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Mumbai Company served 12 AASU member killed in open fire notices by Arunachal PWD by security forces while protesting Arunachal Pradesh PWD has served 12 notices to a Mumbai-based construction company for alleged delay in executing Lalpur to Changlang portion of the Trans Arunachal Highway (TAH). Responding to a Zero Hour motion brought by BJP member Laisam Simai in the assembly, PWD minister Gojen Gadi today said that work of the project worth Rs 5.49 crore began in 2011 with a target to complete it by 2014. Contd. on Page 3
COUNTERING DELAY IN EXECUTION Lalpur to Changlang road was the first TAH portion where work started in 2011 but the progress was only 36 per cent.
Arunachal Pradesh PWD serves 12 notices to a Mumbaibased construction company for alleged delay in executing Lalpur to Changlang portion of the Trans Arunachal Highway (TAH).
In response to the notices, the company resumed work in June last but stopped again for which a penalty of Rs 4.71 crore was imposed as a result of which the company assured to start the work soon on war footing.
The condition of the road, which served as the lifeline for three circles in Changlang district, deteriorated and the company was not working on it despite repeated requests. Work of the project worth Rs 5.49 crore began in 2011 with a target to complete it by 2014. But after formation cutting works in 61 km of the 68 kmlong road was completed, the company stopped work.
Japanese Encephalitis death in Arunachal makes the state wary of the disease ET Bureau Itanagar, Jul 17
days ago, a senior health official said. The child who hailed from Dollongmukh died of JE at the Arunachal State Hospital Naharlagun near here on July 15 last, health department officials said today. Public awareness cam-
The health authority in Arunachal Pradesh has issued a high alert following the death of a minor girl due to Japanese Encephalitis in Lower Subansiri district two
ET CAPSULES Media in Arunachal appreciates CM for enhancing corpus fund Itanagar, Jul 17: The media fraternity in Arunachal Pradesh has expressed gratitude to chief minister Nabam Tuki for enhancing the corpus fund meant for welfare of the working journalist to Rs one crore from existing Rs 30 lakh. (ET Bureau)
Boy hospitalised after snake bite Doomdooma, Jul 17: One Ranjeet Gowala, 16, son of Putul Gowala was taken ill after a snake bit him while he had gone fishing in the Beesakopie River. He was rushed to the hospital for treatment. It is common knowledge that during Summers the incidence of snake bites occur every year. The people allege that the government and the garden hospitals do not have anti-venom medicines. (Correspondent)
paigns, vector control of mosquitoes by fogging operations with "Malathione" insecticide were being carried out by involving the district administrations and the Municipal Council, state epidemiologist Dr L Jampa said. Contd. on Page 3
Arunachal Civil Society lauds state government ET Correspondent Itanagar, Jul 17
The Arunachal Civil Society (ACS) has appreciated the budget presented by Govt. led by Chief Minister Nabam Tuki. “The budget presented
by Tuki is beyond the imagination of self styled Unions and Associations which are working without perspective analysis and as for the leadership of Tuki, the way of his working is appreciable because he is giving topmost priority to skill development, health and education sectors.
So Arunachal Civil Society (ACS) appeals to every association, union, pressure group that they give 100 per cent support for proper development, transparency in the monitoring the schemes that are needed for smooth development of the state,” said ACS Chairman Patey Tayum.
Arunachal CM greets people on Id-ul Fitr ET Correspondent Itanagar, Jul 17
Chief Minister Nabam Tuki has extended best wishes on the auspicious occasion of Idul Fitr and expressed hope that the holy celebrations would further the bond between people irrespective of religious affiliations.
“It is a time to give in charity to those in need, and celebrate with family and friends the completion of a month of blessings and joy,” Tuki said in a message on the eve of the holy day marking the end of a month’s fast and beginning of the three day celebrations. The Chief Minister called upon the people to imbibe the virtue of
‘giving’ that the holy celebrations signify and wished that everyone would contribute to each other’s well being and help create a world of peace and brotherhood. “Let’s join hands with our brothers of Islam and pledge our solidarity with each other for communal peace and prosperity,” Tuki added.
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In a major dreadful incident in the state, a member of the All Assam Students' Union (AASU) was killed as security forces opened fire at protesters at Tihu in the Nalbari district of lower Assam today. The deceased has been identified as Himangshu Tamuli. During the incident, a CRPF officer was allegedly gunned down by his colleague at the protest venue. The deceased has been identified as CRPF ASI DC Bordoloi. After killing the ASI, the CRPF jawan allegedly tried to commit suicide. Contd. on Page 4
People taken out a procession against the death of AASU member Himangsh Tamuli during when people blocked NH demanding Tihu as dib division at Tihu. Pic -UB Photos
DGP Khagen Sharma visits Nandalal’s House Prasanta Saha Tinsukia, Jul 17
Director General of Police Khagen Sharma today visited Nandalal Shah’s house to take stock of the situation of that area. The DGP announced establishment of a police outpost in Bijuliban. The outpost will initially function from Bijuliban ME School. The DGP arrived in the area to review the security scenario of the area. Along with DGP, the new SP of Tinsukia Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta also visited the place. On the other hand, Commander in Chief of ULFA
(I) Paresh Barua denied their involvement to a section of media. However, the family mem-
bers have expressed lack of security and are living in fear in the wake of the incident which claimed two lives. The DGP
A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Jul 17
Dipawoli Kurmi, Manoranjan Dutta and Nisha Maheswari emerged as the best graduates from Arts, Science and commerce streams in the results declared today by Dibrugarh University. Dipawoli, a student of DHSK College secured a grand total of 1219 marks with 87.07% among all the students opting
for Major in various subjects in Arts stream while Manoranjan and Nisha, both from Lakhimpur topped from Science and Commerce streams. Manoranjan, who topped science stream scored 1267 marks with 90.50% while Nisha managed 1922 marks with 80.08%. In B.A 2nd Semester, 22743 students appeared out of which 11080 Contd. on Page 4
Good show by Panigaon OPD ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Jul 17
of the 1st class holders from this college are 2 in Assamese, 3 in Political Science, 4 in Education, 10 in Philosophy, 1 in Economics, 7 in Sociology and 2 in History. Two students of the college named Bijoy Krishna Phukan and Bharati Dutta have secured 1st class first and 1st class second position in this examination in Contd. on Page 4
ET Correspondent Guwahati, Jul 17
Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the universities should provide yeoman service in applying research for solving local problems. Universities should concentrate on research in sync with the local problems namely climatic change, flood, economic and industrial development, skill development and should contribute to research centric development to the society.
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State Government. Advocate R. Jha, who appeared on behalf of CMJ University in the Court, confirmed that the High Court had set aside the order of the State Government to dissolve the University.
groups have been set to resume their formal talks at the Myanmar Peace Center in Yangon next Wednesday on seeking formal signing of a draft nationwide ceasefire accord (NCA).
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Dipawoli Kurmi, Manoranjan Dutta and Nisha Maheswari emerge as best graduates
North Lakhimpur College produces commendable results ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Jul 17
North Lakhimpur College (Autonomous), one of the pioneer higher educational institutions of Assam has produced commendable final results in the Degree Course announced today. Appearing in the exam form this college, a total of 277 students have bagged 1st class. Manoranjan Dutta, a brilliant student has become the shining star by emerging as the Best Graduate in Science Stream securing 90.5% in physics as Major Subject. Out of the students who appeared in the exam from the college, 166 students have secured 1st class in Arts stream while 111 students have secured 1st class in Science Stream. The numbers of stu-
Universities should concentrate on research and apply it to solve local problems: CM Gogoi
Beautifully illuminated Uttor Jalukbari Jamme Masjid on the eve of Idd Eid- Ul Fittr in Guwahati. Pic - UB Photos
assured security of the people who are living in this volatile area. “Earlier, we have faced the same situation when the Hindi speaking people were targeted by the insurgent group,’’ said a family member. Meanwhile, the security was beefed up because of the situation which could become worse. “We have launched several operations against the rebel group but we have not apprehended as of now because somebody leaked the information about our operations,’’ said a police source.
DU B.A/ B.Sc/ B.Com results declared
Panigaon OM Prakash Dinodia College of Lakhimpur district has produced inspiring results in the final semester of the Degree Course. The pass percentage of the college is 85%. Out of the passing students, 29 students have secured 1st class. The numbers
A case of Facebook love or repulsion in Golaghat Golaghat, Jul 17: Of late, Facebook love or repulsion has been gaining much significance in Golaghat as several incidents wherein this social media platform has been of much use for people to come together or get away have come to light. In one such recent incident, a youth from Jharkhand came to Golaghat in search of his lady love and created quite a scene near the Circuit House Golaghat. The boy named Kanhaiya Mahto came in touch with the girl from Golaghat through their continual chats through Facebook. But today when he came in front of the girl, she was shocked and began to run away. Seeing this people got hold of the youth the girl having fled from the spot. Afterwards police came and took the youth to the station for inquiry. The youth told the police that he took such hardship that he pulled the chain of the train near Golaghat station with the intention of meeting his lady love. (Correspondent)
ET Correspondent Guwahati, Jul 17
Presiding over a court meeting of Cotton College State University at the conference
room of his office at Assam Secretariat on Friday, Chief Minister Gogoi said, ‘In order to provide an impetus to research and its application, State Government has inked agreements with Columbia and Curtin University’. He further said in the developed countries research and development carried out in universities act as a catalytic agent in the solution of local problems and called upon the university fraternity to follow the suit. Contd. on Page 4
Manoranjan Dutta (Science)
dents securing 1st class in different subjects are 21 in Assamese, 11 in Economics, 16 in English, 36 in Political Science, 35 in education, 10 in Philosophy, 4 in History, Contd. on Page 4
NSCN (I-M) cadre injured in encounter with army in Arunachal ET Correspondent Khonsa, Jul 17 One NSCN (I-M) cadre was seriously injured in a fierce gun battle with troops from 4 Rajput Regiment at Longwa in Longding district of Arunachal Pradesh today. Sources said that the encounter which started at around 11-30 this morning lasted for an hour. "A 12 member team of NSCN (I-M) led by Anuk Wangsu attacked a army team which was on regular patrol", a source said. Security forces have intensified its operations following the incident in the area.
Engineer caught red-handed taking bribe A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, July 17
An executive engineer of the Inland Water Transport (IWT) Dibrugarh division, Pankaj Gogoi was caught red-handed by a team of the vigilance and anti-corruption unit while receiving a bribe of Rs 20,000 from a lessee at the IWT office located at Chowkidinghee, Dibrugarh
on Friday. The superintendent of police (vigilance and anti-corruption), Guwahati, Shyamal Prasad Saikia who led the raid said that the accused official has been constantly demanding illegal gratification from one Chandrajit Baruah, a government lessee of the Kamalabari-Nimatighat route on the Brahmaputra in Jorhat. Recently, the old contract of the ghat had expired and
owing to some technical issues, the new tender was not allotted to anyone and the competent authority had directed Baruah to continue transportation in the same route until further order. However, he was harassed by the official several times as the latter's demand was not met. On July 15, Baruah approached the directorate of vigilance and anti-corruption, Contd. on Page 4
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DIBRUGARH, SATURDAY, JULY 18
Indefinite OIL blockade strike
Renovated tourist information counter at the arrival lounge of LGBI Airport inaugurated ET Correspondent Guwahati, Jul 17: Sumitra Doley Patir, Minister of Tourism, Government of Assam, inaugurated the renovated Tourist Information Counter at the arrival lounge of the Lokpriya
Gopinath Bordoloi International (LGBI) Airport in Guwahati on Wednesday, in the presence of high officials of the Tourism Department, an official release stated. The Minister stated that the Tourist Information
Counter would provide basic information to tourists visiting Assam. She also hoped that the Information Counter would provide necessary information on various tourist locations, facilities for accommodation, trans-
List Of Phone Numbers Of Nursing Homes Tinsukia City Hospital & Research Centre Members of All Assam Nibonuwa Porisad staged dharna protesting against OIL India ltd against various issues at Lahowal Alimur, Dibrugarh. Pic - UB Photos
ET Correspondent Dibrugarh, Jul 17: All Assam Nibonua Parishad, Lahoal Anchalik has started an indefinite OIL blockade strike in Lahoal. In this wake, many OIL vehicles have been blocked in Lahoal. The reason cited behind the blockade is the alleged failure of OIL to deliver on the various demands which OIL had committed years back.
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Arunachal Governor conveys Eid greetings Itanagar, Jul 17: The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh, JP Rajkhowa, conveyed his warm greetings to the people of the State and the Muslim community in India and all over the world on the occasion of Eid. He expressed hope that the festivity will further strengthen the cultural bonds and usher in peace and prosperity among all. In his message on the occasion, the Governor said that Eid-ul-Fitre marks the culmination of the period of fasting during
the holy month of Ramzan which is a month of blessings, forgiveness and doing and thinking all that is good for humanity and discarding all evil thoughts and acts. The festival reminds us of our duties towards the poor and downtrodden. It also kindles the need for charity and generosity towards all. May this auspicious day reinforce mutual trust and goodwill and instil in us a sense of unity and pride in the composite culture of India, the Governor wished. (PRO)
AGP leader Dr Om Prakash Sahu condemns recent attack on Hindi speaking people ET Correspondent Margherita, Jul 17: Dr Om Prakash Sahu, Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) leader of Margherita have condemned the attack on Hindi speaking people three days back at Bijuliban, Pengree under Tinsukia District. Dr Sahu said that Hindi speaking people are the first target and both Central and State Governments are fully responsible for it. Dr Sahu said national parties during elections secure votes from us and when they don't get what they want, they brutally kill innocent Hindi speaking people. Dr Sahu said that during Tarun Gogoi's 14 years of rule in Assam, thousands of Hindi speaking people have been brutally killed. In the year 2003, many innocent Hindi speaking people were brutally killed and even after 12 years, no one has been booked, said Dr Sahu. Dr Sahu further alleged that certain Hindi speaking leaders having vested interests are hands in glove with the Congress party and the BJP and these leaders during elections shed crocodile tears and beg votes from innocent Hindi speaking people. Dr Sahu said that the Hindi speaking people of Assam should not vote for Congress or BJP instead they should understand the value of regionalism and it is the regional parties of Assam that care to solve the problems of the communities who live in Assam. Dr Sahu added, "Our honourable prime minister Mr Narendra Modi is busy travelling to foreign countries which indicates that 'Achche Din Aa Gaye'. Mr Modi has not done a single developmental work although during the last elections, he assured all citizens of India of development." Dr
Om Prakash Sahu predicted that in the 2016 Assembly Elections of Assam both Congress and BJP party would bite the dust and appealed to all the people of Assam to give a chance to the regional parties so that what the Congress and BJP have not done, the regional parties can fulfill those. Federation of Bureau of Buddhist Welfare Association of Assam (FBBWAA) Secretary General Mr Shibu Talukdar also condemned the attack on innocent Hindi speaking people at Bijuliban, Pengree.
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Agnihotri, Commissioner & Secretary, Tourism, Assam; Manoj Kumar Deka, Director of Tourism, and Manik Kumar Sharma, Managing Director, Assam Tourism Development Corporation (ATDC).
ASTRO FOR YOU You may pick up the hammer and chisel today. No, you're not taking up sculpture; you're finally giving in to your spouse's demands to take some home improvement measures. It's in your interest to be speedy and focused, as you are the guilty party. You are likely to confront a turning point in relationships today. Because you are in need of some compassion and support, you will feel the need to spend time with friends and relatives. Your beloved or better half may bring a change in mood by helping you shed your negative frame of mind. Emotional and material security will hold equal importance today. You want to be in love, but you know that love can't buy you dough. In academics, you will be able to solve whatever problems you set your mind on. Your spare time will be spent on devising methods of making the best use of your knowledge. Today, you will make crucial choices concerning higher studies. You are feeling lucky today. The problem is that your feelings have nothing to do with the ground reality. It's better that you do nothing and spend some time with your family, make some changes in your house, or do anything to keep yourself busy. Even if you are feeling lucky, just don't try your luck. Time is one thing that you have in short change today. There is every possibility that you shall remain extremely busy. The tasks may be small, like writing a letter to revive old contacts but it is important that you do them. Chances are that you may also end up giving a few interviews over the phone. Just remember that your ability to make things work and do your best make you the prime candidate for organising and conducting urgent meetings. Family matters will matter today. They hold more weight in your thoughts than everything else. Business will be good today. Spend the evening relaxing and chilling out. On the cards is a visit to a place of worship. Of late, you have been very concerned about the health of one of your close friends. Take this day to lay your fears to rest by spending time with that friend. Work can wait, as today you must prove to yourself, if not to others, that 'a friend in need is a friend indeed'. Today, the sugar and spice of work and home are delicately balanced to bring out the best in you. You may spend a lot of your time brainstorming at your desk. In the evening, however, mental exercises will be substituted for pleasure and fun with friends and family. Chances of you hitting a roadblock today are high. But remember the saying, 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going.' So don't succumb to pressure, , but rise up to the occasion and show who's the boss. You will have heard of many emotional fools who let sentiments rule their lives. Try not be one of them, and if it's too difficult a task, at least pretend not to be one of them. In other words, your feelings can come in the way of your success. A solution to this problem is to remain dispassionate and let the opportunist think you are a hard nut to crack. Your mood will swing by the hour today! Naturally, you leave your friends stumped. But unpredictability does not mean that you take unnecessary risk.
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www.assamtourism.gov.in was also launched at the event. The website has a new look and is loaded with all the required information on Assam tourism. The function was also attended by Ashutosh
The focus is firmly on career advancement today. Business deals, which have been a long time in the making, will finally come through. Those pursuing a profession can expect pay rises or promotions. Make sure your skills are up to the mark to be able to tackle your new responsibilities satisfactorily.
