GUWAHATI, April 8 ? Two CRPF constables were injured in a grenade attack in the Paltanbazar area in the heart of the city around 8.30 pm today, according to police sources here. Some unidentified militants around 8.30 this evening lobbed two grenades at a makeshift camp of the 64 battalion of CRPF injuring two of its jawans identified as Subhash Patil and CL Patil. The CRPF in retaliation fired around 20 rounds but the ultras managed to escape unhurt, police sources said. The two jawans have been shifted to the Guwahati Medical College Hospital where their condition is stated to be out of...

GUWAHATI, April 8 ? Tea majors having estates in Assam may face privilege proceedings in Assam Assembly as Speaker Prithvi Majhi today informed the House that he would refer comments made by certain tea companies undermining the State Assembly resolution favouring shifting of tea headquarters to the State from Kolkata. AGP legislators Dilip Kumar Saikia and Zoiinath Sharma drew the attention of the Speaker to the ??objectionable?? comments made by officials of tea companies against the State Assembly resolution for shifting of tea headquarters to the State. The AGP legislators tabled newspaper...

GUWAHATI, April 8: Altogether 44,514 tourists including 1,782 foreign tourists visited the Kaziranga National Park in the year 2001-2002, said Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. Replying to a question by Girindra Kumar Baruah (AGP) in the State Assembly, Gogoi said that the Forest department earned revenue amounting to Rs 31,07,284 from the National Park in the year.

Imphal, April 08: Veteran Congressman and former chief minister Rishang Keishing has been elected to the Upper House of the Parliament, defeating his lone rival Radhabinod Koijam by a margin of 35 to 24 votes in the biennial Rajya Sabha election held at the committee room of the Manipur legislative Assembly. At least two cross votes were cast, as the Opposition candidate?s tally of 24 was two more than the strength of the Opposition following the departure of the Democratic People?s Party, DPP. There also one invalid vote. Polling for the biennial election began normally at 9 am today. Chief...

Imphal, April 10: The State Government has agreed to hold a magisterial inquiry into yesterday's Pangei-Yangdong killing incident and pay ex-gratia payment to the families of the two students killed in the incident. Four CRPF personnel and two students were killed in the firing incident at Pangei yesterday. Many civilians were also injured when the CRPF men retaliated. An MoU was signed between the Government and JAC Against Pangei-Yangdong Killing today in a meeting between the Chief Minister in-charge Th Debendra and the JAC representatives. The Government has agreed to conduct a magisterial...