India Not Honouring Mizo Accord: Ex-Mizo Rebels

By Naresh MitraGuwahati, May 4 : The Ex-Mizo National Army Association (EMNAA), a body representing former rebels of the erstwhile armed group, Mizo National Front (MNF), is unhappy with the fact that even after 27 years of the signing of the Mizoram Accord which paved the way for peace in the state, criminal cases against three of its cadres have not been withdrawn.EMNAA treasurer, C Zama, said...

China Eyes Northeast India's Rs 350 cr Mosquito Net Market

Absence of local entrepreneurs in the sector has always left the potential to be enjoyed by traders from Bangladesh. China is now gradually replacing Bangladesh. Siliguri, Jun 4 : Highly diversified topography with dense network of water streams, deep forests and thus moist climate have kept India's North East region as highly Malaria prone. And this propensity hosts a potential of Rs 350...

11 Northeast Climbers Felicitated in Delhi

Itanagar, Jun 4 : The jubilant team members of the First NE India Mt Everest Expedition were in New Delhi on Sunday to celebrate the successful summit of the world's highest peak. Eleven climbers of the expedition, organized by Manipur Mountaineering and Trekking Association (MMTA), successfully reached the top of the world.The eleven mountaineers include Anshu Jamsenpa and Nima Lama (Arunachal...

Mizoram To Have Disaster Response Force

Aizawl, Jun 3 : Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana today expressed the desire to have at least 200 to 300 trained personnel of State Disaster Response Force (SDRF) in each of the eight armed police battalions in the state.Speaking at the valedictory function held at the headquarters of Fifth India Reserve Battalion in Lungverh near here for 45 SDRF trainees, Lalzirliana said that the importance...

Cops Suspect Foul Play in Manipur Woman’s Death

Students protest outside Malviya Nagar police station New Delhi, Jun 3 : Days after a young woman from Manipur was found dead in her South Delhi home, the case has been transferred to the Delhi Police Crime Branch. On Saturday, hundreds of students assembled outside the Malviya Nagar police station, alleging that the post-mortem report had been tampered with. Crime Branch sources said since...

Northeast: Burning Since 1947

By Oinam SunilThe insurrection in the erstwhile Naga Hills district of Assam, which later became the state of Nagaland in 1963, is the oldest in the Indian sub-continent and goes back all the way to 1947. In 1997 the Centre began talks with insurgents and made conscious attempts to bring about lasting peace. But, the expansion of the Naga insurgency - Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh and Assam - has made...

Assam Minister Files Defamation Case Against Saradha Chief

Himanta Biswa Sarmah in Guwahati on Saturday. Guwahati, Jun 3 : Assam Health and Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarmah on Saturday filed a criminal defamation case against Saradha Group and its chairman Sudipta Sen for allegations against him in a purported letter to the CBI. Sarmah is the first person to initiate legal action against Sen although names of several politicians and businessmen...

Dogs Posing Threat To Mizoram Town Residents

Aizawl, May 31 : Man's best friend is posing a threat to residents of south Mizoram's largest town, Lunglei. At least 726 people in Lunglei have been victims of dog bites between January 2010 and April 2013, according to the records of the Lunglei Civil Hospital.The records showed that the number of people bitten by dogs is increasing every year - 139 in 2010, 235 in 2011 and 250 in 2012. Till April...