G plus volume 1 issue 36 by G Plus

VOL 01 | ISSUE 36 | JUN 07 - JUN 13, 2014

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forensic lab plagued by manpower

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The only forensic lab in the state is suffering due to non-availability of requisite manpower resulting in the delay of delivery, which in turn affects the judicial system.

GHY TURNING BETTING HUB

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GHY LOSES

33% POWER IN THEFT

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As APDCL finds itself at a loss to explain the increasing load shedding with the age-old alibis of more demand than supply failing to hold water, it is looking up to the future with smart grids being considered.

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Lead Story

GHY LOSES

33% POWER IN THEFT

RAHUL CHANDA

here is a potential of 1876 MW power generation in Assam at the moment, but the production as of now is just 325 MW due to the failure of the Assam government to complete the projects on time. The power minister is chiefly responsible. The Bongaigaon Thermal Power Project is yet to be completed and that project has a power generation capacity of 750MW. The Chandrapur Thermal Power Project, with a capacity of 100MW is also yet to be completed. The Lower Kopili Hydel Project, with a capacity of 150 MW is still incomplete. Next comes the Margherita Thermal Power Project, with 500 MW capacity, which is yet to start,” said AASU advisor Samujjal Bhattacharyya. With the state power crisis getting worse and the city of Guwahati facing frequent pwer-cuts, G Plus peeps into the matter.

The blame game

The worsening power scenario in the state has further been impacted by the sudden and unwarranted restriction imposed by the Centre on the ER-NER corridor, which is the sole power grid connection linking the north-eastern states with the rest of the India and on which the region is largely dependent for supply of up to 720 MW power. Although the government in the Centre has just been formed, the state power minister Pradyut Bordoloi did not leave any stone unturned to slam the Centre for the state’s power crisis. Recently, the power minister levelled allegation against the Centre saying that the restriction has reduced the power supply to Assam

through the lifeline. Assam has been regularly procuring 350-400 MW power additionally but now, procurement of only 290 MW is possible. Bordoloi said, “Ironically, the Centre’s move came on the day when the BJP led NDA government assumed office on May 26th.” So, according to the power minister it’s the Centre which is responsible for state’s power crisis. Keeping Guwahati in perspective, we recently visited the APDCL office to find out more about the matter.

Reasons Guwahati’s power demand Summers – 240 MW Winters – 192 MW According to APDCL General Manager MK Adhikary, load shedding is implemented to avoid the total collapse of the electricity distribution process. Adhikary explained that electricity cannot be stored; it is consumed as soon as it is transmitted and the requirement of the electricity is on the basis of the usage of various equipments that consume electrical energy. Comparing the requirements of a cold place like Shillong, the GM said that in Shillong, the ratio of consumption of electricity increases during winters, as people use equipments like room heaters to keep warm. In summers the consumption of electricity is less as fan, AC and fridge is

Load shedding is not a persistent problem in the city, but usually happens at times when the demand increases and there is some unavoidable circumstances hardly used. So, Shillong faces most of the load shedding during the winters. Similarly, in Guwahati, households consume electricity more during summers, as people use more of fridge, fan and ACs. Usually the city requires 192 MW of power during winters, but the requirement increases to 240 MW during the summers. Load shedding is not a persistent problem in the city, but usually happens at times when the demand increases and there is some unavoidable circumstances. Recently, the machines at the Palatana thermal power project were not working for few days, the power had to be managed from other sources and during this process load shedding is done in certain areas, which is again evenly divided among various areas. Assam’s own generating company (APGCL) can produce 30% of the required electricity needed for the people of this state and the rest is bought from companies like

NEEPCO, NTPC and so on as per the allocation made by Government of India. The rates are decided by the companies and approved by the appropriate regulatory commissions. Assam Electricity Regulatory Commission calculates and fixes the price of buying.

Other reasons

The power department sells power through various lines transmitting electricity to city households. The different lines transmitting electricity are:-

220 KV

basically for grid level generators

135 KV

for industries, factories etc

33 KV

Medium size industries

11 KV

Small industries, hotels, malls

415 V

3 phase supply to households

230 V

1 phase electricity supply to households There are approximately 28 lakh consumers across Assam and so there are around 28 lakh energy metres. For saving money, some people tamper the metres and steal electricity. Some people also steal electric-

ity by consuming power illegally by hooking electric devices directly to the main line. The department keeps vigilance but the theft still occurs. Similarly, there is a scientific reason too for power loss. Whenever electricity travels through a wire it produces heat energy and this too causes power loss. Guwahati has a total of 2.6 lakhs electricity connections. The power department gets `60 crores every month from the households but there is also a loss of around 33% across the city because of power theft and other scientific reasons.

The strategy

To plan for a better future and lesser power cuts there is a plan to set up a smart grid system in the households, which will divide the uses of the home appliances in two parts - essential and non-essential. The smart metre will work in lines of the modern day inverters. It will automatically receive the signal when there is a possibility of a power shortage and hence it will disconnect the supply of electricity to the equipments, which are non-essential. When the power scenario improves, it will again resume supply of electricity to the entire household. It will work smartly and the consumers will have to opt for it. It might help to ease the electricity problem a bit. The power minister might have slammed the Centre for everything, but he should understand that the city and the state has been facing the load shedding problem for ages and the state is not supplying the requisite power.

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City forensic lab plagued by manpower The only forensic lab in the state is suffering due to non-availability of requisite manpower resulting in the delay of delivery, which in turn affects the judicial system. Mrinmoyee Hazarika

anpower paucity in the office of the Directorate of Forensic Science, which has the only forensic laboratory in the state, has been delaying the process of investigations that need to be carried out for the different law enforcement agencies. Because of the scarcity of manpower in the laboratory, the directorate is finding it hard to deliver the output on time, which eventually hampers the justice delivery system, especially at a time when the number of crimes happening are on the rise. In the meantime, new types of crimes are being committed every day making it more difficult for the age-old laboratory to bring about results with the existing manpower. “In order to file a case in a crime, the police needs to submit a chargesheet to nab the criminal and they can submit it only after receiving the proof that we provide them after going through the scientific experiments and analyses of the evidences. However, currently the laboratory is understaffed, especially the people who have the expertise in the field of scientific analysis, which is why we have not been able to deliver our services on time. The number of posts, which remain vacant after the retirement of the experts have not been filled, which affects our performance to a great extent,” Dr. R. N. Khound, Director, Directorate of Forensic Science, Assam told G Plus. The Gauhati High Court, on 21st May of this year, had asked the director of the State Forensic Laboratory to furnish a detailed report, citing its current status and the facilities available within 15 days. The HC directive came after the Court found that the forensic laboratory had failed to file its report in a narcotic case even after a year of its registration. “Another reason for not being able to deliver results on time is nonrenewal of AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract), which is a must for maintaining the instruments and equipments of the laboratory. Because of the non renewal of the AMC, the companies, which provide the repairing service do not repair any damage to the equipments and automatically, the examination process of the evidences are getting delayed,” Khound told. Mentioning the amount of trouble being faced by the laboratory because of the non-renewal of AMC, he stated, “We have been asking and

tioned documents which include examination of hand writing, signatures, fake currency notes etc, drugs and narcotics and ballistics,” the director further added. The forensic laboratory has altogether 11 independent divisions including physics, chemistry, biology, serology, ballistics, explosives, questioned documents, drugs and narcotics, toxicology, photography and instrumentation. “We are planning to come up with a forensic psychology and fingerprint unit and have submitted the proposal to the government. Besides, one regional laboratory at Jorhat and two district mobile laboratories in Bongaigaon and Silchar under the Directorate of Forensic Science will be coming up soon,” Dr. R. N. Khound mentioned. The director also opined that the scientific management of a crime scene is very important. “The public as well as the persons involved in various law enforcement agencies should maintain proper decorum at the place of a crime, so that the scientific elements of the evidences do not get destroyed,” Khound said.

submitting proposal to the department of finance for renewing the contract. But, they have been turning down our proposal.” The laboratory, established in the year 1967 in Shillong, the then capital of Assam and shifted to Guwahati in the year 1969, has sanctioned staff strength of 144 employees. Presently, the laboratory has 97 technical staff and 11 non-technical staffs working at various departments of the laboratory. The laboratory receives around 200 cases per month. “Among the cases we receive, most of them are related to toxicology and unnatural death. After that, we get cases related to ques-

“Another reason for not being able to deliver results on time is non-renewal of AMC (Annual Maintenance Contract), which is a must for maintaining the instruments and equipments of the laboratory”

Function of various divisions of Forensic laboratory Physics Restoration of erased no of vehicles and other valuable gadgets, examination of paints, footprints, shoe print, tire marks, glass pieces etc Chemistry Examination of petroleum products, arson and fire residues, explosive residues and other general chemicals Biology Examination of skeletal remains, skin tissues, hairs, fibres, plant materials, insects etc Serology Examination of blood and other body fluids, DNA testing etc Ballistics Examination of fire arms, ammunitions etc

Explosives Examination of grenades, explosives, explosive residues etc Questioned document Examination of hand writing, signatures, erasers, secret writing, stamps, fake currency notes etc Drugs and narcotics Narcotic drug and psychotropic, substances, narcotic yielding plants, precursors, solvents etc Toxicology Examination of poisonous substances, drugs, alcohol in blood, viscera, stomach etc photography Examination of crime materials Instrumentation Examination of mechanical, electrical, electronic components, engineering materials etc

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In The News

CITY STUDENTS FACE HIGHER CUT-OFFS Increasing marks in the HS and Matriculation exams coupled with the ever increasing population promises to raise the cut-off marks even higher this year challenging the students even more.

Mrinmoyee Hazarika

rowing competition, changing patterns of marking and evaluation coupled with the swelling population has made the entry into colleges tough for the students who have just made through the High school leaving certificate (HSLC) and Higher Secondary (HS). Taking into account the cut off marks of the previous year’s Higher Secondary and Degree courses in most of the top ranking colleges of the city, it is clearly evident that this time too the numbers will witness an upward trend. Last year, Cotton college, one of the prestigious colleges in the entire Northeastern region had a cut off percentage of 87% (for general students) in the science stream (day shift) of the Higher Secondary course and 84% for the general students who got admission in the evening shift of the same course. Likewise, the cut off marks in the arts stream was 75% for the general students of the Higher Secondary course in Cotton college. The cut off percentage in Cotton College for the Three-year-degree course in both the science and arts streams were above 80% in the year 2013 and this year too, there is no chance of the trend bucking in any way. Though, the cut off marks are different for different honour subjects, yet the students with good marks have been facing a hard time while getting themselves enrolled in the prestigious institute of the region. In the previous year, the overall cut off percentage of Cotton college in the B Sc course was 86.24% and 87.64% in the BA course for general students. Regarding the soaring rate of cut off marks in the higher secondary and degree courses, Nirada Devi, Principal, Cotton College said, “One of the reasons for the development is identical high marks secured by a large number of students. A huge number of students are securing 80 to 90 percent in both HSLC and HS examinations and contributing towards the increasing trend of cut off marks.” Cotton college has 375 BSc seats and 330 BA seats and it has an intake capacity of 350 seats (day shift) in the Higher Secondary Science stream, 150 seats in the evening shift of Higher Secondary science stream and 160 seats in the arts stream. Other top ranked colleges of the city including B. Borooah and Handique Girl’s College too have been witnessing cut off percentages between 53 to 74 percentages in both the Higher Secondary and Degree courses. The cut-off percentage in both the science and arts stream of the threeyear degree course in B Borooah college was 72.8% (day shift), 74.4% (afternoon shift) and 72% respectively

