Manipur finishes 2nd at 34 National Games 2011

Manipur has secured second position in the overall position at the 34th National Games held at Jharkhand by bagging 48 gold medals coming after the Services which secure 70 gold medals. The state came down by three gold medals from the 51 gold medals it has secured in the last National Games held at Assam. Haryana comes third with 42 Gold Medal, follow by Maharashtra with 41 Gold. The other northeastern states has performed poorly, only four states has managed to get a gold. Here is the Medals Tally of the overall Top Five and the Northeastern States.

Top Five

STATES		GOLD		SILVER		BRONZE		TOTAL
Services		70		50		42		162
Manipur		49		37		33		118
Haryana		42		33		40		115
Maharashtra		41		44		47		132
Jharkhand		33		26		37		96
Delhi		32		26		41		99

Nort East

STATES		GOLD		SILVER		BRONZE		TOTAL
Tripura		6		2		1		9
Assam		5		11		18		34
Meghalaya		1		3		2		6
Sikkim		1		2		1		4
Arunachal		0		1		10		11
Mizoram		0		1		5		6
Nagaland		0		0		2		2

Mizoram Band Boomerang wins "Nokia Lords of Music Contest"

Boomerang, a band from Aizawl emerged as winner in the ‘Nokia Lords of Music’ contest participated by eight finalists from the four north-eastern states held in the music capital of Northeast-Shillong

About Boomerang:
Boomarang is a Rock band from Aizwal, Mizoram, formed in 2005. The band started out performing covers before moving on to original material. Soon the band released a debut EP titled 'Rhythm of A Revolution'. Their song 'War' was featured on the Stupid Ditties 3 compilation. The band from Aizwal of the Great Indian Rock Fest and The Hornbill Rock Contest is one of the premier and great entertainer amongst the upcoming band of the nation. The band of four has a blend of blues and hip hop spiced up with a lot of nu-age metal leanings in their sounds which they liked to brand as ‘junk rock’. Irrespective of the genre they are in, the band is all out to entertain the rock denizenz and a give them one helluva great time. Boomarang needs no further introduction as best put by the nation’s premier rock mag. RSJ – “when the fire of boomerang has been ignited, its for all to experience and feel it”.

~The Shillong Times and Indian Bands Hub

Cricket World Cup 2011- Opening Ceremony Pics

An overview Bangabandhu National Stadium in Dhaka as the performers participate in the ICC World Cup Cricket opening ceremony. (AFP Photo)

The Opening Ceremony of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011 at the Bangabandhu Stadium in Dhaka. (AFP Photo)

India cricket captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni arrives in a cycle rickshaw during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium. (AFP Photo)

Canadian musician Bryan Adams (L) performs during the ICC World Cup 2011 Cricket opening ceremony. (AFP Photo)

Fireworks light up the sky during the opening ceremony of the Cricket World Cup at Bangabandhu stadium in Dhaka which launched the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. (AFP Photo)