Civic Poll Jolt For Mizoram Congress

By Santanu Ghosh Mizoram, Nov 7 : The dismal show by the ruling Congress and its ally, the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP), in the first 19 wards of Aizawl municipal council poll has come as a big jolt to the party. The Congress had secured 32 of the 40 seats in the 2008 Mizoram Assembly election. In 2008, the party’s performance was spectacular in Aizawl where of the 11 Assembly seats it had bagged...

Chilli Eating Competition During Hornbill Fest in Nagaland

Kohima, Nov 7 :  In order to promote ''Naga Chilli'', the hottest variety in the world, a raw chilli eating competition will be held during the annual Hornbill Festival here in December. Speaking at a function here today, chief minister Neiphiu Rio said ''Naga King'' chilli, also known as ''Bhut jolokia'', is a crop which could be distinctly characterized with the Nagas and the state can...

Lafarge's Meghalaya Plant in Trouble

Shillong, Nov 7 : Lafarge's Meghalaya plant is in trouble due to protest against the company at the plant location. Lafarge is the cement giant of France and it is all set to set up its own plant in Meghalaya. More than Rs 1000-crore has been sanctioned by the firm to establish the same. But now the project has met the major obstacle when the locals have protested against the plant. They are saying...

For Your Intellectual Stimulation

The Washington Post's Mensa Invitational once again invited readers to take any word from the dictionary, alter it by adding, subtracting, or changing one letter, and supply a new definition. (This has nothing to do with the Washington Post) Here are the winners: 1. Cashtration (n.): The act of buying a house, which renders the subject financially impotent for an indefinite period of time. 2....

More Bru Families Return to Mizoram

Aizawl, Nov 7 : Altogether 15 families today returned on the second day today of the repatriation of Bru refugees from six relief camps in North Tripura, a senior home department official said. With this, 51 families have returned so far from Tripura and would be resettled in Mamit district on the border with Tripura, he said. Bru Coordination Committee general secretary Elvis Chorkhy told PTI from...

Diesel Shortage Hits Mobile Services in Manipur

By Sobhapati Samom Imphal, Nov 7 : The seizure of diesel by the police in their anti-blackmarketing drive in Manipur has seriously affected the mobile services since the last five days. The cellular service networks of most of the major service providers as a result have virtually collapsed. Aircel, Vodafone, Reliance and Idea mobile phone network users of the State’s 10 lakh mobile users...

Manipur Gets Bumper Mustard Crop With New Technique

By Sobhapati Samom Imphal, Nov 7 : After successful cultivation of oil seeds such as mustard under zero tillage cultivation formula, Manipur has started to apply the same principle on pea for the first time. The new method of cultivation without any form of fertiliser has been initiated under State Agriculture department’s Integrated Pest Management (IPM) method of cultivation with the additional...

A Journey Through The Mist of Uncertainty: Displaced Brus in Tripura

By Manas Paul Agartala, Nov 4 : As the rising sun slowly dispelled the cool mist hanging over the mountains along North Tripura and Mizoram border, they began their journey to home. It was a dream that came true, but still the uncertainty that their eyes reflected could not be missed. The 174 Reang tribesmen, popularly known as Brus, were repatriated from their shanty refugee camps...