The agreement was signed in the presence of Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma and a 29-member delegation of the ULFA's pro-talks delegation, including 16 ULFA members and 13 from civil society.
The Assam Cabinet has made a recommendation to the Centre to withdraw the Disturbed Areas Act and Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) from the entire state, Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Friday.
Five people were arrested, following the firing incident in the Assam-Arunachal border area that claimed the lives of two persons in Assam's Dhemaji district on Monday.
Home Minister Amit Shah on Sunday appealed to the people of Manipur to lift the blockades at the Imphal-Dimapur, National Highway-2 so that basic food items and other necessary items can reach the people in the strife-hit state.
Union Home Minister was on a day-long visit to the state to attend three events in Assam's Guwahati on Thursday where he attended the foundation ceremony of the National Forensic Science University (NFSU) Guwahati campus.
Amit Shah will arrive in Assam on May 25 for a day-long visit to attend a programme in Guwahati where the Assam government will distribute nearly 45,000 appointment letters to the newly recruited candidates of various government departments, officials added.
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that his government has decided to celebrate the second anniversary of the current state government from May 9-11.
AIUDF MLA Rafiqul Islam said that the BJP-led Manipur government and the Union Home Ministry totally failed to maintain the law and order situation in Manipur.
"The district administration has made all arrangements for the people who come from Manipur and entered the district," Numal Mahatta, Superintendent of Police (SP), Cachar district told ANI.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will address rallies in Kutch's Anjar, Jamnagar's Gordhanpur, Bhavnagar's Palitana, Jamnagar's Gordhanpar, and Rajkot today.