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NEW DELHI, April 9 ? Even as the country entered 55th year of its independence, rural electrification in the North-east is likely to remain a distant dream for a majority of the rural folks, as flow of funds has been drastically cut in the wake of the serious resources crunch faced by the States. Even as the north eastern State Governments continue to suffer silently, a Parliamentary Committee stunned by the disparity in allocation of funds to the North-east as compared to the rest of the country has directed the Power Ministry to convene a meeting of the north eastern State Governments for...

Imphal, April 09: Four CRPF jawans were killed while two were injured when militants mounted an attack on a CRPF convoy at Pangei bazar today at about 2.30 pm. Two students including a girl were also killed. The market place was humming with activities when the attack came. Eight persons also received bullet injuries. Scores of civilians were injured when the CRPF went on a rampage. The injured have been admitted to RIMS and JN hospital. How the two students were killed is not clear. AMSU charged that they were killed by the CRPF after the militant attack. Sources said the 121 Bn CRPF...

AGARTALA, April 8 : Tripura government has rehabilitated 59 surrendered insurgents through a year-long vocational training, official sources said today, reports PTI. State Chief Minister Manik Sarkar formally announced their rehabilitation at Shikaribari of Dhalai district yesterday and handed over necessary credentials to them. The insurgents belong to Tripura Tiger Commando Forces (TTCF) who had surrendered to different security agencies in the State during the past few years and under went vocational training under government sponsored rehabilitation scheme. The Chief Minister said the...

ITAKHOLA, April 8? Thousands of tribal people are earning their livelihood by selling of trees in the reserve forests, despite the Supreme Court ban on felling of trees in the North-east. There are more than 21,596 people settled in the forest areas, cultivating paddy, yam, chilli, etc. When this Correspondent visited the Na-duar Reserve Forest Range in Hatipoti, it was noticed that most of the forest lands have been used by the people settled there. Of late, the forest is much in the news due to exchange of gunfire between timber smugglers and Forests Protection Force personnel. And also the...

GUWAHATI, April 8 ? Let the elephants live for the sake of humanity. Do not lead it to extinction, or else all of us will face the same fate, said noted elephant expert Parbati Barua while addressing a Guwahati Press Club function as the Guest of the Month at the Press Club premises here this morning. Smt Barua, a recipient of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP)?s 1989 ?Global 500-Roll of Honour? award for elephant conservation, and daughter of the legendary expert on Asian elephant the Late Prakritesh Chandra Barua (Lalji), a descendant of the Gauripur Jamindars, regretted that...