At a time when poor people have been making long queue for a drop of kerosene in front of the shops, a section of black marketers has been making money in Nazira.
The shops, mostly, refuse to sell kerosene citing scarcity. But the kerosene meant for PDS have been flooding the open market.
Local residents in Nazira told Assam Times that aided and abetted by a section of food and civil supply department officials, the black marketers have been making money by selling PDS kerosene in the open market.
Despite repeated complaints, police and civil supply department have been failing to deal with the black marketers who have been remaining for quite a couple of years.
Open selling of PDS kerosene are a regular feature in NaziraCollege Tini Ali, ,Bortal, Mackeypore and Kopohuwa Gaon.
A section of dishonest businessmen often sell kerosene blending cheap diesel and chemicals.
The admiration recently seized a huge quantity of un authorised kerosene from a black marketer at Bortal. But the others have been running this illegal trade without any hindrance.
An unidentified deadbody of a middle aged women found near Sivasagar Simaluguri road at 4 AM on Thursday. Local residents noticed the deadbody in the morning and informed it to the Cherakapar Police station. Police registered a case in this regard and sent the body to Sivasagar civil hospital for postmartem. Identity of the lady is yet unknown.
A leopard has been creating terror at Maduri and its adjucent areas from last few days. A cow was killed by the leopard on Friday. Forest department people are trying to capture the leopard.
One 11 year old girl of Kheluwa Gaon, Nazira who is reading in class six was raped by one Krishna Gogoi (50) of Betbari Gaon. According to police accused Krishna Gogoi brutally raped the girl at her own house of Kheluwa gaon at 10 AM on Saturday. Cherakapar police out post has already arrested the accused and registered a case in this regard.
Wellknown cyclist of Nazira Anil Mahanta who was trying to achieve the Guinness World Record of covering the greatest distance in 48 hours short lapsed by 660 meters cycling on the bank of historic Barboruah Tank of Nazira from last March 8 to 10 was able to getting his name recorded as cyclist in the India Book of Records. For his grand success the civil administration of Nazira feliciated him June 20. In the feliciation programme Cyclist Mahanta offered his thanks to his Sponsors BSA Cycle company and well wishers.
ONGC extends financial assistance of 7 Crores to Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh under their CSR initiative for setting up Catheterization laboratory and facilities for open heart surgery. The said project is likely to be complited soon. B.K. Barooah, ED/Asset Manager of ONGC Assam Asset was invited by the Assam Medical College Hospital as the chief guest during the signing of MoU ceremony amids presence of other senior officers from Assam Asset on May 28.
For the benefit of mentally retarded persons an awareness camp cum workshop on mental health is going to be held at the Officers Club of Sivasagar on June 22. Deputy commissioner of Sivasagar will inaugurate the event. Doctors from Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh and Lukopriyo Gupinath Bordoloi Memorial Psychiatric Hospital, Tejpur will attend and examine the patients. The organizer, Human Welfare society requests all interested persons to contact at: 9435132423, 9435679896.
Dulu Bhumij, ward member of Congress (i) of Lakuwa Gaon Panchayat, was murdered on Friday. In this connection two person namely Tinku Bhumij and Supa Bhumij were arrested by the Lakuwa Police. Arrested duo were kin relative of Dulu Bhumij and confess their crime before the police.
Nazira police nabbed a gang of motorcycle thieves at Bihubor. According to the police Bubu Gogoi, Toilukya Urangia, Gobinda Gogoi and Beki Gogoi of Namrup Avaypuria gaon are running a car sumggling busines in upper Assam. Barboruah Police station, Dibrugarh has already recovered a land cruiser and a pulser motorcycle from this gang. Another car smuggling gang was busted few days back and its leader Mohan Mech were arrested by the Nazira police at Gelakey.
Citing the failure of the government in solving the Assam-Nagaland border issue and failure to prevent Naga aggression, Sivasagar district Committee of All Tai Ahom Student Union burnt the effigy of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi and Border Development Minister Siddique Ahmed in front of Nazira Natya Mandir on Wednesday. Over 100 ATASU activists shouted sologans against the government. Mayur Borgohain, central secretary of ATASU and Pranjal Borgohain, District secretary of ATASU Sivasagar district etc. were presesent.
Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, vice president of Nazira Regional Student Union is expelled from AASU for his anti organisational activities. In a recent press release Himanta Saikia, president and Sabri Ishlam Secretary of Nazira Regional Student Union informed that the decission was taken at their executive meeting and they requested everybody not to contact with Mahanta regarding AASU.
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