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Vol. 1
Issue 250
US-ASEAN SUMMIT: PREPARING FOR A NEW NORMAL
Dibrugarh, Tuesday, February 16, 2016
PASSPORT ITANAGAR
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KPLT cadre nabbed Diphu, Feb 15: Diphu police arrested one KPLT (Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger) cadre after injuring him near Diphu town when he came to collect pay-off amount from a school teacher today afternoon. According to police of Diphu town outpost, they had previous information about the extortion demand. A school teacher, Pancham Singha was asked over to pay a certain amount of extortion sum allegedly by KPLT militants at a location in Taralangso village near Diphu town where the 42 Karbi Youth Festival is scheduled to begin from tomorrow. Diphu Police laid an ambush near the place and around 1.00 PM when the cadre draw closer to collect the money police tried to grab him but ultimately had to shoot him near his left knee to overpower him. Police has identified the cadre as Rukason Timung (35) and has been admitted in Diphu civil hospital for treatment. (Correspondent)
Students appeared in HS Exams Golaghat, Feb 15: The students enthusiastically gave their first paper of HS Examination 2016 in all the streams. The students of Arts Science and Commerce gave the exam after a lot preparation. Their number of students appeared in the HS exam are- as 6647 in Arts, 774 in science, 484 in Commerce and 37 in Vocational. Dr. Subhalakshmi Rajkumari gave her best wishes to all 7870 students of Golaghat District. (Correspondent)
NPCC Ltd. donates vehicle Aalo Feb 15: In a simple ceremony that held in the office premise of the District Medical Officer, an ambulance meant for Mechuka Community Health Centre was handed by West Siang DMO, Dr. Marbom Basar today. The said ambulance was donated by National Projects Construction Corporation Ltd., a government of India Enterprise under Ministry of water resources Guwahati, under CSR scheme. The ambulance will fulfill the long felt need to cater services of the people of Mechuka sub-division for emergency purpose. (DIPRO)
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JNU ROW: GOVT. ISSUES CLARIFICATION, SAYS ACTION ONLY AGAINST 'ANTINATIONAL' PROTESTS
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Dissident MLAs stake claim to Lawyers attack scribes, form the Government in Arunachal JNU students, teachers A staff Reporter Itanagar, Feb 15
A Joint delegation of 32 members of Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly led by Kalikho Pul along with leader of Opposition Tamiyo Taga called on the Governor, JP Rajkhowa at Gandhi Hall, Raj Bhavan, Itanagar today and submitted a Memorandum staking claim to form the Government in the state. A day before yesterday, the deposed Chief Minister of the state, Nabam Tuki has said any such move of installing a government comprising dissident Congress MLAs and BJP by revoking President's rule in the state will be "completely unconstitutional". It will be in violation of law as the matter is already before the Supreme Court he contended and warned of political instability and law and order problems in Arunachal Pradesh if a "khichdi" government is formed in the state. The former Chief Minister accused Union Minister Kiren Rijiju, who hails from Arunachal Pradesh, of conspiring with the dissident Congress MLAs. “He has sponsored the MLAs, providing security to them and destabilising my government. He had succeeded in it, he said. A press release from the Raj Bhawan today stated that the
WILL ARUNACHAL SEE A LIGHT? Governor has assured the joint delegation of 32 MLAs to put forward their claims to form the Government to the President of India for information and direction if any after duly examining and consulting legal experts.
Governor has assured the joint delegation of 32 MLAs to put forward their claims to form the Government to the President of India for information and direction if any after duly examining and consulting legal experts. The statement added that it is for the President of India to make a decision on reviving the life of the Assembly by revoking the suspension order and also to revoke the President Rule. The Governor hoped that there will be a stable, solid and democratically elected people’s Government in the State on revocation of the President Rule, the statement added. On 14 February 2016, APCC President Padi Richo in a letter to the Governor urged him not to allow the dissident
Deposed Chief Minister, Tuki has warned of political instability and law and order problems in Arunachal Pradesh if a "khichdi" government is formed in the state. group to form government. “The case regarding the 14 disqualified MLAs is pending in Supreme Court," APCC President Padi Richo said. "Tuki is having a majority in the CLP and no other person, whether any MLA or disqualified person, can claim to be the leader of CLP or approach your good office for staking claim, even with the support of any other political party, Richo added. Leader of the Opposition, Taga, who also came along with other 10 BJP MLAs, submitted a Memorandum stating unconditional support to Kalikho Pul. “In affirmation of this support (their support) to Kalikho Pul, we, the eleven members belonging to the BJP in the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly,
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AP YC responses to Pul's claim over Govt A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Feb 15
The Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) ridiculed the stake claimed by Kalikho Pul – who has been expelled from the Congress party - to form the government in Arunachal Pradesh. The APYC claimed that the self-proclaimed chief ministerial candidate of the dissident Congress MLAs, Khaliko Pul, has already been expelled from the Congress party and the matter is sub-judice in the Supreme Court, and further questioned on how an expelled person could be invited to form the government. "This will be unconstitutional and a mockery of democracy", opined the Congress frontal wing.
