News

ISSUE NO 1.17

CONTENTS

FEBRUARY 1, 2000





(I) THE PM'S VISIT
Pak backing NE insurgency: PM
Northeast states asked to cut down expenditure
Atal: Check corruption, decentralise democracy
Pak abetting insurgency in Northeast: Vajpayee
SPGs frisk VVIPs
PM announces Rs 10,271-cr package for NE
No talks on issue of sovereignty : Vajpayee
Influx destabilising Nagaland : Jamir
Vajpayee’s NE package
ULFA can't dictate terms: Advani
Not NEC, but PMO & MHA to monitor PM's NE package execution
PM moved for separate Garo & Khasi-Jaintia states
AGP, Cong receive PM's NE gift cautiously, BJP elated
New package, new questions
Vajpayee urged to solve Naga imbroglio

(II) THE NAGA ISSUE
Concern over lack of progress in talks
Muivah arrested in Bangkok, faces trial
NSCN(I-M) seeks postponement of talks
NSCN(I-M) denies Muivah's arrest in Bangkok
Muivah re-arrested in Thailand


POLITICS
ABSU cripples lower Assam road, rly links
To reign or not query dogs complacent Lyngdoh
Manipur assembly poll process set in motion
Jolt to Manipur ruling party, key Kuki leader quits
BJP, Samata, JD(U) form new front in Manipur
New chief of Tripura Cong panel appointed
Dissident AGP leaders open new party office
KSU threatens to launch agitation
New political party floated in NC Hills
Senior Cong leader resigns
Tripura celebrates statehood day
Major parties announce candidates
Centre sets April deadline for Assam panchayat election
New Gohpur sub-division inaugurated
Three fronts main contenders in Manipur
Major reshuffle in Meghalaya ministry
Jamir Ministry expanded
Border firing
BJP sets sight on 51 assembly seats in Brahmaputra Valley
Joint movement for Bodoland to be launched
MSCP, MPP release candidates’ lists
Nagaland portfolios allocated
NSCN factions to boycott Manipur polls


INSURGENCY
Army trying to win over locals to fight militants
ULFA forcing Bodo youths to join them, alleges BLT
GOC: ISI using Siliguri corridor to enter Northeast
‘NE needs specific security policy’
Safe passage offer to militants comes to an end
Huge RDX haul in city on R-Day eve
Bengali womenfolk in Tripura on street to demand security
TNV wants Bengali militant outfit banned
MASS alleges police, Army harassment
American diplomat takes stock of insurgency, political scene in region
ULFA, NDFB camps on Dhaka talks agenda
Bangla denies existence of militant camps
ULFA cadres asked to target ‘enemies’
ULFA's plans largescale violence on R-Day uncovered
CBI probe into gangrape in Tripura demanded
TNV president blasts militants for committing crime on women
I'm ready to mediate with rebels : Mizo CM
Gangrape’ being investigated, say police
Insurgency a national problem: CM
Press Bangladesh to destroy militant outfits
4 CRPF jawans among 5 killed in ambush
Move to increase vigil along Bangla border
Rebels burn buses, bomb gas pipeline in Assam ; explosives recovered
Blasts in Manipur: 10 hurt, MSCP office damaged
Lohit Deori quits ULFA
MSCP office blast figures in meet: Manipur security position reviewed
CBI reward for information on Sanjoy’s killers
Constable killed, SP hurt in ambush
Rebels gun down three, blow up pipeline, power towers on R-day
NLFT militants kidnap 12 persons in Tripura
Anti-insurgency operations in NE: Centre’s decision for combined action
ISI providing RDX to Assam militants
Ultras attack CRPF camp, torch huts in Tripura
‘Multi-pronged plan must to root out insurgency’
Militants launch attacks on Manipur ministers


DEVELOPMENT
Panic withdrawal in NE banks after CII seal
Trans-Asian railway to enter India at Tamu
Assam needs Rs 3,000 cr for roads
Centre orders Meghalaya to resume coal export
NGO donates motorcycles to sanctuaries
No let-up in rhino poaching in Kaziranga
Gas cracker project: Assam urges Centre to ensure implementation
NE ministers’ plea: Open border for food stuff
Leimakhong project to be completed by April
Second bridge in Guwahati to cost Rs 680 cr
Two major drawbacks in NE Industrial Policy
Why central funds not reaching NE farmers
Govt backs OIL on gas cracker & stalemate on
Arunachal timber worth Rs 10 cr seized near Delhi
NEDFi ventures to uplift ASEB, signs loan pact
Move to preserve cultural heritage of Majuli
Deforestation on in Udalguri Sub-division
Green leaf thieves : New pest in Upper Assam gardens
Rare storks die in Assam as home comes crashing down
Ogden deal in toto not acceptable’
I-cards to Indian citizens: Meghalaya seeks Centre’s nod
Centre ready to fund Rs 540-cr Pagladia project
Erosion harming Rohmaria
Treat NE uplift as national priority: MPs
Mizoram wants free hand in issuing PAP
5 reserved forests being encroached in Golaghat
Economic census puts Assam in good light
Stone quarries threaten Dakhala Hill
Heritage site for Majuli: Assam’s application forwarded to UNESCO
Fund crunch starves Assam towns of water
BRPL launches website
Tripura announces package for reserved classes
Agartala-Dhaka bus service likely from April 14
28,727 NE villages electrified
Gas cracker project: AASU deadline to Reliance


SOCIETY
Inter-state racket in bank drafts exposed
Salaryless Assam employee kills himself on Bihu day
Cultural museum opened at Kalakshetra
Rs 10-cr corpus fund for regional films
Palmolein oil racket prime accused gets bail
Mannah from heaven for Assam filmdom
Bodo film shooting to resume soon
Satriya dance form: Move on to get classical recognition
Satriya doesn't need a certificate: Hazarika
NE Sports Festival ready for ball
'Satriya dance tradition must not be Sanskritised'
Manipur HC Bar to suspend ceasework
Bishnuram Medhi, 2 others declared ‘men of the century’ by Hajor Batori
No dispute over classical status of Satriya dance: Jayant Kastuar
30 die of starvation in Bongaigaon relief camp
Quake prediction causes panic in Arunachal
At last Satriya dance gets its due recognition
Satriya to undergo Indianisation, courtesy SNA
25 policement dismissed in Nagaland
Centre ignoring aliens’ issue, alleges NESO
Evolution of Assam Police : From truncheon to AK rifles
No threat to local print media: Jaitley
Recognising a classic
Assam loses a sports visionary: Nilimoy Choudhury no more
Illegal activities flourish in Brahmaputra char areas
Burmese national arrested
Rare coins found
AGP MLA dead
Pre-historic tools discovered in Garo Hills
Separate DD channel for NE soon
Baibhav best film at Dhaka fest
Former Meghalaya minister dead
Infiltrators killed, border area tense
Medum-Me-Phi observed
Section 144 in Tawang


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