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SIKKIM HOLDS SECOND FISH-CUM-BAMBOO FAIR

The second Fish Mela-cum-Bamboo fair, which is organised by the Directorate of Fisheries, Animal Husbandry department in collaboration with the National Bamboo Mission, Horticulture department was inaugurated by Sikkim Animal Husbandry minister Lok Nath Sharma, at New Market, Gangtok on October 1, 2021.

TRIPURA HANDLOOMS AND HANDICRAFTS DEMAND HIGH IN INDIA

Handloom and handicraft products of Tripura are some of the most handpicked and vivacious products across India, having a unique aura and significance. The handloom products have elegant designs, unique colour combinations and long-lasting textures. The handloom industry of Tripura is the reflection of the Tribal, Manipuri and Bengali cultures.

Plastic-Free Nagaland

Still an elusive dream

Potential Of Green Leafy Wild Edibles

The North East Slow Food & Agrobiodiversity Society (NESFAS) is a platform that connects people to the pleasure and importance of local foods and in the process links them to its journey from farm to fork.

REIMAGINING THE ROLE OF INDIGENOUS COMMUNITIES IN ECOSYSTEM RESTORATION

As monsoon approaches and with it, rainfall and the fear for floods and landslides, concerns for the environment will momentarily blossom, and deforestation will be cursed at once again.

RESETTLEMENT OF BRUS IN TRIPURA FACES NGT HURDLE

Resolving the 24-year old ethnic crisis of the Bru (or Reang) refugees by the Centre has brought a smile to the faces of over 30,000 people from the community.

A DISCUSSION ON TWO SHERDUKPEN LANGUAGE FILMS

The Sherdukpen dialect, which does not have a written script, is spoken by the Sherdukpen tribe residing in the Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.

ADOPT SCIENTIFIC TECHNIQUES TO QUAKE-PROOF BUILDINGS

First Words The April 28 earthquake of magnitude 6.4 on the Richter scale not shook Assam and the northeast, it exposed the vulnerability of the region to such major quakes and threw up several questions on various fronts. Such powerful was the quake that the earth cracked near its epicentre in the Sonitpur district in Assam.

BORDER DISPUTE : AN UNEXPLAINED BLOODSHED BY THE CHINESE FORCES

The border dispute between India and China has tensed several times creating a disturbance in the country.

TACKLING RACISM NEEDS A MULTIPRONGED APPROACH : ROBIN HIBU

Robin Hibu, the first IPS officer from Arunachal Pradesh, is often referred to as the 'Robin Hood of Delhi'. He is currently serving as the Special Commissioner of Police/Additional Director General of Police, New Delhi. His NGO, Helping Hands is an initiative that works towards making the National Capital, read Delhi, safe for the people from the northeast.

SAFEGUARDING CHILDREN WHO LOST PARENTS TO COVID, BUT ARE THEY THE ONLY PRIORITY?

COVID-19 has brought a serious change in our lives, especially in the way we live and work. The lockdown not only damaged the economy but also people`s lives. Many children lost their parents in COVID and for such orphan children, Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced welfare schemes ensuring their growth and securing their future. Measures have been taken in the field of education, health and money (in terms of fixed deposits) will be granted to such children for their safety and growth.

TÊTE-À-TÊTE WITH MANIPURI ROCK BAND SOLACE HER

In conversation with Parthona Phukan, Manipuri rock band Solace Her speaks at length about their beginning and the journey so far

Nagaland To Prepare Own Variant Of NRC

At a time when the Centre is yet to take the last call about the implementation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) in Assam, the Nagaland government has recently said that it is on course on developing an NRC of its own. This has led to mixed reactions from various sections of society. Northeast Today reports

Covid Scare: Journalists Seek Safety From Future Pandemic

The COVID-19 pandemic has affected people from every section of society and it has been a difficult phase for everyone. Doctors and researchers across the world are relentless to find a medicine, a cure for the disease and have been carrying out trials after trials on different new medicines and vaccines. Among the dead also include journalists. India was among the top three countries in the world when it came to deaths of journalists due to COVID-19 in April 2021, a Geneva-based media rights body found out. As the Centre declared journalists as frontline workers, Northeast Today tries to find out as to what do the journalists from the region want from their respective governments while dealing with the pandemic.

Covid-19 Scare: No Difference In Mortality In First And Second Wave

The second wave of the COVID-19 pandemic has strangulated the entire nation and all we can see is piles and heaps of bodies in hospitals and also in the crematoriums, cemeteries and graveyards. People are dying in large numbers and it is estimated the death toll in the second wave is much higher than the first wave. However, ICMR revealed that there was no difference in mortality among COVID-19 patients in the first and second wave. Northeast Today reports.

OUR BHUMI, OUR RESPONSIBILITY

COVID-19 has fundamentally changed the context and the increases need in food production will have to be achieved with the same or fewer inputs under conditions of widespread land degradation, food loss, and waste, increasing competition for both land and water, and the uncertainties of climate change.

