GUWAHATI, March 8— The North-Eastern Electric Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO), a company owned and controlled by the Central Government, is rather exploitative towards the North Eastern States! The attitude of the NEEPCO authorities was found to be so discriminatory to the NE States that at one point of time, the Central Electricity Regulatory Commission even indicted the NEEPCO for its neglect and higher rates charged from the NE States for the power it is supplying to them.

The Regulatory Commission in its ‘Suo-moto proceedings in matters of supply of power from Doyang HE Project, NEEPCO, to...

GUWAHATI, March 8— The famous muga silk industry in Assam is fast losing its credibility, both inside and outside the State, as large scale adulteration threatens to turn the industry into a farce. The situation is such that the industry may collapse any day, trade watchers say. For quite a few years now, the muga silk industry in the State has been witness to adulteration. Cheap tassar yarn is mixed with muga to make products that are passed off as ‘pure’ muga. Polyester yarn is mixed with muga on the borders of cloth, experts say.

The driving force behind rampant adulteration is the...

KOHIMA, March 8 – Several constituent political parties of Democratic Alliance of Nagaland have expressed serious concern over the NSCN (K)’s recent threats to target at least 17 new legislators elected in the just concluded Nagaland assembly elections. The Deputy Kilonser (Minister) of the NSCN (K), Kughalu Mulatonu told a news agency earlier this week that they would attack the 17 lawmakers---10 from the Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) and 7 from BJP. Mulatonu was quoted as saying “We would like to make it clear to the NPF and BJP legislators not to create problems for us and not to go...

NEW DELHI, March 7 — The Department for Development of the North Eastern Region (DONER) has in the last five years, sanctioned projects worth Rs 3,097.65 crore for the region out of the Non-lapsable Central Poll of Resources (NLCRP). Assam has been released projects worth Rs 139.95 crore in February. This was conveyed to a delegation of the North-east MPs’ Forum (NEMPF) by Union Minister in-charge of DONER, Dr CP Thakur, at a meeting held here yesterday. The first-ever meeting between the MPs and the new Minister was attended by Minister of State for DONER, Tapan Sikdar, senior officials of...

AGARTALA, March 7 – Manik Sarkar-led Left Front Ministry was sworn-in today in a function at Rajbhawan. Governor Lt Gen (Retd) KM Seth administered the oath of secrecy to the new 18-member cabinet where dignitaries from all walks were present. After the swearing-in ceremony Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told newsmen that his Government’s priority are would be to develop agriculture and education sectors apart from others like infrastructure development. “We have to lift the standard of life of the people living under the BPL. And for this total development in Agriculture sector is needed’ the...