Mizoram Lovers Say it With Cards And Roses

Aizawl, Feb 14 : As the cupid’s arrow is set to strike, cards, roses and chocolates have sold like hot cake in Aizawl. Since all shops remain close on Sundays in the Christian-dominated state of Mizoram, people swamped cards and gift shops here on Saturday, two days ahead of Valentine’s Day. All the card-and-gift shops in the city said their sales skyrocketed by more than one hundred per cent on...

Couples Hope To Break Kissing Record

World record kissing marathon Plenty of men and women will be out to prove their love and devotion to their Valentine today. ...

Manipur Drive Against Power Theft Continues

Imphal, Feb 14 : Intensifying its drive against unauthorized power consumers, the Manipur electricity department has extended the crackdown on defaulters in the remote Moreh town bordering Myanmar as well as on some government departments in the capital. Invoking provisions of the Electricity Act, 2003, the department officials, along with armed police personnel, had launched its drive on January...

Rahul to Visit Mizoram on Valentine's Day

Aizawl, Feb 14 : AICC general secretary Rahul Gandhi would visit Mizoram on Valentine's Day to spend time with youngsters. Sources said the scion of Gandhi family will address students of Mizoram University at Tanhril near Aizawl and would also inaugurate a girls' hostel. "After landing at Lengpui Airport, a helicopter would take Rahul to the university campus which has a helipad," a source...

Water Scarcity Problem in Mizoram

Aizawl, Feb 14 : Shortage of water has become a reason for a nightmare to hundreds of villagers across Mizoram. The winter indeed is a nightmare for majority of the Mizos as the state experiences water scarcity problem every year.  In Aizawl, many localities cannot get water supply every week. The state capital is one of the worst affected places since only one single source of supply...

The M-Word That Unites And Satiates

By Utpal Parashar Kathmandu, Feb 14 : As a native of north-east India, I am gastronomically programmed to love momos like most brethren from the region, but even a diehard fan like me didn't expect what I witnessed this Friday in Kathmandu. The venue was Bhrikutimandap, Nepal's mini-version of Pragati Maidan, and the occasion the 10th annual Momo-Mania festival, celebrating the Himalayan nation's...

Mumbai Goes 'Wah Wah' Over Bryan Adams

Mumbai: With a crowd of over 15,000 swaying to the music, Mumbai was at its energetic and spirited best as Canadian rocker Bryan Adams belted out hits after hits at his rocking concert here Saturday night, inviting "wah wahs" from the audience. "Wah! Kya Concert tha (what a concert)! Once in a lifetime chance," said Dev Kapoor, a chartered account, who was going ga-ga over the performances. The...

Max plans med education institute, may invest up to Rs 1000 cr

New Delhi: Max Healthcare is likely to invest up to Rs 1,000 crore over the next three years to set up a medical education institute at Greater Noida. "We expect the investment on total infrastructure to be in the range of Rs 700 crore to Rs 1,000 crore. The institute will include a medical college, a nursing college and a college for allied health services," Max Healthcare CEO and Managing Director...