Three villagers died and twenty others have been injured when security forces sprang upon a group of people who prevented the PowerGrid authority from erecting a wall in Biswanath chariali on Tuesday. The incident took place at Baghmari at 5.30 in the morning when local people came out to the street opposing the wall erected secretly on Monday. Security forces opened fire at the protesters where one died on the spot and two others died on the way to the hospital. Angry mob later burnt down 4 police vehicles. Top ranked police and civil officials have arrived in the spot to contain the situation.
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According to the villagers of Harangajao in Dima Hasao District, Assam, the Company (JKM Infra Ltd.) responsible for construction of the East-West Highway corridor stretch at Harangajao village have callously jeopardised the natural irrigation of the adjacent paddy fields by blocking the natural streams(which remain small during winter, but widen many more times during the rainy season, which the construction company could not anticipate) and diverting the water flow, thereby not only depriving water to the paddy fields, but also creating an impending situation of flood in the villages.In the coming monsoon season, the torrential rainfall would be diverted to the villages flooding the village lands, since the highway construction company has already blocked many small natural streams, which used to naturally minimise the heavy flow of water during heavy rainfall.The Dima Hasao district authorities (the Council and the Deputy Commissioner’s Office) must wake up to the impending ecological disaster and force the Construction company to review their ongoing construction planning & execution, which is currently jeopardising the local terrain due to blockage of natural streams.Only this can avert the impending flood and normalise the natural flow of water in the area.Once damage is done to the ecology, it is irreplaceable and economy of the area is destroyed!JKM Infra Ltd. is playing with the lives and livelihood of poor people in Harangajao…even the roads built by them are unlikely to remain intact, due to lack of proper soling (that is firming the foundation layer of the roads)!
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The central government undertaking and a local nongovernmental organization LIVE LIFE WITH A CAUSE operating in the area reached out to the lock-down hit area with relief materials much to their respite recently.
"Yes, you can call it a yeoman service. But the entire modest attempt is the result of the initiative by NERAMAC managing director Manoj Kumar Das," said Dr Bhupen...
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The journey by bus to the state was not at all free. The quarantine in hotels in Guwahati lack basic facilities. That too for Rs.5000.
A returnee here disclosed the zero medical treatment facilities for her along with two others at a hotel where she was lodged on Thursday.
She along with two are returnees from Kota in Rajasthan along with 200 other. The ladies are allowed in hotel quarantine while the gents were sent to Sarusajai.
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The trio was among the 40 others who started Silchar from Ajmeer by a bus two days back. Five tested positive on Thursday while the trio received confirmation report on Friday.
Guwahati: The confirmation of 4 COVID19 cases apart from death by the killer virus is likely to put Guwahati into the orange zone. The Centre is expected to confirm it by Saturday.
Health minister Himanta Biswa Sarma told reporters in Guwahati that the Guwahati Medical College Hospital, No 1 and No 5 GMCH Boy's Hostel apart from the B Barooah Cancer Institute have been announced as containment zones following the shocking emergence of the situation on Thursday.
Sarma further urged the stranded people outside the state not move to their homes which might help the state remain safe.
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The entire premier cancer institute of the northeastern region has been sealed.
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Identified as Ikramul Hussain, the CRPF sub-inspector died at a hospital in New Delhi five days after he was admitted in it.
Deeply saddened to learn of the demise of @crpfindia jawan Md Ikram Hussain who belonged to Barpeta, Assam.
Till his last breath, this brave son of Maa Bharti kept fighting against #COVID19. His undying spirit inspires us to sacrifice everything for the nation. My condolences.
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This news was updated.
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Raj Bhawan issued the notification in the evening declining BPF's prayer for an extension following the COVID19 menace that forced the authority to countermand the council polls slated for April 4.
BJP president Ranjit Das on Sunday said that BTAD should come under the governor's rule as soon as the term of the BPF council expires.
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He left behind his wife, two sons, two daughters, grandchildren, and a host of his relatives, well-wishers.
People of Barpeta mourned for the demise of their beloved 'English Sir'.
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