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Dibrugarh, Wednesday, September 7, 2016

AFTER VIRENDER SEHWAG, BRETT LEE TROLLS UK JOURNALIST PIERS MORGAN – HERE'S HOW!

Six communities comprising Ahoms, Morans, Muttocks, Koch Rajbongshis, Sutias and tea tribes who are awaiting recognition as Scheduled Tribes today threatened the Govt of protests in case the govt failed to make public the modalities

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Six communities awaiting ST status threaten to protest of granting Schedule Tribe status on or before 22nd September, the date fixed by the Central Government as the last date. In a joint press meet convened here today by the Joint Forum of the six communities, the spoke person has declared that failure to announce the modalities by the Union Government would be considered as cheating to the communities and it would be dealt with

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vigorous agitations.

They have also announced that if the central Government failed on its part to keep its commitment there would be a 36 hours Assam Bandh on 26th September. They also have warned the leaders of the All Assam Tribal Sangha not to interfere in this matter for the benefit of the people of Assam as a whole.

Itanagar, 6 Sept: Chief Minister Pema Khandu called an all party meeting of legislators today to brief them about the Goods and Services Tax (GST) that would be placed in the 10th Session of State Legislative Assembly for ratification on 8th September 2016.

Activists from the six communities in a press meet.

AJYCP protests against illegal coal traders Mithun Baruah Margherita, 6 Sept

Arunachal Governor may be sacked PTI Guwahati, Sep 6 Defiant Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa may be sacked after his refusal to heed to the Centre’s advise to him to step down.

The action may come after the special session of the Arunachal Pradesh Assembly, which is meeting for two days from tomorrow to ratify the Goods and Services Tax (GST)

Constitution Amendment Bill, a government functionary said.

"Nothing will happen to the Governor till the Assembly session is over. After that something may happen," he said.

Governor Rajkhowa, who was nudged by the Centre to put in his papers after the severe stricture from the Supreme Court over the dismissal of the then Congress government last year.

"I want the President to dismiss me. I will not resign.

Let the President express his displeasure.

Let the government use provisions of Article 156 of the Constitution," the Governor told a Guwahati-based TV news channel yesterday.

Rajkhowa said that he had been asked to resign "on health grounds" weeks after the Supreme Court had restored the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh censuring him.

Activists of AJYCP, Margherita Regional Committee today sit in for 3 hours at Ledo Central Rangamancha in protest against the illegal coal trade reportedly taking place at Ledo, Tikak, Tirap and Namdang Coal areas of NECF Coal India Limited in Margherita and Kharsang.

Salil Neog and Kanchan Bora, President and General Secretary of AJYCP Margherita Regional Committee respectively have said that two alleged coal thieves are doing illegal coal trade under the nose of Tinsukia District Administration, Tinsukia Superintendent of Police and Margherita Administration as a result of which both Central and State Government are suffering huge losses

Activists of AJYCP Margherita Regional Committee today sit in against the illegal coal trade at Kharsang under Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh and of Margherita Region. Photo by Mithun Baruah of Revenue. “ We demand that illegal coal trade should be immediately stop at Kharsang under

Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh and Ledo,Tikak,Tirap and Namdang coal areas of NECF CIL Margherita and Strict ac-

tion should be taken against the coal thieves”, said Salil Neog.

A memorandum was submitted to Margherita SDO(C) re-

garding the rampant illegal Coal trade at Margherita region and its neighbouring area kharsang.

ICDS Project John Abraham appointed as the state Urban observes National Nutrition Week tourism's new brand ambassador

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In a major boost to the state’s tourism, the Department of Tourism, Government of Arunachal Pradesh with the help of Be Viacom 18 roped in popular Bollywood actor, John Abraham as the state’s new brand ambassador.

Excited about his new role, John Abraham said, “I am honoured to be chosen to promote the tourism of Arunachal Pradesh. I have always been fascinated with North East India. Each state has its unique beauty, history and culture.” Terming Arunachal as a state rich with culture, mysticism, great people and stunning views, he added, “When I am there, all I need is some music, my boots to walk around and a free mind from all worries to be able to embrace the mesmerising beauty of Arunachal Pradesh.”

Focusing on making Arunachal Pradesh a ‘Must see, Must Experience’ state, Dr. Joram Beda, Secretary (Tourism) said, ‘John has played a pivotal role in promoting North East,

primarily by putting NEUFC on the map of sports. We believe our association with him will strengthen our purpose of putting out our state in the Indian diaspora as a prominent tourism destination’. NEUFC or the North East United Football Club is owned by John Abraham.

Commenting on the partnership with Arunachal Pradesh and roping in John Abraham as the states’s brand ambassador for the state’s tourism, Sudhanshu Vats, Group CEO, Viacom 18 said, “Arunachal Pradesh is a traveller’s paradise and a land of untold tales. In John, we have a celebrity who shares our enthusiasm of weaving the stories of the mystical land into a single narrative of ‘Must See, Must Experience’ Arunachal Pradesh Tourism.”

Arunachal Pradesh has been blessed with unparalleled beauty. What was lacking was a move to tap its potential and lure the tourists to come to this part of the country. This move comes in line of efforts made by the Government to increase the tourist inflow in the state.

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A Staff Reporter Itanagar, 6 Sept

Urban ICDS Project, Itanagar, in collaboration with Community Food & Nutrition Extension unit, Itanagar has observed Block level National Nutrition week at Conferences Hall of SIRD, Itanagar on 6th Sept.2016 which was participated by Anganwadi Worker/Helpers of the Project.

A recipe competition, skit play, song on nutrition & administration of Body Mass Index were the main activities during the celebration Shri S.C Tok, CDPO, Itanagr explained

the significance of proper nutrition awareness among front line workers so that useful knowledge regarding nutrition can be disseminated to the weaker sections of society. Shri T. Bannerjee, Officer-in-charge of the Unit spoke about basic aspects of nutrition and beneficial aspects of balanced diet. He also explained the significance of recipe competition and how the entire programme could sensitize the vulnerable section of society to improve awareness on nutrition.

The programme concluded with giving away of Prizes to the first three successful competitors of the recipe competition

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ET Bureau New Delhi, Sep 6

DIBRUGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

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Dibrugarh, Tinsukia, Doomdooma

3,200 km cycling expedition of IAF flagged off Northeast Railway Minister Sri. Rajen Gohain along with GM Railwyas,MP Rameshwar Teli, Dibrugarh MLA Prashanto Phukan, Binod Hazarika and media cell convenor Sanjay Singh during his official visit in Dibrugarh today. Pic- Sidharth Singh

Former principal of MDK college felicitated

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Sept 6: On the occasion of teacher’s day, Lions Club of Dibrugarh felicitated Sunil Kumar

Borthakur, former principal of Manoharidevi Girls Kanoi College at his residence in Dibrugarh.

He was felicitated with

phulam gamucha and flower bouquet by the members of Lions club. The members of Lions club, Rajesh Singh, Srisitdhar

Dutta, N.N Goswami, Robin Sengupta and Kamlesh Chakraborty were present during the felicitation programme.

7 day National workshop on feminist research methodology concludes Assam University, Assam Women’s University, Cotton College State University, Handique CollegeGuwahati, Dibrugarh University, DHSK CollegeDibrugarh, DHSK Commerce CollegeDibrugarh, Dibru College- Dibrugarh.

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Sep 6: Seven Day National Workshops on Feminist Research Methodology, organized by the Centre for Women’s Studies from 29th August to 4th September, 2016 was concluded. The Inaugural Session of the Workshop was held on 29th August, 2016 in the Conference Hall of the Centre for Women’s Studies. It was chaired by Professor Aparna Mahanta, former Director of the Centre for Women’s Studies, Dibrugarh University.

The Chief Guest of the inaugural session was Professor Ajanta Rajkonwar, Dean, School of Commerce and Management Sciences, Dibrugarh University.

Professor Maitrayee Chaudhuri of the Centre for the Study of Social Systems, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi was the

key note speaker in the session.

Dr. Nasmeem Farhin Akhtar, Director InCharge of the workshop formally welcomed the guests and participants to the workshop which was jointly co-ordinated by Ms. Priyanka Sharma and Ms. Barnali Das, Assistant Professors of the Centre.

Research Associate, Ms. Lonee Dowerah and Research Assistant Ms. Debajanee Bora were the Joint Co-ordinators of the workshop.

Professor Maitrayee Chaudhuri, in her key note address delved into the history of feminist research methodology. She referred to the inter connection between theory and methods. Professor Chaudhuri pointed out the importance of conceptualizing the data in order to count it and that the data should not be collected

without the understanding of the society. She further emphasised out that women cannot be seen in isolation from gender and that the relational dynamics needs to be explored.

Professor Aparna Mahanta, former Director of the Centre for Women’s Studies, Dibrugarh University and the Chairperson of the Inaugural Session, in her comments towards the close of the Inaugural Function lauded the efforts of the Centre for Women’s Studies in initiating a new beginning.

She emphasized on the significance of self-analysis, thinking, and theorizing while doing research.

The workshop witnessed the participation of 44 scholars across Universities and Colleges in IndiaJawaharlal Nehru University, Ambedkar University, University of Hyderabad, Jadavpur University, Guwahati University,

Apart from Professor Maitrayee Chaudhuri, other resource persons of the workshop included Professor Rajib Handique, from the Department of History, Guwahati University, and a considerable number of senior professors and scholars from the host institution, Dibrugarh University.

The workshop addressed a wide array of issues such as- Importance of Theory in Social Science Research, Hermeneutics and Phenomenological Approach to Feminist Research, New Trends in Feminist Research Methodology, Feminist Research: A North East Perspective, Narrative/ Oral History Method, Documenting Memories and History, Ethnographic Studies: The Feminist Point of View, Application of SPSS in Social Science Research and other trends in Feminist Research Methodology.

The workshop concluded with the valedictory meeting where the organisers had an interactive session with the participants involving their feedback on various issues relating to the workshop.

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Sep 6: Air Commodore BM Tyagi, the Air Officer Commanding (AOC) of the Air Force Station Chabua flagged off the 3,200-km cycling expedition from Chabua Air Force Station on Tuesday.

The 19-member rider’s team named ‘Team East’ is being led by Wing Commander Jai Kishan, comprising of officers, senior non-commissioned officers,

defence service corps and non-combatant members.

Earlier on August 28, four members of the team commenced the expedition from Kibithu in Arunachal Pradesh, the last post of the eastern front bordering China before reaching Chabua on September 3.

The event was organized by the Directorate of Adventure. The ‘IAF Milan Cycling Expedition’ will promote the theme of ‘Swachh

Bharat Abhiyan’ and ‘Go Green Idea’. The spirit of adventure and physical fitness will also be showcased by the team members. On the way, the team will interact with students and motivate them to use cycles to reduce pollution. On October 8, the rally will culminate at New Delhi on the occasion of 84thAir Force Day. For the expedition, four teams were formed from the

seven Commands and Air headquarters of the IAF Team North (Western Air Command and Air Headquarters), Team South (Southern Air Command and Training Command), Team East (Eastern Air Command and Central Air Command) and Team West (Southern Western Air Command and Maintenance Command). The teams have embarked on the daring journey from the four extreme corners of India.

Ottongkhua Army camp celebrates teacher’s Day Bikul Bikash Gogoi Naharkatia, 6 Sept: Alongwith the whole nation teacher's day was celebrated at Ottongkhua Don Bosco School with much enthusiasm. It much be noted that Dao Division of Indian Army do carry out various events to motivate the childrens and people in the region, and the same was seen in Ottongkhua Don Bosco School where various competition was organised by the army such as action song, poem recitation, quiz in order to mark the teacher's day, where more than sixty participants took part.

The event was attended

by OC army camp, Principal of Don Bosco School along with chief of Ottongkhua. The participant attended the

event with lots of enthusiasm. Later all the winners were felicitated with

prizes by the army camp. thanked the Ottongkhua camp for The students and the army principal of school organising the events.

Suspected child picker held Sidharth Singh Tinsukia, Sep 6: In an untoward incident here in Bahaducharali Mahakali Bagan, Tinsukia, a person named Mohammad Maksud was nabbed by the local villagers suspecting to be a child picker.

According to source, the angry mob tied and punished him for allegedly picking children from nearby places.

However, the police later took him under custody and brought the situation under control.

Investigation is going on.

Thanksgiving ceremony in Dibrugarh Church A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Sep 6: The passage to sainthood of Mother Teresa was celebrated by the Christian community here on Sunday with special thanksgiving ceremonies and prayers across churches and homes.

Bishop Joseph Aind led a thanksgiving prayer in the morning at the Sacred Heart Cathedral of the Catholic Church located at Khalihamari. The prayer was attended by around 500 parishioners from across the city.

People came and lit candles in front of a huge portrait of Mother Teresa which was placed inside the cathedral. The church choir group kept the congregation entertained by singing songs and carols.

At the Catholic Church, the anticipation for the big day had begun 9-days earlier with the parishioners participating in 'Novena' prayer. Novena, which comes from the Latin word novem meaning nine, consists of public or private prayers re-

peated for nine successive days. The Catholic Church was set up in 1931 and is one of the oldest churches in northeast India.

The nuns at the Missionaries of Charity at Boiragimoth, too, organized a special thanksgiving prayer on Sunday.

Fruits and sweets were distributed among the inmates of the home. Special prayers were also held at the Baptist Church at Jail Road, Church of Jesus Christ at Kadamoni, Presbyterian

Church of India at Paltan Bazar, Church of North India at South Khalihamari. In the C h r i s t i a n neighbourhoods, people were seen rejoicing the special moment as they watched the event live from the Vatican City.

Twenty-three years ago, on August 2, 1993, Mother Teresa had set foot in Dibrugarh on her way to Borduria village in Arunachal Pradesh's Tirap district to participate in a consecration ceremony of the local parish church.

DIBRUGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

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Assam CM highlights role of teachers PTI Guwahati, Sep 6: Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Monday said teachers play a vital role in forging a mutually co-existent society through education which enlightens citizens to play a pioneering role in successful implementation of government schemes.

"The need of the hour is to underline the importance of a teacher in our social life as the teacher plays a piv-

otal role in forging a society based on mutual trust, harmony and camaraderie through education," Sonowal said speaking at the Teachers' Day celebrations here.

"Education is the tool by which inter-ethnic and intercommunity gaps can be bridged by bringing them at par.

Through education we can make enlightened citizens and for the successful implementation of our

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

schemes enlightened citizens can play a pioneering role," he said.

skill education which can bolster positive changes in Assam.

Stating that through education administrative machinery can be made strong, responsive and corruption free, Sonowal said, "We are giving topmost priority to education and through education the much sought after change can be brought about in our state."

He said, "We need to build a society based on values, honesty and truthfulness.

Education is the only means which can steer us to an Assam of our dream.

The Chief Minister also emphasised on hard work, devotion and a value-based

"On the occasion of the 55th Teachers' Day today we need to take a pledge to make Assam an ideal state, a state which can place itself in the top five position in the country."

