DIPHU The first annual general meeting of the Karbi Ex-Revolutionary United Forum (KERUF)-cum-commemoration of second Karbi Peace Accord was held here at
Our Correspondent Diphu, Nov. 24 (EMN): The mortal remains of forest guard, Bidyasing Lekthe, who was killed in a mob clash at Mokroh under Jerikinding police station, West Karbi Anglong on Nov. 22, reached his home at Jaluk Lanteng in West Karbi Anglong on Thursday. His mortal remains was handed over by the Meghalaya administration to Karbi Anglong administration on Nov. 23 at Border outpost Khanduli and will be cremated on Nov. 25. Members and officials of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC) visited the bereaved family and handed over an amount of INR 5 lakh from CEM Relief Fund to Basapi Timungpi, wife of the deceased. Executive Member (EM) Amarsing Tisso said Lekthe will be recognised as a Karbi national hero and his statue will be constructed at Mokroh, while a school in his name will also be set-up at Mokroh. It was informed that the wife of the deceased will also be given service in KAAC. Tisso said that Mokroh is well within West Karbi Anglong as per notified boundary by th
Our Correspondent Diphu, Aug. 8 (EMN): A sit-in was held at Jantar Mantar in New Delhi on Monday led by Karbi Anglong NC Hills Autonomous State Demand Committee (KANCHASDCOM) and supported by various organisations of Karbi Anglong, West Karbi Anglong and NC Hills to pressurise the Central government for immediate implementation of Article 244(A) of Indian constitution and granting autonomous state. The sit-in began from 10 am to 1.30 pm., where more than members of KANCHASDCOM, KSA, Karbi So-arlo Amei, Karbi Riso Adorbar, Karbi Adorbar, Tiwa Adorbar, Karbi Unemployed Youth Association, Dimasa Students’ Union, Dimasa Mothers’ Association, Jadikhe Naisho Hoshom – Dimasa apex body and Dimasa Women Society participated in the demonstration. MP Horensing Bey said, “If Prime Minister Narendra Modi could scrape Article 370 of Indian constitution of special provision for Jammu andKashmir, then there is no difficulty for him (Prime Minister) to implement Article 244(A). The members
Our Correspondent Diphu, July 12 (EMN): In what could be called a major development in the political scenario of Karbi Anglong, 144 party workers and supporters from Congress and independent supporters from Howraghat and Socheng Dhenta MAC constituencies on Tuesday joined BJP during a mass joining program held at BJP-East Karbi Anglong District Committee office at ARTC 1st Gate-Diphu Manja Road. Congress leaders and workers of Howraghat Block Congress Committee, 25 strong supporters of United Democratic Front of Surupathar and APHLC workers from Lumbajong joined the BJP party. Among them was Sarjeng Engti who was the official Congress candidate from Korkanthi MAC constituency at the recently concluded KAAC election. Chief Executive Member (CEM), Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC), Tuliram Ronghang said that during the last five years, he has witnessed peace and development in Karbi Anglong with the armed organisations having signed peace agreements for peace and development. As th
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