AGARTALA, March 23: The outlawed National Liberation Front of Twipra is trying to strengthen its links with the Hynniewtrep National Liberation Council of Meghalaya. The move is believed to be aimed at ensuring the safety of NLFT activists who have to go to the Meghalaya capital for medical treatment and other purposes. Official sources said NLFT "commanders" Rajkanta Debbarma and Upendra Debbarma visited Shillong last week and met HNLC chief Julius Donkuper. The NLFT duo reportedly sought permission to set up a well-equipped transit camp in Shillong or any other "safe area" within Meghalaya...

GUWAHATI, March 22: Guwahati Tea Auction Centre (GTAC) authority sees red over demand for sales tax parity raised by a 'nascent' a Calcutta-based tea trading portal, teauction.com Ltd. Addressing a press conference here this afternoon members of Guwahati Tea Auction Committee informed that teauction.com Ltd which was granted license by the Tea Board of India ignoring strong protest by the GTAC, had been trying hard to persuade State government to grant sales tax parity as enjoyed by the GTAC. The GTAC is of the opinion that teauction.com Ltd which is yet to establish its credibility in the...

KOHIMA, March 18: The ONGC has so far drilled 30 exploratory oil wells at Changpang area under Wokha district, out of which nine were producing oil on trial basis but had been suspended since 1994, reports UNI. The annual administrative report which was tabled in the State Assembly by the Geology and Mining Department on Thursday, mentioned that four exploratory oil wells at Chumukedima-Tenephie area in Dimapur district and one in Changki area under Mokokchung district were drilled by ONGC, but these wells had not yielded positive results due to hydro-carbon deposits. The commission had so far...

NAHARLAGUN, March 22: Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Mukut Mithi has disclosed that Central Bureau of Investigation would soon visit the state to investigate the much talked power scam handed over to them by the state government a year ago. Responding to a question by Takam Sorang of Congress in the House whether CBI is active in the state Mithi said, yes, CBI authority has responded to initiate action on the cases handed over to them. 'So far seven cases including the power scam have been handed over to the Central Bureau of Investigation' he said, adding 'the CBI has intimated that their...

NEW DELHI, March 22: The Union Home Ministry (MHA) has decided to implement the Assam Governor, Lt General (retd) SK Sinha's recommendation on checking illegal infiltration from across the border, and has asked the Assam Government to take appropriate actions on points concerning them. This was disclosed by the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs, I D Swami in reply to a question by B P Apte at the Rajya Sabha. The Minister acknowledging that the Assam Governor had submitted a report on illegal immigration to the President of India, said the relevant portions concerning the state...