Central Panel Suggests Inner Line Permit, Quota To Placate Assam CAA Protesters
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday February 18, 2020
In a bid to pacify angry protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a committee appointed by the Union Home Ministry has suggested setting 1951 as the cut-off year for defining the indigenous people of Assam and introducing an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to restrict the flow of outsiders into the state.
No Union Territory Status For Bodo-Dominated Areas In Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday clarified that the Centre would not upgrade the state's "Bodoland Territorial Area Districts" (BTAD) to a Union Territory, as part of a new peace accord likely to be inked between various stakeholders and the Centre.
Tarun Gogoi Calls Himanta Sarma "Habitual Liar" Over Assam Accord Remarks
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020
Calling Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma a "habitual liar", Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Monday alleged that the BJP leader had lied in the Assembly about the Assam Accord despite submitting an affidavit in the Supreme Court with 1971 as the cut-off year for detecting and deporting illegal immigrants.
On Assam Accord Cut-Off Date For Citizenship, Himanta Biswa Sarma's Spin
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
Assam minister and the BJP's key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma weighed in on the debate over the citizenship law in the state, contending that 1971 was never the cut-off year for granting citizenship under the Assam accord - a key claim of those protesting against the new law.
Opposition Protests In Assam Assembly After Speaker Denies Discussion On CAA
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
A one-day special session of the Assam assembly was called on Monday to ratify 126th Constitution (Amendment) Act to extend reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in parliamentary and assembly constituencies for another 10 years.
Panel Meets Amit Shah Over Feedback For Assam Accord Safeguards
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday January 13, 2020
Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met with members of a high-level panel that was formed by his ministry for recommendations on implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord of 1985. It deals with the longstanding promise of the centre to safeguard the indigenous communities of the state.
Centre Open To Suggestions On Citizenship Act, Sources Say Amid Protests
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday December 20, 2019
Even as fresh violence erupted against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs today said that the government has kept itself open to suggestions from the people before draft rules for the law are published.
No "Automatic" Citizenship For Migrants Under Amended Law, Says Centre
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Monday December 16, 2019
Migrants from neighbouring countries will not "automatically" gain citizenship even if they belong to the six communities listed in the amended Citizenship Act, central sources said today, adding that all interested candidates will have to submit online applications for the authorities to verify and process.
Citizenship Act: Jamia Students Clash With Delhi Police, Large Gatherings Banned
India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday December 13, 2019
Hundreds of students from the Jamia Millia Islamia University clashed with police in Delhi today, after they were prevented from taking out a protest march to the Parliament House against the amended Citizenship Act. Police detained 50 protesters as the violence spiralled out of control and a ban on large gatherings was imposed in the area, news ag...
PM Modi Said Clause 6 Of Assam Accord Will Protect State. What Is It?
India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday December 13, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tried to allay concerns raised by northeast protesters on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying they can rest assured that all their rights will be protected under "Clause 6" of the Assam Accord-1985.
Curfew, Army On Standby As Citizenship Bill Protests Engulf Assam
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday December 11, 2019
An indefinite curfew was imposed in Guwahati and mobile internet services were suspended in 10 districts of Assam on Wednesday as thousands of protesters opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB took to the streets, clashing with policemen and plunging the state into chaos of a magnitude unseen since the violent six-year movement by student...
19 Of Freedom Fighter's Family Excluded From Assam Citizen List
India News | ANI | Tuesday September 3, 2019
The names of 19 members of the family of a freedom fighter were allegedly left out of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, according to his son.
India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019
General Elections 2019: Poll of polls - Northeast. All the states combined in the northeast, including Assam, send 25 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha
NDA Government Committed To Assam Accord, Says PM Modi
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that the NDA government is committed to the Assam Accord and mulling granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in the state.
Misinformation Being Spread Over Citizenship Bill, Says PM Modi In Assam
India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday February 9, 2019
Amid resistance over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised there is no room for "intruders" in Assam as well as the country. The Prime Minister also accused those who"destroyed the country", "betrayed Assam" and who weren't honest about implementing the Assam Accord ofspreading misinformation a...
Central Panel Suggests Inner Line Permit, Quota To Placate Assam CAA Protesters
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Tuesday February 18, 2020
In a bid to pacify angry protesters against the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA), a committee appointed by the Union Home Ministry has suggested setting 1951 as the cut-off year for defining the indigenous people of Assam and introducing an Inner Line Permit (ILP) to restrict the flow of outsiders into the state.
