Ulfa Faction

ULFA threatens singer Zubeen Garg for singing in Hindi

Press Trust of India | Thursday April 18, 2013

ULFA's anti-talk faction today condemned Assam's popular singer Zubeen Garg for singing Hindi songs in Rongali Bihu functions and warned they would not be responsible for any consequences following the singer's refusal to obey their diktat.

Security alert in Assam ahead of Independence Day

Press Trust of India | Friday August 3, 2012

Assam has been put on a general security alert in view of the threat by the anti-talk faction of ULFA to engage in subversive activities in the run-up to Independence Day celebrations. "A general security alert has been sounded and security tightened...

Sonia Gandhi in Guwahati today; People defy ULFA bandh to attend rally

NDTV Correspondent | Saturday May 26, 2012

More than 10,000 people braved a 12-hour ULFA bandh to attend the celebration of the Congress-led Tarun Gogoi government's completion of first year of its third term in office which was attended by UPA Chairperson Sonia Gandhi. Chief Minister Tarun G...

One killed in blast ahead of Sonia's Assam visit

Press Trust of India | Friday May 25, 2012

A day ahead of the Congress President Sonia Gandhi's visit to Assam, one person was killed in a bomb blast by anti-talk faction of ULFA in Tinsukia district tonight, police said. The bomb was planted in a roadside at Selabari area. The deceased has b...

Assam should become a growth engine: PM

Indo-Asian News Service | Friday April 20, 2012

Braving security threats by the anti-talk faction of the ULFA and a shutdown call by the militants, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Friday inaugurated the platinum jubilee celebration of the Assam legislative assembly and said that he wanted to make...

High security in Assam for Prime Minister's visit

Press Trust of India | Friday April 20, 2012

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is on a day-long visit to Assam. Security has been beefed up in the state after the United Liberation Front of Assam's (ULFA) anti-talk faction called a 12-hour Assam bandh in protest. Police and para-military personnel ...

ULFA firm on April 20 Assam shutdown

Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday April 17, 2012

The anti-talk faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) on Tuesday reiterated its call for a state-wide shutdown on April 20 to protest against the visit of Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to Assam.