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GUWAHATI, June 27 – Floods have caused considerable damage in various parts of the State, and with the rainy season yet to reach its peak, there are fears that large tracts of cropland as well as settlements, and natural habitat are in a perilous situation. Reports coming in from different areas suggest that the lack of proper embankments, drainage system, and poor condition of infrastructure – roads and bridges in particular, have created a scenario where flood would cause widespread damage to life and property. People in those areas, which for a long time have experienced the fury of floods...

Agartala, June 27: The crisis triggered by the downsizing of the Manik Sarkar ministry took a new turn today, with the CPI alleging that strong-arm tactics were used to force its lone representative in the cabinet to quit. A group of CPM supporters allegedly forced Manindra Reang, minister for the primitive group programme, to resign today.

Reang was also forced to leave Agartala for his home at Bagafa in Belonia subdivision to avoid meeting the media.

CPI state secretary Prashanta Kopali claimed that a group of CPM goons went to Reang’s official residence here at 1 pm and threatened him...

IMPHAL, June 27– All the ministers of the Congress-led ruling Secular Progressive Front (SPF) government are likely to tender resignation from their respective portfolios on July 4 to facilitate ministry downsizing. All the ministers, except Chief Minister Ibobi Singh, would resign before the formal dateline of July 7,sources said. Only the final touches like the consent of the Congress president Sonia Gandhi, remain for the July 7 downsizing process and it is unlikely there would be any hitches on submission of resignation papers by the Ministers on July 4.

The total strength of the SPF...

GUWAHATI, June 27 – State Ministers continued to tender their resignations to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi for the second day today to enable him to downsize the Ministry, and so far 25 Ministers have tendered their resignations. The Ministers took a decision during an informal meeting on June 25 that all of them would resign en masse to enable the Chief Minister to downsize his Ministry and the Ministers started tendering their resignations one by one since yesterday.

Since this morning, State Ministers visited the residence of the Chief Minister one by one to submit their resignation letters...

KOKRAJHAR, June 27 – The State Government has extended ceasefire agreement with the Adivasi Cobra Military of Assam (ACMA) upto February 2005. The decision for extension of ceasefire has been taken at a meeting which was held on June 23 between Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and a delegation of ACMA. The meeting was held at the CM’s chamber in Janata Bhawan, informed Xabrias Khakha, chairman of ACMA.

Khakha further informed that beside the Chief Minister, Khagen Sharma, Inspector General of Police (special branch), Kanhu Murmu, Chammander in-chief, S Munda, education and environment secretary and...