AGARTALA, Jan 13 — Militants of the National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) killed 16 persons and injured nine others at Singicherra Bazar under Khowai PS, West Tripura district around 6:15 pm this evening, police sources said. The militants surrounded the market and opened indiscriminate firing killing 12 persons on the spot and critically injuring 13 others. While two persons died on way to hospital, two others succumbed to their injuries at the GB hospital in Agartala.

GUWAHATI, Dec 12 – Technical education is to be upgraded and expanded in six North-eastern states-Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura besides Jammu & Kashmir and the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands, stated a PIB release. This is being done at a cost of Rs 329 crore and would be completed in five and a half years. This was disclosed by the Education Secretary Sri BK Chaturvedi while addressing a meeting of Chief Secretaries of these States in New Delhi on Friday. He said, Polytechnics in the region will be revamped to meet the requirements of the...

IMPHAL, Jan 13—A total of 28 election observers are going to oversee the forthcoming 8th Assembly elections which is scheduled to be held on February 14 and 21. The election observers are likely to arrive here on January 17 to oversee the preparations for the two phase state assembly elections, a reliable official sources said. The arrangement for providing security cover to the visiting 28 election observers have reportedly been completed. Sources further stated that six observers will oversee election in each district. One election observer will be engaged at Jirbam sub-division, bordering...

IMPHAL, Jan 13— The scandal over the alleged tampering of marksheets in Manipur University, has rocked the State since the past couple of weeks. The Manipur University Students’ Union (MUSU) is demanding a detailed report from the University authority on or before January 14. The general secretary of Musu K Muktasana and president of Musu N Jiten in a joint statement asked the authority concerned to do the needful in the welfare of the students community in Manipur. The members of the students union also locked the keys of examination section and computer section of the University in view of...

ITANAGAR, Jan 13– Dr Suraj Bhan, Commissioner, Union Ministry of Agriculture and Co-operation has assured the State governments of the Northeast to extend all possible help in effectively arresting the menace of jhum cultivation in the region. State Government must come forward with a mega project to tackle this Herculean problem for which the Union Ministry would extend bilateral support,” Dr Bhan said. Dr Bhan was speaking at a workshop on ‘watershed management’ jointly organised by State agriculture department and the Union Ministry of Agriculture here on Saturday. He, however, insisted...