Jan 2020

ASSAM   Assam’s clause 6 panel suggests ILP, reservations in Assembly and jobs The committee on Clause 6 of the Assam Accord has in a draft report suggested constitutional safeguards, among other steps, to protect the identity and heritage of the Assamese people. Clause 6 provides for constitutional, legislative and administrative safeguards to protect the cultural, social, linguistic identity and heritage … Read more

ASSAM   Mosque panels to verify ‘ethnicity’ of Assamese Muslims in state census Neighbourhood mosque committees across Assam could be officially tasked with verifying the “ethnicity” of Assamese-speaking Muslims during the state’s first census to distinguish “native” Muslim communities from “immigrant” ones.   Once the census exercise is notified, Assamese-speaking Muslims wanting to be enumerated would be … Read more

ASSAM   Pema Khandu dedicates Padi Yubbe outdoor stadium to the people of Lower Subansiri   Chief Minister Pema Khandu dedicated the 4000 seating capacity Padi Yubbe outdoor stadium to the people of Lower Subansiri district.   The stadium has been named after the first cabinet Minister from the Apatani community. This Padi Yubbe Outdoor … Read more

ASSAM   40 lakh Assamese-speaking Muslims may get ‘ethnic tribe’ tag   The Assam government is likely to give “ethnic tribe” nomenclature to four groups of Assamese-speaking Muslims living in the Brahmaputra Valley who were earlier called indigenous Muslims. These people do not have any history of migration from erstwhile East Pakistan.   But the proposal has not included the … Read more

ASSAM   Assam to convert govt-run madrasas, Sankrit tols to schools The Assam government is set to convert government-run madrasas and Sanskrit schools to high schools and higher secondary schools as the state cannot fund the religious institutions. The final list of NRC for the state was published in which 19,06,657 persons were excluded including those who … Read more

ASSAM Khelo India Youth Games 2020 The 3rd Khelo India Youth Games were held from 10 January 2020 and 22 January 2020 in Guwahati, Assam, India Maharashtra defended its title as they topped the medal tally with 78 Gold medals, 77 Silver medals and 101 Bronze medals. International Coronavirus- Emergency in China Coronavirus is an … Read more

ASSAM   New pact will bring development: Daimary   The new Bodoland Territorial Region (BTR) will usher in peace and development in the Bodo-populated areas. This was observed by Prodeep Kumar Daimary, former deputy chief of erstwhile Bodoland Autonomous Council (BAC).   Daimary, who played a key role in the Bodoland movement launched by the … Read more

ASSAM     Centre, Assam may sign peace deal with NDFB, ABSU soon The Centre and the state government are likely to seal a comprehensive peace accord with the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) and the powerful All Bodo Students’ Union (ABSU) which is expected to provide several safeguards to the Bodo tribe. All of them … Read more

ASSAM   Assam to ‘get back’ its State bird from Czech Republic The State forest department will bring five individuals ducks – two males and three females – from the Czech zoo as part of a joint international animal breeding programme. The State forest department plans to release offsprings of the duck in the wild … Read more

ASSAM   Assam to shutter all aided madrassas, Sanskrit centres   As many as 614 government-aided madrassas and 101 Sanskrit tols (institutes) in Assam will shut down over the next couple of months and reinvent themselves as high and higher secondary schools as part of a policy decision by government not to spend public money … Read more