Land of Jewels (Sana Leibak)

Laishram Monika Fetches Weightlifting Olympic Berth : New Delhi, Apr 30: With one silver and two bronze to their kitty in the ongoing Asian weightlifting championship in Kanazawa in Japan, Indian women have booked one berth for Beijing Olympics. Laishram Monika Devi has fetched three medals for India in the women’s 69kg event in the final Olympic qualifying event which concludes on Thursday. Khuga Dam to be Opened by PM in June : Imphal, Apr 30: The construction of Khuga dam is expected to conclude next month and the dam is likely to be inaugurated by the first week of June by the Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh. In this connection the chief minister Okram Ibobi Singh along with other ministers of the state visited the dam site to conduct an inspection on Wednesday morning. Plan to Arm People Against Militants Discussed : Imphal, Apr 30: The Manipur government is considering drafting a model or system to empower the local people against attacks and extortion etc. apparently in the af...

Shaya Devi disappoints: New Delhi, Apr 27: Manipuri weightlifter Shaya Devi finished a disappointing ninth in her weight category in the Asian Weightlifting championship at Kanazawa, Japan. She lifted a total of 174 kg (77 in snatch and 97 in clean and jerk) to finish ninth in the 12-lifter 53 kg event won by Chinese Cen Lijuan with a lift of 208 kg (91+117). Laishram Monika Devi will compete in 69 kg women's category on Tuesday. Source : Press Trust of India

IT eludes Seven Sisters: The 1980s belonged to Japan, when the world experienced an electronic revolution and the 1990s to India when it underwent a software revolution. North-eastern India has, so far, not been part of the revolution. India excels in the filed of information technology and there are obvious reasons for it. Indians’ proficiency in English has helped them communicate well with the rest of the world, without any additional effort of learning English. This has been a significant advantage since such countries as China do not have this advantage. The “British Influence” in India has, for obvious reasons, had a positive impact. Software programming is closely associated with logic and mathematics and India has been in the forefront in the latter, from the Vedic era. The strong base has helped Indians analyse and model problems and consequently provide effective solutions. The cost factor has had a huge impact on the Western world’s decision to delegate software development ...