"Sinlung" - 6 new articles
White Lion Lands to Rock ShillongShillong, Dec 11 : "It's amazing to be here in the hills, I never knew India was like this" were the first words that renowned rock band White Lion founder and front man Mike Tramp uttered as he and the band alighted from the Pawan Hans helicopter that ferried them from Guahati to the Shillong [...] Dutch Honor for Assam Writer Indira GoswamiGuwahati, Dec 11 : Noted litterateur Indira Goswami has been conferred with the Netherlands' prestigious Principal Prince Claus Award for her work in Indian culture and its development, but the writer is all the more happy for another reason. The 2000 Jnanpith Award winning writer, the first Indian to win the Euro one lakh (approximately Rs [...] Rebels Freed in India Jail BreakBy Subir Bhaumik Guwahati Separatist rebels have broken into a jail in India's north-eastern state of Assam and freed three of their jailed comrades, officials have said. The rebels belong to the "Black Widow" group that is fighting for an independent homeland for the Dimasa tribe in the state. The police said the rebels lobbed grenades as they [...] Students step in where government fears to tread Nagaon Chemistry students of Nowgong College with their teachers. A Telegraph picture Dec 11 : Thirty college sophomores have set out to do what a slew of government schemes promised but failed — root out the seeds of water contamination in Nagaon and Karbi Anglong. Ever since arsenic and fluoride were found in the ground water along [...] Rock on, Northeast Members of The Verbs with organisers of the rock contest On a chilly December night this Sunday, The Verbs — a rock band from Meghalaya — literally set the stage on fire as they walked away with Rs 5-lakh prize money and the winners' crown at the prestigious Hornbill National Rock Contest at the Local Ground [...] A Fly is Mightier than the Gun An insect paralyses army personnel in Arunachal Pradesh PULLOCK DUTTA Black fly Guwahati, Dec 11 : A little black fly that has blinded hundreds in Africa and the US is paralysing army operations in Arunachal Pradesh, with jawans too sick from its itchy bites to pick up the gun. Locally called dim dim, the fly has done enough [...] More Recent Articles |