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Web-enabled lighting unveiled

by Philips in India

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By October 2019, India would be free from open defecation: Union Minister

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Union Minister of Rural Development has said that India would be free from open defecation by October 2nd, 2019 even as the Swachh Bharat Mission is in full swing in

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Minor girl allegedly raped by teacher in Arunachal Pradesh year-old student of Liitung Liimang Public School at Geku was raped and psychologically harassed by her teacher recently.

Agitators attacked the teacher on Monday and also ransacked the school building following which the teacher was admitted to hospital, the SP said.

ET Bureau Itanagar, Sep 9

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A primary school teacher allegedly raped a girl student following which he was attacked and the school building ransacked by agitators in Upper Siang district of Arunachal Pradesh.

The principal of the school was also arrested for his attempt to shield the accused.

Upper Siang SP (in charge) Doge Jini said that a seven-

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Hindu Bengali Protection Forum welcomes Center's decision Sushanta Roy Diphu, Sep 9

tion Forum’. Speaking to this correspondent, Kishor Choudhary state convener of the forum said that the intention of the BJP led Central Government is to safeguard the life and property of thousands of religious minority who have been forced to migrate to India due to religious persecutions by the religious majority of those nations.

The decision of the Central Government to exempt the Bangladeshi and Pakistani nationals belonging to minority community of those countries like Hindu, Sikh, Christian, Jain, Parsi and Buddhist from the relevant provisions of rules and order made under passport act and foreigners act has been widely welcomed by ‘Assam Hindu Bengali Protec-

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Birender Singh said that almost 80 lakh toilets were built in the country since the launch of the Swachh Bharat Mission on 2nd October, 2014.

“This is one of the largest national campaigns with a view to make the country open

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terms of implementation across the country both in rural and urban areas.

Speaking at the inauguration of the National Consultation on Sanitation Partnership organised by Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation, Government of India held here today, Mr Choudhary

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Dmuising Khongirem Shillong, Sep 9

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Pranakrishna Das Dibrugarh, Sep 9

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The all party meet convened by the Meghalaya government to discuss on whether the State would legislate law on traditional institutions or leave the matter to the Autonomous District Council (ADCs), suffered a set back after major opposi-

cal parties including United Democratic Party (UDP), Nationalist People Party (NPP), BJP, and the Khun Hynniewtrep National Awakening Movement (KHNAM) intentionally skipped attending the meeting in protest against the intention of the government.

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Protest against govt’s failure to prevent flood and erosion

tion parties skipped the meeting and no concrete decision was taken.

The all party meet held today was attended by legislators of the National Congress Party (NCP), Hills State People Democratic Party (HSPDP) and the ruling Congress.

The major opposition politi-

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The Arunachal Youth Organization today visited schools, and DC Office and other Heads of Departments in Longding to ensure the office personnel's punctuality while rendering their services. While expressing concern over insufficient staff in various departments and teachers at schools

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ber of teachers and has urged the concerned authority to ensure punctuality of the office staff for smooth functioning of offices in Longding. Further General Secretary AYO Kaling Tasing also appraised the district administration to immediately restore the APST services from Khonsa to Longding which is the lifeline of the poor people of these neglected regions.

during their visit, AYO president, Giogi Talar stated that "it is very unfortunate that the denizens of Longding suffer everyday to get their work done pertaining to official affairs due to irregularities and lack of staff in various departments and students too suffer due to insufficient number of teachers in their schools". He appealed to the higher authorities to provide adequate num-

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Key routes blocked, petrol being sold at Rs 190/L in Manipur Agencies Imphal, Sep 9

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More than thousand victims rock Lakhimpur DC office

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BJP can be the dominanat force in the upcoming polls: Yogendra Yadav

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Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Yogendra Yadav has put his money on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to emerge as the pre-

Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan would continue to maintain minimum nuclear deterrence for secu-

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eminent force in the Bihar Assembly Elections. In an interview with The Times of India, Yadav said that the BJP has emerged as a number on force in Bihar. "No matter who forms the government, BJP will emerge as the pre-eminent political force in Bihar.

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Pakistan's nuclear arsenal 'not against anyone': PM Nawaz

Targeting the upper middle class and middle class in India, lighting solution provider Philips Lighting has launched its latest solution in India. The solution termed Philips Hue is an intelligent web-based LED lighting solution with Internet of Things concept, which allows users to control home lighting anytime, anywhere.

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rity purposes, but that these weapons are 'not against any one". The prime minister was briefed on the strategic and nuclear assets of the country during a meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) in the capital.

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Manipur, already struggling with a long agitation over the implementation of Inner Line Permit (ILP) system, has now been hit by a steep rise in the prices of essential items.

The Imphal-Dimapur and

Imphal-Silchar highways, key supply routes to the landlocked state, have been blocked by a landslide and a damaged bridge, respectively.

A litre of petrol is selling at Rs 160-190 on the grey market in Imphal, while the prices of onion, potato, pulses and other vegetable items have

doubled.

Flow of essential commodities along the Imphal-Dimapur highway has come to a halt since mid-August after a heavy landslide in Nagaland's Phesama area blocked the road. Repair work is on.

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Today since the morning session of Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner’s court, the Puharikhania Gaon administrative workers and officials of the administrative building participated in a strike. The protest started at around 10:00 am in the morning and continued till the afternoon 1:00 pm. When asked the reason behind the protest, one of its members stated that they were demanding the 300 grade pay, which was sanctioned by the state government in the mid of August month. According to the administrative officials, the strike would be continued tomorrow as well and if their demand is not fulfilled then the strike will be extended in the coming Contd. on Page 3

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China's Energy Security Achilles Heel: Middle Eastern Oil While recent turbulence in the Chinese economy has caused investors and pundits much concern, observers may

EDITORIAL be missing another critical threat to both Chinese and world markets. Soaring Chinese oil consumption and turmoil in the Middle East have been central, and seemingly irrevocable, features of the global energy landscape in recent years.

Initial gains by Rupee trimmed, still up by 17 paise Mumbai, Sep 9

The Indian rupee trimmed initial gains but was still trading up by 17 paise to 66.38 against the U.S. currency on bouts of dollar selling by some banks and exporters.

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GAINING BACK ØThe domestic unit resumed sharply higher at 66.38 per dollar as against Tuesday’s level of 66.55 at the Interbank Foreign Exchange (Forex) market. ØIt hovered in a range of 66.26 to 66.42 during the morning deals before quoting 66.38.

Ø The rupee will take cues from the equity market and is expected to trade in a range of 66.42-66.72 per dollar. ØThe dollar index is currently up 0.25 per cent at 96.11 against a basket of six currencies.

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The Raj Bhawan will be open for the public every Sunday from 13th September 2015. Unique to the State, unlike other Raj Bhavans, it would be kept open to the public every Sunday, which is a reflection of peace and tranquility. The people, especially school children would have the opportunity to tour the compound.

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Golaghat, Sep 9: A lady famous for finding love through Facebook, who crossed several continental boundaries for love, is now reportedly in difficulty. It came to be known that Shailey Koch of Germany came to Golaghat district on 16 May to meet the person with whom she got in touch through Facebook.

The lady then got married to Aboni Kuch who is a watchman by profession with the local people accepting and welcoming their marriage. But now, the lady is said to be faced with difficulty as her visa is about to expire on 25th September and the family members are worried for her. They have been appearing in the SP office Golaghat for the extension process in trying to sort out the problem. They have even submitted the relevant documents. Additional SP Numal Mahto however said, "From our side we are trying to provide all possible help yet we are bound to act according to law."

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German daughter-in-law faced with difficulty as her visa nears expiry

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Arunachal Raj Bhavan would be soon open for public visit every Sunday

Itanagar, Sep 9: The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa has conveyed his sincere greetings to the people of the State on the auspicious occasion of Pham-Kho-Sowai, a popular festival of the Bugun Community of West Kameng District. He expressed hope that the festivity will usher in happiness, peace, bumper harvest and prosperity for all.

In his festival message, the Governor said that Pham literally means the mountain and Kho means water or river. These natural elements around the people play a fundamental role in the day-to-day life of the Tribal people. The existence of all living organisms on earth, their health, development and evolution depend on the natural environment like mountains and rivers.

Thus, celebration of this festival symbolizes the prayers and gratitude of the people to Almighty God, who has manifested in the form of natural bodies. (Bureau)

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Governor conveys Pham-Kho Sowai greetings

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Demand deportation of suspected illegal Bangladeshi nationals

All Assam Maan Tai Speaking Students' Union, All Assam Tribal Sangha, Mishing Mimak Kebang, TMPK, Tai Phake Jatiyo Parishad, Sema Naga Jatiyo Parishad, Singpho Jatiyo Parishad, Tai Ahom Yuva Parishad, Asom, Tangsa Naga Jatiyo Parishad, All Singpho Students' Union, All Rabha Students' Union and many indigenous tribes of Margherita Sub Division today took out a protest rally which started at Margherita India Club to concluded at Margherita Sub Divisional Office (C) gate. The protest rally was taken out in order to register protest against the brutal gang rape and murder of a

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Mithun Baruah Margherita, Sep 9

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Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has requested for establishment of an Income Tax office in the state capital of Arunachal Pradesh for the convenience of the people, who have to travel all the way to Income Tax offices in Assam for all tax related issues.

Tuki, who called on Chairperson of the Central Board of Direct Taxes, Anita Kapur here, made the request citing that most government servants – both state and central – army

state is exempted from Income Tax, Tuki pointed out that a sizeable population of nontribal people is based in Arunachal Pradesh, besides a lot of investment is happening in several sectors like hydropower, tourism and infrastructure. “To cater to these categories of tax payers, the Board may kindly establish an Income Tax office in Arunachal Pradesh,” the Chief Minister requested. Responding positively to the ‘genuine’ request, Kapur assured that the Board will look into the matter and initiate the process for establishing an office in Itanagar.

veniences to fulfill income tax related official business for want of an Income Tax office in the state.

He informed the Chairperson that the state government is in the process of establishing a Central Government Office (CGO) complex in Itanagar, wherein an Income Tax office could also be accommodated. He said the state government will allot land for the CGO complex and will be constructed under the aegis of the Union Ministry of Urban Development.

Even though the predominant tribal populace of the

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Itanagar, Sep 9: Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has conveyed his best wishes and greetings on the annual harvesting festival – Pham-Kho-Sowai – of the Bugun community of West Kameng district to be celebrated from tomorrow.

Pham-Kho-Sowai was accorded official recognition at the initiative of the Chief Minister in 2013 much to the happiness of Bugun community. The State Government later declared September 10 as a holiday for celebration of the harvesting festival.

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CM Tuki extends festival greetings

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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10

Margherita Town Committee Vice Chairman allegedly assaults 80-year-old lady ET Correspondent Margherita, Sep 9: Bhim Karmakar, vice chairman of Margherita Town Committee and President of Margherita BJP Mondal, today at 8:30 am in the morning has reportedly assaulted and humiliated Renu Bala Nandi, a 80-yearold lady, injuring both her hands. The victim Renu Bala

Nandi said, "I went to Bhim Karmakar's house lodge a complaint with regard to a youth Bidu Das from my neighbourhood who pelted stones at my house without any reason. When I told him this, he misbehaved and assaulted me and told me to go to Margherita constituency MLA Mr Pradyut Bordoloi

Outlook to launch India's first social media awards New Delhi, Sept.9 (ANI): India’s most vibrant news magazine, Outlook, is pleased to announce the launch of India’s first social media awards.

The Outlook Social Media Awards or OSM Awards is the first initiative by a mainstream media organisation to honour the stars and superstars of the social media world, and will be an annual event.

Aimed at recognizing and rewarding the Outspoken, the Outstanding, and the Outliers of the social media universe, OSM awards will acknowledge stellar work by individuals, brands and corporations across categories.

The OSM awards, in partnership with Creatigies Communciations, will be formally launched in New Delhi shortly. The launch event will see the nominees and the jury being announced.

“With OSM awards, we hope to bring the same level

of integrity and credibility that ‘Outlook’ as a national media vehicle has built up and enjoyed over its first 20 years,” said Krishna Prasad, Editor-in-Chief, Outlook.

“OSM awards to me is like creating the Oscar of Social Media. Team Outlook and Creatigies has spent endless hours to put the event process together which will honour the Social Media heroes among us.” said Indranil Roy, President & Publisher, OutlookGroup.

“Creatigies has always prided itself on creating out-of-the box opportunities for brands and OSM awards is an exciting journey we are delighted to embark on with Outlook,” said Navroze D. Dhondy, Founder & Managing Director, Creatigies. “We are confident that OSM will become the definitive and most ‘awesome’ awards in the social media space.”

OSM Awards is powered by LLOYD. (ANI-NewsVoir)

SVSWP extends medical assistance to bus accident victim ET Correspondent Deopani, Sep 9: Shri Vaishno Surendra Welfare Pratisthanam, a religious and welfare trust situated in Deopani Durga Temple, Deopani Tea Estate, Karbi Anglong, has extended medical assistance amounting to Rs. 42,000 as part of the Surendra Nath Roy Welfare Fund Scheme to Ms Bonty Dutta, D/o

Pranab Dutta, resident of 9 Mile, Tinsukia, suffering from third degree burn injuries sustained in a bus accident on Jun 19, 2013. She is currently undergoing treatment at Assam Medical College, Dibrugarh.

Smt Prem Kumari Roy, trustee, along with the entire SVSWP family has extended her heartfelt prayers for her early recovery.

and other Congress party leaders." Renu Bala Nandi is a resident of Margherita No. 1 Lazum, Ward Number 3 which is represented by Bhim Karmakar himself. A complaint has been lodged at Margherita Police Station by the victim and her family.

Meanwhile Simanta Madhab Kataki General Secretary and

Spokesperson of Margherita Block Congress Committee has condemned the incident and demanded that the guilty be punished as per law. When contacted, Karmakar denied assaulting the old lady. “It is a pre-planned conspiracy hatched against me by my political rivals from the Congress party”, he said.

Ceiling fan donated ET Correspondent Golaghat, Sep 9: MYS team yesterday donated two ceiling fans to Harijan Prathmik Vidyalay School. The noble work was sponsored by Nand Kishor Taparia and Satyanarayan Nagori.

The team led by Komal

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Dr.Bawaris Nursing Home Jeevan Jyoti Nursing Home Category: General Hospital Category: General Hospital Hospital Address: Parvathiya Road Hospital Address: Parbatia,Opp Hindi Girls High School-786125, Assam Tinsukia-786125, Assam Pin Code :786125 Pin Code :786125 Phone Number :(0374)2339756 Phone Number :0374-2336319 Fax :0374-2335334 Fax :0374-2350131

Pinewood Hospital Category: General Hospital Hospital Address: Subothoni Road Moniam Dewan Nagra-786125 Pin Code :786125 Phone Number :0374-2300730 Fax :0374-2339730

Help-Line APST BUS SERVICE Ph: 0360-2212338, 0360-2351490 NIGHT SERVICES Name of Routes Departure Distance(km) Bus Fare 1) Itanagar- Shillong ( Daily service) 5:00 pm 510 460/2) Itanagar-Nyapin(Mon, Thu, Sat) 2:00 pm 325 400/3) Itanagar- Aalo (Daily service) 2:30 pm 325 350/4) Itanagar-Daporijo (Daily service from Nlg)12:00 noon 432 470/5) Itanagar - Yingkiong (Alternate day) 01.00 pm 436 550/6) Itanagar - Seppa (Alternate day) 12:00 noon 385 420/7) Itanagar - Khonsa (Sun, mon, wed, thur) 1:00 pm 677 620/8) Itanagar - Namsai (Daily service) 1:00 pm 655 580/9) Itanagar - Koloriang (Alternate day) 2.30 pm 334 400/DAY SERVICE 10) Itanagar - Guwahati (Daily service) 6.00 am 395 350/11) Itanagar - Pasighat (Daily service) 6.00 am 270 250/12) Itanagar - Tirbin (Mon, thu & sat) 5.30 am 328 330/13) Itanagar - Bomdila (Daily except Fri) 6.00 am 346 320/14) Itanagar - Aalo (Daily service) 5.30 am 325 350/15) Itanagar - Sagalee (Sun, Tues & Thur ) 7.30 am 121 135/16) Itanagar - Pakke Kessang (Mon, Wed & Fri)7.00 am 160 200/17) Itanagar-Mengio (sun, tue &Thur) 6.00 am 198 230/18)Itanagar-Kimin/ H-Camp (Daily except Sat)12.00 noon 94 80/19) Itanagar-Gerukhamukh (Daily except Fri)12.00 noon 134 120/20) Itanagar- Balijan (Daily except Sun) 12.30 pm 105 105/21) Itanagar - Sonajuly (Daily except Sun) 01.00 pm 70 80/22) Itanagar - Jote (Daily except Sun) 07.00 am & 01.00 pm 22 30/23) Itanagar- Lakhimpur (Daily Service) 3.30 pm 64 70/-

BJP ready for alliance for GHADC polls Shillong, Sept 9: As UDP and NPP are trying to strike a deal to take on Congress in the upcoming GHADC elections, the State BJP is now exploring the possibility of a pre-poll alliance with likeminded parties. Indicating this here on Tuesday, Meghalaya BJP general secretary Dipayan Chakraborty said that talks

Rs 10,000 to 50 SC beneficiaries Kabir Mondal, Dhubri, Sep 9: 50 Schedule Caste (SC) beneficiaries selected from Dhubri,Gauripur and Golokganj assembly constituencies of Dhubri district were given away a cheque of Rs 10,000 to each of the beneficiaries

by Dhubri Sub-Divisional Welfare Office today. The financial assistance was extended to SC beneficiaries to start income generating activities in order to stand on their feet.

Carcass of lizard found in drinking water Kqbir Mondal, Dhubri, Sep 9: The residents of ward no 11 of Dhubri town expressed deep resentment following the recovery of a carcass of lizard today in the drinking water tank .

Flood affected residents alleged that they had found a carcass of lizard in the tank.

Residents alleged that the drinking water got poisoned and they asked as how Dhubri Municipal Board staffs without checking the water had filled in the tank.

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AMC Road, Jalan Nagar Dibrugarh - 786 005

Archana Trauma & Orthopaedics Hospital

Brahmaputra Diagnostics & Hospital

Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone: 0373 - 2302100, 2302099

Near Indian AirLines City Office Paltan Bazar Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone Numbers: 0373 - 2303476

Assam Medical College

Marwari Arogya Bhawan Hospital Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2302872, 2302051

Graham Bazar, A.T. Road Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2322547

Jalan Nagar, Dibrugarh - 786 002 List of Phones numbers: Emergency Room : 0373 - 2300627 Labour Room: 0373 - 2300022 Drug Deaddiction Centre: 0373 - 2302952 Community Medicine: 0373 - 2302994 RIA Centre: 0373 - 2302093

Sanjivani Diagnostic & Hospital

Dr. Pawan Bajaj's Skin Clinic

Aastha Hospital

Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2303448, 2303458, 2301904

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Today, you will have the required intentions and courage to propose your sweetheart. You will be dressed to kill, or rather to marry. You will make a favourable impression with the way you’ll look tonight. You will be an open book to your future partner, which is likely to work in your favour.

