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Vol. 1

Issue 319

Dibrugarh, Thursday, April 28, 2016

Ulfa Zebra unit commander Mekuri killed in an encounter in Tinsukia Rishu Kalantri/Laxman Sarma Tinsukia, Apr 27

Security forces engaged in counter insurgency operations against the Ulfa (I) in upper Assam achieved a major success today after listed Ulfa cadre Rongmon Gogoi alias Mekuri was gunned down during a fierce encounter between Ulfa and a joint team of 7 Madras Regiment of Indian army and Tinsukia police in the wee hours today.

The slain Ulfa cadre who was killed at Talpathar under Bordumsa police station in Tinsukia district had managed to evade the sharp eyes of the security forces for quite sometime now. The slain militant was the commander of Ulfa Zebra 1 unit and was responsible for various subversive activities including the Kakopathar attack in October last year. Security forces have recovered one AK-81 riffle, 1 magazine 10

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Pious lady died Golaghat, Apr 27: A pious lady and wife of resident of Begenakhowa Satyanarayan Jallan named Laxmi Devi Jallan (79) of Golaghat died on 21st April in Noida . She left behind her husband and 3 sons. (Correspondent)

CM Pul condoles Marnya Doye’s death Itanagar, Apr 27: Chief Minister Kalikho Pul today expressed his condolences over the death of late Marnya Doye, 22, who was reportedly found dead in Raigad, Maharashtra on Tuesday.

Grieving the loss, the CM expressed shock that a young life’s dreams and hopes have been cut short by the tragic incident.

Miss Doye, from Seren village in East Siang is the daughter of late Kimar Doye and has a diploma in hotel management and was working in Sai City agency. She also worked as a receptionist at a hotel in Raigad earlier.

According to sources, the deceased bore a ligature mark around her neck and post mortem is being carried out at JJ Hospital in Mumbai.

The CM is in constant touch with the relatives of the victim and has assured to help in bringing back the mortal remains to the state.

He informed that the state government is also in touch with the Maharashtra government and had urged the latter for a thorough investigation into the incident. (Staff Reporter)

tween Mekuri opened fire on the security forces in an attempt to run and was killed in retaliation.

Superintendent of Tinsukia police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta said, ulfa militant Rongmon Gogoi alias Mekuri was behind the attack at Kakopathar police station last October. Since, than security forces were looking for him, he added.

The dead body of ULFA cadre Rangman Axom @ Mekuri who was killed in an encounter at Bordumsa Taal Pathar in Digboi. Pic - Hira Phukon rounds of live ammunition, 2 blank demand note signed by senior Ulfa leader 2nd Lt. Jivan Moran and 3 mobile phones and sim cards.

In an exclusive interview over telephone, a senior army officer said, the operation was launched after we had received

a specific input related to the presence of Ulfa militants in Talpathar area in Tinsukia district.

Accordingly, at around 3 in the morning a joint team of army from Rupai camp and police laid a cordon, added the army officer and said, in be-

Mahanta said, Mekuri was a timber smuggler and later turned as a source and helped security forces in apprehension of ulfa cadres. However, later on he crossed line and was arrested in a case related to Ulfa and finally joined Ulfa in 2013, the SP said.

According to sources, Mekuri was a trained cadre and was active in Tinsukia district since September 2015.

It may be mentioned that Ulfa supremo Paresh Baruah

had send a Zebra team to Upper Assam's Tinsukia district to carry out subversive activities and extortion. The team consisted of 5 members including Lakhyojit Moran, Bheem Bharat Chutia, Titi Baruah alias War Asom, one nonAssamese youth and Rongmon Gogoi alias Mekuri.

This team was responsible for planning attack on Kakopathar police station in the starting of October 2015 and Mekuri was the militant who had fired shots from rocket launcher. Within two weeks Superintendent of Tinsukia police Mugdha Jyoti Mahanta had cracked the zebra unit and arrested most of the members. Infact, a senior police official of the district was in touch with Mekuri who was willing to surrender but his demands were unacceptable, a report publiched in The Eastern Today on October 16 stated.

MLA Taga inaugurates NBWS conference A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Apr 27

The Third executive meeting of Nugong Banggo Welfare Society concluded today here at Sissen village under Siang district on April 26 last, which was inaugurated by chief guest and MLA Tamiyo Taga.

Lauding the people of Nugong Banggo area for turning up for the conference despite long foot tracking and inclement weather, Taga was

optimistic of getting road connectivity very soon. Stating that the Banggo still remains disconnected by road till date, resulting in ‘No Road No Vote’ proposition in the last assembly and parliamentary elections, he was amazed with the people of Banggo for their positive initiative in taking up organic farming in the areas, and assured the people of Sissen village to help in getting certification to declare Sissen village as a horticulture hub of the state and assured the

people to pursue the matters with the state government at appropriate level for early connection of road to Nugong-0Banggo area.

the people to practice rigorously in organic farming and appealed to them to discard use of pesticides and fertilizer which are harmful to human health.

Attending the conference as guest of honour, PWD CE CZ, Er Tacha Gongo, along with PHED CE EZ Er Tagong Ketan lauded the people of Nugong Banggo as a whole and Sissen village in particular for opting for organic farming for self sustainable source of livelihood despite backwardness of the area, and urged

He also appreciated the Sissen Farmers Club for spearheading the farming activities in the areas and assured the people to extend every possible help. He further appealed to remain united and carry forward the GoI policy of Swachh Bharat Abhiyan for total sanitation of Banggo area.

Cycling for cancer awareness reaches Bomdila ET Correspondent Bomdila, Apr 27

After covering a distance of more than 600 kilometers, Marcellina Sangma, a resident of Guwahati, along with her two friends reached Bomdila town on Tuesday.

The team visited Shanti Deva Vidyalaya this morning where Sangma interacted with the teachers and students and narrated her throbbing story said that she suffered from parotid cancer at the age of 12.

She went for diagnose to several places and struggled hard to overcome the situation. She faced many ups and downs in her life and finally overcame it.

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The Union Health Ministry’s notification to enforce new 85% pictorial warning on tobacco packets has fallen into deaf ears with the State Government mechanism doing nothing to implement the same even after weeks has passed since the new rule has came to force.

