A Year of Grief and Unanswered Questions: Assam Remembers Zubeen Garg at Sonapur

One year has passed. The questions haven’t. On Saturday, September 19, hundreds of fans, family members, and fellow artistes converged on Zubeen Khetra in Sonapur — a temporary memorial site on the outskirts of Guwahati — to mark exactly one year since the passing of Assamese music legend Zubeen Garg. The air was heavy with … Read more

“Age Is No Shield for Predators”: Women’s Body Speaks Out After 70-Year-Old Allegedly Assaulted in Dambuk

A 70-year-old woman was allegedly sexually assaulted in a quiet village in Arunachal Pradesh. And the silence that followed, the kind that often swallows such stories in remote corners of the Northeast, was broken this time — loudly. The Arunachal Pradesh Women’s Welfare Society (APWWS) has come out strongly condemning the reported assault of the … Read more

Mising Students’ Body Draws Line: Blockade Against Arunachal From August 12 Over Badati-Mingmang Firing

The border between Assam and Arunachal Pradesh has seen its share of flashpoints over the years. This one might be the sharpest yet. The Takam Mising Porin Kebang, the apex students’ organisation of the Mising community, has announced it will choke off roads and trade with Arunachal Pradesh starting tomorrow morning, and it isn’t mincing … Read more