ULFA PEACE PACT

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma provided financial assistance to former militants of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in Guwahati. The government provided fixed deposit certificates of Rs 4 lakh each to 852 former ULFA cadres und...

United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I) has claimed that its camp in Myanmar was subjected to a drone attack on Sunday, causing injuries to two of its members. The group, also referred to as anti-talk ULFA, reported that three bombs wer...

Prabajan Virodhi Manch (PVM) has criticized the peace accord between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the Indian government. The ULFA accord, which includes an investment of 1.85 lakh crore, is merely a summary of ongoing schemes and p...

Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma rules out immediate talks with Paresh Baruah led militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) faction. He said that he is in touch with Baruah. Sarma said "As the political head of the state,...

Assam Chief Minister Biswa Sarma announced that only Assamese people who have been residing in Assam for 200 to 300 years will be elected from nearly 106 assembly seats out of 126 constituencies following the delimitation and accord with the United ...

Baruah, while talking to local news channels on Saturday, said he is not upset or upbeat with the pact. He is not averse to dialogue. "We are open to discussion keeping in mind the history and principles of the state. There is no problem discussing ...

The ULFA's pro-talks faction on Friday signed a peace accord with the central and the Assam governments, agreeing to shun violence, surrender all arms, disband the organisation and join the democratic process.

The accord came after 12 years of unconditional negotiations between the ULFA faction, led by Arabinda Rajkhowa, and the government, officials said. The hardline faction of ULFA, headed by Paresh Baruah, is not a part of the agreement.

The United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA)'s pro-talks faction on Friday signed a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement pact with the Centre and the Assam government on Friday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A 29-member delegation o...

Opposition parties in Assam criticized the BJP, branding the peace deal with ULFA's pro-talks faction as a pre-election stunt lacking substance. Leaders demanded transparency, highlighting that the agreement echoes previous accords in different word...

The chief minister said that there will be rehabilitation of the ULFA cadres. Over 10000 people and security forces were killed during the ULFA movement. ULFA will be disbanded, camps will be disbanded and weapons deposited, 726 cadres will be rehab...

The separatist ULFA was formed in April 1979 in the aftermath of an agitation against undocumented immigrants from Bangladesh (erstwhile East Pakistan). It split into two groups in February 2011 with the Arabinda Rajkhowa-led faction giving up viole...

The Centre government and the Assam government signed a peace pact with pro-talks faction of ULFA, on December 29.Assam government, Centre sign peace pact with pro-talks faction of ULFA

A 14 member delegation of the pro-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA)leaders reached New Delhi on Wednesday as the Government of India and the pro-talk ULFA are all set to ink a peace pact on December 29

On December 15 Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that final touches are being given to the peace agreement with the pro-talk ULFA faction which is likely to be signed this month or January next year. Director of Intelligence Bureau (IB) ...

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Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters that Union Home Minister Amit Shah had clearly said on Monday that if the anti-talk ULFA(I) faction is ready for negotiations, then "the Centre is more than willing to hold dialogue with them for the...

With most leaders of the Ulfa, barring Paresh Barauh, talking peace, insurgency is a thing of the past in the north-eastern state.

The grant of tribal status to these six communities will lead to 50 per cent population of Assam becoming tribal or Assam turning into a tribal-dominated state.