"Sinlung" - 8 new articles
Right of Reply: The Bnei Menashe TruthBy Barlev Haokip Often when people talk about the Bnei Menashe, as in Amir Mizroch's article ("An ever-expanding pool of would-be immigrants," Jerusalem Post, November 25), they resemble the blind men who emerged with different opinions about what constitutes an elephant, depending on which part of the animal they touched. Finding the truth about this people of [...] Special Force to Deal with Disasters in Northeast IndiaAgartala, Dec 15 : Two battalions of the National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) would be deployed in the northeast in view of the threat of natural and man-made disasters in the region, officials said here Sunday. "Of the 10 NDRF battalions located at different locations of India based on the vulnerability profile to cut down [...] Rivalry Among Naga Factions Harming PeaceBy Nirendra Dev New Delhi, Dec 15 : The rivalry and muscle flexing among different Naga factions is a major stumbling block in the 11-year-old peace process, government sources said today. As the venue of the fresh round of parleys between the government and NSCN (IM) was shifted from the Hague to Amsterdam earlier this month, the [...] Somebody Needs To Control The Fans - Elvis Vasco SC coach Elvis Goes was ecstatic after what he termed as the 'biggest victory' for him so far, as his side beat Mohun Bagan 1-0 at the Barasat on Sunday. "I hope we continue to play with the same intensity in our last game against Oil India and then hope for the best. The boys [...] Will Maradona's Visit Actually Help Indian Football? Football legend Diego Armando Maradona is in India. As he arrives, Goal.com considers various aspects of his visit and whether it will actually help the development of the game on the sub-continent. The Kolkata visit has everyone excited.Some say that this is one of the most glorious moments for Indian football while others are merely overawed [...] Indian Govt Looking for Land for 2nd AIIMS Campus Health Minister Anbumani Ramadoss said that government is looking for land either in Delhi or in (suburban) Noida for the second campus of the premier All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). Mr. Ramadoss added that the 50-year-old institute's infrastructure was facing tremendous pressure as on an average 8,000 to 9,000 patients visited the institute every [...] Assam to kill 200,000 fowl in bird flu Cull By Biswajyoti Das Guwahati, Dec 15 : Indian authorities will slaughter 200,000 chickens in the northeast state of Assam in the next two days in a culling operation to tackle the threat of bird flu, officials said. Health workers and bird flu experts were monitoring about 100 people who had shown signs of the virus. The patients in [...] Entrepreneurs in Northeast Spawning New Models of Enterprise By Gouri Agtey Athale A traditional society, depending on traditional industry is finally moving out of a fixed, traditional mould. Young entrepreneurs in the north eastern states of Nagaland, Manipur and Mizoram are keen that their states progress economically, and without any government handouts. And they are doing this through their own entrepreneurial initiative in small [...] More Recent Articles |