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GUWAHATI, June 19 ? Gauhati High Court has served show-cause notice to Assam State Development Corporation for Scheduled Caste (ASDCSC) Ltd after hearing a writ petition wherein an aggrieved ?beneficiary? brought allegation of irregularities in distribution of 2 Maruti Van sponsored by National Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribes Finance and Development Corporation (NSFDC) Ltd. When contacted by this newspaper the Chief Accountant of the ASDCSC Lt Sri BN Das, confirmed that a court notice was received by the Corporation on June 18 last asking it to show cause on alleged irregularities in...

SHILLONG, June 19 : Meghalaya appears to be fast turning into a major drug producer in the north-eastern region with seizures crossing Rs 1.50 crore worth within the last two-and-a-half months. The latest seizure was made in a remote pine forest in Mairan area in West Khasi Hills district yesterday when sleuths of Customs Preventive recovered 1159 kgs of ganja worth about Rs 24 lakhs. Customs sources said, the contraband, packed in 61 gunny bags were found carefully concealed inside a cave between two giant rocks.

Imphal, June 19: In a new political twist which may lead to major changes within the Congress led SPF Ministry, M MLAs including 5 Ministers of the MSCP and another 3 of the NCP which are constituent partners of the ruling SPF and all three MLAs of the Samata Party, a partner of the Opposition DPA have split their respective parties and merged with the Congress today. Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh who is also the MPCC (I) president has accepted their merger. MPCC (I) general secretary (administration) Bidyapati Senjam has also issued an order to this effect today. The merger of the 11 MLAs has...

Imphal, June 19: The Swarnajayanti Gram Swarojgar Yojna, which is said to be the most successful scheme of the country for eradication of poverty, has turned out to be a failure in Manipur even before its implementation. According to sources, the implementation of the scheme in the state has been nipped in the bud due to the refusal by the nationalized banks operating in the state to provide loans under the scheme, on the ground that loans recovery is negative in the state. The SGSY is a self-employment generation scheme for people living below the poverty line. Apart from the loan component...

DIMAPUR, June 18 ? At least 6,770 militants belonging to various militant outfits operate in the north-eastern State of Manipur alone including the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (NSCN-IM) which is presently engaged in talks to bring a permanent solution to the vexed Naga political problem.

Sources also revealed that some of these outfits are in the possession of state-of-the-art communication systems and are equipped with sophisticated automatic weapons. According to an estimated figure, these militants covering the length and breadth of Manipur including both the hills and valley...