SILIGURI, April 19 — The Bhutan government is taking steps to curb activities of Indian militant organisations in the country, Bhutanese ambassador to India Lynpo Dago Tshering said here today. Tshering said that there were 20 camps of anti-India militants running in Bhutan, including nine operated by the ULFA. Of the nine, four were already destroyed by the Bhutan government, he said adding a number of new check posts were also set up at a great expenditure. Securitymen have blocked the entry points inside Dooars jungles usually used by militants to enter the Himalayan country, he said...

SHILLONG, April 19 – Foreign exchange received through international money transfer service (IMTS) in six states of the North-east postal circle has increased from Rs 1.31 crore to Rs 3.44 crore – registering a growth of 262 per cent in the last two years, Post Master General T Paneer Selvam has said, reports PTI. The number of transactions under IMPTS, introduced on April 19, 2001, also grew from 414 to 1371, an increase of 230 per cent, the PGM told a press conference on Saturday on the occasion of two years of service.

In India, people can receive money within moments from any of the...

JORHAT, April 18 – Taking a cue from the mutually beneficial experience of several State governments following constitution of eco-development committees in villages located at fringe areas of national parks and sanctuaries, the authorities at the Kaziranga National Park too have followed suit and submitted a proposal to the Government for setting up a ‘forest development agency,’ which could pave the way for better coordination with villagers living around the periphery of the 860-sq km park.

With a number of eco-development committees already having taken shape in fringe villages under the...

NEW DELHI, April 18 — Launching of massive marketing campaign to promote North Eastern Region (NER) as a tourist destination, contradict the performance of the Tourism Ministry, as funds allocated for the Region for development and promotion of tourism go unutilised during the last financial year. The Departments of Tourism and the Region’s State Governments seem yet to wake up from the intertia, as funds go waste but no perceptible improvement on the ground so much so that exercises to fully explore the tourism potential of the region are yet to be undertaken.

The Department of Tourism has...

GUWAHATI, April 18 — The banned United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) is desperately trying to remain in the limelight by attacking soft targets. Over the past few months, the outfit has been severely weakened by the killing of several middle-level leaders all over Assam and the clash of personalities among its top leadership. Security sources said here that the desperation of the ULFA is evident from the fact that it chose to attack the Digboi refinery last month despite it being designated as world heritage site. The Digboi refinery, set up in 1901 is the first refinery in India and among...