Imphal, April 06: The Democratic Peoples' Party has clarified that they have joined hands with the Secular Progressive Front led government after assurances from the SPF that it would work in the interest of the people and the move is in no way related to the forthcoming Rajya Sabha elections. The elected members of the DPP, N Biren and Dr Meinya when contacted told IFP that the party has joined the government after the SPF invited them and a memorandum of understanding was signed. The SPF in the MoU has assured to take the initiative for removing black laws like the Armed Forces Special...

ITANAGAR, April 5?Mopin, a major festival of Galo community of Arunachal Pradesh is being celebrated today throughout the State, reports PTI. Rice powder is used in greeting each other during the festival known as ?Mopin Giddi?. Speaking as chief guest state Power Minister Lechi Legi described the festival as harbingar of peace, prosperity and happiness also a pre-harvest celebration by propitiating the Mopin goddess for bounty. Vice-Chancellor of Arunachal University Dr K K Dwivedi was the guest of honour on the occasion.

Meanwhile, Former director of IPR and editor of local English daily...

GUWAHATI, April 4 ? AK Das, Head of North Eastern region and DGM of IFCI, stationed at North Eastern Head Quarter in Guwahati is visiting Kohima on April 4 and 5 to assess industrial and tourism potential in Nagaland State which is having huge natural resources and also for generating more employment opportunities. AK Das will also attend a seminar on ?Economic Development of Nagaland? on April 5 in Zonal Council Hall, Kohima which is organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) in association with the Government of Nagaland. Syamal Dutta, Governor of Nagaland and Arun Shourie...

KOKRAJHAR, April 5 ? A full grown adult male Leopard (Panthera-pardus) was killed by a group of people with ulterior motive inside the Chakrashilla Wildlife Sanctuary recently hours before sunset. After getting information, a team comprising members of ?Green Heart? a nature conservation group in the North East and forest officials of Kokrajhar rushed to Salkocha forest range office where the carcass of the leopard was kept. But before the team reached the forest office, different body parts and organs of the leopard like teeth, claws, tip-off the tongue, one eye ball, sex-organ, tail-tip...

GUWAHATI, April 5 ? Queen of elephants Parbati Barua is very sad today. For, the once tender - hearted people of her native State Assam have become intolerant towards the wild elephants. They even do not bother today to poison these majestic animals to death. Fourty seven-year-old, Smt Barua, a descendant of the Gauripur Jamindars and daughter of the legendary elephant expert Late Prakritesh Chandra Barua (Lalji), who has spent almost entire of her life with the elephants and known among the wildlife experts all over the world as the only woman elephant catcher in the world, said, while...