-The Times of India GUWAHATI: Prime Minister Manmohan Singh on Monday announced an ad hoc central assistance of Rs 500 cr to help the state fight of the worst floods in almost a decade and assured more aid after the central team submits its report. Accompanied by UPA chairperson Sonia Gandhi and chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Singh made an aerial survey of the devastation caused by floods in the worst-affected districts...
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Army to court martial five officers in Pathribal fake encounter case-M Saleem Pandit
SRINAGAR: Court of chief judicial magistrate (CJM) in Srinagar has allowed the Indian Army authorities to try its five officers for the Pathribal fake encounter case in year 2000. In March 2000, following the Chittisinghpura massacre of 36 Sikhs, according to a CBI probe, the Indian Army killed five innocent Kashmiri civilians in a fake encounter at Pathribal in Anantnag district. Rajeev Gupta, CJM in his order on Wednesday, allowed the Army...
More »Assam hit by worst floods in 8 years
-The Times of India The Assam government on Thursday declared the current floods in the state as the worst since 2004. So far 23 people have died in the calamity even as the Army, IAF and the National Disaster Response Force of BSF have been pressed into service for rescue and relief operations. Government spokesman and agriculture minister Nilamoni Sen Deka said, "The government is making all necessary efforts to help the...
More »Special Act dilution worry for Army-Sujan Dutta
The Army is bristling at a fresh move in the government to dilute or revoke the Armed Forces Special Powers Act. The AFSPA gives the Army extraordinary powers in Jammu and Kashmir and the Northeast to enforce law and order in aid of the civilian authority. The Army is particularly concerned about proposals floated from the Union home ministry to make it mandatory for soldiers to seek permission from a civilian authority...
More »Flood situation grim in Arunachal
-PTI ITANAGAR: The flood situation in Arunachal Pradesh has become grim with reports on Tuesday of fresh areas being inundated by flood waters in several districts of the state leaving many families stranded. The situation has turned for worse in Anjaw, Lohit, Changlang, Dibang Valley, East Siang and Upper Siang districts of the state with all the major rivers and their tributaries in spate and flowing above the red mark. At Bordumsa under...
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