As per the new pictorial warning rule, 85 per cent area covering pictorial warnings must be visibly displayed on both sides of the all tobacco packets from April 1, 2016.

The April month will end in few days, but the tobacco companies are still selling the same old packets with no ac-

tions seen from the law enforcing agencies in Assam against the tobacco companies, retailers and distributors. While states like Maharashtra, Bihar and Goa implementing the Central Government’s orders, have seized tobacco products worth crores of rupees.

Even Joint Secretary to Government of India, Health & FW Ministry KC Samria through a letter dated April 1, 2016 to the Chief Secretaries of all the State Governments including Assam has requested the respective Governments to implement the new pictorial warning rule.

On the other hand, Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi

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Water Resource minister inspects erosion hit Neematighat Blame Centre for non-release of fund ET Correspondent Jorhat, Apr 27

Assam Water Resource minister Basanta Das along with senior Water Resource officials and administrative officials inspected and took stock over the areas around Neematighat, Daini Gaon, Major Chapori and Mou Chapori where massive erosion have hit the area and has caused a serious threat not only to the area of the Neematighat but also entire district of Jorhat, Golaghat and Dergaon.

The minister said, in the first wave itself the water level in the rivers of Assam including Brahmaputra is moving in a unusual pattern during this year, so it is time for the Water Resource Department to take things very seriously and try to finish up the entire project that is to be done at one go, if it is left half done the situation might take a new twist.

On the other hand the minister Basant Das fully blamed the Central Government for its direct step-motherly attitude, at least to release the contractors money which they had already done jobs during the anti-erosion drive works in earlier two seasons that had started from Sadiya to Dhuburi, for nonrelease we were unable to do or continue works at various places where threat has already started for example Neematighat, Jhansimukh,

Minister Basanta Das being briefed by WRD officials.

Pic - Nekib Ahmed Dishang Mukh, Rohmorali, Jia Bharali etc.

He said for non-release of balanced fund which was to be sanctioned to the State Water Resource Ministry by the Central Water Resource Ministry the entire scenario has been changing and ultimately we will be blamed, but we are very clear about the funding pattern specially in my department I have kept crystal clear.

I have instructed my department to start work in war footing pattern so that no area turn serious as so far weather prediction by the Met station is stated to be very crucial not only for Assam but also for Arunachal, Nagaland too.

Regarding unpredictable

weather condition that looming large in the region it is because of felling of trees along the National Highway in the region and on the other hand blamed Arunachal, Nagaland, Meghalaya felling of trees in a large scale and supplying timbers to various state which I have been shouting from long time.

Along with the Water Resource minister senior officials like Executive Engineer Satya Gopal Goswami, Superintendent Engineer Subir Kumar Das, Jorhat division of Water Resource Department Hari Prasad Milli, Jorhat ADC Samiran Saikia, DIPRO Dwijen Gogoi accompanied the minister.

India's World Bank ranking has improved: Sitharaman PTI New Delhi, Apr 27

India's World Bank world ranking on 'Ease of Doing Business' has improved from 142 to 130 now, government said in Rajya Sabha today.

"Out of 189 countries, India had ranked 142, it has now improved to 130. We wish it improves even further," Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said during Question Hour.

Nirmala Sitharaman Asked why India was so poorly ranked by the World Bank, she said "the rank of India being placed at the rank of 142 refers to the period 2014 before this new government has come into place. Post that, our ranking has improved and we have reached 130."

Cycling for cancer awareness reaches Bomdila

Union Health Ministry’s notification to enforce new 85% pictorial warning on tobacco packets falls into deaf ears A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Apr 27

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has expressed his ignorance about the new rule and has assured that he will asked the concern departments to act once he goes through the notification.

The new pictorial warning rule came into force following the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2014, was enacted in exercise of the powers conferred by sub-section (1) of Section 7, Section 8, Sub- Section (2) of Section 9, Section 10 and Section 31 of the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products (Prohibition of Advertisement and Regulation of Trade and Commerce, Production, Supply and Distribution) Act,

2003 (COPTA), vide G.S.R. No. 727(E) dated 15.10.2014 and the Central Government in exercise of the powers conferred by Section 7, 8, 9, 10 and Section 31, on 24th September 2015 vide GSR No. 739(E), issued a notification for enforcement of the Cigarettes and Other Tobacco Products (Packaging and Labelling) Amendment Rules, 2014, from 1st April, 2016.

Tobacco companies have expressed their strong resentment in following the new pack rule and said it is too harsh a rule to follow.

It is to be mentioned that around 30 court cases are

pending at the Supreme Court of India and other courts of Karnataka and Rajasthan pertaining to the new pictorial warning rule filed both by the tobacco and anti-tobacco lobby.

It is proven that tobacco is the main cause of cancer. As per Global Adult Tobacco Survey, 2010, tobacco consumption kills about 10 lakh people every year in India. In Assam, 30 lakh people use cigarettes and bidis, 71 lakh people use smokeless tobacco. According experts from Dr. B. Barooah Cancer Institute, Guwahati one-third of these will die of heart diseases, pulmonary cancers.

To a question on why Indian states were also being ranked by the World Bank, she said the action of ease of doing business happens in states and they contribute to the country's overall ranking.

Sitharaman said in December 2014, 98 criterion for ranking Indian states were identified to improve their rankings, after which 340 indices have

been identified and agreed upon.

"We are only working together with World Bank along with an independent agency in ranking Indian States. The World Bank is only giving us technical consultation together with an independent consultant who works with the government in this regard," she said.

The Minister also said no labour law provisions have been eased while improving India's position to improve its world ranking on 'Ease of Doing Business'.

She refuted suggestions that labour laws were being com-

promised, saying "existing laws on labour welfare are being protected and labour interests are being well taken care of".

In a written reply, the Minister said "a state level business reform action plan consisting of 340 points has been prepared by DIPP in consultation with the states/Union Territories and shared with all state governments/UT Administrations for implementation."

An online portal for 'State Level Business Reform Action Plan' developed by DIPP was also launched on April 8 to track implementation of reforms on real-time basis.

