Week Long Hornbill Festival Ends

Kohima, Dec 8 : The week-long Hornbill festival showcasing various facets of Naga traditional as well as contemporary life and culture, ended this evening at Kisama Heritage village near here. During the closing ceremony, 480 dancers in their traditional attires, representing 16 different Naga tribes led by Angami Nagas performed a unity dance in the open amphitheatre of the Heritage...

Survey of Sylhet-Meghalaya Borders Starts Today

Sylhet, Dec 8 : All preparations are set to start joint survey of Sylhet-Meghalaya borders today. The survey officials yesterday held a brief meeting with their Indian counterpart on Sonarhat-Lakhat border near border pillar No 1266 on Sylhet-Meghalaya frontier in a bid to start joint survey on some of the disputed places. They checked maps and other documents and decided to start field survey this...

Bnei Menashe Celebrate Hanukkah

Lighting menorah Photo: Yochanan Phaltual Members of northeastern Indian community claiming descent from one of Ten Lost Tribes of Israel usher in first night of Jewish holiday with joy and ceremony, as they continue to nourish hope of making aliyah. The 7,200 members of the Bnei Menashe community of northeastern India ushered in the first night of Hanukkah on Wednesday with joy and ceremony,...

WikiLeaks Founder Assange May Surrender to British Police

London, Dec 7 : Julian Assange's lawyer was arranging to deliver the WikiLeaks founder to British police for questioning in a sex-crimes investigation of the man who has angered Washington by spilling thousands of government secrets on the internet. Lawyer Mark Stephens told reporters in London that the Metropolitan Police had called him to say they had received an arrest warrant from Sweden for...

When a Man Loves An Older Woman

By Shilpa Raina New Delhi, Dec 7 : Somebody has very rightly said love knows no age. At a time when the dynamics of marriage are changing rapidly and youngsters are experimenting with their lives, 'cougar' relationship is a new phrase catching up among them. The term cougar refers to a relationship where a woman is romantically involved with a much younger man and it was the theme...

Manipur Girl Molestation Case : Delhi Police Detain Friend of Accused

By Atul Krishan New Delhi, Dec 7 : Police suspect culprits have fled the city A day after MiD DAY broke the story of the attempted to abduction and molestation of a northeastern girl working with a BPO, Delhi police has detained an associate of the two African males who are accused in the case. Facing facts: The victim was on her way home after collecting her debit ...

Gang Leader Arrested in Dhaula Kuan Rape Case

New Delhi, Dec 7 : The leader of a five-member gang which had allegedly abducted and raped a 30-year-old call centre employee here, was tonight arrested from neighbouring Haryana, police said. Kamru alias Mobile (25) was "arrested from Lakhuwas village in Sohna police station area of Gurgaon at around 9:30 pm," a senior Delhi Police official said. With this, police claimed it has arrested...

Kids’ Fest Runaway Hit in Hornbill

Members of Chang Naga community dress as warriors to perform at the annual Hornbill Festival at the Naga Heritage village on the outskirts of Kohima on Monday. (PTI) Kohima, Dec 7 : The Kids Carnival, a part of the Hornbill Festival 2010, has been attracting scores of children at the Naga Heritage village, Kisama, during the past few days. Started in 2009, Kids Carnival was the brainchild of...