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DHALIGAON (Bongaigaon), June 24 ? The failure of the ongoing peace talks between the Government and Bodo Liberation Tiger (BLT) would send a wrong signal to the people and give a big boost to the anti-national forces like the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and the National Democratic Front of Boroland (NDFB), warned the publicity secretary of the BLT, Sri Mainao Daimary. Talking to The Assam Tribune here, the BLT publicity secretary said that they have already made their stand clear on the contentious issues like amendment of the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution and demarcation of...

GUWAHATI, June 24 ? Over 2.8 lakh poorest of the poor (green card holder) families in the State were deprived of the rice distributed at Rs 3 a kg by the Government of India under its Antyodaya Anna Yojana during March to October last year due to delay in implementation of the scheme in the State by the Food and Civil Supplies Department. The audit team of Accountant General, Assam while examining the audit of the Director of Food and Civil Supplies, detected the delay in implementation of the scheme which failed the green card holder families in the State of rice worth about Rs 16.89 crore...

GOLAGHAT, June 23? The four reserve forests within Golaghat district are Diphu reserve forest, South Numbor, Rengma and Doyang which are situated on the Nagaland border. In 1963, Nagaland become the 16th State of India. In 1972, the KV Sundaram Commission had submitted its recommendations regarding the identification of the border between Assam and Nagaland. But the Nagaland government ? refused to accept the recommendations of the Sundoram Commission. As a result, the boundaries of Assam-Nagaland remained unsettled till now.

Taking this advantage, the Nagaland encroached large areas of the...

AIZAWL, June 24? Former soldiers in Mizoram were up in arms over the state excise department?s refusal to accept their contention that they should be allowed to get liquor quota from military canteens even after imposition of prohibition in the State. Leaders of the Mizoram Ex-servicemen League said that the former Indian soldiers were covered by the Army Act and should be allowed their monthly quota of liquor even as the state excise department officials said that the Mizoram Liquor Prohibition Act exempted only the army and para-military forces. State Excise Minister K Vanlalauva said 33 ex...

DIMAPUR, June 24 ? Accusing Nagaland Chief Minister SC Jamir of being opposed to a final solution to the vexed Indo-Naga political issue the steering committee of the NSCN-IM has said his vehement opposition to the first ceasefire declaration in 1964 itself has proven his efforts to crush the Nagas and their rights. ?Jamir has ignored the facts of the Naga and their proud history,? the NSCN said and charged him of attempting to ?hijack the issue of the Naga nation? at a time when the Nagas ?are trying to find a peaceful and final solution to the Naga issue, the NSCN said adding ?but Jamir is...