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Rahul Karmakar

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Cat-eyed reporter who’s worked horizontally across India, from Arunachal Pradesh to Gujarat, and wishes he had a cat’s nine lives to understand Northeast better.

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Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from West Tripura constituency Biplab Kumar Deb takes part in a bike rally at Jogendra Nagar, in West Tripura on Friday.

In Tripura West, a contest of redemption and poetic justice

Health check-ups along with home voting in remote villages of Kra-Daadi district in Arunachal Pradesh.

Lok Sabha polls | Home voting turns into health camp for elderly in remote Arunachal villages

Toko Sheetal (left) is the only woman among candidates in the two Lok Sabha seats in the State.

Anti-graft ‘iron lady’ challenges Rijiju, former CM Tuki in Arunachal

West Khasi Hills: Meghalaya CM and National People’s Party (NPP) leader Conrad Sangma welcomes Masterchef India runner-up Nambie Jessica Marak as she joins the party during an election rally ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in West Khasi Hills district, Meghalaya.

Matrilineal Meghalaya bets on women frontrunners

“Muslims have seen through the accusation of polarisation to join others to give a third consecutive term to Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” says Union Minister and BJP candidate in Dibrugarh Sarbananda Sonowal. Photo: Special Arrangement

Muslims are coming to BJP because we don’t discriminate against them: Sarbananda Sonowal

The ‘Statue of Valour depicts Bir Lachit Borphukan, the iconic Ahom general revered for leading the Battle of Saraighat in 1671 to prevent the Mughal army from occupying Assam. File

Statue of Valour watches over battle for Ahom pride in Assam’s tea capital, Jorhat

People during a road show of Union Home Minister Amit Shah and Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma ahead of Lok Sabha elections, in Tinsukia district.

Northeast calculus: 25 Lok Sabha seats in eight States crucial for NDA’s target of 400

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal campaigns for the Lok Sabha election in Dibrugarh

Crusaders against two contrasting laws face off in Assam’s Dibrugarh

Congress has fielded Gaurav Gogoi in Jorhat of Assam. Photo: Special Arrangement

BJP wants a Russian-style oligarchy; Congress adheres to democratic values: Gaurav Gogoi

The rubble beyond the milestone is what remains of one of the properties that was burned down by a mob, allegedly led by the All-Yobin Students’ Union, which wanted to drive away all the settlers from Vijaynagar, in December 2020.

The unsettled settlers of Arunachal Pradesh

National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah). Image used for representative purpose only.

Action against NSCN (I-M) rebels sought

For Assam regional party, test of transfer of votes to BJP

Arunchal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu being congratulated by BJP leader Ashok Singhal after he was elected unopposed in the state assembly polls, in Itanagar, Saturday, March 30, 2024.

Walkovers in Arunachal Pradesh assembly seats give NDA psychological edge in Northeast

The expansion of the Nauradehi Sanctuary in Madhya Pradesh is set to affect 62 villages of mostly tribal people. Photo: nauradehiwls.in

Will global forest expansion hit tribals? | Explained

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