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A screenshot from a PTI video of people displaced by the recent violence who have taken shelter at a relief camp in Jiribam district, on June 15.

Unrest in Jiribam deepens divides between Meitei and Kuki-Zo in Manipur

As violence engulfs all communities, the region plunges deeper into crisis with no resolution on the horizon, shattering hopes for peace, stability.

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Congress leader Gaurav Gogoi after filing his nomination from the Jorhat constituency on March 26. Gogoi’s thumping victory, with a margin of more than 1.44 lakh votes, came as a shot in the arm for his party in the State.

BJP retains upper hand in Assam but Congress finds its feet in the North-East once again

By winning both seats in Manipur and one each in Meghalaya and Nagaland, the Congress recorded an impressive resurgence in the region.

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Voters standing in a queue to cast their votes during the third phase of Lok Sabha elections 2024, in Kamrup on May 7.

Assam: New boundaries, new uncertainties

As demographic changes from delimitation blur traditional voting patterns, the BJP is prompted to reach out to “Miya” Muslims for the first time.

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Nabam Tuki, the Congress candidate from Arunachal West, during an election campaign in Palin town on April 7.

An unexpected twist in Arunachal Pradesh

Arunachal Christian Forum’s support for Congress candidates threatens to derail the BJP’s dream run in the north-eastern State.

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First-time voters after casting their votes in Aizawl North-2 constituency during the Mizoram Assembly elections in Aizawl, Mizoram on November 7, 2023.

Mizoram election: High voter turnout sets stage for close contest

The State is witnessing a three-cornered contest between the ruling MNF, opposition Congress, and ZPM, with BJP hoping to become kingmaker.

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A Nyishi tribesman with his two wives in Pampoli village in East Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh, in 2008. Tribal communities fear that a uniform civil code will infringe on their customary laws and socio-cultural practices.

Uniform Civil Code: Tribal communities fear erosion of customary laws, cultural heritage

The UCC experiment may spark controversy in north-eastern India due to its potential impact on constitutionally protected ethnic practices.

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At a protest by Kuki community members against the violence in Manipur, in New Delhi on May 31.

Mayhem in Manipur: The State burns while the Centre looks away

Chief Minister Biren Singh and the Central government have a lot to answer for the widening Kuki-Meitei divide.

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Manipur Chief Minister N. Biren Singh addresses a press conference, appealing to the people for peace in the strife-ridden Manipur, at the Chief Minister’s Secretariat, in Imphal on June 12.

N. Biren Singh: Manipur violence presents his toughest test yet

The violent clashes between Meiteis and Kukis have thrown life out of gear in Manipur for almost two months.

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‘We are defending ourselves’: Meitei leader Kh. Athouba

The COCOMI spokesperson says that the NRC exercise should be conducted in Manipur with 1961 as the base year at the earliest.

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Ch. Ajang Khongsai

‘We must learn to live peacefully’: Kuki leader Ch. Ajang Khongsai

The Kuki Inpi president insists that Manipur’s territorial integrity cannot be protected without emotional integration of its different communities.

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Pramot Singh, Meitei Leepun leader.

‘It is a global war’: Meitei leader Pramot Singh on Manipur violence

The Meitei Leepun chief alleged that the current conflict “is all about illegal immigration in Manipur” and “external aggression against India”.

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A huge jet of water spouting forth at the site of the pipe burst at Kharguli Hill in Guwahati on May 25.

Pipeline burst in Guwahati exposes delays, quality gaps in mega projects

Over 70 per cent of the city’s population still depends on borewells for water 15 years after the launch of four prestigious water supply projects.

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