President Murmu has also conferred Kirti Chakra on Major Arshdeep Singh of 1 Assam Rifles for eliminating armed cadres when patrol led by him came under fire along Indo-Myanmar Border last May.
In a statement, proscribed outfit calls attack an act of vengeance against the killings of two cadres in Tinsukia district. Security forces launch search operations.
In video released by insurgent outfit, armed cadres dance to beats of self-composed Bihu song at training camp. Song seeks to strike emotional chord with Assamese people.
Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma had said Monday that Paresh Baruah should return to the state to see its ‘changed realities’. Baruah left the state 30 years ago.
According to a police statement, the incident took place in the wooded hills of the Tipong Reserve Forest, around the Ledo-Margherita area, around 1.30 am Thursday.
Defence sources reveal there are 3 ULFA(I) camps active under their Eastern Command: The Arakan Gut or 779, the Nilgiri Gut, and the Everest or Hoyat camp.
In FY 2025-26, AoN for 55 proposals amounting to Rs 6.73 lakh cr has been accorded by DAC. Both the quantum of AoN given and capital contracts signed, so far, have been the highest in any FY.
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