Mizoram Click as a Team, Finally

By Shamik Chakrabarty Mizoram football seems to have arrived on the national scene finally. The win against Kerala in the Santosh Trophy pre-quarterfinal match on Wednesday, which took them to the elite quarter-final stage for the first time, has set the tournament alight. Suddenly, Beingaichho Beokhokhei & Co, with their electrifying pace and short-passing game, are among the favourites to...

Delhi Games Put Accent on Sounding British

By Sanjoy Majumder "Delhi Metro welcomes you. Before taking your seats, please check to see that no suspicious, unidentified articles are lying under it," a young Delhi Metro trainee says, looking up nervously after finishing his announcement. "S-u-s-p-i-c-i-o-u-s," his instructor, Alka Gupta, prompts him. "Go on repeat after me." "Suspicious," comes the hesitant reply. I am at the Delhi Metro training...

Northeast India Students Becoming Scam and Fraud Victims

Kohima, Jul 30 : Apart from fraudsters cheating the gullible public of the Northeast through SMS and e-mail making lucrative offer of money, many young people from the region, particularly from Nagaland and Mizoram, are became victims of bank frauds. Reserve Bank of India has found that dormant or hardly used bank accounts and debit cards of students from remote areas of Nagaland and Mizoram studying...

‘A Beautiful Living Lab’

What do the stories of a million Indian deaths say about global health? A Toronto researcher aims to find out. http%3A%2F%2Fwww2.macleans.ca%2F%3Fp%3D139572%27A+beautiful+living+lab%272010-07-29+17%3A40%3A54macleans.caWilliam Daniels/PANOS On a cool day a few years ago in a village in the northeastern Indian state of Meghalaya, a group of government workers approached a...

Bordering on Darkness in Meghalaya

By Manosh Das Shillong, Jul 30 : "At the stroke of the midnight hour, when the world sleeps, India will awake to life and freedom." This was India's first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru's dream for the nation as projected by him in his famed speech Tryst With Destiny' on the eve of Independence. And though governments have come and gone and India has been purported to shine', there are citizens...

CWG Queen's Baton Arrives in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jul 29 : The people of Aizawl turned out in large numbers to welcome the Commonwealth Games 2010 Queen's Baton on Thursday. The baton was received at the Lengpui airport near here by secretary-general of the Mizoram Olympic Association, Zoliana Royte, who then handed it over to chief secretary Van Hela Pachuau. The baton was taken around the city of Aizawl by eminent sports...

Bru Refugee Numbers May Spoil Tripura-Mizoram Talks

Agartala, Jul 29 : A dispute over the number of Mizoram tribal refugees sheltered in Tripura for 13 years might create a fresh imbroglio between the two northeastern states, officials said here Thursday. A survey sponsored by the Mizoram government says the total number of refugees is 27,261 while the Tripura government says the figure is 40,504. “Disagreement over the number of refugees...

Sangliana Asks Northeast States to Form Minorities Commission

Shillong, Jul 29 :The National Commission for Minorities (NCM) today asked states in the Northeast to form the State Minorities Commission (SMC) to protect minorities' rights. Among the seven Northeastern states, Assam has constituted the State Minorities Commission, while other states in region are yet to set up the commission. ''It is important for all states to form the State Minorities Commission...

Census on Bru Refugees Completed

Aizawl, Jul 29 : There are total 27,261 Bru refugees from Mizoram in six relief camps in North Tripura district as per a head count completed today, reports PTI The head count exercise was undertaken as per the instruction of the Mizoram Government, which is regarded as the first step in the effort to repatriate all Bru refugees this year following instructions of Union Home Minister P Chidambaram...

India Pledges Millions in Credit to Myanmar Regime

New Delhi, Jul 29 : Myanmar's military ruler Than Shwe flew to Hyderabad Wednesday on the latest leg of a controversial state visit to India that has garnered millions of dollars in grants for infrastructure projects. The general left New Delhi having received a full, red-carpet welcome Tuesday and held talks with Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Human rights groups have severely criticised...

Subansiri MoU After Doubts Cleared: Assam Minister

By Supratim Dey Guwahati Jul 29 : The Assam government has made it clear that until and unless it was "sufficiently comfortable" that the 2,000MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Project would not have any adverse impact on the downstream areas in the state, it would not sign the memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NHPC Ltd. The state government will rely on "scientific studies" to assess the impact...

