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Assam (ULFA)'s pro-talks faction on Friday signed a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement pact with the Centre and the Assam government, ULFA spokesperson Sasadhar Choudhary said that the organisation has ruled out contesting elections. «I don't think ULFA will be contesting elections. It will be dismantled completely,» Choudhary said while addressing the media.

ULFA) on Friday signed a peace agreement with the Centre and the Assam government and agreed to surrender weapons, shun violence, disband the organisation and join the democratic process. Union home minister Amit Shah, who was present along with Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma at the signing of the accord here, said it was a big day for the people of Assam.

peace agreement with the pro-talks faction of ULFA has nothing new to offer, opposition parties in Assam on Friday slammed the BJP and said the pact is «merely a political gimmick» ahead of the Lok Sabha polls. Asking the government to make the agreement with United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) public, opposition leaders stressed that many old points of earlier accords have been «re-written in a different language and tone». ULFA's pro-talks faction on Friday signed a peace accord with the central and Assam governments, agreeing to renounce violence, surrender all arms, disband the organisation and join the democratic process.

ULFA's pro-talks delegation, including 16 ULFA members and 13 from civil society, signed the agreement. This a significant pact as the banned ULFA-Independent has been the only major insurgent outfit in the state after the ULFA pro-talks faction signed the agreement with the Centre and Assam government. “It is a matter of joy for me that today is a bright day for the future of Assam.

ULFA)'s pro-talks faction on Friday signed a tripartite Memorandum of Settlement pact with the Centre and the Assam government on Friday in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah. A 29-member delegation of the ULFA's pro-talks delegation, including 16 ULFA members and 13 from civil society, signed the agreement. This a significant pact as the banned ULFA-Independent has been the only major insurgent outfit in the state after the ULFA pro-talks faction signed the agreement with the Centre and Assam government. On the historic development, Union Home Minister Amit Shah asserted, «this is a new start of a period of peace for the whole Northeast especially Assam.» «I want to assure ULFA representatives that the faith you have kept in Govt of India, from the side of Ministry of Home Affairs(MHA), a programme will be made in a time-bound manner to fulfill everything, without you asking for it. Under MHA, a committee will be formed, which will work with the Assam govt to fullfill this agreement,» he added.

Assam government will sign a peace accord with the pro-talks faction of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), aiming to end decades-old insurgency in the northeastern state, officials said. Union home minister Amit Shah, Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and more than a dozen top leaders of the pro-talks faction of ULFA, headed by Arabinda Rajkhowa, will be present during the signing of the peace agreement in the national capital. The accord will take care of a host of long-standing political, economic and social issues concerning Assam, besides providing cultural safeguards and land rights to the indigenous people, the officials said. The hardline faction of ULFA, led by Paresh Baruah, will not be part of the agreement as he has been consistently rejecting the olive branch offered by the government Two top leaders of the Rajkhowa group — Anup Chetia and Sashdhar Choudhary — have been in the national capital since last week and gave the final touches to the peace agreement along with government interlocutors, officials said. Those who have been talking to the ULFA faction from the government side include Intelligence Bureau director Tapan Deka and the government's advisor on the northeast affairs, AK Mishra. The Rajkhowa-led ULFA faction had begun unconditional talks with the central government in 2011, despite strong opposition from the hardline faction led by Paresh Baruah, who is believed to be residing at a place along the China-Myanmar border. The ULFA was formed in 1979 with the demand for a «sovereign Assam».

Manipur governor Anusuiya Uikey on Tuesday said the government is working to restore peace in the state, which has been in the grip of ethnic violence since early May. Uikey, who was speaking at the launch of the Livelihood Development Programme for Internally Displaced Persons, said the crisis can be cordially resolved with the contribution and support of all stakeholders. Ethnic violence erupted in Manipur on May 3, following a tribal solidarity rally that turned violent in Churachandpur district, leading to retaliatory violence between Chin-Kuki-Zo and the Meitei communities across the state. The governor said the state government is trying to compensate families that have lost their homes and belongings in the violence. Uikey said the state needs to consider how people from different communities have helped each other during this time of crisis. The governor said Maolkeki Foundation is working to provide children with education material, nutrition supplements and clothing.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Monday, December 25 greeted people on the occasion of Christmas and wished them joy, peace and prosperity. PM Narendra Modi said on X, “Wishing everyone a Merry Christmas! May this festive season bring joy, peace and prosperity to all." “Let’s celebrate the spirit of harmony and compassion that Christmas symbolizes, and work towards a world where everyone is happy and healthy. We also recall the noble teachings of Lord Christ," he added.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Sunday conveyed a Christmas message to the global Christian community, emphasizing that Israel still grapples with the absence of lasting peace. Here are the top ten updates on the Israel-Gaza war: 1. “To our Christian friends around the world, Merry Christmas," Netanyahu said, adding, “Christmas is supposed to be a time of goodwill to all men and peace on Earth.

