Assam: Protests in Sivasagar against Election Commission’s delimitation report

Demonstrations were held for not keeping Lahowal and Amguri Assembly constituencies intact in the district.

Scroll Staff

· Aug 13, 2023 · 04:35 pm

Why the Uniform Civil Code has few takers in the North East

A common civil code, they say, would lead to the dilution of the special privileges that the Constitution guarantees to tribal communities in the region.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Jul 06, 2023 · 06:30 am

Gauhati HC quashes Nagaland government order banning dog meat

Those opposing the ban had said the prohibition overlooks the constitutional right of the Naga tribes to maintain their law and social practices.

Scroll Staff

· Jun 06, 2023 · 11:26 am

Manipur clashes: Why bodies are lying unclaimed in the state’s morgues

With Kuki-majority hill areas turning into no-go zones for Meiteis – and vice versa – families have not been able to collect the remains of their kin.

Arunabh Saikia

· May 28, 2023 · 06:30 am

‘Everyone is feeling unsafe’: In Manipur, a surge in applications for gun licences

However, officials said new licences have not been issued since the outbreak of the violence.

Arunabh Saikia

· May 26, 2023 · 09:00 am

‘Forever bond’: As Manipur burnt, ordinary people stood between attacking mobs and their neighbours

There have been several accounts of people from both Meitei and Kuki communities coming to each other’s rescue, sometimes putting their own lives at risk.

Rokibuz Zaman

· May 10, 2023 · 06:30 am

Toll due to violence in Manipur rises to 65

Chief Minister N Biren Singh said that a high-level inquiry will be conducted to fix responsibility for the violence.

Rokibuz Zaman

· May 08, 2023 · 04:45 pm

What the mobs left behind in Manipur’s hills – burnt homes, looted shops and thousands of displaced

Residents of the areas that saw the first spell of violence say trouble began with a rumour of an Anglo-Kuki war centenary gate being burnt down

Rokibuz Zaman

· May 08, 2023 · 07:30 am

In Imphal, two families recount two days of horror that ended in death

At least 13 people have died in Manipur’s capital.

Rokibuz Zaman

· May 05, 2023 · 09:15 pm

In Manipur, a rebellion against chief minister N Biren Singh besets the BJP government

Four MLAs have resigned from the N Biren Singh-led Manipur government in less than two weeks.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Apr 27, 2023 · 06:30 am

‘Historic’ decision by Centre reduces AFSPA’s footprint? Not by much

A closer look at the order reveals the area in the North East under the contested law has not shrunk significantly. In Arunachal, it has actually gone up.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Mar 27, 2023 · 09:00 am

In Manipur, the Kukis are up in arms against the ‘majoritarian’ BJP government

A series of protests, followed by CM N Biren Singh’s decision to pull out of a ceasefire arrangement, has cracked open old fault lines in the state.

Rokibuz Zaman

· Mar 14, 2023 · 06:30 am