Dima Hasao selected for The Indigenous Fellowship
Avantika Haflongbar, eldest daughter of Rajendra Haflongbar and Pratima Haflongbar of Haflong in Dima Hasao has been selected to participate in the 2012 Indigenous Fellowship Programme at the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights in Geneva, Switzerland.
The objective of this programme was to give you the opportunity to gain knowledge of the UN system and mechanisms, dealing particularly with indigenous issues, so she can better assist in protecting and promoting the rights of indigenous peoples and disseminate the knowledge acquired.
The Indigenous Fellowship Programme has started on 11 June and will end on 13 July 2012. It is learnt that the Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights would bear the cost of her travel expenses (return flight ticket from her place of residence to Geneva) and would give her a daily allowance to cover her living expenses, including accommodation, food and local transportation for the duration of the Programme.
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Acting on a tip off, the Haflong police recovered one crude bomb and 10 nos live cartages of SBBL gun from a resident of New Kunjung in Haflong on Sarurday at about 8.30 PM.
Though few persons were picked up for interrogation but the police remain restrained from disclosing any thing right now for the interest of proper investigation.
The 14 days Dima Hasao Bandh from 5 am of Wednesday (7.3.12) to 5 pm of Tuesday (20.3.12) called by the Dimasa Students’ Union,(DSU) Dimasa Women Society(DWS) and Dimasa Mothers’ Association (DMA) affects the normal life at Haflong.
From morning 5 itself, the business establishment including market, schools govt and semi-Govt offices remain closed. All the vehicles remain off the road. The ASTC also suspended its services.
These organisations are demanding to take back TET from the District of Dima Hasao, to hold fresh process of eligibility test by the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council and to protect their rights and bread and butter.
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The release maintained that the ASDC District Committee also protest strongly about the application of TET in the hill district, reiterating its demand that unless the Assam Govt. yielded to the genuine aspiration of the people of...
Demanding to take back TET from the District of Dima Hasao, to hold fresh process of eligibility test by the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council and to protect their rights and bread and butter, Dimasa Students Union along with Dimasa Woman Society etc. have called for Dima Hasao Bandh from 5 am of Wednesday (7.3.12) to 5 pm of Tuesday (20.3.12).
It is said this bandh has been called protesting the holding of TET interview in the district violating the rights of the sixth schedule to the constitution of India and overruling the autonomy of the Dima Hasao Autonomous Council by the State Government of Assam.
The bandh is however exempted the services like medical, examination, water supply,...
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With the aim to strengthen and to take disciplinary action against the congress men (?) who are tarnishing the image of congress party with the involvement in antiparty activities, a eleven member ‘Disciplinary Action committee’ is formed with Sri Hamjanan Langthasa, Executive Member, Dima Hasao Autonomous Council as convenor in a crucial meeting held at Rajiv Bhawan, Haflong on Tuesday.
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