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Vol. 1

Issue 167

India and Russia: A Course Correction

Dibrugarh, Sunday, November 22, 2015

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As per reports, the Supreme Court has dismissed the review petition of the Arunachal Pradesh Govt. filed against the judgment to confer citizenships on Chakma and Hajong of Arunachal Pradesh.

In this connection, the Presi-

ET CAPSULES New railway official Tinsukia, Nov 21: D.B.Singh, deputy Chief Electrical Engineer, Maligaon has joined as the new additional Divisional Railway Manager of Tinsukia railway division from Friday.

(Spl Correspondent)

Illegal sawmill seized Diphu, Nov 21: Officers and staff of Northern Forest Range, Bakulia conducting a surprise raid in Beltola locality of Hojai forest division seized one illegal sawmill yesterday during the wee hours. Departmental sources have informed that timber smugglers of Nagaon district marauding the Kludung, Borlangphar, Manja reserve forests of Karbi Anglong feed illegal saw mills established in Zinda Bazaar, Choudhuri Bazaar, Chitol Mari, Beltola with local authority of Hojai not bothered to intervene.

The seized sawmill was established just 8 kilometers away from the inter-district border of Karbi Anglong for easy transportation of illegal timber. Range Officer of Northern Forest Range, Bakulia Hari Terang led the team of forest officials leading to the seizure. (Correspondent)

Air India flight encounters technical snag Tezpur, Nov 21: An Air India flight bearing number AI 9738 Tezpur to Kolkata via Silchar had to be grounded for one and half hours following a technical snag encountered during take off at Tezpur Salonibari Airport today in the morning, an Air India source said.

The Air India office Guwahati sources said that due to technical snag, the flight had to be delayed for one and half hours at Tezpur airport. After it was rectified at 10.15 the flight took off safely to Kolkata, sources added. (Correspondent)

Wild Elephant terror in Nambor

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Golaghat, Nov 21: Due to alleged negligence of authorities with regard to conservation of the biodiversity of Nambor Reserve Forest, the people residing near the Forest often find themselves exposed to the terror of wild elephants. Recently, a herd of elephants has come out of the Forest in search of food and has started damaging crops.

The local people in the Greater area are in a state of panic. This herd has also at times disrupted traffic on NH39. The people living in Rangajan, Thuramukh, Murfuloni, Bokial, Ponka, Kathoni areas are mostly dependent on agriculture and now it is the peak time of harvest. However, they are now reeling under deep insecurity over the attacks of wild Elephants. (Correspondent)

dent of All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU) Kamta Lapung said, “We will file a curative petition and we will protest again. We are sure that we will not allow them to obtain citizenship rights in Arunachal. We will never allow that to happen.” He informed that the SC has rejected the review petition filed by the

student body as well. He said, he will inform later about the further steps the student body would take. When contacted, in connection with the SC dismissing the review petition, the Chief Minister Nabam Tuki said, “We have not yet received a copy of the Supreme Court order. We will see the order and then decide.”

Retired Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Mohonto Pangin has been giving new designs and shapes to cloth products, including traditional dresses, eying India’s huge readymade market. Pangin, after serving in the IAF for 25 years and retiring in 2014, ventured into the setting up of the state’s first mechanised loom here in June 2015 with machines procured from the Ahmedabad-based Lakshmi Textiles and plans to gives wings to local products and to create a market for them across India. Attitude is the prime requirement to become a fighter pilot and a fighter remains fighter whether in sky or on ground, said former pilot trainer Pangin, who has 3,500 hours of flying experience.

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We will file a curative petition and we will protest again. We are sure that we will not allow them to obtain citizenship rights in Arunachal. We will never allow that to happen.

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Kamta Lapung, President, AAPSU

Though the GoAP had given license, allotted land but there is no three-phase electric supply, a must necessity in the notified industrial area.

With an investment of around Rs 60 to 70 lakh, the total expenditure comes to around Rs.70,000 monthly

Captain Mohonto Pangin

Retired Indian Air Force (IAF) Group Captain Mohonto Pangin owns an industrial unit – ELAM industries based at Pasighat.

5 women and a technical supervisor, he got all of them trained and started production with four machines.

All products – beautifully designed gale, shawl, bed sheet, cushion cover, table cloth, towel, gamsa, shirting, curtains etc bearing Arunachal signatures – are sold locally.

Pangin said free distribution of yarns under CM’s Loin Cloth scheme is one of the innovative schemes which would generate self-employment and make the rural weavers economically sound.

ET Correspondent Diyun, Nov 21

On the night of 20th November 2015, Police officer SI Tania Uli along with constable Gopesh Ranjan, Ct. Laipa Khangam, Ct. Jenlong Wottey, and L/ Ct. Jetcha Bosai raided the house of one Sumita Chakma at Diyun circle, Changlang District and seized 220 gm of suspected Brown Sugar and 22.820 gm of suspected Heroine. Further, arrest of one Bikash Chakma, 28, was made with the recovery Brown Sugar from his possession.

An accident occurred this evening around 5 pm on the NH 52 in front of the under construction campus of the Arunachal University of Studies, Namsai. Two construction workers working at the university after the end of their shift were standing on the highway

Terming the skill development & employment generation through job mela as another unparalleled CM’s innovative scheme, Pangin disclosed his plan to offer training to the local youth soon besides expanding marketing to other districts, the NE region and rest of India gradually with products of all yearns.

Ex-Tocklai tea expert passes away Prominent tea scientist of the Assam Tea industry, former Tocklai Tea Research Institute scientist, and prominent footballer Bholanath Gogoi passed away at his Bongal Pukhguri residence here today.

He was 86 and survived by his wife and five daughters.

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Modi government’s policies.

The march swelled with people joining in from different places of Kaki area and led by Akhil Gogoi started from Dighali Majgaon in Kaki Dimarupathar under Hojai subdivision. The march will cover a distance of twenty to twenty-five km every day and will cover about 260 km to reach Guwahati in about one

Accident at Namsai, 1 dead, 1 injured Indrajit Tingwa Namsai, Nov 21

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Union minister Sonowal is new Assam BJP chief Agencies New Delhi, Nov 21

The BJP on Saturday appointed union minister Sarbananda Sonowal as the party president in Assam, ahead of next year's assembly elections in the northeastern state. Making the announcement, party leader and Environment Minister Prakash Javadekar said the BJP, which has just suffered a major setback in the Bihar polls, and earlier in Delhi, was confident of winning Assam.

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Party members offer sweets to Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal after announcement as new BJP State President.

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Suresh Prabhu inaugurates SilcharLumding broad gauge rail line in Assam

Meanwhile, he urged the skill development and employment generation department (SDEGD) to tap a vocational training provider in the field and encourage the local youth to undergo such training for his industry to engage them.

ET Correspondent Jorhat, Nov 21

KMSS marches on against Modi-led government Krishak Mukti Sangram Samitee (KMSS) yesterday reached Nilbagan and is expected to reach Krishnaghat near Bebejia in Nagaon district tomorrow on its way to Guwahati after overnight stay at Kathiatoli as a part of its protest march protesting against

PM Modi calls for 'peaceful means' to solve territorial disputes

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Brown sugar seized in Diyun

ET Correspondent Nagaon, Nov 21

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Organic Arunachal clothes to hit national market soon ANI/Pradeep Kumar Pasighat, Nov 21

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AAPSU, State Govt’s review petitions dismissed A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Nov 21

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waiting for their colleagues to return to their respective homes situated in the adjacent Lekang circle when a speeding pick-up jeep hit them from behind.

Isaac Lakra, about 32 years in age, resident of Sengibil village under Mahadevpur PS died on the spot while Dulwinas Kowa, Contd. on Page 3

week. On its way it plans to address roadside meetings to make people aware of “divisive plans” of the NDA government at the centre. At the start of the march Gogoi termed the march as Maha Sadbhavana Yatra and held a public meeting at Segunbari where among others, Kamal Kumar Medhi and Bedanta Laskar, conveners, Contd. on Page 3

The new Broad Gauge Guwahati- Silchar Passenger Special after inauguration at Badarpur Station. Pic - UB Photos A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Nov 21

Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Saturday in-

augurated the landmark Silchar-Lumding broad gauge rail line in Assam. Prabhu flagged off a passenger train

Heavily armed Naga goons nab 2, loot money from border village in Mariani ET Correspondent Jorhat, Nov 21

Naga goons suspected to be NSCN cadres once again nabbed two border residents and injured nine people at Balijan Grant of Natunmati Gaon at 9 pm on Friday night, informed police here today.

Police said, “A 15-member heavily armed suspected to be NSCN Naga goons came to the Natunmati gaon in Balijan Grant under Mariani Police station at around 9 pm at the residence of Subhash Gowala and Hupot Majhi and bashed Subhash up black and blue first

and took away Rs 50,000 which he had kept after selling his pair of oxen and two goats using which he was to get a power tiller through a subsidy scheme of the Agriculture Department, in a day or two.

Meanwhile, Hupot Majhi came running along with several female members and gathered round but the goons took away Subhash and Hupot at gunpoint towards the basti in Mukalunba sub-division under Mokokchung district near here.” According to Dipak Tanti, the secretary of ATTSA, Contd. on Page 4

State education minister and Sonari MLA Sarat Borkotoky completes 25 years as MLA 2-day celebrations commences with massive rally ET Correspondent Sonari, Nov 21

The 2-day celebrations of education minister and Sonari MLA Sarat Borkotoky’s completion of 25 years as MLA from Sonari legislative assembly constituency got underway today with the party organizing a massive rally which travelled through some of the major parts of the constituency.

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from New Delhi via video-conference. The rail line brings Assam's underdeveloped but strategically important Barak Valley on the broad gauge map.

The minister said opening the Silchar-Lumding line marked a historic day and he was happy to be a part of it. He said it would accelerate development, as it is the lifeline of Barak Valley and Tripura, Manipur and Mizoram. The regular passenger train service would begin from Monday. Union Minister of State for Railways Manoj Sinha and Minister for Sports and Youth Affairs Sarbananda Sonowal were present at Silchar Railway Station for the flag-off ceremony.

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GOC Gajraj corps call on Governor Tapas Samaddar Tezpur, Nov 21

Lt Gen Devraj Anbu, General Officer Commanding of Tezpur based Gajraj Corps today for the first time visited Guwahati and called on the Governor of Assam. The GOC also met with the Chief Secretary Mr VK Pipersenia, Present DGP Assam Mr Khagen Sarma, DGP Assam designate Mr Mukesh Sahay and ADGP(L&O) Mr RM Singh in the state secretariat and Police Headquarters. It is pertinent to mention that the Gajraj Corps Commander is the Head of the Operation Group of the Unified Command. Lt Gen Devraj Anbu discussed in detail with the senior functionaries of the state administration and police the ongoing operations against NDFB(S) and other terror groups in the state. He assured them complete cooperation and synergy which has been the hallmark of the unified command functioning resulting in near annihilation of various terror groups and establishment of peace in the region. Lt Gen Devraj Anbu is scheduled to meet the Chief Minister of Assam Mr Tarun Gogoi on 22 November 2015.

2.6% dip in NDTV shares after ED notice Mumbai, Nov 21 Shares of New Delhi Television Ltd (NDTV) fell 2.6 per cent on Friday after the company said that it had received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on alleged violation of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

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ED NOTICE TRIGGERRED DIP IN SHARE PRICE Shares of NDTV fell 2.6 per cent after the company said that it had received a notice from the Enforcement Directorate (ED) on alleged violation of the provisions of the Foreign Exchange Management Act (FEMA).

The shares closed at Rs.85.75, after touching an intraday low of Rs.82.20, a loss of almost 7 per cent compared with Thursday’s close of Rs.88.

The 30-share Sensex gained 26.57 points to 25,868.49 points. The broader Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed at 7,856.55, up 13.80 points.

Shares of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) gained 7.2 per cent to Rs.87.50 on speculation that the Competition Commission of India (CCI).

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DIBRUGARH, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Two poachers gunned down in Kaziranga National Park

A book namely ‘Bimurtta Smriti’ being written by Minu Baruah released by Dr.Karabi Deka Hazarika,Head of the Assamese dept. D.U along with Writer Minu Baruah during 9th Dibrugarh Book Fair at Chowkidinghee play ground in Dibrugarh. PiC - UB Photos

China, India agree to actively exchange intel on terror groups Agencies Beijing, Nov 21: In a major boost to bilateral security cooperation, China and India Saturday agreed to actively exchange intelligence on terror groups and their activities through a dedicated communication channel. A comprehensive joint statement issued after talks between Home Minister Rajnath Singh and top Chinese leaders and security officials said, "both sides agreed to enhance cooperation in combating international terrorism through exchanging information on terrorist activities, terrorist groups and their linkages."

China and India also agreed to "coordinate positions on anti-terrorism endeavours at regional and multilateral levels and supporting each other" and promote "exchanges by groups of counter-terrorism experts to discuss counter-terrorism cooperation," the statement said. Such a cooperation would provide a major

boost to the security cooperation between the two countries to share intelligence and analyse operations on regional and international terror groups and it would be of great value.

Besides cross border terror networks, which in India's and China's case are operated through Pakistan and Afghanistan, such a cooperation would be of great value to India specially in cracking down on various militant groups in India's northeastern states, officials said. The terror groups thrived with patronage of China and Myanmar in the past. While Singh and the Indian officials were tight lipped about the fallout of close anti-terror cooperation on militant networks of North East groups, sources said the new deepening of Sino-India security cooperation will have significant positive impact on India's terrorism related challenges.

The joint statement also referred to the formation of

the new security mechanism headed by the two Home Ministers which will meet every two years to review security issues between the two countries and the formation of an official committee headed by a Joint Secretary and Director General-level official to conduct an annual review.

"This mechanism will be held once a year, alternately in Beijing and New Delhi.

The Ministry of Public Security of China will send a Director General-level delegation to India and hold the first Director General-level annual meeting in 2016," the statement said. Significantly, the joint statement was released today coinciding with the meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Chinese counterpart Li Keqiang in Kuala Lumpur on the sidelines of the ASEAN Summit. Modi thanked Li for a very fruitful outcome of Singh's talks here with Chinese officials in the last three days.

Kohora (Assam), Nov 21 (ANI): Two poachers were killed in an encounter with forest guards and the Special Task Force (STF) in the Kohora area of the Kaziranga National Park on Friday.

The Kaziranga National Park is the world’s biggest reserve for the endangered great one-horned rhinoceros. The thick-skinned, one-horned Indian rhinoceros is one of the five surviving rhino species in the world.

Forest guards had received prior information that a group of poachers would

try to enter the national park through National Highway37.

They noticed a group of five men entering the park in the wee hours of Friday soon after which the exchange of gunfire began.

Assistant Conservator of Forests (ACF), Kaziranga National Park, Pradipta Baruah, said all the nearby camps in the park had been asked to maintain extra vigil.

Pradipta Baruah, Assistant Conservator of Forests, Bagori Range, Kaziranga National Park,, said, “We saw one group of five persons entering the national

French President Hollande to be chief guest at Republic Day parade Agencies New Delhi, Nov 21: In a major step which will further help cement diplomatic ties between India and France, French President Francois Hollande on Friday accepted Prime Minister Narendra Modi's invitation to be the chief guest at India's 67th Republic Day Parade on January 26 next year.The acceptance of Republic Day invitation by the

French president is being seen as major diplomatic victory for the PM Modi-led NDA government as it has come on the heels of 13/11 Paris attacks. According to sources in the government, PM Modi wants to send a strong message to the world that India is strictly against terrorism. Earlier this year, US President Barack Obama had graced the Republic Day function in New Delhi.

2 Indian youths who fled home to join IS deported from Turkey Agencies New Delhi, Nov 21: As the world mourns the victims of the deadly Paris attacks, carried out by a secret cell of the notorious Islamic State (IS) terrorist group, Turkey has deported two Indian youths who had fled from their homes to join the IS. Both the youths, who are in their 20s and hail from Tamil Nadu, had tried to get in touch with the Islamic State militants a fortnight ago from Turkey.They are currently being interrogated by the Indian intelligence agencies.

According to reports, one

of the boys is a BCom graduate while the other is school dropout. Both had boarded a flight to Dubai from Bengaluru in August and then they went to Turkey from where they were hoping to contact the IS. Security officials in Turkey had picked them up a forthnight ago for “suspicious movements” and after which they were deported to India. They have revealed to the Indian security officials that they were inspired to join the IS and had searched for information about the group on the internet.

Shortage of staff stands in the way of resolving villagers’ problems Sachin Sehrawat Sonepat, Nov 21: After merger of 26 villages in the upgraded Sonepat Municipal Corporation resulting in a cash reserve amount of more than Rs 162 crore and landed property worth around 4000 acres of land, the shortage of staff in the Corporation has become a problem for the residents of these villages in terms of their grievances addressed

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and resolving of common problems. As the gram panchayats in these villages stand dissolved legally, the villagers have to go to the Corporation’s office to get their problems resolved. But there is no additional staff with the Corporation to attend to the complaints. The Corporation has been managing with the same staff before the Corporation’s inception as on July 16. The

Corporation had submitted proposal to the urban local bodies department for enrolment of the additional staff including one Superintendent Engineer, three Executive Engineers, 18 Junior Engineers, 20 clerks besides several other employees for different posts. However, no permission has so far been received from the department. Under the prevailing circumstances, the de-

opment works in Sonepat town only. When contacted, executive Officer of the Corporation, Rohtas Bisnoi confirmed that the Corporation has sent the demand for sanctioning of additional posts to the department; but permission was still being awaited. He also explained that the development works in the villages are being executed with the existing staff though not sufficient in number.

List of hospitals in Dibrugarh with contact details & phone numbers, Assam Aditya Diagnostics & Hospitals Bordoloi Avenue, Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786005 Phone Numbers: 0373 - 2302219, 2302225

G M Hospital AMC Road, Jalan Nagar Dibrugarh - 786 005

Brahmaputra Diagnostics & Hospital ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Nov 21: Sanskrit Sabhapandit, a student of Standard III of Sangam Academy of North Lakhimpur town was adjudged the Best Child Actor in the allAssam Dilip Bhattacharya Memorial Drama Competition organized by Kathiya Mime and Drama Academy, a leading dramatic group of Duliajan. He thus brought laurels to the district. He acted in the ‘Mrityunjay Malita’, composed by dramatist Hiranya Sabhapandit and staged by ‘Rangabhumi’ of Lakhimpur in the competition. He was warmly congratulated by the wellwishers on his feet.

velopment works in these villages have also come to a standstill for want of the staff required for planning, executing and monitoring of the development works.

Moreover, the residents of these villages have expressed apprehensions that under such circumstances, the cash amount transferred from gram panchayats in Corporation’s account would be utilized for devel-

Near Indian AirLines City Office Paltan Bazar Dibrugarh - 786 005

Shrishti Hospital & Research Centre Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone: 0373 - 2300024, 2302099

Archana Trauma & Orthopaedics Hospital Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone: 0373 - 2302100, 2302099

Assam Medical College

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

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

Sanjivani Diagnostic & Hospital Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2303448, 2303458, 2301904

Sankardev Hospital Mancotta Road, Chowkidinghee Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2327717, 2327715, 2326960

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

Dr. Pawan Bajaj's Skin Clinic Paltan Bazar, Opposite Aditya Hospital Dibrugarh

Dr Damani's Nursing Home Near Circuit House, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2300928, 2302873

park to kill rhinos. We had an exchange of fire with them and in the due process we recovered two unknown dead bodies and on search we found two rifles, one 303 and one .315 with silencer and one axe and some food material in the bags.”

