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CBSE declares Class 12 results

May 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

New Delhi, May 21 (ANI): The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) on Friday declared the results of class 12 for Delhi, Allahabad and Guwahati regions.

Students can access their result on the website www.cbseresults.nic.in or www.results.nic.in. They can also receive the results on their email account after registering themselves on these sites.

Results are also available on phone and SMS, information about which can be availed from the website www.cbse.nic.in.

It has been reported that a total of 6,99,129 students appeared for the class 12 board exam this year, which included 4,08,367 boys and 2,90,762 girls. (ANI)

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Airlifting of essential commodities providing relief to Manipuris

May 21, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Imphal (Manipur), May 21 (ANI): With the stand off between Manipuris and Nagas remaining stalemated over Naga rebel leader Thuigaleng Muivah’s attempted controversial visit to his village in Manipur, the government has taken a laudable decision to airlift essential supplies to save lives in the state.

The prompt government decision to airlift essential commodities is aimed at easing the pressure of shortages caused by an ongoing Naga economic blockade.

Life saving medicines, food grains and other essential commodities are being flown into the state. This is providing much needed respite to the people of Manipur.

The Naga groups have imposed economic blockades along National Highway-39 and National Highway-53, both of which serve as the lifeline to the remote north east state.

The first consignment of goods reached Imphal Airport from Assam’s principal city of Guwahati, and was distributed at government-approved prices.

Priority was given to the economically weak and Below Poverty Line (BPL) families.

P. Vaiphei, the Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Manipur, said: “Tomorrow at 9.00 a.m., another small quantity of consignment will arrive. The consignment will not be taken to the FCS godown, but will be handed over to the Deputy Commissioners of Imphal East and Imphal West. They will then set up a mobile open sale from tomorrow onwards at different places.”

Meanwhile, different communities, including Nagas and Meities, are participating in demonstrations aimed at restoring peace and normalcy to the region.

They have demanded an end to the over a month-long economic blockade.

Katalu Gangmei, a Naga protestor, said: “We have always wanted to live together peacefully. And, if any problems arise, it will be better for him (Naga rebel leader Thuigaleng Muivah) not to enter the state.”

Maipak Devi, a Manipuri protestor, said: “We hope our protests can bring peace. After we succeed, we will stop our agitation, and if not, we will intensify it.”

As usual the common people in Manipur are the worst sufferers. (ANI)

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Centre airlifts essential commodities to Imphal

May 18, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Imphal (Manipur), May 18 (ANI): The Central Government is airlifting essential commodities like medicines, life saving drugs and food grains to Imphal because of their shortage caused by the blockade of the Kohima Imphal highway.

The state is reeling under acute shortage of essential commodities including medicines, life saving drugs and food grains.

The Indian Air force has started airlifting the first consignment of 3.5 Metric tonnes of PDS rice from Guwahati to Imphal.

“It carries 3.5 metric tonnes of rice, this rice we will be issuing directly to the deputy commissioner of the Imphal east and west, who have been requested to organise open market sale of the rice,” said P. Vaiphei, Commissioner of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public distribution.

“We would like to give priority to the economically weak families,” he added.

Vaiphei further said people with Below Poverty Line (BPL) cards would be given priority in the distribution of essential commodities. (ANI)

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CII organises first machinery mart expo in Assam

March 27, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Mar 27 (ANI): With peace gradually returning to Assam, trade and commercial activities are gaining momentum.

Recently, the Confederation of Indian Industries (CII) had organised “Machinery Mart 2010,” in Guwahati.

The event benefited local entrepreneurs creating awareness making them about new technological innovations, new techniques of production and packaging of goods.

It was organised at the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre in Guwahati.

This was for the first time the CII organised Machinery Mart Expo was organised for the first time in Assam.

“The galaxies of industrialists in India have congregated. First time ever, so many people and business leaders have congregated at one place and they are all saying that they are coming out of choice,” said Bhupati K Das, chairman, CII, Assam State Council.

