191 from Northeast Qualify in JEE (Advanced) 2014

Guwahati, Jun 24 : In the results of JEE (Advanced) 2014, a total of 1,582 candidates (1,457 boys and 125 girls), out of the 10,053 registered from the IIT Guwahati Zone, have qualified. They include 191 from the north-eastern States except Tripura; 1,338 from Bihar, 41 from Siliguri, and 12 from Dubai, UAE.Prem Anand emerged as topper in the IIT Guwahati Zone, securing 260 out of 360, an IIT-G...

Myanmar Wants Converts To Get Government Permission

Associated Press/Photo by Khin Maung Win Immanuel Baptist Church in Yangon, Myanmar. By Julia A. Seymour Myanmar, also known as Burma, has taken steps in recent years toward freedom and democracy from the iron-fisted military regime that ruled until 2011. But many groups were outraged by a recently proposed religious conversion bill they say is a step backwards. The parliament...

Thousands on Risky Hunt for Nepal's 'Viagra'

Harvesting of Yarsagumba could also damage ecosystem It's June in Nepal, so tens of thousands of people are scouring the nation's remote highlands for so-called "Himalayan Viagra"—a fungus said to boost libidos and ease health woes. But harvesting is a risky job that doesn't pay much compared to the fungus' value on the open...

‘Mizoram Belongs To The Mizos Only’

Aizawl, Jun 23 : The Mizoram government has beefed up security with four days left for Mizo students to enter the Chakma dominated area of Borapansury in Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) in Mizoram to construct a rest house there, much to the opposition of the Chakma tribe.MZP to build structure in Chakma area in Mizoram.Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), the largest students' body in Mizoram, is...

Looking For A Peg

2.46litres is India’s average per capita consumption of pure alcohol in 2010, according to WHO Summary As Kerala attempts phased prohibition, a look at how the country holds its drink The abstainers Prohibition is in force in Gujarat, Mizoram, Manipur and Nagaland MIZORAM The Mizoram Liquor Total Prohibition Act 1996 banned the sale...

NCC Planning Academy in Arunachal Pradesh

Itanagar, Jun 23 : The National Cadets Corps (NCC) is planning to open an academy in Arunachal Pradesh and raise a new battalion in the Tawang district of the state bordering China. NCC Tezur-based Group Commander Brigadier N K Dabas announced this during a meeting on Friday with Chief Minister Nabam Tuki while briefing the latter about various activities being carried out by NCC in the state. Dabas...

Assam Official Objects to ISL Team Being Named NE United FC

Guwahati, Jun 23 : A top official of Assam Football Association has objected to the naming of Indian Super League side to be based in Guwahati as North East United FC, saying that the team should have been named after the home city.Guwahati franchise co-owner John Abraham had announced the name of the team as North East United FC on June 10."The Assam government has spent more than Rs 12 crore in...

Assam opposes visa-free entry to Bangladeshis

Gogoi says state is opposed to proposal irrespective of ageGuwahati, Jun 23 : The Assam government in far-east India has rejected a revised proposal by the Centre for relaxation of visa norms giving free entry to Bangladeshi citizens below 10 years and above 70 years into India.The earlier proposal sent to the state was whether visa-free entry should be given to Bangladeshi nationals below 18 years...