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When Film Producer/Author Matthew C Martino was rumoured to be considering a political career the 21year old star faced criticism from his own inner circle who insisted 'He can't run’, it's always been thought a few things weren't right with Martino and close aides fear details of his private life could surface if he decided to run for a political office.

Martino who is a great humanitarian would make a good political candidate as he is constantly giving. He would be set to be one of the most honest and giving political figures.

The 21year old is qualified for a political career no doubt as his CV boasts of Business, Marketing, Criminology & Health and Social Care qualifications. He also holds aviation related qualifications and he has had medical training but it's not known to what degree.

The biggest question on most people’s minds is what does Martino actually do for a living and he has been spotted boarding private jets, partying in Mayfair and he is a smart dresser. The official source of the 21year olds wealth is unknown.

Martino's secrecy is also another potential issue, he has failed to declare facts on various situations, he has been spotted at various events outside his league without explanation, he is rumoured to own stake in a news group and he also has bodyguards and police officers at his disposal as he has at times been reported to be in danger.

The good news is the 21year old hasn't officially confirmed if he will run or not.

More about Martino: en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matthew_C_Martino

Here’s some real ‘Good News’! The Holy Bible in Hmar has gone online.

For those who are interested in checking out you can visit:

http://hmarram.org/baibul/ or CLICK HERE

Thanks to the brains behind this project. As the site is still in Beta stage you may make suggestions to the admin.

One of the world’s rarest and most sought after collector coins, the 1933 Double Eagle, was sold at Sotheby’sauction house in New York in 2002, for the record sum of $7.59 million.

The coin led an eventful life, escaping a big gold meltdown in the US, falling into the hands of an Egyptian King and then being discovered by undercover secret service agents in New York.

• *Property to be divided between Hindus and Muslims
• *1/3 for Sunni Waqf Board, 1/3 for Nirmohi Akhara, 1/3 for Ram Lalla
• *Hindus to get part where idols are kept
• Division of land to start in three months
• Building was not used by Muslims to pray: Court
• Disputed structure cannot be treated as a mosque
• Disputed site is birthplace of Lord Ram

RENGKAI: A National Seminar titled “Dialogue on Dams and Development: The Case of Tipaimukh Hydro-electric Multi-Purpose Project” would be held on from December 13-15 at Churachandpur, and from 16-18, December, 2010 at Tipaimukh, Churachandpur, Manipur, according to organizing officials.

Several experts from diverse fields - social workers, environmentalists, journalists, politics and cultural organisations - have already confirmed their participation in the proposed North Eastern Council-sponsored seminar.

Below is the concept of the Seminar released by the organising committee.

CONCEPT NOTE

One cannot deny the fact that dams accelerate socio-economic growth and mitigate the miseries of a large population of the world suffering from the vagaries of floods and droughts. Dams also contribute significantly in meeting some of the basic human needs like water for drinking and industrial use, irrigation, flood control, hydropower generation, inland navigation and recreation. In one of its key messages, the World Commission on Dams conveys that “dams have made an important and significant contribution to human development and the benefits derived from them have been considerable.” At the same time, it may also be pointed out that an unaccountable price has also been paid to secure those benefits especially in social and environment terms by people displaced, by communities downstream, by tax payers and by the natural environment. The question is the proper balancing of the heavy cost or loss in terms of land and environment and the direct as well as indirect benefits of dams.

Therefore one of the most controversial issues has been on the impacts of large dams. Advocates of large dams have contended that such large structures are essential to meet the increasing water demands of the world, and that their overall societal benefits far outweigh the costs. On the other hand, critics have argued that social and environmental costs far exceed their benefits, and that the era of construction of large dams is over. Citing the US-Japanese experiences where more than 100 dam projects were scrapped, the idea of constructing big dams is being discarded, they argued. As a matter of fact, USA and Japan are the two countries which have the highest number of large dams. USA alone has built more than 6375 dams and Japan more than 2475 large dams. Recently China has come out with a very ambitious plan of constructing Three Gorges Dams on the Yangtse river which is believed to displace more than a million people, apart from causing an unimaginable environmental hazards. It appears that the China’s State Environmental Protection Agency will not be able to withstand the political and market forces behind the proposed massive project. This has further intensified the controversy over the impact of big dams. In the absence of objective, authoritative and comprehensive evaluation on the problem, there is still no consensus on the overall benefits of large dams. When such reliable objective assessments are not available, controversy over the impact of dams has naturally continued.

