Newly Married Killed, 10,000 Displaced in Assam Floods

Guwahati, May 16 : A newly-married couple was killed in a lightning strike while flash floods triggered by heavy rains displaced more than 10,000 people in 25 villages in Assam Sunday, officials said. A police spokesperson said the couple died Sunday when lightning struck their home in village Bokulguri in Nagaon district, about 160 km east of here. 'The two died instantly as their thatched hut...

Prices Skyrocket in Manipur Due to Naga Blockade

By Arijit Sen Imphal, May 16 : In Manipur, the ongoing economic blockade by the Naga groups is severely impacting essential commodity prices forcing residents in the state to take on the streets. Manipur is experiencing an explosion of prices with rice selling at Rs 100 per kilogram, LPG at Rs 1,200 a cylinder and petrol at Rs 150 per litre. The blockade of National Highway-39 by the Naga bodies...

Mizoram CM Felicitates National Bravery Award Winners

Aizawl, May 16 : Chief Minister Mr. Lal Thanhawla today felicitated Lalrammawia (14 years) s/o Khualkamlova and Zonunsanga(14 years) s/o Vanlalrenga winners of the National Bravery Award 2010 at a function in his Official Residence. The function was chaired by Mr. PC Lalthanliana, Minister of State, Social Welfare Department who is also the President, Mizoram State Council for Child Welfare....

Manipur Businesses Closed; Women Stage Mourning Protest

By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, May 16 : The Imphal city and other markets nearby were closed and women vendors staged a sit-in on Saturday condemning the Union government's giving the go-ahead signal to Thuingaleng Muivah, general secretary of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah), who is keen on visiting his ancestral village in Manipur. All shops and business establishments...

Miranda Kerr Topless For i-D Magazine (NSFW)

Here's a topless Miranda Kerr posing for i-D Magazine Summer 2010. She looks good in absolutely anything, but topless is hotness amplifying! ...

Key Medical Supplies Airlifted to Manipur

A Manipur state government spokesman said that transporters have been told to book freight with airlines and the government will cover the difference in costs. Guwahati/New Delhi, May 16 : Authorities in a restive northeastern Indian state have decided to start airlifting crucial medical supplies after these items ran out of stock following a 40-day highway blockade by tribal agitators. N....

6 Kidnapped Minors Rescued From Assam

The six rescued girls at the West Police station Dimapur Saturday before being handed over to their parents. (NP) Dimapur, May 16 : Dimapur police brought back the six minor girls rescued by Assam Police at Moranhut, Sivasagar district Assam on May 13 evening from Dibrugarh-Bangalore Express and arrived Dimapur Saturday at around 6.45 a.m. They were then reunited with their parents at around 8.30...

Seismic Hazard & its Vulnerability Reduction in Guwahati City

Moon Ch Deka One of the natural phenomenon, the earthquake give rise to seismic hazard to the part of the globe is very specific from the identification of seismic belt located in the earth crust. It is known by everybody that the Northeast India is seismically one of the six most active earthquake prone zones in the world the other five being are the Mexico, Taiwan, California, Japan and Turkey.  ...