NEW DELHI: Amid heightened political activities in Meghalaya, AICC General Secretary in charge of the State Luizinho Faleiro will leave for Shillong on Friday, party sources said. During a special briefing on Thursday, party leaders expressed confidence that Congress would form the next government in the State. "Wait for a few days and Congress will come back to power in the Hill State again," Congress leaders said.
Amid claims and counter claims, Maj (retd) Ved Prakash defended the efforts made by the Congress to bring down the ruling MPA Government to form its own government. "The people's verdict in the 2008 Assembly elections was for Congress which got the highest number of 25 seats," he said, adding "the same was reaffirmed in the Umroi by-elections where the party snatched the seat from the UDP."
Maj Prakash said, "People of the State are fed up with the ongoing infighting among the MPA partners. Hence there is nothing wrong in pulling down such a coalition which does not have any common ideology".
The veteran Congress leader also defended the action of the two Independent legislators, saying that the Anti-Defection Law was not applicable in their case.
To a question on possibility of a Congress-NCP coalition, Maj Ved Prakash said that everything would depend on the State unit of the Congress. "Whatever it decides will be the final one," he said.
Six Union ministers in Congress' LS list: Six Union ministers, including Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday figured in the list of 25 candidates announced by the Congress for the Lok Sabha polls. Other Union ministers are Jyotiraditya Scindia (Minister of State, Communications), Pawan Kumar Bansal (Minister of State, Finance), Santosh Mohan Dev (Heavy Industries), B K Handique (Minister of State, Chemical and Fertilizer) and Kantilal Bhuria (Minister of State, Agriculture). - The Shillong Times
Rs 1775 cr vote on- account tabled in Nagaland
Kohima: Nagaland Government on Thursday tabled a vote-on-account in the State Assembly seeking withdrawal of Rs. 1774.29 crore from the exchequer to meet expenditure of the first four months of the next financial year.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds finance portfolio, estimated the total deficit at Rs. 559.24 crore for the year 2009-10.
Explaining on the reasons for presenting Vote-on-Account, he informed the house on the second day of the third session of Eleventh Nagaland Legislative Assembly that although the planning commission had already finalized the State’s plan size and there is no constitutional bar on presenting a full fledged budget, but still the government sought suggestions from the Election Commission in view of announcement of parliamentary poll schedule.
As it has been a convention in many states to go for vote-on-accounts during electioneering, the commission suggested the state government also do the same, he said.
The chief minister also discounted the opposition Congress claim that it impressed upon the EC to prevent the DAN government from presenting a complete budget. The chief minister also tabled supplementary demands for grants for regularization of excess expenditure for the year 1996-97 and supplementary demands for grants for the year 2008-09.
Earlier, giving his remarks on debate on the governor’s address, Rio clarified that the recent Naga consultative meet was organized jointly by his government and political affairs committee of DAN and joint invitation was given to the opposition Congress.
He hoped that the Congress would extend support to the government it its efforts towards finding an acceptable settlement to the vexed Naga problem by playing the role of active facilitator.
The Chief Minister also clarified that since the state government was not a party to the political talks between the centre and the underground leaders, it was not in a position to spell out about the status of the peace dialogue.
He asserted that the Congress should have asked the UPA government and the underground leaders to disclose the status of the negotiations and what proposals were made by the Naga leaders.
Participating in the discussion and also during question hours, the Congress members said that they would have participated in the meet had it been organized by the state government instead of the PAC of the DAN.
Militant killed in Manipur encounter
Imphal: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with police commandos in Imphal West district of Manipur on Thursday, police said.
The commandos, attached to Imphal West district police station, searched Lamdeng Makha Leikai, about 18 km from here, following reports that some militants were roaming in the area.
During the search operation, some militants fired at the commandos and in the ensuing encounter one militant was killed, the police said.
A 9mm pistol along with some rounds of ammunition were recovered from the spot. (PTI)
Tripura gears up for LS polls
Agartala: Ten election observers will be sent to Tripura this time to monitor Parliamentary elections in two constituencies of Tripura slated for April 23 next, said sources.
Besides this, micro observers will also be engaged. Comparing to the last Assembly elections held in the state in February last year, there will be additional 750 polling stations this time totaling to 3008 for 21 lakh voters. In the last Assembly elections, 60 observers, one for each constituency were deputed in the state.
It has also been learnt that the Election Commission of India will hold a meeting with the observers on March 15 in Delhi. However, names of the 30 IAS officers from Manipur-Tripura cadres got submitted to ECI but they would not be deployed in home states, sources said. (NNN)
IIT Guwahati to hold Entrepreneurs’ Summit
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Guwahati: Students of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati is setting the stage for their first ever annual E-Summit, the IITG Entrepreneurial Summit (IES) '09, a two day event to be held on March 14 and 15.
The event, which boasts participation of leading entrepreneurial luminaries from across the country, is being organised by the Entrepreneurial Development Cell (EDC) of IIT Guwahati to "instill and promote the spirit of entrepreneurship amongst the IITG community and the youth of North East." Partnering the event is TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a leading international not-for-profit organisation promoting entrepreneurship, as the official knowledge partner.
The event promises to be an educative and enthralling experience to all young minds hoping to capitalise on India's booming entrepreneurial environment. Many delegates and leading visionaries from almost all walks spanning the entrepreneurial world are coming together in this knowledge consortium. The invited guests would interact with the audience through talks, workshops and panel discussions.
