BUSINESS
Deflecting anti-CAA ire – BJP’s biggest challenge ahead of 2021 Assam polls
The saffron party, which came to power with a promise of establishing a clean and corruption-free government, has now found itself in a spot following the arrest of a BJP functionary in a case pertaining to the leak of a police recruitment exam paper last month.
INDIA
Why ST status is still a dream for six communities in Assam
The matter was among the key issues that were discussed during chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal’s meeting with Union home minister Amit Shah in Delhi on September 20.
INDIA
Assam reacts with hope, skepticism over political party floated by anti-CAA outfits
The two student outfits were instrumental in mobilising protests against the controversial Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) last December, and since then the civil society had been urging them to float a regional alternative to the BJP and the Congress
INDIA
Why Akhil Gogoi always invites the wrath of Assam’s ruling class
Akhil Gogoi, who tested positive COVID-19 along with 54 other inmates of Guwahati Central Jail earlier this month, has been shifted to the Guwahati Medical College and Hospital following a massive public outcry.
EXPERT-COLUMNS
Assam flood policy: Flip-flop on national calamity tag hurting state
Successive governments have either neglected or failed to come up with a long-term solution to the recurring problem of flood and the erosion of river banks of the Brahmaputra and its tributaries.
TRENDS
Assam land ordinance could land BJP govt in trouble
The ordinance allows conversion of land without clearances for setting up industries and is likely to pose a challenge in protecting the land rights of indigenous people.
