Assam House To Vote Today For PM’s 5th Term in RS

Guwahati, May 30 : The Assam assembly is set to elect Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Thursday for his fifth straight term in the Rajya Sabha. He has been representing the Upper House from Assam since 1991.The election follows a week of dissension within the Congress over the nomination of Shantius Kujur, a lesser-known Adivasi party activist, for the second Rajya Sabha seat to fall vacant in Assam...

Meghalaya Man To Appeal HC For Ailing Sons' Mercy Killing

Shillong, May 30 : A father has decided to seek permission from the Meghalaya High Court for mercy killing of his three sons who have thalassemia, a blood disease. "I can no longer see my children suffering. I have nothing left but to seek permission from the Meghalaya High Court to take away the lives of my children before I commit suicide," 50-year-old Abdul Rahim told IANS. Rahim,...

Mizoram To Produce 60% Of Rice

Aizawl, May 29 : Mizoram was making efforts to produce 60 per cent of its rice requirement during the 12th Plan, state Agriculture Secretary Lalram Thanga said today.Addressing Farmers' meet organised by Agriculture department here, Thanga said that Mizoram could produce only 20 per cent of its rice requirement during the eleventh plan period and efforts were now made to produce 1.06 metric tonne...

Tripura Explores Bamboo Shoots Business

Agartala, May 29 : The Tripura Bamboo Mission (TBM) has undertaken packaging of shoots for a palatable dish in star hotels of India and abroad.In the integrated development of the bamboo sector to ensure employment generation and economic development based on available resources, the business of bamboo shoots has great potential, TBM officials said on Monday.Referring to market opportunity for bamboo...

Shillong-Dhaka Bus Service To Start Soon

Shillong, May 29 : Bangladesh and India are set to have another link with the introduction of the much-awaited Shillong-Dhaka bus service.Meghalaya transport minister HDR Lyngdoh said India and Bangladesh have mutually agreed to start the bus service and both governments have cleared it.Lyngdoh said, "We hope we can commence the bus service soon as we already have road connectivity".The Meghalaya...

Bangladesh Permits Foodgrains Movement By Ashuganj Port

Agartala, May 29 : Bangladesh has agreed to permit India to use its Ashuganj port for transporting foodgrains to the Northeast.Tripura Food and Civil Supplies Minister Mr. Bhanulal Saha said, Bangladesh government previous week allowed India to transport 10,000 tonnes of rice for Tripura which would come from Haldia port to Ashuganj port in Brahmanbaria district in Bangladesh; about 40 kilometer...

How Engineers Are Building a New Railroad Under New York City

By Tim De Chant Workers inspect the “shock tubes” that set off blasting caps, which detonate the charges. More than 2,400 blasts have been conducted on the project. This tunnel is under 55th Street and Park Avenue. The yellow material is a waterproof membrane, which goes on before the concrete finish. During the day, rail cars will wait under Grand Central Terminal until it’s...

Chinese Hunt Down Teen Who Defaced Ancient Egyptian Temple

Anger in China over teenager's graffiti at Luxor temple Ding Jinhao's parents apologised for the graffiti at a temple in Egypt The exposure of a Chinese teenager who vandalised an Ancient Egyptian artwork has led to a wave of anger among China's internet users. On Friday a microblogger posted a photo of graffiti at a Luxor temple complex saying: "Ding Jinhao was here." A 15-year-old...