ONGC Project to Help End Northeast’s Power Crisis

Agartala, Aug 22 : The state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Corporation’s (ONGC) 726-MW project coming up in Tripura will help to resolve the power crisis in the electricity-starved northeastern region by 2012, ONGC officials said Saturday. India’s hydrocarbons exploration major has been setting up the gas-based power project — its biggest so far — in south Tripura’s Palatana, about 65 km south of capotal...

Isolated Tribal Villages Facing Starvation in Manipur

By Iboyaima Laithangbam Imphal, Aug 22 : Three tribal villages in Manipur's Ukhrul district are facing starvation due to their being cut off from other parts of the State since the July 29 landslip between Chingai and Quingai. The situation worsened after another landslip on August 15. In addition, the washing away by a flash flood of the wooden bridge over the Rondei river connecting these...

Rosou Rhi Awarded as ‘Best Designer’

Rousou Rhi (middle) with models wearing his designs. With Fashion becoming a booming industry, the painstaking effort of zenith designers has lifted the Nagaland's fashion trend to a higher level. Another milestone, young Fashion Designer Rosou Rhi representing Nagaland returns home with hard earned pride. At the fashion event with theme “Magical Thread of North East” held Shillong and Kolkata,...

Taboo Tourism to Cast Spell on World Outside

By Naresh Mitra In the days of yore in Mayong, a sleepy little village in Assam, there lived a sorcerer by the name of Chura Bez. Word of his magical powers had spread far and wide, and with good reason. Chura Bez was known to be able to disappear into thin air just by muttering the ‘Luki Mantra’ . “I was a young girl then, but my grandfather’s stupendous feats are fresh in my mind’s eye....

Aizawl Plans For 2 Wheeler Taxis

Aizawl, Aug 21 : The Mizoram government is planning to introduce two-wheeler taxis in the state capital Aizawl. State transport department official P Lalthlengliana told the press here today that the introduction of two-wheeler taxis would generate employment as well as help ease the problem of traffic jams during peak hours. ''The two-wheeler taxis would enable commuters to reach their workplaces...

Power of Community Media: Remote Village Gets Healthcare

By Stella Paul An IndiaUnheard video by Daniel Mate, our correspondent from Chandel district of Manipur has inspired a local organization Burning Voices to donate a carload of lifesaving medicine for villagers who were in dire need of healthcare in a remote village. The story comes at a time when community and citizens media is just starting to gain ground in countries where mainstream media is...

50,000 Displaced in Assam Floods

Guwahati, Aug 21 : Heavy monsoon rains triggered flash floods in Assam Saturday, displacing at least 50,000 people in the state’s Lakhimpur district, officials said. No casualties have been reported. A government spokesperson said floodwaters of Singora river, a tributary of the Brahmaputra river, entered at least 40 villages forcing residents to take shelter on raised platforms and railway...

Supreme Court Appoints Mediators to Resolve Northeast Border Issues

New Delhi, Aug 21 : The Supreme Court today appointed a two-member mediation team to examine the border dispute between Assam and Nagaland but rejected the plea for for recusal of Justice Tarun Chatterjee from being the chairperson of the "Local Commission" constituted to resolve the row. The apex court said the mediators comprising senior advocates Sriram Panchu and Nirjan Bhat would submit...