Dr. Arun Sarma, MP of Lakhimpur district and Kiren Rijiju, MP of Western Parliamentary constituency of Lower Subansiri district on 19th July 2008 visited the site of NEEPCO hydro-electric project at Yachuli in Lower Subansiri district in Arunachal Pradesh which was instrumental in creation of flood in Lakhimpur district.
PermalinkSubmitted by ramen chetia on Wed, 29/10/2008 - 19:49
its good, it will make Assam and Arunachal Pradesh self dependent on power production up some extent... as a civil engineer I think my self as a lucky person if I would be a member of this project.
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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Thursday announced a special force in the vulnerable areas of BTAD.Addressing a press conference, Gogoi said that the force would be raised with the help of the local...
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Altogether seven people including women and children died in a lightening incident in Barpeta sending shockwaves across the state on Saturday.Amid thunder squall the lightening took place on a boat...
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In a major achievement during routine patrolling troops of 37 Bn SSB Mangaldai deployed at BOP Samrang along the Indo-Bhutan border villages under Udalguri apprehended a person on Monday evening...
The move to accord ST status for six communities hits a major hurdle in the face of a statewide agitation by the tribal bodies.Speaking to Assamtimes, the All Assam Tribal Sangha (AATS) leaders here say they will oppose the move tooth and nail apprehending that it could jeopardise their existing rights they have been enjoying till today. “Its a gameplane in the time of panchayat polls which will force us to come out to the streets,” they say.On Thursday addressing the media people, the Association general secretary Aditya Khakhlari said they would not sit idle if the government further proceeds with this move which can hit their interest. The leaders of the All Assam Tribal...
Jiban, an Assamese magazine, requests your kind help in choosing 10 persons of the year 2007, who belong to Assam (of Assam, may or may not live in Assam or India). They may be from any field from politics to sports to science to culture to business to anything. (Age no bar). You may suggest upto 10 names. Your suggestions are most welcome latest by December 10. (Kindly note that suggestions will be treated as suggestions, and not votes. More mails for a person wont imply that he/she would get more weightage.)Please email to: jiban.magazine@yahoo.comSuresh Ranjan GodukaEditor, Jiban, GuwahatiPh. 0361-2462817, 09954192884
he Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) staged a demonstration on Wednesday in the capital demanding ST status for Adivasis, Ahome, Koch, Morans and Mataks. The regional party further demanded immediate dismissal of the Tarun Gogoi government for his failure to control the mob violence in Beltola on November 24.
An all party delegation will be leaving for New Delhi on December 9 to press the demand for ensuring ST status to the Adivasis, Morans, Mataks, Koches, Chutias and Ahomes.The decision was taken at an all party meeting convened to discuss the issue in Dispur on Monday. The meeting further decided to call on Prime Minister Dr Manmohan Singh, home minister Shivraj Patil, tribal development minister P Rkyndiah.The delegation will once again submit the Assembly resolution passed in 2005 for scheduliong these six communities.
A full circle political blamegame centring around the Beltola violence is being hijacked to New Delhi to get more colour.The political leaders hailing from Jharkhand have already reached the capital saying the Adivasi people are besetted with a plethora of problems and that the ruling clique, mostly the Congress party is responsible for these state of affairs.And the state leaders? They are not laging behind. Former Chief Minister and the lone legislator from the Pragatisheel Asom Gana Parishad Prafulla Kumar Mahanta is camping here.Not only that, the MLA from Kaliabor, being indicted in the secret killing cases by the K N Saikia Commission, has called on President Pratibha Patil and...
Govt postpones Constabulary interviews The recruitment test and interview for the post of AD Constable in Darrang district for candidates bearing Roll no. 5001 to 5200 will be held on December 5 at 3rd APTF Ground, Khajuabil.The physical efficiency test and interview of AB constable at Police Reserve, Tezpur from Roll no. 4001 to 4250 will be held on December 3.The interview for women AB Constable from Roll no. 501 to 665 will be held on December 4.
The United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) says the Beltola violence is a managed one and was done to divide the Assamese.In its latest edition of its mouthpiece Freedom, the proscribed outfit says the rush of political leaders from outside makes it a clear that the protesters were made a scapegoat.To make the violence more effective, bandhs have also been called in Jharkhand, it says.The ULFA accuses a section political leaders of trying to disrupt the protestors on the day of violence in Beltola.
Assam Day, also known as the Syukapha Day, is being observed on Sunday with a series of programmes across the state.Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi is schedule give away the Sukapha Award to noted citizen and journalist Padma Borkotoky at a function at the Rabindra Bhawan in the evening.Organised by the department of cultural affairs, minister for cultural affairs Gautom Bora and prominent historian Dr Jogen Phukan will attend the function.
The Union Human Resource Development Minister Mr. Arjun Singh laid the foundation stone for the seventh Indian Institute of Management (IIM) in Shillong today. The institute named after the late Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi, will be the first IIM in the north-eastern region. It will start functioning from next academic year from a temporary campus in Shillong city with 60 students for Post Graduate diploma in Business Management in the first year. Subsequently, it will be expanded to 120 seats in the third year and 180 in the sixth year. It will also provide specialized courses to meet the specific need of the region. Speaking at the foundation stone laying ceremony, Mr. Arjan Singh that...
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