Minor ailments like cough and cold may bother you. So avoid cold or sweet items. People admire your helpful nature. Take special care of your health.

You need to curb down on your expenses. You need to moderate the risks you take on in the share market. It is a good day for financial gains though. You need to understand the value of compromise.

Your writing abilities will help you give vent to your emotions without hurting others. You will finish all your incomplete tasks successfully. You will experience success in everything that you choose to do today.

You will spend time with your family members by putting them above other commitments. There may be plans made to go out for dinner or for a short excursion with them. The health of a close relative maybe a cause of concern for you today.

Just another mundane day in store for you. At work, pressure may mount and lead to a hectic and tedious day. You may even feel irritated at times. Thus, feeling the need to unwind, you may invite your sweetheart for the cup of coffee and spend quality time together.

For you, appreciation and recognition for the efforts you put in may be delayed, but it’s not denied. There’s is no point losing heart and getting disappointed.

This may only affect your work, instead, wait for a better tomorrow.

You’ll be popular today at your workplace. Your honesty and efforts will be recognised, which will be fulfilling for you. But, tomorrow will be a different day and times may not be favourable for you. It is, therefore, necessary for you to understand the importance of today and utilise it to the maximum.

You will go through some heavy mood swings today. And the people who know you well will get shocked and find it difficult to deal with you. Keep your guards on, and don’t take uncalled-for decisions, rather get your current assignments cross the finishing line.

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in this regard was going on and BJP would ensure defeat of Congress in October 12 polls. The party is yet to finalise the number of candidates it would field in the GHADC elections. He also claimed that people in Garo Hills have started accepting the party and hoped that the party would do well in the elections. (Agencies)

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Wakro replicates Swachh Bharat Mission Tirap District website to be to create ‘Clean and Green Wakro’ updated and improved soon Bishnu Rana Wakro, Sep 9: Nationwide ‘Swachh Bharat Mission’, the pet project of PM Narendra Modi has been well replicated here at Wakro, the remote Circle of Lohit district. Spearheaded by a prominent entrepreneur turned social worker Chinmai Panth hailing from Maharashtra together with his spouse through education generated awareness with regard to starting the journey towards ‘Clean and Green Wakro’. PRIs, the business community, civil administration and general public have been pursued to make the Wakro circle clean and garbage free. The team maintained the cleanliness and greenery of old Wakro market in their first phase of its campaign and gradually spread to the entire circle.

Tamiyo Tatak DC in the sidelines of his visit at Wakro on 8th September last lauded the approach of the entire team in upholding the beauty of Wakro apart from planting saplings at the old market. He

Khonsa, Sep 9: The Tirap district website www.tirap.nic.in which was almost defunct for more than two years without updates will be made functional and further improved soon. This was disclosed by Tirap Deputy Commissioner Ravi Jha during his interactive meeting with EAC Techu Aran, DIO Rakesh Das, DIPRO Denhang Bosai and the NIC staff on 9th September in his chamber. While expressing concern over the

appreciated Panth for extending his philanthropic services after relinquishing the comfort of urban life and coming over to such a remote pocket to guide the villagers and contributing wholeheartedly towards augmenting the quality of education at Apne Vidya Bhavan. “Wakro could be a better place in terms of attracting tourists; it’s situated at the foothills and

sloppy landscape that adds to its beauty. At the same time, Wakro is located on the way to the famous pilgrimage place of Parsuram Kund which is its another plus point”, he explained.

The Swachh Bharat Mission (SBM) team also made avenue plantation and visits the market frequently to ensure 'Clean and Green Wakro'.

On condition of anonymity,

one shopkeeper expressed, “Earlier we were unable to sit comfortably outside the market due to foul and rotten smell and irritating mosquito bites but in the wake of the SBM we can sit at ease enjoying the cool breeze”.

The team further resolved to create this kind of atmosphere at the new market too, one of the members of the SBM informed.

non-updating of the Tirap Website the DC asked the DIO to spare no effort to make the website functional at an early date adding that a district website was sine qua non to enable the people of the district and also outsiders know more about the district and its activities. He cited the example of Pasighat website which was updated regularly and was utilized by the people gainfully. He expressed hope that Tirap district would not lag behind

others in terms of hi-tech information which had become more a necessity than a luxury in today’s world of fast information.

The Deputy Commissioner asked the DIO to include career guidance for competitive examinations, query to the DC, election services, Jansuvidha application status, list of schools in the district, distribution of tribes in the villages with the latest population.

He also suggested inclusion of Who’s Who of the

district, names of HoDs along with their contact numbers, activities under different government departments and other public utility services including government orders, notices, notifications and tenders. The DIO assured that the NIC would work on a war-footing to revive the Tirap district website as early as possible. Hopefully by next October the Tirap website will start functioning, the report added. (DIPRO)

SEWA conducts counseling cum felicitation programme Indrajit Tingwa Namsai, Sep 9: The SocioEconomic Welfare Association (SEWA), an NGO based in Namsai today conducted counseling cum felicitation programme at Government Higher Secondary School, Lathao. On the occasion, a new School Management and Development Committee (SMDC) was also constituted.

SEWA since its formation have been working in pursuit of socio-economic reforms and advancement in the education sector of the area. It is now into its third year that it has been con-

ducting such programmes at various locations in the nascent district of Namsai.

The ZPM Namsai, Chow Mahajini Chowpoo attended the programme as the chief guest. The occasion was also graced by DC Namsai, RK Sharma, CS Jenow, Ex-DC and CM Monlai, Ex-Director AIR. PRI members from different blocks and parents also attended the function.

Thirty six of Class XII Humanities and fifty seven other students from the last academic session were felicitated for their meritorious achievements.

RK Sharma, DC in his address highlighted the important role of parents and importance of academic counseling for students. He also added that there is no substitution to hardwork and that students need to understand the importance of time management.

Jenow spoke on the importance of skill development and dignity of labour. The chief guest in his address appreciated SEWA for conducting such programmes and exuded hope that it will boost morale of students and help them in their pursuit for excel-

lence. Dr. Nakunand Singkai, lecturer Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai and Chow Lakhumang Chowtang, JT were the resource persons in the counseling section of the programme.

Chow Tey Manlong, Secretary General SEWA informed that the response from students as well as parents was very encouraging. He exuded confidence that in the coming days too, his organization will be able to create a positive impact and bring about the desired change in the area.

Minor girl allegedly raped by teacher in Arunachal Pradesh Contd. from Page 1

Pix Caption: Kento Riba, additional DC, Jairampur, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh handing over a cash prize of Rs. 5000/- (five thousand only) to Dipjyoti Dadhara, In-charge, Ledo police outpost, Margherita sub division in appreciation of prompt action against the culprits of rape and murder of a Margherita college student recently. (Right) Riba, handing over the memorandum to Sanjib Barhoi, SDO (C), Margherita which he received from protestors who brought out a candle-lit procession in Jairampur demanding strong action against the three arrested culprits.

Congress party meeting held in Sonari ET Correspondent Sonari, Sep 9: The grassroot level workers are the main driving force for the Congress party. These workers create leaders and later these workers only decade the fate of these leaders. The party is run by the primary members only and the leaders leaving the party can never create any problem for the party. State education minister and Sonari legislative assembly

constituency MLA Sarat Borkotoky said this during his lecture during a party worker’s meeting held at the Sonari public auditorium today. Himanta Biswa Sarmah’s joining the BJP recently and the possibility of another 10 Congress MLAs joining the BJP will never pose any problem for the Congress during the 2016 state assembly elections, rather it will only further unite the party strongly

Central govt’s move to allow migrant non-Muslims to live in India slammed

Lakhimpur AASU burns dummy copy of the Ordinance ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Sep 9: A protest was staged in Lakhimpur in the wake of the Central govt’s declaration of the Ordinance with a view to permit the non-Muslims who migrated to India due to religious prosecution to live in the country. As part of this protest, North Lakhimpur

Regional Students’ Union today burnt the dummy copy of the Ordinance. More than hundred students took part in the protest. Through a press release, Sarat Baruah, the in-charge President and Punamjyoti Burha Gohain, the in-charge secretary expressed zero tolerance in this connection.

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and inspire the party and its sincere and dedicated members to fight the elections against the communal forces and the beleaguered AGP. “The BJP will get a befitting reply from the voters of Assam during the 2016 elections for its betrayal towards the people of Assam”, the minister said evoking a round of thunderous applause from the hundreds of workers present in the meeting. All the Zila

Parishad members of Congress, the president and members of anchalik parishad and gaon panchayat and hundreds of primary members of the party took part in the meeting presided over by Dilip Gogoi, the Vice President of Sivasagar District Congress Committee. The meeting also adopted a resolution to fight the 2016 elections under the leadership of Borkotoky.

AASU backed Dimpu Konwar elected GS of Lakhimpur Commerce College ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Sep 9: Dimpu Konwar, the AASU backed candidate was elected as General Secretary of Lakhimpur Commerce College in the recently held Union body elec-

tion of the college.

ASSU supported 9 candidates who all emerged victorious in the election. District president of Lakhimpur AASU, Sanjeev Konwar congratulated them for their victory.

Jini said the matter came to light when the school was opening after Solung festival and it was time for the boarders to return to the school.

The victim expressed her reluctance to return to the school making her parents suspicious and when asked by her parents, she spilled the beans, the SP said.

The Pangi Welfare Society (PWS) submitted a memorandum to Yingkiong DC yesterday and demanded immediate closure of the school with cancellation of its license.

PWS also demanded payment of Rs 20 lakh as compensation to the victim from the school management or the proprietor and sought security of students by allowing them admission in various others schools in the district.

The Geku unit of Arunachal Pradesh Women Welfare Society has strongly condemned the rape incident and demanded life imprisonment to the accused person and also demanded payment of immediate compensation to the victim.

PWD Parliamentary Secretary Alo Libang who, represents Tuting-Yingkiong constituency, said that he would direct the district administra-

tion to take strongest possible action against the inhuman act and ensure stringent punishment against the accused.

Education Parliamentary secretary Bamang Felix while condemning the incident in strongest term said that he had directed the deputy director of school education to send the detailed report to initiate appropriate action.

Arunachal Raj Bhavan would be soon open for public...

Contd. from Page 1 This tour was earlier started on the festive occasion of the Statehood Day 2009, planned along the lines of the Mughal Garden of Rashtrapati Bhavan, Delhi. It was discontinued as of the month of April, but as desired by Shri JP Rajkhowa, Governor, Arunachal Pradesh it will be again be open for public visits every Sunday from 12.00 noon to 3 pm from the coming Sunday.The visitors may re-

port at Helipad Gate at least 15 minutes before 12.00 noon, 1.00 pm and 2.00 pm. The visitors will be ushered-in, in batches, guided by student volunteers of Department of Tourism, Rajiv Gandhi Polytechnic, Itanagar.

The majestic Raj Bhawan, its eye catching greens with numerous trees, bamboos, flowers, plants, etc. covered with Twiff Dwarf Bermuda grass imported from Florida, USA, the Nine-Hole Golf course, the Orchid center,

Hornbill Cottage, the Fish pond, Billiard hall, Badminiton Court, Darbar Hall, Bee keeping Centre, the country (Local) chicken farm, mini Dairy and herbal garden have been the popular sites among the visitors. The lawn grass, now, it serves as the spot for high tea during ‘At Home’ and other important functions.

The Raj Bhavan, the official residence of the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh is located on a hillock close to a historical monument known as ‘Ita-

Fort’ (Eastern Gate). The area of the compound is approximately 27 acres consisting of lawn and garden as well as kitchen garden and fruit trees.

The foundation of this Bhawan was laid by Late Shri KAA Raja the then Lt. Governor of the Union Territory of Arunachal Pradesh on 17th April, 1977. Right from Shri Bhisma Narain Singh, the first Governor of Arunachal Pradesh to the present Governor, the Bhavan has hosted nineteen governors.

Strike in DC court, Dibrugarh Contd. from Page 1 days till around 23-24th of September. It is noteworthy

that in case the state government has sanctioned the provision as being demanded by the protesters, the question arises as to why the district ad-

ministration has failed to implement the same. The reasons behind non-implementation of the 300 grade pay are still unknown. There is no con-

firmation from the DC’s office yet as to what steps it would take in this regard. For the time being the protest is slated to continue.

Protest against govt’s failure to prevent flood and erosion Contd. from Page 1 failure of the state govt in tackling these burning problems of the district. The Lakhimpur and Bilpuria District Committee of the TMPK

and MMK backed the protest staged by the flood and erosion affected people. The two organizations threatened a stronger agitation if the state govt does not take remedial steps to find a solution to the flood and erosion problem.

The leader of TMPK Dilip Pegu alleged that the District Administration and state govt have not taken any tangible steps in view of the sufferings of the flood and erosion victims. The protesters raised various slogans such as

“Tarun Gogoi Murdabad”, “Water Resource Minister Murdabad”, etc. They demanded effective measures to control flood and erosion and to check misappropriation of funds allotted to tackle this serious issue.

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Pranakrishna Das Dibrugarh, Sep 9: The heavy disastrous flood greatly affected normal life of the common public especially those of the extreme rural areas. The education centres, Health centres were heavily affected among other daily prime administration centres. In such circumstances, the main factor that concerns everybody is health. In this connection, The Eastern Today interviewed the Joint Director of the Department of Health, Dibrugarh District, Dr. Amrit Baruah.

According to him, his key concerns were for the people in the rural areas

where the communication almost broke down due to the heavy downpour and the increasing current of the Brahmaputra. He said the affected areas were continuously monitored and treatment given to the victims by the Medical team consisting of SW, ANM, ASHA, MPW at sub-centre level while a medical officer monitored such 10 teams daily.

He added ASHA of each village is entrusted with the responsibility of purifying drinking water by adding halogen tablets. Most importantly all high risk pregnant women and infants were constantly monitored

by ANM & LHV and those women whose delivery date is in the month of September were either shifted to the nearest Public Health Centre or to a safer area where communication was easier. According to Dr. Amrit Baruah, each PHC had 4 to 5 medical mobile teams, a total of 226 teams consisting of pharmacists, nurse staff, medical officers, malaria and hygiene department who delivered medicines in sufficient quantities so that no patient was deprived of and lead to an epidemic. He concluded that all affected wards under Dibrugarh municipality and villages have been dis-

tributed mosquito nets and simultaneously blanketed by fogging to prevent malaria.

As far as the report from the Health Department is concerned, an estimated 1, 80,000 people were affected by the flood in the Dibrugarh district. The Health Department has 6 urban PHCs and 136 villages under them, a total of 151 camps were set up where 6,328 patients were reportedly treated.

When asked if major disease is noticed in any of these treated patients, he said other than dysentery, cough and high fever nothing else has been registered.

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District administration gears up to tackle post flood situation Roing, Sep 9: The number of flood affected families rose to 146, out of which 103 houses have been completely washed away by the devastating flood, informed Alokong Perme, DDMO Roing.

Under the direction of the Deputy Commissioner of the District, Ravi Dhawan, IAS a team of District Disaster Management headed by Alokong Perme, DDMO Roing and accompanied by two Vatenary Doctors visited the flood affected villages

TAYPA, Muthrapur committee formed ET Correspondent Sonari, Sep 9: A meeting was convened by the Charaideo District Committee of Tai Ahom Yuba Parishad, Asom (TAYPA) to re-constitute the Muthrapur regional committee of the organization at the Charaideo rural sports complex playground on Monday.

The meeting was presided over by Bijoy Rajkonwar, the Working President of TAYPA, Charaideo district committee and the purpose of the meeting was elaborated by Partha Pratim Rajkonwar. The meeting selected Prasanta Buragohain as the President and Partha Pratim Rajkonwar as the general secretary of the 31-member new committee.

yesterday. The team visited all the flood affected villages at Paglam, Keba, Kaling-I, Kaling-II and the worst hit Anpum and Loklung Villages under Paglam Circle in Lower Dibang Valley District yesterday.

Perme said, “The flood has caused extensive damage beyond believe. There is sea change in the landscape of the area as the water volume is even larger than the Dibang River due to merging of three rivers viz. Dotung, Sisar and Dibang Rivers.”

Though the rainfall has suspended but the erosion continues in the village. He further informed that 103 houses have been completely washed away by the flood water and another 43 houses

have been dismantled by the villagers themselves to avert the house from getting washed away in the flood waters. He further informed that the Loklung Primary School which was situated in the centre of the village is nowhere to be seen and its location has become the mid portion of the river water.

The two veterinary doctors who accompanied him during his visit treated and vaccinated as many as 115 bulls, 114 cows, 74 pigs and 45 poultry birds at Paglam and Anpum Village. It is reported that Foot and Mouth Disease has spread among the cattle due to flood. Officials of agriculture and veterinary departments are also working on a war footing to

ascertain the details of damages caused to livestock and agricultural fields in the flood affected area. However, as most of the agricultural fields are located in the other bank of the flood water, the officials are facing difficulties in making assessment, Perme added.

A five member Medical team headed by Dr Nangkong Yirang, DVBDCP Officer also reached the flood affected area at Paglam with essential medicines as precautionary measure to oversee any kind of outbreak of after flood disease. The team will stay on for another three to four days as per the need. It is also informed that medicines are also stocked at

Dilapidated condition of NH at Sadiya creates acute problems for denizens Samarjyoti Gogoi Sadiya, Sep 9: The dilapidated National Highway at Sadiya is deteriorating all the more due to flood water especially at the point where the road connecting Tezu to Sadiya nearby Sunpura Gaon panchyat office is situated. There is every chance that serious accidents may take place due to cracks and pools of water on the highway. The people of Sunpura as well as Arunachal Pradesh are facing acute problems as heavy carriage vehicles can't ply on the road. The

sub division administration is reportedly not taking any remedial step in this regard.

Meanwhile, the local people have been reportedly fencing the area using bamboo.

Rotary Club of Dibrugarh celebrates World Literacy Day ET Correspondent Dibrugarh, Sep 9: Rotary Club of Dibrugarh on the occasion of World Literacy Day today presented the Nation Builder Award to two teachers, Shri Ganesh Tamuli and Smti Utpala Sharma in a function held at their club premises. After the Rotary Club’s huge success in connection with the Polio eradication programme, it has embarked

upon a new mission of eradicating illiteracy from the country through its programme called T-E-A-C-H. The organization believes that teachers are the Nation Builders because it is they who develop the citizens of tomorrow. The meeting was presided over by President Rtn. Sudarshan Khound. The Club’s literacy chairperson Rtn. Dr. Chandana Goswami spoke on

the purpose of the meeting. Sri Ganesh Tamuli of Borbam MV School in his acceptance speech spoke how being a teacher helped him spread literacy in a remote region. Smti. Utpala Sharma of Graham Bazaar Girls’ School spoke on the service she had rendered in the rural areas and the experience she has gained in imparting education to girl students mostly from the under privileged sec-

tion of the society. Both the teachers spoke on their desire to help Rotary’s great mission to make India a literate country.

The awards were handed over by eminent litterateur Shri Debi Prasad Bagrodia and Rotary India Literacy Mission member Smti Kalpana Khound. The Nation Builder award has been given to outstanding teachers all over India by the different Rotary Clubs.

By October 2019, India would be free from ...

