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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...

Imphal, March 8: The skirmishes between two groups supporting different sets of scripts for the Meitei language have dented the law and order situation in the Manipur capital.

Renowned Manipuri scholar, Padmashree Ningthoukhongjam Khelchandra Singh, continued to be the target of the raging controversy over the use of Meitei script on the damaged foundation stone of Bir Tikendrajit flyover in the heart of Imphal.

Protesters supporting the 27-character Meitei script today burnt an effigy of Khelchandra Singh at Tera in Imphal West. They were protesting over the scholar’s threat to sue the...

Guwahati, March 8: The banned Ulfa, which last night struck serially at several installations across the state, virtually hit for a six Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi’s robust offer to travel to Bhutan to hold talks with the outfit.

Talking to The Telegraph late this evening, Ulfa’s commander-in-chief Paresh Barua not only owned up to the attacks on oil installations in Digboi, Duliajan and Bongaigaon but also said such attacks would continue till the outfit’s conditions for talks were met.

Reacting to Gogoi’s recent offer — made in the Assembly on March 6 — to travel to Bhutan or...

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...

Kohima/Dimapur, March 7: Nagaland chief minister Nei-phiu Rio is likely to expand his ministry by Tuesday to “keep everyone happy” amid hectic lobbying among the coalition partners to garner lucrative portfolios.

Nagaland People’s Front (NPF) spokesperson and a Cabinet minister in the coalition government, K. Therie, told The Telegraph, “There will be some readjustment in the ministry as we have to keep everyone happy.”

The day-old government is already facing a tough time over the distribution of portfolios. According to insiders in the ruling coalition, the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland...