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Amit Shah meets North-East CMs to discuss the outline of Citizenship Bill
The meetings were attended by chief ministers of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Meghalaya Sarbananda Sonowal, Pema Khandu and Conrad Sangma respectively
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Assam TET 2019: Here are steps to apply online on ssa.assam.gov.in
Assam TET 2019: The process of online application will conclude on September 17, 2019
 "Assam TET 2019: Here are steps to apply online on ssa.assam.gov.in")
Assam TET admit card 2019 released on ssa.assam.gov.in: steps to download
Board of Secondary Education Assam has released the Assam TET Admit Card 2019 on ssa.assam.gov.in
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A new book seeks to make sense of the citizenship controversy in Assam
A journalist addresses the problematic question of Assam's citizenship controversy from the vantage point of an Assamese but without losing sight of the experiences of other communities
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Assam govt to set up 200 foreigners' tribunals for people excluded from NRC
The final NRC was released on August 31 with 19,06,657 of the total 3,30,27,661 applicants excluded and 3,11,22,004 included
BJP will tell SC that we reject this NRC, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Addressing party workers, the Assam minister said that the BJP will reintroduce the Citizenship Amendment Bill in the parliament
 "BJP will tell SC that we reject this NRC, says Himanta Biswa Sarma")
10,000 paramilitary troops deployed in Assam before NRC release withdrawn
Among the 100 companies of the paramilitary forces, 50 belong to the BSF, 10 CRPF, 16 ITBP and 24 SSB
ONGC to invest Rs 13,000 crore in Assam to drill over 220 wells
The company said in a statement that it has signed an MoU with the Assam government for enhancing its exploration and production activities in the state
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Assam: 19 family members of freedom fighter excluded from final NRC list
Over 19 lakh people were excluded from the final NRC list that was published on Saturday.
Tea prices shoot up at auctions after rains hit Assam, West Bengal
Estates in central Assam recorded between 4.50-6.50 inches of rainfall as against a normal rainfall of 1-1.50 inches in July.
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Assam: Flood water recedes in Kaziranga, Pobitora
Both the sanctuaries have been battling the mayhem unleashed by floods in the state. Almost 95 per cent of the Kaziranga park was flooded due to incessant rains
5.5 magnitude quake jolts Arunachal again, tremors felt in Assam
The latest quake, tremors of which were felt in Assam, occurred at 4.24 a.m. at a depth of 10 km with the epicentre in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh
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Assam ministers condemns incident of girls forced to dance nude
State Social Welfare Minister in Assam Government on Wednesday condemned the incident where a troupe of dancers were allegedly forced to strip and molested at a cultural event in Chaygaon."I had conducted a meeting with the State Women Commission and DGP. I condemn this incident and assure that immediate action will be taken. These incidents keep happening from time to time repeatedly, being a women I am shaken by this and I assure you we will take steps to sanitise our society," Brahma told reporters here.A mob of over 500 men had allegedly tried to force woman dancers of a troupe to strip during a cultural programme in Assam's Kamrup district organised during Eid.Police had arrested a couple of accused while the hunt for others was underway after a case was filed on the basis of a complaint registered by the cultural troupe against the organisers of the programme.Brahma further underlined the need of educating people to avoid any untoward incident from taking place."The culprits ...
SC directs Assam to apprise it of ways for releasing foreigners in custody
The bench took note of the state's submissions that the observations during the hearing of this case may have some impact in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls in Assam
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Panel to suggest how to protect Assamese identity, consider Assembly quota
The decision has been taken at a meeting of the Union Cabinet, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi
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No flood threat in Arunachal as artificial lake is under control: China
The Yarlung Tsangpo river is known as the Siang after it enters India at Arunachal Pradesh from the Tibetan region and is called the Brahmaputra once it reaches Assam
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No reason to remain Assam CM if can't protect state's interests: Sonowal
A key amendment in the Bill seeks to grant citizenship to people without valid documents from six minority communities
Union Cabinet approves proposal to set-up IARI in Assam
IARI-Assam would work on the agrarian challenges and complexities of North Eastern India
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Northeast can be country's new growth engine: Assam CM
Sarbananda Sonowal calls upon NRIs to join hands with govt and be part of Assam's growth
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Assam to quadruple tourism spend in FY18
State ropes in Priyanka Chopra as brand ambassador
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