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AFSPA terror continues in Manipur. Imphal, May 24 : Enacted on 11 September 1958 by an Act of Parliament to tackle the Naga insurgency, the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) gives sweeping powers to security forces empowering them to arrest without a warrant or kill someone on suspicion without fear of prosecution. As this draconian law completed 55 years on 22 May 2013, the debate

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Guwahati, May 24 : In Assam where the social status of women is high in comparison to some other states, female population recorded a growth rate of 19.7 per cent during the last decade compared to 18.2 per cent males against the previous decade's 18.5 per cent and 15.7 per cent.The growth rate of the female population in the state over males continued to be high during 2001-2011 as in the

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By Erwan Xiao Originating in the UK, the annual Chip Shop Awards is an international creative award for un-used advertising ideas that celebrates creativity with “no limits”. “The Chips is all about ideas. Your work does not have to have been broadcast, printed or mailed. The Clients doesn't have to be yours. You just need a brilliant idea” This results in some hilariously bad

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Unexcited? There May Be a Pill for That Jake Chessum for The New York Times By DANIEL BERGNER Linneah sat at a desk at the Center for Sexual Medicine at Sheppard Pratt in the suburbs of Baltimore and filled out a questionnaire. She read briskly, making swift checks beside her selected answers, and when she was finished, she handed the pages across the desk to

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Aizawl, May, 23 : Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla today announced that the state government would give Rs 5 lakh to David Zohmangaiha who was among the climbers from the north east to scale the Mount Everest, an official statement said here today. Another person from Mizoram, Vanllaliana, who was in the team as a base camp manager from the state Sports and Youth Services department

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Kohima, May 23 : Phony honey that is syrups containing illegal antibiotics is often dumped in India by China. This has emerged as a big threat to the industry. Northeast India especially Nagaland is emerging as honey producing destination. The per capita honey consumption in Nagaland is 165 grams while nationally it is 8 grams.Nagaland Beekeeping and honey mission (NBHM) which started

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Aizawl, May 22 : The death toll in hooch tragedy here remained two but the number of people taken ill due to consumption of spurious liquor rose to 30 today, officials said.Aizawl Civil Hospital officials said one woman admitted to the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) remained critical, while the conditions of 13 people admitted to the hospital have improved. Seventeen people were discharged from

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Imphal, May 22 : Manipur has recorded the highest pass index of 72 per cent in the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) examination this year. This is the highest pass record in the last decade. Out of the total 33,579 candidates that appeared for the matric exam conducted by the Board of Higher Secondary Education, Manipur, 24,267 cleared the exam. However, there were no students from

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Aizawl, May 22 : Seven BSF personnel were killed and four other personnel injured when a vehicle they used for patrolling fell into a gorge near Mizoram-Bangladesh border Tuipuibari village on Tuesday, the police said. The vehicle carrying 11 personnel were patrolling in the area when it rolled down into a gorge 350 feet deep killing six of them on the spot. Another BSF man

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By Rahul KarmakarGuwahati, May 22 : This might make Count Dracula bat his eyelids in anxiety. Meghalaya governor Ranjit Shekhar Mooshahary, not known to have bats in his belfry, has batted for bat meat. His claim: the nocturnal flying mammal, often demonised as evil bloodthirsty vampires, is tasty and healthy.“The caves of Meghalaya have bats that can yield healthy meat rich in proteins,”

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Kodak employed 140,000 people. Instagram, 13. A digital visionary says the Web kills jobs, wealth -- even democracy By Scott Timberg Jaron Lanier (Credit: Jonathan Sprague) Jaron Lanier is a computer science pioneer who has grown gradually disenchanted with the online world

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Love Behind Bars “I love you.” They were words I had longed to hear from Justin for years, but when he finally spoke them, something held me back. Three layers of Plexiglass and armed guards, to be precise. Justin and I had dated off and on for years, and some part of me always believed we would end up married. Our parents were close friends, and we’d grown up together. He had

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Eesha Khare (AP) An 18-year-old Indian-American girl has invented a super-capacitor device that could potentially charge your cellphone in less than 20 seconds. Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries, that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds.

