Friday, March 29, 2024

North East India

Manipur government says no holiday on Easter

The Manipur government has declared the Easter holiday as a working day, causing an outrage in the region.

7 lakh Muslims among 19 lakh left out of NRC in Assam, says CM Himanta Sarma

On Sunday, Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that seven lakh Muslims are among the 19 lakh persons left out of the National Register of Citizens for the state.

Lok Sabha polls: Outer Manipur will vote on two days

As the Election Commission has announced the dates for the Lok Sabha elections on Saturday, voters were perplexed...

Call for mass protests in Assam as Union government notifies rules of CAA

With the Union government’s notification of the rules for the implementation of the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act on Monday, Opposition parties and regional outfits in Assam gave a call for mass protests.

Mizoram, Nagaland assemblies pass resolution against Union’s move to fence India-Myanmar border

The Nagaland Assembly on Friday adopted a resolution urging the Union government to reconsider its decision to fence the Indo-Myanmar border and suspend the free movement regime with the neighbouring country. On Wednesday, the Mizoram Assembly had also adopted a similar resolution.

India’s move to deport 14 year old Rohingya Muslim girl to Myanmar draws criticism

India’s move to deport 14-year-old Rohingya Muslim girl to coup-hit Myanmar while her family lived in a refugee camp in Bangladesh draws criticism.

Manipur withdraws earlier order to ‘not provide food and shelter’ to Myanmar refugees

The Manipur government has withdrawn an earlier controversial order which directed authorities in districts bordering Myanmar to 'not provide food and shelter' to Myanmar refugees.
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Assam Minority Students’ Union raises concerns over D Voter issue

All Assam Minority Students' Union ( AAMSU) has urged voters to vote against Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its allies in the state assembly elections.

“Will stop Love, Land Jihads,” Amit Shah assures Anti-Muslim laws coming soon in Assam

Addressing a poll rally in Kamrup, Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday said that the BJP will bring laws against ‘Love Jihad’ and ‘Land Jihad’ in Assam if voted to power.
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SC quashes FIR against Shillong Times Editor, Patricia Mukhim

The Supreme Court on Thursday quashed the criminal case registered against veteran journalist and Editor of Shillong Times Patricia Mukhim, in relation to a Facebook post by her decrying violence against non-tribal people in the State.

Double-engine govts in Assam, Centre useless, corrupt: RJD’s Tejashwi Yadav

Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday alleged that the 'double- engine' governments run by the BJP at the Centre and in Assam are 'useless' as they indulged in corruption and spread hatred among people.
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Modi sad about 22-year-old’s tweet but not by floods, youths killed in anti-CAA movement: Priyanka Gandhi in Assam

Launching a frontal attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Congress General Secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Sunday alleged PM Modi is sad about a tweet by a 22 year old woman but not for the flood ravaged people of Assam.

CAA implementation in Assam will be stopped if Congress wins: Rahul Gandhi

Congress leader Rahul Gandhi on Friday said if the Congress comes to power, then it will cease the implementation of the Citizenship Amendment Act(CAA) in the state.
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Doctored video: AIUDF’s Badruddin Ajmal to move legally against fringe NGO LRO

All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) supremo Maulana Badruddin Ajmal has threatened to take legal action against right-wing elements for claiming in a doctored video that he made anti-national statements.

Assam: AIUDF releases first list of 16 candidates, ‘friendly’ contest with Congress in 5 seats

Badruddin Ajmal's All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) on Sunday released its first list of 16 candidates for the upcoming Assam polls.
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Assam polls: Congress guarantees creation of Ministry of Jobs if voted to power

Continuing with its series of "guarantees", the Congress said on Thursday that if the Grand Alliance is voted to power in Assam, it will create a separate ministry for providing jobs to the unemployed youths of Assam.

“Points Akhil Gogoi has said aligns with what BJP is saying”: AIUDF

Hours after Akhil Gogoi, the jailed activist and Raijor Dal chief, singled out Badruddin Ajmal’s All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) as "communal", Aminul Islam, the general secretary of the AIUDF said that the points Gogoi has said aligns with what the BJP is saying.
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