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FRIDAY, 18TH MAY, 2012

Tiny tots perform dance moves at Rabindra Kanan on the 152^nd birth anniversary of Nobel Laureate Rabindranath Tagore in Agartala on Tuesday. Photo: Ranjan Roy.

Patnaik, Jaya back PA Sangma for Prez polls

I am not aware of any such development: Pawar

Bhubhaneswar/Chennai, May 17 (PTI): Injecting a new element in the Presidential race, regional parties BJD and AIADMK were today first off the bloc when they announced their joint support for former Lok Sabha Speaker P.A Sangma but his own party NCP distanced itself from his moves.Chief Ministers of Odisha and Tamil Nadu, Naveen Patnaik and Jayalalithaa, who have lately come together on issues of federalism and met last week in Chennai, announced their support to the 65-year-old tribal leader from north-east."I think Mr Sangma ought to be candidate for the highest post for the Rashtrapati Bhavan," he told reporters in Bhubhaneswar, adding he has had discussions with Jayalalithaa on the issue.

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Election Observer assumes charge for Nalchar by-polls

BJP declares Parimal Barman candidate for Nalchar by-election

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Agartala, May 17: Election Observer Dilip Kumar Maitra has taken charge of Nalchar bye-elections at Sonamura today. Maitra would be observing the expenses being hold by the electoral candidates for the upcoming bye-election on June next.Maitra has held a meeting with Returning Officer Sankar Chakraborty at RO to look closely into the election related administrative works. More

MBDPF rejects Mizoram Govt sop, says refugees still unwilling

Government of Mizoram failed to fulfill their promises: Sawibunga

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Agartala, May 17: Brushing aside allegations of sabotaging the Bru repatriation from Kanchanpur sub-division recently, Mizoram Bru Displaced Peoples Forum (MBDPF) today said that the organization full effort to have a successful repatriation but the people themselves weren't willing to return knowing the extreme miserable conditions of those who have been repatriated earlier. More