tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8094544704355295362024-03-12T20:19:30.562-07:00--Reflections--NorthEast IndiaAware, Awake & Arise:
Issues that concern the regionOtojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.comBlogger135125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-6007171991505612712010-08-29T08:54:00.000-07:002010-08-29T08:58:26.341-07:00SPICMACAY Concert at Sikkim University<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/THqDKTmnDaI/AAAAAAAAALg/X87c04qb1JM/s1600/DSC_5833.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/THqDKTmnDaI/AAAAAAAAALg/X87c04qb1JM/s400/DSC_5833.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510861307125370274" border="0" /></a><br />Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: recital in progress<br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-84223491996268085422010-08-29T05:50:00.000-07:002010-08-29T05:59:17.599-07:00SPICMACAY Concert at Sikkim University by Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena)<div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/THpYnFwjt4I/AAAAAAAAALY/85dBQJc6avQ/s1600/DSC_5786.JPG"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 266px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/THpYnFwjt4I/AAAAAAAAALY/85dBQJc6avQ/s400/DSC_5786.JPG" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5510814522625210242" border="0" /></a><br />Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University welcoming Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Pt. Ramkumar Mishra<br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-90824545846878898302010-08-29T05:38:00.000-07:002010-08-29T05:42:04.883-07:00Northeast asks centre to reduce gas pricesThe northeastern states have urged the central government to reduce the prices of natural gas being used in various thermal power projects of the region, a Tripura minister said here Sunday.<br /><div style="text-align: justify;"> The power ministers of the seven northeastern states met union Power Minister Sushil Kumar Shinde and Petroleum and Natural Gas Minister Murli Deora in New Delhi last week and told them that unless the government reduces the gas price, the people of the northeast would be burdened with heavy electricity tariff.“Over 48 percent of the total electricity is generated from the gas-based thermal power projects in the northeastern region,” Tripura Power and Transport Minister Manik Dey told reporters.<br /><br /></div>For more, read:<br />http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/northeast-asks-centre-to-reduce-gas-prices_100420004.htmlOtojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-47531344598311727342010-08-29T05:33:00.000-07:002010-08-29T05:35:06.221-07:00Mizoram ready to take back Bru refugees<p style="text-align: justify;">The Mizoram government was ready to take back Bru refugees from the six relief camps in North Tripura district before October this year as desired by Union home minister P Chidambaram. "The ball is in the court of the refugees," chief secretary Van Hela Pachuau told <i>PTI</i> here today. "The state government is ready and it is now the refugees who should be ready for the repatriation process," he said, adding that it was always the refugees who made excuses when the state government had prepared schedules for their repatriation earlier.</p>for more, read:<br />http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_mizoram-ready-to-take-back-bru-refugees_1428581Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-14841883403910036742010-08-29T05:23:00.000-07:002010-08-29T05:29:40.396-07:00Fears of 'demographic inundation' behind Bhutan's refugee crisis<p>From their isolated perch in the heights of the Himalayas, the leaders of Bhutan looked upon their borderlands in the 1980s and saw a problem.</p><p>Their authority and traditional way of life, preserved by centuries of reclusion from a changing world, were threatened, they felt, by people they had allowed to migrate into the Buddhist kingdom for more than a century.</p><p>These newer people were a minority but could soon become the majority. So the monarchy sent a message and promised to enforce it: Fit in or get lost.<br /></p>For more, read: http://www.insidebayarea.com/bhutan/ci_15906108Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-18176386118562517072009-07-04T12:23:00.000-07:002009-07-04T12:24:43.236-07:00Sikkim declares 2010 as Year of Tourism<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="margin-left: 2pt;">Having declared the year 2010 as the Year of Tourism, the Sikkim government has drawn up a plan incorporating as many as 13 local festivals in the list of popular events to be staged next year to woo tourists from across the country and abroad.</span><span style="margin-left: 2pt;">Officials of the tourism department said that the celebration of the Year of Tourism will commence with the Sikkim Discover Festival to be held in March/April next year and conclude with the State Flower Show to be held at the state capital in March, 2011.<br /><br />Read full report on <a href="http://http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200907021251.htm">http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200907021251.htm</a><br /></span></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-32712633384311757632009-07-04T12:15:00.000-07:002009-07-04T12:17:51.469-07:00Mizoram spends Rs 70 cr on tobacco annually<div style="text-align: justify;">Mizoram Chief Secretary and chairman of the state Tobacco Control Society Vanhela Pachuau on Thursday said that Mizoram spent around Rs 70 crore on tobacco products per annum. <img src="http://www.zeenews.com/image/spacer.gif" class="border-1-mrg-rb7-j" alt="" style="display: none;" vspace="5" align="" hspace="12" /> Pachuau, addressing a press conference, based his calculation on the basis of the study conducted by the Presbyterian Church in 2004 which said that 77 per cent of the church's over five lakh members in the state consumed tobacco products and spent around Rs Nine lakh per day.