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Goyal's budget brings cheers for some sections of people
Raktim Baruah It is a tradition in the country that an interim budget excludes announcement of any kind of new policy or policies. But this time the NDA government at the Centre's interim budget, which was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on February 1, has been seen as a deviation from that tradition.
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Raktim Baruah It is a tradition in the country that an interim budget excludes announcement of any kind of new policy or policies. But this time the NDA government at the Centre's interim budget, which was presented in Parliament by Finance Minister Piyush Goyal on February 1, has been seen as a deviation from that tradition.
Police lodges sedition case against Dr. Hiren Gohain
Raktim Baruah Amidst continued protests against the controversial Citizenship (amendment) Bill, 2016, in Assam the police, on Thursday, reportedly, lodged a suo-moto case against distinguished scholar and critic Dr. Hiren Gohain under charges of sedition.
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Raktim Baruah Amidst continued protests against the controversial Citizenship (amendment) Bill, 2016, in Assam the police, on Thursday, reportedly, lodged a suo-moto case against distinguished scholar and critic Dr. Hiren Gohain under charges of sedition.
Six more communities of Assam may get ST status
Raktim Baruah The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has, reportedly, prepared to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six more communities of Assam.
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Raktim Baruah The BJP-led NDA government at the Centre has, reportedly, prepared to grant Scheduled Tribe (ST) status to six more communities of Assam.
Bandh cripples normal life in Assam; protesters vandalise BJP office
Raktim Baruah The 11-hour-long bandh called by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) along with other 28 organisations and supported by some organisations including the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) against the controversial Citizenship (amendment) Bill, 2016 paralysed normal life on Tuesday in Assam.
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Raktim Baruah The 11-hour-long bandh called by the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) along with other 28 organisations and supported by some organisations including the Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) against the controversial Citizenship (amendment) Bill, 2016 paralysed normal life on Tuesday in Assam.
AGP withdraws support to the BJP-led government in Assam
Raktim Baruah In a set back to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), one of its allies in Assam, on Monday, has withdrawn support to the Sarbanada Sonowal-led government.
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Raktim Baruah In a set back to the BJP ahead of the Lok Sabha elections, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), one of its allies in Assam, on Monday, has withdrawn support to the Sarbanada Sonowal-led government.
Citizenship Amendment Bill is an atonement of past guilt: PM Modi
Raktim Baruah Taking a dig at the opposition, the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, termed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is an atonement of the 'past guilt'.
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Raktim Baruah Taking a dig at the opposition, the Congress party, Prime Minister Narendra Modi, on Friday, termed the controversial Citizenship (Amendment) Bill is an atonement of the 'past guilt'.
Protests continue against the Citizenship (amendment) Bill in Assam
Raktim Baruah Protests against the controversial Citizenship (amendment) Bill continue in Assam as Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) and other 70 organisations have, on Tuesday, staged demonstrations across the state.
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Raktim Baruah Protests against the controversial Citizenship (amendment) Bill continue in Assam as Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) and other 70 organisations have, on Tuesday, staged demonstrations across the state.
Dhola mass killings: Intellectual urges for NIA-level enquiry
Raktim Baruah After the killing of five Bengali-speaking people by unidentified gunmen on Thursday in Tinsukia district of Assam, protests erupted against the brutality across the state.
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Raktim Baruah After the killing of five Bengali-speaking people by unidentified gunmen on Thursday in Tinsukia district of Assam, protests erupted against the brutality across the state.
ACS officer suspended for allegedly making objectionable comments against CJI Gogoi
Raktim Baruah In a bizarre development, a senior Assam Civil Service Officer (ACS) has been suspended, allegedly, for making derogatory comments against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
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Raktim Baruah In a bizarre development, a senior Assam Civil Service Officer (ACS) has been suspended, allegedly, for making derogatory comments against Chief Justice of India Ranjan Gogoi.
Assam braves for turmoil once again
Raktim Baruah Apprehensions of massive protests seems to be growing in Assam with more than three indigenous peoples' organisations including a pro-talks fraction of the ULFA vowing to resist a rally jointly being organised by 26 Bengali organisations of the state on November 17 in Guwahati, reportedly, in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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Raktim Baruah Apprehensions of massive protests seems to be growing in Assam with more than three indigenous peoples' organisations including a pro-talks fraction of the ULFA vowing to resist a rally jointly being organised by 26 Bengali organisations of the state on November 17 in Guwahati, reportedly, in support of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016.
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