Imphal, March 02: One person was beaten to death by two MR jawans at Lungangching, Litan, under Ukhrul district this morning around 9.30 am, according to reports reaching here. The deceased has been identified as PS Wingnayu Tangkhul, 35, hailing from Maram, presently residing at Lungangching. According to family sources, the victim was called out by two 6 MR jawans from his home this morning. The sources alleged that the victim was hit at his head using a wooden stick and that his body was later thrown into the Thoubal river some distance away from his home. The two MR jawans involved were...

GOLAGHAT, March 1 ? The wildlife parks of North East India are sanctuaries for some of the world?s most exotic plants and animals including one-horned rhino which is still struggling for existence owing to poaching, climatic changes and human encroachment on their natural habitats. In the past 20 years, the world?s rhino population has already shown a remarkable decline from 1,50,000 to 41,000 presenting a grim picture about this wildlife resource. In the Kaziranga National Park which provides sanctuary to an estimated 1,400 Indian rhinos, animals are lost every year due to poaching. In 1985...

GUWAHATI, Feb 28 ? The Kathalguri gas based power project of the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) has become the first power station of the North-eastern region to be declared as the centre of excellence by the Government of India. NEEPCO sources said that the installed capacity of the power plant is 291 mw, consisting of six gas turbine units each of 33.5 MW and three steam turbine units each of 30 mw capacity. The gas turbines were commissioned in 1995-96, while, the commercial operation of the steam turbines started on April, 1 1999. NEEPCO sources said that in February...

GUWAHATI, March 1?The State Government has no objection to creation of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) with constitutional protection under a modified Sixth schedule of the Constitution of India with specific and adequate safeguards for the protection of rights of the non-Bodos in respect of political, economic and settlement, employment and official languages, said the Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha. In his address before the State Assembly today, Lt Gen Sinha said that the State Government would seek to allay the apprehensions of all sections of people living in the proposed BTC...

Imphal, March 01: At least six residents of Nongda village under Lamlai police station in Imphal east district were seriously hurt and several other youths got minor injuries after they were assaulted by personnel of the 8th Assam Rifles Yangangpokpi post this morning following a bomb attack on an 8th AR column in between Leimakhong Mapal and Nongda this morning by unknown UGs. According to an official source, the IED bomb which was planted by unknown UGs was first detected by an Army dog named Miss Mala which was accompanying an AR column on foot patrol along the Nongda road this morning...