Indo-Naga peace process
(Left) Minister for planning & coordination, T R Zeliang, addressing the gathering during the LBA Silver Jubilee celebration at Tening on January 29. (Right) Two Liangmai damsels display a traditional...
Saturday, January 31, 2009
Friday, January 30, 2009
Obama urged to aid Afghanistan, stop Pakistan strikes
An Afghan woman walks with her child in the old city of Kabul
©2009 Google - Map data 22 hours agoDAVOS, Switzerland (AFP) — President Barack Obama should deepen US engagement in Afghanistan but show more restraint in Pakistan, ministers said Thursday...
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Kiphire Village Guards attains 50 years
Kiphire Village Guards
Commandant General and Commissioner Nagaland, H K Khulu takes the salute as a contingent of the Kiphire District Village Guards marches past during a function held to commemorate 50 years of existence....
PWD (National Highways) first coordination meeting held
Kohima : The first coordination meeting of the officials of PWD (National Highways) Nagaland and the contractors was held on January 20 last in the office of the Chief Engineer, PWD (NH) Kohima to review the completed and ongoing works on NH-61 and NH-...
Relief given to famine affected villagers of Chandel
Imphal : Under the National Calamity Relief Fund, relief materials were distributed on Wednesday to the 120 villages of Chandel district in Manipur that were affected by the Mautam famine or the calamity due to bamboo flowering. The materials were distributed...
Sunday, January 25, 2009
On the futility of trying to be an Indian
Kaka D. Iralu
I came back from a journey and read a very interesting article in the Nagaland Post ( Jan 23) under the caption “Oh to be an Indian”, where some of our MLAs with names like...
Youth convention resolves to fight terrorism
Imphal, January 25 : A REGIONAL level convention of youths on the theme "Together for Peace" organized by the Nehru Yuba Kendra Sangathan, Imphal zone under the Union ministry of youth affairs and sports at Youth Hostel, Khuman Lampak has discussed on...
Saturday, January 24, 2009
11th National Youth Volleyball C'ship: Andhra beat UP
Jan 24Andhra Pradesh beat Uttar Pradesh in the women's section of the 11th National Youth Volleyball championship now underway at Angamaly near Kochi. Andhra Pradesh humbled Uttar Pradesh 25-22, 25-18 and 25-15.
In the mens section, Mizoram...
MPLF calls general strike on Republic Day
Imphal, January 24 : THE BANNED Manipur People's Liberation Front (MPLF) has called general strike on January 26, Republic Day from 1 am to 6 pm, and called upon the people of Manipur to boycott the Republic Day celebrations.
The Convenor of MPLF stated...
Vice-President gives away bravery awards to children
New Delhi, Jan 24 : Twenty children, including the key witness to the Delhi serial blasts, received National Awards for bravery from Vice-President Hamid Ansari here on Friday.
Ansari gave away the awards this year in place of Prime Minister Manmohan...
Friday, January 23, 2009
Assam Rifles logs on to computer literacy
Col Rajeshwar Singh inaugurates the computer training cell at Tengnoupal in Chandel. A Telegraph picture
It was all about computers for the Assam Rifles in Manipur and Nagaland as part of their civic action programme
The 29 Assam Rifles...
Anouba Imagi in last four
Loktak trophy
Imphal, Jan 24 : Anouba Imagi Mangal stunned Youth Welfare Club 4-1 to enter the semi-finals of the 2nd Loktak Trophy Invitation Football Tournament at Moirang Multi-purpose Higher Secondary ground...
Indian Army fratricide is increasing reprehensibly
The time has come for the Indian Army and also the Government of India to give consideration to the basic reasons behind these shocking incidents.
This information may make you astounded but it’s true that internal conflicts within the Armed Forces...
Indian Government’s success in health sector stuns all
There is a longstanding debate or conflict of opinions between pundits adhering to different isms or doctrines over the role of State in a society.
It’s true that State or a politically organized body of people under a single government has its own...
NSWC condemns rape of minor
Kohima : The Nagaland State Women Commission today condemned the incident of the reported alleged raped committed on a minor girl by one Zhetokhu Yeptho and demanded for severe punishment to the culprit as per the law of the land.
Though the matter...
United In Prayer for Reconciliation of Nagas
In a significant and gracious gesture that will have far-reaching impact on the Naga Reconciliation process, the ‘NSCN/GPRN’ today unconditionally released six members of the NSCN-IM in the name of Naga reconciliation. The NSCN-IM...
B.Com -P may soon disappear from DU curriculum
New Delhi: If all goes as planned, the B.Com (P) course may soon be disappeared from the list of courses offered by the Delhi University (DU).
Presently B.Com (P) is offered in several constituent colleges of the university.
The proposal was discussed...