<br /><br />Read full report on <a href="http://http://www.zeenews.com/news544016.html">http://www.zeenews.com/news544016.html</a><br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-34161457830098391822009-05-02T05:11:00.000-07:002009-05-02T05:24:48.033-07:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/Sfw5piEU6GI/AAAAAAAAAJg/o5dDq9kmbX8/s1600-h/Image040.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 400px; height: 320px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/Sfw5piEU6GI/AAAAAAAAAJg/o5dDq9kmbX8/s400/Image040.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331199444582197346" border="0" /></a><br /><div style="text-align: center;">Temi Tea Estate (South Sikkim)<br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/Sfw5pU2ZCzI/AAAAAAAAAJY/5CVrBOnfMdM/s1600-h/Image036.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/Sfw5pU2ZCzI/AAAAAAAAAJY/5CVrBOnfMdM/s400/Image036.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331199441034087218" border="0" /></a><br />Temi Tea Estate (South Sikkim)<br /><br /></div><div style="text-align: center;"><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/Sfw5pV0QwII/AAAAAAAAAJQ/bmxqgYaGAzk/s1600-h/Image005.jpg"><img style="margin: 0px auto 10px; display: block; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_f6d1dpeJSIs/Sfw5pV0QwII/AAAAAAAAAJQ/bmxqgYaGAzk/s400/Image005.jpg" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331199441293590658" border="0" /></a><br />Samdruptse (South Sikkim)<br /><br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-62281806212277396932009-04-08T11:16:00.000-07:002009-04-08T11:19:29.952-07:0010th South East Asian Trade Fair gets underway in ShillongTraders from South East Asian countries are participating in the 10th International Trade Fair in Shillong. Traders from several South East Asian countries including Vietnam, Thailand, Philippines, Kenya, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and Egypt showcased a fabulous range of products at various stalls in the ten-day long fair.<br /><br />Read full report on <a href="http://http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/81649.htm">http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/81649.htm</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-59894237705609819092009-04-08T11:05:00.000-07:002009-04-08T11:07:54.676-07:00Sikkim gets a new education schemeSikkim girls are far ahead of the boys in school enrolment, the ratio standing at 113 girls to 100 boys. This is the highest in the entire northeast, and to maintain the trend the central government has ushered in a new scheme, according to an official.<br /><br />Read full report on<br /><a href="http://http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=f4db69c2-0558-4add-95a5-e95f9ed83daf&Headline=Sikkim+gets+a+new+education+scheme">http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=f4db69c2-0558-4add-95a5-e95f9ed83daf&Headline=Sikkim+gets+a+new+education+scheme</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-91351112412549902602009-04-08T10:55:00.000-07:002009-04-08T11:01:19.243-07:00I-T issue to play vital role in Sikkim pollsTo pay or not to pay <a id="KonaLink0" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Personal-Finance/Tax-Savers/Tax-News/I-T-issue-to-play-vital-role-in-Sikkim-polls/articleshow/4371369.cms#"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static; background-color: transparent;">income </span><span class="kLink" style="border-bottom: 1px solid blue; color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static; background-color: transparent;">tax</span></span><span style="position: relative;" id="preLoadWrap0"><div style="position: absolute; z-index: 4000; top: -32px; left: -18px; display: none;" id="preLoadLayer0"><img style="border: 0px none ;" src="http://kona.kontera.com/javascript/lib/imgs/grey_loader.gif" /></div></span></a> is the question in Sikkim as assembly andparliamentary elections drew near. Sensing the mood, chief minister Pawan Chamling and Sikkim Congress president and former chief minister Nar Bahadur Bhandari, arch-rivals in the state, are pulling out all stops to make the state tax-exempt.<br /><br />Read full report on<br /><a href="http://http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Personal-Finance/Tax-Savers/Tax-News/I-T-issue-to-play-vital-role-in-Sikkim-polls/articleshow/4371369.cms">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Personal-Finance/Tax-Savers/Tax-News/I-T-issue-to-play-vital-role-in-Sikkim-polls/articleshow/4371369.cms</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-35626384517800560582009-04-08T10:51:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:53:52.535-07:00220 died of meningitis in MeghalayaHealth authorities in Meghalaya have strengthened surveillance in the wake of meningococcal meningitis showing no signs of receding.More than 220 people died and over 900 people have been infected ever since the outbreak January, 2008, of this air-borne bacterium disease.<br /><br />Read full report on<br /><a href="http://http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=334069&Itemid=76&cattitle=Health">http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=334069&Itemid=76&cattitle=Health</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-54847368372983929012009-04-08T10:46:00.000-07:002009-04-08T10:48:53.977-07:00Tourists to get easier access to Arunachal PradeshVisiting picturesque Arunachal Pradesh will now get easier as the Government is all set to start online processing and application of the mandatory inner-line permit needed to enter the state.