What is therefore urgently needed is the updating of existing knowledge on the impacts of large dams through reliable collection of social, economic, environmental and technical data from different projects. In the absence of observed facts and figures and scientific analysis on the contributions of existing large dams, dogmatic and emotional debates between the proponents and the opponents are likely to be counterproductive. In this connection, the Conference Report: International Workshop on impacts of Large Dam, Istanbul, Turkey, 25-27, October, 2004 has emphatically suggested thus, “the future discussions should be based on what are the specific water needs of a region in question, and how can these societal needs be met within a reasonable timeframe, in a cost-effective, socially acceptable and environmentally friendly way. Such a logical approach will invariably conclude that large dams are necessary for some regions, and equally in other places alternatives like rainwater harvesting or small dams may be appropriate. These are not necessarily “either-or” issues. When constructions of large dams are warranted, all direct and indirect benefits and costs should be considered in technical, economic, social and environmental terms. Analysis should be carried out on the nature of the beneficiaries, which is at the heart of any decision-making process in all democratic societies. The people who are likely to pay the cost must be explicitly made beneficiaries of the project”.

It is within this given perspective that we have to approach any proposed dams or hydro-electric projects in the country. In North East India alone, there are more than 20 hydro-electric projects. The most controversial one is the Tipaimukh multi-purpose dam which envisages construction of a 390 m. long, 162.8 m high earthen core rock-filled dam. This will be one of the biggest dams ever planned in India. Briefly stated, there is a mixed reaction among the directly affected local people against the proposed high dam: anti-dam group mostly represented by NGOs and student bodies, pro-dam group comprising cross section of society and neutral groups comprising mainly intellectuals. The project of such magnitude is bound to make tremendous impacts. What is urgently needed is to pinpoint and identify the specific positive and negative impacts of the dam and what can be done to maximize the positive impacts and to minimize the negative impacts. Let us deliberate on these points without being carried away by sentiments and passions.

The outcome and recommendation of the proposed seminar will, it is hoped, be an eye-opener for other on-going projects in North East India too because the issues which have been spelt out here have global, national and regional dimensions.

Specific Issues to be focused on:

The two days’seminar/workshop at Churachandpur, and two days interactive workshop with the local people at Tipaimukh will focus, among others, on the following issues:

1. Tipaimukh: Past, present and future .

2. Land use pattern among the Hmars of South Manipur. Past and Present.

3. Towards the protection of Indigenous land rights.

4. Environmental issues as reflected in Hmar-Mizo folk tales.

5. Socio-economic issues of Tipaimukh dam.

6. Environment and Ecological Issues: Global perspective.

7. Indigenous Knowledge System, Identity, Freedom and Tipaimukh Dam

8. Displacement and rehabilitation: Global experiences of resettlement.

9. Towards the scientific management of forest along the Barak river.

10. Tipaimukh dam: Development or disaster?.

11. Hydroelectric projects in Manipur with special reference to Tipaimukh Dam.

12. Financing dams: Role of World Bank.

13. Lesson from the Loktak Hydro-Electric Project.

14. Towards updating of existing knowledge on the impacts of large dams.

15. Tipaimukh Dam: An emerging issue in Indo-Bangladesh relationship.

By Lalmalsawm Sungte

The Sinlung Hills Development Council (SHDC) for the first time officially registered its opposition to the construction of the controversial Tipaimukh Dam (locally known as Ruonglevaisuo Dam) on Tuiruong River along the Manipur-Mizoram border.

The SHDC which was created in 1994 after Hmar rebels signed a peace accord with the Government of Mizoram registered their opposition to several dams, including Tipaimukh Dam, under its jurisdiction to none other than the Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh, in a Memorandum dated August 9, 2010.

Four hydel projects of varying capacities are to come up in SHDC area. These are Tipaimukh Dam (1500MW), Tuivai Project (210 MW), Serlui (12 MW), Tuivawl (40 MW) and Tuiriel (60 MW).

“While Mizoram requires just 160 MW for its own consumption, the imposition of these projects clearly points to the extermination of our land and people in the name of development,” the council’s memorandum, a copy of which is with Mizoram Express, pointed out.

Stating that Serlui project has already pushed out “our people out of their land, alienated our people from their stable livelihood system and deprived them of their political rights”, the SHDC asked the Prime Minister to save their land from and people from irreparable destruction. “Moreover these projects are without the knowledge, consent and approval of the Sinlung Hills Development Council and the Hmar people.

“These projects are undemocratic and imposed upon us,” the council claimed.

