GUWAHATI, April 4 – Environ, a revolutionary group advocating conservation, management and utilisation of nature and natural resources of the North East, will carry out a survey of the region’s natural resources and develop the concept of resource utilisation through tree plantation, development of eco-tourism, fisheries and other agricultural activities.

The aim of the survey is to ensure proper utilisation of every bit of land and human resource to make the region self-dependent as far as possible.

Environ president Amarjyoti Kashyap said that the group would also take active part to make...

AIZAWL, April 3 – There will be a triangular fight for Mizoram’s lone Lok Sabha seat while it would be a straight contest in the by-poll to the Kolasib Assembly seat, official sources said here today, after the last day of withdrawal of nominations. Polling for both the Lok Sabha polls and Kolasib by-poll would be held on April 20. Lalramtiama, former state BJP unit president, who filed his nomination for Kolasib Assembly by-election today withdrew his papers. The BJP, earlier announced that it would support the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) in the Lok Sabha polls, but would contest the...

GUWAHATI, April 3 – The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has demanded regional autonomy with true federal structure for the all round development of all sections of people of small States like Assam. The AGP, in its manifesto for the ensuing general elections, which was released by the party president Brindaban Goswami this morning, observed that concentration of powers at Delhi is one of the main reasons for lack of development of the smaller States and demanded that all powers, barring defence, external affairs, communication and currency, should be handed over to the States.

The AGP demanded...

SHILLONG, April 2- Meghalaya has firmly established itself as a major caving region in the entire world with over 930 caves identified in the hill state till date. Meghalaya Adventurers’ Association (MAA) , a pioneer caving organization in the entire country, has so far explored 320 caves and mapped over 257 kms of cave passages. The Shnongrim-Tongseng Ridge alone in Jaintia Hills district accounts for 88 kms of mapped cave passages.

BD Kharpran Daly, General Secretary, MAA, told this to The Assam Tribune here today. Daly, himself a leading caver in India, has just concluded a 24 day-long...

IMPHAL, April 2— Nine including two lady candidates are likely to fight for the Scheduled Tribe reserved seat in Manipur on April 20 next. Manipur will go to the polls on April 20 and April 26 for two parliamentary seats—the Outer and the Inner. Outer seat is reserved for Scheduled Tribe candidates.

Till the last date of filing nomination altogether eight candidates have filed their nomination papers for the Outer Manipur parliamentary constituency for the ensuing 14th Lok Sabha elections on Wednesday afternoon. Former minister Morung Makunga who filed his nomination as an independent...