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January 31st, 2012

‘Look East Policy’ should not fly over NE: Rio

January 31st, 2012

NEW DELHI: Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio on Monday said the country’s ‘Look East’ policy to build bridge with Southeast Asian nations would not succeed if the north-eastern region and the sentiments of its people were overlooked. Delivering the keynote address at an international conference on Myanmar, a country that borders India, Mr Rio said [...]

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News Brief

January 31st, 2012

Compensation to deceased officials IMPHAL: The Manipur Election authority has decided to give Rs 10 lakhs each to all the four officials, who were killed in attack by suspected NSCN(IM) militants at Chandel district on January 28 state assembly election. During the attack at the polling station at Chandel, Presiding Officer, Khumukcham Ibotombi (50) of [...]

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Gandhiji’s ideals can eliminate modern society ills: Azad

January 31st, 2012

GUWAHATI: Union Health Minister and president of the Gandhi Global Family (GGF) Ghulam Nabi Azad on Monday said Gandhiji’s ideals were the perfect tool to eliminate the multiple ills afflicting modern society. Calling upon all people to respect and follow Gandhiji’s path, he added that people must be ready to make supreme sacrifice for what [...]

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Nagaland against MHA proposal for issuing border passes

January 31st, 2012

NEW DELHI: Nagaland Government on Monday expressed its disapproval of the Centre’s proposal to issue border passes to people of the state that shares boundary with Myanmar, saying it would create new difficulties and might disturb peace. The open border policy followed by the both India and Myanmar should not be disturbed as it was [...]

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Indo-Bangladesh trade groups meet in Agartala

January 31st, 2012

AGARTALA: A business delegation from Bangladesh held a meeting with its Tripura counterpart to discuss issues which came up during the visit here of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina early this month related to development of bilateral trade. A 12-member delegation, led by Shameen Ahsan Senior Vice-President of Habiganj Chamber of Commerce and Industry of Bangladesh, [...]

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CIHCS to help flourish Buddhism: Rev Rinpoche

January 31st, 2012

ITANAGAR: The Central Institute of Himalayan Culture Studies (CIHCS)-the fourth Buddhist centre of learning in India at Dahang in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh is a full-fledged central institute now, informed its founder Rev Tsona Gontse Rinpoche. The CIHCS, conceived by Reve Renpoche in 2000, had received the nod of the Union Cabinet on [...]

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Assam ranks third in HDI

January 31st, 2012

GUWAHATI: Assam ranks third in the rate of progress in Human Development Index (HDI) among all the major states in the country achieving 32.1 per cent progress for the period 1999-2008, an official release said here on Monday. India Human Development Report 2011 brought out by the Institute of Applied Manpower Research, Planning Commission, Government [...]

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