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Government Will Never Evict Indian, Assamese People: Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Sunday August 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government will never evict "any Indian or Assamese people", a day after he stated that unauthorised occupation of public land by indigenous people is not considered as encroachment.
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Opinion | The 'Real' Bengali: On Migrant Politics In Bengal And Assam
- Monday July 28, 2025
- Opinion | Jayanta Bhattacharya
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has exhorted her party members to continue the "movement" against the detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in other states. But will that be enough to bring in votes?
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Nagaland Turns Back 200 Vehicles Carrying Illegal Migrants From Assam Border
- Friday July 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
The Niuland district administration along with the Nagaland Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) intercepted and turned back over 200 vehicles carrying evicted illegal immigrants from Assam at various checkpoints across the district.
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3 Northeast States Issue Alert To Check Illegal Migrants After Assam Eviction Drive
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Three states in the northeast have issued an alert cautioning against the entry of illegal migrants from Assam, where the Himanta Biswa Sarma government has been carrying out massive eviction drives.
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'Assam's Muslim Population Will Reach 50% In Coming Years': Chief Minister
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Chief Minister Himanta today said indigenous Assamese people face the threat of becoming minority in their own state due to what the BJP has been claiming "population explosion" of illegal immigrants of Bengali Muslim-origin from Bangladesh.
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8 Bangladeshi Nationals Detained In Assam's Bongaigaon
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Eight Bangladeshi nationals were detained in Assam's Bongaigaon on suspicion of illegal border crossing and lack of valid documents on Tuesday.
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"Freed Area More Than Size Of Chandigarh": Himanta Sarma On Eviction Drive
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Mansi Jagani
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday defended the state's ongoing eviction drives, stating it is essential to curb illegal encroachment, and warned the indigenous people about a growing demographic shift in the Upper Assam region.
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In Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants, Assam Plans To Allow Only Top District Officials To Issue Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma
- Friday June 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Assam government is considering empowering only district commissioners (DCs) to issue Aadhaar to adults in a bid to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining the unique biometric identity number.
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Explained: The 1950 Act That Lets Assam Expel Foreigners Directly
- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state was actively considering using a long-forgotten law from 1950 to directly expel illegal migrants without going through the courts.
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In Assam's 'Verification Drive', 50 Citizens Detained Without Any Clarity
- Monday May 26, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The 'verification drive' was based on a central directive to act against Bangladeshi citizens who are staying in India illegally.
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5 Bangladeshi Citizens Arrested For Illegal Infiltration In Assam
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
At least five Bangladeshi citizens were arrested and later pushed back by security personnel on Tuesday in Assam's South Salmara district on the charges of illegal infiltration.
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Big Supreme Court Ruling On Citizenship Of Immigrants In Assam Before 1971
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that recognised the Assam Accord, granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who had arrived before 1971.
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These Immigrants In Assam Will Be Allowed To Get Citizenship Under New Law
- Monday July 15, 2024
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
In a major development, the Assam government has instructed the police not to forward cases of eligible individuals who entered India before 2014 - the cut-off date under the CAA rules - directly to the Foreigners Tribunals.
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Assam Rifles Refutes Maring Tribe Body's Allegations On Illegal Immigrants In Manipur
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday refuted allegations by a tribal group that said refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities.
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Tribal Group Alleges Myanmar Refugees Building Settlement; Not True, Says Assam Rifles
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities, a Maring tribe group has said. The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday, however, denied it.
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www.ndtv.com
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Government Will Never Evict Indian, Assamese People: Himanta Biswa Sarma
- Sunday August 3, 2025
- India News | Press Trust of India
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government will never evict "any Indian or Assamese people", a day after he stated that unauthorised occupation of public land by indigenous people is not considered as encroachment.
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www.ndtv.com
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Opinion | The 'Real' Bengali: On Migrant Politics In Bengal And Assam
- Monday July 28, 2025
- Opinion | Jayanta Bhattacharya
West Bengal CM Mamata Banerjee has exhorted her party members to continue the "movement" against the detention of Bengali-speaking migrant workers in other states. But will that be enough to bring in votes?
