IMPHAL, March 1: The banned People's Revolutionary Party of Kangleipak (PREPAK) today rejected the Radhabinod Koijam Government's ceasefire offer to all 17 insurgent outfits and suspension of counter-insurgency operations against them by the army in the State, reports PTI. The PREPAK in a statement here said, the government's offer was 'a trick' to all underground groups and underground cadres 'into lowering their guard.' The Chief Minister on February 27 had declared a month's ceasefire to the insurgent groups, effective from today, during which police and paramilitary forces would not carry...

IMPHAL, March 1: The one month long unilateral ceasefire announced by the state government and the 15 day truce offered by the Army came into effect from today. With the truce coming into effect all counter insurgency operation both by the central forces and State police have been suspended. No report of arrest, encounter and killing was reported today. Mention may be made here that in an unprecedented move, the new Chief minister Radhabinod Koijam had announced the one-month long unilateral ceasefire during a packed press conference at the Officers' Club of 1st MR on February 27. The truce...

GUWAHATI, March 1: Incidents of juvenile delinquency is on the rise in the State with average rate of increase being put at 8.32 per cent every year since 1993. It was found following a study conducted by three teachers of LC Bharali College in the city. The study highlighted that most significant aspect of the problem is that it is viewed as the gateway to adult crime. Absence of any type of reformative or rehabilitative activities may easily turn a young delinquent into an adult criminal. It has been found that among the offences committed by juvenile offenders, theft, stealing and burglary...

ITANAGAR, March 1: An Indian Air Force chopper MI-8 with six crew members, including two pilots, on a ration sortie to remote Tali bordering China in Lower Subansiri of this frontier State, has been reportedly missing since February 26, delayed official sources said. Speaking to this correspondent over from Ziro today, Keshav Chandra, deputy commissioner, Lower Subansiri district said that the chopper went missing after dropping ration of about 2.5 mt of rations at Tali at around 3.15 p.m. and lost contact immediately after 15 minutes on that fateful day. Squadron leader A Raju and co-pilot...

KOHIMA, March 1: The communicable diseases that claimed lives of at least 20 children at a border village in Nagaland's remote district had been brought under control, the district administration and Assam Rifles said, reports PTI. The district administration officials told PTI over phone that there were fresh reports of deaths and spread of chicken pox accompanied by pneumonia since last week, but that has been brought under control. The officials said that the diseases had attacked the children since January, but the remoteness of the village aggravated the situation. They said that a team...