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Imphal, June 11: Among several factors contributing to the gradual extinction of fresh water Loktak Lake defunct of Loktak Development Authority and administrative inconvenience between concerned ministries have been cited, according to official source. While fund constraints has been cited for the LDA failure lack of coordination between the LDA and Forest & Environment Ministries in respect of executing respective assignments at the largest fresh water lack in Eastern India is the main cause of gradual rot of Loktak Lake. Another important factor is engaging Engineering experts rather than...

SHILLONG, June 11 – With a view to keeping the environment clean and avoiding confusion among manufacturers, sellers and users of plastic bags in the State, the Meghalaya Government has introduced an amendment to a relevant Bill banning all plastic bags below 40 micron in thickness.

‘Meghalaya Prohibition of Manufacturer, Sale, Use and Throwing of Low Density Plastic Bags Act 2001’ had attempted to ban such an act of low density plastic bags of below 20 micron which was desecrating the environment and posing serious health hazards. Urban Affairs Minister Friday Lyngdoh, who introduced an...

GUWAHATI, June 11: The growing proximity between the outlawed ULFA and the NSCN (IM) has sent disturbing signals to the Assam Government. At a press conference here today, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the recent understanding reached between the NSCN (IM) and the ULFA may come as a serious blow to the law and order situation in the State and, therefore, has become a cause for worry.

" This latest development is very disturbing," the Chief Minister said. He said that the Centre has already been apprised of the matter. This latest rapprochement between the NSCN (IM) and the ULFA comes...

NEW DELHI, June 11 — Asserting that the Union Government was interested in defusing the disturbances in the North-East, Union Home Minister, Shivraj Patil today disclosed that the Centre was in the process of finalising the next course of action in the Naga peace process, even as he ruled out redrawing of the territorial boundaries of the North Eastern States. The Union Home Minister’s disclosure came even as a delegation of Naga Hoho landed in the capital to lodge protest over the UPA Government’s pledge not to tinker with the territorial integrity of the North Eastern States. They wanted the...

GUWAHATI, June 11: The Economic Survey of Assam, 2004, which was released today by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi contains mixed news for the people: whereas it projects an impressive growth rate of GDP and per capita income of the State, it warns that the industrial sector needs to be revved up to accelerate this growth.

The report has predicted an advance figure for the State’s GDP at more than 6 per cent for 2003-04, a quantum jump from the ‘quick’ estimate of 3.9 per cent for 2002-03. It may be mentioned here that the corresponding figure for 1994-95 was 2.8 per cent, which had gone up to 3.2...