Baruah added a search operation was on to nab the remaining three poachers.

So far, this year 20 poachers have been gunned down by the security forces and 15 rhinos have been killed by poachers in Kaziranga National Park.

ASTRO FOR YOU You may be alone, but not necessarily lonely. You may want to listen to your inner voice, and express your true self creatively. Spend the evening with a loved one who can hear the music in your silence too.

Your romantic relationship will be working on an overdrive today. You will discover answers to the finer aspects of your love life. Overall, you will have a refreshingly creative outlook all through the day. It is a favourable day for those who cherish unrequited love.

Your long-term goals seem to be shaping up well. You may also expect some good news, which will change the course of your life. Play a waiting game in matters of auctions and sealed tenders. And memorise these words: Prevention is better than cure.

There is something different about today. It is unlike any other day. Just when you will start believing that there is nothing great about the day, it will spring a surprise. There have been days where life has thrown carrots at you; then there have been days when it has hurled brickbats. Today, you will be on the receiving end of countless kisses.

The discomfort similar to the fish-out-of-water syndrome will be a thing of the past, as today you will be quite flexible and would want to remain on the move.

So much so that you may even begin to feel bound by the environment in your office.

The bulb of ideas will burn bright today. A possible see-saw between your contractual obligation and current duties may baffle you. New contacts will stand you in good stead. Blood will prove thicker, and family and friends will consolidate their place in your life.

It is more than likely, and possible indeed, that you will surpass your own past performances today. All this is on the cards, despite the fact that your peers at work will try to outwit you. But it is your consummate set of skills that shall help you pre-empt all such attempts. If it is some peace that you are looking for today, expect to find it in meditation.

Today will be a day full of focus and a clear thought process. The clarity of thought you have has been acquired over a period of time, and that could make all the difference. A crisp application of thoughts to ideas and actions will bring much appreciation from bosses and peers.

Settling for a new, better employment will help you fast-track your career growth.

A telephonic interview might ring in a new offer. A lucrative deal with an MNC would serve well. Your dedication and devotion to work will also peak today.

Overcome with feelings, you may take decisions that may stand in the way of success. Don’t let your sentiments ruin your future prospects because the damage done will be beyond repair. Today, there are also chances that your down-to-earth nature and amiable approach will win the hearts of many. A bit of caution and guidance from the elderly will help you move on the right path.

It’s okay to cry on somebody’s shoulders. In fact, sharing problems lightens the load, and if nothing else, your friends will think you’re as human as them.

You will feel much better by evening and will even smile a little.

Some conflicts could crop up in the morning on the domestic front. However, they will cease to be a cause of annoyance as the day progresses. Come evening and you will be in as fine a mood as you ever were, ready to spend time basking in the affection of your near and dear ones.

PRASAR BHARATI (India's Public Service Broadcaster) ALL INDIA RADIO : DIBRUGARH (M.W.529.1m/KHz567 F.M. 101.30 MHz) Phone No.-03732325456 E-mail -dibrugarh@air.org.in Facebook Page-All India Radio Dibrugarh Programme Highlights

22-11-15 (SUNDAY) 22-11-15 5-35 A.M-Bhaktigeeti(Devotional Songs) 6-10 A.M-Swasthya Charcha (Health Programme) 6-15 A.M-Classical Music 6-30 A.M-Sponsored Programme-"Sojai Tooloo Jeewanar Path" 6-50 A.M-Dihanaam 7-15 A.M-Aajir Dinto (Morning Information Service) 7-30 A.M-Geetanjali(Assamese Modern Song) 8-35 A.M-Surar Panchoi(Composite Programme of Assamese Film Songs) 9-00 A.M- Radio Report on Dibrugarh Book Fair 9-20 A.M-Seuji Chora (Children's Programme)-Play-"Bolidaan". Written by Lutfur Rahman,Producer-Munin Bhuyan and Syed Sadulla 12-05 P.M-Surar Satsori 1-10 P.M-Ghar Jeuti (Women's Programme)-Play-"Picnic". Original StoryNirupoma Borgohain, Radio Adaptatiion-Rajib Kr. Dutta, Producer-Nabin Chandra Tumung 3-45 P.M-Programme in Miju Mishmi 4-05 P.M-Programme in Khamti 4-25 P.M-Programme in Wancho 4-45 P.M-News for Arunachal Pradesh 5-00 P.M-Programme in Idu 5-20 P.M-Programme in Tangsa 5-40 P.M-Programme in Nocte 8-00 P.M-Ekalabya (Sponsored Programme of KKHSOU) 9-30 P.M-Bhaona-"Srikrishnar Dwaraka Leela" Sd-/H.O.P

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DIBRUGARH, SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 22

Pentavalent Vaccine launches in Pentavalent Vaccine launched in Tirap Lower Dibang Valley District

Roing, Nov 21: The Pentavalent Vaccine has been launched in the Lower Dibang Valley District today. Sipi Elapra Linggi, ZPC did the honours at District Hospital, Roing in the presence of M K Deori, ADC Roing, Dr D Wange, DMO, SMOs, MOs and other medical staff. While launching the Pentavalent Vaccine, Sipi Elapra Linggi lauded the doctors and nurses of the District Hospital, Roing for rendering selfless service to the people of the district despite the

shortage of doctors, medical staff and equipment in the district hospital. He expressed hope that with the launch of the Pentavalent Vaccine in the district, no children (new born babies) will be left without vaccination in the district. District Medical Officer, Dr D Wange sought the cooperation of the District Administration, HoDs, public leaders, doctors and other health workers for 100% coverage of all the new born babies in the district. Dr R Mena, DRCHO while high-

lighting about the Pentavalent Vaccine informed that the new vaccine contains Haemophilus Influenza Type-B (Hib) Vaccine in addition to the Diphteria, Pertusis, Tetanus and Hepatitis-B Vaccines and it is already administered under the ongoing Universal Immunization Programme.

The new vaccine has the advantage of vaccination against five diseases in one prick of injection whereas under the ongoing Universal Immunization Programme the children

were vaccinated against four diseases in two pricks.

So, it has the advantage of less pain but more protection, he added. He further informed that the Hib (bacteria) was first discovered in the year 1892 during Influenza Epidemic. This bacteria can cause Pneumonia due to which 63,000 children die every year in the world and approximately 4 lac children are hospitalised. Studies also showed that 23-73% of Bacterial Menangitis in children below one year are due to Hib which accounts for 50,000 to 60,000 cases of Menangitis every year.

Out of it, 1/3rd children die and about 1/3rd suffer from crippling diseases such as deafness, paralysis and mental retardation. Pentavalent Vaccine was first introduced in the year 2012 in the state of Tamilnadu and Kerala in India. Thereafter, it was introduced in 8 other states in the year 2013 and so on and the Govt. of India is planning to cover all the states in the year 2015, informed Dr Mena in his keynote address. The Pentavalent Vaccine will be given in 6, 10 and 14 weeks of the child after being born.

The Vaccine is being launched in every PHC And CHC of the district today, Dr Mena informed. (DIPRO)

Khonsa, Nov 21: Ravi Jha, IAS Deputy Commissioner, Tirap district launched Pentavalent Vaccine in Tirap on 21st November in the presence of DMO Dr. N. Lowang, DDSE Pobi Lombi, ZPM Khela-Lamsa Smti Sontung Bangsia, doctors and staff of District Health and Family Welfare department, Khonsa. As part of the launch of the Pantavalent Vaccine, the Tirap Deputy Commissioner-cum-Chief Guest Ravi Jha administered Pantavalent Vaccine to 10 (ten) children at District Hospital, Khonsa. Speaking on the occasion, the Tirap Deputy Commissioner Ravi Jha welcomed the introduction of Pentavalent Vaccine while urging the health department and other like departments

Build and use toilets for maintaining cleanliness in Changlang town : Longchang ET Correspondent Changlang, Nov 21: Nongkhi Kamba Longchang, Chairperson, Changlang Aanchal Samity had appealed to the people of Changlang town to build and use toilets for maintaining of cleanliness in Changlang town. In a statement, Longchang said that it looks very shabby as many people in the town do not use toilets. “Despite, an order issued by the deputy commissioner, many

3-day long APCRCWW Silver Jubilee Celebrations underway

A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Nov 21: The Arunachal Pradesh Christian Revival Church Women Wing (APCRCWW), the women wing of APCRC Council is celebrating its silver jubilee year with a 3 day long programme at IG Park Itanagar with the celebration theme being “Faithfulness of God” – Lamentations 3:23. The inaugural service on 20th evening was graced by the Minister of PHE & Disaster Management Takam Pario as chief guest and Likha Saya, Parliamentary Secretary of Home, Sports & Youth Affairs, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh as guest of honour.

The programme started with hoisting of the jubilee flag by APCRCWW’s Founding President Joram Assu Taba, lighting of jubilee torch by Evan. Yaluk Riba, unveiling of jubilee banner by APCRCWW President Bengia Dipti Tadar, opening prayer by Rev. Nabam Sango and pronouncement of welcome speech by the organizing chairperson of the celebration committee and president of APCRCWW Bengia Dipti Tadar. Beautiful choreographs were presented

by Rei Yaga and team, besides APCRCC Salvation Singers and jubilee Choir

team and pioneer members mesmerized the audience.

The brief history of the APCRCWW was presented

by Joram Assu Taba while the Jubilee Trumpet was also ceremonially blown.

The organizing committee also felicitated the pioneer missionaries and members with mementos and citations. A Jubilee Souvenir was also released by the APCRCC President Tarh Kama. Attending the programme as chief guest on the inaugural evening, Takam Pario, Minister of PHE & Disaster Management, Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh, in his speech said that it is a very special day not only for the women of CRC but also for the whole state and while appreciating the pioneers said that very few take such steps and lead us to such a grand stage. He also stressed on the point that Christian women have a prominent role to play in making a home, society and developing the state and should be a supporting pillar in the functioning of the state government. He further said that there is a need to ponder on the Bible and educate especially in the field of character building, skill development and disciplining people through church activities and this

KMSS marches on against Modi-led government Contd. from Page 1

Hussain Mohammad Sahajan, Raju Bora, Anil Boro, Bhasko D Saikia et al appraised the people about “communal politics” of the Modi government. The march is to make people aware of Modi

Government’s policy “to hand over natural resources of the nation to foreign power”, spread the message of communal harmony, fight against corruption and against plundering of state property, and in support of human rights.

will lead to building of a harmonious and peaceful Arunachalee society. “We should put our Christian efforts in bringing positive changes in the society,” he said. He further stressed on not depending only on government. “Today with the impact of Christian practices many have shunned alcohol and other social

celebration fund. Guest of honour Likha Saya, in his speech, expressed that Christian women should work towards bringing brotherly love, peace and happiness through Christ for the people of Arunachal Pradesh. “Let the women play their constructive roles through prayers, fasting and devotion.” He advised

organisation.” He also appealed one and all to shun corruption in elections and to encourage clean electioneering and urged further to remain holy and good in every field. He also extended a contribution of Rs. 2,50,000. Eminent Bible scholar Rev. Dr. Ayang Sor from Nagaland brought the jubilee message as speaker through the theme verse “Lamentations 3:23” and said that on this occasion people should be reconciled with God and mankind, by counting on the faithfulness of God. APCRCWW General Secretary Evan. Techi Martha Khyoda led the inaugural service and Organising secretary Evan.

Gumde Riba led the felicitation of pioneers. Among others, APCRCC president Tarh Kama, vice-president Alo Nibia, General secretary Evan. Tai Ete, APCRCCD Director Dr. David Pertin, speakers of the jubilee Rev.

evil.” He also emphasised on the importance of unity of all the religions in the state by holding on the spirit of true secularism and democracy for the overall physical and spiritual development. “All Christians should come forward to pray to Christ for a peaceful and progressive Arunachal Pradesh.”

He also donated a sum of Rs. 4,00,000 towards the

the women to be cool and sweet in all approaches, “because they have the potentiality to bring positive changes in the society”. He emphasized on spiritual growth of the church and further urged everyone to respect all denominations and religions in the Arunachalee society. “As we are loyal to Christ let us also be loyal to government authority and

Dr. Nyakdo Tasar & Moasenla Aier, ACRYA president Domar Bomjen, pioneer missionaries and pioneer members of APCRCWW are attending, with thousands of delegates, believers and leaders of APCRCC, APCRCWW, ACRYA, APCRCCD, APCRCC district councils and various Christian Revival Churches of the state witnessing and participating.

Accident at Namsai, 1 dead, 1 injured Contd. from Page 1

about 25 years of age of Kumari village sustained minor injuries. The deceased was standing while holding his cycle on his right side while Dulwinas was standing to his left.

The vehicle which was of dark colour hit them from behind as per eyewitnesses' account. The cycle was carried along by the vehicle up

to about 30 feet from the spot of the accident. Eyewitnesses said that as soon as the vehicle hit the two, the driver switched off the lights of the vehicle and sped away towards Mahadevpur. Dulwinas has been discharged after first aid from CHC Namsai while the dead body has been kept in the hospital morgue for post mortem tomorrow. A case has been

to put forth a coordinated effort in providing better health care facility to the people. He assured full support for improvement of District Health services and requested the Health & Family Welfare Department, Tirap district to work hard in the true spirit for the benefit of the people. In her welcome address, Dr. N. Lowang, DMO, Khonsa expressed her gratitude to the Deputy Commissioner, Khonsa and all present highlighted about the Pantavalent Vaccine in brief. Earlier Dr. Chanwang Mongchan spoke on Pantavalent Vaccine introduction and its benefits. The programme ended with a vote of thanks by Dr. Thenyak Matey, I/c Medical Superintendent, District Hospital, Khonsa. (DIPRO)

registered at the Namsai PS and police have alerted all entry and exit points of Arunachal PradeshAssam border in the district to prevent it from fleeing the area. The stretch from the Central Gate to Nao-Dihing bridge where today's accident occurred has become an accident prone zone with frequent such mishaps taking place.

people does not care to adhere to the administration’s order.

Therefore, I appeal to the people to build toilets and use them in order to maintain cleanliness”, he said.

Some of the areas of the town, particularly P.K.Point, powerhouse, the area near district horticulture office have become very much unclean. People are also seen throwing garbage in the open due to which the problems have

compounded. It might be stated that the district administration had earlier through an order banned gutka, polythenes etc. The District Urban Development Agency has the responsibility to maintain the cleanliness of the town.

However, according to sources the Urban Project Officer had failed to carry out his job properly due to which the town is gradually turning into a town of garbage.

Organic Arunachal clothes to hit national market soon Contd. from Page 1

He is the only one in north east India with that feat and has been decorated with the Vayu Sena medal.

The first to demonstrate the IAF twin-jet multi-role air superiority fighter Sukhoi Su-30MKI during the Statehood Day celebration at Itanagar in 2012, Pangin told a group of journalists and IPR director C M Longphong at his industrial unit – ELAM industries here, that perhaps Arunachal is the only state in India where people are used to wearing hand woven or handloom made organic clothes. In India, 90 percent clothes are power loom products and 10 percent handloom, Pangin said, adding that with only eight locals, including five women and a technical supervisor, he got all of them trained and started production with four machines – 15 to 20 metres per machine, in an eight-hour shift. The present production is 500 metres against a capacity of 2,000 metres.

Though the GoAP had given license, allotted land but there is no three-phase electric supply, a must necessity in the notified industrial area where four sawmill and brick industry located and have been incurring Rs.25,000 expenditure daily on diesel to run generator for production.

With an investment of around Rs 60 to 70 lakh, the total expenditure comes to around Rs.70,000 monthly, but all products –

beautifully designed gale, shawl, bed sheet, cushion cover, table cloth, towel, gamsa, shirting, curtains etc bearing Arunachal signatures – are sold locally.

“As Arunachalees have been using muga, silk, endi, cotton yarns for handloom since ages, I have been encouraging local weavers to produce more to buy them creating a win-win situation for me and them by promoting weavers and get raw materials locally. Presently, the raw materials are procured from Guwahati and it may take five years to reach the breakeven point,” he said.

Appreciating the free distribution of yarns under CM’s Loin Cloth scheme, Pangin said it is one of the innovative schemes of Chief Minister Nabam Tuki which would generate self-employment and make the rural weavers economically sound. Asked about training facility, he said though the supervisor has been doing the job presently as trained manpower from outside hesitate to come to the state considering its remoteness. Thus, he urged the skill development and employment generation department (SDEGD) to tap a vocational training provider in the field and encourage the local youth to undergo such training for his industry to engage them. Terming the skill development & employment generation through job mela as another unparalleled CM’s innovative scheme, Pangin

disclosed his plan to offer training to the local youth soon besides expanding marketing to other districts, the NE region and rest of India gradually with products of all yearns. Rupali Perme, a class-XII pass girl, speaking to this editor, expressed her happiness, saying she was highly satisfied as the industry has been giving much more than her expectation.

Tutung Perme, Nitumani Tayeng, Rani Saikia standing side by side only dittoed Perme. Asked what would they do after marriage, Rupali questioned: Will a married person’s tummy not be hungry? Who would fill it? The journey would continue even after marriage, why should I quit?

Pangin, a multi-faceted personality, is into writing too and his first book ‘Keerook and Other Stories from North East India’ – showcasing a glimpse of rich cultural mosaic of NE India was released by Air Marshal (Retired) A K Gogoi, at Guwahati in November 2014. The stories narrate tales about the unique way of life, customs and traditions of people inhabiting an area with similar terrain, weather, flora and fauna. Three stories ‘Hindi-Chini Bhai Bhai’, ‘Odyssey to Thoubal’ and ‘Exodus to the North East’ are based on recent geopolitical events related to people from NE vis-a-vis mainland India with special reference to the rising antinorth east racial incidents in few mainland cities.

State education minister and Sonari MLA Sarat Borkotoky completes 25 years as MLA Contd. from Page 1

The rally which comprised of around 5000 party men in around 300 motorcycles and 200 other vehicles was flagged off by Anuj Borkotoky, the general secretary of Sivasagar District Congress Committee. The rally which was organized as a show of strength of the ruling Congress party in the constituency started from Naphuk tea estate and passing through Dhodar Ali reached Sonari, Rajapukhuri, Teokghat, Begenabari, Sarupathar, Sapekhati, Salkathoni,

Kalakata, Bimalapur, Bhuyankhat, Titlagarh, Borhat, Misajan, B a r u a h n a g a r , Gudamcharali, Rohan, Longpotia, Bhojo and finally ended up at Naphuk tea estate playground, from where it had begun. During the rally, the party workers carried cut outs of the minister and waved party flags towards the people. “By organization of the rally, you can say we have organized a kind of mock drill among the voters, our supporters and the people ahead of the 2016 assembly polls which is less than 4 months from now.

After completion of the rally,

we can say everything is fine”, a party leader said.

Prior to the rally, the party flag was hoisted by Girin Gogoi, the President of the Organising Committee.

Swahid Tarpan was initiated by senior party members of the constituency Ruhini Borah and Bhadreswar Likson. An open meeting will be held on Sunday during which the party had lined up Congress stars in state PCC President and MLA Anjan Dutta, former DoNER minister and ex-Dibrugarh MP P.S.Ghatowar and state agriculture minister Rockybul Hussain to address the people.