Claiming that compensation meant for the poor people were siphoned off by rich city people based in Aizawl, the Council chairman Pu Lalmalsawma Dawrngawn said: “Our experiences with small hydel projects show that there is lax or near absence (of) regulatory mechanisms, which in turn cause environmental degradation and large-scale displacement of people.”

Slamming the “secret” agreement reached by the Government of Manipur, National Hydro Power Company Ltd and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Limited to build the mega hydel dam on the Tuiruong and Tuivai confluence, Ruonglevaisuo (known as Tipaimukh Dam), the SHDC said that it would “not allow” the project to go ahead as 14 villages under the council’s jurisdiction would be affected. “Besides destroying hundreds of kilometers of our virgin forest and jhum land the proposed project will directly affect fourteen villages in Mizoram SHDC areas,” it said.

The villages which would be affected are: Sawleng, Darlawn, New Vervek, Sailutar, Sakawrdai, Khawlek, Vaitin, Vanbawng, Khawpuor, Suongpuilawn, Ratu, Phullen, NE Tlangnuom and Lungsam.

Putting in strong words their opposition to Manipur government “designs”, the Mizoram council said: “We shall not allow the Government of Manipur to capitalized its militarized power and invade our land and rivers, our dignity and freedom.”

The SHDC while casting doubts about the sincerity of the implementing agencies, its memo said the members and people have “no confidence” in any of them. Taking example of the NHPC’s poor track record in the implementation of Indira Sagar dam and Omakreshwar in Madhya Pradesh, Chamera I and II in Himachal Pradesh, Loktak in Manipur, Lower Subansari project in Arunachal Pradhesh and several projects, the development council was of the view that the NHPC “severely failed in good practices, creating irresponsible disaster to land, people and resources”.

The council also took objection to the fact that the NHPC did not have the mandatory Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) and Social Impact Assessment. “The NHPC aslo did not inform the would-be affected people about the public hearings,” it added.

“As such we shall not allow such irresponsibility and inhumane activities to repeat in our land,” the council said.

The council also informed the Prime Minister that villagers of Khawdungsei, Mauchar, Zohmun and Palsang as part of their resolve to oppose the Tipaimukh dam project have refused to take “compensation”. It may be noted that the villagers were told to take their small “share” and vacate their lands.

The SHDC has also appealed to the Government of Mizoram to honour the tribal customs and traditional holdings system.

Interestingly, the Bangaladesh government which was “vehemently opposed” to the Tipaimukh Dam has recently softened its stand on the issue hinting a possible compromise deal with India.

"Rev T.Sungte: Lal Sipai Tha le Ringum" lekhabu siema um mek chu November thla a HCLF huoihawt Gospel Centenary Lawmna huna tlangzar ding a ni thu buoipuitu hai a inthawkin thu dawng a nih.

"Hi lekhabu hi ama (Rev T.Sungte) chanchin le a rawngbawlna el khelah, a hlaphuok solfa bu kimin 56 a thangsa bawk," ti'n ziektu Pu R.Th Varte chun Inpui.com a hril.

Rev. Thattinlien Sungte, Rev T.Sungte tia hrietlar, hi Bhutan rama a Mizo laia missionary hmasatak a ni a. February 1, 1960 zing dar 8.15 in Bhutan rama a lut a, tarik ni 16 February 2010 zing 8:15 khan Shillongah a rawngbawl pek Lalpa kuoma a chawl hadam tah a nih.

Bhutan rama a rawngbawlna kum 50 le 15 hmel a hmu hman chie ani.

"Hi lekhabu hi Bhutan rama a rawngbawlna Golden Jubilee le eini Hmar Kristien Kum 100 hrietzingna dinga buotsai ani a;  Rs 120 a inchawk thei ning a tih," ti'n insuotu Pi Khawtinkung Buhril chun a hril.

MARTYRS DAY THUCHA

(From the Office of the President)

A hmasan HSA Jt. Hqrs., Shillong hmingin Martyrs Day chibai ka b<k cheu a nih. Hi hun mi \huoi tlung nawk tu ei Pa Pathien kuoma lawmthu um mawl rawse. Hnam ta ding a thi le thau seng a ei hnam lungmawl lo invaipui tu hai le lunghlu lo chan po po hai hi ei theinghil naw a, an \hahnemngaina hai le an lo inp>k na hai po po hi a hlu in ngais^ng an um takzet a nih.