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elections had to be discontinued.
Arunachal BJP today decided to keep close watch on the possibilities of Government formation amidst the battle in the Supreme Court. A press statement from the party informed that the they are gearing up the party organization activities across the state and the state team shall be immediately leaving for 55-Khonsa East and 58-(ST) Kanubari (ST) Assembly constituencies to assess the preparedness of the local party units for the upcoming bye-elections in view of the rejection of the petition by the supreme court filed by the disqualified MLAs Shri
In an extended State Office Bearers meeting of Bharatiya Janata Party Arunachal Pradesh held at the party HQ, Itanagar today decided that the party District units will be reorganized where ever the organizational elections could not be conducted and they shall be asked to function as fullfledged District units as party activities has to be carried forward uninterruptedly.
The meeting was presided by the State President Tai Tagak while State Office Bearers, Morcha Heads and other senior leaders were present in the meeting. The party reiterated its stand that the fluid political situation forced upon the state is the handiwork of the Congress infightings dishonoring the mandate given by the people during the last elections held on April 09, 2014.
The party in charges of the respective Districts will soon be moved into the Districts to assess situations for consensus opinions where the District
The press release stated that the previous Congress state govt. spearheaded by former CM Nabam Tuki have been in
Violence broke out in the Patiala House court complex when groups of lawyers on Monday thrashed journalists and students and teachers of JNU while the political slugfest over the arrest of the university's student leader snowballed with BJP chief Amit Shah targeting Rahul and Sonia Gandhi on the issue The Congress hit back at Shah, saying those once "externed by the Supreme Court over criminal charges" should not teach patriotism to the party, which has played a "stellar role" in freedom move-
On the penultimate day of competitions, India continued to be perched at the top with 289 medals (173 gold, 86 silver and 30 bronze) PTI Guwahati, Feb 15
Arunachal Pradesh is all set to host the upcoming Film, NorthEast 2016, scheduled to be held here from February 17 to 20 next at Annex Lawn, Indira Gandhi Park.
The boxers hardly broke a sweat to scoop all the seven gold medals up for grabs, while shooters ended their campaign with an outstanding tally of 25 gold medals to ensure that India’s reign at the top remained unhindered in the 12th South Asian Games in Guwahati on Monday.
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A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Feb 15
The four-day film extravaganza is being organized by Film Secretariat and Film Federation of Arunachal (FFA) and is being sponsored by the Arunachal Government.
Boxer Shiva Thapa (IND) and W Ruwan Thilina (SRI) in action during final men boxing match of ongoing 12th South Asian Games in Shillong. Pic - UB Photos
As many as 75 films from Northeast India will be screened during the festival which includes six films of Aribam Syam Sharma - a legendry film maker from Manipur, three children’s
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Rahul himself attacked the BJP and RSS, saying they do not have respect for diversity of the nation's culture and wanted to control everyone's views In a significant turn in the probe, Delhi Police Commissioner B S Bassi said police have so far found "no evidence linking the LeT" to the controversial event at the JNU to mark protest against hanging of Afzal Guru that triggered the crisis The Delhi Police a few days ago had pinned a purported tweet of LeT founder Hafiz Saeed in an alert over Twitter
As a result of which the factional feuds in the Congress got deeper and deeper despite people’s mandate. Therefore, the BJP expressed concern over the situations as to how the previous Congress Government had cheated the people, the release added.
films, 10 films from SRFTI, Kolkata, and the best film from host state, informed festival director Moji Riba in a press conference held today at Arunachal Press Club. Besides the film screening events, side events are also in line like workshop on pitching films and accessing funding and one-on-one proposal evaluation by NFDC deputy general manager Raja Chinnal, workshop on sound design by SRFTI Prof. Abhimonyu Deb, and others. The festival will also have competitive sections of short films, documentary, feature films, and debut feature respectively. Eight feature film
He justified the arrest of Kumar, claiming that he had raised anti-national slogans during the event. On the ground, the JNU students on Monday boycotted classes while teachers decided to follow suit from tomorrow.
