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SPICMACAY Concert at Sikkim University

2010-08-29T08:54:00.000-07:00

Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt: recital in progress

SPICMACAY Concert at Sikkim University by Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt (Mohan Veena)

2010-08-29T05:50:00.000-07:00

Vice Chancellor of Sikkim University welcoming Pt. Vishwa Mohan Bhatt & Pt. Ramkumar Mishra

Northeast asks centre to reduce gas prices

2010-08-29T05:38:00.000-07:00

The 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.

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.

For more, read:
http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/northeast-asks-centre-to-reduce-gas-prices_100420004.html

Mizoram ready to take back Bru refugees

2010-08-29T05:33:00.000-07:00

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 PTI 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.

for more, read:
http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report_mizoram-ready-to-take-back-bru-refugees_1428581

Fears of 'demographic inundation' behind Bhutan's refugee crisis

2010-08-29T05:23:00.000-07:00

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.

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.

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.

For more, read: http://www.insidebayarea.com/bhutan/ci_15906108

Sikkim declares 2010 as Year of Tourism

2009-07-04T12:23:00.000-07:00

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.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.

Read full report on http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200907021251.htm

Mizoram spends Rs 70 cr on tobacco annually

2009-07-04T12:15:00.000-07:00

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. 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.

Read full report on http://www.zeenews.com/news544016.html

2009-05-02T05:11:00.000-07:00

Temi Tea Estate (South Sikkim)

Samdruptse (South Sikkim)

10th South East Asian Trade Fair gets underway in Shillong

2009-04-08T11:16:00.000-07:00

Traders 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.

Read full report on http://www.sindhtoday.net/south-asia/81649.htm

Sikkim gets a new education scheme

2009-04-08T11:05:00.000-07:00

Sikkim 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.

Read full report on
http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?sectionName=HomePage&id=f4db69c2-0558-4add-95a5-e95f9ed83daf&Headline=Sikkim+gets+a+new+education+scheme

I-T issue to play vital role in Sikkim polls

2009-04-08T10:55:00.000-07:00

To pay or not to pay income tax 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.

Read full report on
http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Personal-Finance/Tax-Savers/Tax-News/I-T-issue-to-play-vital-role-in-Sikkim-polls/articleshow/4371369.cms

220 died of meningitis in Meghalaya

2009-04-08T10:51:00.000-07:00

Health 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.

Read full report on
http://www.siasat.com/english/index.php?option=content&task=view&id=334069&Itemid=76&cattitle=Health

Tourists to get easier access to Arunachal Pradesh

2009-04-08T10:46:00.000-07:00

Visiting 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.

Read full report on http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/businessline/blnus/14061053.htm

Tourist inflow in Sikkim rises by over ten per cent annually till last year

2009-02-13T12:35:00.000-08:00

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.

Read full article on
http://www.travelbizmonitor.com/tourist-inflow-in-sikkim-rises-by-over-ten-per-cent-annually-till-last-year-5108

Come home to Asia's cleanest village in Meghalaya

2009-02-13T12:30:00.000-08:00

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.

Read full article on http://sify.com/news/fullstory.php?id=14854677

Chakma fencing victims not displaced: Mizoram govt

2009-02-13T12:25:00.000-08:00

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 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.
Read full article on
http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=15710225

SMS causing rise to domestic problems, divorce in Mizoram

2009-02-13T12:22:00.000-08:00

For 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.

Read full article on
http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blnus/18091020.htm

Organic tea from Assam set to enter Hong Kong

2009-02-13T12:15:00.000-08:00

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 (tea 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.

Read full article on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/Markets/Commodities/Organic_tea_from_Assam_set_to_enter_Hong_Kong/articleshow/4127132.cms

India delegation promotes investment opportunities to Vietnam

2009-02-13T12:06:00.000-08:00

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. 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.

Read full news on http://www.saigon-gpdaily.com.vn/Hochiminhcity/2009/2/68478/

Northeast leads in terror casualties, overtakes Kashmir

2009-01-06T11:45:00.000-08:00

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.

Read full article on
http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/India/Northeast_leads_in_terror_casualties/articleshow/3941307.cms

Himalayan state of Sikkim to get its first airport

2009-01-06T11:33:00.000-08:00

Over a decade after the central government sanctioned the plan to build an airport

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.

Read full news on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Airlines__Aviation/Himalayan_state_of_Sikkim_to_get_its_first_airport/articleshow/3943269.cms

Czech aid for Meghalaya

2008-10-22T04:30:00.000-07:00

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.

Read full article on http://www.telegraphindia.com/1081022/jsp/northeast/story_10002707.jsp

Four-Laning of East-West Corridor in Assam

2008-10-22T04:24:00.000-07:00

The 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.

Read full article on http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=44034

49% in state below poverty line, says Meghalaya CM

2008-10-11T07:10:00.000-07:00

By Tilak Rai
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.

Read full article on http://www.indianexpress.com/news/49--in-state-below-poverty-line--says-Meghalaya-CM/369140

Five-star hotel-cum-casino to come up in Sikkim

2008-07-03T12:56:00.000-07:00

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.

Read full article on

http://india.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=136862

US faculty for Shillong IIM

2008-07-03T12:53:00.000-07:00

The new Indian Institute of Management in Shillong could become the first among the premier B-schools to hire foreign faculty to boost its brand value as it debuts this year.The HRD ministry has allowed the Shillong IIM to hire foreign experts who will teach “specific subjects” included in the institute’s curriculum, government officials said.Similar proposals from the existing six IIMs are also being studied by the ministry.Fears of a shortage in quality Indian faculty led to the IIM’s decision to look for teachers outside the country, institute sources said.

