You Are My Crown

There’re millions of beautiful crowns in this world

But God has designed a special crown for me

You’re my crown; you’ll be my crown forever

Meeting you is God’s own purpose, I accept

Prepared to sacrifice for anything is your pure love

The way you love me; not one in this world gives

Let God’s purpose in our life may be fulfilled

Your spirituality and sincerity is praise worthy;

Your spotless body and heart is praise worthy

You’re one of the most wonderful creations of God

I crave to meet someone like you, I’ve found

I yielded everything into your genuine love

With you my crown is brighten in darkness

Let our genuine love be the paradigm to others

All those trivial worries vanished now

I worry no more in life; you made me complete

Life became dynamic and splendid in your love

You became the beautiful crown of my life

You’ll be mine forever; let the whole world know

You’re my love, friend, coworker and crown

Let God be the center in our love and life

Someone understanding with maturity – I crave

And you came to my life by His grace only

Your love is worth more than a romantic love

Now you’ve replaced my demised mom in my life

I find contentment in your motherly love

You pure love is incomparable with anyone’s love

Let your selfless love endures forever – I pray

Dedicated to Vero@

National Highways of NE India in Pathetic Condition

Dr. R.B. Thohe Pou

The word “Pathetic Condition” may be too harsh to use in describing the National Highways (NHs) of Northeast India but one need to travel by vehicle to understand and feel the true sense of the NHs in northeast India. In previous MP election the BJP campaigned about the “Shinning India” and it may be true in NE India Highways, which is indeed shinning with copious of potholes, pebbles and dust in National Highways.

In 2003 I went to Aizawl by bus from Guwahati and had a good experienced in that pathetic road condition. This time on 2^nd December 2009, I took flight from Kolkata to Agartala but since I want to experience the ground reality of the NH in northeastern States, on 4th Dec. 2009 I took bus from Agartala to Gauhati by bus and I had a good experienced travelling by bus for 21 hours.  It is indeed horrible to travel 21 hours by bus in such a pathetic road condition where the road is small and Zig-zag. The NH54 from Assam-Tripura border to Assam-Meghalaya border is indeed so pathetic with lots of thick dust on the road with little tar (blacktopping) in some portion; there are too many potholes and during the raining seasons we can even make fish pond in those potholes along the NH. Between Tripura-Assam borders and Assam-Meghalaya border, the road is too bad and it took around 3hours in 60kms. The National Highway from Agartala to the border of Assam is comparatively better than the road from Tripura-Assam border to Assam-Meghalaya border even though the road is zig-zag.

We cannot deny that NHAI and State government is trying to improve the NHs in NE but the quality of road repairing and utilization of the sanctioned money may be questionable. As we move away from Guwahati – the commercial hub of Northeast India, we find more pathetic roads condition in the peripheral region. “The voluntary organization Save Guwahati Build Guwahati (SGBG) has stressed the need of improving the communications links to the northeast to arrest the spiraling rise of the prices of essential commodities” (AT) and need more people and organizations like SGBG to work as pressure group to improve the road transportation so as to reduce the cost of the essential commodities in the region. All the trucks owners in northeast also may need to join with other organization to improve the NHs in NE. It is worth to note that the Arunachal Pradesh has earmarked Rs 1000 crores in current budget for road construction, which is 22% to total state annual budget.

I took Network Travel bus from Guwahati to Manipur on 26^th Dec.2009 and it is horrible to discover the same pathetic road condition, which is same as one decade back. It takes only 45minutes by flight from Guwahati to any other north eastern states but it takes around 16-22 hours by bus even though the distance is only between 450-650kms. The NH39 from Dimapur to Kohima shows not much improvement even though the situation in Nagaland is improved after Indo-Naga peace talks and ceasefire commenced in 1997. It is observe that the road from Dimapur just before reaching Kohima is under going repairing since one decade back but it remains the same with copious of dust in winter and very muddy in summer. But only God knows!

It is also observe that the NH39 in Nagaland is comparatively better than in Manipur. As we enter Mao-gate (Manipur) in the border of Nagaland, the dust in the road starts to envelope the whole body. The NH39 from Mao to Sekmai is too horrible and anyone who travels in this highway will have a token of memory to be kept through out one’s life. The prone land slide area in the periphery of Mao and Maram Bazaar is dangerous to life in summer and risky to lung in winter due to dust and smokes. There are too many potholes and dust near Assam Rifle camp at Lairowching and the Assam Rifles personnel residing in that locality is the witness to that pathetic road condition.

