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13 days later, Bru walk out of repatriation pact: Terms not acceptableSubscriber Only
July 17, 2018 04:52 IST
In a letter announcing withdrawal from the agreement, MBDPF president A Sawibunga, one of the signatories to the agreement, said they were pulling out “due to strong agitation” by the Bru people against the MBDPF leaders.
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
APSC cash-for-job ‘scam’: BJP MP alleges conspiracy after cops summon daughterSubscriber Only
July 17, 2018 01:53 IST
The main accused in the alleged scam is former APSC chief Rakesh Kumar Paul (55), who was arrested soon after the probe began in late 2016.
Tue, Jul 17, 2018
Manipur govt to table bill on entry of ‘outsiders’Subscriber Only
July 15, 2018 06:18 IST
The Inner Line Permit (ILP) is a special permit that is required by “outsiders” from the rest of the country to enter the states of Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Mizoram.
Sun, Jul 15, 2018
First time in Assam: Transgender activist made conciliator in Lok AdalatSubscriber Only
July 14, 2018 04:03 IST
The conciliator’s position in a Lok Adalat is generally given to advocates, social workers or mediators and the motto of the ADR is amicable or voluntary settlement of disputes, which may be over a range of topics.
Sat, Jul 14, 2018
Assam train killings: Accused held, has confessed to rape-murder of 2 women, say copsSubscriber Only
July 13, 2018 04:39 IST
The body of a 21-year-old student of Assam Agricultural University was found in the toilet of a local inter-city train on Tuesday morning at Simaluguri station in Sivasagar district, while that of a 48-year-old woman was found in the toilet of Avadh-Assam Express on Wednesday afternoon at Mariani station in Jorhat district.
Fri, Jul 13, 2018
Assam: Two women found strangled in toilets of separate trainsSubscriber Only
July 12, 2018 02:59 IST
In both cases, traditional towels — called “gamusa” in Assam —were found around the victim’s neck. Prima facie probe and marks on the victims’ neck have led the police to suspect that they were strangulated.
Thu, Jul 12, 2018
Assam: Two women found strangulated to death in train toiletsSubscriber Only
July 11, 2018 21:05 IST
Officials said that the body of Lalima Devi was recovered from a washroom in the Avadh Assam Express, while the body of Radha Kumari was found at Simaluguri station within 24 hours.
Wed, Jul 11, 2018
Assam: Man objects to firecrackers at a wedding, beaten to deathSubscriber Only
July 11, 2018 15:14 IST
Police and local sources said the altercation had started after 35-year-old Jatin Das objected to the burning of firecrackers at a wedding in the neighbourhood.
Thu, Jul 12, 2018
Manipur varsity impasse: Teachers meet CM, V-C warns of washoutSubscriber Only
July 11, 2018 05:24 IST
Students have been demanding V-C Professor Adya Prasad Pandey’s resignation over multiple allegations of administrative negligence and carelessness in running the university.
Wed, Jul 11, 2018
Road for ‘new India’ will pass through ‘new Northeast’: Rajnath SinghSubscriber Only
July 11, 2018 04:27 IST
“If we want to change India into ‘new India’ by 2022, then the road for that will pass through ‘new Northeast’,” Rajnath Singh said, while pitching development as an antidote for insurgency.
Wed, Jul 11, 2018
Assam: AIUDF MLA accused of rape denies allegationsSubscriber Only
July 10, 2018 04:39 IST
The comment came two days after the victim’s husband was arrested, after she alleged that he had confined her and facilitated rape on two occasions in May.
Wed, Jul 11, 2018Manipur University impasse gathers steam: All deans, HoDs quitSubscriber Only
July 09, 2018 02:54 IST
The agitation led by Manipur University Students’ Union (MUSU) has been on since May 30. Students have been demanding V-C Professor Adya Prasad Pandey’s resignation over multiple allegations of administrative negligence and carelessness in running the university.
Wed, Jul 11, 2018
In Assam, three sadhus mobbed on child-lifting suspicionSubscriber Only
July 07, 2018 05:37 IST
Three sadhus were rescued in Dima Hasao district of Assam on Thursday after they were mobbed by at least 300 people, who suspected they were child abductors, the police said on Friday.