Read full article on
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080703/jsp/nation/story_9495745.jsp

Guwahati-Tawang helicopter service launched

2008-07-03T12:42:00.000-07:00

With an aim to boost tourism and handicraft industry in Tawang, a daily helicopter service between the Buddhist centre in Arunachal Pradesh and Guwahati was flagged off on 29th June.

Read full article on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Airlines__Aviation/Guwahati-Tawang_helicopter_service_launched/articleshow/3177940.cms

Hybrid plant for Tripura

2008-07-03T12:39:00.000-07:00

Tripura has set up the first “solar-wind hybrid power project” in the Northeast. The project has the capability to generate 2KW of power, and will utilise solar power and wind energy on a 50:50 basis to produce it.

Read full article on
http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080702/jsp/northeast/story_9492460.jsp

Sikkim govt scraps three more hydel projects

2008-07-03T12:36:00.000-07:00

After discarding four hydel projects in March, the Sikkim government has scrapped three more such projects in the state accusing private developers of delaying execution of their contracts, a top government official said on Thursday.

Read full article on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/PoliticsNation/Sikkim_scraps_three_hydel_projects/articleshow/3193760.cms

Centre approves agri varsity, NIT in Meghalaya

2008-07-03T12:32:00.000-07:00

The Centre has given clearance for setting up of a Central agricultural university and an NIT in Meghalaya, giving a boost to the state's education sector.

Read full article on http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Services/Centre_approves_agri_varsity_NIT_in_Meghalaya/articleshow/3189619.cms

Indian researchers examine genetic status of Arunachal Pradesh tribe

2008-07-03T12:24:00.000-07:00

A new study by researchers at the Indian Statistical Institute has examined for the first time the genetic status of sub-tribes of a Tibeto-Burman-speaking tribe of Arunachal Pradesh in north-eastern India. North-east India has always been a hotspot for population geneticists due to its unique, strategic geographic location and the presence of linguistically, culturally and demographically diverse populations practicing varied occupations. There are an estimated 532 tribal communities who inhabit the different geographical regions, who vary in their morphological features and ethnic origins of varied cultural features and who belong to three linguistic families.

Read full article on http://www.thecheers.org/news/Science/news_29995_Indian-researchers-examine-genetic-status-of-Arunachal-Pradesh-tribe.html

India Plans 310 Billion Rupee Spending to Build Northeast Roads

2008-07-03T12:13:00.000-07:00

By Bibhudatta Pradhan

India plans to invest about 310 billion rupees ($7.2 billion) by 2012 to build roads in the nation's northeast, improving connectivity with the states bordering China, Myanmar, Bangladesh, Nepal and Bhutan. The government will also build airports and railway links to all state capitals of the region, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said, inviting private investment in the region.

Read full article on http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?pid=20601091&sid=aBV0lGcUflkI&refer=india

Three in race for North-East airline

2008-07-03T12:05:00.000-07:00

Apart from Alliance Air, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Air India, two other companies — Universal Empire and Ace Airlines — have submitted offers to run the new airline.The winning bidder will be eligible for subsidies from the North Eastern Council. The new dedicated regional airline is expected to start operations by the end of this year.

Read full article on

http://www.business-standard.com/common/news_article.php?autono=327693&leftnm=3&sub
Left=0&chkFlg=

NE States asked to design special packages

2008-05-24T12:35:00.000-07:00

Switching on to the second phase of the plan to market the North-east as tourist destination, Minister Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER), Mani Shankar Aiyar said that the States should prepare attractive packages to woo Central Government employees. Talking to this newspaper on the sidelines of the UPA’s fourth anniversary celebrations, Aiyar said that he has advised all North Eastern States to prepare a special designed package for the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) travellers.

Read full article on http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=may2408/at09

IIT-G expects to moot plan for North-East development

2008-05-24T12:28:00.000-07:00

IIT-Guwahati is expected to come out with a plan to improve the economic condition in the north eastern region, said Assam governor Lt Gen (retd) Ajai Singh on Friday.
The plan would transform agricultural practices and technological solutions, improve productivity and reduce waste, said Singh in his address at the 10th convocation of the IIT-G.

read full article on http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/002200805231865.htm

Mizoram to set up northeast India's first SEZ

2008-05-24T12:22:00.000-07:00

By Sujit Chakraborty

Mizoram will set up northeast India's first Special Economic Zone (SEZ). "We have already started the process to establish the SEZ at Khawnuam village in Champhai district bordering Myanmar," said Chief Minister Zoramthanga.

Read full article on http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=d200e19d-48b5-46b8-88da-a14797591002&&Headline=Mizoram+to+set+up+northeast+India's+first+SEZ

Tourist inflow in Sikkim up 10% in 2007

2008-04-27T14:26:00.000-07:00

The tourist hub of Sikkim has witnessed about 10 per cent rise in domestic tourist inflow in 2007. An estimated 351,000 visitors visited the picturesque state in 2007 compared with 322,000 in 2006, a rise of about 10 per cent, tourism department sources said. Of the 351,000 tourists visiting the state last year, 331,000 were domestic visitors, while the number of foreign tourists stood at 19,844.

