Shillong and parts of Meghalaya face a dark future, because the water level at the Umiam Dam in Meghalaya is at the lowest in history. Meghalaya power minister AT Mondal spilled the beans on Tuesday May 16. “Water level (at Umiam) is one of the lowest in the history. We are now at 3165 feet, […]
In the aftermath of violent clashes in Manipur and simmering communal tensions, the Nagalim Council of Churches has taken a pro-active stand, announcing a special prayer and fasting service on Friday, May 19. Days after the Council of Nagalim Churches (CNC) condemned the “brutal carnage” in violence-hit Manipur, the CNC said a special prayer with […]
While a lot of attention was on the Karnataka polls, we people did have a tiny by-election in Meghalaya. What’s really interesting is that while 272 votes were polled in the NOTA category (None of the Above), the BJP candidate ended up with just 40 votes. United Democratic Party (UDP) candidate Synshar Kupar Roy Lyngdoh […]
In the aftermath of the violence that erupted over the past week in Manipur, the lawmakers from the hill tribes have put forward a demand for a separate state, and Manipur Chief Minister has been summoned to Delhi by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, according to news reports from the area. Manipur chief minister N Biren […]
In this opinion piece, Fr Cedric Prakash SJ touches upon several events that have occurred in the first two weeks of May, most disturbingly the violence in Manipur, also asking some searching questoins The first eleven days of May 2023 have, in many ways, been a defining period of Indian history. Plenty has happened in […]
Things are hotting up in the wildlife sector in Assam, in what may be a major embarrassment for the state. Apparently, a high ranking forest official illegally spent over a crore of rupees from a Tiger Fund on a President’s visit to Kaziranga National Park in February last year. Things haven’t been going well in […]
In this hard hitting reflection, Cedric Prakash discusses ‘The betrayal of Christ and Constitution‘. For the past couple of days, electronic and print mainstream media in the country, have been highlighting the public ‘promise’ made by the Archbishop of Tellicherry. During a protest rally of some Catholic rubber farmers he offered to help the BJP […]
In a hard-hitting article in the Shillong Times, Salesian priest, Albert Thyrniang, protested the attempts to “Christianize” the swearing-in ceremonies of Meghalaya and Nagaland governments. Such ceremonies, he points out, leaves us with ‘no more right to protest against saffronization and majoritarianism’. “Do not pray to be seen by people… But when you pray, go […]
A white Bolero, coming from Dimapur in Nagaland was halted by police in Assam’s Karbi Anglong area. A check revealed heroin concealed in soap cases. In Manipur, policemen intercepted an auto rickshaw, with soap cases filled with brown sugar . The fight against drug and narcotic trafficking in the north-eastern states is an ongoing saga. […]
IMPHAL (Manipur): According to media reports, wildfires that broke out sometime on Sunday afternoon (March 12) continues to rage, destroying sizaable portion of Langjing Manbi reserve forest despite hectic efforts to douse them. Massive forest fires broke out in numerous places across the Langjing Manbi reserved forest under the Henglep sub-division of the Churachandpur district. […]
Deepak Tiwari is a former Assistant General Manager at Sikkim State Cooperative Bank Ltd, and an alumnus of Tashi Namgyal Senior Secondary School. This piece first appeared as a Facebook post, and it makes a very interesting point or two. We believe it deserves wider attention. Mr Piyush Goyal, the sharp union minister, during his […]
National Infrastructure and Development Corporation Limited (NHIDCL), owned by the Central government has been ignoring and violating environmental laws in Mizoram State according to local and government sources. Youth for Environment Justice-Mizoram (YEJM) urged the Environment, Forest and Climate Change department of Mizoram to look into the alleged environmental damage by the construction company and […]
