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Vol. II
Issue 13
Dibrugarh, Friday, July 1, 2016
Golaghat, June 30: Today the Superintendent of Excise of Golaghat was caught red handed by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Officials. The Excise Superintendent of Golaghat JC Phukan had allegedly taking bribe of twenty five thousand from a woman from Badulipara area in Golaghat . The Vigilance and Anti Corruption officials seized the bribe money from the desk of the senior Excise official. Meanwhile reports of raid at the residence of Excise Superintendent JC Phukan in Jorhat are also found. The investigation was on till the filing of this report. (Correspondent)
One Dead in Road Mishap Golaghat, June 30: One person died in a road mishap today in Golaghat. According to the report a young man named Aftab Hussain was on his way in a new motor cycle. Suddenly he collided with an e-rickshaw at Bengenakhowa. In the accident Aftab got serious injuries. Later he succumbed to his injuries. (Correspondent)
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CM Sonowal instructs PWD to fix After heavy downpour Dibrugarh its line of action and repair all roads reels under artificial flood of Barak Valley within 3 months A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, June 30
A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 30
In what can be termed as a respite to the long-standing ordeal of the people of Barak Valley, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal directed the Public Works Department to fix its line of action and repair all the roads of Barak Valley within three months. He also asked the department to furnish the estimate of raw materials required for the work which the Forest Department
S Viswanathan, IAS, Deputy Commissioner, Cachar felicitated Hon’ble Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal during Senior Citizenship Meet at Bongo Bhawan in Silchar. Pic - UB Photos
will provide for the purpose. Sonowal who is on a day long visit to Barak Valley to discuss a gamut of issues with the DCs and SPs of Cachar, Karimganj, Hailakandi, Dima Hasao, Karbi Anglong and Hamren in Silchar today, directed PWD to complete the repair works before he visits Barak Valley after three months to carry out an inspection. He also asked the National Highway Authority of India to complete the work of mahasadak on a priority basis. Contd. on Page 4
The flash flood in Dibrugarh has created woes for the citizens for the past several years. Last night rain has created a flash flood in Dibrugarh and many areas of the town remained waterlogged and normal life was badly affected. Many areas including Thana Charali, Milannagar, Grahambazar, Khalihamari, KP Road, Padum Nagar, Amolapatty, Naliapool, police reserve are affected due to the flash flood. The poor drainage system was the reason for the woes of the people. The last night downpour submerged several stretches of the busy Thana Charali, the lifeline of the town throwing traffic into
disarray. Similar scenes were witnessed in all the prominent roads like RKB Road, KC Gogoi Road and PN Road. “In the last year flash flood rain water submerged all the 22 wards of the town. We have
had a harrowing experience in the last month’s flood with water entering our house and we had to shift to another place,’’ said Biswajit Phukan, a resident of Dibrugarh. Contd. on Page 4
Dree festival to get underway in the Capital Complex from July 1 One rhino killed, horn Changlang MLA Tesam Pongte, while the mail celebration will be held on July 5 next and shall be inaugurated by Nyishi Elite Society president Bengia Tolum.
bike and scooter collide Itanagar, June 30: A white Mahindra scooter bearing registration number AR-022081, and a black Yamaha motorbike collided at Niti Vihar road, Itanagar at around 8.15 pm today. Driver of the scooter, Dama Miji (19) informed that he, along with his friend Markio Tajum (19) in the back, were making a turn, when the motorbike came speeding and crashed into them. There were two riders in the motorbike, which did not have a registration number, and is suspected to be stolen. Miji and Tajum were rushed to Heema Hospital, while the motorbike riders were reportedly taken to R K Mission Hospital. More details are awaited on the incident. (Staff Reporter)
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A Staff Reporter Naharlagun, June 30
Preparations for the mega celebration of Dree festival in the Capital Complex, scheduled to begin from July 1 next,
are on in full swing. This year, the Capital Complex Dree Festival Committee (CCDFC)-2016 under its chairman Narang Tani and secretary Nani Tath have given special attention to installing
exhibition stalls of government departments, food stalls, and a line-up of entertaining performances. The festival will be formally inaugurated on July 1 by
Secretary CCDFC Tath informed that sports competitions and cultural events will continue through the five-day celebration, while adding that the Arunachal Vivekandanda Yuva Shakti will organise a blood donation camp on the 5th, in collaboration with the CCDFC. He also appealed to everyone to come and enjoy the festivity at Dree Ground in Papu Nallah.
New Tocklai Director Kakopather police in from July 1st Tinsukia siezed brownsuger ET Correspondent Jorhat, June 30
ET Correspondent Digboi, June 30
Dr Anoop Kumar Barooah who will be the new Director of Tea Research Association (TRA), Tocklai Tea Research Institute, Jorhat, Assam, India w.e.f. 1st July 2016. Earlier he was the Chief Scientist and has been involved in tea research at Tocklai since 1994.
Team Kakopathar police led by Sub Inspector Chandan Raut seized around 5.6 grams of substance suspected to be brown sugar here this afternoon from a vehicle (Indica) bearing registration no AS23 B 4889 at Lajum village under Kakopathar police station in Tinsukia district of Upper Assam.