Contd. from Page 1 defecation free in a time bound manner and the union government has set October 2019 as the deadline to fulfil the Mission”, Mr Singh said.

To achieve the target, the government has called upon all stakeholders working in the sanitation sector to endeavour hard to make India

open defecation free.

Saying that the government is following the policy of inclusiveness, Mr Singh said that development, upliftment and progress need not be a case of one against the other, but inclusive.

“My ministry has taken special care to ensure that the guidelines for Swachh Bharat Mission explicitly indicate our intent to adopt a collaborative implementa-

tion design”, he said adding that scope for civil society organisations to support Panchayats were created to conduct awareness to change the mindset of people”.

“This is our Prime Minister’s desire to make sanitation a people’s movement”, said the Union Minister.

According to him, over 1200 Gram Panchayats have already achieved the noble

feat of freedom from open defecation.

“Many of you may be aware that the Rural Development ministry is supporting large number of Gram Panchayats to attain Open Defecation Free through MGNREGA”, said Mr Singh. The union minister has also mentioned that the Global Sanitation has supported the union government to drive ahead the Mission.

Hindu Bengali Protection Forum...

Contd. from Page 1 “I welcome the step taken by the Central Government and also welcome Assam Government’s Cabinet decision in this connection; in this context I would like to appeal to the Assam government to stop arrest and detention of hundreds of Hindu Bengali persons charging them of being

foreigners, all the arrested persons locked up in the detention camps should be freed immediately as both the governments are unanimous on this issue. I also would like to call upon the Chief Minister of Assam to take steps on humanitarian considerations and stop issuing notice and arrest of innocent Hindu Bengalis who have suffered enough and have sought refuge in India for

protection of their life and property”.

Till now no tribal organization including students' organizations has opposed the Center’s move, however some prominent leaders are of the view that the decision of the Central government should be given concrete shape by enacting strong law to maintain the demographic pattern of Assam where Hindu population has de-

clined (according to latest census) and all tribal communities of the state are bound to be affected in the near future. They also mentioned ethnic serif to be prevalent in Bodo land area where the tribals are suffering due to influx of Bangladeshis whose aim is allegedly to change the entire demography of the area by forcing religious and cultural composition of the Bodos.

Key routes blocked, petrol being sold...

Contd. from Page 1 Owing to the deteriorating condition of a bridge along the ImphalSilchar highway, transportation of commodities to Manipur along this route has also come to a stop. Engineers of Border Roads Organi-

zation (BRO) are currently repairing the bridge.

The state consumer affairs, food and public distribution department has begun rationing petrol from select outlets in Imphal. People are waiting for five to six hours to procure a few litres of fuel. "Skipping my work, I stood in a long queue

today (Tuesday) at a fuel outlet for six hours and finally purchased five litres of petrol," said Imphal resident Herojit Singh. The government must punish people who are selling adulterated petrol at inflated prices on the grey market, he said.The All Manipur Students' Union (AMSU) has also de-

manded that the Okram Ibobi Singh government take steps to check the price hike. Leader of CPI and president of All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) Moirangthem Nara Singh accused the state government of giving traders a free reign to fix the price of their existing stock.

All party meet suffers set back as opposition parties skip Contd. from Page 1 The absence of the main political parties is a major blow for the government and it has decided to buy more time to discuss on this crucial issue of the State.

Meanwhile, despite the absence of major parties in the meeting, Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma claimed that the meeting was productive and healthy as all present in the meeting expressed that the government should come up with a draft Bill on the traditional institution in the State.

“We have discussed on bringing about the Bill to empower the traditional institu-

tions in the State. But since major political parties were absent, we will circulate the proceedings of the meeting to all political parties”, said Dr Sangma. Stating that Bill would not be tabled immediately in the Assembly, Dr Sangma said that, “we want to discuss more and involve all stakeholders so that we can come up with concrete Bill”.

According to the Chief Minister, the government would convene some more meetings to discuss on the matter before arriving at a final decision.

Dr Sangma told that the government has decided to let the Ordinance promulgated on May 29, to its natural death as the government would not take it into the Assembly Session

which is going to sit from September 16.

When asked if the Government has encroached upon the powers of the ADCs with the intention to legislate law on traditional institution, Dr Sangma said, “the government can make law on any matter but it should have clarity on the matter to avoid confusion”.

As per the Para 12 A of the Sixth Scheduled, laws passed by the State Government would prevail over the laws passed by the ADCs in case of any clash. The ADCs in Meghalaya are empowered by the Sixth Scheduled of the Constitution of India but suffer a major blow with the Para 12 A which makes them only a child of the State govern-

ment.

HSPDP legislator Mr Witting Mawsor said that the party would support the government to come up with the Bill on empowering the traditional institutions on condition that it should not ignore the views and suggestions of the ADCs. Earlier, traditional heads of Khasi and Jaintia Hills expressed their opposition to the government to legislate law on the ground that the matter is with the ADCs and the Government should not encroach upon it. The traditional heads under the banner of Synjuk Ki Nongsynshar Shnong ka Bri u Hynniewtrep (SKNSBH) had earlier, appealed to all political parties to oppose the draft bill of the government.

Anpum PHC run by Karuna Trust, an NGO and a new allopathic doctor is about to join in the PHC within few days.

It is also informed that necessary relief materials like rice, potatoes, salts and tarpaulins are being provided by the local administration.

Atul Tayeng, ADC Dambuk and Tatling Pertin, CO Paglam is closely monitoring the relief works.

New Drinking Water Tube Wells are also being installed in the new areas as the flood affected people are facing drinking water problems due to washing away of PHED Lift Water Tank and Village Tubewells.

(DIPRO)

Members of AASU burning copies of the notification issued by the Centre on hindu bengalis. Pic - Nekib Ahmed

Rich tributes paid to Dr. Bhupen Hazarika at DHSK College A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Sep 9: Rich tributes were paid to music maestro Dr. Bhupen Hazarika during a programme organized at DHSK College, here, to observe his 89th birth anniversary on Tuesday. The programme was jointly organized by ‘Mancharupa’ – an organization which had the blessings of Dr. Hazarika as it was founded in 1957 and DHSK College. The welcome address was delivered by Dr. Sashi Kanta Saikia, the Principal of the college. The ceremonial lamp was lit by Hasan Sharif Ahmed, one time associate of Dr. Hazarika, chief advisor of Mancharupa and Natyasurjya Phani Sarmah Award Winner. The meeting was inaugurated by Dr. Anil Saikia, folklorist and culture activist and former Principal of Moran College. Delivering his speech, Saikia highly spoke about the creations of Bhupen Hazarika and its global significance. He also appealed to the younger generation to follow the ideals of the bard in order to feel the richness of their own culture. Dr. Bipindra Nath

Kakoty, the President of Mancharupa too delivered a very thought proving and entertaining speech. Earlier, a minute’s silence was observed as a mark of respect towards the departed souls of eminent cultural activist of Dibrugarh Bharat Borpujari and Safiuddin Ahmed, former Principal of DHSK College. Although, 13 cultural activists of Dibrugarh were invited for felicitation, only 5 among them Hasan Sharif Ahmed, Ranjana Sarmah Bordoloi, Bhabesh Goswami, Meera Kalita and Padma Das could turn up, the rest could not come owing to their personal problems. The organizers

have now decided to go to the residences of those who could not come and felicitate them. The artists were felicitated with a citation, phulam gamocha and traditional assamese japi. The cultural programme was anchored by Dr. Bharati Dutta, Vice President of Mancharupa and a lecturer of DHSK College and Hasan Ikbal Ahmed, an announcer of AIR, Dibrugarh.

Anisha Buragohain, general secretary of DHSK College Student’s Union, Moromjyoti Phukon, cultural secretary and some other office bearers of the union assisted during the felicitation programme.

Composition of Hazarika

was sung by Dr. Rupnanda Dutta, Nilima Bordoloi, Smritirekha Bora, Rituparna Changkakoty, Arifa Begum, Parineeta Bhuyan, Rajib Das, Paragdhar Chetia and Dharani Taw. Dance performances on the songs of Hazarika were performed by Priyanka Gogoi, Prastuti Changkakoty, Mridusmita Neog and her partners. Flute artist Sanjib Chutia mesmerized everybody present with his unique presentation.

Two chorus performed by the artists of Mancharupa and DHSK College also created a livid atmosphere during the programme.

Hardeep Talukdar, the social service secretary presented the vote of thanks followed by the ‘Jatiya Sangeet’.

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Margherita College Bcom 1st semester student on 29 August, 2015 at Kamba Gaon under Ledo Police Outpost. More than 500 indigenous tribal people participated in today's protest rally. The protesters shouted various slogans like 'We want justice', 'Hang the culprit', 'Institute fast track court', 'Assam government murdabad', 'Bangladeshi go back', etc. Pallav Shyam Wailung, President of All Assam Maan Tai Speaking Students' Union and Jitesh Bora, Joint Secretary of All Assam Tribal Sangha Central Committee, in a release, said, "We have a eight-point demand which should be fulfilled at the earliest. These are 1. The three gangrape and murder accused should be hanged till death; 2. The family members of the de-

ceased should be given Rs 50 lakh compensation; 3.

The suspected Bangladeshi nationals residing in the Margherita region should be deported at the earliest; 4. In the Margherita region drugs abuse has ruined the lives of many youths so the drugs peddlers should be apprehended and arrested; 5. In the Margherita region there many illegal coke coal bhattas and brick kilns where suspected Bangladeshi nationals are working who should be deported at the earliest; 6. Without valid documents, the contractors should not employ labourers at their workplace; 7. In the Margherita Sub Division there are many local unemployed youths who should get work and the contractors who house suspected Bangladeshi nationals should be controlled; 8.

Margherita Sub Division

Contractors' Association and those who house suspected Bangladeshi nationals, Margherita Administration should conduct an enquiry into them." The eight-point demand should be fulfilled within 15 days or else the agitation would be intensified, said Pallav Shyam Wailung, President of All Assam Maan Tai Speaking Students' Union and Jitesh Bora, Joint Secretary of All Assam Tribal Sangha, Central Committee. Jitesh Bora also slammed Margherita con-

stituency MLA Pradyut Bordoloi who even after 10 days of the incident appears to be mum on the issue. A memorandum was submitted to Rameswer Teli, Dibrugarh MP, Sarbananda Sonowal Union Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Margherita constituency MLA Pradyut Bordoloi, Tinsukia District Deputy Commissioner and to Tinsukia District Superintendent of Police through the Margherita Sub Divisional Officer (Civil).

Initial gains by Rupee trimmed, still up by 17 paise Contd. from Page 1

The domestic unit resumed sharply higher at 66.38 per dollar as against Tuesday’s level of 66.55 at the Interbank

Foreign Exchange (Forex) market. It hovered in a range of 66.26 to 66.42 during the morning deals before quoting 66.38 at 10.30 a.m. The rupee had strengthened against the US dollar af-

ter touching an intra-day high of 66.80 on Tuesday due to selling by custodial banks and some buying from PSBs to meet the oil demand.” a forex dealer said. “The rupee will take cues from the equity mar-

ket and is expected to trade in a range of 66.4266.72 per dollar,” he added. The dollar index is currently up 0.25 per cent at 96.11 against a basket of six currencies. (Agencies)

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BJP can be the dominanat force in Petrol now sells the upcoming polls: Yogendra Yadav for a whopping New Delhi, Sept 9: Former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) member Yogendra Yadav has put his money on the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to emerge as the preeminent force in the Bihar Assembly Elections. In an interview with The Times of India, Yadav said that the BJP has emerged as a number on force in Bihar. "No matter who forms the government, BJP will emerge as the pre-eminent political force in Bihar. This is a major shift from what Bihar used to be... the manner in which the game is being played is BJP vs the rest... it makes the BJP the number 1

political force in Bihar," Yadav said. He, however, rued that the change in political equations "reverses all the gains of social justice politics of the last two decades". He went on to blame Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) leader Nitish Kumar and RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav for the situation. "This is the great achievement of Messers Lalu and Nitish, that they have made the BJP in Bihar, what the Congress once was in the entire country," he said. "What began as a major change of the feudal mindset of Bihar got stuck because social justice did

not translate into developmental gains. Lalu Yadav's first government brought huge changes, the fact of his being there was the huge change. After that, the second and third regimes were

Rs 3 lakhs cash destroyed in fire Kohima, Sept 9: Cash amounting to more than Rs 3 lakhs was lost when a fire broke out due to short circuit in the house of one Taliwati of Khar village, residing at Satihit ward, Mangkolemba on September 5 last at around 2:30 p.m. According to an official report, an amount of Rs 3,87,000 belonging to Khar Union Mangkolemba, Rs. 3,500 belonging to the owner along with clothing and files containing jubilee documents were lost. Investigation and inquiry is on, the report said.

(Agencies)

a curse on Bihar. Nothing happened or was allowed to happen. Unless the politics of social justice can be combined with something for ordinary people on a day to day basis we have the danger of the gains of social justice being rolled back, without corresponding gains in the governance being offered," Yadav explained. Asked why does he think the arithmetic is not in favour of the Lalu-Nitish grand alliance, Yadav said "whenever grand coalitions have been formed against one force (BJP), that force emerges dominant". Yadav did not mince words in de-

190/L in Manipur

scribing the two sides: "The choice (in front of the electorate) is between naked majoritarianism versus a completely defocused caste coalition which offers nothing for the future of Bihar, and which includes one of the most corrupt political forces this country has ever seen. So its majority versus corruption." He also criticised his former colleague, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal, for giving support to the secular alliance. He also described Nitish Kumar as a "tragic figure" who gave up on governance and administration "too soon". (Agencies)

Imphal, Sept 9: A landslide and a damaged bridge have fuelled an increase in the prices of essential items in Manipur.

The Imphal-Dimapur and Imphal-Silchar highways, which are main supply routes to the land-locked state, have been blocked by a landslide and a damaged bridge, respectively.

Due to this, a litre of petrol is selling at Rs 160-190 in Imphal's grey market. The prices of onion, potato, pulses and other vegetable items have also

doubled. The ImphalDimapur highway was blocked after a heavy landslide in Nagaland's Phesama area in mid-August, which halted the flow of essential commodities. Repair work is on.

Transportation of commodities to Manipur via the Imphal-Silchar highway has stopped due to the deteriorating condition of a bridge along the highway. Border Roads Organisation (BRO) engineers are currently repairing the bridge. (Agencies)

60hr bandh called in Manipur's Churachanpur Imphal, Sept 9: A 60-hour bandh is on at Churachandpur from Tuesday to protest against three bills passed in Manipur Assembly relating to the protection of indigenous people of the state. The bandh called by Joint Action Committee (JAC) of tribal organisations started at 12 noon, JAC sources said.

JAC has given a 10-days ultimatum to Hill Area Committee of Manipur Assembly to withdraw the Protection of Manipur People Bill, 2015, Manipur Land Revenue and Land Reforms (Seventh Amendment) Bill, 2015 and Manipur Shops and Establishments (Second Amendment) Bill, 2015 which were passed on August 31. The

sources said if the Hill Area Committee failed to withdraw the bills, all its members would face public boycott. Police said the situation in Churachandpur district was under control and there was no report of any untoward incident so far.

All educational institutes, including government or private run schools and

colleges, were closed as JAC announced closure of educational institutions located at Churachandpur town till the disposal of nine bodies, who died last week in the agitation against the passage of the bills. The JAC has said the bodies will not be claimed by their families until the bills were withdrawn.

(Agencies)

Gurung alleges CM plans to Confident of sweeping divide state on basis of caste the municipal polls: SDF Kurseong, Sept 9: Chief of the Gorkha Jan Mukti Morcha (GJMM) and Gorkhaland Territorial administration (GTA), Bimal Gurung, on Tuesday said his party should now take forward its issues and fight for its 'aim,' given the "interference" of the state government in GTA matters. "However, this time around, we will go ahead with the (Gorkhaland) agitation in a more democratic manner, without any violence," he said as he stopped in Kurseong on his way to Darjeeling from New Delhi. "Until and unless the child doesn't cry, even the mother won't feed him/ her milk," he added at the Kurseong Tourist Lodge.

Gurung said that the manner in which the state government has been interfering in the Hill matters, "I don't think I will take forward the GTA seriously." According to him, the GTA is an autonomous body and it was given to the Hills by the state and the union government, "but despite this, the interference of the state government is still going on. Speaking on the ongoing agitation over

Thongwang visits Mon District Hospital

Dimapur, Sept 9: Advisor, DUDA & Chairman DPDB, Mon N Thongwang Konyak along with the District administration headed by the Deputy Commissioner & Chairman District Hospital Management Committee, W Honje Konyak visited District Hospital, Mon on September 3, and interacted with the doctors and staffs besides inspecting the progress of the development projects of the hospital. Interacting with the doctors and staffs, Thongwang assured to extend all possible assistances for smooth functioning of the lone hospital in the district. He also donated Rs. 1 lakh towards the management of the hospital and extended his gratitude to the doctors and nurses for management of the hospital besides facing many shortcoming. Dr. K Sophire, Medical Superintendent (MS), Dr Wungyong (Medicine) and Dr. Nyingnyei (ENT)

shared the grievances of the hospital with the DPDB Chairman and Deputy Commissioner. They informed the chairman DPDB about the shortage of manpower, maintenance of high quality equipment and machineries, urgent need of Ambulance, shortage of medicines etc to revamp the legacy of the Medicines Sans Frontieres (MSF).

Thongwang, along with DUDA officials and party workers, also visited wards of Mon town and all the villages under his constituency and inspected the proposed project sites under DUDA and LADP schemes 2015-16. While interacting with the people of his constituency, Thongwang urged them to extend cooperation to the Government and at the same time urged the beneficiaries of the DUDA and LADP for smooth implementation of the Government projects to ensure that development takes places and the people are benefited. (Agencies)

the Darjeeling RKSP School, he said that he has raised his voice for different regions like Assam, Manipur and others, and that he condemns the manner in which the government interfered in the "sacred education sector" and stopped the construction of the school building in Darjeeling.

Gurung lamented that he cancelled his puja/pilgrimage plans and stayed back in Darjeeling just to welcome chief minister Mamata Banerjee during her last visit to the hills, but that the "CM announced the Bhutia Development Board to again divide the Gorkha Community on the lines of caste." "The Gorkha communities must not di-

vide themselves for monetary gains, as Gorkhaland is much more important and larger than communities," he said.

He appealed to all the communities to move forward together for the cause of a separate state of Gorkhaland. On the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad elections he said that the GJMM decided to fight the polls as an NDA ally because, according to him, the SMP will not give the Hill people the state of Gorkhaland. "It is the union government that will do the needful in this regard, and as such, we have decided to contest the SMP elections as an ally of the NDA," he said. (Agencies)

Gangtok, Sept 9: The ruling SDF is confident of sweeping the municipal polls with a solid mandate from the urban voters. "We have given good governance to the people of Sikkim. We are confident that we will sweep the municipal elections with solid mandate from the people," said SDF spokes-

person K.T. Gyaltsen when contacted. Gyaltsen informed that the SDF is touch with the people regularly.

"We are in touch with the people constantly unlike other parties who appear only during the election time.

