NEW DELHI, Feb 3 ? In a significant move to quell tension in Manipur and Assam over the Naga issues, NSCN(I-M) has said it ?fully recognises the legitimate rights and aspirations? of all neighbouring people and offered to hold talks with them to resolve the differences, reports PTI. ?Let us end tensions that have sometimes existed between us and live as good neighbours, who respect each other?s rights and aspirations. We are convinced that there should be no differences between us that cannot be resolved through dialogue and understanding,? the major Naga insurgent group said in a statement, a...

AGARTALA, Feb 3 ? Darkness looms large over the State following the North Eastern Electric Power Corporation?s (NEEPCO decision to regulate power supply to the defaulter states. There is huge amount of outstanding dues of Tripura and other northeastern States to the NEEPCO accumulated over the last few years. Chief Engineer (Power), Ajit Kumar Debnath said, the State?s outstanding dues to the NEEPCO stands over Rs 50 crore accumulated over the past one year. A considerable amount of the required power in Tripura is met by the NEEPCO power from its 84 MW RKNagar power plant.

?However, we are...

AIZAWL, Feb 3 ? The number of voters in Mizoram has risen to 505584 from the previous year?s total of 481460 registering an increase of 5.01 per cent, reports PTI.

State election office sources here said the increase in the number of voters was recorded after a special summary revision of Mizoram electoral rolls. The highest increase is registered in Aizawl West-ll (ST) reserved constituency where the increase is 15.59 per cent followed by Tlabung reserved constituency near the Bangladesh border which registered an increase of 13.42 per cent.

However, four Assembly constituencies namely...

GUWAHATI, Feb 3 ? Ford Foundation of USA has sanctioned a grant of $450,000 to the Omeo Kumar Das Institute of Social Change and Research to carry out an extensive study on the socio-cultural and trade relations, between the North East India and South and South East Asian countries in the context of economic liberation.

The study which began on January 1 2003, is expected to be completed within three years. Informing this, director of the institute Abu Nasar Saied Ahmed today told newsmen that a Centre for North East India, South and South East Asia Studies (CENISE would be created with the...

GUWAHATI, Feb 3 ? The Nagaon Kolong Kala Kendra retrieved three old manuscripts from the Puranigudam Alishinga village recently. The manuscripts, now preserved at the Kolong Art Gallery, Puranigudam, are presumed to be over two-and-a-half centuries old. According to information, one of the manuscripts was a play written on traditional Assamese hand made paper (tulapat) and the play is based on the Purana stories. The other two manuscripts are written on saanchipat and their contents are yet to be deciphered. The Kala Kendra, which completed three years of its existence on January 1 last, has...