A North Cachar Hills delegation led by the All Dimasa Students? Union on Wednesday submitted a memorandum to home minister Shivraj Patil, urging him to accept the demand of ?Dimaraji?, a homeland for the Dimasas. The memo warned the DHD would revert back to militancy if the demand was not accepted. The delegation demonstrated at Jantar Mantar and some even tonsured their heads. Security agencies are on high alert in Upper Assam following intelligence reports of a 25-member Ulfa group sneaking into Nagaland?s Mon district from Myanmar. Dibrugarh will be the first in Assam to become a ?child-friendly district? by 2007, with Unicefand the district administration launching a village planning scheme at the Lahowal block. Pradesh Congress president Bhubaneswar Kalita on Wednesday named his new team of office bearers. It includes six vice-presidents,12 general secretaries, 18 secretaries , a treasurer, 31 executive members and 12 permanent invitees. West Garo Hills police arrested Romonsing B. Marak, for duping uneducated and unemployed youths by promising them jobs. The All Arunachal Pradesh Students? Union raised the issue of Chakma and Hajong refugees in the state at the 23rd session of Working Group of Indigenous Population. Vice-chancellor of the North Eastern Hill University Prof. Mrinal Miri handed over charge to Prof. J. B. Bhattacharjee who took over as acting vice-chancellor. Arunachal Pradesh chief minister Gegong Apang told all state departments to cut down non-productive expenses. The Punjab National Bank has opened a branch at Agartala on Monday.
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To the Assam State Electricity Board for failing to stop rampant power theft in Koliabor under Nagaon district of Assam.
