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Central team to review NC Hills scene

February 9th, 2008

Kalyan Barooah

New Delhi, February 8, 2008: Union Cabinet Secretary, KM Chandrasekhar gold mp3 ringtones virgin mobile usa ringtones free nokia mp3 ringtones and Defence Secretary, Vijay Singh are scheduled to arrive in Guwahati next week on a whirlwind tour. High on the agenda is the review of the anti-insurgency operations, particularly in North Cachar Hills.

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Mizoram to push for more births

February 9th, 2008

Aizawl, February 8, 2008 (PTI): Moving against the tide, Mizoram is planning to encourage population growth. Even as the Centre seeks to check the country’s population boom, the Mizo National Front Government is contemplating a slew of measures to encourage births. Read more »

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Rebel music wafts in Imphal air

February 9th, 2008

Imphal, February 7, 2008: Long before “rebel” became a dirty word in the Northeast and elsewhere, a musical genius with a rebellious streak implored everyone to Get up, stand up/stand up for your rights and the world responded. Last night, on Bob Marley’s 63rd birth anniversary, musicians from around the region gathered in Imphal for a tribute that was as much about celebrating the Rastafarian legend’s music as about lighting the torch of hope — metaphorically — in every oppressed soul who has the urge to rebel like he did. Read more »

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Rats destroy crops in Bangladesh

February 9th, 2008

Mark Dummett, BBC News

Dhaka, February 8, 2008: A plague of rats has destroyed the crops of tens of thousands of people living in Bangladesh’s remote Chittagong Hill Tracts. Aid workers have warned that the destruction of crop has left the people in a “near-famine situation”. Read more »

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Aiyer’s boat ride on Kaladan to boost Indo-Myanmar trade along the river

February 9th, 2008

Raghvendra Rao

New Delhi, February 8, 2008: In a gesture aimed at making the Kaladan river navigable and allowing big ships to enter upstream into Mizoram from Myanmar’s Sittwe port, Minister for Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Mani Shankar Aiyar will venture into the waters of the Kaladan river in a boat near the Indo-Myanmar border on February 13. Aiyar’s boat ride is significant considering that India is seeking to create an alternate route to Northeastern region by setting up the Rs 545 crore Kaladan Multi-Modal Transit Transport project, which would allow direct multi-modal connectivity to the northeastern region bypassing Bangladesh. Read more »

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Films from northeast lauded at MIFF

February 7th, 2008

A package of 33 movies from the north-east, which included both short films and documentaries, was showcased at the ongoing Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) and impressed the viewers as they were most varied in terms of subjects and treatment. Read more »

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Mizoram Govt encourages more population

February 7th, 2008

Aizawl, January 07, 2008 (PTI): Virtually sailing against the tide, Mizoram government is planning to encourage more population in the distant north eastern state. Read more »

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