ULFA ‘defers’ action on Quippo employees
By IANS| Published: 22nd February 2021 12:09 pm IST
By Subir Bhaumik
Guwahati, Feb 22 : The separatist United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) says it has ‘deferred action’ against two employees of hydrocarbon company Quippo Oil & Gas Infrastructure Ltd who were kidnapped in December by their armed cadres.
ULFA ‘commander-in-chief’ Paresh Barua called some journalists, including this writer, to inform that ‘expiry of ultimatum does not mean death penalty.’
Barua, who often calls up journalists to spin publicity mileage, said “the ULFA has taken into account appeals made by Assamese civil society and leading citizens seeking release of the two Quippo employees”.
BJP s ally IPFT in Tripura forges alliance with others
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Agartala, Feb 20 : Antagonising the ruling BJP, its junior ally IPFT on Friday night forged an alliance with another smaller tribal based parties to fight the upcoming polls to the tribal autonomous body.
Indigenous People s Front of Tripura (IPFT) President Narendra Chandra Debbarma and General Secretary Mevar Kumar Jamatia, both are ministers of the BJP led council of ministry headed by Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb, however, said that they are still in coalition with the saffron party.
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The BJP will still field its candidates in such seats so that people who are not Miya Muslims get a candidate to vote for, added Sarma. Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma | Photo Credit: PTI
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I am saying this from experience that Miya Muslims do not give their vote to BJP: Himanta Biswa Sarma
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Guwahati: Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday claimed that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) will not get votes in the Assembly seats which are in the hands of Miya Muslims . The BJP will still field its candidates in such seats so that people who are not Miya Muslims get a candidate to vote for, he added.
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COVID-19 Vaccination: The government has planned to vaccinate around 3 lakh healthcare workers at 2,934 session sites on the first day of the inoculation drive.
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New Delhi | Jagran News Desk: At least 1,91,181 healthcare beneficiaries received COVID-19 jab on Saturday across India, marking it as a historic and biggest COVID-19 vaccination drive launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. About 16,755 total vaccinators involved across India during the COVID vaccination drive. There was no post adverse event reported after the vaccination was administered to the people.