PM likely to campaign for Cong in Mizoram on Saturday
Aizawl: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh is likely to campaign for Congress in Aizawl on Saturday as the election to the 40-member Mizoram legislature is scheduled to be held on November 25. Singh would address a public rally at the parade ground of the third battalion of the Mizoram Armed Police on Saturday, official sources said today. UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi is also expected to visit south Mizoram’s Lunglei town on November 18 while AICC Vice President Rahul Gandhi is likely to address public rallies at the Mizoram-Assam border Kolasib town and the Mizoram-Myanmar border Champhai town on November 21, party sources said. Programmes of Sonia and Rahul Gandhi are yet to be confirmed officially. (PTI)
NCP seeks disqualification of 4 defected MLAs in Arunachal
Itanagar: The Arunachal Pradesh unit of NCP has complained to Legislative Assembly Speaker seeking disqualification of four of its MLAs, who had defected to Congress in October last year. The petition was filed by NCP state president Gicho Kabak on Wednesday demanding disqualification of four legislators, namely Techi Kaso, Alo Libang, Bamang Felix and Ralom Borang, as per the directive of the NCP’s central leadership, party sources said here on Thursday. The NCP MLAs had defected to Congress on October 8 last year without fulfilling Article 39 of the Constitution of the party, sources said. The party said that the Speaker would use his statutory power and uphold Article 191(2) of the Constitution and the Members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly (Disqualification on ground of defection rules) 1987. (PTI)
Some insurgents still using Bangladesh soil: Tripura CM
Agartala: Despite cooperation by the Bangladesh government some insurgents of the state were using the soil of the neighbouring country, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said on Thursday. “We have information that there are 18-19 camps of insurgents in Bangladesh though the present neighbouring government was cooperating with us so that the insurgents could not use their soil against India,” he told reporters. Sarkar, who also holds the Home portfolio, said the camps belonged to banned National Liberation Front of Tripura (NLFT) and added that the Tripura government has information regarding existence of camps of another outlawed insurgent outfit, All Tripura Tiger Force (ATTF). (PTI)
Manipur government to recruit 341 medical officers
Imphal: The State Cabinet has decided to recruit 341 medical officers to meet the shortage of doctors in government hospitals. The Cabinet, which met on Wednesday evening, was presided over by Chief Minister O Ibobi Singh. As the central government has banned recruitment except in Home department, the state was facing shortage of staff in all departments, the state government had taken special permission to recruit teachers. Now the Cabinet has decided to appoint medical officers. Most of the hospitals are running without doctors and Manipur Public Service Commission will directly recruit the medical officers. State Minister of Consumer Affairs M Okendro said the Cabinet also decided to create 12 new Sub-Divisions. (UNI)