Kohima gets ready for 70th anniversary of 1944 war

GUWAHATI: April 4, 1944, is etched in the history as a day when Japanese advances into India was stopped in Kohima where one of the fierce battles of the World War II was fought.To commemorate the 70th anniversary of this momentous event and the war, vice-chairman of the Commonwealth War Graves Commission (CWGC) Air Chief Marshal Sir Joe French will be visiting the northeast.The vice- chairman will...

Freed by court, Sharmila resumes fast

By Iboyaima LaithangbamFasting Manipur activist Irom Sharmila was on Thursday set free by the court of the Chief Judicial Magistrate, Imphal Central, in a case of suicide attempt.Immediately thereafter, she resumed her fast, a protest she began on November 4, 2000 demanding repeal of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, 1958.Law permits authorities to detain her for one year in one go. All these...

Two Peeping Toms Spy On Manipuri Women, Arrested

New Delhi, Mar 13 : Two women from Manipur have alleged that their neighbours used to spy on them by forcing an opening in the window of their house in south Delhi’s Mahipalpur.On the basis of the allegations, police have arrested two men on charges of stalking.The victims work at a mall in Gurgaon and live in a rented house at Mahipalpur.In their complaint to police, they claim that two men named...

Mizo Woman is Northeast Woman Entrepreneur of the Year

Jayanti Patnaik awarding Lalmuankimi the 'NE Woman entrepreneur of the year' award.Aizawl, Mar 13 : The first Vasundhara – NE Woman entrepreneur of the year (2012-13) Award was conferred upon Lalmuankimi of Mizoram during a glittering function yesterday at the Pragjyoti ITA Center for Performing Arts, Guwahati.Jayanti Patnaik, the First Lady of Assam, gave away the award to Lalmuankimi, an innovator...

Many from Northeast queue up to get voters’ ID, lose ‘outsider’ tag

Over 550 forms submitted at a special voter registration camp at Chanakyapuri By Ruhi Bhasin At the special registration camp on Wednesday.( PRAVEEN KHANNA) New Delhi, Mar 13 : Kisimyile left her home in Nagaland to come live in the capital seven years ago. As she fills out her forms at the special voter registration camp for...

Zico Lives Up To His Name

Mizoram soccer captain is the ‘toast of Indian football’ ZODIN SANGA Mizoram football captain Zico Zoremsanga and (above) Brazilian football great Arthur Antunes Coimbra (Zico) Aizawl, Mar 13 : Naming a child after a legend is nothing new in this world of hero worship. But whether that child lives up to his/her name is a separate issue. So, when government...

Air Service Launched

Assam governor J.B. Patnaik lights the inaugural lamp at the launch of Purbayan air service, in Guwahati on Wednesday.   Guwahati, Mar 13 : City-based Purbayan Group has taken wing towards making air travel between the Brahmaputra and Barak valley convenient and cheap with the launch of a twice-daily Guwahati-Silchar flight. “The service will bridge the gaps in regard...

Myanmarese goods not Profitable Anymore for Northeast Traders

By Iboyaima LaithangbamTraders who had started going to Namphalong and Tamu markets in Myanmar after several weeks of sealing off of the international border, are not happy with the changed situation. Many of them may not be going further to bring foreign goods for sale at various towns in the north eastern States.The traders and the community leaders at Moreh, the border town, had sealed off the...