Vawis<n ni hin eini khawm thi le thau sengin ei hringna hai chen khawm inro lo in ei lo hlan ngam elthei, amiruokchu hi thil ei fepui lai zing a ei theinghil naw ding a pawimaw b>k b>k pakhat char hang tarlang ei nuom chu hi hi a nih- Khawlai hmunah khawnm um inla, ieng ang sin khawm thaw inla, ieng ang khawm inch<kin lo ni inla Hnam Palai le Krista ai a Palai eini ti hi theinghil naw inla nuom a um b>k b>k el a nih. Chuong a ei thaw chun ei umna taphawtah ei hnam hmel le ei Lalpa hmel hi mi haiin ei nungchang a hung hmung an ta chuongchun ei hnam lungmawl ei ti hi mi hai inhnar le mi hai inza ei hung ni ngei le Hnam ropui ei ni ngei ding ani ti chu thudik inkhello a nih. A b$ktakin vawis<n a inch<klai hai hnam \huoitu la hung ni ding hai hin ei hriet makmaw le ei z^wm ngei ngei ding a \ha chu a nih.

S^p thuvar chun “The position at the top is always lonely and fraught with dangers” a lo tia. Chu chu ei ni \awnga mawl taka hang inlet chun “Thuneitu/ \huoitu nina chu an rieng thlakin thil \ium tamtak a um hlak” ti anih. Hi hi andik hle amiruokchu hiengang hre zing saa, a harsatna le a \iumna dawn loa hnam \huoitu hmasa haiin an hringna hlutak hai chen Hnam ta dinga an lo chan na hi tulai \hangthar haiin ngun taka ei ngaituo nawn a ei theinghil lo a \ul a nih. Tamtak chun “khangang lawm khan an lo thawa chu iem Hnam tadingin tu chen hin rasuok a nei a?” ti mani le mani in dawn rawp ei tih. Indawn thei khawm chu ani reng a nih. Amiruokchu “Rome khawpui khawm nikhat in an bawl zo chuong lem” ti hi lungrilah hieng thu hi ei sui le ngaituo z^t a ei vawngsa zing hi thil\ha tak niin an lang. Hla ziek thiem le inlar hmingthang S. T. Coleridge chun “Mihriem hringnun hmatienga mi keihruoi tu tak chu beiseina anih” a lo tia. Chuongang bawk chun eini \hangthar, zinga zingn^wka hnam \huoitu, nu le pa hai inghatna ding le ei ram le hnam ban a la hung um ding hai hin iengangin ei hnam hi lo thlasie ta in lo hnungsawn ta sienla khawm beiseina le tumruna ei kawla, ei pi le pu haiin ringzo taka rohlu le thil dang dang ei enkawl dinga an mi lo maksan pek hai hi suk ramin, suonmawng ror>l ang a ei hnam ro r>l khum lo hi tum tlat ei tiu. Ringumna, tumruna le tuorselna hi kengkaw tlatin, \huoitu hmasa hai hnam ta dinga an lo in pump>kna hai kha ra \hatak inra suok tir tu ding ei nih ti a tharin inhre nawk zuol sau sau ei tiu.

Hnam \huoitu hmasa hai le \huoitu nilai zing hai hi felnawna le tlinnawna tamtak nei an tih. Suksuol khawm chu tamtak nei an tih. Cerventes chun “Thawsuol le thlaknawna chu mihriem mizie le mi po po in an thaw hlak reng a nih. Amiruokchu hre zinga thaw nawn tu chu mi depde le invet an nih” a lo ti a. Hotu annawleh \huoitu hmasa hai thawsuol le tlinnawna tamtak mipui, a b$k takin tulai \hangthar haiin ei hang hriet hi a va vangnei thlak ngei de! An hrietnawna leia an thawsuol le thlaknawna kha \hangthar hai tadinga varna intlun tu a lo ni dai si a. Hienganga inch<kna pawimaw mi petu, varna intluntu hai kuomah lawmthu hril nasatakin ei bat a nih. Chuleiin mani le mani “Ka/ ei va hang vangduoi de aw… Khangang khan lo thaw lem hai sien chu. Tuhin chu khi eini ta ding ana… Beidawng a um b^k zel” ti a insuk zawsi le intum ding zawng lem loin “e…ram le hnam hi kei ka chunga in nghat a nih. Suoksuola lo um hai chu keiin ka suk\ha tum lem ding a nih” tiin Shillong a um Hmar nau hai po po \hang a tharin la nawk zuol ei tiu.

Lalpa’n ei hma\huoiin nikhat chu hnena puon la sil ngei ei tih.

HSA damsawt raw seh!

