In Assam, army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag is holding a high level meeting with senior defense personnel at Rangia.

Defense sources said that General Suhag is likely to discuss offensive measures against militants following by recent massacre in Sonitpur and Kokrajhar district recently.

The army is carrying out intensive area domination in all violence affected areas.

78 persons have lost their lives in recent violence.

Day curfew has been relaxed for a few hours in violence hit Sonitpur and other districts. No untoward incident has been reported barring an arson case from Kokrajhar district since last night.

The Assam government has instructed officials to expedite relief measures.

4 senior officials have been deployed to monitor relief works.

Over 72,000 people have taken shelter at 61 relief camps in four violence hit districts.

Local people and civil society organizations have also extending supports in relief works.

Several houses also torched down by miscreants in several districts.

Assam DGP Khagen Sarma also said that operation has been launched against Bodo outfit involved in recent killings. He said that operation will be intensified.

Meanwhile, IGP, S N Singh said that Rs. 30 lakh would be given on providing information about terrorist leader Sangbijit who is the chief of National Democratic Front of Bodoland -Sangbijit faction.

Meanwhile, Assam Home Commissioner Prateek Hajela said that situation is improving in violence-affected areas.