Mizoram: 40 Houses Damaged, Five Hurt in Pre-Monsoon Squall

Aizawl, May 11 : Five persons were injured and around 40 houses were damaged in central Mizoram's Serchhip district in pre monsoon rain and storm, official sources said on Friday.The reports said that of the five injured, three persons were discharged after administering first aid while two persons were admitted in the Serchhip district hospital.    Out of the 40 houses damaged by...

Northeast Experiencing Real Estate Boom

Guwahati, May 11 : The countrywide boom in the real estate sector is now visible in the northeast, especially in Assam, which has fast emerged as an investment hotspot.Assam is a growing hub for trade and commerce in the Northeast. And, this has opened up new vistas for the real estate industry. Shopping malls, showrooms, apartments and hotels - the new face of city has made it one of the most happening...

NESO Meets PM On Northeast ‘Specific’ Issues

Dimapur, May 11 : A delegation of the Northeast Students Organization (NESO), which has been camping in New Delhi since May 6 to apprise the central leaders on the burning issues confronting the people of the region, has met the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh on May 8 and submitted a memorandum. According to a press note from the NESO, the delegation had an in-depth deliberation on the various...

Airport Development in Northeast India To Suffer As AAI Slashes Fund

By Bikash Singh Parliamentary panel of Rajya Sabha has remarked that slashing of AAI budgetary support will hit the airport development programme in Northeast. Guwahati, May 11 : Parliamentary panel of Rajya Sabha has remarked that slashing of Airport Authority of India's (AAI) budgetary support will hit the airport development programme in Northeast India. Department related parliamentary...

Meghalaya's Controversial Private Varsity Has Centres in UP

Shillong, May 11 : Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary Friday said the controversial CMJ University, involved in issuing fake Ph.D. degrees to students, had also established centres in almost all districts of Uttar Pradesh.CMJ University, the first private varsity in this mountainous state capital of Meghalaya, hit media headlines following Mooshahary, who is also the 'visitor' of the university,...

India's Startup Companies Lacking Guardian 'Angels'

Indian entrepreneurs are struggling to find investors as venture capitalists increasingly shy away from risk. Only five percent of startups get funding. It is seen as a land of entrepreneurs, economic growth and huge business potential, but India appears to be failing its promising startup...

Northeast Students Want Team To Review AFSPA

Shillong, May 10 : An apex body of northeastern students' groups has suggested to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh to depute a parliamentary team to study the misuse of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA) in the region, a student leader said Thursday."We have suggested to the prime minister to send a parliamentary delegation to assess and report on the misuse of the AFSPA by the armed forces...

Over 200 Houses Damaged in Hailstorm in Mizoram

Aizawl, May 9 : Over 200 houses, especially tin- roofed and those with asbestos walls, were damaged in rain and hailstorm in different areas of Kolasib district in Mizoram, official sources said today.Sixty-three houses were damaged in Kolasib town and 100 others in nearby Thingdawl village in the rain and hailstorm yesterday, the sources said.Around 40 houses were also damaged in Bukpui village...