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Assam mob attack ‘instigator’ arrested: PoliceSubscriber Only
August 22, 2018 04:37 IST
A VDP is a primary unit of the Village Defence Organisation (VDO) and assists the police by being the first responders in any emerging situation at the grassroots level.
Wed, Aug 22, 2018
Meghalaya bypoll: On election day, young runners to ensure info from remote boothsSubscriber Only
August 22, 2018 02:58 IST
Besides Ranikor in South West Khasi Hills district, the bypoll to South Tura Assembly seat in West Garo Hills district will also be held on August 23. In South Tura, Chief Minister Conrad Sangma is contesting to get elected to the state legislature.
Wed, Aug 22, 2018
Protesters agree to call off strike at Manipur University after MoU with govtSubscriber Only
August 18, 2018 01:05 IST
After the agreement on seven demands was signed Thursday, the protesters have agreed to call off the strike once an official order based on the agreement was issued.
Sat, Aug 18, 2018
Assam: Man lynched, three injured in mob attack on suspicion of cattle theftSubscriber Only
August 17, 2018 03:37 IST
Deben Rajbongshi, 35, and three others were attacked at Line No.15 area of the Diplunga Tea estate under the Sootea police station in Biswanath.
Fri, Aug 17, 2018
One boy in this August 15 photo is out of Assam NRC final draftSubscriber Only
August 15, 2018 04:47 IST
The NRC is being updated to include the names of those persons or their descendants who appear in the 1951 NRC or in any of the electoral rolls or in any one of the other admissible documents issued upto the midnight of March 24, 1971, to identify illegal migrants.
Wed, Aug 15, 2018
Fear and hope on Day One as those out of NRC begin to file their claimsSubscriber Only
August 11, 2018 04:30 IST
According to the official announcement, 2.48 lakh people among the 40 lakh excluded are on “Hold” because they belong to four categories: doubtful or D-voters, descendants of D-voters, people whose cases are pending at Foreign Tribunals and their descendants.
Sat, Aug 11, 2018
Manipur University V-C in-charge informs Centre of impasseSubscriber Only
August 10, 2018 01:45 IST
The agitation led by Manipur University Students’ Union (MUSU) started on May 30, demanding V-C Professor A P Pandey’s resignation over allegations of administrative negligence and carelessness in running the university.
Fri, Aug 10, 2018
On the Assam-Meghalaya border, security beefed up post NRCSubscriber Only
August 07, 2018 04:55 IST
A week after the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC) was published, in which more than 40 lakh people were excluded, the Meghalaya police have stepped-up checks at its borders to stop “illegal foreigners”.
Thu, Aug 09, 2018
The Uncounted Part 4: Their Next StopSubscriber Only
August 05, 2018 00:55 IST
Post-NRC, the scene will move to Assam’s overcrowded, overworked Foreigners’ Tribunals, where members who will sit in judgment often themselves serve as prosecutors, where it may take years to even serve a notice, and which have taken 30-odd years to dispose of around 2.40 lakh cases.
Sun, Aug 05, 2018
Women left out in Assam NRC final draft: Teacher, former PRO, researcherSubscriber Only
August 03, 2018 04:48 IST
Lawyers say that among the 40 lakh people left out of the draft, are several married women who had submitted Gram Panchayat (GP) certificates as their sole document for NRC verification. In many cases, those were rejected.
Fri, Aug 03, 2018
Assam NRC field officer not in final draft, also out CISF constable, ArmymanSubscriber Only
August 02, 2018 05:00 IST
Assam NRC: According to officials, the government will soon set up a centralised database with realtime information on the status of suspected “foreigners” and their cases at various tribunals.
Thu, Aug 02, 2018
Uncounted in Assam NRC final draft: School teacher, one of twins, MLA, B.Ed student, social worker in DelhiSubscriber Only
August 01, 2018 05:20 IST
In a state where history and geography have created multiple identities intertwined over the years, the NRC has cleaved open more than one fault line: cutting across ethnicity, language, religion.
