New Delhi, Feb. 10: Union minister for the Northeast and small-scale industry C.P. Thakur today released a concept paper on human resource development in the service industry, prepared by the Mizoram government with focus on ?Employment generation and entrepreneurship.?

?This is for the first time that such an initiative has been taken to enlighten the youth of the northeastern region, particularly the youth from Mizoram, where vast opportunities exist. Human resources are among the most productive and highly-contributing sectors to economic and social progress of any country. This conclave...

IMPHAL, Feb 10? In a major ambush carried out by an underground group operating in this border State, five Border Security Force (BSF) personnel were killed near Lokchao along Imphal-Moreh highway in the Chandel district today. The incident took place near Moyonkhullen, 3km from Lokchao towards border town Moreh when well-armed underground militants attacked a BSF patrol around 9 am today. The BSF party was posted at Lokchao. The militants also took away three INSAS Rifles from the slain BSF personnel. The victims were head constable Dharam Pal, constables Robert, Sanjay Kumar, Laxman Bhai and...

DIMAPUR, Feb 10 ? The pre-election process in Nagaland has reached its last stages with the last date for filing of nomination expiring Friday. The scrutiny, which was done on Saturday, revealed a total of 234 candidates who have filed their nominations for the 10th Nagaland Legislative Assembly Polls scheduled for February 26 next. None of the nominations were either rejected or disqualified.

Going by the filing of nominations, the final showdown would also see two women candidates in the fray. Between the two, Chubala Shilu, wife of first Nagaland chief minister Shilu Ao who has filed her...

BISWANATH CHARIALI, Feb 10? The future of the wild animals in Behali Reserve Forest hangs in balance due to massive encroachment of forest land by Arunachali people. Although eviction drives were carried out by the Forest Department in the recent past, the number of encroachers has increased three-fold.

According to reports available here, the northern side of the Behali Reserve Forest has largely been encroached by Arunachalis and by now 14 villages have been set up in the area. What is worse, the Government of Arunachal Pradesh has encouraged the encroachers by setting up dairy farms...

GUWAHATI, Feb 10 ? The signing of the Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC) agreement among the Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT), Central government and the State Government is set to mark the beginning of an intensive agitation by non-Bodo organisations in Lower Assam. The non-Bodo organisations under the united banner ?Sanmilita-Janagosthiya Sangram Samity (SJSS)? have threatened to jeopardise creation of the BTC which they claim aimed at appeasing a section of minority Bodo community in the Lower Assam areas.

The SJSS has taken exception to the creation of the BTC by the government without...