Building The Universe of The Poem

By Ashley Tellis Mizo poet Mona Zote opens up about the process of writing; her north-eastern identity and life in general. ASHLEY TELLIS Part of my present frustration is rooted in the sense of not being able to piece together the shapes of my environment. Creating word pictures: Mona Zote. Mona Zote is a promising young poet from Mizoram. Her poems have appeared in various places —...

No Newspapers in Manipur Since December 30

Imphal, Jan 3 : Newspapers have not hit the stands in Manipur since December 30 due to a collective decision taken by the state's journalists to protest against the arrest of a local editor for allegedly having links with a militant outfit. Official sources said the editor of a vernacular daily, A Mobi, was arrested on December 29 for alleged links with militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party-Tabungba...

Govt. Excludes Manipur, Mizoram & Nagaland From 'Protected Area' For Foreigners

New Delhi, Jan 3 : The Central Government has now decided to exclude the entire area of the States of Manipur, Mizoram and Nagaland from the 'Protected Area' regime notified under the Foreigners (Protected Areas) Order 1958, initially for a period of one year. However, all foreigners visiting these States will have to register themselves with the Foreigners Registration Officer (FRO) of the district...

Govt Revises Mizoram Tuirial Power Proj Cost

New Delhi, Dec 31 : The government today approved revised cost estimate of Rs 913.63 crore for the 60 MW hydro- electric power project in Mizoram being set up by the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO). The Cabinet Committee on Economic Affairs today approved the revised cost estimate of Tuirial Hydro Electric Project (60 MW) in Mizoram by NEEPCO amounting to Rs 913.63 crore,...

Assam CM Invites ULFA Chief to Join Politics

Guwahati, Dec 31 : Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday invited United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) chairman Arabinda Rajkhowa to join politics, saying that let him serve people through politics. "Let Rajkhowa join politics if he wants to serve people," Times Now quoted Gogoi, as saying. Gogoi's comments follow the verdict of the TADA court here, which granted bail to him in view...

Assault on Mizo Girl Condemned

Guwahati, Dec 31 : North East Network (NEN) and WIN-G has strongly condemned the cruel and ‘organized’ mob assault on a young Mizo woman on the night of December 27, 2010. In a statement, the NEN said that this incident reflects the worsening environment of intolerance amongst human beings in a so called civilized society. “A person is a human being first after which his or her different identities...

Facebook Tops Google As Most Visited Website Of The Year

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg has yet another milestone to celebrate. In addition to being named TIME's Person of the Year and seeing the social network he founded swell to over 550 million members, he can also toast a major triumph over Google: for the first time ever, Facebook topped the list as the most-visited website of the year, ahead of giants like Google, Yahoo, YouTube, and Msn.com. According...

No Newspaper in Manipur After Editor Arrest

Imphal, Dec 30 : No newspaper was published in Manipur today in protest against the arrest of an editor of a vernacular daily for alleged militant links. Editor of ''Sanaleibak'' A Mobi was arrested last night for his alleged connection with militant outfit Kangleipak Communist Party-Tabungba group (KCP-T). Two mobile phones and Rs 50,000 in cash seized from him, police said. Stating...