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Sukrita Baruah
Sukrita is a reporter based in Guwahati, covering India's North East for The Indian Express. She was earlier a correspondent covering the education beat for The Indian Express in Delhi. She tweets at @BaruahSukrita
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‘Learnt Amar Sonar Bangla as a child!’ says bewildered 74-yr-old Congress worker in Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s crosshairs
October 30, 2025 15:44 IST
Bidhu Bhushan Das, a lifelong Seva Dal activist, sang the Tagore song -- now Bangladesh national anthem -- at an event in Sribhumi. Once, this Assam district was part of Sylhet, a majority of which is now in erstwhile East Pakistan, a past that lingers in the area
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
How an Assam vigilante group long seen in step with Himanta Sarma govt is stepping on its toes nowSubscriber Only
October 30, 2025 08:02 IST
Assam CM accuses Veer Lachit Sena of extortion and threatens it of ban. The outfit that claims to work for “indigenous Assamese against outsiders” has been supportive of BJP govt
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
As Muivah wraps up Manipur visit, a massive reception, and a call for ‘unified Naga homeland’
October 29, 2025 22:25 IST
Muivah, 91, a Tangkhul Naga from Manipur, had arrived in Ukhrul on October 22 and headed to his village Somdal, where he had his first homecoming since he left it to join the fight for Naga self-determination in the 1960s.
Thu, Oct 30, 2025
Assam’s semiconductor gain becomes Karnataka’s loss, Priyank Kharge and Himanta trade bitter barbs
October 28, 2025 13:46 IST
After Congress leader asked ‘is there talent’ in the Northeastern state, CM calls him a ‘first-class idiot’
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
Decode Politics: In poll-bound Assam, why Sarma govt is planning to table a much-delayed report on Nellie massacre
October 28, 2025 10:25 IST
Amidst Assam Agitation, thousands of mostly Bengali Muslims were killed at Nellie in 1983. Is Sarma govt, facing heat over Zubeen Garg death, trying to turn tables on Congress, in power in 1983?
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
IAS officer from Arunachal, posted in Delhi, arrested days after 19-year-old allegedly names him in ‘suicide note’
October 27, 2025 22:02 IST
The IAS officer, Talo Potom, who is from the AGMUT cadre and was serving as Special Secretary with the Delhi government’s Public Works Department
Tue, Oct 28, 2025
Why Assam has been excluded from next round of SIR by Election Commission
October 27, 2025 21:29 IST
CEC Gyanesh Kumar says the state, which goes to the polls next year, has “separate citizenship provisions” and an SC-monitored citizenship identification process has not yet concluded; Congress alleges move "politically motivated."
Mon, Oct 27, 2025
Suspect in Assam railway track blast gunned down in police encounter
October 25, 2025 16:37 IST
The deceased, identified as Epil Murmu, is believed to be a member of the National Santhal Liberation Army, the Assam Police said.
Sat, Oct 25, 2025
42 years on, Assam Cabinet to table Nellie massacre report in Assembly
October 24, 2025 07:20 IST
The massacre of February 18, 1983, was the most violent flashpoint of the Assam Agitation against illegal migration from Bangladesh, taking place over several hours
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
50 years after he left, Muivah returns to a hero’s welcome, stirs Naga hopes
October 22, 2025 18:54 IST
The NSCN leader reiterates that a settlement would have to be on the lines of the Framework Agreement, signed with the Modi government in 2015, and would have to recognise a separate Naga flag and constitution
Fri, Oct 24, 2025
A rebel returns: Manipur district prepares for Muivah visit home today after 50 yrs
October 22, 2025 08:25 IST
With Manipur caught in a separate conflict, Naga talks with the Centre in a limbo, and his own advanced age, there has not been resistance to Muivah’s proposed visit to his village in Ukhrul district
Wed, Oct 22, 2025
In Nagaland, two major players are now one
October 19, 2025 07:18 IST
The Naga People’s Front (NPF) and Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio’s Nationalist Democratic Progressive Party (NDPP), formed in 2017 by NPF rebels who supported Rio, merged under the NPF banner on Saturday.
