Meghalaya, Mizoram CM’s call on Rajnath Singh

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma along with Mizoram CM Zoramthanga called on Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday to express their reservations over the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Both Conrad Sangma and Zoramthanga were accompanied by their cabinet colleagues. The state of Meghalaya and Mizoram have repeatedly opposed the Citizenship Bill. It may be […]

Former Arunachal CM Gegong Apang quits BJP

In what can be termed as a big fallout of the Centre’s decision to push for the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, former Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang resigned from BJP’s primary membership on Tuesday. Unhappy over the party’s functioning, Apang shot off a letter to BJP national president Amit Shah stating that Prime Minister Narendra […]

Himanta Biswa Sarma to lead Group of Ministers (GoM) on ST status to 6 communities in Assam

The Centre has constituted a five-member Group of Ministers under the chairmanship of Assam Finance, Health & PWD Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma to look into modalities to implement the constitutional amendment bill to award tribal status to six communities of Assam namely Matak, Moran, Chutia, Koch-Rajbangshi, Tai-Ahom and the Adivasi Tea Tribes. While Chandan Brahma […]

AGP welcome to return to NDA fold, says BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma

Assam BJP leader and state Finance minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has said that doors are open for AGP if it returns to NDA fold. Speaking to the Hindustan Times over the Asom Gana Parishad’s decision to withdraw support to the Assam government over the contentious Citizenship Bill, which seeks to give citizenship rights to non-Muslims […]

Pradip Dutta Roy expelled from BJP

The BJP has expelled Pradip Dutta Roy, the founder president of Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi Students Union, from the primary membership of BJP for threatening the students of Assam University in Silchar and warning them not to protest against the Citizenship Bill. At a time when the entire state of Assam is on the boil over […]

NESO observe Black Day

The North East Students’ Organization (NESO) on Saturday observed a Black Day across the region in protest against the police firing on unarmed protesters in Tripura on January 8 and blocking of NESO officials to meet the injured persons at Khumlwng Hospital on Friday morning. The NESO has also condemned the police firing on the […]

Students warned against Anti-Citizenship Bill protest in Assam University; AASU reacts to controversy

At a time when the entire state of Assam is on the boil over the Citizenship Amendment Bill, a recent remark by founder president of the Cachar, Karimganj & Hailakandi students’ union Pradeep Dutta Rai has sparked a major controversy. Pradeep Rai has threatened the students of Assam University who have been protesting against the […]

Tripura govt orders magisterial probe after six tribal youth injured in police firing

Tripura chief minister Biplab Deb has ordered a magisterial inquiry into the firing incident during anti-citizenship protests in the state on January 8. 6-members of the Twipra Students Federation (TSF) were critically injured after police opened fire when protest by the students organisation against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill turned violent. The Twipra Students Federation took […]

Citizenship Bill row: Assam Speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami hopes Govt will respect people’s view

Assam Legislative Assembly speaker Hitendra Nath Goswami has poured his heart out on the unrest in the wake of the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, saying his conscience does not support anything that could spell disaster for the unity and integrity of the people of the state and which its indigenous people do […]