Dima Hasao

09/02/2025

This wild variety of betel leaf (Paan) grows naturally in the jungles of Dima Hasao. It is nearly identical to the cultivated variety.

21/03/2017

31/08/2016

Let's buy her Personal Sports Rifle...
"WE MAKE A LIVING WITH WHAT WE GET, BUT WE MAKE A LIFE WITH WHAT WE GIVE"
Thank you friends and well wishers for your support!
So many of us came forward and donated to the campaign to raise money for RESHMI THAOSEN. She is a national-level shooter from Haflong.
Due to financial constraint, Reshmi is unable to procure personal rifle for herself. She has to share a common rifle with ten other shooters during practice.
She has won many national level medals and also played in National Games
She is presently playing the 'North East Shooting Championship' in Nagaland.
Here is a screenshot of the campaign page as on Wednesday, 1pm
DEAR FRIENDS & WELL WISHERS

Caption by Ajoy Warisa

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17/08/2016

JUNIOR MAHATMA FROM DIMA HASAO DISTRICT ASSAM, INDIA.
Pic Courtesy: Sanjay Vishwarao

19/04/2016

09/04/2016

Wow! Our Haflong in the list of beautiful hills stations 🚉 in India.

20. Zuluk, Sikkim

Located in the lower Himalayas in east Sikkim, Zuluk is situated at an altitude of 10,000 feet and is an unexplored destination which has gained importance owing to its strategic location on the historic Old Silk Route and its proximity to the Indo-China border. The Old Silk Route was the official corridor between India and China. The Silk Route originates from Kalimpong and passes through Pedong, Aritar, Zuluk and Jelepla to Chumbi valley located in Tibet.

21/03/2016

Shahid Kapur & Kangana Ranaut in Panimoor Dima hasao for upcoming movie 'Rangoon'

SHAHID KAPOOR & KANGANA RANAUT IN PANIMUR

Panimur, March 21: Bollywood actors Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut arrived in Panimur to shoot a scene for the upcoming romantic drama movie “Rangoon”. Apart from Shahid Kapoor and Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan is also in the lead role. The film is directed by Vishal Bharadwaj and is scheduled to release on 30th Sept. 2016.

Report & Photos- Ajit Hafila

18/03/2016

Empowering the powerless.

11/03/2016

23/02/2016

HAJONG LAKE; ABODE OF TURTLES

HAFLONG, Feb. 12: Hajong lake is situated in the Langting Mupa forest reserve of Dima Hasao district near Hajong village inhabitant by the dimasa people and is situated at a distance of around 80 kilometres north of district headquarter Haflong . This lake is known to be one of the only few rare natural tortoise habitats in Assam and is home to a few varieties of Hill Terrapins (a rare species). Besides being home to these beautiful species the Hajong lake area is also a natural habitat for various wildlife like The Hoolock Gibbon, Whistling Teal etc. The growth of population of the present around 500 terrapins or more are known to inhabit this area.

On reaching the lake one would wonder why the lake is still perfectly sheltering dozens of tortoise. The reason perhaps is the arduous marshland and thick jungles surrounding the lake and the giant trees and thick bushes teeming in the lake water made it physically very difficult to ferret these sluggish imperilled creatures especially in the summer.

However, a story which is more than a legend and the mythological belief among the villagers nearby to some extent also helping the animal, according to which once upon a time the Hajong was a prosperous village but one day when the villagers caught one old python living in the village underground and killed it for the meat, the sin of killing the python became a curse and the village on that night sank into a lake and those eating the meat became tortoises except one old virtuous woman who left the village as she was cautioned in her dream to leave the village as she did not eat the python meat who latter spread the news to other villages.

This credence of not killing innocent animals and the Hajong tortoises are not mere animals but human beings. This belief is still alive among the people living around the Hajong lake for which even today villagers nearby perform indigenous pujas by offering goats or chicken to “cajole” the jungle Gods to save villagers from any problems of Hajong.

Though the people remember the story but nowadays no one really cares about it threatening the existence of these rare creatures. People of the village inform that the things are not quite as same as in earlier days for to most of the present generation killing a tortoise means nothing and incidents of poachers coming from faraway villages to kill the animal is also quite common.

So every year on the bank of Hajong lake Tortoise Festival is organised. This festival aims to create awareness among the villagers surrounding villages of Hajong Lake about the safety of the endangered tortoise species available in the area.

The people should try to protect the place by upgrading it to a “tortoise sanctuary” which will definitely help in preservation of the place for study and research purpose without destabilising its existing ecology.

By- S. Hagjer

17/02/2016

chairman Ngamrongthang Hmar delcares Debojeet Thaosen as uncontested Chief Executive Member (CEM)

NDH EXCLUSIVE VIDEO OF NCHAC SESSION (16-02-2016)

14/02/2016

BJP led Govt. could not show majority in session led to its own Downfall after 3 months of its reign. And once again Victory for CONGRESS with CEM Mr.Debojeet Thaosen.

“I’M WORRIED AFTER BEING ELECTED AS THE CEM” -THAOSEN

HAFLONG, Feb. 13: After being elected as the 21st CEM of NCHAC and for the third term, Debojeet Thaosen was warmly received by the party associates and congratulated who were waiting in front of the Council and then they marched from NCH Autonomous Council to Rajiv Bhawan.

While talking to media person after being elected as the CEM, Thaosen said that “I’m a bit worried after being elected, as because the former CEM Niranjan Hojai has left the salary pending of NCHAC employees and rise the percentage of DA from 65 to 119, which makes the situation more worst compared to the past. It is obvious that we should rise the percentage of DA to the employees with the hiking price in the market, but at the same time we should look at the council financial strength”.

“I seriously think we should take the help of State Government in this matter and try to tackle the problems” Thaosen added.

When he was asked about the appointment issue, Thaosen said that according to the enquiry made by the Parliamentary Committee headed by Mihir Garlosa, many irregularities and illegalities appointments have been found; we will look into the matter. Such irregularities should not be happen, if we want to develop our district, job should be given on meritorious basis and the deserving and qualified candidate should be appointed.

Anil Raja, G. Secretary of Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) congratulated Debojeet Thaosen for being elected as the CEM of NCHAC for the third time and criticising the law and order of the district Anil Raja said that the district administration is very weedy as they could not recovered Jibon Kemprai, brother of DCC Dima Hasao President, Mahendra Kemprai yet, who was kidnapped 27 January.

Reception ceremony was also held at Rajiv Bhawan where all the MAC of Congress were welcomed along with newly elected CEM.

Report & Photos- Swadeep Hasam & Bishnu Sharma