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GUWAHATI, Dec 4? Patients suffering from cancer in the North East will soon have expert help available at their very doorsteps. The North Eastern Council (NEC), headquartered in Shillong, has drawn up an ambitious project to link some 72 referral hospitals in the region with the Tata Memorial Centre (TMC), Mumbai. The dream tele-medicine project will become a reality by March next year. Speaking to The Assam Tribune here today, NEC Secretary PL Thanga said that Rs 39 crore has been earmarked for the project. ?The NEC will fund the project to link 72 units in all the States including Sikkim...

GUWAHATI, Dec 4 ? Five additional companies of Army have moved into the troubled torn district of Karbi Anglong to help the district administration to bring the situation under control following a series of clashes between the Karbi and Kuki communities. The Karbi Anglong Deputy Commissioner A Goel told The Assam Tribune this evening that with the arrival of the additional force, the total number of Army companies in the district has increased to eight and the new companies would start operating in the disturbed areas of the district shortly.

The Deputy Commissioner said that the security...

Imphal, December 03: Even as the two MLAs of the DRPP have merged with the Congress and its president Khaidem Mani had announced the merger of the DRPP with the Congress party, the other DRPP members who were opposed to the merger move have today announced that the party has joined hands with the Opposition bloc, DPA. Speaking to newsmen today, MPP president and key leader of the DPA O Joy said that the DRPP has joined hands with the DPA and added that since the Congress has stabbed the DRPP, the party (DRPP) must learnt a bitter lesson. O Joy said that the DPA has finalized the process to...

AIZAWL, Dec 3 ? Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga, whose party the Mizo National Front (MNF) secured an absolute majority in the assembly polls winning 21 seats, is likely to be sworn-in along with his Council of Ministers on December four, Raj Bhavan sources told PTI. Zoramthanga, who on Tuesday submitted his Government?s resignation to Governor A R Kohli, said the MNF Legislature Party would elect its leader within the next 24 hours.

Though the MNF could form the government on its own, Zoramthanga said, ?there was still place for like-minded parties? in his ministry. The MNF, which had...

AGARTALA, Dec 3 ? Tripura government has decided to issue red corner notice through the Interpol to detain five top ranking insurgents of two banned outfits of the state believed to be sheltering in Pakistan, Bangladesh and Thailand, reports PTI. Director General of Police (DGP) G M Srivastav told newsmen today that efforts are on to issue red corner notice through the Interpol for five more insurgents of National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF) believed to have taken shelter in the three countries.

He, however, refused to divulge the name of the...