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Stir over damage to monument halts ONGC drilling

Samudra Gupta Kashyap Guwahati, August 28: Six days after a strike called by a student body over alleged damage to a protected monument brought drilling operations in Upper Assam to a grinding halt, the Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has offered to take up protection and conservation of all historical sites in Sivasagar district to resolve the crisis. After 6 yrs of talks, India seals free trade pact with Asean, effective New Year CPM tells Buddha in case he forgot: strike a basic rightTawang monastery seeks World Heritage tag Govt doctors fight hard to undo eye surgery damage