Enraged Over Inaction, Northeast Students Write to PM

New Delhi/Gangtok, Nov 30 : Scores of students and professionals from the northeast protested here on Monday against the rape of a BPO staffer from Mizoram and submitted a memorandum to PM Manmohan Singh. Madhu Chandra, spokesperson of the Northeast Support Centre and Helpline, said that nearly 1,000 people participated in the protest organised by the Mizo Students Union and the Mizoram Welfare Association....

Delhi Rape Case: Sonipat Youth Let Off, No Headway by Cops

New Delhi, Nov 30 : As the 30-year-old BPO employee, who was gangraped on Wednesday morning last week, slowly recuperates and recovers from the shock, cops claim that the victim is assisting them in investigations. She is helping Delhi Police prepare sketches of the accused. Police said that the victim from Mizoram and her colleague are helping them with the case. ''A woman cop and counsellors have...

Mizo Girl Rape Case: 4 Detained in Delhi

New Delhi, Nov 29 : Four persons were today detained in connection with the rape and abduction of a Mizo woman in south Delhi with the investigators saying these people were “very relevant” to the case. DCP (South) H G S Dhaliwal said 15 teams were working on the case and they were looking into all possibilities. “We have detained four persons who have criminal background. The suspects are very...

Mizoram Bru Militants Traced to Tripura Refugee Camps

Aizawl, Nov 29 : Suspected Bru militants who had looted cash and valuables from two trucks at Kanhmun village along Mizoram-Tripura border came from the relief camps of the Bru refugees in Tripura, police said today. The militants in army uniform, armed with AK-47 assault rifles, intercepted the trucks carrying cinnamon and decamped after forcibly taking Rs 3,000, vehicle documents and mobile...

Meghalaya Examining Demand For Garo Territorial Council

Shillong, Nov 29 : The Meghalaya government was examining the Achik National Volunteer Council's (ANVC) demand for creating a Garo Hills Territorial Council in the western part of the state, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said Monday. 'The government will come out clear on the stand of the government after examing their (ANVC) demands,' Sangma told the assembly during the question hour. The ANVC,...

Amnesty Appeals For Information on Arrested India Rebel

By Subir Bhaumik Mr Meghen was held in Bangladesh UK-based Amnesty International has asked India and Bangladesh to disclose the whereabouts of a separatist leader from India's Manipur state. Rajkumar Meghen, who leads the United National Liberation Front (UNLF), was held by Bangladeshi police in September and handed over to Indian authorities. Earlier, his son told the BBC that the family was...

Ibobi, Most Mocked Chief Minister on Facebook

By Khelen Thokchom Imphal, Nov 29 : “lolsss sob sob taibi (brother Ibobi)...u look so vulnerable:D.” “i stand beside him.....” “wow taibi urubada (wow brother Ibobi)......” “wis i could c him like this.” “hi hai sathiheeeeeeeeeeee sidi nagland kangbuna tourijatla sibo (This is serious matter. Is Ibobi Singh’s conditioned caused by Nagland?). This is a comment thread that runs in the Facebook...

Stalked Away From Home

By Patricia Mukhim Women from the Northeast voice their grievances before Delhi chief minister Sheila Dikshit. It is commonplace to hear of girls from the Northeast, living, working or studying in Delhi, being treated like easy game who can be raped and molested at will. It reflects the sick mentality and unresolved problems of masculinity of the average Indian male in the national capital....