Assam Still Battling Over Politics in Identity

Barpeta, Aug 15 : Twenty-five years after the Assam Accord was singed, people of the region still caught in the politics of identity. They are struggling to be recognised as Indian citizens. The Assam Movement was launched and subsequently the Accord was signed 25 years ago. On July 21: a memorandum submitted against the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in the Barpeta district of Assam turned...

People Defy I-Day Boycott Call in Northeast

Guwahati, Aug 15 : Thousands of people across the restive northeast Sunday defied a shutdown called by separatists and attended India's Independence Day celebrations while the chief ministers urged the rebels groups to come for talks. 'We are happy indeed to see people rejecting calls by some militant groups to boycott the celebrations and coming out in large numbers to attend the national day...

From Guns to Guitars This Independence Day

Shillong, Aug 14 : Once they use to speak the language of guns. Now they have chosen the strings of guitar to send across their message. While six militant groups have called for a boycott of the Independence Day celebrations in the Northeast, one outfit, currently under ceasefire, is organizing a rock concert for peace to mark the day. The Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), under...

Miss Universe Body Paint Photos Slammed By Fox News

Fox411 has slammed Miss Universe, saying the competition has "sunk to a new low" after some contestants posed topless for a promotional photo shoot. As Courtney Friel exclaims, they "even used body paint like the Playboy Bunnies!" Check out Fox's report below and see what Miss USA Rima Fakih had to say about the pics. Watch the latest video at <a href="http://cut.ms/ZaW">video.foxnews.com</a>...

Mizoram Sees Rapid Land Degradation Due to Jhum Cultivation

Aizawl, Aug 14 : Mizoram has experienced land degradation at an alarming rate owing to the destructive slash-and-burn system of cultivation. Mizoram Remote Sensing Application Centre (MRSAC) has identified a total of 20.64 per cent of Mizoram as degraded land, which scientists said is alarming. The findings stated that 28.18 per cent of Mizoram's geographical area was identified as temporary...

Mizoram to Follow Nagaland Footsteps

Aizawl, Aug 14 : A Mizoram study team on communitisation of the public institution/service in Nagaland today submitted its report to Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla. The report which ran into 67 pages, gave details of the study team's findings during its weeklong tour of Nagaland to study the actual operating mechanism of communitisation of public service and district level planning in Nagaland....

Over 3 Lakh Indian Patients Get Free HIV Treatment

New Delhi, Aug 14 : India is providing over three lakh patients free HIV treatment at 281 centres spread across the country, parliament was informed Friday. In a written reply in the Lok Sabha, Minister of State for Health Dinesh Trivedi said that the government is already providing free first line treatment to HIV patients since April 2004. "At present, a total of 335,232 patients are...

India National Film Awards Committee to Now Accept Digital Films

New Delhi,  Aug 14 : National Film Awards committee will now accept digital films to consider for awards. Digital films can be submitted even if they have not been released with a celluloid print. This decision comes after a petition was filed by filmmakers from Manipur where cinema halls have been shut down due to militancy and filmmaking has gone totally digital.  An expert committee...