Dimapur, Jan. 28: Nagaland?s net surfers are living through a virtual nightmare and that is putting the matter lightly.

Ask any surfer in the state and he is sure to tell the same tale: the modem keeps on making weird noises as the surfer waits, frets and fumes. Even if one is lucky to be connected to the web, the data flow is so slow that it?s enough to give headaches.

?Don?t even ask...the very thought of surfing triggers my migraine,? says Tainla, a housewife from Kohima.

?One day I frittered away four precious hours just to attach a mail as the byte (data flow) simply refused to kick up...

Shillong, Jan. 28: Meghalaya is reeling under an acute power crisis which threatens to plunge the state into long periods of darkness.

Over the past couple of weeks, Shillong and the major towns of the state have been experiencing power failure at intervals of 20 to 30 minutes throughout the day.

MeSEB officials attributed the power crisis to the breakdown of the 60-MW stage IV power station at Umtru and the non-availability of adequate power from Central sector grids.

?It will take at least four months for the stage IV plant to be re-commissioned. Till then we will have to continue load...

Kohima/ Dimapur, Jan. 28: In yet another jolt to Nagaland chief minister S.C. Jamir, senior Congress MLA and former minister T.A. Ngullie today quit the party and joined the BJP, apparently after being denied a Congress ticket for the February 26 Assembly elections.

Ngullie?s resignation followed a similar move by T. Chuba, minister for higher and technical education and land revenue in the Jamir Cabinet, on January 16. Home minister Neiphiu Rio had quit the party last year.

Ngullie, a former finance minister, is a sitting MLA from the 27 Tyui constituency. He said he felt free now that he had...

Imphal, January 28: The Convenor Committee Against Tipaimuk Dam today said it is a positive step that Nungba Sub-Division Village Authority Council (NSDVAC) is formed though we are not aware of its formation and existence. It will help all of us particularly the people of Tamenglong District study carefully the proposed Tipaimukh Dam and debate the pros and cons of the dam and understand. In response to the press release of the Nungba Sub-Division Village Authority Council dated 26th January, 2003 it questioned the wisdom of the leadership of the council. Are you sure that the proposed...

Imphal, January 28: For the first time in the history of the State, Shumang Leela which have been with the Meiteis for about 100 years, will now be staged in major tribal dialects of the State including Tarigkhul, Paite, Thadou and Kabui. Shumang Leela which has evolved with time was developed in the last 100 years or so and now refinement is the catch'1 word of today's leela which apart from entertaining highlights every ills afflicting society. Earlier Shumang Leelas were staged only in Meitei language which is the lingua franca of the State. The brain child of staging Shumang Leelas in...