NAGAON, January 31: The Asom Gana Parishad late tonight selected 11 vice-presidents and seven general secretaries including joint secretaries among other office-bearers at the subject committee meeting. The vice-presidents are Biraj Kumar Sarma, Ganesh Kutum, Nurul Hussain, Durga Das Boro, Rekharani Das Boro, Gunin Hazarika, Hiranya Konwar, Thaneswar Boro, Joseph Topno, Utpal Dutta and Jayashree Goswami Mahanta. The general secretaries are Pradip Hazarika, Sahidul Alam Choudhury, Birendra Prasad Biashya, Chandra Mohan Patowary, Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Kartik Hazarika and Amiyo Bora. Kamala...

NAGAON, January 31: Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Mahanta has been re-elected unopposed as the president of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) today. Meanwhile, the subject committee meet of the AGP formed a three member penal to select the other office-bearers. The members of the committee are Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Prabin Sarma and Harshabahadur Bishwakarma. The other office-bearers of the new committee are likely to be selected later tonight. Earlier, worried over slow progress due to the perennial insurgency problem, the four-day conference of the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) appealed to the...

GUWAHATI, January 31: The All Assam Students' Union (AASU) is ready to hold talks with any political party with an open mind on the vital issues concerning the people of the State, said the AASU adviser, Samujjal Bhattacharya. However, Bhattacharya asserted that the AASU would maintain its non-political character and would not compromise on the issues concerning the people of the State. Talking to this correspondent, Bhattacharya said that so far the AASU had discussions with different political parties including the Congress, AGP and the BJP on the demands like solution to the influx of...

AIZAWL, January 31: Deputy Secretary of the Ministry of Home Affairs, Ajay Srivastava, today visited Mizoram western Dampa Rengpui hamlet inhabited by Reangs Brus, according to official sources here, reports PTI. Srivastava arrived here yesterday to conduct on-the-spot verification of the progress of identification of Reang refugees, now lodged in six refugee camps in Tripura. He met State Chief Minister Zoramthanga and Chief Secretary H V Lalringa and discussed with them the issue of repatriation of the refugees from Tripura. The Mizoram Government has identified more than 11,000 Bru refugees...

IMPHAL, January 30: The fast-unto-death of 28-year-old Manipur girl Irom Sharmila against the infamous Armed Forces Special Powers Act, 1958 entered the 87th day on Tuesday. Sharmila launched her agitation on November 5 last year demanding immediate removal of black laws from Manipur. The strike was a consequence of the killing of 10 innocent civilians including a national bravery awardee by the personnel of 8 Assam Rifles on November 2 last year. She is currently continuing her agitation inside the security ward of JN Hospital, Porompat in Imphal East district. Earlier, she was detained at...