Anti-talk NDFB cadre killed in Assam IANS Guwahati, Sep 6: In another blow to the anti-talk faction of the National Democratic Front of Bodoland, Assam Police said a senior cadre of the outfit was a gunned down early on Tuesday after a gunfight in the state’s Kokrajhar district.

“Based on specific information, three police teams laid three ambushes in and around Mainaopur area under Kochugaon police station in the district since Monday night. The team led by me came face to face with two militants around 4.20 a.m.

Additional Director General of Police L.R. Bishnoi also said police have also recovered an AK 81 rifle, two grenades, a magazine, several round of live ammunition from the slain militant, identified as Agun Basumatary, a close associate of wanted NDFB faction leader B. Biday.

“When we challenged them, they started firing at us forcing us to retaliate.

Later, we could find one injured militant while the other one managed to escape,” Bishnoi said adding that although he was taken to the hospital immediately, doctors there declared him brought dead.

ET Bureau Dispur, Sept 6: The Press Council of India (PCI) has recently invited entries for National Awards for Excellence in Journalism to be conferred on the Golden Jubilee Commemoration of the Council on November 16 next, informed in a press release issued by the Janasanyog.

establishment, hence, a Golden Jubilee Commemoration on November 16 next is being contemplated by the Council.

Railways to link North East with PCI invites entries for Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh Excellence National Awards for in Journalism Guwahati, Sep 6: Railways are working to link Northeastern India with Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh.

Tripura state but entire Northeast Region and the nation as a whole", the NFR in a statement added.

According to Railways, to provide rail connectivity to the neighbouring countries like Nepal, Bhutan and Bangladesh, the Construction Organization of Railways has undertaken many survey works for new railway lines to these countries.

The link will be a part of the Trans Asian Railway network and will provide a much shorter connectivity from Tripura to Kolkata.

"Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) has already connected Bangladesh at Singhabad. Works to connect Radhikapur and

Haldibari are in progress.

The proposed Agartala-

New Logo of Assam Tourism ‘Awesome Assam’ unveiled ET Bureau Dispur, Sep 6: Dr. Himanta Biswa Sarma, Hon’ble Minister of Tourism, Finance, Education, Health etc., Assam, formally launched a new Logo of Assam Tourism and the Punch line “Awesome Assam” today at Raddisson Blue, Guwahati. After unveiling the “Awesome Assam” Logo, the Minister addressing the gathering said that tourism publicity should not be confined alone within the State but should be visible outside of the State. He said that there is no sustain advertisement of Brand Assam which has numerous potential to become a tourist destination. This was stated in a press release issued by the Janasanyog.

As such the Government is taking all steps to further promote “Awesome Assam” in the coming days. The Government is also taking steps to develop the Tourism sector as an Industry. As a part of this, reflecting the One-Horn Rhino, Assam Tea and Mighty Brahmaputra, a new Logo with a punch line was initiated.

The Minister further said that to promote the publicity of the tourism sector, the Government has allocated 15 Crores only for its publicity. He also mentioned that some young foreigners are keen to visit the State in order to visit the places like the tea gardens which were a workplace of their fore fathers and other rela-

tives.

He also said that 500 to 700 houses will be constructed in some areas of the district so that tourist can stay and relish the local dishes. Aggressive publicity will be given so that Film producers will be eager to shoot films in the region. As such a single window clearance for permission to shoot films will be initiated.

Referring to Kamakhya and Majuli, he stated that there is a huge potentiality to attract national tourist in these places. He further stated that for development of infrastructure of Kamakhya, Rs.33 Crores has been sanctioned.

Under ‘Swadesh Darshan’ Scheme, the government of India has also allocated 120 crores for 5 National parks of the state. Similarly, ONGC, OIL, NHPC, HUDCO has also shown interest to offer money under CSR. He also said that the tourism sector will be developed through partnership with the people of Assam. He said that in order to develop the tourism sector, any ideas or plans could be sent to the concern department, the Minister said.

Akhaura International rail link project will

boost socio-economic development of not only

On completion, this India -Bangladesh rail line project will be Gateway to entire North Eastern region. It will connect Northeast India with Ashuganj and Chittagong Port of Bangladesh. It will also

connect Agartala to Kolkata via Dhaka shortly. The existing distance between Agartala and Kolkata on Indian Railway network is 1613 Km which will get reduced by around 900 KM. NFR added that at present there is no rail line in Bhutan. Feasibility studies have been carried out for extending Rail head (India) to Bhutan at five locations.

In Nepal, one Broad gauge connectivity work between Jogbani (India) and Biratnagar(Nepal) (18.60 Km) is in progress.

National, state issues to find place at Assam theatre fest

And, this year the Council is completing 50 years of its

The entries for the Awards have already been invited through advertisements.

Further, a Notice is also posted on the website of the Council i.e. www.presscouncil.nic.in with other documents.

(Janasanyog)

ASDMA achieves 100 days target Revenue Minister releases Atlas and launches Web Portals

PTI Guwahati, Sep 6: Communalism, cow vigilantism, casteism, superstition and Assam's perennial flood problems are some of the issues to be highlighted by various theatre groups at an upcoming inter-state drama festival here.

The seven-day long 10th Annual Inter-State Brajanath Sharma Memorial Drama Festival, to be held during September 1016, will have eight shows of seven plays by six different groups.

It is being organised by Guwahati-based renowned amateur theatre group Samahar Natya Gosthee.

As a special focus, this time two student groups -'Jumbish Arts' from Jawaharlal Nehru University and 'Saanko' from Guwahati University -- have been invited with their plays, Drama Festival Committee's President Lalit Sarma told a press confer-

It may be mentioned that November 16 is observed as the National Press Day by the Press Council of India, a statutory authority, set up by an Act of Parliament to preserve the freedom of the press and maintain its high standards.

A function to this effect will be held in Delhi, coinciding with conferment of the National Awards for Excellence in Journalism by honouring journalists, photographers, freelancers excelling in print journalism in various fields.

ET Bureau Dispur, Sep 6: Assam Minister of State for Revenue and Disaster Management Pallab Lochan Das has seeks people’s participation, helps and stressed on mass awareness to mitigate any kind of disaster in the state. Reiterating the responsibility of the Government to sensitise all section of the people to face any kind of hazards, Minister Das appealed all the related officials to work with dedication for the welfare of the society, informed in a press release issued by the Janasanyog. ence here.

"During the last nine years, this festival has become a very important and landmark cultural event of the state.

Now, it is a big responsibility on our shoulder to make it a grand success every year," he added.

'Saanko' will present 'Mahajagya', written by

eminent theatre personality Sitanath Lahkar and directed by Debashis Saikia, Sarma said.

Written on the backdrop of the then prevailing situation before demolition of the Babri Masjid in the country, the play talks about the fragile communal fabric of the society and showcases how

the ruling class, irrespective of religious orientations, exploits peoples' sentiment for their benefits by disturbing peace and unity in the society.

'Jumbish Arts' will perform 'Gaurakh Dhandha', written and directed by Satish Mukhtalif and based on Harishankar Parsai's satires.

Participating in the 100 days target achievement of Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) at NEDHI Convention Centre, Dispur on September 6, Minister Pallab Locah Das formally released the Flood Hazard Atlas for Assam State based

on the data of 18 years from 1998 to 2015 and Atlas on Open Spaces of Guwahati city. He also formally launched the MIS Web Portal on search and rescue Operation and GIS Utility Portal. It is noteworthy that these initiatives are part of the 100 days target which the ASDMA has achieved within the fixed date. Beside, under Apartment Society Sensitization Programme in Guwahati City, the ASDMA has also covered 194 apartments in 72 days from June 13 to August 22 last.

Earlier, Additional Chief Secretary to the Government of Assam T Y Das highlighted about the target and achievement of the ASDMA. The programme was also addressed by the Scientist of National Remote Sensing Centre of Hyderabad Dr. Srinibas Rao. (Janasanyog)

Majuli Army chief reviews District to operational preparedness along China border function from PTI Guwahati, Sep 6: Amidst the increasing military exercises along the India-China border in Arunachal Pradesh, Army chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag on Tuesday reviewed the security situation, particularly the force’s operational preparedness in the strategically-sensitive state.

The programme was attended by Additional Chief Secretary of Tourism Department Shri.

V.S Bhaskar, Secretary of Tourism Department Lalit Gogoi , Tourism Department Director Palash Baruah and MD Last month, a SuATDC Anurag Singh. 30MKI had made its maiden landing in the (Janasanyog)

frontier state. Within days of that, China's first stealth fighter, the J-20, was spotted at the Daocheng Yading airport in the high-altitude Tibetan Autonomous Prefecture.

New Delhi’s decision to deploy BrahMos supersonic missiles in the northeastern state has left Beijing fuming so much so it warned that the move could lead to counter-measures.

Express that it was a ‘routine’ review meeting, held at 4 Corps in Assam’s Tezpur and attended by Army commanders posted in the eastern region and as such, one should not read too much into it.

“General Dalbir Singh visited the Gajraj Corps from September 5 to 6 as part of his visits to various formations of the Army to review their operational readiness and Defence sources told the internal security

situation. Lt General D Anbu, GOC of 4 Corps, updated him on the security situation in Assam. The Chief of The Army Staff expressed his satisfaction on the conduct of operations by the Army in bringing the insurgency situation under control. He also reviewed the defence preparedness of Gajraj Corps which is deployed on the line of Actual Control,” a defence release said.

8th September

ET Bureau Dispur, Sep 6: In continuation of Govt. notification No. GAG (B)27/2005/Pt.VI/59 Dated: 05/08/2016, which has sanctioned for the formation of New Administrative District to be known as Majuli, is further notified that the district “Majuli” shall be

functional from the date of inauguration, i,e 08-09-2016, vide notification No. GAG(B)27/2005/PtIV/92 Dated Dispur, the 31st August, 2016. This was informed in a press release issued by the J a n a s a n y o g .

(Janasanyog)

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Family members of Freedom Fighter Late Moji Riba calls on the Governor Pema Khandu instructs Education Dept to come with a modified education policy

ET Bureau Itanagar, Sep 6: Jiyo Riba Jini, daughter of Late Moji Riba, renowned Freedom Fighter called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh JP Rajkhowa at Raj Bhavan on 1st September 2016.

Accompanied by Gumke Riba, senior Public Leader cum Member Food Cooperation of India, Smt Jiji briefed the Governor on the contribution of her late father towards Indian Freedom Movement. She also showed him the written and other personal records of Late Moji Riba.

A Staff Reporter ITANAGAR, Sept 6, 2016: Chief Minister Pema Khandu called for improvement in the education scenario and mooted for modification in the present Continuous and Comprehensive Evaluation (CCE) System for better and quality education in the state. He instructed the Education Department to come up with a modified policy for submission before the Cabinet.

The Governor, who was delighted to meet Jini and Riba, felicitated the family members of the Freedom fighter from Arunachal Pradesh. He assured to take initiative to include the names of freedom fighters from the State in the list of Indian Freedom Fighters, so that befitting tributes are paid to them.

CM Pema Khandu welcomes home the 6 members Team Arunachal of Mount Stok Kangri Expedition ment to the local mountaineers of the state.

He further instructed the Secretary of Sports & Youth Affairs, Dani Salu to immediately process for finalization of the State Mountaineering Policy. He said to give full support and sponsor the aspiring mountaineers of the state.

Director of Youth Affair, D K Dinglow apprised the Chief Minister that the Mount Stok Kangri Expedition was the first of its kind sponsored by the state govt.

ET Bureau Itanagar, Sep 6: Chief Minister Pema Khandu welcomes home the six members Team Arunachal of Mount Stok Kangri Expedition in a small impressive flag-in ceremony in his office today.

The Team Arunachal of Mount Stok Kangri Expidition successfully scaled the 20,182 ft Mount

Stok Kangri on 24th July 2016 at 08:50 AM, the highest mountain in the Stok range of the Himalayas in Ladakh.

The Mount Stok Kangri Expedition is the first major indigenous mountaineering Expedition launched from the state in the Himalayas as well as the first major event undertaken by the Dept. of

Youths Affairs, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. The Team Arunachal was led

by Dr K. Romeo Meetei, incharge adventure cell, Dept. of Youth Affairs, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh.

Chief Minister while congratulating the Team Arunachal said to give more impetus to the mountaineering to tap the enor-

mous potential of adventure tourism in the state.

He asked the Department of Youth Affairs to tie up with the Indian Mountaineering Foundation (IMF), New Delhi to designate peaks like Gorichen and other peaks of the state so as to make them accessible to the mountaineers. He further mooted to make these peaks popular and commercialized to create avenues for self-employ-

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CM Khandu at a programmes held at Good Sheperd school in Itanagar

This expedition was conducted in Alpine style without the support staffs to minimise the damages in the Mountain and the cost and also to give more exposure to local mountaineers who have completed basic and advance mountaineering courses. This expedition is also a kind of pre-everest mountaineering expedition for local mountaineers who has a dream of climbing Mt. Everest in future, he informed.

Dani Salu, Secretary Sports & Youth Affairs and Tadar Appa, Director of Sports was also present on the occasion.

The Chief Minister was attending as chief guest in the State Award function of teachers organized by the Department of Education on the occasion of Teacher’s Day at Banquet Hall here yesterday.

The CM also said that recruitment of teachers will be conducted by Arunachal Pradesh Public Service Commission so that well qualified and competent candidates are appointed as teachers.

Taking cognizance of shortage of subject teachers especially for Mathematics and Science subjects, the CM proposed recruitment ratio of 50:50 to be implemented for APST and non APST in teacher employment for the said two subjects.

In order to encourage teachers, he also instructed the Education Department to double the number of state awards from the existing 30 to 60 teachers from

the coming year. He further mooted a plan to give gazetted status to Senior Teachers of the state.

Citing that surplus number of teachers are concentrated in cities and towns, while there is shortage of teachers in remote areas, Khandu asked the department to rationalize posting of teachers. He also appealed teachers to cooperate with the govt and give their service to the people in remote areas of the state, where their service is equally important.

He said that state govt will also look into the issue of basic facilities in remote areas.

The Chief Minister acknowledged and lauded the selfless works of teachers in the state in imparting quality education and their contribution in the human resource development of the state. He urged them to rededicate themselves on this day with a sense of responsibility towards students.

Honchun Ngandam, Minister of Education, in his speech said that due to hard work and dedication of teachers, the state has achieved 77% literacy rate.

He expressed his solidarity and support to the teachers who are serving in remote areas and committed to dedicate their life in teaching and imparting education and knowledge to the children.

He further said that the government is aware of

the issues and shortcomings faced by the department in terms of shortage of class rooms, subject teachers, poor water & power supply, poor infrastructures and poor CBSE results but said efforts are on to improve these sectors. He said govt is looking forward to provide better infrastructures and facilities to the teachers to make teaching a white collar job.

Ngandam also asserted that while govt appreciates and reward sincere and dedicated teachers, at the same time it will also act tough on those who draw salary without attending duties.

Bidol Tayeng, Secretary Education and Tapi Gao, Director School Education besides representatives of awarded teachers also spoke on the occasion.