Wed, Aug 01, 2018
Assam NRC final draft: We have papers, how did this happen?Subscriber Only
July 31, 2018 04:56 IST
Assam NRC Final Draft List: Several such cases were reported Monday after the NRC draft publication. People claimed they had submitted all required documents, followed whatever the authorities said, went through the verification rounds successfully and yet did not make it to the final draft list.
Tue, Jul 31, 2018Their names not on citizens’ register, 40,07,707 in Assam ask: What next?Subscriber Only
July 31, 2018 03:24 IST
As alarm bells rang out from Guwahati to New Delhi, officials hastened to clarify that those who did not figure in the draft list can file their claims from August 30 to September 28 and will not be deprived of rights.
Tue, Jul 31, 2018
What it means to be out of NRCSubscriber Only
July 31, 2018 00:33 IST
Where do 40 lakh Assam residents go after being left out of citizens draft? A look at their immediate legal options, followed by long-term uncertainty for those who could still be “stateless” in India
Tue, Jul 31, 2018
Assam NRC list: No person will be referred to Foreigners’ Tribunal or sent to detention centre based on final draftSubscriber Only
July 30, 2018 11:58 IST
Assam NRC list: Those who did not will find ample scope to file their claims from August 30 to September 28 and they will not be deprived of any rights, officials said.
Mon, Jul 30, 2018
NRC final draft today, fear in a Bengali Muslim pocket: ‘Will they deport us? Was born here, don’t know anywhere else’Subscriber Only
July 30, 2018 04:58 IST
Authorities are expected to release the final draft at a press event scheduled for 10 am at the NRC office in Guwahati. After that, people can check their names through three means: by going to their respective NSKs, checking on the website or through SMS.
Mon, Jul 30, 2018
Government allays fears as Assam NRC date nearsSubscriber Only
July 27, 2018 03:14 IST
Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the affected people will get adequate opportunities to register their claims and objections after the release of the draft and there was “no reason for worry”.
Fri, Jul 27, 2018
A special tea variety at Rs 39,000/kg: how growers sell, buyers chooseSubscriber Only
July 27, 2018 00:45 IST
The price fetched by a variety of speciality tea — Rs 39,001 — has been described as a world record by the Guwahati Tea Auction Centre. How is tea, including this variety, auctioned?
Fri, Jul 27, 2018
Assam gets central nod for new detention camp for ‘declared foreigners’Subscriber Only
July 25, 2018 04:24 IST
Once the new facility is functional, the government will consider shifting the ‘declared foreigners’ lodged in the six existing facilities to the new centre.
Wed, Jul 25, 2018
Behind a factory, at the end of a stream, spotting the cave that now marks a geological ageSubscriber Only
July 22, 2018 05:00 IST
The man who helped the geological scientists zero in on the little-known Mawmluh cave was Brian Karpran Daly. The 71-year-old is unanimously acknowledged as the foremost cave enthusiast and explorer in Meghalaya.
Sun, Jul 22, 2018Internet services suspended as Manipur varsity protest intensifiesSubscriber Only
July 21, 2018 01:36 IST
Students have been demanding the V-C’s resignation over multiple allegations of administrative negligence and carelessness in running the university — charges that have been emphatically rejected by Pandey.
Sat, Jul 21, 2018
Assam BJP MP’s daughter, 18 others held in cash-for-job scamSubscriber Only
July 19, 2018 03:40 IST
BJP MP from Tezpur R P Sharma’s daughter, Pallavi Sharma, who is an Assam Police Service (APS) officer of the 2016 batch, was summoned along with 18 other officers from the same batch last week.
Fri, Jul 20, 2018
Two-month ban on Pravin Togadia from holding meeting in GuwahatiSubscriber Only
July 18, 2018 05:44 IST
A prohibitory order, under Section 144 of the CrPC, was issued by Guwahati Commissioner of Police Hiren Nath ahead of Togadia’s scheduled visit to Guwahati from July 17 to 20.
Wed, Jul 18, 2018Manipur University students’ body calls for statewide strikeSubscriber Only
July 18, 2018 04:53 IST
In a fresh order on Tuesday, the MHRD reconstituted the enquiry committee and included T Nandakumar Singh, a former acting Chief Justice of the Meghalaya High Court, as the chairperson of the panel.
Wed, Jul 18, 2018Journalism of Courage
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