GUWAHATI, June 17 ? The Human Rights Cell of the Assam Police has directed all the police stations of the State not to detain any non-criminal lunatic (NCL) in a police lock-up. Inspector General of Police, DK Borah, who is the head of the Human Rights Cell of the Assam Police, recently sent a circular to all the police stations with details of the ways to treat a non-criminal lunatic. The circular pointed out that many police officers are not aware of the treatment to be given to the non-criminal lunatics once they are found in a situation where they may either cause injury to themselves or...

AGARTALA, June 17 ? Ironical it may sound but Tripura has achieved the dubious distinction of being the only State in the country where junior engineers and non-civil service officers are being promoted to the IAS cadre and posted in senior positions, that too violating the prescribed rules and norms.

The first experience of its kind was in 1998 when a Superintending Engineer Aravinda Guha was promoted to the IAS cadre. This was followed by promotion of a non TCS officer L Darlong in 2000, then in 2001 promotion of an executive engineer Hiralal Chakrabarty. Now in this year 2002 again an...

IMPHAL, June 17 ? After the attack by a mysterious disease in Tipaimukh sub-division of Churachandpur district recently, another mysterious epidemic has gripped Moreh, a border town neighbouring Myanmar under Chandel district. According to a report received here, so far, a police constable of the Moreh police station died while eleven others of the said police post have been taken ill. It is also said that the people afflicted with the unknown disease first complained of headache followed by vomiting, trembling of the body and fatigue. It is learnt that the disease started spreading in and...

GUWAHATI, June 17 ? The ULFA today warned those responsible for ?instigating? the relatives of its members to move the Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) against the outfit?s commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah. In the latest edition of its mouthpiece Freedom, e-mailed to a section of the media here, the outfit warned ?the person or the group of persons? which was instigating the kin of the ULFA members to appeal to the AHRC that they were forced to join the outfit. Recently about 200 relatives of senior ULFA leaders and cadres had complained to the Assam Human Rights Commission that Paresh...

Imphal, June 17: In a new shake up, the MSCP which is in the midst of a controversy over its move to merge with the Congress has elected Education (U) Minister and MLA from Wangkhei AC Y Erabot as the leader of the party legislature wing succeeding PHED Minister K Govindas. The election of Erabot was carried out during a joint sitting of the MSCP Central Executive Committee and Legislature Party today. The meeting was presided by party vice president L Amujao and held at the Babupara quarter of MSCP president and MP Th Chaoba at around 7 am today. The post remained vacant after Govindas...