Truck with smuggled timber seized
The timber smuggling business of Barpeta is not a new matter. Rampant timber smuggling is going on. Woods have been illegally transported during the early morning. But the forest department and the police of Barpeta turned deaf ear on this matter. In the wee hours of September 18 an over-loaded truck (No. AS-01-BC-5676) containing illegal timbers, which is about to cross the Dakshin Hati-Rayatpara connecting bridge (R. P. Road), met an accident. The people of that area had seized the truck and handed over to police. This truck was coming from Meghalaya for one timber smuggler Rahman of Mandia.
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The Mobile Health Unit under NRHM was opened here at Barpeta today to provide the health service to the deprived people of the district. DC Barpeta, Phanidhar Kalita, flagged off the service at the premises of Joint Director of Health Services. Inaugurating the health service the DC said that through this health service will benefited the rural poor villagers by free health services along with free check up & examination of various diseases, X-Ray, Sonography, ECG etc.
A state government officer has been working at Barpeta in eight important posts of education department. It is also alleged that due to this many discrepancies being noticed in those departments. According to report, before the Lok sabha election notification, one officer named Anjali Dutta joined as Asstt. IS (Inspector of schools) at Barpeta. But surprisingly she had taken the charge of seven other responsible posts. At present Dutta has been working as Asstt IS, Barpeta; District Mission Co-ordinator, Sarba Xiksha Mission; I/c-Barpeta District DEEO; I/C- Asstt. IS, Bajali Subdivision; I/C- Block Mission coordinator, Bajali Subdivision; Headmaster, I/c, Nehru Highschool, Barpeta;...
The corruption of two officers of Barpeta district and Xatra judicial office came to light. According to reports, Ganapati Talukdar, Chirastadar, Barpeta District and Xatra Judicial office and his assistant Sukur Ali called the chowkidar Jitu Sarma to open the office on January 31 at 9.30 which was a holiday (Me-dam-Me-Phi). Later on both opened took the documents of seven files of motor accident case (MAC case no 286/07, 53/08, 734/08, 356/08, 432/07, 298/08, 618/08) related to a accident case. Surprisingly, on that very day both of them had taken these documents to the residenceof then District and Xatra judge D. K. Dev Roy and had taken signature in some of the important papers. On...
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Barpeta anchalik AASU submitted a memorandum to the SP, Barpeta and demanded to stop the selling of illicit liquor at Barpeta. In the memorandum it is mentioned that this dangerous liquor and gutkha have completely spoiled the youths specially the school students. Most of the students or addicted persons have to suffered diseases of liver, heart etc and some lost their lives. The colorful packets of the gutkhas attracts the students. Mentionable that there is a dreadful chemical in tobacco or chupari. Magnesium carbonet (MgCo2) and affected the addicted people very badly. The AASU unit demanded the Superintendent of Police to stop the selling of gutkas and illicit liquor as early as...
Two dacoits were killed in an encounter at Jalakura bridge at Keotkuchi, about 4 km from Barpeta yesterday night. According report, a group police personnel headed by the ASP, DSP and TSI of Barpeta got information about the dacoits and they are awaiting for them at that place. As soon as they arrived the police try to catch them, but the encounter took place between the police and the dacoits. As a result two dacoits were killed and other fled away. A pistol, a deggar and a mobile handset were recovered from them. The dead dacoits were not identified till now.
The DSP of Barpeta Sushanta Biswa Sarma with the police personnel of Barpeta and Kalgachiya i/c recovered fake notes worth Rs.11500 of 500 denominations from a one Alam Ali of Madrasapara of Kokila outpost in Barpeta district yesterday. The money was recovered at Barvitha near Kalgachiya. According to report, the business of fake currency was on going during last few days in the entire district. However, police could not find out the main culprit till filing o fthis report. Further investigation is going on.
The central AGP members and MP Kumar Deepak Das today visited the flooded areas of Barpeta District under Sarbhog LAC. In this visit Gunindra Nath Das, MLA, Barpeta; central AGP members David Ledger, Dhruba Talukdar, Mukul Das and MP Kumar Deepak Das took part. The group also demanded to construct a braille bridge at Dumunighat under Sarbhog LAC in Barpeta district. In this regard they submitted a memorandum to the Deputy commissioner of Barpeta along with some other demands like --rehabilitation of the flood victims, food for the cattles etc.The Deputy commissioner of Barpeta assured the AGP leaders to solve these problems as per as possible.
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