SHILLONG, Dec 10 ? Lafarge, the international cement giant has invested $ 25 million for mining limestone at Shella, East Khasi Hills district of Meghlaya for export to Bangladesh.

The French company would set up a $ 247 million cement plant in Bangladesh?s Chatak area after extracting limestone from the Shella-Nongtrai area, director of the Lafarge Umiam Mining Pvt. Ltd (LUMPL) Yong Ngai Chan said at function to inaugurate a community health-care centre set up by the company at Shella on Saturday.

The project, initiated by the Governments of India and Bangladesh in 1993, would be implemented...

IMPHAL, Dec 10?Central and state forces have been sounded a red alert along Manipur, Assam and Nagaland borders following renewed clashes between rival underground groups at Azuram and Chramram villages in Tousem sub-division of Tamenglong district of Manipur bordering these states.

Manipur police chief AK Parashar said army, paramilitary forces and state police have been kept on alert to avert any eventuality though over 300 ethnic tribals are taking shelters at Tamenglong district headquarters after hearing fled from their homesteads. Three columns of 35 Assam Rifles have been rushed to the...

SHILLONG, Dec 10 ? The Meghalaya Government has called upon the Khasi Students? Union (KSU) to settle its grievances through negotiation rather than take to the path of agitation, a day after the Union called for a bandh on December 14 next.

The KSU has called a 24-hour bandh in three districts of Khasi and Jaintia Hills of Meghalaya from 6 p.m. on December 14 to protest the government?s alleged failure to fulfill its long-pending demands on reservation policy and influx issues besides the move to mine uranium in the West Khasi Hills.

Reacting to the bandh call, the state home minister HDR...

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 ? In a major development, the Supreme Court today gave an ultimatum to the three feuding States of Assam, Nagaland and Arunchal Pradesh to amicably resolve their boundary dispute failing of which a boundary commission would be appointed to settle the dispute.

The Apex Court?s order came after Assam Government opposed the Central Government?s proposal to constitute a boundary commission, mooted by the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) arguing that it would rather accept the Supreme Court?s decision on its boundary dispute with Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh.

Realising that they...

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 ? Taken aback by reports of clashes in Manipur, the NSCN (IM) today talked of confidence-building measures with other communities, revealing that they were in touch with Meitei and Kuki communities. Briefing newsmen, senior NSCN (IM) leader VS Atem said that they were talking to Meiteis and Kukis. ?These communities of neighbouring region are being taken into confidence,? he said.

During their January visit last year, shimmering tension prevailed in Manipur in the wake of apprehension of Government of India agreeing to extend the ceasefire beyond the territory of Nagaland...