GUWAHATI, Dec 12 ? The Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC), formed under the provisions of the amended Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India following the signing of a peace accord between the State and Central Governments and Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), completed one year of existence on December 7, but till date it has not received the funds promised by the Centre for infrastructure development of the area and the schemes submitted by the Council are still pending with the Department for Development of the North Eastern Region (DoNER).

Talking to The Assam Tribune, the Deputy Chief of...

KOHIMA, Dec 11 ? Although the ruling NPF has won maximum seats in the Kohima and Dimapur municipal and almost all the town council elections in the state, BJP surprised the people as it not only captured two-third seats in Wokha Town Council but also could wrest many seats in Kiphire, Naganimora, Longlen, Kohima and Dimapur, reports NEPS.

For the first time in Nagaland, the BJP is going to form the Town Committee in Wokha town as the party has won two-third seats in the just concluded town council elections in the district. Out of 15 wards, BJP won 10 seats, leaving 2 seats to NPF and 3 to...

KOLKATA, Dec 11 ? The Army today said it had documents to prove that Manorama Devi had ?links? with a terrorist outfit in Manipur but termed the incidents leading to her death as ?unfortunate?. ?We have a number of documents to prove that Manorama Devi had links with the terrorists. But at the same time, what happened with her was unfortunate,? Vice-Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Santonu Chaudhury said here.

Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of the launching of a fast attack craft for the Navy, Chaudhury said the incident had been blown out of proportion by the media. ?Manipur is not such a...

NEW DELHI, Dec 11 ? Eminent author Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami today handed over a second letter to Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh urging him to clarify the confusion over terms for dialogue with ULFA. The Jnanpith awardee said that she met the Prime Minister briefly and handed over the letter requesting him to carefully review Government of India?s stand.

In her letter, she has requested the PM to directly communicate with ULFA C-in-C Paresh Baruah and urged the government to clarify the confusion created over insistence on abjuring violence by ULFA before coming for talks. She also asked that...

GUWAHATI, Dec 11 ? Encouraged by growing volume of trade and the ongoing ?Look East Policy? with ASEAN , Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) is likely to export diesel to Myanmar soon.

NRL is now in talks with the Myanmar Petroleum Product Enterprise (MPPE) to finalise the deal. ?We have given an attractive package and we are now waiting for their reply?, BK Das, managing director of NRL told this correspondent today. Das further said that Myanmar is keen to buy product from NRL in order to reduce the transportation cost.

A delegation of NRL led by Das held a meeting with the MPPE, a leading...