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A file photo of Assam residents filing documents as part of the process for updation of the National Register of Citizens.

Frequent transfer of officials poses problems in updation of NRC

3,500 officials needed to complete verification of applicants before July 31 deadline; it is still unclear if govt will...

18 Feb 2019 8:07 AM IST

BJP President Amit Shah also said he was sure that the Shiv Sena will be with the BJP in the next Lok Sabha elections. (Photo: Twitter | @BJP4IndiaFile)

Won't let Assam be another J&K, says Amit Shah

Shah began his speech paying tribute to the sacrifices of the 40-plus CRPF jawans killed in Pulwama, and said it would...

18 Feb 2019 1:52 AM IST

BSF personnel patrolling at the international border on the outskirts of Jammu. (Photo: PTI)

Myanmar rejects plea for shelter by Indian insurgents

The security forces along the international border with Myanmar have also been sensitised about this.

17 Feb 2019 3:16 AM IST

It was passed by the Lok Sabha on August 2, superseding the amendments earlier carried out by the Rajya Sabha.

Citizenship Bill is stalled in RS, Northeast erupts in joy

Under the Assam Accord, all illegal immigrants who have entered after 1971, irrespective of religion, have to be...

14 Feb 2019 2:02 AM IST

Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad activists burn an effigy in protest against Citizenship Amendment Bill in Guwahati on Tuesday. (Photo: PTI)

Curfew imposed in Imphal amid stir on Citizenship Bill

Restrictions under Sec 144; Net services suspended across Manipur.

13 Feb 2019 2:30 AM IST

Students of Dibrugarh University stage a protest against Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Dibrugarh on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Northeast on boil over Citizenship Bill

Shops, business establishments, and educational institutions remained closed and vehicular traffic in all 11 districts...

12 Feb 2019 6:18 AM IST

Former finance minister Yashwant Sinha addresses a meeting against the Citizenship Amendment Bill 2016, in Guwahati. (Photo: PTI)

NPP threatens to leave NDA if Citizenship Bill is pushed

Students' union warns of unrest, says govt should not introduce Bill in RS.

11 Feb 2019 4:21 AM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration of several development projects in Itanagar on Saturday. (Photo: PTI)

In Assam, PM Modi seeks to douse Citizenship Bill fire

PM Modi's second day in Assam saw nude protests, a bandh, raising of black flags and burning of effigies by agitators...

10 Feb 2019 5:07 AM IST

A separate time zone has been a long-standing demand of eminent personalities hailing from the region.

IIT-G students for separate N-E time zone

The organisers of the event have roped in renowned author Arup Kumar Dutta, who had also campaigned on the issue for...

9 Feb 2019 2:24 AM IST

My speech on divine justice and Karmic deficiency is being quoted out of context, Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said. (Photo: PTI File)

Assam offers aid to temples, gold to brides in state budget

Sarma also announced a series of welfare schemes, which include providing rice at Rs 1 per kg to 53 lakh households.

7 Feb 2019 12:59 AM IST

A column of Indian Army while operating along Indo-Myanmar border was fired upon by unidentified insurgents, to which they reacted swiftly and brought down heavy retaliatory fire on the insurgents. (Photo: PTI/Representational)

Myanmar troops raise pressure on Indian insurgents

The militants are also taking advantage of the terrain on the India-Myanmar border.

6 Feb 2019 2:35 AM IST

The revivalist RSS has backed the clergy although the Supreme Court has permitted all women to enter the shrine as equal citizens. (Representational image)

245 sedition cases in Assam since 2016

Kokrajhar district topped the list, where 88 cases were filed against NDFB(S), KLO and NSLA(AT), he informed the House.

5 Feb 2019 2:25 AM IST