Read full article on http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=36207

Identity tags for mithuns in Arunachal

2008-04-27T14:14:00.000-07:00

Believe it or not, 95 per cent of the quarrels — at times bloodbath — in rural Arunachal Pradesh is over the ownership of mithun (bos frontails) — the state animal considered to be a symbol of wealth. One man’s effort to stop the bad blood has resulted in a unique project in the state — implanting microchips to identify the animals.

Read full article on http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080426/jsp/northeast/story_9191006.jsp

Comprehensive Action Plan To Fight Manipur Militancy

2008-04-27T14:01:00.000-07:00

With the northeastern state of Manipur becoming a lawless region as militants wreak havoc, the central government has called for a 'comprehensive action plan' to fight militancy and suggested stern action against lawmakers hobnobbing with militants.A high-level central team led by union cabinet secretary K.M. Chandrasekhar reviewed the worsening security situation in Manipur for two days in capital Imphal and admitted there were problems plaguing the state.

Read full article on http://newspostindia.com/report-51000

Zubeen Garg: Assamese singer and composer

2008-04-27T13:55:00.000-07:00

The year 2008 is extremely crucial for Assam’s heartthrob singer-composer-actor Zubeen Garg, who two years ago hit the top of popularity charts with the chartbuster song Ya Ali... from Anurag Basu’s Gangster. And he knows it. This is the year which will see the release of his most ambitious work in Hindi, an album titled Pakeeza.

Read full article on http://www.deccanherald.com/Content/Apr272008/finearts2008042664849.asp

NE seeks power priority from Central units

2008-04-27T13:44:00.000-07:00

By R Dutta Choudhury

The North Eastern states today demanded that the states of the region must get priority in allotment of power generated in the stations being set up in the region by Central Government organisations. The States have also called for substantial Central investment in improving the inter-state transmission lines in the region for evacuation of the power to be produced in the projects.

Read full article on http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr2708/at01

State Institute of Rural Development

2008-04-19T13:10:00.000-07:00

Arunachal Pradesh
State Institute of Rural Development,
ESS Sector- Behind Department of Rural Development
Itanagar, - 791 113
Arunachal Pradesh
0360-2216911-TEL-FAX [O]
0360-2213054/2213049 [O]
09436040022 [M]
E-mail: sirda@sancharnet.in

Assam

State Institute of Rural Development
G.S. Road, Khanapara,
District Kamrup
Guwahati – 781 022
Assam
0361-2332138 (D)
0361-2335154/ 2521572 (O) 2337466/2333496 (F)
Resi: 0361- 2544372 / 2548293 / 2260166 (Fax)
09435012797[M]
E-mail: sirdassam@vsnl.net

http://www.assamsilks.com/about_sird.htm

Manipur

State Institute of Panchayat Raj & Rural Development,
Porampat
Imphal – 795 103, Manipur
0385-225853 (F)/ 2445469(T/F)
2440610(R)
094360-27064 [M]
0385-2449924 (Mon. Cell)
094360-23671 (Mr. Masud)
094360-41230 (Mr. Arun)
E-mail: arum70@gmail.com

Meghalaya

State Institute of Rural Development
P.O. Umaim Barapani
Nongsder – 793 103
Meghalaya
0364-2570393(O)
2505646 / 2243997(R)
2570393 /2225978 (F)
094361-12993 (M)

E-mail: megsird@gmail.com

http://megsird.gov.in/

Mizoram
State Institute of Rural Development
Kolasib -796 081.
Kolasib District
Mizoram.
03837-221521 (O)
221522 (R)
2340978 / 221521 (F)
094361-43053 /094361-56032 [M]
E-mail: mzsird@yahoo.com

Nagaland
State Institute of Rural Development

Below Civil Secretariat, Thizama Road
Kohima – 797 004
Nagaland
0370-2270935 /2270936 / 2270356 (O) 2224069(F) / 2222016(R)
Mr.Yangthang – 2224255 (O)
094360-00483 (M)
E-mail: mha_yanthan@yahoo.co.in

Sikkim
State Institute of Rural Development
Jorethang, Karfectar- 737 121
South Sikkim
03595- 276527/257251 (O)
276527 (Tel Fax)
257290/257521(R)
094343-38830 (Dir. Mobile)
sirdsikkim@yahoo.com

http://www.sirdsikkim.org/

Tripura

State Institute of Public Admn. Rural Development
PO: AD Nagar, Agartala – 799 003
Tripura West
0381-2230613 (O)
2374048/2374326 (O)
2324013 (F) 2230613/2374326 (TeleFax)
E-mail: sipardagt@rediffmail.com

www.sipard.nic.in; http://sipard.gov.in/

Alcohol the biggest 'killer' in Meghalaya

2008-04-19T03:51:00.000-07:00

As many as 104 alcohol-related deaths have been reported in Meghalaya in 2007. Health officials here said of the deaths in 2007, most of them are youths. Ironically, majority of the people taking to alcohol are government servants engaged in "white-collar jobs," the officials said.

Read full article on http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/Alcohol-the-biggest---killer---in-Meghalaya/298534/

Czech aid for food industry, airports in Meghalaya

2008-04-19T03:46:00.000-07:00

Czech Republic will provide assistance to set up food processing units and mobile airports in Meghalaya. Czech Ambassador Dr Hynek Kmonicek on a visit to Meghalaya said that he had meetings with Meghalaya Government on the country’s expertise in setting up mobile airports that can be transported in trucks and ideally suited for hilly terrains like Mizoram and Meghalaya.

