Assam

"For People In Assam": Nitish Kumar Defends Vote Against Citizenship Bill

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 21, 2019

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday defended the Janata Dal (United)'s decision to vote against the citizenship bill in the Rajya Sabha.

Misinformation Being Spread Over Citizenship Bill: Sarbananda Sonowal

India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 21, 2019

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Sunday claimed that misinformation was being spread about the Citizenship Bill and asserted that interests of indigenous people will not be harmed.

21 Bangladeshis Deported From Assam For Illegally Entering India

India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Ridhima Shukla | Saturday January 19, 2019

The border police in Assam today deported 21 Bangladesh nationals who had been detained for illegally entering India. They were arrested for violating the Passport Act.

All-Women Assam Rifles Contingent To Script History This Republic Day

India News | ANI | Saturday January 19, 2019

This women contingent is also special as some of the mahila jawans are family members of soldiers who died for the nation, and have been recruited on compassionate ground.

Himanta Biswa Sarma Is Assam's 'Jinnah', Says Congress

India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 19, 2019

The opposition Congress on Friday slammed Assam Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma claiming that he was indulging in communal politics by dividing Hindus and Muslims in the state.

Northeast Chief Ministers Knock On Delhi's Door Against Citizenship Bill

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Friday January 18, 2019

Meghalaya Chief Minister Conrad Sangma and Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga visited the national capital today in a combined effort to make the centre scrap the controversial Citizenship Amendment Bill in the face of raging protests across the region. Mr Sangma's National People's Party and Mr Zoramthanga's Mizo People's Front are both part of th...

"As A Son Of The Soil...": Sarbananda Sonowal Assurance To Assam

India News | Press Trust of India | Thursday January 17, 2019

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal has said his government was committed to secure ''jati, mati, bheti'' (community, land and base) of the people of the state without any compromise, an official release said on Wednesday.

Sarbananda Sonowal Under Pressure As Neighbours Oppose Citizenship Bill

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Cornered over widespread protests in the state over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, which has been passed in Lok Sabha on January 8, Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today reassured agitators that he would 'never betray them'. The BJP had come to power in the state in 2016.

Assam Male Nurse Arrested For Sexually Harassing Cancer Patients: Police

Guwahati News | Press Trust of India | Wednesday January 16, 2019

A male nurse has been arrested for allegedly sexually harassing three female cancer patients at a hospital, police said Wednesday.

IIT Madras Solar Technology Startup Lights Up Remote Villages

Education | Edited by Shihabudeen Kunju S | Wednesday January 16, 2019

Cygni Energy, an IITM incubated company, is installing solar units in the foreboding terrains of Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya, and Jammu & Kashmir.

Assam Celebrates Annual Harvest Festival Magh Bihu

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Assam today celebrated Magh Bihu, the annual harvest festival, with traditional fervour. Wednesday marks the first day of the Assamese calendar month of 'Magh', Bihu celebrations started from Monday night that marked 'Uruka'.

Right-Wing Activists Heckle Bengali Poet At Assam Event, Videos Go Viral

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Videos of noted Bengali poet Srijato Bandopadhya being heckled by suspected right-wing activists at an event in southern Assam's Silchar have gone viral on social messaging platform WhatsApp. A group of people is seen questioning Mr Bandopadhya angrily in the videos taken on Saturday evening.

"Assam Should Not Bear Migration Burden Alone": Rajnath Singh

India News | Indo-Asian News Service | Tuesday January 15, 2019

Assam has borne a disproportionate burden of migration due to religious persecution in the neighbouring countries, Home Minister Rajnath Singh told Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal.

This Bihu, Assam Lays Stress On Secularism Amid Citizenship Bill Row

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday January 14, 2019

The people of Assam are celebrating the harvest festival of Bhogali Bihu, but without laying down the black flags they hit the streets with over a week ago. They say the festivities this year will go beyond just feasting with friends and family, and instead seek to portray a unified society that sees little merit in the controversial Citizenship (A...

Key Members Of Centre's High Powered Committee On Assam Pull Out

India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhary | Sunday January 13, 2019

Adding to the troubles of the central government, one by one, people who were invited to be part of the high powered committee, constituted by the home ministry on implementing Clause 6 of the Assam Accord, have been pulling out. The latest one to withdraw is MP Bezbarauah, the chairman of the committee.