GUWAHATI, May 13 ? The State Animal Husbandry and Veterinary (AH&V) Department has launched an ambitious project, called Swarnadhenu Scheme (The Golden Cow Concept), with a view to upgrading the State?s local cattle breed into a cross breed through intensive Artificial Insemination (AI) within a span of five to seven years. The scheme drawn under the World Bank-aided Assam Rural Infrastructure Agriculture Services Projects? (ARIASP) Livestock Development Component (LDC), will require an investment of around Rs 40 crore in the first phase of its implementation. The new breed of the cow (50...

GUWAHATI, May 13 ? Proximity with districts and States facing serious problem of insurgency has made Cachar a vulnerable district and the terrain in the bordering areas also caused problems for the security forces. Police sources in Silchar told The Assam Tribune that Cachar?s neighbouring district of North Cachar Hills is hit by the activities of militant outfit Dima Halong Daogah (DHD) while several outfits including the National Socialist Council of Nagalim, PLA and UNLF are active in the neighbouring State of Manipur. The militants can sneak into Cachar by taking advantage of the terrain...

NORTH GUWAHATI, May 13 ? A retired police officer, Sri Debendra Nath Deka, promoted to the rank of DSP before his voluntary retirement and a resident of Srinagar area of Christian Basti in Guwahati was allegedly beaten to death by the OC and his aides of Gauripur police outpost here at about 9.30 am today, according to hundreds of eyewitnesses who gathered near the outpost.

According to the eye-witnesses, whom this correspondent met, the 58-year-old retired police officer entered the police outpost to seek release of his 25-year-old son, Sri Manoj Kumar Deka, a PG examinee who was picked up...

NEW DELHI, May 13 ? An ultimatum by the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) today prompted the Union Home Ministry to agree a tripartite talk later this month on resolving the Karbi and NC Hills problem. The Centre?s attention to the problems in Karbi and NC Hills was drawn by a delegation of ASDC and Karbi Students Association and Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong (KNCA), which called on Union Home Minister, L K Advani here today. The delegation included ASDC president, Holiram Terang, president KSA, Roland Killing, president of KNCA, Seema Ronghangpi, besides Dharam Singh Teron, MLA.

The...

NEW DELHI, May 13? Senior parliamentarian Rishang Keishing was the cynosure of all eyes in the Rajya Sabha today on the occasion of completion of 50 years of Parliament, reports PTI. Keishing, belonging to Congress, is the lone member in the House who has represented Outer Manipur Lok Sabha constituency in the first Lok Sabha in 1952. Referring to his long Parliamentary career, chairman Krishan Kant said, ?members will be particularly gratified to know that Rishang Keishing, a member of this House, was a member of the first parliament, being elected to the first Lok Sabha. He is the lone link...