GUWAHATI, April 11 ? Representatives of the Nyishi tribe in Arunachal Pradesh and Bodos in the hill State and Assam today held a meeting in Itanagar to evolve ways to put an end to the clashes and conflicts between the two communities in Arunachal Pradesh. The joint meeting which was held at the Banquet Hall in Itanagar called for restoration of peace and harmony by putting an end to all sorts of unwanted incidents of kidnapping, torture, extortion etc. that had strained the relationship between the two communities and pledged to work unitedly to prevent recurrence of such incidents in inter...

NEW DELHI, April 11 ? In an encouraging development, Reliance Assam Petrochemical Limited (RAPL) today submitted Environment Impact Assessment Study report on gas cracker project to the Ministry of Forest and Environment (MOFE). The report prepared by a Bhopal based firm appointed by Reliance Industries Limited (RIL) was submitted in presence of top RAPL officials including its vice chairman, MC Bora, Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) led by its chairman Hiranya Bora and environment experts of the Ministry.

Submission of the report notwithstanding, AIDC chairman said that the...

GUWAHATI, April 11 ? The Government of India is going to hold talks with the National Socialist Council of Nagaland faction led by SS Khaplang (NSCN-K), soon as the process is in advanced stage. Talking to The Assam Tribune here this afternoon, the Chief Minister of Nagaland SC Jamir informed that Government of India would hold talks with all Naga groups including NSCN-K and Naga National Council (NNC) in the interest of finding a permanent solution to Naga insurgency problem. He said, ?process of holding talks between Government of India and the NSCN-K was in advanced stage.?

The NSCN-K has...

AGARTALA, April 11 ? Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar on Wednesday said his government would provide safe passage to the state?s insurgents if they came out to hold talks with State or Central Governments, and ruled out the need for enforcement of POTA in the State, reports PTI. The State Government had been repeatedly calling upon insurgents of both banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and All Tripura Tiger Forces (ATTF) to hold talks with the government for an amicable solution to insurgency problem, Sarkar told newsmen here Tuesday night.

NEW DELHI, April 11? The Ministry of Commerce has cleared an Assam Industrial Development Corporation (AIDC) sponsored proposal for setting up a multi-crore Agriculture Export Processing Zone (AEPZ). The proposed project would be set up at Balipara in Sonitpur district. The chairman of AIDC said that the APEDA conveyed its decision here yesterday and the Corporation was in the process of commissioning a Project Report. The Project Report is to be prepared an estimated cost of Rs 25 lakh, he added. The project would be first of its kind in the North-East, where farmers from all-over the Region...