Politics / Assam

NEW DELHI, June 1 ? The revived tripartite discussions on problems relating to Karbi Aanglong and North Cachar Hills remained inconclusive, even as the Central Government is likely to convene another round of discussions on the demands for an autonomous Karbi state under Article 244 A of the Constitution. The talks on Karbi problems revived after a gap of several years went satisfactorily as far as the 14-member delegation of the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) Karbi Students Association (KSA), Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong (KNCA)and Dimasa Students Union (DSU) are concerned, according...

NEW DELHI, May 31 ? Asserting that non-Bodos have no objections to Bodos being given autonomy sans a territorial council, Sanmilita Jana-Gosthiya Sangram Samity (SJGSS) has called for a round table conference to resolve the tangle. A delegation of SJGSS, a joint platform of 19 non-Bodo organisations today staged a demonstration at the Jantar Mantar here today opposing the move to create Bodoland Territorial Council (BTC).

Peeved at not being taken into confidence by both the Centre and the State Government, deputy chief convenor of the SJGSS, Brajen Mahanta said that while they were not...

GUWAHATI, May 29 ? Authorities of Kaziranga National Park (KNP) started eviction drive to root out encroachers from the park as part of the statewide drive launched by the Forest Department in compliance with Supreme Court directive. Sources in KNP informed that the eviction drive was launched in the sixth addition of the National Park since yesterday in Maite and Keteng chaporis (riverine landmass) and so far 24 cattleshed have been evicted. The eviction drive will continue till the KNP in made free of all sorts of encroachers.

SHILLONG, May 29 ? Meghalaya and Assam governments have agreed to maintain status quo in disputed areas along the inter-State border, demarcation of which was long being demanded, to maintain peace and harmony on the two sides, top Meghalaya government official said on Wednesday, reports PTI. The decision was taken after Meghalaya Home Minister Lotsing Sangma spoke to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi following misunderstanding over the setting up of a border outpost by Meghalaya police near Khanduli village in Jayantia Hills district on Tuesday, Chief Secretary J Tayeng said. Official sources...

GUWAHATI, May 28 ? Union Ministry of Home Affairs will resume dialogue of autonomous State issue with leaders of Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC) and its allies from the two hill districts of the State. As per the schedule, Union Home Ministry officials team led by Surendra Kumar, Joint Secretary (NE), will hold talks with leaders of different organisations spearheading autonomous state movement in New Delhi on May 31 next. A 14-member delegation comprising the leaders of Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), Karbi Students? Association (KSA), Dimasa Students? Union (DSU) Karbi...

BISWANATH CHARIALI, May 28 ? Vast areas of government lands have remained under encroachment of the tea gardens in Sonitpur district which, if regularised, may earn huge revenues for the government. According to a report, over 2,200 hectares of fertile land have been illegally occupied by 47 small and big tea estates of the district. It has been learnt that the Pratabghur tea estate, owned by Williamson & Magor Company, encroached upon over 50 bighas of land of the historic Burhamadhav Devalaya in 1982 and used the land for plantation. The lands under dag Nos 508 and 610 were earlier acquired...

NORTH GUWAHATI, May 27 ? Eviction of illegally occupied areas having both temporary and permanent structures under Chila range of North Kamrup Forest zone stretching from Amingaon to Chawki including Gajguru, Mahekhaiti etc was carried out on May 23 in the morning. The operation was led by DFO, N Kamrup forest zone, Hiranya Kumar Sarmah with about 200 forest workers and police personnel and an elephant. It is to be noted that of the total land of Chila range amounting to 842 hectares, about 95 hectare lands were illegally occupied by encroachers who have raised there hotels, residences and...

GUWAHATI, May 26? The Deuri Sahitya Sabha (DSS) today demanded of the Government to immediately rescind its move to introduce the ?Deuri-Chutia? language at select primary schools in the State. ?The Deuri is a separate language and the Government must recognise it as such,? it said. Vehemently criticising the Government move, DSS general secretary Hem Ranjan Deuri told newsmen that the Deuris have a rich and distinct language of their own and in no way was it connected with the Chutia language. And as such, it is illogical and absurd to have a language like ?Deuri-Chutia? which has been given...

GUWAHATI, May 26 ? The All Assam Students? Union (AASU) has accused the State Government of maintaing silence on launching an eviction drive against the encroachers at the Kaziranga National Park and encroachement on land by the tea companies. In a press release, the adviser to AASU, Sri Samujjal Bhattacharyya said that despite the Supreme Court verdict, the State Government is yet to take any step in this regard. The AASU adviser also demanded initiative to evict the Bangladeshi encroachers in various parts of the State. We also want the forest cover freed from the encroachment, but...

GUWAHATI, May 25 ? The 12-hour Guwahati bandh against the eviction drive by the Forest Department against encroachers was marred by vandalism by a section of bandh supporters. The call for the bandh was given by the Brihatar Guwahati Ussedita - Nirjatita Gana Mancha, while, several political parties and organisations including the Left parties - CPI and CPM extended their support to the bandh.

The bandh turned violent in the Maligaon area of the city as the bandh supporters resorted to stone pelting on vehicles passing by that area, in which a number of cars, autorickshaws and two wheelers...