Read full article on http://www.commodityonline.com/news/topstory/newsdetails.php?id=7393

Now, train to be flown to Arunachal Pradesh

2008-04-19T03:42:00.000-07:00

By Rahul Karmakar,

Barring sparsely used metre gauge branch lines touching its border with Assam at Bhalukpong and Murkokseleng, Arunachal Pradesh has no railway tracks. But that has not stopped the railway ministry — with help from the defence ministry — from planning to airlift a train to Itanagar much before it is put on India’s railway map.

Read full article on http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=aefa312b-abee-4f3b-b14d-291b5c20b064&&Headline=Now%2c+train+to+be+flown+to+Arunachal+Pradesh

Efforts to preserve traditional music of Manipur

2008-04-19T03:40:00.000-07:00

To preserve Manipur's traditional music, an NGO has taken upon itself the task of setting up an indigenous tribal orchestra. "The main purpose is to maintain old music forms of different tribes and to encourage young artistes in the field of traditional and old music forms," said Nameirakpam Tiken, Director of Progressive Artiste Laboratory (PAL).

Read full article on http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/009200804171014.htm

Zoom Developers to set up hotel management institute

2008-04-16T10:40:00.000-07:00

Zoom Enterprises, will enter the education sector by setting up a hotel management institute in Arunachal Pradesh. “Arunachal Pradesh is paying special attention to tourism education, taking steps to promote it by public and private partnership. We wanted to explore the opportunities in this untapped market,” Zoom Developers CEO Rumneek Bawa told IANS Wednesday.

Read full article on http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/world-news/zoom-developers-to-set-up-hotel-management-institute_10038753.html

Jobless Mizo youths fall prey to racketeers

2008-04-16T10:33:00.000-07:00

Increasing joblessness has made the educated Mizo youths vulnerable to human trafficking, a growing menace in economically backward regions of the world, says a Human Rights and Law Network report.Concerned over this issue, the Aizawl-based Human Rights Group on Saturday filed an FIR with the Aizawl police against an Aizawl-based job consultant Dynamic Consultancy.

Read full article on http://www.navhindtimes.com/articles.php?Story_ID=041622

Standard Chartered Bank celebrates 150 years in India

2008-04-16T10:28:00.000-07:00

Standard Chartered is setting up a $500 million microfinance facility that will touch an estimated 4 million people in emerging markets. In India, we will partner with more than 20 microfinance institutions by December, extend operations to the North and North East, which are relatively untouched by the banking industry, and extend our strong capital market capabilities to microfinance institutions.

Read full article on http://www.moneycontrol.com/india/news/pressnews/standard-chartered-bank-celebrates-150-yearsindia/17/17/334468

Books on North East India

2008-04-15T02:24:00.000-07:00

An extensive bibliography of books on this region:

Tripura tea finds flavour in Middle East markets

2008-04-13T15:43:00.000-07:00

"With 58 big tea estates, Tripura accounts for 1% of the country’s tea production, which in 2007 was 8 million kg. Tripura’s tea exports, especially to countries in the Middle East have registered a sharp increase. Manu Tea Factory, member of the Tripura Group of Gardens, exported 98,000 kg tea to Iran and will soon be exporting to Kazakhstan in central Asia."

Read full article on http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/13120249/Tripura-tea-finds-flavour-in-M.html

Identity, insurgency and development: The Naga case

2008-04-13T15:36:00.000-07:00

By Sajal Nag

"The Naga struggle for sovereignty has been the first and longest of the secessionist turned insurgency movements in South Asia which had posed the foremost challenge to the nascent Indian nation-state. At the core of the Nagas self assertion was the question of its identity. Nagas defined themselves as a separate nation as opposed to the Indian nation and demanded the right to self-determi-nation. When it was not granted to them, they appropriated the politics of secessionism to achieve the goal of Naga nation-state."

Read full article on http://www.nagalandpost.com/Opiniondesc.asp?sectionid=58485

Arunachal’s tourism potential untapped

2008-04-13T15:32:00.000-07:00

By Sanjoy Ray

"Two of the most captivating tourist spots in Arunachal Pradesh have both been renamed after Madhuri Dixit, one time Bollywood diva, after she shot for Rakesh Roshan’s blockbuster movie Koyla there in the year 1997. But, in spite of showing such a gratitude to Bollywood, India’s film industry continues to ignore the locales for ten long years thereafter."

Read full article on http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/details.asp?id=apr1008/at08

AIDS claims 150 lives in Mizoram, legislators worried

2008-04-13T15:27:00.000-07:00

"At least 150 of the 235 people identified as having AIDS have died in Mizoram since 1990, a meeting of legislators forum on HIV/AIDS was told."