‘This is really very unfortunate’: Dr Pitambar Deva Goswsami ET Correspondent Teok, Apr 27

The Sree Sree Auniati Satradhikar Dr Pitambar Deva Goswami was very much dejected and unhappy after the matter of the inclusion of Majuli as a World Heritage Site

by UNESCO was reportedly left out by the agency appeared in various newspapers today. In an interaction with this newspaper Sree Sree Auniati

Dr Pitambar Deva Goswsami

Satradhikar Dr Pitambar Deva Goswami said that the news is

very much painful as Majuli fulfills all the elements like social, natural and spiritual field. Goswami also appealed to all to extend an helping hand so that Majuli can be declared as a World Heritage Site.

Goswami too had demanded to declare Majuli as a World Heritage Site when he attended a special conference organized

by UNESCO held at China in 2001 where total numbers of 62 countries participated

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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 28

PAGE 2 ASTRO FOR YOU Aries Your work and family will vie with each other for your attention. Merry-making will seem a good idea in the evening. Your desire for name and fame will meet with success shortly, maybe even today!

Taurus You are likely to stick to basics instead of letting your imagination run wild today. At work, you may feel some pressure from your peers to do things differently. Think things out and be certain before you take any decision..

Gemini A day of conflicting emotions awaits you. Your personal and professional life will both be important. Hence you will experience anxious moments as you try to balance the demands made by both. However, the good news is you will succeed in your attempts and will do justice to all your duties, Cancer You will be quite sharp at work, and equally penetrating in the matters of the heart. Though, you may temporarily lose focus, your mind will bring you back to the real world. You will work at a break-neck speed, only to be able to spend as much time as possible with your sweetheart.

Leo You will exercise your will today and will be in the mood to soar like a free bird today. You will not be in the mood to listen to anyone. Work related travel will be beneficial. Guard against ego clashes in personal relationships, Virgo Contemplating on past successes will help you gather the resources for achieving more of it in the near future. New contacts will help you make considerable headway on the road to success. Your amiable nature will help you in getting along easily with people.

Libra You need to be more careful in your work field as your enemies or your competitors will try to pull you down today. You will have to be very careful in making business agreements or negotiations regarding give and take in the business. You will see your beloved grow distant from you today.

Scorpio Long pending task of getting your home renovated may begin today. There are a couple of object de art that have caught your eyes and you wish to decorate your home with those artefacts. You may even plan a small celebration to share your home's new look! A great day indeed.

Sagittarius You seem to be on a self-appreciation mode today. Grooming, makeover and attracting attention in on your cards today, you make extra efforts to get that glamorous look for your self. It will surely not go unnoticed as you bag a lot of compliments for it. One of the fortunate days in store for you!

Capricorn You regret spending hefty amount of money on branded items and luxuries, but you'll see a say of hope today,. Your bank account is strengthened by some heavy cash flow, and needless to say, it will give you a great relief. Now, you'll understand the value of money and curb on your urge to spend lavishly. Your work place will make you feel more Aquarius Today is your day! Your performance will speak for itself and everyone at work, including bosses, will appreciate your efforts. Work will not seem burdensome any more, in fact you will enjoy your job like never before. You may wish to contact some old friends and be in touch with them once again.

Pisces A good day for those looking for romantic liaisons. You will seek the company of your sweetheart to fight feelings of solitude and boredom today. Those who are single ought to strike gold, considering how Lady Luck will be grinning at the efforts you make to win over your love.

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Devastating flood created havoc at Harangajao by heavy landslide and flood resulting to utter sufferings to the people. He appealed to the district administration to provide relief to these affected people immediately and also expedite the restoration of road communication.

ET Correspondent Haflong, Apr 27 : Following incessant rain, devastating flood and heavy landslides seriously affected the human life in DimaHasao in general and in Harangajao and Dittakchera area in particular.

Though there has been no report of casualty except one incident of missing near Miyunkro but several families rendered homeless at Harangajao and Dittakchera during this week. At Harangajao, dwellings, schools buildings, roads, culverts and bridges are affected resulting to total disruption of communications.

Since last fortnight, there was no electric power supply, no network and communication with other parts of the district. Flood water entered several houses and damaged totally. People have somehow saved their children but could not save live stocks and paddy.

It is alleged that taking the advantage of the situation some dishonest business men have raised the prices of essential commodities

and even created artificial shortage of kerosene and other commodities.

The people are on the verge of starvation due to shortage of food grains at Harangajao and Dittakchera. Till today no representative from District Administration and N C Hills Autonomous Council visited the place except the local Member of Autonomous Council Sri Amendu Hojai and his party men alleged the local people.

Sri Amendu Hojai, MAC, NCHAC along with some of BJP members and office bearers visited the entire area of Harangajao to assess the actual damages caused due to recent flood.

He also made some arrangement to restore the road communication in between Haflong and Harangajao with the help of JKM, a construction company engaged for the construction of NH 54 E. By evening, with the ini-

tiative of MAC Hojai the communication between Haflong and Harangajao was restored for light vehicular. More than hundreds of loaded vehicles bound for Silchar were stranded for at least six days at several locations due to disruption of road.

Sri Amendu Hojai, MAC, NCHAC while interacting with the press men said as soon as he got the information of such catastrophic condition of the people Harangajao reached Harangajao on Tuesday by road and visited all the flood victims and also assured to provide possible help from him and also approach the district administration and also the N C Hills Autonomous Council for immediate relief to these affected people of Harangajao and Dittakchera.

Talking to this correspondent, Lokendra Haphila, Mouzadar of Harangajao said entire Harangajao mouza has been affected due to heavy rain followed

He further informed the media that he would be submitting a memorandum to the Deputy Commissioner very soon detailing the damages caused by the recent flood.

Central Rongali Bihu Samellan gets underway half. The senior citizens were paid respect in traditional style by Bipul Chandra Das.

ET Correspondent Golaghat, Apr 27: The Central Rongali Bihu Sanmilan at Samanway Chetra ground started with pomp and show in a grand manner with three days program from today.

Colourful procession was declared open by Prakhyat Dworah. In procession mixed group took part ranging from students, Bihu group, NGO, people highlighting their own culture and theme. The AASU students worked hard to make it successful. From the organisers Tankeshwar Pathak & Rohit Gogoi have asked the people to attend the entire three days event.

The event began with Flag Hoisting done by Tankeshwar Pathak followed by Shaheed Tarpan by Rohit Gogoi.

