Safeguarding Assam’s winged winter guests: A call to protect migratory birds and their habitats
As the crisp air of winter descends on Assam, the region once again prepares to welcome a colourful array of migratory birds from distant lands.
As the crisp air of winter descends on Assam, the region once again prepares to welcome a colourful array of migratory birds from distant lands.
After an eventful journey covering more than thousand years, Asomiya (Assamese) duly receives the status of a classical language. The Union cabinet on 3 October 2024 approved conferring the classical language status to five languages, namely Marathi, Pali, Prakrit, Bengali (Bangla), and Assamese.
India has always faced strategic and security challenges in the north-eastern region of the country. In fact, volatility and north-east have almost become synonyms, and there are several factors behind this.
A recent discussion, initiated by Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma with the leaders of the All Assam Students’ Union (which once launched the Assam Movement in association with Asom Gana Sangram Parishad), trying to resolve the explanation of an Asomiya, received widespread response from the conscious inhabitants of Assam.
In Bangladesh, Kuki-Chin-Zo’s militant groups called “Kuki-Chin National Front (KNF)” and “Kuki-Chin National Army (KNA)” are waging war against the Bangladesh Government for an independent Kuki-Chin State.
The northeast, known for its diverse cultures and traditions, is once again at the heart of a political storm surrounding the controversial issue of cow slaughter.
Fratidicial killings erupted again amongst Kuki armed groups in Manipur. This time, it was between the United Kuki Liberation Front (UKLF) and the Kuki Village Volunteers.
The south Asian nation has witnessed massive protest demonstrations since last month. In the middle of July, nearly 200 protesters, including students, died in the violence, which was allegedly instigated by police personnel and a large number of supporters of Hasina’s party, the Awami League.
It was a normal sunny day on the 5th of May in Manipur. But by 2 in the afternoon, the skies had darkened, and half an hour later, Mother Nature broke its fury.
The Congress has, for the first time, dropped its party members for the ticket and roped in a rank outsider.
