Arunachal Pradesh to take up pending projects issue with centre
Itanagar: Arunachal Pradesh Urban Development (UD) Minister Pema Khandu has assured that pending projects of the urban development and housing (UDH) departments will be taken up with the Centre soon. Khandu gave this assurance after visiting, along with Parliamentary secretary for UD Tesi Kaso, the departments to take first-hand knowledge of the activities on Tuesday, an official press release said here today. The minister asked the officers to liaise with their counterparts in the ministry to bring maximum benefit to the state. During the meeting, UD secretary Kapa Kholie and director Taba Tedir apprised the duo of the problems confronting the department. Kholie made a Power Point presentation on the department’s activities and sought the minister’s intervention to overcome bottlenecks. Housing director Techi Gubin and town planner Likha Suraj also made presentations on issues and activities in their jurisdictions.(PTI)
NSCN(K) militant gunned down in Arunachal Pradesh
Itanagar: A NSCN(K) militant was gunned down by security forces during an encounter in troubled Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh, the police said on Wednesday. The NSCN(K) cadre, identified as Gangsa, a Myanmarese national, was shot dead during a gunbattle at Kanu village on Monday last, Superintendent of Police Ajit Kumar Singla said in a statement on Wednesday. One AK-56 Rifle, three magazines and 45 rounds of live ammunition along with mobile handsets and other material were recovered from the possession of the slain ultra, he said. Acting on a tip-off about the presence of about 12 NSCN (K) cadre in the village, a joint search operation team of First Assam Rifles and Arunachal Pradesh Police was launched to nab the ultras. When the security forces reached Kanu village, the insurgent outfit started firing on the security forces, which retaliated in self-defence, the statement said. When the firing stopped, security forces recovered the body. The other rebels who were also suspected to be Myanmarese nationals fled away, the statement said. (PTI)
Suspected insurgent arrested by Mizoram police
Aizawl: Mizoram police arrested a suspected Assam insurgent in the Mizoram-Assam border area on Tuesday night and detained him at the Kolasib Police Station. Lalbiakmawia, Officer-in-Charge of the Kolasib Police Station said on Wednesday that Romonjoy (22) of the United Democratic Liberation Front of Barak Valley (UDLFBV)was arrested for his illegal activities in the border areas. The UDLFBV cadres were indulging in extortion and abduction for ransom, mainly in the Mizoram border areas with Assam, police said. (PTI)
Three burnt to death in land rivalry case
Nagaon: Three persons were brunt to death ton Tuesday in a case of land rivalry at Marjang Pathar village under Murajhar police station in Hojai subdivision. According to police officers, three persons identified as Tabarak Ali and his two sons Faizuddin and Niazuddin were burnt to death this morning due to land dispute. A land dispute was going on between Ali and Hayat Ullah, leading to a legal battle for a long period. This morning, Ali and his two sons were on their way to the court and when they reached in front of the residence of Ullah, the trio were first attacked with sharp weapons and later burnt to death by pouring petrol on them. Soon after this, angry people attacked Ullah and set ablaze his house. Four persons were injured in this. Police reached the spot and the situation was brought under control. Further investigation is going on, police said. (PTI)
Mizoram CM appeals to DoNER ministry to clear projects
Aizawl: Mizoram Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla on Tuesday appealed to Union Minister for DoNER Gen (retd) V K Singh that the DoNER Ministry clear all the Non-Lapsable Central Pool of Resources (NLCPR) projects in the northeast, an official statement said. Lal Thanhawla, who met Singh in Delhi, said that the concerned ministries used to delay approval of the projects resulting in the delay in implementation of projects under the NLCPR. He also asked the DoNER Minister to expedite approval of the proposed North Eastern Regional Education Council to ensure better education for the people of the region. The Chief Minister also emphasised the need for speedy implementation of border trade by northeastern states with neighbouring South Asian countries so that the Centre’s ‘Look East Policy’ would benefit the people of the region to the maximum. (PTI)
Weak offence reports responsible for low conviction
Kaziranga: International Fund for Animal Welfare-Wildlife Trust of India (IFAW-WTI) Executive Director Vivek Menon said here on Tuesday that the major reason for wildlife cases extending for decades and offenders even going scot free was due to weak offence reports. “There is a need to tackle the problem effectively and we have initiated a pioneering training to facilitate accurate offence report filing,” he said. An offence report is the first report prepared by officials at the crime scene and “this forms the pillar on which an entire case is fought. If this foundation is weak, the entire structure turns against the prosecutor,” Menon said. The first of its kind ten-day ‘Advanced Enforcement Training for Offence Report Writing’ is being currently held in collaboration with the Assam Forest Department at Kaziranga National Park, under IFAW-WTI’s Van Rakshak (Guardians of the Wild) Project. Altogether 15 frontline forest officials- seven from Kaziranga National Park and four from Manas National Park and two each from Pobitora and Bura Chapori Wildlife Sanctuaries are participating in the ongoing training. The training team, headed by senior conservationist Bhupendra Nath Talukdar, comprises two senior lawyers, a public pleader and IFAW-WTI staff. The training would include among others crime scene investigation, methods of seizures and arrest, Indian wildlife laws, their interpretation and effective use to prepare and file legally correct papers in court. (PTI)
