Imphal, February 07: Another active worker of Th Bira, the MSCP candidate in Nambol A/c was shot at and injured by some unidentified gunmen this evening at Nambol Naorem Mayai Leikai. The worker identified as Leishangthem Nabadeep, 45, 0f Nambol Naorem Leikai sustained a bullet injury at his right thigh and has been admitted to RIMS hospital. The victim disclosed that he was taken from his home at gunpoint at around 8 pm tonight and shot at in the right thigh at close range on the Nambol river bank nearby. He said while abducting him from his house, the gunmen warned his family members not to...

Imphal, February 07: In a development predicted to have wide implications on the forthcoming elections and after, a meeting organized by United Naga Council, UNC at its headquarters at Senapati, had 47 Naga candidates sign a pledge that in the event of their return to the 8th Manipur Legislative Assembly, they would support the Naga cause, including the ongoing peace talks between the NSCN (IM) and Government of India, according to a reliable source. Prominent by his refusal to attend the meeting was former chief minister Rishang Keishing, the source said. The meeting organizers roundly...

AGARTALA, Feb 6 — The outlawed National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) militants attacked a Mog hamlet at Nalicherra in Dhalai last night and shot dead seven villagers, all tribals. Among the killed are two women. Four more were injured in the attack. According to reports reaching here from Ambassa, district headquarters, a group of about 25 militants first cordoned off the village market at West Nalicherra at around 6.25 pm last night and opened indiscriminate firing from their automatics. Most of the villagers who were sitting at the shop of one Changmung Mog were riddled with bullets...

NEW DELHI, Feb 6 –Assam has defaulted in securing release of the second instalment of majority of the rural development schemes, even as only 22 days remain for the states to submit proposals and utilisation certificates for fresh allocation of Central funds in the current financial year. No release of funds for different programmes would henceforth take place in the month of March, Union Rural Development Minister, M Venkaiah Naidu said here today, addressing a press conference. This decision is designed to resolve the problem of large opening balances in the month of April, since it is not...

NEW DELHI, Feb 6 — Even as the amended North Eastern Council (NEC) Bill is pending clearance in the Parliament, the agency has sought an enhanced role for itself in the region seeking stiff hike in allocation of Rs 6,075 crore for 10th Five Year Plan period. The revised allocation for the Ninth Five year plan was fixed at Rs 2,450 crore. The NEC’s plan projections for the 10th Five Year Plan would be finalised at the 46th meeting of the Council scheduled to be held in Shillong on February 8. The meeting would be followed by a conference of Chief Ministers of the North Eastern States including...