Altogether 30 govt teachers were given the state award in recognition of their sincerity and dedication in discharging their duties. The award includes cash award, shawl and a citation, that were given away by the chief guest and guest of honour.

Earlier, the Chief Guest and the guest of honour paid homage to the portrait of Dr Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the former President of India on whose birthday, Teacher’s Day is being observed.

State level workshop on Nutrition held at Itanagar ET Bureau Itanagar, 6 Sept: A state level workshop on the theme “Life Cycle Approach for Better Nutrition” was organized by Community Food and Nutrition Extension Unit, Govt. of India in collaboration with Directorate of Women and Child Dev. Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. The programme was organized at conference hall of State Institute of Rural Dev.(SIRD). Smt. T.P Loyi, Joint Director(ICDS) has presided over the Workshop meeting as Chairperson. Smt. Techi Mecha , Zila Parishad Member, Itanagar was the Chief Guest on the occasion.

Bannerjee, Officer-incharge, Community Food and Nutrition Extension Unit, Itanagar, Govt. of India stressed on the need for synergistic approach to fight malnutrition and practice proper feeding habits.

Dr.(Miss) Radhe Akang, Gynaecologist, MO, CHC, Itafort, spoke on Importance of early initiation of Breastfeeding, value of Colostrums and exclusive Breastfeeding for first 6(six) months. Dr. Kabak Tamar, i/c Medical Officer, CHC, Itafort, spoke on Relevance of Malnutrition in children under 3(three) years at different stages and imporS.C Tok, CDPO, Urban tance of complimentary ICDS Project, Itanagar, feeding. while giving the welcome to the dignitaries Smt. T.P.Loyi, Joint & participants, has Director(ICDS), exhighlighted the objec- pressed in her speech tives of celebration of that frontline workers National Nutrition should reach each and Week. Speaking on the every household to occasion, Shri T. communicate message

of nutrition. She expressed that Food and Nutrition Board had initiated National Nutrition Week to sensitize the nation about nutrition. She explained that a proper approach to nutrition from birth till old age is how the theme of this year’s “Life Cycle Approach for Better Nutrition” would be justified. She also stated how a healthy life style consisting of proper intake of balanced food would be helpful in reducing burden of nutri Tana Gumin, Supervisor(I), Urban ICDS Project, Itanagar, gave the vote of thanks.

The programme was attended by all Child Dev P r o j e c t Officers(CDPOs), field functionaries of various ICDS, Projects of Papum-Pare district, officials from District ICDS Cell, Yupia, representative from childline, Itanagar and Health functionaries of Itanagar area.

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Galo People’s Front Preliminary Meeting on Implementation condemns brutal of NFSA in East Siang attack on Mebom Jilen Vinod Kumar Singh Dhemaji, Sept 6: The Galo Peoples' Front (GPF) yesterday vociferously condemned the brutal attack on the life of Mebom Jilen on the night of 3rd September 2016 by a man named, Lizen Gyadi, without any reason or provocations, stated the press release issued by GPF President Nyadaar Loya yesterday. The Front expressed shock on the barbaric act and uncivilized display of dao culture in the state Capital of Arunachal

Pradesh even in these modern days which implies that there is not a slightest fear towards the Law by certain populace of the State, stated the press release.

Demanding a visible actions too from the law enforcing agency, who are most busy with their VIP DUTY, it exuded hopes that they shows the same temperament on liquidating these crime & criminals. The sombre state of Law & Order has made the life of law

abiding citizen very hard and situation may compel them to take up arms, which may create a heavy burden on the Govt. in days to come, the press release added.

Advocating for serious law and actions thereof, the GPF demands the immediate arrest of the culprit, Lizen Gyadi, an infamous habitual offender, within 24 hrs of time, or the Front may compel to take up rigorous democratic movements.

DC Holds Meeting with BRTF, JKM, NHIDCL, T.K. Engineering and ATPWDS

Pasighat, Sep 6: A Preliminary meeting on the implementation of the National Food Security Act(NFSA) in East Siang was convened by the Deputy Commissioner, Isha Khosla here at DC's Conference Hall, today with various stakeholders.

Information Commissioner, Arunachal Pradesh, Nanom Jamoh , has called that East Siang should lead the way in the implementation the of NFSA, for providing accesss to food security and nutritional support, to the people ,particularly the target beneficiaries in the rural and urban areas.Jamoh asserted that the district has

been a trendsetter in implementing flagship programs, and called upon the stakeholders to make dedicated efforts with same spirit and zeal for the effective implementation of NFSA in the district." I want to see East Siang as frontrunner in the implementation of NFSA", Jamoh said on the occasion.

Informing that recently in June last, the State Cabinet has allocated the additional responsibility of the monitoring and and review of the implementation of NFSA to the State Information Commssiion, Jamoh said that the Commission is committed to the successs of the NFSA in the state .

Further, She asked concerned members of the stakeholders departments viz.

DFCSO, DDSE,Dy.Director(ICDS) to provide all updated and comprehensive correct data in terms of of benefits extended to the beneficiaries in their respective presentations on coverage of Mid Day Meal(MDM), functioning and non functioning Fair Price Shops (FPS), Aadhar seeding and opening of A/C with Ration cards etc underTargeted Public Distribution System(TPDS) , nutritional support to pregnant women/lactating mothers and children under ICDS

and SNP in the proposed upcoming meeting scheduled in the last week of September next .

The Lok Sabha MP, Shri Ninong Ering , Chief Information Commissioner will be attending the proposed meeting where all the stakeholders including GBs, PRIs and Councillors will also attend.Booklets/ Phamplets on NFSA in local dialect should also be provided to PRIs and GBs,she added.Jamoh is in charge of five districts viz.

East Siang,Siang, Upper Siang, Tirap and Longding districts.

Jamoh added that Govern-

ment has made it mandatory to include women members in all departmental committees.

DC Isha Khosla, in her address, has called for projection of requirements and datas by the stakeholders which she said would help in chalking out Action Plan . She said that the benefits as envisaged under NFSA should percolate down to the target people while also underscoring the need for proper monitoring by the Administrative officers and elected leaders. The Success of the Act (NFSA) depends on its proper implementation, she pointed out.She also directed the DFCSO and SDFCO to make available the information on allocation and sub-allocation of subsidized food grains in all Fair Price Shops(FPS) of the district.

ZPC Kaling Dai also called for creating awareness on need for Aadhar card to avail benefits of government schmes and the need for flexibility of guidelines on need based . While Chief Councillor ,PMC Kaling Doruk urged to increase quota allocation of food grains in view of increasing population in Urban areas

Aalo-Likabali Road Partially Cleared

ET Bureau Aalo 6 Sept: The West Siang Deputy Commissioner, Shri Gamli Padu took up an exhaustive meeting with representatives of BRTF, JKM, NHIDCL and T.K. Engineering on deteriorating roads condition at Likabali-Aalo and its slow pace of implementation at his office chamber today.

He said that people in many parts are already reeling under pain and agonies due to monsoon related large scale devastations and any road blockade will add woes to it.

The DC asked the GREF for prompt response in such natural calamity and also stressed on gearing up the works by the concerned companies at their allotted stretches of road without any overlapping. Reacting to laying of underground cable, shifting of electric poles, telephone, water supply pipes that pose hurdles

to quick execution of works, he said that necessary direction will be given to Electric and PHE departments to shift them in a time bound manner as these departments have already been compensated. He asked the companies to take up the matter of underground cables to appropriate level before starting the work.

Padu said that cooperation of elected representatives, society, NGOs and organizations is essential for over all development and welfare of the people. We have to make all out effort in our planning process. Feeling of oneness among all strata, mutual trust and transparency in work is pre-requisite for peace and development of the district, he said.

Participating the discussion, the AE Highway Er. Gemar Padu, DRRSO Shri Takam Titus and representatives from the companies gave detail briefings on the various issues and problems faced by them along the said stretch of land and assured all initiatives to speed up the progress of work.

Earlier, a team of members of Aalo Town Peoples Welfare and Development Society felicitated the new DC.

Kento Ete President and Mito Lollen, General Secretary welcomed him and apprised him of many problems and issues that confront the general welfare of the people. They said that Aalo, once a very progressive and beautiful town of the state is deteriorating for the past few years and they hoped that senior officer of his stature will solve many of the burning problems of Aalo. The said Society will always be there behind the administration to do welfare activities for Aalo town.

Addressing the ATPDWS,

Cleanliness Campaign under at Mega Solung Ground conducted Pasighat, Sep 6: A day long cleanliness drive cum social service was conducted at Central Solung Ground (Notko), Pasighat by the Tourism department today. The main objectives of the campaign were sensitization and to motivate the denizens to keep their towns and surroundings clean and maintain a green and pollution free environment.

Various departments,

s t u d e n t s , NGOs,general public and the Committee members of Mega Solung Festival of Pasighat participated in the programme.The DTO,Pasighat highlighted the main objectives and target of the campaign under S W A C H H PAHKWADAS to the students and the participants, a release from the office of the DTO informed.

Aalo Sept 6: Heavy downpour for the last few days caused heavy damages to Aalo Likabali Road and public properties at various places of West Siang district. WRC fields, grainary houses, labour barracks,

horticulture gardens, fencing walls and water supply are destroyed and washed away and surface communication are delinked in many places. The people of Dari Circle under the guidance of Circle Officer Shri

Ejum Ango and ZPM Hengi Riba with men and materials are toiling hard to come out of the crisis.

The Aalo-Likabali are blocked in as many 20 points and many vehicles

are stranded in between all those block points. The service of men and machines of T.K. Engineering have been pressed into service to clear all block points and passage for light vehicle have been cleared till filing

this report. The Road under the jurisdiction of GREF is yet to be supervised and tied up with the authority has been passed to clear all block points falling under their jurisdiction.

Arunachal Governor refuses to resign, says Prez has to dismiss him PTI Guwahati, Sep 6: Arunachal Pradesh Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa, who claimed the Centre has asked him to step down citing "health grounds", has refused to resign, saying he wants the President to dismiss him.

"I want the President to dismiss me. I will not resign.Let the President express his displeasure. Let the government use provisions of Article 156 of the Constitution," the Governor told a Guwahati-based TV news channel on Monday.

Rajkhowa said that he had been asked to resign "on health grounds" weeks after the Supreme Court had restored the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh

order under specific provisions of the Constitution."

"Even a fourth grade employee of the government has to be given in writing if the government wants him or her to resign or even go on leave. I am a Governor and this a Constitutional post," he said.

Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa censuring him.

He said, "I have fully recovered from my illness and I have been discharging my duties after complete recovery. If they want me to quit, the prime minister and his cabinet will have to recommend the same to the President, who will then issue an

Stating on August 27 night a well-known person from Guwahati had informed him over telephone that the government wanted him to resign on health grounds, Rajkhowa said, "I was shocked, surprised and felt humiliated."

"I asked the person to inform whoever in the government wants me to quit to call me directly. When there

was no such call, I called up the Union Home Minister (Rajnath Singh) and asked if it was true or false. But the Home Minister clearly told me over telephone that he knew nothing about it.

"Instead, he started telling me that I was doing good work in Arunachal Pradesh.

But when I called up another central minister, he called me back on August 30 and said that a decision had been taken at a high level for me to resign on health grounds and vacate my post by August 31," he said.

Rajkhowa said he informed the particular minister that he had returned to Arunachal Pradesh 47 days ago after medical treatment and has been working since

August 13 last.

"I also told him that I am totally fit now. What is my fault that I have been asked to go on medical or health grounds?" the Governor said.

The former bureaucrat who was appointed as Governor in June last year said, "I do not have a single blot in my long career. The government must have appointed me as Governor on the basis of my spotless track record. I feel very humiliated. It was a bolt from the blue."

"For the Governor's post, I never met or approached any BJP leader whether at the local level or that of the PM," the former Assam

Chief Secretary said.

Stating that he was prepared to vacate the Raj Bhavan instantly on receiving the President's order, Rajkhowa said, "I have kept all my belongings packed since August 30. I have also told my office that if the order (regarding the dismissal) arrives in Raj Bhavan, they should immediately inform me and I will not stay even one minute after that."

On July 13, the Supreme Court had ordered restoration of the Congress government in Arunachal Pradesh by quashing all decisions of the Governor precipitating its fall in January, holding them "violative" of the Constitution.

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State Assembly Passes University Rains trigger landslides Bills, House Adjourned Sine die in Wokha of Nagaland Imphal, Sep 6: The Manipur Legislative Assembly today passed the Manipur Technical University Bill 2016, the Dhanamanjuri University Bill 2016 and the Manipur State Higher Education Council Bill 2016.

Education Minister Dr Kh Ratankumar tabled the three Bills in the House one after another.

While discussing the first Bill, Dr I Ibohalbi asked whether the Vice Chancellor and the Registrar of Manipur Technical University have been appointed or not.

He pointed out that Dhanamanjuri University Bill 2016 did not mention anything about affiliation of Government colleges, Government-aided colleges and private colleges.

Ibohalbi then suggested referring the Bill to the Assembly's select committee for a thorough analysis.

MLA L Nandakumar endorsed the same suggestion.

The Education Minister holding the post of the

Chairman of the Higher Education Council's Executive Council as per the Manipur State Higher Education Council Bill 2016 may pave way for exercising political influence over the Council, Ibohalbi said.

Manipur Technical University has already commenced its academic session at the State Academy of Training, Takyelpat.

Although the VC has not been appointed, the Administrative Officer has been serving as the ex-officio VC. The Registrar and the Finance Officer have been appointed.

The University is now offering different courses like BTech (Civil), BTech (Electrical), BTech (Computer Science and Engineering), BTech (Electronics and Communication Engineering) and BTech (Mechanical).

Ratankumar informed the House that the State Government has been working to set aside Rs 20 crore for the University.

Dhanamanjuri University

would be set up as a part of the Government of India's initiative to set up 200 Universities under RUSA. Dhanamanjuri University was one among five universities selected for establishment in the first phase.

Clause 9 of the Bill deals with affiliation of colleges to the University , Ratankumar stated.

The HRD Ministry has agreed to sanction Rs 55 crore for Dhanamanjuri University and the Ministry would release Rs 25 crore once the Bill is passed.

Higher Education Council is in line with a Kerala model. Establishment of the Higher Education Council is a pre-requisite for setting up Dhanamanjuri University.

The Minister holding the post of the Executive Council's Chairman would not cause any problem in the functioning of other members and there is no question of exercising political influence, Ratankumar clarified.

Later the House unani-

mously passed the three Bills.

The Manipur Legislative Assembly also ratified the Constitution (One Hundred and Twenty-Second Amendment) Bill 2014 which has been already passed by the Lok Sabha and the Rajya Sabha.

Hmar peace talks: Mizoram says no separate autonomous district council to be agreed on Mizoram, Sep 6: Mizoram Home Minister R Lalzirliana on Sunday asserted that the state government would not agree even if the Manipur-based Hmar People's Convention (Democratic) continued to demand a separate autonomous district council comprising areas adjoining Manipur, in the ongoing peace talks.

