Published on June 20th, 2013
SHILLONG: KHNAM MDC Adelbert Nongrum has favoured amendment of the Assam and Meghalaya Autonomous Districts (Constitution of District Council) Rules, 1951 to debar the Garos residing in the Khasi Hills from participating (contesting as well as voting) in KHADC elections. “I do not see any justification that the Garos should have the privilege to vote or contest in the election of the Council since they already have their own council (GHADC) to protect and safeguard their interest,” Nongrum said. He further favoured that the Khasi tribal population should be allowed to vote or contest in the KHADC election. “We need to [Full article…]
Published on June 20th, 2013
Agartala: 83 percent poll turnout was recorded during by-election at 91 seats including Gram Panchayats, Panchayat Samities, ADC Village Committees, ZIlla Parishads and Nagar Panchayat on Wednesday, June 19, State Election Commissioner Kishore Ambuly said. Interacting with the media at civil secretariat here today, State Election Commissioner Ambuly said that preliminary statistics collected from concerned Returning Officers (RO) over the by-election has pegged the average turnout at 83 percent. The polling process covered 36 blocks of the state. A total of 201 candidates contested in the poll fray. Cast votes are scheduled to be counted on June 22 in 37 [Full article…]
Published on June 19th, 2013
GANGTOK: The Chief Secretary of Sikkim Smt .R. Ongmu has written a letter to the chief secretary of Uttaranchal, Shri Subash Kumar conveying her deep sympathies at the loss of precious human lives and properties due to the massive flood which occurred in the Northern Part of India. In her letter to her counter part of Uttaranchal, the Chief Secretary of Sikkim brought out the concern towards the Pilgrims of Sikkim who might have got stranded in Uttaranchal. The chief secretary in her letter has requested her counterparts at Uttaranchal for his personal interest over the matter for rescue, relief [Full article…]
Published on June 19th, 2013
Aizawl: Mizo National Front, the largest and oldest regional party in Mizoram, unveiled a “brand new” economic policy codenamed SEDP (socio-economic development programme), ahead of the state assembly polls scheduled for November this year. “The SEDP basically aims to make Mizoram economically self-sufficient in agriculture and power,” MNF president and former chief minister Zoramthanga said as he unveiled the policy at Vanapa Hall here today. Zoramthanga admitted to have incorporated certain points from the ‘Six Basic Needs’, the 30-year-old policy of the Brig T Sailo’s party Mizoram People’s Conference (MPC) which remained unfulfilled.“The SEDP has been drafted taking into consideration [Full article…]
Published on June 19th, 2013
DIMAPUR: The otherwise noisy and chaotic commercial hub of Nagaland looked deserted today with all the roaring business establishments came to sa grinding halt following the dawn to dusk bandh imposed by Action Committee Against Unabated Taxation (ACAUT) under the aegis of Naga Council, Dimapur. The bandh began at 6 am and ended at 6 pm. During the bandh there was not a single case of stray incident reported anywhere in Dimapur. Roads too looked empty save for few commuters on urgent cases. The ACAUT said today’s bandh was just a pointer of things to come unless concerned organisations and authorities accede [Full article…]
Published on June 19th, 2013
IMPHAL: Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh Tuesday clarified in Manipur assembly that the reported misuse of huge amount of money by two officials of Relief and Disaster Management was unfounded. Clarifying that the amount was meant for National School Safety Programme sponsored by Government of India under its national programmme, he said no one had embezzled it. Ibobi made the clarification in the House after Opposition leader Dr I Ibohanbi moved a Calling Attention Motion asking whether any appropriate action has been taken against the two officials of the Government department who have been reportedly embroiled in misappropriation of [Full article…]
Published on June 18th, 2013
Guwahati : Assam has recorded the uncertain distinction of having the highest rate of incidences of crime against women in the North East and is ranked seventh in the country, according to the latest report of the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB). Assam recorded 13,544 incidents of crime against women during the last one year and was ranked seventh in the country. West Bengal tops the list with 30,942 such cases, followed by Andhra Pradesh with 28,171 cases, UP 23,569, Rajasthan 21,106, Madhya Pradesh 16,832 and Maharashtra 16,353. In the Northeastern region, Nagaland was the most women- friendly state with [Full article…]
Published on June 18th, 2013
SHILLONG: Police personnel from Assam on Monday morning arrested two Khasi labourers at Nongdron near Langpih in West Khasi Hills. The labourers identified as Skendro L Mawnai (68) and Twendro L Mawnai (70) were planting betel nut and ginger in the fields at Nongdron when police from Assam took them into custody. The labourers who hail from Mawnai Village near Mairang were at Nongdron to work on the land that belonged to a person from Nongstoin. The reason for the arrest is yet to be ascertained. However, eyewitnesses claim that when questioned by police from the neighbouring state, the arrested [Full article…]
Published on June 18th, 2013
AIZAWL: The Mizoram government on Saturday underlined the need for security-related expenditure (SRE) in Mizoram, which is sandwiched between Myanmar and Bangladesh. At a meeting here, Mizoram’s chief secretary informed the OSD, Anil Goswami, that the SRE from the ministry of home affairs excluded Mizoram on the ground that it was a peaceful state. However, as Mizoram shares long porous borders with Myanmar and Bangladesh and insurgency-hit states in the Northeast, the state is very much in need of the fund like any other state in the region, if not more. “The non-receipt of SRE has hampered security measures in [Full article…]
Published on June 18th, 2013
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi announced compensation of Rs.5 lakh each to the three people who tested HIV-positive after receiving blood from a state-run hospital, and said the government would bear the expenses for their treatment. The Assam government had already instituted a one-man inquiry commission by the state’s Additional Chief Secretary P.P. Varma into the incident. The probe report is to be submitted to the state government in a month. On Monday, the state’s advocate general was asked to explore the legal option for initiating deterrent action against those found guilty for the serious lapse. The chief minister [Full article…]
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