Centre urged to include Tripura in S Asian trilateral highway system

AGARTALA, April 21? Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has appealed to Union Government to include this land-locked State in the proposed South Asian trilateral highway system linking Thailand, Myanmar and India. Sarkar, who is presently in Delhi in connection with CPM Politburo meeting, met External Affairs Minister Jaswant Singh on Friday and discussed several issues relating to Tripura?s inclusion in the international transport communication network and trade with the neighbouring countries. Sarkar pointed out that recently foreign ministries of India, Thailand and Myanmar agreed to...

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Dolphin population declining alarmingly

GUWAHATI, April 21? The population of river dolphins (locally called sihu or sisu) a highly endangered aquatic mammal is declining alarmingly. The 2002 river dolphin census carried out by the Dolphin Conservation Society (DCS) with support from the WWF-India, has recorded only 198 dolphins in the Brahmaputra river, with 89 adults, 60 adolescents and 49 calves. The previous census in 1997 had counted 218 dolphins. The chairman of the DCS, Sri Sujit P Bairagi, told The Assam Tribune that depletion of the dolphin population in the Brahmaputra was primarily due to large-scale poaching for its...

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PM announces start of Bogibeel bridge work

DIBRUGARH, April 21 ? First the good news. Railway Minister Nitish Kumar has agreed to restore the original twin BG rail tracks on the Bogibeel bridge, ?as a hearty Bihu gift?, and has also assured that the Rangiya-Murkongselek MG rail section would be converted to BG by the time the bridge is ready to handle traffic. Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee, attending the ?Bogibeel bridge commencement of work function asked the insurgent groups of the region to give up arms and pave the way for peace and prosperity.

At exactly five minutes past four this afternoon, the Prime Minister pressed a...

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Centre clears NE projects within 15 days: Shourie

DIBRUGARH, April 21? Union Minister for Disinvestment and Department of North-east Region Arun Shourie today said that all schemes and projects submitted by the north-eastern States are cleared within 15 days, reports PTI. Addressing a gathering at the inauguration of commencement of work of the rail-road Bogibeel bridge here, Shourie said that allocation of funds by each ministry for the North-east has been increased by three times. ?What this government has done for the North-east under the leadership of Vajpayee, has not been done in the last 50 years,? Shourie said. Increasing air...

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Road linking NE with Myanmar, Thailand soon: PM

DIBRUGARH, April 21 ? In a gesture to enhance border trade with the neighbouring countries, Prime Minister Atal Behari Vajpayee today announced that a border road between Myanmar and Thailand would be built soon for economic development of the north-eastern region, reports PTI. Addressing a rally here after inaugurating the construction work of the rail-cum-road bridge at Bogibeel, Vajpayee said an agreement would be soon signed between Myanmar and the Indian Government for the construction of the road. The Prime Minister said the proposed road would help in border trade and open the North...

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The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments. This site has over 6,000 news items that are of value to academics, researchers and journalists.

Subir Ghosh