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How North East India loses being far away from New Delhi

September 18, 2011 By 2 Comments

One of the often heard comment about North East India is that it is being ignored by center, ( read New Delhi) due to its distance ( approximately 2000KM) from it. One may wonder how is that possible in this jet age and internet age where news of an earthquake in east coast of United States of America trends in India minutes after in Twitter!

And does that mean that had Calcutta ( Kolkata now a days) remained capital of India like before 1911, would North East India have got attention as much as Kashmir gets now a days ?
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3 North East States grew richer while Assam fare poorly

August 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Per Capita Income (PCI),which indicates an average earning of a person, of three North Eastern States, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram and Sikkim has grown substantially in 2009-2010 and has surpassed national average of Rs. 33,731. The per capita income, in Arunachal Pradesh has increased to Rs 39,679 in the year 2009-10 against Rs 27,271 in 2004-05.

As per the figure, the per capita income in Sikkim increased to Rs 36,075 in 2009-10 from Rs 26,693 in 2004-05 while average earning of people in Mizoram rose to Rs 35,323 from Rs 24,662 in the same period.

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Political turmoil in Meghalaya

June 3, 2011 By Leave a Comment

A political uncertainty is being observed in Meghalaya with 18 MLAs demanding now ouster of Mukul Sangma as Chief Minister to be replaced by D D Lapang. Mukul Sangma is now in New Delhi after he was summoned by Congress Party President Sonia Gandhi. Dissidents MLAs have called for a CLP meeting.

It may be recalled that, Mukul Sangma ad become CM of Meghalaya after replacing D D Lapang on 20 April 2010.
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Lack of Unity among North Eastern communities : NESO

May 17, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Dr Samujjal Bhattacharjee, Chairman of North East Students’ Organisation, has expressed that there is a lack of unity among communities in North Eastern region and it is now time to reach out to each other.

Speaking on the last day of the just concluded 24th General Conference of Naga Students’ Federation (NSF) at Pfutsero town recently, Dr Samujjal stated that the rest of the country abuses the North East as a region where the ethnic groups lack unity while the Government of India considers it as an advantage for their administrative purposes.
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Ban on NDFB to continue

April 24, 2011 By Leave a Comment

The ban on NDFB ( National Democratic Front of Bodoland), an insurgent group fighting for sovereign Bodoland comprising of Bodo dominated areas in Assam, is likely to continue to next two years as Assam had produced evidences of NDFB sponsored terrorist activities in lower Assam before the Unlawful Activities Prevention Tribunal, headed by Justice P K Bhasin.

The centre notified ban on the NDFB on 23 November 2010 for two years on the ground that it has not abjured violence.
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25th North East Games will start from 25th April 2011 at Dirang

April 22, 2011 By 2 Comments

The 25th edition of North East Games, 2010-11 would begin from 25th April at Dirang, West Kameng district in Arunachal Pradehs. Mre than 1500 sportsperson from North Eastern states Assam, Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram, Tripura, Meghalaya as well as Sikkim will participate in this Sports meet.

Union Minister for Youth Affairs and Sports Ajay Maken is scheduled to inaugurate the region’s biggest sports extravaganza as chief guest at Lopen Stadium, Dirang.
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Garo National Liberation Army kills five labourers

April 6, 2011 By Leave a Comment

In South Garo district today in the early morning at around 1:45AM, five labourers were shot dead by suspected Garo National Liberation Army ( GNLA ) millitants at Gokha coal depot, about 10 km from Baghmara, the district headquarter.

According to police sources, Four of the labourers Rambadan Yadav from Uttar Pradesh, Suhagin and Habibul from Assam and Nur Mohammad from Meghalaya were killed on the spot while another labourer Jamin from Assam succumbed to his injuries at hospital.
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Does the North-East Belong in India ?

April 1, 2011 By 55 Comments

I first discovered that ‘we’ were seen as ‘different’ when we moved to Chandigarh. I was 16, and rather surprised when we were visited at lunchtime by Mrs. Khunjoo , who lived in the next apartment. Surprised because we don’t generally expect visitors at lunchtime. Certainly not visitors who spring lithely over the balconies as Mrs Khunjoo did.

“Will you have lunch” my mother , ever hospitable asked her, the first time she manifested.

“No no sister,” she said. “i just want to see.”

“What do you want to see?”,I asked.

“No, please , just what you are eating ?”
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