Colours of the Northeast

By Kasturi Barua Festival showcases seven sisters in a heady mix of fashion and music It was not just an event but a concoction of diverse cultures, food and colours of a region that not many beyond it are aware of. The country’s quaint and pretty Northeast showcased a piece of itself through a festival some 2,600km away, in the city of Mumbai. The 110-year-old Taj Mahal...

Arunachal: Oldest Woman Is 'Family Head' in Ration Cards

Itanagar, May 22 : The Arunachal Pradesh government has issued a notification regarding new ration cards in which the oldest woman of a family would be considered the head in place of its male members. As per Section 13 of the National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013, the government designates the oldest woman of a family, who is not less than 18-year old, as the head of a household for issuance...

Mumbai Gets Its Drone Pizza Delivery

Mumbai, May 22 : The financial capital, notorious for its traffic snarls, has achieved a first in the country after a city-based pizza outlet used an unmanned drone to execute a delivery by taking the aerial route recently. "All of us had read about (global e-commerce giant) Amazon's plans of using drones. We successfully carried out a test-delivery by sending a pizza to a customer located 1.5...

Bangladeshis who settled in north-east before 1971 are Indians, says HC

Shillong, May 22 : In a historic judgement, the Meghalaya High Court has said that Bangladesh nationals who have settled in this north eastern state before 24 March, 1971 should be treated as Indians and they be enrolled in voters'list. The judgement was based on a petition by over 40 refugees from Bangladesh, who were denied enrollment in the electoral roll by the district administration...

Mizoram Opposition Hits Out At Congress Party

Aizawl, May 21 : Mizoram's main Opposition party Mizo National Front (MNF) has hit out at the outgoing Congress party saying that the people of India have uprooted and decimated it."The Congress party has suffered a great humiliation in the recently concluded Lok Sabha election as the people have plucked its roots leaving the main tree almost to fall to the ground", MNF chief Zoramthanga said.Addressing...

Youth in Tripura Revives Bamboo Industry, Drive Ahead Employment

Katlamara (Tripura), May 21 : Youth in Tripura has revived bamboo industry, which once flourished under their forefathers, generating employment and driving ahead local economy.A group of young entrepreneurs in border area in West Tripura district, Katlamara, have come together with an idea to encourage self-employment and work on locally available ‘kanakaich’ species of bamboo.They have started...

Rio is Modi’s Go-To Guy

NPF leader finds prominence over SangmaBy NISHIT DHOLABHAINew Delhi, May 21 : Narendra Modi has chosen a new face to represent the Northeast — Nagaland chief minister Neiphiu Rio over veteran Purno Sangma.As part of the NDA and head of the North East Regional Political Parties Front (NERPF), Rio was given pride of place by the Prime Minister-designate after the NDA co-ordination committee meeting...

Bail for Mizo Phantom Who Alleged EVM Rigging

By Adam HallidayAizawl, May 20 : The “Phantom” — whose video alleging the Congress rigged November’s Assembly polls in Mizoram triggered protest marches — was granted bail on Monday under the condition that he would not make any public statement on the issue.K Chhawnthuama, a residential school owner and church elder, had claimed that three computer experts, two of them Congress workers, had travelled...