Assam

On Wednesday, a discussion-oriented group of ULFA, brought a team of 16 members to New Delhi. Right after landing at Indira Gandhi International Airport in New Delhi, the group has reportedly been taken to an undisclosed location by the local authorities.

Ripun Bora, the president of the Trinamool Congress in Assam, in a meeting with state office bearers of all opposition parties of “United Opposition Forum, Assam” held at Dhubri, declared that his party is seeking at least four Lok Sabha seats in the state from the INDIA bloc.

The Barak Democratic Front (BDF), put up large hoardings in 3 districts of Barak including Silchar demanding for a separate Barak. It is also decided to publish 5 lakh books on the need for a separate Barak.

Several Assistant Superintendents of Police (ASPs) and other police personnel of various grades were transferred as part of a significant reshuffle that the Assam government executed on Tuesday.

Anand Mishra, an officer of the Indian Police Service (IPS) belonging to Assam- Meghalaya Cadre (2011 RR Batch) and currently serving as the Superintendent of Police in Lakhimpur, has submitted his unconditional resignation from the IPS, effective from January 16, 2024.

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated that there were no casualties in the state resulting from extremist violence in 2023, a year that marked the “total end of tribal militancy”. 

The Chief Managing Director (CMD) of Pride East Entertainments Pvt Ltd, Riniki Bhuyan Sharma heads the largest media conglomerate in northeast India, overseeing two news channels, three entertainment channels, and an Assamese newspaper, ranked 51 among 100 other women achievers.

Raijor Dal party leader and Sivasagar MLA Akhil Gogoi asserts that the recent incidents in Assam linked to the ULFA-Independent militant group are fabricated encounters.

As per information, on December 31, a trilateral peace agreement is expected to be signed between the Central Government of New Delhi, the Assam Government, and the insurgent banned group ULFA-I. For the signing of the peace accord, ULFA-I's General Secretary Anup Chetia and Foreign Secretary Shashadhar Choudhury have already travelled to New Delhi.