We have been continuously sensitizing the people about the policies and

programmes of our government," he said. Meanwhile, the ruling front has started its election campaign for Ranipool ward that comes under Gangtok Municipal Corporation. A door-todoor campaign at Samdur village was held today by the SDF workers under the leadership of Pratiman Rai. (Agencies)

M'laya education scam: CBI awaits HC nod Shillong, Sept 9: Police have allegedly dilly dallied on the probe related to education scam as it has failed to file a petition in High Court of Meghalaya to get the documents related to the scam from CBI for almost a year. An official source said on Tuesday after the then court of Chief Judicial Magistrate B. Joshi had directed police to knock the door of High Court of Meghalaya to get the papers related to education scam from CBI, no petition was filed by police in the High Court even after

a year. It was in July last year that Chief Judicial Magistrate had asked the CBI to hand over the relevant papers to the state police after making an inventory and acknowledgment receipt of the same.

But the argument of the counsel of the CBI was that since it was the High Court which ordered the CBI probe into the education scam, the papers can be handed over to police after a direction from the High Court. The CBI had also filed petition before the Chief Judicial Magistrate in this regard. Fol-

lowing the petition, the lower court had asked police to seek the intervention of the High Court for the papers seized by CBI. The CBI is yet to get any direction from the High Court to hand over the education scam related papers. "We are yet to get any notice from the High Court and this means that the police have not even approached the High Court", one of the counsels for the CBI said on Tuesday. Several FIRs were filed from 2010 till 2012 by the affected persons to prosecute those

who were involved in the scam. Later, the police was compelled to register the case following a direction from the lower court.

After registering the case, in April, 2013, police had only quizzed the then Director of Mass and Elementary Education J.D. Sangma. Later, police wanted the seized papers from CBI to carry on with the probe. The CBI had observed in the 107-page report that, "It was felt necessary to examine J.D. Sangma, the then Director DEME. In course of his examination by the CBI,

Sangma has stated that under the instruction of the then Minister of Education - Ampareen Lyngdoh - he had to change the score sheets as prepared by all the five boards duly applying white fluid on the original marks, as awarded by the members of the Board.

Sangma also handed over a file containing the list received by the said Minister from different persons/ MLAs/ Ministers recommending the names of their own candidates for selection as teacher in LP schools in Meghalaya".

(Agencies)

Jharkhand cabinet approves for the formation of ATS Ranchi, Sept 9: The Jharkhand cabinet on Tuesday gave its approval to the formation of an Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) in the state. "The cabinet also gave its approval to create 243 ATS posts. The ATS will be headed by an official of the rank of Superintendent of Police," said an official.

Jharkhand has turned into a haven for terrorists and two terrorists involved in the 2002 American Center attack in Kolkata were killed in a gunbattle with security forces in Hazaribagh district. The accused of Patna's Gandhi Maidan bomb blasts in 2013, that was addressed

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, was also arrested from here. (Agencies)

HIDCO to launch smart city app in Bengal's New Town Kolkata, Sept 9: Say goodbye to confusing roadmaps and guidebooks!

A new app will ensure residents and visitors to West Bengal's New Town suburb -- nominated under the central government's Smart City project -- gain easy access to locations and keep track of events and services that are on offer. To be launched in phases beginning September, the HIDCO (Housing Infrastructure Development Corporation) Smart City mobile app, will incorporate features that allow users to locate famous places in New Town (located in the north eastern fringes of Kolkata) as well as public services such as the nearest police station.

"The idea is to have mobile app to spread awareness among the residents of New Town and outsiders about the famous places of New Town, location of those places, how to reach there, information about the events happening at places like Eco Park, Rabindrathirtha, Najrultirtha etc.," said Abhishek Rungta, Founder and CEO, Indus Net Technologies, the app developers. So, even before New Town becomes a 'Smart City', the app will help residents and tourists get smart and navigate smoothly through the planned suburban city. In the next three months, various other features will be rolled out including tapping into audio tours for places of interest.

The app will be available on Android, iOS and Windows. "Using this application user can locate any address, view bus schedule, order books from digital library. They will also be able to book cafe table or cottages for the Ekante Cottages in Eco Park. User can also listen to audio tours for the places of interest," Rungta said. (Agencies)

Tripura guaranteed to achieve 100 percent literacy Agartala, Sept 9: Tripura's literacy rate will soon increase from the existing 96.82 percent to 100 percent and the neo-literate would become economically self-reliant in a phased manner, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar said on Tuesday. "After three phases of literacy campaign since 2011, the literacy rate now stands at 96.82 percent and it would touch 100 percent soon," Sarkar said while addressing an International Lit-

eracy Day function here.

"After people become literate, they want to be economically self-reliant. We launched a self-employment scheme Swabhalamban - for this purpose. During the three to four years, 15,000 families have not only become self-dependent but also offered scope of jobs to 35,000 to 50,000 people in their farms and trading hubs," the chief minister said. "Tripura has gone up from 12th position as per

the 2001 census to the fourth position in the 2011 census in literacy among different states of the country," Sarkar added.

He said that after Tripura attained 87.75 percent literacy in the 2011 census, a government survey conducted by eight district magistrates in August 2012 found that only 131,634 out of the state's 37 lakh people, including those aged 50 and above, remained illiterate. The Left leader said that in India,

over 40 crore out of the 121 crore people were illiterate while the central government was gradually reducing allocation of funds for education sector. The present allocation for education was less than five percent, he said. Tripura education minister Tapan Chakraborty said that in 1951, Tripura's literacy rate was 15 percent only. "The Tripura government will soon launch distance and digital literacy campaign for the illiterate people and

to enlarge education scope for the neo-literates," Chakraborty said, adding that the gender gap in literacy in the state was just 2.2 percent. Referring to China's success on the literacy front, both the chief minister and the education minister said that India should learn from the communist country which, according to them, achieved 95 percent literacy from 20 percent in 1949. (agencies) "After people become lit-

erate, they want to be economically self-reliant. We launched a self-employment scheme - Swabhalamban - for this purpose. During the three to four years, 15,000 families have not only become self-dependent but also offered scope of jobs to 35,000 to 50,000 people in their farms and trading hubs," the chief minister said. "Tripura has gone up from 12th position as per the 2001 census to the fourth position in the 2011 census in literacy among different states of the country," Sarkar added.

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1965: Crushing the invasion of India (Part-I) New Delhi, Sept.9: India's First Prime Minister and one of her founding fathers Jawaharlal Nehru began the modernization of India's armed forces following the humiliating defeat the country faced at the hands of the Chinese in 1962. The task was not easy as Nehru had ignored the modernisation of the Indian armed forces since Independence, believing firmly in his political theory that following the horrors of the Second World War, no nation should use war to solve national differences. That ideology lay in tatters when China attacked India's borders and an ill equipped Indian Army was overwhelmed. The workload that Nehru had taken upon himself to rebuild the Armed Forces proved fatal. He passed away in May 1964.

In the wake of the 1962 border war with China, it was now clear that India had two hostile neighbours - Pakistan and China. The United States had armed Pakistan to the teeth with modern weapons following the partition of India. Pakistan joined the US-led alliances against the Soviet Union. A defeat at the hands of the Chinese, the

low morale of the Indian Armed forces and a Pakistan Army equipped with the latest American military hardware made a Pakistan offensive against India an attractive proposition for that country. Lal Bahadur Shastri succeeded Jawaharlal Nehru as India's second Prime Minister. General Ayub Khan was the military ruler of Pakistan. He launched a second war between India and Pakistan. Pakistani leaders thought Indian Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri was a weak person. They were in for a shock! Towards the end of 1964, Pakistani patrols began to intrude into the Rann of Kutch, an area that had not seen any such activity before. It was an area which was under the control of local police. Pakistani forces captured Kanjarkot in the Rann of Kutch which was prelude to a major offensive in April 24. Indian forces responded effectively against Pakistan in the Rann of Kutch In the barren straits of the Rann of Kutch, amidst mirages that popped up due to the searing heat, this author saw how the Indian Army pushed back the invaders. Having failed in its

Rupee opens at 66.60 against US dollar Mumbai, Sept.9: The Indian Rupee opened at 66.60 in early trade on Wednesday.

The rupee on Tuesday had strengthened from Monday's two-year low level at 66.83, after the do-

mestic equities markets rose over 420 points. Meanwhile, the markets opened on Wednesday with Sensex currently at 25,682.87, up 365.00 points and Nifty up 130 points at 7818. (ANI)

Australia to extend airstrikes from Iraq into Syria Sydney, Sept. 9: Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott has confirmed that the country will extend its campaign of airstrikes from Iraq into Syria, adding that Australia would accept extra 12,000 refugees affected by the conflict. According to ABC News, Abbott said that the refugee sanctuaries for re-

settlement would be made permanent. The Government of Australia will also provide an extra amount of 44 million dollars for refugee agencies.

The Prime Minister stressed the Coalition must move beyond a purely humanitarian response and brace up for military operation in Syria.

(ANI)

Ola brings new shuttle service to Bangalore, Gurgaon

attempt to beat the Indians in what was perceived to be our soft under belly, Pakistan announced on May 3, 1965 that it was ready to settle the dispute. Great Britain interceded and India and Pakistan reached an agreement on June 30, 1965, stating that each side will withdraw its forces back to their original positions. Pakistan's first misadventure after Nehru had failed. Pakistan's real design was not Kutch, but Kashmir. The Pakistani leadership having failed in its surprise opening of a front in the Rann of Kutch now harked back to its age-old strategy of infiltration and shoot and scoot tactics in Kashmir. Pakistan launched "Operation Gibraltar early in

August. It infiltrated a division- strong guerrilla force dressed as civilians and tribals into Kashmir. When I reached Srinagar to cover what was going on in the Kashmir Valley, I noticed that the infiltrators had almost reached Srinagar. My car came under fire from the airport to the hotel where I had booked my stay in the city.

Pakistan's expectation was that the civilian population of Kashmir would rise against India once the infiltrators landed there. That came to nought. The civilian population of Kashmir alerted the Indian Army about the movement of these infiltrators. The Indian Army attacked the infiltrators in intense encounters.

ing, WiFi access and invehicle entertainment.

Bhavish Aggarwal, cofounder and CEO of Ola, says that millions of Indians undertake their daily commute in our cities using their own vehicles, cabs or other modes of personal transportation.

"With Shuttle, they intend to create a comfortable and reliable commute experience for them at the tap of a button on their smartphones. This will bring in efficiencies at scale, for suppliers who will work with us and will help enable mobility for a billion people," he adds. The shuttles will be either sole-traders with their own vehicles or limited fleets from outfits significantly smaller than Ola that will link into Ola's app to find passengers.

The users will be able to track shuttles on the map, book their seats and pay for the ride using the app. (ANI)

bold move, one of which the Indian Army is rightly proud of. The tip of the spear of the Indian offensive comprised of officers, made a speedy progress in dislodging the Pakistanis from the mountains and reached the pass. This author had the privilege of climbing to the top of the Haji Pir Pass with the Indian Army. Pakistan's design on Kashmir lay in ruins. Once the Haji Pir Pass was captured, the Indian Army was now in a commanding position to stop inflitration and the earlier batch of Pakistani intruders in the valley could no longer get any support.

This author was a witness to how bravely the Indian Army fought back desperate efforts by the Pakistan Army to retake the Haji Pir Pass. The strategy of the commanders, the bravery of the Indian troops and the support the army received by the civil population made an indelible mark on the media persons covering the operations.

The war had now begun.

Mr. Prem Prakash is the chairman of ANI Media (P) Limited. Part II of article to follow. (ANI)

Condemn killing of Indian fishermen in Yemen: National Fishworker's Forum Thiruvananthapuram, Sept.9: The Fishworker's Forum on Wednesday asked the Government to take seriously the issue of the Indian fishermen reportedly killed in Yemen and also requested the United Nations to raise the issue at an international level. "I heard news, which said that 20 Indian fishermen died in the Saudi Arabia air attack.

We condemn the killing of innocent fishermen.I request the Indian Government to take this issue seriously and also the UN(United Nations) should raise this issue at the international level. We request the government to take this issue seriously or the national fishworker's forum will go for an agitation," said T. Peter, President, National

Fishworker's Forum. The Vicar-General of Trivandrum, Archdiocese Eugene H Pereira also condemned the killing of 20 Indians in Yemen. "I just heard the news that the Saudi Arabian air force has attacked in Yemen and killed 20 Indians.Today, in the commercialized world the extremist activities are growing and on the pretext of

security, lots of innocent lives are taken away. It's shocking and painful," Pereira told ANI. Around 20 Indians were killed in airstrikes on fuel smugglers

by Saudi Arabia-led forces at Hodeidah Port in Yemen on Tuesday. The incident took place at al-Khokha near Hodeidah Port when two boats were hit in airstrikes.(ANI)

New Delhi, Sept. 9: Condemning the horrific incident of where at least 20 Indian nationals were killed in air strikes on fuel smugglers at a Yemeni port on Tuesday, Congress President Sonia Gandhi in a statement that she hoped that the Indian government will do the needful in evacuating Indians from Yemen. "Cong President Sonia Gandhi expressed shock and deep anguish at killing of Indians in Air Strike, reportedly by Saudi Arabia led alliance in Yemen. Condemning the attack, Sonia Gandhi hoped

Government of India is taking ample and adequate measures to ensure immediate & emergency relief," The Congress said in a statement. The party further added that they expected the Centre will do the needful in evacuating Indian citizens from the strife zone.

Around 20 Indians were killed in airstrikes on fuel smugglers by Saudi Arabialed forces at Hodeidah Port in Yemen on Tuesday. The incident took place at alKhokha near Hodeidah Port when two boats were hit in airstrikes. (ANI)

British Airways jet engine catches fire at Las Vegas airport, 14 injured Washington D.C., Sept. 9: 14 people have been injured after an engine on a British Airways jet caught fire during takeoff from Las Vegas.

According to CNN, Clark County Fire Department Deputy Chief Jon Klassen said the injuries came as most of the passengers slid down the inflatable chutes to evacuate the Boeing 777.

One of the London bound flight passenger, who was

injured, said it was "pretty scary stuff", adding that he heard a big thud just when the plane was getting ready to take off. He also said that he only saw flames when he lifted the window. The Federal Aviation Administration said the aircraft's left engine caught fire, prompting the crew to abort the takeoff.

The flight had 159 passengers and 13 crew members on board. (ANI)

Coco flaunts hot preggers bod in `barely-there` bikini Washington D.C., Sept 9: Pregnant Coco Austin recently flaunted off her baby bump on social media in one of her barely-there thong bikinis. Flaunting her 26th week's baby bump, the 36-year-old actress posted raunchy pictures of herself on Facebook, which were deleted later, reports TMZ.com. She captioned the picture "For some reason many of you have been asking weeks now to see my baby bump in a swimsuit! And of course I had to do it, Coco style and rep in a micro bikini." The 'Ice Loves Coco' star is expected to welcome her baby girl in December. (ANI)

Over 1000 Indian Islamic scholars issue world's biggest fatwa against ISIS New Delhi, Sept.9: For the first time ever, over 1000 (1050 to be exact), including muftis and imams of India, have issued a 15-volume fatwa against the leader, fighters and followers of the self-declared Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS), also known as the Islamic State (IS). In a letter to United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon sent last month, these scholars described themselves as believers and followers of Islam, and strongly condemned the actions of the IS. They appealed to the international community to have a better

understanding of what it means to be a Muslim and a follower of Islam, and not to abuse it by associating it with terrorist outfits like the IS or ISIS. They said that more than a thousand years before the so-called ISIS "Khilafat Rule", Prophet Mohammad's Islam had ordained that followers must not kill children, women or the aged, nor should they cut trees, trouble priests or harm places of worship. Referring specifically to the ISIS reign of terror and horror, these Islamic scholars, through their fatwa, said the latter is guilty of committing

Jitendra Singh to inaugurate 'best practices in citizen centric governance' workshop

Washington D. C., Sept.

9: Ola has launched a new shuttle service to complement and expand on its taxi offering, with rides costing under USD 1. According to the TechCrunch, Ola Shuttle will be unveiled officially today. At the start, the service will be available in Bangalore and Gurgaon, when it starts on September 21 with 500 shuttles covering 100 routes.

More cities will be announced in the next quarter. Sundeep Sahni, VP of New Initiatives at Ola, says the shuttle service will target commuters who might otherwise opt for taking their own cars, bikes or auto-rickshaws. Rides will cost less than USD 1, which equals Rs. 66 compared to the average USD 4- USD 6 price of a ride in a private taxi. The users will have to share with between 12 and 20 other people. The shuttles will come with air condition-

Srinagar city was put under night curfew, yet the movement of people was allowed. Such was the confidence of the administration. Each day, tens of bodies of infiltrators would arrive in the military area. It was evident that the Pakistani gamble had failed.

Fighting the infiltrators in civilian areas was not so simple. India had to make sure that the civil population was not hurt. And, it did succeed in that effort, thanks largely due to the absolute lack of sympathy that Kashmiri locals had for the Pakistani forces. I found that the people everywhere in Kashmir were hostile towards the infiltrators and any movement was quickly reported to the Indian security forces. Not taking into account the hositility that Kashmiris had for the infiltrators, Pakistan continued with insertion of more of its troops into the valley. With the infiltration continuing, India decided to choke the main route of infiltration.The army, with the blessings of Prime Minister Lal Bahadur Shastri, decided to attack the Pakistan-held Haji Pir Pass. It was a brave and

Yemen airstrike: Hope Govt. will do needful to bring Indians back, says Cong

New Delhi, Sept. 9: The Union Minister of State for Northeast & MoS PMO Dr. Jitendra Singh will inaugurate a two-day National Workshop on Best Practices in Citizen Centric Governance here on Friday. The objective of the workshop is realising the Vision of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Good Governance through 'Minimum Government - Maximum Governance'. The Workshop being organised by the Department of Administrative Reforms & Public Grievances, will showcase the Individual, Team and Organisational efforts of the 'Team India' through presentations from different States of the country on 'Innovative Good Governance Initiatives that have been conferred the Prime Minister's Award for Excel-

lence in Public Administration and National Awards on e-Governance. These include initiatives in Citizen Centric Administration, Women Empowerment, Efficient Resource Utilization, Capacity Building as well as use of e-Governance Tools in Citizen Centric Service Delivery. Themebased discussion will be held to cover a wide range of Public Service Delivery Systems in the goal to empower the last mile and the common man. These Sessions of the presentations will be followed by Panel Discussions. More than 300 delegates including senior officials of the Central and State governments besides, representatives from various institutions are participating in the event from all over the country. (ANI)

heinous murders of innocent human beings, clicking images of their horrific misdeeds and showing them to the world through live videos and Internet posts, and at the same time, wrongly

claiming these to be "Islamic Acts done lawfully as per the Sharia (Islamic Law). The over one thousand scholars emphatically stated that the IS or ISIS actions were "absolutely inhuman and added

that Islam never permits such unlawful acts under any circumstances." They said described the Khilafat Rule of IS or ISIS as "absolutely absurd and accursed" and their actions as not having any relation with Islam or its teachings. They urged the UN Secretary General to uphold their fatwa as an example to the world, and denounce terror organisations like the IS or ISIS for the sake of global harmony and peace. Among the signatories to the fatwa, which has been forwarded to heads of state and government across the world, were the

Shahi Imam of Delhi's Jama Masjid, key representatives of the Ajmer Dargah, Nizamuddin Aulia dargah, the Raza Academy, the Ulema Council of India, the Jamiatul Ulema Maharashtra, the Moin Ashraf Sahab Kachocha Dargah, the Sayed Zahir Abbas Rizvi Zainabya, the Aamil Sahab Dawoodi Bohra, the Jamiat Ahle Hadees Mumbai, the All India Tanzeem Anmay-e-Masjid and the Darul Uloom Mohammadiya. The letter was sent by Dr. Abdur Rahman Anjaria, the president of the Islamic Defence Cyber Cell. (ANI)

Saudi diplomat involved in rape case: MEA seeks report from Police Gurgaon/ New Delhi, Sept.9 : The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday sought for a detailed report from the Gurgaon Police on the sexual assault case of Nepalese women at Saudi diplomat's residence. "We are seeking details from the local police," MEA spokesperson Vikas Swarup said. The police rescued the girls on Tuesday evening after an NGO registered a case of trafficking of two Nepalese girls. A diplomat at the Saudi Arabia embassy in New Delhi has been booked for rape while his wife and daughter have been booked for torturing

domestic helps in Gurgaon. "Two Nepali women were on Monday evening rescued from an apartment flat on the fifth floor of Ambience Island Caitriona complex here.

