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SHILLONG, May 7 – The North Eastern Council has sanctioned over Rs 2.87 crore to the Airport Authority of India (AAI) and Rs 6.55 crore to the Border roads Organisation (BRO) for carrying out infrastructure development in the region, reports PTI. The AAI was sanctioned the money as ‘on account’ payment of grant for incurring an additional expenditure on improvement of the NEC sponsored airports in the region during 2003-04. The scheme was being implemented by the AAI.

The Nec also sanctioned a sum of rs 6.55 crore to the Border Roads Development Board of the Union Surface Transport Ministry...

SHILLONG, May 7– The Meghalaya Mine Owners and Exporters Association has lodged a formal complaint with the Deputy Prime Minister LK Advani and the Director General of the Border Security Force (BSF), Ajai Raj Sharma against the force which has ‘forcefully’ stopped plying of coal-laden trucks on a public road along the international border with Bangladesh since April 28 last. The letter of complaint to the Deputy Prime Minister states that though the DIG of BSF’s Shillong Sector was officially informed on the matter, there has been no ‘positive response’, resulting in huge financial loss to...

GUWAHATI, May 7 – It was way back in 1965 that he left Guwahati, seeking greener pastures. At that time, he left behind his wife Putul Boro and an eight-month old son. Almost 40 years later, Dhurba Newar aka Dhyan Singh returned to Guwahati yesterday. With him he brought a story that could be stuff for a potboiler film. Newar’s life story spans the entire Indian sub-continent and beyond. When Newar suddenly arrived at his sister’s home yesterday, hundreds of people in the Rupnagar locality crowded the house to have a glimpse of the man many had given up for dead. His reunion with his sister...

GUWAHATI, May 7– The All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) is planning to amend its constitution to extend the term of the executive bodies to two years from one year as the organisation has not been able to hold the annual elections on time for a long time. Talking to The Assam Tribune, AASU president Prabin Boro admitted that it is not feasible to hold the general conferences on time as an executive committee needs at least six months to one year to understand the issues properly. As per the constitution of the AASU, the term of an executive committee is one year and the term can be extended by...

NEW DELHI, May 7 – Major militant outfits including the outlawed ULFA, NDFB, NLFT, ATTF faces the threat of coming under international scanner with the United States mulling to add them on its list of terrorist groups. Though the US has not indicated which of the rebels groups might face action, Ambassador and US State Department Coordinator for Counterterrorism Ambassador J Cofer Black told newsmen last evening that top US counter-terrorism official were visiting India soon to hold talks with the Government of India in this connection. The US move has delighted the Ministry of Home Affairs...