Muzibur Rahman, who is currently posted in Punjab, came to know about the judgement when he came home on leave in July last week.
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Supreme Court Extends NRC Deadline From July 31 To August 31
The apex court, however, rejected to the state and Union govt’s demand for sample re-verification of border districts.
‘Concerted Attempt to Portray Miya Poets as Anti-Assamese’: Jamia Teachers’ Solidarity Association Condemns FIR Against Poets, Activists (Full Text)
“Their words are not just cries of anguish, nor simply an archive of persecution. They are a gauntlet too.”
‘What Happens When You Police Poetry?’: Writers, Activists Gather in Delhi in Solidarity With Miya Poets Of Assam
Harsh Mander, Githa Hariharan, Ashok Vajpeyi and Apoorvanand condemned NRC and FIRs against Assamese poets & activists.
HPC Cachar Mill Workers’ Union Demands CAG Investigation Into Modi Govt’s Claim Of Investing Rs 4,141 Crore In Mills’ Revival
“Either the government is lying or the money has been released and siphoned off.”
‘Miyan’ Poets Document Pain & Humiliation That Fails to Find a Place in Today’s Grand Narratives of India
Their poetry is not a desperate attempt to seek refuge and evoke our empathy. They know that “New India” doesn’t care.
Assam: FIR Filed Against Poets & Activists For Poetry About Persecution Of Muslims
A complaint was filed in relation to poems that were featured in a Karwan-e-Mohabbat video titled ‘I am Miya’.
Assam NRC: Sahitya Akademi Awardee, Descendants of Freedom Fighter on Exclusion List
Names of family members of the first woman martyr of the Assam Agitation, Bajyanti Devi, were also also on the list.
Assam NRC: Activist Teesta Setalvad Calls For Transparency In Functioning Of Foreign Tribunals
“We have come across a large number of cases where people have been declared foreigners despite having the required documents.”
AAI Spent Rs 4 Crore In 2018-19 To Maintain 26 Non-Operational Airports
In 2017-18, the AAI had spent Rs 2.66 crore to maintain these 26 airports.
Assam NRC: 14-year-old Girl Commits Suicide After Finding Her Name In Draft Exclusion List
Noor Nahar Begum’s name was not in the draft NRC published by the govt last year as well. However, she was sure that her name would appear in the final list.