The victims were rescued after the intervention of the Nepalese embassy and with the help of an NGO, Maiti India. The Nepali women were lured on pretext of all comforts and high salary for a job in Saudi Arabia by a woman in Nepal six months ago," Rajesh Kumar, Assistant Commissioner of Police(ACP), said here.

"After keeping the duo for some time in Jeddah in Saudi Arabia, both were

brought to Gurgaon. The victims were raped and gang raped by the diplomat and his friends and guests," Kumar added.

Kumar said that a case against the diplomat and

"unknown people" has been registered at the DLF-2 police station under various sections of gang-rape (376 D), rape (376), unnatural sex (377) and some other sections of Indian Penal Code .(ANI)

Rakesh Maria's transfer will affect probe in Sheena Bora murder case: Congress New Delhi, Sept. 9 : Congress leader Sanjay Nirupam on Wednesday said the Devendra Fadnavis-led Maharashtra Government must reverse its order of transferring former Mumbai Police Commissioner Rakesh Maria to

ensure that the probe in Sheena Bora murder case reaches a logical conclusion. "The investigations in the Sheena Bora murder case will be badly affected.

The way former Mumbai Police Commissioner, Rakesh Maria was trans-

ferred, it clearly indicates that transfer order was signed by the Devendra Fadnavis government owing to political pressure from corporate houses to stop the probe into the money laundering angle.

Several corporate houses

are involved in the misappropriation of funds of over 800 crore," Nirupam told ANI here. "If DG HomeGuard will monitor this case then to whom will other Mumbai Police officers involved in the investigation will report? Rakesh Maria

has already said that he will be able to file a chargesheet

by September 30. So, if we want the probe to reach a logical conclusion then the entire decision of the government (transfer order) needs to be reversed," he added. Maria was promoted

to DG Home Guards by the Maharashtra Government on Tuesday. He was in the midst of monitoring investigations in the high profile Sheena Bora murder case.

Ahmed Javed has replaced Maria as the new Mumbai Police Commissioner.(ANI)

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Pakistan's nuclear arsenal 'not against anyone': PM Nawaz Islamabad, Sep 9: Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif on Wednesday said that Pakistan would continue to maintain minimum nuclear deterrence for security purposes, but that these weapons are 'not against any one". The prime minister was briefed on the strategic and nuclear assets of the country during a meeting of the National Command Authority (NCA) in the capital. The meeting was held to discuss matters pertaining to national security and defence, Radio Pakistan reported. PM Nawaz chaired the meeting which was held at Joint Staff Headquarters (JSHQ) in Chaklala. He expressed satisfaction over the security and safety of

nuclear weapons and observed that an efficient nuclear control and command system is in place. The premier was given a comprehensive briefing by the Director General Strategic Plans Division (SPD) Lt-Gen Mazhar Jamil, who said that a security force of 30,000 is protecting the nuclear arsenal. The NCA meeting was attended by Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, Planning and Development Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Minister for Railways Khawaja Saad Rafique, Finance Minister Ishaq Dar, Advisor to the PM on National Security and Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz, Chairman Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee General Rashad Mahmood and

three services chiefs. The NCA stated that Pakistan as a responsible nuclear state will remain actively engaged with the international community on nuclear stability and security issues, and expressed satisfaction on

Pakistan's enhanced outreach with the multilateral export control regimes. Pakistan shares the goals of nonproliferation and is committed to play its due role as a mainstream partner in the global non-proliferation regimes, reiterated the NCA. The NCA meeting held today also renewed Pakistan's interest in the membership of Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), as the country possesses the requisite credentials for full access to civil nuclear technology for peaceful purposes, particularly to meet its energy shortages. DG Inter-Services Public Relations Major Asim Bajwa said that the sacrifices made during Operation Zarbi-Azb and the success of the

operation were also acknowledged during the NCA meeting, He said the NCA reiterated national resolve to maintain full-spectrum deterrence capability in line with the dictates of 'credible minimum deterrence' in order to dissuade all forms of aggression and adhere to a policy of avoiding an arms race.

According to reports published by two American think tanks, Pakistan could become the third largest nuclear stock pile within the next five to ten years ? with at least 350 nuclear weapons ? behind only the United States and Russia. Pakistan currently possesses around 120 nuclear warheads as compared to India's 100, a report said. (Agencies)

DG level talks between India, Pakistan begins today

Nepal police search for body of slain Texas teacher

New Delhi, Sept. 9: The Director General level bi-annual meeting between India and Pakistan border guarding forces will take place here on Wednesday. A 15member delegation headed

by Pakistan Rangers Director General (Punjab) Maj Gen Umar Farooq Burki will travel to Attari-Wagah border today and then fly from Amritsar to New Delhi to participate in the four-day talks with the Border Security Force. The Indian delegation will be led by DG BSF Devendra Kumar Pathak. Cross border firing, infiltration and smuggling are among the key issues to be discussed during the meeting. The talks will also endeavour to focus on positive issues like different levels of communication, more simultaneous coordinated patrolling and other confidence building measures.

(Agencies)

Kathmandu, Sept 9: Police are searching a river in Nepal where the body of a 27-year-old teacher from Austin, Texas, was thrown after she was hammered to death, an official said Tuesday. Police official Hari Bahadur Pal said authorities are looking for the body of Dahlia Yehia, who disappeared from the resort town of Pokhara in western Nepal last month. Police have arrested a local teacher, Narayan Paudel, who was hosting Yehia while she was in Pokhara to help victims of a devastating earthquake in April. Pal said Paudel confessed to the crime and described how he hammered the victim to death and threw her body into the Seti River. Pal said police found blood-soaked clothes and ropes they believed were used to tie Yehia's body. Authorities believe the motive for the killing was money, with

Paudel saying he took cash from Yehia, according to Pal. He said authorities plan to seek the maximum sentence of life imprisonment for Paudel, 30, but that they need the body to help build a strong case. Yehia was an art teacher at Sci-Tech Preparatory School in Austin, Texas, the Kalamazoo Ga-

zette newspaper in Michigan reported. It said she was a Michigan native and graduated in 2011 from Kalamazoo College, where she studied art. Yehia arrived in Nepal in July and reached Pokhara on Aug. 4, staying with Paudel. She was killed three days later, Pal said. Paudel was ar-

rested Sept. 2 and confessed the next day, Pal said.

Following the April 25 earthquake, which killed nearly 9,000 people and damaged hundreds of thousands of houses in Nepal, aid groups and individuals rushed to the South Asian country to help the victims.

(Agencies)

SNLD launches campaign in key election battleground Naypyidaw, Sept 9: The Shan Nationalities League for Democracy (SNLD) launched its election campaign in Panglong township yesterday with party chief U Khun Tun Oo declaring that constitutional change and a democratic federal union were top priorities. also known as Tiger Head party, is running in three states - Shan, Kachin, Kayah - and in the region of Mandalay, with a total of 158 candidates.

Shan State, the largest of Myanmar's seven states, could prove to be a key battleground in the November elections. "This is not about seats or power. This is about the pursuit of the people's will. I would like to request our candidates to look forward to the wills of voters. We the SNLD are not running for power, but are going to continue our political role based on the Panglong treaty," U Khun

Tun Oo told the party event, referring to the historic 1947 treaty inked by Bogyoke Aung San and ethnic leaders. "If someone joins our party in favor of other self-interests, we will not accept it," he added.

Also known as Pinlon, Panglong was the site of the signing of the 1947 treaty, which promised equality for ethnic groups and the right to secede

from then-Burma after 10 years. However, post-independence governments, both military and civilian, were accused by ethnic groups of reneging on the promises in the charter, and Myanmar descended into decades of civil war. U Khun Tun Oo said yesterday that the SNLD, like the National League for Democracy, has made amending the 2008 constitution

imposed by the former military junta one of its main goals. "Charter change and becoming a federal democratic union are among the top priorities of the SNLD," said U Khun Tun Oo. He urged the party's candidates to avoid controversial and sensitive religious issues and to promote the equity and equality of ethnic people. Campaign manager Daw Nan Noon Zin said party branches in more than 50 townships have their own campaign programs, including public events and distributing policy leaflets. "Each township will take responsibility for its own programs of campaigns," she said. In most cases, in choosing the candidates who applied to run under the SNLD banner the party's central executive body allowed the free selection of candidates by township branches.

Two days of campaign

training will be given to candidates. The SNLD was formed prior to the 1990 election, in which it won 23 seats. It was disbanded after deciding to boycott the 2010 election, in part because U Khun Tun Oo and other leaders were serving lengthy prison sentences for treason. After he was released in January 2012, the party re-registered. It came under public pressure to form an alliance with the rival Shan Nationalities Democratic Party (SNDP), which won 57 seats in the 2010 election and whose lawmakers went on to become state government ministers and deputy ministers at the Union level.

But merger efforts broke down, meaning a possible splintering of the ethnic vote in Shan State that could work in favour of the NLD and the Union Solidarity and Development Party. (agencies)

Voters should consider what kind of Singapore they want: Tan Chuan-Jin Singapore, Sept 9: Chairing a press conference on Wed (Sep 9) held by the People's Action Party (PAP) team for Marine Parade Group Representation Constituency (GRC), Mr Tan said: "We're reaching the last day of campaigning, and Singaporeans will need to think and decide who they would like to vote for...You elect leaders; your government, who will be making decisions on your behalf.

"This election was for the people to assess how the PAP has done, he added,

and whether they would continue to trust the party to "lead them forward into the future". Mr Tan then offered four broad considerations for voters to think about. "Competition is very real," Mr Tan observed.

"From not just regional neighbors but also many other countries around the world." Citing how competition from globalization has affected economies like the U.S. and Japan, he said: "We are all buffeted by the same pressures. We can't pretend Singapore will just continue

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We are not immune. In many ways, we've been able to stay relevant, to stay ahead of the curve, but is this a given?" Mr Tan called on voters to expect a political leadership that "looks beyond the next election cycle" and at the long-term picture. "You will find that because of political pressures, it's easy to go down the popular route. This has happened in many countries both nearby and beyond," he said. "Because margins are very tight and

political parties worry about survival, do we end up racing to the bottom or do we have the courage to make some of the long calls, which may not always be popular but may be important for our country to sustain itself?"

"When it kicks in, the population begins to age and that's when you need to figure out how to pay for all that," he said. "How do we do it without burdening younger generations? Could we be one country that looks beyond this, and be able to remain dynamic, and not be

anchored down by the here and now?" He argued that the "demographic patterns seen in Singapore need not be negative". "We will get older, but preparing for that stage is a long-term effort.

We can actually do it… in fact, it's already started," Mr Tan revealed. "So even as we age, we will live long and live well as individuals, as a community and as an economy as well - because we will be well-educated, well-skilled and as SkillsFuture kicks in, it will keep us continually relevant."

China jails 'Qing dynasty princess' farmer for fraud

Beijing, Sept 9: A court in China has sentenced a woman who posed as a Qing dynasty princess in order to run a fraud scheme to 13 and half years in jail.

Wang Fengying had called herself "Princess Changping" and claimed to be a descendent of the Aisin Gioro Manchu royal family.

She and her accomplice conned their victims out of more than 2 million yuan ($313,600; £204,100) within one year. They were caught in 2014 after one of her victims complained to the police. Wang was also fined 500,000 yuan, said the Lianhu District Court in the central Shaanxi province on Monday. The accomplice, Yang Jianglin, received a 12year jail sentence and a 500,000 yuan fine. The Aisin Gioro family ruled China from 1644 until the 1912 revolution that toppled the monarchy and installed a republican government.

Wang and Yang set up a fake company that bought large quantities of counterfeit US dollars and gold bars, which they told victims was just a small portion of Wang's assets. These rest was locked away, they said, and could not be released through

usual methods. She said she needed money for "ensuring good relations" to unlock them as well as for delivery fees, according to a 2014 report on her arrest

by CNWest news portal.

Investors were told that if they managed to help unlock these assets, the government would give them a reward three times the value. Among the items found during a police raid at Wang's office were 41 gold bars - it was not clear whether they were fake or real - ancient-looking keys, and a treasure map. Unusually, the court ruling ended with a personal note from the unnamed judge, who said there was "no such thing as a free lunch".

"I hope that members of the public, when encountering someone who says they have a far-fetched and mysterious personal history and who tells you that you can get a high return on your investment, keep an alert mind and not easily be swayed by the lure of money. "Think before you act. Perhaps in this way, you can steer clear of the traps laid by fraudulent cheats."

(Agencies)

Former UPFA Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena granted bail Colombo, Sept 9: A Sri Lankan court Wednesday granted bail to former Deputy Minister Sarana Gunawardena, who was in remand custody for allegedly assaulting a person during the recently held parliamentary elections. The Gampaha Magistrate Tikiri K. Jayatilake released Gunawardena on two sureties of Rs. 50,000. He was also ordered to report to the Gampaha Police on every Sunday. Gampaha police had arrested Gunawardena and three other UPFA supporters for assaulting a person on August 14 at Gampaha. They were arrested on August 24 when they surrendered to the police.

Two other suspects, who were also in the remand custody have been released on bail earlier. (Agencies)

Three new ministers appointed to Sri Lanka cabinet Colombo, Sept 9: Sri Lanka's President Maithripala Sirisena has appointed three new cabinet ministers today. They took oath before the President at the Presidential Secretariat this morning. United National Party (UNP) Chairman, MP Malik Samarawickrema was appointed as the Cabinet Minister of Development Strategy and International Trade. United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) MP Vijith Wijayamuni de Soysa was appointed as the Minister of Irrigation and Water Resource Management and while MP Faizer Mustapha took oath as the Minister of Local Government and Provincial Councils. (Agencies)

Bangkok shrine attack suspect 'gave device to bomber' Bangkok, Sept 9: Thai police say a key suspect in the Bangkok shrine bombing has confessed to giving a bag containing a device to the man who carried out the attack. National police spokesman Prawut Thavornsiri's announcement came as the suspect, Yusufu Mieraili, was taken to a train station in Bangkok to re-enact the alleged handover. The 17 August blast at the Erawan Shrine killed 20 people. Two foreign men are in custody, but the bomber himself has not been found. The man, wearing a yellow T-shirt, was seen placing a backpack at the popular shrine and leaving, shortly before the explosion. Mr Prawut told reporters at the Hua Lamphong station in Bangkok: "This is the area where he met the man in a yellow shirt to exchange the backpack."

"Yusufu said the backpack that he carried was heavy and it was a bomb," he said. The suspect had allegedly told police that he travelled to the station from an apartment in the outskirts of Bangkok where police had found bomb-making materials

in an earlier raid. Mr Mieraili, who has not been charged, was intercepted earlier this month as he attempted to cross the border into Cambodia. Police have not confirmed his nationality but say he was carrying a Chinese passport. The suspect was also taken to the Erawan Shrine as part of a police reenactment, according to AP news agency. On Tuesday, he was taken to visit apartments in other parts of Bangkok where police said they found the bomb-making materials as well as passports. Thailand's police regularly conducts re-

enactments with suspects, a practice which has been criticised as implying guilt before trial. The other man in custody has been named by local media as Adem Karadag.

Local media have quoted police sources as saying that they are hunting for the alleged mastermind of the attack, who is thought to have left Thailand a day before the attack. Police also released a photo of the man, who was named as 27-year-old Abudureheman Abudusataer, also known as "Izan" or "Ishan". (Agencies)

Brunei air force chief on farewell visit Bandar Seri Begawan, Sept 9: As part of his farewell visit, the Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force called on Second Minister for Defence Lui Tuck Yew, who is also Transport Minister, at the Ministry of Transport yesterday morning . Brigadier-General (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Wardi bin Haji Abdul Latip had earlier called on Chief of Defence Force Perry Lim and Chief of Air Force Hoo Cher Mou, after inspecting a Guard of Honour at the Ministry of Defence. His three-day visit ends today.

The general has served in the Royal Brunei Armed Forces for 34 years, and took command of the Royal Brunei Air Force in December 2012, reported the Borneo Bulletin. He will be handing over his command on Sept 25. Said Mindef in a statement yesterday: "The

Commander of the Royal Brunei Air Force, BrigadierGeneral (U) Dato Seri Pahlawan Haji Wardi bin Haji Abdul Latip (left), with Second Minister for Defence Lui Tuck Yew at the Ministry of Transport yesterday morning.

The general's three-day visit ends today.

visit underscores the close and longstanding defence relations between Singapore and Brunei.

The Republic of Singapore Air Force and the Royal Brunei Air Force have regular professional exchanges, including activities such as study visits, courses,

seminars and training programmes. Both sides also hold an annual bilateral exercise called Exercise Air Guard. "These interactions have strengthened the mutual understanding and friendship between personnel of the two air forces," the statement added. (agencies)

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China's Energy Security Achilles Heel: Middle Eastern Oil A massive problem in India India only ranks third for the number of rapes reported each year Rape and violence against women are a massive problem in India. According to the country's National Crime Record Bureau, crimes against women have increased by 7.1 percent since 2010. The number of rapes reported has also risen. Nearly one in three rape victims in India is under the age of 18. One in 10 are under 14. Every 20 minutes in India, a woman is raped.

And yet India only ranks third for the number of rapes reported each year. What country ranks first?

The United States. In India, a country of over 1.2 billion people, 24,206 rapes were reported in 2011. The same year in the United States, a nation of 300 million, 83,425 rapes were reported. In the United States, every 6.2 minutes a woman is raped. In a bizarre incident Miss Thuking Tikhak, a young girl from Margherita was brutally gang raped by a group of individuals on the auspicious day of Raksha Bandhan.

She was a student of Margherita College. This tragic incident sparked an outrage among the mass, especially the students. Many groups and organization in the area along with students from different schools and colleges staged protests.

