Cyclone Mahasen Headed For Mizoram; Northeast India

Bangladesh Issues Warning As Cyclone Mahasen ApproachesDhaka, May 13 : Maritime ports in Bangladesh were Sunday advised to take adequate precautionary measures as cyclone Mahasen originating in the southeast Bay of Bengal, moved slightly towards the northwest."Depression which has already turned into cyclonic storm would likely move initially northwestwards during the next 36 hours and recurve thereafter...

India Of A Thousand Dreams!

By Ibu Sanjeeb Garg I am from the North-East — a paradise unexplored as those grandiose “Incredible India” campaigns would spell. I belong to the land of the rhino, the national parks and the dances. But I also belong to the land which is on the wrong side of the “looks” discourse. Where I come from people don’t have long noses and sharp big eyes; we have flat noses and small eyes. Colloquially,...

Behind Fall Of A Meghalaya Univ, Rise And Rise Of A ‘Chancellor’

By Samudra Gupta KashyapGuwahati, May 13 : If PhD degrees in one year to 434 candidates is a "feat" for which CMJ University in Shillong now finds its doors sealed, the growth of its chancellor in the field of academics has not been any less exponential.Till the early 1980s, as far as anyone can remember, Chandra Mohan Jha was a petty government contractor. By the time he moved on to his first educational...

Aizawl Landslip Toll On The Rise

Aizawl, May 13 : The toll in yesterday’s landslide at Laipuitlang in Aizawl mounted to 14 today, spurring the Mizo National Front to demand the resignation of chief minister Lal Thanhawla, who is also the state’s PWD minister.As the rescue efforts entered the second day today, four more bodies were located in the rubble. One of them, that of Zakir Hussain of Karimganj, was extracted. Another squall...

Northeast Students Body Demands Separate Time Zone

NESO members at the news conference in New Delhi on Friday. Picture by Yasir IqbalNew Delhi, May 11 : The Northeast may have been dubbed backward but the North East Students’ Organisation (NESO) is convinced the region is “ahead” in time.A delegation of the student organisation told Prime Minister Manmohan Singh in a meeting this week that the Northeast should have a separate time zone, an hour...

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...