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Protests erupt in northeastern states against citizenship bill
By Utpal Parashar | Hindustan Times, Guwahati
PUBLISHED ON NOV 19, 2019 01:50 AM IST
The bill seeks to amend the Citizenship Act, 1955 and fast track the process under which non-Muslims from Bangladesh, Pakistan and Afghanistan can get Indian citizenship.
Lok Sabha election 2019: BJP wins back N-E ally to seal pre-poll pact
By Utpal Parashar and Kumar Uttam | Hindustan Times, Guwahati/new delhi
UPDATED ON MAR 14, 2019 01:21 AM IST
Meghalaya CM and NPP chief Conrad Sangma, who too threatened to call it quits with the BJP due to the citizenship bill row, said on Wednesday that there will be no pre-poll alliance with the party.
Northeastern states have highest prevalence of tobacco use, says report
By Anonna Dutt | New Delhi, Hindustan Times
UPDATED ON MAY 30, 2018 10:15 PM IST
Tripura tops the list, with 64.5% of the people either smoking or using smokeless tobacco. This is an increase of 8.6 percentage points over the state’s prevalence of 55.9% in 2009-10.