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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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that he can take on Narendra Modi
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JORHAT: Eight people died and around 10 others have been battling with death at hospital after consuming spurious liquor in Jorhat district on Friday.
The incident took place in Turung and Gorajan villages where a group of villagers allegedly consumed illicit liquor prepared in two houses in both the villages.
According to reports, hours after consumption they complained of stomach ache and started vomitting and were rushed to the Jorhat Medical College Hospital where they died.
Local residents alleged that despite repeated complaints the excuse officials have not been firmly dealing with these traders.
Paying tributes to one of Assam’s most honoured author, editor, journalist and film makers Dr Bhabendra Nath Saikia on is 87th birthday, Shishu Sahitya Uttaran organized an endearing function at Guwahati Press Club on 20 February 2019.
With various programs relating to the children, two books in Assamese were also released at the function, where senior journalist DN Chakrabarty and top administrative officer VB Pyarelal graced the occasion.
The function was also addressed by journalist Nava Thakuria, author of ‘Jonakat Jilika Phul’ Dr Jagadindra Raichoudhury, writer of ‘Akanir Padya Sofura’ Dipankar Deka etc. A number of young essay writers were also awarded in the function.
“Conservation of wetlands plays a vital role in ecosystem and vegetation development. The wetlands of Kaziranga support spectacular concentration of wildlife like the Great One-horned Rhino, Water Buffalo, Eastern Swamp Deer and various species of migratory and resident birds, fishes and reptiles. Grave consequences for wildlife have been associated with shrinking of wetlands.” said Prasanna Baruah, senior scientific officer of Assam Remote Sensing Application Centre while speaking on the “status of wetlands in Kaziranga National Park: a geospatial analysis” during a conclave held in the Convention Centre of Kaziranga on Monday. “Erosion, siltation, shallowing of wetlands, invasion of tall...
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Strongly condemning the Pulwama attack, where over 40 soldiers lost their lives, Patriotic People’s Front Assam (PPFA) urges the government to take responsive actions against the terrorists so that they can learn a lesion for life. The forum of nationalists however appealed to the aggrieved nation to be careful on expressing angers as it may be misused by the anti-nationals living inside the country.
Media reports confirmed that Pakistan based terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) mentored by dreaded criminal Masood Azhar has already claimed responsibility for the attack in J&K locality, which was carried out by Adil Ahmed Dar, a local suicide bomber. Need not to mention that convincing...
Assam Governor Prof. Jagdish Mukhi condemned the deadly suicide attack on security forces in Kashmir’s Pulwama which left many dead and scores of others injured.
In a statement here today, Prof. Mukhi said that the suicide bomber ramming a car packed with explosives into a CRPF convoy on the Jammu-Srinagar highway though an attack on the security, the country stands united to tackle any exigency. He also conveyed his condolences to the death Moneswar Basumatary from Assam’s Tamulpur area along with others and said that the country is pained by the loss of lives of the martyrs and maintained that every conscientious citizens condemn this heinous crime and express their indignation...
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The WRD UNESCO event launched in 2011 marks a time when people around the world celebrate radio and how it shapes our lives.
Radio Journalist Bryan who is also HoD Computer Science anchored the hour long program presented by Radio Journalists of Radio Salesian 90.8 FM - Voice of the Hills.
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Herds of wild elephants in Assam's Numaligarh will now stroll freely in the Deopahar Reserve Forest, just like they have done for hundreds of years before it was taken away from them by humans, who constructed a wall around the forest. Now the Assam government has issued an order notifying Deopahar in Golaghat district as a Reserve Forest. Though the Assam government had issued the notice on January 19 it became public only recently. The government's notification came on January 19, a day after the Supreme Court rejected the review petition of Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) against a previous decision which upheld a National Green Tribunal (NGT) order to demolish a boundary wall and...
In a move that defies the Supreme Court order, the Meghalaya Government has issued permission again to transport coals in the state. In it modified order, the NPP-led coalition Government permitted coal transportation triggering protest from the opposition parties and organizations. The apex court on January 15 asked the state to ban on coal transportion after the coal-mine tragedy where as many as 20 miners were believed to have trapped inside a flooded mine in East Jaintia District. The government issued order to implement the top court order. But suddenly on Sunday, the government modified the order allowing the transportation of coal.
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