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ultimately had to commit suicide,” Gandhi said while addressing a rally here. “The same thing happened in IIT where a certain group of students speak something about the Dalits and what the Centre does is they tag them as anti-national,” he added. Gandhi also voiced his support for Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU) students union president Kanhaiya Kumar, presently in police custody after being arrested on charges of sedition.
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trouble since February 28, 2014 mega reshuffle and imposed simultaneous poll in the state with the sudden dissolution of State Assembly just a day after the announcement of Lok Sabha poll by the ECI on March 05, 2014 while the State Assembly Budget session was meanwhile taking place from March 04-10, 2014 and got reduced to March 06, 2014.
asking students not to get carried away by anti-India rhetoric. On Sunday, Home Minister Rajnath Singh had claimed that the JNU event had the backing of Saeed that set off a storm of protests from the Opposition
Rahul Gandhi takes on RSS, says ‘murderers’ can’t preach nationalism
Affirming that Nabam Tuki is the only CLP leader as desired by the AICC and the rank and file of the party, the APYC assured that he has the support of 31 Congress MLAs,
Arunachal BJP gears up for upcoming Bye-Election in Khonsa East & Kanubari Assembly Constituency A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Feb 15
PTI New Delhi, Feb 15
Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi in Jorhat. Pic - UB Photos ANI Jorhat , Feb 15
Launching a scathing attack on the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi on Monday alleged that the people, who shot dead Father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi, are not well placed to preach others about the concept of nationalism. The Congress vice-president, who arrived here today on a two-day visit to Assam, alleged that it was the people from the RSS, who shot three bullets in the chest of Mahatma Gandhi. “These are the same people, who used to ask for forgiveness
Boxers, shooters’ golden sweep Arunachal Pradesh set to host the keeps India on top at SAG Film Festival, NorthEast 2016
On the penultimate day of competitions, the Indian contingent continued to be perched at the top with 289 medals (173 gold, 86 silver and 30 bronze).
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entries, nine debut feature entries, 22 short film entries and 17 documentaries will be screened, informed Riba. The winner of the short, debut feature and documentary film will bag trophy and cash award of Rs 2 lakhs each while the winner of feature film will bag cash award of Rs 5 lakh along with a trophy. To celebrate the maiden Film, NorthEast 2016 festival, which Riba disclosed will be a biannual event, in a grand manner reputed artist and performances like River Symphony, Nise Meruno - classical pianist, Thang Ta, Taba Chake-finger style guitarist, Borkung Hrangkhawl- Rapper from Tripura, etc will perform during the award ceremony.
in front of the British. And today these people are telling others to take the license of nationalism from them. I don’t need any license from such people,” said Gandhi. “I want to tell these people the more they try to suppress the youth of this country, the more they try to force their ideology, the youth of this country will stand against you in the same manner,” he added. He also used the recent JNU incident to target the RSS. “What the government is doing is they call a student in Hyderabad University (Rohith Vemula) as ‘anti-national’ and order the university to throw him out of the campus. They pressurise him so much that he
“The JNU president gave a very good speech of about 20 minutes where he talked about the poor, the marginalised section of the society. What the BJP-led Centre does is calls him ‘anti-national’ and arrests him. Wherever the youth talk against the RSS, their ideology, they tag them as anti-national,” said Gandhi. “It seems that they have the license of nationalism. Only they can say that who is ‘nationalist’ and who is ‘anti-national’,” he added. The Congress vice-president also used the occasion to reach out to the people in poll-bound Assam, saying the people associated with the RSS come to the state and voice opinion that there should be one ideology in the entire nation.
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BJP supporters protest outside district office Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, Feb 15
BJP on Monday once again found itself amidst in house protest after supporters of the saffron party from Digboi protested outside parties district office opposing Suren Phukan candidature from digboi. This protest is a result of the unofficial leakage of party candidates names which was later denied by BJP district president Sarbananda Sonowal. Speaking to ET correspondent BJP spokesperson from
Tinsukia district Manoj Bora said that party members were opposed to giving ticket to Suren Phukan and insisted to field a candidate from tea tribe community. Their reasoning was that if a non tea tribe community candidate is given ticket party will loose this seat, Bora added. He said that party district president have noted that their concerns. They were told that their concens will be raised before appropriate authority after which they turned calm, said Bora.
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