Sat, Jul 07, 2018
Tripura lynching prime accused among three held: copsSubscriber Only
July 06, 2018 04:03 IST
The arrests came a day after the Tripura Police suspended four personnel as it progressed in the probe into the lynching of Sukanta Chakraborty, a 33-year-old announcer hired by authorities to dispel rumours, in Sabroom sub-division of South Tripura district.
Fri, Jul 06, 2018
Ahead of NRC list, fate of 1.5 lakh now hangs in the balanceSubscriber Only
July 06, 2018 00:27 IST
NRC state coordinator Prateek Hajela revealed this figure of 1.5 lakh-odd being dropped from the first NRC draft in his report to the Supreme Court at the July 2 hearing. Their deletion was approved by the court.
Sat, Jul 07, 2018
Tripura CM Biplab Deb in a spot once againSubscriber Only
July 05, 2018 15:24 IST
To a poser on lynching, Tripura CM Biplab Deb replies: There is a wave of happiness in state. On June 28, Tripura saw three lynching cases: of a public announcer hired to dispel rumours, a hawker from Uttar Pradesh and an unidentified woman.
Sat, Jul 07, 2018
Arunachal Pradesh: Indigenous faiths alarmed at plan to repeal anti-conversion lawSubscriber Only
July 05, 2018 05:16 IST
Addressing a ceremony organised by Arunachal Pradesh Catholic Association in Itanagar on June 28, Chief Minister Pema Khandu said they planned to repeal the law as “it could undermine secularism and is probably targeted towards Christians”.
Thu, Jul 05, 2018
Tripura lynching probe: Four cops suspendedSubscriber Only
July 05, 2018 02:53 IST
Sukanta Chakraborty (33) was lynched by a mob on June 28 in a crowded market in Kalachhara area of South Tripura.
Thu, Jul 05, 2018
Two assaulted in Manipur villages over child-lifting suspicionSubscriber Only
July 05, 2018 02:49 IST
The two — a local from Imphal (West) district and an outsider whose identity was yet to be ascertained — were assaulted in two villages around 12 km apart in Kangpokpi district on Tuesday and are being treated at a local hospital.
Thu, Jul 05, 2018
Tripura: BJP, ally IPFT rule out tie-up for LS pollsSubscriber Only
July 04, 2018 01:26 IST
State BJP leaders said they were confident of winning both the seats, owing to their “large support base”.
Wed, Jul 04, 2018
Tripura lynching victim was hired for Rs 500 to kill rumoursSubscriber Only
July 02, 2018 04:49 IST
Sukanta Chakraborty was lynched by a mob on June 28 in the Kalachhara area after a few youths confronted the government team and said they did not know the “real” situation in the villages where “child abductors were really present”.
Mon, Jul 02, 2018
Three lynched in a day over ‘child-lifting’, Tripura minister stands by role in one rumourSubscriber Only
July 01, 2018 05:00 IST
The lynchings happened two days after an 11-year-old boy was found dead with cut marks on his body in Mohanpur, just 25 km from state capital Agartala, and rumours spread that his kidneys had been removed.
Sun, Jul 01, 2018
Tripura lynching: Hawker from Uttar Pradesh killed over suspicion of ‘child-lifting’Subscriber Only
June 29, 2018 03:18 IST
Tripura lynching: The deceased has been identified as Zahir Khan (30) of Muzaffarnagar in Uttar Pradesh. Gulzar Ahmed Khan and Khurshid Khan from Bihar and Swapan Miya from Agartala were among those injured. Police are yet to give further details about the injured.
Fri, Jun 29, 2018
Assam: NRC draft to miss June 30 date, to be published after SC hearing on July 2Subscriber Only
June 29, 2018 03:08 IST
The first NRC draft – that verified 1.9 crore people out of the 3.29 crore who applied as legal citizens of India – was published on the midnight of January 1.
Fri, Jun 29, 2018
Why Assamese script wants its own slot, and what it has got insteadSubscriber Only
June 28, 2018 00:37 IST
ISO recommends renaming of Bengali script as ‘Bengali-Assamese’; a look at what led to that move and why campaigners aren’t satisfied.
Thu, Jun 28, 2018Journalism of Courage
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