“This is the place where possibilities and potentials are there and this is the state, which will grow in a big way in next few years to come,” he added.

“We thank CII who has organized such beautiful exhibition. It is for the first time in northeast and we hope that it will be a regular one. Ten percent of the budget allocation for the northeast region. So, there is a lot of potential. Only we have to grab that thing,” said Kumarjit Das, a local entrepreneur.

The Expo provided information to local entrepreneurs about the latest machinery available for various industries like engineering, textiles and handlooms, agro and food processing and infrastructure.

Many companies like J.C. Bamford (Excavators) Limited (JCB) showcased their newly designed excavators and other products in the expo.

“If I would refer the growth chart, then I must say, the work of road infrastructure is huge or tea uprooting work, we have border roads. If we would look at the whole infrastructure, then we can see that at present northeast have vast developmental projects,” said Neeraj Chhabra, regional manager EAST, JCB.

Around 50 companies from across the country and abroad participated in the event.(ANI)

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No takers for ULFA ideology in birthplace Sibsagar

March 25, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Mar 25 (ANI): The United Liberation Front of Asom’s (ULFA) ideology and its violent activities have no takers in Assam’s Sibasagar -its birthplace.

What people want here, like the rest of the state, is peace and development.

This is possible only if the ULFA decides to come forward for talks with the Union Government.

Since the arrest of top ULFA commanders in December last year, the Assamese have a reason to feel more optimistic.

They foresee a peaceful and progressive Assam, like other states in the country.

“There is peace in Assam. Now ULFA is showing interest for cooperation, so they will also have to give us importance, and how to cooperate in all sectors of life,” said Amit Das, a local businessman

“For peace negotiation is a must, the ongoing peace process being taken up by both parties is a welcoming one. Now we hope that there will be no more bomb blast; no more Army killing ULFA and ULFA killing Army,” said

Ranjit, a local trader.

“For the past 30 years, there has been unrest, we want there should be peace. Tourism is increasing, and militancy has gone down. It is not like that ULFA was born here, so tourist won’t come here, this place is still at peace,” said Diganta Das, a local.

Tourists come to Sibsagar from across India and abroad to see the 200-year-old Sibsagar Tank and Rang Ghar, the oldest amphitheater in Asia.

Once a hotbed of militancy, Sibsagar now is a tourist hotspot.

“I am seeing that the place I have visited here is quite peaceful, and whatever people say it is a beautiful place,” said Chandon Hazarika, a local.

“I came to see Rangghar, it’s a beautiful place and many historical places are there and there is no problem here. Some people think of ULFA, but they should not fear them,” said Manoj Dutta, a tourist

The consensus in Assam is that ULFA should talk to the Union Government.

The government on its part is taking every possible initiative to bring the ULFA to negotiating table.

The people of Assam have suffered a lot in the last three decades of militancy.

Whether it is Sibasagar, the birthplace of ULFA or any other part of Assam, there is one common theme – peace.

If there is peace there will be economic growth. And this is what the people want. (ANI)

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German troupe teaches circus tricks to underprivileged children in Assam

March 25, 2010 By vani Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Mar 25 (ANI): Underprivileged children in Guwahati get an opportunity to learn circus tricks from a German troupe that came to the city on a mission to help deprived children.

Children of the NGO Snehalaya, which works for underprivileged children in Guwahati, under training imparted by members of the German troupe now ride unicycles, climb cloth-ladders and perform acrobatics.

Martin Karprovic, an official of the troupe, called Circus Waldoni, said that the children have learned to perform acrobatics and he is there to applaud their performance.

“The aim specifically here is to see the wonderful performance of the circus group and street children. They have learned to do acrobatics over the last couple of weeks, and I am here to see how wonderful they perform, and then continue and visit the few parts of Assam in the next few days,” Karprovic said.

