Assam tea workers who hoisted tricolour bare-chested while shouting slogans booked for disrespect

The labourers were protesting closure of the garden and denial of benefits.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 19, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Stench of dead fish: Flood-hit residents in this Assam district have little else left

Laharighat in Morigaon district was thought to be safe so victims of previous floods moved there. Then the embankment was breached.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 19, 2017 · 09:00 am

As the Inner Line Permit demand returns in Manipur, the state government treads with caution

A legislative attempt to introduce the system in 2015 had sparked violent protests by the hill tribes.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 18, 2017 · 10:30 am

Assam government makes it clear the Armed Forces Act won’t be lifted from the state

Recent reports suggested that the Centre would not extend the controversial law in Assam beyond August 31, barring a few troubled pockets.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 14, 2017 · 06:00 pm

Manipur asks for a review after the ruling BJP wants Loktak hydroelectricity project broken down

This is the first time a party in power in a northeastern state has asked for a dam to be decommissioned.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 12, 2017 · 09:00 am

In Mizoram, old ethnic fissures show up again as Chakma students are denied medical seats

The four students were among the state toppers in the National Eligibility and Entrance Test.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 10, 2017 · 07:30 am

A hooch tragedy that killed five people rekindles old debate about prohibition in Manipur

The state banned alcohol in 1991 after a movement by women’s groups.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 04, 2017 · 10:30 am

Japanese encephalitis continues to kill in Assam despite immunisation against the virus

While children seem to have been protected by vaccination, adults are still falling ill and dying from the disease.

Arunabh Saikia

· Aug 03, 2017 · 02:30 pm

Nagaland has a new chief minister. But its ruling party and Assembly have been plunged into chaos

Will the real Naga People’s Front please stand up?

Arunabh Saikia

· Jul 26, 2017 · 07:30 am

Tripura blockade ends, but the statehood demand behind it remains crucial in poll run-up

The ruling Left has accused the BJP of engineering the blockade while the saffron party says the state is out to discredit it.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jul 22, 2017 · 12:30 pm

Severity of Assam floods heightens old fears about dams in the Brahmaputra basin

North Eastern Electric Power Corporation claims its dam on the Ranganadi tributary reduced flood damage. But local residents assert otherwise.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jul 22, 2017 · 09:00 am

Assam floods: How an embankment in Lakhimpur failed, leaving villages devastated and people dead

A project worth Rs 362 crores was announced in 2008 to rebuild and repair embankments along the Ranganadi river. It still remains incomplete.

Arunabh Saikia

· Jul 20, 2017 · 09:00 am