Motorola Launches Defy+ in India for Rs 17,990

Motorola today officially announced the Defy+ in India at a best buy of Rs 17,990. The Defy+ still features the same ruggedness as its predecessor but sports a faster processor (1GHz processor) and Android 2.3 operating system.

Other features remain the same – a 5.0 MP camera, 3.7-inch display with Gorilla Glass, 512MB RAM, 1GB ROM and 2GB of internal storage and the usual connectivity options.

The Defy+ will compete with Sony Ericsson’s XPERIA Active, which is available for Rs 19,990. Motorola is also expected to launch the Android version of the RAZR in India later this month.

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Protect Northeast Youths in Delhi

Concern over racial profiling, attacks in capital

Shillong, Nov 18 : The North East Support Centre and Helpline has sought the intervention of Delhi police commissioner to end the frequent harassment faced by youths from the Northeast working there.

In a statement issued here, the director of the Centre, Madhu Chandra, said the organisation had today submitted a memorandum to Delhi commissioner B.K. Gupta, seeking his help.

The organisation was formed in New Delhi four years ago by concerned groups to assist youths from the Northeast who were in distress or in danger of physical and psychological harm.

“We are writing to you in deep distress about the plight of women, especially those from the northeastern states, living and working in the national capital. Thousands of educated girls from Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Tripura, who come to work in the call centres and IT sectors in Delhi and other parts of the city, are facing racial discrimination and sexual assault,” Chandra said in the memorandum.

According to him, boys and girls from the Northeast live in small groups and are often alone, thereby becoming soft targets for harassment at their residences and workplaces.

“We appreciate your reassurance expressed during the North East Conclave, held on November 13, to look into the problems faced by people from the Northeast in Delhi,” Chandra said.

He said the racial attacks and sexual assaults on the region’s communities and women continued unabated in parts of Delhi and Safdarjung Enclave had become a favourite with the habitual offenders.

Chandra pointed out that a boy and girl from Manipur were looted and beaten up last night while they were returning home after withdrawing money from an ATM in Delhi’s Safdarjung Enclave.

The organisation has demanded that a special helpline for Northeast communities should be set up immediately, which may be headed by an official not below the rank of deputy commissioner of police and preferably from the Northeast region.

The organisation also urged Delhi police to initiate special night patrolling in all the vulnerable areas, including Safdarjung Enclave, Munirka, Mahipalpur, Nanakpur, Motibagh, Mohamadpur, Khanpur, Sarojini Nagar, New Friends Colony, Defence Colony in South Delhi, North Delhi Campus, Nehru Vihar, Gandhi Vihar in North Delhi and Sikanderpur in Gurgaon.

“Special night patrolling in these areas will not only prevent racial or gender-based violence faced by people from the northeastern region, but also ensure safety for all the working women returning late at night from workplaces,” Chandra said.

The organisation also wanted the policemen to register cases when victims approached the police stations.

AFSPA Unlikely To Be Withdrawn From Manipur Soon

By K Anurag

Imphal, Nov 17 : Civil society groups in insurgency-hit Manipur have been carrying on with their campaign for withdrawal of 'draconian' 1958 Armed Forces Special Powers Act, alleging that security forces operating in the state often resort to excesses taking advantage of the Act in force.
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Particularly unique is the crusade Irom Sanu Sharmila who has been on fast since November 5, 2000 demanding withdrawal of AFSPA from Manipur.

She has been kept confined and force-fed through her nose inside a high-security ward in Jawaharlal Nehru  Hospital in Imphal as a case of attempted suicide is registered against her every time the court grants her bail after a certain period.

However, notwithstanding the popular demand in the state for withdrawal of AFSPA, the ruling Congress is in no mood to mount pressure on its government to try for withdrawal of the Act from the state even though the next round of Assembly election is fast approaching in the state.

The Act is unlikely to be withdrawn from the state in near future because of the prevailing insurgency situation.

A highly-placed source in Manipur Pradesh Congress Committee informed that the state party unit didn't subscribe to the idea of withdrawal of the AFSPA in view of 'prevailing situation' in the troubled state.

The AFSPA gives sweeping powers to security forces engaged in counter-insurgency operations and they can raid any premises sans any warrant , arrest anyone on suspicion and even open fire after giving a mere warning.

The source informed that the ruling Congress in the state, however, was in favour for 'suitable review' of the provisions of the Act that has been the focus of mass discontentment in the troubled bordering state.

"The situation in the state warrants that the AFSPA remains in force. However, time has come for suitable review of the Act," a senior MPCC leader said adding the situation has to improve for withdrawal of the AFSPA.