List of hospitals in Dibrugarh with contact details & phone numbers, Assam Aditya Diagnostics & Hospitals
portation, etc. VS Bhaskar, Additional Chief Secretary, Government of Assam, has instructed the Department to man the counter till the landing of the last flight. Also, redesigned website of Assam Tourism—
Paltan Bazar, Opposite Aditya Hospital Dibrugarh
Dr Damani's Nursing Home Near Circuit House, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2300928, 2302873
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DIBRUGARH, SATURDAY, JULY 18
APCC office bearers’ meeting held in Itanagar ET Bureau Itanagar, Jul 17: The meeting of Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee office bearers was held at Rajiv Gandhi Bhawan, Itanagar today at 12:00 noon. Shri V Narayanasamy, former Union Minister, I/c Arunachal Pradesh, Dr. K Jayakumar, Secretary AICC, I/c Arunachal Pradesh and Smti Vijaya Lakshmi Sahu, MP Rajya Sabha & Secretary AICC attended the meeting in the presence of Chief Minister Shri Nabam Tuki and APCC President Shri Padi Richo. Various matters related to party organizations have been discussed. PCC Vice Presidents Shri TC Tok, Shri Gadam Ete and Shri RT Khunjuju, General Secretaries Shri
ET Correspondent Tezu, Jul 17: The 72hour bandh called by All Mishmi Student Union (AMSU) has been temporarily called off which was supposed to come into force on 17th July till 19th July. The bandh was withdrawn following Itanagar Police's arrest in the capital itself on July 15 of a culprit involved in the cruel act of seri-
BC Tok, Shri Rajen Nani, Smti Tana Jeri and Shri Byabang Nukh, Spokesperson Shri Vishal P Nabam and Shri HC Tok, Secretary Smti Miti Libang, Chairman Disaster Management, Relief and Rehabilitation Cell APCC Shri Maga Apo, President NSUI Shri
Tanu Nima, Chief Organizer APCSD Shri Kipa Kaha attended the meeting. Shri Padi Richo, President APCC, Shri V Narayanasamy, I/c Arunachal Pradesh AICC and Shri Nabam Tuki, Chief Minister delivered speeches on various party
matters. Besides, a blood donation diary initiated by NSUI was launched by the CM and APCC President appealed to all the party workers and people of the State who want to donate blood voluntarily or require blood can contact the APCC office or NSUI President.
District tourism development meeting held Aalo, Jul 17: The District Tourism Development Meeting was held under the Chairmanship of West Siang Deputy Commissioner Shri Pige Ligu at his Office Chamber today. The DC insisted on selecting schemes that largely benefit the tourists and remain durable assets of the district and generate revenue for the Govt. Shri Tate Tatak, District Tourism Officer outlined the various proposals submitted by individuals and ongoing and completed projects within the district. The other tourism members who attended the meeting also gave their useful suggestions. (DIPRO)
law to control and regulate hill cutting and to prevent damage to ecologically sensitive sites. State Chief Secretary has constituted a committee to check hill cutting and to regulate permission for hill cutting. The Committee
shall be headed by Secretary (Law & Judl) with Director (Urban Development), Director (Land Management), Deputy Commissioner (ICC), Conservator of Forest (Statistical & Planning) as Members and Director (Town Planning) as Member
1,95,243 people affected as flood waters submerge 533 villages across Assam
Bindukuri-Bandarmari connecting PWD road breach by flood water near Tezpur . Pic - UB Photos ET Correspondent Guwahati, Jul 17: With the flood situation worsening as a result of incessant rainfall, over two lakh people have been affected by floods in 13 districts of Assam, as over 200 people took shelter in relief camps in Tinsukia and Sonitpur districts. Heavy rains have also lashed most parts of the state since Tuesday. Floods hit many parts of Baksa, Dibrugarh and Kamrup districts on Wednesday, even as many villages in Barpeta, Sonitpur, Dhemaji, Lakhimpur Tinsukia, Darrang,
ously injuring 3 (three) school teachers namely Bigemso Rangmang, Sothan Minin and Ahiso Pul, all assistant teachers under SSA from Anjaw district, on June 23 last at Khupa Circuit House. There were in all 30 people who were armed with sharp weapons at the time of the attack, according to the press release. The union demanded that
the authorities produce the culprit before the Chief Judicial Magistrate (CJM) Anjaw district, and if the authority concerned fails to do so, the union would continue with their stand to call 72-hour bandh in four Mishmi dominated districts including Anjaw, Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley and Dibang Valley respectively. "The
Workshop on Elementary Education for teachers held in Tezu Tezu, Jul 17: A 10-day workshop on Diploma in Elementary Education conducted at Programme Study Centre at BRC Hall, Tezu was organized from 6th July 2015 to 15 July last. The programme was conducted by the Department of School Education, Lohit District, Tezu which aims to accustom the teachers with the growing demand and need of the present education system. Altogether 134 learners (teachers) from TezuSunpura participated in the workshop.
SC Tiwari, Programme Incharge, explained the aims and objectives and said that the diploma in elementary education workshop is mandatory to make the teachers professionally trained to understand the ethics of the present demands of the education system. CB Mishra, Senior Teacher, SS Malan, AK Mishra, Joseph Pertin, PC Tiwari, Sunil Kumar, RC Pandey, RP Sati, Mrs S Chopra acted as academic counselors and resource persons. Practical sessions on preparation of lesson
plans, teaching aids, orientation and discussion on multigrade teaching, group discussion, and other group activities were taken up in the workshop. Topics on RTE, information and communication technology, continuous and comprehensive evaluation, etc. were also taken up in the workshop. The resource persons told the learner teachers to adapt themselves with the growing and challenging demands of the education scenario and lend their services sincerely for a better nation. (DIPRO)
culprit must be produced before the appropriate jurisdiction where the mishap had taken place or we will resort to the bandh called. We will never tolerate such barbaric acts meted out at our place; the culprit should be singled out and punished under appropriate section of law.” Said Anemso Pul General Secretary AMSU. Deputy Commissioner inspects DEOC in Khonsa Khonsa, Jul 17: Deputy Commissioner, Tirap, Kamlesh Joshi along with other officers of DC establishment visited the recently refurbished District Emergency Operation Centre of DC office Khonsa today. He checked the equipment which were recently procured for strengthening of DEOC and instructed DDMO Khonsa to maintain a separate inventory register for DEOC equipment and regularly use and check them for longevity of the equipment. He further informed that the emergency electric line/generator line will be connected to the lower block of DC office where the DEOC is established and the DC urged all the officers to maintain cleanliness in their surroundings. (DIPRO)
Youth sponsored to undergo skill development training under CM’s Skill Development Mission
Law to check menace of rampant hill cutting in the offing Itanagar, Jul 17: The Government of Arunachal Pradesh would draft a law to check the menace of rampant hill cutting considering constant damage to roads by private individuals. The government has decided to enact a special
All Mishmi Student Union call off temporarily 72-hour bandh
Nalbari, Golapara, Jorhat and Kamrup (Metro) districts continue to remain under water. A flood bulletin issued by the Assam State Disaster Management Authority (ASDMA) said 1,95,243 people have been affected as flood waters submerged 533 villages. The state government has opened toll free phone numbers 1070 for the State Emergency Operation Centre, and 1077 for the District Emergency Operation Centre. Flood waters have also affected over 8,245 hectares of crop land, officials said.
Revenue and Disaster Management Minister Bhumidhar Barman, and Water Resource Minister Basanta Das on Wednesday reviewed the flood situation, and asked the district administrations to take up flood mitigation measures immediately. The ministers asked the district administrations to arrange relief and rescue material, and take stock of the infrastructural damage. According to the water resources department, embankments have been breached in Sonitpur, Nalbari, Dhubri, Darrang and Goalpara districts.
Secretary. The law shall provide for stringent punishment for hill cutting without permission. The Committee shall also study the provision of the Assam Hill Land and Ecological sites (Protection and Management) Act, 2006 for reference. (DIPRO)
Arunachal Chief Secretary orders quality of work assessment of Itanagar-Holongi Highway Itanagar, Jul 17: Chief Secretary Ramesh Negi has directed Commissioner (PWD) to engage IIT, Guwahati or NIIT, Yupia to assess the quality of the work done by contractors in the Itanagar-Holongi Highway and to suggest remedial measures for effective drainage, land stabilization and erosion. It has been observed that the present national norms for drainage, gradient and land stabilization measures are not adequate in Northeastern states where rainfall, flood, landslide, etc are rampant and, therefore, fresh norms have to be worked out. It is expected that the report will be submitted to the government within two month’s time so that remedial measures can be implemented after the rainy season. Further any deficiency on the part of the contractors will also be rectified. (DIPRO)
ET Bureau Itanagar, Jul 17: Department of Skill Development and Employment Generation under the Chief Minister’s flagship programme on Skill Development and Employment Generation has organized an orientation-cumsend off programme at Don Bosco Youth Centre, Itanagar for the candidates who have been selected to undergo skill development training in Orion Edutech at Kolkata in the Hospitality Sector. The team is leaving today. The selection of the trainees was done through recent District level Job Mela-cum-Skill Development Awareness and Selection Rally held in every district headquarters throughout the state. Subu Tabin, Director, Skill Development and Employment Generation along with Fr. Cyriac, DBYC and representative of Orion Edutech, Kolkata briefed the youth about the training programme, train journey, essentials of acclimatizing in a new place, food habit,
security/precaution, dedication, discipline, etc. to be a successful trainees and to find a suitable job immediately after 5 months of training. 99 per cent of candidates are going out of the state for the first time. As such, briefing the candidates is of utmost importance. The cost of the training including travelling both ways, training fees, boarding & lodging etc. are being borne by state Govt. un-
der Chief Minister’s flagship programme on skill development and employment generation. Orion Edutech, Kolkata will impart 5 months of training both theory and practical including soft skills like spoken English, communication skill, internet browsing, etc. At the end of the training the candidates will undergo an assessment to be conducted by an empanelled and third party professional organi-
Mumbai Company served.... Contd. from Page 1 But after formation cutting works in 61 km of the 68 kmlong road was completed, the company stopped work, he said. The department served 12 notices to Delta SPC Company for the delay in response to which it resumed work on June last but stopped again for which a penalty of Rs 4.71 crore was imposed as a result of which the company assured to start the work soon in war footing, he said.
Earlier, raising the issue, Simai informed that the Lalpur to Changlang road was the first TAH portion started in 2011 but the progress was only 36 per cent. The condition of the road, which served as the lifeline for three circles in Changlang district, deteriorated and the company was not working on it despite repeated request, Simai said. "Tirap, Changlang and Longding districts are known for wrong reasons but the people are peace loving, pro-
government and want development to take deep roots," he said, adding, he had drawn the attention of Union Road, Transport and Highways Minister Nitin Gadkari when he visited Jairampur on April last to inaugurate the National Highway 513. Stating that people's sentiments should not be undermined, Simai pleaded the state government to initiate action against the company including cancellation of contracts and Gadi assured that he will look into the matter.
Japanese Encephalitis death in Arunachal... Contd. from Page 1 So far, six JE cases have been detected including one from Daporijo in Upper Subansiri district, two from Dollongmukh, one from Tengabari near Balijan in Papum Pare district and two from Yupia, the State Epidemiologist said. A total of 211 positive cases of dengue have also been reported from Pasighat in East Siang district, he said. The detection for NS1 anti-
gen and IgM by ELISA was done from a total of 864 blood samples of suspect cases reported in Pasighat General Hospital, he said. "The tests were being done on a daily basis since the area is experiencing on an average 50-70 cases of fever on a daily basis in the hospital to the extent that all the beds are occupied to accommodate such fever cases. The situation is being closely monitored by the department at the state and district level," he added. The dengue cases were confirmed after compilation of re-
ports from the district priority laboratory (DPL) under Integrated Disease Surveillance Project (IDSP) at General Hospital Pasighat which began since the first week of June this year, Dr Jampa said. However, there was no report of any dengue death in the district so far, he said. The first case of dengue was detected on June 4 last and Dr Jampa along with Joint Director of Health Services Dr A Yirang would visit Pasighat on July 20 next to convene a meeting with the deputy commissioner of the district.
zation. The trade certificate will be provided to successful candidates by National Council for Vocational Training (NCVT), New Delhi through RDAT, Kolkata. State Govt. has signed MoA with the training provider for imparting quality skill development training and to ensure minimum of 70 per cent placement (Job) immediately after successful completion of the training.
DGP Khagen Sharma visits Nandalal’s House Contd. from Page 1
According to a police source, an operation would be soon launched to nab the militants who are active in the region. However, after the surgical strike recently on the NSCN (K) camps in Myanmar by the Indian army, the demand for the same action against the ULFA (I) has been growing stronger. Already 5 company parliamentary forces have been deployed in the region. “We have not received any extortion note from their side. They have killed our elder brother and his daughter because we are Hindi speaking people,’’ said a family member. “We have a small rice mill at our home and we earned our livelihood from here,’’ he added.
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JFA condemns beheading of lady scribe ET Bureau Guwahati, Jul 17: Journalists’ Forum Assam (JFA) expressed serious concern over the continual killing of journalists by the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria (ISIS) in the Middle East. The forum also appealed to the world media fraternity to be united in demanding justice for all slain media persons across the globe. Media reports from Mosul, the second important city of Iraq after Baghdad, reveals that an Iraqi lady print journalist named Suha Ahmed Radi was beheaded after detainment for several days
by the terrorist outfit. Two more young Syrian media activists namely Bashar Abdul Atheem and Faisal Hasan alHabib were also executed by the ISIS at Raqqa of Syria in the last few days. All three media persons were accused of spying for the authority and propagating reforms in Islam under the Shariah laws, imposed by the ISIS in both the countries since last year. It may be mentioned that in Mosul alone, the ISIS executed 14 Iraqi journalists since June 2014. According to the New York based Committee to Protect Journalists, 36
journalists have been killed around the world this year as of today. India lost two journalists (Jagendra Singh and Sandeep Kothari) to assailants and its neighbour Bangladesh recorded three incidents of slaughtering of bloggers namely Ananta Bijoy Das, Washiqur Rahman Babu and Avijit Roy during this period. Other countries that have witnessed high incidence of journalist killings till the middle of July 2015 include France (8), South Sudan (5), Syria (4), Yemen (4), Iraq (3), Pakistan (1), Brazil (2), Guatemala (1), Ukraine (
Monitoring kits distributed to green corridor monitors by WTI and Elephant Family
ET Bureau Kaziranga, Jul 17: Wildlife Trust of India (WTI) and Elephant Family with support from the Assam Forest Department distributed kits to the newly trained group of Green Corridor Monitors of the Kaziranga-Karbi Anglong landscape on Thursday, 16th July 2015. Mr. SK Seal Sarma, Divisional Forest Officer of Kaziranga National Park was invited as the Chief Guest at the kit distribution ceremony and he inspired the young corridor monitors with his guid-
ance. Twenty youth from three different corridors who were recently trained in the corridor monitoring process received the kits that will ensure effective implementation of the project. Each kit comprises a rain-coat, Tshirts and flashlight – weather appropriate gear to help them through field work that follows a standardised methodology to document movement of elephants through these habitats. The specific corridor monitoring programme is a key activity launched by
WTI with Elephant Family with the objective of mitigating human-elephant conflict. WTI in a joint venture with Elephant Family is trying to develop a volunteer group Green Corridor Monitors for ‘Corridor Monitoring’ during floods with help from local youth. This ‘Corridor Monitoring’ process will help understand the status of displaced animals and provide adequate protection to animals in distress. These Green Corridor Monitors will keep an eye on animal movement, especially elephants.
MaxMart Karmachari Suraksha Samity formed ET Correspondent Jorhat, Jul 17: The employees of MaxMart shopping mall, the first shopping mall in upper Assam who are on strike since July 6 in support of its various demands has continued with their strike till today. The employees have also formed a 30 member committee to protect their rights against the alleged wrong policies of the management. The main demands of the employees are to provide drinking water and lunch space for the employees,
to re-appoint administrative manager Mousum Dutta and all other local employees who have been retrenched, to fix 8 hours duty for employees, to provide overtime if the employees are deployed for duty for more than 8 hours, to provide appointment letter from MaxMart management, to fix Rs. 5000/- as minimum salary for all those employees who are getting less than 5000/- as salary, etc Various organizations including KMSS, Jorhat district committee, SC Students
Union, Jorhat district and central committee, AASU, Jorhat district committee, AJYCP, Jorhat district committee, ATASU, Jorhat district committee, AMSU, Jorhat district committee, AKRSU, Jorhat district committee, Chah Mukti Sangram Samity, Jorhat district committee etc have extended its support towards the agitating employees. The samity has also thanked the DC, Jorhat for his sympathetic behaviour towards the employees.
1), Democratic Republic of the Congo (1), Mexico (1) etc. “The United Nations should take strong note of the relentless killing of journalists around the world and adopt strategies to counter the persistent threat over the newsmen in the name of religious laws,” said a statement issued by JFA president Rupam Barua and secretary Nava Thakuria adding that the scribes based in different corners of the globe must rise to the occasion with an aim to create a tolerant world for critical journalism in the days to come.
A farmer is on his way to the paddy field with the sheaths of paddy saplings on his shoulder pole for the seasonal cultivation at Nawholia, Duliajan : Pic - Surajit Gogoi
New committee of Lions Club of Sonari assumes office ET Correspondent Sonari, Jul 17: A meeting was held recently at the Sonari PWD Inspection Bunglow premises during which the new committee of Lions Club of Sonari assumed office. The meeting was presided over by Chairman Hemanta Kumar Goduka. Utpal Gogoi, the secretary of the club presented a report of t activities carried out by the club during the last year. Roman Bordoloi, the VDG of Lions Club 322 D district from Jorhat in his speech as guest of honour appealed to the members of Lions Club of Sonari to work with more dedication for the betterment of the society. It may be mentioned that the club had already crossed 25 years in service towards the society. Bordoloi also administered the oath to the new members of the
committee including the Chairman and secretary who have been elected for the second time. Two oxy-
Engineer caught red-handed taking bribe Contd. from Page 1
Guwhati and a case was registered vide ACB PS Case No 07/2015 u/s 7/ 13 (1) (d)/13 (2) of PC Act 1988. Accordingly, a trap was laid by officials
Good show by Contd. from Page 1 Philosophy. Bjioy Krishna secured 78.21 % while Bharati secured 76.93 in the subject. On the other hand 46 students have bagged 1st class in 2nd semester while 28 stu-
gratulated all for producing successful results.
