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GUWAHATI, June 21– The Government of Assam is yet to start the process of holding the polls to the Bodoland Autonomous Council (BTC). As per the accord signed between the Central and State Governments and the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), the election should have been held within six months from the day the interim council assumes office and already the stipulated time frame is over and it is not known when the polls to the Council will be held.

The spokesman of the BTC, Khampa Borgoyari, who is an executive member of the interim council, told The Assam Tribune that the interim council has...

DIBRUGARH, June 21 – Claiming that the recent flush-out operations against militants in Bhutan was a major successful venture of the Bhutanese Army, the GOC of the Tezpur-based Four Corps, Lt Gen AS Jamwal on Monday stressed on improved relations with the masses of efficient information gathering. He said that the Army is aware of the reports of fresh recruitments and extortion drives by the banned ULFA, and added that information gathering is a major way to check militancy.

“Our efforts to restore peace continues, and I am sure that attempts by the militants to bring disorder to society will...

IMPHAL, June 21– The budget session of the Manipur State Legislative Assembly concluded this afternoon after passing of the Manipur Appropriation Bill 2004. The eighth session of the Manipur Legislation Assembly which commenced from June 14 was earlier scheduled to end on July 5 with fifteen sittings as per Business Advisory Committee decision. However due to the boycott stand of the Opposition, the session had to be proponed.

The 20-member Opposition in the House have been boycotting the session which was chaired by Speaker T N Haokip. Opposition said, they would not be able to attend...

SHILLONG, June 21 – Meghalaya assembly today deferred a privilege motion against an NCP member questioning ‘impartiality’ of the Speaker as the latter had sought the postponement saying he was not keeping good health. Speaker Martin M Danggo, who was to take up the matter today, informed the House his receiving a letter from NCP MLA Edmund Sangma requesting him to defer the privilege motion against him as he was ‘not well and undergoing treatment’ at the hospital.

Quoting a relevant rule, Danggo announced the deferment of the motion 'on any day within the session'. Earlier, the mover of the...

DIMAPUR, June 21 – The NNC’s self-styled Federal Government of Nagaland (FGN) has expressed concern over the deplorable situation in the state saying that the common people are living in the grip of terror. The NNC said that the NSCN-IM cadres were freely moving around in several parts of the state creating terror and extorting money from poor villagers. “Our people are unable to stand up to assert their rights but have to suffer as silent lambs with calm resignation in the hands of destructive forces and elements alien to Naga way of life. Today the NSCN-IM portrays that image very clearly...