Imphal, Dec. 23: The Manipur film industry never had it so good. After yanking Hindi films off the screen following a ban by an outlawed organisation, most cinema halls here have been screening only Manipuri digital films, rejuvenating an industry that was floundering not long ago.

The first feature film in Manipuri, Matamgi Manipur, hit the big screen in 1972 and several talented filmmakers from the state have emerged since then. But despite winning national and international awards, including a Grand Prix for Imagi Ningthem, the Manipuri film industry did not become financially stable until...

Nagaon, Dec 23: The last batch of Khasi-Pnar refugees returned to their homes in Karbi Anglong yesterday after spending over two months in Meghalaya. Over 4,000 Khasi-Pnar residents of blocks I and II of Karbi Anglong had fled their homes and taken shelter in the Jaintia Hills after being served extortion notes by the militant United People?s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS), which professes to represent the Karbi community. The result was a backlash against Karbis residing in Meghalaya.

The situation, however, appears to be limping back to normality with the final batch of about 500 refugees...

IMPHAL, Dec 22?To avoid any toppling game plan hatched by the Opposition Democratic People?s Alliance(DPA), Chief Minister O Ibobi has acted swiftly and literally put ten Ministers, who are suspected to have sent feelers to the Opposition camp, under ?lock? at an undisclosed hotel in Kolkata cutting off all contacts with the outside world. Amidst this new development, the DPA under the BJP is leaving no stones unturned to topple the Congress led SPF Government before the anti-defection Bill passed by Parliament becomes a law.

Sensing the new political developments in Manipur, the states...

GUWAHATI, Dec 22? The Gauhati High Court today issued a notice on the petition filed by the Manab Adhikar Sangram Samitee (MASS) and directed the petition to come up for further orders on January 2. The petition has been filed for an order from the High Court regarding the handing over of the dead bodies of combatant and non-combatant members of the underground ULFA whose camps have been under attack in Bhutan. The Division Bench of Justice D Biswas and Justice IA Ansari further directed the Army authorities to hand over the body of Bhimkanta Buragohain, the octogenerean founder-member of the...

GUWAHATI, Dec 23 ? The Gauhati High Court has directed that NDFB publicity secretary B Erakdao and some other militants captured during operations in Bhutan be handed over to the nearest police station if they were in army custody. A Division Bench comprising Justice D Biswas and Justice I Ansari also directed the state government to immediately produce Erakdao before a magistrate within 24 hours. The Bench was hearing a Habeas Corpus filed by Erakdao?s niece Regina Narzary stating that he had been handed over to the Indian Army on December 16 but the State administration was yet to locate him...