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Friday, May 22, 2009

Thieves strike in Assam University, laptop stolen

SILCHAR, May 22: Mysterious thieves struck again in Assam University as a laptop computer has been found missing from the Research laboratory of the Computer Centre, while some important documents and a bunch of keys had been stolen from the department of Life Science.

The Computer Centre director Anshuman Sen had lodged a complaint with the Assam University police outpost on Monday stating that the laboratory assistant of the centre had locked the room in the evening of Friday, last. All the seven laptop computers were intact at that time. On Monday they found one of the laptop computers missing. Sen further mentioned that a women sweeper had reportedly entered into the laboratory on Sunday after taking the key from the security guard.

Meanwhile, in a separate FIR, Life Sciences department HOD Manabendra Dutta Chowdhury stated that a bunch of keys as well as some important documents were found missing from the office of the department since May 8.

Interestingly, Dutta Chowdhury filed the FIR on May 20. It is to be noted that few months back, some valuable parts of computer networking were stolen from the boys hostel. Police had till now failed to detect the culprits.

However, a source in the police indicated that a group inside the University campus was involved in all these cases of burglary. The source further hinted that police was seriously probing into the missing documents from the Life Science department as an ordinary thief would have nothing to do with these documents. THE SENTINEL

Aroonabund TE lock-out to be lifted
SILCHAR, May 22: Three months of stalemate over Aroonabund Tea Estate seemed to have come to an end as the district administration intervened today convening a meeting between the representatives of the labourers as well as the management.
Arronabund TE manager RN Pandey had agreed to pay the pending wages to labourers, who, on the contrary demanded wages and ration for the period of lock-out as well, which was rejected by the management.

In this juncture of stalemate, Cachar Deputy Commissioner Gautam Ganguly had urged upon the labourers to join their duties from tomorrow as the management had agreed to lift the lock-out, clamped on February 26. But garden Panchayat had sought time to discuss the matter and assured Ganguly that they would inform their decision by today night itself.

Ganguly had made it clear to the representatives of Cachar Cha Sramik Union, BMS and Bagan Panchayat that the management would not sell the land of the garden without prior discussion with the labourers.

Pandey, who was reportedly man-handled by labourers that led to the closure of the garden, said, the management was bound to follow the no-work-no-wage rules.
He however said that the management was ready to pay the wages due for a week before the lock-out.

Ganguly, on the other hand said, he would make a plea to the management to settle the matter of wages during the lock-out period, but the workers had to resume their duties from tomorrow.
Gaurango Tanti, representative of the Panchayat said they had to discuss the proposal among themselves before conceding to the conditions laid by the management.
Today’s meeting was attended by Barak Valley chapter of the ITA secretary Sumanta Guha Thakuria. THE SENTINEL

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