Arunachal dam meet delayed?
As construction of mega hydro-power projects in the frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh has snowballed into a major controversy in the north-eastern states, the proposed meeting to review the construction of mega hydro-power projects convened by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh may be further deferred with frontier state
Assam orders probe into elephant deaths
The Assam government has ordered an enquiry by the chief wildlife warden to ascertain the cause of death of at least four wild elephants, which were suspected to have been poisoned by villagers in the
Assam to unilaterally free jailed Ulfa leaders
The Assam government has started the process of releasing the jailed Ulfa leaders without any formal communication from the home ministry.
CAG: N.C. Hills scam of `300cr
The transaction audit report of the Comptroller-and-Auditor-General on North Cachar Hills Autonomous District Council has exposed serious financial irregularities of more than `300 crores in between January 2007 and June 9, 2010 in Assam.
Assam to free 3 jailed Ulfa leaders for talks
The Assam government has decided to allow the release of three jailed Ulfa leaders on bail in order to prepare a ground for the proposed peace-talks with outlawed Ulfa. Disclosing that the release of Ulfa’s deputy commander-in-chief Raju Baruah, cultural secretary Pranati Deka and political ideologue Bhimkanta Buragohain (70) has
NHPC wants to commission a mega dam project in Arunachal in record time
The frontier state of Arunachal Pradesh has decided to extend all necessary support to the National Hydroelectric Power Corporation for commissioning of 2,000 MW Lower Subansiri Hydro Power Project fa
Select PCC chief by polls: Gogoi
With everyone waiting for the Congress high command’s decision on appointment of PCC chief, Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi on Sunday gave a new twist to it by advocating elections for the appointmen
Hectic lobbying over Assam PCC chief post
With Assam Pradesh Congress Committee president Bhubaneswar Kalita lobbying for a fresh term, his detractor and ailing chief minister Tarun Gogoi is not leaving any stone unturned to turn the tables o
Assam govt reels under debt worth `22,881cr
If records of interest being generated over the loan taken by the Assam government are any indicator, the state may soon emerge as the biggest defaulter to the financial institution.