TURA, Feb 22 — A mysterically large gorilla-like animal has been sighted inside the Nokrek National Park in Garo Hills. The animal was first sighted by two villagers of Sasatgre village, which borders the park, on January 23. The two villagers had gone deep inside the park when they saw the animal. The two villagers witnessed the large animal and its offspring from the top of a hill for three consecutive days. From the description given by the villagers, it appears the gorilla-like animal was covered with a dark coat of fur and was seen squatting in a plateau. Forest Department officials, on...

GUWAHATI, Feb 22 — The Railway Board ordered last week a feasibility study on the proposed extension of the railway line from Azara near the city, to Byrnihat in Meghalaya. The study is to be completed within six months and for the purpose an amount of around Rs 180 crore has been sanctioned. This was disclosed by senior NF Railway officials at a joint press conference addressed also by Sri Vipan Nanda, the new General Manager (GM) of the NF Railway and its new Additional General Manager (AGM) R Gopinathan Nair here today. Sri Nanda joined as NF Railway GM in January last, while Sri Nair only...

GOYBARI (BASUGAON), Feb 22 — Six struggling Bodo organisations in a joint delegates sitting held on the occasion of Golden Jubilee of Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) here today denounced ‘motivated propaganda‘launched by certain non-Bodo organisations against creation of Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) to solve the vexed Bodo political problem.

In a resolution adopted in the meeting, which was attended by representatives of BSS, ABSU, All Bodo Employees Federation (ABEF), All Bodo Women Welfare Association (ABWWA), Bodo Writers Academy (BWA) and DuBAA, called upon non-Bodos living in proposed...

Imphal, February 22: The Gauhati High Court Imphal Bench has ordered to hold a Judicial Inquiry into the killing of 10 civilians including school boys by CRPF jawans at Tonsen Lamkhai on October 3, 1999 morning. A single bench court headed by Justice AH Saikia yesterday ruled that the inquiry should be conducted by the District Judge Manipur West who should submit the report before the court within six months. Since the verdict was passed in the presence of both the parties, the court maintained that they" should appear before the Sessions Judge Manipur West on March 18. The ruling followed...

TURA, Feb 21 — The famous annual community fishing at Siju took place on Tuesday in the lake of late Captain Williamson Sangma. The community fishing, locally known as Wari Bila, was organised by the Tourism Department and the Ampang Mahari of Siju as part of the Winter Festival. The day-long affair began at 7.30 am with the arrival of the public at Siju cave. This was followed with the arrival of the invited dignitaries and traditional games competition. The community fishing started from mid-day. Fish from Siju is famous throughout the North-East and beyond. The fresh water lakes of Siju are...