Varun Gandhi charged with attempt to murder, rioting
Posted On 29 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
PILIBHIT: BJP’s Lok Sabha candidate Varun Gandhi has been charged with attempt to murder, rioting and other offences in an FIR filed in connection with violence that erupted in Pilibhit even as police on Sunday maintained a close vigil to maintain law and order in this district. 29-year-old Varun, along ... Read More
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Goa government outlaws group engaged in moral policing
Posted On 28 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
PANAJI, India (UCAN) -- Church people in Goa have hailed the state government's decision to outlaw a Hindu group that has tried to impose its own moral code on young people. On March 21, the Goa government outlawed the Sri Ram Sena (SRS, army of Lord Ram) and warned that ... Read More
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Rampant Insurgency In Manipur
- Noorul HudaTODAY, the situation in the northeastern state of Manipur with a total population of 25 lakhs of which approximately 1/3rd are Naga and Kuki Scheduled Tribes, presents a rather dismal picture. Only a few weeks back, on February 13, 2009, while the sub divisional officer (civil) in the ... Read More
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‘Every human being has the right to believe’
Posted On 28 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
Kolkata, March 27 (Agencies): Describing religious conversion as “God’s work”, new Superior General of the Missionaries of Charity (MoC) Sister Mary Prema on Friday said she would go to Orissa’s Kandhamal - scene of communal violence - if she received divine inspiration. The German born Prema, who was elected as ... Read More
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Churachandpur duo pitch on valley votes
Posted On 28 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
S Singlianmang Guite | Lamka, Mar 28: The Churachandpur duo that are vying for the sole reserv-ed Outer Parliamentary seat appear to be dependent on how well they could influence the votes in the eight Assembly segments in Thoubal and Jiribam. The assertions of NCP nominee LB Sona and his ... Read More
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Four more file papers for Manipur Outer seat
Posted On 28 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
IMPHAL, Mar 28: Four more candidates have filed their nomination papers today for Lok Sabha elections of the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency scheduled for April 16. So far, five candidates have filed their nomination papers for the Outer Lok Sabha seat. According to an official source, Congress candidate Thangso Baite, ... Read More
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North East | Mizoram villagers agree to vote after Guv’s assurance
Posted On 27 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
Aizawl: Residents of three villages of Mizoram near the Bangladesh border have agreed to exercise their franchise after Mizoram Governor Lt Gen (rtd) M M Lakhera assured them all possible help in getting their shares of compensation.Alleging that they had not been given compensation, three villages of Marpara South, Tarabonia ... Read More
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Zeliangrong Hoho warns of ‘very ugly consequences’
Posted On 27 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
Dimapur, March 27 (MExN): Following the recent murder of several Zeliangrong people by Dimasa militants in Assam, the Zeliangrong Baudi today warned that the killings will have ‘very ugly consequences’. The apex Zeliangrong organization said that the Naga youths will be forced to protect their people and the land if ... Read More
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An interview with NSCN-IM Chairman Isak Chishi Swu at Bangkok
(Interview held on March 10, 2009 by Frans Welman)Frans Welman: So we are here and in the midst of talks that seem to be delayed all the time. What is your perspective on that? For eleven years there has been talks but every time there is something small, blown out ... Read More
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Social Networks that knited the global friendship’s fabric
Posted On 27 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
Image by luc legay via FlickrPopular social networking sites, including Orkut, MySpace, Facebook, hi5, twitter, bebo, and etc. are changing the human fabric of the Internet World and have the potential to pay off big for investors too, I am one of the heavy user of Orkut and Facebook. Since ... Read More
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Missionaries of Charity leader sees mission among broken humanity
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
By Sunil Rosario and Anne Nigli | KOLKATA, India (UCAN) -- The newly elected head of the Missionaries of Charity (MC), Sister Mary Prema, says she will continue the work of their founder, Blessed Teresa of Kolkata, to show God's compassion to "broken humanity."The German-born nun, elected on March 24 ... Read More
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1730 ””Backdoor appointments”” in five years in Mizoram
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
There were as many as 1730 ''backdoor entries'' into different departments of the state government during the last five years, the Assembly was told today. In a reply to Zoram Nationalist Party legislator K Liantlinga, Personnel & Administrative Reforms Minister H Liansailova informed the House that there had been 1730 ... Read More
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Nagaland | NPSC: NSF sets deadline for Rio
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
Dimapur, March 26 (MExN): The Naga Students’ Federation has demanded probe by an independent judicial commission, into embattled NPSC and that its report to be made public within a 40-days time. The federation, in a representation addressed to Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, also demanded termination from service the “officials ... Read More
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Campaigning for Lok Sabha polls gains speed in Manipur
Posted On 26 Mar 2009 By admin. Under Uncategorized.
IMPHAL, Mar 26: With the 15th Lok Sabha election for the Outer Manipur Parliamentary Constituency fast approaching, electioneering in the tribal dominated Constituency has gained momentum in a calm manner unlike for the Inner Manipur Parliamentary seat. Since the Government is observing Suspension of Operation with almost all underground outfits ... Read More
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