Poppy Crops Destroyed in Manipur

Imphal, Feb 19 : In a recent series of operations beginning January 12, a joint team of government forces, enforcement agencies and All Manipur Anti-Drug Association (Amada) destroyed 254 acres of illegal poppy cultivation in the strife-torn state. The total value of the damaged narcotic plants in the illicit market is over Rs 16 crore, officials sources said. Crude narcotic products made from parts...

HIV+ Woman Infects 300 Men

Driven By Desire For Revenge By Priyanka Vora, Sayed Roshan and Alifiya Khan Mumbai, Feb 18 : Woman infected by her former husband has told her doctor that she is driven by a desire for revenge; doctor says she may also be suffering from Nymphomania. A thirst for avenging her fate coupled with an abnormally high desire for sex has led a 28-year-old HIV-positive woman to put...

Want To Have Your Baby on 11.11.11?

Conceive Today, Say Doctors Family planning? Perfect timing That is, if you want to have your baby on 11.11.11 Just do it: Experts  predict that conceiving today will give the unborn child a good chance of being born on the day -- a date that will only fall upon us again in 2111. Represention Pic Young parents taken in by the trend of having babies on fancy dates have...

Antony Acknowledges Separatists in Northeast "Misusing" Social Networking Sites

New Delhi, Feb 18 : Defence Minister A K Antony acknowledged that separatists in Northeast India are "misusing" social networking sites. Talking to newsmen on the sidelines of a function in New Delhi Mr Antony said proper corrective action will be taken after ascertaining the whole issue. Mr.Antony will start his two day visit to Northeast India today. During his visit he will review...

The World's Most Powerful Smartphone

By Rachel Metz San Francisco: As smartphones get an increasing array of features, they need faster processors. The Motorola Atrix 4G, billed as "the world's most powerful smartphone," arrives with 2 gigahertz of processing power - the kind you're more likely to find on a laptop than a phone. That's notable because there's an optional laptop dock, which makes the phone function as, well, a laptop....

Last-Minute Lisa

By Subhash K Jha Haydon rushes to Bangkok to join Rascals cast Sanjay Dutt and Ajay Devgn on the shoot After Aisha, supermodel Lisa Haydon has now been signed for Sanjay Dutt's home production being directed by David Dhawan. It took three connoisseurs of feminine beauty Dutt, Devgn and David to pull her out of hiding after her last release. According to sources,...

Mizoram Apex Body Opposes Direct Funding To District Councils

Aizawl, Feb 18 : The Young Mizo Association(YMA) has voiced its concern over direct funding demanded by the three autonomous district councils in Mizoram fearing it could eventually result in the division of states into smaller parts. ''Granting of direct funding to the three autonomous district councils could further result in a demand for union territory. From union territory, the next step is...

Mizoram 'Misuses' Fund For Prevention of Forest Fire

Aizawl, Feb 18 : Mizoram has apparently misappropriated over Rs 28 crore on the pretext of prevention of forest fire during the last seven years. According to information obtained by Zoram Nationalist Party’s youth wing under the RTI Act, the Centre had sanctioned a total of Rs 2858.983 lakh to Mizoram during 2002-03 fiscal to 2008-09 fiscal under the Integrated Forest Protection Scheme/Intensification...