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Shillong, April 12: Meghalaya police have pieced together tell-tale signs of the proscribed Ulfa’s nexus with the Taliban in Afghanistan and Korean gunrunners following the recent seizure of a large cache of sophisticated weaponry from the outfit’s hideouts at Phulbari in West Garo Hills district.

Police have seized during raids over the past three days “a mini-truckload” of sophisticated weapons, including 96 rocket-propelled grenades, 11 large rockets, eight rocket launchers, 15 anti-tank devices, 680 rounds of 12.76 MMG ammunition, two AK-56 rifles, several rounds of bullets for AK-series...

SHILLONG, April 12 – The two-day North East Tourism Summit which concluded here last evening has entrusted the North Eastern Council (NEC) with the task of initiating action to formulate a regional tourism policy for speedy and coordinated development of the untapped potentials of tourism in the region.

The valedictory session yesterday also recommended immediate setting up of air taxi services in the region with Guwahati as the hub in order to connect all major tourist spots in the North-east. The summit, attended by officials of the state government local and national tour operators...

AIZAWL, April 12—Mizoram Minister of State for Finance Lalchamliana inaugurated the first automated teller machine (ATM) at the Aizawl branch of the State Bank of India here on Saturday.

In his inaugural speech, Lalchamliana said that introduction of ATM at the State Bank here was an important step in the banking service in the state and congratulated the officials of the bank on their achievement.

The State Bank of India first opened its branch in Mizoram in 1971 and the Aizawl branch was fully computerised in March last year. Bank officials said that more ATMs would be installed at the...

GUWAHATI, April 12 — Raising concern over low rate of loan recovery from the new generation entrepreneurs in the region, the Chairman-cum-Managing Director (CMD) of the North Eastern Development Finance Corporation, has made a call to the entrepreneurs to honour their commitment to repay loan instalments in time.

Addressing a press conference here yesterday evening the NEDFi CMD, JP Saikia underlined the need for inculcating a sense of professionalism in the first generation entrepreneurs of the region while revealing the Corporation’s plan to train 200 new entrepreneurs in the current year...

SILCHAR, April 12—Union Minister of State for Home ID Swami today blamed the ISI behind the ethnic clashes in the North East and said that exemplary punishment would be meted out to the culprits even as tension continued to mount in the Lakhipur subdivision of Cachar district. Talking to mediapersons at Pailapool after touring the three refugee camps of Lakhipur, Hmar Khawlin and Ganganagar under Lakhipur subdivision, Swami assured the people that security will be provided to them. He also stated that the Centre has sanctioned rehabilitation package of Rs 10 crore to the victims of ethnic...