Every year, the cut off marks in both the Higher Secondary and Degree courses have been witnessing an increasing trend. One of the most important reasons for this increasing trend is the growing number of population. for general category students in the year 2013. Similarly, last year, the college recorded a cut off percentage of 73.5% (for general category) in the Higher Secondary science stream. But, the arts and commerce stream witnessed relatively lower cut off marks. The cut off marks for both the arts and commerce stream in the HS course were 53.2% and 56% respectively. The college has 150 seats in both the day and afternoon shift of the HS arts course and 120 seats in both the day and afternoon shifts of science stream and 120 seats in HS commerce stream. It has an intake capac-

HS cut off percentage for 2013-14 Cotton College cut off for

87% 75%

Science Arts

B. Borooah College Science 72.8% Arts 72%

Guwahati Commerce College

74%

ity of 150 seats in both the general and major subjects of BA course and 220 seats in each of the general and major subjects of B Sc course. On the other hand, another sought after college for the female students of the region, Handique girl’s college too scored a cut off marks of 69.3% in the BA course in the year 2013. The cut off marks for B Sc course was 55.23% in the same year. “Every year, the cut off marks in both the Higher Secondary and Degree courses have been witnessing an increasing trend. One of the most important reasons for this increasing trend is the growing number of population. Every year, the number of students appearing in the HSLC and HS courses has been increasing compared to the past years and simultaneously the number of marks being secured by them is also increasing,” Indira Bordoloi, principal, Handique Girl’s College told G Plus. The Guwahati Commerce College, another premier college in the commerce stream of the state too has been recording more than 70% cut-offs in both the HS and degree courses. Last year, it recorded a cut off percentage of 74% for the general category students in the B. Com course and 71% in the HS course. “Now, the marking system has been changed and the SEBA changed its marking and evaluation system to compete with the CBSE board. This is good for the students enrolled in SEBA, since they too are securing high marks in HSLC examinations, which eventually contributes to the high rate of cut off marks,” Ghanashyam Nath, Principal, Guwahati Commerce College told G Plus.

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In The News

Call to raise tax on tobacco products On Occasion of the World No Tobacco Day last week, medics and NGOs urged the government to raise tax on Tobacco Products to save lives.

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n the occasion of the World No Tobacco Day on May 30th, Voluntary Health Association of Assam (VHAA) in association with the Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) organised an event at the Guwahati Press Club. The event, keeping with the World Health Organisation’s theme “Raise Taxes on Tobacco Products”, urged the government to raise tax on tobacco products, which would in turn reduce its consumption and thereby save many lives. Incidentally, studies carried out internationally have found a direct link between tax increase and reduction in consumption level. Evidence from countries of all income levels shows that an increase in the price of cigarettes by raising excise duties is the most cost effective measure to induce smokers to quit and prevent others from starting. Countries like South Africa and Thailand that have significantly increased cigarette taxes have got substantial increases in revenue, even while reducing tobacco use. According to a study carried out in India, it has been found that 10 percent raise in beedi prices results in 9.2 percent reduction in its consumption whereas an increase of 10 per cent increase in price of cigarettes results in reducing consumption by 3.4%. Rajasthan that has increased value added tax (VAT) on all tobacco products in their state budget for 2013-14 from 50 per cent to 65 per cent has ob-

Almost 40 per cent of the non communicable diseases (NCD) including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and lung disorders can be directly attributed to tobacco consumption” served drastic reduction in consumption. As per the statistics from Rajasthan State Tobacco Control Cell, consumption of cigarettes, beedi and zarda (chewing tobacco) has declined drastically in the state since the past three years after the state government increased tax rate on tobacco products from 20 per cent to 50 per cent. While in terms of value, cigarette sale which was worth `413.55 crore in 2010-11, dipped to `349.67 crore in the following year. Chewing tobacco sales have also dropped from `31.54 crore to `14.56 crore after the tax increase as well as implementation of FSSAI Rules 2.3.4, whereas, the bidi industry

Tobacco related cancer victims along with doctors from BBCI and VHAA activists display placards in support of tax raise on tobacco products at Guwahati Press Club on Friday.

has also registered a decline in sale by more than 50 per cent. Speaking on the occasion, Dr. AK Das (BBCI), Dr. BK Das (BCCI) and Dr. T. Rehman (BCCI) highlighted the ill effects of tobacco consumption on health and observed that a significant increase in the tax of tobacco products is bound to cut down the fatalities caused by tobacco consumption. According to them, “Almost 40 per cent of the non communicable diseases (NCD) including cancer, cardiovascular diseases and lung disorders can be directly attributed to tobacco consumption causing almost 10 lakh deaths in a year in India.” They also observed that almost 70 percent of

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the new cancer cases at Dr. B Borooah Cancer Institute are tobacco related cancer. As per the health cost study conducted by the Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) in 1997-98, the cost of treatment of just three diseases caused by tobacco (Cancer, Lung disease and COPD) accounted for roughly 25% of all public spending on health. In 1999, ICMR study showed that the Government needs to spend `27,000 crore in the treatment of three major tobacco related disease (heart disease, cancer and lung disease), whereas the Government got only `7000 crore in tax in the same period. Ruchira Neog (Executive Secre-

tary, VHAA), speaking at the event, called upon the state government to increase taxes on tobacco products in the state to save scores of lives that are lost annually to tobacco. Attending the event, victims of tobacco (Voice of Tobacco VictimsVOTV), called upon the government to save the upcoming generation from the menace of tobacco. These victims of cancer (related to tobacco use) felt that an increase in taxes will lead to an increase in price of tobacco products thereby making it hard to buy for the youngsters who otherwise gullibly fall victims to tobacco owing to its easy accessibility and affordable pricing.

City

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GHY TURNING TO NE BETTING HUB Although it is talked about in hushed circles, betting apparently happens in Guwahati as well with crores being put at stake in the name of sports, politics and other major events.

RAHUL CHANDA

to make the payment, he said, “I was instructed to make the payment in a shop in Shillong. I don’t want to name the shop but it was in the Bara Pathar area. Even when I win, sometimes I used to get the payment from the same shop. There are codes we use when we go to the shop. Similarly, by my knowledge there are even shops in Guwahati where payments can be made. One of my friend, who is based in Guwahati once took me to a shop in the Gala Patty area in Fancy Bazar to make a payment after he lost during last year’s IPL matches.”

he IPL matches have just ended and another major sports event, the FIFA World Cup is just around the corner, which increases the chances of the usual gamblers to speculate on how they can make money out of another major sporting event. Like any other state in India, betting happens in Assam too in a big way and it’s not just sports, but betting also happens in any major event like elections. According to some gamblers, people in Guwahati at present are also betting on who will continue as the future Chief Minister of Assam, Tarun Gogoi or Himanta Biswa Sarma. G Plus tries to get a low down on the Guwahati betting business.

The process

Betting happens among two people, within a small group or it can be also within a chain, which is interlinked with various groups based in different states and countries. It might sound like it is right out of a movie plot, but the links apparently lead to underworld don Dawood Ibrahim. According to a punter (a person who places the bet) who doesn’t want to be named, the Guwahati betting business is linked firstly with Mumbai and Chennai and then it’s further linked with Dubai and Malaysia.From school kids to house wives,from businessmen to government employees, from police to politicians, people from almost all the walks of society place bets.

Odds and even

There are different ways of betting during different events. There are bets, which are considered as even when the same amounts of returns are assured as the money invested. For example if someone invests `100 in a team and the team wins then the punter will get double the amount invested i.e. `200. So, the money received is always even. There are also some odd ways of betting as the risk of losing is more because until the game or the event is over, the team the punter bets on has a big chance of losing. So, the returns are huge in the odd betting. If someone is investing `100, he/she has the chances of winning `1000 or even more. The rates are fixed by the bookies

and the odd betting rates are usually fixed outside the country, usually in Dubai or Malaysia. According to betting industry sources, the Indian betting market is mostly dominated by South Indians and Gujratis.

The chain reaction The main betting market works in a chain. For example when a school kid places a bet, he places it with a small time bookie. The bookie further places the same bet to a bookie who is in better touch with other bookies that are based outside the state. Similarly, a chain of bookies have ties from Guwahati to Dubai, who together run the business. The punters are never in touch with the bosses. Now the process is simple as people just have to call the bookies or can even place their bets over the net as there are some websites too where betting happens. The flow of money happens within the punter and the bookie. The bookie further does the transaction with the bookie based in different states through hawala.

I used to make payments Monday to Monday as after playing for a week, the balance is calculated on Monday and we are expected to make the payment on that day”

Hawala, also known as hundi, is an informal value transfer system . Hawala is the main form of money laundering business running across the country and outside as well. A huge amount of black money gets transferred through hawala from small towns to big cities and then outside the country. It is evident that the betting business runs entirely on hawala, which makes the business illegal and the money earned by the punters or the bookies, black. This then gets transferred to different countries. This black money is sometimes also used for various terrorist activities. So, the betting business is also a chain of transferring black money.

The payments

A punter based in Shillong lost around `9 lakhs this IPL and said in anonymity, “The bookie that I know is based in Guwahati and I used to contact him over the phone. I used to make payments Monday to Monday as after playing for a week, the balance is calculated on Monday and we are expected to make the payment on that day.” On enquiring how he used

According to sources, there are shops were hawala happens in every small town in the entire northeast region and all the towns are linked to Guwahati and the city is now the hub for the north-eastern betting business racket. Sources also added that in Guwahati, betting happens even in small city-based sports tournaments. The matches are fixed by honey trapping the players like it happened to the Indian bowler S Sreesanth. So, it is shocking that the city slowly is becoming a black money business hub.

Crimes

The betting business also gives rise to many crimes like drug smuggling, theft, dacoity, kidnapping and even murder. When people lose and have to pay their debts, they indulge in illegal activities like stealing, kidnapping and others. People even get killed because they fail to pay the amount they betted for. The betting in Guwahati happens in many posh hotels, pubs and discos. The shocking fact is that even school kids and house wives are getting drawn into the business with many spoiling their lives with it. The concern here is that such a huge illegal network runs without any hassle. Sources said that without help, it is impossible to run such a racket. So, as the FIFA World Cup 2014 is around the corner, shouldn’t the authorities keep a close watch on all the suspected hotels, bars and discos where such illegal activities happen?

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Ward Watch

NIZARAPAR REELS UNDER BAD ROADS d r a W O N 12

Sub Division 12A/ 12B/ 12C No. of Voter 18,000 (approx.) Concentrated Region Nizarapar, Chandmari Major Issues Roads, Drinking Water, Garbage shubhojit roy

izarapar is one of the central locations of the city lying in the Chandmari area, but it is in an extremely deteriorating condition. After taking a stroll up and down the hill where certain areas literally have no roads and where vehicular movement is almost impossible, G Plus found out that the area has been in such a condition for ages. The area has been ignored for far too long and has been kept in the sidelines from city development. The locals in the area have completely lost any hope of progress in the locality from the authorities.

