NEW DELHI, June 28? In a fresh bid to market North-East in the corporate world, Department for Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) and Indian Chambers of Commerce (ICC) have joined hands to organise a ?North East Business Summit? in Mumbai on July 19 and 20. Billed as the biggest-ever initiative to woo investors to the ?resource-rich? North-East, the two-day summit would see captains of industries interacting with top policy makers. Central Ministers and Chief Ministers of the region. In attendance would be senior Central Ministers including L.K.Advani, Union Finance Minister...

AIZAWL, June 28 ? In a dramatic political development, the opposition Congress and the Mizoram People?s Conference MPC decided to jointly nominate Lalbiakdiki, widow of former Chief Minister and underground leader, Laldenga, for the lone Rajya Sabha seat from Mizoram, reports PTI. A joint press statement, issued by the two parties here, said that Lalbiakdiki was chosen for the Rajya Sabha seat from Mizoram as her late husband was one of the greatest leaders from Mizoram and she would also be the first woman Member of Parliament from the State.

Asked if she would accept the nomination...

IMPHAL, June 27?The bullet riddled body of kidnapped police officer Chanam Arunkumar Singh, has been found at Selmat village area in Manipur?s Churanchandpur district, official sources said today, reports PTI. Singh (36), a sub-Inspector of Churachandpur police station had been kidnapped by suspected militants of Kuki National Front (KNF) from Tuibon area near his office on July 21. His body which bore multiple bullet wounds was found half buried at Selmat village, about 50 km from here, yesterday, the sources said. The body has been sent for post-mortem. The motive behind the kidnapping and...

Imphal, June 28: At least two battle lines within the Ruling Congress in the state are becoming distinct. One of these marks an in-house campaign for two candidates for MPCC (I) presidentship, and the other has to do with the pressure on the chief minister, O Ibobi Singh, to swear in a deputy chief minister. Observers predict a resolution to the two storms immediately after the Monsoon session of the Assembly scheduled to begin on July 4. The post of the MPCC (I) president came to be in contention as senior leaders both at the state as well as the Centre, made their intention known that they...

SHILLONG, June 27 ? Meghalaya PWD minister Admiral Sangma Tuesday informed the State Legislative Assembly that all efforts have been going on to restore the road communications between Shillong and Dawki which remained cut off since June 16 due to heavy landslide triggered by heavy rain, reports PTI. Replying to a call attention motion of K K Dakhar, Sangma said it will take another two weeks to restore the communication. He said arrangement has been made to tranship the passengers by introducing bus services on both sides of the landslide spot. He said about 60 metres of the road at Riat...