IMPHAL, July 23: The ruling, opposition and all sections of people are keeping their finger crossed, wishing for the best relating to the disqualification hearing. It had all the trappings of a suspense film that the Speaker is taking his time before passing the verdict. It is understandable since one wrong step will land him in the constitutional death trap. But the ruling and opposition parties have bared their fangs. The MPP MLA, O Joy said that there will be a 'political magic' ll go to a court of law. On the other hand Chief Minister, W Nipamacha was very cautious while making any comment...

NEW DELHI, July 23: The Assam Government has moved the Supreme Court against "occupation" of its forest and revenue lands by Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. Over the years, a series of meetings between the three north-eastern neighbours have failed to resolve the decade-old boundary dispute. In two separate suits, taken up by the Court earlier this week, the Assam Government sought the Court's intervention to restore its right to administer its "own" areas, as envisaged in the first schedule of the Constitution. Considering the nature of the tangle, a three-judge bench headed by Chief Justice...

IMPHAL, July 23: The Speaker of the Manipur Assembly, Sapam Dhananjoy Singh, on Saturday reserved his decision on the disqualification of nine ruling MLAs after hearing their versions. The much-awaited hearing of the disqualification case of the nine MLAs was held in the office chamber of the Speaker on Saturday morning. The hearing began at exactly 10.10 am and concluded at 11.58 am. The office chamber of the Speaker was reportedly modified so as to make it look like a courtroom. In view of the hearing, tight security arrangements were also made in and around the Assembly complex during the...

IMPHAL, July 23: Many women's voluntary organisations operating in this trouble-torn state have strongly condemned the "barbaric acts" committed by the personnel of the 112 Bn CRPF at Lamdan village in Bishnupur district on Wednesday evening. Poirei Leimarol Meira Paibi Apunba Manipur has expressed serious concern over the rape and molestation of a Lamdan housewife in front of their family members and urged the concerned authority to take up stringent action against the involved personnel without delay in the interest of the women community in the state. Condemning the act, the president of...

AGARTALA, July 23: Seeking to avenge the massacre of over 100 of its activists recently, the Bru National Liberation Front yesterday mowed down 12 National Liberation Front of Tripura rebels at Saikarbari in Tripura's Dhalai district. Sources said a group of NLFT rebels had just sat down for breakfast when heavily-armed Bru militants raided their hideout in the thickly-wooded Saikarbari area. Twelve of the NLFT men were killed on the spot, while eight escaped by jumping into a gorge behind the camp. Caught unawares by the sudden raid, the NLFT rebels could not put up a semblance of a fight...