News

ISSUE NO 1.11

CONTENTS

NOVEMBER 1, 1999





POLITICS
BJP gets home in Lyngdoh ministry
Arunachal Speaker, Dy speaker elected
Northeast sportsmen pin hope on new minister
Talks on definition of 'indigenous people' on October 25
AGP failed to read the writing on the wall
Row over proposal to carve Union Territory out of Manipur
Letter on UT creation sparks off protests in Manipur
Manipur chief secy apologises
Mizoram NGO for abolition of CADC
MNF-MPC combine gains from Cong loss in Mizoram
BJP calls shots in Meghalaya
Unauthorised occupation of Manipuri Rajbari in Shillong strongly resented
Nipamacha reviews arrangement for polls
Minorities to be taken into trust on IMDT Act
Indo-Bangla border fencing to be completed soon: Narayanan
BJP committed to scrap IMDT, says Sushma
Koch-Rajbongshis take exception to 'secret BJP-ABSU pact'
AGP advisory body
Cong accuses UDP as violator of agreement
CPM tightens grip in Tripura
Group clash forces Gogoi to leave rally venue
Congress ousted from Meghalaya district council
Merged with BJP
ABSU, BPAC team meets Advani
Nagas defy poll boycott call
Bodo leaders sore over silence on statehood
Tension over conversions
New Meghalaya parliamentary secretary
Cloud over Lyngdoh's leadership
Nipamacha woos staff with pre-poll bonus


INSURGENCY
AGP denies hand in killings
Bandh hits life in Imphal
Explosives recovered in Agartala
OC hurt in ambush
'Bid on life was politically motivated'
North Cachar concern over rebel links with official
Ethnic tension brews in Manipur
NDFB intensifies its activities
Panel to probe arms snatching in Manipur
Tripura rebels' diktat against performing Puja
TADA vanishes but the ghost lurks
Patrolling along Indo-Bangla border intensified
White paper on 'secret killings' urged
Centre agrees to send 245 Coys of security forces
Baptist Church denies RSS allegations
Law-and-order situation improving in Assam
Kuki body resents demand for shifting of MLA's residence
BSF DIG visits Indo-Bangla border
Minister escapes bid on life
Dhaka denies presence of Arabinda Rajkhowa
Drive against ultras builds up in Assam
Kokrajhar ethnic riot victims: Centre to release Rs 10.5 cr
Kamei claims bid on life
Meghalaya govt to maintain law & order
ULFA denies report
12 abducted workers in Tripura freed
To flush out ULFA, Bodo militants: Joint operation in Bhutan soon
Threat to voters: Govt warns NSCN(IM)
India, Myanmar plan joint drive against ultras
NLFT frees 12 govt employees
Army procures anti-mine tanks to tackle rebels
'Meghalaya govt ready for talks with ultras'
Economic fallout blocks Bhutan action on ULFA
Security ring for VHP men
Sinha offers safe passage to Paresh also
Safe passage offer for rebels
'We are all for peace'


DEVELOPMENT
Implementation of Central scheme: Bijoya seeks state's help
Sualkuchi to be a 'rural cluster'
Flood relief -- Assam hopes Minister Bijoya will bail them out
Power sector in bad shape: CERC
Pollution from cement units causing health hazard
Handing over of BTPS: Tripartite talks on October 28
Permanent solution to Majuli's erosion: Bijoya calls for concrete plan
Move to streamline city transport system
Weigh-bridge disrupts coal export to Bangladesh
Black insects infest paddy fields in Dhubri
Brahmaputra Board to be revamped
Rs 100-cr HUDCO housing loans for Assam
Border trade: Bangla chamber holds talks with Mizoram Govt
No scarcity of goods in Tripura: Minister
ATTSA assails Govt on wage revision
Engineers' call to renovate BTPS
BTPS issue: AASU warns govt
New Assam expressway soon, says BJP
Mismanagement plagues ASTC
'Economic soldiers' policing borders in NE
Hydel power generation: Mizoram seeks CEA's help
Plan on to merge BRPL with IOC
Indo-Bangla protocol on trade; Assam to get big boost: CM
CM seeks private investment in tourism
Rs 105-cr drainage project for Guwahati
Ogden may pull out if deal not finalised by December 31


SOCIETY
NE facing imminent danger of quake
Majuli's designation as World Heritage Site sought
Assam doctor praised for new ulcer treatment
Major quake in Assam predicted
Opium smuggling posing threat to state
'Earthquake damage depends on epicentre'
Timber mafia having a field day in Golaghat
Settling Bangladeshis in Assam - unique trade
'Quake damage depends on depth of focus'
'62 war memorial to be dedicated to nation
7 Army men killed in road mishap
Overcrowding chokes NE rhino habitat
Army-tribal clashes make CHT volatile again
Language barrier hits Assamese elephants


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