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Road mishap, one killed Golaghat, Mar 19: One person named Kiran Saikia (58) was killed in an accident at Marangi Chari Ali in Golaghat. According to the report, Kiran Saikia work as a Field Assistant in Veterinary Department who was coming to his daughter’s home in Marangi on his scooter bearing no AS-05A/4336. While he was about to enter the premises of his daughter 's home suddenly a Maruti Car bearing no AS-01P/6170 hit him in full speed. Kiran Saikia died on the spot. Later police took his dead body to KK Civil Hospital of Golaghat and recovered the car and started investigating the matter. (Correspondent)
Rs. 27 lakh seized Sonari, Mar 19: A sum of Rs. 27 lakhs was seized from a vehicle in Sonari by a Flying Squad of the Election Commission. The money was recovered from a Bolero (Regn No. NL 04 C 2637) at Towkak tea estate from the Sonari – Namtola. Some people has also been rounded up. Further investigations are on. (Correspondent)
General Election Officer arrives at Margherita Margherita, Mar 19: General Election officer, Rajib Ranjan, arrived Margherita to survey election duty at Margherita sub-division. Anyone who have any query can contact 9957117424 or can meet General Election officer Rajib Ranjan at Dehing Guest House Margherita between 9 am to 10 am (morning). (Correspondent)
27 nominations valid Tinsukia, Mar 19: Barring one nomination of Jugal Majhi (Jan Congress) for Digboi LAC, all 27 nomination filed from the 3 LAC of Tinsukia district - Tinsukia LAC, Digboi LAC and Doomdooma LAC were found valid on Saturday. (Spl Correspondent)
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We have come together with the main objective of 1 killed in police keeping the Congress out of power this time : Atul Bora firing in Tinsukia the Congress. However, the party had failed to fulfill the aspirations of the common people of the state. The Congress is power hungry and winning elections out of its Bangladeshi vote bank politics," Sonowal said.
A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Mar 19
In a show of unity, all the three opposition alliance partners has appealed to all party members to ensure the victory of the BJP, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP), and Bodo People's Front (BPF) alliance for the sake of good governance and a corruptionfree Assam. The three have forged an alliance ahead of the forthcoming Assam assembly polls. While the BJP is contesting on 88 seats, the AGP is contesting only 24 seats and the BPF about 14 seats. The alliance between the BJP and AGP, however, led to severe discontent among the workers of both the parties in different parts of the state and even led to splits in the two parties. While the disgruntled workers of the AGP floated a new front christened AGP Regional Forum, the BJP
He said the BJP, AGP and BPF have emerged as a strong alternative to the Congress and it could only bring a stable and transparent government to Assam for overall development. BPF Chief Hagrama Mahilary,BJP Chief Minister candidate Sarbananda sonowal and AGP President Atul Bora addressing the media in Guwahati. Pic - UB Photos
workers unhappy over the alliance have formed a new party, Trinamool BJP. Both the split factions of the BJP and AGP have decided to put up their own candidates in some of the constituencies, which is expected the further divide the AGP and BJP vote banks, giving an edge to other parties like the Congress and AIUDF in particular constituencies. "I accept that there are
some differences among us on some issues. However, we are working on hammering out the differences and I do not feel it is impossible. We have come together with the main objective of keeping the Congress out of power this time," said AGP president Atul Bora while addressing a press conference on Saturday. "The people of Assam want a change and BJP has taken the initiative and we have supported it for the
greater interest to make Assam Congress free." The conference was addressed jointly by AGP president Atul Bora, Assam BJP president Sarbananda Sonowal and BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary. Although the three parties have come together, they are yet to come out with a common minimum programme. "People of Assam have given three opportunities to
BPF chief Hagrama Mohilary said that his party had supported the Congress in the past and was an alliance partner of the Congress at Dispur for 10 years. "However, we have realised that the problems of the Bodos and Bodoland are far from being over in the Congress rule. We believe that development can be brought by the BJP alone and so we have decided to support BJP this time," he said, adding the alliance is sure to form the next government in the state.
Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, Mar 19
In a sensational incident, one Bhadrakanta Gogoi (32 yrs) died after he was hit with a bullet on his leg by police on Saturday. The police firing incident, that took place at Laipuli Kharikotiya gaon under Bordubi police station, came after the deceased person caused injury to four person, one in a serious condition admitted to Assam medical college and hospital at Dibrugarh, with a machete and even attacked the police party who had gone to stop him. Superintendent of Tinsukia police Mugdha Jytoi Mahanta said, on receiving reports of several villagers that one person suddenly turned violent and hearing this the police party was rushed to the spot. The deceased challenged and chased police team along with locals, including women, with an intention to cause injury and forced the police to take a shot at his leg, added Mahanta. He said, Bhadrakanta sustained bullet injury in his leg and was admitted to hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. A total of three cases has
been registered against the deceased, one by police and two from injured persons, SP added. A police source who had gone to the spit told ET correspondent that in the morning around 6:00 am one person Nasir Qweshi, a businessman dealing in goat, reached the house of Bhadrakanta Gogoi to sell. Bhadrakanto Gagoi asked him to wait outside and suddenly came out with a machete and hit him injuring him severely. The businessman, having a good reputation among locals, went running shouting for help, said source and added that his condition was so serious that he had to be admitted at Dibrugarh. Later, Bhadrakant Gogoi turned to road with a machete in the hand and hitting villagers and injuring them. The villagers could hardly understand what was going on, as the deceased was turning even more violent following which was called for help, said the source. In the meantime, the post mortem reports are being awaited to find out whether the person was mentally retarded or not.
