AAGSU calls for Candle Light rally & Tinsukia District Bandh seeking Justice for Champa Chetri

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Candle Light Assemble in Guwahati followed by Tinsukia District Bandh seeking Justice for Margherita Rape and Murder Case

RAPE in itself Rarest of the Rare Crime: AAGSU

Margherita Rape Case, Tinsukia dIstrict Total Shutdown on Monday

Guwahati 9th May 2016/Tinsukia 10th May 2016: The Guwahati city unit of All Assam Gorkha Students Union (AAGSU) the apex influential organisation of Gorkha students and youth of Assam organized a Candle light assemble seeking justice to the Margherita rape and murder victim. 20 years old Champa was kidnapped on 28th April evening on the way back home from Margherita The dead body of Champa was recovered from Dehing river in Margherita. Two accused Moinul Ali and Biswajit Khatri have been arrested. A case has been registered at Margherita Police Station case Number 94/16 U/S 366,376,342/34 IPC against the youths.

Nanda Kirati Dewan, Central Executive Member (CEM), All Assam Gorkha Students Union (AAGSU) interacting with mediapersons at union’s General Hqtrs at Gorkha Thakurbari Paltan Bazar Guwahati in the sidelines of the candlelight demonstration said, ‘The AAGSU considers Rape followed by Murder  to be Rarest of Rare crime against Woman and nothing less than death penalty on being convicted fairly be given.  AAGSU favours most sensitive and responsive mechanism to address atrocities on woman and children with deterrent laws to the extent of chemical castration and death penalty for Rapists and also maintain a rape accused electronic directory to raise red alert on their movement.

Celebrated Mountaineer who scaled the Mount Everest thrice Ms. Anshu Jamsenpa from Arunachal Pradesh, Miss Asia University 2016, Femina Miss India Miss Popular and Miss Multimedia super model Rewati Chetri, Ms. M Sangma, celebrity cancer survivor cyclist from Meghalaya, president of Greater Guwahati Gorkhali Women society Lila Rai addressed more than five hundered women, youths and college students. The organizers Resham Sharma, General Secretary of AAGSU Guwahati Mahanagar, Ramesh Bastola Advisor of All Manipur Gorkha Students’ Union (AMGSU) , Santosh Acharya and Mona Bastola  president and general secretary respectively of Guwahati City Unit of AMGSU, Kamal Pradhan youth activist and co-convenor of Gorkha Youth of Guwahati (GYG), were present.



Hundreds of students from various colleges and universities participated in the candle light demonstration seeking justice for the victim and detterant laws to tackle incidents as such said, Resham Sharma , Gen Secy, Guwahati City AAGSU.



Meanwhile on Monday the All Assam Gorkha Students Union had called Tinsukia district bandh against the brutal rape and murder of Gorkha girl seeking saw widespread support from the people in the district. All the main areas like Makum, Jagun, Margherita, Tinsukia, Bargolai have remained completely shut down. Police have however detained numerous AAGSU activists for enforcing the bandh at the time of filing this report. Speaking to mediapersons from Tinsukia district headquarters president of Tinsukia Dist. AAGSU Numal Chetry said, ‘This shut down is mark of protest seeking justice for victim, and the bandh was fully successful due mass public support.’

Resham Sharma
Gen Secretary, AAGSU Guwahati Mahanagar
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Gorkhas seek justice for Champa Chettri who was raped and murdered

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Assam, May 8: Greater Guwahati Gorkhali Mahila Samiti and All Manipur Gorkha Student’s Union, along with  Guwahati City Unit and Gorkha Youths of Guwahati (GYG) organised a Candle lit programme at Gorkha Thakurbari (Nepali Mandir), Paltan Bazar, Guwahati on Sunday 5 PM. seeking justice  to our sister Champa Chetry who was brutally raped and murdered at Borgolai Margheritha Tinsukia Assam on 29th April 2016.

Anshu Jansempa, 3 times Mount Everest Climber and Rewati Chetri, Miss Asia University 2016 came to support the cause.

Anshu Jansempa and Rewati Chetri came to support the cause.

Gorkhas seek justice for Champa Chettri 

Also, Gorkha Youths and Students from Cotton College, Gauhati Commerce College, B Borooah College, Pandu College and many Colleges were present.

In a press statement AAGSU has stated, “We thank the media peoples who were there to cover the cause. Also to thank all the Peoples who joined us and supported us to seek justice for our sister.”

