| Tipaimukh dam: will it be commissioned ? |
From Hiyang Athouba
IMPHAL, July 11: There is no gainsaying the fact that if the Tipaimukh dam estimated to cost over Rs 50,000 crore is commissioned half the battle against the recurring flood in Assam will be won. Besides the Barak valley of Southern Assam will be irrigated after controlling the recurring flood with the result that the people could carry on agriculture and horticultur... |
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| Youth Congress, NSUI call strike in Tripura |
Agartala, July 11: The main opposition Congress party’s youth and students wings have called a 12-hour shutdown in Tripura on Friday to protest alleged irregularities in medical and engineering examinations in the State.
Supported by the Congress, the State Youth Congress and National Students’ Union of India on Wednesday jointly gave call for the strike to protest wha... |
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| MPP demands reimposition of the ILP |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, July 11: The Manipur People’s Party (MPP) which is trying to stage a come back after its election debacle has demanded the reimposition of the Inner Line Permit in Manipur. Some party workers led by Umananda , the MPP President staged a sit-in in the MPP office premises today.
Talking to The Sentinel the MPP President said that once t... |
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| Lawyers' strike cripples judicial work in Northeast |
Agartala, July 11: Judicial activities in the lower and high courts in all the eight Northeastern States were severely affected on Wednesday as lawyers abstained from work to protest proposed Central Government legislations. The two-day all-India cessation of work on Wednesday and Thursday has been called by the Bar Council of India (BCI) to protest against four proposed legislations that in... |
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| General strike affects vehicular movement |
From our Special Correspondent
IMPHAL, July 11: The South Angami Youth Organization (SAYO) has imposed a 98-hour general strike in the Angami dominated areas in Nagaland basically aiming to cripple the movement of vehicles of Manipur. Perhaps this step was taken up since the blockade of the vehicles of Manipur in Nagaland along the highway-39 was not so effective. Despite the blockade s... |
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