Rumours trigger panic buying of salt in Northeast

November 16, 2013: Rumours from Bihar that salt was unavailable has severely hit all the Northeastern states which resulted in prices skyrocketing and panic buying. The news following purported closure of salt-producing factories in Gujarat has caused panic among the people, even leading to clashes between customers and traders at various places and arrest of over a dozen black marketers. According...

Manipur to witness first International flight on Nov 21

Tulihal Airport in Imphal is finally set to debut on International Aviation map on November 21, more precisely at 9:30 am, when Golden Myanmar Airlines aircraft from Myanmar makes it maiden landing at the airport, coinciding with the inaugural event of Manipur Sangai Tourism Festival 2013 on the same day. The passengers of Golden Myanmar's first flight to Manipur would include Chief Ministers of...

Mizo Congress ‘Dynasty’ Spreads Wings

By Linda ChhakchhuakAizawl, Nov 15 : The ‘royal’ family or ‘Lal Chhungkua,’ as the family of Mizoram Chief Minister and Congress boss Lal Thanhawla is called, has spread its political fold as one more member of the family has bagged a ticket of the party for the forthcoming Assembly election. This brings the number of “family candidates” to five even as two seats have been allotted to the party...

‘No Quota, So NOTA’

By Rahul KarmakarGuwahati, Nov 15 : For 9,771 Gorkha voters of Mizoram, NOTA isn’t just a new button on the electronic voting machine. It is an opportunity provided by the Election Commission to strengthen their demand for other backward caste or OBC status.NOTA expands to none of the above, an option for people unhappy with candidates chosen by the political parties to represent them.The Gorkhas...

Mizoram: Prime Minister likely to campaign for Congress on Saturday

Aizawl, Nov 15 : Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to campaign for Congress in Aizawl on Saturday as the election to the 40-member Mizoram legislature is scheduled to be held on November 25. Dr Singh would address a public rally at the parade ground of the third battalion of the Mizoram Armed Police on Saturday, official sources said today. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is also expected...

The Hottest Item in Town

By B. S. Satish Kumar Nagaland agri entrepreneur Abea Mero displaying Naga Mircha variety of chilli at the BioFach India, in Bangalore on Thursday. Photo: Bhagya Prakash K. The traditional Nagaland Chilli variety is 400 times more hotter than normal ones Can you imagine a chilli variety that is nearly 400 times hotter than the normal ones? Well, the Naga Mircha, the traditional...

Who will raise INS Sindhurakshak? Five firms are in the fray to salvage sunken submarine... and find the truth about how her crew died

By Gaurav C. Sawant It is the Indian Navy's biggest peace time disaster till date, and one that is still shrouded in mystery. What caused the catastrophe on board INS Sindhurakshak, a frontline Kilo class submarine which had just returned from Russia after a multi-million dollar refit, remains unknown. The navy is desperate to salvage the sunken sub and find out the truth, not least because...

Mizoram’s Ministers And Speaker Collectively Got 3 Times Richer in 5 years

Aizawl, Nov 14 : Mizoram's ministers and speaker have together become three times richer in the five years the Congress ruled the state, according to a comparison of the affidavits they submitted in 2008 and 2013.Among the 11 ministers and the speaker, minister P C Zoramsangliana, who holds the transport, art & culture and printing & stationery portfolios, got more than seven times richer...