Chinese Dam to Hit India

By Kalyan Barooah New Delhi, Dec 6 : Notwithstanding China’s assurances on Brahmaputra river, the Zangmu Dam may eventually impact flow of water into India, as the dam is half way across the Yarlung Tsangpo river. This was revealed by Michael Buckley, a Canada-based writer and photographer, who researched on the dams across the Tibetan Autonomous Region and made a film Meltdown in Tibet....

Somdev Keen to Train Northeast Players

Agartala, Dec 6 : India's tennis sensation Somdev Devvarman, who won two gold medals at the Guangzhou Asian Games last month, is keen to train promising players from the northeast, his parents say. "As he belongs to Tripura, he would be very happy if he gets the scope to teach budding and young players from the northeastern states, where there is no dearth of talented and skilled players,"...

When Drunkards Turn Professional Cooks

Kohima, Dec 5 : Many young Naga boys, who engage in drinking at secret places here in the dry state of Nagaland, turn professional cooks during the week-long Hornbill Festival to give tourists a taste of exotic cuisine from the state. Having a taste for good food and love for the art of cooking, hundreds of young men take a break from their studies or jobs to set up temporary food stalls as part...

Abducted Official Offered Dog Meat by Garo Militants

Shillong, Dec 5 : A Meghalaya government official, abducted and held hostage by Garo rebels for nearly two months, Sunday said he had been offered dog meat during his captivity but subsisted on a vegetarian diet. 'They (the rebels) always went to nearby villages and brought dog meat, pork, dry rotis (chapattis) and (lentil) dal for our meals into our makeshift camps inside the jungle,' R. Syngkon...

Splashed by Waterfalls

By Parul Sharma Singh Nature's art The formations inside the cave photo: parul sharma singh Striking natural beauty and quietude makes Shillong worth a visit Shillong “the Scotland of the East” may be a cliché, but when in Shillong one finds nothing describes the place better. Perhaps the most explored hill station in the pristine landscape of the North-East , Meghalaya's Capital is easily...

How Delhi Police Cracked The Dhaula Kuan Rape Case

A peculair style of arranging money, a pick-up truck that had far too many identification marks and a phone call made soon after the crime were key leads that helped the police crack what they now say was a "blind case". When the police drew out records of all phone calls made from around the area minutes after the crime, and matched the caller details with those of criminals involved in such...

'We Wanted to Rob Cattle, Landed Up Raping Woman'

By Sahim Salim Women from India's North Eastern states hold placards during a peaceful protest against the rape of a girl from Mizoram, in New Delhi on November 29, 2010. New Delhi, Dec 3 : They tanked up their vehicle with the intention of robbing cattle. On their prowl on Ring Road in Delhi, they noticed two women from northeast India  sitting at the back of their...

Kin Seek Govt Job For Rape Victim

NE group to meet Delhi CM By Hamari Jamatia The NE Support Centre and Helpline plans to ask the Delhi government to provide the Dhaula Kuan gangrape victim with a government job, at the behest of her family members, in order to spare her the possibility of humiliation at her former workplace. Madhu Chandra, spokesperson of the NE Helpline told Newsline that the family of the victim...