The Road to Hills

Talking to a local businessman in the area named Arup Mazumder, we were made aware that even though the area falls under the ward limit, there has been no road construction work except for one occasion when Bijoya Chakravarty funded the construction of one part of the road. However, the road is still half done. Arup also stated, “There is no streetlight in the area and some houses have installed some lights on the street on their own. But there is a problem there too. Every day, there will be load shedding four or five times which makes life very difficult here.” Mazumder also informed that there is not even

a single waste bin in the area and the garbage collector vans never come up the hill.

Wasted Water

“Around 50% of the drinking water that comes from the tank is being wasted because of hundreds of leaks in the pipeline. We have forwarded our complaint to the concerned authorities on numerous occasions, but no action has been taken so far,” said Gajendra Nath Talukdar, an ex-employee of All India Radio. Gajendra, is also a member of the Kailashpur Unnayan Samiti and he has been living in Nizarapar for the past 30 years. He told G Plus that many-a-times, the locals were given assurance by the authorities that PWD has been directed to fix this place, “But we have seen no work happening and we have stopped hoping as well,” expressed Gajendra as he panted his way up the hill in very difficult terrain.

No hope for the old and the diseased In a shocking statement from Rajesh Haloi, it was revealed that there is no scope for the sick and the old to come down the hill and visit a doctor because of the terrible road

Gajendra Nath Talukdar (Resident) condition. “Forget the dial 108 emergency service, if a person is too ill or a person who is too old and ailing, there is no option for us to take that person to the hospital. The auto rick-

shaws can come up only till there are roads, but not further,” stated Rajesh. While lambasting the authorities, Haloi, a retired government employee of the locality further states, “It is the sole responsibility of the authorities to take proper care of the area, but they have completely neglected us. Even the doctors are not willing to come this far and this high to treat the patients.”

Councilor’s Statement

Bolendra Bharali, the Councilor of Ward No 12, has stated that the roads, which are not in proper condition is under PWD and is not in his hands. “The road that falls under my

governance has been fixed and has been broadened. The road which is in a deteriorated condition is under the authority of the PWD department,” said Bharali in a sharp statement. When asked about the leakage in the pipeline, the councilor expressed his awareness and in his defense stated, “If you ask one or two people, you won’t get the exact answer. There was no drinking water in the houses prior to my tenure, but now water is being supplied to the people. Although I agree that there are leaks in the pipeline, but many leaks have been fixed too.” On being questioned about the scope of the 108 emergency ambulances coming up the hill, Bharali said that unless the PWD department fixes the road, vehicular commutation is very much difficult. Bolendra Bharali has also requested this correspondent to go on a survey up the hill with him to get information about the real positive changes that has happened in the locality. It cannot be ignored that the road up the hill of Nizarapar is in an extremely deplorable condition, no matter what the councilor says. Be it the PWD’s responsibility or be it the councilor’s responsibility, the ones suffering are the people of the city and the question that stays is how long will the situation be like this?

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Politicking

TEAM HIMANTA STILL BUSY SCRIPTING GOGOI’S OUSTER Will They Succeed? committee formed to resolve the Assam dissidence problem, denied to meet all the MLAs together. Only five senior MLAs of the faction met the high command and were asked not to seek for a different leadership in the state. The MLAs later claimed after the meeting that they did not go to Delhi to seek for a new leadership.

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he Assam Pradesh Congress Committee is facing a severe crisis, as dissidence has become a major problem in the party. Until May 15th, Assam, with 14 Lok Sabha seats, used to be considered a Congress stronghold, but the 2014 Lok Sabha elections have put a question on the credibility of the state Congress party. Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi before the polls had claimed that as before, the Congress party will not lose and at least get seven seats like the past. He also rubbished all rumours about the Modi wave and challenged that he would resign if Congress losses. After managing only 3 seats, the CM accepted moral responsibility and submitted his resignation to Congress president Sonia Gandhi but not to the Governor as the Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar did. Gogoi’s resignation was not accepted by Ms Gandhi, which made observers feel that it was just a plot devised by the CM. The dissidence factor in state Congress is not new, but the state witnessed an interesting drama when state health and education minister Himanta Biswa Sarma came out openly in front of the media on 21st May and dared Gogoi to talk to senior state party leaders or face the music. What music was he talking about? He even mentioned that

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he did not want to work under the leadership of Gogoi. The drama that started then is still continuing.

The gang

The Himanta led dissidence faction was rumoured to have around 45 MLAs, but according to highly placed sources in the state Congress party, now the dissidence group has around 23 MLAs and gradually the team is becoming small as some MLAs are on the verge of joining the Gogoi group after the high command rejected the CM’s resignation. Some of the MLAs considered as Himanta loyalists are Pijush Hazarika, Jayanta Malla Baruah, Javed Islam, Hemanta Talukdar, Gautam Roy, Siddique Ahmed, Ardhendu Dey, Kamalakhya Deu Purkyastha, Rumi Nath, Vidya Singh Engleng, Man Singh Rangpi, Abu Tyre Vyapari, Chandan Sarkar, Rekibuddin Ahmed, Habul Chakravorty, Sanjay Raj Subba, Pradan Ba-

ruah, Digantara Ghatowar, Pallab Lochan Das, Robin Bordoloi and Sarat Borkotoky. After 21st May local drama, Jayanta Malla Baruah, Pijush Hazarika and Rekibuddin Ahmed went to Delhi to meet the high command and placed the demand of the rebel faction. Following that, 20 more MLAs went to Delhi and according to sources, the trip was sponsored by Himanata loyalist and state PHE minister Gautam Roy. Roy also claimed that the dissidence group will make Himanta Biswa Sarma the state’s chief minister after Tarun Gogoi went to Delhi to submit his resignation to Sonia Gandhi. Gautam Roy dominates the politics of Barak Valley and is considered as the man behind Congress’ rule in the valley.

On the 4th of June, the AICC general secretary and Congress poster boy Rahul Gandhi called Tarun Gogoi to the capital to discuss the crisis and work out a resolution on the issue. According to sources, during the meet, the CM lambasted CP Joshi for encouraging the dissident faction and the Gandhi scion made it clear that Tarun Gogoi will remain the state’s chief minister without any change. The dissidence group also made demands for a reshuffle in the ministry and that the MLAs in the rebel group should get the maximum numbers of chairs. Even some Gogoi loyalist are of the view that the ministry requires a change, so, the high command has given full power to the CM to reshuffle the ministry and it is expected soon. But the irony for the Himanta led team is that the new team also will be decided by the CM.

The disappointment

Party chaos

According to sources when these MLAs wanted to meet the high command in Delhi together, the AICC

The Secretary for the Assam Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC), Anil Raja, was suspended

from his post over charges of anti– party activities. The decision to suspend him from his post was taken by APCC President Bhubaneshwar Kalita as it was alleged that Raja had made several comments against Kalita and the other leadership within the party after their recent Lok Sabha poll defeat. It has been pointed out by sources that a cold war had been brewing between Kalita and Raja since the last three months and after the poll defeat, the animosity had only increased. It was also pointed out that the recent wave of dissidence had also facilitated Raja to embolden his stand against Kalita. While the Congress party may have suspended its Secretary over alleged anti–party stand, they still remain helpless to act against a powerful individual like State Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma, who led the dissidents against Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi. The excitement and suspense still prevails as people are eager to know about the probable consequences. Will Himanta’s power play a role in the formation of the new team? The question whether the rebel MLAs will keep backing Sarma is also interesting for they might jump ship if things do not work accordingly. Whatever be the result, the worrisome issue for the general public is that in this tug-of-war, work has stalled and for Congress, the concern would be their performance in the general elections of 2016 with BJP waiting to pounce on any opportunity that arises.

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The Week That Was

City News

City artists get recognized in Middle East

White paper produced on wildlife conservation

tate Environment and Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain on June 1 came out with a white paper on the status of wildlife conservation in the state when BJP lashed out at the Assam government for its alleged failure to curb rhino poaching. BJP said it would not spare the Congress government for not being able to protect Assam’s state animal and alleged the state government’s laxity in taking measures to protect the animal had led to the spate of rhino killings. Hussain said that the forest department has already put in place several measures to stop rhino poaching. “We had only 1,672 rhinos in Assam in 1999. Now the population has increased to 2,544 rhinos. This became possible because of the active conservation measures we have taken,” Hussain argued.

City hospitals under GMDA scanner

he Guwahati Metropolitan Development Authority (GMDA) has asked 32 hospitals, nursing homes and dispensaries to furnish details on building permission, pollution, parking, waste disposal mechanisms and other clearances within a month. The development authority on January 30 notified 48 private hospitals and nursing homes to provide the information for verification. The notification has sought details such as no-objection certificates and approved drawings of the building, updated NOCs from the fire and emergency services and Pollution Control Board and follow-up compliance reports and clearance from competent authorities under the Assam Health Establishment Act, 1993 and 1995. The notification further seeks details of liquid and solid waste disposal

plans, of the waste disposal mechanism, parking requirement and plan in operation, scrutiny of buildings by a registered technical personnel/ agency of the GMDA and submission of structural stability certificate and any other clearance obtained by the healthcare institutions.“However, only 16 of them had furnished the details. So, we have sent a reminder through another notification to the 32 hospitals, nursing homes and dispensaries to provide the information in a month’s time, failing which, we will take up the matter with the state health department and carry out spot verifications,” said GMDA town planner Debaraj Kalita. The GMDA move is apparently aimed at keeping healthcare institutions in check and ensuring that they comply with the norms laid down by authorities

DTO launches drive against drunk drivers

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team of six celebrated artists from Assam have recently performed in the event called “India by the Nile Festival, 2014” during the tour covering some mainstream areas of middle-East. The team included Marami Medhi, actress Meghranjani Medhi, renowned musician Jayprakash Medhi, Suryaprakash Medhi, Bhaskarjyoti Oja and Dipendra Sarma. In association of ICCR, the team has performed in different cultural festivals that took place in places like Egypt, Israel, Palastine and UAE (Abu Dhabi). Based on the Kathak form, Marami Medhi and Meghranjani Medhi performed a

Shiv Bandana, ‘Shuddh’ style of Kathak, and Dhrupad. Depicting the tale of Shri Krishna’s childhood, they crafted a wonderful dance on a Kamrupiya Lokageet. Moreover, on 14th and 15th of April, the team performed in Sharjah in UAE on the eve of Heritage Day Festival. The Assam Association of Dubai has especially felicitated the team. Besides a musical performance based on ‘Swarmandal’ was performed by Jayprakash Medhi and Suryaprakash Medhi. It is noteworthy that the team was specially invited by Indian Association of Cultural Relations and the members of Indian embassy across the region.