Lalzirliana said that he wished that the current peace talks between the state government and the HPC (D) would be successful in solving the insurgency problem hitting the north eastern part of the state for

years. The negotiation between the two sides was held on August 10 in Aizawl and the second round is scheduled to be held during mid-September or third week of this month when the HPC (D) delegation comprising overground Hmar leaders are slated to table their political demands.

The parleys between the two sides reached a stalemate in 2013 over the period of extension of the Suspension of Operations (SoO) with the Hmar militant group accusing the state government of being insincere in finding a permanent solution to the Hmar issue.

In the first round of talks, the HPC (D) delegation members led by Lalthaliana comprised former President of Hmar Inpui (Hmar Supreme House) John Pulamte, President of Hmar Students Association (HSA) Lalthlamuana Hmar, General Secretary of Hmar Inpui Francis Songate, Rohringa and Thanglianchhunga.

Mother Teresa Film Festival begins in Meghalaya Shiilong, Sep 6: Days after she was declared a saint, the Mother TeresaInternational Film Festival(MTIFF) 2016, a four day film festival highlighting her life and work got underway here on Tuesday.

Organised at the U Soso Tham Auditorium, the MTIFF 2016 celebrates her canonisation of Mother Teresa and will move to Jowai, the district headquarters of West Jaintia Hills on September 14 for another four-day spell.

A total of 20 films, documentaries and short films showcasing the life and work of St. Teresa would be screened at the festival and similar festivals would be held in different cities in India and in about 50 coun-

Mother Teresa (File Photo) tries around the world.

MeghalayaGovernor V.Shanmuganathan inaugurated the festival which was further adorned by colourful by song and dance performances exhibited by

students of city schools, each performance depicting the life and work of St. Teresa through her years.

"Mother Teresa represents the message of love, peace, enduring strength, hope and

service to the world at large.

She served the destitute, lepers, abandoned children, old people, the poorest of the poor and the downtrodden because she understood their pain, she was a solace, a helping hand and a source of comfort to them," Shanmuganathan said in his inaugural address.

Shanmuganthan, who had interacted with Mother Teresa in the mid-1990s in Calcutta, said that in a world where people identify themselves by the power they hold, or the money they possess, what truly marks Mother Teresa's greatness is her identification of herself with her love of God. Archbishop of Shillong Dominic Jala said that for a multifaceted person like

Mother Teresa, no one film or book could totally capture who she was and what she did.

"We in the society today long for many things. There are many social evils amidst us; there's corruption, injustice, human rights violations.

It is up to us to carry forward her legacy and that we need to recognise the dignity of life in this selfish individualistic world," he said.

The Festival opened with "Mother Teresa and Me" made by noted photographer and filmmaker Gautam Lewis who was raised by Mother Teresa after his parents abandoned him while he was a young infant in Kolkata.

Fed up with blockades, Manipur's wage-earners defy strike calls IANS |Imphal, Sep 6: In Manipur, if there is a constant, it's the crippling effect of unending strikes and blockades. But people in this northeastern state no longer seem willing to passively acquiesce to the diktats of the various militant outfits that call for these lockdowns and bring the state to a grinding halt.

Much to the chagrin of these outfits, small businesses, daily wagers and drivers of goods-laden trucks have started to defy strike calls. Despite the danger of being kidnapped or shot dead by the militants -- and there have been several such incidents in the past -- the truckers especially ply on the highways during the strikes, transporting essential items.

They are guarded by paramilitary forces who daily escort about 500 vehicles on the highways of the state. Even then there have been instances of trucks being torched, the drivers killed and goods looted.

However, the fear factor has now seemingly turned into fatigue, which in turn is prompting the drivers to defy strike calls with nonchalance.

In the state capital Imphal,

there is an encouraging tendency to defy strikes also among people who eke out a living as daily wage-earners. Driver Biren and some of his friends, for instance, now ply their vehicles with pasted handbills saying: "We are fed up with the strikes." They are not afraid and are willing to take risks.

Similarly, hundreds of autorickshaws ply around the city. Shops and kiosks, especially in the residential areas, remain open.

Women vendors sell vegetables and other consumer items, ignoring the strikes and the fear associated with it. People come out on the streets to go about their daily lives.

Autorickshaw driver Kishan said: "I had taken a loan from the government to buy the autorickshaw. I have to repay the monthly instalments. How can I repay and feed my family when there are strikes 20 days in a month?"

Realising that people are unhappy with the strikes, the Bharatiya Janata Party -- which had called a 12hour general strike on August 30 to protest the arrest of its two MLAs -shortened it to six hours.

Some other groups, including one militant out-

fit, followed suit.

Encouraged by the public's negative reaction to the strikes, Manipur Industries and Commerce Minister Govindas Konthoujam said: "The recurring strikes have had a crippling impact on the state's economy and this must be resisted by all."

G. Sharma, who owns a plant which produces bottled drinking water, said: "In Manipur, these water bottles are like the life-saving medicines since tap water is a rare sight. Production, sale and distribution of such water bottles should not come under the strikes."

At the other end of the spectrum is Keinahanbi, who sells vegetables and other essential items on the city's streets. He earns about Rs 100 on a normal day with which he buys rice and meets other expenses. "On the days of strikes, my children have to go to bed without food.

Those who call the strikes should consider our plight," he said.

However, even as people try to escape the cycle of strikes, there seems to be no end to the shutdowns.

Most have lost count of the number of general strikes and blockades imposed in parts or the

whole of Manipur -- many of them overlapping. Any group of persons, clubs or organisations of very little consequences can impose these strikes and blockades, even as the state government remains a silent spectator. Despite a Supreme Court ruling, so far no organisation has been pulled up.

In the last few days alone, the Joint Action Committee Against Anti-tribal Bills had imposed an economic blockade in the tribal-dominated areas which affected the entire state as these areas surround the valley districts.

The candidates of the 2013 police constable recruitment test had also imposed economic blockades along the national highways, besides calling for a general strike.

The Maoist Communist Party, a banned insurgent group, imposed another strike alleging corruption in a government hospital.

The surrendered insurgents imposed a general strike which ended on the evening of September 5. It went unnoticed because people ignored it.

Some tribal groups had also imposed a highway blockade in the border district of Chandel over local issues. People in other parts ignored it although

legitimate border trade was affected.

And as the call for strikes keep emerging from all nooks and corner of the state, related problems persist.

There have been allegations that during the strikes, the traders indulge in profiteering.

With the fuel pumps shut down, some people make money by selling bottled petrol with impunity.

R. Jain, a wholesale trader, admitted that traders are indeed accused of hiking the prices during strikes and blockades, but in reality they have to bear additional costs which lead to a price rise.

"When trucks are stranded for days together, there are additional charges for the expenses of drivers, cleaners and loss of perishable goods. Besides, non-state actors extort various illegal taxes. Since these expenses are added to the wholesale prices, everything becomes expensive," Jain said.

No one expects the rather unique Manipur phenomenon of strikes being called by all and sundry over any and every grievance to vanish overnight.

But the people's resistance is a beginning.

Mokochung/Wokha, Sep 6: Heavy rains have triggered massive landslides in several parts of Nagaland causing road blockades and disrupting smooth movement of traffic along the national/state highways while some roads have been restored.

In Mokokchung, a massive landslide near Unger village along NH-2 has paralyzed all vehicular movement.

When contacted, Deputy Commissioner (DC) Mokokchung, Sushil Kumar Patel told Nagaland Post that the district administration had already instructed the concerned officers from the National Highway Division to take up restoration work at the earliest.

While informing that two excavators (JCB) were already on the spot to clear the debris, the deputy commissioner however said movement of vehicles would made be possible only by Tuesday, depending on the weather conditions.

Meanwhile, Executive Engineer (EE) NH, Mokokchung division Er. Chubatoshi said Monday's

landslide occurred at the same spot, which took place in 2015.

Er. Chubatoshi assured that the department has put in all efforts to restore the road at the earliest .

In Wokha, the District Disaster Management Agency (DDMA) has cleared massive landslide on WokhaMerapani road that occurred in the wee hours of Monday some 10 kms from Wokha. The landslide blocked all traffic along the Wokha-Merapani state highway, the district's lifeline.

Since June-July this year, as many as 72 landslides (53 major and 19 minor) have occurred in many places in Wokha district. As a result, many man-hours and days have been wasted and economic transactions lost in terms of crores of rupees.

Wokha-Merapani state highway has been hit the hardest with 21 major landslides occurring along the highway till date.

Correspondingly, the Wokha-Doyang road along NH-2 has also witnessed 16 major landslides occurring within the same time period.

Wokha-Bokajan road, another important road of the district, has also been hit with eight major and four minor landslides.

Other landslides occurring along other roads in the district include: ChukitongTsungiki Bye Pass road (2 major landlsides); WokhaN. Longidang road (1 major and 1 minor landslide); Mt. Tiyi road along WokhaBokajan road, Etsutchukha Colony road, Wozhuro road, Lakhuti-Aitepyong road, and ChukitongSeluku road (1 major lanslide each); and Longtsung, Lotsu, Moilan area roads (14 minor landslides).

District Disaster Management Agency Wokha sources told Nagaland Post that all affected roads were cleared through funds received from Nagaland State Disaster Management Agency (NSDMA).

DDMA Wokha has further expressed gratitude to NSDMA for providing funds, and the PWD (R&B) Wokha and Baghty divisions for coordinating the road clearance works.(Agencies)

National, state issues to find place at Assam theatre fest PTI Guwahati | 06 September, 2016: India's Northeast region neighbouring Bangladesh and Myanmar is in the high prevalence zone of different types of cancer and the disease can be prevented by adjusting lifestyle and food habits, say experts.

Cancer experts from India and other countries, assembled here for the 10th International Cancer Screening Network (ICSN) meeting, opine that while lifestyle diseases like diabetes and blood pressure are not curable, most cancers can be healed if detected early.

"The Northeast region, Bangladesh and Myanmar are in the high prevalence area of different types of cancer. The cancers' predominance in the region can be preventable to a large extent by changing lifestyle and food habits," said G.K. Rath, head of the Bhim Rao Ambedkar Institute Rotary Cancer Hospital (BRAIRCH) affiliated to AIIMS. He said: "The Northeast region has the highest incidence of cancer with 40 per cent of the disease being related to tobacco followed by consumption of fast food, smoked and red meat and alcohol. Physical inactivity and consuming excess calories can also be blamed for incidence of cancer."

Rath said the country is facing a surge in non-communicable diseases as compared to communicable diseases unlike the past. "Communicable diseases, which are fatal, have been controlled by medical atten-

tion."

"Cancer is among the top three causes of death in the country with an average of 14 lakh cancer cases diagnosed every year. However, 80 per cent of this disease is curable, if detected and attended early, with 60 per cent of cancer preventable and 70 per cent detectable," Rath said.

Cancer experts, scientist and doctors from the US, the Netherlands, Denmark, France, Switzerland and Bangladesh, besides from various parts of India, are taking part in the three-day ICSN meeting, which commenced on Monday.

Ravi Mehrotra, director of the National Institute of Cancer Prevention and Research, said: "If 39 cases of cancer per thousand people are found in rural Maharashtra, the ratio in the Northeastern region is about 170 per thousand people. The Northeastern region is the highest cancerprone zone in the country.

Besides, adjacent Bangladesh and Myanmar are also in the high prevalence zone of various types of cancers."

He said the mortality rate depends on the type of cancer.

"Cancer screening using modern methodologies could reduce 80 per cent cancer burden in cervical cancer, 50 per cent in gastrointestinal cancer and 25 per cent in breast cancer."

"Oral, tongue, lung, breast, cervical, esophageal and gall bladder cancers are highest in the Northeastern states where people are traditionally habituated to consumption of various types of

tobacco, smoked meat, betel-nut, alcohol and unprocessed items. Lack of adequate knowledge about the bad effects of these intoxicants has further swelled the incidence of cancer," Mehrotra said.

Ted Trimble, director of the US-based Center for Global Health under National Cancer Institute, said: "We are working in research and information dissemination activities for the past many years. We are keen to share our experience with the experts and doctors dealing with cancer-related activities."

R e n g a s w a m y Sankaranarayanan, Special Advisor on Cancer Control and Head of the Early Detection and Prevention Section at the France-based International Agency for Research on Cancer, said that earlier incidence of cervical cancer was very high among Indian women but now breast cancer has become the No.1 cancer.

"As people in Northeast India consume less fruits, vegetables and foods with high protein, they suffer from increasing number of cancer.

If we are serious about avoiding cancer, we should go for lifestyle change and altering the food habits," Sankaranarayanan added.

According to a latest report of the ICMR under its National Cancer Registry Programme, Aizawl district of Mizoram and Papum Pare district in Arunachal Pradesh are the two districts in the Northeastern region with the highest age-adjusted cancer incidence rate in the country.

EDITORIAL

DIBRUGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

Reliance Jio: A disruptive debut That Mukesh Ambani's roll-out of fourth-generation telecommunication services through Reliance Jio would shake up the telecom market was anticipated. Still, the specifics of the ambitious pricing and customer acquisition plans unveiled at the Reliance Industries annual shareholders' meeting were audacious. From making voice calls and domestic roaming completely free to offering 4G data connectivity at a fraction of the average market tariff, the latest entrant has, in one fell swoop, altered pricing dynamics in the sector for the foreseeable future. In the process, the company has also ended up putting the spotlight on data being at the core of mobile telephony services. With more than 90 per cent of almost 350 million Indians currently accessing the Internet on mobile devices, the availability, affordability and quality, in terms of browsing speeds, of the data service becomes critical.

This is particularly pertinent as India makes more and more public goods and services accessible online. For a nation seeking to leverage the explosive growth in mobile telephony that has resulted in more than one billion subscriptions, the future lies in moving an increasingly larger share of economic activity across industries on to digital platforms. By setting out to provide its services at a significantly lower cost than most competitors, Reliance is attempting to alter the benchmark for consumer expectations on data quality. It seeks to make the proposition stickier by bundling in mobile applications that will enable users to tap into a range of media.

How significantly the industry landscape is altered will ultimately depend on the reliability of the service that Reliance ends up providing. To be sure, the largest rival mobile phone operators have been quietly making their own preparations for Reliance's entry and are certain to have factored in various strategic scenarios. As consumers opt to sample Reliance's 4G services, it is inevitable that the competition will take a short-term knock on some operating parameters such as average revenue per user, average margin per user, subscriber churn, and data revenue growth. But the long-term health of the industry is unlikely to be seriously impaired as the size of the market in India is large enough to absorb one more player. Given the low operational costs of the business and the group's overall capacity to raise capital at will, Mr. Ambani has the leeway to wait until Reliance Jio turns profitable. Fortunately, it is the consumer that stands to gain the most by this latest disruption.

Kashmir loses another opportunity of peace In refusing to enter into a dialogue with the all-party delegation, the Hurriyat has missed out on a chance to bring peace to the Valley and, more importantly, discuss the future of Kashmir.

