Mizoram Merchants Burns AMC Regulations

Aizawl, Nov 4 : In a protest to overhaul and amend the Aizawl Municipal Council (AMC) Licensing Regulations, 2012, the Mizoram Merchant Association (MIMA) has burned the copy of AMC Licensing Regulations, 2012 at New Market (Sobji Bazar), Aizawl blaming the regulation as not having the provision for protection of 'Mizo nation' and that it can harm the security of Mizo tribes in general and Mizo...

Meghalaya On Dengue Alert

Shillong, Nov 4 : Health authorities in Meghalaya Sunday sounded a dengue alert after 18 people from Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills, tested positive for the virus in about the last four days."We have sounded a dengue alert in the district after 18 people, who were down with flu-like symptoms for the past few days, tested positive for dengue," Pravin Bakshi, the district magistrate...

When Tashi Goes Home

By Yolande D'Mello When a film student from Arunachal Pradesh decided to make a film about home, his village volunteered to be the cast and crew. Yolande D'Mello reports. When 33-year-old filmmaker Sange Dorjee began work on his first film, he had his entire family, including his wife and in-laws, pitching in. “We had a little money that my dad contributed, so we tried to cut costs. I...

How China Profits From Our Junk

In this excerpt from the forthcoming Junkyard Planet, author Adam Minter explores China's central role in the world's vast global recycling trade.   By Adam Minter  A Shanghai scrap yard (Adam Minter) China’s reputation as the “world's factory” is well-established. But what happens to everything the world...

Congress Candidates For Mizoram Polls 2013

Aizawl, November 2: The Congress today re-nominated all its sitting 32 MLAs except two legislators for elections to the 40-member Mizoram Assembly and said that it would contest the state polls alone and would put up candidates in all the seats. Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla would contest from two seats - his home turf Serchhip constituency and also from neighbouring Hrangturzo seat...

Mizoram Election Update: Nov 3

No nominations filed for Mizoram Assembly polls till now An election official checks an EVM before taking it to the respective constituency from Aizawl No nominations have been filed so far for the coming 40-member Mizoram Assembly elections scheduled for November 25, even as the filing of nominations started from Friday last. State Joint Chief Electoral Officer H. Lalengmawia told...

BJP Demands Resignation of Manipur Chief Minister for Imphal Blasts

Deputy Chief Minister of Manipur Gaikhangam inspecting the Moirangkhom Bus Stand in Imphal which was rocked by a bomb blast on October 30, 2013 Imphal, Nov 3 :  BJP...

I Ink, Therefore I Am

Tattoo studios and artists proliferate as an ancient art turns hip. By Kaavya Chandrasekaran   Some artists from Delhi, the country's tattoo capital It prevented the soldiers from deserting the army in ancient Rome, and marked the identity of prisoners. Today, a tattoo is a badge of coolness. "It is seen as a fashion statement," says Mo Naga, owner of Headhunters' Ink Tattoo School....