Regional

Gogoi hails PM’s approach
February 23rd, 2012
From Our Correspondent Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday hailed the Prime Minister’s directive asking the Union Home Minister to consult all the state governments on the National Counter Terrorism Centre (NCTC) that has sparked country-wide debate and opposition from many chief ministers of states ruled by non-Congress parties. Gogoi said the PM’s [...]
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Arunachal, Bhutan to boost tourism
February 23rd, 2012
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan have agreed to boost tourism through mutual cooperation. A five-member Poverty Reduction Committee of Bhutan’s National Assembly, led by its chairman Dupthop, who visited the state recently, discussed the matter with Chief Minister Nabam Tuki, official sources said on Wednesday. Pointing out that Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh had several similarities [...]
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Tax fraud by N-E salaried people on the rise
February 23rd, 2012
Guwahati: An increasing number of tax fraud by salaried people were detected in the Northeastern region, particularly in Manipur, said R K Gupta, Chief Commissioner of Income Tax, NER. These frauds were often related to claims under various sections of the Income Tax Act, 1961, like 80G (donation to charitable institutions), Gupta told reporters. “It [...]
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Assam drops water body proposal
February 23rd, 2012
Guwahati: Disappointed by Arunachal Pradesh’s continuous opposition in setting up the North East Water Resources Authority (NEWRA), Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Wednesday said his government has decided to drop the proposal for the regional water body. The state government will now take steps to revamp the ailing Brahmaputra Board, he said, a day [...]
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After militants’ diktat, civic polls postponed in Mizoram
February 23rd, 2012
Aizawl: The state election commission of Mizoram on Wednesday indefinitely postponed civic polls in 15 villages following underground outfit Hmar People’s Convention-Democratic (HPC-D)’s alleged diktat to vote for the outfit-favoured candidates. All the 15 villages, two under Kolasib district and 13 under Aizawl, fell under the HPC-D demanded area for Hmar autonomous council, in the [...]
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Two killed; three go missing
February 23rd, 2012
Guwahati: Two members of a family were killed, one was critically injured and three others went missing after an attack by assailants in Assam’s Cachar district, official sources said here on Wednesday. A group of about 20 armed assailants attacked the residence of a person at Kathalbagan area in Silchar late Tuesday night and killed [...]
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Tripura budget session likely to be stormy
February 23rd, 2012
From Our Correspondent AGARTALA: Tripura Finance Minister Badal Chowdhury will place full-fledged budget for 2012-13 in the Assembly on February 27 amidst financial crisis. The Business Advisory Committee (BAC), which held a meeting at Assembly’s conference hall here on Tuesday, fixed the schedule for the 11-day budget session beginning on February 24. According to the [...]
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