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'UNITING YOUTHS THROUGH SPORTS' - AAGSU organising Inter-College Football Tournament'

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With the motto of "Uniting Youths Through Sports", the B.Barooah Gorkha Cultural College Unit, (Guwahati, Assam) in association with All Assam Gorkha Student's Union (AAGSU) Guwahati Mahanagar Committee is organising a first ever Inter-College Football Tournament'16, featuring six of the prestigious colleges of Guwahati, in the honour and memory of the great soul Saheed Major Durga Malla. 

"As it is the first ever Gorkha football championship in Guwahati, we are looking forward for eevryone's support and best wishes to all the participating college teams and the working members of the organising team as well,' said Resham Sharma (General Secretary, AAGSU, Guwahati Mahanagar Committee).

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Assam Gorkha Chandra Sharma awaits clearance to fly self made helicopter

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Assam mechanic builds ‘jugaad’ helicopter, awaits clearance

Writes Rahul Karmakar

Vehicles struggle to reach Shyamjuli, a village 450km northeast of Assam’s principal city, Guwahati. This was the reason why Chandra Siwakoti Sharma, a school dropout, built a helicopter that he says can carry two people 30-50ft above the ground.

An automobile mechanic, Sharma spent more than Rs15 lakh to design the helicopter with metal sheets, car seats and two SUV engines. He has named it Pawan Putra, a sort of a “jugaad”, or innovative fix, he worked on primarily to give his backward area a faster mode of communication.

Shyamjuli is in Dhemaji district, Assam’s remotest and almost always flood-affected.
“My helicopter can fly, though not as fast as the ones in operation for civil or military duty. It can easily move at 50kmph,” Sharma says.

Chandra Sharma's self made helicopter

He is awaiting clearance from authorities concerned to find out if his aircraft really works.

“We want to encourage a person who has conquered adversities to make a helicopter without any degree in aviation. But we want to go by the rules first,” said Victor Carpenter, the district’s deputy commissioner.

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Carpenter said the district administration would write to the chief of civil aviation regulator DGCA and others who deal with such cases. “We are exploring the possibility of at least facilitating a trial for the chopper that Sharma has built.”

Locals, enthused by Sharma’s innovation, have already written to Prime Minister Narendra Modi. One of them, Ganesh Karki, pointed out that the helicopter was one of the best examples of Modi’s ambitious “Make in India” project.

“Sharma could not study beyond class 3 because of poverty, but invested all his savings and even sold his land to follow his dream. He needs to be encouraged,” Karki wrote.
Sharma said local officials and officers from an army camp nearby have promised to witness the trial of his helicopter once he gets permission.

“I did run the engines once. The rotor was forcing the helicopter up, but I stopped the engines in order to not violate any rules,” he said.

Source: hindustantimes

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Binita Chhetry wins Pond’s Eclectic Model Hunt 2015

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GUWAHATI, November 30: Indian Gorkha's daughter Binita Chhetry from Guwahati was crowned as the winner of Pond’s Eclectic Model Hunt 2015 by Emika Pakyntein in front of a packed crowd at ITA Machkhowa auditorium, Pond’s Eclectic Model Hunt 2014 Winner, Tanushree Hazarika, Managing Director of Eclectic Publications and fashion designer Joy Mitra, said a press release.

It said, the 1st Runner-up was awarded to Kaheli Chophy from Dimapur and the 2nd Runner-up to Nandita Saikia from Guwahati, and the prestigious panel of judges of the event were fashion designer Joy Mitra, Shikhar Sidharth, Managing Director of Vogati Talents, Assamese actor Vaishalee Saikia, former model and pastry chef Mandakini Dass and social worker Miani D Shira from Shillong.

(Left – Right) Kaheli Chophy, Binita Chhetry and Nandita Saikia

The contest was enlivened by an impressive and diverse line-up of talents from across the region. A thousand-plus crowd cheered as Priyam Baruah and her team performed a kathak and Bollywood fusion dance. Sangeet Natak Academy award winner Moinul Haque’s mime act kept the audience enthralled, and the final performance was by Guwahati based band Swadhyay who had the crowd grooving to their peppy beats, said the press release.

It said, the event is managed by Tattva Creations Pvt Ltd and the main idea behind Pond’s Eclectic Model Hunt is to groom talented young women from across the Northeast and encourage them to become empowering role models of beauty, health and leadership.

