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Guwahati ropeway project in doldrums

Much awaited `32 crore aerial ropeway project between north and south banks of Brahmaputra river connecting Guwahati city and North Guwahati, undertaken by the Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) remains under the shadow of uncertainty due to objection raised by the Archeological Survey of India (ASI). According to reliable sources the GMDA issued work order for construction of the ropeway connecting both banks of the Brahmaputra via Urvashi Island to M/s Samir Damodar Ropeway Pvt Ltd, who constructed four big size RCC pillars in the Umananda Island to install high structure for ropeway project. Getting reports of some irregularities a team of a NGO, namely, Citizens? First, consisting of Ajay Dutta, Ex- MLA, Krishna Kanto Borooah, Jagannath Das, General Secretary of the Forum and renowned archaeologist, Dr Pradip Sarma, visited the site of construction on the Umananda Island and found that the said company had occupied a portion of the island and piled deep inside its rock bed to raise RCC pillars. By its such act, the company had not only made an undue invasion in Umananda Island, but it made an onslaught on the revered place of Hindus.

A Saga of Controversy

For decades we have taken pride in being considered the world’s biggest cricket audience, which we believe we still are. Five years on and the Indian Premier League has given its incredible audience the best possible ‘cricketainment’ - to “Think beyond Cricket”. The co-founder of IPL Lalit Modi, who has laid the foundation of controversies, deserves accolades. From bribery, molestation, slap game, star tantrums to rave parties- it’s now all about cricket.

The hullabaloo created by the IPL has necessitated mulling over the idea and concept of the game. What is IPL all about? A game, where the bourgeoisie over snacks and drinks decide a player’s fate in the auction and according to the price set and the choices made, the players play for the concerned team. But, that’s not the end of it. The brand IPL has much more to give to its growing crowd. Enter the foreign cheerleaders to mesmerize the crowd.

Excuse Me! Am I An Indian?

By Chitra Ahanthem

I am a royally confused person right now. All my identification papers say I am an Indian but I am not too sure whether I am indeed an Indian national. It starts with the fact that I have facial features that are “un-Indian” and that my origins are from a region that people in the rest of the country are more likely to locate somewhere in the Orient.

It gets complicated given that there are some 40-odd armed groups in Manipur alone (where I come from) who are supposedly fighting for their own homelands and at one point of time were fighting to secede from the country.

The Verdict

The Supreme Court’s judgment will ensure transparency in the corporate world

Most of the people in the North East are not aware that one of their illustrious sons was among those who had filed a PIL in the Supreme Court of India concerning the country’s largest ever scam involving illegal sale of the scare 2nd Generation Spectrum  at a throwaway price. James Michael Lyngdoh, 73, is of Khasi origin and son of a district judge of Meghalaya. He had studied at St Stephen’s College in Delhi,  joined the coveted Indian Administrative Service (IAS)