Tag: Northeast
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Top Army officials visit Northeast to review situation
The passing of the Citizenship Bill in the Parliament had plunged the northeast, especially the states of Assam, Tripura and Meghalaya into deep chaos with locals and students hitting the streets in thousands in protest.
January 7, 2020 -
Never seen such ‘brutal politics’ before: Shiv Sena slams PM over JNU violence
Without taking any name, the Sena said those who call students opposing the CAA as anti-nationals, are themselves anti-national.
January 7, 2020 -
Meghalaya home minister confronts journalist outside his office, after avoiding questions
Eight journalists were waiting to speak with the minister on issues related to the departments that Sangma holds.
January 7, 2020 -
Govt extends AFSPA for another 6 months in Nagaland
The Ministry had last time extended AFSPA in the state on June 30 for six months which was scheduled to end on December 29.
December 30, 2019 -
CAA protests: Five dead in Assam, amid partial relaxation on curfews
Two teenagers were killed in police firing on Thursday's CAB protests.
December 15, 2019 -
CSIR-UGC NET examination put off in Northeast amid CAA protests
A public notice issued by National Testing Agency, an autonomous organisation under the Department of Higher Education, said, 'The candidates scheduled to appear in Joint CSIR-UGC NET December 2019 examination in Assam (Dibrugarh, Guwahati, Jorhat, Silchar, Sivasagar and Tezpur) and Meghalaya (Shillong) are hereby informed that their examination has been postponed.'
December 15, 2019 -
Shiv Sena expresses concern over violence in northeast, attacks Centre for CAB
The Uddhav Thackeray-led party, which supported the bill in the Lok Sabha, but stayed away from voting on it in the Rajya Sabha, made the critical remarks in the editorial of its mouthpiece Saamana.
December 13, 2019 -
CAB protests: 2 dead in police firing in Guwahati, curfew relaxed in Dibrugarh till 1pm
According to the Act, members of Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian communities who have come from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan till December 31, 2014 and facing religious persecution there will not be treated as illegal immigrants but given Indian citizenship.
December 13, 2019 -
Entire northeast ‘burning’ in protest against CAB: Congress leader Ghulam Nabi Azad
'It is the same as what has happened with the people of Jammu and Kashmir. What is happening in the northeastern states is a repeat of what has happened in J-K,' said the leader of Opposition in Rajya Sabha.
December 13, 2019 -
Shiv Sena’s stand on CAB will not affect govt in Maharashtra: NCP
The Shiv Sena supported the contentious bill in the Lok Sabha on Monday but staged a walkout when it was discussed in the Rajya Sabha on Wednesday.
December 12, 2019 -
Why leave out Sri Lankan Tamils, Muslims if CAB ‘genuinely benevolent’: Kamal Hassan
Tamil Nadu has a significant number of Sri Lankan Tamils living in various parts of the state, including in government camps. Many of them had fled Sri Lanka during the ethnic strife in the 1980s.
December 11, 2019 -
11-hour shutdown in northeast after Citizenship Amendment Bill passed in Lok Sabha
The North East Students' Organisation (NESO), backed by other organisations and political parties, will observe the shutdown till 4 pm against the bill that was passed in the Lok Sabha.
December 10, 2019 -
ISL Update: Asamoah Gyan’s late goal hands NorthEast win over Odisha
The win takes NorthEast to the top of the table while Odisha slumped to their second loss in as many matches.
October 27, 2019 -
Tripura Congress chief resigns from all party posts
Last week, former Jharkhand Congress chief Ajoy Kumar also quit the party and joined Aam Aadmi Party (AAP).
September 24, 2019 -
‘No change in Article 371’: Amit Shah assures NE after Centre’s Kashmir move
The Home Minister's remark came during his first visit to Assam after the release of the final National Register of Citizens (NRC).
September 9, 2019 -
NRC list: Northeast Congress leaders meet Sonia Gandhi
The final National Register of Citizens (NRC) list in Assam was published on Saturday including names of 3.1 crore people and leaving out 19 lakh names.
August 31, 2019 -
Delhi Police to recruit more constables from northeast
Senior police officers of the northeastern states in association with the Delhi Police were in the process of selecting the 585 posts
October 25, 2018