In Mizoram, Get Parking Space Before Car

By Samudra Gupta Kashyap Aizawl, Aug 24 : The tiny state of Mizoram has found a solution for one of capital Aizawl’s biggest problems — parking space. The state government has now made it mandatory for aspiring car owners to own a garage before owning a car. “The government has amended the Mizoram Motor Vehicles Rules last week making it compulsory for citizens to first ensure parking space before...

On The Fence on Fencing For So Long

By Prafulla Kumar Mahanta Twenty-five years after the signing of the Assam Accord, most people of Assam are asking, “What has been achieved in the past 25 years?’  The roster of achievements will read: one IIT, three bridges over the Brahmaputra, two central universities, the relaxation of age limit for students from the North-east applying for the Public Service Commission, the cultural ...

NEIGRIHMS MBBS Students To Be Admitted

Shillong, Aug 24 : The stalemate over the admission of nine students from Meghalaya to the North East Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) ended today with dean P. Bhattacharya agreeing to admit them from tomorrow. Bhattacharya gave the assurance to the Khasi Students Union (KSU), which had planned to disrupt MBBS classes at the institute today — the deadline...

Lalthanhawla’s RTI Statement Flayed

Aizawl, Aug 24 : Aizawl-based anti-corruption watchdog People’s Right to Information and Development Implementing Society of Mizoram (PRISM) has criticised Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla for stating that there was no need to appoint a State Chief Information Commissioner (SCIC). Lal Thanhawla recently had said that there was no urgent need to appoint an SCIC as the people of Mizoram did not...

Tripura Mulls Railway Connectivity Upto Chittagong Port

Agartala, Aug 23 : Owing to the inadequate security in hill section of Assam and slow progress in railway expansion work, the Tripura government is considering to establish railway connectivity between Udaipur (South Tripura headquarters) and Chittagong port (Bangladesh). Officials here today said the Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) had already started the tracks laying work between Udaipur and...

Northeast Student Molested in Ahmedabad

Investigating Police Officer Transferred Ahmedabad, Aug 23 : A girl student from northeast India (Meghalaya) has emerged to be the bone of contention between two factions at loggerheads at MG Science College's eve teasing incident. The girl apparently hailing from Meghalaya had lodged a complaint to the college authority but reportedly refused to file an FIR. On the other hand, police sources...

People From Northeast India Vulnerable to Hepatitis B: Experts

Agartala, Aug 23 : People belonging to Mongoloid origin have been identified as more susceptible to deadly Hepatitis-B, said experts involved in eradication programme of the disease in Tripura at said here today. Talking to UNI here at the celebration of seventh anniversary of the Hepatitis Foundation of Tripura (HFT), President Dr Pradip Bhowmi said they have been studying the factors indulging...

E-friendship Campaign, An Effort to Bridge Gap Between Indian Youths

By Aamarpita Banerjee With the aim of building a virtual bridge between youth from the city and those from far-flung areas that are otherwise disconnected from the rest of the country, a group of young volunteers from the city are starting an e-friendship campaign. These youths are a part of Aseem Foundation and are mostly students and young working professionals. The foundation works for the...