On 8th February, protesters belonging to the Quami Insaaf Morcha clashed with Chandigarh Police after the police stopped them from entering the city. The Morcha is demanding the release of Sikh prisoners who were convicted of various crimes during the period of militancy in Punjab.
The Supreme Court on Wednesday agreed to remove the remark describing Sikkimese of Nepalese origin as people of "foreign origin" from its judgment in 'Association of Old Settlers of Sikkim vs Union of India.'
Assam Governor Professor Jagdish Mukhi on Tuesday inaugurated a Smart Shiksha (Mobile Digital Bus) and solar lighting services in Nartap ME school and Anganwadi centre in Sonapur in Assam's Kamrup district.
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) on Monday filed a review petition in Supreme Court for rectification of the court's observation on Sikkimese Nepalis.
Delhi High Court in 2018 upheld the conviction of Balwan Khokhar and other accused persons in a 1984 anti-Sikh riots case. The HC has upheld the trial court order awarding a life sentence to Khokhar.
After 'Bharat Jodo Yatra, the Assam Congress is all set to launch 'Hath se Hath Jodo' Yatra in Assam's Barak Valley on February 2, the working president of Assam Congress Jakir Hussain Sikdar announced on Sunday.