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Public Transport owners fume over decision

By localnews • Jul 19th, 2008 • Category: Local News

The District Administration here in Silchar has imposed a strict rule that all buses and public transport vehicles plying locally within Barak Valley have to park their vehicles at the ISBT and operate from there. But the public transport owners and fuming over this.
They call this a move by the administration to destroy their […]



Bank Robbery Saga continues to haunt

By localnews • Jul 14th, 2008 • Category: Local News

Even a couple of days after the great bank robbery of this valley the workers have not been able to cope with normal life.
For workers of the Punjab National Bank branch near Srikona, life shall never be the same. And they will come to office with a fear that will continue to haunt them […]



Bank robbery in Srikona

By localnews • Jul 12th, 2008 • Category: Local News

In a flimsy style a bank was looted by a gang of dacoits in the Chibitabichiya area adjoining Srikona. The area is infamous for the local dacoits who operate there mostly at nights looting passengers and travelers.
But on Friday morning a car stopped in front of the Punjab National Bank’s branch there in Chibitachiya . […]



Kingpin of Car Theft Racket caught.

By localnews • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: Local News

Altaf HussainBarbhuiya , the Kingpin of a car theft racket has been nabbed by the police in the Dudpatil area adjoining Sonai.
He has been running a racket of stealing cars and then remodeling them and changing their number plates and colour and selling them off to lucrative customers in the adjoining Mizoram. This racket the […]



Dipankar Roy arrested in FCI Food Grain Racket

By localnews • Jul 9th, 2008 • Category: Local News

Dipankar Roy brother of local BJP leader has been nabbed in the FCI Food Grain Theft Case. His firm the Debanjanli Axim trading had rented the godown of S.S. Rice Mills in the Tarapur area from where stolen bags of rice from FCI Godown had been recovered.
In this case two other influential personalities […]



FCI Food Grain Racket takes a new turn

By localnews • Jul 5th, 2008 • Category: Local News

The food grain racket involved in the smuggling of rice bags from the FCI Godown in Ramnagar, have come under scanner. In a recent secret operation by the police under the guidance of DIG South Assam range Dr.Y.K. Gautam, have recovered around 1000 bags of rice from S.S. Rice Mill’s Godown in Tarapur Area. […]



Rotary Club of Silchar begins a new year with the promise “Make Dreams Real”

By localnews • Jul 4th, 2008 • Category: Local News

Rotary International is a worldwide famous NGO and one of the largest service organisation in the world today. The lamp of Rotary was lit in this valley some 13 years ago in 1995 when rotary Club of Silchar was born.
On 1st July,2008 the club celebrated its 14th Installation ceremony , when the new […]



Bomb found near school in Jirighat

By localnews • Jul 2nd, 2008 • Category: Local News

The Assam Rifles jawans have found an undetonated bomb near a school in Jirighat. On Monday morning during their daily patrol schedule, a bomb was found near the Surendrakumari Promila Deb High School adjoining National Highway.
The locals have informed that the jawans were doing their daily scheduled patrol, with sniffer dogs when the dogs started […]



NEC Will Publish the Vision 2020 for North East tomorrow.

By localnews • Jul 1st, 2008 • Category: Local News

The North East Council in a recent development has announced that it will publish its Vision 2020 plan tomorrow. Chairman Sri. Falguni Mazumdar has said in a press conference in Guwahati today.
This draft plan of Vision 20:20 is aimed at reviewing the progress of development and will also serves as an indicator for the development […]



Karimganj is adorning new colours of Life

By localnews • Jun 30th, 2008 • Category: Local News

The Children Park around the lake Sambhusagar is being renovated , in a move to beautify the town of Karimganj New lawns are being prepared, Toy Train is being installed , Fibre Glass replicas of animals are being brought from Kolkata, and a new entry gate is being constructed in a move to give […]