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)!
Security forces have stepped up counter offensives against the militants fomenting trouble in the BTAD areas. A hardcore NDFB militant have been killed at an encounter in Kokrajhar on Sunday. Identified as Lalit Brahma, the militant was killed in the encounter at Bongsijhora area in the area. On the other hand,security forces have held a MULTA militanta during the joint operation in Chitila in Kokrajhara on Sunday night.
Police have arrested a Naga militant in connection with the recent killing of the irrigation engineer. Identified as Ibung Kuame, the NSCN militant was held from a tiny hamlet on Sunday evening. According to police, Kuame was one of the five militants who shot dead executive engineer Rajib Pathak at his chamber in Haflong. He was arrested during a joint operation in the area. Security forces further seized 400 gm RDX along with a magzine, 200 bullets of AK series rifles, some detonator from his possession.
Stung by the recent spate of violence, police have intensified offensive against the militant forces mongering trouble along the Assam-Meghalaya border in Goalpara. Four Rabha National Liberation Front militants have been killed during a joint operation in the district. The incident took place at Bogulamari on Sunday afternoon. The offensive is in progress.
KPLT has freed all the workers 24 hours after they kidnapped at gunpoint from Kaziranga. The five remaining workers reached Kohora on Sunday nights. Seven have been released a few hours after they were forcibly taken away to the jungle. The reason is yet to be confirmed.
There is no trace of the four workers a day after KPLT kidnapped them at gunpoint from Kaziranga. According to information, the Karbi militants kidnapped altogether 11 workes from Kaziranga on their way to lift bamboos with a local trader. Hours after 7 workers have been released. But thd remaining others are still untraced. Police operation is in progress.
Assam paid glowing tribute Lachit Barphukan across the state on Sunday. People of all walks gave salute to the great Ahom General for his heroic and untiring deeds at the battle of Saraighat. Senior district administration officials laid floral tribute to the great hero at the statue in Jalukbari. Some other organizations in Guwahati also observed the Lachit day with pomp and gaiety. Noted actors Nitish Bharadwaj and Rajesh Khanna attended two functions in the city.
A major train mishap eludes Guwahati on Sunday when security forces caught two thieves who were trying to steal slippers from railway tracks in the city. According to information, the duo were caught near Jalukbari where they were removing the slippers hardly before the arrival of the Saraighat Express. The security forces on petrolling duty saw them but the started running away. But they were overpowered. They the duo were handed over to police where interrogation is underway.
Normal functionings have yet to resume in BCPL a day after local AASU unit forced shut down of the Lepetkota based gas cracker project alleging move to recruit outside candidates. Hundreds of AASU activists on Friday staged dharna in front of the BCPL campus demanding cancellation of the written test slated for Sunday to select 60 candidates. AASU leaders told assamtimes that the BCPL authority was in a move to recruit outside candidates. But there no was no dearth of local talents. They further told that many youths from outside the north east were invited for the interview to be recruited which would not be tolerated. Then the agitating Aasu activists forced shut down...
Noted tukari maestro Umakanta Boiragi and Borgeet maestro Jogen Dutt borbayan bring pride and glory for the state. Both the artists have been selected for the prestigious Sangeet Natak Academy award. The country's top art and cultural organization announced it on Saturday. Boiragi is a famous tukari maestro who is known for his mesmerizing performance while Dutta is a relentless worker of satriya culture. Various parties and organizations have greeted the duo after the were selected for the prestigious award.
Militancy seems to have reared its ugly heads again in Dima Hasao district. In yet another shocking incident, armed militants shot dead an engineer inside his office chamber in Haflong on Friday. According to police, two youths armed with sophisticated weapons stormed into the irrigation department office at around 11.30 in the morning and sought executive engineer Rajiv Pathak whom they shot dead inside his chamber from a point blank range. Then they managed to vanished from the scene. Pathak, who hailed from Barpeta who rushed to the hospital. But only to be declared dead. Later in an e-mail statement, DHD-A owned up the responsibility of the deadly attack.
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