http://www.assamtribune.com/ Premier English Daily from North East India en-us 5/16/2012 10:29:06 PM 20 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at05 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at05 5/16/2012 2:42:39 PM NEW DELHI, May 16 - Citing the difficult economic situation, Finance Minister Pranab Mukherjee today said the government would be resorting to a fresh spell of austerity measures to deal with the problems, but made it clear that he was not pressing "panic button", reports PTI. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at06 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at06 5/16/2012 2:42:43 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - State Power Minister Pradyut Bordoloi today informed that the State is now gearing up for second phase reforms in the power sector after concentrating on infrastructure development in the first round. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at07 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at07 5/16/2012 2:42:49 PM NEW DELHI, May 16 - The demand for declaring tea as a national drink is unlikely to be approved by the Centre, as the proposal has met with resistance from coffee producing States. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at08 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at08 5/16/2012 2:42:53 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - The State Directorate of Archaeology has embarked upon an ambitious plan to preserve the 111-year-old building of the Berry White Medical School, on the Dibrugarh Jail Road. Work to conserve the building will start within the current financial year. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at09 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at09 5/16/2012 2:42:59 PM NEW DELHI, May 16 - There has been no intrusion by the Chinese Army but during the last two years the People's Liberation Army transgressed into India as many as 505 times, informed Minister of State for Home Affairs M Ramachandran in a Rajya Sabha reply. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at092 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/at092 5/16/2012 2:43:06 PM NEW DELHI, May 16 - A 16-member monitoring committee has been set up to monitor implementation of the pact signed with the UPDS. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/city05 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/city05 5/16/2012 2:43:11 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - The Kamrup (Metro) district administration has marked all the water bodies of Guwahati and put up signboards prohibiting encroachment on them. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/city06 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/city06 5/16/2012 2:43:16 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - After the immense response to the theatre project christened 'Under the Sal Tree,' the Badungduppa theatre group has launched another initiative to take theatre to the rural audience. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/city07 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/city07 5/16/2012 2:43:20 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - Justice (retd) Dr BP Saraf, former Judge at Gauhati High Court and former Chief Justice of Jammu and Kashmir High Court, died on May 15 in South Africa. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/oth05 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/oth05 5/16/2012 2:43:26 PM SHILLONG, May 16 - Fed up with the delay to solve the inter-State boundary dispute, villagers from disputed Langpih area have decided go ahead with local developmental works, which is being objected by the Assam Government. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/oth06 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/oth06 5/16/2012 2:43:29 PM NEW DELHI, May 16 - The Centre has drawn up a fresh action plan to detect illicit poppy cultivation in Arunachal Pradesh using satellite imagery.  http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/oth07 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/oth07 5/16/2012 2:43:34 PM IMPHAL, May 16 - The Kuki State Demand Committee (KSDC) which had imposed a 72 hour Statewide bandh till 6 pm of May 15 has decided to temporarily suspend its decision to continue with an economic blockade on the two National Highways in Manipur. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/sports05 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/sports05 5/16/2012 2:43:47 PM QINHUANGDAO (CHINA), May 16 (PTI): Indian woman boxer MC Mary Kom's Olympic ticket will be decided by fate now after she lost in the quarterfinals to world number two Nicola Adams in the World Championships here today. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/sports06 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/sports06 5/16/2012 2:43:50 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - Assam were eleminated from the 66th edition of Senior National Football Championship for Santosh Trophy. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/sports07 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/sports07 5/16/2012 2:43:53 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - Maria's Public School and Rose Bud English School registered victories in today's matches of the ongoing 20-over Dhansena Sinha memorial inter school cricket championship, organised by River Rine Cricket Coaching Centre, at Latasil playground here today. In the first match of the day, Maria's Public dumped Saint Loknath Academy by 78 runs while Rose Bud boys recorded a 8-wicket victory against Gyan Educational Institution. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/state05 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/state05 5/16/2012 2:43:58 PM GOALPARA, May 16 - The Rabha National Council (RNC) has announced a 12-hour bandh in the entire Rabha Hasong area tomorrow from 6 am in protest against the alleged kidnnaping of two members of Rabha community, Kameswar Rabha and Sarit Rabha, by suspected Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) while they were returning they were returning from Gendabari village at Dawgrre area along the Assam-Meghalaya border under Agia police station on May 13 last. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/state06 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/state06 5/16/2012 2:44:03 PM JORHAT, May 16 - Sensation prevails in Tocklai Tea Estate area here after two persons, Bolo Tanti (42) and his brother Ruhi Tanti (45) of Borline, Tocklai TE, were beheaded by a group of nine youths around 9 this morning. http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/state07 http://www.assamtribune.com/scripts/detailsnew.asp?id=may1712/state07 5/16/2012 2:44:11 PM GUWAHATI, May 16 - The Chairman cum Managing Director of Oil India Limited, S K Srivastava called on Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on May 15 at his official residence at Khanapara, informed Tridib Duvarah, Manager (PR & Co-ordination), Oil India Limited, in a press release issued here today.