Guwahati, Jan. 31: The Assam government will move the Centre against the Bajrang Dal?s plan to launch a survey for determining the number of Bangla-deshi migrants residing in the state.

The government?s official spokesman, Ripun Bora, said the Centre would be informed about the survey since the matter is sensitive. If the Centre?s response is not satisfactory, Dispur is prepared to initiate action against the illegal survey by the Bajrang Dal, he added.

?The influx of foreigners is not only Assam?s problem, but a national issue. The state government will first consult with New Delhi on the...

Silchar, Jan. 31: The Barak river in south Assam has been accorded high priority by the Central Inland Water Transport Corporation, considering its growing importance in terms of commercial traffic.

The corporation will take up dredging in congested stretches of the Barak river between Lakhipur and Karimganj.

A 140-km stretch of the river between Lakhipur and Karimganj has already been declared as National Waterway 4 as part of a plan to set up an all-season link with the National Waterway 1 between Allahabad and Calcutta. The corporation will also lay a ?channel marker? on the river to ensure...

Imphal, January 31: The All Manipur United Clubs' Organization (AMUCO) has expressed its gratitude to Kuki Inpi Manipur (KIM) for professing the ideal of "Live Together" and resenting the ethnic polarization with regards to the proposed Tipaimukh Dam, according to a press hand out issued by Tompok Likmabam, secretary, publicity, AMUCO. We have the strong belief that ethnic polarization is not the answer to the myriad number of problems' faced by the people of Manipur inhabiting in this hilly country of a small area of 22,356 square kilometers. We therefore, profess ethnic solidarity to solve...

DIMAPUR, Jan 31 ? The Bharatiya Janata Party Nagaland unit in a bid to bring an end to the reign of the SC Jamir led Congress government has hooked up with three other political parties to form an alliance. If all goes well, the forthcoming elections would see Nagaland People?s Front (NPF), Samata Party, Janata Dal United and BJP jointly take on the Congress. This was disclosed by the BJP national vice-president Pyarelal Khandelwal at a press conference at the Kuda Guest House, here recently.?The decision was reached at a joint meeting of the BJP with its three would be allies.

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KOHIMA, Jan 31 ? Over 10.16 lakh voters would exercise their franchise on February 26 for the election of a new 60-member Nagaland Assembly, reports PTI.

Of them, as per the newly-revised electoral rolls, the number of male voters stood at around 6.30 lakh while the female electorate were 3.86 lakh, according to official sources. As electronic voting machines (EVM) would be used for the first time in the ensuing Assembly elections, the EVMs were being displayed by the state electoral office at public places with a view to making the people familiar with the functioning of machines.

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