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1500 rebels from National Democratic Front of Bodoland (NDFB) faction surrendered in Arms Laying Down Ceremony held at the Guwahati Medical College Hospital (GMCH) Auditorium today. Assam Minister, Govt of Assam, Himanta Biswa Sarma; Chief Minister of Assam Sarbananda Sonowal, as well as various police officials, present during the event welcomed the move. Sarma in his address welcomed the move and expressed condolences to those who lost their lives in Bodo agitation. He also thanked members of the police and armed forces who lost their lives while fighting the iinsurgency. Sarma insisted that rehabilitation of the cadres will be a priority so that they can be mainstreamed within society.Sarma thanked Home Minister Amit Shah for his continuous support.Sarma also appealed to (ULFA-I) commander-in-chief Paresh Baruah & United Liberation Front of Assam (ULFA) to enter into a meaningful peace dialogue with both the Government of Assam and Government of India, ending decade-old militant movement in the state.
Prabajan Virodhi Manch (PVM) stated that the newly signed Bodo peace accord will create more problems, than resolving any. Convenor of PVM Upamanyu Hazarika in a press release stated that, “The Bodos by virtue of Scheduled Tribe status enjoy more privileges compared to other communities, the BTC Council created virtually for only Bodo welfare has in its working over the last 17 years created a strong sense of discrimination amongst the other indigenous communities in BTAD areas.”
Manipur CM N.Biren Singh has recently proposed that districts in the state of Manipur should be named after fruits and spices. He mentioned it during a consultative meeting-cum-technology exhibition ‘CSIR Connect North East’ held at CSIR-North East Institute of Science and Technology, Branch Laboratory, Lamphelpat, Imphal recently. This he said could bring attention to the state’s agricultural produce, such as, oranges in Tamenglong district as well as the indigenous Kachai lemon in Ukhrul district and many more. This idea was criticized by the Congress. Congress spokesperson Ningombam Bupenda Meitei in his tweet said that re-writing history in this manner is to essentially belittle the history behind naming all the districts of Manipur.
A 23-year-old man from Tripura died in a Malaysian hospital after getting infected from coronavirus, his family member has claimed. The youth, identified as Manir Hossain, hails from Purathal Rajnagar village in Madhupur police station area. He had gone to Malaysia earlier in 2018 and used to work there in a restaurant. Hossain’s grandfather Abdul Rahim told that he received the news of his grandson’s death from the Malaysian authorities. Rahim urged the government to make arrangements to receive Hossain’s body to India.
This year the Saraswati Puja is being celebrated for two days, on Wednesday and Thursday. The puja timing was from Wednesday 10:45 AM to Thursday 1:20 PM Thursday. Cotton University Mass Com Department, TC Girls School, and few other city schools celebrated the occasion on Wednesday. Various other schools and colleges of the city will hold the puja on Thursday. Guwahati Press Club also celebrated the puja on Wednesday.
A student studying at Wuhan University from Kerala has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus. “The patient has tested positive for Novel Coronavirus and is in isolation in the hospital. The patient is stable and is being closely monitored,” informed the Press Information Bureau (PIB) in a statement. According to reports, Kerala Health Minister KK Shailaja has called for an emergency meeting