Ulfa rebel back after treatment
Senior Ulfa activist Ramu Mech was shifted back to Guwahati on Thursday following the completion of his treatment in the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS). In his mid-forties, Mech was suffering from partial damage of the retina in his left eye. The ailment, which was gradually spreading to his right eye, had surfaced about seven years ago. It had deteriorated due to lack of treatment. hough he was kept in the high-security Tihar jail, Mech was frequently brought to the centre for regular check-up and treatment, sources said. he last time he was brought to Delhi for treatment was on September 5 this year. The decision was taken after another jailed militant, Robin Handique, died in Assam following a prolonged ailment. Mech was sent back on doctors? advice. ech was apprehended during the military operations in Bhutan in December 2003 along with other Ulfa activists who had taken refuge in the Himalayan kingdom. Ulfa has been demanding the release of all its jailed activists lodged in various jails of Assam. The Election Commission has announced special summary revision of electoral rolls of all the 126 Assembly constituencies in Assam with reference to January 1, 2006 as the qualifying date. The draft roll of the constituencies will be published on December 20 in all the designated locations, including area post offices.The 5930 Dibrugarh-Chennai Express, scheduled to leave Dibrugarh at 11.45 pm on Sunday, will remain cancelled due to unavoidable circumstances, an NF Railway communique stated.The Autonomous State Demand Committee has not decided on its poll strategy yet, a release stated. The party said it has not arrived at any agreement with the AGP, though they have held talks with them.Union minister of state for statistics and programme implementation Oscar Fernandez said the Northeast has the potential to harness wind and solar energy in addition to hydel power. He was speaking at the national convention of electrical engineers organised by the Institute of Engineers India in New Delhi on Thursday.Altogether 34 districts in the Northeast will get connected under the special accelerated road development programme. This was disclosed by Union minister for transport and highways T.R. Baalu at the consultative committee of shipping, road transport and highways in Amritsar on Wednesday.An amount of Rs 323 crore has been collected as tax deducted at source (TDS) during 2004-05 in the Northeast. This was disclosed by income tax officials at a seminar on e-filing of TDS returns.Union minister for social justice and empowerment Meira Kumar said funds for the Northeast have been increased from Rs 15.59 crore in 2003-04 to Rs 52.52 crore in 2004-05. The minister disclosed this during the editors? conference on social sector issues held in Guwahati on Wednesday.The NSCN (I-M) on Thursday accused the Assam Rifles of violating ceasefire ground rules. A release said the Assam Rifles recently arrested its deputy kilonser (minister) for kilo (home) affairs, A, Rongmei, along with his bodyguard in Senapati district of Manipur and seized their arms. Meghalaya governor M.M. Jacob paid floral tributes to the victims of September 30 firing at Tura in West Garo Hills district on Thursday. He also visited the Nehu campus.  |
To Army School, Narengi, Guwahati, for bagging the second prize at the Eastern Command inter-army school debate in Shillong
