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Assam

News Reports

Assam govt may consider financial aid for Bengali Hindus for marrying into Assamese families

OpIndia Staff - 18 February, 2020

The Linguistic Minority Department of Assam has proposed to offer monetary assistance of up to Rs 40000 to Bengali Hindu brides or grooms marrying into Assamese families.

News Reports

Assam may consider ‘ethnic tribe’ nomenclature to 40 lakh Assamese-speaking Muslims of Brahmaputra valley: Report

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2020

The new proposal is yet to receive the approval of Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal. The nomenclature is expected to be approved before the start of the socio-economic census.

News Reports

“No state funding for religious education”: Assam govt to shut all govt-run Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols, to be converted to regular schools

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2020

Assam government has decided to shut all state-run Madrassas and Sanskrit Tols in the state

News Reports

NRC: Centre says excluded children won’t be sent to detention camps, provided their parents feature in the list

OpIndia Staff - 12 February, 2020

The Minister of State clarified that there are approved standard operating procedures in place to deal with cases of children who have been excluded from the NRC while their parents feature in the list.

Media Fact-Check

An international consulting group named ‘Eurasia Group’ names India under PM Modi as ‘top risk in 2020’. Here is how it it factually incorrect

OpIndia Staff - 5 February, 2020

Eurasia group peddles half-truth in its report to claim Modi govt is a risk to the world

Government and Policy

Assam: After historic peace agreement, 1,615 cadres of all four factions of NDFB lay down arms in Guwahati

OpIndia Staff - 30 January, 2020

1,615 cadres of all the four factions of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) surrendered their arms at an event held at Guwahati Medical College Hospital.

Media

The Quint defends Sharjeel Imam’s ‘cut off Assam’ speech, claims he meant only a ‘Chakka Jam’, compares it to imaginary ‘blockade’ of 2008 during...

Jinit Jain - 28 January, 2020

Aditya Menon of The Quint draws a false equivalence between Amarnath agitation in 2008 with Sharjeel Imam's seditious statements inciting Muslims for a war against India.

Government and Policy

Home Minister Amit Shah secures peace agreement with Bodo groups amidst plans to ‘cut off Assam’ by Shaheen Bagh mastermind

OpIndia Staff - 27 January, 2020

Union Home Minister Amit Shah assured that the agreement signed between Assam government, Centre and the Bodo representatives will herald a golden future for Assam and the Bodo people.

News Reports

Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur Police register FIR against Shaheen Bagh mastermind Sharjeel Imam, police raids his ancestral home in Bihar, detains 3

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2020

After Assam, Manipur and Arunachal Pradesh Police also file FIR against Shaheen Bagh mastermind and The Wire columnist Sharjeel Imam for his seditious statement.

News Reports

Day after Shaheen Bagh mastermind Sharjeel Imam was booked for ‘cut Assam from India’ statement, multiple explosions rock Assam

OpIndia Staff - 26 January, 2020

Four low-intensity blasts rock Assam on India's 71st Republic Day days after Shaheen Bagh mastermind Sharjeel Imam urged Indian Muslims to cut off North East India from rest of the country.

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