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The term “Hijra” is used to refer to transgender people, intersex individuals and sometimes, eunuchs

Standing on a precipice: A peep into the plight of Northeast India's transgender community

Pritisha Borthakur

Darkness under the sun: The struggles of an Assam village against 'green' energy

Anupam Chakravartty

A Sikkim tribe trying to save 'paradise' from woes of development

Soumik Dutta

Explained: Why resettlement of Brus is facing resistance from local ethnic groups

Chandan Panday

Human trafficking was a big problem in the Northeast. COVID-19 has made it much worse

Human trafficking was a big problem in the Northeast. COVID-19 has made it much worse

Tea Garden Workers during a human chain protest at Negheriting Tea Estate

Behind the cup: Analysing the staggering human cost of your daily dose of refreshment

Abhishek Kabra

Northeast reported highest cancer patients in the country, reveals National Cancer Registry Programme Report 2020

Aizawl reports highest cancer cases per one lakh population in India

Aashutosh Kashyap

Shishu Sarothi has collaborated with a group of NGOs to implement an ongoing project to improve the quality of inclusive education in 16 select SSA schools in Guwahati and Karbi Anglong district

How children are coping with disabilities amid COVID-19 pandemic

Pritisha Borthakur

Khasi Students' Union's South West Khasi Hills district unit found that cracks were visible on four tanks

Meghalaya's uranium reserves: Why it is both a gift and a curse

What prominent voices against uranium mining in state have to say about recent reports of cracks in uranium effluent tanks in South West Khasi Hills district

Princess Giri Rashir

Tripura’s COVID-19 fatality rates highest among Northeast states; Know how

Chandan Panday

Sikkim’s healthcare sector facing major workforce shortage

Pankaj Dhungel

COVID-19 & flood dealing a big blow to Assam's handloom weavers

Pritisha Borthakur

Pig farming crisis in Assam: Challenges, remedies & the way forward

Pritisha Borthakur

How these ‘Sakhi‘ warriors are helping distressed women amid lockdown

Sayantani Deb

How 3 Northeast states dealt with reverse migration amid COVID-19

Simran Bajaj

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Kaho village in Arunachal Pradesh's Anjaw district, also known as the last village on Indian territory
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Enter the Dragon: China, a 'habitual offender' on eastern frontier

Irani Sonowal Lepcha

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The gas blowout has affected more than 3,000 people from almost 700 families residing in the entire Baghjan Dighal Tarang belt
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OIL exploration in Assam: But at what cost to biodiversity?

Rishu Kalantri

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Stranded returnees lining up at Jiribam railway station in Manipur upon arrival
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COVID-19 crisis: Uncertainty ahead for migrant workers

Vangamla Salle K S

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The Likabeli cold storage at Silapathar in Dehamaji district of Assam lies non-operational
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Amid COVID-19, lack of cold storage in Assam adding to farmer woes

Kalyan Deb

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Lockdown can be one biggest factors to change the way businesses use technology 
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How COVID-19 lockdown is impacting businesses across Northeast

Simran Bajaj

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As a precautionary measure and in order to maintain physical distancing, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the extension of the lockdown till May 3
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Leading by example: How Northeast India is battling COVID-19

Kalyan Deb

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Skyland Resort
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New resort in eco-sensitive zone of Dibru-Saikhowa park under lens

Rishu Kalantri

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Women tend to hide their mouth when they laugh from their heart. I ask them why do they hide their mouth – they say they do not want to show their teeth. Is it just that?
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How women of Mahakali along Nepal border are finding their voices

Minket Lepcha

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Among NE states, Manipur lost 499 sq km of forest followed by Arunachal Pradesh (276 sq km) and Mizoram (180 sq km)
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Northeast’s shrinking forest cover. Find out why?

Simran Bajaj

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The enactment of the controversial legislature has turned the sentiments of indigenous people of Assam against the government 
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CAA: Amid sentiments against Assam govt, signs of ULFA’s revival?

