NEW DELHI, July 11 ? Stepping up pressure for removal of State Governor VC Pande, a delegation of MLAs from Arunachal Pradesh led by former Chief Minister and State Congress president Mukut Mithi today had a meeting with Congress leaders, including Oscar Fernandes, reports PTI. After the meeting Mithi told reporters that he had submitted a first hand account of his interactions with State Governor VC Pande. He claimed that the Governor had sent two different versions of his report regarding the political situation in the State.

The delegation is likely to meet Home Minister Shivraj Patil. The...

GUWAHATI, July 11 ? With devastating floods creating havoc all over Assam, the Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi has requested the Prime Minister, Dr Manmohan Singh, to provide an emergency fund of Rs 1200 crore from the Natural Calamity Contingency Fund to deal with the situation. In a memorandum to the Prime Minister, the Chief Minister said that at least eight MI-8 helicopters of the Indian Air Force should be placed at the disposal of the State Government for emergency relief and rescue operations at the cost of the Central Government. He said that a high-powered aerial survey team should be...

GUWAHATI, July 11 ? The overall flood situation in the State remained grim with the number of affected people going up to more than 20.50 lakh. The death toll in the current wave of floods also increased to 13. The rail and road communication all over the State have been badly affected with floodwaters inundating national highways and railway lines. According to official reports, the current wave of floods have so far affected 2794 villages in 19 districts of the State and about four lakh houses have been damaged. The floods have also caused heavy damage to standing crops and as per reports...

Kohima, July 10: The rival Naga outfits have stepped up their war of words, with each faction targeting the other over the Assam-Nagaland border spat. Accusing the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) of being involved in the killing of an Assam government official this month, the rival group played the Karbi card today. Deputy kilonser (minister) Kughalo Mulatonu said the Karbis should protest against the NSCN (I-M) while maintaining ?brotherly relations? with the Nagas. An economic blockade in Karbi Anglong last week has led to a shortage of essential commodities in Nagaland...

Guwahati/New Delhi, July 10: The fate of Arunachal Pradesh governor V.C. Pande hangs in the balance even as the state unit of the Congress has intensified pressure to remove him and clamp President?s rule in the state. The BJP, on the other hand, has warned of ?dangerous consequences? if the Congress tinkered with the Constitution.

The Congress high command is awaiting the arrival of PCC president Mukut Mithi in the capital for a ?first-hand account?.

Union home minister Shivraj Patil, however, remained non-committal on the imposition of President?s rule and the demand for Pande?s removal...