IMPHAL, March 15: The Army is likely to extend its suspension of counter-insurgency operations for another 16 days. Though officially, the Army has not said anything on the matter, sources said the formal announcement on the extension may come tomorrow. General-officer-commanding of 57 mountain division, Maj. Gen. Iqbal Singh earlier declared the suspension of military operations against all militant outfits by the Army and Assam Rifles for 15 days beginning March 1 for Yaoshang (Holi) festival. The Radhabinod Koijam-led People's Front government had also announced a unilateral ceasefire with...

GUWAHATI, March 15: It was set up as a second grade institute with five professors, one of them being the principal, 39 students on its roll, and nine subjects viz, English, Mathematics, Logic, Physics, Chemistry, Sanskrit, History, Arabic and Persian on its curriculum. On May 27, 1901 it was declared open. Bihagikabi Raghunath Choudhury sang a song, specially composed by him for its inaugural ceremony, and, on the harmonium, it was none other than Karmabir Nabin Chandra Bordoloi, who accompanied the Bihagikabi. Today, the alma mater of almost all the worthy sons and daughters of Assam and her...

IMPHAL, March 15: Yaoshang, the greatest festival of this border State was formally concluded recently with a series of events. The five-day festival which started from March 9 with the burning of Yao-Shang (Yao-Sheep, Shang-hut) concluded on Tuesday night with traditional fervour. The significance of this five day festival is the observation of birth anniversary of Chaitainya Mahaprabhu, an incarnation of Lord Krishna after the emergence of Hinduism in Manipur. During the festival, people go out for Hali-pala at various places including the Gobindrajee temple while the teenaged boys and girls...

BISHNUPUR, March 15: A massive rally was taken out at Bishnupur today in protest against the killing of a female Sangai from the Keibul Lamjao National Park. A memorandum was also submitted to the Chief Minister to take up stringent steps to check poaching of the endangered Sangai. The silent rally participated by the people of Keibul Lamjao and employees of the Keibul Lamjao National Park was flagged off by the Deputy Conservator of Forest MS Chabbra today at noon. The rally was jointly organised by the Forest Department and Environmental Social Reformation and Sangai Protection Forum. The...

IMPHAL, March 15: MPs of the Northeastern states have urged the Union Minister of Civil Aviation Sharad Yadav to immediately make operational services in Guwahati airport by starting Indian Airlines flights to capital cities of neighbouring countries like Dhaka, Kathmandu and Bangkok. The common body of the MPs of the NE States, Northeast MPs Forum led by its Chairman and MP from Meghalaya PR Kyndiah also urged the Civil Aviation Minister to start morning flights between Guwahati and New Delhi, besides making Guwahati airport the hub of regional air service. The Lok Sabha MP from the outer...