Thursday, 21 June 2012

TRTI activist Gyadi nominated
for Citizen Journalist Award
ITANAGAR: RTI activist from Arunachal Pradesh, Payi Gyadi has been nominated for the CNN-IBN Citizen Journalist Award-2012. Gyadi, also the chairman of Sango Lamte Foundation, an NGO, is the lone North Easterner amongst the 17 contenders picked from different parts of the country for the 4th edition of CNN-IBN award. The winner of the coveted award will be declared on Feb 13 on the basis of online voting, currently open till Feb 10 next.
ANSU too protests non-Arunachalees’ appointment in Assam Rifles
ITANAGAR, Jan 29: Airing its strong protest over the reported job deprivation to Arunachalee candidates by the Assam Rifles, the All Nyishi Students’ Union (ANSU) today said that the country’s oldest paramilitary force’s refusal to absorb Arunachalees in its ST quota has deeply touched the sentiment of the indigenous people of the State.
It is alleged that Assam Rifles had recruited four non-APST candidates – three Chakmas and a Nepali – against the posts reserved for ST candidates in Arunachal Pradesh. The recruitment rally was held at Dimapur and Guwahati in September last year.
Seeking the State Governor and the Chief Minister’s intervention into the matter, the ANSU said, “It is not a good sign for the indigenous people of Arunachal Pradesh that Assam Rifles had appointed Chakma refuses and a Nepali guy in their service by diverting the scheduled tribe’s quota of Arunachal Pradesh.”
“We never expected of such kind of negligence by the major paramilitary force. Such things will not be tolerated. Moreover, since we never recognize Chakmas as citizens of India then how can the Assam Rifles appoint them against the quota meant for the people of Arunachal Pradesh? We demand the Assam Rifles to revoke the appointments.”
“We also demand the govt of Arunachal Pradesh and the civil society to come forward to safeguard the interest of indigenous people of the State. We further urge that Chakmas should not be granted ST status in our State, at any cost. State govt’s duty is to protect and promote its own people, not the foreigners,” added ANSU.
Pinch bats for SSA teachers
IANAGAR, Jan 29: While endorsing the two-point charter of demands of AASSATA, the NCP, Arunachal Pradesh president Ngurang Pinch has pressed the State govt for early consideration of the same for the cause of SSA teachers serving in remote areas of the State
In an emailed statement, Pinch said the govt must immediately release the enhanced salary of SSA teachers including arrears in one go besides their regularization. “Govt must ensure that the teaching community in the State is provided with all facilities and must be protected first,” he opined.
Claiming the delay in releasing the salary resulted SSA teacher resorting to indefinite pen-down strike from Feb 1 next, he felt it would adversely the affect the academy career of students at large, and appealed all the SSA teachers to have patience on the matter keeping in view the interest of students’ academic career with their final examination knocking at the door.

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