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ASSAM First draft of Assam National Register of Citizens to come out on Dec 31 At the stroke of midnight on December 31, Assam for the first time will know how many Indian citizens are living in the state, more than three decades since the end of a six-year long anti-foreigners movement that left 855 ‘martyrs.’ … Read more
ASSAM Centre for citizen bill in the monsoon The Centre will take up the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, in the monsoon session of Parliament. The bill, which was introduced by the Centre in the Lok Sabha in July 2016, aims to grant Indian citizenship to persons belonging to minority communities, namely, Hindus, … Read more
ASSAM Centre sanctions Rs 1,250 cr for Assam inland transport The central government has sanctioned Rs. 1,250 crore for the development of transport sector in Assam, Union Minister for Road Transport, Highways and Shipping Nitin Gadkari said. With this financial outlay, the government also aimed at developing the inland water transport, he said. … Read more
ASSAM Protests over Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in three northeastern states Lending support to the voices of dissent over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, hundreds of student activists staged demonstrations across three northeast states. The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 was introduced in the Lok Sabha to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955. A key … Read more