The party has advised for amendment of the Act to make it bearable for the common people who are caught between the insurgents and security forces in the state.

Nestle To Set Up Northeast India Unit

By Tejeesh NS Behl

Mumbai, Nov 18 : Swiss dairy major Nestle’s Indian subsidiary, Nestle India, on Thursday said it is actively scouting for locations in the north-east for setting up a manufacturing plant in the region.   The company will initially focus on packaged foods such as noodles and chocolates “We

have been planning to expand our presence in the north-east and intend to set up a manufacturing base there, with a go-to-market readiness of the unit in the next one-and-a-half years,” Antonio Helio Waszyk, chairman and MD, Nestle India, told HT.

The company has shortlisted four sites across two states and the deal is likely to be signed in the next quarter. Waszyk, however, declined to divulge investment details or names of the states where it is scouting for the sites.

Nestle India currently has seven manufacturing facilities across the country (see table). The company’s factory at Tahilwal in Himachal Pradesh is expected to be commissioned next year.

The company’s business model for distribution in the north-east would be different from its existing models elsewhere in the country, said Waszyk, a Brazilian.

“Since sourcing of milk in the region may be difficult, we intend to initially focus on packaged foods such as noodles and chocolates and we may need to depend on our existing suppliers in other parts of the country for sourcing the ingredients,” he said.

The company, which entered the pasteurised and ultra-high temperature (UHT) processed milk segment in 2000, also plans a re-launch of the product in December, in a bid to boost its market share.

The company has registered a 40% growth in rural sales last year. “The five rupee Kitkat, the one rupee éclair and the Chotu Munch are doing extremely well in the rural areas,” said Waszyk.

Dengue Spreads in Manipur Town, 33 Test Positive

Imphal, Nov 17 : Authorities in Churachandpur have begun a multi-pronged campaign to combat the spread of dengue in the district.

Deputy commissioner (Churachandpur) Jacinta Lazarus said 33 cases of dengue have been reported in and around the town. The DC, who is also the chairman of the district level monitoring committee set up to systematically fight dengue, added that 30 teams have started a house-to-house survey from Wednesday.

Each team consists of a government health staff, an Asha member and two village defence force personnel, the DC said. She added that the teams, besides raising awareness on the epidemic, were also carrying out random health checks.

The teams are also sanitizing waterlogged areas which are the breeding ground of mosquitoes carrying the dengue virus. A cell has also been opened at the district hospital to collect samples of suspected persons for conducting free laboratory testing, the DC added.

She said fogging was also being done in certain areas. "Since the cases have been reported at the district headquarters, we are concentrating the anti-Dengue drive there. But we are also prepared to meet the challenges if the epidemic spreads in the interior areas of the district," added Lazarus.

The monitoring cell was set up after local legislator and Manipur power minister T Phungzathang convened a meeting to discuss the problem at his residence on Monday.

The minister, who allotted Rs 10 lakh for the drive from his local area development fund, appealed to locals to participate and co-operate with the monitoring committee.

The executive director of the district rural development agency is the vice-chairperson of the committee and the chief medical officer of the district is its member secretary.

The SP, ADC and top functionaries of the health department are its members.

Manipur, Hydro Companies Agree to Develop 1,500-MW Tipaimukh Dam

New Delhi, Nov 17 :  Hydro developers NHPC Ltd. and Satluj Jal Vidyut Nigam Ltd. (SJVN) have established a joint venture with India's Manipur State to develop the 1,500-MW Tipaimukh hydroelectric project on the Barak River in Manipur.

Officials of the two government-owned hydro developers and the northeastern India state signed a promoters agreement October 22 for setting up the joint venture. NHPC is to have 69 percent of the venture, with SJVN having 26 percent and Manipur 5 percent.

Tipaimukh is proposed to be a multi-purpose storage project with the main objective to generate 3.8 billion kWh annually. It also would moderate flooding of downstream areas. Construction is expected to require 87 months.

The project has been in the pipeline since 1954. In 2006, India's North Eastern Electric Power Corp. courted bidders for the project, which is to include two diversion tunnels, four spillway tunnels, two headrace tunnels, two surge shafts, two power tunnels, cofferdams, switchyard, powerhouse, and a main rock fill dam to be 163 meters tall and 390 meters long.

Prime Minister Manmohan Singh delayed the laying of a foundation stone for the project in 2006 due to opposition of local people who said the project threatened thousands of homes and a sacred lake holding the sword of a legendary hero.

Tribal groups said the sword of revered hero Jadonang lies in one of five lakes to be inundated. Also to be inundated was an island called Thiledam, meaning life and death, where locals say souls of their people find eternal rest.