13 Years Later 30,000 Head For Home in Mizoram

By Samudra Gupta Kashyap Away from the national spotlight, over 30,000 Bru tribals who have been staying in temporary camps in Kanchanpur in Tripura for 13 long years have finally begun their journey back home. Uprooted from their homes due to a communal riot, they are returning to the three Mizoram districts they belong to in batches. The first batch of 53 families returned on November...

From Hit Jobs to IT Posts, Former Manipur Militants Come a Long Way

By P. Vaidyanathan Iyer It was a first of its kind mass programme to rehabilitate surrendered militants, and it involved not just giving them technical or vocational skills for jobs but also imparting them behavioural and soft skills to help them adjust in states away from home — taking some to even positions in reputed companies. A group of 128 youths belonging to the Kangleipak...

First Community Radio Service of Northeast Launched

Guwahati, Nov 22 : Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Saturday launched the first community radio service of the North East ‘Jnan Taranga’ under the aegis of Krishnakanta Handique State Open University (KKHSOU) at a function held at NEDFI House here, said a press release. Lauding the initiative of KKHSOU for starting the first radio community service in the region, Gogoi said that it would go a long way...

Sikkim Music Festival

Iranian and Canadian music bands perform at Music festival Gangtok, Nov 22 : Two international music bands, from Iran and Canada, performed at the Royal Challenge Sikkim Music Festival held in Gangtok this evening. Arsames, the Iranian band which describes its music as "ancient death metal" had Ali Madarshahi on vocals, Morteza Shahrami on guitars, Ahmad Tokalloualso on guitars, Rouzbeh...

Manipur Scribes Cease Work, Papers Off Stands

Imphal, Nov 22 : Newspapers didn't hit stands in Manipur on Sunday as scribes here went on a cease work protesting against militant threats. In last few years, there have been unexplained killings of about 10 journalists, including editors, in Manipur. Though none of the culprits have been brought to book by law-enforcing agencies, CBI is currently investigating the killing of K Rishikanta,...

Mass Movements Must Fight Corporates: Arundhati Roy

By Satyasundar Barik “They are eyeing rich natural resources of tribal heartlands” Writer-activist Arundhati Roy is escorted by security personnel as ABVP activists stage a black flag protest against her remarks on Kashmir, during her visit to Bhubaneswar on Sunday. Bhubaneshwar, Nov 22 : Writer Arundhati Roy, who faced an angry protest by Sangh Parivar activists here on Sunday, urged those...

Large Dams Pose Threat to Brahmaputra Dolphins

Guwahati, Nov 22 : Construction of large dams on the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, being opposed by many quarters, is also posing a serious threat to river Dolphins which are on the verge of extinction. Noted dolphin expert Dr Abdul Wakid said the Brahmaputra river system in Assam is considered as one of the last refuges of the species unimpeded by dams in its sea-bound flow compared to the Ganga....

Meet The Man Who Breaks 50 World Records a Year!

London, Nov 21 : He holds 122 Guinness World Records - and one of them is the official record for holding the most world records - New Yorker Ashrita Furman doesn't pass up the chance of breaking a world record, no matter what he has to do. Furman has walked 80 miles with a milk bottle balanced on his head, performed 9,628 sit-ups in an hour, balanced a 93-pound stack of milk crates on his chin,...