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KOHIMA, Feb 4 ? The ruling Congress in Nagaland has announced names of its candidates for the ensuing Assembly elections in the state slated for February 26, reports PTI. The list of candidates for all the 60 Assembly constituencies was released at a function held at the Congress Bhavan in Kohima, on Monday.

Prominent among those fielded for the polls are NPCC president and Chief Minister, S C Jamir, Planning and Urban Development Minister, Imtisungit, Speaker, Z Lohe, Health and Family Welfare Minister, Neiba Ndang, Industries Minister, Imkong, Education Minister, H Chuba Chang, Minister...

SHILLONG, Feb 4 ? Former Finance Minister and sitting MLA from the Jaiaw constituency A H Lyngdoh is confident of retaining his seat. Talking to The Assam Tribune, Sri Lyngdoh said the voters would take into account the developmental work done by him. Asked if the going would be tough for him this time with former KSU chief and president of the Khun Hyniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHWAM) pitted against him, the veteran politician said ?it is not a question of age versus youth.?

A former bureaucrat, Lyngdoh, who is a candidate of the newly formed Meghalaya Democratic party (MDP)...

KARIMGANJ, Feb 4? Tension prevails in the campus of NEEPCO at Umrangsu of NC Hills district following the threat given by the DHD outfit. DHD extremists now demanding 20% from the salary of the employees of NEEPCO as annual tax towards formation of Dimaland. DHD has been collecting taxes from the salary of the employees. It may be recalled that in the year 1999 three executive engineers of NEEPCO Hiren Kalita, Hari Thapa and Abu Akhtar Jahan were kidnapped by the DHD extremists for not responding to the demands of DHD and after one month they were released on payment of Rs 40 lakh.

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Shillong, Feb. 4: The Nationalist Congress Party has denied Meghalaya chief minister F.A. Khonglam a ticket to contest the Assembly elections slated for February 26.

The general secretary of the NCP?s Meghalaya unit, Fearless Warjri, told newspersons today that Khonglam?s application had been rejected. ?The NCP high command has approved the decision taken by the state election committee sometime back,? Warjri said.

The NCP confirmed the news through a statement here this evening. ?Khonglam?s application has not been entertained. The party decided not to nominate him as its candidate for the...

Feb. 3: Firearms deposited with Assam police during Operation Rhino in 1990 are being ?conditionally released? to their owners.

Though the Assam government has yet to officially announce any change in its policy on private ownership of firearms, it has reportedly decided to return weapons stocked in the police malkhanas because of an improvement in the law and order situation.

Sources in Guwahati said the government had not framed a new policy on the issue, but asked the authorities of various districts to release firearms after verifying the individual requirements of their owners and the...