AIZAWL, June 4 – The Mizoram Government on Thursday submitted to the visiting members of the 12th Finance Commission a number of proposals to tide over financial problems which included sufficient funds to cover the revenue deficit in the form of revenue deficit gap grant and share in taxes, reports PTI.

The State Government, which is almost totally Centrally funded, urged the Finance Commission to raise divisible share of the states in all Union taxes and duties from 29.5 per cent to 33 per cent and to earmark 30 per cent of the shareable pool of taxes for special category states like...

IMPHAL, June 4 – A tribal students’ body has launched an indefinite economic blockade since Wednesday along portions of two national highways in Manipur to press for its demands, the organisation said, reports PTI. In a statement, the All Tribal Students Union Manipur (ATSUM) president, John Pulamte said the decision to call the blockade along portions of Imphal-Dimapur NH 39 and Imphal-Silchar NH 53, was taken during an emergency meeting of the ATSUM. He said the government had failed to consider their demands which included appointment of adequate teachers for hill schools and added that...

SHILLONG, June 4 – The Meghalaya Government will soon take up the issue of state-based militant camps in Bangladesh with the new government at the Centre, as part of a fresh approach towards tackling the menace of militancy. Chief Minister DD Lapang and Home Minister Robert G Lyngdoh will visit New Delhi to meet Union Home Minister Shivraj Patil to discuss militancy in the state, besides the issue of North-east-based militant camps in Bangladesh after the state budget session in the end of the current month.

It may be mentioned here that the Border Security Force (BSF) has handed over a fresh...

GORESWAR, June 4 – The proposed steel plant commissioned in 1997 at Dagaon village of Kamalpur LAC falling under Rangiya sub-division, is now lying in an incomplete state due to undue delay of the authorities concerned as well as the State Government. It may be noted that the proposed steel plant had the enough potential to boost the development process and employment opportunity among the unemployed educated youths of the vast area of Kamalpur LAC including the Rangiya sub-division area.

The Union Government had agreed to provide financial assistance for carrying out the project way back in...

HOJAI, June 4 – As already reported, the Supreme Court of India has constituted one “Special Investigation Team (SIT)” for protection of forests and wildlife of Assam, as well as other north-eastern states, vide its order dated 13/01/2000, in Writ Petition (Civil) No. 202/95, in the matter of Godavarman Tirumalpad-vs-Union of India & Others. The service of a few Forest officers of Assam in the detection and seizure of illegal timber transportation were recognised by the Supreme Court of India and issued order dated July 14, 2003 in writ petition (Civil) No. 202/95, in the matter of Godavarman...