Read full article on http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=435479&sid=REG

Universities in North East India

2008-04-13T14:12:00.000-07:00

Assam

Gauhati University, Guwahati
Website : http://www.gu.nic.in
Assam University, Silchar (Central University)
Website : www.assamuniversity.nic.in
The Assam Agricultural University
Website : www.aau.ac.in
Dibrugarh University, Dibrugarh
Website : http://www.dibru.ernet.in
Tezpur University, Tezpur (Central University)
Website :http://www.tezu.ernet.in

Arunachal Pradesh

Rajiv Gandhi University (Central University)
Website : http://www.rgu.ac.in
North East Regional Institute of Science and Technology
Website: http://www.nerist.ac.in/

Manipur

Manipur University, Canchipur (Central University )
Website: http://manipuruniv.ac.in/
Central Agricultural University, Iroishemba (Central University)
Website : http://www.cicmanipur.nic.in/html/cau.asp

Meghalaya

North Eastern Hill University, Shillong (Central University)
Website : http://www.nehu.ac.in

Mizoram

Mizoram University, Aizwal (Central University)
Website : http://www.mzu.edu.in

Nagaland

Nagaland University, Kohima (Central University)
Website : http://www.nagauniv.org

Sikkim

Sikkim-Manipal University of Health Medical & Technological Sciences, Tadong
Website : http://www.smuhmts.edu
Sikkim University (Central University)

Website: www.sikkimuniversity.in

Tripura

Tripura University
Website: http://www.tripurauniversity.in/

Usefi says lowest number of scholars, applicants in the East

2008-04-13T13:43:00.000-07:00

"The eastern region, Kolkata included, has the lowest number of Fulbright and Humphrey scholars in the country, said authorities of the United States Education Foundation in India (Usefi) in the city today. Eastern India also has the lowest number of applicants for world-renowned research grant Fulbright Scholarship. Usefi officials attributed this to “a singular lack of ambition” among people of eastern India in general and Kolkata in particular."

Read full article on

http://www.thestatesman.net/page.arcview.php?clid=10&id=225827&usrsess=1

Jobs in various sectors (vacancies)

2008-04-12T23:59:00.000-07:00

For jobs in various sectors, log on to
http://jobsearch.naukri.com

BPO jobs in India (vacancies)

2008-04-12T23:43:00.000-07:00

For any job in BPO sectors in India, log on to
http://www.bpojobsite.com/

Latest IT jobs in India

2008-04-12T23:35:00.000-07:00

For any latest IT jobs in India, check this blog:
http://itjobsdelhi.blogspot.com

Government jobs in India (vacancies)

2008-04-12T23:26:00.000-07:00

For any vacancies in government institutions or organisations, you can check at this blog:
http://sarkari-naukri.blogspot.com

Identity Concerns Impedes Governance In India’s Northeast?

2008-04-10T11:55:00.000-07:00

By Rajesh Dev

"In the context of Northeast India, it is the dilemma between these two meanings of “identity’ that perhaps also motivates the need for our concerns in addressing the issues. While we appreciate the embedded nature of our social identity and its positive advantages, we are also conscious of the ethnocentrism and social polarization that emanates from an essentialist awareness of “identity” in this region. The assumed question that is latent in the motivation of our concerns is whether such embedded notions of community and their politicised character are impediments to ‘governance’; and whether engendering an individual political subjectivity would aid the process of unhindered governance."

Read full article on http://www.kanglaonline.com/index.php?template=kshow&kid=1150

Tata Tele to invest Rs 5 bn in North-East and Assam

2008-04-10T11:53:00.000-07:00

"Tata Teleservices, India`s No. 2 CDMA mobile telephone service provider, announced its alliance with the Assam Small Industries Development Corporation (a Government of Assam Undertaking) to seek, share and offer exclusive knowledge, competence and support to each other, their constituents and partners, and develop a mutually rewarding and successful relationship."

Read full article on http://www.myiris.com/newsCentre/storyShownew.php?fileR=20080410184457121&secID=fromnewsroom&secTitle=From%20the%20News%20Room&dir=2008/04/10

Thirteenth Finance Commission holds its deliberations in North East

2008-04-10T11:49:00.000-07:00

"The Thirteenth Finance Commission held its meeting with economic experts and administrators of the country under the chairmanship of Dr. Vijay Kelkar, in Shillong today. Members of the Commission, Dr. Indira Rajaraman, Prof. Atul Sarma and Dr. Sanjiv Misra had detailed discussions with the various invitees which included Dr. Barthakur, Member, NEC, Shri Falguni Raj Kumar, Secretary, NEC, as well as economists and experts such as Prof. K.C. Boraha, Prof. H. Goswami, Prof. M.P. Bezbarua, Prof. Keya Sengupta, Prof. J.K. Gogoi, Dr. S. Borbora, Prof. Amar Yumnam, Prof. E. Bijoy Singh, Dr. Priyaranjan Singh, Prof. L. Tombi Singh, Prof. David Syiemlieh, Dr. L.S. Gassah, Prof. B. Mishra, Prof. Lianzela, Prof. A. Agarwal, Prof. M.K. Sinha, Dr. K.Z. Ovung, Dr. Paromita Saha, Dr. A. Sinha, Prof. Tamo Mibang, Prof. Amitava Mitra and Dr. S.K. Nayak. Dr. Jayanta Roy, Principal Advisor, Confederation of Indian Industry was a special invitee who participated in this discussion."

Read full article on http://pib.nic.in/release/release.asp?relid=37287

Government considering regional airline for northeast

2008-04-10T11:48:00.000-07:00

"The central government is considering a dedicated regional airline for the northeastern states, a top aviation official said Thursday. According to K.N Srivastava, joint secretary of civil aviation ministry, a dedicated regional airline would boost connectivity in the eight northeastern states."