In thawpui,

Immanuel Zarzosang Varte

*NSCN (IM) leader T Muivah postponed visit to native village *Union govt summons Manipur CM *Two deceased students were from St. Joseph’s College in Bangalore.

Mao Gate/Dimapur: Two persons were killed and more than a hundred injured when Manipur police commandoes fired on thousands of villagers staging a protest rally here at Mao Gate, some 32 kms from Kohima yesterday.

A combined force of Manipur Rifles, IRB and police commandoes fired more than 200 teargas shells and later resorted to blank and blind firing to quell the protestors staging a rally against imposition of 144CrPC in Mao area. While two persons were killed on the spot, another was reported to be in critical condition at Naga Hospital, Kohima.

Around 10 am, villagers of Mao area congregated at Mao Gate and staged a protest rally at Mao Gate against imposition of 144 CrPC and high handedness” of the police commandoes. “Get out commandoes,” the rallyists shouted and as the volume increased and protestors swelled in numbers, the commandoes first fired more than fifty teargas shells to disperse the rallyists, followed by blank firing.

The protestors reciprocated by throwing stones at the security personnel and besieging the Town Hall where the police commandoes were quartered. Some of the enraged seized the bedding and clothing of the commandoes and set them on fire. The protestors also damaged at least 6 vehicles of the security personnel. Two youths were shot dead in the Town Hall when some commandoes fired at them at point blank range.  According to villagers, the rallyists also beat up two police personnel and snatched one teargas gun.

The two deceased been identified as one Loshou, son of Daikho of Kalinamai village and a BA 2nd year student of St. Joseph College, Jakhama, and Chakho, son of Neli of Kalinamai village, also a BA 2nd year student of St. Joseph College, Bangalore.

According to the Red Cross Society, Nagaland branch, one N Lokho (30), son of Nishini of Songsong village was in critical condition at the hospital.

As the death of the two students in town hall spread and the commandoes stepping up their firing, the protestors slowly began to disperse, and began to stay indoors. More than an hour after the main street was deserted, the commandoes stationed atop the building near the Taxi parking directed tear gas shells on the houses below.

Naga MLAs in Manipur resign

The Naga independent MLAs of the Manipur Legislative Assembly today resigned on moral ground in the wake of what it termed as the unprovoked firing upon the civilians at Mao Gate this morning killing and injuring many men and women folk in the process. “We share the grief and sentiments of the people who are killed and injured in the unprovoked firing. We see no reason why a state government should take such action which would sabotage the Naga peace process. Hence we the undersigned are tendering our resignation as members of the State Legislative Assembly on moral ground”, stated the resignation letter addressed to the Speaker of the Manipur Assembly. The MLAs are stationed in Delhi.

Those who send in their resignation to the Speaker included W. Morung Makunga, MLA (Tenugopal), Awangbow Newmai, MLA (Tamei), K. Raina, MLA (Tadubi), Dr Khashim Ruivah, MLA (Chingai), M Thohreii, MLA (Mao) and Wungnaoshang Keishing, MLA (Phungyar).

Manipur CM meets Pranab, Chidambaram, Antony

New Delhi: Manipur Chief Minister Ibobi Singh yesterday met Union ministers Pranab Mukherjee, P Chidambaram and A K Antony and briefed them about the prevailing situation in his state in the wake of NSCN-IM leader T Muivah’s proposed visit. Singh was summoned to the national capital following the tensed situation in Manipur and Nagaland in the wake of now-postponed visit of Muivah to his ancestral village in Manipur’s Ukhrul district. During the 20-minute meeting, Singh is understood to have told the Central leaders that if Muivah is allowed to go to Manipur, the situation in the state may deteriorate as people are against the visit of the Naga rebel leader. The Central leaders are believed to have asked Singh to be cautious and take utmost care in taking any decision in this regard.

Shimla, April 22, 2010: Swami Nithyananda — who faces charges of rape, criminal intimidation and cheating and has been absconding for over a month — was on Wednesday arrested along with four others from village Mamleeg in Solan district of Himachal Pradesh.

The Karnataka-based Nithyananda has been on the run since March 23, when the Karnataka High Court rejected his application for anticipatory bail and quashing of criminal cases against him. He was nabbed from the sleepy Mamleeg, which is near Arki town in Solan district, about 50 km from here.

Swami, along with his close associate Gopalsalesh Reddy and three others, was arrested by a Bangalore Police team with assistance from the State police. He would be produced in a local court on Thursday and taken to Karnataka for interrogation.