<br /><br />Read full report on<a href="http://http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/14061053.htm"> http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/14061053.htm</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-40560987513960246612009-02-13T12:35:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:37:00.119-08:00Tourist inflow in Sikkim rises by over ten per cent annually till last year<div style="text-align: justify;">According to a PTI report, the economic slowdown across the world may hit the tourism industry in other parts of the country, but the tourism sector in the Himalayan state of Sikkim has risen by over ten per cent till last year, according to figure compiled by the tourism department. As per the release by state tourism department, the state received 3.87 lakh tourists in 2008 in comparison to 3.49 lakh tourists in the year before.<br /><br />Read full article on<br /><a href="http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/tourist-inflow-in-sikkim-rises-by-over-ten-per-cent-annually-till-last-year-5108">http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/tourist-inflow-in-sikkim-rises-by-over-ten-per-cent-annually-till-last-year-5108</a><br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-87637391258466979682009-02-13T12:30:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:34:11.317-08:00Come home to Asia's cleanest village in Meghalaya<div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="ver12blkht">Resident across the country can take inspiration from the picture perfect village of Mawlynnong, which has recently earned a unique distinction of being the cleanest village in Asia. Nestled in the pristine hills of Meghalaya, the hamlet has over 80 houses and the villagers, despite their daily schedule of farming and cultivating broomsticks, have worked hard to earn this distinction. Residents of this village keep their surroundings clean by voluntarily performing all the civic duties such as sweeping the roads and lanes, watering the plants in public area and cleaning the drains.<br /><br />Read full article on <a href="http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14854677">http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14854677</a><br /><br /></span></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-83578048515342044922009-02-13T12:25:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:29:01.463-08:00Chakma fencing victims not displaced: Mizoram govt<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;font-size:100%;" >In Mizoram, over 35,000 Chakma tribals are going to be displaced due to the ongoing India-Bangladesh border fencing which is being constructed to prevent anti-national activities and illegal infiltration from across the border. Raising many</span><span style="font-family: arial;font-family:Arial;font-size:100%;" > eyebrows, the government of Mizoram has said it did not consider Chakmas who have lost their homes and land to the ongoing India-Bangladesh border fencing as “displaced”. The government of Mizoram stated this in a reply to the complaint filed by a tribal rights, NGO, Asian Indigenous and Tribal Peoples Network (AITPN) to the National Human Rights Commission alleging denial of timely compensation to the victims.<br />Read full article on<br /><a href="http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15710225">http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15710225</a><br /><br /><br /></span></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-17899874896572946662009-02-13T12:22:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:24:28.359-08:00SMS causing rise to domestic problems, divorce in MizoramFor today's lovers, sending romantic text messages may be chic, but for married couples they may bring in unwanted problems as the Mizo society is witnessing. Replacing the not-so-much secret love letters, the text messages are a new tool in the hands of young lovers to express their feelings these days. But social workers point out that when the messages are exchanged in an extra-marital affair, problems sometimes arise.<br /><br />Read full article on<br /><a href="http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/18091020.htm">http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/18091020.htm</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-78020047150744454012009-02-13T12:15:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:21:31.254-08:00Organic tea from Assam set to enter Hong Kong<div style="text-align: justify;">Organic tea produced by traditional communities in Assam is fast gaining market, globally. After making its presence felt in Canada, the tea is now ready to enter Hong Kong. The Singpho community, credited for being pioneers in the discovery of tea, has developed a tea coin. The product is sold under the brand name Phalap (<a id="KonaLink1" target="undefined" class="kLink" style="text-decoration: underline ! important; position: static;" href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Markets/Commodities/Organic_tea_from_Assam_set_to_enter_Hong_Kong/articleshow/4127132.cms#"><span style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;color:blue;" ><span class="kLink" style="color: blue ! important; font-family: Arial,Helvetica,sans-serif; font-weight: 400; font-size: 12px; position: static;">tea</span></span></a> is called phalap in Singpho language). Two grams of tea are packed in coin shape and can be consumed by dissolving it in hot water. They produce a blend of oolong and green tea.<br /><br />Read full article on <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Markets/Commodities/Organic_tea_from_Assam_set_to_enter_Hong_Kong/articleshow/4127132.cms">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Markets/Commodities/Organic_tea_from_Assam_set_to_enter_Hong_Kong/articleshow/4127132.cms<br /></a><br /><br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-52705336066861871972009-02-13T12:06:00.000-08:002009-02-13T12:14:55.470-08:00India delegation promotes investment opportunities to Vietnam<div style="text-align: justify; font-style: italic;"><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"><strong>The ASEAN North East India Investment & Trade Opportunities Summit continued to present new investment opportunities in the northeast India February 13, at the White Palace Hotel</strong></span></span></span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-size:100%;" >.