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Mining Your Own Business

The Government is losing millions of dollars in foreign exchange from coal export via Tamabil Dawki while officials turn a blind eye.

The Tamabil Dawki Land Custom Station (LCS) in the Amlarem sub-division of Jaintia Hills district of Meghalaya is a major land port and one of the oldest in North East India. With Jaintia Hills district being a main producer of coal in the state; it is therefore not surprising that the major export of India through the Tamabil inland port in Dawki is coal and limestone. However, the sad fact is that the Government is losing millions of dollars in foreign exchange exporting coal to Bangladesh from this port. A surprise visit to the port made one realize the truth that exporting of minerals particularly coal is benefiting the exporters rather than the state exchequer and in the process the state is losing a huge amount in foreign exchange and tax.

12th Hornbill Festival of Nagaland

Nagaland recently celebrated the Hornbill Festival also known as the Festival of Festivals from the 1st to the 7th of December at the Naga Heritage Complex, Kisama with Nagaland Governor Nikhil Kumar as the Chief Host and Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio as the Host.

Speaking on the occasion on the 1st of December, the Governor of Nagaland said that 1st of December is a significant day as 48 years ago Nagaland was created as the 16th state of India which is a landmark achievement that became possible because of the sincerity and commitment to the cause by the then leaders.

The Governor paid gratitude to all of these leaders for achieving this milestone.

New Delhi A century old saga

Delhi is considered one of the oldest serving capitals in the world having an uninterrupted history going back to over 5,000 years and the first mention of the city as Indraprastha founded by  the five Pandavas is made in the epic Mahabharata. Although nothing much is known about those days, according to the epic, five barren villages were given to the Pandavas as compromise by their cousins who were fighting over the empire and thus began the story of Delhi. The creation of Indraprastha by the Pandavas and the transformation of this barren gift of the Kauravas into an idyllic haven is part of the epic.