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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).
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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.
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Manipur court summons Professor for media interview on ethnic violence; student group says “threat to academic freedom”
A local court in Manipur's Imphal on July 6 took cognisance of charges filed against Professor Kham Khan Suan Hausing, for a media interview in which he blamed the...
India
“When will it STOP?” asks Mizoram CM as Manipur ethnic violence completes two months
"We are counting, and today is the 62nd day," Mizoram Chief Minister wrote in a long Twitter post on Tuesday referring to the ongoing ethnic violence in his neighbouring...
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Manipur: Four killed in fresh violence
Four persons were killed in fresh violence that erupted along the boundary of the districts of Bishnupur and Churachandpur in Manipur on Saturday night.
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In Assam, Hindutva groups raid Muslim houses on Eid to check on slaughtering
An uneasy calm prevails in Silchar town in the southern district of Cachar in Assam as Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) and police personnel petrol parts of the town...
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“Peace has to be our only priority…”: Rahul Gandhi after convoy stopped by Manipur police
“It’s very unfortunate that the government is stopping me. Manipur needs healing. Peace has to be our only priority,” Rahul Gandhi wrote on Twitter.
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Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s barrage of targeting Muslims
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ostensibly does not have any issue if 20% to 30% of medical or engineering seats are taken by people of Ajmal after he...
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Assam’s vanishing village depicts struggle of erosion-affected families
For 80-year-old Ziad Ali erosion and displacement have been a mental trauma. The octogenarian has been displaced at least 12 times as Beki river’s destructive current has eroded Rasulpur...
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‘Ajmal’s people’ will take all seats if we do not prioritise education: Assam CM’s hate speech
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday warned against medical and engineering seats in the state being dominated by “Ajmal’s people,” in an apparent reference to coaching for competitive examinations provided by the Ajmal Foundation, run by AIUDF chief and veteran Muslim politician Badruddin Ajmal.
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Manipur: Internet ban extended
Manipur government on Tuesday extended the suspension of internet in the state for another five days till June 25.
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Flooding affects 444 Assam villages, massive erosions in 17 districts
In the first wave of floods, at least 444 villages have been inundated in 18 districts till Monday night in Assam.
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Lost lives, lingering pain: Kuki women share ordeal of surviving Manipur ethnic violence
L*, a nurse at Kuki Christian Hospital (KCC) in Manipur’s Imphal, is still reeling from the shock of the ethnic killing of her husband and brother in the ongoing...
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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...
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