Pravasi Divas to Focus on Northeast India as Investment Destination

New Delhi, Sep 23 : Showcasing Northeast India as an attractive investment destination and engaging young overseas Indians in the country's development will be among the main themes of next Pravasi Bharatiya Divas, an annual congregation of diaspora community, to be held here from January seven. The three-day high-profile annual convention will be addressed by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh...

Fun Photos From the 177th Annual Oktoberfest in Munich

The 177th annual Oktoberfest kicked off in Munich on Sept. 18 and runs until Oct. 4. Festivities include music, carnival rides, and of course, plenty of beer. Reality TV star Kim Kardashian visited the Hippodrom tent at Theresienwiese. Munich's Mayor Christian Ude tapped the first barrel of beer with the traditional "O´zapft is!" (It's tapped!) to start the Oktoberfest beer festival...

Seven Elephants Killed by Goods Train

Forest officials say trains often collide with elephants in the area Seven elephants were killed after being hit by a speeding goods train in India as they attempted to rescue two young ones on the track. Officials in West Bengal said five died instantly and two others later succumbed to their injuries. Another elephant was wounded but survived. The baby elephants became trapped on the track at...

Mizoram Tops in Fighting Air Pollution

Aizawl, Sep 23 : The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has adjudged Mizoram as the state which took the best steps against air pollution under the National Ambient Air Monitoring Programme(NAAMP). Goa, Kerala and Pondicherry followed Mizoram among the best states in fighting air pollution. These grades were given after examining and investigating the tasks done by those states for the cause...

Dibrugarh University Union Threatens to Boycott Rahul's Visit

Guwahati/Dibrugarh, Sep 23 : AICC leader Rahul Gandhi will interact with students during a one-day visit to Assam on Thursday but members of the PG Students Union of Dibrugarh University have threatened to boycott his visit saying they do not want a political figure in the campus. PGSU president in-charge Kasturi Nath and general secretary Arindam Buragohain told PTI that the students were not...

Peace is The Way

By Samudra Gupta Kashyap The Naga movement for a sovereign state, which has been marred by factionalism and violence in the past couple of decades, touched a new landmark when the two warring sides — the Issak-Muivah and Khaplang factions of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN) — signed an agreement this weekend to reconcile on the basis of the “historical and political rights...

Dry Fish Hazardous to Health

Though dry fish is a popular delicacy across the country, its consumption is hazardous to human health as the preservative used to keep the fish dry is highly toxic. Dry fish traders at Kharinasi, Ramnagar and Paradip at the Bay of Bengal widely use the preservative to keep the fish dry for longer for export to states like West Bengal, Assam and Chattishgarh. Test of samples of a...

Assam Asks People to be on Guard Against Fake Financial Companies

Guwahati, Sep 23 : The Assam government today asked people to be on guard against fake financial companies while the 'Consumers Legal Protection Forum' reported that a sum of Rs 3000 crore has been swindled in state in past one year. Issuing a public notice in the media, the government asked people to be aware of such fake organisations posing themselves as financial or banking companies to collect...