GUWHATI: To support Assam’s goals to expand its electricity transmission and distribution capacity, the Asian Development Bank’s (ADB) Board of Directors on Wednesday approved a multitranche financing facility (MFF) of up to $200 million for the Assam Power Sector Enhancement Investment Program.

AGARTALA: Work on fencing the India-Bangladesh border has been stepped up and is expected to be completed by March 2010, Border Security Force (BSF) Director General Raman Srivastava said on Tuesday.

“The barbed wire fencing would be very effective to check trans-border movement of terrorists, infiltration and border crimes,” said Srivastava in Agartala.

AIZAWL: Mizoram government would never accept the demand for a separate Bru Autonomous District Council, state Home Minister R Lalzirliana said here today.

Barring this, any other demands put forward by the Bru community can be solved through dialogue between the state government and the leaders of the community, Lalzirliana told reporters here.

GUWAHATI: India’s Idea Cellular has announced the launch of its EDGE enabled GSM network in Assam. With this, Idea Cellular is in near completion of its pan-India network rollout with presence in 21 telecom circles in India.