Gurgaon To Get Helpline For Northeast People: Rijiju

By Rao Jaswant Singh Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju said that he has approved setting up of an exclusive helpline for the people of Northeast living in Gurgaon.  Gurgaon, Oct 20 : Trying to calm nerves after the assault on two Naga youths in Gurgaon late on Wednesday night, Union minister of state for home Kiren Rijiju on Saturday met a group of students...

Northeast People Not Indians? Why They Treated As An Aliens Then

By Mukul Kumar Mishra Remember Nido Tania, a young boy from Arunachal Pradesh who was killed in a South Delhi market in February this year. He was killed with iron rods and after that debate gained momentum that why such discrimination against north-east students. Why they are treated like they are not part of India. Political parties also clamored a lot that time, just to take political advantage...

Mizo Girl Found Dead in Delhi Today

New Delhi:  Juliet, 24, a Mizo girl was found dead and brought to Safdarjung Hospital with fatal head injury from house No. 176, Moti Bagh Chauper in Munirka. The victim had been living with a man called Virender Singh. The police have lodged an FIR under section 302 of the IPC. Investigation is going on. The girl was taken to Safdarjung Hospital with serious head injuries where she...

Bangalore Racial Crime: How it All Went Down?

Michael Lamjathang Haokip of Manipur with Police Commissioner M N Reddy at his office in Bangalore on Thursday Express met with Michael Lamjathang Haokip, one of the Manipuri students who was beaten up by three people in the city on Tuesday. Where did the incident happen? For an upcoming cultural function, we were practising Bamboo dancing at Kothanur. Many of my friends stay there and I went...

UN, Mizoram Govt Sign Deal To Initiate Livelihood Project

Aizawl, Oct 17 : The United Nations and the Mizoram government Thursday signed a USD 4 million agreement to initiate a livelihood project in the state.According to UN representatives, the project would employ a “virtuous cycle” approach to manage and protect the state’s ecosystem and cut out “unscrupulous middlemen” by teaching business plans to farmers and others in the primary sector.The UN entourage...

Delhi To Host 4-Day Northeast Fest in Nov, To Focus On Attacks Issue

New Delhi, Oct 17 : A four-day festival beginning next month will showcase music, dance, fashion and food of the northeastern states with a special focus on "bridging the cultural gap" in the wake of several incidents of attacks on people from the region.Icons from the northeast like champion boxers M C Mary Kom and Shiva Thapa, Bollywood actor Adil Hussain and Everest conqueror Anshu Jamsenpa among...

US Consul General, Mizoram government will continue to combat drug menace together

Aizawl, Oct 17 : Visiting US Consul General in Kolkata Helen LaFave and the Mizoram government today agreed to continue coordination in combating the drug menace, an official statement said. LaFave and state Excise and Narcotics commissioner L Hmunsanga and other senior officials met in Aizawl and discussed the issue of checking drug trafficking across the Myanmar border from the infamous...

Why India is Planning A New Road Near The China Border

By Subir Bhaumik India and China disagree over the demarcation of several Himalayan border areas India has unveiled plans to build a mountain road along the disputed border with China in the country's remote north-east. The $6.5bn (£4.06bn), 1,800km (1,118 miles) all-weather road will stretch from Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh state...