ITANAGAR, June 12 ? The ruling Congress (I) government in Arunachal Pradesh continues to be in a slumber sleep, despite the mass eviction carried out by Assam forest officials against the Arunachalis living in the foothills areas bordering Assam under the pretext of the recent Supreme Court ruling. ?Despite the mass eviction being carried out by the Assam govt. against our people living in foothills, bordering Assam the ruling congress (I) govt. in the state is sleeping?, AAPSU and Papum Pare District Students? Union-who made a tour to some affected areas alleged.

?The Supreme Court in a...

GOLAGHAT, June 12 ? According to the Supreme Court?s verdict against encroachment of forest lands in Assam, the Forest department of Golaghat district began eviction works in Numbor reserve forests. During a period of three days, the Forest department has evicted and cleared 96 houses in Nikori, Kocharihola and Wepather areas. A total of 300 hectares of land were cleared from encroachment. Meanwhile, 250 houses were damaged and 900 hectares of forest lands were cleared by eviction. The local people have lauded the Forest department of the district. But following interference by some political...

GUWAHATI, June 12 ? Internationally reputed experts on forest resources and scientists have recommended some urgent steps to be taken by North Eastern States to mitigate the ?catastrophic famine? that is likely to hit the region subsequent to ?gregarious flowering of bamboo? predicted to occur during 2005-2007. Scientists have predicted that gregarious flowering of bamboo will occur in an estimated area of 18,000 square kilometre in the States of Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur and parts of Assam and Meghalaya during 2005-2007. The epicentre of bamboo flowering will be Mizoram. It is calculated that...

GUWAHATI, June 12 ? Assam Chief Minister, Tarun Gogoi today urged the Centre to compensate the ?huge disparity?, between the estimates of the Tenth and Eleventh Finance Commissions in respect of shares of central taxes and the actual receipts, reports PTI. Participating in a meeting of the empowered committee of the State Finance Ministers, Gogoi, who holds the Finance portfolio, said in New Delhi there was a shortfall of Rs 675.73 crore in central tax devolution against what projected by the Tenth Finance Commission.

There was also significant shortfalls in Central tax devolutions amounting...

Imphal, June 12: The modified' MoU draft of Tipaimukh Dam has been handed over to the State Government for further examination. This was announced by Planning Advisor of North Eastern Council (NEC) PL Thanga to a group of reporters at Hotel Pinewood, Shillong recently. It may be recalled here that PL Thanga IAS was earlier the Additional Chief Secretary before he was sent on deputation to the NEC. Earlier, the PR Government under Ved Marwah had submitted a MoU draft on the Tipaimukh Dam to the Centre. The Centre after a thorough perusal recommended some modifications in it. The modified MoU is...