Though the police have nabbed some youths involved in the case. The alleged rapists hail from Nagaon and were engaged as daily wage labourers in the town. Though the police have assured justice to the victim, agitation is growing day by day. As Margherita In the last few days have witnessed a huge protest in front of SDO office by Margherita College Students Union, National Student Union of India (NSUI), Chaatra Mukti Sangram Samity, All Asam Hindu Student Union, All Tea Tribe Student Union of Margherita, local citizens and the family members of the deceased girl. Numbered in thousands, the protestors also burnt tyres at National Highway 38.

Rapes have become just another news. According to a survey, in India a rape case is reported every 21 minutes. Something is seriously wrong with the system. Our judiciary system is slow and the conviction rate is too low.Atrocities are reported on most days in Indian newspapers and this is not done only by the wage laborers of the society. The so called 'educated and literate' section is not far behind. One more fact that adds to the loopholes in the system of society is that we get used to everything very easily. These horrific crimes in different parts of the country make headlines for few days and then forgotten. After the Delhi gang rape, some hopes came up. Most of the cases now-a-days are of minor girls. Even girls below the age of 10 are not spared.

Child marriage Marriage…not a game of dolls Each year, 15 million girls are married before the age of 18. That is 28 girls every minute - married off too soon, endangering their personal development and wellbeing. With more young people on our planet than ever before, child marriage is a human rights violation that we must end to achieve a fairer future for all.

Child brides are often disempowered, dependent on their husbands and deprived of their fundamental rights to health, education and safety. Neither physically nor emotionally ready to become wives and mothers, child brides are at greater risk of experiencing dangerous complications in pregnancy and childbirth, becoming infected with HIV/AIDS and suffering domestic violence. With little access to education and economic opportunities, they and their families are more likely to live in poverty. Child marriage persists across countries, fuelled by poverty, social and cultural norms. For many families, it is a perceived economic need - one less mouth to feed. Long-held beliefs and traditions based on gender inequality mean that becoming a wife and mother is often deemed a daughter's only choice.

More than 30% of today's women were married before their 18th birthday. If there is no reduction in child marriage, an additional 1.2 billion girls will be married by 2050. Some child brides are as young as eight or nine. Most adolescent pregnancies (90%) take place within marriage. Pregnancy and childbirth complications are among the leading causes of death in girls aged 15 to 19 in low- and middle-income countries.

Globally more than one third of the women between the ages 20-24 were married before they reached the age of 18. Approximately 14 million adolescent girls between the ages 15-19 give birth each year. Girls in this age group are twice more likely to die during child birth than women in their twenties. Rate of child marriage are higher in sub-Saharan Africa and South Asia. According to the 2001 census there are 1.5 million girls, in India, under the age of 15 already married. Of these, 20% or approximately 300,000 are mothers to at least one child. The 2001 census also estimated the average age of marriage has risen to 18.3 for females. The male average is 22.6 years. But child marriage is still widespread across the nation. States like Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Jharkhand, Chhattisgarh, Bihar and Andra Pradesh still have average age of marriage below the legal age of eighteen for females. Because of the early and often closely timed pregnancies before their bodies are able to handle the stress of pregnancy, adolescent mothers give birth prematurely or to low weight babies. The health of the child and mother are at risk and often they do not survive. Child marriage also makes girls more vulnerable to domestic violence, sexual abuse and inability to complete primary education. It is also found that infant mortality rates are higher than the national average in the states where child marriage is highly prevalent.

According to NFHS-III survey 47.3% of women aged 20-24 were married by age 18. Of these, 2.6 percent were married before they turned 13, 22.6 percent were married before they were 16, and 44.5 percent were married when they were between 16 and 17. In some states the percentage is quite high: Rajasthan 65.2%, Uttar Pradesh 58.6%, Madhya Pradesh 57.3%, Jharkhand 63.2%, Chhattisgarh 55%, Bihar 69% and Andhra Pradesh 54.8%.The states where prevalence is low are Himachal Pradesh 12.3%, Punjab 19.7%, and Kerala 15.4%. A change is possible only if we all join hands against this crime happening in our society.

China's reliance on Middle Eastern oil is a very real threat to the stability of the global economic order ?

........ Owen Daniels and Chris Brown

While recent turbulence in the Chinese economy has caused investors and pundits much concern, observers may be missing another critical threat to both Chinese and world markets. Soaring Chinese oil consumption and turmoil in the Middle East have been central, and seemingly irrevocable, features of the global energy landscape in recent years.

But China's outsized and growing reliance on crude oil imports from this increasingly turbulent region leave the world's largest crude importer highly exposed to the adverse effects of a major supply disruption. The Middle East's precarious security situation and fragile political balance constitute serious threats to China's energy security and, by extension, the stability of global markets.

China is thirsty for crude oil. The world's most populous country consumed over 11 million barrels per day (mbd) and accounted for over one third of global oil demand growth last year. It is reliant on imports for 60 percent of its crude oil needs, and that reliance is growing as China's demand growth has outpaced the country's lagging domestic production growth. While the "new normal" rate of economic growth in China is expected to cut into crude oil demand growth, Chinese consumption is still projected to exceed 13 mbd by 2020. This sustained demand growth ensures that China will remain one of the largest and most sought-after crude oil markets on the planet, with suppliers from Caracas to Moscow jockeying to increase their market share in the Middle Kingdom. Despite the best efforts of producers like Russia, China will continue to be disproportionately reliant on imports from the Middle East.

In 2014, Middle Eastern crude accounted for over half of total Chinese imports, a share that is unlikely to decrease in a meaningful way given current market trends.

When Saudi Arabia decided in November 2014 to protect market share rather than cut production in the face of falling prices, it effectively set into motion a supply side arms race in which Middle Eastern producers began pumping

crude at breakneck rates.

This summer, Iraq produced record-high volumes of crude and Gulf Arab OPEC production surged to the highest levels on record, with Saudi production peaking at roughly 10.6 mbd. Even as resilient U.S. shale production and lagging demand growth sent prices tumbling again this summer, Saudi Arabia has been steadfast in its refusal to cut production and cede market share to geopolitical rivals like Russia and Iran. Absent an unlikely Saudi production cut, other Middle Eastern suppliers like Iraq must also continue producing at breakneck rates to protect their market share.

The Chinese market's strategic importance to competing Middle Eastern producers will incentivize them to maintain or expand current export levels to the People's Republic.

Likewise, China has a commercial interest in importing Middle Eastern oil as many of its refiners prefer Gulf producers' medium and heavy grade crudes. In short, China will find itself locked in the embrace of Middle Eastern producers for the foreseeable future.

China's heightened dependence on Middle Eastern crude leaves its import market vulnerable to the region's various threats, chiefly the Islamic State (IS), factional tensions stemming from weak governance, and potential commercial fallout from ongoing political uncertainty. Unrest caused by ISIS is already impacting China's key Iraqi and Saudi suppliers. In Iraq, ISIS set fire to wells at the Ajil oil

field, held the Baiji refinery north of Tikrit, and attacked pipelines to Turkey.

The group currently operates in the country's north and west, a best-case scenario given that the Shiadominated south comprises 90 percent of Iraq's oil production and 85 percent of its exports. However, oil majors including BP and ExxonMobil have evacuated employees from facilities in anticipation of future threats, and a diverted security presence has seen a rise in attacks and kidnappings of southern oil workers.

In neighboring Saudi Arabia, China's largest supplier of crude oil, ISIS aims to foment sectarian unrest in the Sunni Kingdom's oil-rich Eastern Province. The Shia-dominated province is critical to Saudi production and has been the target of attacks in the past, including the 2006 attempted al-Qaeda bombing at the Abqaiq processing facility, through which an estimated 70 percent of Saudi crude exports pass. ISIS carried out a deadly mass shooting in the Eastern Province in November, targeted Shia mosques for suicide bombings during Ramadan, and the bombing of a Riyadh security checkpoint spurred a massive crackdown by Saudi authorities.

Bombings against oil infrastructure or widespread sectarian unrest could threaten to disrupt Chinese supply.

In addition to physical threats to supply, political disputes could disrupt the delicate balance that makes Iraq an attractive commercial opportunity for international oil companies

(IOCs). As ISIS has weakened Baghdad's governance capacity, anger over violations of a shared oil export agreement between the central government and the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG) has risen. This tension threatens to unravel the fragile oil-sales agreement, undermine reform efforts by KRG Prime Minister Haidar Abadi, deter future investment by IOCs, and potentially disrupt future Iraqi supply.

Compounding the energy security vulnerability caused by political and security instability is a crucial but largely overlooked side effect of the ongoing battle for market share: decreasing global spare capacity, the amount of production that can quickly come online in the event of a major market disruption to minimize price volatility.

Crude oil markets are most stable when spare capacity is at least 5 percent of total oil market demand, which amounts to roughly 4.7 mbd in today's market.

Traditionally, Saudi Arabia maintained sufficient spare capacity to stabilize the market in the wake of supply disruptions. As Riyadh has increased production to protect market share, however, its spare capacity has fallen significantly. Keen observers placed Saudi spare capacity it roughly 1 mbd in May before it ramped up production by roughly 300,000 barrels per day this summer. While it is difficult to pinpoint current Saudi spare capacity, it is clearly well below 5 percent of today's market demand, and is expected to remain so at projected pro-

duction levels. As a result, the safety net to ease the pain of a potential major supply disruption has vanished.

Low spare capacity has troubling implications for an import-dependent and energy-intensive country like China, whose economy has shown signs of fragility in recent months. China currently benefits from low oil prices and a market awash in excess crude; weathering a supply disruption is more manageable at $50 a barrel than $100. But given the infamous volatility of oil markets, China cannot depend on sustained low prices for its energy security.

So what can Beijing do to address its Middle East energy insecurity? In the short-term, the reality is: not much. Transitioning from a free-rider on the "public good" of U.S. security to regional guarantor would require force projection to rival that of the United States, and it is unlikely that Beijing is willing to invest the resources necessary for such a massive foreign undertaking.

Additionally, China is on the wrong side of the Gulf's security politics. Its de facto alignment with Iran, evidenced by their burgeoning naval cooperation, its United Nations Security Council vetoes with Russia of any action against the Syrian regime, and an alleged illicit nuclear pipeline from its private citizens to Iran make China an uncertain entity to the Gulf Arab monarchies. While the Gulf states may be willing to reap the benefits of Chinese trade and petrodollars, they are unlikely to warm to an external secu-

rity presence so close to Iran. Beijing has taken some steps to secure its regional interests on a smaller scale through antipiracy and evacuation missions, and could aim to boost bilateral ties with key exporters to further bolster the security of its interests.

But for now at least, China's energy security will largely be reliant on U.S.-led efforts to stabilize the regional security situation.

From a domestic perspective, Beijing could create its own supply security by building out its strategic petroleum reserve (SPR), a process that is already well underway. The size and composition of China's SPR is shrouded in secrecy, but the Chinese National Bureau of Statistics announced in November 2014 that China had amassed 91 million barrels of crude, equating to roughly 30 days of import protection, in the first phase of its strategic stockpiling efforts; it aims to add another 168 million barrels to its strategic reserves in the next phase. However, this effort is complicated by China's need to build new storage infrastructure, as it reportedly filled nearly all of its current storage capacity during a buying spree late last year. Furthermore, analysts estimate that China must amass roughly 600 million barrels in strategic reserves to match the import protection required of International Energy Agency (IEA) member states, a goal that Beijing is years away from realizing.

Given these realities and the outsized role that China plays in the global commodities trade, the country's reliance on Middle Eastern oil constitutes a very real threat to the stability of energy markets and the global economic order. A major energy supply disruption today would place even greater stress on the Chinese economy, which is currently reeling in the wake of this summer's stock market crash, and could potentially cause grave harm to financial markets across the globe. For this reason, it is critically important for the international community to engage with China to address its energy security vulnerabilities and head off a potential international crisis.

Flood in Assam and Jammu & Kashmir, what is the Difference?

Sir, Just a year ago, during the late monsoon, a devastating flood had hit Jammu and Kashmir both in India as well as in Pakistan. This not only triggered landslides but also damaged the geographical scenario of the valley. Though Jammu & Kashmir was suffering from this nightmare, but tears rolled down from each and every citizens of our country. From Bollywood stars to our newly elected Modi government, all rushed to provide reliefs to some extent. Even general public and business organizations did so.

This year, the nightmare shook Assam, another heart crushing flood. More than 40 lives were lost and an estimated 1.8 million people reeled under flood waters in 1,880 villages across the state as reported by Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA).More than 10 districts were affected. The animals from the Kaziranga National Park had to run for higher places. Many were reported dead by the forest department including the world famous one horned Rhinocerous.

Now where is the morality of our big Bollywood stars, the Business man or the PM disaster fund? Is it just a routine to neglect the devastating scenario taking place every year or is there any political motive? Was it the then upcoming Jammu & Kashmir's assembly election in November 2014 that seeked so much attention. Not a single Central Minister had time to put forward a campaign. May be Assam will have to wait till the assembly election next year for the high profile help.

But Assam still survives, people have their hopes intact. And these hopes were not from the high profile but from the prayers of the common people. One such humanitarian relief was performed by Abhijit Sharma, Abhijit Phukan, Nilomoni Das, Jyoti Prasad Gogoi and a group of 8 people aged around 25-28 , who collected donations and visited the lives shattered areas like Lejai, Khowang, Borbaruah, Khalihamari in Dibrugarh and some areas in Tinsukia. According to

one of the group member Abhijit Sharma, they visited these areas in phases. For immediate relief they distributed important medicines for cough and fever as well as anti septic creams. Secondly, they distributed food which included rice, biscuits, chira and bread. It is worth thinking that the main motive for their initiative was to cite an example that a common man can put forward their helping hand without involving or waiting for ministers or business man. The only thing they need is just a couple of hours and a big heart which can bring smile to the people in distress.

Yours etc Pranakrishna Das Dibrugarh

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Job & Career

Various job posts vacant at Indian Red Cross Society, Guwahati District Branch, Chandmari, Kamrup (Assam)

Asst. Professor posts vacant at P.B. College, Gauripur, Dhubri, Assam

Vacancy at Bongaigaon College, Bongaigaon (Assam)

Indian Red Cross Society, Assam & Guwahati District Branch invited applications to fill up the following vacancies.

Salaries of all applicants are negotiable.

Retd. Person (below 65) may also apply for the posts No. 1 to 5.

1. Medical Superintendent of Red Cross Hospital, 1 Qualification: Doctor of any discipline with administrative experience.

2. Gyneocologist, 2 Qualification: M/D or DGO 3. Paediatrician, 1 Qualification: M/D/DCH. 4. Executive Secretary, 2 Qualification: Administrative experience with knowledge of Social work, Office and project management, Min. Graduate.

5. General Secretary, 1 Qualification: Experience in Social work with the background of NGO's and knowledge of Red Cross movement. Min. Graduate.

6. Warden, I Qualification: graduate having experience of mess & hostel management.

7. Tutor Sister Qualification: B. Sc. Nursing.

8. Health Visitor Qualification: Application along with detail C.V. should reach on or before 15th Sept., 2015 to

Application with all testimonials from HSLC onwards accompanied by Bank Draft of Rs. 1500/- drawn in favour of Principal i/c & Secretary, P.B. College, Gauripur payable at UCO Bank, Gauripur are invited for the following post from Candidates having UGC norms with NET/SLET/SET (Candidates obtaining M. Phil Degree on or before 10.07.2009 may also apply) Ph.D. Degree in accordance with the UGC standards and procedure for Award of Ph.D. Degree Regulation, 2009 in lieu of NET/SLET/SET in UGC Scale of Pay and other allowances within 7 days of this advertisement.

Age of candidate should not be more than 38 years as on 01-01-2015 and relaxable upto 5 years for SC/ST candidates.

Candidates having M.Phil/ Ph.D degree from off campus centre need not apply.

The candidates must have a Permanent Residential Certificate (PRC) and must know local languages.

1. Assistant Professor - Political Science - 01 (one) Post, Un-Reserved (As per Roster Point No. 38)

Applications are invited for walk-in-interview from the interested candidates having M.B.A. (specialization in HRM and Finance) degree with the latest UGC norms to teach the BBA students in various semesters.

The applications with all testimonials should reach the office of the undersigned within fifteen days from the date of publication of the advertisement.

Salary is negotiable.

The date of ninterview is fixed on 14.09.15 at 11 AM in the college campus.

Hony Secretary, Indian Red Cross Society, Guwahati District Branch, Chandmari, Guwahati-3, or e-mail: ircsassam@yahoo.com

Required one Director in JSS Kamrup. Ratnagiri Path, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati (Assam) We are leading Voluntary Agency Sponsored by Ministry of Human Resource Development of School Education & Literacy, Govt. Of India working in the field of literacy linked vocational skill Development training to non literate, neoliterate & rudimentary level of education.

We are looking for a dynamic person as head of the organization as Director.

Essential: 1. Minimum Second class Master Degree from a recognized University/Institution or Equivalent.

2. 7 Year experience in a supervisory capacity preferably, but not necessarily in the field of Education of Social Science.

3. Working knowledge in the local Language.

Desirable: 1. Experience in administration/ Management.

2. Experience in leading a team.

3. Experience in heading an organization.

4. Experience in guiding, Conducting of research or evaluation.

Age: Not exceeding 55 years on the last date of receipt of application.

Emoluments: Consolidated Emolument of Rs. 25, 000/ per month.

Contract: The position shall be field on contract of transfer or deputation for period ordinals not exceeding 5 years out of which first year will be the probation period.

Interested person may send their complete application to undersign within one month after the date of appearance of the advertisement.

Sd/- (G.K. Das) Principal i/c P.B. College, Gauripur P.O. Gauripur, PIN: 783331 Dist: Dhubri, Assam

Rangia Municipal Recruitment for the post of Junior Engineer & Accountant, Assam Rangia Municipal Recruitment 2015, Junior Engineer & Accountant No. E/II/29/2015-16/4486 Dated: 25.08.15 Rangia Municipal Board invites applications from citizen of India for engagement on contractual basis for the post of Junior Engineer and Accountant for a period of initial six months which may be extended from time to time.

1. Junior Engineer (Civil): 01 No. (Retired Person) Qualification: Candidates must have 3 years Diploma in Civil Engineering degree from a recognized University or Institute approved by AICTE & should be a retired employee of any Govt. or semi Govt. organization. Remuneration: Rs. 8,000.00 (Eight Thousand) per Month.

2. Accountant (B.Com in Accountancy): 01 No. Qualification: Candidates must have 50% marks from HSLC/HSSLC upto Bachelor Degree in Commerce with major in Accountancy from the SEBA/Board/ Recognised University; Also Candidates must have minimum 1 years experience in accounts and finance related works.

Additional Qualification: Computer Knowledge in Tally.

Remuneration: Rs. 10,000.00 (Ten Thousand) per Month.

Age: 21 years to 38ears as on 01.01.2015.

The upper age is relexable by 5 years in case of SC/ST candidates.

How to apply: Interested and eligible candidates may apply in prescribed Assam Gazette (Part IX) Standard Form of application along with all the attested copies of Certificates,Marks-sheets etc. should reach office of the undersigned within the stipulated time.

Terms & Condition: 1. No application will be accepted after the last date of receipt of application.

2. Candidates who are already working and having the requisite qualification can apply through proper channel.

The Chairperson.

JSS Kamrup. Ratnagiri Path.

Bamunimaidam.

