Paresh Baruah’s talks offer to be discussed with PM Modi, HM Shah on Feb 7: Himanta Biswa Sarma

BJP top gun Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that the Centre and the state have taken note of the statements of United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA-Independent) chief Paresh Baruah who has indicated that the outfit may be ready for talks. Sarma however, refrained from making any comment on the ULFA-Independent’s sovereignty demand before commencement […]

Ready for talks if sovereignty discussed: ULFA-I Chief Paresh Baruah

At a time when the Assam Government has offered the olive branch to ULFA-I, C-in-C Paresh Baruah for the first time in recent years to join the peace process. The ULFA-I chief in an exclusive conversation over the phone with the Managing Editor of our group channel News Live, Zarir Hussain said the outfit is […]

Centre ready to hold peace talks with ULFA-I: Himanta Biswa Sarma

A day after the Centre and the state government signed a tri-partite peace deal with the NDFB resolving the decades long Bodoland issue, the Assam government for the first time has appealed ULFA-Independent Commander-in-Chief, Paresh Baruah to join the peace process. Briefing newspersons in Guwahati, state finance and health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma quoting Home […]

ULFA-I suspected to be behind serial blasts in Upper Assam

As the country celebrated Republic Day, serial blasts rocked different locations of Eastern Assam on Sunday, Assam Police has suspected ULFA-Independent to be behind the blasts. Speaking about the ongoing investigation into the low intensity serial blasts, Director General of Assam Police, Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta said that police have already got some clues and are […]

Major breakthrough in peace front in Assam; 650 rebels to lay down arms tomorrow

Around 650 militants belonging to an assortment of rebel groups will lay down arms and join the mainstream on January 23. The rebels, who are set to surrender, are from groups including the National Liberation Front of Bengalis or NLFB, Adivasi Dragon Force, a Santhal outfit and a Rabha militant group. The largest number of […]

Suspected ULFA-I militants abduct tea garden official in Assam

Suspected ULFA-Independent cadres have allegedly kidnapped a tea garden official of Sankar tea estate from Dhola in Assam’s Tinsukia district. The person abducted has been identified as Gauranga Deb who worked as the head fitter at the garden factory. It has been reported that a four member group armed with AK series rifles along with […]

NIA team arrives in Tinsukia to probe killing of Bhaskar Kalita

A team of the National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrived at the Bordumsa police station in Assam’s Tinsukia district to conduct an enquiry into the killing of police personnel Bhaskar Kalita. The three-member team is looking into the circumstances under which Kalita died from a bullet wound despite wearing a bullet proof jacket. The case was […]

ULFA-I rebel, two linkmen held in Assam

In a big breakthrough, the Assam Police have arrested a ULFA-Independent rebel besides two other linkmen from different parts of Eastern Assam. The ULFA-I cadre was arrested from Bokota in Demow in Sivasagar district and has been identified as Biren Chetia alias Rantu Axom. The police have also seized a Chinese hand grenade from the […]

Assam police arrests four ULFA-I linkmen including two female operatives

In a big breakthrough, the Assam Police have arrested 4 linkmen of rebel group ULFA-Independent from different parts of Eastern Assam. Significantly, among those arrested include two female operatives of the rebel group. The duo has been identified as Chayankia Kaman who is a lecturer by profession; while Kabita Kaman is a student. Acting on […]