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Rokibuz Zaman
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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.
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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
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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
Trending
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Why many young Muslims are leaving India
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India at 75: What is the place of women’s writings in the historical imagination of the nation?
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Explainer: How the 11 life convicts in the Bilkis Bano gangrape case won early release
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‘What’s behind the flag?’: India’s cartoonists prompt a laugh on the country’s 75th Independence Day
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Facebook and Instagram are tracking you even on other sites. Here’s what can you do to stop them
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How the Myanmar political crisis has triggered fresh demands for an NRC in Manipur
Old ethnic faultlines have fed into new demands.
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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’.
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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’.
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Video
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Caught on camera: Pair of leaping dolphins appears to escort cargo ship in Florida
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Watch: Indian bride and groom play stone-paper-scissors to decide who goes first with the garland
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Watch: Hindu ascetics and Muslim priests in Bihar hoist national flag together on Independence Day
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Watch: Man swims across flooded Las Vegas street with the help of a pool float
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Watch: Jailed journalist Siddique Kappan’s daughter, 9, asks for protection of citizens’ rights
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Reel
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‘Between Two Dawns’ review: A gripping film about workplace ethics
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Deepa Mehta’s ‘Earth’ is a reminder of lines arbitrarily drawn between countries and hearts
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Watch: ‘Pippa’ teaser is out, release date set for December 2
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Does Netflix series ‘The Sandman’ make your every comic-loving dream come true?
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‘The Legend of Maula Jatt’ trailer: Fawad Khan leads reboot of a Pakistani classic
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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.
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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.
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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.
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The Field
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Cricket: Ireland all-rounder Kevin O'Brien retires from international cricket
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Asia Cup: Afghanistan recalls all-rounder Samiullah Shinwari
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India tour of Zimbabwe: Shikhar Dhawan on the return of KL Rahul, competition in the squad and more
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Fifa suspends AIFF: Timeline of events that led to India’s expulsion from football’s governing body
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Cricket: Kapil Dev on rising popularity of T20 leagues – ‘ICC must protect ODIs and Tests’