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Normal life hit in parts of Nagaland in shutdown against citizenship law

Protests against CAB in NE states

9:39 pm November 18, 2019

Guwahati/Shillong/Aizawl/Itanagar: Protests were held in the north eastern states on Monday opposing the proposed Citizenship (Amendment) Bill and effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi were burnt in Assam. The protest rallies coincided with the first day of the winter session of Parliament during which the bill is proposed to be introduced. Sit-ins were also launched […]

Mamata presents vote on account for Rs 2.99 lakh cr in House, oppn parties boycott speech

Mamata govt to give Rs 50k to Kashmir-return labourers

9:44 pm November 5, 2019

Kolkata: West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday said her government will provide a one- time assistance of Rs 50,000 to all 133 labourers who had to leave their jobs in Kashmir and return to the state. The government would also make accommodation arrangements under its ‘Banglar Bari’ scheme for those who do not […]

IIT-KGP implements micro solar dome project to provide affordable clean energy

7:09 pm October 31, 2019

Kolkata: IIT-Kharagpur on Thursday said 44,000 micro solar domes will be provided to poor households in rural areas of ten states under a project to provide clean energy at an affordable price. Poor families are often unable to afford the grid- connected electricity while others may find disruption of power supply due to natural disasters, […]

Devotees throng Tripureswari temple on Diwali

11:09 pm October 27, 2019

Agartala: Thousands of devotees thronged the Tripureswari temple in Tripura’s Gomati district as Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb on Sunday inaugurated the ‘Diwali fair and festival’ at the holy place. People from various places of the state and neighbouring Assam gathered at the temple premises to participate in the three-day grand fair which is being […]

Delhi-based Kashmiri scribes, over 25 people from Valley were potential spying targets: Report

Declared foreigners’ death: Assam govt non-committal on demands of family

9:55 pm October 26, 2019

Nalbari (Assam): The Nalbari district administration on Saturday declined to commit to the demands put forth by family members of 70-year-old Falu Das, who was declared a ‘foreigner’ and died recently. The family have two major conditions for accepting Das’ body — all of them be included in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) without […]