I Lead India Without North-Eastern States?

By Nitish Rajpurohit 'I lead India' is a recently made popular initiative by Times of India to channelize youth brigade in small groups in 26 cities across the country and bring about a change at grass-root level. While it is no doubt a great step, taken to give the youth a chance to solve a few grass-root problems of their city and stop being bogged down by the recent flood of negativity...

A Budding Archer Once, Manipur Girl Is A Child Solider Today

By Prasanta Mazumdar  Imphal, Jun 17 : She had trained hard to hit the bull’s eye for gold. But circumstances forced Alice Kamei to swap her bow with a gun and become a child soldier.Alice, 14 and a class IX student from Manipur, was reported missing in March after she had gone to school. On the same day, another girl, Khaidem Sanahanbi, 15, too went missing.Both were allegedly abducted by...

Northeast Coming On Bollywood Radar?

Guwahati, Jun 17 : It`s a region that has produced acclaimed directors like Jahnu Barua and Utpal Borpujari, singers like Bhupen Hazarika and actors like Danny Denzongpa and Adil Hussain, but sadly the northeast has never been on Bollywood`s radar. Hopefully, this is set to change with the announcement of Kalpana Lajmi`s biopic on Hazarika and Sanjay Leela Bhansali`s film on Olympic boxing bronze...

Assam Government Blood Bank Spreads HIV

By Prasanta MazumdarGuwahati, Jun 17 : Four persons have tested positive for HIV after they were transfused blood at a government-run hospital in Assam, sparking off protests.The matter has came to light on the World Blood Donor Day on Friday. All four of them claimed they received blood from a professional donor at the Mangoldoi civil hospital in Darrang district. The state government immediately...

'Revoke AFSPA From Northeast To Protect Women'

Guwahati, Jun 17 : Woman activist and secretary of All India Progressive Women's Association (AIPWA), KavitaKrishnan, on Saturday said here that the government should repeal the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, since many women have been raped, tortured and humiliated by the armed forces personnel and have not been brought to books.Kavita, who played a key role in the protest against the Delhi...

GM India sees North East next growth mkt, aims 8% jump in 2013

GM India is expecting a growth of around eight per cent in its sales in North East market this year even as the overall car segment is witnessing a steep fall. Guwahati, Jun 17 : General Motors India is expecting a growth of around eight per cent in its sales in North East market this year even as the overall car segment is witnessing a steep fall across the country in the recent months....

Saran Reveals Tipaimukh Contrast

By Nurul Islam Hasib Indian envoy Pankaj Saran has pointed to an interesting contrast -- Bangladesh has concerns over the Tipaimukh hydel project in northeast India but also wants power from it. “We have a situation where on the one hand Bangladesh has included the Tipaimukh project from which they would like to receive power but on the other hand they have also expressed concerns over...

Kaladan Project Must Involve indigenous Peoples, Says Report

A new report by the Kaladan Movement raises community concerns about the lack of government transparency surrounding the implementation of the Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport Project. The $214 million Kaladan Project—estimated to be fully operational in 2015—will see the construction of a combined inland waterway and highway transportation system connecting Mizoram State in Northeast India...