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27 hour long sit-in organized

by AASU in Sonari

ET Correspondent Sonari, Nov 21: The Charaideo Sub Divisional Students’ Union today started a 27 hour long sit-in in protest of the state government’s alleged fail-

ure in solving various problems plaguing the Sonari legislative assembly constituency. The programme started at around 11 am at the office premises of the students’ union. The stu-

dents are demanding immediate release of salaries of teachers kept pending for 45 months, improvement of the roads and bridges of the constituency, early settlement of the problem of

drinking water, problems plaguing the health centres, early settlement to the interstate boundary problems between Assam-Nagaland and Assam-Arunachal Pradesh, adequate preservation of the reserve forests of the constituency, improvement in power supply and distribution of land pattas to the small tea growers of the constituency etc. More than hundred students are taking part in the sit-in. Manik Gogoi, organising secretary of All Assam Students Union and Sahadev Dhanowar, President, Sonari regional committee of All Assam Tea Tribes’ Students Association delivered speeches prior to the demonstration. The protestors also raised slogans in support of their demands.

The sit-in will conclude at 2 pm on Sunday.

Heavily armed Naga goons nab 2, loot money from border village in Mariani

Contd. from Page 1

Jorhat district said, as Christmas is approaching these Naga goons will go to any extent. They intentionally after receiving

specific information had come to Subhash’s house and demanded money and threatened him to shoot if he did not comply; they forcefully checked into his room until they found the cash.

On the other hand, several were injured trying to protect the victims and they were identified as Ashamoni Majhi (36), Ramali Majhi (26), Riku Tanti (25), Durga Majhi (39), Mallik Tanti (21),

Ganesh Majhi (38), Harothi Guwala (46), Malomi Guwala (19), Bhuti Gor (41), Momina Majhi (22). All injured were treated at the Debarapara PHE. The Mariani MLA Mr. Rupjyoti Kurmi rushed to the border village this afternoon and took stock of the situation and reviewed the condition of the injured people also while he requested the Mokokchung administration and village headmen and chairman to compensate for the looted amount of Rs 50,000 and pay for medical expenses to the injured people at the earliest.

SGSA public meeting on Nov 22, host of senior Cong, AGP leaders expected to join party ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Nov 21: In anticipation of the forthcoming Assembly Election of Assam to be held next year, Sanmilito Gana Sakti, Asom (SGSA) too has gone election mode. At a time when there are only a few months left before the commencement of the election, the party has accelerated its political activities to strengthen its organizational base. As a part of these activities, the party is going to

organise a public meeting at the playground of Panigaon Higher Secondary School on November 22 at 11 am.

Mahim Hajarika, a senior leader of Lakhimpur Congress, Achintya Borah, the Information and Publicity Secretary of Lakhimpur District Asom Gana Parishad, Ripa Doley Patir, President of Panigaon Anchalic Mahila Parishad etc. are to join the party along with more than a thousand members

of Congress and AGP. It is noteworthy that Mahim Hajarika who had been a dedicated member cum leader in Congress party in Lakhimpur since long, recently resigned from the party alleging dictatorship on the part of Rani Narah as the selfstyled President of Lakhimpur Congress. On the other hand, Achintya Borah too resigned from all the designations of AGP a couple of months ago. According to the

party source, almost ten thousand public will gather on the occasion of the meeting in which Dr Ranoj Pegu, the President of the SGSA, General Secretary cum ExMLA of Jonai, Bhuban Pegu, Hiranya Dutta, Raju Khanikar Joint Secretary Dilip Kakoty will take part. Meanwhile, Mahim Hajarika is expected to be the MLA candidate of the party for Lakhimpur LAC in the next Assembly Election.

A book titled ‘Antri’ Dream on bird being written by child writer Antarikshya Mazumder a student of class VI of Salt Brook School, Dibrugarh being released by Aswani Duwarah the Director of Salt Brook Society during 9th Dibrugarh Book Fair at Chowkidinghee play ground in Dibrugarh. Pic - UB Photos

Ex-Tocklai tea expert passes away Contd. from Page 1

His sudden demise was widely condoled by the Tocklai Employees Union, Jorhat Science Society, Bongal Pukhuri Puja committee among others in the

district. Bholanath Gogoi was actively associated with several Tea Companies and tea estates of Assam basically located in Upper Assam for which he is renowned among the tea planters of the Upper Assam belt. During his days in the Tocklai Tea Research Centre, late Gogoi had presented several research papers and had written a number of tea topics for journals both national and international. His last rites were performed at the Tarajan funeral ground in the presence of his relatives and friends.

a major global challenge that affects us all here. We have excellent bilateral cooperation with ASEAN members. And, we should see how we can enhance our cooperation at the regional and international level, including through support for adoption of Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism," he said. Meeting Chinese Premier Li Keqiang on the sidelines of the Summit, Modi said the two countries should raise their strategic coordination to tackle the threat of terror. Condemning the recent spurt of terror attacks in Paris and Mali, Modi said the menace of terrorism was the biggest challenge facing humanity. During the meeting, the Prime Minister said that there was a need for the international community to eschew their political differences and unite to face this menace, External Af-

fairs Ministry Spokesman Vikas Swarup informed.

Modi said that countries should put aside their political differences and came together to help the affected.

He said that both India and China faced the threat of terrorism and there was a need to increase strategic coordination. On his part, Li said China was against terrorism and cooperation between the two countries on terrorism would help Asia become more safe. In his meeting with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Modi discussed key issues like regional connectivity, maritime security and South China Sea disputes.

Modi underlined the need for settling territorial and maritime disputes in the South China Sea through peaceful means. He suggested evolving specific plans for cooperation with the 10-member grouping in key areas of maritime secu-

rity, counter-piracy and humanitarian and disaster relief. "As our rapidly transforming region navigates its way through uncertain times to a peaceful and prosperous future, we look forward to ASEAN leading the way in defining the regional architecture," said Modi, who is here on a three-day visit to attend the ASEAN-India Summit and East Asia Summit. Referring to the territorial disputes in the South China Sea, he said, "India shares with ASEAN a commitment to freedom of navigation, over flight and unimpeded commerce, in accordance with accepted principles of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the Law of the Sea. Territorial disputes must be settled through peaceful means." Modi said India hopes that all parties to the disputes in the South China Sea will abide by the

ET Correspondent Margherita, Nov 21: Asam Bhojpuri Sahitya Sabha, Margherita Regional Committee today declared the winners of ‘Best Chaath Puja’ at Margherita Region.

Vinod Kumar Gourh and Ajit Singh, President and Secretary of Assam Bhojpuri Sahitya Sabha, Margherita Regional Committee respectively said that under the supervision of Tinsukia District Bhojpuri Sahitya Sabha, they have conducted a survey covering Margherita and Jagun wherein a total of 13 Chaath Pujas were held. Jury mem-

bers Bikash Baruah, former officer Coal India Ltd, Margherita, Ajit Singh headmaster GVM ME School Margherita and Mamta Kumari school teacher at Margherita have declared that Best Chaath Pujas went to Itakhola, Ledo that bagged the 1st Prize, Ledo Air Field 2nd Prize and Nagathakurbari Margherita 3rd Prize, said Vinod Kumar Gourh. The prizes shall be given away

by Tinsukia District Bhojpuri Sahitya Sabha in the coming week, informed Vinod Kumar Gourh.

Union minister Sonowal is new Assam BJP chief Contd. from Page 1

Meanwhile, the new appointment for Sonowalwho is union minister for youth affairs and sports- has fuelled speculation of a cabinet reshuffle, which has long been expected in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's cabinet. The BJP, however, made no official comment on it. Former Congress heavyweight Himanta Biswa Sarma, who joined

the BJP in August, was made convener of the election management committee, which has Sonowal as the chairman. Sonowal -the Lok Sabha member from Assam's Lakhimpur constituency -- replaces Siddarth Bhattacharya, who will now be a national spokesperson of the BJP on issues related to the northeast. "We could not win in Delhi and Bihar in 2015, there are different reasons.

From 2016, we will be on the victory track again and it will begin from Assam.

Assam is ready for change," Javadekar said after making the announcement. He also said BJP president Amit Shah will go to Dibrugarh on November 27 to attend a party meeting. The BJP had appeared invincible after its massive victory in the 2014 general elections, followed by victories in Maharashtra, Haryana,

2 held in connection with Allahabad bank ATM robbery ET Correspondent Jorhat, Nov 21: Two were held in connection with the Allahabad bank ATM robbery case that took place on October 30 from Dhekorgorah tinali, under Pulibor Police station in Jorhat district near here.

The duo constitute members of a six member gang

operating throughout the state of North East and is suspected to be stationed in areas near Koinadhora in Guwahati. The duo is identified as one Debojit Bez alias Prasanta Bez (32) hailing from Majuli Jengraimukh gaon and was picked up from Koinadhora last night

PM Modi calls for enhancing counter-terror cooperation with ASEAN Agencies Kuala Lumpur, Nov 21: Joint fight against terror and the early need for settling territorial and maritime disputes in the South China Sea figured prominently in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's discussions with ASEAN leaders and his counterparts from China and Japan. The Prime Minister's emphasis on tackling the scourge of terrorism came even as US President Barack Obama and his Malaysian host Najib Razak vowed today to fight the "evil" and "hateful" ideology unleashed by the Islamic State group, especially in the backdrop of last week's terror attack in Paris.

Addressing the ASEAN-India Summit here, Modi called for enhancing cooperation with ASEAN to tackle the major global challenge of terrorism.

"Terrorism has emerged as

Margherita best Chaath Puja announced

guidelines on the implementation of the Declaration on the Conduct of Parties in the South China Sea and redouble efforts for early adoption of a Code of Conduct on the basis of consensus. Terming connectivity as the pathway to shared prosperity, he said the India-Myanmar-Thailand trilateral highway project is making good progress and should be completed by 2018. India will soon extend electronicvisa facility to all ASEAN countries, Modi said. Terming science, technology and innovation as a vital pillar of India-ASEAN cooperation and economic partnership, he said, "We will enlarge the ASEAN-India Science and Technology Development Fund from the current USD one million to USD 5 million." India intends to set up an ASEANIndia Innovation Platform to facilitate

commercialisation of low cost technologies, technology transfer and collaborative Research and Development projects, he said.

ASEAN grouping includes Brunei, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam. Earlier, wooing foreign investors, Prime Minister Modi today promised reforms "with speed and boldness" along with a transparent and predictable tax regime and protection of intellectual property rights. Addressing the Summit, he announced a USD one billion line of credit to promote projects that support physical and digital connectivity between India and ASEAN. With a growth rate of 7.5 per cent, India, he said, is the fastest growing major economy in the world adding it is likely to go higher in the near future.

while the second Nitumoni Rajbongshi (36) hails from Tamulpur Bagsa district was picked up from Joyanagar Guwahati. Police recovered Rs 19,000 in cash, three mobile sets and a laptop and they were booked under Pulibor PS case No. 71/15 of IPC 457/ 380. Today they were produced at the CJM court Jorhat and were remanded to six days police custody.

They were operating in the entire North Eastern region as well as in Assam since a couple of years and they were successful in several attempts and are working under the leadership of one Bicky Pegu, under Jengraimukh PS and police is likely to gather more information from the arrested duo.

Jharkhand and a coalition government in Jammu and Kashmir in the same year. In 2015, the BJP lost Delhi to the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), and then Bihar to the Nitish Kumarled grand alliance, both causing a major setback to the party.

Javadekar also said that terms of many BJP state presidents were about to end, and the process to elect new presidents will start soon, but the decision on Assam was taken first because of the assembly elections.

Suresh Prabhu inaugurates Silchar-Lumding broad gauge rail line in Assam Contd. from Page 1

The Lumding-Silchar Gauge Conversion Project under the Northeast Frontier Railway was sanctioned in 199697 and was declared a National Project in 2004. The project was hit by insurgency from 2006 to 2009. The Territorial Army had to be deployed to take on the insurgents. The line passes through 21 tunnels and has 75 major bridges and 340 minor bridges along the track.

Drought like situation ET Correspondent Diphu, Nov 21: Farmers have failed to cultivate paddy encompassing a large area within Howraghat revenue circle of Karbi Anglong district in the absence of rainfall. Villages worst affected include Gorokhia Pukhuri, Mohalicit, Durgapur, West Digholipar, Kankibasti, Kuchu Pukhuri, Natun Basti, Karkok, Chauhan Gaon, Santipur and Gorjoga. Although these areas are considered to be fertile and fit for paddy cultivation till date Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council has failed to provide perennial irrigation facility to the farmers. Thousands of affected people have demanded intervention of both Irrigation and Agriculture department to overcome the drought like situation.

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'Son rise' should Tejaswi Yadav to be Bihar's Deputy Chief Minister H.D. Devegowda, NCP Manjhi, Janata Dal Nov 21: minister. Congress's not become 'sunset' Patna, chief Sharad Pawar, his (United) leader Sharad Rashtriya Janata Dal Ashok Chaudhary is go(RJD) chief Lalu Prasad ing to be the next EducaNational Conference Yadav, Himachal in Bihar: BJP counterpart Farooq Pradesh Chief Minister Yadav's son Tejaswi tion and IT minister of Abdullah and Congress Virbhadra Singh were Yadav will be the Deputy Bihar. In a grand event New Delhi, Nov 21: Terming the important positions given to Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav's two sonsTej Pratap Yadav and Tejaswi Yadav as 'son rise', the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Friday said this 'son rise' should not become the cause of 'sunset' of governance in Bihar. "Two sons of Lalu Prasad Yadav has been inducted in a very senior post, few questions do arise. We expect that this 'son rise' does not become the cause of 'sunset' of governance in Bihar, because they hardly have any experience," BJP leader Sambit Patra told ANI. Patra took a dig at Lalu saying it is height of dynastic politics as the RJD talks of 'Samajwad' but it indulges in 'Parivarwad'. "Where is the justice done to the own party men? Lalu Prasad Yadav has shown the trust only in his family, not his party. The one who will not justice with his party, how can he do justice for the society at large?" he added. Another BJP leader G.V.L

Narasimha Rao congratulated the new government in Bihar and also hoped that the unlikely coalition of two divergent parties must fulfil the aspiration of the people of Bihar.

"Bihar is a very important state and its development and progress is very important for the overall national growth. We hope that the kind of inconsistency and incompatibility that exist between different formations in this coalition will not spoil the overall governance in the state," Rao toldANI. "We certainly have apprehensions, but we hope the people of Bihar will not feel disappointed with the kind of governance that they see in the weeks and months ahead," he added.

Yesterday, in a grand event, Nitish Kumar swore in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fifth time at the Gandhi Maidan in Patna.

Tejaswi Yadav swore-in as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. He has also been given the additional responsibility of three ministries.

Tej Pratap Yadav has also been allocated three ministries in the Nitish Kumarled Cabinet.(ANI)

Chief Minister of Bihar.

He has also been given the additional responsibility of three ministries.

Lalu Prasad Yadav's other son Tej Pratap Yadav has also been allocated three ministries in the Nitish Kumar-led Cabinet. Senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui will be the next Finance Minister of Bihar while JDU's Vijendra Yadav will be Energy

today, Nitish Kumar was sworn in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fifth time at the Gandhi Maidan here. Lalu's sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejaswi Yadav also took oath as ministers of Bihar. The ceremony was attended by RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, his wife and former Bihar chief minisDeputy Chief Minister, Tejaswi Yadavter

Dr Suryakanta Mishra

ward to build transparent and accountability measures for a healthy society that calls for radical changes," the NTC media cell said in a press release.

"The issues of cut-off year and yardsticks on effective coverage on legislated laws should be placed before the Hon'ble Court of Law for correct interpretation and necessary directions. The petitioners' efforts to collect evidences and establish the case of public interest is laudable and therefore require maximum restrain to view the matter through the prism of tribal fabrics and raise public speculations to defeat the genuine endeavor. When issues are viewed through the angular prism, the refraction tempts the viewers to compromise with the targets," it added.

(AGENCIES)

Security beefed up ahead of Sangai Fest Imphal, Nov 21: Stringent security measures have been taken up across the State capital for tomorrow's grand opening of the Manipur Sangai festival even as a militant group has announced a 12-hour bandh the same day. Many foreign delegates are expected to turn up for the Sangai festival. Security personnel have been keeping strict vigilance at the Sangai festival venue and its surrounding areas to ensure that no unwarranted incident occurs. Security personnel were also seen deployed at various locations and important roads of Imphal as pre-emptive security measures. Frisking and checking of vehicles along important roads and junctions has been intensified by the

police. Most of the garbage dumping sites on various corners of the streets have also been sanitised. Police also sanitised major roads of the Capital using sniffer dogs and metal detectors besides scanning and monitoring loose soil in the middle of road meridians. Security personnel have also been kept on high alert to ensure that no lapses occur. Thorough checking and frisking were conducted on participants and stall owners at the entrance gate of the festival venue.

It may be mentioned that 18 teams of police commandos from Thoubal and Bishnupur districts have been deployed in Imphal East district since the past one month.

(Agencies)

Rabri Devi and their two sons. Congress vice-

president Rahul Gandhi, former Prime Minister

CPI-M state secretary attacked

by Trinamul workers

Tribalism cannot stand as cover for matters of public importance: NTC Dimapur, Nov 21: Applauding what it called the recent development of consciousness amongst the civil bodies and the citizens on unabated corruption, misuse of fund and manipulations, particularly issues on backdoor appointments in various Government departments, the Nagaland Tribes Council (NTC) has fervently appealed to all concerned not to bring in tribal equations and polarizations in line of tribal differences in matters of great public importance.

The NTC assured to extend all possible cooperation to the courageous moves of ACAUT, HRLN, CSU, KSU and public spirited citizens who had taken the matter of corruption, mismanagement of fund, irregularities in recruitment processes and related issues to the Courts for legal scrutiny and end of justice to the citizens of the State. "The enormous trust of the people towards judicious review and expeditious delivery of justice to rectify the erroneous actions of the executives and the law makers is a way for-

Deputy Chief Minister, Tejaswi Yadav

leaders in Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge and Ghulam Nabi Azad were also present at the event.

Former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir Farooq Abdullah, former chief minister of Jammu and Kashmir and working president of National Conference Omar Abdullah, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) President Jitan Ram

Kolkata, Nov 21: An unruly mob of the Trinamul Congress descended violently on CPI-M state secretary and leader of the opposition Dr Suryakanta Mishra was on Friday attacked along with a number of party activists while leading a jatha at his own Assembly constituency of Narayangarh in West Midnapore district. At least ten CPI-M workers were injured as around fifty Trinamul Congress workers tried to resist

them from leading the rally before unleashing attack on them. Party sources said that Dr Mishra fell down after being pushed by the attackers who assaulted several CPI-M marchers, including party's district secretary Tarun Roy and women activists, even as the CPI-M state secretary asked his followers to march ahead nothwithstanding any attacks. Sources said that Dr Mishra's personal

securityman rescued him and shifted him to safety, while police remained silent spectators. He was scheduled to address three rallies at Narayangarh and one at Keshiary during the day.

The incident comes at a time when the state chief minister Ms Mamata Banerjee and CPI-M general secretary Mr Sitaram Yechury were sharing the same platform at Nitish Kumar's swearing-in ceremony in Patna. It appears that though both Trinamul Congress and CPI-M are opposing BJP nationally, but in Bengal the two are still bickering.

Left Front chairman Biman Bose condemned the attack on Dr Mishra and said that the Trinamul Congress mounted such attacks on left jathas watching the large turnout in such jathas. The ruling party, he said, was using muscle power to silence the CPI-M and the left parties "but such efforts will never succeed", he said. While delivering speeches at Madanmohonchawk, Dr Mishra said, "The protest march continued in Narayangarh despite Trinamul's attempt of dis-

ruption. The increased mobilisation is actually increasing Trinamul's fear."The party's district secretary Mr Tarun Roy, who was also injured in the attack, said, "The Trinamul Congress is afraid that thousands of people are joining our rallies, and that's why they are attacking us." The CPI-M workers alleged that local police had arranged four civil policemen for their rally, but when the TMC workers attacked they were not seen. Dr Mishra's security persons had only rescued him from the clutches of the irate TMC men, they said. According to locals, the CPI-M's rally started as usually from their proposed place and they were greeted by the tribal women at Kotaigarh.

