| Third force and government agencies engineered violence: WBHS |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Aug.3: The World Bodo Historical Society (WBHS) today reiterated that the recent violence erupted in Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Chirang was jointly engineered by the third force and government agencies to divert the attention of the people with an attempt to derail the movement of separate state of Bodoland.
In a press release, the president of the W... |
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| Shelter home for destitute children inaugurated |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Aug 3: The number of rescued children has been increasing day by day in Sivasagar district but rarely any step is initiated for their rehabilitation. For a change, though, a shelter home, under the aegis of the NGO ‘SHAPE’ was inaugurated for rescued kids at Rangchalia gaon near Meteka in Sivasagar district on Friday. ‘Children’s... |
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| Assamese language teaching workshop to non-Assamese ONGCians held |
From our Correspondent
SIVASAGAR, Aug 3: Regional Training Institute, ONGC, Sivasagar, a premier institute in the country providing various training to officers and employees of PSUs, Engineering Graduates, Workers and Members of NGOs on Industrial Skill and HR development organized a three-day workshop on ‘Introduction to Assamese Language’ recently for the ONGC officers fr... |
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| 'Clashes in BTAD due to influx of Bangladeshi immigrants' |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Aug 3: The clashes in BTAD happened due to influx of Bangladeshi immigrants, stated the Dibrugarh district unit of Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP). They blamed the state government for the flare-up. The organization said that the Indo-Bangladesh border is porous as the fencing along the stretch is not yet complete. Not only does the unhinder... |
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| Extortions stepped up |
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Aug 3: On the eve of Independence Day, the Paresh Baruah led ULFA faction has stepped up their extortions in the three Upper Assam districts of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar, besides carrying out disruptive activities to create a sense of panic among the people of the area. In Dibrugarh district, self-styled captain Babul Gogoi, sergeant Jayan... |
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| KSYC rubbishes PD's allegation |
From a Correspondent
DIPHU, Aug 3: A day after the Project Director’s Office of DRDA was ransacked by the activists belonging to Karbi Students and Youth Council (KSYC) on Wednesday, allegation has been levelled against the organization that they tried to extort money forcefully from the lady officer, currently the Project Director of DRDA. A police complaint has been registered a... |
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| Solid Waste Management Project to start |
From our Staff Reporter
DIBRUGARH, Aug 3: The Solid Waste Management Project that was on hold for quiet some time seems all set to start with the state government handing over the land for it to the Dibrugarh Municipal Board (DMB). The announcement that the Asian Development Bank would fund the Rs 30 crore-project was made long back. Little progress was made due to the failure of providing la... |
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| Rhino killed by poacher in Jorhat |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Aug 3: One rhino was killed by poacher in Jorhat district and the horn, nails were taken away by the poacher. As per report received, the Jorhat forest department officials patrolling around the sides of Brahmaputra and in Majuli found the body of a male rhino at Kartik Chapori amidst Brahmaputra at about 3.30 pm today. According to the forest officials, two bulle... |
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| Four poachers arrested |
From our Correspondent
JAGIROAD, Aug 3: The Mayong Police in association with forest department arrested four poachers Abdul Hussain, Faizul Hoque, Abdullah and Ismail Hussain from Jhargaon under Jagiroad PS in the wee hours today. The police also seized one 0.22 pistol and 30 live cartridges along with a Maruti Alto car. The arrested persons confessed their involvement in the killing of a rh... |
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| Dinjoy Anchalik (regional) committee formed |
From our Staff Correspondent
DIBRUGARH, Aug 3: A twenty-five-member new executive committee of Dinjoy Anchalik (regional) committee of All Assam Mottock Yuba Chatra Sanmilan was formed with Raju Gohain and Jitul Chetia as president and secretary respectively. The public meeting held on the occasion at Dinjoy recently was presided over by the Dharmacharjya of Dinjoy Xatra, Arupananda Goswami. ... |
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| Mass protest by KMSS at Morigaon |
From our Correspondent
MORIGAON, Aug 3: Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity, Morigaon unit under the leadership of general secretary of Krishak Mukti Sangram Samity (KMSS) Akhil Gogoi yesterday sent a memorandum to the Chief Minister of Assam through the Deputy Commissioner of Morigaon demanding rehabilitation of flood affected people of Morigaon, to stop corruption in public distribution system of ... |
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| Demand for setting up of additional relief camps |
From our Correspondent
GOSSAIGAON, Aug 3: The Gossaigaon Sub-divisional Minority Welfare Relief and Rehabilitation Committee formed recently here to assist the administration in relief, rehabilitation and in bringing back the arson affected displaced people to their respective places, has urged the government for setting up of additional minority relief camps along with the deployment of adeq... |
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| Number of camp inmates increasing in Gossaigaon |
From our Correspondent
KOKRAJHAR, Aug 3: In a surprising development, the number of relief camp inmates has increased to a great extent despite closure of four relief camps in Gossaigaon subdivision in Kokrajhar district. The distribution of relief items are also increasing for the reason best known to district administration.
As per status data of the Kokrajhar district adminis... |
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| 'Inquiry into Marketing Board not satisfactory' |
From a Correspondent
JORHAT, Aug 3: The inquiry against Assam Marketing Board, Jorhat was meaningless and was a eye-wash for the common people, this was alleged by the district committee of AJYCP, Jorhat in a press meet held at the Jorhat Press Club today.
The AJYCP Jorhat Committee unearthed a scandal involving crores of rupees in Jorhat District regulated Marketing Comm... |
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