History of DIMA HASAO

Dima Hsao district was a part of Kachari Kingdom before 1832. The kingdom was extended from Jamuna in the North to the foot-hills of Lushai Hills in the south & from the Kopili in the west to the Angami & Katcha Naga hills beyond the Dhansiri in the east. The Dimasa Kachari kings had their Capitals successively at Dimapur, Maibang, Kashpur & lastly at Horitikor ( Karimganj district near Badarpur ). In 1830, the Dimasa king Gobinda Chandra was assasinated by his own general Gambhir Singh, after that the British annexed the southern part of the kingdom on 14th August 1832 under the doctrine of Lapsi. The rest was ruled by last Dimasa General Tularam. In 1837 a portion of Tularam’s kingdom was further annexed to the British Empire & constituted into a sub-division of Nagaon district in 1837 with Head quarter at Asalu. In 1854, on the death of Tularam, the remaining portion of his kingdom was finally annexed to the British Empire & added to the Asalu sub-division. In 1867 this sub-division was abolished & apportioned into three parts among the districts Cachar, Khasi & Jaintia Hills & Nagaon. The present Dima Hasao district was included in the old Cachar district with Asalu being only police outpost. In 1880, this portion was constituted into a sub-division with Head quarters at Gunjung under Cachar district. This head quarter was shifted to Haflong in 1895. Since then Haflong continues to be the Head quarter. In 1951, after commencement of the constitution of India, Dima Hasao as specified under paragraph 20 of the sixth schedule to the constitution, ceased to be a part of Cachar district. This part along with Mikir Hills constituted a new civil district namely “ United district of North Cachar & Mikir Hills” with effect from 17th November, 1951. According to the provision of sixth schedule, two different councils were constituted later on, viz., North Cachar Hills District Council & Mikir Hills District Council within the geographical boundary of that district. Dima Hasao District Council was inaugurated on 19th April, 1952. In 2nd February, 1970, Government declared an independent administrative district, viz., North Cachar Hills District with the geographical boundary of autonomous North Cachar Hills district council. It may be mentioned here that at present this autonomous council possesses administrative control over almost all departments of the district except Law & order, Administration & Treasury Deptt. 

HAFLONG: Up in the rugged terrains stands Assam’s only hill station Haflong, where one can see the rainbow down below. It is the Dist. Head Qr. of Dima Hasao District. The hills emerge from the heart of Assam like chorus of silent hymns & rise up to the sky like the crescendo. The sportive clouds play around the cliffs like gleeful children. The limitless green rolls away to distant horizon in a beautiful rhythm. Hilly Assam is a land of sensuousness. A heaven to the senses where one touches the sweetest dream with one’s finger. The mountains float in the distant sky. The clouds descend & snugly lie below one’s feet. 
JATINGA: Just 9 kms from Haflong. World wide famous for bird mystery (Birds Harakiri). The migratory birds come during the months August to November & it becomes the ornithologist's attraction. From the elevated watch tower one can see them yielding to their death wish & their little plumage dropping down. 

MAIBANG:Located on the bank of the river Mahur and 53 kms from Haflong. Maibang once flourished as the capital of Dimasa, kachari Kingdom. Stone house & temple of Kachari king & other ruins of the kingdom are the main attractions of the place. 

UMRANGSO:112 km from Haflong & 224 kms from Guwahati .The huge Hydel plant has come up under North East electric Power Corporation( 

Near Umrangso, there is a Hot spring( GARAMPANI),the water of which is believed to have medicinal value. 

PANIMOOR:Approximately 120 kms away from Haflong, & 8-10 kms from Haflong Tiniali,The Kopili River turns into a thrilling waterfall, rolling over the rocks of Panimoor. 
Other beautiful places of Dima Hasao are Laisong, Semkhor, Gunjung, Khorongma, Harangajao, Pathar Nalla waterfalls in the Khrungming Reserve 

Taking up arms in the name of society is not the solution for the people.we have seen states like jammu and kashmir,west bangle, etc, there was no solution to the demand made by the moist or terrorist group.but there was so much lost of life of the innocent people, we can even date back to our own district were our own brothers got killed by our brothers just because of few selfish motive people. using the man power of illiterate and teaching them to take up arms in the name of society development,we can clearly see the present scenario of our own people where the government employed don't get salaries for 8 to 9 months all this is because we do not know our own basic rights given by the government.because of less educated people here comes the main cause why no peace prevails in our home land.. we forget to fight for the education,communication,medical facilities. there are hand full of dimasa educated. yet they ignore the issues because it cause no harm to them. we are still 100 years back when compared to any other society or tribe. and if now people are taking up the arms back we are only degrading our society.all the youths those who knows the importants of education young educated people much make a serious note of spreading the news of education..or else our younger brothers will grow under a shadow of guns..both dawn and dust will be a terror life till the last breath.
By- DEVASH HOJAISA

One dead, road and rail communication disrupted due to rains in Assam

Published: Saturday, Oct 9, 2010, 20:05 IST Place: Haflong | Agency: PTI

One person has died and both road and railway links between Assam's North Cachar Hills district and the rest of the country has been completely cut-off following continuous heavy rainfall for the last two days, official sources said here today.