Ledger fans ask Oscar bosses to pay him special tribute
London, Jan 23 (ANI): Fans of Hollywood actor Heath Ledger have asked Academy Award bosses to pay a special tribute to the late star.
An online poll conducted on the eve of the anniversary of Heath’s death, revealed that more than 3,000 readers logged...
Pakistani Sikh parents demand separate Gurumukhi school for their kids
Lahore, Jan. 23 (ANI): A recent newspaper survey in Pakistan has revealed that over 25 lakh Sikh school children are not being taught their religious language, Gurmukhi.
The Sikh families complained that there were only three schools in Pakistan where...
Tom Cruise Eager to Visit India
Mumbai, Jan 23 : Hollywood star Tom Cruise has expressed his desire to visit India, a country that rouses his curiosity like no other.
The handsome star is promoting his latest film ‘Valkyrie’ in Asia and attended the premiere of the film in Seoul....
India to witness Partial Solar Eclipse on January 26
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Two Hundred Years of Hypocrisy: The Tribalization and the Exoticization of Africa
This is a paper I wrote for a course I’m taking in South Africa. I’m publishing it here since I believe it’s of general interest for my readers.
Motto: “If names not be...
Kuki Students condemns, appeals
Imphal, January 23 : The KSO Sadar Hills has condemned the attempt to hijack a reserved bus on NH 39 between Maram and Tadubi at about 7 pm yesterday by some unidentified persons who came in a Tata Sumo (NL-01C 3328) .
The bus hired by a Kuki Gospel...
Thursday, January 22, 2009
Partial solar eclipse on Jan 26
Sky gazers in some parts of India will get an opportunity to observe a partial solar eclipse Jan 26.
The eclipse, first for the year, will start at 2.15 p.m. Monday and end by 4 p.m.
'The eclipse will be visible only from southern parts of India, eastern...
India culls more than 1,000 birds in northeast region
By Harmeet Shah Singh
CNN
NEW DELHI, India (CNN) — India has culled more than 1,000 birds after discovering several cases of avian influenza among poultry in Sikkim, authorities said Thursday.
According to India’s federal health ministry, health workers...
IANS Islamabad correspondent Muhammad Najeeb dead
Islamabad, Jan 22 (IANS) Muhammad Najeeb, senior journalist and the IANS correspondent in Pakistan for over a decade, died of sudden a heart attack here Thursday. He was 41. Najeeb had a heart attack in the afternoon while working in his office, his...
Bihar shows improvement on education front
The blackboard seems to be back in demand in Bihar, where the number of school dropouts has come down significantly over the years.
According to Annual Status of Education Report (ASER) 2008, the number of out of school children in Bihar has significantly...
Duminy’s success in proving prophets of doom wrong
Sydney, Jan.22 (ANI): There was a time when star South African batsman Jean-Paul Duminy was not in Cricket South Africa’s scheme of things. It has, therefore, been an arduous ride from domestic to international cricket.
South African cricket bigwigs...
HC asks reply from Delhi Police over child trafficking cases
new delhiJan 22: Delhi High Court has taken a serious view of the growing number of cases of trafficking in children.
The court has also asked the city police that these be investigated by a senior officer and asked the city police to give...
Manipur Cabinet approves teaching posts for new state medical college
IMPHAL, Jan 22 : The Manipur government is all prepared to set rolling the process of launching a state medical college by upgrading the Jawaharlal Nehru Hospital at Porompat, Imphal East.
The institute, after the upgrade, would be known as Jawaharlal...
Youth Congress tripura
Agartala, Jan 22 : A team of AICC and national Youth Congress functionaries has conducted an interview of 15 aspirants to the post of Tripura Youth Congress president.
The five-member team comprising Jagdish Tytler, All India Youth Congress president...
8-1 victory for Posterior
Cosmopolitan win 11-5
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Manipur Hockey
A Manipur Police player tries to outrun his Posterior opponent at Khuman Lampak Hockey Stadium in Imphal on Wednesday. Telegraph picture
Imphal, Jan 22 : Posterior Hockey Academy Manipur...
Northeast India Sports news round up Jan 22
BadmintonHailakandi: Jagajyoti Rajkumar and Rajdeep Chanda won the Open Doubles Badminton Championship by defeating Biprajyoti Choudhury and Sagarnil Choudhury pair 18-21, 21-17, 21-16 on Tuesday at Udharbond in Assam’s Cachar district. In the playoff...
Northeast news roundup jan 22
Ex gratiaKokrajhar, Jan. 21: On Republic Day, the BTC administration will formally begin distributing ex gratia cheques of Rs 1 lakh each to the family of those killed in ethnic clashes in Udalguri and Darrang and in the October 30 blasts last year....
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