GU teacher appointment draws controversy

he appointment for a teacher’s post in Gauhati University’s Hindi department has caused a controversy while many are alleging that an outsider is being favoured in place of the local aspirants for the job. This year, after a gap of 22 years, the post in the university’s Hindi department came out in the form of Assistant Professor as vacant and many professors from other colleges in Guwahati and guest lecturers in other universities applied for the post. The interview was conducted on March 19 and a total of 12 candidates appeared for it. The interviews were conducted by NEHU’s Hindi Department head Dinesh Choubey

and Tezpur University’s Hindi department head Ananta Nath. The final selection for the process was to be done by the Hindi Department’s head Achyut Sharma, but here controversy aroused as he favoured Amit Kumar Pandey hailing from Uttar Pradesh for the post. Many people are suspecting an internal understanding between Sharma and Pandey due to which the eligible local candidates are being ignored for the post. Several teachers in the Hindi department and the university have called on various outfits and groups to raise their voice in this regard and ensure that an outsider does not get the job in place of a deserving local aspirant.

he District Transport Office of the Kamrup district recently undertook an initiative against the increased cases of drunken driving in the state and conducted a drive on May 31 against such drivers. A drive was conducted by DTO officials who were a part of a team under the Traffic and Enforcement Inspec-

Assam to get 12 government colleges

ecently, the state education minister Himanta Biswa Sharma said that the state government is in move to set up quality educational institutions in the state. He said that the state had expedited the establishment of 12 government colleges in Assam on the lines of Guwahati’s prestigious Cotton College. Sarma added that for every 3 kilometre, the state needed 4,000 ME schools and for every 5 kilometre, it needed 700 high schools, moreover, the state requires 1,200 more higher secondary schools to enroll all matriculates. So, with this clear view the government wants to build one purely government or a government-aided college in every block headquarters across the state so that students are not deprived of higher education. “The objective behind opening new government colleges is to achieve excellence in the field of higher education. Hopefully, we will be able to open the colleges by 2016,” he said. The Education minister added that the Assam government had also charted plans to boost school education in the state. Sarma said the state had enough primary schools for every kilometre, except in the hill districts of Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao, where, he said, 2,500 more primary schools were needed to enroll all students.

tor at the National Highway 31. They were assisted in their drive by a team of the Gauripur police outpost. As a result of this, three drivers were arrested under the charges of drunken driving when they tested positive for alcohol after going through the test with a breath analyzer. Cases were filed against the three persons under

the Assam Motor Transport Act and sent to police custody for further tests. An interceptor car was also used by the authorities while conducting this drive. Reports of drunken driving had increased with several cases of accidents being reported from the National Highways 31 and 37 and other parts of the Kamrup district.

Dead body found at Sukreshwar Ghat

he dead body of one Satya Das was found on May 30 at the river bank side of the city’s Sukreshwar Temple. Das, a resident of Kharguli, was the Manager at the Bata showroom at Beltola. Das had been reported missing since May 27 and after two days his body was discovered at Sukreshwar Ghat while bearing injury marks on it. An upheaval occurred when people from the Kharguli area gheraoed the Latasil police station over the issue while alleging lack of action on the part of the police. The pro-

testers alleged that the police had been so casual with this case that they had been able to retrieve the call list from Das’ cell phone. Das’ family has alleged that it is possible that he may have been the victim of attack by the workers of the showroom over some money issues. Police is still conducting investigation into this case and nothing further could be ascertained as to what step they would be doing next. Meanwhile, Das’ cremation was performed at the Navagraha crematorium on May 31 later in the day.

DC instructs RTA on city buses

n June 2nd the Deputy Commissioner, Kamrup (M) has instructed the Regional Transport Authority to ensure that the city buses plying on the various routes of Guwahati city display the route number on their front windscreen as the DC has observed that the city buses plying on the various roads of Guwahati do not display the route number on their front windscreen which causes great inconvenience to the passengers.

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The Week That Was

Govt raids pan shops

drive was conducted against the open consumption of smokeless tobacco by the Food Safety and Standard Officials of Kamrup Metropolitan district on 5 June in various parts of the capital city. During the drive against various small pan shop owners at Ganeshguri it was found that some of the smokeless tobacco products were coming from outside the State. In the city’s Ganeshguri point, the raid was led by Samiran Baruah, Food Safety Officer cum Nodal Officer, Tobacco Control Cell, Kamrup (Metro). Baruah informed that products were seized under the legal provisions.“During the drive

we collected the samples of smokeless tobacco products and seized the said products from a shop keeper under the provision of the Assam Health (Prohibition of Manufacturing, Advertisement, Trade, Storage, Distribution, sale and consumption of zarda, gutkha, panmasala etc., containing tobacco and / or Nicotin) Act, 2013 and send it for analysis at the State Public Health Laboratory for confirmation,” said Baruah. Senior Food Safety Officer Tarun Das was present during the special drive. In another drive at Narengi and Bamunimaidam Food Safety Officer Munin Bhuyan seized smokeless tobacco in huge amount.

PCBA celebrates environment day Woman raped by a gang of four

state level function was organised to celebrate the World Environment Day on 5 June by the Pollution Control Board, Assam along with the Forest Department, Govt of Assam and Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC) at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakhetra, Panjabari Guwahati. A Plantation Programme was done by Rockybul Hussain, Minister of Environment and Forests, Government

of Assam at Srimanta Sankardeva Kalakhetra campus. The Forest Minister graced the occasion as the Chief Guest. A public awareness activity was also the part of the day, where Hussain launched anti vehicular pollution campaign initiated by PCBA by making poster display in the vehicles to create the impact of vehicular pollution and its health hazards. This programme will continue for a week in about 200 vehicles in the city

Barbeque nation announces African food festival

arbeque nation, a casual dining restaurant chain of the country has announced the commencement of “Hakuna matata – African food safari” last week. The sixteen day food festival, started from 6th of June offers a wide range of food from the African continent at its outlet located in Ulubari area of the city. Announcing the festival, Shubham Kumar Shukla, assistant manager, Sales and Marketing (south and east) said, “In every outlets of ‘Barbeque nation’ located across the country, we try to provide unique range of food along with a

Girl student commits suicide The list of suicide cases in the city added another number in the row after the untoward incident took place in the city. A fourth semester degree student of the Lalit Chandra Bharali College committed suicide on June 5 by jumping in front of a railway track. The girl, Kaveri Baishya, a residet of Maligaon took extreme step at the railway line at Nilachalpur as a train came on the way. So far nothing has been known as to why she took this extreme step. The police are probing the matter but have not arrested anyone in this connection. Also no word could be known on the matter from her family members.

good ambience to our customers. Following this mantra, we organise food festivals in every three months in each of the outlets. Since, it has been more than three month since we started our first outlet in Guwahati, we have organised African food festival in this outlet situated in this part of the country”. He also informed that there would be a three course meal which includes five veg and non-veg starter, eight veg and non-veg main course and a variety of desserts. The signature dishes from Africa will be blended with traditional Indian food.

our persons have been arrested by the city police on the basis of a molestation complaint registered in Amingaon police station. A woman aged around 20 was allegedly gangraped at night on May 31 at Kalibari in Amingaon police outpost. The city police have registered a case against the accused for trespassing into the woman’s house and raping her. The arrested persons were identified as Manab Das, Pranjal Das, Tutumai Kalita and Satish Kalita. “The woman works in a private company and used to stay in a house owned by one of the accused. When the rapist’s parents went to a nearby Bihu function, he and his three friends broke into the survivor’s house and raped her. We are waiting for the medical report to confirm the allegations,” said P Goswami, city SP in-charge. A friend of the survivor said, “The rapist was harassing her for a long time and she must have reported the matter to the police earlier, but it was ignored.” Since 2005, over 13,000 women have been reportedly raped in Assam and about 12,216 people were arrested.

Hajmola launches liquid confectionary chuzkara

Prime Cabs launch 30 Swift Dzires

eading radio cab service provider Prime Cabs has added 30 new cabs to its existing fleet of 70 cabs to take it to 100 now. This makes them the largest radio taxi operator in the city. With over 500 bookings per day, adding more cabs to its fleet will help Prime Cabs ramp-up its operations in the city. Commenting on the expansion, COO of Prime Cabs, Mr. Dhimmant Bansal said, “We have expanded the existing fleet size to cater to the rising demands of city commuters. The number of calls being received at our call centre per day is over 700, thus making it an appropriate move to expand the fleet.” The personal transportation space in the city is growing and the commuters are constantly looking for a timely, reliable and hassle free means of transportation.

abur India Limited, India’s leading natural health care company, announced the expansion of its popular brand Hajmola with the launch of two new products-Hajmola chuzkara that marks the brand strengthening its position in the pure confectionery space, and a Natkhat Amrud variant of Hajmola Candy. Hajmola Chuzkara is a one of its kind semi-liquid candy with its very own khatta meetha taste, and its launch is a significant milestone for Dabur’s popular digestive brand new format in the confectionery market in India.

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Health

HBP scares if not checked

INTERVENTIONAL RADIOLOGY Dr Firdaus Ahmed (GNRC Hospitals)

nvasive access to blood vessels by Seldinger’s technique has paved a new way to approach clinical diagnosis and treatment. The term “interventional radiology” was coined by Alexander Margulis in 1960 to denote a group of procedures done with the help of imaging. The innovation of angioplasty (PTA) by Charles Dotter in 1964 was a breakthrough in interventional radiology. Basically interventional procedures aim at opening or closing, i.e., opening of a blocked duct or blood vessel and closing of an abnormal or leaking duct or vessel by introduction of materials through various devices like catheters and guide wires.

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here’s a common misconception that people with high blood pressure, also called hypertension, will experience symptoms such as nervousness, sweating, difficulty sleeping or facial flushing. The truth is that HBP is largely a symptomless condition. If you ignore your blood pressure because you think symptoms will alert you to the problem, you are taking a dangerous chance with your life. Everybody needs to know their blood pressure numbers, and everyone needs to prevent high blood pressure from developing.

Indications for interventional procedures include: a. Acute vascular emergencies like control of acute bleeding like hemoptysis, gastro-intestinal bleeding, per vaginal bleeding, post surgical iatrogenic bleeding etc b. Acute ischemic stroke c. Acute limb pain due to peripheral arterial diseases. d. Complicated brain problems such as arteriovenous malformation (AVM), arteriovenous fistula (AVF), aneurysms, carotico-cavernous fistula (CCF) etc. e. Preventive measures after deep vein thrombosis f. Manage therapeutic complications after surgery. g. As an aid to palliative care in case of obstructive jaundice. h. Pre-operative interventions before a complicated surgery to reduce blood loss. i. Pain management j. Infertility.

Myth of symptomatic headaches

The best evidence indicates that high blood pressure does not cause headaches except perhaps in the case of hypertensive crisis (systolic/top number higher than 180 or diastolic/bottom number higher than 110). In the early 1900s, it was assumed that headaches were more common among people with high blood pressure. However, research into the subject doesn’t support this view. According to one study, people with high blood pressure seem to have significantly fewer headaches than the general population. People with higher systolic blood pressure (the top number in blood pressure readings) were up to 40 percent less likely to have headaches compared to those with healthier blood pressure readings.

Complications of High Blood Pressure

When blood pressure stays high over time, it can damage the body. HBP can cause: • The heart to get larger or weaker, which may lead to heart failure. Heart failure is a condition in which the heart can’t pump enough blood to meet the body’s needs. • Aneurysms to form in blood vessels. An aneurysm is an abnormal bulge in the wall of an artery. Common spots for aneurysms are the main artery that carries blood from the heart to the body; the arteries in the brain, legs, and intestines; and the artery leading to the spleen. • Blood vessels in the kidneys to narrow. This may cause kidney failure. • Arteries throughout the body to narrow in some places, which limits blood flow (especially to the heart, brain, kidneys, and legs). This can cause aheart attack, stroke, kidney failure, or amputation of part of the leg. • Blood vessels in the eyes to burst or bleed. This may lead to vision changes or blindness.