Post graduated from IARI, New Delhi with specialization in Soil Science & Agricultural Chemistry, he was involved in co-ordination and conduction of research in the field of soil
Dr Anoop Kumar Barooah
chemistry, plant nutrition, pesticide residues and heavy metals. Contd. on Page 3
According to sources, the drug peddler identified as Jaikanta Mohanto (24) son of Rakhomoi Mohanto the resident of Dirak Hunjan
village under Bordumsa Police Station has been apprehended during the course of investigation. Following a conflict between the arrested drug peddler with some of his acquaintances in Lajum village, the residents of Lajum village informed the police who immediately rushed to the spot and successfully arrested the drug peddler. The accused has been booked following a case to this effect registered at Kakopather PS at 29/2016 under NDPS Act. Contd. on Page 4
chopped off in Orang
Surrendered poachers killed near ONP ET Correspondent Mangaldai, June 30
Photo Rhino Killed in Orang NP ET Correspondent Mangaldai, June 30
The bullet ridden carcass of an adult female rhino with its horn chopped off has been recovered today from the area under the Old Orang forest camp of the Orang National Park (ONP) . According to Divisional Forest Officer of Mangaldai Wildlife Division Sunnydeo Choudhary, the forest guards on duty on the evening of June 27 last heard a single gunshot of a silencer fitted fire arm and they immediately launched search operation which continued for the second and the third day. But this morning the carcass of the dead rhino with a single bullet injury on her body was recovered lying near the camp. However, the poachers succeeded in taking away the
horn. The local veterinary surgeon today carried out the post mortem examination while the forest guards are continuing the search operation for the ammunitions used in the poaching and to trace out the poachers. It is worth mentioning that the ONP-the only habitat of the one horned rhinos on the northern bank of river Brahmaputra in the period from 2008 till today has officially recorded the poaching of 22 rhinos while another 16 rhinos have reportedly died naturally. On the other hand much to the delight of the local nature lovers prior to this incident of Old Orang forest camp there was not a single case of rhino poaching has been reported in the Park since 2015.
One Meher Ali (50) , a resident Nalbari near the main entrance of the Orang national Park (ONP) a hardcore poacher who had surrendered before the public along with 24 other poachers in 2000 has been killed by three persons on Tuesday following a twenty yearlong revenge over the killing of two persons , said police. The incident took place near Silbori daily market on the evening of June 28. Deceased Meher Ali while was about to drove to his residence by his Maruti car, three persons all of a sudden attacked him with daggers and other sharp weapons causing serious injuries. Critically injured Meher Ali was immediately shifted to Guwahati Medical College Hospital on the same night but succumbed to his injuries in the late mid night. According to the source deceased Meher Ali twenty years back had allegedly killed two villagers namely Kasu alias Kasem Ali and Nur Islam and with the intention to take the revenge Lokman, Sofiqul and Kalam of No. 1 Kachari Bheti Top near the Park- all are family members of killed Kasem and Nur Islam on that day attacked Meher Ali. However all the three accused persons are absconding till filling of this report.
Forest Minister finally acted tough, SP Tinsukia arrested CM reviews activities of excise 'Laden' -the much chased international wildlife smuggler department to increase revenue
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Following the failure of the Assam forest department including the Digboi and Doomdoma Divisions in apprehending the much chased international wild life poacher cum smuggler of the said corruption infected belt in Tinsukia District, Pramila Rani Brahma the Assam forest Minister herself employing her source tracked the presence of the accused at Borpahjan in Tinsukia District and instructed Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta the SP Tinsukia to arrest the culprit immediately.
Accordingly, the SP concerned swung into action and arrested Mamtaz Siddique alias Laden from Borhapjan Purana Bazar area last evening in the presence of Gyanaranjan Das the ACF Digboi Division
role of the Digboi Forest Division of Assam Forest Department the local NGO which had been crying earlier for immediate interference of the District Administration and Forest Minister in saving the
IMPACT OF THE EASTERN TODAY in connection with Saraipung case no 03/2016 u/s 9/39/ 48(a), 49 (a), 49 (b), 51, 52 of Wildlife Protection Act,1972. Following the interrogation with the accused by the forest officials at Digboi Division the culprit was produced before the SDSJM Dibrugarh. Meanwhile, suspecting the
flora and fauna kingdom including several other illegalities and irregularities of the Division alleged that the apprehended Laden who has been trading on smuggling and poaching of wildlife of Digboi and Doomdoma Division for more than two decades and even after serious allegations
Laden
and evidences the forest department did not arrest the culprit. According to the NGOs and other nature based organization, Laden had been involved in poaching and smuggling elephants from Assam Digboi and Doomdooma Division in particular to other southern states of India and to Burma also through Jairampur and Nampong that shares common boundary with Arunachal and Burma. ‘Indo-Burma border areas have been one of the safest zones for the miscreants for carrying the elephants through the dense forest to promote their smuggled items in the
international markets that fetch them handsome’ added a source from Dispur. However, the SP Tinsukia also expressed astonishment towards the DFO Digboi who was earlier in Doomdooma too in holding the present designation at not informing and updating the district police officials in regard to the said Saraipung case centering round the poaching and smuggling by such a big illegal trader. He was told by the Minister concerned.
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A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 30
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal reviewed the activities of the Department of Excise and steps being taken by the department to increase revenue collection. At a meeting with senior officials at his office chamber here yesterday evening, Sonowal directed the officials to plug the loopholes and stop leakages to mop up revenue mobilisation. The Chief Minister observed that there was huge scope to increase revenue from excise and directed the officials to frame rules for the New Assam Excise Act at the earliest. “Rules should be framed to
plug loopholes and prevent leakages to generate revenue in a big way,” he said, adding, “Streamlining of tax collection will result in better revenue generation.” Directing the officials ‘to leave no stone unturned in duty collection’ and to ‘check evasion of taxes on liquor sale’, Chief Minister Sonowal said, “Exercise must be carried out systematically to prevent tax evasion.” Sonowal directed the department to carry out vigorous enforcement drives to check any malpractices by the licensees. The Chief Minister fixed the target for excise revenue collection for Rs 1,800 crore for the year 2016-17 as against collection of Rs 800 crore in the last fiscal.
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Laxman Sharma Digboi, June 30