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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Singer Amit Paul performing live during a performance at the 6th Bihu Sanmilan of Greater Tezpur Sanmilit Yuva Parishad organized at Tezpur Nehru Maidan in Tezpur on 23-05-08 night. Pix by UB Photos.
NEW DELHI: The New Delhi based National Green Tribunal on Wednesday has asked the Centre to set up a panel of experts afresh to study the pros and cons of the NHPC owned Lower Subansiri Hydro power project at Gerukamukh along the Assam- Arunachal Pradesh border. Acting on a petition by Assam Public Works chairman Aabhijit Saikia challenging the justification of the three member panel a bench of the tribunal comprising Justice Dr. JAWAD RAHIM, Justice Mr. R S. RATHORE,Justice Dr. SATYAWAN SINGH GARBYAL admitted that the panel comprising PRABHAS PANDE, I.D. GUPTA and P.M. SCOTT should be replaced. The bench asked the ministry of forest and environment to set up a new panel in consultation...
Kokrajhar: The Ronjali Bwisagu/Rongjali Bihu celebration is going on across the state, peoples of Bodo community is also celebrating the Bwisagu Pwrbw (Bwisagu Utsov) in Kokrajhar with beautiful Bwisagu song, dance that created amusement. Huge Bodo peoples with Dokhona, Jwmgra, Gamcha, Aronai participated the Bwisagu dance, song with traditional music instruments like Kham, shifung, Harmonium, Jotha, Gwmkao etc at the open Bwisagu celebration at Hadanpara Gwthar Khungtaisali in Kokrajhar. The Rongjali Bwisagu was organized by greater Hadanpara village committee (ward no. 8) in Kokrajhar. Participants performed attractive Bwisagu dance, song with huge entertainment in the region.‘When...
Kokrajhar: : Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma Trust observed 159th birth anniversary of Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma,founder of Brahma Dharma today at Bodoland University in Kokrajhar on Wednesday. Floral tributes offered to the portrait of Gurudev on his birth anniversary and recalled contributions of Gurudev towards tribal peoples in the state,apart from Bodo peoples. Noted educationist and authored Dr Prafulla Mahanta, Dr Anjali Daimari, Guwahati University, Padmashri (Dr) Kameswar Brahma were attended as guests on the occasion and delivered lectures on his contributions.A seminar on the topic of Gurudev Kalicharan Brahma-a multifaceted personality was also organised with Rakheswar Brahma,...
NEW DELHI: Nearly three dozen organizations,mostly from Assam, have strongly opposed the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016 as they met the Joint Parliament Committee in New Delhi on Tuesday. Only six organizations have thrown their weights behind the bill that would allow the Hindu immigrants from the neighbouring countries to take Indian citizenship. Coming out of the hearing AASU adviser Dr Samujjal Bhattacharya said they won't change their stand and that never would they allow it to happen in the state. “We are dead opposed to it. Assam is not a dumping ground to welcome the immigrants. No, the answer is very simple, never. The government must implement the Assam Accord,1985 in letter...
GUWAHATI: A CID team set up to probe the multi crore coal scam in Barak valley has arrested 5 officers on Wednesday leaving hint of more arrested in this connection. They include Katigarh circle inspector Ilahi Borbhuyan, tax inspectors Babul Mandal and Sajal Das, Anjanjyoti Bora, transport inspector whom the investigating officers arrested in the wee hours after eight hours of non stop interrogation. They would be produced before a special court in Guwahati on Wednesday seeking police remand. Sources told www.assamtimes.org more officers would be arrested soon acting on more and revelations.
TEZPUR: Amid an escalating acrimony across the nation over sexual crimes, yet another incident sends huge shock and anger in Assam where a minor girl was raped and killed in Biswanath on Tuesday. The incident took place in Balichang where Shiv Kumar, a local resident of Diring killed a 12 year old girl. Before killing, he allegedly raped the minor on Monday. But the entire incident came to light only on Tuesday and acting on a formal complaint the police have arrested the accused who is being interrogated. On the other hand, hours after the incident came to light, local residents in large number stormed into the Balichang police station premises demanding capital punishment of the...
GUWAHATI: Yet another gruesome gangrape incident strikes Assam hardly a month after the Nagaon one where unidentified miscreants dumped a gangraped girl in the city of Guwahati sending huge shock and anger across the state on Monday. Passersby in Gorchuk area in the city rescued the girl in critical condition near Lachitgarh HS School in the morning. The girl who bears multiple injury marks in her body is battling with death in the Gauhati Medical College since she was admitted by the police. The parpetrators were believed to have dumped her on the road side after they gangraped her. “We are trying to ascertain her identity. She is undergoing treatment and we have started the...
Kokrajhar: Bwisagu is being celebrated in Kokrajhar like Rongali Bihu in other parts of the state with huge pomp and festive mood on Sunday. Bodo people worshiped the almighty Bwrai Bathou (Lord Shiva) on the first day Bwisagu month seeking His divine welfare and integrity for all sections of communities in the state. The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) organised an Open Bwisagu festival at KDSA ground in Kokrajhar. People from all walks of life participated with Kham, Shifung, Jotha, Serja and sung Bwisagu song that showcase dance with great enthusiasm moment which created amusement as well dancing environment to welcome Assamese new year(1425).Dressed with Aronai, Gamcha, Dokhona...
Kokrajhar: Baukhungri turned into a sea of people where men and women, young and old alike tried to scale the 'Baukhungri Hills’ on the Sankranti,a day before Bwisagu or Bihu celebration across the state on Saturday. The sixth Baukhungri festival was concluded with four-day colourful programme scheduled here at Harinaguri, 10km east of Kokrajhar town along the Baukhungri Hill in Kokrajhar district on Saturday. The Bodos traditionally celebrate the festival as Baukhungri Hajw Gakhwnai (climbing of Baukhungri Hill) on the last day of Choitra month (April 14) that is Sankranti. The festival gathers its attraction and availing of different enjoyment, apart from adventure sports like...
ITANAGAR: A Catholic bishop from Arunachal Pradesh received the Bharat Gaurav Award at a ceremony in UK on Friday fetching huge glory for the north east. He is none other than Bishop (Dr.) George Palliparambil of Miao diocese in East Arunachal, who is the first Catholic Bishop to have received this award. “This award felicitates people with extraordinary excellence in their fields and make India proud,” says Pt. Suresh Mishra President of Sanskriti Yuva Sanstha an NGO working with the vision of promoting Indian culture and society.Mr Mishra added, “Bharat Gaurav Award is lifetime achievement award where Indian people from all over the world who achieve a landmark in their...
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