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Jammu and Kashmir and set a time frame for holding Assembly elections there, BJP MP from Ladakh, Jamyang Namgyal, on Tuesday made a strong case for status quo to continue under the UT administration saying that the erstwhile state needs peace, security and progress more than polls. The discussion on two Bills on the Union Territory of Jammu and Kashmir in the Lok Sabha, on Day 2 of the ongoing Winter Session of Parliament, saw a heated debate between the Treasury and the Opposition benches, with veteran TMC MP Saugata Roy demanding that the Centre set a definite time frame for holding Assembly polls in the UT. Countering the TMC MP and other Opposition members, Namgyal said, «Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir, Farooq (Abdullah) ji, is here, and with all due respect, I want to ask him: How many elections have you witnessed in your lifetime? Has there been a single election that was conducted peacefully, without guns and bombs going off and lives lost?» Quoting Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Namgyal said «only if there's life, there is a world», adding that the Union Territory needs peace and security more than elections at this point. «We can't hold elections by putting people's lives at risk. There can be no elections at the cost of national security or public safety,» the BJP MP argued. In a swipe at previous regimes in the erstwhile state, Namgyal said, «Back in the day, one was terrified visiting Kashmir, especially the South Kashmir region which used to be the hotbed of militancy and terror.

United National Liberation Front (UNLF), Manipur chief minister N Biren Singh said that he is ready to work as the facilitator for any outfit desiring to enter the peace process and ground rules with UNLF will be finalised by government of India, UNLF involving state government. Biren on Saturday said, “If there is beginning there must be an end, if there is conflict there must be a solution be it politically or something.” He said that ground rules will be finalised by the government of India, UNLF involving the state government. “Weapons will be kept in lock and key will be part of ground rules.

were among several Meitei extremist organisations in Manipur banned by the Union home ministry earlier this month. The decision to declare many Meitei extremist organisation as “unlawfull" was taken in the wake of ongoing violence in the northeastern state. On Sunday, Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh said his government was holding talks with an Imphal Valley-based insurgent group.

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About a month-and-a-half after the Israel-Hamas war started, there is at last hope of the bloodshed ending, even if only for a bit. Israel has agreed to pause its military action in Gaza for four days in exchange for the release in batches of 50 hostages held by Hamas. For every additional 10 released, Israel has promised to extend the pause by a day.

Juliette Binoche, Marion Cotillard, and Jacques Audiard are part of the group of 500 French cinema professionals who have endorsed an open letter in support of a silent peace march set to take place in Paris this Sunday. The initiative, organized in response to the Israel-Hamas conflict and its ongoing global impact, is being led by the recently established collective known as «Une Autre Voix» (Another Voice). The letter emphasizes that the ongoing fratricidal war impacts everyone, irrespective of individual reasons or affiliations on either side of the conflict.

Canadian-Israeli peace activist Vivian Silver, whose family believed she had been taken hostage by Hamas militants during their brutal attacks in Israel on Oct. 7, is dead, according to Global News Canada and multiple sources close to her family.

Israeli post-war occupation of Gaza, where Israel has waged a bombing campaign to destroy the enclave's Hamas rulers after militants rampaged through southern Israeli communities on October 7 in an attack that Israel says killed 1,400 people. 3) According to health officials, Israel's bombardment of Gaza has killed more than 10,800 Palestinians. A humanitarian catastrophe has unfolded as basic supplies run out and wounded people overwhelm a fragile medical system.

Reuters. Over 10,300 Palestinians have died in Gaza after a month of nonstop shelling following the Hamas offensive, with two-thirds of them being women and children, according to the Health Ministry of the Hamas-run region. It is estimated that around 2,300 people are buried as a result of strikes that destroyed whole city blocks.

Russia airport witnesses anti-Israel unrest, Kremlin blames Ukraine | 10 points Tension has risen among the US and European officials that the war has reached a stalemate, and Ukraine is running out of forces. On the other hand, Russia has a seemingly endless supply, officials said. However, according to an Al Jazeera report, Zelenskyy has denied that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has reached a "stalemate".

China has stepped up efforts to pitch itself as a neutral broker for Mideast peace. China's top diplomat called his Israeli and Palestinian counterparts Monday, urging restraint. A Chinese envoy is traveling in the Middle East, pledging to help avert a wider war. At the United Nations on Wednesday, China vetoed a resolution on the war that did not call for a cease-fire.