Now Assam Asks ONGC, Oil India for Higher Royalties

By Siddhartha P Saikia ONGC and the Gujarat government are embroiled in a legal battle following the latter’s demand for additional royalty. SummaryState-run hydrocarbon explorers ONGC and Oil India face the grim prospect of having to pay additional royalties to states. State-run hydrocarbon explorers ONGC and Oil India face the grim prospect of having to pay additional royalties to...

I’m ready to Kermit to this relationship: Desperate villagers in Indian region hit by droughts hold wedding ceremony for frogs in bid to appease rain gods

The ritual took place in Dibrugarh in the north eastern Indian state of Assam Villagers perform the ceremony to try and bring rainfall during dry spells Ritual began by catching a male and a female frog from two different villages The two frogs were dressed up and adorned with traditional colour After ceremony the frogs were taken to a small pond nearby and let go By Tara Brady Desperate villagers...

Man from Manipur Beaten Up by Two People in Gurgaon, Admitted to Hospital

Gurgaon, Jul 28 :  Just a few days after a man from Manipur was beaten to death in Delhi, another person from the state has been beaten up in the national capital's suburb Gurgaon.The 35-year-old victim was reportedly attacked near his house by two men and has been admitted to hospital. The motive of the attack is still not clear.Last week, Salouni - a former call centre employee...

YMA To Conduct Headcount of Chakmas

Aizawl, Jul 28 : Young Mizo Association (YMA) will soon conduct a census of the Chakma community living in Mizoram.Vanlalruata, general secretary of the central committee of the YMA, said the census would be conducted in the Chakma Autonomous District Council (CADC) areas and also in other parts of the state.He said efforts would be made to ensure that Mizos were able to own land inside the CADC....

Dhaka Lets FCI Ship Food To Northeast Using its Key Port

By Zia HaqNew Delhi, Jul 28 : India has begun using a new trade route via a Bangladeshi port as well as land terrain to ship foodgrains to the Northeast India, as the NDA government steps up ties with the neighbour on the back of foreign minister Sushma Swaraj’s recent successful visit.In a trial run, the Food Corporation of India (FCI), the country’s main grain agency, has successfully shipped...

Delhi is Northeasterners' Favourite Job Destination

By Natalia NingthoujamNew Delhi, Jul 28 : Abhijit K. Borah moved here from Guwahati in search of a better future. He says Delhi has a lot to offer and he has no plans to leave the capital, despite it being tagged as the country's "most racist city"."I won't mind shifting base to another city, provided there are good opportunities. But Delhi always offers opportunities; so till now that thought has...

Northeast Village Buys Burari Plot To House its Own in Comfort, Safety

By Shreya Roy ChowdhuryNew Delhi, Jul 28 : The village of Yaikongpao, in Senapati district, Manipur, has acquired 100 square yards at Burari. When the village chief manages to raise enough funds, a hostel-cum-guesthouse will be constructed for students and families coming to Delhi from the state. Dzukou House too was built this way—villagers on the Manipur-Nagaland border clubbed together to invest...

The Onus To Integrate

India’s capital city has been deeply disturbed by several violent attacks on young men and women from the North-East By Dipankar De Sarkar In most cases of violence against people from NorthEastern states, police have come up with an “anything but racism” explanation. On Boxing Day 2011, a student from Pune was shot and killed in the suburbs of Manchester for no apparent reason. Anuj Bidve,...