Assam

Anti-CAB protests: Northeast boils as Citizenship Bill gets President's nod, turns Act

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 was passed by the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday and by the Lok Sabha in midnight sitting little past on Monday.

Dec 13, 2019

Citizenship Bill aftermath: Army deployed in Assam, curfew in Guwahati, flights, trains cancelled

The bill was earlier passed in Lok Sabha with 311 votes in support and 80 against it on Monday midnight.

Dec 12, 2019

Citizenship Amendment Bill sails through Lok Sabha even as protests erupt in North East

The draft legislation was passed after a marathon debate which continued till 12.06 am on Tuesday after beginning at about 4 pm on Monday.

Dec 10, 2019

Parliament to heat up this winter session as Govt set to table Citizenship (Amendment) Bill

The BJP-led NDA government introduced the bill in its previous tenure as well but could not push it due to vehement protests by opposition parties, which criticised the bill as discriminatory on religious grounds.

Nov 16, 2019

By-poll results from Assam suggest polarisation

The elections conducted in the shadow of NRC controversy are throwing up interesting results.

Oct 24, 2019

Assam NRC final list: Status of 3.30 crore people published online

The final list -- to identify the bonafide citizens and root out illegal immigrants from the state of Assam -- can be checked on the official website of Assam NRC, nrcassam.nic.in.

Sep 14, 2019

Unhappy with Assam's final NRC list, BJP promises 'more finals'

Sarma expressed his unhappiness hours before the release of the final list, which has left out 19,06,657 people.

Aug 31, 2019

Heavy rains trigger floods, landslides in Northeast; 10 dead, over 8 lakh affected

While heavy rains in the region are expected till July 14, Barpeta in Assam is the worst-hit district with over 85,000 people affected.

Jul 13, 2019

Flash floods in North East, strategically important BCT road remains closed

The flash floods, reportedly caused by a cloudburst, have wreaked havoc in AP's West Kameng district since Monday evening.

Jul 10, 2019

Assam NRC row: Over 1 lakh people excluded from Assam citizen list ahead of July deadline

Over 1 lakh people, who were part of the final draft of the NRC published in July 2018, have been subsequently found ineligible for inclusion in the final draft of the NRC list.

Jun 26, 2019

Human sacrifice? Woman's headless body found near Assam's Kamakhya temple

The woman's headless body was found wrapped in a blanket at the stairs of Nilachal hill near the temple of Goddess Kamakhya, which is infamous for human sacrifices.

Jun 20, 2019

Assam: 60-year-old man thrashed by locals for allegedly attempting to rape minor girl

The accused apparently lured the 4-year-old girl with sweets into his house when she was playing nearby.

Jun 14, 2019

Massive fire breaks out in Silchar-Thiruvananthapuram superfast express, 3 coaches gutted in blaze

Three coaches of Silchar-Trivandrum Express caught fire at the Silchar station.

Jun 9, 2019

Missing IAF pilot Ashish Tanwar's wife was on ATC duty, saw AN-32 go off radar

Sandhya Tanwar was monitoring the AN-32 even as the plane her husband piloted went missing near Arunachal Pradesh's Menchuka.

Jun 6, 2019

Retired Indian Army subedar detained on charges of being a 'foreigner' in Assam

The subedar had retired after serving the Indian Army for 30 years in 2017. He was commissioned as a JCO in 2014, promoted to subedar and later made Honorary Lieutenant.

May 29, 2019

Joi Aai Axom! Assam begins to emerge gloriously on the Indian sporting stage

Riyan Parag's emergence on the IPL stage is a sign that the north-eastern state is finally ready to become a major force in Indian sports.

May 5, 2019

Assam: Minor girl abducted, molested by two men; crime recorded on camera

A video has come out that shows a man molesting a girl in Assam, while another person recorded it on camera.

May 4, 2019

Assam: Five men gang-rape minor in Hojai; viral video alerts victim's family

The five men allegedly attacked the victim and her brother-in-law, dragged her to a nearby forest area, raped her and recorded it on mobile cameras.

Apr 27, 2019

Lok Sabha election Phase 3 LIVE: 2 die waiting to vote in Kerala; Congress-TMC clashes in West Bengal, 1 killed

Phase 3 polling of the Lok Sabha 2019 elections will be held today (April 23) in a total of 117 constituencies spread across 13 states and two Union Territories.

Apr 23, 2019

Third phase of Lok Sabha elections in 117 seats of 15 states on Tuesday

Voting will be completed in all seats of Gujarat, Kerala, Goa, Karnataka, Chhattisgarh, Assam, Karnataka, Kerala, Dadra and Nagar Haveli and Daman and Diu with the third phase polls.

Apr 22, 2019

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