Read full article on http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/business/government-considering-regional-airline-for-northeast_10036651.html

Manipur

2008-04-09T15:17:00.000-07:00

By Bhagat Oinam
"Manipur’s relation with its neighbouring regions can be well captured through its different phases in history. Its continuous interaction over centuries with the neighbouring kingdoms and principalities has facilitated certain mode of trade and economic ties, movement of people from one region to another, and subsequently establishing cultural transaction. Highlights of few endemic changes can be traced in the kingdom’s entry into the trade route of the colonial powers, and subsequently in becoming a constituent part of the Indian union."

Read full article on http://www.ide.go.jp/English/Publish/Jrp/pdf/jrp_133_04.pdf

Human Market for Sex & Slave?

2008-04-09T14:43:00.001-07:00

By Vilasetuo Suokhrie

"The North East is fast emerging as the latest source of human trafficking with poverty, lack of awareness, unemployment and insurgency remaining the main causes behind it. While the situation for the entire region is highly alarming analysis of available data of women and girls go missing from Assam alone will speak volumes on the magnitude of the problem on an average 250 females adult and 200 female children go missing from Assam annually."

Read full article on http://www.morungexpress.com/index.php?news=5831

Human Market for Sex & Slave?

2008-04-09T14:43:00.000-07:00

By Vilasetuo Suokhrie

Read full article on http://www.morungexpress.com/index.php?news=5831

Rural artisans find a patron in Exim Bank to tap global demand

2008-04-09T14:39:00.000-07:00

By Anup Roy

"Exim Bank realized that artisans from north-east India creating intricately designed bamboo furniture could push their thriving business further if they could standardize their process for better scale and quality. The bank tied up with CNRI and Kolkata-based United Bank of India, which has more than 200 branches in north-east India, to bring the artisans together and train them on various aspects of production."

Read full article on http://www.livemint.com/2008/04/09225337/Rural-artisans-find-a-patron-i.html

Foreign NGO help for Mizoram

2008-04-08T09:52:00.000-07:00

"Several charitable institutions, moved by the distress of Mizo villagers in the aftermath of the crop loss, will mobilise food relief for them."

Read full article on http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080407/jsp/northeast/story_9104577.jsp

Acute food shortage in Mizoram villages

2008-04-08T09:49:00.000-07:00

By Sushanta Talukdar

"Residents of this remote village in Mizoram’s Serchhip district, about 90 km off capital city Aizawl, are facing food shortage of the worst kind, after hordes of rats destroyed their jhum paddy and other crops for the second successive year."

Read full article on http://www.hindu.com/2008/04/08/stories/2008040854461200.htm

Assam's first tribal district with an ISO

2008-04-08T09:44:00.000-07:00

"Karbi Anglong, an autonomous District of Assam has gained the distinction of being first District to have an International Organisation for Standardisation (ISO) certificate for good governance and welfare-oriented administration in the tribal belt of India."

Read full article on http://www.thecheers.org/news/South-Asia/news_19471_Assams-first-tribal-district-with-an-ISO.html

Plastic menace tackled in Assam

2008-04-08T09:40:00.000-07:00

By Sandeep Chatterjee

"Guwahati is now all set to have its own Plastic Waste Management Centre (PWMC) at Borgaon, Mouza: Pub Bangsar, Hajo Circle. This centre aims not only to manage the growing plastic menace of Assam but also the entire North East (NE)."

Read full article on http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=132054

New Year sun shines on Manipur

2008-04-08T09:34:00.000-07:00

"Prayers for peace and protection were on every lip as violence-hit Manipur celebrated Cheiraoba or the Meitei New Year’s Day today. “I prayed to the gods to take away all the bad things from Manipur and shower all the good things this New Year,” said Rani Devi, a young housewife, after the Cheiraoba prayer ritual."

Read full article on http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080408/jsp/northeast/story_9106663.jsp

India-Burma relations gaining momentum of its own

2008-04-08T09:19:00.000-07:00

By Syed Ali Mujtaba

"The Indo-Burmese relationship is acquiring a positive momentum of its own despite western rights groups' criticism of Myanmar 's handling of pro-democracy demonstrations some six months back. India had rolled out red-carpet for Burmese military junta’s top leadership who were on a five day visit to India that began from April 4, 2008."

Read full article on http://globalpolitician.com/24457-india-burma

India quakes in the year of the rats

2008-04-08T09:15:00.000-07:00

By Sudha Ramachandran

"India's armed forces, which have been battling insurgents in the northeast for over six decades, are now engaged with another enemy - rats. The rat population in the northeastern states of Mizoram and Manipur - the two states bordering Myanmar - has witnessed a massive growth. With rats destroying crops and devouring grain, the threat of famine looms over the region. Soldiers deployed in the area to fight insurgents are being called in to help the civilian administration tackle the impending crisis."

Read full article on http://www.atimes.com/atimes/South_Asia/JD09Df01.html

Sikkim identifies 22 mega projects to generate 4430 MW power

2008-04-06T11:49:00.001-07:00

"It is reported that Sikkim Power Development Corporation has identified the prospective private developers for the 22 mega projects which would generate 4430 MW of power. The total estimated cost of these projects would be around INR 25,000 crore."

