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ITANAGAR, June 19 – Tawang and West Kameng districts of Arunachal Pradesh would be declared as ‘peace zone’ by the state tourism department so that tourists can enjoy the peaceful environment and get acquainted with the indigenous culture, tradition and customs of the people, reports PTI.

Addressing a press conference here, state Tourism Minister T G Rimpoche said the two districts bordering Bhutan and Tibet with a total population of 1.10 lakh, was known as an ‘ever peaceful zone.’ The tourism department has conceptualised a project to attract tourists to this area projecting this unique...

Kohima, June 19: The Nagaland government’s goodwill gesture to release 56 jailed activists of different militant groups has run into rough weather four months after its initiation. The militants, arrested under the National Security Act and lodged in different jails of the state, were to be released after a cabinet decision by the DAN government in February. The cabinet, subsequently, took the decision to release the rebels, but no executive order has been sent to the prison authorities to set them free.

“We have read in the newspapers about the decision, but have not received any official...

Imphal, June 18: With the deadline for the ministry down sizing nearing (July 7), internal squabbling and shoving for a piece of the pie has begun to rock the boat of the Congress led SPF Government. To discuss strategies to effect the downsizing with the minimum damage, a meeting of the senior Congress leaders was held at the Chief Minister's bungalow today. On the other hand the SPF has taken up all the necessary measures to neutralize the game plan of the Opposition on June 21, the last date for the current Assembly session, informed Law and Legislative Affairs Minister L Nandakumar...

GUWAHATI, June 18 – Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today ruled out removal of any ‘tainted’ minister as demanded by the Opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP). Terming the AGP demand as vague and politically motivated one, he dared the AGP to name the ‘tainted’ ministers in his ministry. The AGP had at a recent press meet, made the demand for removal of some tainted Ministers from Gogoi’s Ministry referring to a letter of Transport Minister Anjan Dutta. However, the opposition party had refrained from naming any of the Ministers in this connection.

Taking a dig at the AGP president Brindaban Goswami...

Kokrajhar, June 18: Trouble is brewing again in the Bodo heartland, this time over Dispur’s alleged apathy towards the tribal community’s language. The Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) today warned of a mass agitation if the Tarun Gogoi government did not lift the ban on appointment of teachers and provincialisation of venture schools in which the tribal language is the medium of instruction.

“The Bodo language is still at the nascent stage, and the ban on appointment of teachers and provincialisation of schools has affected its very foundation. In the district of Golaghat, there is no provincialised...