Gogoi suggested that research and development should occupy a key area in Cotton College State University and research should be used extensively to address local problems and stimulate local prospects. He also assured to extend all possible help to Cotton College State University to help it in its academic pursuit and transform it as an institution of repute.
Issues like curriculum, academic disciplines, structure of examinations, infrastructure development and a new area called social responsibility programme of the university were discussed in the court meeting. Education Minister Sarat Borkotoky, Principal Secretary of Higher Education Paban Kumar Borthakur, Vice Chancellor of the University Prof. Dhruba J. Saikia along with other court members were present in the meeting.
Mahanta so that the poor and the needy can reap benefit from the service. The club also handed over
a cash prize to differently able student Princi Gogoi for her good show in the last HSLC exams.
AASU member killed in open fire by security forces while protesting
of the vigilance and anticorruption unit and the Contd. from Page 1 engineer was caught redhanded while accepting the bribe from the comSeveral other protesters plainant and was subse- were also injured in the quently arrested, the SP firing. Meanwhile addiadded. tional security forces Panigaon OPD have been rushed to Tihu as tense situation predents have secured 1st class vailed after the incident. in the 4th semester. Binod The incident took place Dutta, the President of when thousands of proGoverning Body, testers had blocked the Academian Hemendra Kumar Gogoi and Dr National Highway 31 deSuresh Dutta have con- manding setting up of a
Universities should concentrate on research and apply it to solve local problems: CM Gogoi Contd. from Page 1
gen cylinders were also provided free of cost to the owner of Kanaklata Nursing Home Dr. Pallav
subdivision at Tihu. Tihu is one of the oldest revenue cirlces in Assam which was set up way back in 1897 in the then undivided Kamrup district. It has now all the infrastructural facilities required for a civil subdivision. As such the demand for the setting up of a subdivision at Tihu has been a long standing one. Both the Kohli Commission in 1974 and
subsequently the Majumdar Commission in 1988 have justified setting up of a civil subdivision at Tihu. Meanwhile Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi has condemned the incident, and said the state government will look into the issue. Several other organizations, including the BJP, AGP, AASU and KMSS has also condemned the incident.
DU B.A/ B.Sc/ B.Com results declared Contd. from Page 1
passed in the new course; in the old course 6407 passed out of 15514 students.In B.Sc 2nd Semester, 2434 students passed out of 4128 in the new course whereas 1299 passed among 2468 students in the old course. In the commerce stream, out of 3280 students, 1989 students passed in the old course while 1387 students passed out of 2568
students in the old course. Among the students appearing for BA 4th Semester, 12805 students passed out of 22795 with the pass percentage being 56.17% whereas in Science stream the pass percentage was 57.30% with 2158 students passing among the 3766 students who appeared. In Commerce stream, 2228 students passed put of 4038 with the pass percentage being 55.17% The final semester
results,(i.e 6th semester) the pass percentage in Arts stream was 44.97% with 7372 students emerging successful among the 16391 students who appeared. In the science stream, the pass percentage was 46.67% with 1187 students passing among the 2543 students while in commerce stream 1505 students passed among the 2991students with the pass percentage being 50.31%
North Lakhimpur College produces commendable results Contd. from Page 1
People rushed to the market on the eve of Eid al-Fitr celebration at Fency Bazaar in Guwahati. Pic - UB Photos
5 in Anthropology, 26 in Geography, 4 in Hindi, 19 in Physics, 20 in Chemistry, 20 in Botany, 32 in Zoology, 1 in Statistics, 4 Electronics, 14 in Mathematics, Out of them a good number of students secured distinction marks. Meanwhile another three students secured 1st class first in
their subjects; they are Chandan Patgiri in Education, Diganta Borah in Hindi, and Anjan Kumar Dutta in Mathematics. Dr. Hemanta Kumar Boruah, the President of Governing Body, Dr. Biman Chandra Chetia, the Princiapl and Dr. Namita Dutta the Vice Principal of the college have congratulated the students, professors and the guardians for the
grand success of the college. In addition, 18 students have secured 1st class from Lakhimpur Central College. Out of them the numbers of students who secured 1st class are 3 in Assamese, 1 in Economics, 3 in History, 5 in Philosophy and 3 in Education. A total of 76 students bagged 1st class in the results of 4th Semester.
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High Court sets aside Govt order on CMJU dissolution Shillong, Jul 17: The High Court of Meghalaya has set aside the dissolution order of CMJ University by the S t a t e Government.Advocate R. Jha, who appeared on behalf of CMJ University in the Court, confirmed that the High Court had set aside the order of the State Government to dissolve the University. It was on March 31 last year that the State Education department had ordered dissolution of the CMJ University.In the aftermath of the recommendation of former Meghalaya Governor R.S. Mooshahary, as Visitor of the University, on June 12, 2013 for dissolution of CMJ University as per Section 48 of the CMJ University Act, 2009, the State Government had issued show-cause notice to the University.The Education department, after getting the reply from CMJ University, found the reply to the show-cause notice as not satisfactory resulting in the dissolution of the University. Section 48 of the CMJ University Act, 2009, highlights that "upon identification of mismanagement and mal-administra-
Nagaland Produces First Bamboo Toilets Dimapur, July17: A bamboo development agency in the northeastern Nagaland state has developed eco friendly and inexpensive bamboo toilets which could spur Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Swachh Bharat Abhiyan or Clean India Mission. Nagaland governor PB Acharya inaugurated the bamboo toilets at a function in Dimapur. Acharya congratulated the team of Nagaland Bamboo Development Agency (NBDA) which has come up with the unique initiative. Acharya also called upon the agency to develop such toilets in a mass scale which could also offer economic sustenance to bamboo growers, artisans and create more employment opportunities for the people. A member of NBDA said the project was cheap and affordable. Last year, Prime Minister Modi launched the Clean India Mission on Mahatma Gandhi's birthday on October 2, as part of the drive to modernize sanitation within five years. (ANI)
tion, the State Government would issue directions for rectification to the University. If the directions are not followed, the State Government can take steps to wind up the University" .Earlier, the Meghalaya Private University Regulatory Board had also recommended dissolution of CMJ University.The State Government dissolved the University based on Section 48 of the CMJ University Act, 2009 and also following the
observation of the then Governor, who had pointed out that from established facts, "it was clear that there has been mismanagement, mal-administration, indiscipline and failure in the accomplishment of the objectives of the University, apart from criminal liability".The High Court Judge T. Nandakumar Singh after hearing both parties, in the order , said, "This Court is of the considered view that there was non-compliance
order dated 31.03.2014 and the show because notices dated 12.11.2013 and 24.01.2014 are hereby quashed and set aside". The Judge, however, said in the order that the State Government may take steps in strict compliance with the provisions of the CMJ University Act, 2009 (Act 4 of 2009), the Meghalaya Private Universities (Regulation of Establishment and Maintenance of Standards) Act, 2012 (Act No.8 of 2012),
Health department asked to find out impact of mobile tower radiation Shillong, Jul 17: The Meghalaya High Court has directed the state's health department to conduct a survey to find out the adverse impact, if any, of radiation emission from mobile towers on the health of people residing near them "The state government through the Department of Health
shall conduct a survey to find out the adverse impact if any, on the health of people of localities situated near the towers in question as a result of radiation emitted by mobile towers," a division bench of the High Court headed by Chief Justice Uma Nath Singh said in the July 15 order. The
7 Suspected NSCN-K Militants Killed by Army in Encounter in Nagaland Kohima, Jul 17: Seven suspected militants of the NSCNK were killed by the army in an encounter in Nagaland. Two civilians were also killed in the gunbattle along the India-Myanmar border.The army and the paramilitary Assam Rifles launched a joint operation late on Wednesday after getting reports that there were militants of the banned NSCN-K or National Socialist Council of Nagaland-Khaplang in Phek district.At a security meeting earlier this month, officials had expressed concern over the kidnapping and forced recruitment of schoolboys from
MCSU's fight bears fruit, affects change in rules for Mizoram’s technical entrance examination ET Bureau Aizawl, Jul 17: The Mizoram government has amended the state’s technical entrance examination rules to include non-ethnic Zo students in category 1. The decision was taken so that hundreds of students who have given the entrance test this year would not be adversely affected. The Gauhati High Court had earlier stayed the Mizoram government’s new technical education rules that placed “Zo-ethnic people who are native inhabitants” in category 1 in the state’s selection criteria for college admissions. This would have given them the first preference to fill up the available seats under the state’s quota in various colleges across India. According to the rules, students who are not in category 1 would then fill up the remaining seats. The Mizoram Chakma Students’ Union had approached the Gauhati High Court and challenged the new rules that were notified in March after the Mizo Zirlai Pawl (MZP), a students’ body, pressured the government by picketing the higher education office in Aizawl. The MZP demanded first preference should be given to students from the ethnic Zo community, which forms a majority in the state. The Chakmas, who mostly live in the Chakma Autonomous District of southern Mizoram, had protested against the new rules, calling it ??discriminatory. The community’s main student body, meanwhile, went to court against the rules through a PIL.
with or breach of the fundamental procedural requirements as provided under Section 48 of the said Act of 2009 as well as principles of natural justice and the concept of the obligation of the administrative authorities to act fairly in issuing the show cause notices dated 12.11.2013 and 24.01.2014 and passing the impugned order dated 31.03.2014 which would lead to many facets injustice. Thus, the impugned
principles of natural justice and the concept of the obligation of the administrative authorities to act fairly in interest of justice from the stage where the Apex Court passed the judgment and order dated September 13, 2013. The Supreme Court in its order on September 13 had directed the State Government to take an appropriate action under Section 48 of the Act of 2009 after giving notice and reasonable opportunity of hearing to the petitioners. According to the High Court, the State respondents in compliance of the mandatory requirement under Section 48 (2) of the Act of 2009 did not issue any direction to the petitioners to follow after identification of mismanagement, mal administration, and in-discipline, failure in accomplishment of the objectives of the University and economic hardships in the management of the University. The High Court also observed it was not the Visitor of the University who should issue direction regarding mismanagement of the University, but the State Government. (Agencies)
villages in the same district. The Army says when a patrol went to the area; they were shot at by the militants, who were in uniform."During the operation, the security forces came face to face with a group of armed NSCN-K cadres. They started firing on our forces leading to retaliation from our side. The firing continued for about one hour," an Army spokesman said."The operation has been carried out in support of the local population, who were being compelled by NSCN (K) to join their outfit."An Army officer was shot in his leg during the operation. Two AK series rifles and a large quantity of ammunition were recovered from the militants. Security forces have intensified their operation against the NSCN-K, which abrogated the ceasefire agreement with the central government in March and attacked an Army convoy in Manipur last month, killing 18 soldiers and injuring 11 others. Four days later, India's Special Forces went across the border and destroyed two militant camps in Myanmar, killing as many as 50 rebel. (Agencies)
Three Maoist sympathisers arrested in Jharkhand, explosives recovered Jamshedpur, Jul 17 : Police arrested three Maoist sympathizers in Jamshedpur city of Jharkhand and recovered explosives from them. Based on a tip off, a police team launched a joint search operation with paramilitary Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF). Initially two men, identified as Khela Baske and Mangal Baske, were arrested. Police recovered six pieces of detonators, promotional explosives and aluminium improvised explosive device (IED) component from them. Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Jamshedpur, Anup T Mathew said that the interrogation of these men gave police the leads to nab the third accused. Mathew added that aluminium powder, used for intensifying the impact of explosion, was also recovered from the accused. Police also recovered explosives from the third accused. (ANI)
High Court bench also issued a notice to the secretary, Telecommunication, to file his personal affidavit on the matter, the next hearing of which will be held on July 29. The matter was taken up by the court after a person S P Das provided details of alleged violation committed by mobile
towers put up by various telecom companies. The court, which summoned these service providers, also rejected an inspection report submitted by Telecom Enforcement, Resource and Monitoring (TERM) NE-1 director Kulwinder Kumar. It observed, "We do not find any information as
to the limit of emission of radiation by the towers and the equipment being used for measuring the radiation before giving the findings that all the parameters are within the limit". Terming the report as "evasive", the bench directed the secretary, Telecommunication, to file his personal affidavit on the matter. (Agencies)
Visva Bharati official's gheraoed Santiniketan, Jul 17: Visva Bharati students, who had gheraoed three senior university officials since last evening in protest against a proposed hike in hostel charges, ended their protest todayThe proctor Samit Roy, registrar D Gunasekharan and Pro VC of the Central University Swapan Dutta were forced to stay inside the proctor's office since last evening by a group of protesting students, according to a University official.The students had initially gheraoed the proctor, Samit Roy, in his office since 3 pm yesterday.When the Registrar D Gunasekharan entered the proctor's office in the evening he too was held
up by the agitating students.Pro VC Swapan Dutta met with a similar fate when he went there.After the gherao was lifted, the three officials came out of the building, the official said.The university officials will address the media later in the day.An agitating student had charged that, "The overall condition of the hostels is very bad. But the university authority is indifferent. Moreover, they are trying to increase the charges."The proctor said, "To run the hostels we need some money. In comparison to the expenditure that we incur, it is minimum. We are ready to discuss the matter with the students." (Agencies)
Recognition to Khasi 'hit' by NRC impasse Shillong, Jul 17: The State Government-constituted committee to pursue the inclusion of Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution has requested the government to give it additional time of six months since the committee was yet to get some data from the National Register of Citizens and the Census 2011.M.W. Nongbri, member secretary of the committee, while explaining the need for additional time, said the committee was yet to get details from the Census department on the number of Khasi-speaking citizens in Meghalaya as per the 2011 Census. She added that the data has to be substantiated by the National Register of Citizens (NRC) and the Census. Stating that qualitative data was required from the National Register of Citizens, Commissioner of Education, E.P. Kharbhih, said the NRC report was not an option since the process had not begun in Meghalaya."Any opposition to NRC will be a stumbling block to our intention since the Union Government relies on NRC, he said during the media briefing after the meeting.As per the Constitution, for a language to be included in the Eighth Schedule of the Constitution, it must be spoken by at least five lakh people.Other members of the committee pointed out that Manipuri language was given due recognition and was included in the Eighth Schedule to the Constitution in 1992 even though the demand had been made a long time ago. "Meghalaya has just started its ground work into the demand for inclusion of Khasi language in the Eighth Schedule," they added. (Agencies)
BJP's OBC Morcha to form its first state-level executive in Bihar New Delhi, Jul 17: Eyeing crucial backward castes votes in poll-bound Bihar, the BJP's newly created OBC Morcha will form its first state-level executive there and give due representation to the state leaders in its national executive as the party focuses on to win over the community.Head of the Morcha, S P S Baghel said the Morcha will start its "struggle" from Bihar and winning it is their first goal. The OBCs form anywhere between 40 to 50 per cent of the total population there and have traditionally held the key to power."We will have our first state Morcha in Bihar. Bihar and UP are our two big challenges. Since Bihar is going to poll, we are focusing most on it. The national executive will be formed soon and the state will get its due representation in the Morcha's national executive," he told media. While the dominant castes among the OBCs like
Yadavs and Kurmis have traditionally backed regional satraps RJD's Lalu Prasad and JD(U)'s Nitish Kumar respectively, BJP is
working overtime to woo smaller groups, who together are in majority, besides trying to dent RJD's vote bank of Yadavs.BJP
sources said the OBC Morcha will be of help in rallying round smaller castes and pointed out that Baghel, a three-time MP
from Uttar Pradesh who joined BJP before Lok Sabha polls but lost, himself comes from one such community. The Morcha is likely to hold a series of programmes in Bihar to woo these communities. Without the crucial support of the OBCs, they said, it will be improbable for BJP to win power in either Bihar or UP. They also pointed out that BJP swept Lok Sabha elections in both the states last year on the back of their support."They are rather important in Bihar where upper castes are not more than 13-15 per cent. Over the years, many backward caste leaders have come to occupy key positions in the party there. The job of the Morcha will be to consolidate these groups behind us," a party leader said .Reaching out to the OBCs, BJP chief Amit Shah had recently said the party had given the first Prime Minister and maximum chief ministers from the community. (Agencies)
Bihar Assembly elections: Amit Shah pits Nitish Kumar against Narendra Modi Patna,Jul 17: The skies spat rain, the stage spat fire; between bad weather and a bellicose war cry, BJP president Amit Shah flagged off the NDA's "parivartan" campaign from Gandhi Maidan yesterday afternoon.Never forget Nitish Kumar plunged the dagger into your trust and your verdict," Shah railed to party workers, "Now comes the time to avenge that betrayal, I appeal to the people of Bihar, cast Nitish Kumar out, hand your destiny to Narendra Modi, he holds the key to prosperous Bihar."Behind Shah on the stage sat many chief ministerial ambitions from NDA ranks, but the BJP boss made it plain they formed merely the menagerie; their chosen gladiator for the battle for Bihar would come from higher up. "Narendra Modi is the only man who can put
Bihar on the road to a bright future," Shah said, "Nobody else will do that, I want to tell the people of Bihar. When Narendra Modi comes here on July 25 he will lay out what plans he has to make Bihar the number one state of the country."The template Shah has set for the ensuing campaign is now unambiguous - it will be Narendra Modi versus Nitish Kumar, incumbent Prime Minister versus incumbent chief minister.And the overtones of it, to Shah's own understanding, will be national rather than provincial. "This is a very important election, let nobody mistake its meaning," Shah cautioned, "The outcome will not be limited to Bihar, it will resonate far beyond, this election will send out a message and decide whether carpetbaggers will rule this country or those who have the interests of the
poor masses at heart."There has been a debate in BJP circles on whether to treat the Bihar election as one of localized consequences or play it as a straw-poll on Prime Minister Modi's political health. The BJP president clearly leaned to the latter today and, in doing so, may have rendered the challenge tougher for his alliance.Summoned NDA cadres sat fidgety from the rain under an extended canopy; the NDA pantheon sat rapt behind Shah - aspiring chief minister Sushil Modi, former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi, the LJP's Ram Vilas Paswan, the BJP's Bihar election in charge Anant Kumar, Ravi Shankar Prasad, Rajiv Pratap Rudy, Giriraj Singh, Shahnawaz Hussein. Several of them spoke and spoke repetitively: Nitish and Lalu are power-hungry opportunists whose time is up, Narendra Modi is the leader Bihar should look to.