This is not the first time that such a thing has happened. In 2010, when the Centre formed a team of interlocutors to talk to parties and people across the political spectrum, the team succeeded in reaching out to all except the Hurriyat. Seven years before that, in 2003 too, the Hurriyat had refused to meet another team of interlocutors that the Vajpayee government had sent. But when some moderate Hurriyrat leaders did meet then deputy prime minister LK Advani in January 2004, some hopes of a breakthrough were generated but they gradually ebbed away because of the divisions with the Hurriyat itself, with the hardliners accusing the moderates of "giving in".

This time the problem was further complicated because of the inability of the all-party delegation to do things in a united manner. Some leaders of different parties trying to meet the Hurriyat would not make much sense if they are not accompanied by the person leading the delegation.

Some questions remain in this context: Did the all-party delegation do its homework before undertaking the visit regarding the strategy and content of its visit? Was any effort made to reach out to the Hurriyat prior to the visit so that it could at least be kept aware that a team from New Delhi was coming? Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Mehbooba Mufti did not help matters by inviting the Hurriyat for talks in her capacity as the chief of her party, the Peoples Democratic Party, and not as chief minister. Such a position can only add confusion to an already volatile situation.

As of now the situation in Kashmir has not moved an inch from what it was in 2010. Jammu and Kashmir is the only state in India that has a constitution of its own. In 1952 there was an agreement between the Centre and Jammu and Kashmir on the extent of jurisdiction New Delhi would have in the state. The 2010 team of interlocutors in its report had said: "We recommend that a Constitutional Committee (CC) be set up to review all Central Acts and Articles of the Constitution of India extended to the State after the signing of the 1952 Agreement." No progress has been made since then. And this visit had generated hopes of a turnaround in the situation. But it ended in a fiasco.

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Teaching teachers, the great challenge for India's education system September 5th is celebrated as Teachers day in India, marking the birthday of the second President of the country, Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, both a teacher and a distinguished scholar of comparative religion and philosophy. Once venerated as "gurus" and the sole repositories of knowledge, teachers today seem to have lost this status, despite the fact that they are arguably the most important factor in delivering quality education, especially in the elementary years of schooling.

No education system in the world has excelled without making a significant investment in building a cadre of quality teachers. Yet, teacher education is one of the weakest links in the education system. As the government of India (GoI) frames the New Education Policy (NEP), it will be critical to focus on teachers and teacher education to ensure quality education.

Key challenges that need to be addressed relate both to a shortage of teachers and their training. For instance, as on March 2016, 5 lakh sanctioned teaching posts are vacant country-wide. As a result, several schools have pupil-to-teacher ratio of 80:1 and singleteacher schools account for 8 per cent of elementary schools in the country.

The other pressing issue relates to teacher education, both pre-service and in-service. A recent report reveals that 6.6 lakh teachers currently in the system lack

the requisite qualifications, and only 1% of teachers nationally passed the Teacher's Eligibility Test (TET) conducted in 2012.

There is a great need for professional standards and regulation of pre-service teacher training institutes, 90% of which are in the private sector and are largely

programmes. Teachers elite and middle income need to be viewed as pro- groups. Today, with the fessionals who require success of SSA and the multiple skills to do their RTE, classrooms are ofjob, and accordingly pro- ten diverse and many stufessional dents are standards first generaneed to be Shireen Vakil tion learners built into all who may not teacher education have any academic supprogrammes. These port system at home. programmes must focus Teachers need to factor both on building an es- in the socio- economic

mance and accountability, as well as use of technology to monitor teacher attendance and curb abseeintism.

Since its inception in 1912, the Tata Trusts have prioritised education as a key driver of economic and social development. In today's time of rapid technological advances, we aim to

A school teacher takes a selfie during celebrations for 'Teacher's Day' at a school on September 5.

sub-standard and unregulated. Even the state-run institutes suffer from multiple deficiencies and most of them are far from being effective. Thus, developing institutional mechanisms for periodic monitoring of teacher training institutes and strict adherence to quality parameters is vital.

Additionally, clear selection criteria for testing aptitude needs to be in place before accepting students into teacher training colleges.

The framing of the NEP provides us with an opportunity to review and redesign the current teacher education

sential knowledge base, as well as skill sets required for making a difference in the classroom.

Importantly, they must locate the professional development of teachers within the larger sociocultural, economic and political context of contemporary India.

Teachers, especially those who serve in the poorest of urban and rural areas need to be well trained and prepared to deal with extremely diverse classrooms of mostly first generation learners. 50 years ago, school going children were mostly from the

backgrounds of children, for instance a hungry or an abused child will not be able to learn effectively. Programmes must guide teachers on how to nurture and develop this set of children. The more a teacher knows about a student, the better they will be able to support their learning and progress.

Teachers need to be made more accountable through enhanced involvement of the school management committees, recognising the need for supportive supervision and incentives to ensure teacher perfor-

make sure that technology is integrated into education. Our experience has shown us that while technology is critical, it cannot supplement the teacher. Rather, it should be seen as an aid in the teaching--learning process. This is arguably more so in today's age of ICT where children can access information at the click of a button. However, information in itself is not what children go to school for, equally important is thinking, discussing and analysing it, and it is here that a teacher's role is critical.

To be able to guide and facilitate this process,

teachers should help children build skills such as critical thinking, analysis as well as social values and behaviours. These could range from punctuality, to cleanliness, to non - violence and teaching children to respecting one another.

While learning outcomes are important, we are in danger of thinking that all of education is about "learning outcomes ". Reading and writing are of course the bare minimum that a child should get by going to the school. But the learning is as much about the "how" as it is about" what". There is a need therefore to develop centres of excellence and establish new exemplary elementary and secondary pre-service teacher education programmes.

Teaching standards and assessment should also therefore include areas such as behaviour management and subject knowledge.

More than ever, the future of our country lies in the hands of those who teach our children in the c l a s s r o o m s .

Radhakrishnan believed that "teachers should be the best minds in the country", and that a guru is someone who teaches specific types of knowledge, but also help mold values and experiential knowledge as well as specific knowledge; an exemplar in life. As we celebrate Teachers' Day this year, and the government develops a new education policy, let us recall this definition and not overlook the central role of teachers and teacher education in ensuring quality education.

WANT SOCIAL JUSTICE? CREATE JOBS Rent-seekers seeking justice for the marginalised must realise that such justice is not delivered through handouts. Economic development, fuelled partly by enabling Government policies and partly by an enterprising private sector working in a free market, is the only solution

patriarchy.

It is not just village elders, even ostensibly educated college administrators wish to have a set of rules for female students on what they can and cannot wear. These are also the sort of people who would probably defend the caste system in private gatherings.

Do you care what caste your Uber or Ola driver is? Do you even know the name of the person waiting on you at a restaurant, let alone his or her caste? Or the name of the delivery boy who brought hot pizza for you into your house? What about the nurse administering injections to you at a hospital? Unless you are a caste or sexist bigot, the answer universally is 'no'.

Looking back at the past 25 years, the lifting of the economic sanctions by PV Narashima Rao, placed on India by itself, has been one of the greatest changes that the Indian society has witnessed. Where once inter-community marriage was a rare thing, today, at least among the well-educated, marriages across castes and communities is quite common, particularly in cities where the concept of India is a less fractured one than in the past. The rise of the global Internet and television has ironically led to the rise of regional chauvinists, but change is clearly apparent.

The emergence of the private sector and the growth of the service economy have been the biggest weapons that India has ever had against the caste system and patriarchy. This columnist has argued in the past that the problem some village 'elders' seem to have with women carrying mobile phones is that it gives them a weapon against

The economic reforms also led to mass migration into Indian cities, which is why one wonders just how accurate Indian census data regarding urbanisation

is. A large amount of ing justice for Dalits for migration into cities example understand was of lower caste that 'justice' is not delivlabourers and while un- ered through handouts doubtedly urban pov- and the promise of Goverty remains a problem, ernment jobs or India's economic rise in subsidised education. the past 25 years has lifted millions out of What good is it if a poverty and oppression. backward class student However, India has a makes it to a top-notch long way to go. The engineering or medical Chinese economic institution on quota, but miracle is not so much understands little Enabout our eastern glish, the medium of inneighbour finally struction? The fix is not matching up to Western remedial English powers classes or but also as some Kushan Mitra lifting language hundreds of millions out chauvinists would have, of poverty. a change in the medium This despite the 'con- of instruction, but better cerns' of many in the access to primary and Western world who secondary education, were loathe to see this that is to make the sturise. China's rise as an dents better-equipped to economic power threat- handle the pressures of ened the West because higher education. several developed counWith due credit to tries feared a drop in Prime Minister their living standards. Narendra Modi, he These 'concerns' will realises that all Indians keep popping up as In- need economic progress dia begins to rise eco- and development. This nomically, India's worst is because of that 'demoenemies will most likely graphic dividend' that be her own citizens. he and many other politicians talk of. This Yes, while it is vital 'dividend' has the potenthat Indians retain the tial to become a ability to to protest and timebomb if growth speak back to the Gov- does not come through, ernment, after all de- a hundred million angry, mocracy is our greatest young people is not asset, it is also vital that what any politician those rent-seekers seek- wants.

See what a few thousand unemployed youth did in Kashmir this past summer. These young people, who voted across caste and community lines for Prime Minister Modi in the 2014 general election across vast swathes of India as he was able to break the age-old caste grip on votes have voted for economic progress.

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi should note that these young voters have voted for 'suit-boot' because that is what they want to become.

It is important that the Government Ministers and bureaucrats who like to micro-manage everything and have a penchant for dipping their fingers into everything should let the private sector operate within a well-framed set of rules.

Unfortunately, it seems Governments wish to over-regulate on minuate but leave glaring holes in the framework. This is apparent in the way some Governments have acted against app-based taxi aggregators. These taxi aggregators have provided employment and jobs to thousands. Gov-

ernments should focus on better policing and traffic management, but instead they wish to control the discounted fares some operators offer.

The same thing applies to labour laws, while job-security is a major issue in India, there is a need for more liberal hiring laws for factories as well as a change in antiquated labour laws. In the absence of such new legislation, much of India operates with unorganised workers which leads to less employment security, large-scale exploitation as well as uncertainty in the minds of employers.

Economic development will certainly make some people in India very rich indeed, but it cannot trickle down at a slow rate. The taps have to be opened at full-blast and then this talk of 'delivering justice' by rent-seekers that include deluded communists and Congressmen will be silenced. Money in the bank after a hard day's work is the best form of justice.

This article was previously published in the Pioneer.

TECHNOLOGY

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What to expect from the Iphone 7?

The D-day is almost here!

Come September 7, and we will see the biggest smartphone launch of the year as Apple unveils iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus Like all previous iPhones, the duo too have ruled the tech rumour mill since past many months.

Google invents technology for automatically detecting police cars Google is creating sensors that will enable its driverless cars to automatically detect police vehicles in the area, documents have indicated.

Self-driving cars will be installed with technology that can identify approaching police cars and trigger an alert so that Google's vehicles can move out of the way or pull over to be questioned.

In a US patent filing, the internet giant has imagined a system that can recognise emergency services’ flashing lights.

The sensorswould identify red or blue colours, as well as the flashing sequence, to automatically detect police vehicles.

It will also measure whether the car is approaching and if the situation requires a

response. Once a police vehicle is detected, the selfdriving car manoeuvres itself to “yield" to the vehicle; for example, by pulling over to a side of a road.

The system can also be used to detect other types of emergency vehicles, such as ambulances, by learning different light patterns.

According to UK law, a driver must park their vehicle at the next safe opportunity when police signals for them to stop on the road.

Police can stop a car for any reason.

Similarly, if an ambulance or police car is engaged in a high-speed operation, drivers must try not to obstruct them without breaking the law.

Rule 219 of the Highway Code advises drivers to "look and listen" for emer-

gency vehicles and "take appropriate action to let it pass… while complying with all traffic signs.” As countless people have been fined for driving through a red light or pulling into a bus lane as an emergency vehicle approaches, the new technology may be able to simplify the issue.

Driverless car advocates believe they will make traffic accidents a thing of the past, free up countless hours of commuting time and cut congestion.

Google has been at the forefront of developing autonomous vehicles, with its selfdriving cars travelling more than 1 million miles on public roads since 2012. It is also understood to have held discussions with the Government about launching driverless cars in the

country.

The Government, meanwhile, has invested millions in driverless car research, as well as promising to change the law to encourage the technology to take root in the UK. Bristol and Greenwich are examining the challenges of bringing fully automated vehicles on to the UK’s roads, whilst Coventry and Milton Keynes will also host tests involving Lutz podcars. In addition, from early next year Volvo will be testing driverless cars in London in what it describes as its "most ambitious" trial ever.

The driverless technology industry is expected to be worth £900 billion globally by 2025 and is currently growing by 16 per cent a year.

Sony slashes prices of Xperia X, Z5 Premium by up to Rs 10,000 PTI New Delhi : Sony India has reduced prices of its flagship devices, Xperia X and Z5 Premium, by up to 21 per cent.

The reduction, effective September 1, will see Xperia X being sold at Rs 38,990. This is lower by Rs 10,000 or about 21 per cent from the launch price of Rs 48,990 in May this year. Similarly, the Xperia Z5 Premium will now be priced at Rs 47,990, which was earlier available at Rs 55,990 at the launch in October 2015.

This translates into a reduction of Rs 8,000 or 14 per cent. The new price is effective from September 1, 2016, Sony India said in a statement. Sony India plays in the mid and premium category in the Indian smartphone market, which is among the fastest growing in the world.

According to research firm IDC, smartphone market in India saw a 17.1 per cent sequential rise in shipments to 27.5 million units in the April-June 2016 quarter, with Chinese vendors like Lenovo, Xioami and Vivo driving the growth. The largest player in India is Samsung (25.1 per cent), followed

by Micromax (12.9 per cent), Lenovo Group (7.7 per cent) and Intex (7.1 per cent).

Now, KGI Securities analyst Ming-Chi Kuo, who is known for his track record when it comes to Apple device rumors, has released a detailed research report on the upcoming iPhones.

Kuo's report offers peek into iPhone 7 and iPhone Plus features. Here's all that Kuo predicts and more about the upcoming iPhones.

1.The report claims that iPhone 7 will be powered

by Apple's new A10 chip (manufactured by TSMC) offering a maximum clock speed of 2.4 GHz. The chip will reportedly be a major upgrade over the Apple A9 chip used in the current-generation iPhones.

2. Apple will also be giving both RAM and storage boost to the new iPhones, as per the KGI report.

The company is expected to drop 16GB and 64GB models and add a 256GB variant.

This means Apple iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus models will come in 32GB, 128 GB and 256GB variants. Both the iPhones are also likely to get a RAM boost of 1GB. 3.Apple is also adding new colour options. The company is likely to add 'dark black' and 'glossy piano

black' variants to the iPhone range.

These may replace the existing 'space grey' coloured variant.

4. Apple's brand new iPhones will sport dual-lens camera system, comprising both wide-angle and telephoto camera.

Both cameras will have 12megapixel sensors, with the larger one also boosting of optical image stabilisation (OIS).

5. Yes, the new iPhones will be water-resistant. Both iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 plus will be water-proof with IPX7 rating.

Same as that of Apple Watch, this means that the device can withstand immersion in water up to 1 meter (for some 30 minutes).

