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Vol. II
Issue 25
HELPFUL HINT FOR PINCHING TOMATO SUCKERS
Dibrugarh, Wednesday, July 13, 2016
persons has been identified as Dilip Banerjee, cook of the contractor and one Kalita clerk of the contractor. According to highly placed sources, NSCN-U is behind the kidnapping case and have
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Student's body recovered Duliajan, July 12: The dead body of a student was fished out from the Dehing river in Bamun gaon village under Duliajan police station today. The body was identified as of Shiva Das, son of Nripendra Das, Bamun goan village. Shiva was a fifth standard student and was missing since Sunday. Villagers suspect that Shiva might have been swept away by the river while bathing. (Correspondent)
12 arrested in Dibrugarh Dibrugarh, July 12: Dibrugarh excise department arrested 12 persons involved in selling and manufacturing of illicit liquor in Hiloidhari and Bongalgaon of Dibrugarh today. In an operation conducted in 14 places, the excise team seized 175 Litres of illicit liquor, 2750 FW materials & 21 nos. of tools used for manufacturing the liquor. (Staff Reporter)
Training programme Guwahati, July 12: The two-day training program on good governance for all ministers and MLAs of Assam and other States of the region has begun at Sonapur near Guwahati on Tuesday. Assam Chief Minister Sarbanand Sonowal along with several central leaders of the BJP has taken part in the program. Party sources said that that there would be 11 technical sessions where resource persons will highlight range of issues on good governance and other issues. The newly elected legislators will be taught on how to reach to the people with development agenda. (Staff Reporter)
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Huge ransom demanded demanded two crores as ransom amount. It is handy work of four militants of the outfit after the contractor failed to pay ransom demanded earlier.
the militants have moved towards the Nagaland border, where they have immunity due to ceasefire with the centre.
On the other hand Assam Riffles and Arunachal police has launched a massive search operation in the nearby areas.
Another sources said that in total four persons including two businessman were abducted by militants. However, there is no official confirmation for the two other persons kidnapping.
As per the latest reports received here, Dilip Banerjee has been released after part payment of the ransom amount. Sources claimed that
It is pertinent to mention here that the cases of kidnapping in Longding, Changlang and Tirap is on a
steep rise. This belt of Arunchal is dominated by various faction of Nagamilitant outfit NSCN and they release the parcel only after paying huge ransom. Most of these organisations except NSCN - K have ceasefire with centre at Nagaland and as such they commit kidnappings and collect ransom and move to Nagaland to get immunity under ceasefire pact. Just recently Assam Riffles had killed four militants of NSCN-R involved in extortion and drug peddling. It is high time centre should review ceasefire fact with these organization.
BJP organises first meeting of NEDA with an eye to change political scenario in the NE A Staff Reporter Guwahati, July 12
The entire political scenario in the North East could change in the next few years as the BJP, in a very shrewd strategy has formed the North East Democratic Alliance, comprising the BJP in the North East and the other NDA partners from this region. The first meeting of this new entity will be held on Wednesday at Guwahati. The NEDA has seven political parties as member
The NEDA was formed at Guwahati on May 24, after the swearing in of the first BJP led government in Assam, and Assam minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has been named the convenor of the alliance.
“The North East has always been known as a Congress stronghold, and in the last few years the ground is slowly slipping from the party. In the next few years, if all the regional parties unite in the region, then there is a good opportunity to displace the congress,” said Mukunda Hazarika, a political analyst based in Guwahati.
According to political analysts it is a master stroke, and will help the BJP led alliance to a great extent in taking power in all the states in the region.
Hazarika further added that tribal and minority groups, which used to be the Congress’s vote bank in the past, has started eroding from the party.
parties from the North East, and includes the alliance partners in Assam, the AGP and BPF.
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75 DIFFERENT CASES REGISTERED AT DIFFERENT POLICE STATIONS AGAINST RATAN
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Son of the soil of Assam martyred in an encounter in Jammu & Kashmir To be cremated today with full militant honours at 2 number budiguri village at Sadiya in Tinsukia district Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, July 12
The body of 29-year old Lance Naik Arun Kumar Rai , who lost his life battling with terrorists in teen bahaik in the Kupwara sector of Jammu and Kashmir, will reach his native 2 number Budaguri village under Sadiya police station in Tinsukia district on Tuesday afternoon. The last rites of the Lance Naik will be conducted with full military honours at his native village. As the news of martyrdom of Lance Naik Arun Kumar Rai poured in, troops of 11 Grenadiers Regiment of Indian army and hundreds of people from all communities gathered at his residence to pay condolences to his family members. Lance Naik Arun Kumar Rai is son of Shew Kumar Rai and was the eldest
File picture of Security Forces during a counter insurgency operation in Kashmir (Inset) Photo of Lance Naik Arun Kumar Rai among four brothers and a sister. He got married just 2 years back and was serving the country since almost 5 years. Just recently his younger
brother got enrollment in army and is all set to go for training this September. The Eastern Today has learned that Lance Naik Arun Kumar Rai had volunteered for
the operation in Jammu and Kashmir and fought the militants till his last breath. The operation was being carried by 1/3Gorkha regiment of Indian army.
