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Imphal, January 16: With the Nagaland Assembly election round the corner, political parties of the State have exploited the ongoing NSCN(IM)-GOI peace talk to the maximum as a poll plank, through interpreting the issue from different angles. While Chief Minister SC Jamir seems to pursue the flip flop stand about the ongoing parleys between the NSCN-IM leaders and Central Leaders in New Delhi, the Opposition Front, NPF headed by former CM Hokishe Sema has gone with the full backing to the ongoing peace talk considering that the issue could be the best bet and bait for the forthcoming election...

Imphal, January 16: The torch rally called by the United Committee Manipur took an ugly turn when thousands of people who came out braving the January chill turned violent at different points of the capital city today. However the rally passed off peacefully without any major hitches at other places. Rallies were taken out peacefully at Pallel, Moirang, Kumbi, Thoubal, Kakching and Bishnupur. An enraged mob turned their wrath towards some UCM volunteers and tried to burn the vehicle in which the volunteers were travelling at Uripok today. Timely action by the police saved the vehicle. Cops on...

GOALPARA, Jan 16 ? Although eri and muga culture has the potentiality to revolutionise the economy of Assam, lack of professionalism is hampering the growth of the silk industry in the State. So far Goalpara district is concerned, which has a history of rearing of eri and muga by the tribal population (mainly), sericulture is perhaps the only sector which can provide employment to thousands of persons and earn foreign exchange. Jogesh Deuri, an experienced extension officer of sericulture said this while delivering a talk on sericulture as an agro-industry, organised by zoology department of...

GUWAHATI, Jan 16 ? Heavy crowds continued to throng the Brahmaputra Beach Festival on its last day today. An estimated 40,000 people today visited Andheri Dhuli a 2.5 km stretch of silvery sand in the midst of the mighty Brahmaputra, the venue of the four-day-long festival organised by the Assam Boat Racing and Rowing Association. Besides the regular events like para-sailing, horse-rides, craft bazar, North-east food festival, fireworks display etc. today?s attractions included traditional boat race, ?nao-khel geet? Bihu and Karbi dance.

And as the befitting finals to the festival, signing...

New Delhi, Jan. 15: The famed artisans and weavers of Arunachal Pradesh are fast losing their silken touch as the “lopsided” policy of the state government is pushing the handicrafts and handloom industry to the brink of a shutdown. Several projects are under way in the state for the development of these two sectors. But they are “suffering” from some deficiency or the other and not producing the “desired impact”, sources in the Union textiles ministry said.

According to state textile minister T.G. Rimpoche, “The state is not yet ready for commercial production of handicrafts as the schemes...