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Assam tribal bodies reject proposal to grant ST status to six communitiesAs recommended by the Consultative Group chaired by Suhas Chakma, the Coordination Committee of Tribal Organisations of Assam (CCTOA) will ...03 Jan, 2026, 10.32 AM IST- Tiwa student group stage blockade over need for proper implementation of Tiwa Autonomous Council and moreTiwa students blocked National Highway-27 demanding proper implementation of the Tiwa Autonomous Council and land rights, leading to clashe...08 Dec, 2025, 11.46 PM IST
- Assam's ST status plan for 6 groups to be taken up 'positively'Union minister Sarbananda Sonowal has indicated a positive consideration for granting Scheduled Tribe status to six communities in Assam. T...05 Dec, 2025, 06.50 AM IST
- Assam: Himanta Biswa Sarma accuses Congress of making U-turn on ST status issueAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said opposition parties disrupted Parliament, preventing discussion on Scheduled Tribe status for ...03 Dec, 2025, 05.32 PM IST
- Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma says ST plan for six groups will not affect existing tribesAssam's Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma stated new ST status recommendations will not impact current tribal communities. A three-member ...01 Dec, 2025, 08.14 AM IST
- GoM backs ST status for six Assam communities, cites strong justificationA Group of Ministers has recommended granting Scheduled Tribe status to six major communities in Assam. These communities have long sought ...29 Nov, 2025, 10.12 PM IST
- Bodoland University students protest ST move, breach BTC secretariatStudents from Bodoland University protested and vandalized the BTC secretariat in Kokrajhar, Assam, opposing the proposed Scheduled Tribe (...29 Nov, 2025, 08.28 PM IST
- Assam Cabinet okays GoM report on proposal to grant ST status to six communitiesThese communities are holding protests at different places.Assam is going to assembly polls early next year and ST status is emerging as an...27 Nov, 2025, 08.45 AM IST
- Assam CM Sarma says protesters seeking ST status are genuine; BJP workers may join the demandAssam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has voiced support for the genuine demand for Scheduled Tribe status by several communities. Prote...08 Oct, 2025, 05.52 PM IST
- Joint platform of six ethnic tribes calls for 12-hour Assam BandhThe Soy Janagosthi Joutha Mancha, joint platform of six ethnic tribes called a 12-hour Assam Bandh on Tuesday to press for Scheduled Tribe ...15 Nov, 2022, 09.27 PM IST
- Demonstrations held across Assam for not including six tribes in Centre’s ST listProtests were held in Sibsagar. In different places effigies of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma w...16 Sep, 2022, 01.04 AM IST
- Congress leaders go back in time to connect with tea tribesThe Congress leaders talked about past connections the tribes had with Bihar, Jharkhand, Orissa and Chotta Nagpur and how they migrated to ...23 Mar, 2021, 11.27 AM IST
- It’s playing risky games: BJP’s calculated citizenship tweak will split Assamese society into ST and non-ST segmentsThe ruling BJP, whose Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has justified the bill as the only way to save 18 assembly seats from “going into ...14 Jan, 2019, 11.08 AM IST
- Assam: Addl DGP to act as mediator between agitating communities and governmentThe Chief Minister also requested the organizations to reconsider their agitational programme and withdraw the bandh call given by them.29 Oct, 2016, 06.50 PM IST
- Assam CM Tarun Gogoi may move court on special category statusGogoi said soon after NDA government came to power in 2014, the 90:10 pattern was revoked in several Central schemes.02 Mar, 2016, 03.18 AM IST
- Centre’s move of constituting high powered committed on ST status is heights of poll gimmick: Tarun GogoiA delegation led by Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports, Sarbananda Sonowal and members of six communities met Union Home Minister ...01 Mar, 2016, 07.38 PM IST
- Centre plans to grant Scheduled Tribe status to six Assam communitiesWorried over possible demographic changes in Assam due to illegal immigration, the BJP-led NDA government at the Centre is contemplating to...18 May, 2015, 06.55 PM IST
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