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Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma Sunday claimed that the state is on growth trajectory and asked the people of Assam to exert "moral pressure" on proscribed ULFA(I) chief Paresh Barua to give up his sovereignty demand. Sarma interacting with media persons here on New Year's day said criteria other than population should be considered for future delimitation exercises and the state police is keeping a strict eye on the involvement of Islamic clerics in 'jihadi' activities. The chief minister said Assam is on the growth trajectory after achieving considerable financial stability during 2022 and for the first time did not ddepend on the Centre for paying its employees' salaries. This has been possible due to increased oil royalty, excise, transport and GST collections. "There has been an increase in tax collection and this symbolises vibrancy in the economy. This has been possible due to the cooperation by the people and different organisations, leading to a new growth ...

General Officer Commanding-in-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Eastern Command, Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita, on Sunday urged ULFA-I's elusive commander Paresh Baruah to come to the table for talks

Banned militant group United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA-I) claimed responsibility for the attack on an army convoy in Assam's Tinsukia district on Monday night

Talking to reporters here on the sidelines of a programme, Sarma said all measures are being pursued by the government for "political resolution" of the conflict with the ULFA (I)

The pro-talks faction of ULFA has expressed doubts over the Centre's "sincerity" in taking forward the decade-long peace parleys with it, claiming that no dialogue has been held in the last two years

Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said there has been "progress in the process of initiating talks" with the ULFA

Kidnapped ONGC employee Ritul Saikia was released by ULFA(I) militants on Saturday morning in Myanmar near its border with India's Nagaland, police said

Three employees of the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) were on Wednesday kidnapped by suspected ULFA(I) militants from its Lakwa oilfield in Sivasagar district along the Assam-Nagaland border

BJP leader Ratnaswer Moran's son Kuldip was abducted on Aug 1 and a ranson of Rs 1 crore was demanded

Tinsukia Zilla Parishad vice-president Lakheswar Moran's son Kuldeep was allegedly abducted by the group on August 1

Minister for Agriculture Atul Bora was present during the discussion

The rebels were nabbed from Pynursla while they were proceeding towards their hideouts in Bangladesh