Land of Jewels (Sana Leibak)

NE talents dominated reality shows in ’07: Guwahati, Dec 21: The North East, in the year 2007, virtually became the latest talent scouting ground for reality shows aired on all the premier television channels, as singing talents from the region had a field day round the year. The region’s singing talents led the brigade from the front and stamped their authority domination in all the major reality-based singing talent hunt shows on television that were screened during the period. From Amit Paul in Sony TV’s ‘Indian Idol III’ to Joy Chakraborty in Zee TV’s “Sa Re Ga Ma Pa World Challenge’ to little Anamika in the ongoing Zee TV’s kids’ competition Sa Re Ga Ma pa, NE’s warriors kept the regions flag flying high on national television. “With the arrival of the music-based reality shows on television and their latest trend of choosing the best through SMS and telephone voting, NE emerged as a virgin ground for these shows and it is paying dividends to the efforts of the youngsters from the...

Railways win title, Manipur runners-up: Guwahati, Dec 18: Indian Railways successfully defended their title in the 36th Senior National Women’s Handball Championship defeating Manipur in a one-sided final at Deshbhakta Tarun Ram Phukan Indoor Stadium here on Tuesday. Railways won the match 20-9 and in the process completed a hat-trick of wins. Railways that had nine national team players in their ranks, including the captain, were undoubtedly the favourites to win the tournament. In the final, they were a lot more superior to their opponent and once the side scored their first goal they were simply unstoppable during the rest of the game. Asmita Kumari was the star of the day scoring nine goals for the winners. The other scorers included Juliet Lawrance (4), Anamika (2), Krishna (2) and Matti Murmu (3). On the other hand, Manipur reduced through Apabi Devi (2), Ibemcha Devi (2), Laxmi Devi (2), Chunibala Devi (1), Rebika Devi (1) and Santhi devi (1). Earlier, All India University bagge...