North Indians with ULFA link

Sun TV Network Ltd has launched launched an FM Radio Station in Guwahati under the brand 'S FM' through its subsidiary South Asia FM Ltd.The FM station is starting its operations on Tuesday at 93.5 MHz frequency in the city which aims at catering to all audience.According to the country's second largest television network, it hold licences for 45 FM Radio Stations across the country. With the launch of this FM Station, the total operational FM Stations of Sun TV has reached 29.Notably, it has FM Stations at Chennai, Coimbatore, Tirunelveli, Visakhapatnam, Bangalore, Hyderabad, Indore, Vijayawada, Varanasi, Tiruchy, Rajahmundry, Kanpur, Thiruvananthapuram, Thrissur, Mangalore, Kannur,...

Union minister of state for fertiliser, chemicals and mining, Bijoy Krishna Handique announced that the multi crore gas cracker project will be completed in time albeit land requisition is delaying some problems. Speaking to reporters on Monday in Changsari, he said the Prime Minister has instructed the gas cracker authorities to expedite the work on the multi crore project proposed in the historic Assam Accord, 1985. according to him, land requisition process is nearing completion but there is some difficulties due to some matters relating to compensation.The proposed project if completed play an important role in the economy of the north eastern region.

The United Liberation Front of Asom is observing its Raising Day on Monday hoisting its flags in various public places acros the state forcing the authorities to fan security forces from early in the morning.Police and para military have seized many ULFA flags as soon as the people in the areas spotted these flying high early in the morning. The banned outfit even hoisted its flag at the Gauhati University campus which was spotted in the morning. Later police seized it.Besides, many flags have been seized in upper Assam's Sivasagar, Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Jorhat, Nagaon, Golaghat, Darrang, Goalpara districts. These flags mostly were hoisted in public places.Notably, it was on April 7 in 1979...

Union defence minister A K Antony has said development of the north eastern region has taken a backseat ie to insurgency adding that this problem could be dealt with a great deal of matured efforts and patience to ensure that the common people are not harassed.Visiting Tawang on Sunday to take stock of the situation along the Indo-China border, the defence minister said his government will be according top most priority to develop infrastructure to raise the level of their efficiency adding that only modernization will help the armed forces raise the morale.Besides, he said, “our government wants all round welfare of the troops particularly those serving in the difficult areas on the...