Dalai Lama May Retire Within 6 Months

New Delhi, Nov 21 : Tibetan spiritual leader Dalai Lama has said he was contemplating retirement within months and a final decision on it will be taken after consultations with the political leadership and Parliament-in-exile. The 76-year-old leader, who has been living in India in exile since 1959, expressed hope that he could return to his homeland before his death. "I think within next six months,"...

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Manipur’s Famed Orange Belt Hit by Pests

By Sobhapati Samom Imphal, Nov 21 : Rahoulung Golmei, an orange cultivator of Dailong village in Manipur’s orange belt in Tamenglong district has abandoned his orchard at Khoukum village following the sudden dead of the trees two years ago due to an unknown plant disease. The 35 year old father of two children who used to earn around Rs 50,000 in the better days from his orchard of around...

All Women Taxis Proposed in Meghalaya

Shillong, Nov 21 : Taxis driven by women for women passengers is being mulled by the Meghalaya government on special routes in the state capital. The first batch of 50 all-women taxis would be run on a trial basis at fixed times and certain routes, within the main city limits. "We have mooted the plan for fifty taxis and the Regional Transport Authority at its meeting in December will...

Manipur: Unrelenting Threat to Media Strangles Freedom of Press

Imphal, Nov 21 : Newspapers will not hit their stand again in Manipur from Sunday following the interferences of underground elements in the working of the media in the state.    The unyielding battle between the factions of proscribed KCP, Sunil Meitei and Kesho Meitei groups has once again shown a sign of chocking and gagging news and media houses of Manipur.  On Saturday...

No Further Division of Assam: Assam CM

Guwahati, Nov 21 : Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today asserted that he is against further division of the State. He also announced that the state Government would bring a legislation to keep 30 percent of Government jobs reserved for people of rural areas. Addressing a meeting of the elected representatives of the Panchayats and Municipalities belonging to the Congress in the Rabindra Bhawan here today,...

Assam Defends Police Firing Before High Court

Guwahati, Nov 21 : The Assam Government has termed May 14 police firing incident at Langpih along Assam-Meghalaya boundary as "pre-planned" and "carefully orchestrated" move of the local populace residing in the area. The Assam Commissioner and Secretary (Home and Political) Jishnu Barua, in an affidavit submitted recently to the Shillong Bench of Gauhati High Court and alleged that the Khasi people...

Spanish Orgasm Election Commercial Offends Politicians

A video showing a young woman "simulating an orgasm" in order to encourage voting is under fire from both sides of the political spectrum in Spain, the BBC is reporting. The video, created by the Young Socialists of Catalonia, shows a woman getting hot and bothered while voting in this month's upcoming regional elections. After she slides her vote into the box, the video concludes, "Voting is a...