Over 19 lakh excluded from Assam’s final NRC
The final list of National Register of Citizens(NRC) has been released in Assam. The names of 3 crore 11 lakh applicants have been included in the final NRC while 19 …
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Election Commission to revisit ‘D’ voter criterion ahead of final NRC
Ahead of the publication of the National Register of Citizens(NRC), Election commission(EC) may revisit the criteria whether those excluded from NRC should be marked as ‘D’(Doubtful) voters. The system of …
Read MoreAssam NRC is India’s internal matter: Jaishankar
India’s External Affairs Minister is on a two day visit to Bangladesh. During his visit,India’s foreign minister has said that National Register of Citizens (NRC) process which is now underway …
Read MoreCentre to double time limit to appeal NRC ouster to 120 days
The Central Government has proposed to double the time limit available for filing an appeal against non-inclusion of persons in the National Register of Citizens(NRC) in Assam At present,the time …
Read MoreGolden Butterfly Tea
The Guwahati Tea Auction Centre(GTAC) has created international history by selling 1 kg of the Golden Butterfly tea at ₹75,000. Golden Butterfly is produced by Dikom Tea Estate near eastern …
Read MoreDr Jitendra Singh reviews status of implementation of various projects under MDoNER
Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region(MDoNER) has announced that Assam will become the first state to have first-ever Bamboo Industrial Park in the northeast. This industrial park will be …
Read MoreIndia’s first dragon blood-oozing tree
Researchers from Assam have discovered Dracaena cambodiana.It is a dragon tree species in the Dongka Sarpo area of West Karbi Anglong. This is for the first time that a dragon …
Read MoreReflection of faith
The annual four-day Ambubachi Mela is being held at Amingaon near Guwahati,Assam. Ambubachi Mela is a festival to mark the annual menstruation of the goddess which is held at Kamakhya …
Read MoreAssam temple bids adieu to turtle hatchlings
Recently,the Ugratara Temple in Assam had organised a special darshan of 34 hatchlings of the rare black softshell turtle as these hatchlings will be reintroduced into the wild. The black …
Read MoreAssam deportation figure given to Supreme Court doesn’t add up
A Bangladeshi diplomat has said that its government is puzzled over Assam government’s claim that only four Bangladeshi nationals have been deported to the country since 2014. Bangladesh claims that …
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