NEW DELHI, Nov 17 ? In a major move to develop road network in the North-east, the Ministry of Road Transport and Highway (RT&H) has proposed a package of over Rs 7,931 crore to develop 6,396 km of national highway in the Region. The process for seeking clearance of Public Investment Board for the special North-east package has been initiated by the Ministry, Union Minister for Shipping, Road Transport and Highway, TR Baalu disclosed here today.

The Minister told economic editors that initial plan to develop 1957 km of road network in the NER by double and four laning NHs was junked in the...

GUWAHATI, Nov 17 ? Normal life in the State was severely affected today due to the 24-hour chakka bandh called by passenger and goods carrying vehicle operators from 6 am. The operators, led by the All Assam Motor Transport Association (AAMTA), are demanding a 70 per cent hike in fares owing to the sharp increase in petrol and diesel prices in the country over the past couple of years.

Passenger buses, trucks, light commercial vehicles and taxis were off the roads in the State, including the capital. However, autorickshaws plied on the streets of Guwahati with the Greater Guwahati Autorickshaw...

NEW DELHI, Nov 17 ? The top brass of the outlawed ULFA including commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah are willing to come down to Guwahati for dialogue provided they get a formal invitation from the Government of India, Jnanpith Awardee Dr Mamoni Raisom Goswami said here today. Dr Goswami was asked to convey this to the Government of India by the ULFA commander-in-chief.

The message apparently meant to convey ULFA?s seriousness as well as to refute allegations that it was under total grip of the ISI, is to be conveyed to the Prime Minister?s Security Adviser, MK Narayanan. The ULFA has sought a...

SHILLONG, Nov 16 ? A high-level meeting on Monday reconstituted the fact-finding committee to study the Assam-Meghalaya border imbroglio pertaining to the controversial Block-I areas in Karbi Anglong district of Assam.

The meeting, initiated by Union DONER and Tribal Affairs Minister, Patty Ripple Kyndiah, was attended by officials of Meghalaya and Assam and representatives of Jaintia Hills Autonomous District Council (JHADC) and Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council (KAADC).

Held at Khanduli, close to the Meghalaya-Assam border, the meeting was attended by Lok Sabha member from Karbi...

GUWAHATI, Nov 16: Assam were 136 for 5 in reply to Jharkhand?s 194 all out in the Polly Umbrigar under-15 East Zone cricket tournament being played at Cooperative College Ground in Jharkhand today. Batting first on the first day of the three-day match, the hosts scored the total riding on useful contributions of 48 and 30 from the blades of S Srivastav and N Sinha respectively.

Bikram Chetry was the main wicket-taker for Assam who clinched six wickets giving ayaw 50 runs. Roshan Das was the other spearhead who claimed three wickets for 30 runs. The tourists? Rishab Das (45) and Parthajit...