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Earthquake of magnitude 4.4 hits Leh in Ladakh
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck Leh in Ladakh on Wednesday morning, according to the National Center for Seismology (NCS). The earthquake, with an epicenter at Latitude 36.10 North and Longitude 74.81 East, occurred at a depth of 150 kilometers at 8:12 a.m. No casualties have been reported so far. Last month, a magnitude 3.2 earthquake hit Assam, with its epicenter in the Karbi Anglong district at a depth of 25 kilometers. Further details are awaited.
Construction of 1,000-Mw Solar Power Project in Karbi Anglong will begin shortly: Assam CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma announced the upcoming construction of a 1,000-MW Solar Power Project in Karbi Anglong. This comes after the laying of the foundation stone for a 25-MW solar power generation project at the Namrup Thermal Power Station in Dibrugarh district. The joint venture between Assam Power Generation Corporation and Oil India Limited will cost Rs. 115 crores and is expected to produce 50 million units of electricity annually upon completion in July 2025.
Collection of info on Christian institutions on direction of Assam govt: Police
Karbi Anglong Police have collected and compiled a list of all such institutions in the district for ensuring safety and security of such institutions.
Assam: Protests in West Karbi Anglong over illegal settlements, eviction drive imminent
Massive protests in West Karbi Anglong district, Assam demand eviction of illegal settlers in PGR/VGR land. The Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council plans an eviction drive. Section 144 imposed. 17 persons arrested. Additional security measures provided for a sense of security in the region.
Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits central Assam
An earthquake measuring 3.6 on the Richter scale struck central Assam on Monday evening, according to an official bulletin. The National Center for Seismology reported that the earthquake occurred at 7.12 pm. It was centered in the East Karbi Anglong district, located on the southern bank of the Brahmaputra River, at a depth of 23 km.
Assam CM with Conrad Sangma inaugurates Karbi Bhawan in Shillong
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma expressed optimism about resolving the border issues between Assam and Meghalaya. Sarma, along with his Meghalaya counterpart Conrad Sangma, inaugurated a building constructed by the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council in Shillong.
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EC proposes to retain number of Lok Sabha, assembly seats but suggests tweaks
The Election Commission has proposed to retain the number of assembly seats in Assam at 126 and the Lok Sabha constituencies at 14 as it released the draft delimitation papers for the northeastern state. According to an official statement, the EC has proposed that the assembly seats reserved for Scheduled Castes be increased from eight to nine and Scheduled Tribe seats from 16 to 19.
Earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hits parts of Assam
An earthquake of 3.6 magnitude hit the central part of Assam on Sunday morning. There was no immediate report of any loss of life or injury to anyone or damage to property. The depth of the quake was 5 km, it said.
Himanta Biswa Sarma lays foundation stones for 46 projects worth Rs 2,500 cr in Karbi Anglong
Assam Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on Thursday laid the foundation stones for as many as 46 projects under Public Works Department (PWD), Public Health Engineering (PHE) Department and Health & Family Welfare Departments, among others, totalling approximately Rs 2,500 crore in Karbi Anglong.
Assam hit by two earthquakes
A National Center for Seismology report said the first quake of 3.6 magnitude on the Richter Scale was recorded at 9.03 am, with its epicentre near Titabar in Jorhat district on the southern bank of Brahmaputra River, at a depth of 50 km.
Inquiry committee probes police firing in Mukroh village in Assam
Retired Gauhati High court Judge Rumi Kumari Phukan met Deputy Commissioner of West Karbi Anglong, DIG Superintendent of police, divisional forest officer and office bearers of Karbi Students Association.
Assam lifts travel restrictions to Meghalaya, six days after border violence
Vehicles from Assam are now allowed to enter Meghalaya, a senior police officer said. Cachar SP Nomal Mahatta told PTI that police escort and patrolling is being provided at vulnerable areas.
Assam-Meghalaya border peaceful; clashes had erupted between locals, forest guards: Himanta Biswa Sarma
Six people, including a forest guard, were killed in violence at a disputed location in West Karbi Anglong district along the Assam-Meghalaya border in the early hours of Tuesday, after a truck allegedly laden with illegally felled timber was intercepted by forest personnel.
Afspa withdrawn from Assam's west Karbi Anglong district
Afspa gives immunity to the armed forces. In Assam, these special powers for search and seizure were announced in 1990. In April this year, Afspa was completely removed from 23 districts and partially from one district of the state. It continued in nine districts and one sub-division - Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Charaideo, Sivasagar, Jorhat, Golaghat, KarbiAnglong, West KarbiAnglong, DimaHasao and Lakhipur sub-division of Cachar district.
Assam declares holiday in Dibrugarh and Karbi Anglong districts on April 28 ahead of PM Modi's visit
Modi is scheduled to reach Dimapur (Nagaland) airport and from there he will go to Diphu in Assam's Karbi Anglong district by helicopter to address a rally -- ‘unity, peace and development rally' at Loringthepi and lay the foundation of some development projects worth over Rs 500 crore.
If the current drop in enrollment continues, government schools will soon be empty, says Assam CM
Sarma distributed appointment letters to 88 TET qualified teachers on regular and contractual basis in various categories under Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council in a programme held at Joysing Doloi Auditorium at Diphu.
Assam government to lift Covid restrictions from February 15
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the night curfew will be lifted and cinema halls to operate fully. There would be no restrictions on wedding hours on condition that the hosts and guests wear masks and were fully vaccinated. “However the people entering these places will have to be vaccinated.”
Number of naxal-affected districts has come down from 126 to 70: President Ram Nath Kovind
On September 21, 2020, the then Union minister of state for home G Kishan Reddy had informed Rajya Sabha that a total of 90 districts in 11 states in the country are considered naxal or left-wing extremism (LWE) affected, and are covered under the Security Related Expenditure scheme of the home ministry. Reddy had also said that LWE-related violent incidents were reported in 61 districts in 2019 and in only 46 districts in the first half of 2020.
67 Dimasa National Liberation Army militants surrender in Assam
The DNLA militants laid down their arms and ammunition to Additional Director General of Police, Special Branch, Hiren Nath and Karbi Anglong Autonomous District Council members.
MECL to carry out exploration of iron Ore, rare earth elements in 3 Assam districts
A Signing in event of MoU between the Government of Assam, Mines and Minerals Department and Mineral Exploration Corporation Limited (MECL) was held in presence of Dr. Krishna Kumar Dwivedi, Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam, Mines and Minerals Department for exploration of minerals other than coal and lignite in the districts of Nagaon, Karbi Anglong and Goalpara.
Himanta Biswa Sarma launches Assam Micro Finance Incentive and Relief Scheme 2021
Assam chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said that the state government has been able to fulfill its election promise of microfinance loan relief within six months
Protest held against Karbi Accord in Diphu
These organisations want the hill district to declared as 'autonomous state' under the provision of Article-244 (A) of the Constitution.
Government signs peace accord with 5 insurgent groups of Assam
The insurgent groups which signed the peace accord include Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front, People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri, United People's Liberation Army and Karbi People's Liberation Tigers factions.
Assam budget encompassed Rs 1.07 lakh crore proposal without levying new taxes: CM Himanta Biswa Sarma
Sarma who was finance minister for the last five years said this is giving a clear outline of the government’s commitment to fulfilling the promises made to the people. The budget tabled by Finance Minister Ajanta Neog was a public welfare-oriented budget with a focus on the middle class.
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