"Narendra Modi is the only man who can put Bihar on the road to a bright future, Nobody else will do that, and I want to tell the people of Bihar,when Narendra Modi comes here on July 25 he will lay out what plans he has to make Bihar the number one state of the country."Shah
Australia holds memorial service to mark MH17 anniversary
London, Jul 17: Australia has reportedly held a memorial service to mark the anniversary of the MH17 air crash, which killed all 298 onboard. A plaque, with victims' names inscribed on it, has been erected in the gardens of Parliament House in Canberra. The Malaysian Airlines Boeing 777 aircraft was flying from Amsterdam
to Kuala Lumpur when it crashed over conflict-torn east Ukraine on July 17, 2014. It is believed to have been shot with a surface-toair missile. The West accused Russia of supplying the missile that they said was used by Ukrainian separatists to bring down the plane. Russia has denied the claim and blamed Kiev for the air disaster. (ANI)
Pak flags waved in valley: Congress accuses Govt. of going soft on separatists
New Delhi, Jul 17: The Congress party on Friday launched an attack on the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA Government over the waving of Pakistani and ISIS flags in Srinagar, saying the latter is going soft on separatists. "The Pakistani flag is flying in the Kashmir valley since the day Mr. Mufti Mohammad took over as
the Chief Minister with the support of the BJP and the Prime Minister," Congress leader PC Chacko told. "The fact is that the government in Jammu and Kashmir and the Central Government is going soft on separatists. Separatists are getting all assistance from across the border and challenging the government," he added. Pakistani and ISIS flags were reportedly waved today in Srinagar after the Juma-tul-Wida namaz, which is held on the last Friday of the holy month of Ramzan. The city also witnessed a clash between police and protesters, where the former resorted to tear gas shelling in order to disperse the agitators. (ANI)
Tennessee shooting: Police search assailant's home after four marines killed
London, July 17: The house of the 24-year-old gunman, who was killed after shooting four Marines dead in Tennessee, is being searched, U.S. police said. A district lawyer said that the attacks at two U.S. Navy sites on Thursday morning were being probed as an 'act of domestic terrorism'. At this stage, the motive of the assailant, Mohammad Youssuf Abdulazeez, is not clear, the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) said. Three people were injured in the shooting, including a female sailor, who remains in a serious condition in hospital. Police have cordoned off the area
around the gunman's house. Eye-witnesses said that two women were taken away from the house in the Hixson suburb of Chattanooga in handcuffs. FBI agent Ed Reinhold told the press that the gunman initially fired from his Ford Mustang at about 10:45 am at a US Navy recruitment centre in the east of the city and then drove to a U.S. Navy reserve centre, about seven miles away, where he got out of his car and shot the marines. He was shot dead on Amnicola Highway. U.S. President Barack Obama termed the attack 'heartbreaking.' (ANI)
We will not let the Land Acquisition Bill pass in Parliament: Rahul Gandhi Jaipur, Jul 17: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi slams PM Modi and said that the Congress will not let the NDA government pass the Land Acquisition Bill in Parliament and that the PM's "56-inch chest will be reduced to 5.6-inch chest in a matter of six months". "We will not let the Land Acquisition Bill pass in Parliament. We will not let the government snatch even one inch of land (from farmers). 56-inch chest will become 5.6-inch chest in six months, you all will see," Rahul said. "The country's farmers, the Congress party and the nation's public will
RAHUL GANDHI TARGETING PM MODI SAYS The country's farmers, the Congress party and the nation's public will ensure 56-inch chest is reduced to 5.6-inch chest. Narendra Modi, after becoming the Prime Minister, has forgotten farmers. The Congress will not let the NDA government pass the Land Acquisition Bill in Parliament
PM Modi was not able to understand that he was trying to help him. He was just conveying the feelings of the people of the nation to the PM.
ensure 56-inch chest is reduced to 5.6-inch chest," he said while addressing party workers. The Congress vice president is on a two-day
tour of the state of Rajasthan. Rahul said Narendra Modi, after becoming the Prime Minister, has forgotten farmers.
which may include 'rustication'. The students have been on strike for 35 days over their demand for cancelling actor Gajendra Chauhan's appointment as FTII chairman. The FTII administration had said a
"Now that he has become the PM, why should he be concerned about farmers? He had made several promises to them, but all empty ones," he told the audience. The Congress leader said PM Modi was not able to understand that he was trying to help him. "Speaking from here, I am just conveying the feelings of the people of the nation to the PM," Rahul said. He also hit out at the PM for centralising powers in his hand, and said there is only one minister in the Union government. Rahul also hit out at Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje and
Development of J-K not on PM Modi's agenda: Congress New Delhi, Jul 17: The Congress Party on Friday alleged that the development of Jammu and Kashmir, which has witnessed the worst floods, is not on the agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Congress leader Meem Afzal, who was reacting to Prime Minister Modi's veiled criticism of Congress president Sonia Gandhi's son-in-law Robert Vadra, said the children of many politicians are in politics. "There are several politicians whose children are not in politics while there are others who kids are there in politics. It is there in the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as well as the other parties. So, I think whatever
he said was general. But the biggest disappointment that has come following his visit is that no package was announced for Jammu and Kashmir," Afzal told. "The situation there has not improved after the floods; the people there are still worried. The compensation, which they have got, is very
less. He gave good wishes on Eid. If he had given a good package on the auspicious occasion of Eid then everyone would have been delighted. But i think the development of Jammu and Kashmir is not on the agenda of Modi ji," he added. Paying his tributes to late Congress leader Girdhari Lal Dogra on his centenary celebrations, Prime Minister Modi took a dig at Vadra with his sonsin-law remark, and said these days we all know what kind of things are said about 'damaads' "Dogra Sahab would have been a very good judge of people's abilities. And one example is the son-in-law he selected.
There was no similarity in the political ideology of Dogra Sahab and Arun Jaitley. These days, we know what kind of things are said about 'damaads'," he said. The Prime Minister said that there is no question of political untouchability and everyone who has worked for the nation, has to be respected. "Earlier, I saw an exhibition on Mr. Dogra. What touched me most was the fact that in all of Girdhari Lal ji's photos, I never saw a single person from his family. It is a victory for Girdhari Lal Dogra ji that he inspired a line of leaders after him, he became a man who shaped a generation of leaders," he added. (ANI)
'Kashmir issue as important as other issues in India': Omar Abdullah New Delhi, Jul 17: Former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister and National Conference leader Omar Abdullah has said that for India, the Kashmir issue is and should be as important as other issues, whereas in Pakistan, all other issues are prioritized below the Kashmir issue. In an interview, Omar Abdullah said that India takes the Kashmir issue seriously. "India takes the Kashmir issue seriously, but if you say, the way Pakistan sees the Jammu and Kashmir, does India see it similarly, then the answer is no. We, however, believe that the
Jammu and Kashmir is such an issue for which we need to find a solution. But for India, that is not the only issue. In Pakistan, Kashmir is always kept first and after that everything. In India, we say that with all the other issues, it is important for us to resolve the Kashmir issue," he told, Abdullah further said that his National Conference wants the Kashmir issue to be resolved. "For the NC, this issue is very important. Kashmir will always stay important for us. We want this issue to be resolved. Our people are dying," he added. (ANI)
Omar Abdullah says for India, the Kashmir issue is and should be as important as other issues, whereas in Pakistan, all other issues are prioritized below the Kashmir issue.
said her government's remote control was in London. The Congress leader was implying the BJP government in Rajasthan was being run by former chief of the cash-rich Indian Premier League (IPL), Lalit Modi. "Like during the British Raj days, remote control of the government here was in London. Similarly, Rajasthan government's remote control is in London," said Rahul, adding "he (Lalit Modi) presses the button there and the reaction is seen here". "Your CM gave it in writing that she wants to help a fugitive but
doesn't want Indian authorities to know. Why? Because her remote control is in London," said the Congress leader. "It is neither the BJP government nor Vasundhara Raje government here. It is the Lalit Modi government. These are old relationships, these have been in place for long." It may be recalled that Raje was in the dock recently for helping Lalit Modi secure immigration papers in the United Kingdom, where he has been living since 2010 after been named in several corruption cases linked to the IPL.(Agencies)
A suicide bomber wounded two policemen at a checkpoint
Riyadh, Jul 17: A suicide bomber wounded two policemen at a checkpoint near a highsecurity prison in the Saudi capital Riyadh in an attack claimed by the Islamic State jihadist group. The group said that the bomber, identified by Saudi authorities as Abdullah al-Rashid, 19, had also killed his uncle, a colonel in the interior ministry, before blowing himself up, the SITE Intelligence monitoring group said. IS's branch in Najd, the central region of Saudi Arabia, said on its Twitter account that Thursday's attack was a message to jihadists held in Riyadh`s Al-Hair prison that they had not been forgotten. "Let the Muslim captives in AlHair and everywhere know that we will not relent or tire until we re-
lease them from imprisonment, with permission from Allah," SITE quoted the tweet as saying. IS named the slain colonel as Rashid Ibrahim al-Sufyan and said that Rashid had machine-gunned him in his own home. The wounded policemen were in a "stable condition" in hospital, the interior ministry said in a statement carried by the official Saudi Press Agency. The jihadist group, which controls swathes of Iraq and Syria, has expanded its operations into Saudi Arabia and neighbouring Kuwait and Yemen this year with a string of deadly attacks.Most have targeted the Gulf states' Shiite communities, regarded as heretics by the Sunni extremists.(Agencies)
'Will solve Vyapam scam cases with utmost sincerity': CBI Director New Delhi, July 16: Central Bureau of InSinha says- We will investivestigation (CBI) Director Anil Sinha on gate the cases within the manFriday assured that ner that has been given to the there would be sincere investigation in the CBI by the honorable Sucases related to the Vyapam scam. He preme Court. added that the CBI is aware about the expectations and trust of the Supreme Court. "We the FIRs. We are conpeople as well as the will be registering all scious with the expec-
Prashant Pathrabe likely to be new FTII Director Pune, Jul 17: Prashant Pathrabe is likely to be new Film and Television Institute of India (FTII) Director. Reports said that he will replace D.J. Narian Pathrabe was quoted by a television channel, as saying that he will be taking charge, and described the present situation at the FTII as difficult and challenging. It maybe recalled that Narian had served a notice on the striking students, asking them to terminate their protest over a demand for the removal of Gajendra Chauhan from the post of chairman of the institute immediately, or face 'strong' administrative action,
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couple of days ago, "All concerned students will themselves be responsible for any administrative action in this regard. You are therefore ordered to terminate the strike with immediate effect and resume aca-
demic activities without any further delay, failing which the institution will be free to take strict administrative action," the notice said. The notice addressed to the students' leader Harishankar Nachimuthu said the students should go back to their academic activities and defiance of the directive would result in a strong administrative action which may include rustication as well. Asked to react to the director's warning, a spokesman of the FTII Students' Association (FSA) said, "We are in the process of deliberations and decide future course of action". Striking students said that
they were not aware of Mr. Pathrabe's background. Mr. Pathrabe is an officer of the 1992 batch of the Indian Information Service and is currently the Director of the Pune-based National Film Archive of India. Prashant Pathrabe has been in the media field for over `two decades, having previously worked in Doordarshan News and AIR News in Mumbai. He has also been the defence spokesperson for the Indian Army's Southern Command, Pune. Pathrabe, a MBA from IIM, Ahmedabad joined the Indian Information Service after a couple of short stints in the public and private sector companies. (ANI)
tation of the people and we are also equally conscious for the trust that the honorable Supreme Court has put in us. I can only say that our investigation will be full proof. We will be investigating it with utmost sincerity and to the best of our capability. We will be leaving no stones on that
count," Sinha said. "We will investigate the cases within the manner that has been given to the CBI by the honorable Supreme Court. Our job is to investigate and submit our reports to the court and that we will do to the satisfaction of the court, "he added. The CBI chief further claimed that
three more cases have been registered today in connection with the Vyapam scam .The CBI has constituted a special team of 40 officers, headed by a Joint Director-level officer, to probe the scam. The Supreme Court had last week transferred all cases relating to the Vyapam scam to the CBI. (ANI)
PM Modi's chest will become 60-inch in next elections: Kailash Vijayvargiya New Delhi, Jul 17 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Kailash Vijayvargiya on Friday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi's chest will become 60-inch in the next elections and asked Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi to focus on his party. "There is democracy in the Bharatiya Janata Party. Rahul Gandhi ji should think about his party....everybody knows that when Dr. Manmohan Singh was the country's Prime Minister in the UPA regime then the government used the run on the direction of the people from Italy. This does not take place in the Bharatiya
Janata Party," he told here while reacting to the Congress vice president's '56inch' chest jibe directed at Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Addressing Congress workers in Jaipur, the Congress vice-president poked fun at Prime Minister Modi's '56-inch' chest, saying his party and the people of this country will reduce it to 5.6 inches in the next six months. He said that for the first time there is a government in the country which wants to help the opposition. The Congress vice president said Prime Minister Modi, who made tall claims and promises before the Lok Sabha polls, is least
concerned about farmers, as he has now occupied the top post. "Now that he has become the PM, why should he be concerned about farmers? He made several promises, but empty ones," he said. The Congress vice president also challenged Prime Minister Modi to bring back former IPL boss Lalit Modi. He alleged that the BJP Government in Rajasthan is being run by Lalit Modi from London. "As during the days of the British Raj, the remote control of the government here was in London. Similarly, the remote control of the Rajasthan Government is in London," he said. (ANI)
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Myanmar gov't, ethnic groups set to Ashraf gets Public Administration Ministry resume ceasefire talks in Yangon Yangon, Jul 17: Negotiators of Myanmar government and ethnic armed groups have been set to resume their formal talks at the Myanmar Peace Center in Yangon next Wednesday on seeking formal signing of a draft nationwide ceasefire accord (NCA).The two-day fresh talks will be a follow-up of an informal one held in Chiangmai on July 2-3 between the government's Myanmar Peace Center and ethnic armed organization's senior delegation. The 8th round of ceasefire talks between the government's Union Peace-Making Work Committee (UPWC) and the ethnic armed group's senior delegation is expected to focus on finalization of the NCA, all-inclusive in the signing, the role of the signatories and matter of international witnesses as outlined in the Chiangmai talks. In the Chiangmai talks, the government side proposed signing of the NCA with 15 armed groups first and the others to be followed
Sri Lanka Police stop UPFA candidate's vehicle parade Colombo, Jul 17: Sri Lanka Police had intervened and stopped a vehicle parade of a United People's Freedom Alliance (UPFA) candidate and dispersed the parade .According to local media reports, the vehicle parade of a Colombo district candidate of the UPFA was preceding to Hanwella on the Colombo- Avissawella road at around 6.00pm yesterday when the police intervened. During the election period, which started from midnight of June 27 until a week after the end of election on August 17, the police have banned vehicle parades and marches and will strictly enforce the election rules and regulations.The police had stopped the parade at the Puwakpitiya Town and dispersed the vehicles. The police had also noted the license numbers of about 20 vehicles that were participating in the parade to initiate legal action against them. Avissawella Police are conducting further investigations. (Agencies)
later.In the upcoming Wednesday's resumed talks, the government delegation will be led by its Vice Chairman and Minister at the President's Office U Aung Min, while the EAO's senior delegation be headed by Naw Zipporah Sein, Vice Chairman of Karen National Union (KNU).Invitations are being extended to the United
Nations Special Envoy and the Special Envoy of China on Asian Affairs to attend the resumed talks as observers.Government negotiator of the Myanmar Peace Center U Hla Maung Shwe disclosed that there will be negotiation also on a set of amendment to the draft NCA by the ethnic side.The 15-member ethnic new negotiator was formed
at the last ethnic summit conference in Law Khee Lar, Kayin state, held on June 9 and was assigned to further deal with the government. That ethnic summit rejected the signing of the NCA until further amendment, insisting that all armed groups be included in the signing process. The draft NCA was preliminarily signed be-
Dhaka, Jul 17: Just a week into his removal from the LGRD Ministry, Syed Ashraful Islam was made Public Administration Minister yesterday.A gazette notification was issued yesterday for the immediate effect of his appointment.At present State Minister for the Public Administration Ministry Ismat Ara Sadek is looking after the ministry.Ashraf was given the charge of the ministry a day after he cancelled his trip to London at Prime Minster Sheikh Hasina's request on Tuesday night.Ashraf could not be reached over phone for comments.However, his
