GUWAHATI, Dec 16 ? While the statements made by the Karbis and their organisations state of the aggressive activities of the Kukis as the basic reason for the Kuki-Karbi clashes in Karbi Anglong District of the State, the city unit of the Kuki Students? Union blames the anti-talk faction of the United People?s Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) for the present situation.

The body of the Kuki students however, made a fervent appeal to the Kuki and Karbi militant outfits to shun violence. It also made an appeal to the conscientious people of the district and the State as well, to strive for...

IMPHAL, Dec 16?A two-day long seminar on ?bamboo for employment and economic generation? which concluded on Friday at the Hotel Imphal conference hall, categorically highlighted the economic potential of bamboo in North-east region.

Projecting the North-eastern region as blessed with abundant natural resources for employment generation and expansion of economic activities, most of the speakers end experts during the two-day brain storming session, stressed on exploration and tapping of bamboo.

Manipur governor Arvind Dave who attended the inaugural session at the Gandhi memorial hall in...

GUWAHATI, Dec 16 ? Army personnel have been deployed all along the West Bengal-Bhutan border to prevent the militants from sneaking into the State in view of the Bhutan Army operations in the neighbouring country. Security sources in North Bengal told this correspondent that though the Army was not operating in West Bengal, Army personnel were posted all along the international boundary from the night of December 14, hours before the Bhutan Army launched the offensive against the militant outfits in the country. West Bengal has about 200 kilometres of border with Bhutan and the entire border...

Shillong, Dec. 15: In a jolt to Meghalaya strongman P.A. Sangma, the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) split in the state today. Chief minister D.D. Lapang today scored over his arch political rival, the former Lok Sabha Speaker, by first breaking up the NCP and then inducting four of its members into the Meghalaya Democratic Alliance (MDA) coalition.

Led by Cyprian R. Sangma, six NCP legislators today announced their decision to break away from the NCP and form the Meghalaya Nationalist Congress Party (MNCP).

The split was announced by Speaker Martin Danggo on the first day of the winter...

NEW DELHI, Dec 15 ? Bhutan today launched military action against Indian insurgent groups operating from camps in that country, a move strongly supported by India, reports PTI. Announcing launching of the operation by Thimpu, External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha told Parliament ?we have been informed by the Royal Government of Bhutan that they have launched today military action against Indian insurgent groups operating from camps in that country?.

The Government of India ?strongly supports this action,? he said adding that Bhutanese King Jigme Singye Wangchuk had telephonically informed...