The 11-hour long mass hunger strike that was called by the All Assam Students Union (AASU) ended at 5 pm on Friday. The students’ body, however, is firm in its stand to carry out relentless protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act. The mass hunger strike, which started at 6 am in the morning, was held […]

Intensifying the crackdown against unruly protesters, the Dispur Police have arrested four more persons for their involvement in several incidents of vandalism and arson cases during anti-CAB protests in Guwahati. Those arrested have been identified as Asiful Ali, Pinku Choudhury, Rabi Swargiyari and Ridip Deka. Earlier, the police had also arrested 24 other individuals on […]

Mobile internet services have been suspended across Meghalaya for the next 48 hours, officials said. The development comes in the wake of the passage of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Parliament. CVD Diengdoh, additional secretary to the government of Meghalaya (home police) department on Thursday said that mobile Internet and messaging were suspended for 48 […]

All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) along with hundreds of local citizens staged a protest in Guwahati on Friday against the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Act. Speaking to ANI, Ravi Sharma, a protestor, said: “The people of Assam do not want CAB. It is not right for us. It discriminates on the basis of religion. It also […]

The India-Japan annual summit slated to be held in Guwahati has been postponed, as per reports. Japan Prime Minister Shinzo Abe was slated to arrive in Guwahati on December 15 and to hold talks with Prime Minister Narendra Modi. The move comes in the wake of massive anti-Citizenship (Amendment) Act protests in Guwahati. The Japanese […]

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Wednesday said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led government is committed to preserving linguistic and cultural rights as well as the social identity of people in northeastern states. “In northeastern states, we will try to address the issues raised by them about the law. We repeat our commitment to preserving […]

The Central government has started withdrawing paramilitary forces from Jammu and Kashmir after the law and order situation improves in the Valley. Ten companies of the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) have been moved from Jammu and Kashmir to Assam. According to sources, as many as 20 CRPF companies will be sent to Assam from […]

While the entire region was up in protest against the Citizenship Amendment Bill, Manipur celebrated the Centre’s announcement to extend Inner Line Permit in the state. Relief and joy spread across Manipur as Home Minister Amit Shah announced that the state would be exempted from the ambit of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 as it would […]

Normal life came to a standstill in the entire region on Wednesday as protesters took to the streets in large numbers, especially in Assam which was the worst hit by the 11-hour bandh called by NESO to oppose the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. Vehement protests were witnessed across the region during the bandh. Protesters took to […]

Amid vehement protests, the Centre will table the Citizenship Bill in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday. The Bill will be discussed in the Upper House from 2 pm onwards. A total of 6 hours have been allotted for discussion on the Bill in the Rajya Sabha. #CitizenshipAmendmentBill2019 to be introduced in Rajya Sabha at 2 […]