World Refugee Day: Burmese Family Flees Religious Persecution

'I am really amazed to live in this kind of fine apartment, using electricity for 24 hours, driving a nice car on a very smooth road' Yahoo News - Three of Steven's children and a friend pose for a picture in their home in Indiana. Steven Van Biakthang fled from Myanmar to the United States in 2008. He belongs to the Chin people, an ethnic group who are persecuted for ethnic and religious reasons....

6th Phase repatriation of Mizoram Tribe Refugees Stalled

By Syed Sajjad Ali Bru tribal women (locally called Reang tribe) hold banner at the entrance of Naisingpara camp protesting against repatriation process at Naisingpara refugee camp in north Tripura district of Tripura state on Tuesday. Photo: Ritu Raj Konwar. Bru refugees (locally called Reang tribe) hold banner at the entrance of Naisingpara camp protesting against repatriation process...

Manipur Vow To Shield Integrity

June uprising day observed in Imphal People pay floral tributes to martyrs at Kekrupat in Imphal on Wednesday. Imphal, Jun 19 : The Manipur government and citizens’ organisations reaffirmed their stand on protection of Manipur’s territorial integrity on Great June Uprising, Unity Day today. The United Committee, Manipur (UCM), and the All Manipur United Clubs’ Organisation (Amuco) observed...

Border population thinning out, Arunachal governor alerts PM

By Pradeep Thakur & Bharti Jain Arunachal has always been a sensitive state with China often claiming it as its territory. NEW DELHI: Arunachal Pradesh governor Lt Gen (retd) Nirbhay Sharma has sounded a security alert along the Sino-Indian border and sought the PM's intervention to relook at the government's rehabilitation policy in the area. In a communique to the prime minister's...

Mizo NGO Files FIR Against Chief Justice of Gauhati HC

Aizawl, Jun 18 : A Mizoram based NGO called Zofa Welfare Organization (ZWO) has registered an FIR against the Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court on June 12 for willful neglect of duties.At a press conference held today at Press Club, Aizawl, leaders of ZWO said that the FIR had been registered at Aizawl police station against Gauhati High Court Chief Jusctice for his willful neglect of duties to...

Kuki Tripartite Talks in Delhi on August 22

Imphal, Jun 18 : The long halted tripartite talks involving the two umbrella Kuki underground organizations – Kuki National Organisation (KNO) and United People's Front (UPF) – the Government of India and the Manipur government will be held on August 22 in New Delhi.This matter was discussed in a Joint Monitoring Group (JMG) meeting of the KNO, UPF and the Manipur government at the Banquet Hall...

Indian Advertisements Slowly Begin to Include People From The Northeast

But people from the region warn against portraying them as a homogenous group and caution against romanticising their lives. By Aarefa Johari Three months ago, the food and beverage company Nestlé produced a heart-warming commercial about the "goodness" of food. It featured a boy who is suddenly insecure because his parents have adopted a little girl. In the end, the boy warms up to his new sister...

How Militant Leader’s Facebook Addiction Brought Meghalaya Police to Hideout in Bangalore

Rapiush Sangma By Prakruti P K Wannabe-MLA-turned-radical in search of a quick buck was dumb enough to leave a rich e-trail for the law to catch up The city's reputation as the tech capital seems to have got to him. He could have even treated his affliction at the prestigious Nimhans which has started a centre for curing people of tech addiction. But, alas for him, 36-year-old Rapiush...