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Itihas: Bhabendra Nath Saikia's Unflinching Portrait of Assam's Society in Decline

Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- Recently, I came across Itihas (The Exploration), the 1995 Assamese family drama directed by filmmaker Bhabendra Nath Saikia. The film, which received the National Film Award for... Read More


Meghalaya: Second edition of Shyntor Festival announced in Ri-Bhoi

Nongpoh, Sept. 18 -- The second edition of the Shyntor Festival will be held from December 10 to 12 at Shyntorbulia village in Meghalaya's Ri-Bhoi district, with organisers seeking attention to the vi... Read More


Manipur: Kuki-Zo Council accuses NIA of selective operations, warns of agitation

Imphal, Sept. 18 -- The Kuki-Zo Council (KZC) has threatened to launch a "full-fledged agitation" if the Centre fails to address its administrative, humanitarian and security concerns by October 10, 2... Read More


Nagaland Governor reviews Kohima Smart City's progress, 40 projects completed

Dimapur, Sept. 18 -- Nagaland Governor Nand Kishore Yadav reviewed the status of the Kohima Smart City project at a meeting with officials of the Kohima Smart City Development Limited (KSCDL) at Lok B... Read More


Assam: Foreigners Tribunal member arrested for demanding bribe for bail

Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- A member of a Foreigners Tribunal (FT) in Assam's Udalguri district has been arrested on charges of demanding a Rs 15,000 bribe to release a person on bail, a senior police offic... Read More


CASR demands bail for filmmaker Vishal Singh, alleges jail medical negligence

New Delhi, Sept. 18 -- The Campaign Against State Repression (CASR), an umbrella organisation, on Friday demanded the immediate release and bail of documentary filmmaker Vishal Singh on medical ground... Read More


Manipur: Mass rally held in border Chandel district to promote HIV/AIDS prevention

Imphal, Sept. 18 -- A rally was organised in Manipur's Chandel district, which shares a border with Myanmar to the south, on Friday to raise public awareness about HIV/AIDS prevention and promote a di... Read More


The Architecture of Absence: Why Krishna Left Radha

Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- Srimad Bhagavata Purana (10.39.19) captures the anguish of separation when the gopis ask Providence why it brings people together in love only to separate them before their desir... Read More


Serving Manipur Rifles Havildar among three arrested over alleged extortion

Imphal, Sept. 18 -- The Manipur Police Anti-Extortion Unit, jointly with the Imphal West district commando unit, arrested a serving Manipur Rifles Havildar and two suspected extortionists on Thursday ... Read More


Gauhati HC declines to halt transfer of 5 Assam elephants to Tamil Nadu temples

Guwahati, Sept. 18 -- The Gauhati High Court has declined, for now, to restrain the transfer of five captive elephants from Assam to temples in Tamil Nadu, after the Assam government told the court th... Read More