Mary Kom Wants to Represent Jharkhand in National Games

Jamshedpur, Jan 23 : World Boxing Champion MC Mary Kom has expressed her desire to represent Jharkhand in the forthcoming 34th National Games to be held from February 12 to 26. "Yes, I want to represent Jharkhand in the mega sports event and I had talks with the Jharkhand Boxing Association (JBA) general secretary, Dinesh Upadhyay and coach Ajit Singh in this regard," Mary Kom said from...

Bru Refugee: Fresh Trouble Crops Up in Tripura

Agartala, Jan 23 : The hope for repatriation of Bru refugees has suffered a set- back after the Mizoram Government officials failed to fix a date for resumption of the process. As part of the agreement, an eight-member team of Mizoram Government led by SDO Lalzama had visited the refugee camps in North Tripura in Kanchanpur subdivision to identify genuine citizens of Mizoram. They had conducted the...

Successive Shutdowns Disrupt Life in Northeast India

Silchar (Assam)/Agartala, Jan 23 : Continuous shutdowns in southern Assam have affected rail and road traffic as well as supply of essential goods between the northeastern states and the rest of India, officials said Saturday. According to a district administration official, life was severely disrupted when a 36-hour shutdown by the joint action committee of Dimaraji tribals that ended Thursday...

Mizo Man Arrested With Heroin Worth Rs 3 crore

New Delhi, Jan 23 : The Directorate of Revenue Intelligence (DRI) on Saturday arrested a Delhi resident and a South African national with over three kg of heroin, valued at Rs 3 crore in the international market. On the basis of specific intelligence, DRI officers apprehended Hranglawta from Mizoram with three kg of high quality heroin at Jaipur. The accused was disembarking from a private bus arriving...

Mizoram Farmers Demand Repeal of Royalty on Broom Grass

Aizawl, Jan 22 : The All Mizoram Farmers' Union, the largest farmers' organisation in Mizoram, has demanded repeal of royalty on broom grass to lessen the burden on poor farmers. According to the AMFU, the Mizoram government has imposed a royalty of Rs seven on one kg of broom grass cultivated on land with Village Council pass. ''Whereas broom grass cultivated on land certified by the state's Land...

Imphal-Jiribam Railway Line Spearheading Infrastructure Development in Manipur

Imphal (Manipur), Jan 22 :  Infrastructure development tops the central government's agenda in the northeast and in this context, the ongoing construction of the 84-kilometer-long Imphal-Jiribam Railway Line in Manipur, assumes significance. Construction began in late 2004 and is to be completed by 2016 at an estimated cost of Rs.3123 crores. The broad gauge railway line will pass through...

Important Things To Know About Number Portability

The long-awaited mobile number portability (MNP) is finally here! The facility allows customers to change their cellphone operator without losing their phone numbers. The MNP launch, which was deferred four times due to reasons ranging from operators not being ready with their networks to security concerns, promises to open a new chapter for India's burgeoning mobile population. As...

Mizo Church Dashes Woman Pastor Dream

Aizawl, Jan 22 : The concept of woman pastor is still something that the Baptist Church of Mizoram (BCM) can only think, but not turn into reality. Even as the Mizo Hmeichhe Insuihkhawm Pawl (MHIP) or Mizo Women's Federation declared 2010-11 as the Year of Women Empowerment and the pastoral committee of the BCM recommended that R L Hnuni should be ordained as the first-ever woman pastor, the BCM...