Adivasi Mahasabha concludes
The Magurmari High School ground in Kokrajhar fell silent as the 12th Adivasi Mahasabha session concluded on Sunday. Chairman of the National Commission for Scheduled Tribes Dr Rameswar Oraon attended the open session after BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary inaugurated it. In his speech, Mohilary said that BPF wants ST status for the Adivasi community in the state along with five other ethnic communities. He said that his party has been pressurizing the Centre for it.
Dr Oraon said that hoped that the Centre would grant ST status to all the 6 ethnic communities. MPs Biswajit Daimary, Shantiuse Kujur, MLAsPramila Rani Brahma, Chandan Brahma, Lawrence Islary were prominent among those who attended the open session.
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PCDR has deferred the day long strike in Kokrajhar slated for Tuesday demanding measures to check illegal tax collection at the Srirampur Check Gate.Talking to Assam Times, PCDR leaders said that they have cleared the decision on Monday considering the ensuring Eid. “We will let you know the schedule of the strike,” they told Assam Times.
An incompleted highway project has forced a local organization in BTAD to hit the streets in Kokrajhar on Tuesday.The road project in question is 50km four-lane highwayfrom Srirampur to Karigaon which has been taking a long time to be completed.“Enough is enough. We won’t be a mute spectator. We will register protest against non-completion of the four-lanehighway on Tuesday,” PCDR leaders told Assam Times.They observed, “The NHAI project was started several years back. But it is still under construction. Why the authorities are buying so much time?,”“We don’t understand why the 50km four-lane highwayfrom Srirampur to Karigaon is yet to be completed. Why it takes so much time to build...
The People's Coordination for Democratic Rights (PCDR) is going all out against illegal tax collection in BTAD areas.The organization will be on a 36 hour strike on Tuesday alleging illegal tax near Srirampur inter-state checkgate in Kokrajhar district.PCDR leaders told Assam Times that the illegal tax collection was to be blamed for the steep rise in prices of essential commodities.“Prices will not come down as long as the illegal tax collection is not stopped,” they said. "You will find it strange to lean that a vehicle is forced to pay Rs 600 at the checkgate. That too in full view of police,” said the community leaders.
Govt Higher Secondary & Multi Purpose school, Kokrajhar defeated Ramfalbil Higher Secondary school by one goal in the final match of Under-14 (Boys football) of district level summer school tournament at SAI centre ground in Kokrajhar on Sunday.Birkang Boro of Govt HS & MP school scored lone goal against Ramfalbil in 23 minutes in first half. It led the team to win the district level tournament. Birkang Boro of Govt HS MP school was awarded best player. Organised by the district sports office in Kokrajhar, the event was joined by 11 schools.BTC education director Rabisangkhor Borgoyari graced as chief guest and handed over the championship trophy to the winner teams. Kokrajhar...
A body of Birdao Brahma (18) of Hatimata Ward number 8 was recovered Gaurang river this afternoon in Kokrajhar town today. Brahma along with his friends went to the river this morning and drowned the river. Later, his body was was fished out from the river near Gaurang bridge.
BTAD areas are going to get the dubious distinction of becoming another zone of extra judicial killing like Manipur.Identified as Ratneswar Brahma, the villager in Panbari area in Chirang district was succumbed to injuries hours after security picked up him touching off a seismic wave of reaction across the state.Caught in a barrage of criticism, the authorities have ordered a magisterial enquiry into the incident where Brahma was picked up by the Panbari based 7th Sikh Li Regiment.According to official sources, Chirang district magistrate Rupak Kumar Mazumdar has asked Bijni executive magistrate Gakul Chandra Brahma to probe the incident.The inquiry will find out the circumstances...
Police arrested three persons in witch-hunt related case in remote Mainaopur village under Bishmuri police outpost in Kokrajhar district.According to police, some people in the village caught and tied Bishor Brahma (50) with a rope and took him to a local school in the village when had gone to his village Mainaopur, where his family lives and physically assaulted him.Police said Bishor Brahma was forced out of the village 4 years back after accusing him of practising black magic. He has been living in Kokrajhar all these years, though his family continues to live in the village.Yesterday he had gone to his village home for some personnel work when he was caught and tied at the...
Lower Assam outfits Baarhoongkha AC and Guwahati FC in their first leg of quarter final held at KDSA field today ended draw with 1-1 goal.Ashok Brahma of Baarhoongkha AC scored the goal in 16 minutes of the match but Lalrin Nunga of Guwahati FC equalized it in 51 minutes. Baarhoongkha AC will take on Guwahati FC in the second leg quarter final on July 12 at Guwahati.In today’s match, guests like the president and secretary of Assam Football Association Hemendra Nath Brahma, Ankur Dutta, BTC EM of Sports and Youth Welfare Doneswar Goyary, other EM-Rajiv Brahma, MLA Rakheswar Brahma, former Secretary of KDSA Nikunja Brahma and other sport personalities were present.
At least six bike lifters were arrested by police and fifteen bikes also recovered from various parts of the town in Kokrajhar district. According to a senior police officer in Kokrajhar told that the police stepped up to check bike lifting case that created resented among society in the Kokrajhar town since long years and six bike lifters were arrested since a week and recovered fifteen bikes which were lifted by thieves from the town. He also told that police will continue carry on its check against bike thieves.
The All Assam Students Union ( AASU) felicitated the distinction passed out students in the HSLC'2015 examination at a function held at Science College auditorium today in Kokrajhar. A total of 46 students from Kokrajhar district who were passed in first division with distinction, each was felicitated with traditional Phulam Gamocha, citation and gifts, was organised by Kokrajhar district unit of AASU. Dipanko Kumar Nath, president of the AASU graced as chief guest and felicitated passed out students. Nath in his speech said that the students union was working for the welfare of the students community in the state. He has urged students community to be more dedicated...
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