Kohima, Jan. 19: The Nagaland People?s Front (NPF), which leads the ruling Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN), has decided to go in for consensus on candidates for the forthcoming elections to both Houses of Parliament.

At a marathon meeting held over two days, the party decided to resolve the question on parliamentary elections through parleys within the ruling coalition. ?We have agreed to a consensus,? said NPF leader and finance minister K. Therie. Earlier, the municipal elections in the state had caused bad blood between the NPF and the BJP.

Sources in the BJP had said earlier that...

Kohima, Jan. 19: In case the first call in her newly constructed cubicle tomorrow afternoon is from Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee, agriculture specialist Amenla of Nagaland?s agriculture department is ready with the answers. She is one of 30 specialist ?respondents? in the eight states of the Northeast, including Sikkim, of the Kisan Call Centres (KCC) to be inaugurated throughout the country by Vajpayee tomorrow.

Set up by the department of agriculture and co-operation, Union ministry of agriculture, the call centres are to fuse information technology and the latest know-how on...

Guwahati, Jan. 18: India is shining ? at least the ads say so ? and the Northeast does not want to miss the opportunity to bask in its glow.

In a prelude to the second Northeast business summit at New Delhi?s Vigyan Bhavan from Tuesday, the region?s oldest chamber of commerce has suggested a slew of measures to Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee to remove the ?economic disparity? between the seven states and the rest of the country.

The Prime Minister will inaugurate the summit, which will be attended by the chief ministers of the Northeast and corporate leaders.

The summit has been...

Imphal, Jan. 18: The National Socialist Council of Nagalim (Isak-Muivah) today came in for praise from a banned militant group of Manipur for capturing the person suspected to have masterminded the abduction and murder of minister Francis Ngajokpa?s daughter Lungnila Elizabeth.

The United National Liberation Front (UNLF), which recently handed over one of the suspects in the case to representatives of women?s groups, said the NSCN (I-M) deserved plaudits for doing what Manipur police could not.

The NSCN (I-M) announced last week that the alleged mastermind, James Kuki alias Letsei Haokip, was...

Itanagar, Jan. 18: Political parties in Arunachal Pradesh have united against the Election Commission?s decision to suspend electoral activity in four Assembly segments of the state until the impasse over the inclusion of Chakma-Hajong refugees in the voters? list ends.

An all-party delegation will visit New Delhi shortly to urge the political leadership to pressure the Election Commission into reviewing its decision. Chief minister Gegong Apang will lead the team.

A source said the BJP, the Congress, student organisations and NGOs were unanimous in their opposition to the Election Commission...