GUWAHATI, Feb 15 ? A staggering amount of Rs 850 crore due to the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation (NEEPCO) from the State Government is seriously affecting functioning of the Corporation which has been engaged in development of the power sector in the North-east since 1976.

Revealing this, the Confederation of NEEPCO Trade Unions, a united platform of all the registered trade unions within the Corporation, today said it was not at all happy with the State Government and the Assam State Electricity Board (ASEB), and appealed to the Government to ensure that NEEPCO got its dues. ?This...

Imphal, Febuary 15: The Naga seed sowing festival, Lui-Ngai-Ni was celebrated today with traditional fervor at the packed Maha Union Government High School ground. Besides the Governor Ved Marwah and Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh as the special and chief guest respectively, several members of the Council of Ministers of the SPF Government and MLAs graced the celebration which was marked by presentation of cultural items and stiff competition in traditional fire making. Addressing the packed school ground, the Governor appreciated the unity and cooperation of 16 different Naga tribes in...

Imphal, Febuary 15: The Power minister Phungzathang Tonsing today appealed to all without to cooperate with the government in construction of the Tipaimukh dam project so that the state could benefit from the project. Out of the 1500 MW of power the state government will be getting 12 percent of power free he said. The government will not construct the dam without considering the ecological, environmental and all other aspects he assured. The government will properly conduct survey so that people will not have any grievances. Compensation will be given equally to all the people affected he...

KOKRAJHAR, Feb 15 ? The Central Government should pay proper attention to the problems of all the ethnic groups of the north-eastern region so that they are not compelled to take up arms, said the chairman of the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), Sri Hagrama Basumatary. Talking to this correspondent here today, the BLT chief, who is meeting Bodo leaders from all over the State gathered here for the 35th annual conference of the All Bodo Students? Union (ABSU), said that they have no regrets for taking up arms for solution of the problems faced by the Bodo community as ?we took up arms for a just...

NEW DELHI, Feb 14 ? Assam as well as other North East States may have apprehensions over being swamped by Bangladeshi infiltrators, but the Government of the country considers this fear as irritant, with visiting Foreign Minister Morshed Khan hinting that it could be tackled under international rules on migration. There are international set rules regarding illegal migrants, Khan told a meeting of Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) here today.

The Foreign Minister?s comments came before his formal meeting with External Affairs Minister Yashwant Sinha when the contentious issues were...