India Mulls Deploying Missiles Near Border in Northeast

New Delhi, Aug 25 : India is considering deploying its nuclear-capable ballistic missiles in the Northeast close to its border with China in an apparent attempt to enhance its military preparedness. The move comes close on the release of a report by Pentagon, which suggested that China has moved its new advanced longer range CSS-5 missiles close to its border with India and developed contingency...

6 Youths Arrested For Running Naked in Aizawl

Aizawl, Aug 24 : Six Mizo youths running around naked in public places here in inebriated condition were arrested for indecent exposure, police said here today. "The youths, belonging to Zemabawk locality, were arrested yesterday," SP Lalbiakthanga Khiangte said. The youths, completely naked, were accosting pedestrians at Zodin Square area and creating problems for women tea vendors...

Cyber Forensic Lab to be set up in Tripura

Agartala, Aug 24 : With the growing incidence of cyber crimes and online money transaction sabotage, the Tripura government has decided to set up a Cyber Forensic Laboratory with all modern equipment in the state. According to a report, following the request of Tripura Police, the Union Home Ministry has given the nod for setting up the cyber forensic lab under CID wing of the state police. ''With...

Vedanta Mine Project Rejection, A Major Win For Dongria Tribe: Survival Intl.

img align="left" alt="​Vedanta Agarwal - A daring dreamer" border="0" src="http://sifyimg.edgesuite.net/static.sify.com/content/media/image/kisnlCfhaab.jpg" title="​Vedanta Agarwal - A daring dreamer" width="220"> Survival International, an organization supporting tribals worldwide for over four decades, on Tuesday claimed a major victory for itself and the Dongria Tribe in India's eastern Orissa...

Gegong Apang Arrested in PDS Scam Case

Former Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Gegong Apang was arrested by the Special Investigation Cell on Tuesday for his alleged involvement in the multi-crore public distribution system scam. "Apang was arrested based on material evidence and statement given by the other accused," the cell's investigating officer M S Chauhan told. Apang, who was summoned to the cell on Tuesday morning, was arrested...

Nagaland Tops in Contraband Drug Seizure

Kohima, Aug 24 : Nagaland has topped the northeastern states in seizure of contraband drugs, which are flowing into the state through porous borders with Myanmar, Laos and Thailand. This was revealed at the two-day Consultative Meeting of the Nagaland State AIDS Control Society (NSACS) at Dimapur, which concluded on Saturday last. Speaking at the meeting, the members of NSACS said, the Excise...

Manipur Looks at Myanmar to Meet Essential Needs

Imphal, Aug 24 : Faced with a shortage of fuel and essential commodities, Manipur has sought permission from the central government to import fuel and rice from neighbouring Myanmar. The move by the state government comes after the United Naga Council started a 20-day economic blockade in Manipur, starting August 3 — the second such crisis in about four months. "The state government has approached...

Acute Power Crisis in Mizoram

Aizawl, Aug 24 : Landlocked Mizoram is now in the grip of an acute power crisis something which the border state has not experienced over the past few decades. According to an official estimate, the power deficit in the state which is ironically endowed with enormous hydel power prospects with many rivers criss-crossing it from the south to the northern flanks, is estimated at 77MW at its highest...