24 hours of Oil and ONGC blocked by ATASU ends, ASTC bus damaged
The 24 hours ONGC and Oil blocked, called by All Tai Ahom Student Union from January 9, 5 am completed. few minor incident reported during the blockage. The Organisation called the blocked demanding Scheduled Tribe status of Tai-Ahom community along with the five tribes Moran, Matok, Chutia, Koch-Rajbonshi and Tea Garden Community of Assam.
Members of the organisation staged a sit-in demonstration in front of the ONGC’s Assam Asset Offices at Nazira and Sivasagar. The demonstrators shouted slogans and did not allow the employees to enter their offices. In some places burning of tyres and pelting stones to ONGC vehicles occurred. In Sivasagar, one Assam State Transportation Bus (AS-20-0885) plying under contract with ONGC is badly damaged by the protesters. The Executive Director of Assam Asset, ONGC reported that exploration activities was hampered to some extent due to this blocked.
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Unidentified person shot Shankar Ballabh Sarmah, owner of Classic Wine shop at K.P. Chariali of Sivasagar town, on Thursday night. Sharma was admitted at hospital under serious condition. This incident creates panic and sensation among the citizens of the town. The shop was at a distance of half kilometer from the Sivasagar Police station.
Jumauddin Ahmed (14), son of Haffijuddin Ahmed of Amguri Chariali, of Sivasagar town is missing since January 31. The 7th standard student of Bezbarua Higher Secondary School was wearing blue coloured track suit at the time of missing. Information on the boy can be informed at mobile no. 99543-04468.
Me-Dam-Me-Phi was observed at Tipomia of Tingkhang, Dibrugarh district. On this occasion along with the religious programmes a discussion was held, in which the President and Secretary general of Tai-Ahom National Council, Tulsi Gogoi and Amorjyoti Arandhara were present as special guests.
Nazira MLA Debabrata Saikia took part at discussion on Tuesday held at Sukapha Panchayat, near the border area with Nagaland. In this programme Saikia discussed at length problems of the people of the border area and its solutions. Former Minister and chairman of Assam Tourism Development Corporation, Dr. Hemaprava Saikia and Budheswar Duwara, Chairman, Nazira zonal council also took part in the discussion.
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