AGARTALA, May 20 ?The Border Security Force stumbled onto an important clue in regards to Tripura militants? financial transaction network spreading in the entire North East region. Clues regarding the fund transactions among the NE militant outfits through various channels were found when a posse of BSF patrol rounded up a militant belonging to the NLFT Nayanbashi faction and recovered more than Rs 1 lakh from his possession. A senior BSF officer here Sunday said Samresh Debbarma alias ?Gada? of Thunta-Samtal, Padmabil near Hatkata under Khowai police station in West District, was apprehended...

IMPHAL, May 21?Democratic People?s Party (DPP), a constituent of the six-party ruling secular progressive Front, today, demanded immediate withdrawal of the Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 from Manipur reports PTI. DPP spokesperson R K Anand said in a statement that the time had come to review the removal of the act under which the state had been declared as ?disturbed area? and added that there could no military solution to Manipur problem. Anand claimed that the forces deployed under the act to deal with the insurgents had also ?started forgetting? that they had been deployed to aid...

NEW DELHI, May 21 ? The hard-hit north-eastern States particularly Assam is likely to see a turn-around in the flow of funds in rural development sector, with the Centre contemplating to change the funding pattern to 90:10 from the prevailing 75:25. The likely shift in funding pattern by Rural Development Ministry to the one adopted by Planning Commission is in response to plea by States like Assam and a favoured recommendation by an inter-ministerial committee constituted by the ministry.

Notwithstanding the change in the funding pattern that is likely to lead to windfall of funds, estimated...

GUWAHATI, May 21 ? The leaders and cadres of the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) are totally disillusioned and frustrated at the delay in finding an amicable solution to the Bodo problem and the ongoing peace talks may head towards an uncertain future if the Central and the state governments fail to take immediate steps regarding formation of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC). Talking to The Assam Tribune today, the BLT publicity secretary, Sri Mainao Daimary said that all members of the BLT are now totally frustrated over the attitude of the Central and state governments. He pointed out...

GUWAHATI, May 21 ? The Union Minister for Urban Development and Poverty Alleviation, Sri Ananth Kumar today disclosed that his ministry would provide a package involving Rs 101.16 crore to the State during the current financial year for implementation of various schemes. During his meeting with Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at Hotel Brahmaputra Ashok today, the Union Minister said that the schemes against which the money would be provided include development of Guwahati city, water supply schemes, slum area, development schemes, Swarnajayanti Sahari Rojgar Yojana etc. Sri Gogoi thanked the...