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Ram Puniyani
Busting Myths About Muslim Population Growth in India
16 Jun 2021
The threat of a declining Hindu population and growing minority numbers lacks a basis in logic and facts.
Newsclick Report
Assam CM’s Distasteful Comment on MLA Akhil Gogoi’s ‘Mental Health’ Draws Flak
25 May 2021
Four activists belonging to different organisations were picked up by the Assam Police during a midnight raid on Monday in Sivasagar district fearing protests over CM Himanta Biswa Sarma’s comments,…
Newsclick Report
Newly Elected MLA Akhil Gogoi Accuses Security Personnel of Mistreating Ahead of Oath Taking Ceremony
22 May 2021
Gogoi, who has been in jail since December 2019 on charges of sedition and inciting violence during the anti-Citizenship Amendment Act protests in Assam, is the first from the state to contest and…
Omkar Poojari
Assamese Sub-Nationalism, Fragmented Opposition Are Defining Traits of Assam’s Electoral Politics
11 May 2021
The AJP-RD significantly split opposition votes in Upper Assam, harming the enemy’s enemy more than their ‘main opponent.’
Taha Amin Mazumder
Assam Elections: Why BJP Won Despite Huge Anti-Incumbency Initially
07 May 2021
It was a mix of communal polarisation and late developmental initiatives vis-à-vis too many anti-BJP parties in the fray and candidate selection issues.
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Over 30 Committees Stage Protest in Guwahati Demanding Relaxation in Govt SOP for Bihu Functions
12 Apr 2021
Among the demands forwarded by the Bihu organising committees are extension of the deadline to end from 11 PM to 1 AM, no mandatory COVID-19 test for organising committee members, provision of…
Upasana Hazarika
Assam Elections: Neck and Neck Fight Between Mitrajot and Mahajot in Offing
06 Apr 2021
Campaign for the final phase ended on Sunday, with leaders of both the alliances claiming they will emerge victorious in the elections, which has seen its fair share of politicking and controversies.
Varsha Torgalkar
Why School Dropout Rate Is So High at Char Villages in Assam?
23 Mar 2021
While the literacy rate at 19.31% is lower than the state’s 63%, there are only 1,872 schools in region that make 0.07 school per capita, according to the Socio-Economic Survey.
Newsclick Report
Assam Farmers Protest Against Health Minister Himanta Biswa Over Comments of “Chemical Attack”
01 Feb 2021
The minister had said that the state is under “chemical and biological attack” by a “section of farmers from the state’s Darrang district”, while addressing a public rally at Sivsagar on January 27.
Taha Amin Mazumdar
Assam: Ahead of Polls, is Govt-Run Madarsa Closure Another BJP Polarisation Bid?
14 Jan 2021
Calling this round of assembly polls ‘The Last Battle of Saraighat’, the BJP has already given it a historical and communal connotation.