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KARIMGANJ, Feb 20— The Central Government released Rs 2.77 crore from the CRF fund to Assam PWD for renovation and construction of the Silchar-Hailakandi road via Silkuri. Santosh Mohan Deb, MP, Silchar earlier requested the Ministry concerned for releasing the necessary funds to the State PWD.

The PWD has decided to expand the present stretch of the Silchar-Hailakandi road from 3.10 metre to 3.75 metre. The work will commence from 14 km uptil the point of 33rd km.

One RCC bridge will also be constructed. The Central Government has also sanctioned Rs 54 lakh for undertaking construction...

GOSSAIGAON, Feb 20 – The people of Gossaigaon civil sub-division have expressed satisfaction over the North East Frontier railway authorities’ sympathetic attitude for sanctioning ‘model railway station’ at Gossaigaon. As per information available here, the chief commercial manager, NEF railway Guwahati vide official notification No. C/555/0-53/PL/Pt-II dated 15 January 2003, informed the local MLA Prof Hamendra Nath Brahma that after close examination of the earlier memorandum submitted by him (MLA) the railway authority has sanctioned ‘model station’ at Gossaigaon instead of Srirampur. It...

ITANAGAR, Feb 20 — Arunachal Pradesh government has taken up with the Defence Ministry to strengthening road communication along McMahon line in view of the ongoing massive infrastructural development across the border in China, reports PTI. “Security of the country should be the utmost consideration,” said Takam Sanjoy, government spokesman and education minister of Arunachal Pradesh, which has about 1500 km international border with China.

Development of the state’s border area could not be ignored in view of its “strategically sensitive” nature and Arunachal Pradesh government had drawn...

DIBRUGARH, Feb 20 — It is a grim situation. The man-elephant conflict in the State remains unresolved, and at the end of it, all are suffering: humans, elephants and the eco-system. Unofficial figures point to an annual human toll of 40, and on the wildlife side, it is estimated that 65 elephants have fallen to poachers’ bullets in the last three years. The crop damage caused by elephant depredation is yet to be officially quantified. It is known fact that dwindling forest cover and a rapid decrease in the quantum of available fodder for the pachyderm has forced the mammal to venture into...

Shillong, Feb. 20: There is a general disinterest in elections nowadays, but a small group of enthusiastic voters in Jirang constituency always look forward to the polls and enjoy the dubious privilege of being able to cast votes in both Assam and Meghalaya.

The hills surrounding Jirang, on the southern periphery of Guwahati, have witnessed a steady increase in the population of migrants over the years. The first objective of a new settler is to acquire political rights.

“Once you have voting rights, there are no legal means to banish you from the area,” says Indra Sharma, a resident of Nine...