Blogging about North East India
Today ( 28th October) is Ningol Chakouba Festival in Manipur which is yearly observed on second day of the New Moon in the Manipuri month of Hiyangei which falls October/November.
Ningol -Chakkouba which means “grand feast arranged for sisters” is kind of “sisters day” – the great festivity of the sisters or daughters of Manipur.
The sisters who are married off to distant places are invited back to parental home and a feast is organised and gifts exchanged.
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Assam has lot to offer to wild life enthusiast, wildlife photographers with five national parks! The national parks are home to one horned rhino ( rhinoceros), tiger, golden languor, Indian wild dogs, wild buffalo even wild horses apart from many rare and migratory birds!
Two of its national parks, Kaziranga National Park and Manas National Park are designated as world heritage site!
A North Eastern girl in Delhi was molested on 16th October 2011, at 10:30PM while she was using a public telephone booth. She belong to Naga community from North Eastern state of Manipur. According to NE Support And Helpline posting, a boy of the same community was also beaten up by some localites who rushed out to help the victim helping the molester escape.
A Naga Student body rushed to Timapur police station and lodged a complaint against the molester. A case is register under FIR 224/2011 and two men who attacked the boy and allowed the molester to fled are detained in police station without any FIR is registered against them until the filing of the report. The man who assaulted the girl is absconding.
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One of the main aims of the Government of India is to work for welfare of people. The Government helps to reduce the inequalities between the rich and the poor by providing government jobs to all. Maps of eastern states of India North Eastern States of India are Sikkim and the seven sister states if India.
The Manipur Blockade ( blocking oh NH 39 and NH 53, lifeline of Manipur) by SHDCC (Sadar Hills Districthood Demand Committee) has completed 70 days yesterday which started on 31st July 2011, which is the longest blockade in the history of Manipur.
SHDCC is demanding creation of Sadar Hills district while UNC (United Naga Council) is opposing the demand. UNC has also called for counter blockade of NH 150 since August 21.
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In a sad incident, nine students including one girl were injured apart from another civilian at Roing, Arunachal Pradesh yesterday late evening on 5th October 2011, according to reports by Dibang News. They were immediately rushed to Roing Hospital and later they were referred to Dibrugarh as conditions were critical.
According to one witness, police chased and fired at the group of students on the streets of Roing bazaar. The gun shots rattled the streets for almost ten minutes, said the witness.
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