Sudeep Chakravarti is the author of 'Red Sun: Travels in Naxalite Country' and the novels 'Tin Fish', 'The Avenue of Kings' and 'Once Upon a Time in Aparanta'. His latest book gives a detail account of the socio-political complexities and ethnic divisions prevalent in the North East region as one travels from Numaligarh in Assam to Moreh in Moreh along NH 2 (erstwhile NH 39) . The book is divided...
12:06 PM, May 24, 2012
New Delhi: Astro-enthusiasts in the North-East states of the country are in for a celestial treat tomorrow as they will witness the first solar eclipse of this year. An annular solar eclipse will take place tomorrow which can be seen from the region covering China, most of Russia, South East Asia, the Philippines, Indonesia, Hawaii, Arctic regions and North America except the easternmost part, President of Planetary Society of India...
04:10 PM, May 20, 2012
Itanagar: Making it clear that there would be no compromise with Maoists trying to destabilise peace in the north east, Home Minister P Chidambaram on Saturday said state governments of the region have been asked to deal with the ultras with a firm hand. He said the Centre was alive to the situation created by such groups in the region and was taking concrete steps to curb them. "There will...
03:17 PM, May 12, 2012
Srinagar: As many as 129 Army personnel, including three dozen officers, were found guilty of human rights violations mostly in Jammu and Kashmir and North East in the last two decades, defence sources have said. Following the establishment of human rights cell in 1993, the Army has received more than 1,500 allegations of rights violations against its men but most of these have been found false and baseless, they said....
04:42 PM, May 06, 2012
Bangalore: Close on the heels of a Manipuri student who was found dead in "mysterious circumstances" in his college hostel in April, another student from the north-eastern state allegedly committed suicide in Bangalore by hanging. The deceased was identified as Jackio Heisnam (23), a second year student of Mechanical Engineering in Bangalore Institute of Engineering in Chandapura taluk in Bangalore district, police said. Police said Jackio had a heated argument...
03:57 PM, May 04, 2012
Manipur student Richard Loitam's death, the boat tragedy in Assam where 113 have so far died and the death toll is still mounting, and a young woman from Manipur assaulted on Monday in Gurgaon. These are the recent shocking stories involving people from the North East. However, the debate still rages on as to how the North East can be brought into the mainstream. The issue has been taken up...
02:13 PM, May 04, 2012
New Delhi: Amidst growing protests over the deaths of architecture student Richard Loitam in Bangalore, and MBA student Dana Sangma in Gurgaon, Parliament took up the issue of discrimination towards citizens from the North East. Home Minister P Chidambaram assured the Opposition and MPs from the North East that the Centre will do everything it can to ensure the safety of North East students. Opposition leader in the Rajya Sabha,...
01:32 PM, May 04, 2012
North East student Dana Sangma was found hanging in her hostel room in Gurgaon last month after being accused of cheating during an exam. ...
11:58 PM, May 03, 2012
New Delhi: After a nationwide campaign demanding justice for Manipuri student Richard Loitam, several students from the North East held a candle light march in the capital to demand justice for student Dana Sangma who is the niece of Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sharma. Dana was found hanging in her hostel room in Gurgaon last month after being accused of cheating during an exam. Dana committed suicide in her hostel...
10:37 AM, May 03, 2012
Gurgaon: A 23-year-old girl from Manipur was molested in Gurgaon near the national capital. According to reports, the girl was attacked at her home after she forgot to lock the door. According to the victim, she called the police after the incident but by the time they arrived, the culprit had run away. The victim further alleged that she was harassed by the police on why she was staying with...
01:33 PM, May 02, 2012
New Delhi: In view of the forthcoming raising day of banned ULFA, the Home Ministry on Wednesday issued an alert to Assam and its neighbouring states and directed them to tighten security across the region. The Home Ministry asked the Assam government and the neighbouring states to be on alert in the run-up to the ULFA raising day on April 7 when the group usually tries to launch terror attacks....
02:27 PM, Apr 04, 2012
In it's special series on people who brought a change in the lives of the needy, CNN-IBN brings to you ordinary citizens with extraordinary will, this time from the northeast. ...
02:03 PM, Mar 03, 2012
Beijing: China has asked India to cooperate with Beijing in maintaining peace and stability in the border areas, its Foreign Ministry said on Saturday. Foreign Ministry spokesman Hong Lei made the remarks in response to a query on media reports that said Indian officials have pledged to guarantee "safety" of Arunachal Pradesh. China's stance on China-India border issues, including disputes regarding the eastern section, has been consistent and clear-cut, Xinhua...
08:28 AM, Feb 26, 2012
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