GUWAHATI, May 26? The Deuri Sahitya Sabha (DSS) today demanded of the Government to immediately rescind its move to introduce the ?Deuri-Chutia? language at select primary schools in the State. ?The Deuri is a separate language and the Government must recognise it as such,? it said. Vehemently criticising the Government move, DSS general secretary Hem Ranjan Deuri told newsmen that the Deuris have a rich and distinct language of their own and in no way was it connected with the Chutia language. And as such, it is illogical and absurd to have a language like ?Deuri-Chutia? which has been given...

GUWAHATI, May 26 ? The Gauhati High Court in an interim order, issued in response to a PIL, has directed the Assam Government counsel to find out whether provisions for barrier-free access for the disabled have been made or not in the State capital complex under construction. The PIL which was filed by Prasanna Kumar Pincha, the Regional Manager of Actionaid here, sought an interim order from the court to ensure ?barrier-free access? for persons with disabilities to the permanent State capital complex under construction as per the Persons with Disabilities (Equal Opportunities, Protection of...

Imphal, May 26: The proposed merger of the MSCP to the Congress seems to have been shelved for the moment with the Congress leaders returning to Imphal today without finalizing the issue with the AICC. Rajya Sabha MP Rishang Keishing and Chief Minister O Ibobi along with other party leaders returned this evening. But a final agreement on the merger has been eluding the SPF partners. MSCP leaders including Th Chaoba are still in Delhi. One Congress leader who returned from Delhi today told The Sangai Express that the merger could not be finalized even though it was discussed with AICC president...

Imphal, May 26: Reacting to the news published in this paper on May 25, veteran Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP, Rishang Keishing today said that there is no question of any rift between him and Chief Minister O Ibobi over the merger issue of MSCP with the Congress. Minutes after he arrived from New Delhi today, the veteran Congress leader told The Sangai Express that the merger issue is to be decided by the AICC high command though the MPCC (I) members are at liberty to discuss the pros and cons of the issue. Rishang further said that no formal discussion over the merger issue has been...

Imphal, May 26: With unrest emerging within the ruling SPF over the issue of MSCP's merger with the Congress, several MLAs of the Opposition DPA have reportedly started entertaining the idea of joining the O Ibobi led Government as they feel that the DPA leadership will not be able to foist an alternative Government. When The Sangai Express tried to ascertain the reports, DPA spokesman and MLA S Ibohal evaded a direct answer but said the Opposition MLAs are keeping close contact with each other and viewing the development together. On the alleged move by around ten MLAs of the FPM which is...