“They (German Circus Team) stayed with us for ten days. They became very friendly with the children and they taught children many skills in the circus, and now the children feel very proud to make the presentation. They also told them the art of making presentation. In this manner they have been helping us,” said Father Lukose Cheruvalel, an official of Snehalaya.

The circus Waldoni has a six-member team, which include four women and two men. (ANI)

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Students in Assam demand educational revamp

September 20, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Sept 20 (ANI): Students of the All Assam Student Union and the All Bodo Student Union here took out a rally demanding restructuring of education system.

Holding placards and banners, they marched on the streets of Guwahati.

“Today, the condition of our educational system is very bad. So, the AASU and the All Bodo Student Union (ABSU) took out this joint protest rally to remind the government of its responsibilities,” said Pramud Bodo, president, ABSU.

Samujjal Bhattacharya, advisor, All Assam Student Union (AASU), said: “In schools, we do not have teachers, permanent principals and permanent headmasters. We do not have good textbooks and good curriculum. We need the restructuring of the examination system. So, in all aspects, starting from primary level to university level, the Assam Government has failed miserably to give proper facilities to the student community.”

There is little education, no electricity, no safe drinking water and no decent healthcare in the state. (ANI)

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Miss Fresh Face of North East contest a major draw for youth

September 19, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Sep.18 (ANI): With the growing number of fashion conscious youngsters present in the northeast region of the country, the fashion and beauty industry is gaining popularity here.

This was recently noticed when Miss Fresh Face of North East 2009 contest was held in Guwahati and it received an enthusiastic response from people of the region.

Dabur Gulabari organized the Miss Fresh Face of North East 2009 for which a model hunt was conducted across colleges and institutes in the region to discover fresh new faces from the northeast.

The organisers of the contest received an overwhelming response with over 700 entries of which 150 girls were short-listed for the auditions.

After extensive screening and audition, 18 participants were selected for the Grand Finale.

It was a unique way of spreading awareness among the beauty conscious women of the North East and provides them a platform to enter the world of mainstream modelling.

“Northeast is full of talent. We don’t get into big celebrities. We take fresh faces from the common public and make them a celebrity. We want to associate with fresh talents and bring them to the national platform so that they can grow,” said Dyas Anand, the organizer.

“It is gradually increasing and I believe that it will go on increasing and the reputation will also keep on going up as good upcoming models are also there. I feel it is very good,” said Bidisha Baruah, the winner.

Bidisha Baruah, a resident of Guwahati, was awarded one-year modelling contract with Dabur Gulabari and a cash prize of rupees 50,000.

The first and second runner-up, Wanda Mary of Shillong and Nabanita Sarma of Guwahati also received cash prize of rupees 30,000 and rupees 20,000 respectively. By Peter Alex Todd (ANI)

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Black Widow surrenders weapons in Assam

September 17, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Sep 16 (ANI): Over 170 guerillas of the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) (DHDJ) or Black Widow have commenced surrendering their weapons from Wednesday.

Earlier on Sunday, nearly 193 rebels of the DHDJ had surrendered their weapons well ahead of the deadline given by Union Home Minister P. Chidambaram.

Chidambaram had asked the banned ultras to surrender weapons before September 15.

The DHD (J) is responsible for creating terror in the North Cachar Hill District of Assam for last six years, during which over 300 people have been killed.

Among those who surrendered arms were Daniel Dimasa, Daku Dimasa, David Dimasa and Nalo Dimasa who were considered as hardcore militants.

According to the new rules for facilitating peace talks with the militant organization, an outfit has to first abjure violence by depositing weapons and stay away from extortion by moving to designated camps. Only its top leadership will be allowed to sit for talks.

Defence spokesman, Col.R Kalia, said those who have deposited weapons have been kept in two temporary camps at Kapuchera and Jatinga under heavy escort by troops of the Red Shield Division of the Army.

A formal surrender ceremony would be held at Haflong later in the month in the presence of the State Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi, sources said.