Read full article on http://steelguru.com/news/index/2008/04/04/NDExMjU%3D/Sikkim_identifies_22_mega_projects_to_generate_4430_MW_power.html

Sikkim identifies 22 mega projects to generate 4430 MW power

2008-04-06T11:49:00.000-07:00

Read full article on http://steelguru.com/news/index/2008/04/04/NDExMjU=/Sikkim_identifies_22_mega_projects_to_generate_4430_MW_power.html

Meghalaya Dy CM opposes Uranium mining

2008-04-06T10:37:00.000-07:00

"Meghalaya Deputy Chief Minister Hoping Stone Lyngdoh today reiterated his stand on opposing Uranium mining in the state even as the Centre decided to extract the ore from the Kylleng-Pyndengsohiong village. ''I will take up the matter before the Cabinet and request our coalition partners not to issue a No Objection Certificate to the Uranium Corporation of India Limited (UCIL) for the mining in Meghalaya,'' Lyngdoh said."

Read full article on http://www.morungexpress.com/index.php?news=5656

ONGC to resume mining in Nagaland

2008-04-06T10:34:00.000-07:00

By Amarjyoti Borah

"In 1994, the Nagaland government asked the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ongc) to shut shop in the state. Pressure from local people and militant groups had a big role in the decision. The country’s largest crude oil producer is now set to resume operations in the north eastern state. It has signed a lease with the Nagaland government to revive petroleum mining in Changpang village in Wokha district."

Read full article on http://www.downtoearth.org.in/full6.asp?foldername=20080415&filename=news&sec_id=4&sid=2

Nagaland signs 2 pacts with Korean co

2008-04-06T10:31:00.000-07:00

"South Korea-based Cona International Ltd, a consortium of investors, has signed two agreements with Nagaland government for investing in SEZ and industrial growth centre respectively."

Read full article on http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/004200804051321.htm

Meghalaya’s traditional archery competition

2008-04-06T10:17:00.000-07:00

By Jogesh Doley

"Meghalaya, the beautiful state of the northeast with a breathtaking beauty and scenery has a lot more to offer other than its beauty. For entertainments, the state has the annual archery competition organised by the Aaphira Archery committee to commemorate the uprising of the Khasi king, U Tirot Singh against the British rule in April 1828, for the revelers to escape from the day-to-day monotony and the boredom of life."

Read full article on http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=131871

Infrastructure top priority along Chinese border in Arunachal

2008-04-06T10:09:00.000-07:00

"The government would give top-most priority to building infrastructure and improving connectivity in the state, Defence Minister A K Antony said on Sunday, 6 April, as he visited this strategic valley close to the border with China."

Read full article on http://www.hindu.com/thehindu/holnus/000200804061865.htm

'A Great Disservice'

2008-04-06T09:52:00.000-07:00

By Jaideep Mazumdar

"Be warned! Supporting the Tibetan cause or commiserating with the Dalai Lama and his followers would only encourage secessionism in various corners of India, primarily in Kashmir and parts of the Northeast. This, in effect, is what a poker-faced Prakash Karat said on the sidelines of the 19th Congress of the CPI(M) at Coimbatore. Indians who support the Tibetans, Karat argued, ought to be prepared to concede separatist demands within the country."

Read full article on

http://www.outlookindia.com/full.asp?fodname=20080401&fname=jaideep&sid=1

Women in Meghalaya make micro credit banking possible

2008-04-06T09:47:00.000-07:00

"Women in Meghalaya have formed the first of its kind bank in Meghalaya, a rural banking system based on the concept of micro-credit system. It is the North East Region Institute for Micro credit (NIM)-Banking Institution and Learning Centre of Excellence for Holistic Aspiration of Mothers (BILCHAM), an apex self help group (SHG) federation."

Read full article on http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=131898

Vote bank politics fosters illegal migration into NE: Book

2008-04-03T12:16:00.000-07:00

"Outwardly secular, politics in India is all about vote banks and keeping a party in power. No wonder the problem of infiltration of illegal migrants remains unresolved, threatening to snowball into major crisis, say intellectuals from the Northeast."

Read full article on http://www.zeenews.com/articles.asp?aid=434360&sid=REG

Agartala to get its first train service by June

2008-04-03T11:58:00.000-07:00

"Tripura's capital Agartala will become the second state capital in the northeast after Guwahati to come on the country's railway map by June, an official said here on Saturday."

Read full article on

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Agartala_to_get_its_first_train_service_by_June/articleshow/2910058.cms

The Cost of Development: Ignoring international pressure, India prepares for Burmese port deal

2008-04-03T11:52:00.000-07:00

By Nava Thakuria

"India—Ignoring continuing international pressure to enact strong economic sanctions on the repressive military junta of Burma (also known as Myanmar), India is gearing up to sign a deal to construct a port on Burma's coast intended to boost the economy of India's unstable northeast, where a secessionist movement has inspired several insurgents to declare a civil war against New Delhi."

Read full article on http://en.epochtimes.com/news/8-3-29/68213.html

Helicopter service between Guwahati & Tamang to start soon

2008-04-03T11:46:00.000-07:00

"The daily subsidised helicopter service between Guwahati and Tawang is expected to start soon, according to Civil Aviation department sources."

Read full article on

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/News/News_By_Industry/Transportation/Airlines__Aviation/Helicopter_service_between_Guwahati__Tamang_to_start_soon/articleshow/2910230.cms

Shillong set to get North East's first NIFT centre

2008-04-03T11:44:00.000-07:00

"In a bid to give impetus to the traditional skills in the region, the National Institute of Fashion Technology will be setting up its first centre in the northeast in Shillong this year."