Personal Secretary Tofajjal Hossain told the media that they were yet to receive any letter from the Cabinet Division.Syed Ashraful Islam, the general secretary of the ruling Awami League, was scheduled to leave for London yesterday to celebrate Eid-ul-Fitr with his family.However, he cancelled his London tour following Hasina's request.The premier held a one-on-one meeting with Ashraf for around two hours at her official residence Gono Bhaban on Wednesday evening.Before the publication of gazette notification yesterday, Finance Minister AMA Muhith met
Syed Ashraf at his residence.Ashraf was made a minister without portfolio on July 9 after he was removed from the LGRD Ministry. He had been serving the ministry since the Awami League came to power in 2009.After three days of rumours centring his removal, Expatriates' Welfare and Overseas Minister Khandker Mosharraf Hossain finally replaced him.Syed Ashraful Islam, son of Bangladesh's first acting president Syed Nazrul Islam in 1971, was appointed as LGRD minister twice in 2009 and 2014. (Agencies)
Beijing issues yellow alert for rainstorms
Pakistan paramilitary raids headquarters of political party MQM Karachi, Jul 17: Paramilitary forces raided the headquarters of a powerful Karachi political party and arrested two members today, officials said, in a sign of deepening tensions between the army and politicians controlling the biggest and richest city. Many fear the showdown may threaten the stability of the financial hub that generates half of government revenue and is home to 20 million people, or upset the delicate balance between the fledgling civilian government and the powerful military, which has a history of coups. The paramilitary Sindh Rangers, which fall under military command, said they raided the Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) because the party had been making
hate speech. The MQM, Pakistan`s fourth largest party, traditionally represents the descendents of Urdu-speakers who migrated from India after the creation of Pakistan in 1947. It was involved in bloody factional battles in Karachi in the 1990s and now holds the majority of the city`s legislative seats. "Those apprehended tonight have been arranging and facilitating hate speeches against peace of Karachi," Director General Sindh Rangers, Major General Bilal Akbar tweeted. MQM`s leader Altaf Hussain, who lives in exile in London, has repeatedly accused the military of targeting his party in long, rambling speeches. Hundreds of party workers have
been arrested in a crackdown aimed at criminals and militants. "Workers should be mentally prepared for more such raids; we will see how many workers are arrested," Hussain said in a broadcasted telephone address after the raid. British authorities are currently investigating Hussain for money laundering. They are also seeking to question MQM members over the murder of a dissident MQM activist in London. Two MQM members - a former provincial legislator and the chair of the decision-making central committee in Karachi - were detained in today`s raid for "hate speech"."More arrests will be made in the near future," Rangers spokesman Major Sibtain Rizvi said in a state-
ment. Party spokesman Farooq Sattar condemned the raid to party members who gathered to protest afterward. "MQM is the only political party whose head office is being raided by Rangers," he told the crowd. Today`s arrests follow a raid on the same address on March 11, when authorities said dozens of weapons were recovered and a suspect wanted for the murder of a journalist detained. The MQM said the weapons were planted and the suspect smuggled in. Police officials privately accuse the MQM of operating like a mafia to maintain its tight control on power. But the party has always strongly denied being involved in violence. (Agencies)
Beijing, Jul 17: Beijing has issued a yellow alert for rainstorms, shortly after a heat wave lost its grip on the capital. Fangshan and Mentougou districts, located in the southwestern suburbs, have raised their own alerts to the highest level of red, after heavy downpours there since Thursday night .Beijing uses a four-tier color-coded weather warning system, with red representing the most severe weather, followed by orange, yellow and blue. According to a guideline issued by the Beijing Meteorological Service, under the red
alert, traffic authorities should erect warning signs around or dispatch personnel to watch over dangerous sites, such as roads that have flooded or caved in under rain. Officials with the city's water bureau said they are draining water from submerged roads in urban areas. Beijing baked under temperatures around 40 degrees Celsius from Saturday to Monday. The rain is expected to last for three days, said meteorological authorities today morning .In July 2012, Beijing suffered its worst downpour in six decades, leaving over 70
people dead. Since then, the city government has been reinforcing flood prevention infrastructure and early warning systems to prevent similar tragedies. Fangshan and Mentougou, among the worst-hit districts during the 2012 storms, "withstood the test last night", said Guo Jinlong, secretary of the Beijing Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of China, addressing a meeting of the municipal government today morning. Guo contributed the achievement to improved infrastructure and contingency planning.(Agencies)
US speaks out over recent protest arrests Yunnan captures 553 extremists, stops 132 from crossing border
Interior ministry requests for NGOs' audit data Islamabad,Jul 17: The interior ministry informed the Supreme Court that the Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) had issued notices to 1,427 non-governmental organisations (NGOs) and religious seminaries to submit details of their annual audit account, yearly reports, and projects, according to local media sources.On July 3 a three-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, had sought a comprehensive report on the ICT's measures to regularise NGOs in accordance with the National Action Plan (NAP).The court said that no meaningful steps had been taken either in respect of NAP's item number six (choking funds for terrorists and terrorist organisations) or item number four (strengthening and activation of the N a t i o n a l Counterterrorism Authority, or Nacta). The hearing will resume on July 22.The federal government told the court that Rs100.34 million were allocated for Nacta in the budget for the fiscal 201516 and an additional Rs1.95 billion were sought for setting up a joint intelligence directorate. (Agencies)
tween the government's Union Peace-Making Work Committee (UPWC) and the ethnic groups' Nationwide Ceasefire Coordination Team (NCCT) at the end of March after conclusion of more than one year's negotiation on the NCA. The government on its part has indicated readiness to complete the formal signing over the draft NCA as soon as possible once it is adopted by top leadership of the ethnic side .According to the draft NCA, the formal NCA signing by leaders of both sides is to be further forwarded to the parliament for approval and a framework for political dialogue is also to be drawn within two months with the dialogue to take place within three months. The peace process began in November 2013 when UPWC and NCCT met in Myitgyina, Kachin state's capital, for the very first time for the nationwide ceasefire talks, while the last 7th round of talks took place in Yangon in March. (Agencies)
Yangon, Jul 17: "The United States is concerned over continued reports of arrests and excessive prison terms handed down to peaceful protesters under Article 18," the embassy said in a post to Facebook on July 15.Section 18 of the Peaceful Assembly and Procession Law stipulates that protesters must ask police for permission at least five days before gathering or face up to a year in prison. While the law was amended in 2014 to make it easier to obtain permission and reduce penalties for violations, those who hold a protest without approval or after police have rejected their application still face six months in prison."Free exercise of rights of peaceful expression and assembly will be particularly important dur-
ing the upcoming election season as a measure of the election's transparency, inclusiveness and credibility, and we urge authorities to ensure those democratic rights are protected in the coming months," the US embassy said. According to a spokesperson, the statement was not related to any particular trial or incident. However, the government has recently been prosecuting section 18 violations much more frequently, prompting a sharp rise in political prisoner numbers. Out of 452 recently jailed activists awaiting trial, 199 were charged with violating section 18, according to the Assistance Association for Political Prisoners .Another 33 are serving sentences - some with hard labour - for violating the section. As the political
season heats up ahead of November's polls, many fear the government will employ laws like section 18 to bottle voices of dissent."The government is using section 18 to put activists it doesn't want to be involved in the election in jail," said Ko Bo Kyi, joint secretary of the AAPP. "It says much about the government's commitment to democracy and rule of law when instead of negotiating with workers demanding higher wages, farmers and students, it arrests them," he said.Even when permission to protest is granted, the government has charged them under section 505(b) of the criminal code, for disturbing the peace, and section 19 of the protest law, for straying from the approved guidelines for a protest.Recent use of sec-
tion 18 includes against nine former garment workers who protested for a K1000 wage increase in February and who are now in jail, facing both rioting and section 18 charges.On July 1, five student protest leaders were charged with violating section 18 after staging an unsanctioned march against the military's veto of proposed c o n s t i t u t i o n a l amendments.At the end of June, meanwhile, activist Naw Ohn Hla, who was already serving time for protest-related charges, was handed another six-month sentence for organising prayers in 2007 for Daw Aung San Suu Kyi's release from house arrest."Across the country, human rights defenders and those critical of the status quo are going to prison," said Oliver Spencer of UK-based free speech group Article 19."We're in danger of getting to the election with no critical voices remaining on the streets, and with a media subdued from fear of arrest or prosecution." (Agencies)
Following a rash of arrests and convictions of protesters, the US embassy in Yangon has criticised the government's increasing use of restrictive assembly laws to crack down on political gatherings.
Beijing, Jul 17: Police in Yunnan province have thwarted 132 attempts and captured 553 extremists who tried to cross the border and travel to war zones overseas since 2014, the provincial publicity department said .As of June, police have captured 35 people, who planned to illegally cross the border and participate in the Syrian conflict, and shot and killed four terrorists during the process, Dong Jialu, deputy head of the Yunnan Provincial Public Security Department, said at a news conference."The police investigation found that the attempts to illegally cross the border were largely coordinated by forces overseas as they colluded with the organizers in and out of the country to spread extremist thoughts and entice them to join the fight in Syria," he said. The police also rescued 217 minors who were coerced into making the attempt and detained 161 drivers who helped the extremists .Between April last year and January, police in the four border regions discovered more than 260 cases of illegal cross-border activity and arrested more than 350 people suspected of organizing the crossings, along with 852 people who were attempting to enter another country illegally, according to the Ministry of Public Security .China faces a growing threat from terrorism, especially from extremists who have participated in the Syrian conflict but have now returned and
are planning domestic attacks, an official from the Department of Counterterrorism at the Public Security Ministry said. The ministry said about 300 Chinese extremists have fought in Syria, and although most are members of the Syrian branch of the Eastern Turkestan Islamic Movement, a small number have joined other terrorist and extremist organizations. Yunnan, which has a border of more than 4,060 kilometers, has been seen as one of the primary destinations for the extremists to leave or enter China, Dong said .Dealing with illegal immigration has become an important part of the province's counter-terrorism campaign. Yunnan and its neighboring regions have strengthened checks on main road channels and increased border patrols. Organizers, traffickers, drivers and guides remain the principal targets .Some of the extremists have decided to engage in terrorism in the province after their attempts were thwarted. In
one case, on March 1, 2014, a group of assailants armed with knives randomly attacked civilians at the Kunming Railway Station, causing 31 deaths and injuring another 141. Police shot dead four of the attackers, and wounded and captured a female suspect. Police later identified the assailants as extremists, who were trying to cross the border to join the "jihad", but failed and decided to commit the terror attack at the railway station. The police also made public three similar cases include one in the province's Kaiyuan city on March 25, in which the police arrested two suspects and shot dead another two as they tried to smuggle people across the border. The provincial public security department said that it will encourage informants to provide tip-offs to police concerning the illegal border crossing. Information leading to arrests will be rewarded with payments ranging from 5,000 yuan ($805) to 200,000 yuan. (Agencies)
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Rape becomes a reason to marry - IRONY shamed Part I Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative starts to bear fruit Pipavav Defence emerges on top by sealing crucial Russian deal There goes the saying: With great power comes great responsibility. This saying seems to have assumed great significance with Indian business tycoon, Anil Ambani owned Reliance Group of companies having been chosen by Russia to manufacture "Make in India" warships. With India close to choosing Grigorivich frigates for its navy, Russia is partnering Anil Ambani-led Pipavav Defence to build these ships under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's "Make in India" initiative. They will be upgraded versions of Talwar-class ships, or the Russian equivalent of Krivak-III. With public sector shipyards tied up in executing current orders and the Indian Navy battling to increase fleet strength, the government has been in advanced talks for the past several months with Russia for three to four upgraded Talwar class frigates, classified as Project 11356 vessels. Moscow, which has been keen to build the frigates at a Russian shipyard, was firmly told last year that the order would only be placed through the Make in India route but it would have the flexibility to choose an Indian partner for the project. After an evaluation of several Indian shipyards, including that of Larsen & Toubro, Russia has formally informed the defence ministry that Pipavav has been chosen as its Indian partner for the project. Officials said a formal letter was sent by Federal Service for Military Technical Cooperation (FSMTC) director Alexander Fomin last week confirming the partnership. The record deal is the first one landed by Pipavav after it was taken over by Anil Ambani's Reliance Group recently. The contract for the new frigates is likely to be in the form of a government-to-government order with Russia and could be signed this financial year with delivery expected over the next six to eight years. Vice-chief of naval staff, Vice-Admiral P Murugesan, has confirmed that exploratory talks have been on and, when decided, the frigate order will be under the Make in India initiative. The project brings together two of the government's key themes. Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced the Make in India initiative on August 15 last year as part of a manufacturing push to create jobs, raise incomes and help boost the economy. The government is also keen on greater private sector participation in defence, having eased overseas investment rules in this regard. The new stealth frigates will be a vital addition to the navy's surface fleet that is fast being upgraded to meet security challenges in the region. India has already bought six Russian-built Talwar class frigates, the last of which was delivered in 2013. A team led by Russian deputy industry and trade minister Alexei Rakhmanov has been evaluating Indian shipyards for the project over the past few months. Among the yards visited were Mazgaon Dockyard Ltd, Cochin Shipyard Ltd and the L&T unit, with the final selection being based on the availability of infrastructure and capacity. Pipavav, which is currently executing a naval offshore patrol vessel order, has India's largest shipbuilding facility. Anil Ambani-led Pipavav Defence's Russian deal comes at an opportune time which stands to give a push to Narendra Modi's "Make in India" vision by creating jobs, raising incomes and helping boost the economy at large besides serving to fulfil the requirements of the Indian Navy.
Violence aimed at people Fresh wave of killings in Assam a matter of concern It is learnt that security across Eastern Assam has been beefed up after suspected militants of Paresh Baruah faction of banned United Liberation Front of Assam (Ulfa) gunned down two Hindi-speaking people and injured as many others at Pengeri in Tinsukia district. Following the killing, it needs to be mentioned that, suspecting that the act was allegedly carried out by Ulfa-I, leaders of Bhojpuri organizations have challenged the C-in-C of the rebel outfit, Paresh Baruah to confront the Hindi speaking people or else to stop killing them. Meanwhile, it has been also alleged that the Superintendent of Police of Tinsukia district, Arnab Deka failed to make it to the crime spot, even after 24 hours of the scene. Deka who succeeded Anand Prakash Tiwari has been transferred from Tinsukia district. Although the motive behind the killing was not known but the locals claimed the Ulfa had demanded money from Shah. Recently, the insurgent group sent extortion demands to traders across Eastern Assam's Dibrugarh and Tinsukia districts. Tinsukia, which shares border with Arunachal Pradesh, is in close proximity to Myanmar border and has a huge population of Hindi speaking settlers from Bihar and Uttar Pradesh. It has always been soft targets of militant outfits. Also as per inputs received by Intelligence agencies suggest that Paresh Baruah has asked senior leader Dhristi Rajkhowa to target security forces in and around the Goalpara area and Hindi speaking areas in Upper Assam. It is believed that pressure is on Baruah now to strike as Khaplang, Kanglei Yawol Kanna Lup and Kangleipak Communist Party have killed many security force personnel. The Pengeri area of Tinsukia district too witnessed the massacre of Bihari migrant workers in 2007. In 2000, ULFA militants killed at least 100 Hindi-speaking people in Assam in a series of wellplanned attacks after the rebel group vowed to free the state of all 'non-Assamese migrant workers'. Rebels in insurgency-hit Assam, the largest among the seven northeastern states, have for years been boycotting the Independence Day and Republic Day celebrations to protest the central government's rule over the vast region rich in oil, tea and timber. And run-up to the events had always been violent, with rebels of the outlawed ULFA striking vital installations including crude oil pipelines, trains and road and rail bridges, besides targeting soldiers. And this year it is the latest attack by the outfit in eight years, which has targeted Hindispeaking people over the years whereas the insurgent groups of the North East operate from the soil of the neighbouring country. The violence aimed at people is violative of the rights of the common citizen of India to earn a living in any part of the country. And it is the duty of the Government of Assam and the Centre to prevent such violence.
