IMPHAL, April 3: As a first precautionary step towards disaster management and to be on the alert in the event of any natural disaster, the state government has constituted a 12 member Committee to take stock of the quality of the existing buildings in the context of safety measures against natural calamities. The Committee will meet tomorrow. The MAHUD Minister L Jayenta will head the 12-member Committee. Members include Commissioner (MAHUD), Director (MAHUD), Chief Town Planner, Chief Engineer, (Works), HoD of Earth Sciences, MU, Representatives of BMTPC, New Delhi. The Committee has been...

GUWAHATI, April 3: The Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL), starting its commercial production from October 1, 2000, has already wiped out the deficit in LPG and kerosene (SKO) from the Northeastern region. There was a monthly deficit of 5 TMT LPG and 10 TMT SKO in the Northeast till the commissioning of Numaligarh refinery. At the present level of throughput, NRL is offering monthly around 5 TMT LPG and 20 TMT SKO for marketing, stated a release. The Numaligarh Refinery project, commissioned within the approved cost of Rs 2724 crore, including Rs 235 crore for its marketing terminal, has...

IMPHAL, April 3: Unidentified militants have forced closure of three schools here for allegedly not paying ransom money, official sources said today, reports PTI. Sources said the Little Flower High School, St Joseph's School and St George School have been closed down for an indefinite period following the demand for payment of huge amount from some underground organisations. School authorities have notified that schools would remain closed until further orders without showing reason. Sources in the schools said that some valley-based insurgent outfits had demanded huge amount from the...

IMPHAL, April 3: With the expiry of the unilateral ceasefire offered by the state government on march 31, Assam Rifles and Army have resumed counter insurgency operations. However the State police force is yet to resume CI ops. Sources said Army and Assam Rifles operations as most of the underground outfits had reacted negatively to the truce offer and the Union Home Ministry had expressed strong reservations against the extension of the ceasefire by another month as decided by the Cabinet. However the State police force is yet to resume counter insurgency operations. Talking to The Sangai...

AGARTALA, April 3: In a daring operation, CRPF jawans of the 34th battalion based at Lalcherra camp under Chhawmanu police station of Dhalai district rescued three persons abducted on March 18. Police sources said CRPF jawans based in Lalcherra camp had received feedback from sources that three persons were being held hostage at a secret hideout in nearby Deo reserve forest. The hostages, contractor Rabindra Singh, school student Soumitra Sarkar and another civilian, Uttam Basak, were abducted by National Liberation Front of Twipra militants from Chhawmanu-Chhailengta Road on March 18. On...