Morning Filter: ULFA, govt. peace process

Vijayakant’s last rites to be performed at his DMDK party headquarters on Friday evening The Tamil Nadu government has announced full state honours for Vijayakant’s funeral. The DMDK said the last rites would be conducted on Friday at 4.45 p.m. on the premises of the party headquarters and party flags would fly at half mast for 15 days. ULFA, Centre, Assam government to sign memorandum of settlement in New Delhi on Friday evening Assam Chief Minister’s Office has announced that a tripartite memorandum of settlement between the ULFA (pro-talks faction) and the central and state governments will be signed in New Delhi on Friday. NSG, police to conduct security mock drills in Pune on Friday The elite National Security Guard and police will conduct security mock drills in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Friday as part of an annual exercise, an official said on Thursday, appealing to citizens not to panic. Odisha government to roll out customised vehicles for patrolling in Similipal Forest and Environment Minister Pradip Kumar Amat will flag off the vehicles on Friday, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) (wildlife) Susanta Nanda said in a statement. [logo] The Morning Filter 29 December 2023 [The Hindu logo] Welcome to the Morning Filter newsletter, your guide from The Hindu on the major news stories and events to follow today. [[Arrow]Open in browser]( [[Mail icon]More newsletters]( Here are the latest updates and the big news stories to follow today Vijayakant’s last rites to be performed at his DMDK party headquarters on Friday evening The Tamil Nadu government has announced full state honours for Vijayakant’s funeral. The DMDK said the last rites would be conducted on Friday at 4.45 p.m. on the premises of the party headquarters and party flags would fly at half mast for 15 days. ULFA, Centre, Assam government to sign memorandum of settlement in New Delhi on Friday evening [ULFA pro-talks faction leader Arabinda Rajkhowa.] Assam Chief Minister’s Office has announced that a tripartite memorandum of settlement between the ULFA (pro-talks faction) and the central and state governments will be signed in New Delhi on Friday. NSG, police to conduct security mock drills in Pune on Friday The elite National Security Guard and police will conduct security mock drills in Maharashtra’s Pune city on Friday as part of an annual exercise, an official said on Thursday, appealing to citizens not to panic. Odisha government to roll out customised vehicles for patrolling in Similipal Forest and Environment Minister Pradip Kumar Amat will flag off the vehicles on Friday, Principal Chief Conservator of Forests (PCCF) (wildlife) Susanta Nanda said in a statement. [Sign up for free]( Today’s Best Reads [[Qatar court drops death penalty for 8 Indians] Qatar court drops death penalty for 8 Indians]( [[Jaishankar says relationship between India and Russia much deeper] Jaishankar says relationship between India and Russia much deeper]( [[Maine bars Trump from ballot as U.S. Supreme Court weighs State authority to block former President] Maine bars Trump from ballot as U.S. Supreme Court weighs State authority to block former President]( [[SA vs IND first Test | Burger & Co. dash India’s ‘final frontier’ dream, inflict innings defeat] SA vs IND first Test | Burger & Co. dash India’s ‘final frontier’ dream, inflict innings defeat]( Copyright @ 2023, THG PUBLISHING PVT LTD. If you are facing any trouble in viewing this newsletter, please [try here]( Manage your newsletter subscription preferences [here]( If you do not wish to receive such emails [go here](