A Bihu chorus was sung by female community.

Keshav Saikia memorial Pandal and stage was inaugurated by his better

Erratic power supply irked Work culture the citizens in Tezpur lacks in Golaghat

28-4-16 (THURSDAY) 5-35 A.M-Bhaktigeeti(Devotional Songs) 6-10 A.M-Swasthya Charcha (Health Programme) 6-30 A.M-Vidyarthir Anusthan 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) 9-05 A.M- Antara (Composite Programme of Hindi Film Songs) 12-05 P.M-Surar Satosori (Request Assamese Songs Programme) 1-10 P.M-Troops Programme 2-30 P.M-Western Music 3-45 P.M-Programme in Mizu Mishmi 4-05 P.M-Programme in Khamti 4-25 P.M-Programme in Wancho 5-00 P.M-Programme in Idu 5-20 P.M-Programme in Tangsa 5-40 P.M-Programme in Nocte 6-15 P.M-Ganya Raijor Anusthan (Rural Programme) 7-15 P.M-Karpumpuli (Mishing Language Programme) 7-35 P.M-Ujjal Bhabishyat (Career Related Talk) 8-00 P.M-Parikrama (Regional News Unit's Programme) 9-30 P.M-Kramasha (Serial Novel Reading: Jangam) 10-00 P.M-Question Hour in Parliament Sd-/H.O.P

ET Correspondent Tezpur, Apr 27 : Erratic power supply in Tezpur town for the last few days is badly affecting the normal life. Though the department concerned, are often seen apologize for power cut most of the time for repairing work there has been no respite from unscheduled power cut.

The residents here have to remain without power even in the evening and night hours since last few days. The hide and seek game of electricity is not only affecting the students and common men but has also affected the functioning of government offices, banks and other business establishments.

Moreover fluctuation in power system has also resulted in damage of costly electronics goods and systems. “Though just ahead of the Assembly poll

state Minister, Rockybul Hussain promised 24 hour power supply eradicating public woe regarding power after the passage of election the Power supply is worsening day by day making our life miserable. The authorities seemed least bothered with the problem,” said resident here. Mentionable that the irresponsive attitude of the department concerned has also come under sharp criticism from the angry consumers. “Whenever we call up the power department for lodging complaint, they do not pick up the phone,” another resident irked by the erratic power supply said. He appealed to the department concerned to take immediate corrective measures to restore normal power supply. It is pertinent to mention here that the power crisis

is not only affecting the people living in the heart of the Tezpur it is also prevailing in the outskirt like Thelamara, Bihaguri, BandarmariKhelmati etc. areas too since last couple weeks. For the consumers here, time to time representations are submitted to the department concerned prying for immediate restoration of normal power supply, but to no avail.

Apart from this problem, allegation of abnormal electric bill is also pouring in from numerous consumers. “Though false reading of meter due to defect in the device can not be ruled out for such abnormal electric bills, it is important on the part of the authority concerned to check the devices (meter) whenever it gives abnormal reading in order to give the consumers relief from unnecessary burden.” People opined.

fisheries office

ET Correspondent Golaghat, Apr 27: The lack of work culture in government offices is not an uncommon thing. But after the election and Bihu are over still many government officials have no time to come to their respective offices and to perform their duties. The Fisheries Department in Golaghat is one such office where no official were seen present in the office till 11 AM. When it was reported in the media, there were widespread reaction from different organisations like AASU and AJYCP. They expressed their deep concern and demanded the district administration to take steps for maintaining a good work culture in various government offices in Golaghat.

Advt.

Name Change I, Sri Prem Bdr. Tamang,S/o: Lt. Dhan Bdr. Tamang, presently residing at Ezengo, P.O/ P.S Roing, Lower Dibang Valley did swear before the CJM, Roing and obtained an affidavit that names of my two children Sri. Suk Bdr. Lama and Mon Bdr. Lama has been by mistake enrolled in school register as Suk Bdr. Tamang (Birth certificate: R-1457/14, Dt. 24/11/2014 & R-1457/14, Dt. 24/11/2014) and Mon Bdr. Tamang. Hence forth they shall be known by their original names Suk Bdr. Lama and Mon Bdr. Lama.

Prem Bdr. Tamang

FLASH FLOOD

House below flood at Sivasgar near Darika River. Pic - Firuz Ahmed

ToT on Employability Skill ET Bureau Guwahati, Apr 27: National Service Scheme (NSS) of Dimoria College in association with Rajiv Gandhi National Institute of Youth Development conducted 5 days Training of Trainers (ToT) on Employability Skills for NSS Volunteers and other students from 23rd April to 27th April at its campus premises. It was organised to make a team of young pool of resources as trainers on employability and also to enhance their employability skills. Different topic like employability skills, personality develop-

ment, resume writing, developing positive attitude, group discussion, interview skills , understanding employment ,skills & assets for employability ,understanding communication, understanding team work, problem solving skills, decision making skills, understanding of reliability, lifelong learning, agility and adaptability, how to overcome inhibition , understanding confidence and Self presentation, concept of personal responsibility, conflict resolution in career, career planning, job analysis and self analysis, etc. Resource person in

the ToT were Rajib Dutta, Professor, Department of Geography, Navmita Bhattacharjee, Ranjan K Baruah . The valedictory function was presided by Dr Hem Chandra Deka, i/ c Principal, Dimoria College on 27th April.

He had appealed students to use the skills learned at the ToT and utilize them in their life to become successful and ahead of others.

The ToT was coordinated

by Anup Dutta Baruah, Programme Officer of NSS of Dimoria College. Certificates were presented to all participants of ToT.

DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 28

PAGE 3 DCYCWA Conducts Drugs, HIV/AIDS Awareness Campaign ET Bureau Aalo Apr 27: Massive Awareness camp was put up and campaign was launched

by Drug Control Youth Welfare Association Aalo in coordination with RRTC-II, Kripa Foundation Nagaland and APVDC at Gumin Kiin today.

Gracing the occasion as the Chief Guest, Town Magistrate Shri Liyi Bagra elaborated on legal aspects of NDPS Act and various cog-

nizance, bail able and non bail able offences of drug addicts and traffickers. He extended his gratitude to all Resource Persons coming all the way from different parts of North Eastern States to launch the all important programme and exhorted the youth to constantly tie up with the NGOs to eradicate the drug menace from the District.

