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– 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...

Imphal, May 7: The army has moved into Sajik Tampak, a small valley in Chandel district that was home to militants belonging to various outfits till April. The insurgents have been displaced from this strategically located valley, not far from the Indo-Myanmar border. Army troops and armoured vehicles have consolidated their positions in the zone.

A full brigade headquarters has been inaugurated at Chakpikarong in Chandel district, 87 km from Imphal. The army has made it clear that it would establish a permanent base here to control activities of militant organisations in Chandel district as...

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...

Guwahati, May 7: The Assam government today ordered a probe to determine why textbooks meant for free distribution among students had failed to reach the respective schools. The move comes at a time when the All Assam Students’ Union (AASU) has launched a monthlong agitation, demanding streamlining of the education system.

Education minister Pankaj Bora told newspersons here that he had deputed 17 officers in the rank of deputy director from the headquarters to the districts “to fix responsibilities and detect discrepancies and ascertain why the books have not reached the schools”.

“I have...