Health Tip

Other inconclusively related symptoms

You should not try to evaluate your symptoms in an attempt to self-diagnose high blood pressure. Diagnosis should only be made by a healthcare professional. A variety of symptoms may be indirectly related to HBP but are not always caused by HBP, such as:

Blood spots in the eyes

Yes, blood spots in the eyes, or subconjunctival hemorrhage, are more common in people with diabetes or high blood pressure, but neither condition causes the blood spots. Floaters in the eyes are not related to high blood pressure. However, an ophthalmologist may be able to detect damage to the optic nerve caused by untreated HBP.

Facial flushing

Facial flushing occurs when blood vessels in the face dilate. The red, burning face can occur unpredictably or in response to certain triggers such as sun exposure, cold weather, spicy foods, wind, hot drinks and skin-care products. Facial flushing can also occur with emotional stress, exposure to heat or hot water, alcohol consumption and exercise, all of which can raise blood pressure temporarily. While facial flushing may occur while your blood pressure is

higher than usual, HBP is not the cause of facial flushing.

Dizziness

Although it is not caused by HBP, dizziness can be a side effect of some high blood pressure medications. Nonetheless, dizziness should not be ignored, especially if you notice a sudden onset. Sudden dizziness, loss of balance or coordination and trouble walking are all warning signs of a stroke. HBP is one of the leading risk factors for stroke.

The Symptoms of Hypertensive Crisis

As mentioned above, only when blood pressure readings soar to dangerously high levels (systolic of 180 or higher OR diastolic of 110 or higher) may obvious symptoms occur. Blood pressure this high is known as hypertensive crisis, and emergency medical treatment is needed. In addition to extreme readings, a person in hypertensive crisis may experience: • Severe headaches • Severe anxiety • Shortness of breath • Nosebleeds

Consume more fish : White fleshed fish, in particular, is lower in fat than other source of animal protein. Oily fishes are high in omega 3 fatty acids or the “good fats” which is very useful to prevent cardiovascular diseases like blood clotting and vessel constriction.

Interventional procedures available 1. Post partum uterine bleed- Uterine artery embolisation 2. Uterine artery embolisation for fibroids 3. Fallopian tube recanalisation Angiography and Neuro-radiological interventional procedures: 1. Diagnostic angiograms for head and neck 2. Intracranial and extracranial angioplasty and stenting for arterial stenosis/ dissection 3. Pre-operative embolisation of tumors located in the head and neck regions 4. Pre-operative embolisation of tumors involving para nasal sinuses. 5. Intra venous thromolysis of dural sinus thrombosis

6. Intra arterial thrombolysis in acute ischemic stroke 7. Venous sampling Hepato biliary interventions: 1. Transjugular liver biopsy 2. Percutaneous transhepatic cholangiography and drainage 3. Percutaneous transhepatic CBD stenting 4. Post pancreatitis embolisation of aneurysm / pseudoaneurysms 5. Arterio-portogram 6. Transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunt 7. TACE ( Transarterial chemoembolisation) for targeted chemotherapy in hepatic tumor / metastasis 8. Transarterial I-131 for hepatic tumor 9. G I bleeding evaluation and embolisation 10. T-Tube cholangiogram Pulmonary and chest: 1. Bronchial artery embolisation for hemoptysis 2. Pulmonary AVM evaluation and management 3. Mediastinal syndromes ( angiography, angioplasty and stenting) Hemodialysis catheter insertion and graft / fistulae management: 1. AV fistula / graft angioplasty and thrombolysis 2. Central venoplasty and venoplasty of other veins in cases of AV fistulae stenosis. Vascular and non-vascular: 1. Percutaneous transluminal angioplasty and stenting for stenosis 2. Angiographic evaluation for renal trauma / bleeding and embolisation 3. Renal cysts / abscess aspiration and drainage 4. Tumor embolisation 5. Venous sampling ( Adrenal and renal vein ) Peripheral arterial disease: 1. Peripheral extremity arterial angioplasty , stenting and thrombolysis 2. Angiography and stenting of large aneurysm / pseudoaneurysm Venous procedure: 1. Venous sampling 2. Testicular vein embolisation for varicoceles 3. Thrombolysis of deep vein thrombolysis 4. Venous / Arterio-venous malformation embolisation 5. IVC filter insertion and retrieval

(The author is DMRD, DNB (Radiodiagnosis), Interventional Radiology (Chennai)

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Business

Chandrapur power plant Faces obstacles SHAMBHAVI

he capital city of Guwahati’s hope of getting uninterrupted power supply will remain a dream as for now there is no hope of revival of the Chandrapur Thermal Power Station (CTPS). The CTPS has hit the green hurdle as the project is located near the Amsang Reserve forest. The Union Ministry of Ministry of Environment and Forests (MoEF) has not given nod to the proposed project due to that. The Assam Cabinet earlier decided for the immediate revival of the 60 MW CTPS with system conversion and further upgradation of CTPS to the level of 100 to 150 MW. The operations at two units of the power station were suspended in 1999 after a steep increase in fuel prices. What further compounded the power woes of energy starved Assam is that the grid carrying the capacity of the Northeastern grid has been reduced. Assam power minister, Pradyut Bordoloi said, “We are contesting in the MoEF that this project was commissioned in 1970 and we are just reviving it and it is not a new project. However Amsang became a reserve forest just a few years back.” Assam is reeling under severe power shortfall as a couple of power plants are under maintenance. In

“We have dashed letter to the power ministry and I have personally met officials there and sought to restore the preMay 26 position”

addition, there is a dry spell and hot weather condition in the region which is worsening the situation. Bordoloi said, “Assam brings around 520 MW from the Northeastern grid running through the chicken neck of Siliguri however the day BJP government took oath, there was a directive from the National load dispatch centre (NLDC) restricting the corridor so as to allow transaction

only up to 290 MW. NLDC has not given any reason for this restriction. Assam has to resort to load shedding for several hours to tide over the crisis. Bordoloi added, “We have dashed letter to the power ministry and I have personally met officials there and sought to restore the preMay 26 position.” The North Eastern Electric Power Corporation’s (NEEPCO) Kopilli

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hydro electric power and ONGC’s Palatana gas based project is under maintenance. Assam has sought coal linkage to 500 MW proposed thermal power project in Margeritha. The delay in commission of 750 MW Bongaigaon Thermal Power Station (BTPS) of NTPC is another headache for the state government, which was expecting power from this project from this year onwards.

NRL TO BOOST TRANSPARENCY

n a move to boost transparency, the Numaligarh Refinery Limited (NRL) has launched an Online Bill Tracking System. The Company’s Suppliers, contractors and service providers will now be able to view online the status of their bills submitted. Senior Manager, Corporate communication, NRL, Madhuchanda Adhikari Choudhury said that the automated bill receipt and tracking system was envisioned and put in place with the objective of providing an online information window to suppliers and service providers, thereby ensuring a high degree of transparency in their business transactions with NRL. She added that vendors will now be able to track and monitor the status of their bills against an automated bill receipt number generated for each bill submitted by them.

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Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD)

his is a disorder in which a person is over impulsive, hyperactive and have problems with attention. The disorder begins between the age of 6 years to 12 years and children with ADHD are literally on their feet from the time they get up until they go off to sleep. The main cause of ADHD is still unknown. However, many of the symptoms of ADHD fades off when children reach their adolescence yet some carry it until adulthood. We have to understand how to handle it and at the very onset, we must try to help out the child. People with ADHD can be very successful in life. The Common Symptoms of ADHD • Inattention • Hyperactivity/ Impulsivity • Often fidgets with or taps hands or feet, or squirms in seat. • Often leaves seat in situations when remaining seated is expected (e.g., leaving seat in classroom or in their workplace) • Running or climbing in situations where it is inappropriate • Blurting out answers before hearing the whole question • Talking excessively • Interrupting or intruding on others • Having difficulty waiting in line or

taking turns • Unable to play or engage in leisure activities quietly • Feeling very restless, as if “driven by a motor”, and talk excessively. Life with an ADHD child could be very frustrating and overwhelming, but we as parents or caregivers have to know how to handle it. You can help your child overcome daily challenges, channel his or her energy into positive arenas and bring greater calm to your family. The earlier and more consistently you address your child’s problems, the greater chance they have for success in life. Impact of your child’s symptoms

on the family • They often do not “hear” parental instructions, so they don’t obey them. • They’re disorganised and easily distracted, keeping other family members waiting. • They start projects and forget to finish them—let alone clean up after them. • Children with impulsivity issues often interrupt conversations and demand attention at inappropriate times. • They might speak before they think, saying tactless or embarrassing things. • It’s often difficult to get them to bed and to sleep. • Hyperactive children may tear around the house or even do things that put them in physical danger. A smile, a positive comment or other rewards from you can improve the attention, concentration and impulse control of your child with ADD/ ADHD. Do your best to focus on showering positive praise for appropriate behavior and task completion, while giving fewer negative responses as possible to inappropriate behavior or poor task performance. Reward your child for small achievements that you might take for granted in another child.

“Que Sera, Sera” “Que sera, sera Whatever will be, will be The future’s not ours to see Que sera, sera What will be, will be”

hen Doris Day first sang this song in 1971, she probably had no idea what a tough life young people would lead 34 years after her song, especially now. ‘Que Sera Sera or whatever will be will be’ was sung at a time when life was easy; competition was low, friends were helpful, days were about singing and playing the guitar, laughing to our hearts content with friends and family, reading adventure story-books, sipping lemonade, taking a walk by the lake, boating on a lazy afternoon or simply enjoying Mother’s special recipe for dinner and politics was absolutely for elders to talk about. Talking of which, these activities used to be normal things to do with not a worry about what the future holds for us. Having said this, these days children hardly have any time for some lazy day-dreaming, though day-dreaming plays a very big role in shaping the future of young people. Dreaming doesn’t cost a thing and we can do it at our own time and pace, whenever and wherever we want it. What we dream, we achieve. And if we project all our energy and activity towards the dream, nothing can stop it from taking shape. But I have noticed that children are scared to dream, as if their dreams will be nipped at the bud by someone. However, if they are confident enough, they will see their dreams taking shape in front of them.

While counselling for Class VIII, IX and X, I have noticed a similar pattern in the minds of the majority of the children. Whenever I ask them, “What is that one thing that you are passionate about that you dream to be or want in life?” And most of the answers would be, “Ma’am, let us see the school leaving results and then we will decide!” Others would say they would like to take up science and then ‘try’ to sit for their medical or engineering entrance exams. There are quite a large number who want to take up arts, some commerce. And these days, quite a handful want to become politicians and ‘good incorruptible politicians’, they say, which I think is a heartening and positive trend. The country now is in desperate need of extremely ‘good’ people. What I want to say is that at a time when the world has come down to their study tables, young people are still indecisive about what they will ‘take up’ or what and who they want to be even at the eleventh hour. The internet offers almost all the answers to even the weirdest questions we might throw at it. And children are still stuck at being a ‘doctor’ or an ‘engineer’? However, there are some students who are absolutely confident about their careers and they exude this passion in the way they talk, walk, behave and ask questions. These young people have dreamt and are on their way to achieve their dreams. They are confident about their future and there is absolutely nothing which can hold them back to get to the point which they have envisioned. I was particularly impressed by the confidence of one young boy who said he would like to work at NASA! Dream on! Dream and the stars will be yours! As a young girl, I remember someone tell-

ing me that schools in Japan screen students as early as the Second Standard. They find out through their personalised process as to which student will go onto become a scientist, a teacher, an engineer, a doctor, a journalist etc. They then segregate the students and teach them only that particular subject relevant to the career they will take up in the future. Now, how good is that? If our schools too can think of implementing such an idea, the future of each student then becomes a reality. A young person will not have to think of how her/his future will be shaped by the school leaving exam results. She/he will be confident enough to concentrate entirely on the relevant subject. A student with a dream to become a journalist will study only those subjects pertinent to journalism. Field visits can be implemented into the course and by the end of the academic session the student is moulded and shaped to be a journalist par excellence. Likewise for other career options as well! However, the onus lies with the parents, the guardians and the teachers. If we are talking of a cohesive and healthy future of the world, then we have to think of moulding our children; children who will understand about giving back to the society. Getting a percentage as high as 99.9 is a shocker but it should stunt the growth of the achiever. This should be the wings to fly to a direction which will be beneficial for the growth of not only the individual but the world. No one wishes to be Alice in Wonderland with no sense of direction and sing Que Sera Sera or do we??

