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Assam floods Part II: For Majuli island, Subansiri dam in Arunachal Pradesh is an apocalypse in the making
Dowerah •Majuli is one of the youngest districts in India but it is continually surviving an insecure present as it cannot take its eyes away from a probable perilous future.
ULFA faction wants BJP govt to name schools, colleges after sons of Assam, blames NEEPCO for flood
Fp Staff •Militant outfit ULFA has demanded the Assam government change the names of educational institutes christened after "outsider Indians" with Assamese leaders
Goboi isn't my relative: Kiren Rijiju dismisses nepotism allegations in Arunachal hydro project scam
Fp Staff •Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, his cousin, a contractor in Arunachal Pradesh, Goboi Rijiju, and several top officials of the state-run NEEPCO, have been accused of corruption in the construction of two dams in the Arunachal Pradesh hydro-electric projects scheme.
'Kiren Rijiju did no wrong', says Power Ministry, rushing to his defence
•Springing to the defence of minister Kiran Rijiju, the Power Ministry has said payments to a contractor of power plant in Arunachal Pradesh were released even before the minister forwarded a representation for the same
Satish Verma, cop who's gunning for Kiren Rijiju, had earlier doubted Ishrat Jahan's terror link
Fp Staff •Verma was on deputation with the Central Bureau of Investigation when he was made a member of the Special Investigation Team to probe the Ishrat Jahan case following court orders.
Centre terminates former Ishrat probe officer's tenure as Chief Vigilance Officer
•IPS officer Satish Verma, earlier a member of SIT that probed the Ishrat Jehan case, tenure as CVO of NEEPCO has been curtailed by the Centre.
Delay in supply hits Tripura gas-based thermal power project
Fp Archives •Tripura has taken up the matter with ONGC and the Centre for expeditious supply of natural gas to the Monarchak plant, the Neepco official said.
Rs 14,000 cr cost overrun in 16 delayed hydro projects: CAG
Fp Archives •All the 16 projects that were to be completed by the four state-run entities by March 2012.
Neepco to monitor water discharge in Arunachal
Fp Archives •Neepco has also assured that it will install warning sirens at strategic locations in downstream areas within a month.
Uttarakhand floods: Nine public power firms to donate Rs 25 cr
Fp Archives •The projects selected for funding assistance would be decided in consultation with the state government as per their priority and requirements.