GUWAHATI, April 3 — Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today informed that the Government of India was yet to take any concrete initiative to man the unguarded Indo-Bhutan border in the State to prevent infiltration of extremists from their camps in Himalayan kingdom. Talking to newsmen here this morning, Sri Gogoi said, “Although the State Government has been insisting on deployment of the BSF along the unmanned Indo-Bhutan border, the Centre has decided to deploy SSB personnel. However, no step has been taken so far to deploy even the SSB along the international border through which ULFA and NDFB...

Silchar, April 2: Dima Halam Daoga vice-president Dilip Nunisa has threatened to call off the ceasefire following an attack by a Hmar outfit on the Dimasas on Monday.

Nunisa told The Telegraph over telephone today that the outfit would be ?forced to call off the ceasefire, which came into effect on January 1, and return to the jungles if the government fails to protect the lives and property of the Dimasas?.

A red alert had been sounded in both Cachar and North Cachar districts apprehending retaliatory clashes between theHmars and Dimasas.

Assam veterinary minister G.C. Langthasa, a Dimasa...

GUWAHATI, April 2 — Cutting across party lines, members of the State Assembly today demanded Scheduled Tribe status to Koch Rajbongshi community. Raising the issue in the House, the Leader of the Opposition, Sri Bridaban Goswami pointed out that the Koch Rajbonshi community was given the status of Scheduled Tribe twice through ordinances, but the Centre failed to take necessary steps for giving the ST status permanently to the community. He pointed out that other tribes like Ahom, Motok, Moran and tea tribes are also demanding ST status. He suggested that the reservations should be increased...

HAFLONG, April 2— To create awareness among the public in demanding autonomous State under the Article 244(A) of the Constitution, and in protest against the misrule of Congress in NC Hills Autonomous Council a monthlong agitational programme has been chalked out by the NC Hills ASDC in its joint extended meeting of ASDC/DSU/DWS held on March 26 at ASDC office, Haflong.

On April 8, the ASDC/DSU/DWS would organise dharna from 10 am to 4 pm in front of the NC Hills Autonomous Council, Haflong in protest against the misrule of Congress(I) in NCHAC. From April 10 to 23, ASDC/DSU/DWS would hold a...

IMPHAL, April 2 – Manipur today celebrated ‘Sajibu-nong-ma-panba’ popularly known as “cheirsoba”, the Meitei new year day across the State. Inhabitants of this picturesque place pray for a fruitful harvest drying celebration in the next season as spring arrives in the region.

Every household worships the God of grain and every Manipuri family prepares identical menu.

In the evening, the family members along with their children enjoy a walk in the nearby hillocks as part of the occasion. However, nowadays, almost all the people of Imphal walk towards ‘Cheiraoching’ (meaning hillock)...