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;font-family:arial;font-size:100%;" ><span style="font-family:arial;"><span style="font-family:arial;"> This is one of three activities over February 12-14. The program is co-organized by the Ministry of Development of North East Region and the Indian Chamber of Commerce, sponsored by the Consulate General of India, Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, and the Indian Chamber of Commerce in Vietnam.</span></span></span><br /></div><br />Read full news on <a href="http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Hochiminhcity/2009/2/68478/">http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Hochiminhcity/2009/2/68478/</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-49427636302350400472009-01-06T11:45:00.000-08:002009-01-06T11:48:57.509-08:00Northeast leads in terror casualties, overtakes Kashmir<div style="text-align: justify;">India's restive northeastern region saw the maximum number of fatalities in terror strikes in 2008, surpassing Jammu and Kashmir in the latest figures released by an independent security think-tank.The northeast, particularly Assam and Manipur, has turned into a veritable killing field with the region accounting for 1,057 deaths compared to 539 casualties in Kashmir in the past year.<br /><br />Read full article on<br /><a href="http://http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Northeast_leads_in_terror_casualties/articleshow/3941307.cms">http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Northeast_leads_in_terror_casualties/articleshow/3941307.cms</a><br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-46165525436709213492009-01-06T11:33:00.000-08:002009-01-06T11:40:11.150-08:00Himalayan state of Sikkim to get its first airport<div style="text-align: justify;"><span style=""></span><span style="">Over a decade after the central government sanctioned the plan to build an airport </span></div><span style="">in the eastern Himalayan state of Sikkim, construction for the first airport is to begin on January 10 at Pakyong, a town located in east Sikkim about 20 km from the capital city of Gangtok.<br /><br />Read full news on <a href="http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Airlines__Aviation/Himalayan_state_of_Sikkim_to_get_its_first_airport/articleshow/3943269.cms">http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Airlines__Aviation/Himalayan_state_of_Sikkim_to_get_its_first_airport/articleshow/3943269.cms</a><br /></span>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-39297320121934550372008-10-22T04:30:00.000-07:002008-10-22T04:33:49.850-07:00Czech aid for Meghalaya<div style="text-align: justify;">The Czech Republic has shown keen interest in investing in Meghalaya and tap its hydel power potential and aviation links. A Czech business delegation, led by its ambassador to India, Hynek Kmonicek, met local entrepreneurs and state government officials and offered help in developing the state’s potential in generating hydel power.<br /><br />Read full article on <a href="http://http//www.telegraphindia.com/1081022/jsp/northeast/story_10002707.jsp">http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081022/jsp/northeast/story_10002707.jsp</a><br /></div>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-71023668904000295852008-10-22T04:24:00.000-07:002008-10-22T04:28:21.905-07:00Four-Laning of East-West Corridor in AssamThe work on stretch of East-West corridor from Srirampur to Silchar in Assam has already commenced and the overall progress of the project is 22 %. No stretch of East-West corridor is located in any other State of North East.<br /><br />Read full article on <a href="http://http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44034">http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44034</a>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-6453992209404359162008-10-11T07:10:00.000-07:002008-10-11T07:12:45.926-07:0049% in state below poverty line, says Meghalaya CM<span>By Tilak Rai<br />Meghalaya Chief Minister Donkupar Roy rued that around 49 per cent of the state’s population is below poverty line and about an equal percentage of educated youth are unemployed.<br /><br />Read full article on <a href="http://http://www.indianexpress.com/news/49--in-state-below-poverty-line--says-Meghalaya-CM/369140">http://www.indianexpress.com/news/49--in-state-below-poverty-line--says-Meghalaya-CM/369140</a><br /></span>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-809454470435529536.post-20659607922127318022008-07-03T12:56:00.000-07:002008-07-04T02:20:17.458-07:00Five-star hotel-cum-casino to come up in Sikkim<p>The tiny north-eastern state of Sikkim is all set to roll its roulette and is gearing up to give Nepal a run for its money, literally. Along with its virgin forests, lofty mountains, mystic valleys, lush green landscapes and spectacular mountain rivers, the Himalayan kingdom is now all set to welcome visitors with state-of-the-art world class casinos."The state government has given nod to Park Sarovar Plaza Group of Hotels to set up a five-star hotel-cum-casino in Gangtok. The project is likely to be completed in this year only," says G P Upadhyaya, commissioner-cum-secretary of the department of tourism, Sikkim.</p><p>Read full article on<br /></p><p><a href="http://india.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=136862">http://india.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=136862</a><br /></p>Otojit Kshetrimayumhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04707007790020188058noreply@blogger.com0