Source: Hueiyen News Service / Newmai News Network
Dimapur, August 21 2010:
Bold enough to bell a cat after having had lost huge amount of money in terms of crores of rupees because of bandhs in recent times in the Nagaland commercial hub Dimapur, the Dimapur Chamber of Commerce is now all set to defy all sorts of bandhs in Dimapur.
The Dimapur Chamber of Commerce urges all business establishments to defy bandhs called by any organisation including civil society bodies and political parties saying that enough is enough.
Dimapur is a fast growing commercial hub not only for Nagaland but in the whole North East region after Guwahati.
Goods trains are ferrying commodities to Dimapur on regular basis.
Meanwhile, various civil society organisations hailing from the Karbi community have announced to impose a 24-hour Karbi Anglong bandh from 5 am of August 23 in support of a demand for the creation of Karbis'autonomous state from Assam.
The Karbi organisations pledged that they will intensify with their agitations in the days to come unless their demand is met.
The proposed bandh will affect Nagaland and Manipur as the national highways leading to both the states traverse through Karbi Anglong district of Assam where the Karbi community dominates.