When Khasis Scale Mountain Peak to Reach Heaven's Navel

By Manosh Das Shillong, Feb 7 : Did you know that heaven has a navel' and that it lies on Mother Earth? The two are even linked with a metaphorical umbilical cord' a golden ladder symbolized by a tree atop a peak where the navel' lies. Well, the navel' of heaven is located on earth at 25.1' and 26.5' north latitude and between 90.47' and 92.52' east longitude atop the U Lum Sohpetbneng Peak. The...

Task Force to Promote Meghalaya-Bangla Trade

Shillong, Feb 7 : A task force will be formed to explore ways to enhance trade ties between Meghalaya and Bangladesh. A high-powered Bangladesh delegation, led by their commerce minister Muhammad Faruk Khan, met top officials of Meghalaya, including chief minister Mukul Sangma here and discussed various issues related to trade between the two sides. Describing the discussions as "fruitful", Khan...

If The Northeast Was The Punjab...

All this would be front page news every day. This is why, says AVALOK LANGER, you must know about what’s happening NAGALAND NATIONAL SOCIALIST COUNCIL OF NAGALAND (KHAPLANG) WHAT THEY WANT To establish Nagalim by bringing all Naga areas of Manipur, Arunachal, Nagaland, Assam and Myanmar under one sovereign umbrella. WHAT THEY ARE DOING Though a signatory to the ceasefire agreement, NSCN(K)...

Guwahati Treated to Vintage Car Rally

Guwahati, Feb 6 : Wheeled vintage beauties including a Ford Model T featured in Sir Richard Attenborough's ''Gandhi'' and a Ford Galaxy in which Indira Gandhi was taken around during one of her trips to the city,rolled out on the streets of Guwahati, bringing back the era of yore. More than 30 cars participated in the rally, organised by Assam Tourism Development Forum (ATDF) and Antique Wheels...

‘Serious Joker’ Becomes a Movement’s Face

A missing Google executive becomes a movement’s face Cairo: A missing Google executive, who disappeared after a mass protest on January 25, has become the rallying point for the youth opposition movement behind the demonstrations that have now triggered a national movement against President Hosni Mubarak. Wael Ghonim, Google's head for marketing in the Middle East and North Africa, has been symbolically...

Airport Metro’s Promise: To IGI in 18 Minutes

New Delhi: When the high-speed Airport Metro Express Line is thrown open to the public by mid-February, commuters will be able to reach IGI Airport from New Delhi station in 18 minutes flat, with only one stop at Shivaji Stadium. The trains will run at a speed of 105 kmph. Even when the other two stations -- Dhaula Kuan and Aerocity -- are completed and ready for operations, the ride might still...

Farm Girl Hana Nitsche Poses Nude For PETA, Could be Next Heidi Klum

Look out, Heidi Klum! Your former protégé, Hana Nitsche, is making a splash in a new ad for PETA—and Holy Cow, she’s naked! FOX411 got the first look at Nische's poster for the animal rights group. “I get so nervous and shy, you would not even believe it’s the same girl from the pictures,” Nitsche tells FOX411 in an exclusive interview. The 25-year old won second runner-up on the second season...

'My Teacher' To Be Banned!

Strange it may sound manufactures have funny ideas to name their brands ! One of them ,suffering from acute idea crisis hit upon the Opposite of the product it was launching. A gutkha was named 'My Teacher" in Maharashtra leading to massive protest.Now the Maharashtra government is considering a ban on its sale. After receiving complaints by teachers for naming a tobacco product as...