Tag: Assam
Mamata Meets Advani, Opposition Leaders In Parliament
West Bengal Chief Minster Mamata Banerjee on Wednesday held meetings with leaders of opposition parties as part of her political outreach ahead of the Lok Sabha elections aimed at ousting the Modi government and also met senior BJP leader L.K. Advani.....
SC Seeks Report On Assam Draft NRC Ramification
The Supreme Court on Tuesday sought a report on the ramifications, including advantages and disadvantages, of giving another opportunity to the 40 lakh people who were not included in the final draft of Assam's National Register of Citizens (NRC).....
Militants Gun Down 5 In Assam's Tinsukia District
At least five persons were killed in Tinsukia district of Assam after militants fired indiscriminately at a group of people on Thursday evening, police said.....
Kaziranga National Park Readies To Tackle Flood Situation
Authorities of the Kaziranga National Park in Assams Golaghat district have started preparations to tackle the flood season as the Brahmaputra river was flowing above the danger level due to torrential rains.....
Modi Calls Assam CM, Assures All Help To Tackle Flood Situation
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday spoke to Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal over phone and took stock of the ongoing flood situation in the state, where 15 people have been killed in floods and landslides and over 46 lakh have been affected.....
13 Assam Rifles Troopers Killed In Himachal Eatery Collapse
Thirteen soldiers and a civilian were killed and 28 others rescued after a four-storey "unsafe" building in Himachal Pradesh's Kumarhatti town where Assam Rifles troopers were holding a party collapsed due to rain, officials said on Monday.....
India Slams 'incorrect' Foreign Media Reports On NRC
Slamming the commentaries in foreign media about the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as "incorrect", India on Sunday said that NRC is a "statutory, transparent, legal process" mandated by the Supreme Court and a "non-discriminatory process, which leaves no room for bias and injustice."....
Shah Rules Out Change In Article 371 On Assam Visit
Dismissing apprehensions after abrogation of Article 370, Union Home Minister Amit Shah here on Sunday assured the people of northeast that there would be no change in the Article 371 as it was a "special" provision.....
NRC Good Initiative, Remove Shortcomings, Says RSS
The BJP got a huge pat on its back on Monday from the RSS, its ideological mentor, for abrogating the Constitution's Articles 370 and 35A, granting special status to Jammu and Kashmir, as well as rolling out the NRC to detect illegal immigrants.....
SC Moved For Changes In SOP Of NRC In Assam
An impleadment application was filed in the Supreme Court, seeking to suggest changes in a standard operating procedure (SOP) for the adjudication of appeals by the Foreigners Tribunals for those excluded from the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam.....