6. There will be no change in the screen size of both the upcoming iPhones.

However, Apple is likely to give the displays a boost as the smartphones are rumoured to have the same wider color gamut as there

Will match Reliance Jio 'tariff-by-tariff', says BSNL PTI State-run Bharat Sanchar Nigam Ltd (BSNL) on Tuesday termed Reliance Jio's entry into the market a "challenge" for all operators, but said it expects to match the intense competition "tariff-bytariff."

BSNL chairman and managing director Anupam Shrivastava said the telecom PSU will adopt an aggressive stance on tariffs.

BSNL believes it is in a position to match Reliance Jio's tariffs successfully. It has unveiled a promotional plan that effectively translates to less than Re 1 per GB download cost for very high usage subscribers.

"It is a question of survival in the market... there is no other way but to match Jio, tariff-bytariff. If tariff of Jio is aggressive, the tariff of BSNL and of all other operators is also going to be aggressive," Mr. Shrivastava said.

Terming Jio's entry as a "challenge for all operators", Mr. Shrivastava said competition is good for consumers as it ushers in better offerings.

"As far as challenge is concerned, we cannot wish it away... I believe, BSNL is in a position to match Reliance Jio's tariffs most successfully,

because we are incumbent operator. We are landline and optical fibre operator so our broadband tariff rides on our own network... We don't have to start procuring, investing and then come out with offerings," he said.

On whether Reliance Jio's entry would also prompt BSNL into announcing more aggressive tariffs, Mr. Shrivastava replied in affirmative saying "absolutely, there is no doubt."

Last month, the company announced that its landline subscribers would be able to make unlimited calls free of charge to any mobile or landline number in the country on Sundays.

BSNL has also announced a national unlimited 3G mobile data plan for Rs. 1,099 and doubled the data usage limit in some existing plans, to counter competition in the market.

Free calls?

Asked if BSNL too would consider giving free voice calls for its mobile subscribers, Mr. Shrivastava said, "We will think about it... in the next 2-3 months, we will see the impact of what is happening in the market. We could consider giving voice free, from our network but after charging some fixed monthly rate... Fixedmobile convergence may be the basis of free voice calls."

TECH TIPS Here's why you should be who count on such liabilicareful when using free ties to provide them with a wifi point of access to the user's data and devices.

Vacationing is all fun and exciting until someone They can gain access to hacks into your sensitive information via smartphone or worse, ob- unsecured smartphones, tains your credit card de- laptops and even tails. wearables, while also collecting data from social Cybercriminals are lurking channels. everywhere and while you think logging into the su- Here's how you can protect perfast Wi-Fi in your hotel yourself, according to a room is absolutely fine, study by Intel Securities: your personal identity is being laid at risk.

Create Social Walls

can lead to posting updates from mobile device.

Whether it's your location or that selfie where your hair looks just right, criminals are able to monitor your whereabouts via social activity and take advantage of you when you have the weakest protection.

til you return home before posting all about it; otherwise, you could leave yourself open to would-be thieves who want to know when your home will be vacant.

Limit Wi-Fi and Bluetooth Use Data can be expensive, but switching on Bluetooth and Wi-Fi when out and about can be a recipe for disaster. Connecting to unprotected Wi-Fi and Bluetooth devices can expose your personal information to a cybercriminal.

Be Careful When You Share We love to share our experiences with friends and family via social media, but it's important to not indicate publicly where or Travellers can be targets Waiting in airports can be when you'll be taking that for tech savvy criminals quite boring and often this relaxing vacation. Wait un- You should be especially

careful when exchanging payment information.

With this in mind, make sure to update your Bluetooth and Wi-Fi history by removing previously 'remembered' wireless networks, like 'cafewifi.'

Check and Monitor Your Accounts Keep an eye out for suspicious activity in your bank account history. If you aren't meticulous about monitoring your activity, a criminal could have access to your accounts for quite some time before you are aware.

is in the 9.7-inch iPad Pro. Some reports also claim that Apple may use iPad Pro's True Tone technology.

7. One of the most widelyrumoured feature of the upcoming iPhones has been the dropping of 3.5mm headphone jack.

KGI's Ming-Chi Kuo too agrees with this most-written about leaked feature. According to him, Apple will be bundling Lightning EarPods and a Lightning to 3.5mm headphone Jack adapter with both the new iPhones to compensate for the omission.

The same was also confirmed by an alleged packaging of iPhone 7 Plus that surfaced online recently.

8. The space for 3.5mm headphone jack will be used to enhance the Force Touch recognition system, as per the KGI report.

The smartphones will sport a new sensor to improve users' 'Force Touch experience'.

KGI also predicts upgrade in proximity sensor, which is expected to switch from LCD

to laser with faster response times and longer recognition distance.

It is also likely to offer support for hand-waving gesture features.

9.Users looking forward to a design change in iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will have to wait for another year.

As Apple is reportedly not introducing any design changes in its upcoming iPhones. The company, however, is said to be planning major design upgrade for its next year's iPhones as it celebrates ten years of iPhone launch.

Likely to be called iPhone 8, the smartphone is rumoured to offer "significant innovations" including full-glass OLED screen and new haptic feedback features.

10. There are no official confirmation or hints on this, however, according to the noted tipster Evan Blass iPhone 7 and iPhone 7 Plus will go on sale on Friday September 16 2016 in the US. We can expect the company to launch the device in India before Diwali.

Devil in the details: What Mukesh Ambani did not tell you about Reliance Jio

Country's richest man Mukesh Ambani's Reliance Jio is the latest telecom flavor everyone wants to savour. The services like unlimited free voice calls and 1GB data at Rs 50 are too tempting to not give it a shot. On top of it, 'free welcome offer' for good four months is simply an icing on the Jio cake. However, it is only prudent to take with a pinch of salt whatever is offered free or at ridiculously cheaper prices. So, before you ditch your current telecom operator to switch to RJio, here are a few details you should know about Ambani's telecom venture: Free voice calls? Okay!

What about network efficiency?

Reliance Jio is yet to garner enough interconnection points with other telecom operators for seamless voice call experience. At the 42nd Annual General Meeting of Reliance Industries on September 01, Ambani urged Bharti Airtel, Vodafone India and Idea Cellular to not misuse their market power by creating unfair hurdles. "The incumbent operators have a legal obligation to provide points of interconnect," he said.

Legally binding it might be, the telcos are unlikely to fulfill their obligation smoothly. Therefore, RJio's voice calls might be free, but may often disconnect

due to poor connectivity.

Rs 50 per GB data 'effective' rate not actual RJio's cheapest plan of Rs 19, which gives 100 MB data for a day, translates to around Rs 190 per GB. The second, Rs 149 pack, offers only 300MB data, which comes in at around Rs 450 per GB. Even RJio's apparently most popular plan of Rs 499 offers 4GB data at a little over Rs 100 per GB. It is only after you add 8GB extra that RJio will offer on Wi-Fi hotspots, that the value will come down to Rs 40 per GB. But here's the catch: This plan (also others) has been smartly bundled with Wi-Fi packages and would only work on RJio's Wi-Fi hotspots, which are still rolling out.

Good as second sim RJio's voice and data packages are definitely cheaper than peers, but we suggest you to test it as your second sim for now. RJio will face the real test of providing decent network connectivity and fast data speed after its commercial launch next year in January, because the more people come on board, the poorer the network quality may turn out to be. Paying a premium for good quality makes sense, but no point there is to avail low quality even at dirt cheap prices.

DIBRUGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

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12 awesome Fellowship A career in telecommuniPrograms for Indian Youth cations: Why is it a good The article lists some of the best and the most rigorous fellowship programmes available for the youth in India.

1) Teach for India FellowshipTeach For India is a part of 'Teach for All' global network. The program is a 2 year full-time for most promising graduates and professionals to work as a full-time teachers in under-resourced and low-income schools.

The Fellows will be provided an opportunity to develop themselves as leaders and simultaneously transform the lives of the children while enhancing their own technical skills and leadership skills.

Fellows will be full-time staff members of the schools in which they are placed and will work stipulated school hours six days a week as well as attending training and support sessions as per city requirements. There are four application rounds each year.

Indian youths who have completed his/her undergraduate degree (Bachelor's degree equivalent) from an accredited college or university can apply.

2) The Youth for India Fellowship Program, SBI: The Youth for India (YFI) accepts applications for fellowship programme supported by the State Bank of India (SBI).

The programmes require the fellows to stay in the rural areas near project site. The training will be provided to the fellows on different fields. The duration of the program is of 13 months.

The Fellows will get a Stipend of Rs 15000 per month plus other benefits by SBI.Young Professionals or Fresh Graduates in India with Age 21-32 can apply online.

3) Young India Fellowship- The Young India fellowship (YIF) is a one-year multidisciplinary postgraduate program which brings together 100 young girls and boys from around the country and launches them on their leadership journey by opening their mind to a rich and diverse set of subjects and perspectives, delivered by some of the finest teachers from around the world.

Fellows will be provided with a monthly stipend of Rs. 15,000 for living expenses. Indian citizen or a person of Indian origin between 20 to 28 years of age can apply online for these fellowships.

bright young Indian citizens to have a high-impact engagement with the policy making process at a national level by placing one legislative assistant to work with one Member of Parliament.

The LAMP Fellows are engaged full-time for eleven months to work with the assigned MP from the beginning of the monsoon session to the end of the budget session of Parliament. Throughout the eleven months, the LAMP Fellow works closely with the MP, providing extensive research support for his/her parliamentary work.

5) William J Clinton Fellowship- The Fellowship pairs a select number of highly skilled young professionals with leading NGOs and social enterprises in India in order to accelerate impact and create effective projects that are replicable, scalable, and sustainable.

Through ten months of service and fieldwork, Fellows gain knowledge of development on the ground in the fields of education, livelihoods, public health, and social enterprise, honing and harnessing their growing skills as change agents capable of effecting lasting change. Together, fellows and development sector leaders form dynamic partnerships, to exchange knowledge and skills while sharing their passion and commitment to open new ways of looking at the world - ultimately transforming both the individual and organization.

6) Gandhi Fellowship- The Fellowship is an intensive 2-year rural residential program that helps talented young people develop the leadership skills necessary for positive change in society.

The Fellowship challenges these young people to support primary school headmasters to transform their schools. In the process, Fellows discover what they want to do with their own lives and how to go about converting their ideas into reality. During the 2 years of the Fellowship, the fellows will be assigned 5 schools each. The fellows have to bring about a significant transformation in these schools.

7) Prime Minister's Rural PMRD 4) Legislative FellowshipFellowship is an initiative of Assistants to the Ministry of Rural DevelMembers of Par- opment (MoRD) where the is to reduce poverty liament (LAMP) focus and improve the lives of Fellowship- The people in rural India. DurLAMP fellowship provides

ing the two-year duration of

the Fellowship, PMRD Fellows will work closely with District Magistrates of backward and remote districts in improving programme delivery and interface with marginalized sections, aiming to reduce the developmental and governance deficits. Fellows will also participate in a post graduate degree programme through e-enabled distance learning and contact sessions leading to M.Sc/ M.Phil in Development Practice, to be conducted

by Tata Institute of Social Sciences (TISS). Immediately after successful completion of the two year fellowship, a PMRD Fellow is required to spend one year in public service as a paid full-time employee of the State Rural Livelihood Mission in the state she/he is assigned to.

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Between FY 07-16* India's telephone subscriber base expanded at a Compound Annual Growth Rate (CAGR) of 19.5 per cent to 1,022.61 million and teledensity to 80.98 (ref. http:// www.ibef.org).

well as lifestyle type services (e.g. use of WhatsApp, banking services, mobile phone as a camera, etc.) ØConsequently, the demand for skilled resources in every segment of the telecom industry has been and will continue to be much higher than what the current education or skill development system can supply Positions and job roles in the telecommunications industry: The job market in telecom industry can be divided to be in the functional areas and corresponding job roles or positions listed below. Each of these job roles requires specific skills to perform the functional activities: Network Management Functional Area: Base Station Service Engineer, Core Network Engineer, Field Maintenance Engineer, Transmission Engineer, Optical Fibre Technician, Broadband Installation Engineer, Network Management Engineer, ICT Technician, Network Security Technician

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tional Area: Tower Technician, Cluster Incharge, Cluster Manager, Broadband Technician, Radio Frequency Engineer, Tower Bay Installation Supervisor Each of the above stated job roles are in high demand across the country.

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Rahul begins UP campaign, Youth killed in fresh clashes in Valley, addresses farmers toll climbs to 73

PTI Uttar Pradesh, Sep 6: Rahul Gandhi today kick started his party's election push in Uttar Pradesh, launching a 2,500-km "kisan mahayatra" accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of "ignoring" their problems and promising a loan waiver, higher support price and reduction in power tariff.

Starting the roadshow from this temple town in eastern Uttar Pradesh, where Assembly elections are due early next year and Congress is out of power for more than two decades, he said the campaign will seek to put pressure on Modi and his government to address farmers' problems.

"These governments (Centre and the state) have forgotten the farmers and labourers. They have not done anything about your problems and sorrow but we will. They have not done anything (for you), neither have they given any assurance.

NSG raises alarm, says terrorists getting public support in parts of country

New Delhi, Sep 6: Terrorists and insurgents are getting "public support" in some parts of the country and unless this is stopped, India will continue to get hit by acts of terrorism, a report prepared by the elite counter-terror force NSG has said.

The analytical report on recent bombing incidents in the country, compiled with data from all states for the period between April and June this year, also raised concern over the possible leakage and use of ordnance factorymade explosives by terror outfits.

"Analysis of the data by the NBDC shows public was the prime target of the terrorists/militants/ insurgents. Public support to terrorists/insurgents continues in some parts of the nation.

Nissan India opens prebooking of latest GT-R New Delhi, Sep 6: Japanese car major Nissan today announced the start of prebooking of the latest version of sports car GT-R in India. The new GT-R was unveiled at the New York International Auto Show in March and is all set to hit Indian shores before the end of 2016. Interested customers can pre-order their 2017 Nissan GT-R by paying a deposit of Rs 25 lakh, Nissan Motor India said in a statement. "The 2017 GTR will bring more excitement to the Nissan range in India. GT-R represents the pinnacle of Nissan's driving performance and this latest model has become even more powerful and luxurious," Nissan India Operations President Guillaume Sicard said. The GT-R, which is Nissan's flagship sports car model, is powered by 3.8-litre V6 twin-turbocharged engine which propels the car from 0-100 kmph in less than 3 seconds.

"We neither have a government in Uttar Pradesh nor in New Delhi. But we share the sorrow of farmers and labourers as ours and we are going to fight it out with you," he told a congregation of farmers here.

"I told Modiji to protect the farmers because they provide food to the country and to protect them there are three ways that you need to adopt. The first is to waive their loans. If you remember when our government was there we waived Rs 70,000 crore of their loans.

"What is happening now is that last year, the Modi government waived loans of Rs 50,000 crore of big industrialists.