Shri Bendang Imsong and Mr. Tewa Manpoong Coor-

dinator and Recovery Addict Councillor gave exhaustive briefing on drug abuse and its impact on society district wise through power point presentation and assured all possible help in near future.

The Guest of Honour, Shri Mito Taipodia ZPM Likabali and Special Guest Shri Gijum DIPRO also highlighted the impacts of drug in our society. The ZPM Pubu Yombu, Shri Tumpe Ete expressed his

displeasure on thin attendance of target groups and intellectuasl in such important campaign and stressed on stoppage of IMFL licenses further in the township. The President and Secretary, DCYWA Shri Rilli Karcho and Nitnong Mize also spoke on the objective behind the campaign.

On the occasion the Recovered Drug Addicts also spelt out the problems faced and meted to the family members.

Apex body of Galo Students' Union calls upon DCM Kameng Dolo ET Bureau Itanagar, Apr 27: A team of Galo Students' Union (Apex) led by its president Shri Binya Ronya called on Deputy Chief Minister (Home) Shri Kameng Dolo at his official residence and submitted a two point memorandum requesting the state govt.'s help in bringing back the mortal remains of Lt. Marnya Doye from Goa and taking up with Goa govt. for proper investigation into her death. The DCM was informed in detail about the tragic incident involving the death of one Ms. Marnya Doye of Seren Village under Nari Sub-division at Goa who was working there as a hotel receptionist. Binya Ronya , President, GSU appealed for the state govt.'s help in lifting of mortuary remains of the deceased back to Arunachal Pradesh as the victim's family were facing immense hardship

and also strongly pursuing the matter with the Goa govt. for speedy investigation. While giving a patient hearing to the visiting team, DCM Kameng Dolo assured to provide every support of the state govt. in bringing back the mortal remains as well as taking up the matter with Goa police authorities. While recounting growing instances involving the Arunachalees outside the state, he appealed the people especially the student's and the younger lot working outside the state to be cautious in their day to day life.

Meanwhile, another team of GSU submitted a representation with his excellency regarding non-compliance of Office memorandum and state cabinet decision of canceling officiating/ functional posts in all govt. departments of the state.

Siang ICDS Conducts KSY and Sensitization Programme on Women

ET Bureau Aalo Apr 27: The Kishori Shakti Yojana was conducted at Pangin & Riga ICDS Project at Community Hall Pangin Town on 25th April last. Altogether 97 girls were initially training for with all the Anganwadi Workerâ•™s & Helperâ•™s. Smti.Omang Tangu, CDPO Pangin /Riga spelt out the importance of KSY Scheme and highlights all related activities and how to care Adolescent period i.e.11 to 18 years and resource person from Health Department, Dr. A. Darung, Medical Officer, Community Health Centre, Pangin advised all the participant to take all necessary steps of how to remain hygienic in the Adolescent period and also informed that Adolescent period is very

sensitive period so every parents play active role for care the Adolescent Period and on behalf of Mahala Madal resource person Smti. S. Panor, President Women Wing, Siang District, Pangin delivered power points presentation about the Adolescent Girls in our society that every parent /society should take care of Girls child in the age group of 11 to 18 years which comes under caring period members present were all staffs of Pangin/ Riga. Awareness CUM sensitization camp regarding the Protection of Women from Domestic Violence Act,2005 (PWDV) and Protection of Children from Sexual Offence, Act,2012 (POCSO) was also conducted at Pangin on 26th.

Chairing the meeting, Dr. R.

Mibang highlighted special attentions given by Government towards Women & Children and enactment of these Acts especially to tackle the rising incidences of women & children related crimes in the Society, designation of special Courts especially for trial of such crimes. She emphasized on the significance of NGOs& Women based welfare groups including the Government functionaries in reaching out and imparting awareness to the Victims of such incidents for reporting to concerned Authorities and legal expert Shri.Tate Mize, Advocate elaborate about the Domestic Violence against the women and Sexual Office against the Children ,under Siang following representative were present on the awareness programme were.

New Delhi, Apr.27 (ANI): Highlighting the initiatives taken by the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government after coming to power last year, Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal on Wednesday launched a scathing attack on the Centre by comparing the 'Delhi and Gujarat models of development'.

Speaking at the AAP's fifth National Council meet, Kejriwal said the country was cheated in the name of 'Gujarat model', while asserting that the schools and healthcare facilities in the BJP ruled western state were in 'bad shape'.

"Stories of the Gujarat model were projected during the Lok Sabha elections.

We also went to schools and hospitals in Gujarat, the schools are in bad shape, healthcare is in bad shape.

Everyone knows now what Gujarat model is. The people have been cheated in the name of Gujarat model,"

said Kejriwal.

"There is a Delhi model of governance and then Gujarat model. We invite everyone to compare the two models. See our Mohalla Clinics, the works we are doing," he added.

Reminding the party workers that the AAP came into existence to change the system and not for political gains, the Delhi Chief Minister said that they would fight the elections to win so that they can form a government and bring about a positive change.

"We will fight to win. We will work so that people come with us. We will fight elections, but before that we have to work hard. We have to fight elections to win 90 seats out of 100. We will fight elections to make governments and change the system," he said.

He also attempted to corner

concerned," said the MEA, "various law enforcement authorities of India are proceeding against him in cases relating to the Prevention of Corruption Act and Prevention of Money Laundering Act."

"There was no meeting between Prime Minister Modi and Prime Minister Renzi of Italy as part of PM's bilateral meetings at the UNGA

ET Correspondent Changlang, Apr 27: IThe Assam Rifles true to the spirit of its motto "Friends of the Hill People" has been engaged in yeoman service in the North East contributing to peace and stability. In the second phase of a "Clean Energy" drive aptly titled "Lighting Up Lives", Assam Rifles distributed

126 solar lights in the presence of Wayong Khimyun, District Commissioner (Changlang) and Amit Sharma IPS, Superintendent of Police (Changlang) at DC Office Changlang.

The solar lights will reach out to the remote villages of Railung, Tulim, Lunglong and also to Simrang village, the adopted village by

Assam Rifles in Changlang District.