4 suspected jehadi detained by army in Barpeta Bangladesh (JMB). Meanwhile, Director General of Police in Assam Mukesh Sahay said the state security machinery was extremely alert due to the recent happenings in Bangladesh as a precautionary measure and the Chief Minister was also constantly reviewing the situation. Sahay said that reports of suspected terrorists entering the state from Bangladesh through Meghalaya are yet to be confirmed.
ET Correspondent Barpeta, July 12
In a major break through for the security forces in Assam, four suspected jehadi terrorists were detained by Army in Raumari Pathar village in Barpeta district of Assam on Tuesday. The detained persons were Kasimuddin, Jahuruddin, Akram Ali and Majibur Ali. Sources said that the four persons have links with terror outfit Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen
Two among the 4 Jehadis arrested by the Army in Barpeta. Pic- UB Photo
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Kidnapped minor girl rescued from Bihar Flood situation takes serious turn Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, July 12
police of going soft on people of a particular community.
Almost 23 days after the kidnapping of a 15 - year old minor girl student from Tinsukia town, Bihar police with leads from Tinsukia police on Tuesday wee hours rescued the girl from Arhariya in Bihar. The rescue comes a day after a strong protest had rocked lovejihad in Tinsukia demanding recovery of the kidnapped girl within 48 - hours and alleging
Police has taken the kidnapper Imran Alam and his father and mother into custody. Confirming this development, Superintendent of Tinsukia police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said, based on an input Purnia police was alerted of the location where Imran Alam, his father and mother were hiding. Purnia
police immediately raided the place and took the duo into custody, he added. SP Mahanta said, during interrogation the father Kairaz Alam gave leads about the girl. It is based on these leads Arhariya police raided a house at Arhariya, almost one and and half hour away from Purnia, added Mahanta and said, however the girl and the boy was not there. Police raided
another house around 2.30 in the morning and finally succeeded in recovering the kidnapped girl along with Imran Alam. He confirmed involvement of Imran's father in the case. SP said, all four will be produced before a Bihar court on Wednesday where Tinsukia police will seek their custody. Contd. on Page 4
Citizens body demanded high level inquiry on Dhansiri Irrigation Project-one of the major Irrigation Project of the State Mayukh Goswami Mangaldai, July 12
A Staff Reporter Guwahati, July 12
The flood situation in Assam has taken a serious turn again, and according to reports of the Assam state disaster management authority, at least 1.35 lakh people are still affected by flood in Assam even though river Brahmaputra showed a receding trend in many areas, sources said on Tuesday. The six districts affected by the floods are Lakhimpur, Golaghat, Morigaon, Barpeta, Jorhat and Dhemaji. Flood water damaged embankments in Lakhimpur district's Bhoroluwa, Boloma and Lothujan areas, besides at Gayan Gaon in Jorhat district, sources in Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said.
“Dhansiri Irrigation project - one of the major Irrigation Projects in the State got underway in 1974-75 with a budget of Rs. 15.83 crore along the picturesque triangular border of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan with an objective to irrigate 12000 hectres of cultivable land but the project, but surprisingly this mega project could not be completed till date even Contd. on Page 3
again, over 1.35 lakh people affected
A view of the Dhansiri Irrigation Project -one of the major Irrigation Project of the State at the tri junction of Assam, Arunachal Pradesh and Bhutan at Bhairabkunda in Udalguri district
Food and essential items were distributed by the district administrations and relief camps have been set up for the flood-hit people.
Flood situation continues to be critical, army, NDRF pressed in
NDRF personnel during a rescue operation in Jorhat. Pic- Bijoy Handique ET Correspondent Jorhat, July 12
Army and NDRF pressed into service as Bhogdoi water continues to enter into over 60 revenue villages, affecting over 55,000 people in North West Revenue Circle under Dhekorgorah Block in Jorhat district (Upper Assam), since Friday morning. “Due to continuous rain, the Bhogdoi River water current is fluctuating and inundating fresh areas toward the lower side of the revenue circle in the areas of HolmoraBorbhetiRanghonijan, which is also
likely to threaten the NH-37 by next 12 hours, informed Hari Prasad Milli, executive engineer, Water Resource Department, Jorhat Division here today. Roshni Aparanji Korati, DC in charge, while talking to this correspondent said that, the administration had opened five reliefs and four medical camps at Ghorpholia and Borbheti area under Jorhat district. “National Disaster Response Force and 5th Field Regiment are pressed into services who assist the Water Resource Department as well as the affected villagers” Roshni added.
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Two employees of a private firm kidnapped at Longding in Arunachal Pradesh In yet another militant activity in Arunachal Pradesh, two employees of a private contract firm with PWD, Kaushal Sharma, has been kidnapped on gun-point from Longding town on Saturday. The kidnapped
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