When the rally reached at Kalitala More, the local TMC anchal sabhapati Saktipada Dey and his associates put up a blockade in front of the rally. When Dr Mishra tried to break the blockade and continue the rally, the TMC workers unleashed attack on them. CPI-M state secretariat member Sujon Chakraborty said that "dastardly" attack on Dr

Mishra was indicative of "jungle raj in West Bengal being ruled by a fascist party'. He said that tribal women activists resisted the attackers and the jatha could resume its journey after sometime. Mr Chakraborty said that the ruling party was scared of the "enormous" response the left-sponsored jathas had been receiving and the attack on the one being led

by Dr Mishra was "a panic reaction of Trinamul Congress'. WBPCC president Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury condemned the attack on Dr Mishra and other CPIM local leaders and said that "the Trinamul Congress cannot survive by resorting to violent means'.

He said that such attack proved that the ruling party was desperate to throttle democracy and bent upon imposing autocratic rule in West Bengal. However, Trinamul Congress refuted the charges that its party activists were involved in heckling Dr Mishra at his own constituency in Narayangarh in West Midnapore. Party sources said Dr Mishra's own party cadres have heckled him and Trinamul Congress have nothing to do in it. (Agencies)

CM Nitish to hold maiden meeting of his new cabinet today Patna, Nov 21: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will hold the first meeting of his new cabinet on Saturday evening at the secretariat in Patna. According to reports, the cabinet would take its decision on calling of special session of 16th Bihar Legislative Assembly and will also decide the date of a joint meeting of both the houses of Bihar legislature. Nitish will also hold a review meeting to take stock of the situation of law and order with

the District Magistrates and Police Superintendents of the districts via video conferencing. Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and the Director General of Police (DGP) will also remain present in the meeting. Yesterday, in a grand event, Nitish Kumar swore in as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fifth time at the Gandhi Maidan here.

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's son Tejaswi Yadav sworein as the Deputy Chief Min-

ister of Bihar. He has also been given the additional responsibility of three ministries. Lalu's elder son Tej Pratap Yadav has also been allocated three ministries in the Nitish Kumar-led Cabinet. Senior RJD leader Abdul Bari Siddiqui will be the next Finance Minister of Bihar while JDU's Vijendra Yadav will be Energy minister. Congress's Ashok Chaudhary is going to be the next Education and IT minister of Bihar. (ANI)

also present at the event.

West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal also attended the event. Union Ministers Venkaiah Naidu represented the government at the event. Delegations of leaders poured in here and assembled at the venue as Nitish took his oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar.

(ANI)

Child abuse sensitization programme at Pakyong Gangtok, Nov 21: A function was held to observe the International Day for prevention of child abuse and violence against children at Upper Namcheypong Naibutar here today.

Organized by child development center under Namcheypong Baptist church, the programme had Pakyong police station in-charge Bishal Tewari as the main resource person. Tewari made the gathering aware on various forms of child abuses like child labor, domestic or bonded beggars and sexual abuse among others. He said girls below 18 years are considered as minors and any form of sexual harassment to them will attract strict punishment. During the awareness programme, Tewari also spoke about the Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POSCO) Act 2012 and urged the parents present to apprise their children on relevant issues. Ignorance is not an excuse and every citizen must know the law of the country and stay away from crimes like child abuse and violence, he stated. Reiterating a firm stand against drug abuse, Tewari informed them about SADA and urged parents to inform police or responsible person to provide proper rehabilitation to drug users. (agencies)

An uneasy tiara rests on Nitish Kumar's head

By Vikas Khanna New Delhi, Nov 21: A huge responsibility lies on the shoulders of Nitish Kumar, who took oath as chief minister of Bihar, for the third straight term.

With initial euphoria of crushing Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over, Kumar will be charting into a new territory as he is going to share power with his bitter rival-turnedfriend Lalu Prasad Yadav, who in his past avatar was seen as the fountain head of mass corruption. That Lalu's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has emerged as the single largest party in the state assembly is going to weigh heavily on the new chief minister. And it has been reflected at the swearing-in function.

Kumar was forced to in-

duct both sons of Lalu in his cabinet, with one is made his deputy. But one hopes Nitish does not get bogged down and continues with his mission of providing not only a clean administration but taking one of the most backward states to new heights. The success of the government will depend largely on Lalu, who will do better not to meddle in the nitty-gritty of the day-today functioning of the government. The mandate of the just-concluded election is development, development, development. There is no doubt that the people of the state see in Nitish a visionary who has set the ball rolling by improving the law and order situation considerably. Gone are the days when mafias used to call the shots and people would dread venturing out

of their homes after dusk.

Kidnapping had become an industry. A semblance of normalcy has been restored and the state has taken some baby steps to restore investors' confidence. But there is a long way to go. As per a Planning Commission report of 2012, Bihar remains the poorest state of the country. Odisha, which used to be the poorest state as per the previous data released in 2004-2005, is way better off than Bihar. The report says the percentage of people below the poverty line in Odisha has gone down from 57.2 percent in 2004-2005 to 37 percent in 2009-10, a remarkable feat. In contrast, Bihar, helped by economic reforms carried out by Nitish Kumar government, witnessed marginal fall in the percentage of population below the pov-

erty line. In the five years between 2004-2005 and 2009-2010, Bihar could uplift people below the poverty line by just one percentage. There were 53.5 percent people in Bihar who remained below the poverty line as per the last data. Of course, the figures would be quite different now since no current official data is available. But the figures suggest that the reforms have not yet percolated down the lowest strata of the society and reached the deserving. Nitish will not only have to give maximum ministerial berths to RJD but will also have to accommodate the Congress. But in doing so, he will have to ensure that criminal elements are kept away from the government. Not only that, all the three stakeholders will have combined responsi-

bility to see that the government meets the aspirations of the people. The outflux of Biharis to other states for lesser paying jobs needs to be stopped.

The government will need to create facilities as well as opportunities so that the educated and uneducated youth don't have to leave their state. A huge mandate entails larger responsibility as people have high expectations. Better and accessible education, job opportunities and creation of a favourable environment to invite both domestic and foreign investment and better infrastructure and connectivity are some of the key issues that are expected of the government. The state has fared poorly in a World Bank report on "ease of doing business in Indian states". The report, which was released in September,

has ranked Bihar at 21.The report has red flagged red tape which continues to deter people from setting up establishments in the state. In fact, Modi had ridiculed the state of affairs in Bihar during his several election meetings. Ironically, Jharkhand, which was carved out of Bihar about a decade and a half ago, leapfrogged to third position. This demonstrates that all is not well and there is something perennial wrong in state policies. One also hopes that the Modi government will display maturity and release promised funds. Victory and defeat are part and parcel of elections. Once the elections are over, it should be the duty of both the federal and state governments to join hands to work for the welfare of people. The country will develop only if Bihar develops. (ANI)

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Can't afford to hold PM Modi calls for 'peaceful means' to 'prejudice' against any 'religion' solve territorial disputes now: Sri Sri Ravi Shankar

Kuala Lumpur, Nov.21: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called for 'peaceful means' to settle all territorial disputes. "India shares with ASEAN a commitment to freedom of navigation, over flight and unimpeded commerce, in accordance with accepted principles of international law, including the 1982 UN Convention on the law of the Sea. Territorial disputes must be settled through peaceful means," Prime Minister Modi said while addressing the 13th

ASEAN-India Summit at the Convention Centre here. "India hopes that all the parties to the disputes

Defence expert says not surprised by Sartaj Aziz's statement

New Delhi, Nov.21: A defence expert, P.K. Sehgal, has said that he is not at all surprised by the statement made by Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Advisor on Foreign Affairs, on India's alleged involvement in creating unrest in Pakistan. Sehgal said on Saturday that sooner than later Pakistan would stand totally exposed in the most unimpeachable manner. "This statement of Sartaz Aziz should not surprise the Indian Government. Pakistan consistently has been in a denial mode. However, the decision of the U.S. Government to make available David Coleman Headley to Indian courts would bring out the evidence and connectivity of Pakistan in a major way," he added. Aziz

has said the dossiers on India's alleged involvement in Pakistan's unrest have no 'material evidence' but only narrative to protect witnesses. Aziz said the dossiers instead contained the 'pattern and narrative' of Indian involvement while testifying before the committee. He said that the dossiers have been meticulously prepared, but material evidence cannot be shared for the sake of protecting the sources. Aziz also maintained that the proofs could have only been provided to others in the narrative shape. A special TADA court had earlier made Pakistan-born American terror operative David Coleman Headley, an accused in the 26/11 Mumbai terror attack case, and asked him to appear before the court through video links on December 10. Headley, accused of conducting a special reconnaissance of targets before the Mumbai terror attack, was sentenced to 35 years' imprisonment by a US court. He had entered into a plea bargaining agreement with the US government. (ANI)

NCSC to take action against culprits on Dalit attack, says Punia New Delhi, Nov. 21: National Commission for Scheduled Castes (NCSC) chairman P.L. Punia on Saturday said the commission will take action against culprits involved in the beating up of a Dalit family for allegedly touching idols at a temple in Chitrakoot district of Uttar Pradesh.

"The National Commission for Scheduled Castes has taken its cognizance and there will be probe against them," Punia told.

"Whenever these kinds of incidences take place, the commission intervenes and ensures that probe is done against the culprits," he added. A Dalit couple

and their relatives were beaten up, abused and issued life threats for allegedly touching idols at a temple in Chitrakoot. The police have registered FIR against the culprits. However, no arrests have been made so far. The Dalits in Rajapur town have announced a march on Sunday if the accused are not arrested by then. (ANI)

J-K: CRPF recovers IED in outskirts of Srinagar

Srinagar, Nov.21: The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) recovered an IED, weighing around four to five kilograms, on the HMT-Narbal Route near Beacon Huts in Lawapora Area in the outskirts of Srinagar on Saturday morning. "Early morning around 3:30 a.m. we got some infor-

mation that there is a possibility of IED being plant.

From that moment we started patrolling in this area, at around 6:55 a.m., the RR found this IED," Commander P.P Pauly told. He also said that the bomb disposal squad has taken away the IED bomb which is weighing around 4-5 kilograms. "A shell was also attached to it and it was planted so as obstruct the movement of the security forces," he added. IED or Improvised Explosive Device is an explosive device often used in unconventional warfare. (ANI)

in the South China Sea while will abide by the guidelines on the implementation of the Decla-

ration of the conduct of the parties in South China Sea, and redouble efforts for early adoption of a Code of Conduct on the basis of consensus," he added. The Prime Minister insisted that specific plans of co-operation with maritime security, counter-piracy and humanitarian and disaster relief should be evolved. Prime Minister Modi also said that he is looking forward to ASEAN leading the way in defining the regional architecture and that India attach the

highest priority to this partnership. "The 1st ASEAN-India Cyber Security Conference we hosted in Jan 2015 should be the springboard for greater cooperation. ASEAN remains the largest investment partner - both for inward and outward flows, but there is great potential for expansion," he said. He also called for enhancing cooperation with ASEAN on terrorism and for adoption of Comprehensive Convention on international terrorism. (ANI)

Onus on Pakistan to prove Indian terror charge wrong: Jitendra Singh New Delhi, Nov. 21: Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office (PMO) Jitendra Singh on Saturday said the onus lies on Pakistan to prove India's contention that Islamabad is fanning and sponsoring terror activities on Indian soil. "Time and again it's been reiterated by the Indian side that Pakistan is involved in terror activities happening on the Indian side, including Jammu and Kashmir. From time to time we have been providing evidence to the Islamabad authorities.

The onus lies on Islamabad to show to the world that what evidence is being provided by India is untrue," Singh to.

"We live in an evidence-

based age and an evidence-based era. Any suggestions, any complaint or any narrative put forward has to be supported by adequate evidence. Without it, it has no meaning," he added.

Singh asserted that India's policy in dealing with terrorism and all kinds of sponsored militant activities on Indian soil is of zero tolerance.

"The Indian agency and authorities and the concerned departments are adequately equipped to deal with any kind of terror activity in the Indian soil. As far as political disposition of the present government is concerned there is absolutely no ambiguity as far as the policy towards terror is concerned," he

Brussels, Nov. 21: In the wake of the deadly 13/11 carnage in Paris, spiritual guru Sri Sri Ravi Shankar has called for the world to fight against the 'terrorists trap' of growing a prejudice against a particular religion or community, as their sole intention is to divide the society on the basis of fear.

Speaking to the media here after the annual conference on Ethics in Business at the European Parliament in Belgium, the guru called for global unity against terror "There is so much fear, anxiety and uncertainty in the minds of people that it has become important to re-affirm the faith in humanity.

We cannot get clogged with prejudice at this moment against any religion or community when terror has taken such a toll," he said.

Asserting that the terrorists intention is to divide the society which is why they are damaging the fabric of

the social order, Ravi Shankar said it was all the more important for the 'right thinking, good-minded' people to come together and shun prejudice. "Their idea is to terrorise and create more and more fear. It is such a free Europe where people could go to restaurants, movie theatres, concerts and museums. But now there is so much fear and this fear psychosis can take a huge toll on the so-

Charges against Peter Mukherjea absolutely outrageous, says son Rahul added. Commenting on the statement by Sartaj Aziz, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Advisor on Foreign Affair, on India's alleged involvement in creating unrest in Pakistan, Singh said, "The kind of clarity that the political dispensation is presenting to the concerned authorities, there should not be any difficulties in terror activity happening on Indian soil.

(ANI)

Mumbai, Nov.21: Rahul Mukherjea, the son of former television magnate Peter Mukherjea, on Saturday said the murder and criminal conspiracy charges levelled by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) against his father were absolutely outrageous and added that there

founder in the Sheena Bora murder case. The CBI told the court that Rahul, who was in a relationship with Sheena, had recorded a conversation with Peter on the advice of his mother, in which he asked his father where Sheena was. Peter had then told him that Sheena was doing fine in

was not an iota of truth to them. "Charges against him (Peter) are absolutely outrageous," Rahul Mukerjea told with reference to the April 2012 Sheena Bora murder case. On Friday, media reported that it was a conversation between Peter Mukerjea and Rahul that may have led to the arrest of the INX Media co-

the United States and that he had spoken to her. The CBI, which is questioning Peter on why he lied, interrogated Rahul for over 12 hours in Mumbai on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday. He only left the CBI office at around 10.30 a.m. on Friday. Media reports said that his statement was being corrobo-

President urges trainee IPS officers to be an agent of change in society New Delhi, Nov.21: President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday urged the trainees of 67 RR (2014 Batch) of Indian Police Service (IPS) officers from Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel National Police Academy, Hyderabad to be an agent of change in the society.

A group of officers called on the President Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Friday. Speaking on the occasion, the President urged the Officer trainees to be the agents of change they aspire to see in society. He congratulated all the officers on entering into one of the most premier public services of the country.

He said that they were the chosen few who were going to occupy important

positions in law enforcement and policy making in the country in future. The President said that the police personnel deployed at the cutting edge level are the face of the Government. It is through their conduct in the field that they need to inspire confidence in the people.

He said that he expected from the police officers the highest standards of professionalism at all times and sincere efforts

to ensure that the sanctity of rule of law is maintained. The President said that maintenance of law and order and enforcement of rule of law are prerequisites to fulfillment of our dream of a strong and prosperous India. He stated that the police officers have a central role to play in not only countering the internal threats to our society but also in promoting harmony in the diverse sections of the society.

He said that India has survived as an ancient civilization because of inclusiveness and tolerance towards all beliefs ingrained in us. He said that maintaining peace and harmony of the country should be their highest priority. (ANI)

Beant Singh murder: SC sanctions trial of Jagtar Singh's three accomplices New Delhi, Nov. 21: The Supreme Court has paved the way for the trial of three alleged accomplices of Babbar Khalsa militant Jagtar Singh Hawara in connection with the assassination case of former Punjab Chief Minister Beant Singh in 1995. A bench led by Justice TS Thakur allowed a request made by an Additional Sessions Judge from Chandigarh to receive trial records from the top court where the appeals by Hawara and CBI are pending. While Hawara has challenged his conviction and life imprisonment in the case, CBI has sought death penalty for him. The bench directed the court registry to send case records back to the Chandigarh Sessions Court for initiation of trial against co-accused Jagtar

Singh Tara, Paramjeet Singh Bheora and Devi Singh, who were absconding when the trial against Hawara and others took place. In 2004, Hawara had escaped from maximum security jail at Burail in Punjab along with Tara, Bheora and Devi Singh by digging a 90feet tunnel with bare hands.

Hawara and Bheora were re-

cial fabric and personal health of people," he added. A global support has risen in a tidal wave of solidarity for the victims of the deadly Paris attack where 132 were killed, and as France is leading a war of retaliation against the ISIS by carrying out massive airstrikes along with Russia, Parisians are still batting for peace through vigils and memorial services. (ANI)

arrested within the next two years. Tara, a proclaimed offender in this case, was arrested from Thailand in January this year. Devi Singh is absconding. The Punjab and Haryana High Court had commuted Hawara's death penalty and sentenced him to life imprisonment till death in the case in 2010. (ANI)

rated with the statement given by Peter Mukerjea to ascertain the correct facts behind the Sheena Bora murder case. Peter Mukherjea was arrested on Thursday by the CBI, hours after it had filed a charge sheet in which his wife Indrani Mukherjee, the mother of the victim born from her first marriage, and two others were accused of the crime. He is presently being accused of shielding the accused and of making inconsistent statements with regard to the crime.

Sheena Bora was allegedly murdered by her mother Indrani Mukerjea, Indrani's former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her former driver Shyamvar Rai in April 2012. The body of the 24year-old was dumped in a forest in Maharashtra's Raigad District. Indrani, Khanna and Rai have been charged with criminal conspiracy to kidnap, murder, cheating, destruction of evidence, forgery and use of forged documents besides violation of provisions of Information Technology Act. They are presently in judicial custody till December 3. (ANI)

Brussels issues Grade Four high terror alert, shuts down metro Brussels, Nov.21: Belgian capital Brussels has been placed on high terror alert in the wake of reports that it could be targeted for a "serious and imminent" terrorist attack. A statement issued by the government warned the public to avoid crowded areas.

The city's metro line has also been closed. "The advice for the population is to avoid places where a lot of people come together, like shopping centres, concerts, events or public transport stations wherever possible," a spokesman for the government's crisis center, was quoted, as saying. The recommendation came after the government increased its threat scale to "level four" following a meeting of ministers, police and the security services. The government spokesman did not say what had

prompted the new measures to be taken. A statement appearing on the crisis centre's website has called on local authorities to cancel large events, such as football matches, and to close the Brussels metro for the weekend as well has having a greater police and military presence on the city's streets. The UK's Foreign and Commonwealth Office has offered a new update for its citizens traveling to Belgium, or already in the

country. "Following the terrorist attacks in Paris on 13 November and subsequent police raids in Belgium and France, the Belgian government has increased its national threat level to the top level, very serious, for the Brussels region, indicating that the threat of a terrorist attack is serious and imminent; people should avoid places where there is a high concentration of people," the statement read. (ANI)

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Its India's turn now, our time has come: PM Modi Kuala Lumpur, Nov 21: Asserting that the time had come for India to make its mark in the resurgence of Asia, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday called the world leaders to come to India and witness the 'winds of change' as he pitched his 'Make in India' initiative on the global forum. "I have been saying that the 21st century belongs to Asia.

