DIMAPUR, Dec 11 ? World War II Museum will be the added attraction to the newly established ?Naga Heritage Village? at Kisama, situated some 12 Kms away from the state capital in between Phesama and Kigwema on the National Highway 39. ?The site, in a short span of time has been able to find a place in the tourist map of not only the country but of the whole world.

The success story of this year?s Hornbill Festival, which has, since last four years became an annual event in the calendar of Nagaland Government, organized at the site, has given it the desired recognition. ?Let it be in its...

GUWAHATI, Dec 11 ? The Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited (BSNL) is planning to provide 95,350 mobile phone connections in the north eastern region of the country. This was disclosed by the Union Minister of State for Communication and Information Technology Ashok Pradhan in the Rajya Sabha today. A PIB release said that in reply to a question in the Rajya Sabha, the Minister said that the BSNL and the Reliance Telecom Limited are providing mobile phone services in the region and the Hexacom India Limited has also been granted licence to provide the same in the region. The Reliance Telecom has been...

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 ? End of power woes in Assam seems to be in sight with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) clearing a USD 250 million loan package to Assam Government to restructure its power sector. The ADB from Manila said that the Assam Power Sector Development Plan (SDP) comprises a policy loan, an investment loan, and three technical assistance (TA) grants to support a comprehensive programme of reform. The State Power Department and Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) are the executing agencies for the investment loan, which has a 20-year term, including a five-year grace period. The...

New Delhi, Dec. 10: The Uranium Corporation of India Ltd (UCIL) has decided, in principle, to start uranium mining in the Domiasiat area of Meghalaya. Pre-project activities like preparation of environment impact assessment, environment management plan report and a project report have been initiated and application for mining lease has been submitted to the state government.

Replying to a question in the Rajya Sabha, Union minister of state for mines Ramesh Bais said Domiasiat will have a modern open-pit mine with adequate safety measures from any possible radiation. Attention must be paid to...

NEW DELHI, Dec 10 ? End of power woes in Assam seems to be in sight with the Asian Development Bank (ADB) clearing a USD 250 million loan package to Assam Government to restructure its power sector. The ADB from Manila said that the Assam Power Sector Development Plan (SDP) comprises a policy loan, an investment loan, and three technical assistance (TA) grants to support a comprehensive programme of reform. The State Power Department and Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB) are the executing agencies for the investment loan, which has a 20-year term, including a five-year grace period. The...