NEW DELHI, March 29: The Union Home Minister, L.K.Advani is meeting the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) here tomorrow to give a final shape to the Bodo agreement. The much-talked about Bodo Accord would come in the shape of a new package, highly placed sources said. The Union government officials under pressure of the Assam Government were racing against time to work out a deal with the Bodo leadership. The sudden urgency on part of the Assam Government emanated from the fear that the signing of the agreement may be delayed as the Election Commission is due to announce the poll schedule after...

GUWAHATI, March 29: The Assam State committee of the CPM is in favour of expanding the existing four-party alliance with the inclusion of other like-minded parties. Talking to The Assam Tribune her today, the secretary of the state unit of the CPM, Hemen Das, said that his party has no objection if any like-minded democratic and secular party is included in the alliance to strengthen it. He said that the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has initiated discussion with the Holiram Terang faction of the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) and the All Bodo Students' Union (ABSU). Das said that the CPM...

GUWAHATI, March 29: The Election Commission of India (EC) has frozen the name Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) and the symbol allotted to it namely 'Boy and Girl' in view of the unresolved dispute between the two splinter groups of the ASDC having base at Karbi Anglong and NC Hills districts of the State. The Election Commission after hearing both the ASDC groups - one led by Holiram Terang as the president and another led by Chandrakanta Terang as the president - decided to treat both the groups at par in view of the ensuing Assembly polls in the State, pending final determination of...

GUWAHATI, March 29: The three-day 32nd conference of the Assam Tribal Sangha (ATS) got underway at Tamulpur in Nalbari district today. The conference assumes significance keeping in view the forthcoming Assembly election in which a new political party is likely to emerge. Altogether nine political parties including Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC-Rongpi faction), Mising Mimang Kebang (MMK), All Assam Tiwa Students Union (AATSU) are participating in conference. According to general secretary of ATS, Aditya Khaklari several issues will come up for discussions. Khaklari further said that...

IMPHAL, March 29: In a significant ruling, the Gauhati High Court Imphal Bench has suspended the termination of 2581 state government employees, who were appointed after the signing of the memorandum of understanding (MoU) between the Centre and the state government. In his order which was passed on Tuesday, Justice JN Sharma ruled that "those persons were earlier appointed on ad hoc basis and thereafter their services were regularised.. now the authority cannot terminate their services without following the due process of law. The petitioners shall be allowed to continue in service." Senior...