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GOLAGHAT, Jan 4— Depredation of the wild elephants is becoming a common feature at Marangi Revenue circle within Golaghat district. A herd of wild elephants have been continuously damaging dwelling houses and standing crops of the people of the area since 2000. The elephants have so far killed more than 30 people and this has made the people of Fallangani, Fulbari, Balizan, Porajanghal Thuramukh, Kdoju and Symraipur areas spend sleepless nights.

Recently, a herd of 50 to 60 elephants had damaged — the dwelling houses of Modon Gogoi, Bopai Bora, Ghanasyam Gogoi and Sashidhar Konwar of Rangbong...

AGARTALA, Jan 4— Opposition Congress and its tribal ally Indigenous Nationalist Party of Tripura at last reached a seat adjustment agreement at a meeting in New Delhi last evening.

The final adjustment was reached at “17+1” formula which means INPT will fight it out in 17 ST reserved seats and one general in the next Assembly elections. Though the number of the seats to be shared was finalized, both the Congress and INPT leaders are tight-lipped about the constituencies to be exchanged. When contacted in Delhi, they said AICC president Sonia Gandhi would announce the seats formally...

Guwahati, January 3: To get a roof over her head, Jahnavi Goswami had to go where no HIV-positive person in Assam has ever gone before: into the glare of the public eye.

The 27-year-old, the first person in the state to go public with her HIV-positive status, was given a house to call her own by the state government today, seven years after she was thrown out by her in-laws and refused housing by three landlords who told her they didn’t want ‘‘such a person around’’.

Goswami, who contracted the virus from her husband—he has since died of AIDS, as has her three-year-old son—has been home...

Imphal, January 03: ‘Kalpana’ a Manipuri digital film produced by Goodwill Pictures is doing well. The premier show was held today at Friends Talkies. The Rs two lakhs budget film has already earned half the cost at Kakching and Thoubal. Produced by Rajendra and Seema the film running nearly two hours signals the heralding of new stars. Lalit, Seema and some other senior artistes who had already proven their mite performed well. The new stars Kaiku and Manda performed well acting with ease and pleasing he spectators with their fresh looks and charm. The story revolves around two sisters who...

Imphal, January 03: ‘Kalpana’ a Manipuri digital film produced by Goodwill Pictures is doing well. The premier show was held today at Friends Talkies. The Rs two lakhs budget film has already earned half the cost at Kakching and Thoubal. Produced by Rajendra and Seema the film running nearly two hours signals the heralding of new stars. Lalit, Seema and some other senior artistes who had already proven their mite performed well. The new stars Kaiku and Manda performed well acting with ease and pleasing he spectators with their fresh looks and charm. The story revolves around two sisters who...