BISWANATH CHARIALI, May 9 ? The Lohitmukh area, about seven kilometres from Kalabari under Gohpur subdivision in Sonitpur district, has been deprived of basic amenities even after 55 years of Independence. Inhabited by more than 34,000 people belonging to the Mising tribe, the area lacks proper health care, irrigation and communication facilities due to apathy of the authorities concerned. It may be mentioned that an irrigation scheme was launched in the area way back in 1990 spending lakhs of rupees. However, the scheme soon ran out of order and the machines have now been lying idle since...

GUWAHATI, May 9 ? The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) has proposed preservation and overall development of about 20 archaeological monuments during the 2002-2003 fiscal in the North East region, said superintendent Archaeologist of the ASI, Guwahati Circle, Syed Jamal Hasan here. The proposal includes provisions of gardening, pathways, boundary walls and structural repairs of the monuments, besides providing the sites with the basic amenities like toilet, drinking water facilities so as to augment the flow of visitors. The monuments include the Dimapur Fort built by the Kachari Kings, the...

GUWAHATI, May 9 ?After suffering setback in recent months, the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) leadership has initiated steps for regrouping of the outfit and the local units have been specific targets for recruitment and fund collection, highly placed police sources said here. Sources revealed that according to information available, all the local units of the outfit have been given specific targets for recruitment and according to the target, around 200 boys will be recruited from Sivasagar district, while, around 150 will be recruited from Nagaon. Sources revealed that the ULFA has...

NEW DELHI, May 9 ? The NSCN (I-M) has underlined the need for solution of the Naga problem without further delay suggesting that both India and the Nagas have to understand each other?s difficulties and come forward with accommodative attitude to ensure that there is no stalemate after more than 54 years of Indo-Naga conflict. The statement made by none other than the NSCN (I-M) general secretary Th Muivah on the second day of the four-day Naga consultative meeting held at Hotel Alexander in Bangkok would sound like sweet music to the ears of the Government of India.

The wily general...

NEW DELHI, May 9 ? The Supreme Court today cleared the last hurdle in construction of the Rs 7000 crore Subansiri Lower Power Project by giving its seal of approval to the project. The apex court?s clearance was essential for the project to get off ground as it has major environment implications including submersion of a portion of a wildlife sanctuary and diversion of a river.

A three-member Bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice BN Kirpal, Justice Arijit Passyat and Justice HK Sema responded favourably to the pleas of the Additional Solicitor General, who told the court that the...