Guwahati : Assam witnessed yet another nude protest on Saturday when a group of six persons stripped off their clothes and marched in front of the state secretariat at Dispur, shouting slogans against the Citizenship bill. The incident took place prior to Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s public rally at Changsari, around 50 km away from […]
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Citizenship Bill will cause no harm to Assam and Northeast, assures Modi
Guwahati : Reaffirming the BJP-led NDA government’s intention to pass the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday said the government will ensure that the Bill does not cause any harm to Assam and other parts of the Northeast. The Prime Minister was addressing a public rally at Changsari near Guwahati […]
Modi in Guwahati, protesters show black flags
Guwahati : Prime Minister Narendra Modi arrived in Assam capital Guwahati on Friday evening amid tight security even as different agitating organisations waved black flags as the convoy passed from Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi International Airport to Raj Bhavan in the city. A group of people including students’ who were waiting on the roadside near the […]
Protest against Citizenship Bill — a whiff of 1979 Assam movement
Guwahati : Students’ movements are synonymous with Assam. India’s northeastern state witnessed the world’s longest such movement between 1979 and 1985 when lakh of students took to the streets seeking detection and deportation of illegal foreigners in the state. The movement, known as ‘Asom Andolan’ (Assam movement), was supported by almost all sections of society […]
Assam Budget 2019-20: Government sets aside Rs 300 crore for ‘one-tola gold to brides’
Guwahati : The Assam government has set aside Rs 300 crore in its Budget 2019-20 for a scheme in which the government will offer one-tola gold to brides belonging to families with annual earnings of less than Rs 5 lakh, state Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said on Wednesday while presenting a Rs 1,193.04-crore deficit […]
251 sedition cases in Assam in BJP’s tenure
Guwahati : A total of 251 cases of sedition have been registered in Assam since the BJP took power in the state a little over two years ago. Parliamentary Affairs Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary said this in the Assembly on Monday on behalf of Home Minister Sarbananda Sonowal while replying to a question by Congress […]
Amid protests over Citizenship Bill, Modi to arrive in Assam on Feb 8
Guwahati : Amid the ongoing protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will visit the northeastern states on February 8 as he is scheduled to inaugurate some projects in Assam and Tripura, a senior BJP leader said. The visit of the Prime Minister assumes significance as the saffron party has been […]
11 northeastern political parties oppose Citizenship Bill
Guwahati | Eleven northeastern political parties came together on Tuesday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and decided to appeal to the Central government to scrap the legislation. The parties from seven states excluding Sikkim participated in a two-day convention and unanimously decided to oppose the Bill that seeks to grant citizenship to migrants from […]
Ranjan Daimary among 15 convicted in Assam serial blast case
Guwahati | A Special CBI judge here on Monday convicted 15 people, including National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) chairman Ranjan Daimary, in the October 30, 2008 serial blasts across Assam, saying the quantum of punishment would be pronounced on Wednesday. Daimary was the main accused in the serial blasts that left over 88 dead […]
Assam CM Sonowal faces protests over Citizenship bill
Guwahati : Much to his embarrassment, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday faced protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill at his home constituency Majuli. Members of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) observed Monday as a “black day” in Majuli when Sonowal arrived in the river island to take part in a meeting with […]