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GUWAHATI, July 12? The security forces have geared up operations along the Indo-Bhutan border in the wake of the Royal government?s pressure on the militant groups operating from different hideouts of that country. Official sources today disclosed that the security forces are keeping a close watch on the border to prevent the militants from sneaking into the state. ?The entire Indo-Bhutan border is sensitive and hence we have to remain vigilant to foil any attack of the militants?, the sources said. It may be recalled that the Bhutan government has asked the militants to vacate its soil.

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Imphal, July 12: Set up with funding from the Commonwealth War Graves to honour the Allied soldiers who died fighting the enemy during World War II in this part of the country, the Imphal War Cemetery located just opposite DM College at Kebo Leikai is today ravaged not by the passage of time but by an unfeeling people to whom civic sense and decorum is absent. Undoubtedly the place still has a lot to offer to the visitors in terms of its manicured lawns and scenic beauty but keeping up the good work is proving to be a cumbersome task thanks to the insensitive people who come visiting in hordes...

GUWAHATI, July 11 ? For the deluge-affected Guwahatians, some relief is forthcoming. The State Government, concerned over the plight of the residents of the city, has constituted a task force to co-ordinate implementation of short-term and long-term measures to remove the city?s problem of flash flood and sanctioned an amount of Rs 2 crore to activate the four pumps at the Bharalu sluice gate while another amount of Rs 3 crore is being released to press into service two barge-mounted excavators to keep the Bharalu free from silt. This amount is being released from the Central Government?s Non...

GUWAHATI, July 11 ? State Industry Minister, Sri Bhubaneswar Kalita has assured the representatives of industry in State that the new industrial policy of the State will be designed to simplify the rules and regulations to avoid procedural delay. During an interaction with the industry representatives, which was organised by the Federation of Industry and Commerce of North Eastern Region (FINER), the new Industry Minister of the State pledged to simplify sales tax rules in the new policy in response to requests from industrialists.

During the interaction which was also attended by Minister...

GUWAHATI, July 11 ? Militant outfit National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), today said that if the government is concerned about preservation of forests, it should first clear the tribal belts and blocks illegally occupied by unathorised people for settlement of the indigenous people now living in forest land. In a statement released to the press today, publicity secretary of the NDFB B Erakdao said that keeping in mind the serious issue of preserving the ecological balance, the NDFB, from the very beginning, had been advocating the need for preservation of forests and other natural...