Imphal, April 11: Five state police personnel belonging to the Imphal East Drug Cell have been placed under suspension for allegedly trying to dupe a Paona Bazar trader to paying Rs 60,000 on false charges of seizing heroine from the latter?s shop today. SP Imphal East Police Karnajit disclosed that the personnel include one ASI and four constables. The suspension order was issued this evening, a police source said. The source said the matter came to light when the police met bazaar traders as part of their routine meeting in the evening. When the matter was investigated, it was found out that...

GUWAHATI, April 7 ? The North Eastern Small Scale Industries Association (NESSIA) has called upon the Centre to come forward with a special package scheme for Assam and other north eastern States to help revive the powerloom sector of the region. Out of the total 3,000 powerlooms in Assam hardly 500 units are in operation. In a memorandum to the Union Textile Minister, Sri Kashiram Rana, the NESSIA said the powerloom sector in the region was turning sick after 1992 for lack of yarn with the sudden closure of most of the spinning mills and process houses. The memorandum urged the Minister to...

ITANAGAR, April 7 ? Arunachal Pradesh has armed itself against crime syndicates, extremists, and anti-national elements with the State Cabinet approving the Arunachal Pradesh Control of Organised Crime Ordinance, 2002, which provides for capital punishment, reports PTI. The Ordinance, given the nod yesterday, will be notified after gubernatorial assent, Government spokesman Takam Sanjoy told newsmen here today. The Ordinance would be in tune with Maharashtra?s Prevention of Ordinanised Crime Act was against anti-social and anti-national activities by certain organisations and militant...

AIZAWL, April 7 ? Kawlvela, a close aide of underground Mizo leader late Laldenga, died here Friday. He was 78 and is survived by wife, three sons and three daughter. A former Indian Army personnel, Kawlvela joined the Mizo National Front led by Laldenga in 1966 when it declared independence from the Indian Union and oversaw the recruitment and training of the underground militants. When the erstwhile Mizo National Army chief Biakchhunga staged a coup against the underground government and overthrew its president Laldenga, Kawlvela opposed Biakchhunga and ultimately defeated him in 1978.

GUWAHATI, April 7 ? The chairman of the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA), Arabinda Rajkhowa has appealed to the cadres to intensify the ?armed struggle? to achieve the goal. In a statement released on the occasion of the 23rd foundation day of the ULFA today Rajkhowa claimed that despite a systematic exploitation and genocide under the patronage of Indian occupation forces, the cadres remained united. In this context, he asserted that no force can divide the liberation ?soldiers?. ?The present political secnario of the world is very sensitive and critical and considering the gravity of...