Help resolve differences, Pul appeals 2 Indians among 62 Community Based Organisations killed as jet crashes A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Mar 19
Chief Minister Kalikho Pul today appealed the community based organizations (CBO) in the state to work together in building harmony and to generate sense of belongingness. “While the community based organizations are committed to work in the interest
of their own people, they also must help to resolve differences between the communities,” he said.
them to help government in preventing crimes, resolving crisis and in maintaining law and order.
Speaking to the members of Adi Baane Kebang (ABK), who had called on the chief minister here, Pul appealed them to play pro-active role in bringing unity among the people of Arunachal. He specifically appealed
“ABK is a discipline, mature and well organized body, which has always maintained its sanctity,” said the chief minister and appreciated ABK for its high standard of conduct. Contd. on Page 3
in southern Russia AFP Rostov-on-Don ,Mar 19
A flydubai passenger jet crashed in southern Russia early today, killing all 62 people on board, including two Indians, as it tried to land in bad weather in the city of Rostov-on-Don, officials said.
Passengers killed in the crash include 2 Indians, 44 Russians, 8 Ukrainians and one from Uzbekistan. The two Indians killed in the crash were identified as Anju Kathirvel Aiyappan and Mohan Shyam. Contd. on Page 4
2 Indians among 62 killed as jet crashes in southern Russia
SSA teachers demands Security forces nab 2 54 Km Chowkham – Parsuram batch-wise regularization hardcore NSCN (I-M) road soon under double lane - BRO of in-service SSA teachers cadres in Tirap district A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Mar 19
Bishnu Rana Namsai, Mar 19
The Central Executive Committee of the All Arunachal Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan Teachers’ Association today called on Education Minister Wanglin Lowangdong and submitted a three-point memorandum in favour of the SSA teachers.
The 54 Km stretches of road from Chowkham in Namsai district to Parsuram Kund in Lohit district is termed as the religious hub both for Buddhist and Hindu. Regrettably, due to sheer negligence from the concerned authorities the road is in sordid state of affair for quite some time now. Contd. on Page 3
ET Correspondent Khonsa, Mar 19
The security forces nabbed two NSCN (I-M) cadres from adjoining Jhoom Kheti of Lothang village in Tirap district. On 17th march 2016 on receiving input about presence of cadres, Assam Rifles force of Khonsa sprung into action and surrounded the complete area. Detailed search of the area was carried out and they were able to apprehend 2 hardcore cadres of NSCN (IM) faction.
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A reliable source informed that initially only 1 ultra was nabbed in adjoining Jhoom kheti area of Lothang and on his tipoff, another accomplice of his was apprehended subse-
quently from jungle area after intense search by security forces. The apprehended cadres were identified as self style sergeant Neytun Nokbi, age of 35 years and self style sergeant Manlang Wangsa, age 18 years of NSCN (I-M) factions. One 7.62mm AK 47, 7.65 mm automatic pistol, grenades, explosives, detonators and huge quantity of ammunitions were recovered from their possession. On anonymity public shared that the Assam Rifles unit deployed in Tirap district has been doing excellent job by apprehending these cadres and they vouched that due to their effort the activities of cadres have been curtailed drastically and extortion in Tirap district has reduced phenomenally in last two years.
The committee also told the education minister that SSA teachers of the state have to wait for four to five months at a time to receive their salaries, which demoralizes the teachers and hence asked him to look into the enhancement of salaries, along with its disbursement on a monthly basis.
NEIFW registered designers to take part in international Fashion Week’s at London, Milan, Paris and Los Angeles Nellie N. Manpoong Itanagar, Mar 19 The endeavor of the designers from northeastern states to showcase and promote their rich fabrics will be continued in the second edition of the North East India Fashion Week 2016 which is scheduled to be held here from June 3 to 5 next. The North East India Fashion Week (NEIFW) is being organized by the Affluent Ray of Light (ARL) which aims to globalize the social and cultural aspects of the different tribes of Northeast India through fashion and also to create a market for it. The event will also focus on promoting the local weavers of the region by providing them networking opportunity and avenues for selling their products.
The first edition of the fashion week which was held on April 2015 had seen confluence of about 37 designers from the Northeastern states and this time around, several upcoming designers are expected to showcase their designs as well, said ARL COO and designer Yana Ngoba, in a press conference held here today at Arunachal Press Club. Speaking on the lack of sufficient buyers for their products, Ngoba said that it is so because such fashion events are wrongly portrayed. Adding that most of the fashion events are projected as entertainment events, Ngoba said that the concept and objective of such fashion events should be taken care of which is to promote and showcase designs. Further dwelling on the issue, Ngoba informed that this time they will use low ramps so that poten-
tial buyers and investors can actually see the fabric and designs. She added that stalls will also be put up for the both designers and weavers from where buyers can directly avail the products. Stating that NEIFW has been made possible through confluence of different designers from the Northeast states under a single umbrella, Ngoba informed that NEIFW also supports its NEIFW registered designers to take part in international Fashion Week’s at London, Milan, Paris, Los Angeles etc. ARL chief advisor Pradeep Kr Behera informed that apart from promoting the work of designers from the region, their objective is also to make fashion industry an alluring industry for weavers to earn their respective livelihood.
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Security forces nabbed two NSCN (I-M) cadres from adjoining Jhoom Kheti of Lothang village in Tirap
Chowkham – Parsuram road soon under double lane
The team, led by its president Tagru Kasha apprised the minister of their grievances and said that the association
demanded batch-wise regularization of in-service SSA teachers by implementing RTE ACT 2010 as per revised norms for teachers.