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Meditate and see your healthy lifestyle quotient rise HEALTHY LIFESTYLE How do I know I am living a healthy lifestyle? How high is my healthy lifestyle quotient? How can I improve it? Isn’t this something that we all wonder about at some point in life? The way you live your life determines your lifestyle. There is something that can definitely help you improve your healthy lifestyle quotient. It’s meditation, as a lot of people share. So let’s have a look at some of the aspects of a healthy lifestyle and how meditation can help you in these areas #1 Healthy Food Somethings to ponder upon: How often does my meal have some healthy items? Do I normally eat more/less than my body requires? Well, food is a very important source of energy; so eating the right amount and the right type of food at the right time can go a long way in determining your health. Most often just to pamper our taste buds; we end up eating food which might not always be so healthy. Many people have shared that with regular practice of meditation, eating healthy food more often has become easy for them. Shares Meghana,”With regular practice of meditation, my body has naturally started demanding healthy food so I see myself having healthier food more often now than before.“ “I used to eat a lot of Non-Vegetarian food in-spite of knowing its ill effects. But with 1 year of regular practice of meditation and breathing techniques, gradually my craving for non-vegetarian has completely dropped,” shares Nikesh. #2 Quality and quantity of our sleep Somethings to ponder upon: Do I sometimes feel tired when I wake up in the morning even after a long sleep? How many hours do I normally sleep in a day? What is the first thought that comes to you when you are very tired? ‘I wish I could take a short nap,’ isn’t it? Well, along with a sufficient amount of sleep (7-8 hours/ day), the quality of sleep (how deep your sleep is) is also an important factor that contributes to your overall health. Meditation enhances the quality of your sleep. How? One of the major reasons for improper sleep is stress. Stress Hormones reduce when you meditate regularly. As a result there is a calming effect on the mind and the sleep is deeper and more restful. #3 Keep Active Somethings to ponder upon: How often do I feel physically and mentally tired? How often do I naturally keep active and happy during the day? Aren’t there just so many things to do in a day? And we also obviously want to do everything to the best of our ability. Some days we are naturally very active and some days we tend to get lazy. Many who meditate regularly share that meditation naturally keeps them more active and happy during the day. Even when they feel tried, low or bogged down, just a few minutes of meditation charges them up again. “I have been meditating for 4 years, and sometimes even I surprise myself with the amount of work I can do in a day. Often my colleagues ask me how do I stay do active during the day and I just share with them my secret which is meditation,” shares Kamana Nath.

#4 Enough time to Unwind yourself Something to ponder upon : How much time each day do I spend in doing things that I really like to do and that relax me? Have you noticed that your productivity increases when you give your mind and body a chance to relax? But most often we complain that we have no time, there is just so much to do, isn’t it? Well one of the best ways of unwinding yourself is meditation. Just sitting with your eyes closed for 20 minutes can make your mind calm and peaceful. Along with meditation, there could also be some other ways of unwinding yourself; a hobby or anything that relaxes you – say reading a book or playing with your neighbour’s dog. Now the good news is that meditation makes you more efficient in your work so you are able to do things faster than usual leaving enough time for leisure. “If I only keep working, then I know I will get exhausted and bored very soon. But when I alternate it with meditation, the monotony breaks and I start enjoying my work whenever I get back to it,” shares Francisco. #5 Joy at work Something to ponder upon : Every morning, do I really look forward to the day at work or do I think, ‘Oh God, another day at work? Think about it, when do you most enjoy doing your work? One time obviously might be, if it is an area of your interest. But isn’t it also when you are able to give your best to it. Because when you doat, you feel satisfied, and that satisfaction makes you happy. Now how do you give your best? One answer is meditation. The formula is simple -Meditation improves focus, focus improves efficiency, efficiency improves output and productivity, improved output increases job satisfaction. #6 Good social health Somethings to ponder upon : How many friends do I have? What kind of relationship do I share with them? Do the number of friends I have keep increasing or is it the other way round? Have you heard the line ‘Man is a social animal’? Well, our social health is also an important component of our health. It is based on how we get along with people. Isn’t it nice to have people around with whom we can share our joys and sorrows with?. You can fall back on your social circle, especially in times of need. So how can we have a good social circle? – Socializing and being friendly is our nature. But we can always enhance this quality. Meditation makes us sensitive towards others, it develops a quality of acceptance in us; it improves communication and expression. With all these qualities we are better able to bond with others and start sharing healthy relationships. #7 Less Illness Something to ponder upon : How often do you fall sick? At one level regular meditation improves immunity so the chances of getting sick reduce. At another level, even if you get sick, meditation fastens the process of healing.

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Web Watch

Intel’s gesture control tech promises hands-free life

S computer chip giant Intel said its gesture-controlled technology could soon become part of everyday life as it showed its vision of a no-touch lifestyle in Taiwan. Its stand at Computex, Asia’s largest technology trade show, recreates a living space centred around a kitchen, illustrating how sticky fingers on screens and recipe books could be a thing of the past. The advances are the latest developments in Intel’s sense technology which uses a camera with both 2D and 3D capabilities embedded into devices, enabling them to “see” depth and recognise

Google Adds Brazil World Cup Football Stadiums to Street View

facial expressions and movements. Other companies that have rolled out gesture-control devices include Microsoft, which developed the Kinect accessory for its Xbox video game consoles which can recognise users, respond to spoken commands and detect a person’s pulse. Visitors at the show also tried their hand at controlling an oldfashioned fairground-style toy grabber game which uses the same hands-free technology, operating a metal claw through hand gestures detected by a camera. As they closed their own hands into a claw shape, the metal grabber mimicked the motion.

Google introduces 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows

oogle has announced the launch of a 64-bit version of Chrome for Windows. It has introduced 64-bit Dev and Canary channels for Windows 7 and Windows 8 platforms. According to Google, 64-bit helps it “take advantage of the latest processor and compiler optimizations, a more modern instruction set, and a calling convention that allows more function parameters to be passed quickly by registers. As a result, speed is improved, especially in graphics and multimedia content, where we see an average 25% improvement in

Moto E back in stock

he Moto E is once again available on Flipkart at `6,999, in limited quantities. Notably, both the Black and White Moto E variants are currently available on the e-commerce website, as we write this post. There is no word how many units of the Moto E have been replenished currently by Flipkart. The last time when Moto E came back instock was May 30; however, within minutes the smartphone went ‘out of stock’.

Kochadaiiyaan now live on Facebook & Tata Sky

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oogle Maps on Thursday began letting soccer fans dive into World Cup venues in Brazil without having to leave home. The free online mapping service added “Street View” imagery of all 12 World Cup stadiums along with scenes captured on roads painted in festive tribute to the major global sporting event. The service also features maps of the insides of stadiums, airports, malls and other spots soccer fans may want to explore. Images from other potential locations of interest, such as Iguacu National Park and St. Michael of the Missions, were also added to Google Maps. Google introduced a ‘time travel’ mode for Street View. Street View snapshots now include the option to see what neighbourhoods and landmarks looked like at different periods in the last seven years, as Google Inc. has been dispatching camera-toting cars to take street-level pictures for its maps.

performance.” In addition to performance, Google hopes the 64-bit version will

help bring security features by taking advantage of the new OS features like High Entropy ASLR on Windows 8. “Those extra bits also help us better defend against exploitation techniques such as JIT spraying, and improve the effectiveness of our existing security defense features like heap partitioning,” adds Google in a blog post. Users can expect a significant improvement in stability for 64-bit Chrome over 32-bit Chrome. Google claims crash rates for the renderer process (i.e. web content process) are almost half that of 32-bit Chrome.

ollowing the release of Rajinikanth-starrer Kochadaiiyaan film, the official game ‘Kochadaiiyaan The Legend: Kingdom Run’, have been launched on Facebook and Tata Sky (Active Games) platforms. Developed by Vroovy, a joint venture between South Asia’s largest Digital Media Company Hungama and Indian game service company Gameshastra, the game is now available to download across digital plat-

forms. Prior to the launch, the official mobile games,‘Kochadaiiyaan The Legend: Kingdom Run’ and ‘Kochadaiiyaan The Legend: Reign of Arrows’ surpassed one million downloads on the app store. Kochadaiiyaan The Legend: Kingdom Run’ and ‘Kochadaiiyaan The Legend: Reign of Arrows’ are presented by Glucovita and Aegon Religare respectively.

Create Short URLs with Expiry Time

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ovio has announced its Angry Birds Stella, another spin off of the popular Angry Birds game, will be launching in September this year. Rovio has also revealed how the new game would look like, though it has already released a slew of teasers for the game. According to the game developer, Stella is an inclusive brand as well as celebrates female heroism. Angry Birds Stella will be accompanied by characters such as Poppy, Willow, Dahlia and Luca, and are supposed to “find creative and fun solutions to their problems”. Stella and her friends will also go head to head with Gale, a good bird gone

bad, who wants to rule over the birds’ island habitat, and her pig servants. First Angry Birds Stella title will feature slingshot gameplay set in an island, called Golden Island. The game will feature a new line of telepods, new gameplay features. Rovio says Stella is going to challenge even the most experienced bird flingers. The first season will have 13 six-minute episodes, each one an inspiring tale of adventure, heroism and friendship. Episodes will air every week on ToonsTV, and the series will also make its way to TV and VoD services worldwide

ong URLs are difficult to use in chat or tweet. It takes much space and looks bad. So we use various kinds of URL shortened services like tinyurl, Bitly etc . There are some situations where we need to create URL only for a short period, Say for 1-2 day. In that case, we need to delete that short URL from that URL shortener account. But there is an easy way of doing this. You can use some different kind of URL shortener services that also allows users to set expiry date of short URL. It is very useful when you use short URL to share sensitive data. 1. urlgone.com - URL Gone is a popular URL shortner service that allows users to create short limit with expiry time. You can set expiry time in days. When you visit the website, you will see two text boxes. Enter the URL of the page which you

want to short in the Long text field. Enter the number of days (Expiry day) in the second small text field. If you want to create a permanent short URL with no expiry time, leave short text box blank. 2. shoutkey.com - It is a really a nice URL shortner service. It also allows users to create short URL for specific time. The most important thing about this service is that you can set expiry time to minimum 5 minutes and maximum 1 day. 3. dyinglinks.com - Using this tool one can Shorten urls like with every other url shortener but the thing that makes it different from other URL shortening services is that the user can define when their links will start or stop working, which gives additional privacy to the link.

