Assam witnessed bitter protests against Assam in 2019 and early 2020 when the CAA — which aims to make minority communities such as Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians from Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan eligible to apply for Indian citizenship — was passed by Parliament. There was a large-scale violence curfew for several days.
GUWAHATI: Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) groups in the northeast, including All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu), have expressed shock at the Centre.
Aasu leaders during a meeting with Seba chairman RC Jain and other officials in Guwahati on Saturday (UB photo)
GUWAHATI: The Board of Secondary Education, Assam (Seba) has said it was ready to conduct the Class X exams within 15 days from the day the Covid situation returns to “normalcy”. This was assured to an All Assam Students’ Union (Aasu) delegation by the senior officials of Seba during a meeting held in the city on Saturday.
“Aasu told Seba that the registered board examinees must not lose their academic year and should not face health-related problems either. Seba has assured us that if the Covid situation improves, they are ready to go ahead to conduct the exam by giving a 15-day notice in advance,” said Aasu chief adviser Samujjal Bhattacharyya. Seba will hold another round of talks with Aasu after five days.
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GUWAHATI: After health minister Keshab Mahanta tweeted that Assam has 3.65 lakh Covid-19 vaccines in stock, 1.49 lakh for the 45+ and 2.16 lakh for the 18 to 44 year category, the young generation was left confused about the purpose of creating a vaccine bank when the need of the hour was urgent inoculation given the steady rise in the number of cases.
“I have been trying for a slot for the last five-six days but have not got any. I found 200 slots in my location in Guwahati on Sunday but all slots vanished within seconds of clicking on the select button. This is happening with many of my friends,” said Braja Thakuria, a youth, who registered his name on Co-WIN on May 3.