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MANGALDOI, Feb 3 ? A huge public rally by non-Bodos was held today at Kalaigaon under the presidentship of Sri Bireswar Saikia, district convenor, Sanmilita Janagosthiya Sangram Samittee (SJSS) against the formation of BTC. Sri Brajen Mahanta, SJSS, leader observed that the BTC under the umbrella of the Sixth Schedule, if granted, would amount to formation of a separate State. In case BTC is formed as per the Sixth Schedule under Article 323, of the Constitution non-Bodos would have no rights, he disclosed. The rally was also addressed by veteran freedom fighter, Sri P R Das, Sri Hareswar...

GUWAHATI, Feb 3 ? What appeared impossible even two years back, has been made possible by the Asam Sahitya Sabha under the stewardship of noted litterateur, journalist Homen Borgohain. The Sabha has completed publication of the 5,000-page five volumes of the Asamiya Biswakosh (the Assamese encyclopedia) within a time frame of less than two years. The fourth ? folk literature and world literature, and, the fifth ? Indian literature, volumes of the encyclopedia were released at a function at the Rabindra Bhawan here by noted philologist Dr Golok Goswami this afternoon.

Earlier, on December 1...

GUWAHATI, Feb 3 ? Dima Haleng Daogah (DHD) president Joel Garalosa has warned that no one should be under illusion that the outfit has signed the ceasefire pact with the Government of India (GOI) security forces out of its ?weakness?. Inaugurating the truce-time office of the ?People?s Supreme Council of Dimaraji? at Haflong yesterday, the DHD president stated that outfit would not hesitate to go back to arms if it found that the peace efforts with the Government of India was not going to deliver in the interests of Dimasa people.

Delivering his address in presence of the civil officials of...

GUWAHATI, Feb 3 ? For close to six weeks, Dr P Bezbaruah, the District Medical Health Officer in Meghalaya?s East Garo Hills district, was kept moving around the deep jungles in the Garo Hills after being kidnapped by the militant Achik National Volunteer Council (ANVC) on the fateful evening of December 19. Today, after being released by the Garo militant group on January 29, he is back among family and friends. Though his over 40-day agony has, fortunately, not left much of a physical scar, it has left him mentally strained.

Dr Bezbaruah, originally from Sivasagar, came to his Guwahati home...

GUWAHATI, Feb 3 ? The Bodo Sahitya Sabha (BSS) has expressed serious concern over the apathetic attitude of the government of Assam towards the Bodo medium schools and other educational institutions having Bodo courses. In an interview with The Assam Tribune here, BSS president Brojendra Kumar Brahma lamented that despite repeated requests, the State government has not filled up the posts of teachers in Bodo medium schools and even the posts, which fell vacant due to retirement of teachers were not filled up. He revealed that a good number of colleges in the State do not have teachers for Bodo...