Statehood Movements
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Naga group says it will boycott Lok Sabha election to press demand for separate state
The organisation has been demanding the creation of ‘Frontier Nagaland’ comprising six districts of the state since 2010.
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‘Use ballot power carefully’: Activist Sonam Wangchuk ends 21-day hunger strike for Ladakh statehood
Women groups will now begin a 10-day fast, followed by young people and Buddhist monks.
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Why take away the power of elected leaders in Delhi? BJP leaders offer conflicting answers
A BJP spokesperson blamed Arvind Kejriwal’s tenure for his party concluding that Delhi ‘has to be a Union Territory whatever the cost may be.’
Vijayta Lalwani
Trending
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The real reason why Modi says what he does – Hindu India accepts it
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The Assam voter who no longer supports the BJP because of the CAA
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BJP’s street-fighters in coastal Karnataka want a share in power
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Lok Sabha polls: Ladakh MP rallies supporters after BJP drops him from candidate list
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For better or for worse? Shifts in gender norms in India – in 12 charts
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Delhi: Arvind Kejriwal announces indefinite fast from March 1 for full statehood
Though the public votes for a government, it has no power, the chief minister said.
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Bodoland: Home Minister Rajnath Singh assures Bodo delegation of dialogue on statehood demand
The minister assured them during a meeting in New Delhi on Wednesday that he would take charge of the dialogue process.
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Delhi statehood: Arvind Kejriwal launches AAP’s campaign, will submit 10 lakh letters to Modi
The chief minister said the government should be consulted before the appointment of a lieutenant governor.
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Video
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Watch: K-Pop singer Aoora sings in Assamese as he collaborates with Nilotpal Bora in a new folk song
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Watch Anu Malik and Sonu Nigam’s impromptu performance of ‘Main Hoon Na’ at Farah Khan’s home
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Watch: Doordarshan newsreader faints on live TV in Kolkata owing to severe heat
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Watch: Over 350 ballerinas come together to break the world record for standing on tip toes
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Delhi Assembly accepts resolution demanding full statehood for the national Capital
Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal is also launching a campaign on June 17 to press the demand.
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A year after the Gorkhaland stir, the hills are gripped by a sense of betrayal – and football fever
June 8 marks the first anniversary of clashes with the police that resulted in a 104-day shutdown in the Darjeeling hills.
Anuradha Sharma
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Cracks in Tripura ruling coalition as BJP’s partners protest inaction on statehood demand by tribals
The central government had reportedly promised to form a committee to examine tribal groups’ demand for Twipraland ahead of the Assembly election in February.
Arunabh Saikia
The Reel
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In Nagaland, old demand for a new state in the east resurfaces in time for Assembly election
Leaders of the statehood movement threaten to boycott the election if the central government does not engage with them.
Arunabh Saikia
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A tale of two valleys: What’s behind the demand for a separate Union Territory in southern Assam?
The Barak Valley, which wants to separate from the state, has always had a strained relationship with the Brahmaputra Valley.
Arunabh Saikia
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A revival of the decades-old Bodoland movement in Assam spells trouble for the BJP
Bodo groups blocked rail tracks on Tuesday and threatened to escalate stir if BJP did not come up with a solution, as promised in 2014.
Arunabh Saikia
The Field
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