Guwahati-21

(Dr.H.C.Das) Principal Bongaigaon College Bongaigaon, Assam

Applications are invited for the post of Assistant Prof at Jhanji H.N.S. College, Sivasagar (Assam) Applications are invited with all testimonials alone with a Demand Draft of Rs. 1000/- drawn in favour of Principal & Secy., Jhanji H.N.S. College payable at UBI, Jhanji Branch, for 1 (One) sanctioned post of Assistant Professor in English (Reserved for ST(P) Backlog) in the Pay Band of 15,600/- -39,100/- + AGP 6,000/with other allowances as per rules, NET/SLET/SET shall be mandatory requirement. However, candidates having M.Phil degree on or before 10.7.2009 or Ph.D degree in accordance with UGC regulations, 2009 shall be exempted from the mandatory requirement.

Those who obtained MPhil/ Ph.D degree from off campus centres need not apply.

Age of the candidate should not exceed 38 years as on 01.01.2015 (Relaxable upto 5 years for SC/ST candidates).

The candidate must possess PRC and know local languages.

Application will be received upto 15.09.2015 by the undersigned.

Sd/- Dr. Manjit Gogoi Principal Jhanji H.N.S. College

Vacancy at the office of the Assam Veterinary Council, Guwahati (Assam) OFFICE OF THE ASSAM VETERINARY COUNCIL CHENIKUTHI, GUWAHATI - 3 Advt.No. -1/2015 Dated: 28/08/2015 Applications are invited from retired Veterinary Officers of Assam not below the rank ofDeputy Director at the time of retirement for the full time assignment of Registrar, Assam Veterinary Council.

Application in plain paper along with CV is to reach the Registrar, Assam Veterinary Council, Chenikuthi, Guwahati-3 on or before 20th September, 2015. Details of the criteria can be obtained from Assam Veterinary Council office, Guwahati- 3.

Sd/- Executive Officer Rangia Municipal Board

Sd/- (B.P. Goswami) Registrar, AVC

The Eastern Today has taken an initiative to present Questions & Answers to help the aspirants in their competitive exams (SSC, Banks, Insurance, etc.).

1).In Atal Pension Yojana, the maximum monthly pension cannot be more than________. a) Rs. 4500 b) Rs. 3000 c) Rs. 5000 d) Rs. 7500 Answer: c) 2).What is the annual premium amount for Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana? a) 220 b) 330 c) 110 d) 250 Answer: b) 3).INS Sardar Patel Naval base has been commissioned at________. a) Porbandar, Gujarat b) Kochi, Kerala c) Panji, Goa d) Chennai, Tamilnadu Answer: a) 4).BrahMos Cruise Missile was made by the joint venture between India and _______. a) Germany b) Israel c) China d) Russia Answer: d) 5).Among the following which state has hosted 1st promo of Bollywood film after a gap of 25 years? a) Jammu and Kashmir b) Nagaland c) West Bengal d) Assam Answer: a) 6).According to the report of CAG, Railways has suffered Rs. 29,000 crore loss over________ booking for the period of 2008-13. a) Heavy Parcel b) Iron Ore c) Takal Tickets d) Diesel Answer: b) 7).Among the following which social welfare

scheme has not been launched by PM on Rabindranath Tagore's birthday? a) Atal Pension Yojana b) Pradhan Mantri Jeeven Jyoti Bima Yojana c) Pradhan Mantri Suraksha Yojana d) Pradhan Mantri Kanya Shiksha Yojana Answer: d) 8).What is the rank of India in Travel and Tourism Competitiveness among the global list of countries? a) 53 b) 51 c) 54 d) 52 Answer: d) 9).Who is the winner of the GK Reddy Memorial National Award 2014? a) Vinod Mehta b) Vinod Dua c) Pranoy Roy d) Praful Sharma Answer: a) 10).Among the following which Constitution Amendment Bill is related to goods and Service Tax? a) 130 b) 124 c) 122 d) 126 Answer: c) 11). National Technology Day is observed on________. a) May 10 b) May 11 c) May 12 d) May 13 Answer: b) 12).A country will be declared as Ebola-free if there is no new case for how many days? a) 14 days b) 28 days c) 21 days d) 30 days Answer: c) 13).Which of the following

has imposed a monthly tax on all households in Delhi? a) Green Peace b) Delhi Government c) HRD d) NGT Answer: d) 14).Who is the author of the book- Delhi to Islamabad? a) Bhim Singh b) Deepika Chandra c) Manoj Singh d) Akhil Kumar Answer: a) 15).Which among the following bank has started Ping Pay Payment services? a) Kodak Mahindra Bank b) HDFC Bank c) Axis Bank d) ICICI Bank Answer: c) 16).What is the range of BrahMos Missile? a) 250 km b) 290 km c) 330 km d) 450 km Answer: b) 17).In Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Yojana what is the risk coverage amount in case of death? a) 2.5 lakh rupees b) 1.5 lakh rupees c) 1 lakh rupees d) 2 lakh rupees Answer: c) 18).Among the following which state has included Deaflympics in its sports policy? a) Nagaland b) Haryana c) Punjab d) Bihar Answer: b) 19).Sudirman Cup is related to which of the following sports? a) Cricket b) Hockey c) Badminton d) Archery Answer: c) 20).Sidbi and ______ have setup Rs. 200 crore fund for

MSMEs in the concerned state? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Kerala c) Tamil nadu d) Maharashtra Answer: d) 21).After K V Kamath, the next two heads of BRICS bank would be from _______ and ______ respectively. a) Brazil and Russia b) China and Japan c) China and South Africa d) Russia and South Africa Answer: c) 22).Ramalinga Raju is related to which of the following company? a) Wipro b) CTS c) TCS d) Sathyam Computers Answer: d) 23).CBDT stands for: Central Board of _______ Taxes. a) Direct b) Disclosed c) Debit d) Deducted Answer: a) 24).Which among the following country has emerged as World's top crude buyer? a) Japan b) Russia c) China d) USA Answer: c) 25).Namaste Russia Festival has recently started at which of the following city? a) Samara b) Saint Peterburg c) Moscow d) Vladimir Answer: c) 26).Who is the author of the book- Planter Raj to Swaraj: Freedom Struggle and Electoral Politics in Assam. a) Manoharan Barauh b) Amalendu Guha c) Amit Vats

d) Ajit Joshi Answer: b) 27).Vikas Gowda is related to which of the following sports? a) Wrestling b) Shot put c) Javelin d) Discus Thrower Answer: d) 28).Elizabeth Wilson, who died recently, was a famous___________. a) Child Story Writer b) Hollywood Actress c) English Rap Singer d) English Comedian Answer: b) 29).According to the census 2015 report, the total number of Lions in_______ has gone up to 523. a) Gir Sanctuary b) Corbett National Park c) Kaziranga National Park d) Kanha National Park Answer: a) 30).Who is the first President of New Development Bank of BRICS Nations? a) Sudhakar Pandey b) Deepak Parikh c) Ratan Lal d) K V Kamath Answer: d) 31).International Nurses Day is observed on_________. a) May 9 b) May 10 c) May 11 d) May 12 Answer: d) 32).National Florence Nightingale Awards is given to which of the following professionals? a) Singers b) Nurses c) Scientists d) Teachers Answer: b) 33).How many numbers of teams are taking part in IPL 2015? a) 13 b) 12

c) 8 d) 10 Answer: c) 34).Which of the following city is yet to host the Indo Global Expo and Summit 2015 in July? a) Hyderabad b) Pune c) Bangalore d) Surat Answer: a) 35).Government of India has granted in principal approval for setting up of _________ Green field airports in the country. a) 18 b) 15 c) 10 d) 09 Answer: b) 36).Niramaya is a scheme which is related to________. a) Child birth b) Insurance c) Medicine d) Education Answer: c) 37).BHEL has commissioned Bijlee Utpadan Thermal Unit in which state? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Bihar c) Karnataka d) Maharashtra Answer: b) 38).Who is the New Chairman of National Safety Council? a) Ratan Tata b) Deepak Lal c) Ajay Tomar d) K Sathish Reddy Answer: d) 39).Which of the following company has got approval from the US Department of Interior to explore oil in the Arctic? a) Chevron b) Shell c) BP d) Exxon Answer: b)

40).Who has painted the famous painting- "Women of Algiers"? a) Vincent Van Gogh b) Leonardo Da Vinci c) Pablo Picasso d) Michelangelo Answer: c) 41).Who is the first Indian Origin Lawmaker in Australia to take oath on the Gita? a) Andrew Bhatia b) Nitesh James c) Rahul Bajaj d) Daniel Mookhey Answer: d) 42).The Union Cabinet has cleared 5% disinvestment in______ and 10% in_________. a) ONGC, Indian Oil b) SAIL, CIL c) NTPC, Indian Oil d) Indian Oil, CIL Answer: c) 43).Who is the author of"The Lives of Others"? a) Sumit Sharma b) Ankit Desai c) Neel Mukherjee d) Sidhartha Gonde Answer: c) 44).Name the committee which was formed to look into the issue of minimum alternative tax on Foreign Institutional Investors? a) S K Laal b) A P Shah c) G K Devan d) Vijay Kelkar Answer: b) 45).Which of the following state has signed a MoU with Google to build biggest campus

outside US? a) Gujarat b) Andhra Pradesh c) Telangana d) Karnataka Answer: c) 46).Among the following which state has decided to lift ban on transfers of state employees? a) West Bengal b) Karnataka c) Andhra Pradesh d) Rajasthan Answer: d) 47).Which among the following state has approved rupee 400 crore for bonus on paddy? a) Haryana b) Bihar c) Assam d) Gujarat Answer: b) 48).Which is the first state to issue Soil Health Cards to farmers? a) Punjab b) Assam c) Madhya Pradesh d) Maharashtra Answer: a) 49).Bunkar Sajha Suvidha Kendra has been set up in________. a) Varanasi b) Mathura c) Indore d) Moradabad Answer: a) 50). Under Namami Gange Programme, how much money has been allocated? a) 5,000 crore rupees b) 20,000 crore rupees c) 10,000 crore rupees d) 15,000 crore rupees Answer: b)

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BUSINESS

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Web-enabled lighting unveiled by Philips in India Pininfarina's sale to Mahindra seen in next few weeks: sources

Hyderabad, Sep 9: Targeting the upper middle class and middle class in India, lighting solution provider Philips Lighting has launched its latest solution in India. The solution termed Philips Hue is an intelligent web-based LED lighting solution with Internet of Things concept, which allows users to control home lighting anytime, anywhere. Philips Hue allows users to create and control home lighting using their smartphone or tablet and works seamlessly across both iOS and android mobile platforms.

The Philips Hue range for India includes Hue starter kit, which includes the bridge and three hue lamps starting at Rs.16,995. "In India, the concept of light-

ing is changing, it is becoming part of lifestyle products. With the new Hue range, we are focusing more on the people who are looking at high-end luminaires. With our technology, people will change the way people have experienced and interacted with lighting till now," said Harsh Chitale, CEO, Philips Lighting-South Asia. According to industry estimate, high end luminaires market in India is pegged at Rs.3,000 crore.

As part of the initial rollout plan, Philips will showcase the new solutions in its 'Light Lounge' and online e-commerce portals. The app for Philips hue also features four pre-programmed lighting settings based on Philips' research around the

NEW ERA LIGHT ¢ The Philips Hue range for India includes Hue starter kit, which includes the bridge and three hue lamps starting at Rs.16,995. ¢ The app for Philips hue also features four preprogrammed lighting settings based on Philips' research around the biological effects that lighting has on the body. ¢ The LED products made in its facilities in Mohali and Baroda are exported to 24 different countries in Latin America, Africa and East Asian countries.

biological effects that lighting has on the body. Philips has over 140 Light Lounges across various cities in India. Apart from Light Lounges, it will sell the Hue solution through Croma and Reliance Digital stores. It has also partnered Snapdeal as an exclusive online partner. When asked about Prime Minister Narendra Modi's national programme

for LED bulbs for domestic and street-lighting in 100 cities by March, 2016, Mr. Chitale said, his company had already provided 1.5 crore LED lamps to the government. "In energy efficiency programmes government should make standards and also should make it mandatory to follow. We are working as a industry to make that happen," added

Mr. Chitale. Recently, the company has expanded its manufacturing units in India to meet the growing demand both in domestic market and export market.

The LED products made in its facilities in Mohali and Baroda are exported to 24 different countries in Latin America, Africa and East Asian countries.

(Agencies)

Instagram now opened to advertisers; over 200 countries can advertise by Sep 30 cial media analyst at eMarketer, noting that the changes need to be rolled out slowly. Advertisers have been clamouring for the chance to get on the increasingly popular app to tap its user base of teenagers to young adults, and its ability to leverage data from Facebook, the world's largest social network with 1.5 billion users. Facebook, which bought Instagram in 2012 for $1 billion, dominates mobile advertising, with more than 75% of its $3.8 billion ad revenue coming from phones.

Instagram ad revenue is projected to reach $1.5 billion in 2016, according to eMarketer, a research firm, Chennai, Sep 9: Instagram opened its platform to most advertisers across the globe on Wednesday as the photosharing app seeks to make more money and compete with popular rivals such as Snapchat. Ads, previously available only in eight countries, will debut in more than 20 others including Italy, Spain and India, Instagram said. More than 200 countries will have ads

by September 30. With 300 million monthly active users, Instagram has a key advantage over rivals because

parent Facebook Inc's vast trove of consumer data allows it to target audiences more accurately, a major selling point for advertisers. "It would have taken us years to build some of this technology without Facebook. We can take advantage of years of experience," James Quarles, global head of business and brand development at Instagram, said in an interview last week. But users who have grown comfortable with mostly ad-free Instagram feeds of photos

from people they follow may rebel. For the past two years, Instagram has only allowed ads by certain brands, such as Victoria's Secret and Old Navy.

Instagram ads had only been available in the United States, Canada, United Kingdom, Japan, Australia, Germany, France and Brazil. A sponsored ad on Instagram over the weekend said more ads would be coming soon, but did not specify when. Many users expressed concern, said Debra Aho Williamson, so-

and nearly double by 2017 to $2.8 billion. Instagram has been working to provide more creative options for advertisers. In addition to its signature square, new layout options introduced last month for pictures and videos allow more design flexibility. The new video formats are also an effort to attract film producers as the layout is ideal for movie trailers and premieres, Quarles said. "Instagram is a platform we know our targets are engaging the most on and it's more appealing on that platform," said Monique Lemus, director of media buying at The Media Kitchen, an ad buying agency. (Agencies)

vice. "The transporters prefer this mode of transportation as it works out quite economical for them, in terms of savings on fuel and labour and vehicle maintenance, apart from faster delivery, thus translating into more profits for them," Ghatge added.

While marble, tiles, clothes etc are some of the types of goods that arrive in Goa by RORO, items like areca nut, fertilizers, rubber

Vouching for the popularity of the RORO services, KRCL's senior manager, public relations, Baban Ghatge, said that it has helped the railways "to get back the piecemeal traffic which had got diverted to the road sector". "Introduction of RORO services has been a win-win situation for railways, road transporters as well as the nation. The service ensures

on time and intact delivery, free of any road risk factor and without multiple handling of consignments. At the national level, this service helps to conserve precious fuel, decongest national highways and reduce the pollution levels along the route," Ghatge said. In Goa, Verna is the lone point along the route for loading and unloading of consignment for the RORO ser-

agreement' that would see Mahindra take control of the troubled Italian company. Spokesmen at Pininfarina and Mahindra declined to comment.

Pininfarina's controlling shareholder Pincar, which has a 76 per cent stake in the group, said in a statement talks with the Indian group on the sale of its holding were underway and any developments would be communicated to the mar-

sheets, spices, etc are transported from Surathkal.

Ghatge explained that the RORO model has proved successful for the KR as the service requires no additional infrastructure or investment for the railways.

"For RORO operations, no goods-shed or depot is required, only a ramp at the end of the loop line with approach road is adequate," Ghatge said.

(Agencies)

GOOD EARNINGS ¢ The roll-on, roll-off (RORO) service of the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has earned a revenue of 73.16 crore in the year 2014-15, up from f 67.2 crore that it earned in the financial year 2013-14. ¢ While 55,921 trucks were carried through the RORO service in 2014-15, altogether, 3,66,403 trucks have so far been transported through this service since its inception in January 1999, data obtained from KRCL sources indicated. ¢ Konkan Railway operates RORO service on three sectors along the route: Kolad-Verna, a distance of 417km with a delivery time of 8-10 hours, KoladSurathkal, a distance of 721km with a delivery time of 21-24 hours, and Ankola-Surathkal, a distance of 205km with a delivery time of 3-5 hours.

ket in due course. Turinbased Pininfarina's market capitalisation at Monday's close was 123.6 million euros ($138 million). The company has been lossmaking for years and its net debt stood at 52.7 million euros at end-June. It has been struggling to stay in business as carmakers have moved to hire more inhouse stylists at the expense of independent design firms. (Agencies)

Modern by HUL to be sold to Nimman Foods Noida, Sep 9: Hindustan Unilever Limited (HUL), India's biggest Fast Moving Consumer Goods (FMCG) company, as part of its strategy to divest non core business, has entered into an agreement with Nimman Foods Private Ltd, an investee company of Everstone Group, for the sale and transfer of its bread and bakery business under the brand 'Modern' for an undisclosed amount. The transaction is subject to statutory approvals and requisite clearances. The deal includes sale and transfer of the 'Modern' brand and business on a going concern basis. HUL and Everstone will work together to secure the neces-

sary approvals to complete the transaction over the next few months. HUL will continue to manage the operations until the completion of the transaction, HUL said in a statement. "Modern is an iconic brand which has been delighting consumers over the years through its range of high quality bread and value added bakery products.

Since its acquisition in 2000, HUL has strengthened the Modern business, driven consistent topline growth and significantly improved profitability," Sanjiv Mehta, CEO & Managing Director, HUL said. "Having turned around the business and built a sustainable growth

model, we believe that the sale to Everstone will unlock the full potential of the Modern brand," Mr. Mehta added. HUL's bread and bakery business consists of a full range of white and sweet breads, health and wellness breads and value added bakery products such as cakes, muffins, buns, pavs, cream rolls under the well-known 'Modern' brand name. The business currently has six own operating manufacturing units and a network of franchisees across India.

The deal was announced after closing of market hours. HUL shares closed with a loss of 2.15 per cent at Rs 802.45 on the BSE. (Agencies)

Flipkart HR head Mekin Maheshwari decides to step down

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Rs 73.16 crore earned by KRCL's RORO service for 2014-15 Margao, Sep 9: The rollon, roll-off (RORO) service of the Konkan Railway Corporation Limited (KRCL) has earned a revenue of 73.16 crore in the year 2014-15, up from f 67.2 crore that it earned in the financial year 2013-14.

The RORO service which is unique to KRCL enables carrying loaded trucks directly on railway wagons.

While 55,921 trucks were carried through the RORO service in 2014-15, altogether, 3,66,403 trucks have so far been transported through this service since its inception in January 1999, data obtained from KRCL sources indicated. Konkan Railway operates RORO service on three sectors along the route: Kolad-Verna, a distance of 417km with a delivery time of 8-10 hours, Kolad-Surathkal, a distance of 721km with a delivery time of 21-24 hours, and Ankola-Surathkal, a distance of 205km with a delivery time of 3-5 hours.

