Imphal, Febuary 06: The statement made by the Chief Minister O Ibobi during the peace rally of the meira paibis at Malom on February 2 in connection with the Tipaimukh Dam is against the will of the general public of Manipur particularly the Tamenglong district. The main objective of the Tipaimukh Dam is flood control in Cachar valley of Assam and power generation. Out of 1500 mega watt, Manipur will get only 12 percent mega watt. This being the case, the dam is not in the interest of the people of Manipur, The Committee Against Tipaimukh Dam said in a press release. Regarding employment...

Shillong, Feb. 6: Denied a ticket by the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP), Meghalaya chief minister F.A. Khonglam today filed his nomination from the Hill State Peoples? Democratic Party (HSPDP).

Khonglam had first won the Assembly elections on an HSPDP ticket in 1983 from Sohra constituency.

The chief minister, who turned 58 today, did not regret being denied a ticket by the NCP. Instead, he warned the NCP that its dreams of making a forceful debut ?would be shattered?.

Soon after filing his nomination papers, Khonglam told reporters that he would ?gradually expose the way most legislators...

Guwahati, Feb. 6: After repeatedly rebuffing the Centre and the Assam government, the outlawed National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB) appears to be finally headed for the negotiation table with its chairman Ranjan Daimari giving his associates the green signal for a political dialogue with New Delhi.

Intelligence sources here said the NDFB chief had directed two of his deputies, both in judicial custody at present, to prepare the ground for peace talks with the Centre.

The NDFB?s willingness to resolve the Bodo issue through a dialogue was confirmed during the interrogation of its...

IMPHAL, Feb 6 ? Militants freed six persons, including two government contractors, from captivity in Manipur?s Churachandpur district, official sources said on Tuesday.

The Kuki ultras, who had taken away four mechanics and two government contractors from the Khuga dam project site in Lamka area of the district on Sunday, released all the six at an interior locality of the district on Monday, the sources said here.

The sources refused to say whether any ransom money was paid to the kidnappers as demanded. The six released from captivity were ? mechanics O Joy, Kumar Singh, P K Sharma, Patwal...

GUWAHATI, Feb 6 ? The Assam Human Rights Commission (AHRC) has sought detailed reports from the Commissioner of Excise, Assam and the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup on the sale of gutkha in the city.

A Division Bench of the Commission today passed the order after perusing the petition of Boloram Sarkar, Secretary of the Greater Guwahati Pan Shop Business Association. Sarkar had pleaded that due to the sale of gutkha in the market, the health of the people, especially the children, is at risk. It may be mentioned here that the Pan Shop business Association has, sometime ago, appealed to its...