Kohima, July 15: The Nagaland government has claimed that overall situation in the state during 1998-99 remained peaceful even as the Opposition parties charged the government with failing to maintain peace and amity. In its annual administrative report, the State Home department claimed that 'barring some stray incidents of violence, the law-and-order situation by and large remained peaceful during the year.' The report was tabled on Tuesday on the opening day of the ongoing week-long Budget session of the State Assembly. During the period, antisocial elements were dealt with firmly and till...

New Delhi, July 15: The director-general of Nagaland Police has been asked to submit a report on the allegation levelled by the NSCN (I-M) faction that Jamir government has been funnelling funds to Naga Federal Group (NFG), a separatist outfit, even as the Naga ceasefire between the government of India and NSCN (I-M) is all set to be extended for another year. Although, a certain degree of uncertainty and crept into the fate of the ceasefire that expires of July 31, following toughening of stand by both the NSCN (I-M) leadership and ministry of home affairs (MHA), after monitoring the outcome...

Aizawl, July 16: The Mizoram government will give compensation to eight families in Saiha and Lawngtlai districts whose crops have been destroyed by elephants, the state's environment and forests minister Rualchhina informed the Assembly on Friday. In reply to a question by Independent H Rammawi, the minister said that some elephants destroyed paddy and standing crops in the southern parts of the state. Rammawi said "rogue elephants" from the Ngengpui wildlife sanctuary poised a danger to the lives of the local populace besides destroying their crops.

Guwahati, July 15: Erosion of the banks of the river Brahmaputra all over the state has created havoc and according to the Flood Control Department officials, massive deforestation, particularly in the neighbouring country Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh is one of the main reasons for the problem. Though two waves of moderate floods hit Assam so far this year, fortunately the floods did not cause much damage till now and erosion of the banks of the river Brahmaputra has turned out to be the main problem. Sources said that different parts of the State have been affected by the problem of erosion...

New Delhi, July 15: As the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) continues to spread throughout India, the states of Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Manipur together account for about three-fourth of the total AIDS cases in the country. Among the 7,475 AIDS cases reported in India in the last 13 years, Maharashtra has recorded 3,371 while 2,278 cases were reported from Tamil Nadu. During the same period, Manipur recorded 301 cases, according to the latest statistics available with the National Aids Control Organisation.