The Native’s Partisanship
The Assam governor, Lt Gen (retd) S.K. Sinha, is once again in the news for the wrong reasons. This time the governor is at loggerheads with Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi over the contentious Illegal Migrants (Determination by Tribunals) Act, 1983. Sinha is a staunch proponent of scrapping the controversial…
In upper Assam, a PSU giant helps the youth get back on their feet
Manimanik Gogoi was like any other youth in Assam, a graduate from a small-time college looking for a non-existent government job, hanging around with friends all day and heading a youth group called Dighalia Yuvak Sangh. That was till he stumbled upon an innovative programme run by corporate giant Oil…
Punishment’s Pejorative
When you want to punish an erring official, post him to the Northeast. The news that a Punjab and Haryana High Court judge allegedly involved in the Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) scam has been recommended for transfer to the Gauhati High Court has triggered off a wave of protest…
IMpending Peace?
The NSCN(I-M) and the Centre are coming to the table at last More Coverage