These solar lights are donated by a Mumbai based NGO - Eco Solution headed

by Yatendra Aggarwal. Eco Solution has carried out similar projects in Nagaland, Manipur and is presently covering South Arunachal Pradesh as part of its energisation drive.

DA, Bomdila carried out eviction drive

Kejriwal targets PM, says BJP cheated nation in name of 'Gujarat model' the BJP over 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' row and the issue at Srinagar's National institute of Technology (NIT), saying the Centre was trying to oppress the people by means of force.

"See what they are doing in Kashmir. During Anna aandolan (Anna Hazare's Anti-Corruption movement), people chanted 'Bharat Mata ki Jai' from heart. They (BJP) are doing Gundagardi... Gundagardi ke bal pe 'Bharat Mata ki Ja'i bulwana chahte hain (they are forcing people to raise slogan using hooliganism). Everyone is angry with them - the students, farmers, jewellers," he said.

The AAP's National Council met for the fifth time today since its formation. The party is set to restructure its national executive after the seats were left vacant following the expulsion of Yogendra Yadav and Prashant Bhushan.

MEA rejects James Michel's claim of PM Modi meeting with Italian counterpart New Delhi, Apr. 27 (ANI): Responding to alleged middleman in the Rs. 3,565 crore AgustaWestland VVIP chopper deal James Christian Michel's allegations on purported meeting between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Italian counterpart Matteo Renzi on the sidelines of United Nations general Assembly (UNGA) in September 2015, the Ministry of E x t er nal Aff air s on Wednesday said there was no meeting between the two Prime Ministers as part of PM Modi's bilateral meetings at the UNGA.

Assam Rifles lights up Changlang

in September 2015," said a statement issued by the MEA. "In so far as James Christian Michel is

"An open ended nonbailable arrest warrant has been issued by the Special Judge of CBI against him on 24.9.2015. Upon a CBI request a Red Corner notice against him has been issued by the Interpol Headquarters on 25.11.2015.

"A request for provisional arrest for the purpose of extradition

was made to the U.K. authorities on 4.1.2016 by the CBI. The Enforcement Directorate, another autonomous agency to handle private money laundering and foreign exchange irregularities, has also separately sent a Red Corner notice seeking arrest and a request for his extradition from the U.K. on 29.2.2016 The CBI had named 13 individuals, including former IAF chief Air Chief Marshal S.P. Tyagi and European nationals Carlo Gerosa, Christian Michel James and Guido Haschke in the FIR.

Bomdila, Apr 27: District Administration, Bomdila carried out eviction drive in the Township on 26th April, 2016. A team led by Shri Toni Mitkong CO, Town

Magistrate, Shri Nixon Danggen, DLRSO and Police Personnel carried out the wherein 2 (Two) RCC Structure and 2 (Two) SPT structure were dismantled.

The eviction drive was carried out at Engineering Colony, near lower Gompa and Gandhi colony in Bomdila Township.

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Indian Army Open Recruitment Rally on 4th, 5th & 6th of next month ET Bureau Tawang, Apr 27: The Recruitment Office Headquarter, Shillong is conducting an open recruitment rally for male candidates of Arunachal Pradesh to join the Indian Army.

The recruitment rally is to be held in Tawang from 4th to 6th May next.

Earlier, last month MLA 3Mukto Constituency Pema Khandu had met Director General & the Deputy Director General of Recruitment Office Headquarter (Northeast State) at New Delhi to persuade on setting up of a Permanent Recruitment Center in the geographical sensitive district of Arunachal Pradesh.

The rally is organised in collaboration with YUVA Arunachal and the district administration. Owing to the overwhelming response of applicants the previous year, this is the second consecutive year that such rally has been organised in the remote bor-

der district.

Last year, 100s of candidates from Arunachal Pradesh qualified and joined the Indian Army.

All interested candidates can contact the office of YUVA Arunachal, Buddha Hotel between 9 am to 6 pm on all 7

days of the week for any additional information and etc.

Minimum education qualification required is Class 8 pass and age limit of 17 to 21 years of age can apply.

Next year, minimum education qualification would be upgraded to Class 10 pass.

Cycling for cancer awareness reaches Bomdila Contd. from Page 1 Sangma is a mother to a fouryear old girl and living a normal life with the support of her husband and parents. She has finally decided to create awareness among the people and to disseminate her message to the people.

Sangma, accompanied by Jitin Pavithvan and Vaibhav P Desai from Mumbai decided to accompany her from Gawahati to Bumla border said that there are many who are engaged in this noble cause of creating awareness among the massesw, and

Sangma is a living example.

The team urged the students and teachers to encourage people to get rid of using tobacco and other narcotics which can cause cancer. It is only one’s determination and will power that we could overcome any ordeal of life, the team said.

Meanwhile, boosting the morale of young students, Everester Anshu Jamshenpa said there is a need of self motivation in everyone of us and it can be acquired through determination and endurance. She implored them to put in the habit of maintaining

cleanliness of surroundings, indulge in games and sports from where one can drive team spirit.

On the contrary, Tsering Wange President for Arunachal Mountaineering & Adventure Sports expressed his gratitude to the school administration and said that this interaction will be of immense importance to the student community who could be able to know how to cope with the hardest situations of life, adding that things are hard but it does not mean we cannot overcome them. Principal, Sasmita Panda also spoke during the session.

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DoNER to invest Rs. 33,000 crores in NE states for skill development Bodhjungnagar (Tripura), Apr. 27 (ANI): The Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Ministry will invest Rs. 33,000 crores for development of the north-eastern states during the present fiscal.

DoNER secretary Naveen Verma, who disclosed the information in this regard, stated that skill development for the youth of the north-eastern region is the

ministry’s highest priority.

“The ministry has given special emphasis on skill development of youth of north-eastern region and for which Rs. 170 crores will be invested beside, the DoNER Minister has increased its budget by fivefold from Rs. 11 crores in the previous to Rs. 55 crores in the present fiscal in skill development sector,” he added.

Verma also said that in or-

der to overcome the hurdle of loan problem for the first generation entrepreneurs, the ministry is opening a new scheme under the banner of ‘Venture Fund’ and ‘Start Up Centre’ under North Eastern Development Finance Corporation Limited (NEDFi) for those youth who have innovative business ideas.

