In Kongthong, parents call their children not by their names, but by tunes assigned to them at birth.
The police brutalities against the Maynals and Hussains look very timely for BJP with bypolls in six Assembly elections lined up.
In Assam, where every road is leading to saffron, the GOP decides to plough a lonely furrow to cut its losses ahead of bypolls.
A proposed bill aimed at gender equality divides opinion in the Northeast state
They say Cheristerfield Thangkhiew, 54, was mediating with the regime. Why was he killed then? No one believes the police version among the Khasi-Jaintias…the black flags are out.
Six Assam Police personnel killed as decades-old boundary dispute with Mizoram turns violent
The festering interstate boundary disputes in the region will take more than meetings to find permanent solutions. The warring states will have to adopt give-and-take measures too.
Dispute over payout exposes illegal kidney trade spanning two states
Anarchist for some, emancipator for others…but not a terrorist, says the court. The peasant leader walks free with stinging words on the NIA, saying it tried to make him join BJP-RSS.
Police shooting at ‘fleeing’ accused in Assam leaves trail of questions, sparks debate
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