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.
This special edition of Cut The Clutter, straight from the Siliguri corridor, details the strategic importance of the narrow strip of land in West Bengal, and how it’s a vital link connecting the Northeast to the rest of India.
We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
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