“Swami Nithyananda was arrested by a joint team of Himachal Pradesh and Bangalore Police from Mamleeg village. He was staying in a house there for the past few days,” said Additional Director General of Police ID Bhandari.

Two of those arrested belong to Delhi. “The Himachal Police got a fax from Karnataka Police on April 17, stating they had information that Nithyananda was hiding in Himachal Pradesh. Subsequently, two DSPs reached Shimla for investigation,” Bhandari said.

“The Karnataka Police came to know of Nityananda’s whereabouts through a mobile call he had made. The accused may be taken back to Karnataka on Thursday morning,” Bhandari added.

“The police have recovered three laptops and eight mobile phones from Swami and his associates. A SIM card, procured in Himachal Pradesh, was also in their possession but it was seldom used,” Bhandari said, adding that Swami also made some international calls.

Rajinder Singh, who headed the Himachal Police team, said Swami’s location was traced with help from a local taxi driver, who had ferried the five to a nearby place some days back.

Swami Nityananda and Reddy never moved out of the rented house, while the other three used to visit the nearby market for buying groceries etc. Moreover, police said, Nityananda did not stop donning his saffron robe.

MS Hussain, a police officer from Karnataka, disclosed that Nityananda and Reddy reached Himachal Pradesh via Haridwar and stayed in the village. The police also recovered $7,000 and Rs 3 lakh from Nityananda and Reddy, who have been booked under Sections 295A, 376, 377, 420, 506 and 120B of the IPC.

After the Karnataka High Court rejected his anticipatory bail plea, Nityananda had quit as head of his ashram, Dhyanapeetam, located about 35 km from Bangalore. Swami has been maintaining that he had done nothing illegal.

Pioneer

London, April 19 (ANI): A 12-year-old Indian girl, who was abandoned at a railway station in Bihar as an infant, has become the head teacher at a school in Kusumbhara, her adopted village.

Bharti Kumari teaches Hindi, English and maths to 50 village kids who would otherwise receive no education.

She gives them lessons every morning and evening, under the shade of a mango tree. In between, she attends a state school in Akhodhi Gola, a two-mile walk away.

In her school uniform, she passes on the knowledge gleaned from her lessons to the village children, aged between four and 10, in her own class.

"I have a long day. My school is from 10am to 3pm and I study late. This is what I love doing. I enjoy teaching children their ABCs as well as the Hindi alphabets," Times Online quoted her as saying.

Kusumbhara is a poverty-stricken village 87 miles from Patna, the state capital.

Rampati, Bharti's adoptive father, an impoverished farmhand, said he would not follow the rural tradition of pushing girls into early marriages but would allow her to continue her studies. (ANI)

Aizawl, April 6, 2010: Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana yesterday informed the State Assembly that the police had submitted charge-sheet on the death of Isaac L Hmar, who was found murdered in April 2006 in Aizawl.

The charge-sheet named six people, including Lalmalsawma Darngawn, chairman of the Sinlung Hill Development Council (SHDC) as responsible for Hmar’s death, the minister said. Replying to a question from K Liantlinga of the Zoram Nationalist Party (ZNP), Lalzirliana said that some of the accused persons including Darngawn were exonerated by the court while some of them are still absconding, including Vanlalnghaka, a member of the underground Hmar People’s Convention - Democrats.

Except two persons, all the accused are from outside Mizoram - one from North Cachar Hills and three are from neighbouring Manipur where the HPC-D militants are operating, he said. He added that the State Government appointed Darngawn as the chairman of the SHDC after he was acquitted from the case by the court of law. (PTI)

Source: The Sentinel

The United States will face England Algeria and Slovenia in the group stages of the 2010 FIFA World Cup, which will take place in South Africa between June 11 and July 11. The draw for the tournament’s group stages was made earlier on December 4; the top two teams from each group will qualify for the round of 16.

Top seeds England will be favorites to win Group C, while Team USA will be expected to finish second. Personally, I think both sides should be wary of Slovenia, who finished ahead of a strong Czech Republic team in qualifying, and started as underdogs in their victorious World Cup play-off against Russia. Algeria, ranked 28th in the world by FIFA, will be no pushovers.

That said, it could have been a lot tougher for the USA squad: in what is surely the Group of Death, minnows North Korea (world ranking: 84th) will face Kaká’s Brazil (2nd), Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal (5th), and Didier Drogba’s Ivory Coast (16th).

Should the USA side qualify for the last 16, they could then face Australia, Ghana, Serbia or Germany in a knockout match. Below are the groups in full:

Src: BBC

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