The NH39 from Karong Bazaar to Senapati District HQ is again terrible to travel and one has to use musk to cover up mouth and nose to avoid inhalation of dust and smokes. I think this is the main reason the Senapati District Students’ Association (SDSA) is always after the govt. to improve the pathetic road condition in that area and in the peripheral areas. The SDSA has officially declared to go for 5 days bandh in NH39 commencing from 30^th Jan. 2010 mid-night and followed by indefinite economic blockade till the government implement their earlier MoU in 2009.  The road from Senapati HQ to Imphal remains the same till Sekmai. However one can find little improvement from Sekmai to Imphal valley where the meteis are dominant in the areas. In November 2009, when a media team (Sangai Express) conducted an inspection tour of the National Highway 39 till Mao, it is reported that present condition of the National Highway belied its status. It is reported that the Works Department, Ministry has sanctioned required money for NH39 repairing since 2001 but it is claimed that it could not be utilized due to insurgent problems. In 2008, the central govt. has sanctioned Rs 39.25 crores for NH improvement in Manipur and tender notice has been given and last date of submission is on 10^th Jan.2010. But since the NH39 is too bad and finalization to tender may take sometime, the state govt. has decided to start immediately the premix carpeting with funds from the state government.

Northeastern States are some of the most beautiful States of India but due to pathetic road condition and insurgent problem, we are still lacking behind from other regions of India. Once the NHs in NE is improved and those insurgent problems are solved, we will have copious of tourists from mainland India and around the world and northeastern states of India may become the Switzerland of India.

Northeastern State News Websites

NTIMES 21Dec: The NTIMES free sms is trying to send free sms to all the northeastern people in India but we cant find the Mizoram state news website.


If any one knows then, kindly update the Mizoram online news website. All the northeastern states have their own online news website but we dont find Mizoram state news website. However Mizoram has the highest Mizo language dailies in northeastern states.


1.Manipur news website: www.thesangaiexpress.com or www.ifp.co.in

2. Nagaland : www.nagalandpost.com, www.morungexpress.com , www.easternmirrornnagaland.com

3. Tripura: www.tripuratimes.com

4. Arunachal: www.arunachaltimes.com

5. Meghalaya : www.theshillongtimes.com

6. Assam: www.assamtribune

7. Mizoram: ???????????? www.?????????

8. Sikkim: www.sikkimexpress.com

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Muivah Scheduled to visit Delhi in Jan.2010 for govt’s proposal discussion

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Kohima, Dec. 19: The Naga peace process is poised to receive a boost with National Socialist Council of Nagalim’s general secretary Thuingaleng Muivah tentatively scheduled to visit New Delhi by mid-January to discuss the government’s proposals to hammer out a solution.



Disclosing this today, kilonser (minister) in charge of the “ministry of information and publicity”, Vikiye Sumi cautioned that the visit would depend on the situation between now and then and the outcome of ongoing meetings between top NSCN (I-M) leaders and Indian officials in New Delhi. He did not divulge any details but added that the NSCN (I-M) would not accept any conditions.



The emissary to the collective leadership of the NSCN (I-M), V.S. Atem, is at present in New Delhi, meeting Indian leaders on the Centre’s proposals and doing the groundwork for Muivah’s visit.



Sources said the outcome of the meetings with the central leaders would be communicated to Muivah who is reportedly somewhere in Europe.



Harping on the Centre’s sincerity, the NSCN (I-M) leader said a lot would depend on Delhi’s “commitment and pragmatic approach to hammer out an honourable and acceptable solution” to the imbroglio.



He added that Swu might not come even if Muivah did, but did not elaborate.



Sources, however, said according to the agreement between the Centre and the NSCN (I-M), talks are to be held at the prime ministerial level and Muivah is the ato kilonser (prime minister) of the Government of People’s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN) while Swu is its president.



Sumi said even if they were to visit New Delhi first, all security aspects had to be worked out by the GPRN and the Centre. “Security is also another problem for the leaders,” the outfit’s spokesman said.



Though the Centre has prepared proposals for the Isak-Muivah faction, the Khaplang faction of the NSCN and the Naga National Council have jointly rejected any conditional proposal to hammer out a solution to the Naga issue.



Naga organisations and political parties have, however, urged the NSCN (I-M) and the Centre for an honourable and acceptable solution to the Naga imbroglio.



The Congress said as the Centre had shown its sincerity to resolve the Naga problem, the Nagas must take full advantage of the situation and come to a conclusion on a pending problem.



Nagaland PCC president K.V. Pusa said internal differences within Naga society should be sorted out so that joint talks could be held with the Centre.



Home minister Imkong L. Imchen said a “logical conclusion” to the Naga political problem should be a New Year’s gift to the Naga people.



“I hope that with the dawn of the New Year many things will unfold for the Naga people, specially when the government of India is sincerely determined to bring and offer a meaningful and honourable solution to the Naga political issue which Naga people cannot afford to ignore,” he said.



The Naga organisations have also urged the state government to defer elections to the municipal councils and town councils slated for February in view of the proposed meeting between the Centre and the NSCN (I-M).




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