Mizoram to Take Joint Verification of Bru Refugees

Aizawl, Sep 5 : The Mizoram government and representatives of the Bru refugees, lodged in six relief camps in Tripura, have decided to take up joint verification on the proposed resettlement of the refugees once they are repatriated, Bru leaders today said. Two leaders of the Bru Coordination Committee, Sujimoni Reang and Elvis Chorkhy, were in Aizawl to hold discussions on the issue with...

India Betting Big on Rs 1,700 cr Project in Northeast

New Delhi Sep 5 : India is betting big on a Rs 1,700 crore project to develop an alternate route through Myanmar to transport goods to the Northeast, as against the current congested passage via Guwahati, to promote relations with Asean countries and develop the northeastern region. "We are betting big on the ambitious Kaladan multi-modal project. Once complete, bilateral trade would grow manifold....

Mahanta Back as Assam Opposition Leader

Guwahati, Sep 5 : Two-time former Assam chief minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has bounced back as leader of the Opposition 10 years after the party he founded made him an untouchable. Late Saturday night, Mahanta was unanimously chosen leader of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) Legislature Party. It turned out to be a mere formality as predecessor Chandra Mohan Patowary – he is the AGP president...

Northeast Women in Delhi Protests Against Sexual Assault

By Ninglun Hanghal New Delhi, Sep 5 : Several women and students from Manipur gathered in front of the "Wow" restaurant and bar at Delhi's Connaught Place holding placards and festoons strongly condemning the alleged sexual assault of a woman from the Northeast region, by the Manager of the restrobar where she worked. Besides condemning the sexual assault the students and women from Manipur...

Assam Tea Business Getting Healthier

By Azera Rahman Tinsukia (Assam), Sep 5 : A green revolution is sweeping Assam, empowering many people for the first time and rejuvenating the state’s economy. Small tea gardens now dot the landscape as more and more people turn their backyards into mini tea plantations. It does not really matter if you have a small patch of vegetable garden to spare or a big mass of land. According to the...

Arunachal MLAs Want Solution of Border Row with Assam

Itanagar, Sep 5 : Several legislators in Arunachal Pradesh have urged the state government to resolve the decades-old boundary dispute with Assam. In the Assembly yesterday, Trinamool Congress MLA Kamthok Lowang pressed for expediting the findings of the one-man Boundary Commission, besides urging the state government to take up the issue seriously with its Assam counterparts. Referring...

Assam to Appoint Bollywood Personality as Brand Ambassador

Mumbai, Sep 5 : After Gujarat, now it is Assam's turn to look towards Bollywood to sell its brand of tourism. The northeastern state's tourism authorities have appointed a consultant to head-hunt a Bollywood celebrity to promote its tourism among travel buffs in a big way, a top official said. "We have recently engaged an acclaimed film director, Jahnu Barua to advice us on the appointment...

Rogue Meghalaya Cop Dismissed

Shillong, Sep 5 : Champion R. Sangma, a Meghalaya police officer-turned-militant who floated the Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA), has been sacked, an official said Saturday. “The government has terminated Champion’s service. He is no longer a policeman and is a free-bird now,” Director General of Police S.B. Kakati told IANS. He said the order terminating services of Champion, a deputy superintendent...