DIPHU Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) has decided to constitute its own police force for controlling illegal encroachers along the inter-district
Our Correspondent Diphu, Oct. 17 (EMN): The 17th National Mourning Day was observed on Monday to commemorate those who lost their lives in a mass massacre on October 17, 2005 in West Karbi Anglong. Miscreants attacked and killed innocent lives from two Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) transport buses coming down from Jirikending at Charchim – Prisek. Altogether 41 innocent lives, including children, were lost. The National Mourning Day was held at the incident site at Charchim – Prisek. Keeping aside political and religious differences, the victim’s family members and public participated in the mourning day by offering prayers at the commemorative stone. Participating in the mourning day, the Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) also offered floral tribute and prayers to the victims at the commemorative stone erected at the site. Addressing the gathering, the CEM said INR 5 lakh has been given to the victim’s family as compensat
Our Correspondent Diphu, Oct. 16 (EMN): Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang, on Sunday laid the foundation stone for development of Diphu Town Lake. The lake will be beautified and recreational infrastructure developed under the package of memorandum of settlement (MoS) by the United People’s Democratic Society (UPDS) in 2011 at an estimated cost of INR 11.99 crore. Among others, the event was attended by Bidyasing Engleng, MLA; chairman of KAAC, Raju Tisso; executive member, Education, Richard Tokbi and chairman of Diphu Municipal Board, Rah Kro.
Our Correspondent Diphu, Sep.30 (EMN): Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) held a supplementary budget session on Friday relating to payment of outstanding liabilities under Primary Education department, PWD and Works department. Chief Executive Member (CEM), KAAC, Tuliram Ronghang, who placed the supplementary budget under various heads of accounts, said the original grant of budgetary allocation for the administration of justices for setting up of village courts as per the Mikir Hills Autonomous District (Administration of Justice) Rules 1954, was INR 167 lakh, but an additional amount of INR 335.20 lakh is required to meet the expenses. The CEM informed chairman, KAAC, Raju Tisso, who chaired the session that an additional amount of INR 1000 lakh against the original grant of INR 2636 lakh budgetary allocation for the Education department is required. Ronghang also sought an additional amount of INR 36, 80, 00,000 against the original grant of INR 36, 80, 00,000 for the Works de