"If you want you can waive loans of big people, but why not waive the loans of farmers? Like we waived Rs 70,000 crore, you should also do for farmers. Modiji should waive loans of farmers ofUttar Pradesh

yatra to put pressure on Narendra Modji and Government of India and take farmers' problems, apathy and their fears to Modiji's ears. There will be more such sabhas across Uttar Pradesh. We will talk to farmers, hear and understand their sorrow and will make Modiji hear their plight," he told the farmers.

Rahul Gandhi (File Photo) and of the country," he said.

The Congress Vice President said the second thing that farmers who came here have told him is that the electricity bill is very high and it is giving pain to farmers and asked the government to reduce it to half. "Why not halve the electricity bill," he asked the state government. Rahul also recalled how the Mini-

mum Support Price (MSP) was raised during the Congress-led UPA government to help farmers get remunerative prices for their produce, which the Modi government has stopped doing now. "We helped the farmers, raised their MSP and the labour by providing them employment through MNREGA. The Modi government has stopped raising the MSP. "We have started this

The Congress leader also lamented that Deoria, once known as the "sugar bowl" of Uttar Pradeshwith 17 sugar mills, was suffering now as all of them are now shut due to the indifference of Centre and the state government.

Interestingly, soon after the congregation of farmers ended, many of them were seen jostling with each other for cots that were laid for the farmers attending the sabha.

Many of them were seen taking away the cots that the Congress party had bought to lay for the "khaat sabha".

Cauvery row: Bengaluru-Mysuru highway blocked, protests intensify Mandya (KTK), Sep 6: Agitated farmers and activists belonging to proKannada outfits on Tuesday blocked BengaluruMysuru highway as protests intensified in the wake of the Supreme Court directive+ to the state to release Cauvery water to Tamil Nadu.

Srinagar, Sep 6 (PTI) A youth was killed today in fresh clashes between protestors and security forces in Anantnag district, taking the death toll in the ongoing unrest in Kashmir to 73 even as normal life remained disrupted for the 60th consecutive day.

Naseer Ahmad Mir was killed in the security forces' action to chase away a large number of protestors in Seer Hamdan area of south Kashmir, even as several other persons including a woman sustained injuries, a police official said.

He said the injured woman has been referred to a hospital here in a critical condition.

Last night, a youth, injured during similar clashes in Sopore area on Sunday, succumbed at a hospital here.

Musaib Nagoo was injured during clashes between protestors and security forces on Sunday in Sopore town of Baramulla district.With these deaths, the toll in ongoing unrest has gone up to 73.

Normal life continued to remain affected in the Valley for the 60th straight day following violence in the wake of kill-

ing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander Burhan Wani in July, even as curfew was lifted from entire Srinagar following improvement in the situation.Although authorities lifted curfew from seven police station areas of the city after two days, normal activities remained suspended due to a separatist sponsored strike.Curfew has been lifted from entire Srinagar city and so no area in Kashmir is under curfew today, a police spokesman said.He said curfew was lifted following improvement in the situation.The spokesman, however, said restrictions on the assembly of people would remain in forces across the Valley to maintain law and order.Shops, business establishments and petrol pumps continued to remain shut during day time.

Rajnath Singh briefs Prime Minister Modi on Kashmir situation Prime Minister returned to the capital last night after his visit to Vietnam and China, the Home Minister too had come back from Jammu and Kashmir last evening.

Mandya district, the nucleus of Cauvery politics+ , saw a bandh with protesters holding road blockades and dharnas at several places, as hundreds of security personnel, including Central forces, were deployed in the Cauvery belt to maintain law and order.

Prohibitory orders have been clamped around Krishnarajasagar Dam and entry of visitors to it prohibited till September nine, as the Cauvery row hotted up after the Supreme Court direction to Karnataka to release 15,000 cusecs of water to Tamil Nadu for the next 10 days to address the plight of the farmers there.

Protesters also mobbed and ransacked several government offices in Mandya forcing their shut down, while attendance at government offices remained thin, police said.

They only open in the evening when the separatists have announced relaxation in the strike for some days of the week.Schools, colleges and other educational institutions also continued to remain closed.However, the attendance in government offices and banks has showed signs of improvement since the past few days, officials said.Public transport continued to be off the roads.The separatists, who are spearheading the ongoing agitation, have extended the shutdown programme till September 8.As part of their weekly protest programme, they have called for peaceful protests by women today, while announcing a 12hour relaxation in the strike from 6 PM.

The Supreme Court's direction yesterday triggered an immediate backlash with the farmers' body spearheading the stir, calling for a bandh today in Mandya district.

Shops, hotels and other commercial establishments and theatres and hotels remained shut and schools and colleges declared a holiday in the district where state run and private buses are also not plying.

Jayachandra said people should maintain calm as it is an order by the Su-

preme Court and the government needs to go before the Cauvery supervisory committee and convince it.

"My appeal is be calm, and don't spoil any government property or anything because it is a Supreme Court order. We have to go before the Supervisory Committee and we want to try to convince (it) also," the Minister said.

Former Chief Minister and State BJP President B S Yeddiyurappa asked the government to file a petition countering the Supreme Court order.

In Mandya city, Kannada Rakshna Vedike outfit activists held a bike rally and burnt the effigy of Jayalalitha.

G Madegowda, President of Cauvery Hita Rakshana Samithi, the body spearheading the agitation, criticised the chief minister and irrigation minister for their "irresponsible" behaviour over the Cauvery issue.

He also called the district MLAs to resign enmasse to protest against the "injustice."

Sources said the members of the all-party delegation are likely to meet here tomorrow to discuss their findings during their visit and chalk out future plans for Jammu and Kashmir.

Rajnath Singh New Delhi, Sep 6: Home MinisterRajnath Singh on Tuesday briefed Prime Minister Narendra Modi on the situation in Kashmir after returning from his two-day visit to Jammu and Kashmir.

The Home Minister, in an hour long meeting, apprised Modi about the ground situation of the state assessed by the all-

party delegation which visited Srinagar and Jammu on September 4 and 5.

"Briefed the Prime Minister on all-party delegation's visit to J&K and also apprised him of the situation in the state," Singh said in a tweet after the meeting at the Prime Minster's residence.While the

The all-party delegation seeking to end the turbulence in Kashmir concluded its visit yesterday with no breakthrough.

Unhappy at the stubborn refusal of Hurriyat leaders to meet some MPs who had literally knocked at their doors in Srinagar; the Home Minister had said that their conduct was against "democracy, humanity or even 'Kashmiriyat'

Hundreds of fish found dead in temple tank PTI Madurai, Sep 6: Hundreds of fish were found dead under mysterious circumstances in the water tank of a famous temple near Tiruparankundram.

holy rites and to take bath after tonsuring their heads.

There was no change in the colour of the water, though stench emanated from the tank. The fishes The dead fishes were were found dead two found floating on the sur- days back. face of Saravanapoikai tank of Sri Subramania "We suspect that water Swamy temple, used by pollution due to excess the devotees to perform use of detergent soaps for

washing clothes could vesting of the fishes have caused the death," which could have led to Executive Officer of the poisoning of the tank. temple, Chelladurai said.

Residents also suggested He said water samples fencing the tank and prefrom the tank have been venting public from using sent to the pollution con- detergents or toilet trol board for analysis af- soaps. ter which the exact cause of the deaths The temple officials said the tank had been would be known. cleaned and the dead Local people suspect ri- fishes have been revalry inbidding for har- moved.

INTERNATIONAL Pakistan developing maritime doctrine to tackle instability in Indian Ocean Region

DIBRUGARH, WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 7

its doctrinal assumptions based on concepts governing application of maritime forces, the command and control structures and a carefully crafted role for its naval forces," he said.

Islamabad, Sep 6 : Pakistan is working to formulate a new maritime doctrine to tackle new emerging threats in the Indian Ocean Region and protect its shipping and commercial interests, according to a media report today.

Besides the security element and development of better ties with allied navies, the doctrine also envisages protection of shipping and commercial interests and addressing issues like climate change and rise of sea level.

The draft doctrine is being reviewed at different levels in the navy and government ahead of its adoption, Dawn newspaper said.

Retired Commander Muhammad Azam Khan, the author of the doctrine, said the doctrine is aimed at developing coherence and uniformity of thought and action within Pakistan Navy and promoting cooperation with Army, Air Force, allied navies and coalition partners.

Doctrine to tackle instability in Indian Ocean Region

Speaking at the Centre for International Strategic Studies (CISS) think tank yesterday, Khan, who is also a Senior Research Fellow of Pakistan Navy War College,

said the doctrine would further give contextual clarity to all stakeholders and observers of maritime developments in Pakistan.

"With the regional environ-

ment of IOR (Indian Ocean Region) being marred by uncertainty and political instability, Pakistan has to maintain its maritime security, be cognizant of its security interests and put forth

Retired Naval Chief Admiral Asif Sandila spoke about sea-blindness in Pakistan's doctrinal thinking - an inability to appreciate the central role the oceans and naval power play in securing strategic security and economic prosperity.

Sandila said the two areas that required special attention in the debate on maritime doctrine were development of an assured secondstrike capability and the increasing need for delving into cooperative mechanisms as a tool for crisis management. CISS Executive Director Amb Ali Sarwar Naqvi stated that Pakistan was located strategically with a multidimensional naval force whose force structure made it a reckonable power in the Indian Ocean Region.

"The evolving strategic environment in the region requires Pakistan Navy to develop a balanced mix of capabilities to rise up to the challenge," he said.

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Indian-Americans kick off foot campaign for Donald Trump Washington, Sep 6: Indian-American supporters of the Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump have launched the traditional door-to-door campaign, arguing that this mode of campaigning is still an effective tool to win people's heart ahead of the November 8 general elections.

Volunteers of IndianAmericans for Trump 2016 started old-fashioned campaigning to sell Trump and his agenda for American president among perspective voters in New Jersey's Mercer and Monmouth counties, a media release said.

A D Amar, president, In-

dian-Americans for Trump was joined by political activist Satya Dosapati Narayana, West Windsor Township Republican Committee person Rimma Rosenberg, Mercer County Republican Committee Second Vice Chair Colleen DiPastina and her husband and Monmouth County Republican State Committeeman John Costigan and his wife, the media release said.

"The campaigners presented evidence in the form of past behaviour to convince the voters why Hillary Clinton will not be a good president and why Trump will be good. With a few exceptions, they hope they changed minds of some voters," the media release said.

Floods kill 60, displace 44,000 Pak should focus on Drones give rare glimpse into Aus- resolving its own problems: in North Korea, says UN Indian high commissioner tralian whales

Researchers spotted the baby white whale while off the coast of Western Australia using a drone to conduct aerial surveys of southern right whale populations Sydney, Sep 6: Scientists studying whales in Australia have gained rare images of a white calf swimming with its mother as part of a project they hope will help conservation efforts. Researchers spotted the baby white whale while using a drone to conduct aerial surveys of southern right whale populations off the coast of Western Australia.

"Drones are allowing us to non-invasively measure the size and body condition of free living southern right whales," said Fredrik Christiansen, a researcher at Murdoch University's Cetacean Research Unit.

Lars Bejder, who took the drone footage with Christiansen off Augusta in the state's southwest in July and August, said the drones provided a new perspective on the animals.

Southern right whale populations are showing signs of recovery from the impact of whaling last century, but the population is still estimated to be relatively small at about 3,000 animals in Australian waters.

The white calf is rare as only about five percent of the species are born this colour. They darken to grey in their first year.

The drones are part of an innovative programme which also uses suction caps applied to the whales to measure their dives and sounds to learn more about the animals.

"Little is known about the three dimensional movements and habitat-use of southern right whales in their breeding and calving grounds in Australia," Bejder said in a statement.

He added that such data was vital for the animal's conservation given many areas in the region were slated for developments which would see an increase in shipping and tourism.

"Our aim is not only to study the behavioural ecology of these amazing animals, but also to provide information to industry and management towards conservation," he said.

The suction cup tags, carefully affixed to the animals via hand-held poles, stay attached for up to 24 hours and measure and record the depth, pitch and roll of swimming behaviour.

"The tag also records sound, which is sufficient for measuring sounds made by boats and those heard by the whales," said Bejder.

New Delhi, Sep 6: People in glass houses should not throw stones, the Indian envoy in Pakistan said while describing Kashmir as India's internal matter.

Indian high commissioner in Pakistan Gautam Bambawale was speaking on the Kashmir issue and the recent statement by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Balochistan at an interactive session organised by the Karachi Council on Foreign Relations on Tuesday.

"There are problems in both India and Pakistan and you [Pakistan] should focus on resolving your problems before looking into the problems of other countries," he said.

About Modi's I-day speech, the envoy said, "The Prime Minister, in his August 15 independence day speech, only referred to the letters he had received."

He said the Indian government had been saying, "Let's work together to get to the bottom of terrorism which

is a headache not only for Pakistan, but for India and the world."

Bombawale said the two countries should not be talking on just one issue, but on all issues.

When asked whether Modi will visit Pakistan to attend the SAARC regional summit in November, Bambawale said, "Prime Minister Modi is looking forward to visiting Islamabad for the SAARC summit".

He said that even while tensions were high between the two nations, there had been contacts at the operational level, The Dawn reported.

Over the past one-and-ahalf month, there had been "cordial" interactions between Pakistani and Indian border forces. Several meetings of the South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) had also been held.

Bambawale also called for greater trade ties between Pakistan and India and said political issues will take

time to resolve.

He said that Pakistan should also grant India the MostFavoured Nation status.

"There should be more participation in trade fairs and more Pakistani trade delegations should visit India," he added.

"There is no option but to do it step by step," he said.

The Indian envoy said the road to normalisation of ties between the two countries lies through greater trade and business.

The roadmap in this regard was prepared by the two governments in 2012 could be unveiled soon. The total trade between the two countries was worth just $ 2.5 billion a year, whereas its potential was of $20 billion, he said.

"There is a great potential that needs to be tapped."

According to reports in the leading Pakistani newspapers, he said that political issues take time to resolve but the two countries can take up smaller matters and move forward.

Kim stresses need to bolster nuclear forces after North testfires missiles into Sea of Japan SEOUL/BEIJING/ WASHINGTON, Sep 6: North Korean leader Kim Jong Un called for the bolstering of his country's nuclear force following Monday's launch of three ballistic missiles into the Sea of Japan, state media said Tuesday.

In a new show of force as world leaders met for the Group of 20 summit in Hangzhou, China, North Korea test-fired three missiles into Japan's exclusive economic zone around 250 km off Hokkaido on Monday.

"He stressed the need to continue making miraculous achievements in bolstering up the nuclear force one after another in this historic year," the official KCNA news agency said.

Kim was guiding a fire drill of his military aimed at checking the "capabilities of the units" and the accuracy of the "improved ballistic rockets deployed for action," it added.

Describing the combat performance of the rockets as "perfect," KCNA said Kim expressed "great satisfaction over the successful suc-

cessive firing drill of ballistic rockets."

South Korea's Defense Ministry said the missiles were speculated to be Rodong missiles with a range of 1,000 km (620 miles), and that they were fired without navigational warning to Japan.

