Mary Kom Opens With Win in World Championship

Bridgetown (Barbados), Sep 11 : Four-time defending champion M C Mary Kom (48kg) began her campaign in style, out-punching Sweden's Lungo Vesenne Natalie 10-1 in the opening round of the sixth World Women's Boxing Championships here. Dubbed 'Magnificent Mary' by the International Boxing Association (AIBA), Mary Kom was slightly cautious to start with before gaining in confidence to lead 2-0...

Of Music, Poetry, Roots And Peace

By Ashley Tellis On an unusually rainy afternoon of an unusually long monsoon in Delhi’s beautiful Jawaharlal Nehru campus, a very unusual concert unfolded. What the state government of Manipur did not do and the central government in Delhi would not do, was done by a young man, Ronid Chingambam, with a guitar in his hand and poetry on his lips. Since May 1, 2010 and the terrible standoff between...

What God Did Not Do, Delhi TV Crew Did

New Delhi, Sep 11 : "Did you pray to the God here at this temple in the morning to spare you from the Yamuna floods?" thundered the Zee TV reporter, half-submerged in the Pracheen Shiv Mandir complex on the banks of the river in East Delhi. A TV reporter stands in the Yamuna as people look on from the Old Bridge in Delhi. Deftly balancing a rainbow umbrella and his camera, the cameraman walked...

Mizoram Earmarks Rs 46,610 Lakh For Flagship NLUP

Aizawl, Sep 11 : The Mizoram government has earmarked Rs 46610.90 lakh to implement the ambitious New Land Use Policy (NLUP) for the financial year 2010-2011. Of this, Rs 23128.70 lakh would be funded under CSS and the remaining Rs 23482.20 lakh under ACA, according to official sources here today. The sectoral allocation of the NLUP fund was also cleared yesterday. Rs 1562.40 lakh has...

Bodos Unite to End Violence

By Preetam B. Choudhury Bodo leaders at the meeting on Friday. Barama (Baksa), Sep 11 : In a move towards restoring peace in the Bodo belt, several organisations which had earlier been at loggerheads today decided to work together in the greater interest of society. Braving the incessant rain since early this morning, leaders and representatives from over 26 Bodo organisations attended the unification...

Manorama Devi Rape And Murder: Assam Rifles Indicted

Imphal, Sep 11 : In what could be a landmark judgement against the controversial Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA), the Guwahati High Court on August 31 this year has authorized the state of Manipur to act on the report of the one man commission in the alleged rape and killing of Manorama Devi by the armed forces in 2004. "The Prime Minister and the Home Minister must now open...

One Drowns, 1.5 Lakh People Affected in Assam Floods

Lakhimpur/Golaghat, Sep 11 : One person drowned and around 1.5 lakh people were affected in the flash floods which hit Assam’s Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Golaghat and Sonitpur districts following incessant rains in the upper reaches. In worst-hit Lakhimpur district, one Govinda Bora drowned in the swollen Sesa river, under Narayanpur revenue circle, after it broke its right bank dyke inundating 30 villages,...

Assam Raises Concerns on Big Dams

Guwahati, Sep 11 : Union Minister of State for Environment Jairam Ramesh Friday said he would apprise Prime Minister Manmohan Singh about concerns of the people of Assam regarding the construction of big dams in adjoining Arunachal Pradesh. 'I would let the prime minister know about the apprehensions of the people of Assam regarding building of dams in Arunachal Pradesh. This is not just the issue...