One person, identified as 45-year old Isak Indu, died last night when his house was washed away by mudslides in Haflong town.

Meanwhile, rail communication has been disrupted with landslides affecting railway tracks at 28 places between Mahur and Maigrandisa in the Lumding-Silchar section with 40metres of track completely washed away.

NF railways have suspended rail services in the section till the tracks can be repaired and restored.

Road communication, too, has been disrupted in the district with the road connecting Haflong and Lanka severely damaged, sources said.

The water level of river Duyang has also been rising following heavy rainfall with several houses and animals washed away along with damage to paddy fields at Tahizubari area of the district.

Inter-district football

Inter-district football Oct. 7 : After a gap of 21 days, the Dima Hasao district football association will resume the Nindu Langthasa memorial inter-district football tournament at N.L. Daulogupu play ground at Haflong town from tomorrow, reports our correspondent from Nagaon.

Guidai Club meets Mineret Club in the first semi-final match. Heaven Blue Athletic Club meets Waimijing Club in the second semi final match next day.

Haflong Lake poisoned

Haflong (Assam), Oct 5 (PTI) Unidentified miscreants have poisoned the Haflong Lake, the main source of drinking water for Haflong town in Assam's North Cachar Hills district, leading to death of almost all fishes, official sources said today.

The residents of the town spotted floating dead fish this morning and informed the police who recovered four bottles of 500 ml of Thiogen chemical pesticide from the Lake.

The district administration has ordered an inquiry into the incident and warned the people of not using the water of the one-km long lake.

People largely depend on the water of the Lake for their daily use.

DNDF hints at return of militancy

SILCHAR, Sept 29: Militancy seemed to make a comeback in the trouble torn Dima Hasao, previously known as North Cachar Hills district as a new Dimasa outfit had been reportedly collecting money from the government employees to strengthen its base. Frustrated with the government’s mysterious failure in solving the problem of the Dimasa people as well as initiating the economic package, as promised by none other than the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi on October 2, last year when the DHD (Jewel) surrendered arms, a group of Dimasa youths had formed an outfit called Dimasa National Democratic Front (DNDF) with more vengeance. Police had recently apprehended three rebels of the DNDF, including its finance secretary Gobre Dimasa alias Raj Kumar Langthasa and publicity secretary Jesi Dimasa alias Subith Langthasa. While Rajkumar was apprehended from Six Mile area of Guwahati, police arrested DNDF rebel Mithun Hagjer from Panchgram of Hailakandi district. Sources said, this newly formed outfit had been issuing demand notes to the government officials asking them to cough up rupees three lakh to rupees five lakh. This had once again created an environment of panic among the government servants. Meanwhile, Jewel faction of the DHD had already set October 2 as the ultimate deadline for the release of its jailed leaders like chairman Jewel Garlosa, ‘commander-in-chief’ Niranjan Hojai, vice-chairman Partha Warisa. DHD (J) had threatened that if the government fails to fulfill its commitment, they would again be compelled to take up arms. Similar threats were announced by Dilip Nunisa, the supreme of the pro-talk faction of the DHD, the group which had surrendered to the government seven years back. Nunisa had already informed that his cadres had started practising martial arts in the designated camps they were housed in to keep themselves bodily fit. On October 2, 2009, the Jewel faction of the DHD laid down arms to the Chief Minister. The rebel group was led by its ‘C-in-C’ Hojai, who in subsequent times, vanished from the government custody and dramatically resurfaced when the investigation in to the multi-crore financial scam was handed over to the CBI. Government had, in the meantime, appointed PC Haldar as its emissary to talk to the jailed rebel leaders and secondly changed the name of the district to Dima Hasao. But this again angered the non Dimasa tribes, which had plunged into agitation under the banner of Indigenous People’s Forum. Even some non Dimasa tribes teamed up to form a militant outfit called Hill Tigers’ Force to push forward the demands for bifurcation of the district into two autonomous council, one for the Dimasa and the other for the non Dimasa.
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