Assam Diary
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‘Police high-handedness’: What a government inquiry said about a shooting in Assam
Assam has seen numerous police shootings since last year. This is the only incident where the government set up an inquiry commission.
Rokibuz Zaman
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In Assam, a police crackdown on European visitors sparks demand for an anti-conversion law
Ten Europeans were detained and deported, with the police investigating whether they were conducting ‘mass conversions’ to Christianity.
Rokibuz Zaman
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In Assam, there is widespread resentment against internet shutdowns for government exams
The government argued it was necessary to conduct ‘free, fair and transparent’ exams.
Rokibuz Zaman
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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Why many in Assam are unhappy with a proposal to count ‘Assamese Muslims’
Muslim communities considered indigenous to the state resent the emphasis on religion over ethnicity.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Assam’s tea gardens will have high schools for the first time. But tea workers have one concern
They want the tea garden managements to stay out of the running of the schools.
Rokibuz Zaman
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Why wild mushrooms are causing deaths in Assam’s tea gardens
Impoverished tea garden workers have been driven to the free source of protein but knowledge of which mushrooms are poisonous is scarce on the ground.
Rokibuz Zaman
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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‘Deliberately creating enmity’: Assam MP Abdul Khaleque on his complaint against Himanta Biswa Sarma
The two men were once political allies in the Congress. Khaleque now wants Sarma booked for hate speech.
Rokibuz Zaman
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‘In the womb of the Brahmaputra’: A flawed land policy lies behind violent eviction drives in Assam
A close study of Sipajhar, where an eviction drive left two dead last month, reveals the many factors shaping ethnic tensions.
Bidyut Sagar Boruah, Anshuman Gogoi, Gaurav Rajkhowa & Ankur Tamuli Phukan
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How African Swine Fever – and government inaction – pushed Assam’s pig farmers into penury
The sector was flourishing till the virus wiped out farm after farm across the state last year as the government failed to cull the animals in time.
Arunabh Saikia
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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In Assam’s Bodoland, a new peace accord propelled a new party to power
But so did the support of the BJP.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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As Kaziranga National Park spreads, residents tear down their homes before they are evicted
The park became central to Assamese pride, and the tussles over eviction grew political.
Arunabh Saikia
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In Assam, the Congress spars with BJP over its chief ministerial candidate's past
Last week, ULFA accused Sarbananda Sonowal of being involved in two 'secret killings'.
Ipsita Chakravarty
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