Together, ASEAN's ten member countries form an economic powerhouse.

ASEAN has emerged as one of the largest economic zones in the world.

Last fifteen years have seen your rapid and yet stable growth. Your Macro-economic stability has been the main reason for growth and stability in South East Asia. With good governance, futuristic infrastructure and focus on new age technologies, you have created excellence," Prime Minister Modi said addressing the ASEAN Business and Investment Summit here.

Complimenting the lead-

ership and people of ASEAN countries for what they have achieved, the Prime Minister lauded the developments of the nations and said that the 'spirit of the people' was more responsible for progress than the 'size of population'. Talking about the importance of reforms in India, Prime Minister Modi said that the nation was in dire need of reforms before his government took office. "My government took office nearly 18 months ago. The Indian economy faced serious challenges. A high fiscal deficit, a high current account deficit, a large number of stalled infrastructure projects and persistent inflation were among them. We asked ourselves the question Is it a reform just to increase the measured rate of GDP growth? Or is it to bring about a transformation in society? My answer is clear: we must reform to transform," he said. Asserting that India was doing better than when his government took office 18 months

Rajnath Singh visits SWAT Unit in Beijing Beijing, Nov 21: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit a Special Weapons and Tactics (SWAT) Unit and a local Police Station in Beijing on Friday. He will also hold a meeting with Mr. Meng Jianzhu, Secretary of the Central Political and Legal Affairs Commission of the Communist Party of China.

Rajnath held talks with Chinese Premier Mr. Li Keqiang and Interior Minister Mr. Guo Shengkun in Beijing yesterday. Following the talks, the two countries agreed to form a Ministerial-level mechanism headed by Home Ministers to step up cooperation

and coordination on a host of security-related issues, including cross-border terrorism, security and law enforcement, trans-border crimes, cyber crimes and drug trafficking. The mechanism would be followed by a comprehensive Memorandum of Understanding on security-related issues and will become operational during Guo's visit to India next year. The Union Home Minister will leave for Shanghai tomorrow where he will visit the city's Command and Control Centre, hold meetings with security officials and address a meeting of the Indian Community. (ANI)

Enter MS, exit MR Colombo, Nov 21: President Maithripala Sirisena's presence at the tea party after the budget and the quick exit of former President and Kurunegala District MP Mahinda Rajapaksa avoiding the reception were notable features in Parliament. MP Wimal Weerawansa who also boycotted the reception was seen making a quick remark that he did not understand a single word of the budget speech made

by Finance Minister Ravi Karunanayake. ' I did not

understand a word but I will go through the documents and see whether I could learn something," he told journalists who gathered around him to get his views.

Mr. Rajapaksa also made a similar comment but added that the budget was not an appealing one. "Meka Melo Rahak Nethi Ayawetak,' he was heard saying. However Opposition MPS Dinesh Gunawardene and Vasudeva Nananayakkara were seen at the reception.

(Agencies)

For Myanmar migrant workers, election results bring a ray of hope Singapore, Nov 21: In October, Mr Win Naing was one of thousands of people who spent three days outside the Myanmar embassy in Singapore waiting for his turn to cast his vote for a new government in his home country. People from all walks of life showed up to do the same. Many of them, like him, had found themselves in Singapore pursuing better paying jobs than they could find at home. Mr Win Naing left his job as a geologist in the Ministry of Mines in 1994 in search of greener pastures in Singapore. He found a job with the Land Transport Authority, testing soil conditions for the underground railway system. "I could not survive with my salary (in Myanmar). It was so difficult to cope, especially with my family," he said, explaining that another reason for his move was his children, for whom he wanted a better future through a good education. Mr Win Naing is just one example of a person from Myanmar who migrated for economic reasons. There is no accurate study on the number of Myanmar migrant workers worldwide, but in Singapore there are an estimated 200,000 Myanmar nationals working across various industries.

"When we talk about migration, it depends on who we are talking about. Some are professionals that are moving out, some are labourers, some are politically persecuted," said Dr Maitrii Aung-Thwin, associate professor of Southeast Asian history at the National University of Singapore. Mr Nyein Chan, 33, is a migrant worker who found a better paying job as a sales assistant in Dubai despite previously having worked as an engineer in Yangon. Most of his siblings migrated for economic reasons too. "I don't want to leave them, I want to stay with my parents and my family but I don't have a choice.

I want to work overseas because I want to get a better income," he said. (Agencies)

ago, the Prime Minister said that the nation's GDP growth was up and the inflation was down, among other things. "Foreign investment is up and the Current Account Deficit is down. Tax revenues are up and interest rates are down. The fiscal deficit is down and the rupee is stable. Obviously, this did not happen by accident. This success is the result of a series of concerted policies. We have entered, for the first time, into a monetary framework agreement with the Reserve Bank to curb inflation," he added. Expressing confidence that there was an increased sense of assurance within the nation, Prime Minister Modi said the IMF and World Bank have expressed even better hope for the Indian economy this year and after. "The Economist magazine this week stated that "India is in healthier shape than any other big emerging economy. However, as I said, our aim is not mere reform, but "reform to transform". Macro-eco-

nomic stability is good.

But to transform India, much more needs to be done. We have begun a series of concerted steps. These include structural and institutional reforms," he said.

Discussing the new reforms in India, the Prime Minister briefed the Summit about a series of simple but 'powerful structural' reforms launched by his government. "There was a tendency to divert subsidised fertiliser for

the production of chemicals. We have found a simple but very effective solution: by neemcoating the fertiliser, it becomes unsuitable for diversion. This has already saved billions of rupees of diverted farm subsidies. We have also introduced Soil Health Card. This tells every farmer the condition of his or her soil and then enables him to choose the right crop, best quantity and mix of inputs," he said. "We have

launched a housing program, one of the most ambitious in the world.

It involves building 20 million urban houses and 29.5 million rural houses, totalling nearly 50 million. We have undertaken major improvements in the transport sector. Our major ports witnessed a 4.65% growth in traffic and an 11.2% increase in operating income, in 2014-15 despite a global contraction in trade volume," he added. Praising the impact of his 'Jan Dhan Yojana' in India, Prime Minister Modi said in less than a year, 190 million new bank accounts have been opened. "On Social security front, we have launched innovative and attractive schemes for insurance and pension. We have also set up MUDRA Bank to fund the small traders who were unfunded so far. More than six million small traders have already availed the loans. For the first time since banks were nationalised

46 years ago, private sector professionals have been appointed in key positions. We have started a major revamp of the power sector," he said. Wooing the world leaders for his 'Make in India' pitch, the Prime Minister said that his government has been working hard on the front of 'ease of doing business'. "Reducing complicated procedures, making them available at one platform- preferably online, simplifying the forms and formats has been taken up on war footing.

That is how we have jumped up by 12 ranks in the World Bank's Ease of Doing Business Report of 2016. We are working in all ways to make India a global manufacturing hub," he said. He also stressed that India was committed to protect Intellectual Property Rights of all innovators. "We have taken several initiatives for transparency and online processing in IP administration. A comprehensive National

U.N. asks Vietnam and China to clarify fate of North Koreans Hanoi, Nov 21: The United Nations voiced alarm on Friday about the fate of nine North Koreans feared to have been deported from Vietnam via China back to their homeland, saying they might face torture or even execution. Forcibly sending refugees back to a country where they could suffer persecution, a practice known as "refoulement", is banned under international treaties signed by China. "We are alarmed at reports that nine North Korean nationals, including a one-year-old infant and a teenager, were arrested in Vietnam last month and subsequently transferred to China," U.N. human rights spokeswoman Ravina Shamdasani told a brief-

ing. "There are fears that they may be - or may already have been - repatriated to the Democratic People's Republic of Korea where they would be at risk of very serious human rights violations."

The group were arrested in Vietnam on Oct. 22 and are thought to have been sent to the Chinese city of Shenyang, close to the North Korean border.

In recent years many North Koreans have fled their country into China, traveled on to southeast Asia and then to South Korea or other countries.

Chinese authorities are believed to have been escorting the nine North Koreans, Shamdasani said. "This series of events strongly suggests that the group is at imminent risk of being repa-

triated to the DPRK (North Korea) - and we are gravely concerned that they may already have been returned," she said. "We urge the Chinese and Vietnamese authorities to publicly clarify the fate of the nine North Korean nationals.

We further urge all concerned governments to refrain from forcibly returning individuals who have fled the DPRK." A major U.N. human rights investigation found last year that North Koreans forcibly repatriated to Pyongyang are commonly subjected to torture, detention, execution, forced abortions or sexual violence, Shamdasani said. The U.N. Committee against Torture met in Geneva this week to review

China's record and raised concerns about its practice of returning North Koreans. "Some illegal immigrants from DPRK entering China's territory for economic reasons do not meet conditions stipulated in the Convention relating to the status of refu-

gees," Xu Hong, a senior official in China's foreign ministry, told the U.N. body of experts. Some "criminals" had abused the principle of asylum in an "attempt to prolong and even escape extradition or repatriation", Xu said. (Agencies)

Leading Pakistan publication campaigns for reversing YouTube ban

Islamabad, Nov 21: The government should have reversed the ban on YouTube through the same ordinance that installed it, a Pakistani daily said on Saturday, describing the

ban as "a blot." An editorial "Fixing YouTube" in The Nation said that after being consigned to the annals of obscurity, "the YouTube ban has once more been brought to the

fore." The Watan Party has moved the Supreme Court to reconsider the ban in light of the changing circumstance. The apex court has asked the federal government and Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) to present their stances before the court, "beginning the long process that may lead to the misguided ban being reversed," said the daily. The Supreme Court may be the best institution through which to peruse this issue.

The editorial said, "Ideally the government, assuring that the immediate crisis is over, should have reversed

the ban through the same ordinance it installed it with. The court's proceeding will drag on and appeals and counter appeals are always a possibility."

"The government will probably contest the challenge especially given PTA's conservative stance on the matter - when it really should be seeking to cooperate," it added. The daily observed that alternatives to YouTube are present that "incorporate procedure that minimize the chances of offensive material being posted‌" "Proxy server and other applications also allow people to freely access

the site, rendering the ban ineffective for all but those who lack the computing know-how. And that is the portion of the population that needs the site the most."

It observed that the Pakistani government has gone to great lengths to propagate the narrative of eliminating extremism in all its forms and variations, "however the YouTube ban still exists as a blot on the otherwise improving situation."

"The ban might have been useful to curb the outpouring of religious unrest in the country, but the longer it stays in place the more damage it is doing."(Agencies)

FBI confirms 6 Men from Pakistan, Afghanistan illegally crossed border Kabul, Nov 21: A highly trusted federal agent working under the umbrella of U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP) has confirmed to Breitbart Texas that a group composed of 5 Pakistani men and 1 man from Afghanistan was captured by U.S. Border Patrol agents after having illegally crossed the porous U.S.-Mexico border in the Tucson Sector of Arizona. The six men were traveling in a group and were captured roughly 16 miles into the state of Arizona, specifi-

cally, near the small picturesque town of Patagonia, Arizona. The apprehension of the group occurred late on Monday night, November 16, 2015. Border Patrol agents were unable to do extensive interviews with the six Middle Eastern men because the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) took over the matter. The aliens were immediately transferred to Tucson where the FBI took custody.

On Wednesday evening, Breitbart Texas disclosed a report by other federal

agents claiming that 8 Syrian illegal aliens were captured while attempting to enter the United States in the Laredo Sector. The Department of Homeland Security has now confirmed our exclusive report . Earlier on Wednesday afternoon, Breitbart Texas reported that 5 Syrians were arrested in Honduras cutting their travel plans to the U.S. short.

Those 5 Syrians entered Honduras by air and were headed towards the Guatemalan border. All five of the Syrians were said to be young males and were

all carrying stolen Greek passports. While the release of information relating to these type of high-profile illegal aliens is usually closely guarded by CBP officials, Breitbart Texas was able to confirm an earlier arrest of a Syrian woman who attempted to enter the U.S. illegally. She was charged with using a passport belonging to someone else. The woman, Wa l a a Alrehawi was initially charged with misusing a U.S. passport in

Hidalgo, Texas. For an unknown reason, the Department of Justice dismissed the charges "with prejudice" (charges cannot be refiled) against the woman and her brother-in-law Mohammad Ziad Alzalam who she was traveling with. The only explanation given was the dismissal was "in the interest of justice."

Breitbart Texas has traveled extensively in the Tucson Sector of Arizona and reported extensively from the region. (Agencies)

IPR policy is expected by the end of the year.

We are moving fast to make sure that our tax regime is transparent and predictable. We are also keen to see that genuine investors and honest tax payers get quick and fair decisions on tax matters," he said.

Inviting the world leaders to come and invest, Prime Minister Modi said India was a 'land of immense opportunities' and that India should be given the opportunity to contribute in Asia's resurgence. "Our democratic values and an alert judicial system ensure the safety of your investments. Most of the ASEAN economies have done their bit for Asia's resurgence.

Now, it is India's turn.

And we know that our time has come. I invite you to come and see the winds of change in India. When you come, you will get the wings of a new business environment. And once you are there, I assure you of my full co-operation," he added. (ANI)

Pak dossiers on India have no 'material evidence': Aziz Karachi, Nov 21: Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif's Adviser on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz has said that dossiers given to the United States and United Nations Secretary General on India's alleged involvement in terrorism in Pakistan did not contain 'material evidence'. According to the Dawn, Aziz said, testifying before the Senate Foreign Affairs Committee, which met with Senator Nuzhat Sadiq in the chair, that the dossiers instead contained the "pattern and narrative" of Indian involvement. He said that the dossiers were "meticulously prepared" and the proofs could have only been provided to others in the narrative shape. Aziz had first talked about the three dossiers ahead of Pak- India National Security Advisers meeting, which was later cancelled. (ANI)

ASEAN will reinforce prosperity for India: PM Modi Kuala Lumpur, Nov 21: Keeping his expectation from the deliberations of the 13th ASEAN Summit high here, an optimistic Prime Minister Narendra Modion Saturday said that ASEAN will reinforce prospects of prosperity for India. "We meet at a time of multiple global challenges. In these times India and ASEAN are two bright spots of optimism. ASEAN will reinforce prosperity for our people.

Connectivity is a pathway to shared prosperity," Prime Minister Modi said while addressing the 13th ASEAN-India Summit at the Convention Centre here. He said ASEAN remains India's largest investment partner, both for inward and outward flows, but there is great potential for expansion. "We intend to set up an ASEAN India innovation platform.

Trade and investment will grow as our economy grows," he added. Prime Minister asserted that ASEAN-India ties will ensure prosperity for 1.9 billion people. "Science, technology, innovation and space indicates the way forward with ASEAN in these areas," he said. Prime Minister Modi thanked Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak for hospitality and leadership. (ANI)

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India and Russia: A Course Correction ULFA(I) and peace talks Will Anup Chetia now be the game changer?

Difference in ideas and opinions between the Indian government and ULFA has been a long history in itself. Right from the day ULFA was born, till date the ULFAs are fighting with the intention and idealogy that Assam should be a free country in itself.

They are of the ideology that being a part of greater India, Assam only gets negligence and is being treated like step-child. Many a times it so happened that peace talks are held between the government and the ULFA representatives, but all in vain. And this time too, Antitalk ULFA (Independent) 'commander-in-chief' Paresh Baruah recently put forwarded his opinion that his faction might join peace talks if invited respectfully, but would maintain its stand on the core issue of sovereignty for Assam. Reacting to his one-time colleague Anup Chetia mediating for bringing him to the discussion table, Baruah said "that will depend on whether his invitation is based on principle and he is free from jail to think independently". It now seems that the ULFA have never said that they will not participate in talks. If invited with respect they will surely come. But the only thing is that they will maintain their earlier stand as they have only one core issue (sovereignty for Assam). They now cannot move away from their core issue as there are many sacrifices involved.

Anup Chetia, general-secretary of the banned ULFA, who was in Bangladesh's custody for over 17 years, was extradited to India last week. His extradition is significant. Not only does it signify improving IndiaBangladesh relations but also, his return could provide a shot in the arm to the peace process in the Northeastern Indian state of Assam. Third in the outfit's hierarchy, Chetia went underground in 1979 to found ULFA. He was arrested in 1991 in Kolkata but was let off on parole. He then fled India but was arrested in Bangladesh in 1997 for illegally entering the country using a forged passport and carrying arms and foreign currencies.

Chetia was sentenced to a seven-year jail term in Bangladesh. All eyes are now on Chetia's next moves.

Will he join Rajkhowa and his other comrades who are part of the Assam peace process? The Bangladesh government says he asked to be sent back to India. This bodes well for his participation in talks which began in 2011 between the central government and the Rajkhowaled faction of ULFA. Should Chetia join the pro-talks faction of ULFA, Baruah who is operating out of bases near the Sino-Myanmar border will be the only major ULFA leader to remain outside the political process.

Indian authorities will be hoping that Chetia will convince Baruah to come on board the peace process. The two are cousins and went underground together. Will Baruah follow his younger cousin into the political mainstream? Reports in the media claim that Chetia and Baruah have remained in touch over the years, even during the former's incarceration. Apparently, Baruah was not happy with Chetia's decision to return to India.

Chennai Cyclone Questions being raised now According to the Met department heavy rains that sank Chennai city in 24 hours was the highest rainfall in the last 10 years. Chennai had 246.5 mm rainfall in the last 24 hours which breaks the record of November 2005 which saw 142.4 mm. And the highest rainfall during the north-east monsoon was in November 1976, when the city recorded a rainfall of 452.4 mm. Unlike the north-east monsoons in the previous years, what made this year's rains different is that it was neither a depression nor a cyclone but a low pressure that played havoc with people's lives.

This low pressure system formed near Sri Lanka before moving northwards.

However, when the Met department alert in September 2015 warned of an above normal rainfall and the same was conveyed to the government as well as to the city authorities, the corporation of Chennai did little to prepare for the situation. Making tall claims of preparations, the corporation issued statements detailing the quantity of silt already removed from drains and boasted of super suckers, jet-rod machines and desilting machines used to clear water off the roads. Going by the scenes in various parts of city including Koyambedu, one of the busiest locations that handles thousands of inter-city buses, it looks like the tall claims of the corporation that the city will not sink were washed away in 24 hours of rain.

It is evident that the storm water drain projects that drained out several crores rupees in the past two years were still clogged. Questions being raised now are not just about the desilting contracts in the last few months but also about the multi-crore storm water drain projects and their technical aspects.

Sometime in July 2014, a Chennai Metropolitan Development Authority (CMDA) engineer wrote a confession letter to his boss detailing how his superiors executed a multi-crore storm water drain project at Koyambedu without concrete reinforcements or cement but with quarry dust.

But as the city suburbs remained submerged under water, fire service personnel were using boats to take the stranded people to safer places. Fallen trees disrupted traffic in several places in Chennai. Most of the city roads were under knee deep water, forcing people to stay confined to their homes. Schools and colleges were closed in as many as 15 districts of Tamil Nadu.

In many areas, people remained awake past midnight to keep a check in case the rain water entered their houses affecting normal life without offering any respite to the general public.

An upcoming visit by Indian PM Narendra Modi may lend some needed momentum to ties.

Kabir Taneja Over the past six months, Russia has made its presence felt in the global realpolitik scene with gusto. With the Kremlin militarily intervening in Syria, reportedly bombing ISIS and in effect protecting Bashar al-Assad's regime in Damascus, while juggling a yet unresolved Ukraine crisis and dealing with Western sanctions‌ Moscow has its hands full.

