GUWAHATI, March 21 ? The chairman of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M), Sri Isak Chishi Swu, today asserted that they would never seek a solution to their problem at the ?cost of our rights?. In his 23rd Republic Day speech, Sri Swu, who is also the president of the Government of People?s Republic of Nagalim (GPRN), said that the struggle in Nagalim completed 54 years and asserted that they are prepared to continue the struggle for another 54 years. Sri Swu said that the political negotiation with Government of India was continuing at snail?s pace despite the destructive elements...

Imphal, March 21: The district forest officer of Thoubal district, Kakai Haokip, 45, was gunned down by unidentified unknown persons suspected to be Kuki militants this morning at his quarters located at the Langol National Games village, zone III. Family sources said the killers, who were two in number, came to the quarter on a bicycle this morning at around 7:30 am, and spoke with the deceased Kakai Haokip on the verendah. After about 15 minutes conversation, when Kakai tried to go inside the house, one of the youths pulled out a handgun and shot him dead. The two assailants fled on their...

Imphal, March 21: Ruling SPF candidate and MLA from Sugnu constituency K Ranjit was today unanimously elected as the new Deputy Speaker of the 8th State Assembly by the House. Ranjit was elected unanimously after the Opposition Democratic Peoples Alliance candidate N Sobhakiran of the FPM withdrew his nomination today. His election with the approval of both the Treasury and Opposition benches was declared by Speaker TN Haokip on the floor of the House. He was ushered in to his seat by Commerce and Industries Minister Th Devendra and senior member of the Opposition RK Dorendra. Congratulating...

GUWAHATI, March 20: The Central Bureau of Narcotics (CBN) in association with the Customs department destroyed 218 hectares of poppy cultivation along the Assam-Arunachal border recently. It was one of the biggest operations of the two departments in the North East in which they destroyed opium worth Rs 4.5 crore. The operation called ?Tulip? was launched in Upper Siang and Lohit districts of Arunachal Pradesh and took 20 days to complete. Officials sources informed today that they had destroyed 144.26 and 74.30 hectares in Upper Siang and Lohit districts respectively defying hostile terrain.

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GUWAHATI, March 20 ? National Assessment and Accreditation Council (NAAC), an autonomous body of the UGC and Government of India, has so far accredited only four institutions of higher education in the north eastern region out of the total 250 universities and colleges certified by it till date. Professor V Rajasekharan Pillai, the Director of NAAC, today informed that another lot of 1025 universities and colleges in the country were in the process of being accredited shortly.

The four institutions from the N-E which have been certified by NAAC are : Gauhati University; Science College...