Relic Hunters To Search for WWII Aircraft Wrecks in Manipur

New Delhi, Oct 13 : A search team is set to salvage the wrecks of Japanese and British military aircraft which crashed in a north-eastern Indian lake during fierce fighting in the Second World War.Two Japanese fighter aircraft and a British bomber plane sank in 1944 in Loktak lake in the state of Manipur, home to one of the heaviest but largely unknown battles of the war.The exact location of the...

Kiren Rijiju Assures Safe Environment for Northeast People

New Delhi, Oct 13 : Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju today assured people from North-East that the Centre will take adequate steps so that they get a safe environment in every part of the country.Rijiju, while speaking at the 51st annual function of Naga Students Union in Delhi, said that the Union Home Ministry would ensure safe working environment for North-East citizens "like...

Life in Flashback

Lushai (a Mizo tribe) chiefs at Kolkata during a meeting called by the British. The photo is from 1872, soon after the first military expedition into what is now Mizoram, following violent conflict over land rights. By Adam Halliday Looking at century-old images normally throws up some surprises, but this one was extraordinary. Joy L K Pachuau points to a photograph, dated...

Tetseo Sisters From Nagaland Popularize Naga Folk Music

Kohima, Sep 26 : The northeast region has produced several artists who excel in the field of music. Now, a very popular folk music band from Nagaland, the Tetseo Sisters, has taken the Naga folk music to the national and international level.One of the most popular female bands from Nagaland, they sing songs known as "Li" (folksong) in the Chokri dialect of the Chakhesang tribe of Nagaland that tells...

India Invites Thai Businesses To Invest in The Country

Bangkok, Sep 26 : India today invited Thai businesses to invest in the country and said it attaches top priority to the development of the North-East states as it opens a corridor into South-East Asia.India's Ambassador to Thailand, Harsh Vardhan Shringla referred to various initiatives taken by the new Indian government to take the country's trade and development to a new plateau."Opening the North...

Process for Import of Rice from Myanmar Delayed: Mizoram

Aizawl, Sep 25 : Tender process for import of rice from neighbouring Myanmar to Mizoram has not been fixed and time for finalisation was extended, state food and civil supplies minister John Rotluangliana today said. Rotluangliana said the tender seemed to have been extended due to technical reasons. Mizoram was planning to import rice from Myanmar to ensure non-stop supply of foodstuff during...

Tripura High Court starts SMS Service

Agartala, Sep 25 : The high court of Tripura is now being recognized as an IT-enabled HC in the country.According to reports, the Tripura HC has introduced SMS service for both litigants and respondents for the first time in the country. It has drawn the attention of the Supreme Court. Now, it is being replicated in other HCs of the country."Pull-based SMS system is working as client satisfaction...

Meghalaya Blockade Cuts Off Parts Of Northeast

Agartala, Sep 25 : The northeastern states of Tripura and Mizoram, and southern Assam remained cut off from the rest of India following a blockade of the National Highway (NH) 44 in Meghalaya, official said here on Wednesday.The Movement for Indigenous People's Rights and Livelihood, a non-governmental organisation in Meghalaya, has called for an indefinite "economic blockade" from Sep 23 against...