KOHIMA, March 3 ? Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir on Friday dedicated the augmented water supply project at Dimapur to the people of the State and called upon them to change their mindset on holding of land system to facilitate development activities reports PTI. Formally inaugurating the 13-point Rs 33-crore Water Supply Scheme at Chumukedima village, Jamir regretted encrochment of land and project site saying such activities hamper the smooth construction of schemes in many parts of the state and insisted that a new mindset of development spirit should be inculcated. The water supply...

TURA, March 3 ? The Congress(I) has given a veiled threat of withdrawal from the present FA Khonglam government in Meghalaya following demands from its partymen. This threat was given at the first annual youth conference of the party at Tura district auditorium on Saturday where Congress heavyweights lashed out at the NCP and other parties for creating instability in the State. The Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) president and former Chief Minister, Salseng C Marak, said that the only reason the Congress was continuing in the government was because there was no alternative. With...

IMPHAL, Mar 2 ? Rajkumar Madhuryyajit (90) the pioneer of sports movement in Manipur died here after a brief illness, his family sources said today, reports PTI. He is survived by his wife, three sons including editor of The Freedom Rajkumar Ranendrajit and four daughters. Madhuryyajit was a sports enthusaist all his life and encouraged young people from all walks of life to join in all kinds of sports. He was an active member of Manipur Olympic Association and a host of other local sports bodies. A great grandson of Bir Tikendrajit, a prince and a patriot who was hanged by the British, he was...

GUWAHATI, March 3? The Centre has launched an Accelerated Power Development Programme (APDP) to explore the power potential of the north-eastern States. While inaugurating the programme here today, the Union Minister of Power, Sri Suresh Prabhu said that the programme is aimed at the providing uninterrupting power supply throughout the country with an annual estimated expenditure of Rs 3000 crore.

Underling the need for speeding up power sector reforms in the State, the Union Power Minister said three circles viz., Guwahati, Jorhat and Dibrugarh have been brought under the APDP, and the...

Imphal, March 03: The BJP, the Samata Party, the MPP, and the Federal Party of Manipur have formed a new political alliance, dubbed the Democratic People?s Alliance, but have decided not to make a bid for power at this time. Disclosing this at a press conference today, leaders of the new alliance said they would work as a responsible and constructive opposition group in the Assembly. The four parties have a combined strength of 22 among them, including thirteen of the FPM, four of BJP, three of Samata Party, and two of the MPP. Prof Gangmumei Kamei, FPM vice president, said a coordination...