After 4 members of the MHA-constituted Committee for implementation of the Clause 6 of the Assam Accord had refused to be a part of the panel, retired IAS officer MP Bezbaruah, who was named Chairman of the nine-member committee have now decided to opt out of the committee. The development comes just a day after 4 members […]

A day after the provoking statements by founder president of Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi Students Union and advocate Pradip Dutta Roy warning students in Assam University, Silchar not to stage any protest in the varsity campus against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill. The Vice Chancellor of the university has issued prohibitory orders banning protest inside the […]

Mary Kom’s unprecedented sixth world title triumph has put her on the coveted number one position in the International Boxing Association. According to the updated rankings put out by AIBA, Mary Kom is placed on top of the charts in the weight division with 1700 points. The 36-year-old will have to jump to 51kg in […]

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 […]

A team of the NESO led by Chief Adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya and president Samuel Jyrwa has been detained by Tripura police while on their way to Khumulung, the headquarters of the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council near Agartala to visit the victims of Tuesday’s police firing. The NESO team which was in Agartala to […]

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 […]

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 […]

In the wake of the continued protests against the contentious Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, prohibitory orders under Section 144 CrPC clamped in Guwahati prohibiting assembly of more than 5 persons and restricting demonstrations & processions in areas under Dispur, Bhangagarh, Basistha, Hatigaon, Sonapur & Khetri police stations. #BREAKING | Section 144 CrPC clamped in #Guwahati prohibiting […]

The Rajya Sabha passed a Constitutional (Amendment) Bill, 2019 to award 10 per cent reservation to economically weaker sections with majority. After 10-hour long debate, most of the members in the Upper house of the Parliament agreed to go ahead with the bill despite opposition from some parties. The bill was passed with 165 members […]

The row over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill has now spread to Nagaland with chief minister Neiphiu Rio facing opposition and civil society heat on the issue. The Naga People’s Front (NPF) pointed out that Chief Minister Rio had stated that the PDA-led government in the state would not oppose the Bill, as the State of Nagaland […]