NEEPCO To Build 4 Hydro Projects in Manipur

By Sobhapati SamomImphal, Aug 29 : Manipur Government today signed a pre-implementation agreement with the North East Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) for implementation of four hydro power projects with a total installed capacity of 368 MW, at the conferene hall of Hotel Imphal here this morning.Manipur Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh, Deputy Chief Minister Gaikhangam, Rural Development Minister...

Artistes From Northeast Who Made the Cut in Bollywood

By Shaheen ParkarWith the 'Mary Kom' biopic featuring artistes from the North-East, we take a look at the talent pool from the region The upcoming Priyanka Chopra-starrer Mary Kom, based on the boxing champ, has put the spotlight on the North-East and its presence in Bollywood. Patralekha, who starred in Citylights, hails from Shillong in Meghalaya. She wonders why people always want to know...

Bru Refugees Want Durable Solution

About 35,000 Reang tribals are staying in six camps in northern Tripura since October 1997Agartala, Aug 28 : Displaced Reang tribals, sheltered in six refugee camps in Tripura for about 17 years, on Wednesday urged a central government team to solve the ethnic problems permanently.About 35,000 Reang tribals are staying in six camps in northern Tripura since October 1997 after they fled their villages...

Daniel Syiem To Participate in London Fashion Week

Shillong, Aug 28 : Meghalaya's eclectic fashion boy Daniel Syiem is all geared up to go global with his ethnic 'Ryndia' collections as he takes centre stage at the London Fashion Week early next month. Syiem will be presenting his collections on September 13 next along with other top designers of the country like Delna Pouwalla, Madhu Varma, Megha Grover, Wajabab Mirza and others. Having...

Over 1.2 Million Affected By Flood in Northeast India

New Delhi, Aug 28 : Over 1.2 million people have been affected by floods in the northeast Indian state of Assam where the rivers, including the Brahmaputra and its tributaries, continue to rise above danger level, said officials Wednesday.At least 10 people have died over the past 10 days in flood- related incident while over 1,260,000 people were affected due to floods in the ravaging waters of...

Mizo Students Federation protests frequent changes of Governors in Mizoram

Aizawl, Aug 27 : The Mizo Students Federation today accused the NDA government of using the state as a "dumping ground" of governors appointed by the UPA government and said it was not going down well with the Mizo people. Stating that Mizoram had four governors in two months, the students' body chief Lalhmachhuana said that they would lodge a written complaint to Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the...

Poor Conditions in Camps, Bru leaders say Mizoram ‘wants us to leave’

By Adam Halliday   A Centre team visits Reang refugee camps in Kanchanpur on Tuesday. (Source: PTI) Aizawl, Aug 27 : Residents of these camps are neither entitled to work under the MGNREGA nor are given farmland to earn a livelihood. Even as an MHA-appointed committee travels to six relief camps in Tripura to study...

Assam Sinks Into Anarchy

A NEW FORMAT NEEDS TO BE DEVELOPED IF BORDER DISPUTES IN THE region CAN NO LONGER BE RESOLVED BY OLD METHODS, SAYS PATRICIA MUKHIM Any of the North-eastern states have been carved out of Assam, with which state Nagaland, Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh have simmering border tensions. While Meghalaya and Arunachal Pradesh have been, and are at the receiving end of the Assam police in border...