TUJS demands separate State
The Tripura Upajati Juba Samiti has sought formation of a separate state comprising the areas of the Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council. TUJS general secretary Rabindra Debbarma said the decision was taken to protect the tribals.

AIDS menace grips Manipur
At least 96 people have died of AIDS in Manipur until September this year. At least 350 HIV positive and 334 AIDS cases have been reported during the period.

Bodos’ bid to unite tribals
Bodo intellectuals have recently set up the "World Bodo National Conference Durbar" to unite all the Bodo tribals spread out in different parts of the world, in pursuance of their demand for a separate state within the Indian union.

People favour secularism, says Jamir
Nagaland Chief Minister S. C. Jamir has said that the people of Delhi, Rajasthan and
Madhya Pradesh have indicated that they favoured Nehru’s secularism. He said the BJP had lost its relevance as it failed to contain spiralling prices.

Rights day observed
Several hundred human rights activists marched through the streets of Guwahati to mark the International Human Rights Day. Members of 12 human rights organisations participated in the procession which was organised by the Northeast co-ordination Committee on Human Rights.

Tea industry condemned killing
Functionaries of the tea industry have condemned the killing of Durga Das Mukherjee, assistant manager of the Choibari tea estate. The industry was of the opinion that Mr. Mukherjee's death was yet another testimony of the tea industry's insecurity in Assam.

AAMSU criticises AGP Government
All Assam Minority Students' Union president Samsul Haque alleged that the wrong policies of the State Government were responsible for the killing of the 20 people recently. Mr. Haque said that sending ministers to visit the spot after the damage had been done would not solve the problem. He further said that minorities in the Bodo dominated areas of Assam had been spending their days in fear.

CBI raids GSI office in Shillong
The CBI raided an office of Geological Survey of India at Nongrim Hills recently.The raid followed a tip-off about discrepencies in the keeping of GSI stocks and stores. The CBI suspected that the store items were being sold and replaced with low-quality items bought at higher prices. However, GSI deputy director-general said he had no idea about what invited the raid, but afterwards, the CBI certified that nothing incriminating was found.

ULFA leader arrested
Hardcore ULFA leader Rubul Das was arrested in Shillong recently.

Tribals foil attack on non-tribals
Tribals got together and foiled a tribal militants' attack on non-tribal businessmen at Ampura in west Tripura recently by assulting them and forcing them to flee.

Mizoram near financial ‘abyss’: Chief secretary
The Mizoram Government is unable to take up new projects and developmental works as ‘the State is almost on the edge of a financial abyss,’ according to acting chief secretary and Finance Commissioner Haukhuma Hauzel.

SDF celebrates fourth anniversary
The ruling Sikkim Democratic Front (SDF) Government recently, celebrated its fourth anniversary by inaugurating a state cooperative bank and laying the foundation stone of the Paljor Stadium upgradation scheme by Chief Minister Pawan Chamling.

Tripura SP escapes bid on life
Superintendent of Police (North) Joydip Nayek escaped a bid on his life when NLFT militants fired at his jeep in remote Machhamara in the Kanchanpur police station area recently.

Mizoram CM gives up Khawbung seat
Mizoram Chief Minister Zoramthanga has vacated his Khawbung Assembly constituency paving the way for a by-election. The CM had won from Champhai and Khawbung in the recently concluded Assembly polls.

Three ULFA militants shot
Three ULFA militants were killed and four others were arrested in Assam recently. Two of the activists were shot dead in an encounter with a joint police and CRPF team at Sorutari.

Women's Day observed in Manipur
An official function was organised at the Nupee Lal Memorial Complex to mark the women's Day im memory of Manipuri women, who fought the British on the issue of the artificial price rise in the State in 1939. The event is known as Nupee Lal in the history of Manipur.Two other functions were also organised at Hapta Kangjeibung and the Thau ground.Over 50,000 women attended the functions. The participants condemned violation of human rights by security forces.

Screening of Fire stopped in Guwahati
Deepa Mehta's controversial film Fire, which was running to packed houses in the city, was suddenly withdrawn from the theatre.While the cinema hall authorities said the district administration had issued verbal orders to withdraw the film, Kamrup deputy commissioner denied issuing any such order. It is the decision of the cinema hall owner and we have nothing to do with it, he said.Therefore, the withdrawal of Fire from the cinema halls took many by surprise as the film was drawing huge crowds and could have run for another few weeks.

No headway in Manipur scam

The Manipur Government has so far failed to initiate any action against the textbook scam relating to the Manipur State Council for Educational Research and Training (SCERT). The SCERT authorities have recently admitted errors in the selection of textbooks for schools.SCERT direstor A. Munindro Singh, in an official letter to the school education secretary of the State Government, admitted the mistakes highlighted by three publishers in their memorandum to Chief Minister Nipamacha Singh.The three publishers had alleged that some prescribed textbooks were not in line with the existing norms.