Most aspects of India-Russia bilateral ties are quite institutionalized, and work in an automated manner irrespective of who is in power in New Delhi or Moscow. Russia could perhaps be seen as India's only definitive "strategic" partner in its truest form, and this unique relationship has developed over decades.

However, over the past year the Moscow-Delhi dynamic seems to have lost some of its previous momentum. This may now be about to change, with Prime Minister Narendra Modi preparing to make his first visit to Moscow early next month.

Russia's economy is in crisis, with oil prices below $50 per barrel at a time when Russian President Vladimir Putin is wielding Russian military power in the global political theater. With Ukraine to Syria, Russia is involved in external military operations that analysts believe are unsustainable for the long run given

Moscow's current economic environment.

When Putin visited India in December 2014, a few months after Narendra Modi won a historic election and became the new prime minister, the Russian president's stay was cut short from a planned threeday visit to one lasting barely 23 hours. This was largely due to the Ukraine crisis, which was peaking at that point. After this visit, the noose of Western sanctions on Russia tightened, and Moscow began looking at India and China to boost its own finances at home.

Moscow's attempts to compensate for oil revenues with defense revenues for its exchequer are not easy tasks to achieve. Russia's reaction to losing Indian helicopter deals and MMRCA fighter jet deals to the United States and France was to make its displeasure known by a sudden affinity to bolstering Russia-Pakistan ties. In what seemed like a contemptuous move against Delhi, Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu, who is very close to Putin, visited Islamabad in August, a trip that saw both countries sign defense agreements including the sale of Mi-35 "Hind E" attack helicopters, a variant of the type also operated

by India. To push the envelope a little further, reports surfaced last month that Moscow and Islamabad were in talks for the former to sell its top of the line Sukhoi 35 fighter

jets to Pakistan (India operates the Sukhoi 30MKI variant). Both of these developments naturally created ripples in the Indian strategic and defense affairs discourse.

However, this realpolitik maneuvering by Russia is mostly to send a message to New Delhi about the latter's growing clubbiness with Washington. Moscow is not used to losing out on Indian defense contracts, which it sees as a significant part of its arms export pie. Of course, for the longest time India had few options other than Russia for its defense needs. The recently concluded aircraft carrier saga between the two nations that gave India the INS Vikramaditya (formerly the Admiral Gorshkov with the Russian Navy) could be seen as something of a turning point, where the project cost India much more than expected and Russia acted arrogantly on the questions of price and delivery schedules. For now, analysts are confident that Russia will in fact not sell the Sukhoi 35s to Pakistan.

Even after considering the above parameters, India is still investing in Russia and helping Moscow more than perhaps the Kremlin would like to publicly acknowledge. New Delhi was vague at best, flirting with support for Russia's annexation of Crimea and later gave some sort of backing to Moscow's bombing campaign in Syria. On the economic front, India's ONGC Videsh has continued to

invest in Russian energy sector with only last monthbuying a 15 percent stake in Russia's second largest oil field for around $1.27 billion. Beyond this, India is also keen to go deeper into Russia's Arctic regions and jointly work on the exploration and production of oil and natural gas, establishing itself as a long-term player in the country's energy sector.

To give some further relief to Moscow in its sanction ridden economic woes, Indian dairy companies are keen to enter the Russian market, which will allow Russia to deal with its growing food crisis, specifically milk. Currently, Russia is using its relations with Belarus to get around European Union (EU) sanctions, using Minsk as the middleman to plug its gaps.

For a small country,

Belarus's imports of milk from the EU reportedly went up by a factor of 573 last year, with the extra supply of course being handed over to Moscow.

Belarus at the same time has also become a net exporter of fish, an astonishing achievement for a land-locked country.

It is true, however, that Russia has been unnaturally absent from Modi's global outreach over the past year. During this same period, the Russian economy has been hit on two major fronts, oil prices and sanctions. In the run-up to Modi's meeting with Putin, India's Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar during a visit to Moscow agreed to purchase Russia's advanced S-400 Triumf air defense missile system for a whopping $10 billion.

And this is precisely what Moscow wants from New Delhi, the continuous dominance of its defense partnership with India. However, Putin must realize that India's political mileage in the global arena is much stronger than it used to be. India can now afford to buy better and more reliable weapons even if they cost more than what Russia has to offer, if what it is offering is not up to the expectations.

There are no major scars in the India-Russia dynamic, but Modi's visit should successfully inject that much-needed oil into the political machinery between the two states. The need for this visit by Modi has become more than apparent over the past few months, and both Modi and Putin will welcome this opportunity for a course correction.

ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits: India's Opportunity to 'Act East' Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi will attend the 2015 ASEAN-India and East Asia Summit in Malaysia.

Ankit Panda It's late November and Asian summitry is in the air. India, which has long sought to "Look East" and, of late, has sought to "Act East," won't be left on the sidelines. Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi left on a trip to Malaysia and Singapore on Friday to attend two important summits: the ASEAN-India and East Asia Summits. Modi will also meet with Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Razak to discuss bilateral issues in India-Malaysia relations. In Singapore, Modi will focus on building private sector interest in investment opportunities in India and tout his "Make in India" initiative, which aims to bolster India's

manufacturing sector.

Modi's four-day visit will be closely watched by observers back home, given the broad economic and security agenda. Ahead of his trip, the Indian prime minister noted that the summits in Malaysia will focus on "pressing security issues." "The looming threat of terror and the prevailing situation in West Asia will also be a part of the discussions," he added. The East Asia Summit (EAS) is one of the broadest Asia-Pacific summits to take place every year, including 18 countries from both within and outside the region. Notably, the United States and Russia participate in the summit. India is a founding member of the summit, which first convened in 2005.

Modi described India's re-

lationship with Malaysia as the "core" of its "'Act East Policy.'" In 2014, Modi's government recast India's older "Look East Policy" as an "Act East Policy," signaling that his government would shore up India's engagement with East Asia. "The ASEAN nations have welcomed India's 'Act East Policy' and we in India are extremely enthusiastic to have better relations with the ASEAN family in areas such as defence, security and cultural ties.

Robust India-ASEAN ties will give great impetus to our collective dream of making this century an 'Asian Century'," Modi said, previewing the agenda of last year's ASEAN-India summit.

In Singapore, Modi will focus on bilateral matters with Prime Minister Lee

Hsien Loong. This year marks the 50th year of India's diplomatic ties with Singapore.

"Singapore is a leading investor in India and several Indian companies are expanding their operations to Singapore.

Singapore's success is indeed noteworthy," Modi noted on Facebook, ahead of his trip. He added that his trip to both Malaysia and Singapore would be "aimed a t m a k i n g [India's] economic ties with these nations stronger and to also strengthen the security cooperation."

In recent years, India has become more outspoken on maritime and territorial disputes in East Asia, particularly the South China Sea. In joint statements with high-level officials from

the Philippines and Vietnam, two claimants in the South China Sea who regularly struggle with China, India has come out and explicitly called for the resolution of all disputes in a peaceful manner in accordance

with international law. The Indian Navy has also recently expanded its military-to-military contacts with various Southeast Asian states, suggesting that New Delhi is taking its security interests in the region seriously.

Think Beyond Type- V colony has constructed several signboards enabling people to find locations in Khonsa township.

Why not the rest of the local leaders/contractors/businessmen construct a toilet for both male and female, if the need be let it be a pay toilet in Khonsa Bazaar area.

Visible shops are mainly wine shops, clothe shops, grocery shops but only two book stalls and five pharmacies, and there are no shoe mending shops, no motor maintenance workshops and no public toilets in Khonsa township.

Ranji Trophy, Delhi remain unvanquished, but this time it has to confront ignominy suffering defeat at the hands of Assam, the dark horse. Cricket lovers of Assam must not be let down by the office - bearers of Assam cricket Association who always fail to highlight our cricketers in the all India plat from.

The association has been plagued by the likes of Goutam Roy at the helm. We are fully sanguine about the bright future of our boys who have still miles to go. May the 'Team Assam' register more victory and bring laurels to Assam.

Yours etc Gawang Sumpa Khonsa

Assam in Ranji Trophy

Sir, There are many leaders/contractors in Tirap district who work for their personal benefits and they never think in terms of the welfare of the common people.

One Pokwang Menonchha Khunbowli, a resident of

Sir, Cricket - lovers of Assam have every reason to rejoice over the scintillating victory registered by Assam over some formidable rivals like Delhi on way to the quarter finals. Kudos to the 'Team-Assam' for being on the threshold of writing new history. Particularly accolades go to Krishna, Arup, Rahul Kartick, Syed Mohammad, Amit Verma and every other member of the team. On the last day of the match, we had some doubt, as cricket is a game of uncertainty but overcoming all the hurdles our heroes could do the wonder. It is interesting to note that in the ongoing

Yours etc.

Ashok Bordoloi Dibrugarh

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Letters to the editor and articles should be sent to : The Eastern Today Chowkidingee, Near Sankardeva Hospital Mancotta Road, Dibrugarh-786003 (Assam) Ph: 0373-2328944 Web : editor.easterntoday@gmail.com

Directore Civil Defence Assam Recruitment For Storeman,L.D.Assistant Position Application invites application in prescribed standard form part IX for filling up the following posts of LDA and storeman (Grade -III) in the Training institute (Civil Defence and Home Guards) Panikhaiti,Guwahati-26 Recruitment Details Name of the Post: (a) Storeman (Grade-III) -02 [OBC-01,ST(P)-01] (b) L.D.Assistant (Grade -III)-03 [RR-02 & OBC-01] Qualification: HSLC passed from a recognized Board/Institute.

Age: Between 18-38 years (Upper age relaxation for the reserved category as per govt. norms).

Pay Scale : Rs. PB-2 Rs.5,200-Rs.20,200 with grade pay of rs. Rs. 2,200 There will be a single written test fro the both categories of posts bearing same pay scale. candidates are directed to furnish option for both categories op posts viz- option-I (Name of the Post) option-II(Name of the post) in the application form in respective slot.

Mode of Selection (a) Objective type Written Test (95 Marks) Syllabus 1.

General Knowledge =40 marks 2.

Reasoning=20 marks 3.

Basic Maths=15 marks 4.

English Grammar=20 marks (b) Computer Typing Test (automated software based)=20marks (c) Viva voice =10 marks (d) Weightage on the division of HSLC =05 marks Break up of awarding marks on division 1.

81% and above =05 marks 2.

60% to 80.9% =04 marks 3.

45% to 59.9% =03 marks (e) Physical fitness How to Apply Documents to be enclosed with the application (Standard form) 1. self-attested of caste certificate,age proof,HSLC pass certificate,Mark sheet,documents related to claim for age relaxation etc.

2. self attested 2 copies passport size photographs -1 is affix in the top corner of standard form.

3.

Self attested copies of god character certificate.

4. self addressed envelop (25 cm X 17 cm ) affixing a postal stamp of Rs. 5/5.

The application must be subscribed at the top of envelop containing applicationand document "Application for the post of Storeman/ L.D.Assistant of CTO" Complete application in all respected should be addressed to the

Director General of Civil Defence and Commandant General of Home Guards ,Assam,Beltola,Guwahati-28 Last date :10th December 2015

Psych Out Patricia Mascarenhas If you think you are compassionate and have a keen sense of observation then you have what it takes to explore a career in psychology. India as a nation is slowly warming up to the idea of having mental health professionals in almost all job settings. "The demand is rising as people have begun to understand the skills that psychologists offer," says Janavi Doshi, psychologist, programme head- The Foundation.

The government's new rule making it mandatory for all schools and colleges to have a counsellor on campus has led to a rise in the demand for quality psychologists as well.

So what does a psychologist have to do? "A psychologist is required to be objective with a scientific inclination and investigate the patient's thoughts and feelings in order to provide therapy or, suggest other methods to help them deal with mental health issues," informs Dr Lata Shenava, EI certified therapist, life coach and trainer.

The field of psychology is a broad one with a wide range of options.

The path to become a psychologist depends on the specialisation you want to pursue. "In India there are four broad categories of psychology: Clinical, Counseling, Industrial and Social. Individuals can also choose

to venture into newer areas like forensic and criminal psychology," informs Doshi.

Choosing the best psychology programme starts with knowing what is your field of interest.

"In India, to be a psychologist, you require a minimum of BA (psychology) + MA (psychology) degree but the skills and the training after that would differ depending on the specialisation," says Sharmila Dhote, psychology professor, St Andrew's Degree College. Shantal Cardoz, counselling psychologist agrees, "Aspirants can further specialise in social psychology, abnormal psychology, behavioural and organisational psychology, counselling psychology, rehabilitative or health and medical psychology." Those pursuing counselling psychology can further narrow down their focus area.

"They can specialise in marital counselling, drug rehabilitation or consumer behaviour," adds Cardoz.

Apart from the regular masters and diploma courses aspirants also need to consider additional training depending on their specialisation.

"For instance, in a corporate setting some management qualification might be beneficial as one would need to understand the operations of the company," says

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Dhote.

For a clinical psychologist, MPhil from an institute recognised by the Rehabilitation Council of India, or a Phd is necessary. Similarly, for those who aim to provide psychotherapy or counselling; undergoing therapy themselves would prove to be beneficial. "Practical experience in the form of field work (which is provided at the Masters level) is also a crucial element in the training process," informs Shenava adding that although distance education in psychology is offered by certain institutes it is not a recommend option as it may not provide the rigorous training that is required to become a psychologist.

So depending on the type of training received, one can choose to work at a hospital, corporate, courthouses or even private set ups. One can also join an NGO or organisation that is involved in mental health endeavours. Teaching or conducting awareness programmes is also another interesting and challenging area to work in. "There are many schools and colleges that now have full time psychologists," informs Doshi.

Along with all this aspirants also need to be committed to this profession.

They also need to understand the mindset of various individuals who come to them from treatment. Given the lack of

Applications are invited for the posts of 3 Data Entry Operator in the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Dispur, Assam Applications are invited from the Indian nationals, in the below given application format for 3 (three) vacant posts of Data Entry Operator (Pay scale- Rs. 5200-20200, Grade Pay-Rs. 2400) in the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer , Assam Dispur as per below :1) One Post - Un-reserved 2) One Post - OBC /MOBC 3) One Post - Un-reserved (Women) Eligibility & Qualification: i) Minimum education qualification - Bachelor of Computer Applications from a recognized university. ii) Age: Between 18 years to 38 years as on 01/01/2016. Upper age limit is relaxable for reserved category candidates as per the State Government rule in force. iii) Should be medically fit to discharge his duties.

Selection procedure: From the applications received, 45 (15 for each category) applicants would be shortlisted on the basis of the marks obtained in the qualifying examination. The short listed applicants would be required to under go written and practical test for assessment of their computer related theoretical knowledge, computer application skills, data handling, hardware handling.

Merit list will be prepared out of these 45 applicants as per following weightage of marks.

Total marks: 100 Weightage: i) 50% for marks obtained in the qualifying examination. ii) 40% for marks obtained in the written test. iii) 10% practical test.

How to apply: i) The duly filled application in the prescribed format given below, filled in all respect shall be sent at the following address- Deputy Secretary (Establishment) Election Department, Block- C (4th Floor) Assam Secretariat, Dispur, Guwahati - 781 006 ii) The application may be submitted in person or by post latest by 4:15 PM, 7th December, 2015. Any plea for accepting the application, reaching after the last date of submission i.e 7thDecember, 2015 on the ground of delay caused by the postal department, courier etc shall not be entertained. iii) The applicants shall enclose with the application the mark sheet of the qualifying examination and also the certificate. The applicant shall also enclose with the application his HSLC certificate for proof of his age and caste certificate by the applicant applying for reserve category post. iv) The applicant should also enter in the relevant column of the application form their Telephone/ Contact Number, if any, whether Mobile or Landline. v) The applicant shall produce all the necessary documents, certificates in original at the time of interview. vi) The application should be carefully filled in every respect. The incomplete applications would be liable to be rejected vii) A self-addressed envelope of 10" X 4.5". viii) T.A / D.A will not be admissible for appearing in the practical test / interview.

Sd/- Deputy Secretary (Establishment) Election Department Dispur

Executive Engineer,Tezpur Division Recruitment For 02- Junior Assistant And Peon Position Applications are invited from Indian citizen in the prescribed standard form of application from the intending eligible candidates for filling up the vacant post of 01-Junior Assistant and 01-Peon position Vacancies Details 1.Post Name : Junior Assistant No. of Post : 01 Post [SC-01] Qualification : (a) HSLC or its equivalent examination passed (b) Diploma in English and Assamese Typing Writing preference will be given to candidates having MS Office ,Excel,Powerpoint,DTP and Internet.

Pay Scale : Rs. 5,200/- to Rs. 20,200/- + GP Rs. 2,100/Age : 18 to 38 years as on 1/1/2015 (Upper age relaxation for the reserved category for the govt norms ) 2.Post Name : Peon No. of Post : 01 Post [UR-01] Qualification : Class-VIII passed from High School /Higher Secondary School.

Pay Scale : Rs. 4,560- Rs. 15,000 with grade of Rs. 1,500/Age : 18 to 38 years as on 1/1/2015 (Upper age relaxation for the reserved category for the govt norms ) Examination Center: Tezpur Last Date : Last Date to apply is 30/11/2015 How to Apply 1.

Attested copies of all certificates/mark sheets in support of educational qualification along with age, caste, including valid employment exchange registration card, Certificate,Diploma in Computer Application with 3 copies of recent passport size photographs duly self attested.

2.

One self addressed envelope of size (25 cm X 11 cm) affixing postal stamp of Rs. 5.00/3.

Candidates will have to superscribe the name of the post applied for at the Top of the Scaled envelope carrying the application form "APPLICATION FOR THE POST OF............................" and should be submitted by post to the

Executive Engineer (PHE) Tezpur Division No. II,Dhekiajuli,Bhotpara, Sonitpur (Assam)

Understanding human mind and its influence on behaviour can sure be an intriguing science. Patricia Mascarenhas finds out why psychology as a career is catching up knowledge and the taboo surrounding mental health issues, a number of individuals suffering from various emotional, behavioural and mental illness go undetected and untreated in India. "Being able to reduce these numbers by creating awareness and breaking through the stigma surrounding mental illness is a challenge most Indian psychologists face," warns Cardoz.

There is much diversity in psychology professions, and hence, earnings and salaries vary greatly depending upon factors such as speciality area, the degree held and the sector of employment. "The basic is about Rs 10,000 pm but you can quickly rise on to making a lot more. With experience comes better job opportunities and thus better pay," says Doshi. Shenava agrees, "There are many psychologists who charge about 500 to 1500 per session. Regardless of where the individual chooses to work, if he/ she markets him/herself well there can be no limit to what one can demand in terms of remuneration."

Given the ever changing nature of human society and problems that go along with it, work can never stop and can never get mundane. "While the work can be challenging at times, seeing the improvement in clients is a great reward," concludes Cardoz HERE TO HELP

Industrial Psychologists: Conduct training programmes for employees on stress management, team building, leadership abilities etc.

Some psychologists also assist HR professionals in the recruitment process or for employee development Clinical Psychologists: Work in hospital settings and are equipped to deal with the non medical aspects of patient care more specially psychotherapy

Counselling Psychologists: Help people recognise their strengths and resources to cope with everyday problems and serious adversity.

