SHILLONG, April 9 – Notwithstanding alliances elsewhere in the country, the tussle between the ruling Congress and the Opposition NCP continued in Meghalaya with the former seeking disqualification of the latter’s five legislators on the ground of allegedly supporting NTC leader Purno A Sangma in the coming Lok Sabha polls, reports PTI.

Two senior ministers of Congress in Meghalaya – Tony Curti Lyngdoh and Sayeedullah Nongrum – in a joint complaint to Assembly Speaker Martin M Danggo sought diqualification of membership of five NCP MLAS who, they said, were still ‘supporting’ Sangma...

VARANGTE (Mizoram), April 9 – As terrorism spreads its tentacles and fears of weapons of mass destruction falling into militant hands emerge, the Government has given the go-ahead for conversion of the country’s sole Counter-Insurgency and Jungle Warfare School (CIJW) here into a full-fledged Armed Forces College to frame tactics to deal with such threats, reports PTI.

With the conversion expected later this year, the warfare school is going in for massive expansion setting up specialised training ranges for counter terrorism encounters, jungle warfare, urban and semi-urban guerilla warfare...

IMPHAL, April 8 – Seven candidates have filed nomination papers for the second phase Lok Sabha elections to Inner Manipur seat on April 26, State election officials said Wednesday, reports PTI. Wednesday was the last date of filing nomination for the constituency. They said those who filed papers were: BJP nominee Th Chaoba Singh, Federal Party of Manipur candidate L Chandramani Singh, CPI nominee M Nara Singh, Congress candidate T Meinya Singh and independents -- N Iboyaima Singh, L Raghumani and Y Manimohon Singh.

The first phase polls would be held on April 20 in Outer Manipur seat for...

NEW DELHI, April 8 – The stagnating border trade between the north-eastern region and neighbouring Myanmar may take a new turn, with a Joint Task all set to engage in a consultative process to identify ways and means of increasing bilateral trade. The unexpected change in the scenario is the outcome of the mutually beneficial decision by the two neighbours to expand trade to approximately USD1 billion by 2006 that would facilitate a greater synergy between Myanmar and the north-eastern States.

The joint Task Force would identify appropriate channels to enhance the business-to-business...

HAILAKANDI, April 8— Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today announced that there is no Bangladeshi Muslim living illegally in Assam. Addressing a big election rally in Hailakandi in favour of Congress candidate from Karimganj seat Lalit Mohan Suklabaidya, he alleged that it is the propaganda of BJP and Sangh Parivar. He assured that the communal leader Praveen Togadia’s entry has been banned in the State and informed that he will have to give an undertaking that he will not give any speech which may create communal tension in the State. He strongly declared that his Congress Government will protest...