Source; kanglaonline

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Veteran gorkha social worker Devika Sharma passed away - Guwahati

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Guwahati 5th Sec 2014: Veteran social worker of the state Devika Sharma, 54, popular among the Gorkha Youths of Guwahati as Devika Bozu passed away yesterday at International Hospital at 11.35 am in the morning leaving behind her husband Krishna Sharma son Dipendra Sharma and daughter Ronita Sharma and host of well wishers and relatives. Guwahati City Gorkha Students’ Union condoles irreparable loss to Gorkha society

Veteran gorkha social worker Devika Sharma

Devika Bozu from her young age has been a motivator Gorkhali women folk around and was kind and generous person. She extended all possible help to the people who were in need. Socially active Devika Bozu played a pivotal role in forming the Greater Guwahati Gorkhali Mahila Samiti at the of her death she was serving the organisation as its Advisor. It was under her collective leadership that the ‘Teez’ nritya pratiyogita in Guwahati got support from masses and it was staged every year at Pragjyotika ITA, Machkhowa auditorium. She was also associated as advisor of the Nepali Mandir Prabandhak Samity previously Gorkha Panchayat of Gorkha Thakurbari now Nepali Mandir since a long time now. She has encouraged many youths and women in today’s generation to work for the development of the community. AAGSU Guwahati City committee General Secretary Resham Sharma and vice president Suman Rai are current examples of her blessings. Devika Bozu was known to have associated several civil society organisations working for women and childwelfare and always advised youths to be flag bearer of the community and society at large.
Here at Nepali Mandir today AAGSU central executive member and former publicity secretary Nanda Kirati Dewan who had worked closely with her on several occasion said,’Devika Bozu will remain inspiration for generations. Her words of advise to be a symbolic Gorkha is so relevant today, I deeply mourn her untimely demise. It is a irreparable loss to our Gorkha society’. AAGSU Guwahati City Committee General Secretary Resham Sharma condoled the death of veteran social worker and paid last tribute to departed soul on behalf of Gorkha youths of Guwahati at the cremation ground.
Her funeral last evening was attended by thousands of well wishers. The All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU), Guwahati City Committee, Greater Guwahati Gorkhali Mahila Samiti , Akhil Assam Gorkha Sammelan, Nepali Mandir Prabandhak Samity and several Gorkha civil society organisations have condoled her death. The Ardhya Shradhha will be held at Nepali Mandir, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati premises on 16th Dec 2014, Tuesday and the family member have invited all concern to pay tribute to departed soul.

Source: Nanda Kirati Dewan

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BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy supports separate Gorkhaland

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Guwahati: Reiterating his support for smaller states, BJP leader and MP Dr Subramanian Swamy today lent his support to the demand for creation of a separate Gorkhaland.

BJP leader Dr Subramanian Swamy

Dr Swamy voiced his support for Gorkhaland demand in a reply to a query by Nanda Kirati Dewan of All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU) during an interactive session organized by Patriotic Social Media Foundation here.

Elaborating reasons for his support for creation of Gorkhaland, Dr. Swamy pointed that states like Chattisgarh, Uttarakhand, Jharkand are doing better in all spheres, Mr Dewan informed in a press release.
‘I am in particular in support of creation of smaller states and the nation has seen this transition over the years,’ Dr Swamy added.
‘Yes Gorkhas must have a state of their own and Gorkhaland should be created out of North Bengal,’ replied Dr. Swamy to the AAGSU leader.
Earlier, Dr. Swamy, in his address, spoke on a wide range of issues of national and regional interest like national integration, Hindu nationalist, Assam Accord, compared plans and polices of current government and previous governments in various context.

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Cottonian Gorkha Unit ‘Ramailo Vetghat’ held in Guwahati

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Guwahati 6th November 2014: The Cotton College Unit of All Assam Guwahati Students’ Union today organized its maiden freshmen social Ramailo Vetghat with a daylong program at the New Arts Administrative Building, Conference Hall in Cotton College. Around 200 Gorkha Students of Cotton College gathered to celebrate being Cottonian.

