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A ‘nativised’ Hindi associated with Assam’s only hill station is trying to hold its own amid a row over the Centre’s move to make the ‘standardised’ form of the language compulsory in high schools across the northeast.

The Hindu

Assam’s Haflong Hindi, a fluent example of give and take

Of 19th century vintage, the language has Tibeto-Burman grammar and includes Bengali, Nepali words

The Hindu

President Ram Nath Kovind attends Bodo Sahitya Sabha meet

The President of India Ram Nath Kovind attended and addressed the 61st annual conference of the Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS), a regional language literary meet, in Tamulpur, Assam today. President Kovind became the first Indian President to attend the event.

The Times of India

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Gauhati High Court stays lower court’s observations in Jignesh Mevani case

However, it clarifies that the order should not be interpreted as a stay on grant of bail by district judge

The Hindu

Ending AFSPA

AFSPA should go entirely because of the impunity it offers armed forces

The Hindu

Amit Shah to mark one year of BJP govt in Assam with multiple projects

GUWAHATI: Union home minister Amit Shah will launch a slew of projects during his Assam visit on May 10 to mark one year of the present BJP-led government, including a 300-bed super-speciality hospital under Gauhati Medical College Hospital (GMCH).

The Times of India

Assam CM wants UCC, says it will ensure honour for Muslim women

New Delhi Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has strongly pitched for the implementation of th

The Hindu

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Indian state leader pushes to replace religion-based laws

India should replace marriage and inheritance laws that are based on religion with a uniform civil code, the chief minister of a northeastern state said on Sunday, taking aim at rules that allow Muslim men, for example, to have four wives.

Reuters

Presidential first for literary events in Assam

President Ram Nath Kovind to attend concluding programme of Bodo Sahitya Sabha at Tamulpur

The Hindu

Conspiracy behind my arrest, says Jignesh Mevani after his release

The Gujarat MLA says his fight against PM, BJP, and RSS will continue

The Hindu

Chidambaram takes a swipe at Assam CM over ‘false case’ against Mevani

A court in Assam on Friday granted bail to the independent Gujarat MLA.

The Hindu

1923 soccer news spurs sports journalism centenary in Assam

Year-long celebration from July 2 will start from Sivasagar, where the football story emanated

The Hindu

Supreme Court panel flays Assam on Kaziranga animal corridors invasion

The Supreme Court had in April 2019 barred new construction on private land within the animal corridors

The Hindu

Centre keen on lifting AFSPA from northeast: PM Modi

Prime Minister said the Assam-Meghalaya boundary dispute template could help resolve differences between other States

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Ethnic group slams bid to notify them as indigenous Assamese Muslims

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Trinamool seeks to fill Opposition vacuum in Assam, launches expansion drive

Scores of Congress leaders and members join Trinamool Congress in Guwahati

The Hindu

Meghalaya tribes oppose boundary deal

The Khasi Hills Autonomous District Council has formed a coordination committee to prepare the ground for a case.

The Times of India

Assam: Cyberattack in Oil India's headquarters, attackers demand over Rs 57 crore as ransom

DIBRUGARH: Oil India Limited's headquarter in the Dibrugarh district of Assam witnessed a ransomware attack which lead to the shutting down of the company's computer and IT systems.

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Towards a resolution of the Arunachal-Assam border dispute

What is the history behind the boundary issue between the two States? How do they plan to settle it?

The Times of India

GMC victory: BJP gives credit to 'double engine development model'

GUWAHATI: BJP on Sunday gave credit to its "double engine development model" for the overwhelming victory in Guwahati Municipal Corporation(GMC) polls, its seventh election victory in a row in Assam.

The Hindu

Assam court sends Jignesh Mevani to one day judicial custody; will hear bail on April 25

Gujarat Independent legislator Mevani had purportedly posted a tweet, claiming Prime Minister Narendra Modi ‘considered Godse as God’

The Times of India

Assam: Congress routed in GMC election amid internal rift within party

GUWAHATI: Congress, despite being the biggest opposition party in the state assembly, drew a blank in the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC) election with party insiders squarely blaming senior party leaders for skipping the campaign trail.

The Times of India

Jignesh Mevani's arrest an abuse of power by BJP, says Rajasthan CM Ashok Gehlot

JAIPUR: Chief minister Ashok Gehlot on Saturday condemned the arrest of Gujarat MLA Jignesh Mevani by the Assam police calling it an abuse of power.

The Hindu

Identify Assamese Muslims as a distinct community: panel

‘The objective is to not club them with Bengal-origin Muslims in Assam’

The Times of India

Gauhati HC panel report reveals illegal coal mining in Assam from 2003-19

GUWAHATI: Assam government has in an affidavit filed recently before the Gauhati High Court, accepted Justice (Retired) BP Katakey Commission’s report revealing extensive illegal coal mining in the Saleki proposed reserve forest and Tekok open cast during the period 2003-2019 by violating the Biological Diversity Act, 2002.

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