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Searching roots with Pragjyotishpur LitFest

It was a unique literary confluence of author-translators, art connoisseurs, critics, budding writers, commentators on economics and history, and young people, who assembled for the Pragjyotishpur Literature Festival 2024, showcasing a series of panel discussions, special sessions with authors, workshops on creative writing and environmental protection, a multilingual poetry recitation and a few cultural programs at Srimanta Sankaradeva Kalakshetra in Guwahati.

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Northeast India navigates refugee flux amid attempt of rising infiltration from Bangladeshi Hindus

The ongoing religious persecution of Bengali Hindus in Bangladesh, coupled with their attempts to find refuge in India’s northeastern states like Tripura, Assam and Meghalaya, has sparked an intense debate over the country’s refugee policies.

Local communities stimulate wildlife tourism in Assam

Visitors and tourists were just about trickling in when we visited Manas National Park, the Raimona National Park, and Kakaijana Park in western Assam in late October. The safari tour drivers, forest guides, homestays and hotel staff are back and eagerly awaiting tourists to flock in.

Assam’s beef ban sparks regional uproar in the northeast

The Assam government's decision to amend the Assam Cattle Preservation Act, 2021, has drawn sharp criticism and ignited debates across the northeastern region and beyond.

Raimona’s hidden treasure: The Chinese pangolin

In a groundbreaking discovery, conservationists and forest officials have documented the first photographic evidence of the elusive Chinese pangolin in Assam’s Raimona National Park (RNP) in Guwahati.

Over 15K houses damaged in hail storm; 11T affidavits filed before inquiry commission on ethnic crisis

It was a normal sunny day on the 5th of May in Manipur. But by 2 in the afternoon, the skies had darkened, and half an hour later, Mother Nature broke its fury.

By Statesman News Service

15 May, 2024 8 mins read

Manipur gears up for elections amidst chaos

The Congress has, for the first time, dropped its party members for the ticket and roped in a rank outsider.

By Statesman News Service

08 April, 2024 8 mins read

Anti-CAA movement did not pick up in Assam

Meanwhile, popular Assamese singer Zubeen Garg, who was a star attraction in the anti-CAB movement, has faced criticism from his fellow musicians.

By Statesman News Service

08 April, 2024 8 mins read

Had media turned pollutant to misreport Guwahati ?

The question that arises here is: who is IQAir, and why should it be treated as the final authority revealing the air quality index worldwide?

By Statesman News Service

30 March, 2024 8 mins read

Changing dynamics of threat

All these put a big question mark on the security of the country's eastern frontier.

By Statesman News Service

30 March, 2024 8 mins read

North East Page

Searching roots with Pragjyotishpur LitFest

Northeast India navigates refugee flux amid attempt of rising infiltration from Bangladeshi Hindus

Local communities stimulate wildlife tourism in Assam

Assam’s beef ban sparks regional uproar in the northeast

Raimona’s hidden treasure: The Chinese pangolin

Over 15K houses damaged in hail storm; 11T affidavits filed before inquiry commission on ethnic crisis

Manipur gears up for elections amidst chaos

Anti-CAA movement did not pick up in Assam

Had media turned pollutant to misreport Guwahati ?

Changing dynamics of threat

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