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R.N. Ravi,   the Government of India’s interlocutor for Naga peace talks and now also Nagaland’s Governor, arriving in Dimapur, Nagaland, for talks with the Naga National Political Groups on October 23, 2017.

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COVID-19 cases show no decline in Assam, political parties busy in electioneering

The number of cases in the State shows no signs of declining, and with political parties resuming electioneering activities and students getting ready
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People whose names were left out in the draft NRC queing up to collect forms to file appeals, in Mayong, on August 10, 2018.

Assam: Defining issue

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The singer Zubeen Garg (in hat) with All Assam Students’ Union chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharya (on his right), AASU president Dipankar Kumar Nath, and other artistes from different parts of Assam play traditional musical instruments during a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Guwahati on January 9.

CAA protests: Winds of change in Assam

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Members of 30 indigenous organisations protesting against the CAA in Dibrugarh district of Assam on December 24 at a rally organised by the All Assam Students Union.

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Protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill in Guwahati on December 12.

Assam’s anger

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Demonstrators   burn tyres during a strike called by the All Assam Students Union and the North East Students Organisation in protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, in Guwahati  on December 10.

Fiery reaction in Assam

The anti-CAB protest turns into a mass resistance, reviving the anti-foreigner agitation in Assam.
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