Government has imposed a fresh ban on National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and the All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF), reports Morung Express on October 4. In a notification by Union nMinistry of Home Affairs (UMHA) stated that Government of India (GoI) was of the opinion that NLFT and ATTF have been engaging in subversive and violent activities, undermining the authority of the Government and spreading terror and violence among people for achieving their objectives. The rebel outfits in Tripura, formed in 1990 with the objective of “expulsion of all foreigners who entered the state after 1956”, were first banned in 1997. The fresh ban will continue for five more years. The NLFT and ATTF were first banned in 1997 following large-scale ethnic riots involving tribals and non-tribals in Khowai subdivision in Tripura, in which both outfits intervened on behalf of the tribals.