IMPHAL, April 16: Another group of the banned Kangleipak Communist Party, KCP on the occasion of its 21st Anniversary has greeted the people of Manipur. The outfit, in a message issued today through Home Secretary Apanba Meitei, in connection with the foundation anniversary has fervently appealed to all the insurgent groups operating in Manipur to jointly pursue the common goal of achieving independence from the 'colonial yoke' of the Indian government. Pointing out that efforts to subjugate, conquer, and dominate any culture, country as well as traditions of any nation in the world by some...

GUWAHATI, April 15: Bamboo and cane are integrated to the culture and economics of Northeast, and with two-thirds of the 80.4 million tonne of the growing stock in this region, they have been recognised as an eco-friendly industrial material of the future, reports PTI. Experts have pointed out that cane and bamboo are easy to work with, requiring basic tools and simple machines giving craftspersons and entrepreneurs exceptional opportunities to realise incremental employment and income with little capital and investment in infrastructure. "The development of the sector would promote eco...

IMPHAL, April 15: The Public health Engineering department minister O Joy said that a project was being taken up to provide safe drinking water to people in order to solve the problems of drinking water scarcity faced by the people living in the town areas of Manipur. Talking to The Assam Tribune, O Joy said that once the project was commissioned, the current problem of water scarcity would be solved once and for all. It may be mentioned that owing to financial crunch, the developmental works of the State government had to be halted mid-way. However, for extending supply of safe drinking water...

AGARTALA, April 15: Institutional Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) has shown keen interest in investment in Tripura for industrialisation. Deputy general manager of the Institutional Finance Corporation of India Ltd (IFCI) AK Das on a four-day tour to study the prospect of industrialisation has assured financial help to the Tripura government and the entrepreneurs eager to set up industrial units in the state. Das called on the Industries Minister at secretariat Thursday and during the meeting Kar is learnt to have told the IFCI DGM that Tripura is rich with vast natural resources but...

NEW DELHI, April 15: Even as growing activities of Pakistan's ISI from Nepalese soil are causing security concern for India, the Himalayan Kingdom has emerged as a safe haven for the militant groups from the Northeast, reports PTI. Blessed with logistic support from Pakistan's ISI, the NSCN(IM) leaders Isak Chishi Swu and Thuingaleng Muivah had been regular visitors to Kathmandu since 1992 and pursuing their activities, Intelligence sources said here. The sources said this potent Naga group had been sending its recruits for training at an institute, near Lalitpur. The NSCN(IM) is also reported...