AIZAWL, April 27? National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development (NABARD) has been giving financial help to Self Help Groups and 1,094 Kisan Credit Cards with a loan component of Rs 55 lakh had been issued in Mizoram during the last fiscal, reports PTI. Dr S D Kulkarni, Deputy General Manager of NABARD regional office here told media persons Friday that a new insurance scheme for the farmers who were holding Kisan Credit Cards has been formulated. Kulkarni said that Rs 9.48 crore had been disbursed through refinancing in the fields of rural housing, road transport, piggery, plantation and...

KOHIMA, April 27? The following is the chronology of events which led to extension of cease-fire between the Centre and NSCN (K) for another year with effect from April 28, reports PTI.


? Rejecting the 1975 Shillong Accord, S S Khaplang, Issac Swu, Th. Muivah and others defect from NNC (FGN) and form National Socialist Council of Nagaland in 1980.


? Split in NSCN in 1988.


? With the split, factional feuds start throwing law and order out of gear in Nagaland prompting the government to invoke the Disturbed Area Act and Armed Forces (Special Power) Act.


? Armed confrontation becomes order of...

GUWAHATI, April 27 ? Though the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) has not indulged in any major act of violence in recent past, the recruitment drive of the outfit is still on and according to intelligence reports, at least 300 youths have been recruited from different parts of the State within this month. Highly placed official sources told this correspondent that those who joined the ULFA in recent weeks included some educated youths including engineers and doctors, who were frusted at the lack of employment avenues in the State. According to intelligence inputs, the fresh...

NEW DELHI, April 27 ? The logjam over the mega gas cracker project is likely to be resolved in a fortnight, with the estranged Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) and Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) narrowing down their differences to 10 clauses including the one relating to quality of gas to be supplied. Union Petroleum and Natural Gas Secretary, BK Chaturvedi revealed this to the Parliamentary Standing Committee attached to his ministry. The Standing Committee, which is headed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, submitted its report to the Parliament this week. The Rs 3,700 crore Assam Accord...

ITANAGAR, April 27 ? In a significant political development, Arunachal Chief Minister, Mukut Mithi sacked his Fisheries Minister Kameng Dolo from his council of his ministers on Friday night. In an official press communique here today, state Governor Arvind Dave accepted the recommendation of the Chief Minister. After taking this bold political decision, Mithi is away on a four-day official tour to Upper Subansiri district of the state. The reason for sacking Dolo is not known. Dolo was the seniormost Nyishi minister in Mithi?s ministry till he was axed yesterday. Last year the Chief Minister...