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GUWAHATI, June 11— Concerned NGOs and members of the public from various corners of Arunachal Pradesh and other parts of the NE region raised serious objections to the way the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation (NHPC) is functioning in the region, at a public hearing on environmental issues on Wednesday. The National Hydroelectric Power Corporation Ltd., in cooperation with the Pollution Control Board (PCB), Arunachal Pradesh and the office of the Deputy Commissioner of West Siang District of Arunachal Pradesh, organized the Environmental Public Hearing at the Aalo Club in Aalo, the...

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...

Imphal, June 10: The 4th death anniversary of Arambam Somorendra was successfully observed in different parts of the State today under the guidance of Arambam Somorendra Memorial Trust. As a part of the observation, 4th Arambam Somorendra Memorial Observation Committee 2004 Wangkhei also observed the death anniversary by organizing a function at Wangkhei Puja Lampak. The function was attended by former Director of DDK Imphal N Pahari, observation committee chairman Sh Shamu and N Amurei Rtd Director Eco and Statistics Dept, W Tomchou Singh Rtd additional Director of Education (SIE) as the...

Dibrugarh/Guwahati, June 10: Cinema halls across Assam turned into high-security zones with gun-toting police and paramilitary personnel positioned at the entrances and filmgoers being screened with metal detectors to avert a repeat of the grenade blast that rocked a hall in Tinsukia. Suspected Ulfa militants yesterday lobbed a grenade on viewers seated in the stalls of Tinsukia’s Paradise cinema hall at the start of the matinee show. As many as 21 were injured, one of whom died at Dibrugarh Medical College and Hospital today.

The government asked officials in all districts to convene meetings...

Shillong, June 10: Following in the footsteps of its Assam counterpart, the Meghalaya government has decided to rope in private operators to bring the Meghalaya Transport Corporation (MTC) back on track. Dubbing the corporation “a white elephant,” Meghalaya chief minister D.D. Lapang told reporters that the cabinet approved the proposal to bring willing private transport operators under the banner of the MTC.

“Nearly 50 per cent of the current staff of the MTC opted for voluntary retirement with the government more than willing to offer the golden handshake,” Lapang said.

The Meghalaya...