Tag: Dima Hasao

Protests over Greater Nagalim in Assam; 8 injured in clashes with police

At least eight protesters were injured in clashes with the police at Maibong railway station in Dima Hasao district of Assam on 25 January. The protesters were demonstrating against the purported inclusion of Dima Hasao in the proposed Greater Nagalim. Protesters called for a 12-hour bandh on Thursday and stopped a Silchar-bound train from Guwahati from …

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January 26, 2018

Doiheng: For the love of birds

Surrounded by the beauty of nature, Doiheng is a century-old village in Dima Hasao, just six km from Retzuol on the Haflong- Amaranagar road (old Haflong-AmaranangarSilchar road). It is inhabited mostly by the Hmar community, says a report in Guwahati-based Assam Tribune. Of late Doiheng has become a much-sought-after place for birds and nature lovers …

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August 8, 2017

NIA sentences 3 to life in Assam terror funding case

A special National Investigation Agency court here on Tuesday sentenced to life imprisonment three convicts of the Dima Hasao terror funding case and awarded eight to 12 years' imprisonment to 11 others convicted in the case. Those three sentenced to life are Niranjan Hojai, Commander-in-Chief of Dima Halam Daogah (J) militants, the outfit's Chairman Jewel …

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May 23, 2017

For nature lovers

Surrounded by beauty of nature, Doiheng is a century-old village in Dima Hasao, just six km from Retzuol on the Haflong- Amaranagar road (old Haflong-AmaranangarSilchar road). It is inhabited mostly by the Hmar community, says a report in Guwahati-based Assam Tribune. Of late Doiheng has become a much-sought-after place for birds and nature lovers since …

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March 28, 2017

Assam villagers build 6-km road

Failing to get any response from the government after repeated requests, villagers of Boro Robi in Dima Hasao district of Assam have constructed a 6-km road on their own, connecting their isolated village to the world. After knocking at the administrations doors for years, the villagers approached social entrepreneur Aching Zeme seeking a solution. "The …

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December 22, 2016