IMPHAL, March 12? In a following incident of punishing individuals indlgingin unfair means in the examination, unknown armed gunmen shot at five individuals including two invigilators in Thoubal district on Monday. It may be recalled that three other individuals allegeldy involved in indulging in unfair means in the ongoing higher seconday school certificate examination, were attacked by unknown armed youths in Thoubal and Imphal East districts, on its first day. In Monday?s shooting incidents, two examination invigilators statement at Pole Star college, Kakching in Thoubal district were shot...

AGARTALA, March 12 ? Tripura government has announced an incentives package to woo investors package to woo investors to the State. Industries Minister Pabitra Kar told a press conference today that the ?Tripura Incentive scheme-2002? will be operative from April this year for the next five years. The package includes provision of subsidy ranging from five per cent to 30 per cent in different industrial units and additional subsidy to the entrepreneurs belonging to scheduled caste, scheduled tribe, backward community and female entrepreneurs, he said. The package intends to provide reduction...

SHILLONG, March 12 ? The police chiefs of the north-eastern States have called for intelligence-sharing between the States, on a daily basis, in order to effectively counter insurgency in the region. The 10th conference of the DGP?s of the region, held at Gangtok last week, held that intelligence must be shared on a daily basis instead of monthly or quarterly basis. Accordingly, an effective and regular mechanism needs to be put in place, the conference recommended. Official sources here said that the two-day conference also suggested setting up of an ordnance depot at Guwahati for ensuring...

Imphal, March 12: The six-day old Secular Progressive Front, SFP government crossed its first major hurdle today without much ado, securing the vote of confidence of the state Legislative Assembly by a simple voice vote this afternoon in the state Assembly. The motion of confidence in the newly formed government was tabled in the House by senior Congress MLA Th Debendra soon after the traditional address to the House by the Governor of the State, Ved Prakash Marwah. The motion ran, ?this House expresses confidence in the present Council of Ministers led by Shri O Ibobi Singh?. Moving the...

Imphal, March 12: The Indian National Congress MLA representing Saikot Assembly constituency, TN Haokip, was today elected as the 14th Speaker of the Manipur Legislative Assembly. The election, held in the later afternoon at the state Assembly hall, ran along expected lines with Haokip, the Ruling front candidate, securing 36 votes and his lone opponent, O Joy Singh of the Democratic People?s Alliance, securing 24 votes. The only hiccup to the proceedings was an objection raised by the Opposition candidate to one of the nominations filed on TN Haokip?s behalf, on the grounds that it had a...