Thursday, January 22, 2009

Northeast news roundup jan 22

Kokrajhar, Jan. 21: On Republic Day, the BTC administration will formally begin distributing ex gratia cheques of Rs 1 lakh each to the family of those killed in ethnic clashes in Udalguri and Darrang and in the October 30 blasts last year.
BTC chief Hagrama Mohilary today said rehabilitation of those living in relief camps would also be ensured.

Dibrugarh: A leopard was captured by forest department officials with the help of villagers from the outskirts of Maijan tea estate in Dibrugarh on Wednesday morning.

Bongaigaon: A 36-year-old tea stall worker, Sachin Barman, hanged himself from a tree near Peeradhara Lower Primary School in Bongaigaon on Tuesday night.

Golaghat: The carcass of an adult female tiger was found in Kaziranga National Park on Wednesday. Park officials said the tiger had died a natural death. A postmortem ascertained that there was no foul play.