National Green Tribunal to Review Ban on Coal Mining in Meghalaya

By Alok Pandey Coal mining has been going on in Meghalaya since early 19th century Shillong, Jun 9 :  The National Green Tribunal will hold a meeting in Shillong on Monday to review its order banning coal mining in Meghalaya. Coal mining has been going on in Meghalaya since early 19th century, but, say estimates by the government,...

The North-Eastern Challenge

By Sanjoy Hazarika In a region like the North-east, where few groups actually constitute a numerical majority, the State has been involved in unending and fatiguing efforts to deal with a cycle of demands and counter-demands The recent attacks and killings in Assam, Manipur and Meghalaya by armed non-State groups represent a challenge and test for the Narendra Modi government and the need...

World War-era Hospital in Mizoram Stands Test of Time

Aizawl, June 3: A government hospital in North Vanlaiphai, a village in eastern Mizoram near the Myanmar border, has withstood the test of time, including Japanese air strikes during World War II. Legend has it that the heritage hospital is also a silent witness to an attempt on the life of Lt Gen. Sir William Slim, a British officer commanding Burma Corps. As the hospital celebrated its 100th...

Nagaland is Rich in Gold, Says Geologist

"There's gold in them thar hills" was a promotional campaign that ran in Georgia in the US for almost a century from the 1830s and this could well apply to the Naga Hills straddling India and Myanmar, which are a promising place to prospect for the yellow metal, according to a geologist who has worked extensively there. The discovery that can potentially put Nagaland on the gold map has been reported...

Bringing Taste of Northeast to The Capital

From sana thongba from Manipur to tokhan chicken from Tripura - Rosang restaurant takes pride in bringing flavours from northeast India to the capital. And guess what? Backed by strong word of mouth, it boasts of loyal customers from countries like Japan and Britain, who invariably visit when in town. So, when the restaurant came up with a Manipuri food festival this month, I made sure to check out...

Assam: Top Cop Killed in Encounter with Militants

By Surabhi Malik Nityanand Goswami killed in encounter with Karbi People's Liberation Tigers (KPLT). Guwahati, Jun...

Militants Creating Artificial Shortage Of Eggs, say Manipur Traders

By Iboyaima LaithangbamImphal, Jun 6 : There is an artificial shortage of eggs and fish transported from Andhra Pradesh to Manipur, resulting in unreasonable price hike. Two organisations, All Manipur Fish and Egg Traders Association and Nupi Keithel Sinpham and Saktam Kunba Lup blame the rebel group, the National Socialist Council of  Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) for this.Vijayalakshmi Tayenjam,...

What Indian Forces Are Up Against

Tura, Jun 6 : Twenty kilometers off Paikan, the tri-junction where the road forks off to Tura, the army camp on National Highway 51 has an improvised operations room — a sort of a summer house within the compound of Kukurkata police station. The small board on the wall next to a large operations map provides figures of the Dogra regiment unit stationed there: kills two; one of Ulfa and...