North East News
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Sikkim to file plea in SC challenging reference to state’s Nepali community as ‘foreigners’
The ruling party, Sikkim Krantikari Morcha, said that the court erroneously made the reference in a recent judgement about income tax exemptions.
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Assembly polls: Tripura to vote on February 16, Nagaland and Meghalaya on February 27
The counting of votes for the three states will take place on March 2.
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Assam: Over 100 small madrassas merged with larger ones to prevent radicalisation, say police
Authorities in the state have taken a belligerent stance on the Islamic seminaries in recent months.
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Trending
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Aaj Tak says its anchors will report on Budget 2023 suspended from a tower at a height of 160 feet
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How did the Hyderabad Police race against time to recover stolen artefacts from the Nizam’s Museum?
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India is now the world’s most populous nation – but there’s no reason to be worried
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India’s cough syrup testing regime has a deadly blind spot
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Adani bonds hit distressed levels after group calls off share sale
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Assam: Large-scale eviction drive underway in Lakhimpur district
The eviction drive will displace 500 families, most of them belonging to the Bengali Muslim community, from 450 hectares of land.
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Supreme Court stays High Court order on Assam-Meghalaya border agreement
On December 8, the Meghalaya High Court had put an interim stay on the agreement signed by the two states to resolve border disputes at six locations.
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Tripura: Two injured in clash between BJP, CPI(M) workers near ex-CM Biplab Deb’s ancestral home
One person has been arrested and seven others detained in connection with the case, the police said.
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Video
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‘Journalism is not a crime’: Siddique Kappan after being released on bail after more than two years
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Caught on CCTV: Man steals gorilla statue kept outside a shop
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Watch: Tiger walks freely in tea garden, unbothered when car comes up close
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Watch: Students climb gate to enter exam centre because they were late
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Watch: Bystander, police officer rescue driver moments before crashed car bursts into flames
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Assam merges four districts a day ahead of EC ban on creating new administrative units
The chief minister announced that Biswanath district will be merged with Sonitpur, Hojai with Nagaon, Bajali with Barpeta and Tamulpur with Baksa.
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Badruddin Ajmal urges president to direct Assam government to stop eviction drives
The All India United Democratic Front MP said that no alternative arrangements have been made for those evicted amid the harsh winter season.
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Why eviction drives in Assam are no longer facing resistance
Over 4,000 families, mostly Muslims of Bengali origin, have been evicted from their homes since May 2021.
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The Reel
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Bowing out in style: Soumitra Chatterjee’s late-career gems ‘Bela Seshe’ and ‘Mayurakshi’
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‘Lost’ trailer: Yami Gautam Dhar plays a journalist investigating a disappearance
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‘The Romantics’ trailer: Docuseries pays tribute to the Yash Raj Films legacy
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Film ‘Follower’ crawls inside the mind of a social media troll in Belgaum
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Shah Rukh Khan on ‘Pathaan’ success: ‘Have forgotten those four years in the last four days’
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Manipur insurgent group signs peace agreement with Centre, state government
The Zeliangrong United Front had been active for over a decade, the government said.
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Assam: Suspended Congress MLA Sherman Ali Ahmed detained after protesting eviction drive in Barpeta
The administration said that 45 families had encroached on close to 400 bighas of government land, due to which they were evicted.
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Assam Police firing in Mukroh was in self-defence, says Himanta Biswa Sarma
Five residents of Meghalaya and an Assam official had died in the firing last month. Both states claimed that the shooting took place under their jurisdiction.
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The Field
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Cricket: Andrew Strauss – ‘IPL will become world's biggest domestic sporting event’
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Watch: U19 champions Shafali Verma and Co take a lap of honour in Ahmedabad during IND vs NZ match
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IND vs NZ: Hardik Pandya – ‘Shubman Gill is technically so sound that batting is very easy for him’
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Watch: Despite fractured forearm, Hanuma Vihari bats left-handed in Ranji Trophy quarterfinal
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La Liga: Barcelona secure win over Real Betis to extend lead at the top to eight points