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Scrap SIR, Restore Electoral Integrity: A national call to defend the right to vote
Public assembly demands the scrapping of SIR, accountability of the Election Commission and urgent safeguards against wrongful exclusion from electoral rolls
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We do not recognise a Taliban govt: Afghan students in Pune
Afghan students from various Pune colleges came together outside the Savitribai Phule University to voice their dissent against the Taliban and Pakistan
Assam boat tragedy could have been averted had the Majuli bridge been built
Delays in bridge construction and lack of oversight at river crossing led to loss of innocent lives
Sikkim: Indefinite hunger strike continues as ad-hoc teachers demand service extension
Sick of waiting for the re-interview process to complete, Sikkim’s ad-hoc teachers have asked for an extension of their contract if not immediate interviews
WB activists and CSOs demand delinking of Census from NPR-NRC process
Individuals and groups in the north-east call for a focus on caste break-up rather than NPR-NRC process in the upcoming census
Karbi Anglong Agreement signed, groups already pan it as a “gimmick”
Assam gov’t to compensate next of kin of those who died during the armed struggle for an autonomous state
Is Indian education being tainted by communal politics?
The last three months recorded many controversies in Indian education that hint at the sectarian attitude of college administration.
Myanmar refugee children can now go to school in Mizoram
The north-eastern state permitted admission to school for the children on humanitarian grounds
Will events following Syed Ali Shah Geelani’s death impact Kashmir politics?
Security arrangements, and restriction on the movement of people continued on September 3, Geelani was buried before dawn on Sept 2
FM on Petro Prices: What’s the logic?
Is collecting nearly Rs. 22 lakhs crores to repay just Rs. 2.38 lakhs crore dues justified?
West Bengal man dubbed “foreigner” in Assam!
CJP helps Mrinal Mandal get released on conditional bail from Detention Centre
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