Verma was in Tripura to know about the development of the ongoing

projects under the DoNER Ministry in the state.

During his day-long visit, he visited the IL&FS institute of Skill at Bodhjunnagar industrial area and interacted with the students and faculty at the centre and took note of their problems.

The DoNER Secretary also met Chief Minister Manik Sarkar besides officials of the Planning Department.

ED seeks to recall exemption given to Vijay Mallya New Delhi, Apr 27 (PTI) The ED today urged a Delhi court to recall its earlier order granting permanent exemption from personal appearance to liquor baron Vijay Mallya in a case for allegedly evading summons issued by the agency in connection with purported violation of foreign exchange rules.

Chief Metropolitan Magistrate (CMM) Sumit Dass, who was hearing final arguments in the case, was told

by Enforcement Directorate (ED's) prosecutor N K Matta that he would file an appropriate application in this regard within a week.

The court posted the matter for further hearing on May 20.

During the hearing, Matta argued that court should recall its December 2000 order by which Mallya was granted permanent exemption from personal appearance as a PMLA court in Mumbai has recently issued an open-ended warrant against Mallya, chairman of now-defunct Kingfisher Airlines in connection with a money laundering case.

He said the exemption order was passed by the court and the present status is that Mallya has gone abroad and in such situation, he will file an application seeking cancellation of exemption granted to Mallya.

Senior advocate Ramesh Gupta, who appeared for

Mallya, said his client was earlier granted exemption from personal appearance on December 20, 2000 and he be exempted for today.

In the present case, the ED had alleged that Mallya had violated the provisions of Foreign Exchange Regulation Act (FERA) in arranging funds to advertise his company's liquor products abroad.

ED had claimed that Mallya was summoned on four occasions for questioning in connection with a contract signed in December 1995 with London-based firm Benetton Formula Ltd for promotion of the Kingfisher brand abroad.

When Mallya failed to appear before ED in response to the summons, a complaint was filed on March 8, 2000 before a court here and later on charge was framed against him under section 56 of FERA. According to ED, Mallya had allegedly paid 200,000 dollars to the British firm for displaying Kingfisher logo in Formula One World Championships in London and some European countries in 1996, 1997 and 1998.

The agency had claimed that the money was allegedly paid without prior approval from RBI in violation of FERA norms.

Priyanka Chopra slams Donald Trump's anti-Muslim comments New York, Apr 27 (PTI) "Quantico" star Priyanka Chopra has criticised Republican presidential frontrunner Donald Trump's call for banning Muslim immigrants, saying generalising a type of people is "really primitive".

night.

Priyanka was named by Time among 100 most influential people thanks to her blossoming career in Hollywood.

"I just think you can't put a ban on anyone. Generalizing a type of people is really primitive," she said.

Trump is also on the list and both attended the gala last

The 33-year-old star said the fight against domestic

Bengali elders call on Karbi King Sushanta Roy Diphu, Apr 27: A team of Bengali elders residing in Karbi Anglong led by ExDistrict Congress President Pran Kumar Dutta and Ranjit Sen Ex. Principal of Binapani Higher Secondary school yesterday called on the Karbi King at his Court in order to seal the gap which occurred recently following the misunderstanding between certain Karbi organization and the Bengali community living in Karbi Anglong following the alleged raping of a Karbi woman at Dengaon, under Dokmoka police station on April 17 and the subsequent public lynching of a Bengali youth by a particular community.

The occasion marked as the conscious attempt on the part of the leadership of both the communities towards restoration of communal peace in the two

Karbi Anglong district and in particular the restoration of trust and brotherhood between the Karbi and the Bengali community who have been living together in harmony for decades in this tribal district.

“The King welcomed us all in most dignified manner in his traditional court which is within the palace, my friend Suren Kramsa presented His Highness kove banta, hor (rice beer) and other traditional items, the king was squatting on a rug flanked by his kinsman, I could recognize the royal priest. Pran Kumar Dutta formally presented the bottle of rice beer to the King, he accepted the bottle gracefully, he told us all some words of wisdom and later the formality was over.

While chatting informally the king let us know that honorariums government provide for the up keeping

of the palace and expenses of the royal family is inadequate and he has no means of raising revenue. I will request the appropriate authority to take step to restore the grandeur of the royal family.” said Ranjit Sen. The Karbi King welcomed the initiative taken by various organizations to restore peace and harmony between the two communities and also welcomed the Bengali elders for their visit to the traditional seat of Karbi King. Leaders of various organizations were also present on the occasion.

The leaders present included: President of KCS Mr Chandrasing Kro, President of karbi Lammet Amei Mr. Suren Kramsa, President of Karbi Student Association Mr. Leon Engleng and President of KUYA ( Karbi Unemployed Youth Association) Mr. Daniel Bey.

Finalists of Loti Ghoti Axomiya Calendar Girl walk the ramp during mega final at Rabindra Bhavan in Guwahati. Pic - Ub Photos

terrorism has grown so complex that "you can't put a face on it anymore," she added.

Trump has been already criticised by celebrities like George Clooney and wife Amal for his controversial comments.

Young girls of Nimaijaan Hussari group performing Bihu dance during cultural function of Rangalir Adin at Demow Public field. Pic - UB Photos

UN chief says end 'madness' of nuclear weapon testing Vienna, Apr 27 (AFP): UN chief Ban Ki-moon called today for the US, China and other nuclear-armed states to end the "madness" of atomic testing by finally ratifying the Comprehensive Nuclear-Test-Ban Treaty (CTBT), which turns 20 this year.

ness."

The CTBT, which opened for signature in September 1996, bans all nuclear explosions. It has been signed by 183 states and ratified by 164 including Russia, France and Britain, three of the nine countries which have or are thought to have nuclear weapons.

"I call on the eight remaining states to sign and ratify the treaty without further delay," Ban said in Vienna at an event marking the anniversary.

"Nuclear testing poisons water, causes cancers and pollutes the area with radioactive fallout for generations and generations to come," he said.

But, to enter in force, the treaty needs 44 particular "nuclear technology holder" states to ratify, eight of whom have yet to do so.

These eight include the other six in the nuclear club -- the United States, China, India, Pakistan, North Korea and Israel -- as well as Iran and Egypt.