Indrajeet Bhuyan is a 16 year old tech blogger and security researcher. He is passionate about computers and believes in sharing knowledge and information . He uses his spare time helping people and companies secure themselves. fb.me/indrajeet.bhuyan

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Reviews

Director: Nitin Kakkar Cast: Sharib Hashmi, Kumud Mishra, Ravi Bhushan

W Director: A.R. Murugadoss Cast: Akshay Kumar, Sonakshi Sinha, Govinda (Cameo), Sumeet Raghavan, Farhad Daruwala, Gireesh Sahedev, Zakir Hussain

agged men tumble out of his closet. Tied up terrorists and 'sleeper cells' too. Hell's bells, they're far from 'sleeping beauties'. But then they have to make our braveheart Virat Bakshi (Akshay) look good. And he sure does. In his camouflage suits and his neon bermudas. Whether he's on a secret mission (as Defence Intelligence Agent), or romancing his boisterous 'boxer' belle Saiba (Sonakshi). All the while coaching his cop buddy on how to 'crack a case', or saluting his boss sergeant (Govinda, in a cutesy cameo). Virat’s on holiday in Mumbai - ‘ladki dekhne’ - where a terror blast kills school kids in a bus. A suspect is caught and it leads to series of more suspects who’re part of a devious demolition plan by - Sleeper Cells (trained terrorists guised as common men in society). His holiday turns into havoc and Virat becomes a one-man army - who has to raze the terror outfit and salvage Mumbai from exploding into flames. Nothing can break this lion-hearted soldier who upholds his valour,

wardi and values - like a true jawan. Murgadoss’ film (remake of the Tamil ‘Thupakki’) offers an intelligent plot, with blows, blasts and raw bone-cracking action (Greg Powell- of ‘Skyfall’ fame). It triggers a fear that anyone from your paanwala to pizza-delivery boy could be a ‘closet’ terrorist (Beware!). While the core plot is compelling and finely directed, the side-tracks - like bombs needing to be deactivated and the romantic angle, waste screentime and the songs infiltrate the plot too often. The film is too long and needs a taut edit. It has flaws too, but doesn’t fail to entertain. Akshay’s stunts are jawdropping; he’s in top form and impressively leads the show without much support from his squadron of actors. Farhad (the lead villain) doesn’t leave much impact; and Sonakshi slides in for the song and dance. This one applauds the jawans who live in the jaws of death, and is a ‘wake up’ call for all the ‘sleepers’ that abound. Bravo!

hen it comes to patriotism and Indo-Pak relationship, the films made on the topics rarely rise above the standard of tired clichés. Into this genre comes a film that astounds with its subtle brilliance. Filmistan, directed by debutant filmmaker Nithin Kakkar revolves around Sharib Hashmi, , who is very passionate about cinema and while working as an assistant director, aspires to be an actor. The film begins with the protagonist on an assignment, assisting

an American film crew shooting a documentary in the Indo-Pak border. One night he is kidnapped and held hostage in a small village in Pakistan. The terrorist group soon realises to their embarrassment that they have kidnapped an Indian and not an American. The film then deals with life in the village and his friendship with a young Pakistani. The friendship is portrayed beautifully and the scenes are shot excellently, with some brilliant visuals and dialogue that set you thinking. This is one film that is bound to

keep you involved throughout. The entire cast turns in excellent performances, and the background score adds to the overall effect of the film. The friendship between the two countries through films is conveyed with conviction. So all kudos to the director Nithin Kakkar and his team for making such a brilliant film and for handling a complex topic like IndoPak relationship with sensitivity. And considering the fact that this is Kakkar’s debut, he deserves a special applause.

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Events

WORLD ENVIRONMENT DAY

The Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) conducted a road show activity in the city on the 4th of June on the occasion of World Environment Day to make people aware about the hazards of environmental pollution. The campaign saw participation in the form of students and other citizens who wrote pledges on environmental protection. The event also saw participation from the students of Snehalaya.

The State Pollution Control Board conducted a creative poster campaign on World Environment Day. The activity involved taxis from the different radio taxi services who displayed these posters which had messages on them regarding environmental pollution. State Forest Minister Rockybul Hussain and other Government officials were present during the occasion.

World Environment Day celebrated by Red Land Brothers, Axom, a registered Royal Enfield Motorcycle club at ASEB office Six Mile, Guwahati in presence of their SDO, AGM and other staff members.

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Food

SANJUKTA DUTTA | FOOD ENTHUSIAST

SAVOURY PIE (For the Crust, you will require) Ingredients:• • • • •

2 cups all purpose flour (some extra for kneading) 1 teaspoon salt 1 cup + 25% more- chilled butter , cut into small cubes ½ cup (or less) water (chilled) 1 egg for brushing (once the pie is all set to be baked)

How to go about it…. (The simple steps follow)

1. In a large bowl, combine flour and salt. Add the butter pieces and knead the mixture till it resembles coarse bread crumbs. 2. Stir in water and work on the dough till it forms a soft ball (soft but not sticky) 3. Divide the dough ball into half and shape them into balls. Wrap it in a plastic wrapper and refrigerate (not in the freezer) it for 4 hours or overnight. 4. Once, its set right, you are ready to make pie of the dough now. 5. Roll out the dough on the kitchen counter. Keep kneading it and use extra flour for dusting. Do not over work on it. 6. Roll it with the help of a rolling pin and make a roti out of the first ball. 7. Carefully place it over the pie dish and cut out the extra dough from the edges (giving it a nice pie shape) 8. Now with the help of a fork, punch holes all around the pie dish. This will ensure even cooking. 9. At this stage, for the filling, one can fill it with anything they want or anything they ever imagined, Like fruits, chocolates, chicken pieces etc. 10. I have filled my pie with left over macaroni and cheese from the dinner last night. 11. My friend Sneha Lata Saikia told me that she generally fills it in with butter chicken and that idea caught me, which I will use the next time. 12. Once the filling is done, roll the other dough that is lying again into a roti and carefully pick it up and cover the rest of the pie dish from the top. Again cut the edges and now finally the pie is ready to be baked. Prick again with the help of a fork. 13. Just before you put it inside the pre-heat oven (extremely important step), brush the top of the pie with a well beaten egg. Brush egg generously 14. Now, bake the pie for 30 minutes straight at a temperature of 180 degrees. You will see the upper part turning golden brown and you will know that your pie is all ready to be savoured.

Life of Pie Classic Dinner Rolls (Recipe) Ingredients:

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2 ½ teaspoons of active dry yeast ¼ cup of warm water 1 cup of milk (I have used Amul Taza) 2 tablespoon of sugar 2 teaspoon salt 2 large eggs, at room temperature, plus 1 egg beaten for the glaze 6 tablespoon of butter at room temperature 5 cups of all purpose flour plus some extra for kneading.

How to go about it (step by step procedure)

1. In a large bowl, dissolve the yeast in warm water and let it stand until foamy (if it doesn’t foam, your yeast is inactive and will not work), for about 5 minutes 2. Using a wire whisk, beat in the milk, sugar, 2 eggs, butter, flour and salt. Mix them all properly using a wooden spoon (I prefer using my hands) 3. Take the dough out of the bowl into a floored kitchen counter and knead it until the dough is smooth and elastic ( not sticky) 4. Keep kneading and use extra flour so that the dough doesn’t stick to the kitchen counter. Remember that the dough should be soft and not sticky. 5. Form the dough into a ball and transfer it into a lightly oiled bowl and cover the bowl with a plastic wrap. Let the dough rise in a warm spot until it doubles in bulk. This may take about 1 ½ hours to 2 hours. 6. Now after the dough rises enough, take a baking dish, bread baking tin or baking paper 7. Now take the dough and with a sharp knife cut the dough into two equal parts. With each part, again cut the dough into four parts. Form balls and carefully place it in the baking dish. 8. After each ball is placed neatly in the baking dish, brush the well beaten egg over the balls for the glaze. 9. Position a rack in the lower third of the oven which has been pre heated for 3-4 minutes at 250 degrees 10. Bake it in at 200 degrees for 25 minutes, or till puffed and golden brown. Serve Immediately.

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G-Talk

Do the regional institutes mark up to the national standards? Shamim Goney

Masum Yusuf Ahmed Corporate professional

Administrative Officer, ERD Foundation

COUNTERPOINT

n recent years, a host of educational institutes, most of which are private, have come up in the state and mostly in Guwahati. This is surely a good sign for the students as they do not have to leave home in order to pursue higher studies. But, at the same time, the qualities of these institutes have always been a matter of concern. There are different criteria for measuring the standard of an institute. Since, I am not aware of all of them; I would like to give some basic examples related to the private institutes of the region. I have met parents who make complain about the quality of teaching staff and most of them are related to the teachers who complete the syllabus just before the examinations without going deep into it. As a result, the students cannot keep up with the actual knowledge of the subject. Another important and dangerous complain that I have heard from the parents who send their children to the private institutes of the city are that the college authorities serve notice to the students if they fail to pay their fees on time. Some of the college authorities do not even consider the delay for a single day. This is not at all acceptable. When parents send their child to an institute, they do not want them to be pressurised by any other matter other than their studies. Moreover, it is not a matter to be discussed with the students. If the authorities of an institute have any issues, they should directly contact the parents and discuss the issues with them. Since, I have had the opportunity to study in some of the excellent institutes of the country, and all government ones, I have never seen such behaviour from the college authorities. I have to say that apart from a few

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excellent government institutes like IIT, NIT or IIM most of the institutes, even the government ones in the region are lacking. But, at the same time, it is also true that chances of getting admission into a good government institute is very less considering the huge number of students appearing in the respective entrance examinations specially organised for those institutions. Therefore, it is good if the students can have more options for higher studies. But, before taking admission in a college, especially in a private one, apart from making enquiry about all other aspects, a student should look into the placement record, an aspect on which the institutes make big promises to attract the students. Because, after all the studies and investment done, all their hard work goes down the drain.

