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Rights group urges contempt proceedings against Assam govt for disclosure of NRC data, Northeast Now

Northeast Now Published on 02 August 2019 Chakma said that the apex court in its order dated September 19, 2018 had rejected the plea of the Union government to share the draft data A day after Assam government made public the district-wise data of persons not included in the draft National Register of Citizens (NRC), civil rights […]

Northeast people battle racism amid coronavirus pandemic, The Week

The Week28 March 2020 Even as China battles global Sinophobia over COVID-19—since the disease was first reported from Wuhan—in India, people of the northeast are facing increasing harassment and violence over their looks. Kiren Rijiju, minister for sports and youth affairs, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, has asked state governments to sensitise residents against such […]

Exempting ILP-States from the CAB, Assam Times

Available at Assam TimesPublished on 01 November 2019 The Government of India is expected to place revised Citizenship Amendment Bill (CAB) in the winter session of the parliament beginning on 18 November 2019 to address the crisis arising out of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) of Assam and its intention to carry out the […]