On the evening of May 23, Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi tweeted, “For a Hindu, cow is a sacred animal. It is a symbol of
Elections are fascinating. The adrenaline rush of campaigning, countless debates, the anticipation of results, unpredictability, exit polls and final results. All of it. I participated
The death of 20 elephants, killed allegedly by lightning, has brought Mikir Bamuni into spotlight. Good thing. People are now agitated, so much so that
In 2022, the Mising Agom Kebang (MAK), the highest literary body of the Mising community in Assam will turn 50. In preparation for its 50th
Over 2,000 people, representing about 1,486 Mising families from two villages in Dibru-Saikhowa National Park, have been demanding rehabilitation from the Assam government. Kusmita Morang
No, ‘tyranny of distance’ isn’t a valid excuse. The mainstream media has long been accused of not providing adequate coverage to problems of Northeast
In a country where political parties form student wings to broaden their membership base and recruit young leaders to the party, the All Assam Students
In a major blow to the linguistic minorities in Assam, the Gauhati University, through a notification issued on June 12, 2020, ‘discontinued’ the 6-month-long certificate/diploma
The State’s language law points to a homogenised nationalism overtaking minority linguistic and cultural aspirations The Assam government recently decided to promulgate a law to make
Much of Assam’s flood management approach is focused on building embankments which are often argued to have facilitated a process of ‘contractor raj’. A fair
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