Our Correspondent Diphu, Oct. 31 (EMN): In a joint programme organised by Sericulture and Irrigation departments under Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), a total of 130 active silkworm farmers received a cash award of INR 10,000 and rearing appliances, while the Irrigation department distributed canvas pipes to farmers of tubewell scheme under Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (PMKSY) – Har Khet Ko Pani Phase – II. Another 336 farmers also received electricity bill debit from the government under the same scheme PMKSY – Har Khet Ko Pani for irrigating their farmlands, in a distribution programme held at Sarsing Teron (Langkung Habe) Memorial Town Hall here on Monday. Chief Executive Member (CEM), KAAC, Tuliram Ronghang said the PMKSY – Kar Khet Ko Pani was launched by Prime Minister Narendra Modi to expand cultivated areas with assured irrigation, reduce wastage of water and improve water use efficiency. In Karbi Anglong, the scheme was launched in the second pha
Our Correspondnet Diphu, Oct. 7 (EMN): In a case of human trafficking, a teenage girl who went missing from Diphu in 2011 was finally rescued from Zero, Arunachal Pradesh, on October 6, through the joint effort of the Karbi Anglong Women Justice Forum (KAWJF) and One-Stop Centre NGO of Arunachal Pradesh. The victim’s family members in a press conference at the office of KAWJF on Friday said that in 2011 their 14-year-old daughter had gone missing. They alleged that a woman named Hanri (Ka-et) Terangpi, wife of Sarsing Teron of Birla Ram Teron, Diphu had lured their daughter from Diphu Mela held at Karbi Anglong Sports Association (KASA) playground in 2011 and took her to Guwahati. After a few days, Terangpi took the girl to Zero in Arunachal Pradesh and handed her to a man to work as a housemaid. The victim’s parents narrated that a Karbi man from Diphu who had gone to Zero, Arunachal Pradesh, to sell clothes noticed the missing female (now-grown up woman) and getting
Our Correspondent Diphu, Sep. 27 (EMN): Stunnedby the beauty of Karbi Anglong, veteran Bollywood actress and former beauty queen,Zeenat Aman said, ‘I am very happy to participate in the World Tourism Day to celebrate tourism of Karbi Anglong. I wish my film fraternity to come here to witness the very beauty of the place.” The former fashion model made the statement while gracing the World Tourism Day celebration in Diphu on Tuesday. The Tourism department of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) observed World Tourism Day in the presence of a renowned actress, former fashion model and former Femina Miss India and Miss Asia Pacific International; Zeenat Aman at Sarsing Teron (Langkung Habe) Town Hall on Sep. 26 in Diphu. The actress graced the observation along with two other special invitees Isabell Daniel from International Rootbride Foundation, Germany and Shiraj Henry, Bollywood director who joined the observation. The Karbi Anglong Tourism Department welcomed and feli
Our Correspondent Diphu, Aug. 18 (EMN): A review meeting by Hill People Cultural Forum (HPCF) was convened at Taralangso guest house in Diphu on Thursday to chalk out programmes for organising a felicitation-cum-solidarity cultural meet on August 21. Informing media persons, the chairman of HPCF Laichan Engleng said that a felicitation-cum-solidarity cultural meet will be organised at Sarsing Teron (Langkung Habe) Memorial Town Hall on August 21, to felicitate all the elected members of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), the six-armed organisations who were signatories of MoS 2021, Padmasree awardees, and other personalities. The purpose of organising the felicitation programme is to acknowledge that under the leadership of Chief Executive Member of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang, the signing of MoS, 2021 by six armed organisations with the state and central government was possible and thereby establishing peace and development in Karbi Anglong. The HPC
Our Correspondent Diphu, June 23 (EMN): Member of Autonomous Council (MAC) Tuliram Ronghang has been elected unopposed as Chief Executive Member (CEM) of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) for a consecutive third term. Raju Tisso, Chairman of KAAC presided over the election for the post of CEM held at the KAAC session on Thursday. The chairman, while announcing the name for the post of CEM said, “As no other candidates are contesting for the post of CEM, I declare the name of MAC Tuliram Ronghang as CEM”. Ronghang, after taking charge as CEM, thanked all the other 24 elected members present in the house for their support. He further said, “With the collective support and team spirit of ‘Team Karbi Anglong’, we can do a lot for the development of Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong. We need to continue our demand for implementation of Article 244 (A) of the Indian constitution for granting of autonomous state and to insist the central government for implementation of MoS