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“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).
Elections 2024

Kaziranga is becoming a laboratory for militarised forest conservation in India: Pranab Doley

A first-generation scholar from the Mising community, Pranab Doley earned his Bachelor's degree from Visva Bharati University, Santiniketan, and a Master's in Social Work from Mumbai TISS. Returning to his hometown of Bokakhat in 2015, he co-founded Jeepal Krishak Sramik Sangha, a grassroots organization dedicated to addressing farmers' and workers' issues. In 2021, Doley made waves as an independent candidate in the Assam assembly election, challenging Asom Gana Parishad leader Atul Bora for the Bokakhat constituency.
India

Meghalaya withdraws consent to CBI, becomes ninth state to do so

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Meghalaya government has withdrawn consent to the CBI, despite the Conrad Sangma-led National People’s Party being a part of the BJP’s National Democratic Alliance.
India

Manipur: First phase of polling underway

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As polling for the first phase of Manipur Assembly elections is underway, State Election Commission on Monday informed that the voter turnout touched 11.68 percent in the state till 10 am.
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Congress calls PM ‘Jagadguru of Jhoot’, ‘factchecks’ his Imphal speech

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Congress leader Jairam Ramesh has claimed that Prime Minister Narendra Modi lied during his poll speech in Imphal.
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Assam man fighting citizenship battle dies by suicide

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The 60-year-old dry fish seller Manik Das was fighting a legal battle to prove his citizenship before a Foreigner’s Tribunal (FT) in Assam since December 2019, despite his name appearing in the National Register for Citizens (NRC) that was published a few months before that.
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Civilian killings: Nagaland groups call for boycotting Republic Day celebrations

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Several Naga organisations in Nagaland have urged people not to take part in Republic Day celebrations on Wednesday to protest the killing of 14 civilians by the Indian Army in Nagaland last month.
India

Assam: Leader of Opposition claims BJP govt tapping his phone

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Leader of Opposition in Assam Assembly and senior Congress leader Debabrata Saikia on Monday expressed suspicion that his telephone was being illegally tapped by the BJP-led state government.
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North East India

Manipur: Youth beats world record for most fingertips push-ups

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Manipur youth creates world record for most push ups in finger tips
India

We want AFSPA lifted, but with Union’s consent: Manipur CM ahead of polls

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Manipur Chief Minister N Biren Singh on Sunday said the people of his state and he himself wants the withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), but only after Union government’s consent, as national security is their top priority.
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Missing Arunachal youth: China confirms it has found a boy

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China’s People’s Liberation Army has confirmed that they have found a missing person, even as authorities are trying to confirm whether he is the same youth who went missing...
India

Civilian killings: Tribal groups to set up a Genocide Park in Nagaland

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A Genocide Park would be set up in Nagaland’s Mon town to remind Nagas of the killing of 13 civilians by India's armed force near Oting village on 4 December.
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India

“Nagaland firm on repealing AFSPA”: CM Neiphiu Rio

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Standing firm on repealing the draconian Armed Forces Special Act (AFSPA), Nagaland Chief Minister, Neiphiu Rio emphasised that they would not budge away from the unanimous resolution adopted in the state assembly on 20 December 2021, which demanded the repeal of AFSPA from the state.
India

Nagaland: Hundreds walk 75 km for AFSPA repeal

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Demanding the repeal of draconian AFSPA, hundreds of Nagas from different walks of life on Monday joined a two-day walkathon from state’s commercial hub Dimapur to state capital Kohima, a distance of more than 75 kilometers.
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