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)!
Yet another incident of suicide rocked Guwahati on Wednesday. It took place in Christanbasti. Identified as Jintu Phukan, the youth who worked with a shop in Fancy Bazar area hanged himself inside his rent room.
A college girl in Ujanbazar area in Guwahati committed suicide sending shockwaves in the city. Identified as Navanita Chakarbartty, the girl who hailed from Nalbari hanged herself inside her room at a girls hostel. She had a brilliant academic career who was doing medical coaching course.
Amid repeated incidents of extortion in Chirang district, security forces claimed to have caught a hardcore NDFB(S) militant on Wednesday.He was caught during an intensified operation in the wee hours from Shantipur area along the Indo-Bhutan border. A 9 MM pistol has been seized from them.
ABSU makes it clear that the movement for separate Bodoland would not halt till the demand is met.Talking to reporters, ABSU President Promod Boro said that it was their constitutional rights and that they were demanding it within the ambit of the Indian constitution under Article 2 & 3.He said that the recent tripartite talk with the Centre was healthy. He has expressing his good expectation said that the next round tripartite talk to be held in October. The centre had expressed gesture on discussing on Bodoland issue.
Garo National Liberation Army militants killed three people including a women along the Assam-Meghalaya border on Tuesday.The incident occurred when a group of five armed militants stormed the Garodoba village in southwest Garo Hills district bordering Assam and shot dead 32-year-old Sridina A. Sangma and 42-year-old Anirud Hajong. Then the militants fled from the spot. A massive manhunt is on to nab these militants.
Five minor boys have been arrested for allegedly gang raping a 12-year-old at Guwahati. The incident took place at Hatigaon area in the city on Sunday.The girl was gang-raped near her home on at night in the absence of her mother who was a daily wage earner. The five boys aged between 12 to 16 years allegedly called her outside the house. Her mother lodged the FIR at the Basistha police station. All the five boys have been taken into custody. They would be produced in the Juvenile Court here on Wednesday. After medical examination, she was sent to the State Home for Women for her rehabilitation.
Assam joins Viswakarma puja celebrations with a colourful festive spirit across the state on Tuesday.Puja offerings began in the morning before the idols of the Lord Viswakarma in the industrial units, factories and technical institutes. Viswakarma puja was observed in assamtimes campus where its employees and family members are offering pujas to the god of construction.
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that Narendra Modi will never come as the Prime Minister. Talking to reporters, Gogoi said that BJP is focusing only on Hindu votes. He said Modi has links with the RSS and BJP does not have any authority over its decisions as everything is decided by the RSS.
Around 40,000 posts are lying vacant in different departments. These would be filled up within six months.According to Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, “the total vacancies across all the departments will be around 35,000-40,000 at present. Our plan is to fill up these vacancies in the next six months.Gogoi who addressed a press conference in Dispur on Monday said that the education department has highest number of vacancies. This is followed by the police department. Gogoi has asked the departments to give the report on the list of vacancies by September 30.
Yet another rape incident has shocked Assam. The gruesome incident took place in Karbi Anglong district where the victim is an 11-year old girl. The minor girl was raped by a neighbor before being dumped at a nearby place assuming her to be dead.The entire incident which took place in the first week of September came to light only on Sunday.According to allegations, the girl was raped by her 24-year-old neighbour Tinku Sahu after taking her to a nearby sugarcane field at Kheroni on September 6. Assuming her to be dead, he abondoned the girl who was later recovered with multiple injuries. Sahu was arrested and was sent to jail.
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