The summit aims at showcasing the current trends in business and entrepreneurship to enlighten the young minds of the nation. Through interaction with some of the leading practitioners in the field, the organisers hope to present the elixir of business and entrepreneurship behind the forces that move the world, to the aspiring and young entrepreneurs of the region. - The Shillong Times
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Amid claims and counter claims, Maj (retd) Ved Prakash defended the efforts made by the Congress to bring down the ruling MPA Government to form its own government. "The people's verdict in the 2008 Assembly elections was for Congress which got the highest number of 25 seats," he said, adding "the same was reaffirmed in the Umroi by-elections where the party snatched the seat from the UDP."
Maj Prakash said, "People of the State are fed up with the ongoing infighting among the MPA partners. Hence there is nothing wrong in pulling down such a coalition which does not have any common ideology".
The veteran Congress leader also defended the action of the two Independent legislators, saying that the Anti-Defection Law was not applicable in their case.
To a question on possibility of a Congress-NCP coalition, Maj Ved Prakash said that everything would depend on the State unit of the Congress. "Whatever it decides will be the final one," he said.
Six Union ministers in Congress' LS list: Six Union ministers, including Commerce Minister Kamal Nath on Thursday figured in the list of 25 candidates announced by the Congress for the Lok Sabha polls. Other Union ministers are Jyotiraditya Scindia (Minister of State, Communications), Pawan Kumar Bansal (Minister of State, Finance), Santosh Mohan Dev (Heavy Industries), B K Handique (Minister of State, Chemical and Fertilizer) and Kantilal Bhuria (Minister of State, Agriculture). - The Shillong Times
Rs 1775 cr vote on- account tabled in Nagaland
Kohima: Nagaland Government on Thursday tabled a vote-on-account in the State Assembly seeking withdrawal of Rs. 1774.29 crore from the exchequer to meet expenditure of the first four months of the next financial year.
Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio, who also holds finance portfolio, estimated the total deficit at Rs. 559.24 crore for the year 2009-10.
Explaining on the reasons for presenting Vote-on-Account, he informed the house on the second day of the third session of Eleventh Nagaland Legislative Assembly that although the planning commission had already finalized the State’s plan size and there is no constitutional bar on presenting a full fledged budget, but still the government sought suggestions from the Election Commission in view of announcement of parliamentary poll schedule.
As it has been a convention in many states to go for vote-on-accounts during electioneering, the commission suggested the state government also do the same, he said.
The chief minister also discounted the opposition Congress claim that it impressed upon the EC to prevent the DAN government from presenting a complete budget. The chief minister also tabled supplementary demands for grants for regularization of excess expenditure for the year 1996-97 and supplementary demands for grants for the year 2008-09.
Earlier, giving his remarks on debate on the governor’s address, Rio clarified that the recent Naga consultative meet was organized jointly by his government and political affairs committee of DAN and joint invitation was given to the opposition Congress.
He hoped that the Congress would extend support to the government it its efforts towards finding an acceptable settlement to the vexed Naga problem by playing the role of active facilitator.
The Chief Minister also clarified that since the state government was not a party to the political talks between the centre and the underground leaders, it was not in a position to spell out about the status of the peace dialogue.
He asserted that the Congress should have asked the UPA government and the underground leaders to disclose the status of the negotiations and what proposals were made by the Naga leaders.
Participating in the discussion and also during question hours, the Congress members said that they would have participated in the meet had it been organized by the state government instead of the PAC of the DAN.
Militant killed in Manipur encounter
Imphal: An unidentified militant was killed in an encounter with police commandos in Imphal West district of Manipur on Thursday, police said.
The commandos, attached to Imphal West district police station, searched Lamdeng Makha Leikai, about 18 km from here, following reports that some militants were roaming in the area.
During the search operation, some militants fired at the commandos and in the ensuing encounter one militant was killed, the police said.
A 9mm pistol along with some rounds of ammunition were recovered from the spot. (PTI)
Tripura gears up for LS polls
Agartala: Ten election observers will be sent to Tripura this time to monitor Parliamentary elections in two constituencies of Tripura slated for April 23 next, said sources.
Besides this, micro observers will also be engaged. Comparing to the last Assembly elections held in the state in February last year, there will be additional 750 polling stations this time totaling to 3008 for 21 lakh voters. In the last Assembly elections, 60 observers, one for each constituency were deputed in the state.
It has also been learnt that the Election Commission of India will hold a meeting with the observers on March 15 in Delhi. However, names of the 30 IAS officers from Manipur-Tripura cadres got submitted to ECI but they would not be deployed in home states, sources said. (NNN)
IIT Guwahati to hold Entrepreneurs’ Summit
From Our Correspondent
Guwahati: Students of Indian Institute of Technology, Guwahati is setting the stage for their first ever annual E-Summit, the IITG Entrepreneurial Summit (IES) '09, a two day event to be held on March 14 and 15.
The event, which boasts participation of leading entrepreneurial luminaries from across the country, is being organised by the Entrepreneurial Development Cell (EDC) of IIT Guwahati to "instill and promote the spirit of entrepreneurship amongst the IITG community and the youth of North East." Partnering the event is TiE (The Indus Entrepreneurs), a leading international not-for-profit organisation promoting entrepreneurship, as the official knowledge partner.
The event promises to be an educative and enthralling experience to all young minds hoping to capitalise on India's booming entrepreneurial environment. Many delegates and leading visionaries from almost all walks spanning the entrepreneurial world are coming together in this knowledge consortium. The invited guests would interact with the audience through talks, workshops and panel discussions.
The summit aims at showcasing the current trends in business and entrepreneurship to enlighten the young minds of the nation. Through interaction with some of the leading practitioners in the field, the organisers hope to present the elixir of business and entrepreneurship behind the forces that move the world, to the aspiring and young entrepreneurs of the region. - The Shillong Times
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