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Ending AFSPA

AFSPA should go entirely because of the impunity it offers armed forces

The Hindu

Assam CM wants UCC, says it will ensure honour for Muslim women

New Delhi Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has strongly pitched for the implementation of th

The Hindu

Indian state leader pushes to replace religion-based laws

India should replace marriage and inheritance laws that are based on religion with a uniform civil code, the chief minister of a northeastern state said on Sunday, taking aim at rules that allow Muslim men, for example, to have four wives.

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Presidential first for literary events in Assam

President Ram Nath Kovind to attend concluding programme of Bodo Sahitya Sabha at Tamulpur

The Hindu

Conspiracy behind my arrest, says Jignesh Mevani after his release

The Gujarat MLA says his fight against PM, BJP, and RSS will continue

The Hindu

Chidambaram takes a swipe at Assam CM over ‘false case’ against Mevani

A court in Assam on Friday granted bail to the independent Gujarat MLA.

The Hindu

1923 soccer news spurs sports journalism centenary in Assam

Year-long celebration from July 2 will start from Sivasagar, where the football story emanated

The Hindu

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Supreme Court panel flays Assam on Kaziranga animal corridors invasion

The Supreme Court had in April 2019 barred new construction on private land within the animal corridors

The Hindu

Centre keen on lifting AFSPA from northeast: PM Modi

Prime Minister said the Assam-Meghalaya boundary dispute template could help resolve differences between other States

The Hindu

Ethnic group slams bid to notify them as indigenous Assamese Muslims

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The Hindu

Trinamool seeks to fill Opposition vacuum in Assam, launches expansion drive

Scores of Congress leaders and members join Trinamool Congress in Guwahati

The Hindu

Meghalaya tribes oppose boundary deal

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council has formed a coordination committee to prepare the ground for a case.

The Hindu

Towards a resolution of the Arunachal-Assam border dispute

What is the history behind the boundary issue between the two States? How do they plan to settle it?

The Hindu

Assam court sends Jignesh Mevani to one day judicial custody; will hear bail on April 25

Gujarat Independent legislator Mevani had purportedly posted a tweet, claiming Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘considered Godse as God’

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Identify Assamese Muslims as a distinct community: panel

‘The objective is to not club them with Bengal-origin Muslims in Assam’

The Hindu

Outrage without borders: On Jignesh Mevani’s arrest

Assam police action against Mevani’s remarks is a blatant misuse of the law

The Hindu

Assam CM Himanta claims he wasn’t aware of Jignesh Mevani’s identity

The State Congress unit smelt a conspiracy behind the arrest and rushed legal experts to the aid of the apprehended Dalit leader

The Hindu

PM cannot imprison truth, Mevani's arrest undemocratic: Congress leader Rahul Gandhi

Mr. Mevani was arrested by the Assam Police from Palanpur town in Gujarat on Wednesday night over a tweet and taken to Assam by air.

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Assam to file Interlocutory Application in Supreme Court for issue of Aadhaar cards to NRC applicants

The decision was taken at a Cabinet meeting, chaired by Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, in Guwahati on Wednesday evening

The Hindu

Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani held over tweet; bail rejected

His arrest for an allegedly controversial tweet against PM Modi was on a complaint by a BJP member in Bodoland Territorial Council

The Hindu

OIL commissions India’s first pure green hydrogen plant in Assam

Solar-powered pump station has installed capacity for 10 kg hydrogen per day

The Hindu

Assam, Arunachal to form panels for resolving border disputes

They have about 1,200 disputed spots along their 804–km boundary

The Hindu

2 cattle smugglers killed in ambush on police vehicle in Assam

Extremist groups get share of profits from illegal trade to Bangladesh, police said

The Hindu

Thunderstorms, landslips kill 20 in northeast India

Almost 800 villages affected in Assam thunderstorms; many parts of Arunachal Pradesh cut off due to landslides

The Hindu

Meghalaya tribal council opposes border deal with Assam, says govt. needs its consent for handover

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council said the State has no right over the private land which is to be handed over to Assam

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