Politicisation of education on with appointment of teachers

GUWAHATI, March 26: At a time when different quarters are demanding that the education system should be kept free from political interference, the state government has started appointing primary school teachers under the Operation Black Board (OBB) scheme with political interference and without following the norms of appointment. The process of appointing 7,000 primary school teachers for a period of one year is on but according to information available, the Government went ahead with the process despite opposition from senior bureaucrats. Official sources revealed that the decision to give...

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Centre move to boost horticulture in Assam

IMPHAL, March 26: The Union Ministry of Food Processing has taken up steps to translate Assam's agro-based horticulture projects into a grand success story. This was disclosed by the Union Minister of State for Food Processing and MP from Manipur, Thounaojam Chaoba during a brief interview with The Assam Tribune here today. The Union minister said, the State's horticultural products will be made value-added foodgrain and a 'horticulture mini mission' would also be initiated in phases. Besides, the Union government has also decided to set up a food processing task force to prevent food and...

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Oil extraction at Kolapani; Nagaland opposes ONGC operations

KOHIMA, March 26: Nagaland has taken up the issue of oil extraction by ONGC from the Assam-Nagaland border with the Centre and ONGC, Chief Minister SC Jamir recently said, reports PTI. Replying to discussions on Budget for 2001-02, Jamir told the Assembly that it was true that oil from Kolapani area under the 'disputed' belt was being extracted by ONGC with permission only from Assam government. "Our position has been that revenue should not go only to Assam and a tripartite meeting involving both the State governments and the Government of India be convened early to sort out the problem," the...

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Assam's population growth rate declines

NEW DELHI, March 26: In a significant development with wider ramifications, the Northeastern States including Assam (barring Nagaland) have shown a decline in population growth rate, according to the results of the provisional Census report 2001, released here this evening. Contrary to widespread apprehension that the population of Assam may again mark a sharp growth, it has been revealed by the Census report that population of Assam has reached 2.66 crore (26,638,407) marking a growth of 13.85 per cent. This marks a decrease in growth rate which was recorded at 24.24 per cent according to...

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Mawlong inaugurates new block at Jirang

SHILLONG, March 26: Meghalaya has launched a Rs 20-crore scheme to set up seven new development blocks in the State with a view to speed up the development process in the backward and remote areas. Inaugurating the first of the seven blocks at Jirang about 113 kms from here on March 25, State Chief Minister EK Mawlong informed that 71 villages having a population of 20,000 would stand to gain from this newly set up block. Urging the people to cooperate with the government for making the block a success, he said: "All the people and the leaders of the region should work together for the...

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Subir Ghosh
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The Northeast Vigil website ran from 1999 to 2009. It is not operated or maintained anymore. It has been put up here solely for archival sentiments. This site has over 6,000 news items that are of value to academics, researchers and journalists.

Subir Ghosh