J&K and Chandigarh have been selected by the Ministry of Environment and Forests for green honours -- the Indira Priyadarshini Vriksha Mitra awards.

Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh, Meghalaya and Mizoram are encroaching on a combined area of 85,446.42 hectares of Assam, the break-up being Nagaland

Except for two states in the country, all the remaining ones are going to fall way short of the target of 100 per cent coverage of all rural schools and anganwadis in their regions with toilets by 2011. The target was set for them under the Centre

Agartala/Aizawl, Oct 21: Mizoram tribal refugees sheltered in Tripura for over 13 years on Thursday organized a protest rally to express their distress over the Mizoram Government

Aizawl, Oct 7: Cracks have developed on the earth

Aizwal /Agartala/Kohima, Oct 6: The Central Government has intensified its efforts to bring about overall development of the northeast region with the local residents

AIZAWL, Oct 6

Misgivings still persist in Assam

By Barun Das Gupta

North-East India has a vast and untapped potential of hydro-power, estimated at 35,000 MW. For decades, it had been a constant grievance of the people of the area that the government was doing nothing to tap it which could usher in prosperity to this backward region. But the people have since grown wise.

Aizawl, Oct 4: In accordance with the decision of Mizoram

Aizawl, Sept 28: A massive procession was taken out here today in protest against hydro electric power projects in the north eastern parts of Mizoram mainly inhabited by the Hmar community.

The Mizoram Government should withdraw from pursuing the projects and ensure the protection of the constitutional rights of the tribal people, was demanded by the Sinlung People