India's culture is among the world's oldest; civilization in India began about 4,500 years ago. The culture of India is one of the oldest and unique. In India, there is amazing cultural diversity throughout the country. The South, North, and Northeast have their own distinct cultures and almost every state has carved out its own cultural niche. There is hardly any culture in the world that is as varied and unique as India. India is a vast country, having variety of geographical features and climatic conditions. India is home to some of the most ancient civilizations, including four major world religions, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism. In the ancient Indian history, a woman had a great extend of freedom like man, and her sphere of role relationships was not circumscribed by too many restrictions. At home, generally the mother was the mistress of the house. She had her usual routine of cleaning the house, sweeping the house with cow dung, decorating the house with lime powder, washing vessels; cooking food, looking after children; serving food to others first; welcoming and entertaining the guests. The Vedic Samhitas refer to women taking active part in agriculture and other crafts like leather work, making gur, drawing water, churning butter-milk, making wine, weaving mats and sewing. They were also in charge of household finances and farm labourers. The Vedic hymns inform that both husband and wife were joint owners of family property. In Rig-Veda, a daughter retained her right of inheritance and could substitute a son. Women were permitted to have separate property of their own which came to be designed in later Smritis as Stridhan. Some of the high class women were highly educated and actively participated in intellectual philosophical discussions. One comes across references to lady sages like Gosha, Apala, Lopamudra, Indranni, Gargi and Maitreyi. During the Vedic period girls and boys were initiated into the Vedic studies by performing a rite of passage called upanayan ceremony. It is believed that according to "Sarvankuramanika" there were as many as twenty
women being credited for composing the hymns of the rig Veda. It is believed that during Upanishad period there were Brahmanyadinis, lifelong students of Philosophy. One renowned scholar was Gargi who challenged Yagnavalkya and asked many subtle and intricate questions. Upanishad also includes a conversation between Yagnavilkya and one of his two wives Maitreyi over division of property at
thoritative role. Her socialization from childhood involved a high degree of
ily as a stranger, because the other members had already imbibed the tradi-
servants is virtually a lonely place for his life, if there is no housewife. One's home is not the house made of brick and mortar; it is the wife who makes the home. A home without the wife is like a wilderness". A wife was considered as his friend, counsel, and companion. All this was related to the counterpart role in the husband's role system. Islam is the secondlargest religion in India,
the decision by the sage to renounce the world. Maitreyi indicated her preference for initiation to the knowledge of Brahmavidya to property. Passages in the Vedas show that women apart from a mere literary career had other careers open to them. They entered fields of teaching, medicine, business, military and administration. The wife enjoyed with her husband full religious right and regularly participated in religious ceremonies. In fact, such ceremonies without the wife joining her husband were regarded as invalid. It is further ordained that the woman whose hand is accepted in marriage should be treated with respect and kindness and all that is agreeable to her shall be given to her. All these indicate that a woman held a status equal to man and there were considerably less restrictions on her activities outside the home. The position of a daughter in the Hindu family during the Vedic period did not include much au-
Modesty peculiar to Hindu culture. Her training installed in her tolerance, patience, submission and identification of her personality with her husband's. Though marriage was of great social and religious significance, it was not mandatory as the extensive use of the word "Amajur", which means a girl who grew at her father's house, suggests this. The Vedas include references to unmarried female rishis like Apala and Aitreya and some of them received co-education, though rare, which sometimes led to love marriage. Girls were regarded as objects of good women. Ramayana includes a detailed description of the reception of Rama after his long exile by the unmarried girls first and later a religious bath at their hands. The grown-up daughters during the temporary absence of the parents managed household and received the guests. The daughter-in-law entered her husband's fam-
tions and customs of the family. The bride's major duty was to make efforts to merge her personality with that of her husband's in matter both mundane and spiritual, and also to adapt herself to the traditions and sentiments of the family of which she had become a full fledged member. Her position was one of honourable subordination. It was expected from her to show respect to and obey all the elder members of the family. She had to help the mother-in-law in household duties such as cleaning, washing, drawing water, cooking, rearing children, tending cattle, and nursing the sick and the aged. The wife was always supposed to participate in religious ceremonies along with her husband. In fact, no religious rite was complete without her presence. She was called "ardhangini" or the other half. The Mahabharata declared that "in truth, a householder's home, even if crowded with sons, grandsons, daughters-in-law, and
making up 14.88% of the country's population with about 180 million adherents (2011 census). Islam first came to the western coast of India with Arab traders as early as 7th century AD to coastal Malabar and the Konkan-Gujarat. Oppressed, inferior, and unequal - for many people, these are the first words that come to mind when thinking about women in Islam. These stereotypes confuse Islam with cultural practices and fail to recognize that Islam has empowered women with the most progressive rights since the 7th century. In Islam, women are not inferior or unequal to men. This brochure presents the actual teachings of Islam regarding the rights, roles, and responsibilities of women, with a special focus on gender equality in Islam. At a time when female children were buried alive in Arabia and women were considered transferable property, Islam honoured women in society by elevat-
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ing them and protecting them with unprecedented rights. Islam gave women the right to education, to marry someone of their choice, to retain their identity after marriage, to divorce, to work, to own and sell property, to seek protection by the law, to vote, and to participate in civic and political engagement. In 610 C.E., God began to reveal the message of Islam to Prophet Muhammad, peace be upon him (PBUH), in Mecca. Muhammad (PBUH) called people towards the belief in one God and encouraged them to be just and merciful to one another. In reforming the pagan Arab society, he particularly transformed their mindset regarding the treatment of women. Islam abolished the practice of killing female children and raised the stature of women in society to one of dignity, esteem, and privilege. God devotes an entire chapter of the Quran, the holy book of Islam, to women. In addition, God directly addresses women repeatedly throughout the Quran. Islam proclaims that all human beings, men and women, are born in a pure state. The goal of every Muslim is to preserve this purity by shunning evil tendencies and beautifying their inner being with virtuous traits. Islam further confirms that both men and women are equal in the sight of God. In the Quran, God declares: "‌Indeed, the most noble of you in the sight of Allah is the most righteous of you‌" (49:13) At another place in the Quran, God clearly states that all humans are equal: "To whoever, male or female, does good deeds and has faith, We shall give a good life and reward them according to the best of their actions." (16:97) While Islam clearly establishes that men and women are equal, it does recognize that they are not identical. God created men and women with unique physiological and psychological attributes. In Islam, these differences are embraced as vital components to a healthy family and community structure with each individual contributing their own distinctive talents to society. (The writer can be reached at bhatta.kav92@gmail.com) To be contd.
Anarchism in Assam Chatra Federation puts a grinding halt to the activities of the people at certain places otherwise usually busy with sonorous activities. As if all these are not enough, the 100-hour ONGC and 36-hour OIL 'Bandh' is bound to adversely affect the production of Crude oil which is a bad sign for our country's economy. Why good sense does not prevail among our students' unions? Of course, our petroleum ministry's certain myopic decisions also prompt our youths to take recourse to this 'Bandh'. Interestingly, these youths, when there would be disruption of electric supply they would be up in arms to punish and intimidate the concerned electricity officials. Perhaps, these students are in the dark that for generating electricity the fuels necessary are supplied by these Oil companies. Naturally, the students themselves will have to bear the brunt of the unbearable scorching heat prevalent at the moment. Despite a verdict on 'Bandh' by the Hon'ble Guwahati High-Court, the ruling dispensation turns a blind-eye to all these acts of anarchism only for fear of losing votes. We suggest, President's rule is the only alternative to end this misrule. Yours etc. Ashok Bordoloi Dibrugarh
Anomalies in NRC Sir, Bandh- culture hits Assam right and left. Rationality among the groups calling for 'Bandh' is fast disappearing as our state's ruling dispensation continues to be a silent onlooker. When the OC of Sonapur Police Station was suspended for his failure to curb violence during a 'Bandh' called in Central-Assam, we common people were complacent thinking that at last or at least good sense started dawning on the leaders at the helm. But just after that, 'Bandh' called by Bengalee Yuba
Sir, The whole of Assam is busy with the so called procedure of filling up NRC data. While filling up the NRC many families are facing many problems while on the other hand many are taking advantage of the situation. One such incident occurred in Dibrugarh when many local citizens complaint that the copies of NRC 1951 uploaded in the official website of government contain many anomalies. The citizens pointed out that the records of village Borobari in which the serial number of enrolled persons
suddenly jumps from 259 (B) to 333 - deleting the names of 74 families all at once. Again in serial number 333, the first five names are completely missing but fortunately the 6th member of the family finds a place. Image ID No. 09122088 is completely blank. Similar blank pages and irregularities of skipping serial numbers have been brought to light by the villagers of Borobari. It is really shocking that there were certain people who served the Indian Railways since the pre-independence era, even before the formation of NF Railway, but unfortunately their next generation fails to find their names in NRC 1951 and subsequent electoral rolls up to March 24, 1971. So it is my earnest request to the Government of Assam that if it is really interested to enroll the names of Indian citizens then they should consider the circumstantial evidences of the people and follow the guidelines laid down by the Indian Evidence Act legally. Yours etc A concerned citizen Dibrugarh
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Good To Get Inked: Semicolon Tattoos That Are Why 17% Of Diabetics In The World Are Indians Un-Pausing The Conversation On Mental Health! Shambhavi Saxena At 18, Wisconsin photographer and graphic designer Amy Bleuel lost her father to suicide. To honour him, and break the silence surrounding mental illness, she founded Project Semicolon, "a faithbased non-profit movement dedicated to presenting hope and love to those who are struggling with depression, suicide, addiction and self-injury." Because of the project, people are getting themselves inked with semicolons, and flocking to image sharing websites with the results. What does a punctuation mark have to do with mental health, you ask? To a writer, a semicolon means there's more to come. To someone dealing with depression, or other forms of mental illness a semicolon means "you are the author of your story and you are choosing to continue" (as Bleuel told ABC News). Often, people with mood disorders like depression are driven to suicide for a number of reasons: lack of support and understanding, no access to medication, or the overwhelming feelings brought on by the disorder itself. That, all of this must be suffered alone, and usually without being discussed, isn't helpful at all.
Project Semicolon, in Bleuel's own words, exists to "start a conversation about suicide, mental illness and addiction that can't be stopped." When she started Project Semicolon in 2013, Bleuel recognized how prevalent depression and other mood disorders are, not just in the U.S., but the world over. Recent research suggests that one in ten Indians suffer from depression. In fact, the World Health Organization published a report last year detailing
alarming suicide rates in the country: "258,075 people committed suicide in India in 2012, with 99,977 women and 158,098 men taking their own lives." The fact that there is only one mental health worker to every 10,000 people globally, and one to every 1, 00,000 people in low- and middleincome countries, is equally worrisome. Since its inception, Project Semicolon has engaged an audience of more than 74,000 people on Facebook, has a street team
taking care of awareness events and fundraising involving more individuals. So, are these tattoos going to take the wind out of the sails of neuro-normativity? Like other divisions of power, neurotypical privilege is going to be hard to break down. But here's an earnest effort worth backing. In the past, mental illness was cast as the outcome of interfering spirits, demonic possession, divine retribution or immoral behaviour, and answered with physical punishment or even
death sentences. Half a century ago, medical practitioners decided electrocution, near drowning and lobotomies were appropriate, and before you think we're out of the woods in 2015, remember that people deemed 'deviant' by society are still subject to the invasive methods of shock and conversion therapy. Silence about these issues has further contributed to a widespread ignorance, insensitivity and very little pro-activeness, when it comes to responding to or mitigating a mentally stressful situation for any individual. Conversations about depression increased globally following Hollywood actor and comedian Robin William'ssuicide. In India, actor Deepika Padukone's own struggle has opened up the dialogue further.These conversations have brought to our notice the ableism implicit in our view of the world, our standards, our infrastructure, and even our very language, and the very urgent need for change. Today, among several growing efforts to make talking about mental wellbeing that much easier, Project Semicolon is making waves- one tattoo at a time. It's time we talked about mental health; it's about time everyone is heard.
Inside Atali: With No Muslims Left, Communal Violence Has Torn Apart Yet Another Village When I reached Ballabgarh last Saturday, no one was willing to take the auto-rickshaw to Atali, a village in the Faridabad district in Haryana. A group of women on the way wanted to go beyond Atali but the autodriver refused to take them, citing the heavy police presence in the village and the fear of violence. In Atali, the only shops open were those where the police and RAF personnel were buying refreshments. The streets were deserted and people unwilling to talk, even as the police made arrests. As I walked through one of the lanes, two women asked me to leave lest I got arrested. When I told them that I was a reporter, they started talking of how the mosque was to blame for all the trouble before my beard made them stop short. Then the police arrived and they left. On 26th May 2015, around 15 houses of Muslims were destroyed in Atali by about 2000 armed men following a dispute over the site of construction of a mosque. Although a Faridabad court had ruled that the land belonged to the Waqf Board, which the Hindus were arguing belonged to the Panchayat, violence erupted when the roof of the mosque was being laid. After the violence 150 Muslims took shelter in the Ballabgarh police station. After a month of suspended tension, another round of violence followed on 1st of July despite heavy police presence. By the 4th of July, not a single Muslim family remained in Atali. After a week of trying to meet Ishaq Khan, I finally settle for a telephone conversation. His house was among the houses that were most aggressively vandalised. I ask him if he is thinking of returning, considering 10 arrests have been made in the case. "No, we will not return just yet. How will we return?" Ishaq says over the phone, "Our houses are still burnt. We
don't have anything right now." Ishaq's concern can be understood in the light of the hostility in the village. When the police were rounding up some of the accused, the atmosphere was tense. When reporters went inside the village, after RAF had done a flag march, they were accosted by women angry at the arrests being made by the police. You could not photograph without being accused of framing the village's Hindu boys. After one of these women had shown me a door, they said, was broken by the police while making the arrests, Leelu Parashar, a shopkeeper interrupted the women, to talk. The allegations that he and the women made appeared to be only a reproduction of what is the popular stereotype of a Muslim. And their allegations seemed contradictory. One of the women alleged, for instance, that the Muslims used to borrow money and raised the issue of the mosque when Hindus asked their money to be returned. The site of the mosque, however, has been in con-
tention since 2009 and stay orders on its construction have been made only due to petitions filed by the Hindus. Leelu denied that any loans were to be repaid. When the group of women I was talking to hysterically alleged cow slaughter, I asked if they could tell me when it had happened. The woman speaking about it then turned to another for help and the only response I got was that the whole mosque is tainted with the blood of cows. One doesn't need to be a genius to see how small myths sold to the collective imagination of people can create hatred. Slogans asking that those who slaughter cows be hanged are painted all the way from Ballabgarh to Atali. "There are only one or two people in the villagebad elements- who have spoilt the whole situation," Ishaq says. Already communal violence has erupted in Tikri Brahman village near Atali, where a Hindu girl was allegedly teased by Muslim youth. The police suspect that it is the tension in Atali that has spread to the vil-
lage. A case of eve-teasing can be dealt with by the police and there appears to be no reason why it should pit people of entire communities against each other, unless, of course, the idea of Love Jihad that has been in public imagination for a long time, due to Hindutva organisations' campaign against a threat that is a socially constructed myth, was at work here. Prior to the Lok Sabha elections last year, BJP's Amit Shah openly justified, in election rallies in U.P., violence for protecting the honour of Hindu women. There is also a perceived image in Atali of what constitutes a "good Muslim". The image is of a Muslim who doesn't speak up, puts up with the status quo and accepts the terms of the high and mighty. Members of a fact finding team of PUDR (People's Union of Democratic Rights identifies itself as civil liberties and democratic rights organisation), who have made several visits since the 26th May violence, say that there is a sense among the Jats that it is a "Jat area" and given that,
"how can there be a mosque?" Ishaq confirms on the phone that there is no mosque to be found in a 10-12 km area. The same fact finding team learnt through its interviews that while Jats are either landowners, have government jobs, and are independent financially, most of the Muslims are dependent on the majority Hindu population for their income. While some have rented shops, others borrow land for agriculture at a rate of fourteen to fifteen thousand rupees a year. Some run auto-rickshaws, are plumbers or electricians. The villainy is attributed to the upward mobile Ali Seth and Ishaq Khan, who the women alleged were "the leaders" in "the trouble". As Satish Deshpande, a professor of Sociology at Delhi University, put it in his piece on Atali, in the "Atali model", ideas of "happy coexistence, syncretic culture, the inherent tolerance of Hinduism, etc.," are predicated on the "subordinate citizenship" of the minority. I ask Ishaq what he thinks is the reason his house saw the most aggressive vandalism and whether it has anything to do with his speaking up. "No, speak we will have to (because) it is our right. If we do not speak, we will be suppressed. Most people (among the Muslims) are not educated, are financially weak, they cannot even go outside-inside anywhere. You see anywhere‌the leaders are removed first. That is the thing even today. 'Remove them, everything will end.'" Perhaps there is a more complex politics at play in Atali and in Tikri Brahman. But on a simpler level, if simply more people in the country were speaking up for the rights of people around them, perhaps the 'bad elements' of Atali would not have any influence. As Ishaq sums it up, in the defence of the construction of the mosque for his fellow villagers, "The country is everybody's: Hindu, Muslim, Sikh, Christian."
India is the country with the largest number of diabetics in the world and the percentage is only expected to double by 2025. Obesity being one of the leading causes for diabetes; it becomes crucial for us to take that extra step to living a healthy life . Watching TV for long hours, binging on unhealthy foods and lack of physical activity are the known causes for obesity which in turn leads to diabetes. But it's not only our lifestyle; Indians are inherently prone to contracting diabetes because of the physical structure. We are known to have a lower Body Mass Index (BMI) plus we have a higher percentage of fat concentrated in the abdominal area compared to the Europeans. Indians also have an increased insulin resistance compared to Caucasians leading to Insulin Resistance Syndrome (IRS). A strong familial aggregation is also observed among Indians, making genetic factors a strong cause for diabetes. According to International Diabetes Federation, India had 19.4 million diabetics in 1994 and this number increased three times in 2014 to 66.8 million. This means, approximately 17% of the world's diabetics are Indians and another 77 million Indians are believed to be pre-diabetic according to the Indian Council of Medical Research. Urban India is especially prone to contracting diabetes compared to rural India. Why exactly is this disease
spreading like an epidemic the menace of diabetes. It in India? Why are Indians launched a programme more prone to having dia- based on pilot basis called betes? According to this the National Program for research paper Control of Diapublished in the Ruchika Thakur betes (NPCD) year 2004, the anin the year 2008, swer lies in our unhealthy to make people aware about eating habits, physical in- the non-communicable disactivity coupled with inher- eases. The main objective ent genetic attributes and was early diagnosis and indifference in body compo- tervention at nascent sition. Many young adults stages of the disease. Early are contracting Type 2 dia- diagnosis of diabetes may betes, which is full blown prevent or slow the onset diabetes. of full-blown diabetes espeType 1 diabetes occurs cially amongst children when the immune system who show mild symptoms attacks and permanently and remain undiagnosed for disables the insulin-making a long time. The program cells in the pancreas. This also aimed at establishing is insulin-dependent diabe- intervention at community tes. The second kind of dia- and school level. betes is the severe form of A positive alteration in one's diabetes, which was earlier lifestyle can prevent diabeunheard of among young tes. It can be avoided by adults and children but with regular physical activity, increasing obesity in chil- paying attention to your diet dren, a large number of chil- and eating healthy foods. dren are plagued with this And as someone has rightly disease. said "small steps lead to bigSo what is the solution? We ger things", so start with can't just blame our genet- smaller alterations like going ics for being ill. The solu- for walks, reducing Transtion lies in being healthy, fats, sugary drinks and optmoreover, adopting a ing for their healthier counhealthy lifestyle. terparts. After all, it is for you The government has acted to decide if you want to be a in a positive manner to curb part of the epidemic or not.