Sun, Oct 19, 2025Himanta’s BJP gets a new ally, churning Assam’s political landscape months ahead of Assembly polls
October 18, 2025 17:08 IST
Two weeks after Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) swept Bodoland Territorial Council elections, its leader Charan Boro is inducted into state Cabinet, bringing party into NDA fold
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
‘Zubeen was like the Kanchenjunga’ – In Assam, Rahul Gandhi pays homage to late singer
October 17, 2025 20:18 IST
Garg had passed away on September 19 in Singapore at age 52. His sudden death threw Assam into a state of collective mourning and has since become a political talking-point in the election-bound state.
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Three soldiers injured after ‘unidentified terrorists’ open fire at Assam Army camp
October 17, 2025 18:01 IST
According to a statement from the Army, the attack took place in Tinsukia district’s Kakopathar and had been launched from a moving vehicle. ULFA (I) and ‘other insurgent groups operating from Myanmar’, suspected to be behind the attack.
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Singapore police say they don’t suspect foul play in Zubeen Garg’s death
October 17, 2025 15:21 IST
‘Case being investigated by SPF in accordance with Singapore’s Coroners Act 2010. Based on preliminary investigations, SPF does not suspect foul play,’ their statement read. Back in Assam, seven people have been arrested so far
Sat, Oct 18, 2025
Two arrested over Zubeen protests in Assam’s Baksa
October 16, 2025 18:04 IST
At least three police vehicles were set on fire after violence flared outside Baksa District Jail Wednesday after a convoy with five suspects arrested in connection with singer Zubeen Garg’s death was pelted with stones.
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Public servant caught ‘taking Rs 10 lakh bribe’, CBI searches reveal Rs 2.62 crore cash, dozens of properties
October 16, 2025 14:09 IST
CBI says it laid a “trap” for the official and caught him allegedly accepting a bribe to issue an extension of time and a completion certificate for work against a contract on National Highway 37.
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Assam Assembly polls near, Himanta govt looks at phased route to ST status for 6 groups — Moran, Motok firstSubscriber Only
October 16, 2025 08:27 IST
Tribal outfit CCTOA says it “does not object” to the inclusion of these relatively small groups, but if “populous or advanced communities” like the other four are recognised, “existing tribals” will lose out on opportunities.
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Internet snapped, police vehicles set on fire as Zubeen protests flare in Assam district where accused are jailed
October 15, 2025 19:26 IST
‘Police deployed the use of rubber bullets and tear gas to bring the situation under control. We are counting the number of those injured, and at least three police vehicles have been set on fire,’ the IGP said
Thu, Oct 16, 2025
Convoy taking accused in Zubeen Garg case to newly opened prison pelted with stones
October 15, 2025 15:12 IST
Assam government decided to send them to Baksa District Jail, which was inaugurated in June and does not have other prisoners, after the court expressed concern for their safety
Wed, Oct 15, 2025
How demolition of a bungalow in Meghalaya has touched a raw nerve in ManipurSubscriber Only
October 15, 2025 08:29 IST
Demolition of the site of the Manipur Merger Agreement, seen as a vital part of the state's political and cultural heritage, has come under fire from across party lines. Ex-CM Biren Singh among those to question move
Fri, Oct 17, 2025
Zubeen Garg death: 4 people travel from Singapore to appear before police in Guwahati
October 14, 2025 07:35 IST
Four more Assamese NRIs living in Singapore appeared before the Assam Police in Guwahati on Monday in response to the summons sent to them by the team investigating the death of singer Zubeen Garg. Garg died at the age of 52 in Singapore on September 19. He was in the country as a cultural brand […]
Tue, Oct 14, 2025
Language training, placement in Japan for Rs 30,000: Assam CM launches new initiative
October 13, 2025 06:28 IST
Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the initiative seeks to connect the youth from Assam to Japan’s Specified Skilled Worker (SSW) visa programme.
Mon, Oct 13, 2025
EXCLUSIVE: Singapore launches coroner’s case in death of Zubeen Garg
October 11, 2025 04:00 IST
A coroner’s inquiry typically follows when circumstances surrounding a death are suspicious
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