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Tora Agarwala
Tora covers the Northeast for The Indian Express. Follow her on Twitter @ToraAgarwala
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Assam Elections 2021: First list of candidates announced by new regionalist party, Assam Jatiya ParishadSubscriber Only
March 05, 2021 22:09 IST
Party president and former general secretary of All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) Lurinjyoti Gogoi will contest from Duliajan seat in Upper Assam.
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
In Assam, Cong promises 50 pc quota for women in govt jobsSubscriber Only
March 05, 2021 04:16 IST
On March 2, among the five guarantees, Priyanka had promised five lakh government jobs, raising the wages of tea garden workers to Rs 365, free electricity up to 200 units per household, and Rs 2,000 monthly income support to homemakers.
Fri, Mar 05, 2021
In Assam, Cong bets big on social media, finds voice in KokaiSubscriber Only
March 03, 2021 20:20 IST
Party leaders said the campaign was carried out by an external firm, in coordination with the senior leaders.
Thu, Mar 04, 2021
Assam polls: Congress hopes to cash in on anti-CAA sentiment, BJP focuses on schemesSubscriber Only
February 26, 2021 18:30 IST
From five seats in 2011 to a massive 60 in 2016, the BJP got a stunning mandate in the previous Assembly elections. Its alliance with the regional AGP and the tribal Bodoland People’s Front (BPF) further cemented its position — together, the three won 85 seats of the 126-member Assembly.
Mon, Mar 01, 2021
Meet Sikari Tisso, the man on a life-long mission to document the Karbi languageSubscriber Only
February 22, 2021 19:56 IST
Sikari Tisso — awarded the Linguistic Society of America’s Excellence in Community Linguistics Award (2021) — has been documenting the Karbi language for two decades now
Tue, Feb 23, 2021
Rare and revered: Black-necked crane visits Assam for the first time, gets a divine nameSubscriber Only
February 21, 2021 16:12 IST
Often associated with peace and luck, the Black-necked crane is central to Buddhist mythology and culture.
Sun, Feb 21, 2021
Modi launches connectivity projects in AssamSubscriber Only
February 18, 2021 21:46 IST
Calling it a “landmark day” for Assam’s development journey, PM Modi said that BJP's “double engine governments" — at the state and the Centre — have reduced the “geographical and cultural distances” between the state and rest of the country.
Fri, Feb 19, 2021
Clause 6 panel: Can’t implement inputs, says Himanta Biswa SarmaSubscriber Only
February 18, 2021 01:12 IST
The Sarbananda Sonowal-led state government had promised a speedy implementation of Clause 6 in December 2019, in a bid to quell the protests against the Citizenship (Amendment) Act in Assam.
Thu, Feb 18, 2021
6 held in POCSO case for spreading photo of politician, daughter with ‘salacious’ intentSubscriber Only
February 17, 2021 14:41 IST
The websites had allegedly shared a photo of the politician and his minor daughter without mentioning who she was, after which it went viral.
Wed, Feb 17, 2021
Assam: Congress to build memorial to commemorate anti-CAA martyrs, if voted to powerSubscriber Only
February 16, 2021 21:12 IST
While the Congress has taken a hardened stand on the CAA issue, the BJP has largely stayed away from referring to it.
Tue, Feb 16, 2021
Explained: Why has a rare duck created a flutter in Upper Assam?Subscriber Only
February 14, 2021 09:11 IST
Considered the most beautiful duck in the world, the Mandarin duck made an appearance in Assam's Tinsukia last week after more than a century.
Mon, Feb 22, 2021
PM’s Assam venue: ‘martyr town’ where a 12-yr-old fell to British bulletsSubscriber Only
February 08, 2021 04:00 IST
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made his second visit in a fortnight to poll-bound Assam on Sunday, and both venues have historical significance.
Tue, Feb 09, 2021
Award-winning Assamese film bridges understanding about the annual delugeSubscriber Only
February 06, 2021 12:16 IST
Honoured with the ‘Special Mention’ award at the IFFI in Goa last month, the Assamese language film Bridge is about living with — and overcoming — the Assam floods.