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www.ndtv.com
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Nagaland Turns Back 200 Vehicles Carrying Illegal Migrants From Assam Border
- Friday July 25, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
The Niuland district administration along with the Nagaland Police and the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) intercepted and turned back over 200 vehicles carrying evicted illegal immigrants from Assam at various checkpoints across the district.
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www.ndtv.com
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3 Northeast States Issue Alert To Check Illegal Migrants After Assam Eviction Drive
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Three states in the northeast have issued an alert cautioning against the entry of illegal migrants from Assam, where the Himanta Biswa Sarma government has been carrying out massive eviction drives.
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www.ndtv.com
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'Assam's Muslim Population Will Reach 50% In Coming Years': Chief Minister
- Wednesday July 23, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Assam Chief Minister Himanta today said indigenous Assamese people face the threat of becoming minority in their own state due to what the BJP has been claiming "population explosion" of illegal immigrants of Bengali Muslim-origin from Bangladesh.
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www.ndtv.com
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8 Bangladeshi Nationals Detained In Assam's Bongaigaon
- Tuesday July 22, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury
Eight Bangladeshi nationals were detained in Assam's Bongaigaon on suspicion of illegal border crossing and lack of valid documents on Tuesday.
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www.ndtv.com
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"Freed Area More Than Size Of Chandigarh": Himanta Sarma On Eviction Drive
- Tuesday July 15, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Mansi Jagani
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday defended the state's ongoing eviction drives, stating it is essential to curb illegal encroachment, and warned the indigenous people about a growing demographic shift in the Upper Assam region.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Crackdown On Illegal Immigrants, Assam Plans To Allow Only Top District Officials To Issue Aadhaar: Himanta Sarma
- Friday June 27, 2025
- India News | Reported by Ratnadip Choudhury, Edited by Debanish Achom
The Assam government is considering empowering only district commissioners (DCs) to issue Aadhaar to adults in a bid to prevent illegal immigrants from obtaining the unique biometric identity number.
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www.ndtv.com
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Explained: The 1950 Act That Lets Assam Expel Foreigners Directly
- Tuesday June 10, 2025
- India News | Edited by NDTV News Desk
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Saturday said the state was actively considering using a long-forgotten law from 1950 to directly expel illegal migrants without going through the courts.
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www.ndtv.com
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In Assam's 'Verification Drive', 50 Citizens Detained Without Any Clarity
- Monday May 26, 2025
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The 'verification drive' was based on a central directive to act against Bangladeshi citizens who are staying in India illegally.
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www.ndtv.com
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5 Bangladeshi Citizens Arrested For Illegal Infiltration In Assam
- Wednesday May 7, 2025
- India News | Indo-Asian News Service
At least five Bangladeshi citizens were arrested and later pushed back by security personnel on Tuesday in Assam's South Salmara district on the charges of illegal infiltration.
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www.ndtv.com
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Big Supreme Court Ruling On Citizenship Of Immigrants In Assam Before 1971
- Thursday October 17, 2024
- India News | Edited by Chandrajit Mitra
The Supreme Court has upheld the validity of a key citizenship rule that recognised the Assam Accord, granting citizenship to Bangladeshi refugees who had arrived before 1971.
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www.ndtv.com
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These Immigrants In Assam Will Be Allowed To Get Citizenship Under New Law
- Monday July 15, 2024
- India News | Written by Ratnadip Choudhury
In a major development, the Assam government has instructed the police not to forward cases of eligible individuals who entered India before 2014 - the cut-off date under the CAA rules - directly to the Foreigners Tribunals.
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www.ndtv.com
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Assam Rifles Refutes Maring Tribe Body's Allegations On Illegal Immigrants In Manipur
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday refuted allegations by a tribal group that said refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities.
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www.ndtv.com
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Tribal Group Alleges Myanmar Refugees Building Settlement; Not True, Says Assam Rifles
- Wednesday June 19, 2024
- India News | NDTV News Desk
Refugees from war-torn Myanmar have been found allegedly building houses in Manipur's Tengnoupal district without informing the state authorities, a Maring tribe group has said. The Assam Rifles in a statement on Tuesday, however, denied it.
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www.ndtv.com