Sex on Church Premises Shuts Mizo church

Aizawl, Nov 26 : Deeming that sex on hallowed portals was ''desecration'', a church in Mizoram was shut down for a week after an unmarried couple was found making love on its porch. The couple was caught having sex on the porch of the United Pentecostal Church (northeast India), located at Darnam locality in Serchhip, on the night of November 14 by Vanlalsanga, a church elder. "The...

26/11: No Force in Force One

Mumbai, Nov 26 : Mumbai's elite anti-terror squad, Force One, was formed just after 26/11 attacks in Mumbai. Created along the lines of Israel's Mossad, the commando body is expected to guard the city like a fort and be ready 24 hours to repel any terror attack. But two years later, Force One is yet to gather force, with no home to stay and lack of funds. The 99-acre plot...

Northeast Community in Delhi Quite Vulnerable

15 cases this year `tip of iceberg` By Durgesh Nandan Jha New Delhi, Nov 26 : The gangrape of a 30-year-old woman from Mizoram early Wednesday morning once again highlights the dangers that women from northeast face in the capital. And despite repeated incidents of rape, molestation and racial discrimination, the police and the state administration have completely failed to curb such...

Rice Shortage in Mizoram

Aizawl, Nov 26 : Shortage of rice, the staple food of Mizos, has affected the common people of Mizoram and also hampered the process of repatriation of Bru refugees from six relief camps in neighbouring Tripura. General Secretary of the Bru Coordination Committee (BCC) Elvis Chorkhy today said the state officials found it difficult to provide free ration to the repatriated refugees due to shortage...

Northeast India Girls Battle Racial Slurs, Feel Like Aliens

By Ambika Pandit New Delhi, Nov 26 : Reena, a Delhi University student from the northeast, was on a cyclerickshaw when four bikers brushed past, feeling up her thighs and snatching away Rs 15,000 that she was carrying. And after all the fight she put up she was literally dragged by the bikers for some distance she reached the police station only to see the constables smirk at her....

Assam Traders Say No To Donations

Guwahati, Nov 26 : Trade and industry bodies in Assam today came out strongly against the demand for donations by various organisations and said this would send a wrong signal to prospective investors in the state. The Assam Chamber of Commerce even said only dishonest traders were giving donations to students and other organisations to hide the dirty side of their business and asked the “honest”...

Mohun Bagan to Help Soccer Development in Northeast India

Kolkata, Nov 26 : City soccer giants Mohun Bagan Thursday joined hands with Assam Football Association (AFA) in a first of its kind venture in Indian sports to help in the overall development of the game in the north eastern state. As per the memorandum of understanding (MOU) signed Thursday, Mohun Bagan would help Assam Football Association in various administrative and technical aspects of the...

More Delhi Cops in Areas Where Northeast Girls Live

New Delhi, Nov 25 : Expressing shock and dismay at the abduction and rape of a Mizoram girl in the capital, Minister of State for Women and Child Development Krishna Tirath today sought more PCR vans and extra police posts in areas where women from the Northeast India live in large numbers. Tirath said that she would take up the issue with the Home Ministry. "I am very much concerned about these...