Beauty Queen Weaves Dream of Spinning Yarn

Assam girls scorch the ramp, focus on securing PhD degrees and write about modelling experience KHELEN THOKCHOM (From left) First runners-up Sangita Phukan, winner Kashturi Borkotoky and 2nd runners-up Roseleen Kayiakhrasi. Telegraph picture Imphal, Jan 21 : A beauty contest crown in her kitty, Kashturi Borkotoky, the “Queen of the Mystic East,” wants to dabble in the ways of the wordsmith....

No Solace in Sight For Northeast India Prepaid Mobile Users

Mobile customers queue up in front of a network service provider in Guwahati. Picture by UB Photos Guwahati, Jan 21 : Confusion continues to reign and the experience continues to be harrowing for mobile users across the region. The only respite seems to have come in Silchar and Nagaon where crowds trying to get their prepaid mobile phones re-verified have begun to thin. “That’s because the...

Erratic Power Cuts in Manipur Forces Aggrieved to Approach Court

By Brozendra Ningomba      Imphal, Jan 21 : A Division Bench of Gauhati high court, Imphal Bench, comprising Justice BK Sharma and Justice Asok Potsangbam today issued notice of motion to the power department of Manipur and the Joint Electricity Regulatory Commission for Manipur and Mizoram (JERC). The notice was issued in a writ petition filed by advocate Meihoubam Rakesh...

A Depiction of Northeast India States And its Agony

By Dr Asha Mandpe Never ending issues going on in North-Eastern states of India like Manipur, Assam, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh provoke our younger generation to stand up and do something about the same. Youths are choosing different mediums to express their thoughts. Samata Vichar Prasarak Sanstha offers a platform to youths and encourages them to express their views. This week Samata Vichar...

Meghalaya to Have Another Elephant Reserve

Domesticated elephants being used in an illegal timber depot in Meghalaya, bordering Assam. The latest census figures reveals that Meghalaya is left with just 1,811 of the gentle giants. File photo: Ritu Raj Konwar Shillong, Jan 21 : As man-elephant conflicts are on the increase in Meghalaya, the state government has decided to create another elephant reserve in an effort to minimise the incidents....

Mumbai Meet to Address Key Developmental Issues of Northeast

Shillong, Jan 21 : The Indian Chamber of Commerce is organising the 6th North East Business Summit in Mumbai from tomorrow which will address key issues related to the overall socio-economic development of the North-East. Despite being a region with tremendous economic potential, North-East has not been able to grow as expected and has literally remained untapped, ICC Director General Rajeev...

Air Force to Set up Defence Radar Station in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jan 20 : The Indian Air Force (IAF) will set up an air defence radar station (ADRS) in Mizoram bordering Myanmar and Bangladesh, an official release said here Wednesday. ‘The ADRS would be set up at Zopuitlang in Lunglei district in southern Mizoram, for which 300 acres of land has been identified jointly by the IAF and the civil administration of the Mizoram government,’ the release said....

The 10 Famous Rock Bands of India

Rock Band in India has a big craze right now,the current generation of India love to hear rock music. India is well known for its classical and folk music, Varanasi is famous for its music Garana. Indian rock is a genre of popular music in India that incorporates elements of Indian classical music and mainstream rock. India itself continued to produce bands in various styles of rock music, from soft...