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GUWAHATI, Jan 20 ? Incredible it may sound. But, truth at times sounds stranger, incredibly stranger. For the past over 50 years, a group of Assamese farmers is living in a sort of commune. Initially, the group consisted of 25 to 30 families, now it consists of 63 families. But, even today, when the strong wind of market economy has been shattering all social structures in the developing countries, these farmers are exercising their minds to strengthen this commune more.

Incidentally, the place where these farmers are living is only about 55 kms off this capital city. Winds of change, modern...

AGARTALA, Jan 20? Chief Election Commissioner J M Lyngdoh on Thursday night said here that all measures had been ensured to conduct free and fair polls in the state on February 26 next. Addressing a press conference at Circuit House here last night the CEC, flanked by his Election Commissioners T S Krishnamurthy and B B Tandon said, the poll process is going on, smoothly and the election will be conducted in free and fair manner. The CEC also expressed hope that the Central Government would send additional paramilitary force for the Tripura polls. ?The Ministry of Home Affairs is very...

KHUZA (Phek district) Jan 20 ? Will it bring the ultimate solution or will it usher in another period of bloodshed? While cautioning the Naga people not to expect an instant solution to the Naga political struggle, Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir cast a shadow of apprehension over the peace talks between the Government of India and the top brass of NSCN-IM. ?The Congress party shall be a bridge between the Government of India and the Naga people and if all factions of the underground unite and bring about a settlement better than the 16-point Agreement, we are ready to step down so as to...

Dimapur, Jan. 20: With the spectre of violence looming over the Assembly polls in Nagaland, the Centre?s top man for ensuring proper implementation of the Naga ceasefire, Lt. Gen. (retd) R.V. Kulkarni, today called for restraint from all warring groups. Gen. Kulkarni is the chairman of the ceasefire bodies for both NSCN factions.

Stating that he was very much aware of the possibility of trouble during the polls in Nagaland, Gen. Kulkarni explained that ?to ensure that there are no smoking guns in the coming days?, he will soon hold meetings with the two dominant armed organisations, the NSCN...

GUWAHATI, Jan 20 ? The passengers of the 5960 Dn Dibrugarh-Guwahati-Howarah Kamrup Express had a close shave when suspected anti-talk UPDS ultras triggered a blast on the track between Diphu and Nailalung in Karbi Anglong at around 1-40 am today derailing the engine and three coaches of the train. The Chief Public Relation Officer (CRPO) of the NF Railway, Leena Sharma informed that nobody was injured in the mishap although the blast created a crater of 2 metre long, 1.5 metre wide and one metre deep on the track.

The passengers of the 19-coach train were saved because two of the coaches...