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Citizenship Amendment Bill: Train services affected in Assam amid protests

Huge processions were taken out in different areas of Guwahati

Citizenship Bill against Assam's interest; withdraw it: AIUDF requests Shah

The AIUDF has opposed the bill as it will have "severe impact on the socio-economic and political aspects of the country", the letter said.

Citizenship Amendment Bill cleared by Cabinet today: All you need to know

The Union Cabinet today gave its nod to the Citizenship Amendment Bill, which will now be tabled in Parliament soon

Citizenship Bill: Students' union of Assam's Cotton University bans BJP-RSS

Along with the BJP-RSS, the students' union and alumni association also banned entry of all organisations and leaders, who are supporting the CAB, into the institution

Amit Shah meets North-East CMs to discuss the outline of Citizenship Bill

The meetings were attended by chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya Sarbananda Sonowal, Pema Khandu and Conrad Sangma respectively

Assam TET 2019: Here are steps to apply online on ssa.assam.gov.in

Assam TET 2019: The process of online application will conclude on September 17, 2019

Assam TET admit card 2019 released on ssa.assam.gov.in: steps to download

Board of Secondary Education Assam has released the Assam TET Admit Card 2019 on ssa.assam.gov.in

A new book seeks to make sense of the citizenship controversy in Assam

A journalist addresses the problematic question of Assam's citizenship controversy from the vantage point of an Assamese but without losing sight of the experiences of other communities

Assam govt to set up 200 foreigners' tribunals for people excluded from NRC

The final NRC was released on August 31 with 19,06,657 of the total 3,30,27,661 applicants excluded and 3,11,22,004 included

BJP will tell SC that we reject this NRC, says Himanta Biswa Sarma

Addressing party workers, the Assam minister said that the BJP will reintroduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the parliament

10,000 paramilitary troops deployed in Assam before NRC release withdrawn

Among the 100 companies of the paramilitary forces, 50 belong to the BSF, 10 CRPF, 16 ITBP and 24 SSB

ONGC to invest Rs 13,000 crore in Assam to drill over 220 wells

The company said in a statement that it has signed an MoU with the Assam government for enhancing its exploration and production activities in the state

Assam: 19 family members of freedom fighter excluded from final NRC list

Over 19 lakh people were excluded from the final NRC list that was published on Saturday.

Tea prices shoot up at auctions after rains hit Assam, West Bengal

Estates in central Assam recorded between 4.50-6.50 inches of rainfall as against a normal rainfall of 1-1.50 inches in July.

Assam: Flood water recedes in Kaziranga, Pobitora

Both the sanctuaries have been battling the mayhem unleashed by floods in the state. Almost 95 per cent of the Kaziranga park was flooded due to incessant rains

5.5 magnitude quake jolts Arunachal again, tremors felt in Assam

The latest quake, tremors of which were felt in Assam, occurred at 4.24 a.m. at a depth of 10 km with the epicentre in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh

Assam ministers condemns incident of girls forced to dance nude

State Social Welfare Minister in Assam Government on Wednesday condemned the incident where a troupe of dancers were allegedly forced to strip and molested at a cultural event in Chaygaon."I had conducted a meeting with the State Women Commission and DGP. I condemn this incident and assure that immediate action will be taken. These incidents keep happening from time to time repeatedly, being a women I am shaken by this and I assure you we will take steps to sanitise our society," Brahma told reporters here.A mob of over 500 men had allegedly tried to force woman dancers of a troupe to strip during a cultural programme in Assam's Kamrup district organised during Eid.Police had arrested a couple of accused while the hunt for others was underway after a case was filed on the basis of a complaint registered by the cultural troupe against the organisers of the programme.Brahma further underlined the need of educating people to avoid any untoward incident from taking place."The culprits ...

SC directs Assam to apprise it of ways for releasing foreigners in custody

The bench took note of the state's submissions that the observations during the hearing of this case may have some impact in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam

Panel to suggest how to protect Assamese identity, consider Assembly quota

The decision has been taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi

No flood threat in Arunachal as artificial lake is under control: China

The Yarlung Tsangpo river is known as the Siang after it enters India at Arunachal Pradesh from the Tibetan region and is called the Brahmaputra once it reaches Assam