GUWAHATI, Jan 13 — The progress of the implementation of North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health and Medical Sciences (NEIGRIHMS) was reviewed in a meeting held under the chairmanship of the Union Minister of Health and FW, Dr C P Thakur at Guwahati yesterday. Addressing the review meeting, Dr Thakur said that NEIGRIHMS will be commissioned in May 2005. While expressing his satisfaction over the works completed so far, he urged upon the concerned authorities of the project to speed up works in order to complete the same within the stipulated time. The NEIGRIHMS, established in...

GUWAHATI, Jan 13 — Assam’s own tax revenue is only four per cent of the Gross State Domestic Product (GSDP) against the national average of six per cent, said Committee on Fiscal Reforms (COFR) in its report, which was submitted to the State Government on December 7 last. The 11th Finance Commission assessed the State’s revenue receipts from its own tax and non-tax sources for the period 2000-2005 at Rs 12,953.22 crore with the assumption that the tax revenues of the State would grow at the uniform rate of 13.20 per cent every year. And, in respect of non-tax revenues, it was expected that the...

GUWAHATI, Jan 13 — The Children’s Literary Trust, Assam, set up in March 1987 to give a boost to children’s literature in the State, is in dire straits because of the apathetic attitude of the successive State governments. The secretary of the Trust, Sri Hrishikesh Goswami today told this Correspondent that the Trust was set up with a State government grant of Rs 25 lakh to promote children’s literature in the State and so far the trust has published more than 30 books, some of those by the well known writers of the State. One of the most well accepted books published by the Trust was Bilati...

NEW DELHI, Jan 13 — The Bangkok Consultative meeting of the Nagas has called for repealing of all special Acts under implementation in Nagaland and withdrawal of the ban on Naga movement outfits and arrest warrants against the leaders, besides upgradation of the ceasefire monitoring mechanism to an autonomous body. The crucial four-day Naga Consultative meeting attended by 44 delegation from several north-eastern States including Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur and Nagaland concluded with the delegates adopting several vital resolutions that may have deep impact on the ongoing negotiations between...

Imphal, January 13: Associate Professor of Manipur University Computer Science Department, Oinam Imocha of Langthabal Kunja Awang Leikai and Head of MU Computer Centre and System Manager, Moirangthem Jugeshwor of Sagolband Tera Sapam Leirak Nongmaithem Leikai were shot on their legs by the proscribed KYKL (O) at CI College road at around 6.30 this evening on the charges of corruption, manipulation and tampering of marks in the University. Imocha allegedly took bribe for admission for the MCA course. Jugeshwor was involved in tampering of marks. Both of them surrendered to the party...