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AGARTALA, June 7? BSF has taken steps in Tripura-Cachar-Mizoram (TCM) sector along the Indo-Bangla Border in view of the heightened tension at the LoC in Kashmir, senior official of the para-military force said here, reports PTI. The border security have already tightened vigil along the Indo-Bangla border to check intrusion bids by militants and trans-border crimes, Inspector General of BSF, TCM, M C Parmar said Wednesday. Stress would be laid on effective intelligence net-working, he said, but did not divulge details on grounds of security. Besides, a high-level delegation of the Union Home...

IMPHAL, June 8 ? Manipur Chief Minister Okram Ibobi Singh said Thursday night that his government would not withdraw the arrest warrant issued against NSCN (I-M) Central Secretary Th. Muivah even if the Gentre asked the State to do the same, reports PTI. In case the Centre instructed the State to withdraw cases against Muivah, the State would ask the Centre on what conditions the cases against the NSCN (I-M) leader could be withdrawn, Singh told newspersons here. The Chief Minister said Manipur Government had issued an arrest warrant against Muivah in April 1994 and announced a cash reward of...

DIMAPUR, June 8: The differences between the stands of the Nagaland government headed by chief minister SC Jamir with that of the Naga Hoho has once again emerged when the Naga Hoho termed the statement made by Jamir on the occasion of the 7th general conference of Nagaland GBs Federation at the Town hall, here on Dimapur, June 5: The differences between the stands of the Nagaland government headed by chief minister SC Jamir with that of the Naga Hoho has once again emerged when the Naga Hoho termed the statement made by Jamir on the occasion of the 7th general conference of Nagaland GBs...

GUWAHATI, June 8 ? The State Government?s bid to put a check on alleged ?extortion? by the police on roads by engaging mobile squads of Criminal Investigation Department (CID) has not gone down well with police officials below the rank of district superintendent in the State although it is generally appreciated by different quarters. By and large the police officials below the rank of SP feel that junior officers will be made scapegoat in the entire exercise while no questions will be asked to SPs sans whose approval nothing moves in a police district let alone setting up of non-sanction...

GUWAHATI, June 8 ? Notwithstanding the ?best? effort made by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to give representation to all communities of the State having a heterogeneous population in his 36-member Council of ministers through the expansion, there are whispers of resentment in the ruling party over not the quantity of the Ministers but quality of some of those who got ministerial berth. Question is being raised in the party circles about merit of selection of at least three Ministers from religious minority community although the Chief Minister?s effort to give adequate representation to the...