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Rs
5.89 cr allocated to Manipur under calamity relief fund
An
amount of Rs 5.89 crore has been allocated to Manipur under Calamity Relief
Fund (CRF) for the year 2007-08 comprising Rs 4.42 crore as Central
contribution and Rs 1.47 crore as State contribution. This was stated by V
Radhika Selvi, Union Minister of State for Home Affairs. The Union Minister
assured that the Government of India would extend all possible assistance to
the State for meeting the situation caused by heavy rains and floods in
Manipur. She also informed that the execution of rescue and relief
operations in the wake of natural calamities was primarily the
responsibility of the concerned State Government. The Government of India
supplemented the efforts of the concerned State Government by providing
requisite logistic and financial support to meet the situation. For the
purpose, a Calamity Relief Fund was constituted with contributions of
Government of India and the State Government in the ratio 3:1.
Smoking
to be banned in Gangtok area
Smoking may now burn more
than your lungs, if you happen to do it at the MG Marg in Gangtok. The State
Urban Development and Housing (UD&H) department is mulling a proposal to
ban smoking along the MG Marg. The ban comes with a heavy fine for
offenders. This decision, which has come a few years after the Marg was
declared a “Litter and spit-free zone,” may soon be implemented. This
was informed by the department officials at a day-long
awareness-cum-capacity building campaign organised for the porters of
Gangtok and its surrounding areas. The new rule may come into force once the
MG Marg renovation and beautification works are completed. The State
Government has banned smoking in public places, but the law has not been
implemented in earnest.means during the elections.
Truce
with UPDS extended
Ceasefire agreement between the Centre and United People’s
Democratic Solidarity (UPDS) has been extended for another six months. Both
the sides first signed the ceasefire pact in May 2002.
The decision was taken at a
tripartite meeting between the Ministry of Home Affairs, Assam Government
and the militant outfit. MHA was represented by joint secretary
(North-East), Navin Verma and other officials, while Assam Home Commissioner
Rajiv Bora and DGP, R.N.Mathur represented the State. UPDS was represented
by joint secretary, Uzaru Mukrong and foreign secretary Mohan Khathar.
BJP
slams Centre for announcing High Court for Nagaland at poll time
The Centre’s announcement
to set up a high court in Nagaland barely a fortnight ahead of polls there
drew flak from the BJP which asked the Election Commission to take
cognizance of the matter. The party questioned the timing of Law Minister H
R Bhardwaj’s announcement to set up high courts in all north-eastern
states and alleged that the UPA government remembers the region only when
polls are announced there.
“We would urge the Election Commission to take cognizance of the
announcement by the Government during election time and initiate appropriate
action,” party spokesperson Rajiv Pratap Rudy told reporters here.
Bhardwaj recently announced his government’s plans to set up separate high
courts in all North-Eastern states, the first of which he said will come up
in Nagaland soon.
Rs
640.30 cr earmarked for higher education in NE
The Planning Commission has earmarked an outlay of Rs 640.30 crore for
the North Eastern region during the year 2007-08 for schemes under the
Department of Higher Education, Ministry of Human Resource Development. Till
January 25, 2008, an amount of Rs177.22 crore have been sanctioned for the
current financial year.
The Department has launched a number of schemes for development of
educational in the region to be implemented through the State Governments
and the autonomous bodies/NGOs, etc. The Department, at present, earmarks
about 10 per cent of its Budget.
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