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Sonowal also blasted the Congress for trying to take credit for the publication of draft NRC after initially criticising it. (Photo: File/PTI)

Mamata's 'bloodbath' comment aimed at vote bank: Assam CM

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said the TMC is spreading 'false propaganda' on NRC, a list of Assam's citizens.

05 Aug 2018 1:56 PM

There are concerns about the process of identifying citizens that perhaps certain religious and linguistic minorities may not have been properly accounted for.

NRC: What will happen to those left out?

Despite best of intentions there ostensibly were operational difficulties in complying with the directions of the Supreme Court.

05 Aug 2018 12:03 AM

Other TMC leaders Mamata Thakur and Kakoli Ghosh Dastidar have also filed complaint against Assam Chief Minister in this regard. (Photo: PTI)

NRC row: TMC MLA Mahua Moitra files complaint against Assam CM

A delegation of TMC party was held under Section 151 of CrPC and was made to halt the night at guest house near Silchar Airport on August 2.

04 Aug 2018 11:10 AM

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. (Photo: File)

Two police complaints against Sonowal by TMC in Kolkata

TMC MLA Mohua Moitra had herself filed the complaint at Alipore police station.

04 Aug 2018 4:27 AM

Sonowal expressed confidence that the NRC would be able to pave the way for realising the hopes and aspirations of the genuine Indian citizens. (Photo: File)

Historic day: Assam CM congratulates people of state on release of list of citizens

The much-anticipated second and final draft of the NRC with 2.9 crore names out of the total 3.29 crore applicants was published today.

30 Jul 2018 2:01 PM

The chief minister has also directed officials not to refer any case to the Foreigners’ Tribunal based on the NRC draft list.

Assam on edge as NRC’s final draft to be out today

DGP says security forces on full alert for ‘landmark day’.

30 Jul 2018 12:56 AM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI)

Rajnath Singh assures aid to 2 flood-hit states

Home minister Rajnath Singh talked to both J&K governor N.N. Vohra and Assam CM Sarbananda Sonowal.

02 Jul 2018 12:35 AM

Railway minister Piyush Goyal shows a publication at a press conference on the achievements of the ministry in the last four years, in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: PTI)

Rail projects to be taken up when land is available:Piyush Goyal

Goyal said during a video conference with journalists from different parts of the country.

12 Jun 2018 6:17 AM

Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal, taking the cognisance of the brutal incident directed the additional DGP (Law and Order) Mukesh Agarwal to rush to spot and arrest all those involve in the crime.

Assam: Mob kills two youth over child lifting suspicion

The attack was the fallout of a rumor circulated on social media about the movement of child-lifters in the state.

10 Jun 2018 5:05 AM

The Chinese government has sent in a huge army of gold diggers and mining machines to Lhunze, a remote and inhospitable location in southeast Tibet . (Photo: AFP)

Lhunze gold find in Tibet vindicates Assam legend

China claims Arunachal Pradesh as its territory and calls it South Tibet, a claim Indian strongly disputes.

07 Jun 2018 6:03 AM

Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh (Photo: PTI/File)

Rajnath Singh in bid to allay Assam fears on citizenship bill

The proposed Citizenship Bill has triggered massive protests in Assam with people accusing it of being discriminatory on the grounds of religion.

31 May 2018 2:13 AM

Indo-Bangla border to be totally sealed by December, says Sarbananda Sonowal

The Assam CM said that the previous Congress regime had decentralised the corruption to the village level.

25 May 2018 2:21 AM

Rs 8,000 crore investment in pipeline: Assam CM

Sonowal told this newspaper that initiative of his government to make Assam a investors friendly state has started bearing fruits.

24 May 2018 2:09 AM

Citizenship row: Why Assam is erupting

The movement against the Citizenship Amendment Bill had started full blast.

24 May 2018 2:05 AM

Stir shows all is not well with citizens’ list update

The Opposition Cong has also joined the protest with Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). an ally of the ruling BJP.

21 May 2018 3:11 AM

Assam CM faces ban on entry into alma mater

As the statewide protest is gaining momentum every day, the discontent has spilled over to neighbouring Tripura as well.

18 May 2018 3:45 AM

Citizenship Bill is bad in spirit, withdraw it

In Assam, intense protests engulfed the state since the Joint Parliamentary Committee headed by a BJP MP began public hearings on the bill a week ago.

15 May 2018 12:23 AM

‘Will go with public view on Citizenship Bill’

The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 is also linked to it so we are waiting for the completion of the NRC work which is in its final stage.

12 May 2018 1:01 AM

Use Bangla hub for Internet gateway to N-E: Assam CM

According to figures given out by the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, 97 per cent of all intercontinental data is carried via such cables

07 May 2018 1:52 AM

‘Assam needs to speed up growth rate’

He pointed out that the Central government had guaranteed a 14 per cent buoyancy, so Assam should wait for some more time.

28 Apr 2018 3:01 AM

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