Hindi All Around, Meghalaya Minister Asks For Headsets

New Delhi, Jun 30 : The conference had participants from other non-Hindi speaking states such as Manipur and Andhra Pradesh.The NDA government’s insistence on promoting Hindi in official work drew a sharp reaction from a Meghalaya minister at a national conference organised by the Centre here on Thursday. Meghalaya’s Minister for Urban Affairs, Municipal Administration and Labour M Ampareen Lyngdoh’s...

Court Frowns at Delhi Police Over Custody of Manipur Man

New Delhi, Jun 30 : Delhi Police has faced the ire of a local court for ignoring its order regarding handing over to Manipur Police a man from the northeastern state who was arrested in a cheating case here.The court took strong exception to goof up by Delhi Police by not complying with its order of June 26 asking it to respond to the bail plea of the accused and going ahead with the previous day's...

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LTC scam: CBI questions Mizo National Front MP

 CBI has completed examination of all six former and sitting Rajya Sabha members against whom cases have been registered for allegedly claiming travel reimbursement using fake bills. New Delhi, Jun 27 : As part of its probe in LTC scam, the CBI has examined Rajya Sabha member Lalhming Liana of Mizo National Front for allegedly submitting inflated bills to claim air travel...

Malaria Outbreak in Mizoram

Aizawl, Jun 27 : Mizoram government sent doctors and supporting staff to south western Mizoram area in Lawngtlai district adjoining Bangladesh where malaria outbreak in an epidemic form has been reported.C. Zarzoliana, Joint Director (malaria) of the state health services department said that villages as Parva I and II, Devasora and Damdep have been affected by the disease last week.In Damdep village,...

Mountain Echoes

By BUDHADITYA BHATTACHARYA Special Arrangement FROM AFAR A Naga folk group in a still from the film “Songs of the Blue Hills” looks at the contest between tradition and modernity in the music of the Nagas. “All songs, be it of harvest, love, war and festivals, were sung in the community dormitory for the youth,” says Guru Zachunu Keyho, who has collected nearly 600 Chakhesang folk...

Moto 360: The Watch

By Brian Barrett I do not need a smartwatch (no one does). I do not think smartwatches are anywhere near fully functional yet, or if they'll ever be. But after seeing the Moto 360 yesterday, I know one truth that supersedes those others: I am going to buy one as soon as they let me. For as long as the first smartwatch rumors began bubbling, I've been a skeptic. There are too many usability...

MHA's Presentation Focuses on Issues Like Conflicts in Northeast and Kashmir

By Neha Singh Rajnath has approved the presentation readied by Home Secretary Anil Goswami which will be presented before Narendra Modi this week. The presentation briefing the security issues, women's safety, modernized services, inner conflicts creating turbulence in the nation, has been flagged a green signal by Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh. The list of issues that needs immediate...