They do counseling/psychotherapy, teaching and scientific research with individuals of all ages, families and organisations (e.g., schools, colleges, career counselling, children with special needs etc) Social Psychologists: Work for social welfare organisations. They can

also specialise in women and child welfare, or educational psychology and be employed in non-governmental organisations or even work with the police Forensic Psychologists: Apply psychological principles to legal issues.

Their expertise is often essential within the judicial system. They can, for example, help a judge decide which parent should have custody of a child or evaluate a defendant's mental competence to stand trial. They also con-

duct research on jury behaviour or eyewitness testimony.

Criminal Psychologists: Help law enforcement officials determine motives, attitudes and techniques in criminal behaviour by using research-based techniques to investigate criminal cases. They can work at community mental health centers, state psychiatric hospitals, forensic hospitals, probation offices, correctional facilities and academic institutions. (Agencies)

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BUSINESS

Diabetes drug at Rs 7/day launched by Zydus, 1/6th of MNCs' price Mumbai, Nov 21: Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila is launching an anti-diabetic drug, teneligliptin, at an aggressive price of Rs 7 per day, almost 1/6th the price at which the established gliptins by MNCs are sold. The company said the pricing of the "breakthrough' drug, Tenglyn, is aimed at "making it affordable and accessible to diabetic patients". The drug is priced one-third of the price charged by other domestic companies, including Glenmark Pharma and Ajanta, which are selling the same drug, teneligliptin, for around Rs 20 for a day's therapy. Experts say with competition, prices of these drugs could come down later, but as of now companies are "waiting and watch-

ing" the development.

Teneligliptin, a third-generation new oral anti-diabetic drug, was first launched by Glenmark in June, priced aggressively at nearly Rs 20 for a day's therapy (Rs 7,263 per year). As against this, all gliptins being sold in the market are priced around Rs 45 for a day's therapy, taking the cost of treatment for patients to nearly Rs 16,500 per year. With the Zydus launch, diabetics who are prescribed the gliptin can expect to make more savings. The company has been able to offer the drug at the "affordable price because of its indigenous cost-effective API (raw material) it uses", said a Zydus official.

Gliptins have shown promise in achieving glycemic control without

Lamborghini gambles on India's new rich to drive growth

New Delhi, Nov 21: Italian sports car maker Lamborghini is counting on India's rapidly-rising number of millionaires and billionaires for future growth. A group company of embattled German car major Vo l k s w a g e n , Lamborghini currently gets a minuscule number from India – it sold 16 cars in the country in 2014 on total global sales of 2,530 units – but identifies it as a market to watch out for, especially as it awaits the launch of its first SUV, the Urus, in 2018. "India holds a lot of value for us, and the importance will only grow stronger as we go ahead," said Pavan Setty, the head of Lamborghini in India.

The company's confidence on the Indian market is clearly evident

from the fact that it launched the 'Huracan LP580-2' (two-door, two-seat sports coupe) model here within days of its unveiling at LA Auto Show. "The launch here is even quicker than China," Setty said.

Lamborghini's India portfolio starts from Rs 3 crore (for the Huracan) and runs up to nearly Rs 6 crore for the Aventador (ex-showroom Delhi). Setty rues the "exceptionally high import duty" on vehicles.

"This needs to be moderated." The brand competes with companies such as Ferrari and group company Porsche, which offer models at lower prices.

"Competition here is like in any other country.

Lamborghini cars stand out for their quality of design and cutting-edge technology." (Agencies)

2.6% dip in NDTV shares after ED notice Contd. from Page 1

The shares closed at Rs.85.75, after touching an intraday low of Rs.82.20, a loss of almost 7 per cent compared with Thursday’s close of Rs.88. In a filing to the stock exchanges, the company said it has been advised “that the allegations of the contraventions of provisions of FEMA in the show cause notice are not legally tenable” and that it will reply to the notice within due course of time. According to the filing, the ED has sent a notice to the company along with executive co-chairpersons Dr. Prannoy Roy & Radhika Roy, executive vice chairperson K.V.L. Narayan Rao and NDTV Studios Ltd. (erstwhile subsidiary of the company). The shares of the media company lost ground even as the benchmark indices

gained marginally. The 30-share Sensex gained 26.57 points to 25,868.49 points. The broader Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) closed at 7,856.55, up 13.80 points. Shares of Jindal Steel and Power Ltd (JSPL) gained 7.2 per cent to Rs.87.50 on speculation that the Competition Commission of India (CCI) had cleared the company over allegations of cartelisation. In a filing to the stock exchanges, the company said it had not received any such communication from CCI. In February, the company had won bids for three coal mines that were cancelled in March. There was much action in the JSP counter as a total of 54.33 lakh shares were traded on BSE, as against the two-week average of 12.03 lakh. Overall market breadth was positive with 1,464 gainers on BSE, against 1,190 losers.

(Agencies)

deteriorating beta cell function and is one of the most recent advancements in diabetes care and management, the company said. Research in the field of anti-diabetic therapy seeks to address the problems of hypoglycemia, GI sideeffects, lactic acidosis, weight gain, CV risks, which pose a major challenge in the treatment of diabetes. The economic burden of diabetes is high in India as most patients pay out of pocket, and due to lack of medical reimbursement. Worse, the cost of treatment also includes consultation, investigations, drugs, monitoring, complications, while the complications related to the disease may increase it substantially. However, since the molecule has not

MAKING IT AFFORDABLE AND ACCESSIBLE Ahmedabad-based Zydus Cadila is launching an anti-diabetic drug, teneligliptin, at an aggressive price of Rs 7 per day, almost 1/ 6th the price at which the established gliptins

by MNCs are sold.

The drug is priced one-third of the price charged by other domestic companies, including Glenmark Pharma and Ajanta, which are selling the same drug, teneligliptin, for around Rs 20 for a day's therapy.

been used extensively right now across the world, it's safety data needs more scrutiny, doctors say. Overall, the

Teneligliptin, a third-generation new oral anti-diabetic drug, was first launched by Glenmark in June, priced aggressively at nearly Rs 20 for a day's therapy (Rs 7,263 per year).

some ads is worth it when the company lags competitors in targeting specific consumers and measuring how ads perform. "If Snapchat doesn't get that figured out, they're in trouble," said Nick Godfrey, chief operating officer at RAIN, a digital strategy agency. Snapchat lost more than $128 million in the first 11 months of 2014, according to a fi-

As against this, all gliptins being sold in the market are priced around Rs 45 for a day's therapy, taking the cost of treatment for patients to nearly Rs 16,500 per year.

Overall, the oral anti-diabetic market in which teneligliptin is the new entrant, is valued at approximately Rs 5,000 crore, increasing at 20% per annum, while the gliptin family is at Rs 1,200 crore, growing at 25%.

oral anti-diabetic market in which teneligliptin is the new entrant, is valued at approximately Rs 5,000 crore, increasing

at 20% per annum, while the gliptin family is at Rs 1,200 crore, growing at 25%.

(Agencies)

nancial statement leaked earlier this year, which also showed Snapchat had revenue of $3.1 million. Its advertising business began in mid-October. Tech media outlet Re/code estimated that Snapchat's revenue could reach $50 million in 2015, citing sources familiar with the company.

Snapchat doesn't comment on its revenue or its losses. The company has

raised $1.2 billion from investors, ample resources to develop its advertising techniques.

But time may be limited as the company is in early discussions for an IPO, according to sources. Snapchat's $16 billion valuation was calculated at its most recent funding round in May based on how much investors were willing to pay for shares.

More than 100 companies, including General Electric, McDonald's, Nike and Coca-Cola have advertised on Snapchat to capture the attention of the app's predominantly young audience - 60 percent of users are aged 13 to 24.

More than 100 million people use Snapchat to watch 6 billion videos daily. So far, many advertisers have had a lukewarm response to the results. (Agencies)

Investors exit debt-ridden Amtek Auto MF fund Mumbai, Nov 21: Even as they continue to increase their holdings in private sector banks, fund houses have completely exited debt-ridden Amtek Auto, which defaulted on payments to bondholders, in September. The mutual fund (MF) industry cumulatively owned 2.45% of Amtek Auto during the quarter ended June. They have offloaded nearly 55 lakh shares of the company, bringing down their holdings in the scrip in percentage terms to almost nil. Equity MFs held just 1,571 shares of Amtek Auto during the quarter ended September.A clutch of FIIs (foreign institutional investors) also completely exited the stock during the period. While the price at which fund houses sold the stock is not available,

they are likely to have incurred losses as the scrip was hammered on the bourses after details of the default emerged. The Amtek scrip lost nearly three-fourths of its value between July and September, plunging to Rs 43.9. Disclosures made to stock exchanges do not have details on MF holdings as no fund house indivi dually owned more than 1% in the company.

Amtek also topped the list of stocks where equity MFs had reduced their exposure during the quarter, data compiled by HDFC Securities showed.

Fund houses, meanwhile, continue to bet big on private sector banks. Axis Bank emerged as one of the hot favourites during July-September.Equity MFs picked nearly 3.09 crore additional shares of

the bank in the quarter.

Equity funds owned 9.02% in Axis Bank at the end of September.

IndusInd Bank also saw a huge interest from fund houses with their exposure in the scrip increasing from 6.79% to 9.81% during the quarter.Equity funds picked up about 1.79 crore shares of the bank. Private sector behemoths ICICI Bank and HDFC Bank remained hot picks for fund houses.

They bought about 4.61crore additional shares in ICICI Bank to take their total holdings in the scrip to 9.37% at the end of September compared to 8.58% for the quarter ending June. Similarly, equity funds added nearly 1.74 crore shares of HDFC Bank pushing their overall exposure in the stock to 8.11% from 7.32%. Inci-

DRL overtakes AstraZeneca in US

With the Zydus launch, diabetics who are prescribed the gliptin can expect to make more savings.

Snapchat's lackluster ad business threatens $16 bn valuation San Francisco, Nov 21: Snapchat, maker of a free mobile app that lets users send videos and messages that disappear in seconds, is struggling to gain traction with advertisers, fueling investor concern that its $16 billion valuation isn't justified by a business that hasn't yet shown it has a steady source of income.

Even in a world where upwards of 140 private companies are reckoned to be worth $1 billion or more, Snapchat's outsized value stands out.

Fidelity Investments' decision to slash the estimated value of its Snapchat stake by 25 percent in the third quarter exacerbated concern about the company's ability to meet advertisers' expectations.

For Snapchat advertisers, the question is whether prices that can reach more than $500,000 for

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dentally, HDFC Bank is the most preferred scrip of fund houses with as many as 523 schemes owning the stock. ICICI Bank came second with 510 schemes holding the scrip.

Private banks have consistently beaten their public sector peers in performance and have lower non-performing assets (NPAs). The net NPA of HDFC Bank and ICICI Bank stood at 0.25% and 1.65% respectively during July-September. In contrast, SBI had net NPA of 2.1% while Bank of Baroda's net NPA came at 3.08%. Interestingly, public sector banks are also gaining traction among equity funds. Equity MFs picked up 2.92 crore shares of SBI, the country's largest bank, to take their exposure in the scrip to 5.15%. (Agencies)

Hyderabad, Nov 21: Days after an American district court imposed a temporary ban on the sale of the company's generic `Esomeprazole' drug in the US market, homegrown pharma giant Dr Reddy's Laboratories (DRL) has countersued AstraZeneca (AZ) in a US court alleging that the Anglo-Swedish firm "knew" about its plans to use the same colour in the capsules. On September 25, 2015, DRL had launched Esomeprazole Magnesium delayed release capsules (USP 20 mg and 40 mg) in the US market, which is the generic version of AstraZeneca's blockbuster drug Nexium used for the treatment of acid reflux.

AstraZeneca moved the district court of Delaware

objecting to the usage of the colour purple in Esomeprazole drug, claiming that AstraZeneca has been marketing Nexium as `The Purple Pill'. In its plea, AstraZeneca claimed that the usage of co lour purple would lead to confusion among consumers and cause irreparable damage to the company. According to sources, DRL has countersued AstraZeneca for two reasons. One, it has taken objection to the fact that they cannot use purple colour and how anybody can object for using cer tain colour and the second and the important contention is that they (AZ) were always in the know that DRL will be using purple colour for the generic version of Esomeprozole. (Agencies)

VAT on aviation turbine fuel raised by Govt

New Delhi, Nov 21: Flying out of the capital might become costlier marginally with the Delhi government effecting a five per cent hike in VAT on aviation turbine fuel. The government has made an upward revision in the VAT on jet fuel to 25% from 20% from November 16, according to a notification. "We are assessing the impact of the hike. At present, airfares remain the same and they have not been increased. A final call on passing on this hike to

the end-consumer will be taken in due course," said a senior executive with an airline. Meanwhile, the government's move to levy higher VAT on jet fuel has come under severe criticism from the civil aviation minister, Ashok Gajapathi Raju, who termed it as a step which would be like "taxing an economic activity to death". "Taxes are a reality, but taxing an economic activity to death (is not correct)," Raju said.

(Agencies)

AC Muthiah quashes allegations of usurping wealth Chennai, Nov 21: A day after MAM Muthiah, the estranged son of Chettinad group patriarch MAM Ramaswamy, accused AC Muthiah of attempting to usurp the Chettinad wealth illegally, AC Muthiah hit back terming the charges baseless and scandalous.

In a statement, A C Muthiah and his lawyer A R L Sundaresan warned MAM R Muthiah, asking him to refrain from making malicious charges. They

asked him to withdraw his statement, failing which appropriate legal proceedings would be initiated. On Wednesday, the younger Muthiah had accused A C Muthiah and Sunderesan, with the help of Dr Madan Mohan of Fortis Malar Hospital, of taking thumb impressions and signatures of an unconscious MAM Ramaswamy with an intention to grab property and make an illegal gain.

(Agencies)

Vijay Mallya declared as 'wilful defaulter' by SBI, ED to probe laundering Mumbai, Nov 21: Trouble seems to be mounting for Vijay Mallya. State Bank of India - the largest lender to defunct airline Kingfisher - has declared the carrier, its promoter Mallya and United Breweries Holdings as "wilful defaulters" after its grievance redressal committee rejected the arguments made by the borrower through its legal representative recently. The move comes even as the Enforcement Directorate (ED) is

set to launch a money laundering probe against Mallya and Kingfisher Airlines. Sources said the agency has asked for a copy of the FIR filed

by CBI so that a case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act could be filed against Mallya and the airline on the basis of "prime facie evidence". It is alleged that a major chunk of loans to the tune of Rs 4,000 crore extended to Kingfisher by nationalised banks, which are now under

CBI probe, were diverted to tax havens such as Cayman Island and Mauritius. Sources said that Mallya's role is be-

ing probed as the head of the company as initial investigations have pointed to possible misuse of bank funds. Offi-

cials said a loan taken from IDBI Bank was shown to have been used for leasing aircraft from companies based in tax havens and high rent was paid to the companies.

For the 'king of good times', the immediate worry would be the action taken by SBI after he mounted a legal challenge in similar cases initiated by other banks. Sources said SBI had taken pains to ensure that the charges stick. The biggest implication of a wilful de-

faulter tag is that banks will not lend to any business associated with a wilful defaulter. Two, they may even push for change of management of companies where they have sizeable exposure and promoter has been declared a wilful defaulter. SBI had proceeded against the airline on the grounds that funds were not used for the assigned purpose and loans were not paid even when there were resources available. (Agencies)

"All the tenders that will be issued for the Test match will be verified independently by a former Deputy CAG. In order to make the process fair and transparent, all tender documents will be checked and scrutinised by Deputy CAG."

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Learner FC thrash Namtok Football team Indian shuttler Arvind 1st Wangnia Pongte Memorial Football Tournament ET Correspondent Changlang, Nov 21: Learner FC defeated Namtok Football team 51 in a match of the 1st Wangnia Pongte Memorial Football Tournament

at Changlang. The match was a one-sided one with Learner FC on top of Namtok Football team from the very beginning.

The scoring was opened

by Learner FC in the 15th

minute courtesy Khalip’s strike. The score was doubled by Sanu, three minutes later through a free kick. He added his second and the teams third in the 22nd minute

when he edged past a ring of defenders to put the ball past the diving goalkeeper. Towards the end of first half, Namtok Football Club had some oppurtunities to bring the

deficit down but they failed to take the chances.

After halftime, the scoreline read 5-0 when Ramu of Learner FC scored in the 53rd minute and Sanu completed his hattrick in the 58th minute. Namtok football club got their solitary goal in the 65th minute courtesy Tumsong Kungkho. Tomorrow, Sabban Zaaro will take on Rangrinkan FC, the best loser of Pool B.

Results Learner FC defeated Namtok Football team 5-1

Today’s Match

File picture from the inaugural ceremony of the tournament. ET Photo

Aditi Chauhan, first Indian woman to lift `Women in Football Award` ANI London: Aditi Chauhan continues to be an inspiration for aspiring women footballers as she became the first Indian to win the 'Women in Football Award' at the third Asian Football Awards in London. The 23-year-old goalkeeper created history three months ago when she became the first Indian to feature in a FA Women's Premier League club after being signed up by West Ham Ladies. Chauhan, who hails from Delhi, had represented India in the Asian Games and in the SAFF Championships.

India finish third with 11 medals in Track Asia Cup ANI New Delhi: Indian Cycling team finished third in the Track Asia Cup campaign by winning eleven medals overall, including 3 Gold, 3 Silver and 5 Bronze medals here at IGI Sports Complex. Korea finished at the top position with 6 Gold, 3 Silver and 3 Bronze ahead of Uzbekistan, which secured second place with 3 Gold and 4 Silver medals.

On the final day of the tournament, India clinched 2 Gold and 3 Bronze medals.

India's young cycling sensation Deborah Herold made a fine start on the final day of the Track Asia Cup by winning the Gold medal in the Women Elite Sprint clocking 13.614 seconds to beat Korea's Cho Sun Young (13.704). Reflecting on her performance, Deborah said, "I am bit upset that I missed

Udalguri , Sivasagar boys moves into 2nd round of Sub-junior football

Players of Sivasagar and Margherita are in action one of the match play today. Pic - UB Photos

ET Correspondent JORHAT, NOV 21: Udalguri , Sivasagar boys moves into 2nd round defeating Charaideo, Margerita CC in 2-0/ 2-0 goal in two different venues of the ongoing 38th Sachindra Mohon Dev Sub-junior football tournament 2015 here at Mariani today. In the first match between Udalguri verses Chariedeo, both the teams played equally fine till the 10th minute when Udalguri boys started dominating the Cjariedeo boys and drew the first blood by Aisco Basumatary with the help from Prakash Basumatary which had brought a change for the Chariedeo team. But is soon in the 15th minute Prakash after receiving a kick from Bolan Basumatary managed to drew the second blood without loosing time to pass it to Aisco who was

Sabban Zaaro Vs Rangrinkan FC

parallelly moving towards the centre.

In the second half though both the team tried fior more score but it was unfortunate for the Chariedeo team to equalize or break the nil, living Udalguri 20 till the 90th minute.

In the second match played at Bapuji stadium Mariani Sivasagar boys defeated Margherita Coaching centre 2-0. Both the teams from the word “go” over power each other played equally well dominating each other but only in the 35th minute of second half Sivasagar Samiron Gogi opened the score the first goal and soon after two minutes centre forward Madhujya Gogoi scored the second goal putting Sivasagar in a comfortable position with 2-0 which help the Sivasagar boys to move into the second round of the sub-junior tourney.

medal in one of my favourite event Keirin-WE as I fell down, I could have won one more Gold for India and I was leading but unfortunately I fell down and couldn't win the medal for India. Anyways you improve with every tournament and I am following it.

