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SHILLONG, March 22 ? The Congress Legislature Party of Meghalaya today unanimously decided to continue with their support to the Khonglam ministry and ensure stability and proper functioning of the government, reports PTI. All the 16 legislators including, associate member Augustine D Marak, after a marathon meeting of CLP last night decided to continue their support to the four-month-old People?s Forum of Meghalaya headed by Dr FA Khonglam. The meeting was held at MPCC president SC Marak?s residence on his return from New Delhi. The decision was taken despite the fact that seven of their...

IMPHAL, March 21 ? Police and para-military forces were yet to rescue operation for the kidnapped Deputy Commissioner of Manipur?s Chandel district even as different communities Thursday took out a procession demanding his safe release, official sources said here, reports PTI. The communities took out a rally at the district headquarters demanding safe release of the kidnapped deputy commission Yambem Thamkishore, who had been abducted at gun point on Monday from Chandel forest gate area by suspected United Kuki Liberation Front militants. Police and paramilitary personnel, campign here since...

AGARTALA, March 22 ? After a span of about eight months, India and Bangladesh will again sit to discuss the much-awaited Agartala-Dhaka bus service which was put in the back-burner following change of guards in Dhaka. The issue of transit route through Bangladesh from Tripura to other parts of India is also to be discussed in the meeting to be held in Dhaka from April 7 to April 10 next. Tripura Industries Minister Pabitra Kar said, a delegation of high-level officials from both India and Bangladesh will participate in the four-day meeting at Dhaka to boost the Indo-Bangladesh trade ties with...

GOLAGHAT, March 22 ? A stray herd of wild elephants numbering around 50,presumably migrated from the flood-affected Kaziranga National Park and Numbor Forest Reserve to the highlands of Karbi Anglong district in search of food and shelter, is reported to have caused depredation in places like Morongi, Doigurung, Deo-pahar, Numaligarh, Rongajan, Dheudasyan, Lokhawjan, Kuruwabahi, Rajabari, Khumtai etc of the Golaghat district. Destruction of properties including damaging of crops and dwelling houses by these elephants have been also reported. As per report, these elephants killed several...

AGARTALA, March 22: In a tragic incident of mistaken identity three Tripura policemen including a DSP and a Meghalaya police inspector were killed when they got involved in a fierce shoot out in heart of Dharmanagar town in North Tripura district this morning. Police force of the both the States was chasing a gang of kidnappers. In the gun battle between the two police groups, all in civvies two policemen were seriously injured. The incident took place in a crowded bus service complex at around 9.50 am. Senior police officers rushed to the spot. All communication links with Dharmanagar remain...