MOKOKCHUNG, July 6: The grand old man of Naga politics and Governor-designate of Goa SC Jamir said that with his new assignment he would be in a position to observe the developments of the ongoing Naga political process in an unbiased and neutral perspective. Jamir would leave for New Delhi tomorrow to meet the Prime Minister and other central leaders. He has called the Chief Secretary of Goa to New Delhi to dicuss on the finalization of the day of his swearing-in as the Governor of Goa.

Yesterday, he was felicitated in Kohima for his being appointed as the Goa Governor by the President of...

DIBRUGARH, July 6 ?The Dibrugarh Town Mishing Kebang has called upon all sections of society to maintain communal peace and amity and not be misled by emotions on the issue of the proposed Sixth Schedule status to the Mishing Autonomous Council.

In a statement issued here on Monday, leading members of the Kebang said that the territorial jurisdiction of the proposed Council under the Sixth Schedule is yet to be finalised and that this would only be done after consulting all sections of the society.

?Therefore there is no need to be agitated over the issue.... rather it is necessary that the...

SHILLONG, July 6: The Congress-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government today retained regional balance in the cabinet, but dropped one of its five allies in the much-awaited downsizing exercise, which brought down the strength of the ministry from 39 to 12. The 12 ministers in the government, including Chief Minister DD Lapang, have been reallocated portfolios, according to an official notification.

GUWAHATI, July 6 ? There is a large-scale increase in the smuggling of drugs and other psychotropic substances across the North East. While the region is the major transit route of drugs destined for the metropolitan cities like Delhi and Mumbai from Myanmar and Thailand, it is also serving as a major route to supply cheaper alternatives like Phensedyl cough syrup to countries like Bangladesh and Myanmar. A huge consignment of Phensedyl bound for Bangladesh was seized by the BSF in Tripura recently.

Officials involved in the monitoring of the drug trade in the region said here that the North...

NEW DELHI, July 6 ? It?s official. The highest number of foreigners is staying in Assam but hold your breath its only 26,490 of them. That?s the official figure of number of foreigners living in Assam. Gone is the estimate that most of 1.20 crore illegal migrants were living in Assam. That was NDA?s estimate. According to the Minister of State for Home, Sriprakash Jaiswal there are about 46,818 foreigners reportedly living illegally in India as on December 2002. The highest number of foreigners staying illegally is in Assam followed by 11,122 in West Bengal and 2,405 living in Rajasthan...