5 workers shot dead in South Garo Hills
SHILLONG: Five innocent and unarmed coal labourers were reportedly shot dead by armed militants in vengeance for the quarry owner’s failure to pay up on time on Monday afternoon in Nangalbibra region of South Garo Hills. According to reports, a heavily armed group of militants went to the coal quarry operated by one Amitabh Sangma/ Marak at Darangdura, 10 kms from Nangalbira, at around 4:30 PM on Monday. The militants came to the quarry campus and pushed the labourers to one corner before opening fire on them resulting in the death of five labourers. The full report on the attack [Full article…]
NPF on eviction
IMPHAL, May 20: The Naga Peoples Front (NPF), Manipur State has termed the eviction drive of the state government of Manipur at the Kabo Leikai along the Naga river as ‘demolition’ and said the Congress led government will be held responsible for any untoward incident that may arise out of the situation. Athuan Abonmai, secretary of the NPF, Manipur State said the action of the Congress led Manipur government on Monday for ‘demolishing’ 27 houses of the colony was inhuman. “Giving only a day’s time to the Naga river colony to vacate including the three churches in the locality was [Full article…]
CMJ University case takes a twist
SHILLONG: Another twist turned up in the case of CMJ University when Human Resources Manager -cum- Controller of Examinations of CMJ University, Juban KB Kharpuri, surrendered before a local court here on May 17. CID sources on Monday informed that they had sought for five days of police custody for Kharpuri but he got admitted in hospital suffering from ill-health. Interrogation will soon begin the moment he is discharged from the hospital. Currently Chancellor of the University, CM Jha, and Director Dr. (Mrs.) Manjeet Kaur, are still on the run. CID has suspected that CM Jha who is the Chancellor [Full article…]
Media under the scanner: Do we have courage for course correction?
The advent of 24×7 news channels has brought in its wake a series of tremors. The hungry ogre has to be fed by the minute. How can news be churned out at that speed? Before we know it we (media persons) have become a hated category. Now people have given us all kinds of names and labels that we used to reserve for our subjects. Recently someone I met at a social gathering said, “Do you know you media people have become terrorists?” Shocked out of my wits, I said, “Why would you say that?” “Look at the Guwahati incident!” [Full article…]
12 climbers of NorthEast make history
IMPHAL:- North East India no doubt has talents and it was proved when 12 climbers scaled the highest peak Mt Everest in a span of three days.Ten of its members have reached the peak while two other NCC cadets from Manipur also scaled the peak. N Bidyapati of Manipur, Nima Lama of Arunachal Pradesh and Anand Gurung of Sikkim unfurled the expedition flag on top of Mt Everest on May 17. Further the next day, Anshu Jamshenpa of Arunachal Pradesh, N Chingkheinganba of Manipur, David Zohmangaiha of Mizoram, Tarun Saikia of Assam, Kazi Sherpa of Sikkim and Wansuk Myrthong of [Full article…]
3 years now, still awaiting justice.
SHILLONG: Three years have passed since the police firing case at Langpih which claimed the lives of four villagers and 12 others who were injured. Then and now the Assam government is yet to take action against the police personnel. It was on 14th of May, 2010 that four villagers were killed and 12 others were seriously injured when the Assam police personnel fired at them at Langpih. Retired Justice PC Phukan in its report had indicated Platoon Commander of Assam Police, Prem Singh Limbu for ordering excessive and unnecessary firing without a warning which resulted in the violent occurrence. [Full article…]
Newspaper Office attacked in Tripura, three stabbed to death
In a rather bizarre incident that unfolded on Sunday late afternoon in Tripura capital Agartala, a group of unidentified miscreants attacked a newspaper office and killed three of its staff members. According to sources in Tripura police, around 3:30 P.M on Sunday a group of miscreant came to the the Dainik Ganadoot, a Bengali daily’s office in palace compound in the heart of Agartala , supposedly two unknown miscreant entered the office in search of the editor Sushil Chowdhury who was not present at the office . The miscreant had altercation with the staffs; they attacked three staff members with sharp cutting weapons [Full article…]
Tarun Gogoi fires another salvo towards Himanta
The war of words may be over but it seems like Tarun Gogoi and his one time lieutenant and State education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma are at it once again. Only this time the cold war is being played at the expense of the students of the state. The glitches in the publication of the matriculation results has led to a lot of discontent amongst students and parents.Nearly 4 lakh student appeared conducted by SEBA( Secondary Education Board of Assam). Taking que of this anomaly and a spontaneous stir led by AASU advisor Samujal bhattacharya , the chief Minister Tarun [Full article…]
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