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Aug 12, 2018
Sarbananda Sonowal commits gaffe, addresses Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad as sitar maestro Pandit Ravi Shankar
Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Saturday addressed Union minister Ravi Shankar Prasad as "Pandit Ravi Shankar", leaving the senior BJP leader embarrassed. -
Aug 10, 2018
Four policemen suspended, six home guards discharged for death of undertrial prisoner in Assam's Kamrup district
A report must be submitted within 15 days to both, the National and Assam Human Rights Commissions, mandatory for the death of any undertrial prisoner. -
Aug 04, 2018
Assam NRC row: Lone woman chief minister from state Syeda Anowara Taimur's name missing from final draft
The name of Assam's lone woman chief minister Syeda Anowara Taimur, who is residing in Australia, is missing from the NRC and she plans to return home to initiate the process of enlisting herself and her family in the register of citizens of the state. -
Aug 03, 2018
Of no fixed abode: NRC is confusing process, says Bengali-speaking Bihari family of 9; only one member named in final draft
Santosh was confident that names of his family members will be in the final draft when, along with a few of his neighbours, he went to the nearest NRC Sewa Kendra (NSK) to check the list. Most of his family members' names had appeared in the first draft, Santosh says. -
Aug 02, 2018
Mamata faces rebellion over NRC issue in Assam; party delegation taken into preventive detention, barred from entering Guwahati
Assam TMC president Dwipen Pathak and two other party leaders resigned in protest against Mamata's stand on NRC. -
Aug 02, 2018
Asian Games 2018: Indonesia-bound steeplechase runner Naveen Dagar suspended by AFI after testing positive for meldonium
Steeplechase runner Naveen Dagar tested positive for banned substance Meldonium during the Inter-State Athletics Meet in Guwahati recently. -
Jul 31, 2018
Separatist group ULFA (Independent) chief Paresh Baruah's name included in final draft NRC released on Monday
Separatist ULFA (Independent) 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah's name was in the final draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) released on Monday. -
Jul 30, 2018
Rajnath Singh says Centre has no role in Assam NRC final draft, asks Opposition to not politicise 'sensitive issue'
In the Lok Sabha, the TMC, Congress, CPM and the SP criticised the Centre over the publication of Assam NRC list, saying it puts "human rights and democratic rights" of people at stake -
Jul 30, 2018
Assam NRC final draft released updates: Rajya Sabha adjourned for day amid Opposition ruckus over missing names
Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal reiterated that the list published on Monday is only a draft, not the final NRC. "The updated process has come to this extent of NRC. It is a draft only. This is to be remembered," he said. -
Jul 30, 2018
Assam NRC final draft released: Sarbananda Sonowal celebrates 'historic day'; Opposition slams govt over 40L missing from list
The much-anticipated second and final draft of the NRC, published in Assam on Monday with 2.9 crore names out of the total 3.29 crore applicants in Guwahati, Assam, left the BJP-led government and Opposition divided over the issue.