Clubbing Their Passion For Bikes

Guwahati, Jul 28 : Royal Enfield owners love to flaunt their bikes and like it even better to do so in droves. So, four years ago seven Bullet enthusiasts formed the Royal Enfield Riders Association of Meghalaya. Today, the total headcount is just a few short of 100 and is only increasing. Besides raving about their passion for the bike and roaring about the streets in style, they also make...

Mizoram Police Compile Database on Burmese Nationals

Aizawl, Jul 28 : Mizoram police officials in Lunglei district, the second capital of Mizoram state in northeast India have been compiling a data base on Burmese nationals as of 21 July and, it is learnt. The police are seeking detailed information including the names, addresses in Burma, Burmese ID card numbers, present address, and name of the house owner, where they stay, and taking photographs....

Maradona No Longer The Coach of Argentina

Buenos Aires, Jul 28 : The Argentine Football Association said Tuesday that it would not renew Maradona’s contract, ending his erratic 21-month stint in charge of the national team that had mirrored his own long personal history of unpredictable behavior and defiance. The AFA had offered him a four-year contract to continue through to the 2014 World Cup, but Maradona said he would only stay if his...

IPI Concerned Over Threats Against Journalists in Kashmir, Manipur

  Kashmiri journalists hold placards as they protest against government's alleged use of force against the media, in Srinagar on July 10, 2010. Vienna, Jul 28 : The International Press Institute (IPI) is concerned at reports that the media is facing harassment in India's conflict-ridden northern and north-eastern States, according to Nayana Jayarajan, Press Freedom Adviser. In Manipur, where...

Assam Ministers Blatantly Violated Cabinet Decision

‘There has been misappropriation of funds during the year 2007-08 and 2008-09. This is how public funds advanced to the Council by the Government of Assam have been utilized’ Guwahati, Jul 28 : In order to put an end to the rampant misuse of Central and State government funds meant for the NC Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) in the State, the State Cabinet had taken a decision to release all funds...

Shillong Ensemble Wins 3 Gold at Choir Olympics

Shillong, Jul 27 : A Shillong ensemble has won what are perhaps India's first golds at a choir Olympics, claiming three of the medals at the sixth edition of the event at Shaoxing in China. The 16-member Shillong Chamber Choir won the golds Monday night in three categories of music - scared, gospel and spiritual and popular Choral - at the World Choir Olympics that began July 22, its trainer said....

Northeast's 1st Bio-Fertilizer Plant Starts Operation in Tripura

Agartala, Jul 27 : The Northeastern region's first Bio Fertilizer Production centre on private initiative started operating at Budhjungnagar Industrial estate on the outskirts of Agartala. Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar yesterday formally inaugurated the unit at a cost of Rs 1.75 crore spread over about 2.5 hectares of land. He said it would help in the state government's drive of ensuring...

Shwe in Delhi, Citizenship Concession on Table

By Shubhajit Roy New Delhi, Jul 27 : In a significant move, Myanmar is all set to give citizenship cards to people of Indian origin even if they have no documentation. This is likely to be part of the agreements signed between India and Myanmar as General Than Shwe comes to New Delhi. This will allow people of Indian origin who crossed over a long time time ago and live on the India-Myanmar...

UNICEF to Formulate Strategy on 'Gender Mainstreaming'

Agartala, Jul 27 : To address the problem of atrocities against women migrants and other fringe groups, the UNICEF has invited Census officials of eight Indian states, including Tripura, to an open house strategic discussion on Gender Mainstreaming in New Delhi on July 30. Director Census (Tripura) Dilip Acharjee here today said besides Tripura, West Bengal, Haryana, New Delhi, Kerala, Maharashtra,...

All PETA Pics of Celebs

Here's a look at the hotties who strip for a cause... Pamela Anderson poses naked in first ever PETA Europe humanitarian awards.  Pamela Anderson stands naked in the first ever PETA Europe humanitarian awards. Baywatch actress Bonnie-Jill Lafin with a goat during a photo shoot in Dallas, Texas for PETA. Australian Penthouse Pet of the Year Kobe Kaige poses naked for a PETA ad in...