NEW DELHI: Returning to the NDA fold, the Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) on Thursday formally joined hands with the BJP with both parties vowing to put up a united fight against the ruling Congress in Assam in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
“The BJP and AGP will work together in the forthcoming elections to the Lok Sabha to free Assam from the tyranny of the Congress misrule,” senior BJP leader L K Advani said here.
“Both subscribe to the view that to save India we must save Assam. To achieve that BJP …

AGARTALA: Tripura has expressed concern over cancellation of train services between Agartala and Lumding (Assam) and demanded ensuring security in North Cachar Hill area for safe movement of trains to the
state.
Transport department officials said here today the Assam government was not serious about railway
security in its southern part and as a result, Dimasa Black Widow (DBW) militants attacked a train in Jatinga yesterday, which forced Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) to cancel the Lumding-Agartala train.
Transport Minister Manik Dey told the media here that the state government would take up the …

MUMBAI: The Mizoram government has been accused of cheating and breach of trust by a city-based technology firm for not paying the first instalment towards a satellite imagery and geographic information system project it had undertaken.
On November 3, the MIDC police registered an FIR naming the Mizoram government as accused for not paying Rs 5.62 crore for the project’s first phase. Deputy commissioner of police (zone X) KMM Prasanna confirmed the case. He said, “It is too early to comment anything as investigations are on.” He said the FIR …

NEW DELHI: The Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) on Wednesday extended the ban on ULFA, NDFB and HNLC by two years as these successionist organisations have been found to be involved in many recent cases of militancy in North-East.
The CCS meeting chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and attended by Home Minister Shivraj Patil and Defence Minister A K Antony discussed the recent activities of these insurgent groups in detail particularly the involvement of ULFA and NDFB in the October 30 serial blasts in Assam and took the decision to …

KOHIMA: Several academics, social activists and the officials from Nagaland have recommended that the state should adopt Tamil Nadu’s activity-based education model on a pilot basis in the state.
The recommendations were made at a day-long seminar on “Quality Education and Challenges in Nagaland” organised here on the occasion of National Education Day on Tuesday.
The seminar was attended by several government officials, academics, teachers and NGO representatives.
It was pointed out that Tamil Nadu successfully launched the activity-based educational system which follows “principles and practises of learners-centred education”. The model has gained …