A day after Assam NRC final draft list released with letting over 40 lakh applicants left out, the entire nation has come under a panic the fear of getting deported haunts. Of the many not on the list of eligible citizens, it has emerged that the family of India’s former[Read More…]
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said the first complete draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) that was published on the day, is not the final list, and urged the opposition not to politicise it. Whatever work is going on in the NRC, is happening[Read More…]
Addressing the media on Monday July 30 following Assam’s final draft list of eligible citizens, West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee claimed that Bengalis living in Assam were targeted in the “divide and rule game plan.” Expressing her concern over the 40 lakh applicants who were denied spot on the[Read More…]
Out of 3,29,91,385 applicants 2,89,83,677 have been found eligible for inclusion in complete draft of NRC, that was released at 10 am on Monday, 30 July, while over 40 lakh have been left out of the list. “This is just a draft, and not the final list. The people who[Read More…]
Guwahati: 19 civil and police service officers including a BJP lawmaker’s daughter, have been arrested in Guwahati in relation to the civil service job scam in the state. Among those arrested is Pallavi Sharma, daughter of RP Sharma, BJP’s Lok Sabha MP from Tezpur. Monika, the niece of BJP leader Joyram[Read More…]
Assam has become the third state to have a transgender person employed as a judge in a local court. Swati Bidhan Baruah, a 26 year old Guwahati resident, has been appointed as a judge to mediate cases in Lok Adalat, becoming the first transgender judge in Assam judiciary. Baruah joined[Read More…]
Guwahati: The daughter of BJP’s Lok Sabha MP R.P. Sharma is among 19 government officials issued summons on Sunday by the Assam Police in the multi-crore cash-for-jobs scam. The Dibrugarh police, which is probing the case, has asked these officials to appear at the Special Branch Headquarters in Kahilipara area[Read More…]
New Delhi: Activists from Assam’s Barak Valley on Friday urged the Central government to close the detention camps set up for those identified as illegal immigrants and said Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised to do away with these camps during a visit to the state in 2014. The activists,[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Thursday defended its chief General Bipin Rawat’s comments about the growth of the AIUDF, a political party in Assam, allegedly because it enjoyed the support of the Muslim population as Pakistan and China were pushing illegal Bangladeshi migrants into India. AIUDF chief Badruddin Ajmal took[Read More…]
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday directed the Assam government to complete the work on upgradation of the National Register of Citizens by May 31 as it rejected the plea for time till June 30, saying its job is to make impossible possible. Refusing to extend time, Justice Ranjan Gogoi,[Read More…]
The Assam government has published the first draft of the much-awaited National Register of Citizens (NRC) which includes names of 1.9 crore people of total 3.29 crore applicants in the state, an official said. Registrar General of India (RGI), Sailesh said this while addressing a press conference at 11.45 p.m.[Read More…]
The Congress on Thursday slammed Assam Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma for his alleged ‘cancer is divine justice for sins’ remark and asked when will Prime Minister Narendra Modi act against such elements. “Now, BJP Minister and Convenor abuses India’s cancer patients and their families. Mr PM, as you tacitly support[Read More…]
In another incidence of alleged medical negligence, eight infants died within 24 hours at the Fakhruddin Ali Ahmed Medical College and Hospital in Barpeta in Assam. According to hospital records, five children died on Wednesday night and three others died on Thursday. Authorities claim hospital negligence as the cause of[Read More…]
The Assam government exercised its power under the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) by declaring the entire state “disturbed” for six months for the first time since 1990. Recently, the ministry of home affairs, which deals with the subject, told the state government to take a decision on[Read More…]
The fresh wave of flood in Assam killed another 11 people taking the death toll to 39. The first wave ending mid-July had claimed 84 lives. Officials of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said the deaths due to drowning were reported from six of the 24 flood-affected districts. “The[Read More…]
Assam’s situation worsens on Saturday, as flood claimed five lives affecting nearly 11 lakh people across 19 districts. According to a report by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), two persons died in Dhemaji and one each in Lakhimpur, Kokrajhar and Morigaon districts. With this, the total number of[Read More…]
If you stop your vehicle on the twin Saraighat Bridge on the Brahmaputra in Guwahati and caught taking a selfie on your phone, you will be fined a penalty of Rs 10,000 in addition to other punitive action as per the law, the Kamrup (Metropolitan) district administration warned here on[Read More…]
Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader, Santosh Mohan Dev died on Wednesday morning. Dev, the father of Congress MP, Sushmita Dev, was hospitalised in Silchar, Assam. All India Congress Committee (AICC) general secretary, CP Joshi took to Twitter to express his condolences. “My deepest condolences to @sushmitadevmp at the[Read More…]
The Congress has alleged that arms training is being given to Bajrang Dal and VHP volunteers in Assam on Friday. It also demanded action against those “practising this without a valid licence”. Assam Pradesh Congress Committee chief, Ripun Bora said that as part of their organisational work in the state,[Read More…]
Death toll reaches to 44 with five more people being killed due to flood in Assam on Wednesday. As per the state disaster management authority, one death each was reported from Majuli, Sivasagar, Dhemaji, Golaghat and Nagaon districts. Growing water levels in rivers and low lying areas have affected more[Read More…]
While Monsoon hits India, heavy rainfall has caused floods in many regions. The North-East, especially in Assam floods due to heavy rain has claimed as many as 22 lives and affected 4.5 lakh people in 17 districts out of 35 districts that the state is divided into. The Brahmaputra river[Read More…]
A moving train killed an elephant in Assam on Friday. According to a forest official, the animal was killed while it was trying to cross a railway track in north Lakhimpur district of Assam. The elephant was killed by the train on the spot when a herd of elephants from[Read More…]
As the first wave of flood hits Assam, it has claimed three human lives so far, all occurring in Guwahati city. As many as 13,000 people in four districts have been affected so far, said sources. However, unofficial sources put the death figure to five. While the Brahmaputra water level[Read More…]
As four rivers are flowing above the danger mark in Assam, as many as one lakh people have been affected by flood in Lakhimpur and Karimganj districts of the state. As per reports from the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA), 1,01,809 people are struggling due to floods in the[Read More…]
In Assam, a biofuel refinery, set up at the Numaligarh Refinery (NRL) is soon to produce biofuel from bamboo. Significantly, bamboo is abundantly found in the north-east. The Arunachal Pradesh government has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NRL for funding three lakh tonnes of bamboo per year from[Read More…]