Politics

GUWAHATI, Feb 28 ? The Kathalguri gas based power project of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has become the first power station of the North-eastern region to be declared as the centre of excellence by the Government of India. NEEPCO sources said that the installed capacity of the power plant is 291 mw, consisting of six gas turbine units each of 33.5 MW and three steam turbine units each of 30 mw capacity. The gas turbines were commissioned in 1995-96, while, the commercial operation of the steam turbines started on April, 1 1999. NEEPCO sources said that in February...

JORHAT, April 17: The Oil and Natural Gas Corporation Limited (ONGC) will soon increase its regional allocation for funding socio-economic development projects in and around its areas of operation, the outgoing Chairman-cum-Managing Director of the oil giant Bikash Bora said while speaking as chief guest after formally inaugurating the Jorhat Lions Eye Hospital here recently. Presenting an account of the ONGC's contributions to various organisations on numerous fronts, Bora assured to support the Lion's benevolent movement to offer 'the best at the cheapest'. Though the Navratna company had...

IMPHAL, March 31: With the financial year 2000-2001 ending today, the state will be carrying over liabilities of around Rs 800 crore into the next financial year. The state PWD alone is burdened with liabilities of over Rs 120 crore, according to a reliable source in the state finance department. According to the sources, the re-imposition of the RBI's encasements ban four days ago, leading to suspension of government payments, was a major factor resulting in increase of the government's liabilities. The RBI ban was after the state's overdraft with the central bank crossed Rs 400 crore. It may...

NEW DELHI, March 10: In a significant development the Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry has shifted two petroleum products (POL) distributors from Assam to West Bengal and Rajasthan following threats by the ULFA and NDFB militants. The Petroleum and Natural Gas Ministry's action assumes significance because it has come at a time, when the Centre in its report, claimed that the situation in Assam has shown improvement this year. The Home Ministry, in its annual report, painted a rosy picture claiming that the overall situation has shown improvement as the number of killings has gone down...

AGARTALA, July 19: Members of the Tripura Assembly today condemned Agartala Doordarshan Kendra station director VN Jauhuri for challenging the authority of the House. The members resolved to send a letter to the Union information and broadcasting ministry enclosing a copy of Jauhuri's letter to the secretary of the state Assembly. Jauhuri has come under fire for allotting programmes to a religious organisation, bending government rules, and favouritism. Information minister Jiten Chowdhury read out a transcript of the letter on the floor of the House. In the letter, Jauhuri said Agartala...