NEW DELHI, Nov 23 ? Inordinate delay in implementation of political clauses of the Assam Accord continued to haunt the Congress-ruled State Government, with All Assam Students Union (AASU) circulating a document detailing the failure of both the Centre and the State Government.

?History of Failure of Central and State Government to Implement the Assam Accord? drafted by AASU has found faults on over 25 counts in implementation of the Accord signed in 1985. The ?status report? has shown the Centre and the State Government in poor light and put a question mark on their commitment to implement...

IMPHAL, Nov 22 ? C Upendra Singh Judge (Retd), Chairman of the Commission of Inquiry into the Death of Miss Thangjam Manorama Devi has submitted his report to the Chief Secretary, Manipur govt Jarnail Singh on Monday, an official press release said. As per orders of the Gauhati High court the Inquiry Report or the findings will not be punlished without the approval of the Court, the release said.

The Action is being taken under Section 3 of the Commission of inquiry Act 1952 to obtain approval of the Gauhati high Court for processing the report, the release added. The panel has also informed...

AGARTALA, Nov 22? A two -member team of German government on Saturday visited some development projects in Kamalpur, Ambassa and Salama of Dhalai district to have a first hand knowledge about the development activities. The team headed by Dr Behrens, German Embassy to India arrived here yesterday to explore feasibility of the investment in the State?s development programme especially Joint Forest Management.

Sources claimed that the German delegation was impressed over the progress of the developmental activities carrying out by the NGOs and self-help groups (SHGs) in the rural areas. After...

DHING, Nov 22 ? A group of correspondents of the Dhing area recently visited the eroded areas by the Brahmaputra at Moamari, under Dhing constituency, which has posed a serious threat to the entire Dhing and Batadraba areas. Barely two kilometres from Dhing town is located the central point of the worst erosion affected Moamari area spread along the south bank of the Brahmaputra from Lathiamari to Moamari.

In the first week of October this year, erosion at Moamari on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra recurred. The entire area is a cluster of about 20 villages with a population of about 15...

GUWAHATI, Nov 22 ? The following development programmes and projects have been taken in Assam coinciding with the visit of the Prime Minister to the State: ? Special Plan assistance of Rs 240 crore for flood damage repair and infrastructure development during the current financial year; ? Rs 45 crore is being sanctioned for flood relief and drinking water supply; ? For protection of Majuli island from floods and erosion, Rs 41 crore has been sanctioned in the first phase, to be followed by additional funds for subsequent works; ? Conversion to broad gauge of the Lumding-Silchar-Jiribam railway...