TURA, April 12 – In what is being seen as an attempt to gain the upper hand by either of the two parties, the Indian National Congress (INC) and the All India Trinamool Congress (AITC), in the run-up to the April 20 Parliamentary elections at Tura, each have accused the other of poll violations and character assasinations while trying to woo the voters of the three districts of Garo Hills.

Purno Sangma’s campaigners have accused the Opposition Congress of targetting the former Speaker with an array of character assasination campaigns. They filed a complaint with the Returning Officer for Tura...

DHAKA, April 11 – A senior leader of Bangladesh’s main Opposition Awami League has claimed the existence of Indian insurgents’ camps in his country, reports PTI. Mayor of southeastern port city of Chittagong ABM Mohiuddin Chowdhury was quoted by media reports as saying yesterday that the huge cache of arms and ammunition seized on the night of April 1 were “shipped from the USA and Pakistan to arm Indian rebels camped in Chittagong Hill Tracts (CHT).”

Bangladedsh has repeatedly denied India’s charge that Indian insurgents were sheltered in its territory. Chowdhury claimed the Indian...

DALGAON, April 11 – Dr Iasa, the Director (Conservation wing) of Wild Life Trust of India, recently visited Orang National Park. The objective of the visit was to look into matter of siltation and weeding which has posed a threat to the National Park. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Dr Iasa expressed serious concern over the two issues and stressed on immediate measures of desiltation and weeding. He has already released an amount of Rs 50,000 from his Trust for these purposes and showed keen interest for more funding in the near future.

Dr Iasa expressed much satisfaction over the...

GUWAHATI, April 11 – Traditional institutions in the North-East are surviving the onslaught of time and evolving into a major vehicle for building peace and development, reports PTI. Despite the impact of modernisation and technology, the communities in the North East have retained their old systems and institutions embracing both the old and new elements while at the same time co-existing and remaining functional, say experts.

“I have never seen such transformation of people in such a short time – from almost a Neolithic cultural setting propelling into the modern times without facing any...

GUWAHATI, April 11 – One woman somewhere in India dies from pregnancy-related complications every five minutes. The current maternal mortality rate in Assam accounts for 401 in every 1,00,000 live births vis-?-vis the pan-Indian figure, which stands at 407 per 1,00,000 live births. These maternal deaths are higher especially in rural areas and urban slums where utilisation of maternal and neonatal health services is well below national levels.

Alarming statistics indeed as the nation observes the Safe Motherhood Day today. It is with this objective of disseminating information and spreading...