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MSME investment: Now, rights body urges Assam Governor not to give assent to ordinance,The New Indian Express

By Prasanta Mazumdar, The New Indian Express 02 July 2020 According to the Assam government decision, anyone can set up an industrial unit in the state by submitting just a self-declaration. GUWAHATI: After social media users and several organisations, a rights body expressed its opposition to an ordinance, approved by the Assam Cabinet which allows […]

As COVID-19 spreads, India tries to control the narrative by targeting journalists, Los Angeles Times

Los Angeles Times 04 October 2020 By NEHA THIRANI BAGRI MUMBAI, India —   Four days after India locked down in late March to fight the spread of the coronavirus, Jagat Bains got a call from a group of migrant working families in the northern state of Himachal Pradesh. With construction work having ground to a halt, the […]

Assam NRC: Rights body says over one lakh tribals excluded, The New Indian Express

The New Indian Express02 September 2019 Human rights body ‘Rights and Risks Analysis Group’ said about 25 per cent of about 36,000 Reangs in Hailakandi district were excluded from the NRC. GUWAHATI: Amidst the assertions by political parties and organisations that the National Register of Citizens (NRC), the final list of which was published on Saturday, […]