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SHILLONG, Dec 15 ? In a day of fast-moving political developments, the NCP today split and joined the ruling Congress-led Meghalaya Democratic Alliance government to be rewarded with four ministerial berths. With the split, the ruling MDA?s strength goes up to 49 in a house of sixty. NCP which had 15 members including an associate member has been reduced to nine as six of them formed a new group called Meghalaya NCP. The new faction has extended support to the ruling coalition. The BJP has two members in the house.

Rumours about a possible split in the NCP was doing the rounds since the last...

GUWAHATI, Dec 15 ? Assam government has lauded the military action initiated by Royal government of Bhutan to force closure of unauthorised camps belonging to the banned ULFA, NDFB and KLO outfits in that country even as steps have been taken to prevent ultras sneaking into Assam crossing the Indo-Bhutan border. Official sources informed that the operation by Bhutanese Army to flush out Indian militants from that country was started at around 8-30 this morning.

Talking to The Assam Tribune, Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi while welcoming the bold action taken by Bhutan government termed it as a...

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 ? Bhutan today launched military action against Indian insurgent groups operating from camps in that country, a move strongly supported by India, reports PTI. Announcing launching of the operation by Thimpu, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha told Parliament ?we have been informed by the Royal Government of Bhutan that they have launched today military action against Indian insurgent groups operating from camps in that country?.

The Government of India ?strongly supports this action,? he said adding that Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuk had telephonically informed...

Aizawl, Dec. 14: The Central Young Mizo Association (CYMA) has refuted Independent legislator H. Lalsangzuala?s claim about being pressured to vacate the Suangpuilawn seat, saying he voluntarily drafted and signed a resignation letter during a meeting last week. CYMA president Lianzuala said last evening that Lalsangzuala was requested to resign to pave the way for a free and fair bypoll in the constituency, where miscreants disrupted polling and tried to damage the electronic voting machines before counting of ballots.

?The MLA was asked to resign with the blessings of the four major parties...

Jorhat, Dec. 14: To the outsider, Changmaigaon is no different from the numerous villages that dot the countryside in the oil-rich belt of Sivasagar district in Upper Assam. But a silent revolution is taking place beneath the rows of neatly trimmed cash crops there. A unique formula devised by the Jorhat-based Regional Research Laboratory (RRL) is changing the face of the once-barren land ? caused by oil spillage from drilling sites of the ONGC ? and bringing hope to thousands of people in Upper Assam.

Acres of land in Upper Assam, close to drilling sites of the ONGC, lose their plant-bearing...