The overall performance of our teams is better. This event is a good preparation for us looking ahead two to

major events World Cup in Hongkong followed by Asian Championship in Japan early next year. Before this we will also have our training camp in Switzerland from first week of December". In the Junior Women Sprint finals, India's Nayana Rajesh bagged gold medal in 13.510 seconds while Anu Chutia clinched bronze in 13.822 seconds. The silver

went to Fatemeh Hadavand of Iran in 13.623 seconds.

Nayana led from the start and won in a very fine manner. She was very calm during the event and pedaled the cycle like she was swimming in the pool. Meanwhile, in the Men Junior section, Emerson bagged bronze medal in the Sprint finals with a timing of 12.347 seconds. The Gold of this event went to Thanawat Uraikit of Thailand while Saiid Suwaidan of UAE won the Silver. The men's junior team, consisting of Ranjith Singh, Sahil Kumar, Om Thalor Prakash and Sanju Udayan Abhjith won bronze in the Team pursuit 4 km event, waving off tough competition with a timing of 4:46.643s. Gold of this event won by Uzbekistan (4:39.630s) and Silver was bagged by UAE with a timing of 4:42.679s.

Bhat quits badminton Agencies Bengaluru: Former national champion and 2014 German Open winner, Arvind Bhat has retired from international badminton, citing his desire to concentrate on coaching stints with an academy in Hyderabad. "I will not pursue competitive badminton anymore. It was a decision that I was contemplating for the last six months," said Arvind, who won the national championships in 2008 after reaching the finals four times in the previous seven years. "I have a lot of people to thank in

this wonderful journey. A good time with family and friends is on priority and my next is obviously in the coaching and badminton ecosystem. I hope to do the honest and sincere work there also, which I had consciously done all along for so many years. I will closely be working with White Peacock Badminton Academy," added the 36-yearold from Bangalore, who clinched the national title again in 2011, defeating Parupalli Kashyap. Selected in the Indian team in 2002, Arvind represented the country in many inter-

25-year-old Namibian cricketer dies after suffering stroke ANI Melbourne: Namibian cricketer Raymond Van Schoor has passed away at the age of 25, five days after collapsing during a match. Van Schoor, who complained of dizziness and asked for water during an ODI against South African side Orange Free-State, was immediately rushed to hospital after he collapsed. "It is with deep regret and sorrow that I

announce the passing of Raymond van Schoor," Cricket Namibia president Richard Frankle was quoted as saying.

According to the scan, Van Schoor had suffered a stroke.

The wicketkeeper-batsman, who had scored 4000 runs over 173 matches in limited-overs cricket had represented Namibia in ICC World Twenty20 Qualifier campaign earlier this year.

Dazzling Buttler, Roy lead England to series win Agencies Dubai: A brilliant century by Jos Buttler and a more routine one from Jason Roy fired England to an 84-run win over Pakistan in a high-scoring final one-day international in Dubai on Friday and a 3-1 victory in the series.

England piled up 355 for five thanks to Roy's maiden ODI hundred and Buttler's recordbreaking 116 not out. Pakistan scored quickly in reply but lost wickets steadily and were all out for 271 in the 41st over. Buttler's extraordinary knock came after being promoted to bat at number four at the end of a year in which he often struggled for runs. His century came off 46 balls, which broke his own England record smashing eight sixes and 10 boundaries. Roy's innings, if less spectacular, was equally valuable after his opening partner Alex Hales fell for 22.

Roy and Joe Root (71) added 140 for the second wicket before falling in successive overs to Yasir Shah and occasional bowler Azhar Ali. Skipper Eoin Morgan fell victim to opposing

captain Ali's leg spin for 14 but Buttler took over as England plundered 129 off the last 10 overs. Pakistan kept up with the rate for more than 35 overs but steadily lost wickets. David Willey snapped up the first two, dismissing openers Azhar Ali (44) and Ahmed Shehzad (13) before running out Mohammad Hafeez, dropped by Hales, for 37. Babar Azam (51) was another batsman who scored at a run-a-ball, but he was caught off Adil Rashid who then had Mohammad Rizwan caught behind for 11. Hales made amends with his second catch, an outstanding one to dismiss the dangerous Shoaib Malik for 52 off 34 balls and England were in control of the game. After Sarfraz had become Rashid's third victim for 24 and Moeen Ali caught and bowled Wahab Riaz for one, Pakistan's task became almost impossible and Moeen sealed an emphatic England victory with his third wicket. The teams now play a three-match Twenty20 series, starting in Dubai on Thursday.

national events, including the prestigious Thomas Cup for seven times, the 2010 Asian Games and World Champions four times. In his 13-year-long career, Arvind also played for German clubs and stayed in Europe for 3-5 months every year for last 12 years. The soft-spoken Bhat, who is an advisor at White Peacock Badminton Academy, also has seen few coaching opportunities coming his way under chief India coach Pullela Gopichand. He had, in fact, travelled with the team at Dutch Open, Denmark Open and French Open.

Clean chit from PCB paves way for Umar Akmal into Pak T20 squad ANI Karachi: Pakistan middle-order batsman Umar Akmal, who was caught by police in a night party in Hyderabad, has got clean chit from the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB). Earlier, Akmal was ruled out of the squad and also suspended from central contract of PCB for acting unethically after he was reported of attending a party in Hyderabad, where he went to play the first-class cricket tournament. So as the player has been proved innocent, the 25-year-old would now replace all-rounder Iftikhar Ahmed in the T20 squad. Confirming the news, chief selector Haroon Rasheed said that Akmal has been included in the squad as he got clearance after an inquiry into the Hyderabad incident. T20 skipper Shahid Afridi had earlier offered his support to Akmal, saying that he should be included in the squad if proven innocent. Pakistan will play a threematch series against England, starting from November 26 in Dubai.

Tiger's roars in the morning brought Shankar victory in the evening, at the Servo Master's Golf at Digboi Laxman Sharma Digboi Nov 21: Kolkata’s Shankar Das bagged his third IndianOil Servo Masters crown with a spectacular seven-under-65 in the final round at the Servo Master's Golf 2015 here at Digboi Golf Links in the historic Oiltown of Digboi.

Das’ tournament tally read an impressive 20-under268 as he was two shots clear of the field at the Rs 30 lakh event. While Mukesh Kumar of Mhow, a six-time winner in Digboi, claimed the runner-up position at 18-under-270 as a result of his final round 66.

Shankar Das (66-71-6665), who started the day in the joint lead, had a slow start as he three-putted for bogey on the first. He then played the third and fourth to perfection to pick up two strokes and make up for the early setback.

Shankar, the 2010 and 2011 IndianOil Servo Masters champion, almost drove the green on the par4 third before hitting his tee shot within a couple of feet for a tap-in on the next hole. Shankar established himself as the clear leader with birdies on the seventh and ninth. The 31-year-old reigning Rolex Ranking champion chipped it to within two feet on both occasions. Das began to pull

away after gaining a stroke on the 11th where once again he landed his wedge with great precision within a few inches of the cup.

The turning point for Shankar was the par-4 14th where he made an eagle for the second straight day after driving the green.

Das finally sealed the affair with his final birdie on the 16th after setting up yet another tap-in. He shot the day’s best round for the second straight day.

Shankar took home his sixth title and a cheque worth Rs. 4,50,000 to climb from 15th to 10th place in the Rolex Ranking. His prize money earnings for the year read Rs. 12,80,653. Bengaluru’s Chikkarangappa continues to lead the money list with earnings of Rs. 26,37,440.

Mukesh Kumar’s second place finish in Digboi pushed him from fourth place to third position in the rankings. An elated Shankar, who finished runner-up last year, said, “I’m delighted to have produced my best effort of the week when it mattered the most.

It was good to come back after the initial bogey. This course has become one of my happy hunting grounds over the years. I really enjoy playing at the Digboi Golf Links and always know I can come back here

Mukesh Kumar finishes two behind in second

despite a poor start in a round. It’s my first title this season and this gives me the much-needed momentum for the last three events of the year. “I rate this win very high among all my wins since I managed to keep Mukesh (Kumar) at bay at one of

his favourite venues. My kids kept calling me from home and reminding me that I need to win this one for them. So this win is special for that reason as well. “I’ve learnt not to put pressure on myself by thinking too much about the result. Instead, I focus

more on the process. That worked for me today. I hit it with precision through the day and once again made eagle on the 14th.

The eagle was the defining moment of the day. It gave me a cushion at the top,” added Shankar.

Mukesh Kumar (66-68-7066), who was third after round three, kept in touch with the lead with three birdies and a lone bogey on the front-nine. His strong iron-play earned him four more birdies on the backnine. The 50-year-old veteran shot a clinical 66 on the final day but still fell short by two strokes.

Mukesh said, “I played really well today. I kept hitting it close but the early bogey on the second made a huge difference. I was unlucky to hit the tree with my tee shot on the second fairway as my ball got deflected to the right. That was the only error of the day. Shankar deserved the win as he outplayed everyone else.”

Gaurav Pratap Singh (6571-67) of Noida, the overnight joint leader, carded a 69 on day four to finish third-party at 16-under272. Vinod Kumar of Delhi, who mounted an early challenge with four birdies on the front-nine, ended up with a 69, to claim fourth place at 13-under-275.

Bengaluru’s M Dharma was a further two shots back in fifth place.

Meanwhile, a PGTI member remarked 'what made the tournament indeed a fascinating on its final day and Digboi Golf Link being called the Golfers' Delight was the flora and founa that entertain the golfers with its uniqueness all around. According to him a distinct tiger call heard this morning by the Profesisonal golfers at the Digboi Golf Links amidst the play between 9:30 and 10 am indeed made the feast more adventurous' The roars seemed to emerge from the forest area adjoining the 17th green and 18th tee. The group on the 18th tee at that moment comprised of Randhir Singh Ghotra, Raju Ali Mollah and Rafick Ali Mollah. Randhir clearly heard two distinct noises before his tee shot, so did all the other players in the vicinity. A lot of professionals were heard discussing the incident at the end of the round. 'That's why Digboi is different and playing golf here is more enjoying games because nature response and entertains human beings here every moment' ! , added Nikhil Kalaan the Assistant Manager of the the Media section at the Professional Golf Tour of India.

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Adil Hussain: Acting fulfills my artistic needs

Whether it is playing Sridevi's husband in 'English Vinglish' (2012) or the father in 'Life of Pi' (2012), Adil Hussain has always chosen characters that stands-out in a film. He has several terrific looking films lined up for release at the moment.

But the one we're most looking forward to - is Prawaal Raman's 'Main Aur Charles', where Hussain plays a real-life character called Amod Kanth who was instrumental in the conviction of Charles Sobhraj after he was caught in Goa. It was Amod who desperately wanted Charles to be behind bars and was the mastermind in the entire

prosecution.

Adil Hussain has also met the real Charles who inspired his role in Prawaal Raman's 'Main Aur Charles'. "Director Prawaal Raman and I met Amod to know everything about him and the case. I just listened to Amod talk without asking too many questions. Some things emerged, which were extremely vital to the script and also helpful to my role," said Adil Hussain. Amod was someone he could easily relate to as a person.

Like Amod, he too grew up in a strict home with a lot of discipline. Like him, Hussain believes in absolute honesty and integrity. Hussain's career

in Hindi cinema started with first-time directors - Abhishek Chaubey's 'Ishqiya' and Gauri Shinde's 'English Vinglish'. Unlike them, Prawaal has helmed films before. "My criterion is the script and how believable it is. Prawaal directs and writes his own scripts and I feel it is a good choice. He is an intelligent director and I have already signed another film with him," he added.

Hussain's forthcoming projects include have 'Parched', 'Angry Indian Goddesses', a Marathi film, 'Sunrise', and an Assamese film called 'Kothanodi'. He is also doing 'Force 2' with John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha. Unlike most artistes, who stay over in Mumbai for professional reasons, Hussain prefers to lead a quiet life in New Delhi, where he has a home. But he fells happy that he has got more than he had ever bargained for. "I act because I can't live without it. It feeds my soul and fulfills my artistic needs and helps me grow as a person. The limelight feels like a bonus I am happy if I get it and I am content without it too."

Farah denies approaching Alia and Parineeti for her next project Director Farah Khan has disproved reports of actresses Alia Bhatt and Parineeti Chopra being roped in for her next

film. Gossip mills were abuzz that the two actresses would be seen in Farah's next directorial venture, to be produced

by superstar Shah Rukh Khan."It's not true. I am still working on my script.

I think the media just jumps the gun before things happen. We have not approached anyone for the film. Hopefully by the end of this month we should finish the script, and then we will search for suitable actors," said Farah. Alia will be next seen in Abhishek Chaubey's "Udta Punjab", "Kapoor and Sons" and director Gauri Shinde's next opposite Shah Rukh Khan. Farah's womencentric drama film is likely to come next year though

Aish betrays Hema Veteran actress Hema Malini had arranged a tribute, Jaya Smriti, for her late mother on Sunday. Aishwarya Rai

Bachchan was slated to be the guest of honour for the event, but gave it a skip at the last minute. A source says, "When

she did not divulged into details. "I can't talk much about the film except that it is about girl power. We are highlighting several issues regarding women,

sexual harassment being one of it," Farah said. "It is not a preachy, boring film. I myself have been watching such films," she said.

Alia…a true charmer

Aishwarya was approached, she showed interest and agreed to attend it. Her name was included in the invitations, but at the last-minute she did a no-show." A source close to Hema informs, "Aishwarya had a shoot and had informed Hema about it, but by then the invites had been sent." Aishwarya's spokesperson maintains, "Aishwarya would have loved to witness Hema ji's performance, but unfortunately due to the short notice and prior commitments she could not make it. She truly regrets not being able to make it because of earlier work commitments.

Her best wishes and love will always be with Hemaji."

Filmmaking should be given adequate importance in NE: Aribam Manipuri movie maestro Aribam Syam Sharma, for whom a special retrospective will be held at the 46th IFFI, is glad that films from northeast India are finding increased presence at film galas in the country. He however says filmmakers from the region need financial support from the government to make more movies.

Sharma hopes the government will do more than just getting films from the eight states - Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Manipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Tripura and Sikkim - screened at fests.

"We need financial help.

The National Film Development Corporation of India (the central agency established to encourage

Boomarang

Band Members Atea - Vocals Boom Hangsing Guitars/Keyboards Joshua - Bass RS - Drums

Songs Who You Wanna Be Hush War

Rhythm of a Revolution Boomarang is a Rock band from Aizawl (Mizoram), formed in 2005. The band started out performing covers before moving on to original material. Their song 'War' was featured on the Stupid Ditties 3 compilation.

The band from Aizwal of the Great Indian Rock Fest and The Hornbill Rock Contest is one of the premier and great entertainer amongst the upcoming band of the nation. The band of four has a blend of blues and hip hop spiced up with a lot of nu-age metal leanings in their sounds which they liked to brand as 'junk rock'.

Irrespective of the genre they are in, the band is all out to entertain the rock denizenz and a give them one helluva great time.

the good cinema movement in India) should have special funds for production of northeast films.

We don't just want our films to be screened. To make good films, we must have money too," he said.

This, he stressed, will especially encourage talented people from the region. "There are eight states, but we don't have

a market as such. If I can make internationally recognised films, it means that we have the potential. We just need funds," said Sharma, whose film "Imagi Ningthem" received the Grand Prix at Festival des Trios Continents, Nantes, France, in 1982.

At the International Film Festival of India (IFFI),

Big B shakes a leg with Jeetendra It was like a reunion of Bollywood's stalwarts Amitabh Bachchan and Jeetendra on the small screen when the latter paid a surprise visit to Big B during the shooting of TV show "Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi". The cine icons also broke into an impromptu gig on the iconic song 'Taaki o taaki'. Jeetendra, who has shared screen space with Amitabh in 'Gehri Chaal' in 1973, says he was 'touched' by one of the stories narrated on the Star Plus show, that he was propelled to personally come and acknowledge it. "It is very overwhelming to see that such people who do good deeds out of the goodness of their heart actually exist. I am really touched," Jeetendra said in a statement.

"Aaj Ki Raat Hai Zindagi" cel-

ebrates ordinary people's kindness towards society and showcases the journey of people who battled all odds to help society improve and worked as an inspiration for others to change their outlook. According to a source, Vijay Thakur from Mumbai is one of them and he was supposed to be surprised and taken to Jeetendra's house. But after hearing his story, Jeetendra was so touched that he thought of surprising him instead and came on the set of the show.

"Jeetendra was very emotional and met Big B and Vijay, and spent some quality time with them. Vijay was overwhelmed by the superstar's gesture since he is a huge fan," the source said.

which begins in Goa from November 20, 14 of Sharma's films like "Imagi Ningthem" and "Matamgi Manipur" will be screened. He believes that if more northeast films can be aired on national broadcaster Doordarshan, the producers will be able to at least recover their money. Films as different

as Bollywood's blockbuster "Bajrangi Bhaijaan" and Marathi film "Court", which is India's official entry in the Best Foreign Language Film category of the upcoming 88th Academy Awards, as well as Bengali films like "Sohra Bridge", "Cinemawala" and "Kadambari" will be screened at the 11-day gala.

Alia Bhatt can be quite a charmer. Buzz from the set of Gauri Shinde's film is that the actress has left the unit in awe of her. I hear the unit is quite taken aback by the ease with which she's giving her shots, along with the

easy camaraderie with them and being natural in front of the camera, after every shot crew members have been applauding her. Gauri's film, described as an unconventional love story, also stars Shah Rukh Khan.

Naga youth gets a Papon all set to make break in Bollywood Bollywood debut Zhokhoi Chuzho, a 32 year from Chakhesang community who was born and brought up from Dimapur, Nagaland has been featured in Bollywood movies like Te Amo (yet to be released), Detective Byomkesh Bakshi and Force 2 (in the making). He has also been shooting in Budapest, Hungary with John Abraham and Sonakshi Sinha for upcoming Bollywood movie. Starting his acting career from Nagamese movies like Dukhiya Manu, Revenge and Kushi din (nagamese), Tales of an orphan boy, Butterfly life, Detective Atoulie and his forensic team, Lichaba';s daughter and My brother Jack (doordarshan) etc. he has finally cracked the tough nut to get into

bollywood. Apart from being an actor, Zhokhoi is also a martial artist holding Black belt 2nd dan also national gold medallist. Drawing his inspiration from watching movies followed by acting in dramas in schools, churches, he has meticulously worked his way up. He is currently the creative director with Sky Entertainment, an event management production based in Dimapur and also the coordinator of Dreamz Unlimited, Theater and Film Society of Nagaland. He said the journey was tough and it was a challenge to get a breakthrough into Bollywood films. He expressed gratefulness to God for bringing him this far. He also said his family and friends were his strongest support all along the way.

Assamese singer Angarag Papon Mahanta is ready to enthrall his fans with acting talent. Although acting isn't an entirely new experience for the 33-year-old singer who made his debut in an Assamese film, Rodor Sithi, last year. He does admit that he is "super excited" for his Bollywood debut that will feature five real life musicians, and will be directed by Nagesh Kukunoor. "I couldn't say to Nagesh, as he makes meaningful films. I am super excited to work with him," Papon said. Along with Papon, the other musicians

who will be acting in this feature film include Shankar Mahadevan, Sunidhi Chauhan, Salim Merchant and Sivamani. "I just had the first reading session with Shankar, Sunidhi, Sivamani, Rannvijay and Nagesh. And I am already having so much fun," he said. Revealing more about the film, the singer says, "It revolves around five losers who come together to form a band with the aim to prove that music never dies. It's a fictional story, but its very real in terms of its characters. I like my character's individual story."

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