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BJP CM Biren Singh fuelled conflict in Manipur: Assam Rifles report
A new set of revelations related to the conflict in Manipur were discovered in an evaluation conducted by officials of the Assam Rifles in the state.
A good deal of the blame was pinned on Modi's "political authoritarianism and ambition" and the state government led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, a supporter of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
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Kaziranga is becoming a laboratory for militarised forest conservation in India: Pranab Doley
A first-generation scholar from the Mising community, Pranab Doley earned his Bachelor's degree from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, and a Master's in Social Work from Mumbai TISS. Returning to his hometown of Bokakhat in 2015, he co-founded Jeepal Krishak Sramik Sangha, a grassroots organization dedicated to addressing farmers' and workers' issues. In 2021, Doley made waves as an independent candidate in the Assam assembly election, challenging Asom Gana Parishad leader Atul Bora for the Bokakhat constituency.
India
Ahead of Amit Shah’s election-related visit, two Kukis killed in Manipur
Two Kuki men were killed at the boundary of Kangpokpi-Imphal East districts in Manipur on Saturday, two days before Home Minister Amit Shah's likely visit for Lok Sabha elections campaign.
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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.
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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.
India
There is a BJP propaganda against Ajmal in Assam, says Hiren Gohain
Only a few months before Assembly elections in Assam, Chief advisor of Akhil Gogoi led new party Raijor Dal, Dr. Hiren Gohain told reporters that joining hands with All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief Badruddin Ajmal will bring no harm to the party.
India
Trpura: Govt targeting opposition parties, says Manik Sarkar
A group of CPI(M) legislators in Tripura led by former Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Monday met Governor Ramesh Bais and raised the issue of constant attacks on leaders and workers of the opposition parties in the state.
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Akhil Gogoi named president of Raijor Dal, to lead party from Guwahati Jail
Raijor Dal, an Assam political party formed by about 70 organisations three months ago, has named jailed peasants rights activist Akhil Gogoi as its first president.
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AIUDF to challenge bill on Madrasa conversion in court
All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) who who has opposed the new bill to convert government-run Madrasas to regular schools under the state board, said it will challenge the legislation in court.
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Assam: AASU to renew anti CAA protest on its first anniversary
The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) said it will organise a statewide protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act, 2019 on 12 December, on the first anniversary of enactment of the Act.
India
Cases politically motivated, Badruddin Ajmal on FIR against Ajmal Foundation for ‘receiving foreign funds with terror links’
Hours after a BJP leader in Assam filed a police complaint against All India United Democratic Front (AIUDF) chief and MP Badruddin Ajmal for allegedly receiving funds from foreign agencies having terror links, Ajmal told reporters that complaint against him is a move to politically pressure him so that he leaves politics or he does not side with any other party.
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Former Assam CM Tarun Gogoi passes away at 84
Former Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, who was undergoing treatment at the Gauhati Medical College Hospital for post-COVID complication, passed away on Monday at the age of 84.
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Attacks on journalists in Assam: Editors Guild of India writes to CM Sonowal
The Editors Guild of India has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Assam, on the growing incidence of violence against journalists and urging him to take necessary steps to ensure their safety.
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BJP local leader arrested for duping people by promising govt jobs in Assam
A BJP local leader in Assam, Rajeev Parashar was arrested on Saturday for duping people on the pretext of providing them government jobs in various state departments.
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Obituary: Assam’s sole Muslim and woman CM Syeda Anwara Taimur
Syeda Anwara Taimur was appointed as the first lady Chief Minister on 6 December 1980. Taimur occupied the Chief Minister's office till June 1981. In the history of Assam, she remained the only female and Muslim Chief Minister of the State.
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COVID-19: 75-year-old northeast newspaper and its fight against “cruel hands of law”
North-East India's oldest English-language daily newspaper The Shillong Times which started as a tabloid-sized weekly on 10 August 1945, is not seen on the newsstands for the first time...
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Assam National Law University students seek removal of VC facing sexual harassment allegations
The Student Bar Council of the National Law University and Judicial Academy Assam (NLUJAA) has written to the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court, seeking that the Vice-Chancellor of NLUJAA, Professor J S Patil - who is facing investigation in an FIR on sexual harassment allegations - should step down from his position, temporarily, till the investigation against him is over.
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