November 2011 will be recognised as an unfortunate month for Assam’s cultural and literature fields. On November 5, renowned lyricist and singer, Dada Saheb Phalke Award winner, Dr Bhupen Hazarikia, died at Kulilaben Dhirubhai Ambani Hospital at Mumbai.
Bowing to the increasing public pressure, the State Government had started the pilot project to update the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, but the project was stopped midway to allegedly protect the illegal immigrants from Bangladesh on