Nanda Kirati Dewan, Senior Ledaer of All Assam Gorkha Students’ Union (AAGSU), Shri. Ganga Powdel, Member and Co-ordinator of Gorkha Development Council (GDC), Government of Assam respectively addressed the students as chief guest and guest of honour while Dr. Narayn Chhetri and Dr. Mina Kumari Devi both senior lecturers of Cotton College addressed the youths as Special Guest. Cotton College Students Union Genneral Secretary Dip Jyoti Das and Vice President Abhijit Moran graced the occasion as Special Invitees.
Ravi Sonar president of Cotton College Gorkha Students’ Unit in his welcome address elaborately spoke on the story behind existence of AAGSU unit in Cotton College and acknowledge support of Guwahati City AAGSU specially its general secretary Resham Sharma and senior leader Nanda Kirati Dewan. The program began with hindu mythological hymes followed by welcome chorous followed by address by the guests.
Nanda Kirati Dewan AAGSU’s former publicity secretary , senior leader and executive member in his address as the Chief Guest congratulated the Gorkha Students’ of Cotton College for scripting a history. Dewan said,’A script is written today in golden letters in the history of Cotton College as Cotton College Gorkha Students’ Union comes into existence with its maiden Romailo Bhetghat and frshmen Social. It’s a moment of joy for me and our Guwahati City AAGSU team. I congratulate this generation of Gorkha students who broke the jinx of 113 years in Cotton College and formally formed Cottonian Gorkha Unit affliated to AAGSU Guwahati City.
After the inaugural session cultural troupes of various semsters and department performed and fresher’s were introduced to the seniors. Karan Chhetry, Sanjiv Dahal, Rajesh Rimal Upadhaya, Tinku Powdel office bearers of Guwahati City Gorkha Students’ Union graced the occasion as special guests and Dilip Gajirel addressed the cottonian as special guest. The Cottonian Gorkha Unit was administered oath of office and secrecy for one year term today and unit being formally approved for affiliation by AAGSU. Asst. General Secretary Meenakshi Khanal and Manoj Chhetry anchored the program and General Secretary Sagar Chhetry delivered vote of thanks. GDC has committed to support financially to Cottonian Gorkha Unit to publish its mouthpiece which will be released later at Guwahati City Committee AAGSU’s annual conference early next year.

Courtesy: ALL ASSAM GORKHA STUDENTS' UNION (AAGSU)
Guwahati City Committee

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AAGSU protest against the Behali Killings

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Guwahati 3rd Feb 2014:In protest against the Behali Killings All Assam Gorkha Students Union (AAGSU) the apex influential organisation of Gorkha students and youth of Assam today imposed total economic and road blockade in various National Highways leading to Arunachal Pradesh.

AAGSU protest against the Behali Killings 

Protesting against the gruesome killing of 13 innocent villagers and injuring severely several others by suspected Arunachali miscreants along the Assam-Arunachal Border at Chawuldhuwa village under Behali Reserve Forest of Sonitpur District of Assam last week AAGSU staged Highway blockade. Insurgents had killed Himan Subba, Prabhat Subba,Bhalu Subba, Tamrukhel Subba, Ganesh Newar, Rupsang Munda, Moneswar Brahma and 6 others and injured several others.

Nanda Kirati Dewan, publicity secretary AAGSU said that ‘AAGSU District Units of Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sivsagar, Jorhat, Golaghat and Karbianglong completely jammed the National Highway 37 leading to Arunachal Pradesh in various places of the districts. Several District and Regional Units of AAGSU through out Assam also joined the road and economic blockade program.

A common memorandum through the respective Deputy Commissioners of the districts were sent to the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi demanding immediate justice to the innocent villagers who were killed in the incident and compensate with adequate compensation not less than 25 lakhs for the deceased and 5 lakhs to the injured for their medical treatment.

The memorandum also sought immediate intervention in settling the intrastate border dispute with Assam of the adjoining states Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya and provide security to borderside and reserve forests dwellers and who have been prone to illegal encroachers and antisocial elements.’ Dewan further criticized the Govt. of Assam for failing to provide security and justice after the incident.

‘The AAGSU strongly objects Union Jt. Secretary Home for NE Sambhu Singh denial in proving paramilitary forces for Behali Reserve Forest area where such a gruesome killing had taken place and fear of such attacks cannot be denied till date. There is an immediate need to set up permanent police out posts and call on paramilitary forces to for see security angles till issues are settled’, Nanda Kirati Dewan the AAGSU publicity secretary further said alleging State and Union Government have taken the issue lightly though they assume third party involvement and the Chief Minister have directed for a CBI enquiry.

AAGSU president Udoy Singh Limboo from Makum in Tinsukia from a road blockade program said, ’ We issue an ultimatum of three more days to book the culprits and perpetuators of this gruesome attack and ensure safety and security of the natives immediately and announce compensation as demanded otherwise the AAGSU along with all community organization and civil society organisations will call indefinite economic blockade along Assam-Arnachal Pradesh border throughout Assam demanding justice and resolving all the border disputes. He added besides upper Assam blockades are being held at Dhemaji, Lakhimpur, Sonitpur, Nagoan, Morigoan, Kamrup, Goalpara and BTC region expect Barak valley.

Limboo lambasting Home Dept. i/c Minister CM Tarun Gogoi for delay in CBI enquiry and lawlessness in the state said, ‘ Mere ordering an enquiry is not sufficient, we want actions not words, we have heard enough from the CM. When lives are lost, politics cannot be a CM’s priority. AAGSU requests CM to immediately address all the demands mentioned in memorandum that is being sent from several district headquarters today following the road and economic blockade.’