Dealing With An Abusive Partner: "Each Outburst Would Be Followed By, 'Sorry I Didn't Mean That'" This post is a part of LoveMatters' #BearNoMore Campaign Anonymous
It's funny how years of social conditioning and popular definitions of certain terms limit our understanding of our own lived experiences. While I possessed the notional understanding that anyone could be a victim of abuse in a relationship, I realized that I had subconsciously categorized abuse as something very drastically violent and also something which could never happen to me. In a sense, I had essentialised abuse to a very limited definition of physical violence, and since those narrow boxes were not being ticked off despite my discomfort with my relationship, I couldn't even entertain the idea that I might have been in an abusive relationship. It is difficult to encapsulate my relationship. It was categorized by periods of extreme love, to times when it felt like I didn't even exist. Then, I slowly started discovering his anger. It initially started with small things and each outburst would be followed by, "Sorry I didn't mean that." But the hurtful words lingered, because they were soon to be repeated and each one of those words pierced me. He knew exactly what my insecurities were, and targeted them with pre-
cision. These episodes would drain me of all my energy, and his apologies started becoming more and more curt. Whenever I tried to take it up with him, I would get the same response of, "Let it go, I was angry and didn't really mean those things" and "why can't you just let things be". The recurring theme though, was my inability to 'prove' my love and thus, there were small tests which I had to pass to ease his insecurities. I soon started getting terrified of accidentally missing a call or forgetting to reply on time, apprehensive of the next set of hurtful things that would come my way. Soon the fear itself took a form of its own and started controlling me. I had, on several occasions, questioned the relationship but the stigma of being the one who 'gave up' haunted me and also led me to justify the unpleasantness of the relationship as 'a rocky phase' which would get better. Unfortunately, it only got worse. The aggressive verbal abuse later hinted towards possible physical abuse. Slowly, I started losing my own identity and started seeing my existence only in terms of the relationship. Thus, if the relation-
ship failed, I failed. It was only after I distanced myself from him, and spoke to friends and loved ones that I slowly realized how much the relationship had sapped me of myself. This realization gave me the power to finally end it. The end was bitter, and I was emotionally manipulated to believe that I was to blame and that I was a horrible person. I started questioning everything about myself. The relationship has made me question many facets of abuse that I had misinterpreted, like how the abuser needs to be a 'bad person'. My ex is one of the most charming people I have ever met, can talk at length on issues, is artistic, but that in no manner reduced or diminished the impact of what he had done to me. It doesn't absolve him of the abuse he inflicted. It would be naive to state that the relationship is completely behind me, because even now it suddenly sneaks up on me at times. Sometimes I can still hear his voice in my head and while it still affects me, its power is slowly fading. I constantly strive to shed some of the fear and judgment I had internalized, and while the process is slow, the small successes are extremely liberating.
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Sponsors look beyond cricket 700 jobs in UK may be axed
New Delhi, Jul 17: Last year, India's traditional sport kabaddi found it tough to get sponsors for its debut professional league. This year, it's a different story. All sponsorship slots for Pro Kabaddi League have already been sold out. Interestingly, in March this year, Star Sports was forced to inaugurate cricket's most prestigious tournament the World Cup without a lead sponsor. Star Sports is also the official broadcaster of the Pro Kabaddi League.
Bank stocks gain up to 4% Mumbai, Jul 17: Bank stocks recently gained up to 4 per cent following the government's move to simplify foreign investment regime that boosted investor sentiment. Shares of Axis Bank rose by 4.14 per cent, Kotak Mahindra Bank gained 4.03 per cent and Yes Bank climbed 3.11 per cent on BSE. Among others, HDFC Bank was up 1.52 per cent and ICICI Bank rose by 0.83 per cent. The BSE banking index ended 1.91 per cent higher at 21,996.69. "Government's approval on composite FDI cap resulting in more capital flowing into the system lifted the sentiment," said Gaurav Jain, director at Hem Securities. Promising a simpler foreign investment regime, the government today introduced a concept of composite cap for all kinds of overseas inflows including through FDI, FII and NRI routes - a move that may benefit retail companies and stock exchanges among others. Stating that the concept of composite caps has been introduced for simplification of foreign investment norms, finance minister Arun Jaitley said, "From now onwards, all FIIs, NRIs and other foreign investments will be clubbed. In the broader market, the benchmark BSE Sensex ended at 28,446.12, up 247.83 points. (Agencies)
With kabaddi, it faced no such hiccups this time. "Advertisers are looking beyond cricket," says Hema Malik, COO with Lodestar UM. "Nobody expected kabaddi to do so well. There are other sports as well including tennis, hockey and football, which are garnering a lot of interest from advertisers. These leagues will take off sooner or later in a big way." There are eight associate sponsors for Pro Kabaddi League this year including
Flipkart, Thums Up, Mahindra, Bajaj Electricals and TVS Motors. According to sources, each associate sponsor forked out around Rs 6-7 crore. Apart from participating in the kabaddi league, beverage giant Coca-Cola India is closely looking at football and tennis. It is the title sponsor and 10% equity owner of Mahesh Bhupathi's International Premier Tennis League (IPTL) and has made significant investments in
foundational football in schools and state-level competitions, with the aim of sponsoring the FIFA under-17 World Cup in India in 2017. "With football, we are increasingly seeing that while it may not evoke radical reactions, there is a strong affinity with the game. Besides the traditional strongholds of Kerala, Goa and West Bengal, we are seeing the emergence of North East, Jharkhand and Maharashtra as other major areas of the sport," said Debabrata Mukherjee, VP, marketing, at Coca-Cola India. India's largest twowheeler maker Hero MotoCorp has stepped away from cricketball. Hero is the title sponsor of the Indian Super League - the country's first franchisebased football tournament. It is also the title sponsor of the Hockey India League. American professional football league - National Football League (NFL) - is also set to make an Indian debut next year while basketball, which has been a niche sport till now, has started gaining traction after Punjab-born Satnam Singh was drafted in the NBA in US. (Agencies)
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Mumbai, Jul 17: Tata Steel may cut 720 jobs in its speciality steel business as low-priced imports from China and high production costs impact its ability to compete in the cut-throat UK market. Most of the jobs will be slashed at the company's Rotherham, northern England plant, the metals giant said recently. Cheap foreign imports due to a strong pound and expensive electricity costs, which is more than double of its nearest competitors, is forcing Tata Steel to look at restructuring its speciality steel business. The unit will now concentrate more on highvalue sectors like aerospace. Tata Steel is currently the world's thirdlargest steel supplier to the aerospace industry. The proposed job cut announcement comes a day after Tata Steel's UK workers agreed to a new pension scheme, which prevented a potential strike that could have been the biggest industrial dispute in Britain's steel sector in more than three decades. "Energy is one of our largest costs at our speciality and bar business and we are disadvantaged by the
UK's cripplingly high electricity costs," said Karl Koehler, Europe head at Tata Steel, which in recent years has invested over 20 million pounds in the business. "While the UK government announced helpful measures to reduce the impact of its high energy taxes a few years ago, these measures still haven't been introduced," Koehler added. "Now is the time for government to act. Foundation industries like ours ur-
gently need a competitive business environment and a government willing to strengthen UK manufacturing supply chains. This would ensure the UK remains an attractive place to invest," he stressed. The Tata Group, of which Tata Steel is a part, is one of largest private sector employers in UK. Tata Steel has been restructuring its European operations by cutting costs and jobs since 2007 when it acquired
Anglo Dutch producer Corus for $13 billion. It currently has about 17,000 people on its rolls compared to 25,000 in 2008. Tata Steel said it has "identified 720 positions which will potentially become redundant" and will work closely with those at risk to redeploy them to minimize the number of compulsory redundancies. After the job cut, Tata Steel will still have about 1,500 people in Rotherham. (Agencies)
Maruti regains lost status E-commerce companies under Bengaluru, Jul 17: Maruti Suzuki recently regained the status of being the most valuable automobile firm with a market cap of Rs 1.26 lakh crore. The company zoomed past Tata Motors for the first time since March 2010, whose market cap now stands at Rs 1.13 lakh crore. Maruti had recently announced that it was confident of double digit growth this fiscal despite worries in the automobile industry. The company cited high interest rates and lower demand from customers during rainy season as the main concerns."Even then, we are committed for a doubledigit growth in the year and we are working in that direction," Maruti Suzuki India Executive Director R S Kalsi had said. It is this positive long-term outlook that has helped Maruti expand its market capitalization. In June, the company
purview of all commercial taxes
sold 1,02,626 units as against 1,00,964 units in the same month last year, up 1.6%. For the 2014-15 financial year, the company had posted its highest ever annual sales at 12,92,415 units, up 11.9% from
BACK TO BEING MOST VALUABLE AUTOMOBILE FIRM Maruti Suzuki regained the status of being the most valuable automobile firm with a market cap of Rs 1.26 lakh crore The company zoomed past Tata Motors for the first time since March 2010, whose market cap now stands at Rs 1.13 lakh crore Maruti had recently announced that it was confident of double digit growth this fiscal
11,55,041 units in 201314.Tata Motors recorded a 1.2% growth in its sales volumes in the month of June. The company sold 76,602 units in June compared to 75,623 units in the same month last year. The company said that volumes were dragged down by Jaguar Land Rover, whose unit has been suffereing in China amid concerns over slowing growth. Sales of luxury brand Jaguar Land Rover declined by 3.08% to 34,908 units during the month as compared to 36,021 units during the same month a year ago. (Agencies)
Chennai, Jul 17: The Tamil Nadu government has expressed its reservations over retail trading done by e-commerce companies as it fears it is losing heavily on commercial taxes. The government fears most of the e-commerce companies have only virtual presence and it is very difficult to find out the nature of transactions carried out by them. It is also very difficult to find out whether a sales transaction made to a consumer located within the state is liable for levy of state value added tax (VAT) or central sales tax (CST). Apart from losing revenue, the state also fears that FDI in retail is being introduced through the backdoor as many of the ecommerce companies have their bases in foreign countries and carry out operations in India. State commercial taxes minister M C Sampath participated at a meeting convened by the Centre in New Delhi on Wednesday to discuss ways and means to frame guidelines on e-commerce. He said Tamil Nadu's experience showed that the entities carrying out e-com-
merce business from outside the jurisdiction of the state failed to comply with the provisions of the applicable sales tax laws, registration, filing of returns, replying to the statutory notices and so on. Many of them did not file tax returns as required under the VAT laws and would not share data, the minister said. Further, the existing VAT laws did not have provisions for carrying out VAT audit of such e-commerce platforms situated outside the state jurisdiction thereby posing serious risks to state revenues, he said. "Commodity taxation is the main source of revenue for states. Hence, ensuring that the revenue base is not eroded through sharp e-commerce
practices is a serious concern for us. We strongly urge that all regulatory and tax laws governing brickand-mortar retail business should be made equally applicable to e-commerce business also without any exception to maintain the level playing field," said Sampath. Many e-commerce platforms keep their data and servers abroad, and this would make enforcing compliance with taxation laws and other statutory regulations difficult. "Effective provisions mandating residence of data and software within the territory of India or mirroring of such data in local servers within India, furnishing declarations of information on such servers
and imposing liability on persons responsible for maintaining and making available access to such data servers to statutory authorities should be ensured," said Sampath. The state also raised doubts about e-commerce sites complying with relevant labour, consumer protection and other regulatory laws. Claiming that there were many complaints that enforceable warranties were not available to consumers for products that were purchased through ecommerce platforms, the minister said such entities could not be allowed to bypass or escape the essential regulatory frameworks. The meeting was convened to consider certain representations made by a writ petitioner before the Delhi high court on the issue of creating a level playing field between those who conduct ecommerce business and those who could set up a multi-brand brick and mortar retail business with 51% FDI as permissible under current regulations. The court has directed that the petition may be considered as a representation by the Government of India. (Agencies)
Indian corporates can Food companies think out of the No impact of composite foreign investment cap on banks and defence issue sweat equity now box after 'Maggi' mess Mumbai, Jul 17: In a move that will provide information technology companies greater flexibility in rewarding overseas employees, Reserve Bank of India has said that Indian corporates can issue stock options or 'sweat equity' to employees in overseas holding companies, joint ventures or wholly-owned subsidiaries. At present there is a cap of 5% on the quantity of shares that are issued to foreign employees even if they are issued under the trust route. Amending FEMA regulations recently, RBI said "On a review, it has been decided that an Indian company may issue "employees' stock option" or "sweat equity shares" to its employees or employee of its holding company or joint venture or wholly owned overseas subsidiary/subsidiaries who are resident outside India," RBI said in a circular. RBI's definition of employees includes directors on the board of the company. This is subject to the condition that the stock option scheme is drawn in terms of regulation issued under the Securities Exchange Board of India Act, 1992 or the Companies (Share Capital and Debentures) Rules, 2014. Also the foreign holding cannot exceed the sector cap applicable to the company because of the issue of shares to employees. In case the company is in a sector where foreign investors are allowed under the approval route prior approval of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) would need to be obtained. These shares cannot be issued to employees who are citizens of Bangladesh/Pakistan without prior FIPB approval. Besides software companies a number of new age start-up companies have their parent holding companies outside India. This move will enable them to offer shares of the operating company in India to employees overseas. (Agencies)
Mumbai, Jul 17: After the Maggi fiasco, food and beverages companies are buying contaminated or product recall insurance policies to cover huge losses they would suffer in the event of forced withdrawal of their products from the market. Tata AIG General Insurance Company and New India Assurance Company are two companies that are seeing higher enquiries and sales to food and beverages companies. Tanuj Gulani, vice-president, speciality
lines and reinsurance at Prudent Insurance Brokers, said, "After the Maggi episode, there is a frenzy in the Indian market to buy this cover, something that we have not witnessed before. We are working on a couple of insurance covers for edible oil companies, alcoholic and non-alcoholic companies rice exporters and other food companies. Contaminated product insurance covers all issues related to recall, mislabeling, business inter-
ruption, and impairment of the products." The cost of premium for the product will vary from Rs 7.5 lakh to Rs 20 lakh depending on the kind of the product, turnover of the company, whether it is exported overseas or sold in the domestic markets. If the products are exported overseas, the premiums will be higher as recalling from overseas markets is very expensive. According to an insurance expert, "The product liability cover for the company was only to cover the litigation cost if someone consumed Maggi got ill and then filed a suit against the company. The insurance would cover the litigation cost and cost of damages to the person and not on the extensive loss that the company is facing." Sushant Sarin, senior vice president, commercial lines, Tata AIG General Insurance Company, said, "There is a spurt in the enquiries from food and beverage and topical product companies, apart from cream and soap manufacturers. (Agencies)
New Delhi, Jul 17: The celebrations at banking counters may be short lived as the government's decision to move to a composite foreign investment cap for sector will not impact banks or defence although it will provide fungiblity across various segments, including retail, credit information companies and power exchanges, among others. The cabinet decision to move to composite sectoral limits - including FDI, FII, venture capital, NRI and qualified foreign investment - had sent stocks of private sector banks soaring as investors thought that the government had allowed 74% foreign investment, and lifted the 49% limit on FII flow into the sector. While the BSE Bankex closed almost 2% higher, Axis Bank and Kotak Mahindra Bank were up 4% each, while Yes Bank shares rose over 3%. Recently, sources had reported that the government is set to clear the plan for a
composite cap. Soon after the announcement, industry players began cheering the move. But by evening clarity emerged as government sources clarified that the FII limit for banks had been retained at 49% and the portfolio investment ceiling in defence stayed at 24%. "There is no change in the conditions. You cannot expose a sensitive sector such as banking to hot money. Similarly, defence is a strategic sector. At the moment, there is no move
to change the FII caps," said a source. But the decision offers several positives for companies, including those in sectors such as pharma where government approval is required. Sources said that even in these sectors, no approval will be required for foreign institutional investment up to 49%. "The message is that the government is seeking to make several corrections and provide flexibility," said a source. (Agencies)
"The ban on him bowling for 12-months means we now have to rethink our strategy for the next one year for ODIs and T20 cricket,"
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India thrash Zimbabwe by 54 runs in 1st T20I Harare: India have gone 1-0 up in the two-T20I series against Zimbabwe after beating the hosts by 54 runs at Harare. Zimbabwe got off to an excellent start thanks to their openers Chamu Chibhabha and Hamilton Masakadza. They put on 55 for the first wicket, when Chibhabha was dismissed in the ninth over. From there, Zimbabwe kept losing one wicket after the other and found themselves in deep trouble as they lost half their side with just 82 on the board in the 14th over.
From there, Zimbabwe were just about looking to play out their 20 overs with minimum damage. But Mohit Sharma got rid of Graeme Cremer for nine, but Zimbabwe somehow managed to go past the 100-run mark but it was never going to be enough to trouble India. India will hope that they can win the second T20I too and register yet another clean sweep after easing past the hosts in the recently concluded One-Day International (ODI). Akshar Patel was the pick of the bowlers
with three wickets while Harbhajan Singh picked up two wickets to make sure that the visitors were on top throughout. Earlier, India managed to set Zimbabwe a target of 179. India had gotten off to an excellent start reaching the 50-run mark in the 7th over of their innings, courtesy of some excellent batting from openers Ajinkya Rahane and Murali Vijay. Vijay was the first one to go when he was run out for a 19-ball 34. A couple of overs later, Rahane too was dismissed for 33.
Ashes: Ruthless Rogers, Smith turn screw on England London: Chris Rogers and Steve Smith plundered superb centuries to lead Australia to a commanding 337 for one on the first day of the second Ashes Test against England at Lord's on Thursday. The pair shared an unbroken second-wicket partnership of 259 to put their side in a strong position to level the series following their surprise 169-run defeat in the first match in Cardiff. England's only success was the dismissal of David Warner, caught in the deep for 38 trying to hit his third four off Moeen Ali's first over, and their pace bowlers failed to extract any movement on an excellent batting wicket. Australia captain Michael Clarke won the toss in overcast conditions and watched his openers bat comfortably through the first hour. England skipper Alastair Cook brought on spinner Moeen in the 15th over and Warner carved his first two deliveries to the mid-wicket boundary in a clear statement of aggressive intent.