No Union Territory Status For Bodo-Dominated Areas In Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday January 25, 2020
Assam Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday clarified that the Centre would not upgrade the state's "Bodoland Territorial Area Districts" (BTAD) to a Union Territory, as part of a new peace accord likely to be inked between various stakeholders and the Centre.
Tarun Gogoi Calls Himanta Sarma "Habitual Liar" Over Assam Accord Remarks
India News | Press Trust of India | Monday January 20, 2020
Calling Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma a "habitual liar", Congress leader Tarun Gogoi on Monday alleged that the BJP leader had lied in the Assembly about the Assam Accord despite submitting an affidavit in the Supreme Court with 1971 as the cut-off year for detecting and deporting illegal immigrants.
On Assam Accord Cut-Off Date For Citizenship, Himanta Biswa Sarma's Spin
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
Assam minister and the BJP's key strategist Himanta Biswa Sarma weighed in on the debate over the citizenship law in the state, contending that 1971 was never the cut-off year for granting citizenship under the Assam accord - a key claim of those protesting against the new law.
Opposition Protests In Assam Assembly After Speaker Denies Discussion On CAA
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Tuesday January 14, 2020
A one-day special session of the Assam assembly was called on Monday to ratify 126th Constitution (Amendment) Act to extend reservation to Scheduled Castes and Scheduled Tribes in parliamentary and assembly constituencies for another 10 years.
Panel Meets Amit Shah Over Feedback For Assam Accord Safeguards
India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury | Monday January 13, 2020
Home Minister Amit Shah on Monday met with members of a high-level panel that was formed by his ministry for recommendations on implementation of Clause 6 of the Assam Accord of 1985. It deals with the longstanding promise of the centre to safeguard the indigenous communities of the state.
Centre Open To Suggestions On Citizenship Act, Sources Say Amid Protests
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Friday December 20, 2019
Even as fresh violence erupted against the Citizenship Amendment Act, the Ministry of Home Affairs today said that the government has kept itself open to suggestions from the people before draft rules for the law are published.
No "Automatic" Citizenship For Migrants Under Amended Law, Says Centre
India News | Written by Neeta Sharma | Monday December 16, 2019
Migrants from neighbouring countries will not "automatically" gain citizenship even if they belong to the six communities listed in the amended Citizenship Act, central sources said today, adding that all interested candidates will have to submit online applications for the authorities to verify and process.
Citizenship Act: Jamia Students Clash With Delhi Police, Large Gatherings Banned
India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday December 13, 2019
Hundreds of students from the Jamia Millia Islamia University clashed with police in Delhi today, after they were prevented from taking out a protest march to the Parliament House against the amended Citizenship Act. Police detained 50 protesters as the violence spiralled out of control and a ban on large gatherings was imposed in the area, news ag...
PM Modi Said Clause 6 Of Assam Accord Will Protect State. What Is It?
India News | Edited by Jimmy Jacob | Friday December 13, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Thursday tried to allay concerns raised by northeast protesters on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, saying they can rest assured that all their rights will be protected under "Clause 6" of the Assam Accord-1985.
Curfew, Army On Standby As Citizenship Bill Protests Engulf Assam
India News | Edited by Divyanshu Dutta Roy | Wednesday December 11, 2019
An indefinite curfew was imposed in Guwahati and mobile internet services were suspended in 10 districts of Assam on Wednesday as thousands of protesters opposing the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill or CAB took to the streets, clashing with policemen and plunging the state into chaos of a magnitude unseen since the violent six-year movement by student...
19 Of Freedom Fighter's Family Excluded From Assam Citizen List
India News | ANI | Tuesday September 3, 2019
The names of 19 members of the family of a freedom fighter were allegedly left out of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, according to his son.
India News | Edited By Debanish Achom | Sunday May 19, 2019
General Elections 2019: Poll of polls - Northeast. All the states combined in the northeast, including Assam, send 25 lawmakers to the Lok Sabha
NDA Government Committed To Assam Accord, Says PM Modi
India News | Press Trust of India | Saturday March 30, 2019
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday asserted that the NDA government is committed to the Assam Accord and mulling granting Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six communities in the state.
Misinformation Being Spread Over Citizenship Bill, Says PM Modi In Assam
India News | Edited by Nidhi Sethi | Saturday February 9, 2019
Amid resistance over the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016, Prime Minister Narendra Modi emphasised there is no room for "intruders" in Assam as well as the country. The Prime Minister also accused those who"destroyed the country", "betrayed Assam" and who weren't honest about implementing the Assam Accord ofspreading misinformation a...
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