“The Mech-Kachari community has been suffering in identity crisis and afraid of losing their original culture, heritage and identity due to the rapid change of the socio-economic scenario of the state”. This reflected at a conference organized by Sivasagar District unit of Mech-Kachari Jatiya Parishad at Nazira.
The Mech-Kachari Jatiya Parishad Asom has also submitted a memorandum to the Chief Minister on July 14, where they included their demands of Autonomous Council, setting up of a Separate Mech-Kachari Battalion & full-fledged status of schedule tribes etc.
PermalinkSubmitted by YK Shrestha on Thu, 04/09/2008 - 16:30
Mech-Kacharis are also found in large numbers in Mechi Anchal (District) in Nepal and they are Gorkhas as far as Nepal is concerned. They are called Meche as their dwelling place is alongside the Mechi River.Their customs are similar to the Bodo-Kacharis.
PermalinkSubmitted by Bhabesh Khakhlari on Thu, 18/02/2010 - 14:48
Promud Mech is the person who formed the mech tribes to demand for autonomous council in Assam. He is former president of Mech Kachari Jatiya Parishad.
PermalinkSubmitted by AS PER THE ORIG... on Tue, 20/04/2010 - 05:22
being the origine of assam/india we mech people not going to lost our!s origine/identy any more. please helps us to survive with same identy as indian citizens. thanks. request to all well wishers of INDIAN!S/GOVT OF INDIA.
PermalinkSubmitted by Bipul Mech on Thu, 14/07/2011 - 13:54
we the mech kachari community is the origin of borassam.. the govt. of India & the govt. of Assam has betrayed us for giving autonomous council.
The govt. have to give us autonomous council.. Jai Mech Kachari
PermalinkSubmitted by Daniel Mech on Sat, 16/07/2011 - 12:59
Mech Brothers Had lost whatever they have.Their language culture and identity. they speakes assamese language, they put assamese clothes, and their faith an assamese vaishnaism etc. so they sify should rectify themselves and give space to other kacharies people to embraced them without hesitating.
PermalinkSubmitted by Samarendra Das on Sun, 04/12/2011 - 05:35
Automonous council will certainly fulfil some aspirations of the Mech Kachari community.But a political system should not be the ultimate goal of an ethnic community. Because only financial grant from govt cannot help survive a community. we should not confine our hopes and aspirations to a particular system. Our aim should be far beyond a system where we can live with dignity and prosperity and without fear of losing identity.
Over 100 AAMSU workers hit the streets in Nazira in protest against NDFB’s serial attacks in Kokrajhar, Chirang and Sonitpur where 68 people were killed on Tuesay.The workers of the All Assam Minorities Student Union thronged the Nazira town and burnt the effigy of the NDFB-S shouting slogans against the massacre of the innocent people. They further demanded strong measures to deal with the insurgent outfit.
The brutality of policemen once again hits media headlines. The victim this time is a woman Congress activist in Nazira. Identified as Arju Begum, she was mercilessly beaten up a police man of the Ligiripukhuri based APBn camp on Sunday.According to her complaint lodged before the Nazira police station, policeman Mujibur Rohman damaged their AS04 AC5352No Geo vehicle and threatened to kill her husband Abdul Hasim on December 13.After lodging the formal complaint in the Nazira police station, she was on her way to the APBn authority to lodge another complaint against Rahman. As she reached near the APBn campus, Rahman halted her and physically assaulted her.But there is no action against...
AGP makes it plain and simple that the party will never support big dam to be an agent of disaster in the future. This was waht party president Atul Bora said.In an exclusive interview with Assam Times at Nazira ONGC Guest House on Saturday, Bora said they are dead opposed to big dams in the name of hydel power generation. “Big dams are not viable for states like Assam. We would oppose it tooth and nail. It will not serve the purpose of Assam and its peope,” said Bora.Taking a dig at BJP, Bora said that the ruling party at the Centre has betrayed people by its U turn on the serious issue. “Before the Lok Sabha polls they opposed the dams and tried to woo the worried people. But now the same...
AGP president Atul Bora appealed to the people to forgive mistakes they did in the past. He said his party won’t repeat such mistakes in future. Addressing a press conference on Friday in Nazira, Bora said that the party is fully committed to the people and that only AGP will be able to safeguard the interest of Assam and its people. Bora said, “We have seen the Congress regime---full of corruption and mis governance. There is no respite even in the current BJP regime. That’s why AGP is the only answer to bail out the state from these disappointing regime.” “Both BJP and Congress are enemy and equally dangerous. People sought BJP in power to get rid of...
Nazira is proud of Ribulaya Gogoi these days. The renowned social worker fetched no less pride for the entire area when she received Bharat Jyoti award recently in New Delhi.Former Assam Governor Bhisma Narayan Singh gave away her the prestigious award at glittering function in the national capital on November 24.
Come December 26. Preparations are afoot for holding the 11th district convention of Sivasagar district Maina Parijat. The bi annual event this time will take place at Juktoli HS School premises of Mechagarh.
A pall of gloom descends in Nazira following the sudden death of Tipun Gogoi. Gogoi, the young businessman died on Wednesday night. He was 31 and left behind him mother and elder brother. Various local organizations and individuals condoled his death and conveyed their deep sympathies to the bereaved family members.
The Freelance Journalist Association of Nazira felicitated Virendra Mittal on Wednesday two days after he took over as the Sivasagar deputy commissioner. The association members along with the Pragati officials honoured him at a brief function at his office chamber in the morning. Mittal, who worked as Nazira SDOCivil) a couple of years back sought help and cooperation from all section of the people.
Along with other parts of the state, AASU activists in Nazira staged demonstration on Tuesday in the town in protest against Centre’s support to the Indo-Bangla land deal.AASU activists thronged the Natya Mandir premises in the morning and staged satyagraha till the afternoon opposing the land deal. Talking to Assam Times, they alleged that the Modi government at the Centre has been undermining the sentiments of the state and its people.They further called BJP a bunch of betrayers and that they won’t allow it to happen.
A pall of gloom descended in Nazira when Jadavananda Baruah passed away on Wednesday. He was 90. The social worker and former Nazira Town Committee chairman breathed his last at his own residence in Guwahati in the morning. Baruah is survived by his son and daughter.Various organisations and individuals condoled in his demise and conveyed their deep sympathies to the bereaved family members.
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