Read full article on http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Shillong_set_to_get_North_Easts_first_NIFT_centre/articleshow/2900869.cms

Alembic plans formulations unit in Sikkim

2008-04-03T11:37:00.000-07:00

"After Zydus Cadila and Torrent Pharma, Gujarat-based Alembic is planning to set up a formulations unit in Sikkim."

read full article on http://www.business-standard.com/common/storypage_c_online.php?leftnm=10&bKeyFlag=IN&autono=35108

Big catch for Meghalaya Police

2008-04-03T11:29:00.000-07:00

By Saidul Khan

"Meghalaya police has busted the rebel camp of Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) and National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) in Wahlymbong, Jaintia Hills, killing two hardcore rebels and arresting six others. The prize catch is camp commander of Chittagoan, Riskin Phawa – the most wanted militant, who is believed to be involved in the mobilisation of cadres and serving demand notes."

Read full artucle on http://www.merinews.com/catFull.jsp?articleID=131581

Unscientific ‘Rat-Hole’ mining in Meghalaya under scrutiny

2008-04-03T11:26:00.000-07:00

"Even as the Government of Meghalaya is on the verge of formulating the State mining policy, the outright implementation in the rich coal belts of West Khasi Hills, Jaintia Hills and Garo Hills districts is bound to encounter hurdles."

Read full article on http://www.morungexpress.com/Regional-News/5387.html

India-Myanmar border trade all set to improve

2008-04-03T11:17:00.000-07:00

By Ashok B Sharma

"India and Myanmar has decided to increase the border trade between the two countries which at present is limited to 22 select items. Both sides expect that the agreement on the Kaladan multi-modal transit-cum-transport project signed on Thursday night would help to increase connectivity between the two countries."

Read full article on http://www.financialexpress.com/news/India-Myanmar-border-trade-all-set-to-improve/292120/

Hardy Oil & Gas and Reliance get onshore license in Assam, India

2008-04-03T11:10:00.000-07:00

"Hardy Oil & Gas Plc., in conjunction with Reliance Industries, has gained its first license onshore India, with a 10 percent interest in an oil block in Assam, in Northeast India."

Read full article on http://www.hemscott.com/news/latest-news/item.do?newsId=62637803045166

Manipur descends into chaos and lawlessness

2008-04-03T11:05:00.000-07:00

By Syed Zarir Hussain

"Manipur state in India's northeast is becoming a lawless region with militants threatening doctors and teachers, killing government officials and Hindi-speakers and extorting money from even temples."

Read full article on http://www.hindustantimes.com/StoryPage/StoryPage.aspx?id=14581552-e96c-4f2c-b7b2-03a5fc1c0a5a&MatchID1=4679&TeamID1=6&TeamID2=3&MatchType1=1&SeriesID1=1179&MatchID2=4674&TeamID3=4&TeamID4=8&MatchType2=1&SeriesID2=1177&PrimaryID=4679&Headline=Manipur+descends+into+chaos+and+lawlessness

Securing India's North-East

2008-04-03T10:58:00.000-07:00

By G. Parthasarathy

"Two major factors are crucial in the security of India's North-Eastern States. First, these States are landlocked. Their access to the sea and even trade and economic exchanges with other parts of India are thereby curtailed. Second, even access by land is often precarious, because access to these States from other parts of India is through the narrow 'Siliguri Corridor', which is vulnerable to Chinese pressure, especially as an aggressive China brazenly lays claim to Arunachal Pradesh, protesting against the visit of India's Prime Minister to that State."

Read full article on http://www.dailypioneer.com/columnist1.asp?main_variable=Columnist&file_name=parthasarathy%2Fparthasarathy170.txt&writer=parthasarathy

The challenges of micro-finance in the north-east

2008-04-03T10:54:00.000-07:00

By Anjali Deshpande

"The model adopted in India for disbursing micro-credit to the lower income groups through Self Help Groups (SHGs) will have to be suitably modified if the eight states of the north-east are to be included in financial services, says a recent study."

Read full article on http://www.infochangeindia.org/analysis259.jsp

A guided tour of 'outer' India

2008-03-28T12:48:00.000-07:00

By Maloy Krishna Dhar

"Have you ever heard of places like Somdal, Chapkikarong, and Soraphung? To many, they might not even sound Indian. But they are areas in the Indian State of Manipur. The Indian Army and paramilitary forces took over three months (November 07 to February 2008) to partially recapture the sensitive Somdal area on the Indo-Myanmar border from hordes of Meitei (Manipuri Hindus) rebel groups."

Read full article on http://sify.com/news/columns/fullstory.php?id=14630523

Meghalaya to have ayurveda and homeopathy

2008-03-28T12:41:00.000-07:00

"Institute for ayurveda and homoeopathy will be set up in Meghalaya capital Shillong. The union cabinet approved the scheme on 27 March 2008. The North Eastern Institute of Ayurveda and Homeopathy will be an autonomous organisation under the department of Ayurveda, Yoga & Naturopathy, Unani, Siddha and Homoeopathy (AYUSH). It will be built at a cost of Rs.675 million."

Read full article on http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/uncategorized/meghalaya-to-have-ayurveda-and-homeopathy-institute_10031875.html

NGO’s and locals oppose uranium mining in Meghalaya

2008-03-28T12:36:00.000-07:00

"Non-governmental organizations (NGOs) and pressure groups have expressed their strong opposition to the Central Government’s plan to start the uranium mining process in Meghalaya."

Read full article on http://www.thaindian.com/newsportal/south-asia/ngos-and-locals-oppose-uranium-mining-in-meghalaya_10032017.html