On Independence Day, Assam CM Sarma spoke about sovereignty being 'non-negotiable'. Anup Chetia says ULFA-I leader Paresh Baruah's silence following the speech is a 'positive sign'.
Barshashree Buragohain was arrested after her Facebook poem was interpreted as endorsing the banned ULFA-I. Back home, she is shaken but dreams of becoming a math professor.
ULFA-I, led by Paresh Baruah, is the banned, anti-peace-talks faction of the insurgent group. Its total recruitment between 2017 and 2019 was about 70 people.
Katni SP says clerk missed typing 'aatankwadi' after the words Sikh and Muslim. Order was issued ahead of MP Governor Mangubhai C. Patel’s visit to district on 7 December.
United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) Commander-in-Chief Paresh Barua made the statement in an e-mail to the media. Assam currently has a caseload of 3.15 lakh.
Speaking to ThePrint, ULFA(I) chief Paresh Baruah did not disclose the name of the memoir, but said it would be published in ‘less than a month or 20 days’.
Negotiations between ULFA(I) and Quippo for the two hostages abducted in December got over late Monday. Mediator Kaushik Phukan says there will be no payment of ransom.
ULFA(I) abducted two 2 working with oil firm Quippo on 21 December last year. It has since demanded Rs 20 crore in ransom, issued threats, and extended deadline for payment.
Countering insurgency needs the Pakistan Army to demonstrate a political will that ties leaders at the centre with those in the borderlands. But it may not have the imagination.
Centre for Science and Environment in new report makes case for rationalising GST on waste material, saying most informal operators can’t afford high tax & it also hinders recycling.
21st edition of annual joint military exercise will be held from 1 to 16 September, aimed at sharing military tech, operational best practices & disaster relief coordination methods.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
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