Kochi, Sep 9: The sale of indebted Italian car designer Pininfarina to Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra could be wrapped up in the next couple of weeks, three sources close to the situation said. A meeting with Pininfarina's creditor banks was likely to take place soon, possibly next week.

The banks would be offered the option of rescheduling debt repayments to 2025 or of an immediate reimbursement, but for only half the debt owed, one of the sources said. "The ball is in the court of the Pininfarina banks now," one of the sources said. Another source said the Pininfarina family would keep a small stake in the group and continue to be involved in management of the firm post sale. An unsourced report in financial daily Il Sole 24 Ore said that within days the two firms, which have been in talks for months, could seal an 'investment

Bengaluru, Sep 9: Mekin Maheshwari, Flipkart's Human Resources (HR) head will step down from his position. He will move on to an advisory role. As per Live Mint report, Maheshwari is planning to launch a start up to work in the non-profit education sector. Maheshwari will continue his role as chief people officer until e-com-

merce portal Flipkart recruits a new HR head, as per two familiar sources.

The company has already started looking for new HR. Maheshwari had joined Flipkart in 2009 and since then he has played several roles which includes engineering chief and head of Flipkart's PayZippy which was a payments service. It was in January 2014 that he

was moved to the position of HR as the successor to Aparna Ballakur. Under the management of Maheshwari, the portal witnessed improved performance. According to Live Mint report, Maheshwari had introduced policies for employees such as adoption programme and helped hiring thousands of people.

Flipkart has grown more than fourfold in terms of employees to roughly 33,000 people in the last 20 months. Maheshwari said, "The HR function has evolved into a integral part of growing Flipkart into the company it has become. We have built up the organisation at all levels."

He said that he is excited to do something in the field of learning for people in age group 14-25. Our latest Glassdoor rating is 3.9 versus 3.2 earlier which shows that our performance and ratings have improved by 15 points." He added that he is happy that things are moving positively with the company.

(Agencies)

Jaitley still desires GST

by April 2016 New Delhi, Sep 9: Finance minister Arun Jaitley said recently he still wants to implement a new goods and services tax (GST) by next April 1, although the opposition Congress party could delay its passage through the legislature. Addressing a business conference, Jaitley said it was important to stay on the path of reform and build momentum to achieve higher economic growth. The current

global economic situation presented an opportunity for India, he said. The GST, which economists estimate could add 2 percentage points to India's gross domestic product, has failed to clear parliament due to a blockade of the upper house by the Congress party. Jaitley said the composition of the Upper House would change next April, suggesting that the balance of power would tilt in favour

of the government. Asked whether bad loans and banking were the main worry for the economy, he said: "The banking system is a matter of concern - it is not the main worry, there are no grounds for panic."

Jaitley, who was speaking at an Economist conference, highlighted steel, power, electricity distribution companies, and to a lesser extent textiles and highways as the main sectors under stress. (Agencies)

"I've had an outstanding career, I've enjoyed every minute, and in the end the decision was not a hard one,"

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Brad Haddin

Taylor's century keeps England alive in ODI series Manchester: James Taylor's patient century laid the platform for England to beat Australia by 93 runs in the third One-Day International at Old Trafford in Manchester, leaving the touring side 2-1 up in the series. Taylor made 101 to lift his team to 300 for eight and Australia struggled under the lights against the English spinners before being bowled out for 207 in 44 overs.

Opener Jason Roy scored 63 off 45 balls to give England a fast start before captain Eoin Morgan and Taylor shared a third-wicket partnership of 119 to put the hosts in a good position to make a huge total. Morgan, however, was caught by Mitchell Starc off Glenn Maxwell for 62 and his side struggled to accelerate in the closing overs. Ben Stokes, Jonny Bairstow, Moeen Ali and Liam Plunkett fell cheaply and although Taylor completed his maiden international century, he hit only five fours and was dismissed by Starc before England scrambled to get to 300. Australia made a positive start to their reply, Aaron Finch making 53 and Steve Smith 25 before the Australian captain was brilliantly caught by Steven Finn one-handed at mid-wicket off leg-spinner Adil Rashid. Wickets fell regularly under the lights as spinners Moeen and Rashid bowled cleverly and the Australian batsmen were unable to break the shackles. "I'm very

New York: Serena Williams kept her bid for a calendar-year Grand Slam on track, powering past big sister Venus 6-2, 1-6, 6-3 on a steamy star-studded night at the US Open in New York. Serena moved into the semi-finals, just two wins from history, in what proved the toughest test of her four matches. It is a major tennis event whenever the Williams sis-

Jan Chan of Chinese Taipei in New York. Sania and Hingis were made to work hard for their 7-6(5), 6-1 victory against the ninth seeds in the last eight match which lasted 85 minutes. In the semi-

finals, they will take on the Italian duo of Sara Errani and Flavia Pennetta, who defeated Spain's Lara Arruabarrena and Andreja Klepac of Slovakia 6-0, 57, 6-2 in their quarter-final match. (Agencies)

ters clash, their latest meeting turned into a primetime extravaganza, pulling in a crowd of A-listers including US presidential candidate and real estate mogul Donald Trump and television celebrity Oprah Winfrey. Playing under the bright lights on the biggest stage in tennis, the Williams Show crackled with more tension and drama

Australia wicketkeeper Haddin calls time on career Sydney: Australia wicketkeeper Brad Haddin announced his retirement from first class cricket on Wednesday, following Michael Clarke, Shane Watson and Chris Rogers in stepping down from Tests in the wake of the Ashes series defeat. The pugnacious 37-year-old, who retired from One-Day Internationals after Australia's World Cup triumph earlier this year, kept wickets in 66 Tests, scoring 3,266 runs at an average of 32.98 and taking 262 catches with eight stumpings. "I've had an outstanding career, I've enjoyed every minute, and in the end the decision was not a hard one," Haddin, who played 17 seasons for New South Wales, told a media conference at the Sydney Cricket Ground (SCG). An assured pair of hands be-

hind the stumps, Haddin's runs were often extremely valuable to his country coming as they did in counter-attacking tail-end partnerships. Haddin, renowned as a talkative,

tough competitor, played his last match in the opening Test of the recently concluded Ashes series against England in July. He missed the second Test at Lord's to be with his sick daughter

FIFA World Cup qualifiers: India suffer third straight defeat; lose 0-3 to Iran

Bengaluru: India slumped to their third successive loss in the 2018 FIFA World Cup qualfiers as they suffered a 0-3 thrashing at the hands of mighty Iran in a group match. Lacking in international exposure and vastly inferior in technique as compared to their more fan-

than a Broadway production. The buzz around Arthur Ashe Stadium was like that of heavyweight title fight and the action on the court was much the same as Serena and Venus put family ties aside and slugged it out like sworn enemies. The 33-year-old top seed, winner of 21 Grand Slam singles titles, took charge of the opening set by securing service

impressed," said Morgan. "We improved in the areas I asked the guys to from the first two games. Jason Roy played his game, lots of strong shots down the ground and then me and James Taylor got a good partnership going." Smith said England had made a good total. "They got a few too many," he added. The fourth match in the five-game series is in Leeds on Friday.

(Agencies)

Sania-Hingis advance to US Open semis New York: Top seeds Sania Mirza and her Swiss partner Martina Hingis advanced to the semi-finals of the US Open following a straight sets victory over HaoChing Chan and Yung-

Serena trumps sister Venus to keep calendar Slam on track, Djokovic enters semis

cied rivals, the Indians put up a gritty fight in the first half but broke down later by conceding two quick goals in the early part of the second session in the Group D match. The good work from the central defenders Arnab Mondal and Sandesh Jhingan ensured that India trailed

just 0-1 at half time but the Asian heavyweights, the highest ranked team in the continent, pumped in two goals in the space of four minutes to kill the game at that stage itself. Sardar Azmoun (29th), Andranik (47th) and Mehdi Taromi (51st) were the goal scorers as Iran broke the Indian defense gradually as the game progressed.

With the loss, India are yet to open their account in the qualifying round.

They have lost to Oman and Guam in their earlier matches. Iran, on the other hand, jumped to the top of the group with seven points from three matches. India next play Turkmenistan in an away match on October 8. (Agencies)

and failed to regain his place in the side from Peter Nevill for the remainder of the series, which England won 3-2. With Adam Gilchrist his predecessor, Haddin had to wait until he was 30 to play his first Test against West Indies in 2008.He lost his place in the side in 2012 when he stood down from the tour of West Indies for personal reasons but returned in early 2013. Appointed vice captain for the home Ashes series against England, he surpassed 50 in six of his eight innings and took 22 catches as Australia won back the urn with a 5-0 sweep. Haddin, who will continue to play some domestic Twenty20 cricket, said he has confidence Australia's Test future is bright despite the loss of so many experienced players. (Agencies)

breaks in the fifth and seventh games after a brilliant start by Venus. However, Venus in the second set looked more like the player who has claimed seven Grand Slam singles titles, unleashing her power and drawing groundstroke errors from Serena for two service breaks that sent the match to a deciding third set. Serena seized control

early in the third and rode the momentum to the finish and set up a final-four meeting with unseeded Italian Roberta Vinci.

Top seed Novak Djokovic was tested by net-charging Spaniard Feliciano Lopez in a duel of volleys and passing shots before booking a berth in the US Open semi-finals. On a hot, humid night at Flushing Meadows, Djokovic waged an entertaining battle with the 33-year-old serve-andvolleyer, before finishing off the 18th seed 7-2 in the fourth set tiebreaker to complete a 6-1, 3-6, 6-3, 76(2) victory. Djokovic had beaten Lopez in their five previous meetings but the lefty was confident, coming off a Cincinnati hardcourt event where he reached the quarters with wins over Milos Raonic and Rafa Nadal before losing to world number two Roger Federer. Djokovic, 61-5 with six tournament titles this season, will face defending champion Marin Cilic of Croatia in the semifinals. Earlier in the day, Defending champion Marin Cilic and unseeded Roberta Vinci were the first through to the semi-finals of the US Open in New York, and both needed to go the distance against tough French resistance. Cilic, the ninth-seeded Croat battled his way to a 6-4, 64, 3-6, 6-7(3), 6-4 win over

the scrappy Frenchman JoWilfried Tsonga . Cilic squandered three match points in the fourth set but came up strong in the fifth to stretch his Flushing Meadows win streak to 12 matches. Tsonga saved two match points in the 10th game before holding for 55, and another in the 12th game to force a tiebreak that he won 7-3 to set up the climactic fifth set. Cilic fought back in the final set to break Tsonga at love for a 3-2 lead and served out the set, cashing in his fifth match point in a match that stretched for four hours.

Italian Vinci needed a similar gritty effort to see off

another player from France, Kristina Mladenovic, 6-3, 5-7, 6-4.

The 32-year-old Vinci showed off her fighting spirit while Mladenovic, a decade younger, wilted in the punishing conditions using up all of her medical timeouts during the twohour, 32-minute test. A doubles specialist with a career Grand Slam on her resume, Vinci finally cracked the solo code to move onto the final four in singles at a major for the first time in her 18-year career. "It's an amazing moment for me. Unbelievable," beamed 43rd-ranked Vinci. (Agencies)

Rooney breaks Charlton's record in England win

London: Wayne Rooney became England's all-time record scorer when he

smashed home his 50th international goal from the penalty spot as England

beat Switzerland 2-0 in their Euro 2016 Group E qualifier at Wembley in London. Rooney, who pulled level with Bobby Charlton's 45-year-old mark of 49 goals when he scored with a penalty against San Marino on Saturday, again made no mistake from the spot when he thundered the ball past Swiss keeper Yann Sommer after Granit Xhaka had fouled Raheem Sterling.

Harry Kane, who came on as a 57th-minute substitute broke the deadlock with a well-taken left-foot shot after 67 minutes of a largely drab encounter. England, who qualified for next year's finals in France after beating San Marino 6-0, preserved their 100 percent record in the group to move on to 24 points from eight successive wins. With two matches remaining Switzerland have 15 points and Slovenia, who beat Estonia 1-0, have 12. Apart from Rooney's historic goal, and Kane's earlier strike, there

will be little to remember from a flat dull game which had the feel of a pre-season friendly, especially in the first half. Switzerland, who could have secured their own place in the finals with a victory if the match between Slovenia and Estonia ended in a draw, were just as lacklustre as England for long periods.

Although they did play with slightly more ambition than the hosts, at least until they fell behind, they rarely troubled England goalkeeper Joe Hart. The second half was not much more exciting although both teams did at least have some attempts at scoring. Kane pepped up the England attack when he replaced midfielder Jonjo Shelvey after 57 minutes and he then produced a rare moment of quality when he swept home with his left foot for his third goal for England in his four appearances 10 minutes later. It was left to Rooney to have the last word and he finally found the net to rewrite England's record books. (Agencies)

Substitute Neymar inspires Brazil to win over US Massachusetts: Substitute Neymar scored two secondhalf goals to inspire Brazil to a 4-1 win over the United States in Massachusetts.

The Barcelona striker came on at half time with his team ahead 1-0 quickly doubling their lead with a penalty then grabbed his 46th international goal in 67 international appearances a few minutes later.

Brazil took the lead after eight minutes thanks to Hulk, the Zenit St. Petersburg striker who was recalled to the squad this month after a year out in the cold. Willian whipped over a cross that came back off the upright and Hulk was on hand eight metres out to fire home his second goal in two games. Brazil caused the US all sorts of problems on the wings, with Marcelo forcing Brad Guzan into two good saves from the left and Willian turning one of his best ever international performances on the right. However, they

needed the brilliance of substitute Neymar to get a second goal. The Barcelona striker was fouled in the box by Geoff Cameron after 49 minutes and he stroked home the spot kick.

Another two substitutes combined with some lovely football to get Brazil's third in the 63rd minute. Paris St. Germain's Lucas Moura dribbled down the left wing and his through ball was controlled by debutant Rafinha, whose back heel bamboozled the US defence and gave him just enough space to flick the ball past Guzman. Neymar made it 4-0 three minutes later when he managed to evade a clutch of defenders inside the box and slip the ball home from 10 metres out.

Danny Williams fired home a consolation goal for the U.S. from long-range in the final minute. The victory was Brazil's 15th win over the US in 16 encounters and was their last match before they kick off their World

Cup qualifying campaign away to Copa America winners Chile on October 8.

They then face Venezuela at home five days later but are

likely to be without Neymar who is suspended for both games. The next match for the US is the October 10 play-off against Mexico to

decide which of the teams will represent the CONCACAF region in the 2017 Confederations Cup in Russia. (Agencies)

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FASCINATING FACTS

Greedy Boy

There lived a twin brother called Sam and Tom! They were identical twins, even their mother found it too hard to differentiate between them during the initial months of birth. However, they were like two poles when it comes to everything other than their appearance. They neither agree with anything nor do they share even one single

trait!

Sam had no friends, whereas for Tom the world was friendship. Sam loved sweets and Tom loved to eat spicy foods. Sam was mommy's pet and Tom was daddy's pet. While Sam was generous, Tom was greedy!

As they grew up, their father wanted to share his fortune equally. However,

ABRA CA DABRA

Tom did not agree and he argued that whoever is more intelligent and strong, will gain higher

share of wealth than other.

Sam agreed. Their father decided to organize a competition between the two.

And they ordered the two sons to walk as long as they can in and they should return home before the sunset. Whoever covers the longer distance and returns home before sunset will get huge amount of wealth proportionate to the dis-

tance they covered. They don't carry watch to calculate time.

Both started to walk a long way during a sunny day.

Sam walked slowly and steadily, while Tom urged to win over Sam started to run instantly.

The distance they cover until mid-noon will be equal to the distance they would reach home before sunset. It was mid-noon and Sam decided to return back as he could reach home on time.

However, Tom, with his greediness to earn more wealth, did not turn his way back home even after mid-noon. He walked two times longer distance that what Sam was covered and decided to return back before the sunset. He urged to return home as the Sun turned orange in the evening. Unfortunately, he could not even make half way to home and the moon rises.

He lost the race and was defeated because of greediness!

Moral: Greediness Will Make You Lose Everything

T h e l a rg e s t bird egg ever laid was laid millions of years ago by the Madagascar, or the elephant bird.

Today, the ostrich is the bird that lays the largest eggs.

Scallops swim with jet-propelled speed by clapping its shell open and shut.

Some ducks and geese can fly as much as 332 miles a day!

The lung fish can live out of water for as long as four years!

CRAFTY CRAFTS Rock Paperweight What You Need: o Smooth rock o Paint o Paint brush Instructions: 1.

Find a good rock that is heavy enough to hold down a sheet of paper on a breezy day, but not too heavy to carry around. The rock should also be smooth so it won't damage your paper.

2.

Paint the rock.

You can paint it as a creature, or paint designs on it.

3.

Once the paint is dry, your paperweight is ready to use. Take your crafts or homework outside, and use the paperweight to keep any loose papers from blowing away!

Tip: You can glue felt to the bottom of the paperweight to keep it from scratching your desk.

The Egyptian vulture uses stones to smash ostrich eggs.

Birds save energy by flying in a "V" formation.

Theodore Roosevelt was the U.S. President with the most pets, including a lion, hyena, wildcat, five bears, and many more!

Killer Whales are the only sea animal that outranks the Tiger Shark as top predator of the sea.

Salamanders breath through their skin.

SKETCHES BY THE STUDENTS OF DELHI PUBLIC SCHOOL, DULIAJAN

LAUGH OUT LOUD Teacher:

Ramu:

"Ramu, you talk a lot !"

"Sir, my grandpa was a street hawker, my father is a teacher".

Ramu:

Teacher:

"It's a family tradition".

"What about your mother?"

Teacher: "What do you mean?"

Ramu: "She's a woman".

RIDDLES Guess the Number What You Need: o Paper o Pencil Instructions: 1. Write a number on a piece of paper equal to the current year times two. (example: 1999 x 2 =3998).

2. Fold the paper and put it in your pocket.

3. Give your friend a piece of paper and a pencil.

4. Tell your friend to write down the following: A. The year he was born B. The year he started school C. How old he will be at the end of this year D. The number of years he has been in school by the end of this year.

Make sure he does not tell you any of these numbers!

1. Tell your friend to add up all of his numbers.

2. Now, take out the piece of paper in your pocket and amaze your friend by showing him the same number he just wrote!

If you are using this trick for your parents, or someone finished with school, you will have to change the questions to the following: A. The year he was born B. The year he graduated high school C. How old he will be at the end of this year D. The number of years since graduation, by the end of this year.

Q: I'm light as a feather, yet the strongest man can't hold me for more than 5 minutes. What am I? A: Breath Q: In a one-story pink house, there was a pink person, a pink cat, a pink fish, a pink computer, a pink chair, a pink table, a pink telephone, a pink shower- everything was pink!

What color were the stairs?

A: There weren't any stairs, it was a one story house!

Q: A dad and his son were riding their bikes and crashed. Two ambulances came and took them to different hospitals. The man's son was in the operating room and the doctor said, "I can't operate on you.

You're my son."

How is that possible?

A: The doctor is his mom!

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