Jan 01, 2024, at 02:25 pm
Singapore has welcomed India's signing of a peace accord with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) and said it will anchor peace in the region and give a big boost to foreign investors like Singapore to move into the Northeast.
Dec 31, 2023, at 07:52 am
New Delhi: The Centre and the Assam government signed a 'tripartite Memorandum of Settlement' with the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday.
Dec 30, 2023, at 03:25 am
New Delhi/IBNS: A tripartite peace deal was signed in Delhi on Friday between the Centre, the Assam government, and the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) in which the insurgent group in the northeast agreed to abjure the path of violence.
Gauhati High Court acquits all 6 convicts of 2004 bomb blast that 13 school children
Aug 25, 2023, at 04:51 am
Guwahati: The Gauhati High Court on Thursday acquitted all six convicts previously convicted in the 2004 bomb blast in Assam's Dhemaji, which claimed 18 lives, including 13 schoolchildren, and left 40 injured, during Independence Day celebrations.
Assam: ULFA-I - Protecting Extortion Operations
Aug 01, 2023, at 12:16 am
On July 30, 2023, a cadre of the Independent faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I), identified as Jogen Gogoi, was injured in Police firing in a reserve forest in Abhayapuri in Sonari in Charaideo District of Assam.
Assam: ULFA-I, NSCN-K call for Republic Day boycott
Jan 24, 2023, at 10:32 pm
Guwahati: Banned militant outfits United Liberation Front of Asom - Independent (ULFA-I) and NSCN-K have issued its customary call for general strike on Jan 26 and appealed to the people of the region to boycott the Republic Day celebration.
Police arrest youth from Assam’s Nagaon who attempted to join ULFA-I
Aug 06, 2022, at 04:11 pm
Guwahati: Police arrested a youth in central Assam’s Nagaon district who had attempted to join banned militant outfit United Liberation Front of Asom-Independent (ULFA-I).
ULFA-I releases abducted ONGC employee from Nagaland-Myanmar border
May 22, 2021, at 03:14 pm
Guwahati: Banned outfit group United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) on Saturday morning released abducted ONGC employee Ritul Saikia.
Pro-talk ULFA leader, two others arrested for allegedly conspiring to kill Himanta Biswa Sarma
Mar 10, 2021, at 03:29 am
Guwahati/IBNS: Guwahati city police have arrested three persons including a pro-talk ULFA leader for their alleged conspiracy to assassinate Assam minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma.
Drishti Rajkhowa-led ULFA team underwent training in Pakistan
Nov 25, 2020, at 03:53 pm
New Delhi: Security officials have said the seven-member team of proscribed ULFA led by deputy commander-in-chief Drishti Rajkhowa had undergone training in Pakistan.
Nov 17, 2020, at 10:53 pm
The Indian Security Forces (SFs) with active cooperation of their Bangladeshi counterparts have successfully secured custody of Drishti Rajkhowa aka Monoj Rabha, the ‘deputy commander-in-chief’ of the Independent faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I). Rajkhowa, along with four of his accomplices, surrendered before Indian Security Forces (SFs) on November 11, 2020, in Meghalaya, along the India-Bangladesh Border. A day later, on November 12, he ‘formally’ surrendered to the Unified Command at the Army’s Red Horns Division at Rangia in the Kamrup District of Assam. His accomplices were identified as Yashin Ali, Rup Jyoti Rabha, Babul Rabha, and Rahul Hazarika.
Mar 13, 2020, at 06:30 pm
Guwahati/IBNS : Deputy Commander-in-Chief of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I), Drishti Rajkhowa alias Manoj Rabha had a narrow escape in a fierce gunfight with security personnel in Meghalaya’s South Garo Hills district.
Two ULFA-I militants lay down arms in Assam’s Tinsukia district
Oct 25, 2019, at 12:15 pm
Guwahati/IBNS: Two militants of banned outfit United Liberation Front of Assam – Independent (ULFA-I) surrendered with arms before the security forces in Assam’s Tinsukia last evening, officials said on Friday.
Arunachal Pradesh: Security forces nab top ULFA (I) cadre
Oct 20, 2019, at 08:32 pm
Itanagar/UNI: In a major breakthrough, the Changlang battalion of Assam Rifles along with Changlang district police has apprehended a top ULFA(I) cadre, who was planning to carry out subversive activities against the security forces, on Saturday from a remote area in the district.
