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An air of uncertainty

Mizoram is witnessing a three-cornered contest in the majority of its 40 constituencies and is likely to have a hung Assembly.
KALYAN CHAUDHURI in Aizawl
Chief Minister Zoramthanga.-RITU RAJ KONWAR

MNF ahead in Mizoram

The emergence of Chief Minister Zoramthanga as the new peace-maker in the insurgency-hit northeastern region has added to the electoral strength of th
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Chief Minister Zoramthanga.-RITU RAJ KONWAR

MNF ahead in Mizoram

The emergence of Chief Minister Zoramthanga as the new peace-maker in the insurgency-hit northeastern region has added to the electoral strength of th
KALYAN CHAUDHURI
The bodies of people who were shot dead by All Tripura Tiger Force members at Kamalnagar village in West Tripura district on August 14.-

Separatist terror

Insurgents in the northeastern States, operating from the Bangladeshi side of the border, unleash terror in Tripura, Manipur and Assam on the eve of I
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A defection drama

Defection by 34 Congress legislators in Arunachal Pradesh leads to the toppling of the Mukut Mithi government and the return of Gegong Apang as Chief
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Indian Army soldiers during an operation against militants of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland close to the India-Bhutan border in Assam, on June 23.-SHIB SHANKAR CHATTERJEE/AP

Bhutan's resolve

Pressured by India, Bhutan decides to take military action against Indian militants operating from its soil, a step the country has been trying to ave
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Routes of promise

THE agreement reached between India and China to reopen the historic trade route through Nathu La (pass) in eastern Sikkim has generated jubilation in
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King Gyanendra (right) with the newly appointed Prime Minister, Surya Bahadur Thapa, after the swearing-in ceremony at the Narayanhiti Palace in Kathmandu on June 5.-GOPAL CHITRAKAR/REUTERS

Nepal's turmoil

Despite stiff opposition from major political parties, King Gyanendra replaces Prime Minister Lokendra Bahadur Chand with another royalist, sparking f
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Chief Minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee speaks at a rally.-JAYANTA SHAW/REUTERS

On the decline

A string of electoral defeats later, Mamata Banerjee's Trinamul Congress is a deeply divided party that is hardly in a position to take on the Left Fr
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Deadlock in Naga talks

The latest round of peace talks between the Centre and the NSCN(I-M) ended in a deadlock as the government is unable to concede the demand that the un
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At Bariatu Road in Ranchi on May 27, during a bandh organised to protest against a recruitment examination conducted by the government.-AT A GLANCE

Discord over domicile

Agitations in Jharkhand over the domicile issue and the reservation policy intensify following a recent recruitment drive, which witnessed much violen
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An emphatic victory

Scoring a thumping majority in the elections to the local bodies, the Communist Party of India (Marxist)-led Left Front once again proves its unchalle
KALYAN CHAUDHURI in Kolkata
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