The breakaway group of the DHD (J) led by James Dimasa are still undecided on joining the peace process.

According to Additional Director General (Special Branch) Khagen Sarmah, all the cadres of the outfit are expected to surrender their weapons in the next couple of days.

The government has adopted a multi-dimensional strategy in North Cachar Hills with strong deployment of security forces.

The brigade headquarters of the Army at Haflong has coordinating all the efforts.

Till now 373 insurgents have come over-ground depositing 136 weapons including AK series weapons, M16 rifles, INSAS rifles, rocket launchers, grenades and wireless sets, sources said. (ANI)

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Sankardeva birth anniversary celebrated in Assam

September 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Sep 14(ANI): Thousands of devotees visited the Dhekiakhuwa Bor Namghar, Temple of Vaishnavism in Assam to celebrate the 560th birth anniversary of Srimanta Sankardeva, the famed Vaishnavite saint and social reformer of the region.

Spirituality, peace and unity formed the foundation of the month long birth anniversary celebration, which started from August 22.

“Many people come from far flung places to pay homage to the Saint. I have come from Dibrugarh. People from outside the Assam are also coming. They are here to pray for themselves and their family,” said Kamal Chkradhora, a devotee.

During the celebration, there was daily prayer ritual called “Naam Prasanga”. The celebration ended with the religious Ashirwad ceremony, which was then followed with the distribution of “Mah Praxad”.

Atul Shyam, another devotee, prayed for peace, and said: “This is a very holy place. People from all over the Assam come here and pray for peace for themselves and their family. This place is established for the great Saint Sankardeva who was a well-known personality of Assamese society.”

Many devotees visited the temple everyday to take part in the celebrations to pray for peace and prosperity and to get enlightenment by learning the teachings of Shankardev, who is regarded as a colossal figure in the cultural and religious history of Assam. By Vaschipem Kamodang (ANI)

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Assam’s Orang National Park to have anti-poaching camps

September 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati (Assam), Sep 9(ANI): The Assam Government on Wednesday said that it would set up five anti-poaching camps in the Orang National Park in order to prevent the poaching of the endangered one-horned rhinos.

The decision came in the wake of a stark increase in the number of poaching incidents that were reported from the park.

Earlier, Assam Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain had ordered a high-level probe. Several administrative officials, including Chief Conservator of Forest B S Bonal, had visited the park in order to prepare a report.

According to reports, along with the five anti-poaching camps, there will be two floating camps in the river. Meanwhile, twenty armed home guards and one assistant conservator of forest would be deployed to supervise the measures. (ANI)

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Earthquake insurance of houses in Assam

September 10, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Sep 9 (ANI): As experts claim that a big earthquake might hit Assam region shortly, locals are rushing to get their houses insured while the authorities are conducting sensitization campaigns as a precautionary measure.

The region was rocked by four earthquakes in past three weeks, including a tremor with 5.9 magnitude, the biggest in past nine years in the area.

People are not just getting their houses insured but advising others to do so as well.

“We are advising other people in the (housing) society to insure their flats also so that we can fight such disasters together. Precaution is important at this time. People have become alert and there is a general atmosphere of fear that prevails,” said Ravishankar Ravi, a resident.

Even builders in the city are taking all precautions while constructing buildings. The last and the strongest of the recent four earthquakes have literally shaken the people.

“We are really concerned about the earthquake because in the last month, we have already had four earthquakes, it worried us a lot because we are staying in apartments and it becomes tough to manage while there is (constant fear) of earthquake going on. We are really worried because we have a history of major earthquake in 1950. And there are some rumours also going on that there might be a earthquake, a big earthquake might happen in the course of time,” said Adreena Bora, another resident.

Meanwhile the authorities are gearing up for any such situation as well. They are conducting sensitization and awareness campaigns across the city in schools, housing societies, government and corporate houses.

