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GUWAHATI, March 13 ? Though the Minister of State for Home, Sri Pradyut Bordoloi today clarified the Government?s stand on the issue of ?secret killings? by giving a statement in the State Assembly, the opposition Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) and the All Assam Students? Union (AASU) are not convinced about the Government?s sincerity on the issue. Sri Bordoloi, in his statement, said that some sensational killings took place in the last few years and the media termed the incidents as ?secret killings?. He said that the Government instituted a judicial probe by former Gauhati High Court judge...

Imphal, March 13: Disgruntled Congress (I) MLAs who had staged a late night ?tea party? yesterday to show their dissatisfaction after failing to make the ministers? list in the first expansion of O Ibobi ministry have hinted at another expansion in the state council of ministers within three or four days. The legislators, after holding talks with chief minister O Ibobi and senior party leaders today, also denied that there was any move afoot to split the party. Last night senior party leaders including chief minister O Ibobi and Rishang Keishing had to rush to the official residence of Nambol...

GUWAHATI, March 12? The State Government has imposed a ban on private tuition by college teachers and action will be taken against teachers taking private tuition if any specific complaint is received, said the Education Minister, Sri Hem Prakash Narayan. Replying to a question by Sri Bimalangshu Roy (BJP) in the State Assembly today, the Education Minister said that the governing bodies of the colleges had been authorised to prohibit private tuition by the college teachers. The Education Minister said that the minimum working days in colleges in an academic year were 180 days and a student...

GUWAHATI, March 12? Historians have neglected Assam, but history has not. Everybody knows about the Indus Valley Civilisation and the Gangetic civilisation, but the Brahmaputra Valley civilisation has hardly any mention in history books. Exhorting the historians of the country to project Assam and the North-east in the national perspective in terms of history, Governor Lt Gen (Retd) S K Sinha today said historians should be free from prejudice, passion and partiality. Inaugurating the national seminar on ?Sources of history of North-East India? organised by the Indian Council of Historical...

GUWAHATI, March 12 ? State Forest Minister GC Langthasa today informed the State Assembly that the Government has mooted a proposal to add 309135 hectares of additional land in the reserved forests. Replying to a question by Hitendra Nath Goswami (AGP), the Forest Minister said that at present 23.424 sq km area, that is 30.4 per cent of the total geographical area of the State, is under forest cover. He said that as per norms, the forest cover should be at least 33 per cent of the total geographical area. Langthasa revealed that the State has 20 national parks and sanctuaries for regular...