Sat, Feb 06, 2021
In Arunachal, villagers and forest officials breathe new life into India’s only orchid sanctuarySubscriber Only
February 03, 2021 20:24 IST
Notified in November 1989 under the Wildlife (Protection) Act, 1972, the Sessa Orchid Sanctuary is a natural home to more than 236 species of orchids, as well as a wealthy diversity of mushrooms and other medicinal plants.
Wed, Feb 03, 2021
In Assam, villagers perform ‘shraddh’ to honour memory of dead vulturesSubscriber Only
February 02, 2021 20:50 IST
At least six kinds of vultures —scavenging birds of prey — are found in Assam. However, since the 1990s, there has been a significant decline in vulture population due to poisoning.
Wed, Feb 03, 2021
Why the road has been long and hard for Padma Shri awardee Birubala Rabha, Assam’s crusader against witch-huntingSubscriber Only
January 31, 2021 06:31 IST
The 72-year-old, ostracised and branded a witch, devoted her life, and, through her organisation Mission Birubala, has been behind the state’s law to check the practice
Sun, Jan 31, 2021
Patharughat Explained: The forgotten peasant uprising of Assam in 1894Subscriber Only
January 28, 2021 13:40 IST
Today a "martyrs column" stands where the incident took place — Patharughat, a small village in Assam's Darrang district, 60km northeast of Guwahati.
Thu, Jan 28, 2021
Nagaland’s Imcha Imchen, featured on Apple’s top 2020 hits, on making music that healsSubscriber Only
January 27, 2021 10:13 IST
Strife, turbulence and violence are a few things Nagaland’s latest 23-year-old pop sensation, Imcha Imchen, doesn’t want to sing about. But tell him your love story, and he will serenade you with a ballad.
Wed, Jan 27, 2021
Explained: At PM Modi’s venue Jerenga Pothar, recalling an Assam iconSubscriber Only
January 22, 2021 17:26 IST
PM Narendra Modi addressed an event at Sivasagar's Jerenga Pothar, where the legendary Joymati sacrificed her life for her husband in the 17th century. Sivasagar — and Upper Assam — is also seen as representing the Assamese, and was marked by strong opposition to CAA.
Sat, Jan 30, 2021
Already struggling, now battered by lockdown, single screen theatres are not ready to call it curtains yetSubscriber Only
January 20, 2021 13:18 IST
Four owners from different parts of India tell us what it takes to run a single screen cinema hall in the age of the pandemic.
Tue, Jan 26, 2021
Assam: 1,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses found frozen, authorities launch probeSubscriber Only
January 20, 2021 12:57 IST
Officials said the vaccines were found in that condition on the morning of January 16, right after India's vaccination drive was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Wed, Jan 20, 2021
In Assam, every Bihu it’s time for a bird censusSubscriber Only
January 15, 2021 13:28 IST
A hundred-year-old bird counting Christmas conservation tradition in America finds resonance in Assam every Bihu.
Mon, Jan 18, 2021
Assam: This Bihu, Covid-themed bhelaghors warn people not to let their guard downSubscriber Only
January 13, 2021 16:50 IST
Through the week, as Assam gears up to celebrate the harvest festival of Magh Bihu, the structure, traditionally known as a bhelaghor, has become a prime attraction in the village of Aamonikhali, drawing visitors for photo-ops from surrounding areas.
Wed, Jan 13, 2021
Elementary schools open in Assam; low attendance on day oneSubscriber Only
January 01, 2021 18:48 IST
At Guwahati’s Rabindra Vidya Niketan Lower Primary School, only seven out of 56 students showed up on Friday
Fri, Jan 01, 2021
It’s back to class in Assam: ‘We told each other I’ll come if you do… Now entire batch here’Subscriber Only
December 31, 2020 19:58 IST
A week before her classes resumed, Himakshi’s father, who runs a hardware store in Guwahati, refused to sign the mandatory consent form allowing her to attend school.
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