Army to be withdrawn from Assam once normalcy returns:H Secy
Army and para-military forces would be withdrawn from Assam once the law and order situation was back to normal as "the government was extremely keen on restoring peaceful democratic environment in the State", the Union Home Secretary, K Padmanabhaiah, said in a letter to the Asom Jatiyatabadi Chatra Parishad (AJYCP).
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SAARC meeting ends without fireworks
The crucial meeting of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) foreign ministers which sought to identify a concrete agenda for the summit meeting begining on May 12 concluded without a hitch, much ahead of time. India is represented by the minister of state for commerce B B Ramaiah.
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