Karunalaya: Where the mentally challenged live in dignity (Feature)
July 6th, 2012 - 11:30 am ICT by IANS
Nanjangud (Karnataka), July 6 (IANS) Left in the wild to get killed, many of them do not know where they came from and who they are. The shelter home Karunalaya, ... Read more...
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Bhupen Hazarika’s picture to adorn London’s Nehru Centre
June 20th, 2012 - 9:12 pm ICT by IANS
Guwahati, June 20 (IANS) A picture of Assam's late musical icon Bhupen Hazarika will be unveiled at the Nehru Centre, the cultural wing of the High Commission of India in ... Read more...
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Two journalists, not ULFA leader, held in Myanmar: Official
December 7th, 2011 - 11:53 pm ICT by IANS
Shillong, Dec 7 (IANS) Myanmarese authorities Wednesday confirmed to India that no leader of the banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has been detained, but that its army has ... Read more...
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Himachal has season’s first snowfall
August 13th, 2011 - 3:09 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Aug 13 (IANS) Himachal Pradesh got the season's first snowfall early Saturday, the weather bureau here said."Keylong town and the nearby hills have been experiencing snowfall since Saturday morning," ... Read more...
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Myanmar, India agree to realign strategic transit project
June 21st, 2011 - 9:59 pm ICT by IANS
N.C. Bipindra
Nay Pyi Taw, June 21 (IANS) India's bid for an alternative trade transit route to its northeastern states took a giant leap forward with Myanmar Tuesday agreeing to a proposal ... Read more...
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Myleene Klass pregnant with second child
September 20th, 2010 - 1:25 pm ICT by ANI
London, Sep 20 (ANI): TV beauty Myleene Klass is pregnant with her second child.The starlet announced the news online to her fans."Woo hoo! I'm pregnant! So happy! X," the Sun quoted her ... Read more...
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Fashion Shows To Showcase North-East Ethnic Collection
July 28th, 2010 - 1:50 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
July 28, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): The "Fashion Society of Shillong' in association with the Ministry of Textiles of Indian Government, is preparing a platform to present the ethnic designs of north ... Read more...
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Revisiting the northeast with sonnets (IANS Book Review)
April 3rd, 2010 - 10:20 am ICT by IANS
By Madhusree Chatterjee
Book: "Dancing Earth: An anthology Of Poetry From Northeast India"; Publisher: Penguin Books-India; Price: Rs. 350The northeast has long been on the fringe of mainstream literary consciousness, edged out by ... Read more...
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Films from northeast take centrestage at Mumbai International Film Festival
February 9th, 2010 - 10:51 pm ICT by ANI
Mumbai, Feb 9(ANI): The ongoing 11th Mumbai International Film Festival (MIFF) has provided a platform for the filmmakers from country's insurgency hit northeastern states to showcase their hidden talents behind and ... Read more...
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Woe of seven sisters: northeast heading for drought?
July 20th, 2009 - 1:31 pm ICT by IANS
By Sujit Chakraborty
Agartala/Shillong, July 20 (IANS) In India's northeast it has rained a little, but way too little. The weatherman has no pleasant news for states in the region, saying it may ... Read more...
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Adventure camp for the northeastern youth
May 29th, 2009 - 11:32 pm ICT by ANI
By L.C.K. SinghChurachandpur (Manipur), May 29 (ANI): About a hundred youngsters from across northeast region of the country are attending a fortnight long adventure camp at Churachandpur area.At the camp, training ... Read more...
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BEWARE OF THE DRAGON (Part-I)
March 19th, 2009 - 6:29 pm ICT by ANI
I. Ramamohan RaoBook Review. Dragons Shadow over Arunachal
By R.D. Pradhan (Rupa & Co) 192 pagesNew Delhi: Tibetans in India observed in March this year the fiftieth year of the escape ... Read more...
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Musical legend Bhupen Hazarika unveils his statue in Assam
February 15th, 2009 - 2:47 pm ICT by ANI
Guwahati, Feb 15 (ANI): The famed musical legend of North East, Bhupen Hazarika unveiled his life-size statue in Guwahati.
Hundreds of admirers of Hazarika and many locals queued on the roadside to ... Read more...
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Himachal Pradesh hit by hailstorm
April 16th, 2008 - 7:41 pm ICT by admin
Shimla, April 16 (IANS) A hailstorm along with strong winds and rain lashed state capital Shimla and many other places in Himachal Pradesh Wednesday, bringing about a sharp drop in temperature. The ... Read more...
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