Guwahati: In an apparent bid to scuttle United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) leaders' peace initiative with the Centre, the Paresh Barua faction of the outfit on Saturday threatened to resort to "armed struggle" against the "arrogant" policies of the Congress and urged people to boycott meetings of the ruling party. In an e-mail sent to PTI in Guwahati, ULFA Publicity in-charge Arunodoy Dohotia alleged that the Congress has always...
01:13 PM, Feb 19, 2011
Guwahati: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday said the recent discussion with the ULFA leadership in New Delhi was a "good beginning" and gave him hope for the future of Assam and the northeast. "I was happy to meet representatives of the ULFA recently in New Delhi. The discussion was a good beginning and has given me hope for Assam and North East," he said after presenting the Fakhruddin Ali...
08:45 PM, Feb 18, 2011
ULFA starts peace talks with Centre after more than 30 years of insurgency in Assam. ...
09:42 PM, Feb 14, 2011
New Delhi: After 30 years of violent insurgency in Assam, eight top leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) have started historic peace talks with the Indian government last week. The leaders came to New Delhi to start the peace process. ULFA's de facto spokesperson and foreign secretary Sashadhar Chowdhury, in an exclusive interview to CNN-IBN, makes his demands clear - Assam to get special status like Kashmir...
09:12 PM, Feb 14, 2011
New Delhi: A delegation of the outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) will meet Prime Minister Manmohan Singh for a courtesy call on Monday evening, days after they initiated talks with the central government to end 30 long years of insurgency in Assam. An eight-member ULFA team, headed by its chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, will meet Manmohan Singh at his 7 Race Course Road official residence, an official said. The...
02:47 PM, Feb 14, 2011
New Delhi: Signalling perhaps the begining of the end of three deacdes of violent insurgency in Assam, the ULFA on Thursday began peace talks with the centre. Sources have told CNN-IBN that the ULFA could announce ceasefire before the assembly elections in the state. As they gingerly walked into the Union Home Ministry, the eight top ULFA leaders were clearly overwhelmed by their first visit to the National Capital after...
10:50 PM, Feb 10, 2011
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So the talks about talks have finally resulted in talks. If all goes to plan, India and Pakistan will over the next six months have ...
08:22 PM, Feb 10, 2011
New Delhi: Leaders of the banned ULFA today met Home Minister P Chidambaram as they began face-to-face unconditional talks with the Centre in an attempt to usher in peace in insurgency-hit Assam. An eight-member ULFA delegation led by its 'chairman' Arabinda Rajkhowa met Chidambaram at his North Block office here as a part of an introductory meeting. The meeting was followed by a full session with senior Home Ministry officials...
02:20 PM, Feb 10, 2011
New Delhi: After more than 30 years of a violent insurgency, which has left thousands dead, eight top leaders of the United Liberation Front of Assam or the ULFA will start peace talks with the Central Government on Thursday. On Wednesday morning, they met with Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to iron out last minute glitches and then in the afternoon, the eight-member ULFA delegation flew out of Guwahati along...
10:39 PM, Feb 09, 2011
Guwahati: The outlawed United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has vertically split with the elusive commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah on Monday rejecting the proposed February 10 peace talks between New Delhi and the rebel leadership now out on bail. "The decision taken by the general council to hold peace talks with the government cannot be considered legal as the general council itself was unconstitutional," an emailed statement by Arunodoi Dohotia, ULFA...
12:54 PM, Feb 07, 2011
New Delhi: The Indian and Pakistani Foreign Secretaries met after a gap of nearly six months in Thimphu on Sunday. Setting a positive tone ahead of their meeting in Thimphu, Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao and her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir said they would endeavour to find a way forward for continued engagement between the two countries. After talks between Foreign Secretaries of the two countries, the Ministry of External Affairs...
07:52 AM, Feb 07, 2011
New Delhi: The foreign secretaries of India and Pakistan are set to meet on Sunday in the Bhutanese capital in what is seen as an "exploratory mission" by New Delhi to revive the dialogue process that is stalled over two years after the Mumbai terrorist attack. Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao on Saturday flew to Thimphu for the meeting of the eight-nation South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC). She is...
05:19 PM, Feb 05, 2011
New Delhi: The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Saturday admitted that the killing of NGO activist Sanjoy Ghose and the bomb blast of Dhemaji on Independence Day in which children were killed was a mistake. At a press conference in Guwahati ULFA Vice Chairman Pradeep Gogoi, Foreign Secretary Sasha Chowdhury and Publicity Secretary Mithinga Daimari, announced that the ULFA will formally start peace talks with the Indian government...
12:57 PM, Feb 05, 2011
Guwahati: ULFA chief Paresh Barua has sent out a stern message to the peace lobbby. A video footage, showing ULFA's elusive Commander in Chief Paresh Baruah dancing during Bihu along with the militant group's armed cadres in an unknown location, was sent to the media by ULFA cadres who still owe their allegiance to Barua and not Arabindo Rajkhowa. The video message came days before top ULFA leaders were to...
09:02 AM, Jan 27, 2011
Guwahati: In a step towards formal peace talks between the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the government, the outlawed separatist group's central executive is set to meet this week to work out modalities for the negotiations. The central executive is expected to be held in the next couple of days in the western Assam district of Nalbari and all the top ULFA leaders are scheduled to take part,...
05:52 PM, Jan 18, 2011
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi has received a formal letter from ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa expressing his outfit's willingness to hold peace talks with the government. Stating that the outfit's central executive council would be meeting soon, the chief minister said, "I have received a letter from Rajkhowa about ULFA's willingness to sit for the talks. "The talks process is moving in the right direction. I can't say exactly...
12:12 PM, Jan 17, 2011
New Delhi: Foreign Secretary Nirupama Rao is all set to meet her Pakistani counterpart Salman Bashir on the sidelines of the SAARC Summit Standing Committe meeting in Bhutan on February 6 and February 7 taking forward the stalled peace process between the two countries. The meeting will also clear the ground for a productive meeting at the level of foreign ministers which is most likely to happen in the first...
10:11 AM, Jan 09, 2011
Sibsagar: ULFA chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa on Sunday said his outfit was ready to sit for peace talks without any preconditions for an "honourable" solution to relieve the people of Assam of their suffering. Rajkhowa also maintained that there were no ideological differences within the ULFA. The ULFA leader's visit to Sibasagar district - after he was released on bail - where the rebel group was formed has raised a degree...
07:31 AM, Jan 03, 2011
New Delhi: Just a year after he was arrested and handed over by Bangladesh - ULFA chief Arabinda Rajkhowa walked free on Saturday on a new path. Within the next few weeks, ULFA's Chairman is expected to sit for peace talks with New Delhi along with most of the top ULFA leadership. The bail was expected, the government did not oppose it. And as if on cue, just after the...
10:23 AM, Jan 01, 2011
Guwahati: United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa walked free from jail, his release will pave the way for talks between the Government and top ULFA cadres. Rajkhowa, immediately after walking out of jail, has given a clear indication of entering politics while addressing a rally at Sipajhar. "There is no question of banning ULFA. We hope there will be some positive response," said Assam Chief Minister Tarun...
08:47 AM, Jan 01, 2011
