Former Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday said that the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill would have been passed in Rajya Sabha on Wednesday by the BJP government if the Congress-led Opposition was not there.
Category: NORTH EAST
If Centre brings Citizenship Bill as law, NE region will fight unitedly: Mizoram CM
Zoramthanga, who is also the President of the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF), appealed to the people, NGOs, churches and political parties to join hands and stand united in case there is a bid to reintroduce the CAB in Parliament.
Shutdown in Nagaland over Citizenship Bill
Normal life came to standstill in Nagaland on Monday as a dawn-to-dusk shutdown called in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, evoked total response.
EC begins preparations for LS polls in the Northeast
With weeks to go for the announcement of the 17th Lok Sabha election dates, the Election Commission has begun preparations in the Northeastern states, a top election official said on Tuesday.
Amid protests over Citizenship Bill, Modi to arrive in Assam on Feb 8
A senior BJP leader confirmed this on Friday and said that the Prime Minister will arrive in Guwahati on February 8. "The Prime Minister is also scheduled to visit Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura to inaugurate some developmental projects," he said.
11 northeastern political parties oppose Citizenship Bill
Eleven northeastern political parties came together on Tuesday against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 and decided to appeal to the Central government to scrap the legislation.
Modi to visit Arunachal, Tripura next month
The official said Modi will arrive in Arunachal on February 9 to inaugurate the Hollongi airport and later that day address a public gathering in Agartala at the Swami Vivekananda Ground after inaugurating and laying the foundation stone of several projects.
Only Citizenship Bill can save Assam from becoming Kashmir: BJP
Sarma's statement came a day after student outfits from all the northeastern states under the banner of North East Students' Organization (NESO) gathered in Guwahati on Wednesday and warned the BJP-led government at the Centre and the state against the Bill.
Mizoram Chief Minister declares as Dry-state
However, this strict law will cause serious loss for the licensed liquor barons which are fifty in number throughout the eight districts of the state. It will also cause incurring huge loss for two authorized bar owners, informed the sources.
MNF back at helm in Mizoram after a decade
The MNF in the November 28 Assembly polls secured 26 seats, five more than an absolute majority in the 40-member Assembly, ousting the Congress from power in its last bastion in northeast India.
Mary Kom lifts record 6th gold at Boxing Worlds, Sonia adds silver lining
Welcomed by thunderous chants of "Mary Mary" at the jampacked K.D. Jadhav hall, the Indian took the ring with a statistical and psychological advantage over her Ukrainian opponent, whom she recently beat at the Silesian Women's Open semi-finals in Poland.
Tribal migrants sheltered in Tripura to vote in Mizoram
The Election Commission would set up polling stations at Kanhmun, a village along the Mizoram-Tripura border, to facilitate voting by the tribal refugees, sheltered in Tripura for the past 21 years, official said here on Wednesday.
BJP seeks Reang refugees' vote in Mizoram assembly polls
Over 35,000 Reang tribal refugees, comprising 5,907 families, fled from Mizoram and have been staying in Tripura's Kanchanpur and Panisagar sub-divisions for the past 21 years following ethnic tension after a Mizo forest official was killed in the neighbouring state.
Tripura CM, BJP leaders to campaign in Mizoram
Meanwhile, the ruling Congress suffered a major setback after state Home Minister and senior party leader R. Lalzirliana and three sitting legislators, Lalrinliana Sailo, Buddha Dhan Chakma, both former ministers, and Hmingdailova Khiangte resigned from the party.
Deficit rainfall in northeastern India, crop production could fall
Seven of the northeastern states are divided into three meteorological sub-divisions -- Assam and Meghalaya; Arunachal Pradesh; and Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura. The eighth state, Sikkim, along with north West Bengal, form a separate sub-division.
Bangla journalist Samad to interact with Guwahati scribes
An Ashoka fellow, Hellman-Hammett award recipient and a media rights defender, the Dhaka based outspoken journalist is presently engaged with the acclaimed newspaper, the Bangladesh Monitor, published from Dhaka.
MBDPCC alleges Mizoram playing double game
However, according his statement the refugee outfit is also planning to initiate a long agitation march from Kanchanam to Zawalnam RD Block drawing attention of the central government regarding the malfunctioning of the earlier signed pact.
Northeast Frontier Railway tightens security ahead of I-Day
The Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has tightened security across the northeastern region and some parts of West Bengal and Bihar ahead of Independence Day, an official said on Tuesday.
Reang tribal refugees to be repatriated to Mizoram
Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Tripura Chief Minister Biplab Kumar Deb and his Mizoram counterpart Lal Thanhawla along with officials of the Mizoram Bru Displaced People's Forum (MBDPF) were present during the signing.
Meghalaya government 'open to idea of NRC'
The ruling National People's Party (NPP)-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government on Monday said it is open to the idea of conducting National Register of Citizens (NRC) updation exercise in the state, on the lines of Assam.
9 killed in Manipur landslide
Panmei and his team along with the police and fire fighters are searching for the two missing children, but District Collector Ravindra Singh said chances of finding them alive were slim.
NHRC asks Arunachal compensate 88 girl students
The three teachers had forced the 88 girl students to remove their clothes in front of the entire school, as punishment, when none among them confessed for having written vulgar words against the head teacher and another student.
Over 32,850 tribals to repatriate from Tripura to Mizoram by September
Over 32,850 Mizoram tribals staying in refugee camps in Tripura for the past 22 years would be repatriated to their home state (Mizoram) by September, an official release said here on Tuesday night.
Wintrobe Hospital conducts media clinic
Widely regarded as a masterpiece of Italian neorealism, the movie narrates the story of a poverty stricken unemployed worker of Rome along with his young son in the backdrop of devastating world-war.
Train services suspended in Assam's hill section due to landslide
Running of trains has been affected in the Lumding-Badarpur hill section of Assam following landslides triggered by incessant rains for past few days.