DIPHU The Unity, Victory, and Prosperity Rally for Duarbagori MAC constituency was organised by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) at Deithor Mini
JCCPA opposes ‘give and take policy’ adopted by Assam and Meghalaya govts. Our Correspondent Diphu, Sep. 7 (EMN): The Joint Co-ordination Committee for Protection of Autonomy (JCCPA) has convened a meeting with party and socio-cultural organisations at Diphu Club in Diphu on Wednesday to discuss on the boundary issues and to counter the ‘give and take policy’ adopted by both Meghalaya and Assam governments in resolving the inter-state boundary between the two neighbouring states. During the meeting it was resolved that the people of Karbi Anglong cannot accept the ‘give and take policy’ adopted by the two governments. And it also resolved to urge the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) to convene a special session to discuss the boundary issue. The meeting was attended by 48 members from various political parties and social organisations including women’s organisations. Former Minister of Assam, Holiram Terang said that the boundary with Meghalaya has been well de
Our Correspondent Diphu, Sep. 6 (EMN): Assam State Rural Livelihoods Mission (ASRLM) under Sakhi Express on Tuesday distributed 200 gearless scooters to Sakhi workers of 7 development blocks in a programme held here at Diphu Club on Tuesday. Distributing the gearless scooters to Sakhi workers, the chief executive member (CEM), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang, said the central and state governments have been supporting the SHGs by introducing various schemes so that they can stand on their own feet. The government has thought of helping the SHGs with their conveyance problems by providing gearless scooters to them, the CEM said. Ronghang urged the SHGs to use the gearless scooters for genuine purposes and not for election. “There were some Sakhis who used the gearless scooters provided by the government for campaigning during an election. They were campaigning from one village to another village with gearless scooters against BJP candidates. Politics is a dif
Our CorrespondentDiphu, Aug. 13 (EMN): A mass prayer for the immediate creation of an autonomous state was organised jointly by the Autonomous State Demand Committee (ASDC), KSA and Karbi Nimso Chingthur Asong (KNCA) at Diphu Club in Diphu on Aug. 12. Various religious leaders of Karbi Honghari, Christian, Sikh, Radha Krishna, Bhaktitom Trust and Islam offered prayers in their religious ways. The president, ASDC, Chandra Kanta Terang said the mass prayer was organised for peace and immediate granting of an Autonomous State. He said the ASDC is for secularism and no one can divide the people of hill districts in the name of religion. Terang said, the Indian Parliament in its 22nd amendment of the constitution in 1969 had made a provision that if the people of the hill districts of Assam desire an Autonomous State a resolution in Parliament can be passed just by a voice vote. The ASDC, KSA and KNCA will not stop and will continue with the demand for an Autonomous State until it is achiev