NEW DELHI, April 2 ? All the railway projects in the North-east are likely to suffer indefinite delay on account of marginal allocation of funds, AGP MP and Member of Parliamentary Standing Committee on Railway Ministry, Dr Arun Kumar Sarma said here today. The focus of the parliamentary standing committee that met today, was on the railway activities in the North-east and according to Dr Sarma the future of railway projects in the region is gloom. The other MP, Ranee Narah, who is a member of the parliamentary committee, did not show up. The meeting, attended by representatives of the...

ITANAGAR, April 2 ? Insurgency is on the upward arc in Arunachal Pradesh, once known as the ?oasis of peace?, with the administration being jolted by the brutal slaying of a circle officer at Namtok in Changlang district bordering Myanmar by suspected NSCN(IM) cadres as recently as March 26, reports PTI. Law-and-order problems are also on the rise affecting peace in the tribal State, particularly in Changland and Tirap, two districts with 340 km ? 270 km and 70 km respectively ? long border with Myanmar, official sources said. Insurgents made inroads into Arunachal Pradesh in early 90?s...

AGARTALA, April 2 : Mystery shrouds the death of sacred turtles at Tripureswari Matabari temple as wildlife experts are still groping in the dark to ascertain the exact cause of death. For the ages hundreds of turtles at Kalyansagar in Tripureswari temple, one of the 51 ?peeths?, are one of the main attractions for devotees and tourists as well. Turtles are considered sacred and part of the ?peethastan? their well-being also comes as a duty of the ?sebayet? of the temple the South Tripura district magistrate. Recently, several sacred turtles at Kalyansagar were found dead which created...

GOLAGHAT, April 2 ? In North Numbor Reserve Forest and Upper and Lower Doigrung Reserve Forest within Golaghat district, a census of wild elephants was undertaken by the Forest Department recently. In the forest, covering an area of 19,500 hectares, the census found only 56 wild elephants. It may be mentioned here that according to a census report in 1997, the number of wild elephants was 109. This Correspondent recently visited the entire Numbor reserve forest and met Kanchan Baruah, vice-president of Numbor Surakhya Samittee, a NGO of Golaghat, who said that the forest ranger of Juria Dalang...

GUWAHATI, April 2 ? The Assam Legislative Assembly today unanimously passed a resolution demanding that the big tea companies, having gardens in Assam, should shift their headquarters to the State. The resolution was moved by Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) legislators Sri Jagadish Bhuyan, Sri Dilip Kumar Saikia, Sri Gunin Hazarika and Sri Hitendra Nath Goswami and independent legislator Sri Pabindra Deka. The resolution received the support of all the parties including the ruling Congress. The House also resolved that the Central Government should take necessary steps in this regard.

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