"North Korea's ballistic missile launch is a direct violation of U.N. Security Council resolutions, aimed at showing off its nuclear and missile capabilities during the G-20 summit," a ministry spokesman said in a statement.

Bomb kills father and daughter at school in Thailand's troubled south

Thailand, Sep 6: A motorcycle bomb killed a father and daughter in front of a Thai elementary school as parents were dropping off their children on Tuesday, officials said, the latest in a series of attacks in the troubled south.

The bomb went off in Narathiwat province, one of three Muslim-majority provinces in predominantly Buddhist Thailand where a separatist insurgency has been raging since 2004.

The blast killed a man and his five year-old daughter, the army's Internal Security Operations Command said.

The motorcycle was parked opposite the school entrance. Eight people were wounded.

"We suspect this to be the work of people who want to destabilize the situation and

cause chaos," the deputy spokesman of the ISOC, Yuthanam Petchmuang, told Reuters.

The attack occurred less than a month after a wave of bombings in tourist towns, including Hua Hin, Phuket and Surat Thani, killed four people and injured dozens.

Police say the tourist-town bombings were linked to the southern insurgency and arrested a suspect over the weekend in connection with the attacks.

Defence Minister Prawit Wongsuwan told reporters on Tuesday that the military government, which took power in May 2014, were making security preparations ahead of the Muslim holiday Eid al-Adha on September 12. More than 6,500 people have been

Seoul, Sep 6 : Flooding following heavy rain has killed 60 people and left over 44,000 homeless in North Korea, the United Nations said on Tuesday, after the country reported that a northeastern river suffered its worst-ever flood.

Pyongyang said the Tumen river, which partially marks the border with China and Russia, experienced the biggest flood ever recorded due to a rainstorm that began four days earlier.

Nearby areas including Musan and Hoeryong were hard hit, with 60 dead and five percent of the population homeless, the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs said in a statement.

It cited data from the North's government.

"Communication with and access to affected areas remains a challenge‌ immediate needs have been identified as emergency shelter, food, medication, water and sanitary items," it said.

Nearly 9,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged with 10,000 hectares

began, according to Deep South Watch, which monitors the conflict.

While the conflict has been largely confined to the three

southern provinces, analysts say that the spread of violence to other provinces could affect Thailand's tourism industry.

(24,711 acres) of farmland flooded, it said, adding joint relief efforts involving the UN and the North were underway.

The North's state media said Friday that 15 people were missing after over 17,000 houses were destroyed or damaged.

The impoverished nation is vulnerable to natural disasters, especially floods. At least 169 were killed by a massive rainstorm in the summer of 2012.

Its territory is largely composed of mountains and hills that have long been deforested for fuel or turned into terraced rice fields.

This allows rainwater to flow downhill unchecked.

A series of floods and droughts was partially responsible for a famine that killed hundreds of thousands between 1994-98, with economic mismanagement and the loss of Soviet support exacerbating the situation.

Japan's Defense Ministry condemned the launches Japan, Sep 6: "The ministry expresses serious concern over the missile launches as they pose a grave threat to Japan's national security," a ministry statement said.

The United States and Japan lodged a protest against Monday's test-firing and requested a meeting of the U.N. Security Council in New York.

The 15-member body will convene Tuesday and discuss whether the council will consider a response to the latest missile launches.

North Korea has conducted a series of missile tests this year in defiance of U.N. sanctions imposed after its fourth nuclear test in January.

Last month, it fired a submarine-launched ballistic missile from the northeastern port of Sinpo.

killed in insurgency-related violence in the Muslim-majority provinces Yala, Narathiwat and Pattani Province since the conflict

Nearly 9,000 buildings were destroyed or damaged with 24,711 acres of farmland flooded in North Korea after heavy rains that started four days ago, said the the UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs. (Source: Reuters)

That missile flew 500 km (just over 300 miles) toward Japan, far exceeding the range of the North's previous sublaunched missiles.

Kim described the August test as the "greatest success" and said it put

the U.S. mainland within striking range.

On Tuesday, South Korea's Foreign Ministry said its head delegate to the long-stalled six-party talks on North Korea and the delegate from the U.S. side are scheduled to meet on Sept. 13 in Seoul.

News of the talks between Sung Kim, U.S. special representative for North Korea policy, and Kim Hong-kyun, South Korea's special representative for Korean Peninsula peace and security affairs, came after the two envoys had a telephone conversation Monday, the ministry said.

Their discussion was arranged in response to the launch of the three missiles.

The launch was widely condemned by the U.S. and other major powers, but analysts saw it as a clear step forward for North Korea's nuclear strike ambitions.

The U.S. State Department criticized Monday's test-firing later in the day,

with spokesman John Kirby saying that launches by the reclusive state, in violation of multiple U.N. Security Council resolutions, "have become far too common in the past several months."

North Korea's nuclear and ballistic missile programs threaten the United States and its partners in Asia, including the two allies of Japan and South Korea, Kirby said.

Also noting that Monday's "reckless" missile launches threaten civil aviation and maritime commerce in the region, he said Washington will raise those concerns at the East Asia Summit starting in Laos on Tuesday to "bolster international resolve" to hold Pyongyang accountable for its provocative actions.

"Our commitment to the defense of our allies in the face of these threats remains ironclad," Kirby stressed, demanding North Korea "refrain from actions and rhetoric that further raise tensions in the region."

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After Virender Sehwag, Brett Lee trolls UK journalist Piers Morgan – Here's how!

Fondly called Binga, Lee reminded Morgan of that fearsome over he bowled to him after which he was reportedly said to have broken his ribs cial media lately.

After some superb entertainment, things seem to have settled down after Viru didn't respond to few of Morgan's tweets, despite being provoked.

However on Monday, Morgan found himself being trolled on Twitter again, this time by former Australian paceman Brett Lee.

New Delhi, Sep 6: The Twitter banter between

former Indian cricketer Virender Sehwag and UK

Journalist Piers Morgan was the highlight on so-

India's largest ever contingent gears up for 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio A total of 19 Indian athletes will feature in 10 disciplines at the Games which will be held September 7-18.

Fondly called Binga, Lee reminded Morgan of that fearsome over he bowled to him after which he was reportedly said to have broken his ribs.

Binga, who announced retirement from all forms of cricket in 2015, had challenged Morgan to face an over, after the latter questioned the courage of the England batsmen during an Ashes series in 2013.

Lee, who never compromised with pace during his playing days, tormented Morgan with a barrage of dreadful deliveries, few of which hit him on the body.

Piers later posted a pic of his fractured rib, which invited severe criticism from cricket experts about the entire incident.

Lionel Messi reveals real reason behind 'going blonde'; no it wasn't Aaron Ramsey Messi revealed the real reason behind the new hair color during an interview with Argentine actor Mingo.

Rio de Janerio, Sep 6: Represented by their largest-ever contingent, India will hope for an improved medals tally when the Paralympic Games start on Wednesday.

A total of 19 Indian athletes will feature in 10 disciplines at the Games which will be held September 7-18.

The Sports Ministry announced on Tuesday that the Indian gold medalists from the Paralympic Games will be awarded Rs 75 lakh, the silver medalists will get Rs 50 lakh while Rs 30 lakh will be given to the bronze medalists.

Among the Indian athletes, javelin thrower Devendra Jhajharia , who became India's first Paralympic gold medalist in Athens 2004, will be taking part in his fourth edition and will hope to finish on the podium this time as well.

The 2016 Paralympics will and intellectual impairment. see as many as 4,300 athletes competing for medals India has so far won a total of eight medals at the in 23 disciplines.

Paralympic Games, includApart from archery, athlet- ing two golds, three silvers ics, boccia, cycling, para and three bronzes. Of these, canoe, equestrian, football one gold, three silver and (five-a-side, seven-a-side), two bronze medals have goalball, judo, para- come in athletics while triathlon, powerlifting, row- swimming and powerlifting ing, sailing, shooting, swim- have yielded a gold and a ming, table tennis, volley- bronze respectively.

Mariyappan ball, wheelchair basketball, Men: wheelchair fencing, wheel- Thangavelu, Varun Singh chair tennis, wheelchair Bhati, Sharad Kumar, rugby, which featured in the Rampal Chahar (High previous edition as well, jump), Sundar Singh Gurjar, canoe-kayak and triathlon Devendra Jhajaria, Rinku, will make their debut at this Narender Ranbir, Sandeep (Javelin), Amit Kumar year's Paralympics.

Saroha , Dharambir (Club The 10 categories of impair- throw), Naresh Kumar ment recognised by the In- Sharma (Shooting), Suyash ternational Paralympic Narayan Jadhav (SwimCommittee (IPC) are im- ming), Basha Farman paired muscle power, im- (Powerlifting), Ankur paired passive range of Dhama (1,500m), Virender movement, limb deficiency, Dhanka (Javelin, Shotput). leg length difference, short Women: Pooja (Archery), stature, hypertonia, ataxia, Deepa Malik (Shot put), athetosis, vision impairment Karamjyoti Dalal (Discus).

Agencies Brisban, Sept 6: Not many players have dominated limited overs cricket like Rohit Sharma has.

The Mumbai batsman hasn't been able to replicate that success in Tests.

New Delhi, Sep 6: The summer of 2016 saw Lionel Messi endure many hard on-field and off-field moments, especially the Copa America final loss to Chile.

The Argentine legend even decided to discontinue his national team career accepting that a major honour with Argentina is just not acceptable to destiny.

Later, pictures emerged of the Barcelona forward with a new blonde look, a trend set by fellow footballers Aaron Ramsey and Maroune Fellaini during Euro 2016.

As reported by Indepen-

dent, Messi revealed the real reason behind the new hair color during an interview with Argentine actor Mingo.

He said: “I made a change to start from zero.

“A lot had gone on, things had happened, and I said to myself: ‘I have to break this and start again’.

“It was how I felt in that moment. Everything came crashing down.

“I felt like that [Copa America final] was the one, given how the team was and how we’d played in the competition. It was a huge disappointment.”

World Cup Qualifying: England haunted by Iceland loss at Euro 2016 says, Sam Allardyce London, Sep 6: Painful memories of their humiliating Euro 2016 elimination by Iceland contributed to "nervous tension" during England`s opening World Cup qualifying win in Slovakia, according to new manager Sam Allardyce.

England needed a 95thminute goal by Liverpool midfielder Adam Lallana to secure a 1-0 victory over 10-man Slovakia in Trnava on Sunday in Allardyce`s first match at the helm.

It was their first outing since June`s traumatic 2-1 loss to tiny Iceland in

France and with Allardyce retaining many of the same players, he conceded it was likely to have been on their minds.

"I think they were a bit nervous coming here, but not in the week building up," Allardyce told reporters in Trnava before returning to England with his players.

vous tension."

Slovakia posed next to no attacking threat at City Arena, but it was not until their captain Martin Skrtel was sent off in the 57th minute that England started to make serious inroads.

"I think I saw a little nervous tension and it`s bound to be in the back of their mind.

"I think it was possession for possession`s sake for the opening 45 minutes, rather than trying to break the opposition down," Allardyce said.

"They had a holiday, a preseason, then it comes to the first game after Iceland and maybe there was ner-

"So that may be a bit of subconscious (fear) about not wanting to give the ball away.

Ponting on Rohit's failure and Kohli's success

"But we have to be brave and we have to get balls with quality forward and get players in good positions and hit them as quick as we can."

Despite the lingering fallout from the Iceland result, which prompted his predecessor Roy Hodgson`s immediate resignation, Allardyce said his players were "a happy bunch, not a damaged bunch".

"I haven`t asked what their biggest fear is," he said.

"I didn`t want to talk about fear -- I wanted to be posi-

Rohit -- the only batsman in the history of the game to hit two double centuries in One-Day Internationals -- averages 42 in the 50 overs format, but when it comes to Tests it is a below par of 32!

On the West Indies tour last month, Test specialist Cheteshwar Pujara was dropped to accommodate him, but Rohit failed to make most of the opportunity, scoring 9 and 41 in the two innings of the third Test in Gros Islet.

Batting great Ricky Ponting, who worked with Rohit at the Mumbai Indians franchise for two Indian Premier League seasons, is unable to fathom why the talented batsman hasn't been able to crack the code in Test cricket.

"It was the most important thing in my England career," he said. "But more for the players than for me. I can only hope we get stronger."

"I have seen Rohit up very close. I have worked exceptionally hard on his batting and his leadership around your team. He is one of the nicest people that I have met in the game and is one of the most talented people I have seen in the game. I still haven't been able to put a finger as to why he hasn't been able to really dominate red ball cricket like he has with the white ball," Ponting said in Mumbai on Tuesday, September 6, during the launch of the BSchool Flagship 5-Day Residential Executive Leadership Programme in Tasmania in 2017.

England host Malta in their next qualifying game on October 8.(AFP)

Rohit kicked off his Test career with back-to-back centuries against the West

tive and tell them what the future is. The only thing I mentioned about the past is to learn from it and not to feel like that again."

Allardyce described Lallana`s goal, which gave England a winning start in Group F, as "immense".

Indies in 2013. Since then he hasn't got past the three figure mark even once in 29 Test innings, while registering just four fifties for a tally of 946 runs in 18 Tests, at an average of 32.

often. I don't think there are too many leaders out there who are fake or who are putting something on that doesn't come naturally to them," the Aussie legend felt.

Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin's batting average -- 1,439 runs, including four centuries and six fifties, in 36 Tests, at an average of 34 -- is better than that.

"I think leaders are the best problem solvers and they have the way of expressing themselves quickly and well to everyone they work with and that is what I am sure Virat will aspire to as the captain of India," Ponting said.

Ponting believes the 29 year old can still work on his game and leave a mark on Test cricket.

"I know he is a determined young man and he works hard at his game and if he keeps working as hard as he does with the talent that he has, then I think he can actually become a very good Test player for India."

Australia's most successful Test captain, with 48 victories from 77 matches, also analysed Virat Kohli's leadership skills in the longer format, but refrained from giving the Indian batting star advice on captaincy.

"I think he is doing well enough for himself without any advice. Judging leadership from the outside is so difficult, I believe. I can see the way that he plays, it comes through a little bit through in the way he captains the side," Ponting said.

I was disappointed with the result," Ponting said, speaking of Australia's 03 defeat in the Test series against Sri Lanka last month.

"The guys over there playing would have been more disappointed than me. I think the most disappointing thing for me was the fact that it was a very young, inexperienced Sri Lankan team as well and they were able to beat the Australian team very comfortably," Ponting pointed out.

"The conditions were very challenging, but as Australian players now you know that those are the sort of conditions you are going to confront when you go anywhere in the sub-continent. I was really happy and pleased to see them bounce back in the onedayers the way they did."

"He is very aggressive, he wears his heart on his sleeve, he is animated.

That's the way he bats and that's the way he captains because, at the end of the day, that is his personality," Ponting added.

Australia, Ponting felt, have a lot of work to do before the series in India early next year. Australia lost 4-0 on the last trip in 2012-2013.

"I think the best leaders out there are just showing their true personality more

Australian players, he felt, is to learn to play on turning wickets in the sub-continent.

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