The pugnacious left-hander perished four balls later, however, caught by James Anderson at deep mid-off to end an opening stand of 78. Warner angrily swished his bat as he trudged off, doubtless annoyed that he had continued Australia's habit of losing wickets to rash shots, a tendency which contributed to their loss in the first Test. Rogers, who flashed Anderson's third ball of the match just over
the slips, maintained the form which brought him 95 in Cardiff and he and Smith carried Australia to 104 for one at lunch. The pair continued to dominate as the sun came out in the afternoon and Rogers cut Stuart Broad to reach his eighth fifty in nine Test innings. Smith accumulated runs in his usual awkward but effective manner and also passed 50, the ninth time in a row he has passed the
milestone when batting in the first innings of a Test match. A subdued crowd briefly came to life when Ian Bell, at second slip, dropped a sharp chance offered by Smith off the bowling of Ben Stokes, epitomising England's sluggish day in the field. Runs continued to flow after tea and Smith hoisted Joe Root for six before pulling Anderson for four to reach his 10th Test century before Rogers followed his partner to three figures with a punch down the ground off Anderson. The partnership rattled past 200, Rogers passed his highest Test score and Smith nonchalantly continued the prolific form which has brought him eight Test hundreds since the start of 2014. The second new ball failed to lift England spirits and Rogers eased Anderson to the third man boundary to bring up his 150. He will resume in the morning on 158 not out with Smith on 129 and Australia look to build a huge total to put the hosts under pressure. (Agencies)
Bernard Tomic charged for noisy penthouse party Miami: Australian tennis player Bernard Tomic has been charged with trespassing and resisting arrest following complaints over a noisy penthouse party at a Miami Beach hotel, police said on Thursday. Security guards were called to the room in the W Hotel in South Beach following multiple noise complaints. The 22-year-old tennis player, ranked 25th in the world by
the Association of Tennis Professionals, refused to turn down the music and slammed the door in the guards' faces, according to an arrest affidavit. After police arrived, he and his guests were told to pack up and leave but Tomic refused, the report said. Tomic won junior titles at the 2008 Australian Open and the 2009 US Open. As a pro, he claimed the title
in the 2014 Claro Open Colombia and has earned more than $660,000 in winnings in 2015, according to the ATP's website. Earlier this month, Tomic was dumped from Australia's Davis Cup team after a blistering tirade at Australian team officials following his third round exit at Wimbledon. Court documents did not list an attorney for Tomic. (Agencies)
ICC Rankings: Kohli, Dhawan retain positions; India stay second Dubai: Virat Kohli (fourth), Shikhar Dhawan (seventh) and Mahendra Singh Dhoni (ninth) have also maintained their respective positions in the ICC ODI batting chart. The list is still headed by South Africa's AB de Villiers. Although no Indian bowler figures in the top-10 of the ODI bowling chart, there were some significant gains made
by them. Medium pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar has climbed four places to 12th after taking five wickets for 80 in the series against Zimbabwe, while teammates Axar Patel (up 18 to a career high 47th), Mohit Sharma (up seven places to 51st) and Harbhajan Singh, who lies just outside the top-100 in 101st position, have also climbed up
the ladder. Meanwhile, Bangladesh continued its recent fine run of home form in ODI cricket with a first home series victory over South Africa on Wednesday to make it four successive home series victories. The 2-1 triumph helped cement its ICC Champions Trophy 2017 qualification, as well as its seventh place position in the ICC ODI
Team Rankings, and also closed the gap on sixth-placed England to two points. The Proteas remain in fourth place, but dropped three rankings points to 109. Following its 30 series victory over Zimbabwe, India maintained its second place ranking and still remains 14 points adrift of Australia, who leads the field on 129 points. (Agencies)
Manish Pandey and Robin Uthappa put up a partnership to lay the platform for the final onslaught but Pandey looking to clear the boundary holed out in the deep. Kedar Jadhav, who was in good nick going into this game looked positive right from the beginning. Stuart Binny also produced some lusty hits towards the end of the innings along with Robin Uthappa. Zimbabwe bowlers to their credit kept up the pressure at the death and struck at regular intervals to cut down
velopment and scouting of talent at a young age are unfortunately two such areas. Unfortunately, it is about the lack of football culture in this country. Eight countries have so far won the FIFA World Cup and you can see their football culture. "In these countries, the youngsters start learning their basics at the age of four or five. In India, the players do not learn their basics at a young age and naturally they struggle in their basics when they grow up," added the 52-year-old, who has also coached the national teams of Nepal, Sudan, Malawi and Rwanda. "During our World Cup qualifying away match against Guam, I asked one of their players when did he start playing foot-
ball under a qualified coach and he said at the age of four. And, when I asked the same question to C K Vineeth (national team player), he said he started with a coach at 13. There lies the difference," Constantine said. India had suffered a disappointing 1-2 loss to Guam, who were 33 places below India in FIFA rankings, in their 2018 World Cup second round qualifying away match last month. Constantine conceded that Indian football has not done well in the last four-five years but felt that the worst may be over. "In the last four-five years, the national team has gone down in performance. The team was at 171st in FIFA rankings at one time (in December last year). But I assure
you that I will leave the team in a better shape. In my coaching career, I have left whatever team I have been associated with in a better position," he said. Asked how many talented players have come in after he left the coaching job in his first stint in 2005,
Brief Scores: India - 178/ 5 in 20 Overs (Robin Uthappa 39*, Murali Vijay 34; Chris Mpofu 3/ 33 ,Graeme Cremer 1/ 20); Zimbabwe -124/7 in 20 Overs (Masakadza 28, Chibhabha 23; Akshar Patel 3/17, Harbhajan Singh 2/29).
Pakistan spinner Hafeez gets one-year ban for chucking Dubai: Pakistan allrounder Mohammad Hafeez has been banned from bowling for 12 months after his action was found to be illegal for the second time since November, the International Cricket Council said on Friday. The assessment was carried out at the Sri Ramachandra University in Chennai on July 6. Former Pakistan captain Hafeez was initially reported after the first Test against New Zealand in Abu Dhabi in November and was subsequently banned after an independent analysis found his action to be illegal. He was cleared to bowl in April after changing his action but the part-time off-spinner was again reported by match officials for a suspect action during last month's Test against Sri Lanka in Galle. "Hafeez is entitled to appeal any procedural aspect of an independent assessment that has led to this automatic suspension," the ICC said in a statement. "It is a big setback for us and
our future plans but mentally we were prepared for such an outcome," chief selector Haroon Rasheed said. "Hafeez's off bowling has been a major part of our strategy in one-day internationals and T20 cricket and he has also been a more than able bowling option in Test matches," Rasheed said. "The ban on him bowling for 12-months
means we now have to rethink our strategy for the next one year for ODIs and T20 cricket," the former Test batsman said. Pakistan's former Test opener and head coach, Mohsin Khan described the ban on Hafeez as disappointing and a big challenge now for the national selectors. "They now have to review the entire situation with the cricket
Magician Messi extols retiring Argentine sorcerer Aimar Buenos Aires: Lionel Messi assumed the rare role of fan on Thursday conveying his best wishes to his idol and Argentina great Pablo Aimar who retired on Wednesday. "A great player is retiring, one of my idols. Pablo Aimar, I wish you the best in the next stage (of your life)," the Argentina captain wrote on his Facebook page. "Thanks for all the enjoyment you gave us with your magic," added Messi, who was Aimar's team mate at the 2006 World Cup in Germany and 2007 Copa America in Venezuela where Argentina reached the final. Messi has often said that the former River Plate, Valencia, Benfica and Argentina midfielder Aimar, who won 52 caps and scored eight goals was a player he idolised as a child. Aimar announced that he was quitting football having failed to make River's squad for the last two rounds
of the Libertadores Cup. The playmaker, who was nicknamed 'Payaso', meaning clown, because he always wore a smile, returned home last year hoping for one last fling at River. He had surgery on a nagging ankle problem in April, which restricted him to a couple of substitute appearances for the club in May. The 35-year-old, who also played at the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan,
complained this month that the pain remained and told coach Marcelo Gallardo, another former team mate, that he was retiring. River are 90 minutes from a place in their fifth Libertadores final after a 2-0 home win over Guarani of Paraguay in the first leg of their semi-final on Tuesday. They are looking to win South America's top club prize for the third time. (Agencies)
Lack of football culture hurting India Mumbai: National coach Stephen Constantine feels that most of the Indian footballers do not have strong command on the basics of the game primarily due to a lack of football culture in the country. Englishman Constantine, who took over as India coach early this year in his second stint, said not focussing on grassroot development over the years has led to the players learning the basics only late in their career. "After I left in 2005, I can see the country has moved ahead in some areas. But at the same time, in some other areas, there has been little improvement," Constantine, who also served as India coach between 2002 and 2005, said at a media interaction. "Not enough focus on grassroot de-
India's run rate. Zimbabwe bowled a total of 25 extras, which turned out to be pivotal in the end. Earlier, India handed Sandeep Sharma his debut while Taurai Muzarabani also made his Zimbabwe debut.
Constantine said tongue-incheek, "I would say India has produced more (footballer) leaders." He made it clear that scouting of young talent would be one of his main focus areas and said he and his team will fetch talent from all over the country. "Scouting of
young talent will be one of my focus areas. We have conducted a workshop on scouting in Goa a few days back and many former India players some of whom have played under me in my earlier stint took part. They will be my scouts and we now have a national director for scouting (in former India striker Abhishek Yadav) and this team will scout talent from across the country," he said. "I am not saying that there was no scouting earlier but I want it to be broad-based not confined to only Subroto Cup and Coca Cola (sub-junior) Nationals. The talent pool should be widened for such a big country of more than one billion people and should not be confined to a few states only. My team and I will go to
schools and colleges throughout the country wherever football is played," he said. "Along with India Under-17 coach Nicolai Adams, we have scouted 27 new players for the 2017 FIFA Under-17 World Cup to be hosted by India and we found that these 27 players are better than those who have been training at the AIFF Academy in Goa," he revealed. The current national team has been a new-look and inexperienced one with only four of them having played more than 10 international matches and Constantine asked the fans to wait for a while before they start giving results. "I think the team will need at least 10-12 matches to start doing well but only if I have them with me and train them everyday." (Agencies)
board and take tough decisions. A PCB official said it would take stock of the situation since Hafeez is entitled to appeal any procedural aspect of an independent assessment that has led to this automatic suspension. "The main issue is that Hafeez can now only approach the ICC for a re-assessment of his bowling action after 12months." (Agencies)
Satnam scores in a thrilling win for Mavericks
Dallas: Satnam Singh got to ply his trade in a brief fourminute appearance as the Dallas Mavericks knocked off the LA Lakers 88-86 in a thrilling encounter in the elimination round of the 2015 NBA Summer League. Satnam entered the game with two minutes left in the first quarter. He immediately made an impact grabbing a defensive rebound with 1:44 left on the clock. He went on to score his first points in the game with a free throw in the second quarter. Jeremy Tyler led the Mavericks with 25 points and 11 rebounds in the late game nail-biter. The 24year-old Dallas center, whose NBA career includes stops in Atlanta, Golden State and New York, was 11-of-15 from field goal range and also had four offensive rebounds. Justin Anderson added 16 points for the Mavericks on 6-of-15 shooting, including 4-of-7 from 3point range. Dwight Powell had 12 points and nine rebounds and Maalik Wayns had 12 points and three assists. (Agencies)
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ho said kajal and eyeliner were your only weapons of choice to accentuate those eyes? With just a bit of colour, a few swipes of concealer and some sweeps of the "magic mascara wand", you can seriously get your eyes to pop. We give you a few expert techniques on to make your eyes look oh-so-big and beautiful! 1. Even Out Those Dark Circles There is no point in spending loads of time perfecting your eye makeup when dark circles can just pull the whole look down. Plus, they make your eyes look smaller. So, the first step is to use a colour-correcting concealer to cover them up. You may want to rub some ice on your eyes first to settle any puffiness and bags. 2. You Can Never Go Wrong With Dramatic Lashes Before you go any further, work on curling and lengthening your lashes this will open up your eyes instantly. If you have not already, get your hands on an eyelash curler to bring plenty of drama to your lashes. Once you have curled them up, add a few generous sweeps of mascara (be careful of clumps), and see how amazing your eyes look already! Skip the mascara on the lower lashes - it is not as flattering as you think. 3. The Magic Of White
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Eyeshadow We have told you this little trick numerous times, and it is still a must. Dab some white eye shadow to the inner corners of your eye for that dewy effect. This instantly opens up your eyes, as it makes your eyes look brighter. 4. Line The Waterline For That Extra Punch One tip that makeup artists swear by is carefully lining your waterline with a white eye pencil. This definitely brings that extra zing to
your peepers, but if you feel like white is too much for you, try doing it with a gold eye pencil. Make sure you are lining your lower and upper waterline as well. You have got to try it to believe how much bigger and brighter it can make your eyes look! 5. Colourful Shadows For That Pop If you want a subtle look then an eyeshadow that matches the colour of your skin, but with a bit of shimmer, is perfect for making
your eyes pop. And if you do want a pretty pop of colour, then vibrant hues like aqua blue, lavender, pink and silver look fantastic. Use a flat brush to sweep the colour onto bare lids and blend in a darker colour into the outer corners. Make sure not to use matte colours though; a bit of shimmer will maximize the effect we are going for. Also, the way you distribute the colour makes a major difference. Try and concentrate more colour to-
wards the centre of your lids - this is the widest part of your eye and should be emphasized. You can also try eyeliners in these colours instead of the usual black, to help make the whites of your eyes brighter, which makes them look bigger. 6. Define The Crease Brown eyeshadow is just what you need for this secret trick. Sweep some on along the arc of your crease, starting from the outer corner to the centre of your eye and make sure to blend, blend, blend. It adds to the illusion of bigger, gorgeous peepers. 7. Line It Right Sure you know how to line your eyes like a professional, you have been doing it since forever, after all. But, if you want to make your eyes look bigger and almond-shaped, you should try this simple technique. Simply, make the line a bit thicker at the outer edges, compared to the centre of the line. Then use an eye shadow brush or a cotton ball to smudge. 8. Light It Up No matter how simple or dramatic you like your eye makeup, add some finishing touches with a great highlighter for that illuminated effect. Use some on the inner corners, along the brow bone and in the centre of your lids to make your peepers look more awake and instantly brighter.
5 New Ways To Style Your Jeans & White Shirt
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white shirt and a pair of blue jeans are things that are there in all our closets. In fact, they are probably the mostworn things you have, but we bet you have not paired them together in a long time - might end up looking a bit boring, right? Well, not any more! It is time to take it up a notch and play around! Seriously, you can do so much with a white shirt and a pair of blue jeans. Try some of these awesome ways to quirk it up! 1. Pep It Up There is nothing as good as a colorful look on a bright summer afternoon when you are going out during the day. Accessorize your otherwise basic-looking jeans and shirt with a few multicoloured bracelets and a pair of adorable sandals.
It will add a bright and chirpy feel to your look without any effort. 2. Oh So Edgy Take a break from the basic look and pair your jeans and shirt with a floor-length jacket. Just this one thing will completely transform your look and make you look so edgy. Finish up with a pair of lace-up brogues and a cute sling bag. It is very fashion-forward and you will definitely make a statement! 3. Go Slightly Fusion Yes, you can give your jeans and shirt a very ethnic feel! Just find a pretty printed scarf to wear with some stylish yet comfortable flats that make you stand out. Matching this with ethnic jhumkas is the last touch you need because it is the little things that make all the difference! 4. Go Sporty
Athletics-inspired looks are so trendy right now, and you can be a part of the trend too. Even with your basic jeans and white shirt! Just button up your shirt and wear a layered necklace like this one. Roll up your jeans and add a pair of super-cute lace-up trainers. Complete your look with this cross body fringed bag that we are totally in love with. And you are ready to rock it! 5. Hat It In The Heat If you are planning on stepping out in the heat, funk it up with something surprising like a cute hat! It adds a feminine touch and makes your look totally headturning-worthy. Style it with this amazing clutch some cutout booties to match.
Perfect Sunnies For Your Face I
t is not easy to pick out the ideal sunglasses for you. The ones that work best for your face have the ability to highlight all your features and the ones that do not. But do not you fear, we are here to help you find the perfect pair. Various factors are involved in getting the perfect sunglasses, one of them being your face shape! First of all, you need to know whether your face is round, oval, heart or square - and then read on! 1. If you have a heartshaped face The jaw line is the narrowest point of a heart shaped face. So frames that are wider at the top than at the bottom work well with heart-shaped faces. We suggest you go for cat-eye frames as they will accentuate your face the best. Avoid going for sunglasses that are too wide. 2. If you have a round face If you have a round face, try going for angled frames with straight lines that have some width as round faces are widest across the cheekbones and narrower at the forehead and jaw line. We suggest you go for oversized, rectangular and angular frames as they will strengthen the definition of your features. 3. If you have an oval face If your face is oval shaped, you are blessed. You all have the perfect shape and it is extremely easy to find
sunglasses for you. Just make sure that the size of the frame is in proportion with your face. Try not to go too big or too small. You can pull off any round or square frames. Perhaps you all should give cat-eye frames a try. 4. If you have a square face Square shaped faces are the ones which have sharp features and a prominent jaw line. Complement your strong features with oval or rounded glasses as they will soften the angles of your face. Go for sunglasses with soft lines and rimless edges. Make sure the top frame sits high enough to downplay your jaw line.
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