“We are having sensitization meetings amongst them (schools and societies). We are telling them, those who are living in multi storey buildings because they will be more vulnerable to damage because of an earthquake, as to what they should know about the quality of buildings and what they should do to minimize casualties like hiding or coming under a beam,’ said Pratik Hazele, Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup.

Assam is seated on the highly volatile seismic zone five. Among all the earthquakes that Assam has experienced, the earthquakes of 1897 and 1950 are among the ten biggest earthquakes in history.

Study reveals that Assam records a major earthquake every fifty years, the last being in 1950. (ANI)

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Assam football club creates swine flu awareness

September 6, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Sep 5(ANI): With numerous cases of swine flu being detected in different parts of northeast, a local football club in Assam’s Guwahati city has taken up an initiative to create mass awareness about the deadly H1N1 virus through a football tournament.

In a tournament sponsored by Udyan Kristi Sangha, the Rainbow XI Club played the game wearing facemasks with an aim to create awareness about Swine Flu among the villagers, who have little knowledge about the disease.

“We are wearing mask and playing football to create awareness about swine flu among the villagers, so that they can be vigil and take necessary precautionary measures,” said Monoj Basumatary, a Rainbow Club player.

While, T. Medhi, a member of the organising committee, said: “Swine Flu is spreading and in this regard, the club from Odalbakra has done a fine job in creating awareness about the swine flu.”

In the first case of swine flu reported from the northeastern states, a 19-year-old Manipuri woman fencer who returned from a competition in Singapore tested positive for the disease.

While in Meghalaya, five persons have already tested positive for the H1N1 virus and in Assam, a law student who recently came to Guwahati also tested positive.

Authorities in the northeastern region have taken precautionary measures against the spread of swine flu. By Peter Alex Todd(ANI)

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Gogoi sets Sept.15 surrender deadline for Black Widow terror group

September 1, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Sep.1 (ANI): Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on Tuesday set a September 15 deadline for the Dima Halam Daogah (Jewel) a.k.a. the “Black Widow” terror group to surrender.

Talking to reporters here, Gogoi said that the state government would not extend the cease-fire deadline set earlier for the group.

“No extension of cease-fire deadline with Black Widow beyond September 15,” Gogoi tersely said.

Gogoi’s tough stand was reiterated three days fater he had undertaken a four-hour whirlwind tour to Haflong, the headquarters of North Cachar Hills district where the DHD (J) is active.

Gogoi, who reviewed the ground situation in the insurgency-hit district and held key meetings with top administration and security officials, stressed that the DHD (J) must stop all kinds of insurgent activities and extortion campaigns as a precondition to talks.

He said “the group must also hand over all the arms before coming forward for talks.” The arms will be deposited in an armoury, to be supervised by both police and the outfit.

The Calcutta Telegraph had earlier quoted Gogoi, as saying that the government had been receiving feelers from the DHD (J), expressing the outfit’s willingness to sit for a dialogue. But it would not accept any such offer unless the outfit’s leadership, and not a section of its cadres, came forward for talks.

DHD (J) chief Jewel Gorlosa, was arrested along with another leader, Partho Warisa, from Bangalore in June this year, forcing the outfit’s lower ranked cadres to declare a unilateral cease-fire.

Dispur, however, continued its operation against the outfit. The unilateral ceasefire, declared by the DHD (J) in North Cachar Hills for three months, will expire on September 7.

Gogoi also made it clear that Dispur would not agree to the demand of renaming North Cachar Hills into Dima Hajao Raji and that the district would not suffer any vivisection in future.

The chief minister expressed satisfaction over the “visible improvement” in law and order in the district in the past three months.

He assured tribal leaders that measures would be taken to usher in peace, rehabilitate violence-hit people and chalk out a special development package for the district. (ANI)

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Green Run heralds awareness on afforestation in Assam

August 30, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati (Assam), Aug 30(ANI): A half-marathon christened ‘Green Run’ was held at Guwahati on Sunday to spread mass awareness on the benefits of tree plantation.

