DIMAKUCHI: One Mahindra Porja, a resident of No.3 Uttar Dimakuchi (Porja Basti) village under Dimakuchi Police station near Dimakuchi TE had reportedly drowned in the nonai">Nonai river on Tuesday morning. Porja wanted to cross the river with his nephew Aasman Porja (30). But the he was swept away by the high river current. Aasman Porja stated that they were moving towards Paneri Tea Estate to meet their relatives. Both were in an inebriated state. The body of the deceased is yet to be traced. Moreover the bridge overnonai">Nonai river is still under construction.
15 Mar 2017 - 1:48am | AT News
The Centre for Research and Advocacy, Manipur in association with the Citizens Concern for Dams and Development, Sibilong Village Authority and Toubam Village Authority celebrated a Two day...
21 Apr 2016 - 8:26pm | AT Kokrajhar Bureau
Kokrajhar police arrested two NDFB-S linkmen from different locations in Kokfrajhar district. The arrested youths have been identified as Heremba Muchahary, 19 and Sudem Borgoyary, 26. Police have...
3 Jun 2017 - 10:14pm | Shajid Khan
The BTC cell of Higher Secondary Teachers’ and Employees’ Association has expressed serious concern over the extraordinary delay in payment of last two months salaries to its teachers and employees...
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Altogether 18 students were expelled from examination in Kokrajhar district for unfair means on the first day with English subject of HSLC and High Madrasa examination which started from Thursday.As...
A Series of program conducted at C coy, 24 Bn SSB Rangia to commemorate the 20th anniversary of Kargil Victory Day which held from 20 to 26th July. In this occasion drawing and essay writing competition was held at the adopted school of Rajagarh in the presence of school teachers and prominent persons of the village.
Prizes were distributed among the winners and students were made aware about the supreme sacrifices, dedication and devotion of our soldiers demonstrated during the Kargil War.
A volley ball tournment was organised between the SSB jawans and No. 4 Rajagarh boys. The later...
Men-elephant conflict refuses to die down in Indo-Bhutan border of Udalguri. After a brief lull, two women lost their lives in two different incidents of attack on men on Friday.
The first incident took place in Dharamjuli T.E. under Khagrabari outpost where a wild elephant trampled to death Kalpana Koyan, a 45 year old woman.
The shocking incident took place at garden in wee hours when the elephants suddenly barged into estate colony.
In yet another incident on the same day, Shitai Proja 60, W/o- Birshu Proja of Khairani and worker of Tenzing Bodosa's Elephant friendly garden was walked over.
The workers in the garden are terrified by the incident.
The Dimakuchi...
A patient named by one Helena Nag (25) died at a government-run laparoscopy sterilization programme held at Nonaipara tea estate hospital on Saturday. Hundreds of oter women did not participate in the sterilization camp fearing death.
According to locals, the sterilization camp was organsied with inadequate provision of surgical equipments and carried out by unskilled of medical staff in the tea estate hospital.
An FIR was lodged at Paneri police station on this incident.
Noted socialist Mahesh Chandra Sharma of Dimakuchi has resigned from Axom Xahitya Xabha (AXX) Dimakuchi branch.
Talking to media, Sharma informed that he is resigning from all posts of Dimakuchi AXX Committee.
He was a ex-president and advisor of Axom Xahitya Xabha (AXX) Dimakuchi branch.
He stated that Xahitya Xabha should be secular and non-political. It has been observed that a very many men of the organization have involved in politics and seeks refuge from political leaders.
Picnic trip turned fatal for a group of friends in Attarekhat as three of its members were severely injured in a road accident last evening. According to reports, a group of friends had come for a picnic from Chandmari, Guwahati to Bogamati picnic spot. On their return journey the Tata Indigo collide from the road and turned upside down. The injured are identified as Rohit Kumar Roy, John Paul Tirkey and Ananda Mishra by the Khagrabari Outpost Incharge Anil Sonowal who said that the accident was due to over drunk. Three have been seriously injured and sent to hospital for treatment. The Udalguri –Tamulpur road which is under construction has seen quite many accidents before its...
Tea garden workers of Assam Chah Mazdoor Sangha (ACMS), Mangaldai ACMS Branch, in Udalguri district and activists staged a dharna on Wednesday in the front of the tea garden managers office premise with a demand to fix the wage of the tea garden workers up to Rs 350. The protesting leaders said that tea garden workers’ unions had persisted with their demand of hike in daily wages to Rs. 350 and appealed to the authority concerned several times but their demands had turned into deaf ears. They added that both the Centre and State governments do not think about the welfare of the tea workers’ community, except when they need them as vote bank. Only during the period of election, political...
DIMAKUCHI: BTC Deputy Speaker Nerswn Bodo opened up the new school complex of UN Academy at Dimakuchi at a function on Wednesday. He announced Rs 50,000 to the UN Academy toppers in Dimakuchi in the HSLC. The estimated cost of construction of school building of UN Academy was 10,0000 for infrastrucural development under one time special assistance to BTC. Dayaram Bodo, Principal, UN Academy welcomed the guests.
DIMAKUCHI: Khokhabasti, a tiny hamlet in Tangla is busy with the preparation to host the Adivasi Mahasabha session. The four-days session is beginning from January 18, said the Magasabha officials. Adivasi leaders Juwel Kawa and Prakash Topno installed the cornerstone of the session venue on Thursday in presence of many digniteries.
The Adivasi groups are all set for a fresh agitation demanding Scheduled Tribe (ST) status. The action is starting with a seven-hour rail blockade on December 19 when Parliament will be holding its winter session. The decision to launch the massive agitation was finalized at a recent Adivasi National Convention where the angry leaders decided to step up protests against the BJP led NDA government at the Centre since before election the party promised it. The convention is an umbrella body of 17 Adivasi organisations, including five militant groups in ceasefire. Adivasi leader Birsing Munda told Assam Times on Saturday that its members would block tracks in Kokrajhar,...
The mysterious death of an elephant calf casts no less spell of shadow in Udalguri on Monday. According to Ranjit Tanti, a wildlife activist, the calf, aged around 8, was found dead at a paddy field in Jorpukhuri village under Nonai forest range. A team of forest officials rushed to the spot after some villagers informed them about the dead calf and postmortem of the carcass was on the spot and buried. The exact cause of the pachyderm's death is yet to be ascertained. The forest official Kushal Deka said, adding that no injury mark was found on the carcass during preliminary examinations. The forest official did not find any electric wires, generally put up by local farmers around their...
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