived refugees, and football and other logistics from Football Federation of Victoria.

Khem Dahal from the Bhutanese community won the straight kicking award and was awarded a tea-shirt signed by the artists of Cobweb Bands- a rock band of Nepal and currently in Melbourne.

Contributed by Parsuram Sharma Luital from Melbourne for BNS