Manipur’s Loktak lake is losing its signature fishing rings. That may not help conserve it

Last month, the government ordered all fishing rings and homestays to be dismantled. It has caused disquiet in the local fishing community.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Aug 13, 2022 · 09:00 am

19 workers fled Arunachal border road project. Only 10 survived. Their ordeal tells a larger story

Relatives of the workers, all from impoverished villages in Lower Assam, allege they were engaged in forced labour.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Aug 11, 2022 · 06:30 am

Assam’s ‘final NRC’ was published in 2019. So why does it need a new NRC coordinator?

According to the former coordinator, the NRC is not final yet.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Aug 05, 2022 · 06:30 am

How the Myanmar political crisis has triggered fresh demands for an NRC in Manipur

Old ethnic faultlines have fed into new demands.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jul 29, 2022 · 06:30 am

Dalit Sikhs of Shillong’s Punjabi Line might agree to move. But where will they go?

They have lived in the city since the 19th century, yet they are maligned as ‘outsiders’ and ‘illegal settlers’.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jul 24, 2022 · 09:00 am

How communal rumours hid the truth about the deluge in Assam’s Silchar

Days after the town was submerged, social media accounts started posting about ‘flood jihad’.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jul 12, 2022 · 06:30 am

Assam’s new cattle protection law makes it harder for many to offer qurbani this Eid

Muslim leaders such as Badruddin Ajmal have also appealed against cow slaughter and beef consumption.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jul 09, 2022 · 06:30 am

In Tripura, a tribal party in churn could mean a political reset ahead of assembly elections

Many members of the Indigenous People’s Front of Tripura, the BJP’s ally, have merged with the key opposition party in the state.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jul 07, 2022 · 06:30 am

The arrest of an activist in Manipur has resurfaced ethnic tensions

Mark T Haokip’s arrest has pitted Kukis against Meiteis. Allegations of bias on the part of the state government have added to the bitterness.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jul 03, 2022 · 06:30 am

In one of the wettest places on earth, devastating landslides and flash floods leave 34 dead

The state has said excess rainfall is to blame but experts and activists on the ground say rampant mining and construction has destroyed the landscape.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jun 27, 2022 · 06:30 am

How incessant rain and the Barak river in spate overwhelmed Assam’s Silchar town

Large parts of the flood-ravaged state’s second biggest urban centre are under water as the government struggles to rescue stranded residents.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jun 23, 2022 · 09:00 am

Like a scene from ‘Titanic’: Assam residents say this may be the worst flood in living memory

Seventy one people have been killed in floods that have washed away roads and submerged district headquarters, making relief operations difficult.

Rokibuz Zaman

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Arunabh Saikia

· Jun 20, 2022 · 06:30 am