GUWAHATI, June 18 ? Considering the burgeoning number of Guwahati population and the subsequent rise in the number of vehicular traffic in the city, the Brahmaputra Board, on a request from the Kamrup district administration, has prepared a project to reclaim a portion of the Brahmaputra bank between Sukreswar Ghat and Nilachal hillock. The project named River Training Measure for Strengthening the Embankment of Guwahati City is estimated to entail a cost of around Rs 35 crore. According to the Brahmaputra Board sources, if implemented, the project will help widening of the Mahatma Gandhi Road...

GUWAHATI, June 18 ? The State Government today announced a series of austerity measures including a ban on purchase of vehicles, air conditioners and other gadgets. An official release said that with the exception of the Chief Secretary and the Director General of Police, only one vehicle would be allotted to the entitled officers irrespective of the number of posts and charges held by the concerned officers. All pool vehicles would be under the direct control of the head of departments, directors etc and log books would have to be maintained strictly. Only the Chief Secretary and the DGP will...

GUWAHATI, June 18 ? Assam has received the highest amount of Rs 239.16 crore from the Non-Lapsable Pool of Central Resources (NPCR) among all the North Eastern States during the last four consecutive financial years since 1998-99. The release of fund from the NPCR is the lowest at Rs 66.81 crore to Meghalaya during the same period due to poor utilisation of funds and lack of viable projects from Meghalaya Government.

A highly-placed source in the Department of Development of North Eastern Region (DONER) informed that total Rs 1346.72 crore were released from NCPR to all the NE States...

GUWAHATI, June 18 ? The high-level meeting between Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and his Meghalaya counterpart, Dr FA Khonglam on the age-old boundary disputes today resolved to follow a three-tier strategy for a sustained effort to resolve the disputes besides deciding against setting up of police tickets/outposts in all ?areas of difference? on either sides of the inter-State boundary. The meeting which was held in a ?cordial atmosphere? for two hours in Assam Administrative Staff College here today, decided that there should be more frequent discussions on the boundary disputes among...

Imphal, June 18: People in thousands joined Chief Minister O Ibobi in paying rich floral tributes to the 18 persons who died in the people's uprising on June 18 last year as part of the Great June Uprising Day observance organized by the United Committee Manipur at Kekrupat this morning. Ministers of the SPF Ministry, MLAs and leaders of political parties and family members of the martyrs also offered tributes to them. Trumpet and Thang salutes were also offered. An all community prayer was held at Kekrupat from 6 to 8 am. Earlier, the people including members of around 30 different...