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GUWAHATI, April 18 ? Only a number of Assamese books can be covered by the National Bibliography, compiled, edited and published by the Central Reference Library, Kolkata, since 1958. The Bibliography has the records of the books published in 15 Indian languages, including English. Other than Assamese, books published in NE languages could not be listed by the Central Reference Library (CRL) in the Bibliography. Disclosing this, K K Kochukosky, Librarian, CRL, told The Assam Tribune during his visit to the State in connection with the five-day workshop on preparation of bibliographies in NE...

GUWAHATI, April 22: The State Government today effected a major bureaucratic reshuffle and shifted persons holding key posts of Additional Chief Secretary, Home Commissioner and Finance Commissioner. Official sources said that Sri MS Pangtey, Additional Chief Secretary in charge of Home, Political, Passport and Border departments has been transferred and posted as the chairman of the Assam Administrative Tribunal, while, Sri PK Dutta, Additional Chief Secretary in charge of Finance Department, will take over the posts held by Sri Pangtey.

Sources said the Sri L Rynjah, Commissioner of the...

NEW DELHI, April 22? While supporting repeal of the IMDT Act, the Central Government has ruled out extension of the controversial Act to any other States pointing out that it has hampered the process of detection and deportation of illegal migrants. The clarification was given by additional Solicitor General, Harish Salve during the course of the final hearing of the Writ Petition filed by Sarbananda Sonowal challenging the IMDT Act before Special bench of the Supreme Court comprising Justice G.B.Patnaik, Justice Brajesh Kumar and Justice Arijit Pasayat, here this afternoon.

The hearing of...

TURA, April 21? A section of the surrendered A?chik National Volunteers Council (SANVC) militants, housed in the Goeragre camp of the 2nd MLP battalion near Tura, have become disillusioned with the Meghalaya Government over the latter?s failure to implement its loudly proclaimed rehabilitation package for surrendered militants of the State. The package announced by the Government was meant to ensure that the surrenderees would be rehabilitated and given counselling so that they could return to the main stream. A financial package was also included for those who completed the rehabilitation...

KOHIMA, April 21 ? Nagaland has urged the Centre to accord grass-root level statutory bodies and community organisations the status of NGOs and suggested evolution of new mechanism to make funding to voluntary sector more transparent and accountable, reports PTI. Speaking at the conference on role of voluntary sector in national development in New Delhi yesterday, Chief Minister S C Jamir advocated for recognition of village councils, village development boards (VDB) and grass-root level health-care and assistance from different Central ministries. After passing the Communitisation of Public...