IMPHAL, February 18: Finally it will be the central leadership which decides who is inducted in to the Radhabinod Koijam government. Senior leaders including Koijam, Speaker Sapam Dhananjoy, Union minister for food processing Th. Chaoba, MPP president O Joy Singh, Col H Bhubon BJP MLA, M Bhorot, BJP state president and FPM president Ganmumei Kamei rushed to New Delhi today to settle the matter after the seven-party People's Front fail to settle the power sharing configuration amicably. Koijam had submitted a list of 33 prospective ministers to the Governor for swearing in yesterday. However...

IMPHAL, February 18: The political situation in Manipur continued to be fluid as Chief Minister Radhabinod Koijam left for New Delhi today along with other leaders of the new-constituted People's Front to end the impasse over the expansion of his ministry. Koijam, who was sworn in as the state's 24th Chief Minister last Thursday, is in a fix as he could not expand his ministry due to differences among the front's partners. Union minister of state for food processing Thounaojam Chaoba Singh continued to block any attempts to induct arch rival Nipamacha Singh's loyalists in the Cabinet. Crisis...

BORDUMSA, February 17: All the ethnic groups of Arunachal Pradesh, along with their sub-groups, are poised for a major leap forward soon with the State Government taking up an ambitious scheme to preserve the culture of each of them. The project 'Documentation of indigenous scriptures' - will strive to preserve the cultural activities, rituals and scripts in black and white as well as in audio-visual modes so that the growth of the community's culture in future can be tracked properly. This was announced by Chief Minister, Mukut Mithi, while speaking on the occasion of the Shapawng Yang Manao...

AGARTALA, February 17: The third Northeast Tribal Youth Festival began here on Friday amid colourful functions to revive the tribals' traditional life and culture in the eight Northeastern States, including Sikkim, reports UNI. Tripura Governor Lt General (retd) KM Seth inaugurated the three-day festival at the Umakanta Academy mini stadium. Chief Minister Manik Sarkar, Information and Sports and Youth Affairs Minister Jitendra Chowdhury and Co-operative Minister Niranjan Debbarma were present at the inaugural function. Sarkar in his address said Northeast was an important part of the country...

IMPHAL, February 17: Biggest ever seed sowing festival of the Naga community was celebrated throughout the Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur with traditional fervour on Thursday. One of the most important and main programme was held at the Bhagyachandra open air theatre, boat, palace compound with the Governor of Manipur and Mizoram Ved Marwah as the chief guest. Wishing the people, particularly the Nagas on the occasion, Marwah outlined the reasons for celebrating festivals saying festivals help in bringing people of different sections and classes together. They also bring fun and laughter and...