GUWAHATI, May 28 ? The Government of India today formally announced its decision to recognise Satriya dance as a major Indian dance form in matters of granting scholarships to young artistes of the country. The State Cultural Affairs Commissioner, Sri J P Saikia told this correspondent that he received a letter in this regard from Sri V B Pyarelal, Director, Department of Culture, Government of India, today. The eligible young artistes of Satriya dance will now be able to apply for the scholarship in the prescribed form on or before July 14.

Sri Saikia said that the Government of India, early...

GUWAHATI, May 28 ? Union Ministry of Home Affairs will resume dialogue of autonomous State issue with leaders of Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) and its allies from the two hill districts of the State. As per the schedule, Union Home Ministry officials team led by Surendra Kumar, Joint Secretary (NE), will hold talks with leaders of different organisations spearheading autonomous state movement in New Delhi on May 31 next. A 14-member delegation comprising the leaders of Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), Karbi Students? Association (KSA), Dimasa Students? Union (DSU) Karbi...

Imphal, May 28: Yet another tussle along the Indo-Myanmar border is on the card after the Myanmarese Government have set up a shopping complex on a stretch of land adjacent of Moreh Gate number 2 that falls within the 'no man's land' between the two countries. Disclosing this, an official source told The Sangai Express that the matter has been highlighted to the Union Home Ministry by the State Home Department to press the Myanmar Government to dismantle the pucca structure and vacate the 'no man's land' zone. The Chandel DC had on earlier occasions intimated to his counter part in Tamu to...

Imphal, May 28: Even as massive search operations are being conducted in Leplian Kuki village area following yesterday's militant attack in which 11 AR jawans were killed, the Kuki Revolutionary Army (KRA) has claimed the responsibility of the attack and denied NSCN (IM)'s involvement in it. 10 Sector Commander Brig Suresh Nayar inspected the site of the attack this morning. The army officer came by helicopter from Somsai. One Maj Gen of the AR also came by copter from Jakhama to oversee the search operations. They departed after they were briefed by high ranking army officers overseeing the...

GUWAHATI, May 27? Militant outfit National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) received a major blow as nine of its members were killed in an encounter with security forces in the Mahamaya Reserve Forest in Dhubri district in the early hours today. Police sources said here that acting on specific information received by the police, troops of the Red Horns Division of the Army ambushed a group of 10 NDFB militants near Bonshijhora village in the Mahamaya Reserve Forest area around 5 a m today. The militants tried to escape by firing at the troops and by lobbing grenades, but nine militants were...