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A gas well explosion that is now an ecological nightmare

An inquiry report lists the massive damage to ecology and wildlife caused by the five-month-long blowout and explosion at OIL’s gas well at Baghjan

COVID-19 Update

COVID second wave: Health sector in the north-eastern States put to the test

Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati

As the north-eastern States struggle to cope with the alarming rise in cases in the second wave of COVID-19, critical gaps in public health infrastruc

COVID-19 Update: ASSAM

Assam: Rapid rise in COVID-19 cases

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An exponential growth in the number of new infections in all the districts prompts the government to double up pandemic management measures even as a

ASSEMBLY ELECTIONS: ASSAM

Victory for divisive politics in Assam

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The BJP succeeds in projecting the Congress-led alliance as protectors of Bangladeshi infiltrators and polarising voters on religious lines.

ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTION

The communal narrative in the Assam Assembly election

Sushanta Talukdar in Guwahati

The BJP’s obstinate stand on the CAA, the resentment of those excluded from the NRC list and the unity of the opposition threaten to undermine its e

ASSAM ASSEMBLY ELECTION 2021

It is BJP’s failures vs Congress’ guarantees in Assam

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As the gap between the BJP’s electoral promises and the ground realities is stark, the ruling party falls back on its familiar tactic of communal po

Threats to the Deepor Beel

Sushanta Talukdar Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati in Assam, known for its fish and bird diversity and rich aquatic vegetation that attracts wild elephants, fac

Conservation

Deepor Beel, the riverine wetland in lower Brahmaputra valley, on the brink

Sushanta Talukdar Photographs by Ritu Raj Konwar

Deepor Beel, a Ramsar site near Guwahati in Assam, known for its fish and bird diversity and rich aquatic vegetation that attracts wild elephants, fac

ASSEMBLY ELECTION: Assam

Revolt in Assam BJP and allies over seat-sharing deal

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Election to the 126-member Assam Assembly, scheduled to be held in three phases, sees the BJP, AGP and UPPL forge an electoral alliance. But the Congr

DEVELOPMENT ISSUES

Funds crunch cripples industrialisation in North-eastern States

Sushanta Talukdar In Guwahati

The Narendra Modi government’s industrialisation policy for the north-eastern States has proved to be a non-starter as it is highly centralised and

Fifty-eight species and 24,000 individuals recorded in Pobitora Wildlife Sanctuary in Assam in the annual waterbird census

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In the annual waterbird census conducted at Pobitora Wildlife sanctuary in central Assam’s Morigaon district, 58 species with more than 24,000 indiv

The 1894 peasant uprising

The gallantry of the peasants of Pothorughat, who revolted against revenue hike, has inspired the people of Assam for over a century

Sushanta Talukdar Recently in Pothorughat

The killing of 140 unarmed peasants protesting against the increase in land tax by the British at Pothorughat in Assam in 1894, 25 years before the Ja

columns

Are Hindi films problematising history?

After Padmaavat, the Hindu historical tasted blood and sharpened its fangs, but the recent Samrat Prithviraj is a weak offspring of the genre, neither

Slideshow

Postcards from Khasi hills

Images that mix politics, history and discomfort to document how the Khasi people made Christianity, a “foreign faith”, their own.

Walking in Indian Cities – A Daily Agony for Millions

GEETAM TIWARI