“I have met parents who make complain about the quality of teaching staff and most of them are related to the teachers who complete the syllabus just before the examinations without going deep into it”

one are the days of rushing to National Institutes for higher studies. This is true that there was a time when regional Institutes mainly from the Government sector could not dispense quality education to mould the meritorious students to be “placement ready” as per the market demand. But, gradually the scenario has changed as private institutes with world class infrastructure and qualified faculties are blooming in the region. If the same kind of facilities are available at an affordable and comparatively lower cost within the region, why go outside? Institutes like the Regional Institute of Science & Technology (RIST), Royal Group of Institutions, Kaziranga University, University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya (USTM), Girijananda Institute of Management & Technology (GIMT), Cotton College, Assam Down Town University and others can surely match up to the standards of any national Institute in terms of infrastructure like campus, buildings, laboratories, library as well as extracurricular facilities for

“The quality of the institutions can be gauged from the very fact that no less than 15 colleges of the region are accredited as top grade A+ by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC)”

An appeal

ir, I have been following your paper for the last couple of weeks and I have found most of the content to be very informative. I just want to mention that the article on organic market hub in ‘Six mile’, which got published in your esteemed media in the last issue, was very helpful. I used to go that place and liked the items but, one fine day I found it closed. There was no notice or anyone whom I could ask about the closure. Even after that, when I went there again I realised that it had been shut down. It was only after reading the article in

overall development of the students. They are also trying their best to recruit qualified and well experienced faculty members. As these institutes are bound to adhere with the strict regulations of different statutory bodies to get affiliation and approval, they are maintaining the quality at par with the National institutes. The quality of the institutions can be gauged from the very fact that no less than 15 colleges of the region are accredited as top grade A+ by the National Assessment & Accreditation Council (NAAC). Furthermore, University Grant Commission has also selected these colleges as CPE (College with Potential for Excellence). In recognition of the excellence in performance, colleges like St. Anthony’s College, Shillong has been chosen by the Foundation for Academic Excellence and Access (FAEA), an organisation sponsored by the Ford Foundation, as one among a selected few colleges in India for financial support for further improvement in academic excellence. These institutes are also putting in special efforts to groom each and every student through personality development classes and tie up with reputed national and international companies for placement and research. This is reflected from the excellent placement records of these institutes. From these facts, it can be easily summed up that regional Institutes are in no way inferior to the national ones. In fact I hope that in the coming days, these institutes can not only compete with the national institutes but also will be at par with the international institutions and may open the doors for international students to this eastern part of the country which in turn will help in materialising the “Look East Policy”.

LETTER to the editor your paper, I came to know what exactly was going on with the market. I am sad to know about its current status but at the same time, I am feeling happy that it will be reopening soon. In the meantime, I would like to bring to your notice a serious issue faced by the pedestrians on the roads of the city. Since the number of vehicles plying on the road have been increasing every day, it is very hard for the pedestrians to cross the roads. It is even harder for the old people and it sometimes takes ages for them to cross.

Therefore, through your esteem media, I would like to make an appeal to all the drivers of the vehicles to stop at the zebra crossings whenever they see someone crossing the road. So far, I have not seen anyone who stops the car at zebra crossing to make room for the pedestrian to cross the road. Since, the roads are built to accommodate both the vehicle users and pedestrians, everybody should respect each other’s right to use the road.

Gitashree Kalita

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Your weekly dose of HOROSCOPE ARIES

When you walk by a piece of art on Monday — a painting in a lobby, a window display, even a public fountain — allow yourself a moment to take it in. Being receptive to the world is what this week is all about. Tuesday through Thursday, your life is all bold colors and loud noises and intense feelings. It’s thrilling, all this stimuli. You haven’t felt so connected in a while. It’s no wonder you find yourself thinking big on Friday. Philosophy and a sense of possibility figure strongly on Saturday as well, and Sunday is your own twenty-four-hour Age of Enlightenment.

TAURUS When you walk by a piece of art on Monday — a painting in a lobby, a window display, even a public fountain — allow yourself a moment to take it in. Being receptive to the world is what this week is all about. Tuesday through Thursday, your life is all bold colors and loud noises and intense feelings. It’s thrilling, all this stimuli. You haven’t felt so connected in a while. It’s no wonder you find yourself thinking big on Friday. Philosophy and a sense of possibility figure strongly on Saturday as well, and Sunday is your own twenty-four-hour Age of Enlightenment.

GEMINI Cupid has descended and, on Monday, you’re walking around with an arrow stuck through you. You wear it well. The only problem with being this smitten is this: You’re not able to get anything done. Work, school, whatever it is — out the window! Tuesday through Thursday, slow down a bit, focus if you can, use your brain instead of your heart. Then, on Friday, go ahead and switch off the brain again and, to quote the song, turn on your heart light. It will be glowing through your shirt all weekend. On Sunday don’t be afraid to talk about how you feel.

CANCER

TIMEPASS

LIBRA

Something’s happening at home, and it’s not pretty. It’s not ugly, either — it’s just sort of annoying, on Monday especially. On Tuesday and Wednesday, your frustrations at home may be having an effect on other aspects of your life — which is doubly annoying — and Thursday’s anxieties have something to do with an official document (a new lease?). It isn’t until Friday that you have time to do something for yourself, and do something for yourself you shall! The movies? A meal out? A dip in a pool somewhere? If you have social plans on Saturday or Sunday, you might be happier canceling.

LEO You find a good rhythm on Monday. Your friends are finishing your sentences. If you go on a date, it goes well. It’s remarkable to feel like all your needs are being met. Then you go into the middle of the week — Tuesday through Thursday, basically — and realize that you’re still wanting in the family department. But you’re in a nurturing mood, so douse your family in love and see what happens. Friday and Saturday return you to the everpressing matter of your love life, which is unbelievably great right now. On Sunday do something for your health (a swim, for instance).

VIRGO Be careful of impulse buying on Monday. A discussion about values with a good friend will set you on the right track and, hopefully, dissuade you from splurging on that pair of pants in that store window that, while they seem incredible on display, will just seem like another pair of pants once you buy them. Don’t do it! Midweek, your curiosity leads to some deep intellectual digging that turns up all sorts of interesting, emotional artifacts. On Friday and Saturday, it’s all you can do not to run screaming from every interaction you have with your family. But Sunday is romantic and fun.

Beauty, romance, flirting, friends — all of them figure strongly into the first day of the week. Enjoy it while it lasts, because Tuesday through Thursday are primarily about business matters. Your mood is defined by what’s going on at work and what’s going on in your bank account. Then, on Friday, you’ll have a chance to think about yourself in a different way — you’ll have the chance to express yourself creatively — and you’ll blossom like a flower. On Saturday, gather your friends together and do something artistic, or bake something sugary and complicated. But spend Sunday solo.

SCORPIO You can see both sides of everything. It’s sort of a problem on Monday. Do you want coffee or tea? Are you in love or do you just want to be friends? And so on. Why must life be defined by choices? The great thing about the middle of the week — Tuesday through Thursday — is that everything seems to happen on its own. Certain people are drawn to certain people. What’s meant to happen seems to, with little fiddling on your part. It’s relaxing. On Friday and Saturday, your friends mean everything to you, but don’t let them talk you into buying something you don’t need. Be shrewd Sunday as well.

SAGITTARIUS You and a friend are sitting on a park bench on Monday when it dawns on you that watching people go by is not unlike watching a movie. If only you had popcorn! Decisions don’t come easily right now, but that’s fine with you, what with all the natural entertainment on offer. Tuesday through Thursday are less entertaining, or at least they’re less like the movies and more like the symphony: swelling, enigmatic, emotional. Friday returns you to the land of friends and park benches, and Saturday you’re happier than you’ve been in ages. On Sunday, make a pal a card. By hand. Just because.

CAPRICORN Work is effortless on Monday. Everyone else is moaning about not being in the mood to do this or that, but you’re on the phone and racing up and down in the elevator and, in general, keeping things afloat. You’re the star. Tuesday through Thursday, friends are laying on the attention extra thick — not because they want anything, but just because they like you. Flattering! Friday and Saturday, world domination — once firmly within your grasp — seems a bit harder to attain, but what about a slightly adjusted goal? Something within the realm of possibility? Sunday is a good planning day.

AQUARIUS The things whizzing through your head on Monday are things you’d never talk about with a perfect stranger, but try it. Choose a perfect stranger, someone you have a good feeling about, and let loose. You’ll be amazed. Tuesday through Thursday, you find yourself on a quest to be useful to society in some way — do some volunteering or political activism, or hang something out your window that makes people smile — but Friday you don’t have to exert yourself to feel useful. Your friends make you feel needed in that way only friends can. Spend Saturday around friends too. But on Sunday, work.

PISCES Something’s bugging you on Monday, and it has to do with a small amount of money someone owes you. Once you address it — address it! — it will stop bugging you. Tuesday through Thursday, you’re wary, for reasons that anyone would understand, of being party to any more financial interactions, especially those that involve money leaving your pocket and going into someone else’s. Friday and Saturday, luck is on your side, but in social situations you’d be wise to consider everything you say before you say it, lest you wind up learning what the heel of your shoe tastes like. But Sunday’s easy.

JUST FOR LAUGHs A blonde gets a job as a physical education teacher for 16 - 18 year olds. She notices a boy at the end of the field standing alone, while all the other kids are running around having fun, kicking a football. She takes pity on him and decides to speak to him. “Are you ok?” she asks.

SUDOKU

“Yes,” he replies. “You can go and play with the other kids, you know,” she says. “It’s best I stay here,” he says. “Why’s that, sweetie?” asks the blonde. The boy looks at her incredulously and says, “Because I’m the GOAL KEEPER !”

Solutions (Last Issue)

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Catching Up

Headlining acts!

Ryan Seacrest WHO’S HE Ryan John Seacrest is an American radio personality, television host, and producer. He received Emmy Award nominations for American Idol, and won an Emmy for producing Jamie Oliver’s Food Revolution.

Kiara Advani

SO WHAT In 2010, Seacrest, along with his family, launched nonprofit organization Ryan Seacrest Foundation (RSF), intended to enhance the quality of life of children considered to be in need of help. Now what Ryan through RSF is initiating to build broadcast media centers, named Seacrest Studios, within pediatric hospitals for patients to explore the creative realms of radio, television and new media.

WHO’S SHE Kiara Advani is an Indian film actress, who is all set to make her debut in Grazing Goat Pictures’ upcoming 2014 comedy drama film, Fugly opposite newcomer Mohit Marwah, Vijender Singh, Arfi Lamba and Jimmy Shergill. SO WHAT Before pursuing a career in film, Advani did a short course in acting at Anupam Kher’s school of acting. She is the great granddaughter of Ashok Kumar and the great grandniece of Saeed Jaffrey. She is also the niece of model Shaheen Jaffrey and actress Juhi Chawla. Now what Days before the release of her first Bollywood release ‘Fugly’, Kiara Advani says that she is more excited than nervous and she is hopeful that her hard work will earn her appreciation from the fans. Kiara, who was in Vadodara to promote the film, says, “Right from the first day of audition, I worked a great deal on details so that I could look convincing for the role, I have given this film everything.”

Astronomers find oldest potentially earth-like planet Scientists have found a potentially habitable planet in our galactic back yard. It orbits a star that can be seen with an amateur telescope and its surface may be warm enough for water to exist in liquid form. The planet is one of two orbiting Kapteyn’s star, which can be seen in the southern constellation of Pictor, and astronomers believe it could be more than twice the age of Earth, making it one of the oldest known habitable planets. Astronomers made the discovery by measuring the changes in the wavelengths of the light coming from the star as it “wobbled” back and forth under the influence of the gravitational attraction of its two satellites.

pick of the week

What did I just hear?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi has told his ministers that they cannot move about in their official cars fitted with red beacons (‘lal battis’) and howling sirens. The prime minister does not want his ministers to flaunt their status and put the common man to inconvenience.

Madhya Pradesh Home Minister Babulal Gaur has described rape as a social crime, saying “sometimes it’s right, sometimes it’s wrong”, in the latest controversial remarks by an Indian politician about rape. Gaur, a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader, said that rape can only be considered to have been committed if it is reported to police.

Kamur of the week SLACK SHOCKER: The height of slack came to

the fore when one of our staff went to deposit a tax at a government office but had to come back without doing so. The reason being that there was no money receipt booklet available at the office and so he was asked to come back again in the latter half of August!

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