TBO : WORLD'S FIRST ALL-BAMBOO ORCHESTRA

Orchestrating a greener future for mankind through sustained use of bamboo, Taiwan Bamboo Orchestra (TBO) is a one-of-a-kind bamboo orchestra group that has been mesmerising the global audience through its musical rendition.

THE UNSUNG HEROES OF COVID-19

At a time when doctors and healthcare workers have been working relentlessly to serve and help the people in distress suffering because of the COVID-19 pandemic, there have also been a few individuals who have gone out of the way to help the people affected in this pandemic. Northeast Today reports on a few individuals and organisations who have turned out to be real superheroes without a cape and have gone out of the way to reach out to people since the pandemic began.

UN'S NEW GLOBAL IMMUNISATION PUSH AIMS TO SAVE OVER 50 MILLION LIVES

Even though the COVID-19 pandemic has hit everyone hard, the children population, however, has been most affected and child illness and vaccination of other diseases have been affected severely. Northeast Today writes about the UNICEF's mission to protect this vulnerable population.

DAM UMNGOT RIVER, DAMN THE PEOPLE!

Villagers from 12 villages in East Jaintia Hills in Meghalaya are protesting against the state government's decision to allow the construction of a 210MW hydroelectric project on the Umngot River. Northeast Today finds out more about the issue.

THE TRACTION OF K-POP IN NORTHEAST INDIA

Korean music and films entered the Indian market in the early 2000s, however, it was Psy's 'Gangnam Style' in 2012 that made K-pop a common name across India. And ever since, its popularity among the Indian audience has only grown and today, it is one of the most widely followed musical forms in the northeast region. Priyanka Sarkar delves in deep to find more about the popularity of K-Pop in the region.

CIVIL SOCIETY REJECTS TEESTA IV HYDEL POWER PROJECT

In Sikkim, people regard their lands and the rivers Teesta and Rangeet as sacred and integral to their civilisations heritage. River Teesta not only sustains the livelihood of locals by preserving and propagating the rich bio-diversity, but the river also forms the very backbone of Sikkim’s cultural heritage. The government's decision to go ahead with the NHPC Teesta Stage-IV hydel power project in Dzongu and new mega power projects in Sikkim has been opposed vehemently by the people of the state. A Northeast Today report.

Is Sex Really About Sex?

Everything in the world is about sex except sex. Sex is about power - Oscar Wilde

GOD'S SHADE & A MELANGE OF TRUE TALES

To this rather mundane literary avenue of Assamese writers' English writing, a new star is shining with sharp scintillations, delving deep into humane attitude and behavioural subtlety penning his memoirs with compassion and utmost literary ardour.

BACK TO THE ROOTS : ARUNACHAL GETS FIRST INDIGENOUS SYSTEM SCHOOL

The first indigenous system of school based on the Indian Gurukul system of education was inaugurated in Arunachal Pradesh. It is believed that the school will help the young generation with their lost roots. Northeast Today reports.

MEGHALAYA SET TO HAVE NORTHEAST'S FIRST DE-ADDICTION CENTRE FOR YOUTHS

Northeast India, over the years, has become a hub of substance abuse and the various state governments have been trying their bests to curb this menace. The Meghalaya government now plans to set up the region's first de-addiction centre for youths. Northeast Today finds out more.

50 YEARS OF MANIPURI CINEMA

The first feature film from Manipur was released in 1972 and since then, we have witnessed a phenomenal rise of Manipuri cinema and the Indian cinema industry has been blessed to have several stalwarts from the state. This is the 50th year of the industry and the yearlong festival will be kicked off from April 9. Northeast Today reports.

MANIPUR'S LARGEST TRIBE THE THADOU CELEBRATES ITS BIGGEST CULTURAL FESTIVAL HUN

The Thadou tribe, the largest tribe in the state of Manipur celebrated its biggest cultural festival called Hun at Kangpokpi District Headquarters on April 7 momentously in the presence of the various elected Manipur Legislative Assembly members, bureaucrats, civil society organizations, etc.

No Bliss In Ignoring A Coup!

The turmoil in Myanmar after the 1st February 2021 military coup of February 1, 2021, has seen hundreds of innocent lives lost and thousands displaced.

SAFFRON RISE IN NORTHEAST

The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on May 16, 2014, created history by winning 282 seats in the 543-member Lok Sabha and storming into power by dethroning the Congress party that tasted success for 10 years on the trot. The next big victory for the saffron party came on May 19, 2016, when it formed its first-ever government in the Northeast. The BJP dethroned a 15-year-old rule of the Congress in Assam and paved the way for Sarbananda Sonowal to become the first-ever elected Chief Minister of the BJP in the Northeast. And since then the BJP juggernaut has kept on rolling, winning elections after elections and forming governments after governments. Northeast Today tries to find out more about the rise and the rise of BJP in the region.