Organised by a premiere engineering institute, the event saw participation of around 400 people of all ages.

The participants and the organisers expressed the view that events like this would result in more and more people planting trees.

“It is a big message (‘Green Run’). Grown-ups as well as kids are warming up for the run. I hope everyone participating will plant at least a tree to make Assam green,” said Taibun Nisa, a former international athlete from Assam.

The half-marathon was classified into two categories, one for athletes and other for non-athletes.

For athletes, the participants were to run 21 kilometres, while in the non-athletic category, the distance was seven kilometres.

Deforestation accounts for up to 60 percent green house gases emission in developing countries like India. (ANI)

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Reservation for students in National Institute of Technology in Tripura

August 27, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi, Aug 27 (ANI): The Union Cabinet today approved the implementation of reservation for students belonging to Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Classes to the National Institute of Technology in Jirania in Tripura.

The Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act, 2006 (CEI Act, 2006) was notified on January 4, 2007. Section 3 of the CEI Act, 2006 provides for reservation of seats in Central Educational Institutions, according to which, 15 per cent seats are reserved for the SC 7.5 per cent for the ST and 27 per cent for the OBC.

Section 4 (a) of the CEI Act, 2006 provides that the provisions of Section 3 of the Act shall not apply to a Central Educational Institution established in the tribal areas referred to in the Sixth Schedule of the Constitution of India.

The National Institute of Technology (NIT) located at Jirania in the Tripura Tribal Area Autonomous District Council, Agartala was unable to extend the benefit of reservation to students belonging to OBC category in view of the non-applicability of the CEI Act, under Section 4 (a).

Several writ petitions were filed in Guwahati High Court, Agartala and High Court, New Delhi challenging applicability of reservation of the SCs and STs in NIT, Agartala while not extending the benefit of reservation to OBCs.

There was a popular demand from political parties and public representatives that the benefits of reservation for OBC should be extended to NIT Agartala in view of the substantial population of OBCs in the State.

A notification was issued with the approval of the President under Paragraph 12AA(c) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution of India on 13.7.2009 to the effect that provisions of Central Educational Institutions (Reservation in Admission) Act shall apply to Jirania in the Tripura Tribal Areas Autonomous District Council in respect of Central Educational Institutions situated therein namely NIT, Agartala subject to modifications of Section 3, 4 and 6 of the CEI Act, 2006.

It benefits Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other socially and educationally Backward Classes of students. (ANI)

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Assam to revive Satriya Dance

August 25, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, Aug 25 (ANI): In order to promote the unique Satriya classical dance form of Assam among the people of the state as well as at the national and international level, the Satriya Sangeet Charkha Kendra (SSCK) organised a cultural program in Jorhat recently.

It was held at Satriya Mahotsabha in Rajabari, Jorhat with many renowned scholars and researchers stressing on the importance of preserving this beautiful dance.

The cultural program attracted large number of audience from all across the state.

Dr. Nirupama Mahanta, Convenor, Assam Satra Mahotsabha said, “These are the teachers of different Satriya music schools of Assam and they have received vast knowledge of Satriya dance, music and with different arts of Satriya from the resource persons.”

“Satriya dance has been recognised as a major Indian traditional dance form and accordingly it has come of age,” said Bhaskar Jyoti Mahanta, a audience.

Satriya dance was created by one of the great Assamese Vaishnavite Saint, Mahapurush Sankardeva in the fifteenth century.

It is an artistic way of presenting mythological teachings to the people.

Traditionally, only men performed Satriya dance as a part of their daily rituals or to mark special festivals. However, today, it is performed both by men and women and on themes other than mythology as well.

It is accompanied by musical compositions called borgeets, which are based on classical ragas played along with the khols (drums), taals (cymbals) and the flute.

The dance form has its origin in Majuli island, which is the seat of Assamese culture and tradition and the biggest river island in the world.

