AIZAWL, Jan 15 — The Gauhati High Court has instructed Mizoram government to file an affidavit within a month to show that State Governor AR Kohli passed orders relating to nominated members of the Mara Autonomous District Council (MADC) in accordance with the provisions of the sixth schedule of the Constitution, reports PTI. A two-page order recently given by Justices AK Patnaik and D Biswas impugned the order passed on December 12 by a single judge of Aizawl bench which suspended the orders of the State Governor removing four nominated members of the MADC and appointment of four others in...

AGARTALA, Jan 15 — Normal life was paralyses as the dawn to dask Tripura bandh separately called by the ruling Left Front and Opposition Congress began this morning in protest against the killing of 16 persons by NLFT insurgents at Singicherra in West Tripura district, reports PTI. Meanwhile Tripura has been put on maximum alert in the wake of the killings and a Republic Day boycott call issued by insurgents, official sources said. All the police stations in the State have been directed to intensify security measures to prevent ultras from perpetrating any more strikes with the Republic Day...

GUWAHATI, Jan 15 — The Committee on Fiscal Reforms (COFR) has recommended that State Government offices should function from 8 am till 5 pm on every working day in a five-day week, considering the fact that the sunrise in the State occurs about an hour in advance compared to the places in central and western India. “Although offices will run uninferrupted during the day, each individual employee should be allowed a lunch break of half-an-hour during the hours of 12 noon and 2 pm. Each employee may be allowed this break of half-an-hour in such a manner which ensures that in any Government...

NEW DELHI, Jan 15 – In a development having wider ramifications for Assam and Arunachal Pradesh, India and China on Monday signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to share hydrological data on the rivers including Brahmapu-tra and Siang, flowing through China into the country to aid flood forecasting. The MoU was among number of agreements signed between the two countries to mark the visit of Chinese Premier, Zhu Rongji. The MoU on making available to India hydrological data has a special bearing on the North-East and is expected to go a long way in better flood management in Assam and...

Imphal, January 14: The NSCN (IM) has reciprocated the ceasefire declared by the KNF (MC). In a release Gen VS Atem (Retd), convenor NSCN Steering Committee said the NSCN acknowledged the declaration of unilateral ceasefire by the KNF (MC), saying any attempt to live at peace with the Nagas deserves applause. The NSCN deems this declaration as realization and recognition of reality and in appreciation reciprocates that all the cadres shall ceasefire with the KNF (MC) with immediate effect, he announced. In a separate release yesterday the NSCN (IM) has strongly condemned the harassment and...