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‘Natives’ vs Bengali-speaking ‘Miyas’: Why Assam govt has named 5 Muslim groups as indigenous

Angana Chakrabarti - 6 July, 2022

Assam govt Tuesday announced 'indigenous' status for Goriya, Moriya, Deshi, Julah & Syed communities. Opposition accuses BJP of sowing division between Assamese & Bengali-speaking Muslims.

Floods in Assam, need govt’s full attention, Cong asks Shiv Sena MLA Eknath Shinde to leave

ThePrint Team - 24 June, 2022

Congress state chief writes to Shinde, says the ‘royal hospitality’ provided to him and his MLAs at the time of floods was ‘unfair and unacceptable’.

‘See you in Guwahati’: Sarma after Manish Sisodia asks BJP to probe graft charges against Assam CM

Revathi Krishnan - 4 June, 2022

Himanta Biswa Sarma, while dismissing charges of corruption levelled against him in a news report cited by Manish Sisodia, questioned Delhi government’s handling of the Covid-19 pandemic.

‘Madrasas should disappear, Muslims originally Hindus’: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma at RSS event

Unnati Sharma - 23 May, 2022

Abolishing madrasas, slamming the Gandhis and "reconversion", Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma spoke about his idea of India and whether religion should play a role in education.

Found ‘mischievous activity’ in raids, Assam Police say amid reports of homes being bulldozed

Angana Chakrabarti - 22 May, 2022

Batadrava Police Station was set on fire over allegations of custodial death of a fish trader. Police claim they identified 21 suspects but administration’s action sparks a row.

‘Voice of Assam’ — Amit Shah launches ‘first govt newsletter in any state’ on policy, development

Anupriya Chatterjee - 11 May, 2022

The 16-page newsletter will be available in Assamese, English, Hindi & Bengali & will have a targeted reach of 1 crore readers in the first phase.

Will make sure AFSPA goes from entire Assam, says Amit Shah in Guwahati

ThePrint Team - 10 May, 2022

Several districts of the Northeast states Assam, Nagaland and Manipur were taken out of AFSPA's purview in April as part of a major BJP outreach.

In fresh Northeast outreach, Modi says govt working to remove AFSPA, launches projects in Assam

Angana Chakrabarti - 28 April, 2022

At rally in Assam's Karbi Anglong district, PM also spoke about Centre's efforts to resolve boundary disputes between states & said implementation of Karbi peace accord was going well.

Joblessness, perks of surrender, ‘frustration’ — how ULFA-I recruited over 40 youth in 8 months

Angana Chakrabarti - 23 April, 2022

ULFA-I, led by Paresh Baruah, is the banned, anti-peace-talks faction of the insurgent group. Its total recruitment between 2017 and 2019 was about 70 people.