North East India
Elections 2024
“Public emergency”: Almost 0% voting in six Nagaland districts amid shutdown over statehood demand
Almost zero voting was recorded in six districts in Nagaland during the Lok Sabha polls on Friday after Eastern Nagaland People's Organisation declared "public emergency" and called on locals to...
India
“I know where your house is…”: Assam BJP MLA threatens voters with bulldozer
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lawmaker Bijoy Malakar allegedly threatened voters in Assam’s Karimganj district to support the Hindutva party or face demolition by bulldozers.
Elections 2024
‘No peace, no vote’: As violence continues in Manipur, Kuki-Zo communities boycott elections
Speaking to Maktoob, many youths and leaders from Manipur belonging to the Kuki-Zo community have said that they do not want to vote as there is no point.
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“It’s a trap”: Why Bengali Hindus in Assam are opting out of Citizenship through CAA
Forty-three-year-old Montu Das was happy after the Indian government announced the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) rules on March...
India
BJP CM Biren Singh fuelled conflict in Manipur: Assam Rifles report
A new set of revelations related to the conflict in Manipur were discovered in an evaluation conducted by officials of the Assam Rifles in the state.
A good deal of the blame was pinned on Modi's "political authoritarianism and ambition" and the state government led by Chief Minister N Biren Singh, a supporter of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Features
Descendants of Chaulkhuwa Char massacre survivors qualify for NEET
Social media got flooded with congratulatory posts in Assam's Darrang district, particularly in the minority-dominated areas following the announcement of the National Eligibility cum Entrance Test (NEET) on 13...
India
“Calculated state sponsored design at displacing us from our homeland…”: Letter from 10 Kuki villages in Manipur
“We would like to categorically describe the destruction of our villages as a calculated state sponsored design at displacing us from our homeland,” read a statement by the chiefs of at least ten villages of Khamenlok area in Manipur.
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India
Manipur: Union Minister R K Ranjan’s residence set on fire in Imphal
The residence of Union Minister of State for External Affairs R K Ranjan at Kongba in Imphal was torched by a mob on Thursday night as part of the...
Features
Living on the edge: Erosion threatens Muslim peasants in Assam’s floodplains
A group of villagers— middle-aged and elderly— sit on the bank of Dhansiri River at Kheroni Chapori of Assam’s Darrang district, looking cautious and tense. The spot they were...
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India
Nagaland men attacked by Hindu mob for selling ‘non-veg, northeastern food’ in Ahmedabad
Two men from Nagaland were attacked by a mob for selling “non-vegetarian and northeastern food” in Ahmedabad on 4 June.
India
Manipur ethnic violence: Mother, son among three killed in mob attack on ambulance
A Meitei woman married to a Kuki man, her son and a relative are feared dead after an ambulance was set on fire by a mob in Imphal on...
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Manipur unrest: Tribal communities demand sacking CM
"We are Indians; we are not terrorists or illegal migrants", protested Brett Terrate, an elderly man who fled from violence-hit Manipur to take shelter in a relief camp in...
India
One month on, at least 98 killed in Manipur ethnic violence
Marking a month of unrest, the Manipur government on Friday said at least 98 people had been killed and 310 left injured in the ethnic clashes between the Meitei...
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Expansion of national park in Assam uproots 3000 predominantly Muslim families
Ajiran, who goes by her first name, sat on the bank of the Dhansiri river near the confluence point with the Brahmaputra with her children oblivious about their future....
India
Investigate police bias in Manipur violence, urges Human Rights Watch
Indian authorities should immediately and impartially investigate ongoing killings by ethnic groups and security forces in Manipur and work with community leaders to restore security, Human Rights Watch said on Tuesday.
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India
40 shot dead by Manipur Police in eight hours, CM Biren Singh calls them “terrorists”
Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh told reporters they have got reports that "40 terrorists" have been shot dead by commandos of the Manipur Police on Sunday.
India
Manipur unrest: Union minister RK Ranjan Singh’s home attacked by mob
A mob on Thursday attacked the home of Union Minister of State for External Affairs and Education RK Ranjan Singh in violence-hit Manipur. Singh was at his residence in Imphal East...
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