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The Latest Breaking News from Assam

Assam government to send proposal on airport in Silchar to Centre in 2-3 weeks

The proposed airport will be developed in 870 acres of land, which will be acquired from the tea estate

The Hindu

Assam duo’s anti-COVID-19 herbal drink found 98% effective by lab

They have applied for patent after tests by Bhubaneswar-based Institute of Life Sciences

The Hindu

Morning digest: Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet Amit Shah on boundary issues; Focus on rights made India weak, says PM Modi, and more

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The Hindu

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Assam, Meghalaya CMs meet Amit Shah on boundary issues

Union Home Minister apprised of regional committee reports.

The Hindu

No lockdown in Assam, despite spike in COVID cases

Peak likely by February, says Health Minister

The Hindu

Assam-Meghalaya boundary dispute | Conrad Sangma, Himanta Biswa Sarma to meet Amit Shah

The the Union Ministry of Home Affairs will finalise a "conclusion".

The Hindu

Roadmap to settle 50-year-old border row with Meghalaya prepared: Assam CM

It requires a thorough discussion in the Assembly, say Congress and All India United Democratic Front

The Hindu

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Jorhat lynching case: Charge sheet filed against 14 persons

The case relates to the lynching of All Assam Students' Union leader Animesh Bhuyan and two others, including a journalist in November last year.

The Hindu

Suspected drug peddler injured in police firing in Assam

DIPHU: A suspected drug peddler was shot at by the Assam Police when he allegedly tried to flee custody in Karbi Anglong district on Monday, a senior officer said.

The Times of India

Two earthquakes hit parts of North East

The first earthquake of magnitude 3.5 took place at 2.11 a.m. and the epicentre was in Cachar district of Assam, the NCS said

The Hindu

Daily Dose Ep 168: Floods in UP and Bihar, 70 years of Communist rule in China, and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest updates from Uttar Pradesh, Bihar, New Delhi, Kashmir, Kerala, Assam and China.

Newslaundry

A sense of disappointment and confusion across Assam as final NRC is published

As soon as the clock struck 10 on the August 31st morning, in the Ata village of western Assam’s Baksa district, Samsul Hoque’s house was filled by around a dozen men and women. It was raining. But it did not deter the crowd from stepping out of their homes.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 142: #NRC, #GDPFreeFall, #Brexit and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest news from Assam, New Delhi, Maharshtra, Pakistan and the UK.

Newslaundry

Daily Dose Ep 141: #NRC, #KartarpurCorridor, #HongKong and more

In this episode of Daily Dose, Snigdha Sharma brings you the latest stories from Assam, Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir, Hong Kong and more.

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In the run-up to final NRC, soldiers from an Assam village eagerly wait to be counted as Indian citizens.

Ever since July 2018, Azit Ali, a 28-year-old sepoy in the Indian Army, has been perplexed by one question. “How can I be a doubtful foreigner all of a sudden when I have served in the army for seven years already?” he asks.

Newslaundry

Is this army officer a whistle-blower or an offender?

In September 2016, a sensitive situation reached the offices of Indian Army’s Eastern Command in Kolkata. One of its officers, Lt Colonel Dharamveer Singh of the Special Forces, alleged that a team of an army intelligence unit in Nagaland had committed fake encounters and dacoity against civilians in Assam, Manipur…

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No country for Assam’s orphans

If you ask six-year-old Ratul (name changed on request) about his favourite pastime activity, the boy has a ready answer. “I just love playing kabaddi,” he says with enthusiasm. The reason, according to him, is simple and straight. “Nobody can beat me in this game,” declares the little man with…

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What the spam dossier on journalists and activists covering #NRC tells us about Assamese Supremacy

As the date for the publication of the final draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) for Assam inches closer, voices of criticism are growing louder. Not unexpectedly, detractors who want to shut down these critical voices too are getting noisier.

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How a key petition pending in SC raises questions on the finality of NRC in Assam

Matiur Rahman has been waging a legal battle against the inconsistencies that exist in India’s National Register for Citizens (NRC) regime since November 2012. Some of the questions that prompted his writ petition to the Supreme Court of India were: How could there be one standard citizenship law for the…

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Daily Dose Ep 120: Article 370, Unnao Case, NRC in Assam and more

This episode is hosted by Ayush Tiwari who has stories from Kashmir, Assam, Hong Kong and more.Produced by Ayush Tiwari and edited by Samarendra K Dash.You can also listen to all our podcasts on the Newslaundry App and get updates about all our podcasts via Twitter and Facebook.Newslaundry is a reader-supported, ad-free, independent news…

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How NRC legitimised xenophobia and chauvinism in Assam

As soon as the draft of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) was released, an image went viral across media platforms in Assam. It was that of the All Assam Student Union (AASU) members distributing sweets and celebrating the publication of the draft.

Newslaundry

How the Citizenship Bill is reopening old wounds in the Northeast

A visit to Assam and Meghalaya by members of a Joint Parliamentary Committee examining the contentious draft Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of 2016 has brought to the fore old fractures between communities that were in the process of healing, and raised fears of fresh unrest in a region that turned towards…

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