GUWAHATI, June 4 ? The mortal remains of Sir Henry John Stedman Cotton, one of the founders of the 100-year-old Cotton College, after whom the college was named, were not buried. Contrary to popular belief here, the mortal remains of Sir Cotton were cremated, alongside his wife?s, at the Golders Green Crematorium in London. This was discovered by Mr Harry Ridge during his search for the grave as well as the descendants of Sir Henry Cotton in England, in connection with the centenary celebration of Cotton College. Mr Ridge was asked by Dr Satyendra Kumar Choudhury, general secretary of Cotton...

GUWAHATI, June 4 ? A proposal has been mooted to bring all the departments connected with development projects of Guwahati city under the control of the Guwahati Development Department, said the Minister of State in-charge of the Guwahati Development Department, Anjan Dutta. Talking to The Assam Tribune here today, Dutta, who is also the administrator of the Guwahati Municipal Corporation (GMC), admitted that lack of coordination between the departments and Government organisations involved in Development projects has created a serious problem in the city. For example, department like GMC...

DARRANGAMELA (Nalbari), June 4? There will be no letup on the part of Indian Army in the counter-insurgency operation in the State notwithstanding the war cloud looming large over the western front of the country. Major General Gaganjit Singh, the GOC 21 Mountain Division which has been playing a lead role in fighting militants in the State, told this newspaper today that the prospect of an Indo-Pak war was not likely to ?affect the Army operation under unified command against insurgents in Assam.? The senior Army Officer who was here to inaugurate a drinking water plant set up by the 15...

Imphal, June 04: Nightmare continues to haunt the villagers of Khomunom and its adjoining villages as one of the six persons who were in Assam Rifles custody for six days was again picked up today. Following the attack on AR personnel by the underground KRA on May 27 in which 11 security men were killed, six persons were picked up from Khomunom village in the morning of May 29 by the Assam Rifles men and were taken to the Assam Rifles post at Sanakeithel. It is located about 15 kms from Leplen village. Speaking to reporters at New Lambulane today the secretary of the village, Thangchuan...

Imphal, June 04: The underground People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak, PREPAK, has held the Zomi Revolutionary Army, ZRA, responsible for the cold-blooded killing of six of its cadres inside Churachandpur district on June 1 last. The military affairs committee of the PREPAK, in a statement issued here, charged that the PREPAK cadres were slain by the ZRA despite their identities being made known and demanded an explanation from the Zomi outfit. It identified its slain Red Army cadres as EL Bethel Hmar alias Tomba Hmar, 28, of Nungthulen, Tipaimukh, Laishram Khogendro, alias Thumba, 23...