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New Delhi, May 21 : A 1000-word “very long” poem, penned by Irom Sharmila, who has been on fast for the past 12 years to protest against what she calls repressive laws allowing widespread human rights abuses, forms part of a new book on the activist from Manipur. Titled “Birth” the poem concludes “Iron Irom Two Journeys • Where the Abnormal is Normal,” a book written by author and

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Haflong (Assam), May 21 : Over 80 per cent votes were cast in the 11th N C Hills Autonomous Council election in Assam's Dima Hasao district which was held peacefully amidst tight security.The election will decide the fate of 138 candidates for the 28 Member of Autonomous Council seats.Polling was held in 200 polling stations across the district which has a total electorate of 1,21,297 voters.

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The region is home to some 1800 elephants Villagers voluntarily relocate from elephant corridor May 2013. Marking a significant milestone in efforts to secure a crucial elephant corridor in northeast India, residents of an entire village have literally put down in stone their willingness to relocate

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New Delhi, May 21 : China has sought better access to Bangladesh and Myanmar markets through infrastructure development in India's North East linking these countries with China and other countries in the South East Asian region, even as the two countries agreed to maintain peace on the border.The two sides took stock of the recent incident of Chinese incursion in Ladakh in the western sector

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By Linda Chhakchhuak Aizawl, May 20 : Dozens of Young Mizo Association (YMA) members yesterday swooped down on two city localities to survey the impact of the Central YMA (CYMA) deadline against bootleggers. Liquor, both moonshine and Indian (IMFL) and Burmese made liquor are easily available across the dry State.Last month, the CYMA had set May 15 as the deadline for illegal brewers of

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Aizawl, May 20 : David Zohmangaiha (38) s/o K Zokhuma (L) has become the first Mizo to scale the highest mountain in the world, the Mount Everest. He, along with team members, set foot on the mountain peak at 5:30 am on Saturday. Vanlalliana, Maubawk, Head Adventure of Sports & Youth Services department of Mizoram was also in the expedition team as Base Camp Manager. Meanwhile, three persons of

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Aizawl, May 20 : The lone Rajya Sabha member from Mizoram Lalhming Liana on Saturday reiterated the demand of his Mizo National Front (MNF) party that a judicial inquiry and not a magisterial inquiry should be constituted to probe the collapse of a government building on May 11 which killed 17 people in northern Aizawl.Lalhming Liana said that the disaster was not a natural one, but a '

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Shillong, May 20 : Though there are only few schools in the northeast region affiliated to the Council for Indian School Certificate Examination (CISCE), students from NE have fared well in both Class X and XII board examinations. The results of Indian Certificate of Secondary Education (ICSE) and Indian School Certificate Exam (ISC), conducted by the CISCE were declared on Friday.Sanskriti the

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Guwahati, May 20 : Six more members of the Northeast Mount Everest expedition team rewrote history as they reached the top of the world on Saturday morning. Arunachal Pradesh's Anshu Jamsenpa, a mother of two kids, scaled the Everest for the third time.Sixteen-year-old Manipuri boy Nemeirakpam Chingkheinganba, the youngest climber in the team, reached the peak at 5.15am on Saturday. He is now

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Aizawl, May 18 : Louis Philippe, the identity of the stylish and astute Indian gentleman launched a brand new store at Zarkawt, Aizawl. The brand new store was inaugurated by chief guest Pu Lal Thanzara, Honourable Parliamentary Secretary (CMO), Government of Mizoram. The range of products on offer is a delight for the experimentative and fashionably discerned populace of the city. Choose

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Aizawl/Agartala, May 18 : A Manipuri group of activists has demanded the reintroduction of Inner Line Permits (ILP) in northeastern states to “protect the indigenous and domicile” people in the region. “In the first phase of our agitation, we will not allow non-Manipuri people to enter Manipur between June 1 and June 5 if the ILP system is not reintroduced by May 31,” Sapamacha Jadumani,

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By Irfan Ahmad Sonia Nepram. Sonia Nepram talks about her debut film “Gun and a God” Making a documentary film on a woman who is an ex-insurgent is not easy. It takes a lot of courage to go ahead with such a subject and do justice to it. Independent filmmaker Sonia Nepram took on this subject in her debut documentary Gun and a God. The documentary tells the story of Purnima, an

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