In this issue

Our cover story this month is on The Controversy over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 written by Dwaipayan Dasgupta, who has given an insight on the issue.The Act under which all Bangladeshi migrants coming to Assam becomes foreigners and as such becomes refugee. The test of leadership for Sarbananda Sonowal will be tested in this situation of crisis. Chief Minister of Sikkim Pawan Chamling has received the "Sustainable Development Leadership Award". While in Meghalaya there is still uncertainty in Political Skyline. It also keeps an insight story of Brus Refugees in Tripura and there return. While the Chief Minister of Manipur Okram Ibobi Singh escaped unscathed after shots were fired at him. The ATM Coup gives an idea how to keep your money and account save. Shillong celebrated the 2nd Edition of NH7 weekender

Controversy Over the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016

After months of peaceful condition prevailing in Assam, there has been some excitement again in Assam, this time following the present Union government’s latest reported insistence to go through with the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 even in spite of stiff opposition to it from almost the whole lot of people in the State. This reaction by them is reminiscent of the recent times when the political situation got charged with periodic agitational programmes by different political parties and several leading organisations such as the AASU, All Assam Krisak Sangram Samity, to note a few, to protest against the Centre’s hasty decision on several vital, concerning issues in the State, like selling out its oil fields through auctions etc., a contentious issue that had of late led to social unrest.

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Sustainable Development

Chamling Leads Sikkim on Its Roadmap to Future.

5 mins

Uncertainty in Meghalaya Political Skyline

The season’s autumn sunshine is on and in contrast the political skyline of the land of clouds, ‘Meghalaya’, is overcast with uncertainty. Like the fickleness weather, the political shift has started, for politicians to fish in troubled waters, seeking opportunities to be one of the contenders, specially of the Khasi-Jaintia elections for the District council, in which sitting members had earlier vacated six seats in Khasi Hills and one in the Jaintia Hills, fear of being suspended as members of the state legislative assembly, as envisaged in the Dual Post Act.

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A Narrow Escape

On 24th October 2016, National Socialist Council of Nagaland (NSCN) militants attacked the helipad of the Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh’s as the chopper landed in the Ukhrul district of Manipur. Chief Minster escaped unscathed after shots were fired at him while he was getting out of his helicopter. The chopper carrying Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam and the others started from Imphal about 9:30 am. Minutes after the chopper landed at the Bakshi helipad in Ukhrul around 10.30 am firing began towards the Chief Minister. The firing continued for more ten minutes.

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EASTERN PANORAMA, the News Magazine of the North East India was started in April 1992 by a renowned scholar Dr. K.K. Jhunjhunwala as a first full fledged News Magazine of the North East . This magazine aims to cater to the needs of the people of the North Eastern region and report the issues that concern the people of North East India.