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Tripura chief minister to attend Bangladesh Independence Day
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Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar will attend Bangladesh's Independence and National Day celebrations in Dhaka on March 26, officials here said Thursday.
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Muivah arrives home to hold talks with Naga groups
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After holding talks with central leaders, NSCN-IM 'general secretary' Th Muivah today arrived at Dimapur to hold consultations with various groups on the peace process and finding an honourable settlement to the decades-old Naga political conflict.
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NPF decries Congress sponsored statewide bandh
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The Naga People's Front (NPF)-led Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) has dubbed the Congress-sponsored six-hour district headquarters bandh on March 20 'gimmick and illegal.'
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Revolt in Meghalaya Congress contained temporarily
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With the intervention of the AICC, the revolt in Meghalaya Congress has been temporarily brought under control as the legislators brace for a six-day assembly session from tomorrow.
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Govt directive on Treasury malpractices
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The Finance Department has issued a directive to all the Deputy Commissioners and Sub Divisional Officers to put in place an effective vigilance mechanism for firmly dealing the ‘reported malpractices and collection of illegal gratifications
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Backroom diplomacy pays off finally
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Determined backroom diplomacy saved the day for the government after sharp differences on regional lines that cropped up among Congress and Telugu Desam legislators threatened to derail passage of the resolution in Assembly
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DS for unanimity among Telangana Congressmen
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APCC president D. Srinivas opined that a collective report by the Telangana Congress leaders would have made the right impact on the Justice Srikrishna Committee on the statehood issue.
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Opinions, views can be sent to Srikrishna panel till April 10
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The Srikrishna Committee, to go into the demands of separate Telangana and united Andhra Pradesh, has extended the last date till April 10 for sending views and opinions on its terms of reference (ToR) by the stakeholders and general public.
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Togadia visit: police step up vigil at entry points
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Police and administration in Kandhamal district of Orissa are trying all possible measures to stop the entry of Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Pravin Togadia into this communally-volatile area.
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Bengal's transgenders want socio-economic reservation at all levels
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Transgender persons in West Bengal want reservation not just in Parliament, but also in education, jobs and all community and social development programmes.
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Green signal for Devaswom amendment act
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The ruling LDF today gave formal approval for the Devaswom amendment act. The bill envisages raising the number of members of the Travancore and Kochi Devaswoms to seven, from the existing three.
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NSCN general secy arriving Nagaland tomorrow
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General Secretary of the proscribed National Socialist Council of Nagal and (NSCN) Thuingaleng Muivah will arrive Dimapur tomorrow for a week-long stay in Nagaland to brief cross section of the people on the status of ongoing talks with New Delhi.
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Lapang in Delhi to douse rebellion
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With the revolt in Meghalaya Congress refusing to die down, Chief Minister D D Lapang today rushed to the national capital where he would meet top AICC leaders in a bid to placate the rebels.
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Posts of 207 senior OAS officers lying vacant
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As many as 207 posts of senior Orissa Administrative Service(OAS) officers of different grades are lying vacant in Orissa, Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Suryanarayan Patra told the state Assembly today.
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CBI to probe Mising council scam
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The State Government today admitted that large scale corruption and financial irregularities took place in Mising Autonomous Council and announced its decision to entrust the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) to investigate the matter.
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WODC project controversy: Minister denies Opposition charge
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Orissa Planning and Coordination Minister A U Singh Deo today denied the Opposition's allegation that project proposals for Western Orissa Development Council area were accepted from expert members ignoring the MLAs.
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Sen post
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Bengal’s longest serving industry secretary, Sabyasachi Sen, has been made an additional chief secretary and appointed commissioner-general of land and land reforms.
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Delhi looks at two-year hill window
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The Centre will try to float afresh an autonomy formula at the talks with the Gorkha Janmukti Morcha in Delhi tomorrow but it is also keeping its options open on a two-year time frame because of unpublicised reservations expressed by the Trinamul Congress.
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Land owners demand compensation from govt, AAI
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Landowners association of Aoyimti village and Hollohon colony have reiterated its earlier demand for compensation on colossal amount invested due to alleged blunder of the state government.
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AGP flays Govt role on Accord
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The Opposition AGP today charged the State Government with doing little to expedite the implementation of the Assam Accord, especially in the matter of sealing the porous Assam-Bangladesh border and updating the National Register of Citizens (NRC).
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Assam govt for construction of new border post
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Concerned over frequent encroachment by people of Arunachal Pradesh, the Assam government is planning to set up a new border outpost at Moinajuli.
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NCP wants boundary solution between Assam-Arunachal
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The Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) has urged the party leadership to initiate process to persuade both the governments of Arunachal Pradesh and Assam to bring about an early and amicable settlement of the decades-old boundary problem.
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Political dialogue gets going with Meghalaya rebels
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The central government Tuesday set the ball rolling for political negotiations with Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), a powerful rebel group in Meghalaya, to ensure lasting peace in the Garo Hills.
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Haldar in Shillong for talks with ANVC
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Former IB chief PC Haldar, the Centre’s interlocutor for talks with the banned Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC), today arrived here for holding negotiations with the Garo militant group.
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State Govt, MHA letters tabled in House
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The Assam Government wrote to the Government of India on March 2 for investigation into the misappropriation of funds in NC Hills Autonomous Council after the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) wrote to it suggesting a probe by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on February 22.
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