These are the old archives of Northeast Vigil which have been put up here for the academic interest of the public. THESE ARCHIVES ARE NOT UPDATED ANYMORE.
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These are the old archives of Northeast Vigil which have been put up here for the academic interest of the public. THESE ARCHIVES ARE NOT UPDATED ANYMORE.
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ARCHIVES
Society / Northeast
June 26, 2004 |
Staff Correspondent |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
A high level of alcohol abuse has been reported from the North-east, in addition to high opiate use, even as the population of drug users including alcohol users countrywide has touched 75 million, a United Nations Office on Drugs and ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
June 24, 2004 |
Rajeev Bhattacharyya |
The Telegraph, Kolkata
A campaign is under way to save the Northeast’s hoary past for the future. The National Mission for Manuscripts has launched a comprehensive search for priceless manuscripts containing little-known nuggets from the region’s history. Th ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
June 9, 2004 |
Bedabrata Lahkar |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Non-governmental agencies fighting against the malaise of trafficking of women and children have expressed grave concern that the evil is growing with increasing numbers women and children from Meghalaya and other north-eastern States b ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
May 26, 2004 |
Correspondent |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Two Shillong girls have bagged the first couple of positions in the ‘Miss North East’ beauty pageant as Ilasara crowned the title, reports PTI. Anjalika was the first runner-up in the contest held at Kohima and hosted by the Beauty and ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
May 21, 2004 |
Correspondent |
The Telegraph, Kolkata
Enthusiastic youths thronged the local ground here, the venue of the Miss Northeast contest, till late last night, as three contestants each from the seven sister states fought for the coveted title. Former Miss India, Yukta Mookhey and c ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
May 18, 2004 |
Pradeep Pareek |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Hectic preparations are on in full swing for the Miss Northeast 2004, which is to be held at Kohima on May 19 in commemoration of its 125th year celebration. The organisers of the beauty pageant, the Beauty & Aesthetic Society of Nagaland ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
May 18, 2004 |
Correspondent |
The Telegraph, Kolkata
Three storeys high and done up with cane and bamboo, the ramp on which the Miss North-East 2004 beauty contest will be staged here on Wednesday justifies the hype around the pageant. Fourteen aspiring models from six northeastern states wi ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
April 12, 2004 |
Press Trust of India |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Traditional institutions in the North-East are surviving the onslaught of time and evolving into a major vehicle for building peace and development, reports PTI. Despite the impact of modernisation and technology, the communities in ... full story
December 5, 2003 |
Anujata D Talukdar |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Patients suffering from cancer in the North East will soon have expert help available at their very doorsteps. The North Eastern Council (NEC), headquartered in Shillong, has drawn up an ambitious project to link some 72 referral hospital ... full story
Sections: Development / Northeast, Society / Northeast
June 12, 2003 |
Correspondent |
The Telegraph, Kolkata
The rescue of six teenaged girls taken from the Northeast to brothels in Mumbai has left police and monitoring agencies in the Northeast in a tizzy. The incident has taken place on the eve of an international meeting on anti-trafficking ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
April 27, 2003 |
Staff Correspondent |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
For the North-east rock music is folk music, so said the organisers and the first-ever Doordarshan (DD) North-east Music Fest began with a bang that left the music lovers rocking like never before. If the DD, Department of Development ... full story
Sections: Media / Northeast, Society / Northeast
April 19, 2003 |
Staff Correspondent |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Launching of massive marketing campaign to promote North Eastern Region (NER) as a tourist destination, contradict the performance of the Tourism Ministry, as funds allocated for the Region for development and promotion of tourism go ... full story
April 17, 2003 |
Correspondent |
The Telegraph, Kolkata
He is the “son of a coronated king”, to say the least, but in Bangladesh, he is known only as chief of his tribal subjects, the Chakmas. ... full story
April 13, 2003 |
Staff Reporter |
The Telegraph, Kolkata
The North Eastern Development Financial Corporation Ltd (NEDFi) has launched a special drive to help women entrepreneurs in the Northeast during this fiscal year. ... full story
Sections: Development / Northeast, Society / Northeast
April 12, 2003 |
Ajit Patowary |
The Assam Tribune, Guwahati
Proper explorations along the different routes which had connected the North eastern region with Myanmar, China, Tibet and other South-Asian countries and the mainland India, may lead to discovery of large number of ancient settlement ... full story
Sections: Society / Northeast
 • Development funds for Assam (May 20, 2006): The Ministry of Rural Development has released Rs 74.52 lakh to Assam under Rajiv Gandhi Drinking Water Mission for implementation of Information, Education and Communication (IEC) activities in four districts namely, Cachar, Hailakand ... More
Sections: Development / Assam, Economy / Assam • Tripura hikes excise duty on liquor (May 20, 2006): In order to generate more revenue from the liquor sector, the Tripura Cabinet has decided to increase excise duty on liquor. The decision will come into effect from April 1. ICAT minister Jitendra Choudhury said the new duties will be ... More
Sections: Economy / Tripura • Blow to Bodo unity hope (December 5, 2005): Prospects of a reconciliation between bickering Bodo political leaders evaporated today as a ?special political convention? got under way in Kokrajhar, one that is expected to lead to the formation of a parallel set-up of the Bodoland People?s Progressive Front (BPPF).
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