Seven militants of banned ULFA-I surrender in Assam with huge cache of arms
Mar 19, 2019, at 05:46 pm
Guwahati, March 19 (IBNS): Seven hardcore militants of banned United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP) of Assam’s Tinsukia district on Monday, officials said on Tuesday.
Pro-talk ULFA threatens to pull out from peace talks with Centre
Jan 14, 2019, at 07:03 pm
Guwahati, Jan 14 (IBNS): The Pro-talk faction of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has threatened to pull out from the ongoing peace talks with the Centre, if the Citizenship Amendment Bill, 2016 is passed.
Uzbekistan wins National Geographic Traveler Awards
Dec 01, 2018, at 03:40 pm
Guwahati, Dec 1 (IBNS): While the government and security forces have continued operations against the militant groups and trying to break their backbone, banned outfit group United Liberation Front of Asom – Independent (ULFA-I) has recruited over 100 youths of the state in past five months by taking advantage of the current situation in Assam.
Tinsukia killing incident: Assam police yet to get killers identity
Nov 11, 2018, at 08:45 pm
Guwahati, Nov 11 (IBNS): Ten days after the Tinsukia killing incident, Assam police are still in fight to get clues of killers identity.
Jan 08, 2018, at 03:41 am
Guwahati, Jan 7 (IBNS) : Ahead of the Republic Day celebration, an encounter between suspected militants of banned outfit ULFA (I) and security forces took place at Jagun area in Assam’s Tinsukia district along with Arunachal Pradesh border on Sunday evening.
Banned outfit hideout busted in Arunachal Pradesh
Jan 07, 2018, at 01:12 am
Guwahati, Jan 6 (IBNS): Security forces have busted a temporary camp of banned outfit United Liberaion Fron of Assam – Independent (ULFA-I) in Arunachal Pradesh on Friday night, officials said.
Hardcore ULFA (I) militant killed in Assam encounter
Dec 01, 2017, at 10:25 pm
Guwahati, Dec 1 (IBNS) : A hardcore militant belonging to banned United Liberation Front of Asom (Independent) was killed in a fierce gun fight with security forces in Assam’s Udalguri district on Friday.
Aug 28, 2017, at 01:34 am
Guwahati, Aug 27 (IBNS) : Tension still grips in various parts of Assam following the assault incident of indigenous people in middle Assam’s Nagaon town.
NIA files charge sheet against ULFA Chairman, C-in-C
Jul 16, 2017, at 03:40 am
Guwahati, July 15 (IBNS) : The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Saturday filed a charge sheet against three top brass leaders of the anti-talk faction group of United Liberation Fron of Asom (ULFA) for intending to wage war against the country before the special NIA court in Guwahati.
Security forces nab six hardcore militants along Indo-Bangla border
Jun 23, 2017, at 11:15 pm
Guwahati, June 23 (IBNS) : Security forces on Friday morning apprehended six hardcore militants, including a ULFA (I) member, from the area along Meghalaya-Bangladesh border.
Peace agreement with ULFA to sign shortly: Rijiju
Jun 10, 2017, at 02:47 am
Guwahati, June 9 (IBNS): Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Friday said that the peace agreement with the pro-talk faction group of United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) will be signed shortly.
Alert sounded along Indo-Myanmar border as 100 militants take shelter to carry out attacks
May 04, 2017, at 05:52 pm
Guwahati, May 4 (IBNS) : Security has been beefed up along the Indo-Myanmar border following intelligence reports about probable militant attacks on security forces.
Linkman of ULFA(I) and NSCN nabbed in Arunachal Pradesh
Feb 13, 2017, at 09:44 pm
Guwahati, Feb 13 (IBNS) : Security forces have apprehended a linkman of ULFA(I) and NSCN(K) in Arunachal Pradesh on Sunday, officials said on Monday.
ULFA (I) uses minors as sleeper cell in Assam
Aug 18, 2016, at 03:01 am
Guwahati, Aug 17 (IBNS) : Militant groups of North East India used minors as sleeper cell to trigger explosions and it came to light after Assam police apprehended two minors who worked for them.
ULFA targets Hindi-speaking people in Assam, 2 killed in Tinsukia
Aug 13, 2016, at 03:18 am
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS) : Suspected ULFA(I) militants killed two Hindi-speaking people in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday evening.
Suspected ULFA militants kill two Hindi speaking people in Upper Assam
Aug 13, 2016, at 02:31 am
Guwahati, Aug 12 (IBNS): Suspected ULFA(I) militants killed two Hindi-speaking people in Upper Assam’s Tinsukia district on Friday.