Aizawl To Become Solar City

Aizawl, Dec 10 : An ambitious programme of the Ministry of New and Renewable Energy (MNRE) will make Aizawl a solar city by 2012. The state capital of Mizoram, with this project, plans to cover upto 10 per cent of its energy demand via renewable sources and also implement other energy efficiency measures with the programme, official sources said here today. Speaking at a 'stakeholder consultation...

Sonamura HS Emerges as First Tobacco-Free School of Tripura

Agartala, Dec 10 : Sonamura English Medium HS School, the first educational institution of Tripura, has emerged as a tobacco-free school, Education Minister Tapan Chakraborty said here today. He said in order to achieve official status, the school authority constituted an 18-member committee following the guidelines of the National Tobacco Control Programme (NTCP). The campushad already become...

Cherrapunjee to be Brand of Northeast Tourism

Sohra (Meghalya), Dec 10 : Cherrapunjee, a hamlet in Meghalaya popular among tourists as the place with the maximum rainfall in the country, will be promoted as a brand to boost tourism in the northeast, according to Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. 'During my tour of Europe last year, we were asked where we were from. When we said we are from Meghalaya in India, people did not recognise the name....

ATSUM Says Manipur Govt Fails to Keep Promises

Imphal, Dec 10 : Failure on the part of the SPF government has disappointed tribals of the state, particularly students, says the All Tribal Students' Union Manipur (ATSUM). ATSUM today criticized the SPF government that of failing to translate into action promises made. The general assembly of ATSUM held on December 6 with its federating units like CDSU, TKS, SDSA, ZSUM KSO (GHQ) and...

Tourist Inflow to Northeast Rises

New Delhi, Dec 10 : The number of tourists, both domestic and foreign, visiting India's northeast rose between 2005 and 2009, Minister of State of Tourism Sultan Ahmed said Thursday. In a written reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Ahmed said that in the year 2005, a total of 35,18,670 domestic tourists visited the northeast - a growth of 3.64 percent from the previous year. In 2006, the region...

Development Eludes Longchiui Village in Assam

Haflong, Dec 10 : Longchiui, a village located only 3 km from Umrangso, the only industrial township of Dima Hasao district, is still lagging behind in development. The village was established by the people affected by the Kopili Hydro Electric Project as their ancestral village Sikilangso was taken over by the NEEPCO way back in 1976. They were compensated but with meagre amounts and with some long...

CVC Launches VIGEYE

A portal for interface between CVC & citizens harassed by corruption The Central Vigilance Commission today launched an initiative to encourage active participation of citizens in combating the menace of corruption. The initiative known as project VIGEYE is a portal which provides user friendly interface between the Central Vigilance Commission and citizens harassed by corruption....

Go Goa! The Sunburn Festival is Back

Are you a music buff? Block your dates as India's biggest musical event Sunburn is back and promises to keep up your spirits high on the sun-kissed beach of Candolim with electrifying music, renowned DJs and other activities. The three-day festival was launched in 2007 with an aim to do something "different" in the country. The popularity of the festival, starting Dec 27, can be gauged from the...