Assam Protest

Police deploy heavy security in Guwahati for Rahul Gandhi's Nyay Yatra

As Rahul Gandhi's Bharat Jodo Yatra resumed its journey on the 10th day on Tuesday from Assam, heavy security was deployed at Khanapara Area, the entry point of Guwahati for the Yatra

Vehicles to stay off roads in Assam as 48-hour transport strike begins

Commercial vehicles and other modes of public transport stayed off the roads in most parts of Assam on Friday, owing to a 48-hour strike called by a joint forum of transporters' unions to protest against the new penal law on hit-and-run cases. Office-goers had a difficult time reaching their workplaces as buses, taxis and app cabs didn't ply, abiding by the strike call. "The government only wants to blame drivers for any unfortunate incident even if they may not have committed the crime. Instead of improving road conditions, they are penalising the poor drivers," said Ramen Das, the convenor of Assam Motor Worker Associations' Joint Platform. "The new law on hit-and-run cases is anti-drivers and is against owners of vehicles. We call for a strike of all vehicles from 5 am on Friday to 5 am on Sunday to press for our demand for withdrawal of the legislation," Das said. Talks with officials of the state government on Thursday night failed to make any headway, he added. Under the ...

ULFA, Centre, Assam govt to sign settlement accord in New Delhi on Friday

Assam Chief Minister's Office has announced that a tripartite memorandum of settlement between the ULFA (pro-talks faction) and the central and state governments will be signed in New Delhi on Friday. 'A Memorandum of Settlement will be signed between the Government of India, Government of Assam and representatives of the United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) in presence of the Union Home Minister and Minister of Cooperation, Sh. Amit Shah tomorrow at 5 pm in New Delhi', the CMO posted on 'X' on Thursday. Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, who is scheduled to be present during the signing, also retweeted the post. A16-member delegation of the ULFA pro-talks faction, led by chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa, reached New Delhi on Wednesday to hold discussions with Shah before the signing of the accord. The outfit's general secretary, Anup Chetia, has been camping in New Delhi since Monday and held talks with the peace interlocutor AK Mishra on Tuesday. The Centre had sent a draft of the

Assam CM asks officials to involve more people for planting 10 mn saplings

The large-scale plantation drive will take place on September 17

LIVE: Tributes paid to martyrs on 14th anniversary of 26/11 terror attacks

Live news updates: ATS chief Hemant Karkare, Army Major Sandeep Unnikrishnan, Mumbai's Additional Police Commissioner Ashok Kamte and Senior Police Inspector Vijay Salaskar were among those killed

Assam: Curfew clamped in tea garden, 3 villages after clash between groups

An indefinite curfew has been clamped in Serispore Tea Garden and its nearby areas in Hailakandi district of Assam following a clash between two groups over an accident.

2020: A year of raging Covid, gas spill, floods, massive protests for Assam

Assam had little luck escaping the ravages of Covid in a year filled with myriad developments for the state from protests against the CAA and birth of new political parties to an industrial disaster

Two killed in Assam over suspected witch-hunting, nine arrested so far

Nine people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a case where a mob killed two persons in Karbi Anglong district

Shah firm on CAA despite protests; Congress accuses him and Modi of lying

The NPR exercise will be carried out, along with the house-listing phase of the Census from April 1 to September 30, 2020.

Who's afraid of NPR?

The strong link with NRC and other rules raises concern

Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests continue unabated across Assam

The opposition Congress, which kicked off a 800-km 'Padyatra' from Sadiya to Dhubri on December 22, reached Golaghat with thousands of people participating in it.

From NRC exercise to violent protests over CAA, 2019 kept Assam on the edge

More than 1.9 million people, a sizeable number of them Hindus, were excluded from the final NRC list that was published on August 31

CAA, NRIC and the uncertain climate

While there is no clarity as to how NRIC will be implemented or funded, the bigger question that goes a-begging is what should be India's policy towards migrants and refugees

Citizenship Act: Assam suspends intra-state e-way bill generation amid stir

In a notification, the Assam government said that several representations were received from different trade bodies and stakeholders to temporarily exempt them from generation of e-way bill.

Citizenship Act stir: Oil production down 75%, gas output halted in Assam

The PSU major Indian Oil Corporation said vehicle fuel and LPG supply in Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivasagar, Golaghat and Jorhat districts in upper Assam have been severely affected.

Citizenship Act: AASU, artists' forum hint at floating political party

The AASU president accused AGP of "betraying" the people of the state and said the Congress was also "equally bad".

Assam govt employees announce cease work on Dec 18 against citizenship law

The employees had also supported the protesting students on December 11

Citizenship Bill cleared by Rajya Sabha with 125 ayes after a 9-hour debate

In Assam, capital Guwahati was the epicentre of anti-CAB protests and was placed under indefinite curfew.

Protests rock Assam day after PM says govt working on Citizenship Bill

Several indigenous organisations in the state have been opposing the bill as they believe it would harm their cultural identity

Thousands stranded, 2 killed in Assam's anti-RSS stir: Know what it's about

Assam: The curfew continued in Maibong and some adjoining areas on Saturday