Assam

Sanjoy Hazarika
Thoughts

From hot borders to peace and development belts

The Assam-Mizoram dispute needs to be seen in the context of the colonial legacy, failed attempts at dispute resolution, and now, newer demands. Involving local communities and reimagining the role...

Policemen during a clash at Assam-Mizoram border at Lailapur in Cachar district on Monday. Photo :Hindustan Times
South Asia

Assam, Mizo CMs face off over violence at their border; 6 cops killed in clashes

Picture: Collected
South Asia

6 cops killed in India's Assam state as border violence with Mizoram escalates

FILE PHOTO: A paramedic staff member enters a newly setup isolation ward for the people who suffer symptoms of coronavirus disease (COVID-19), at a hospital in Kolkata, India, March 25, 2020. REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri/File Photo
Coronavirus chronicle

Stricter curbs in Assam from Sunday amid Covid-19 surge

Assam Chief Minister thanks FM Momen
Bangladesh

Assam Chief Minister thanks FM Momen

Carcasses of elephants that according to the forest officials possibly died because of a lightning strike are seen on the foothills of the Kundoli reserve forest area in Nagaon district in the northeastern state of Assam, India, May 14, 2021. Photo: Reuters
South Asia

Lightning strike may have killed 18 wild elephants in India, officials say

Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina. Sketch: TBS
Bangladesh

PM greets new Chief Minister of Assam

How Indian media outlets covering Assembly Election 2021
Politics

How Indian media outlets covering Assembly Election 2021

Tanjina Rahman Priti. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

Plight of Tea Garden Workers

Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Tuesday said that an electoral “tsunami” by the Congress can occur only in Bangladesh. Photo/Courtesy
South Asia

Congress electoral ‘tsunami’ can come only in Bangladesh, not in riverine Assam: Himanta

Schoolchildren study inside their classroom at a government-run school in Kolkata November 20, 2014. Picture taken November 20. To match story INDIA-RELIGION/EDUCATION REUTERS/Rupak De Chowdhuri
South Asia

Indian state bans Islamic schools, drawing criticism 

Assam on Google Map. Picture: Courtesy
South Asia

Indian state bans Islamic schools, drawing criticism

Representational Image/The Sentinel Assam
South Asia

6 Bangladeshi nationals deported from Assam