Tag: Assam
NRC Is For Future, But Faces Motivated Tirade: CJI
Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi on Sunday said the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam was a "base document for the future" and "a vital initiative for peaceful co-existence".....
People Of Assam Need Not Worry Over CAB, Says Modi
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday assured the people of Assam that they there was no need to worry about the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019 and that he and his government were committed to constitutionally safeguard the political, linguistic, cultural and land rights of the Assamese people. ....
CAB: 2 Die In Police Firing As Assam Remains On Boil
Amidst reports of two protestors dying in police firing, thousands of people defied curfew to hit the streets as the raging agitation against the Citizenship Amendment Bill saw the house of an MLA and a circle office being set ablaze, while the government removed two key police officers on Thursday.....
CAB Has No Connection To Minorities In Assam: Home Ministry
The Centre on Thursday issued a statement in a bid to make the provisions of Citizenship Amendment Bill clearer for the people of North-East. The Bill has passed the legislative test in Parliament.....
Curfew Relaxed In Dibrugarh, Flag March Continues In Guwahati
An indefinite curfew which was imposed in Assam's Dibrugarh municipal area, was relaxed for five hours on Friday, while the Army and security forces have continued flag marches in Guwahati city, a day after two persons were killed during the violent anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Bill (CAB), 2019 protests. ....
Curfew Relaxed In Guwahati As Situation Improves In Assam
The curfew, enforced in Guwahati due to the volatile protests against the Citizenship Amendment Act, was relaxed for seven hours since 9 a.m. on Saturday, as the situation improved in Assam.....
644 Militants Surrender In Assam
As many as 644 militants, belonging to eight banned outfits of Assam, laid down their arms in the presence of Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal, here on Thursday.....
Modi To Attend Bodo Accord Celebrations On Feb 7 In Assam
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit Kokrajhar in Assam, on February 7, to participate in the celebrations over the recently signed Bodo Agreement. ....
Coronavirus: Return Of Migrants Leads To Corona Spike In Northeast
Exodus of people from southern and western regions of India to the northeast region has led to a steep rise in Ccoronavirus positive cases, especially in Assam, where 132 new cases have been reported in the past 24 hours, taking the state's tally to 346 on Saturday. ....
7,000 Shifted, 35 Houses Destroyed In Assam Blaze As Oil Well Fire Rages
Around 7,000 people have been evacuated while the inferno completely and partially burnt more than 35 houses as the fire fighters, NDRF, and engineers intensified their efforts to douse the oil well fire in Assam for the third day on Thursday, officials said.....