Rishu Kalantri

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Nido Tania (1994-2014)
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That Mongoloid face: Nido Tania’s death and 6 years later

Manish Pant

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Bru women marching from Asapara to Naisingpara in North Tripura district of Tripura
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Bru settlement in Tripura: How the historic pact was made

Jayanta K Goswami

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Anti-Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) protests turned violent in different parts of Assam earlier in December
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How upper Assam became the epicentre of anti-CAA protests

Rishu Kalantri

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Relatives of D voters line up to meet their relatives at the detention camp in Kokrajhar, Assam
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Assam detention centres: Myth vs reality

Team EastMojo

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Childline Guwahati has rescued around 148 child labourers from April to October this year
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Assam: Child labour cases on the rise in Guwahati, here’s why

Simran Bajaj

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Forest officials treating an elephant calf after it was hit by a speeding car on Asian Highway 2 near Bagdogra in West Bengal’s Darjeeling district
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North Bengal: The new arena of man-elephant conflict in India

Tanmoy Bhaduri

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Famous for its floating islands (<i>phumdis</i>) and picturesque landscape, the condition of the Loktak Lake in Manipur is deteriorating
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Manipur: Loktak Lake gasping for breath due to haphazard planning

Tanmoy Bhaduri

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According to the study, many women tea pickers regularly clock up to 13 hours of backbreaking work a day receiving between Rs 110 and Rs 130 a day
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Of Rs 68 for 200gm branded Assam tea, workers get only Rs 5: Study

Team EastMojo

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The height of the towers may have been as per the norms laid out but with the uneven topography of the hills, at many places they are precariously close
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Why transmission towers are shocking news for this Sikkim village

Pankaj Dhungel

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Bharalu river near Jonali in Guwahati, Assam
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Assam: And dirty flows the Bharalu through the heart of Guwahati

Sandeep Borah

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Doctors taking out a rally in Jorhat, Assam
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With rising assault cases, anger is brewing in Assam tea estates

Rishu Kalantri

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The region is very famous all over the world for the tea it produces
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Darjeeling hills: An indictment of TMC-ed government

Upendra M Pradhan

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In two separate incidents in 2015, it was discovered that JMB had been receiving financing from officers at the Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka
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Will Pakistan look to avenge Kashmir in post-NRC Assam?

Mrinal Talukdar

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The iconic Indian national flag at Gandhi Mandap in Guwahati, Assam
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Guwahati’s Smart City project remains a distant dream

Kalyan Deb

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Sunset of Assam team industry has already started
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Assam’s 175-year-old tea industry is in deep red

Mrinal Talukdar

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The Union Budget 2019 was presented in Parliament by Union finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday
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Target $5 tn economy: All that you need to know about Budget 2019

Manish Pant

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Arunachal Pradesh CM Pema Khandu
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The K-factor: Why the Khandu family calls the shots in Arunachal

Anupam Chakravartty

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Indian Army and the Tatmadaw have over the years conducted a series of operations along the border to crush camps of insurgent groups
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Operation Sunrise: More geopolitics, less Army offensive

Mrinal Talukdar

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To keep each other warm, the yaks were found mostly in clusters of 20-50 when their carcasses were found in the end of April
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Why are yaks vanishing in hundreds in North Sikkim?

Pankaj Dhungel

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Jyoti Saikia (name changed on request) runs a flourishing hair and make-up business from her parlour in Mirza, where she’s training more than 40 young women. After walking out of her six-month-long marriage, where she suffered under the pressure of dowry demand from her husband, she aims to become a big businesswoman
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‘Juroon, Joutuk, Streedhan’: The hidden reality of dowry in Assam

Makepeace Sitlhou, IndiaSpend

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Congress candidate Geshe Thupten Kunphen being welcomed Lhau residents outside the village
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The monks who are trying to rewrite election history in Arunachal

Anupam Chakravartty

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