Imphal, April 19: For all their much vaunted talk that everything is fine within the MSCP and the recent re-affirmation in the leadership of its president, Th Chaoba, an imminent split is staring the legislature wing of the MSCP in the face and the breakaway group may merge with the Congress. The MSCP which has seven MLAs in its kitty is the second largest constituent partner of the Congress led Secular Progressive Front (SPF) Government. Disclosing this an MSCP MLA said the party is bogged down by a number of pressure exerted from different quarters and this may be one of the reason why a...

Imphal, April 19: The chief minister O Ibobi Singh has reaffirmed that his Secular Progressive Front ministry will never implement Prevention of Terrorist Act, POTA in the state. The chief minister during a short interview this evening at his official bungalow said that even though Parliament has passed POTA, his ministry will not accept this act, as the existing acts and laws are quite sufficient for facing insurgency at present. He said, the forthcoming cabinet meeting which is going to be convened on April 24 next will take a decision to nullify the process taken up for implementation of...

TURA, April 18 ? The fifty years golden jubilee celebrations of the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council got off to a start at Tura on Sunday with a twenty-one gun salute by the Garo Nokmas (village headmen). Initially there were supposed to be fifty Nokmas opening the celebrations but many failed to turn up. The Garo Hills Autonomous District Council, earlier known as the GHDC came into existence on April 14, 1952. Late Captain Williamson Sangma, who later became the first Chief Minister of Meghalaya State, was also the first Chief Executive Member of the GHDC. Meghalaya Home Minister...

GUWAHATI, April 18 ? The US Fish and Wild Life Service, a leading organisation of United States (US), has decided to sanction $30,000 for conservation of elephants of the State. The funds have been sanctioned for the two project-Kaziranga National Park and Digboi area. The organisation has been extending financial assistance for conservation of wildlife which are facing extinction due to depletion of forest cover.

Highly-placed forest department sources today disclosed that they had submitted two projects to the organisation in view of growing depredation caused by the elephants and it agreed...

GUWAHATI, April 18 ? After a brief lull, fractional clashes between rival Bodo organisations started again as the Education Secretary of the All Bodo Students? Union (ABSU), Sri Khwawamkhang Boro was shot dead by suspected National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) militants at Lontibari village under Patacharkuchi police station in Barpeta district this morning. The ABSU president, Sri Rabiram Narzary said that Sri Boro, aged about 32 years, went to Lontibari village to attend a Bihu function. At around 8.30 am today, a group of armed NDFB militants dragged Sri Boro from the Bihutoli and...