Cong demands resignation of LF Govt in Tripura
The Tripura Pradesh Congress has demanded resignation of the Left Front government, alleging ‘failure’ in maintaining transparency and containing insurgency in the State. The government has failed in all aspects and ‘the brazen corruption of the leaders of the ruling parties has come to open’, TPCC president Samir Ranjan Burman alleged while addressing a party rally. He alleged that the leaders were indulging in nepotism, selling jobs, siphoning off Central Government’s fund meant for development. The government has also failed to contain insurgency, he alleged.

Two Asom towns come under rehab package
Centre has introduced a scheme to rehabilitate families affected by border fencing, official sources said. At present two border towns in Asom, including Karimganj and Dhubri have been brought under the Integrated Housing Slum Development Project. In Karimganj, 425 such families will be rehabilitated to a proposed multi-storyed housing complex, which will be raised on 20 bighas of land.  A sum of Rs six crore has been granted for the same and Karimganj municipal board has been entrusted to implement the project. In the first phase, those who are below poverty level will be accommodated in the housing complex. The Centre will approve the second phase soon to rehabilitate more families beyond these 425. In Barak Valley only about half of the   124 km international border   with B’desh has been fenced and 5,000 Indian families have been affected.

Gauhati varsity to implement audit scheme
The Gauhati University (GU) has decided to implement the academic audit scheme in the university to bring about a change in the teaching methodology as well as to make the university more result-oriented. The decision was taken at the recent meeting of the university’s executive council, the highest decision making body of the GU, said the sources while adding that under the new scheme all the issues related to the academic affairs of the university would be discussed. The new scheme would be effective from the next academic year. The new scheme is adopted keeping in mind the fact that academic sudit has helped the IITs and IIMs to go for innovative and effective teaching methodology, said the sources while adding that the scheme will be given the final shape very soon.

Mizoram finds door for studies abroad
As a part of Mizoram’s mission to find opportunities for higher studies in foreign countries, the State education minister had been sent to Scotland.State Education Minister R Lalthangliana said that students, who have finished their 10+2 level, will have to go through a national level entrance examination to get admission in prominent colleges in Scotland. The minister said that he had been to three prominent Scottish universities and held discussions regarding educational support to the State’s students. Apart from education loans for the eligible candidates, the colleges have the provisions for giving work permits to successful applicants.

MOU for NE Airport development
Minister for Civil Aviation Praful Patel informed that the development/construction/improvement of airports and Civil Enclaves in the North-Eastern Region are being undertaken as per the MoU signed between the A AI and  NEC.  According to the MoU, the NEC reimburses 60% of the cost of the project and remaining 40% are funded by the Government of India, Ministry of Civil Aviation in equal ratio of loan (20%) and grant (20%). The details of major projects likely to be taken up during 11th Five Year Plan are: Expansion and strengthening of apron at Agartala, construction of new terminal building at Barapani, Shillong, extension of runway, construction of terminal building and new apron at Dibrugarh, construction of international terminal building additional parking stand, strengthening and extension of runway and construction of new control tower cum technical block at Guwahati, expansion of apron and additional link taxiway at Imphal, construction of new airport at Itanagar, Pakyong and Kohima, construction of new terminal building at Jorhat, operationalisation of airport for ATR-72 operation at Passighat and modification of terminal building at Silchar.

NSCNs resume fight in Satakha
Cadres of the two NSCN factions are engaged in heavy fighting in Satakha, under Zunheboto district. The warring cadres engaged in a gunfight where around 90-100 cadres of the NSCN-K reportedly launched attacks on the rivals’ camp near Hoishe village where an NSCN-IM cadre was killed.

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