Human Rights Activist Suhas Chakma Slammed Gujarat's Anti-Terror Bill

via News Hub on March 31, 2015 Human rights activists have slammed BJP lawmakers in Gujarat for passing the draconian anti-terror bill on Tuesday. “Insane and unnecessary,” said Suhas Chakma, director of the Delhi-based Asian Centre for Human Rights. “Why does Gujarat need such a law. Just because it shares a maritime border with Pakistan? Nothing has happened there in the past five years. It is one of the most peaceful states,” he said. The...

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Attack on Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council Chairperson

via Land is Life on March 30, 2015 CHT Commission Press Statement: Attack on Regional Council Chairperson The Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission is Deeply Concerned about the attack on Regional Council Chairperson and violence in Khagrachari involving the military Dhaka: The International Chittagong Hill Tracts Commission (CHTC) condemns the attack on the convoy of Chairman of Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council and also President of Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) Mr. Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma on 11 March 2015....

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Northeast’s Rewati Chetri voted Miss India-Miss Popular and Miss Multimedia

via TNT on March 30, 2015 GUWAHATI: Rewati Chetri, Miss India 2015 finalist from Haflong, Assam representing North East has won the Miss India 2015 Miss Popular and Miss Multimedia subtitles in the grand finale of Miss India 2015 at Yashraj Studios in Mumbai on Saturday evening. She was chosen among the Top 10 finalist out of Top 21 finalists. After Himakshi Agarwal and Jantee Hazarika, Rewati is the third girl from Assam who made...

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Controversy over Western University President Amit Chakma's double salary

via Haffington Post on March 30, 2015 TORONTO: Liberal cabinet ministers refused to say Monday whether they think it was appropriate for a university president to be paid nearly $1 million because he didn't take a sabbatical. The so-called sunshine list of public sector employees paid over $100,000 last year revealed that Western University president Amit Chakma was paid $967,000 — double his normal salary, because he worked through...

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Mizoram: 3 Policemen Killed, 2 Injured in Attack by Hmar Rebels

via Mizo News on March 28, 2015 Aizawl:  Three armed Mizoram policemen were gunned down and two others shot at when the militant outfit Hmar People’s Convention-Democracy (HPC-D) ambushed a police party in Mizoram on Saturday, a police official said here. The police party led by the sub-divisional police officer (SDPO) of Sakawrdai, Zarzoliana, was accompanying a state assembly team in Zokhawthiang in Aizawl district in northern...

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Borapansury: 3 Killed, 4 Injured in Borapansury-Kamalanagar Road Accident

Correspondence on March 27, 2015 Borapansury : 3 young Chakma boys have been killed on spot, 4 severely injured  in a freak accident today at Borapansury.  In a freak accident involving an overloaded 407 mini truck, 3 young lives have been shunted out forever living their family inconsolable.  Dangu Sunil Kumar (18 yrs from Songora Sury), Dangu Sumati Ranjan (17 yrs from Songora sury), Dangu Meye Ranjan (18yrs...

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PM Narendra Modi greets Bangladesh on its Independence Day

via The Economic Times on March 26, 2015 "Independence Day greetings to the people of  Bangladesh, a Nation that  has always been an enduring and important friend for India", he tweeted.  NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi today greeted the people of Bangladesh on their Independence Day, saying the country that has always been an important friend for India.  "Independence Day...

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Three North East films bag National Film Awards 2014

via TNT on March 25, 2015 GUWAHATI: Three films from the Northeast and a biopic have been featured in the list of winners of the 62nd National Film Awards 2014, according to reports. Omung Kumar’s ‘Mary Kom’, based on the life of Olympic medal-winning pugilist from Manipur, M C Mary Kom, was declared the best popular film providing wholesome entertainment. ‘Othello’, directed by Hemanta Das and produced by Manabendra Adhikary, under...

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Rewati Chetri, the lone North East Contestant in Miss India 2015

via Nagaland Post on March 24, 2015 After touring across twenty cities that included twelve city auditions, three regional auditions, two city pageants and Mumbai final audition round, the 64th edition of Femina Miss India pageant, Femina Miss India 2015 is in full swing preparing and grooming the 21 finalists for the grand finale which is scheduled for March 28’ 2015 in Mumbai. Amongst the 21 finalists is Rewati Chetri, a law student hailing from...

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Aizawl Selected as Centre of NE NCC Air Wing

via Mizo News on March 23, 2015 Aizawl: Leaders of NE National Cadet Corp (NCC), led by Additional Director General, North East Region (Shillong), Major General Satinder Kohli, today met Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla during the short recess of the ongoing Legislative Assembly session.In the meeting, NCC leaders informed the Chief Minister that Aizawl has been selected as the main centre of hi NE NCC Air Wing which means that now people from other NE States will need to come to Mizoram for pilot training.For the same, Tuirial Airfield is expected...

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Mizoram Assembly Passes Resolution for Mizo Unity

via TNT on March 20, 2015 AIZAWL: Mizoram state assembly has unanimously passed a resolution today for stronger unity of the ‘Zohnahthlak’ or ‘Zofate’ (Mizo kindred) scattered across the region, including Myanmar, Bangladesh and the neighbouring states. The private resolution demanding that no activities that can harm the brotherhood and unity of ‘Zohnahthlak’ or Zofate was moved by Congress legislator T Sangkunga. While moving the...

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PCJSS don't want any part in running Rangamati Medical College

via The Daily Star on March 20, 2015 Demands its withdrawal from board of directors; calls govt decision unilateral; wants CHT peace accord's implementation first Rangamati: Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti (PCJSS) yesterday condemned a health and family welfare ministry decision to include a PCJSS representative in Rangamati Medical College's (RMC) board of directors along with Health Minister Mohammed Nasim's directive to start academic activities soon. Terming the decision and directive, taken at a health ministry meeting on...

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Mizoram Finance Minister Lalsawta Presents Rs. 3277.22 Crore Budget for Four Months

via Mizo News on March 19, 2015 Aizawl: Failing to present the full budget, state Finance Minister Lalsawta today obliged to present before the fifth session of the seventh Mizoram Legislative Assembly a Vote on Account for the first four months of the fiscal year 2015 – 2016 amounting to a total of about Rs. vote 3277.22 crore for discussion. He said that with the new arrangements on the horizon, the efforts being made by the Government of Mizoram to create a financially robust government through generation of more revenue and economy measures...

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Tribal (Jumma) Students Demand Army Camp Withdrawal from CHT

via bdnews24.com on March 16, 2015 Tribal people have again demanded the withdrawal of military camps from the Chittagong Hill Tracts following a clash with army and police personnel in Khagrhachharhi’s Dighinala. The tribal students in the capital Dhaka raised the demand at rally on the Dhaka University campus on Monday, a day after the confrontation.The government had promised the withdrawal of military camps from the hill area in the...

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