The government of India has recognized Satriya Dance as one of the classical dance forms of India. By Vaschipem Kamodang (ANI)

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Swine Flu in Assam | First case of Swine Flu in Assam

August 16, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Swine Flu in Assam | First case of Swine Flu in Assam

An 18 year old boy today tested positive for Swine flu in Assam, is the first such case in the northeast state.

Joint Director of the state’s Health Services Dr G P Sarma said the samples of the person, who was admitted yesterday in the Mahendra Mohan Choudhury Hospital (MMCH) here, was sent to the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) at Lahowal in Dibrugarh.

“We have received the reports today and his samples have tested positive”, he said.

The health official said his residential address was given as Beltola, Guwahati.The patient had been kept in the isolation ward of the MMCH.

This is the first of the 11 suspected cases of swine flu to test positive while the results of three others are awaited.

State Health Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma had said the state was well equipped with medicine backups to combat any emergency.

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Ground-to-air security ahead of Independence Day

August 13, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

New Delhi/Guwahati, Aug 13 (ANI): With India getting set to celebrate its 62nd Independence Day, the Central and Delhi State Governments have pulled out all steps to ensure that the event is santizied from a security point of view.

Following intelligence inputs that terror outfits have plans to target the Indian capital on August 15, over 60,000 officers of the Delhi Police, Special Cell, Crime Branch, Special Branch and around 35 paramilitary companies will be deployed in and around the city.

It is expected that around 6,000 police officers will be deployed near Red Fort.

Forty CCTV cameras have been installed in and around the Red Fort, while sharpshooters of the National Security Guard (NSG) will man buildings and rooftops near the historic monument.

Intelligence agencies have also reportedly identified ‘safety houses’ where the Prime Minister and other VIPs can be taken in the event of a terror strike.

Quick Reaction Teams, Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) and Vajra (of the Rapid Action Force) are also being deployed for the ocassion.

Informers have been deployed to look out for suspect anti-national elements, police sources said.

The entire area over Red Fort will be declared a no-fly zone during the function. Airspace would be closed from 6:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m. and from 4:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m.

Security has been tightened at the Parliament complex, IGI Airport, railway stations, inter-state bus terminals and Metro stations.

In other sensitive parts of the country like Jammu and Kashmir, and the northeastern states, security has been beefed up to counter possible terror or insurgent attacks.

In Guwahati, passengers are expected to be frisked at various checkpoints in the city.

Meanwhile, defying the boycott call, school students, NCC cadets and police personnel are busy preparing for the Independence Day parade.

“They are always giving calls to boycott Republic Day celebrations or Independence Day celebrations. But it is regularly celebrating Independence Day,” said Anna Rai,a school teacher.

The students are also upbeat about participating in the parade.

Security has also been beefed up along the India-Bangladesh border in Siliguri.

The Border Security Force (BSF) is on a high alert and keeping a strict vigil along the borders.

Home Ministry officials have warned that the Lashkar-e-Taiba plans to target three major cities, including Delhi on Independence Day.

Kolkata and Hyderabad are the other two LeT targets. (ANI)

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Assam declares 14 district drought hit

July 15, 2009 By admin Leave a Comment

Guwahati, July 15 (ANI): The Assam Government has declared more than half of the state drought-hit, due to the lack of rain.

According to officials, agriculture activity in the state has been badly hit due to scanty monsoon rains.

A high level committee chaired by Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi took the decision to declare 14 of Assam’s 27 districts as drought-hit, after considering all details.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said, the government has asked Deputy Commissioners in the 14 districts, to evolve an action plan for ensuring supply of drinking water, fodder, and irrigation facilities to farmers.

The meeting also instructed the relief and disaster management department to be on alert. The officials have been asked to review the damage caused to agriculture due to the dry climate.

The State Government has decided open nurseries for paddy plants and encourage farmers to adopt alternate irrigation systems, sources said. (ANI)

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