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Feb 23, 2019
Assam hooch tragedy: Over 80 tea plantation workers dead after consuming spurious liquor in Golaghat, Jorhat districts
Police say at least 50 people have died and another 50 fallen sick after drinking tainted liquor in two separate incidents in Assam -
Feb 22, 2019
Centre gives Assam Rifles power to arrest and search without warrant in Assam, Arunachal, three other North East states
According to a Home Ministry notification, an officer of the rank corresponding to that of the lowest rank of members of the Assam Rifles has been given these powers under the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC). -
Feb 21, 2019
Nellie massacre: 36 years on, a reflection on why victims of tragedy have been erased from public memory
With respect to the Nellie massacre, we have arrived at the stage of decline. One needs to ask, what is the politics of erasure of Nellie? Whose purpose does it serve? -
Feb 21, 2019
Talk of ST status for Assam's 'tea tribes' may give BJP fillip in election year, but real benefits miles away at ground zero
The tea tribe's sizeable population across Assam makes them a politically important demography for any party in the wake of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. Hence, this made for an opportune time to pick up the quota debate. -
Feb 19, 2019
Assam NRC row: 823 of 938 people in state’s six detention centres declared foreigners, Supreme Court told
The Centre told the Supreme Court that 938 people are detained in six detention centres in Assam and 823 of them have been declared as foreigners -
Feb 18, 2019
After Maharashtra, Bihar cabinet approves 10 percent quota for economically backward in General category
Parliament recently passed the Constitution (124th Amendment) Bill, 2019, approving 10 percent quota for the economically weaker section in general category. -
Feb 17, 2019
BJP will include Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in its manifesto for 2019 Lok Sabha polls, says Amit Shah in Assam
Earlier in the day, Amit Shah also addressed a public rally at Lakhimpur in Assam, where he said, "We will not allow Assam to become another Kashmir. -
Feb 17, 2019
BJP won't let Assam become another Kashmir, sacrifices of jawans in Pulwama won't go in vain: Amit Shah
On the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, Amit Shah said misinformation were being spread as if it was only for Assam and other parts of the Northeast. -
Feb 16, 2019
BJP's move to drop Citizenship Amendment Bill deprives Opposition in North East of strong political narrative
After the BJP dropped the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, the Opposition in the North East may have been deprived of the only issue it had. -
Feb 16, 2019
This game isn’t just for kicks, it’s a miracle
With the arrival of big game contests, will sepak takraw finally pick up in India where scarcity of funds is the norm?
