Assam Accord
The peace accord signed between the Rajkhowa faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Centre emerges as both a ray of hope and a subject of scepticism.
The peace accord signed between the Rajkhowa faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Centre emerges as both a ray of hope and a subject of scepticism.
A 29-member delegation of the ULFA's pro-talks faction, including 16 ULFA members and 13 from civil society, signed the agreement.
Four United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) cadres surrendered at the Assam Police Headquarters in Guwahati on Wednesday, officials said.
The Gauhati High Court on Thursday acquitted the convicts in the 2004 Dhemaji bomb blast which had killed 13 persons…
Taking centre-stage on August 18, peace talks are set to be held in New Delhi, where the Centre, the Assam government, and the ULFA's pro-talk faction will engage in addressing complex and longstanding concerns of the NE region.
ULFA-I, the anti-talks faction led by Paresh Baruah, has claimed responsibility for the grenade blast; police say security forces were their target
The resurgence of ULFA poses fresh challenges and the government would do well to pay heed to this development.
Three members of a family were among five persons shot dead while two others were injured in the brutal attack.
The army personnel had picked up nine men from different areas of Tinsukia district on February 18, 1994 on suspicion that they were involved in the killing of a top tea garden executive and BJP leader Jagadish Bhuyan.
The soldiers killed five of the youths in a fake encounter, branding them as ULFA militants a few days after the incident, while releasing the other four.
