TURA, February 2: Thirteen A'chik National Volunteers Council (ANVC) cadres officially surrendered before the Meghalaya Chief Minister, EK Mawlong at the Tura district auditorium on Tuesday evening. They were given monetary incentives during the ceremony as part of the rehabilitation package announced by the State Government for those militants coming overground. Out of these, three were in the rank of Lance Corporals while in the outfit. Those surrendered ANVC cadres present at the function are Brilinder Bart N Marak, Samuel N Sangma of South Garo Hills, Stephan A Sangma of Challang in West...

IMPHAL, January 31: Relations between the Manipur State Congress Party President, chief minister W Nipamacha, and its working president, Union minister of state T Chaoba, are reported to be deteriorating further, even as the Election Commission of India has issued instructions for holding elections to the MSCP central committee before the month of April. According to informed sources within the MSCP, during several meetings held at the chief minister's bungalow, several party leaders have voiced doubt over the role played by T Chaoba in the ongoing political tussle between the Ruling and...

GUWAHATI, January 31: Jonaki era is the renaissance age of modern Assamese literature and culture, said litterateur and president-elect of Asam Sahitya Sabha Homen Borgohain today. Releasing the compilation of Jonaki issues in the book form at Lakshmiram Baruah auditorium here this afternoon, Borgohain said that Jonaki was the expression of the nation's culture which laid the foundation for development of the modern Assamese language. The president-elect of the Sabha, however, regretted that such an important compilation could be published only after more than a century had elapsed for failure...

SHILLONG, January 31: A Rs 160-crore project, jointly conceived by the International Fund for Agricultural Development and the Centre, has been aimed at improving the livelihood of vulnerable groups in the Northeast through management of resources that contribute to preservation and restoration of the environment, reports UNI. The ambitious "Northeast Region Community Resource Management Project" was founded with the aim to secure participation of village communities in planning and management of all development interventions by reinforcing the strength of community-based organisation. Project...

BADARPUR, January 31: The Northeast Frontier Railway will soon run a special train on the Lumding-Badarpur Hill Section (MG line). The move has been taken to attract tourists to the area which is full of natural scenery. This endeavour of the NF Railway authority has seen welcomed by all the people here. This was informed to newspersons by NF Railway Divisional Railway Manager, Ashutosh Swami during his visit to Badarpur Railway headquarters recently. He informed that the NF Railway general manager BM Bisht has taken a special initiative in this project. Swami also visited the Badarpur...