Paresh Barua, heading the Ulfa's anti-talk faction, today rejected the unilateral ceasefire declared by Arabindo Rajkhowa-led group.
At least 50 passengers were injured after six coaches of the Guwahati-Puri Express derailed following a suspected blast near Rangia in Assam's Kamrup (Rural) district on Sunday evening.
BJP national spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy on Friday demanded a judicial probe into the June 22 clash here that claimed three lives, and the early release of KMSS leader Akhil Gogoi.
A hardcore Ulfa militant was killed and three others were injured in an encounter with security forces in Assam's Tinsukia district today, police said.
The Guwahati high court on Wednesday granted bail to RTI activist Akhil Gogoi who was arrested in connection with the June 22 protests here during which three persons were killed and over 50 others were injured.
Train services were partially disrupted in Assam on Sunday due to blockade by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) to protest the arrest of its general secretary Akhil Gogoi.
The Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti has called a 12-hour Assam Bandh on Saturday to protest against the arrest of its secretary Akhil Gogoi for allegedly leading the violent protest in which three persons were killed.
RTI activist and secretary of KMSS Akhil Gogoi was arrested from Guwahati Press Club premises today for stimulating violence on June 22 in the state capital. The district administration imposed Section 144 in the city to thwart any protest against Gogoi's arrest.
HT Correspondent reports.
Guwahati turned tense on Wednesday after three people, including a nine-year-old, were killed in clashes between farmers and police. The farmers were protesting their eviction from hills and wetland areas.
Assam Police averted a tragedy today morning when its personnel detected and defused an explosive device planted inside a train during routine search after its arrival at the railway station in Guwahati.
The Congress chief minister of Assam, Tarun Gogoi, has said he might take back the land given to yoga guru Baba Ramdev for his ayurvedic brand Patanjali.
The Khaplang faction of the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-K) on Tuesday expelled its chairman SS Khaplang. A Hemi Naga from Myanmar, Khaplang had formed NSCN-K in 1988 after falling out with Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah who formed the NSCN (Isak-Muivah).
If Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi is blowing hot, blame it on a dethroned king of chillies.
Meghalaya chief minister Mukul Sangma on Tuesday dropped four dissident ministers and found replacements for three of them from the same camp, which has been demanding his ouster.
Newly elected Assam Assembly members led by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today formally took oath at the beginning of the thirteenth session.