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Maoists-Police Encounter in Assam

May 9, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Which seems to be first of its kind, a confirmed encounter between Assam Police and Maoists insurgents had taken place today in which four Maoists have been reportedly killed while one Police person was also injured seriously.
Though, not much details is unknown, the encounter took place at Deopani Borgara in Sadia in Upper Assam bordering Arunachal PRadesh. Large quanitites of arms and ammunition is also recovered.

There have been many reports about Maoists establishing its Revolutionary People’s Guerrilla Army in Assam to fight the government.
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Maoists Armed group in Assam and Mising Tribe

April 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment

In recent reports indicate that Maoists groups have setup an armed group in upper Assam. In another alarming news report says that LDCM (Liberal Democratic Council of Misingland ) has threatened to attack NHPC dam at Gerukamukh, Dheamji.

While it is a known strategy for Maoists to establish a root in poor and downtrodden areas before starting an armed rebellion, with a Mising armed group in the name of LDCM, other wise peaceful second largest tribe in Assam, should be viewed together.
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Disappointing Rail Budget for North East India

March 15, 2012 By Leave a Comment

Finally, union rail budget has been presented and North East India has nothing to cheer about the rail budget. While union Railway Minister DInesh Trivedi made right noises about lack of fund for infrastructure development in border areas like in North East India, Jammu and Kashmir.

Presenting his maiden Budget on Wednesday, the Rail Minister lamented that its projected requirement of Rs 45,000 crore has been slashed to Rs 24,000 crore. The national projects in Kashmir and North-east were to be funded out of this, he said, adding that he had projected a requirement of Rs 4,000 crore this fiscal for the national projects.
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Flood in Assam: Jonai and parts of Arunachal Pradesh still cut off

September 28, 2011 By 2 Comments

Recently, GaiNadi again breached both railway track and NH-52 in Dhemaji district of Assam. Though after cessation of rain, the flood situation has improved a bit, but both Jonai subdivision, the most backward area in Assam, as well as large area of Arunachal Pradesh like Pasighat etc. are still cut off from rest of the country and the world!

The authority yesterday restored the disrupted portion at Samarajan but it is yet to restore the breached NH-52 at Gai nadi in Dhemaji district.
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India Today puts flood in Lakhimpur, Nauboicha to be of Uttar Pradesh

July 27, 2011 By 1 Comment

One of the most respected English weekly magazine, India Today has again reported about flood news from Assam to be that of Uttar Pradesh! Lakhimpur and Nowboicha as well as other areas of north bank of Brahmpautra in Assam has been in news for flood for some time now and India Today magazine too published a small news about flood in Assam, but they got the state wrong, once again!

The report is published on page 16 of 1st August 2011 edition which reads ” Affected by floods over one lakh people in 90 villges in Lakhimpur and Nauboicha circles of Lakhimpur district, Uttar Pradesh.”

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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi’s Foreign Visit

July 26, 2011 By Leave a Comment

As usual Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, once again mocks people’ plight. The state chief minister Tarun Gogoi has taken another foreign visit at a time when flood situation in the state deteriorates rendering thousands of people homeless.

The chief minister has taken this visit arguing that the motif of his visit to observe the education system of the developed countries. Accordingly he left Guwahati today. He will leave Delhi tomorrow at 6-40 A.M. for London.After that he will visit Switzerland and France.
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Flood in Assam and Big Dams in North East India

July 21, 2011 By Leave a Comment

Recent report says that at least 3.3lacs people in Assam’s flood prone districts Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur and other districts Jorhat, Barpeta have been displaced or rendered homeless by flood. These floods were mainly caused by incessant rains in Arunachal Pradesh hills as well as in the plains of Assam.

But it is not only rain which causes flood in Lakhimpur District. Assam and whole of North East India rains well for centuries now and Cherapunji in Meghalaya boasts of the wettest place one earth. With this kind of free information available, Ranganadi dam was constructed to produce 405MW of power over Ranga nadi river Arunachal Pradesh known as Dikrong river in Lakhimpur district of Assam.
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Flood in Assam

July 15, 2011 By Leave a Comment

With incessant rains in northern bank of Assam and Arunahal Pradesh, the yearly flooding has started in Dhemaji, Lakhimpur and Sonitpur districts of Assam on Northern bank of Brahmaputra. The tributaries of Brahmaputra river, Subansiri, Ranga Nadi, Nonoi etc. are flowing much above danger level.

As usual, NH-52, that goes through all these districts, have bee damaged and Lakhimpur as well as Dhemaji districts have been cut off from rest of India by road.
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