Nagaland SIM Re-verification Reaches Fever Pitch

People thrown at a private telecommunication service provider for re-submission of document for mobile pre-paid users at Dimapur, Nagaland on Tuesday, January 18, 2011. The Indian Government has directed all mobile pre-paid users to re-submit the document in North East India for Security reason. (Photo/Caisii Mao) Dimapur, Jan 19 : A massive re-verification campaign of all mobile...

Zeliangrong Nagas Observe Harvest Fest With Enthusiasm

Imphal, Jan 19 : In a strife-torn Manipur, festivity reigns supreme. The Zeliangrong (Naga) community on Tuesday began their biggest post-harvest festival, Gaan-Ngai with great verve and vigour. An acronym of the Zemei, Liangmei and Rongmei tribes, the Zeliangrongs will continue to celebrate the occasion for five days in a row. The festival began with offering wine to Tingkao Ragwan, the community's...

Resumption of Repatriation of Bru Refugees Put Off in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jan 19 : Resumption of repatriation of Bru refugees from six relief camps in neighboring North Tripura district, scheduled to begin from today, was put off due to problems faced by the officials of the Mizoram-Tripura border Mamit district administration, V.L. Rema, Sub-Divisional Officer (Sadar) today said. Rema told PTI over phone from Mamit that though identification of the refugees,...

Mizo Girl To Receive National Bravery Awards

Nine girls, 14 boys to be honoured for exceptional valour this Republic Day Kalpana Sonowal and Rekhamoni Sonowal, who saved their sister Archana from drowning It was a calm afternoon on September 7, 2009, when Ipi Basar (16) suddenly heard piercing cries outside the window of her room. Fire had engulfed the village of Nyigam in Arunachal Pradesh and Ipi panicked as she saw the thick smoke rising...

India Inc's Open Letter to Govt on Corruption

Noted personalities ask govt to tackle corruption urgently New Delhi: A group of prominent personalities, including industrialists Azim Premji, Keshub Mahindra and Deepak Parekh, have expressed concern over a series of scams leading to 'governance deficit'. They asked the government to deal with burning issues like corruption urgently. In an 'open letter' addressed to the leaders, they said:...

Mobile Phone Worries For Northeast

Guwahati, Jan 18 : Mobile telephony is the virtual lifeline for India's Northeast India which otherwise has impossible logistics. But from Wednesday cellphone subscribers may end up losing their connections. That's because almost eighty per cent of the subscribers are on prepaid connection. Their connection will expire on Wednesday if they fail to re-verify the details...

8,000 Garos And 44 Rabha Families Return

Tura, Jan 18 : Eight relief camps in East Garo Hills district that were set up to accommodate fleeing villagers from Assam and Meghalaya border areas have been closed down following its inmates deciding to leave for their respective homes. Meanwhile, the Meghalaya Government has initiated a move to take to task BJP MP from Guwahati, Smt Bijoya Chakraborty, who allegedly gave an inflammatory...

Kukis Knock on Prez, PM Doors For Justice

Imphal, Jan 17 : Kuki civil bodies of Manipur have asked the Centre to task to the NSCN(IM) rebels who massacred hundreds of people of the community in ethnic clashes during the early Nineties. In a memorandum to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Saturday, the All Kuki Inpis and the Kuki Movement for Human Rights reiterated that the NSCN(IM) militants killed over 900 Kukis and destroyed about 360...