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New Delhi, June 4: The Centre has ordered a review of all ongoing projects funded by it in the Northeast.

The exercise has been undertaken to bring a greater degree of accountability besides ensuring timely completion of the schemes.

The Union minister for department for Development of North Eastern Region (Doner) and small-scale industries C.P. Thakur has been given the task to review the projects.

?The entire pattern of funds flow to the region and the funding of projects can be made more efficient with a bit of inspection and by rectifying the existing loopholes. While some ministries...

Kokrajhar, June 4: Suspected National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) militants abducted two forest officials from Kuklung reserve forest under Bijni police station in Bongaigaon district this morning.

Police sources said the two assistant conservators under the West Kokrajhar forest division had gone to Kuklung in two Maruti vans and a truck to check the progress of pillar consolidation.

?Two motorcycle-borne militants kidnapped the officials at gunpoint,? a senior police official said. Other militants who were hiding nearby snatched the car keys. The Kuklung reserve forest is on the...

Imphal, June 4: Manipur police today gunned down Paozangam Lupheng, chief of the banned Kuki Liberation Army (KLA)?s armed wing and the mastermind behind a string of high-profile abductions in an encounter in the state?s Chaningpokpi area early today.

Another militant of the outfit was also arrested.

The shootout took place when the militant leader ? arrested yesterday ? was leading Imphal East police commandos to a KLA camp under Yairipok police station.

Sources said rebels from inside the camp fired on the commandos, who were zeroing in on them. A handcuffed Lupheng escaped from the...

DIMAPUR, June 4 ? The war of words between the ruling Democratic Alliance government in Nagaland and the Opposition Congress party has hit the headlines of the local media in the State. After an untiring innings involving the state Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on the ruling side and former Chief Minister SC Jamir and the leader of Opposition I Imkong on the other side, now the ?bouncer? has come from the secretary general of the Nagaland People?s Front, the major constituent of the ruling DAN.

The NPF, refuting the recent statements of the leader of opposition, said that the ?Congressman?s...

KOKRAJHAR, June 4 ? Suspected NDFB militants abducted two assistant conservators of forest of western Assam circle area at about 1.30 a m today from Khuk-lung reserve forest. The kidnapped forest officials are Hamidur Hussain and Bodiuz Zaman. According to the sources, the forest officials were abducted while they were inspecting the boundary pillars work at Khuk-lung reserve forest just near the Indo-Bhutan border under Bijni subdivision.