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 Correspondent Diphu, Aug. 5 (EMN): Inorder to press the central government on Autonomous State issue, the Autonomous State delegation headed by Karbi Anglong NC Hills Autonomous State Demand Committee (KAANCHASDCOM) and other supporting organisations have left for New Delhi on Friday to hold a sit-in-demonstration at Jantar Mantar on August 8, to press the Central government in this Monsoon session of Parliament on Autonomous State issue. More than 300 delegations comprising of organisations like the KAANCHASDCOM, KSA, Karbi So-Arlo Amei, Karbi Riso Adorbar, Karbi Adorbar, Tiwa Adorbar, Karbi Unemployed Youth Association, Dimasa Students Union, Dimasa Mother Association, Jadikhe Naisho Hoshom – Dimasa apex body and Dimasa Women Society have left from various destinations including Diphu, Halflong and Guwahati. Talking to media persons before leaving for New Delhi at Diphu Railway Station, the president of KAANCHASDCOM, Ajit Timung said provision is there in the Indian constitutio
In addition to this, Ronghang will responsible for special packages and any other subjects or departments which are not allocated to any other executive members.
Our Correspondent Diphu, May 23 (EMN): Rangsina Hanse, an independent candidate, who filed his nomination from Lumbajong Member of Autonomous Council (MAC) constituency as he was denied a party ticket from the Congress said that voters should not see the party line but the candidate. No party is bad, the bad ones are the leaders. In the last 10 to 15 years, Congress and BJP have blamed each other saying the Congress has done nothing, while the Congress says BJP does not care for the people. I urge voters not to vote on party lines, but to elect a good candidate or leader, he added. Monday was the last day for filing nomination papers for the upcoming Member of Autonomous Council (MAC) election of Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council (KAAC). The nominations were filed at DC office, Diphu for 10 MAC constituencies under Diphu and Howraghat LAC segment with Deputy Commissioner (DC), Dibakar Nath as the Returning Officer. Hills Area department Minister, Jogen Mohan, accompanied by Diphu MLA vi