NEWS CAPSULE Warissa meets Home Minister NEW DELHI, July 8 – Five elected members of NC Hills District Council led by former Rajya Sabha member Prakanta Warissa met Union Home Minister P Chidambaram and demanded restoration of the Council. Home Minister said that Centre was willing to extend all assistance if the Council members cooperated. – Spl Correspondent
3 die in mishap KALIABOR, July 8 – Three persons died and about 30 passengers injured when a 609 bus proceeding towards Jorhat from Nagaon rammed into a tree on Burapahar NH 37 under Kaliabor subdivision today. – Correspondent
7 arrested HAFLONG July 8 – In connection with the explosion of a powerful bomb at Mahur on Monday night, the police arrested seven persons and recovered 5 SBBL guns and hand-made bomb from Impoi village under Mahur PS today. – Correspondent