AAGSU advisor Dil Bahadur Limboo has appealed its All Arunachal Pradesh Students Union (AAGSU) counterparts to see it protest against the Governments who have kept border issue alive for their political gain and requested the people of Arunachal not to retaliate against Gorkha population of Arunachal Pradesh.

Rumours of Gorkha people butchering and harassing Arunachal people have been surfacing following our protest since the incident took place and we are equally concern. AAGSU’s protest is not against Arunachal Pradesh or its people its against the governments who have not responded to people’s voice, Limboo added.

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Gorkhas of Assam demand 500 posts for Nepali teachers

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GUWAHATI, December 28: The Akhil Assam Gorkha Sammelan today submitted a memorandum to the Mission Director of Sarva Siksha Abhiyan indicating some persistent problems faced by the Gorkha community.General Secretary of the assoviation Gangaram Dhakal said, “The advertisement floated recently for the posts of medium teachers dated 11.12.2013 by Empowered Committee on Elementary TET, Government of Assam has put us in dire strait as because we know that only regular posts to be filed up by the Government Should go through TET only. As such medium teachers posts advertised by  will benefit only Six persons as only three Nepali Medium schools are running throughout Assam presently which are in very deplorable conditions due to lack of teacher, books and infrastructures.”

“The Gorkhas of Assam have been focusing on the longstanding demand of M.I.L (Nepali teachers) since inception by various apex bodies of Gorkha Community. Accordingly the Government was very considerate and gracious to provide 200, 100 in 1993 and 100 in 2001 for Nepali M.I.L teachers. But due to non–confirmation of Nepali (M.I.L) posts, these posts have been confirmed and regularized in other categories. And thereby the Gorkhas were deprived of their rights.” He further added.

The Gorkha body has further demanded 1500 posts for M.I.L teachers all over Assam where more than 15% Gorkha students are studying as per RTE 2009. If only medium teachers are provided for the Nepali MIL teacher, they expressed concern that the future generation will be doomed.

Source - sentinelassam

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Shiva Thapa an Indian Gorkha Boxer is all pumped up for next year

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During the off-season, when most of the boxers relax their body and mind in the confines of their homes, Shiva Thapa is usually a busy man. The 20-year-old boxer from Guwahati is at NIS, Patiala, chiseling the rough edges, assessing the year that flew by and strategising future encounters. For, being one of the most successful young pugilists the focus has slowly but surely shifted to him.

Shiva Thapa an Indian Gorkha Boxer

Gone are the days of Akhils and Suranjoys; Beijing Olympic medallist Vijender Singh is the sole survivor of that generation trading punches for a piece of metal. Shiva Thapa, Devendro Singh, Mandeep Jangra are some of the pugilists who have hogged the limelight this year. Of the lot, Shiva has shown promise when he struck gold, youngest and third Indian to do so, at the Asian Championships.

If the boxing officials have pegged India back in the performance ladder, it is Thapa and Co’s stellar efforts on the international circuit that brought cheer to Indian boxing. Entering only his third season as a senior, Thapa has already become a household name. He has to his credit, some achievements which a boxer can only dream of at the start of the career. From being the youngest to represent India at the London Olympics to the youngest gold medalist at the Asian Boxing Championships, he has seen it all.

But Thapa is not letting all the success and adulation get to his head. “After a week’s rest at home I’m back in training to iron out the glitches in my technique. This is the right time to analyse my performance and work hard to get better. Sometimes, excess of rest can lead to a downfall in your performance. I do not want that to happen and want to be on the top of my game when I represent the country.”

Always touted as the next big thing in Indian boxing, Thapa is not content with whatever ‘little’ success that has come his way. His gung-ho attitude and aggression in the boxing ring has made him one of the fiercest competitors in his category. Also, with his remarkable consistency in the ring, he is now ranked No. 3 in the world.

“All in all, it was a good year for me. It could have been better had I won the World Championships in Almaty. I was hoping for a gold but lost my quarterfinal bout to the eventual winner. This just shows there is still a lot of scope for improvement,” admits Thapa. Asked whether playing without the headguard was a factor in his World Championship loss, he replied in the affirmative. “This was the first time we were playing without the guard, so I was a bit more cautious. But I have learnt from my mistakes and would try not to repeat them.”

But all that is over now. Thapa is all pumped up for the next year, bracing to spin more success stories. “I have my goals set for 2014. I would like to get gold in Asian and the Commonwealth games and am working very hard for it,” he sums up. He is young and has only started to spread his wings. With Commonwealth and Asian Games challenges staring at him, Thapa is ready to fly.

Source : newindianexpress

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