"We are here to honour the victims...to ban and to stop nuclear testing. First and foremost, we should teach the world to end this mad-

The US, China, Egypt, Iran and Israel -- the latter widely assumed to have nuclear weapons although it has never confirmed it --

have signed but not ratified.

US President Barack Obama said in a major speech on nuclear weapons in Prague in 2009, shortly after taking office, that he would "immediately and aggressively pursue US ratification".

Seven years later and Obama leaving office in January, 2017 and the opposition Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, this step still has not happened.

There has, in fact, been an effective global moratorium in place, with no country except North Korea conducting a test since India and Pakistan in 1998.

"The current voluntary moratorium against the testing will never substitute for the legally binding CTBT," Ban said however.

Rangia Road Accident car vandalized ET Correspondent Rangia, Apr 27 : Irate people of Rangia Moranjana vandalised one 4 wheeler ( I-1o) which knocked down a child on National Highway 31 near Rangia Moranjana on April 27.

The Guwahati bound speedy car dragged the child who was standing near the NH injuring the boy seriously. The child was shifted to Rangia FRU with the help of local people and later he was shifted to GMCH in a critical condition. The child was identified as Badiuj Zaman (11yrs) of Rangia Moranjana. Following the accident and irresponsible driving the irate people of that area vandalized the car. As a result tension prevail on that area. After being informed Rangia police rushed to the spot and controled the situation from geting out of hand.

Get More With The MOBILE WALLET A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Apr 27: The payment industry has evolved tremendously; the customers are finding it comfortable making payments via mobile wallets.

The Mobile Wallet (TMW), India's fastest growing Digital Wallet has brought on board renowned brands from the Lifestyle, Finance, Food and Technology Categories to value add to its users.TMW wants to give its growing customer base special offers on popular brands retailed MBO's like The Mobile Store, Madura Fashion & Lifestyle, Askmebazaar, Policy Bazaar, Bank Bazaar, Provogue, Just in Time and many more. With these Tieups 'The MOBILE WALLET' has brought convenience of cashless transactions for their customers.

Technology being a sector with great influence on the Indian Market our Tie-up with The Mobile Store, India's largest telephony retailer with about 600 outlets across India has brought our users easy access to Smart Phones. All the Electronic brands at The Mobile Store will now be available on The MOBILE WALLET. Likewise for the lifestyle sector TMW has tied up with Madura Fashion & Lifestyle by Aditya Birla Group. Madura Fashion & Lifestyle has over 6,000 stores across India. TMW users can get brands like Louis Philippe, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Hackett, Peter England and many more with just a simple click, that's not all shoppers will also get re-

warded on their purchase.

Now The MOBILE WALLET is accepted in 13 cities i.e. Mumbai, Delhi, Kolkatta, Pune, Bangalore, Patna, Indore, Rajashthan, Ahemdabad, Ahemdnagar, Jaipur, Baroda, Surat, with 25,000 outlets, additionally it also includes general trade stores.

Speaking about the association, Mr.Vinay Kalantri Managing Director, The MOBILE WALLET says, "It gives us immense pleasure to announce our Tie-up with India's top leading brands. Now everyone can go cashless and get rewarded at the same time for making a purchase of their desired brands by paying through The Mobile Wallet.

Our partnership with these brands is the first step towards providing our customers with an easy shopping experience."

Mr. Vinay Kalantri further added saying, "The wallet business in India is growing by 150% per annum and The MOBILE WALLET (TMW) will be a major player in the industry by 2018."

The MOBILE WALLET believes in proving itself to go beyond payments and ensuring that its customers have easy access to the renowned brands. Currently, India has about 135 million wallet users; all the mobile wallets have unique features for their users. Technology has made its space in the market through the ever evolving smart phones. This brings us to the future evolution of mobile wallets. Based on current developments, it is safe to say that mobile wal-

lets will soon be a self-reliant ubiquitous ecosystem.

When it comes to security, TMW has taken prompt measures to avoid mishaps.

Users can load more money on their The MOBILE WALLET account and shop in peace to fulfil their aspirations by indulging in the best of brands or gift it to

their loved ones.

About The Mobile Wallet Pvt. Ltd. The Mobile Wallet Pvt. Ltd. is a new age start up that has in the short period launched The Mobile Wallet. The Mobile Wallet (TMW), the Brain child of Mr. Vinay Kalantri, is a digital wallet

providing a payment solution for customers and businesses that will make Life Easy for all concerned. Using QR (Quick Response) Code Technology, TMW will enable its users and merchants to make and accept payments using just their Mobile Phones in three simple steps. The technology will empower the merchant to accept payments without having to invest in POS machines and will make it simpler for every Indian to Go Cashless.

The user of The Mobile Wallet will be able to make payments for daily requirements at their local kirana stores, utility bills & recharges, make Travel Bookings like (Domestic & International) Airline Ticket & hotel Reservations, Shop Online, transfer Money to Friends and Relatives, Request Money from Friends and Relatives, pay insurance premiums, shop at branded and high street stores among other benefits. The user will also be rewarded with Reward Points for all purchases made using the TMW App. The Merchant can accept payments from their customers using the QR Code that would be assigned to them reducing the requirement of procuring large sums of Small Change in Coins and Currency Notes of Small Denomination thereby saving them time and money. Apart from the savings in time and money, the TMW Authorized Merchant will also have access to additional sources of business and revenue by simply using the TMW Merchant App.

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Prez-inaugurated war memorial plaque missing, FIR filed

President Pranab Mukherjee PTI Imphal, April 27: An FIR was on Wednesday lodged by former Manipur minister and chief of Khongjom War Memorial Trust M Hemanta stating that the inaugural memorial stone inscription, unveiled by President Pranab Mukherjee last Saturday, was missing.

Mukherjee had unveiled the plaque, having his name embossed on it, to mark the inauguration of the War Memorial Monument-cumTourist Centre as part of the 125th anniversary of Khongjom Day celebrations which marked the last battle of the AngloManipuri war of 1891.

Hemanta, after filing the FIR at Khongjom police station, said that the com-

plaint named unknown miscreants who were responsible for the incident which came to light on April 24.

Hemanta, who is also a spokesman of BJP Manipur Pradesh Committee, said he made an on-the-spot inspection of the site after seeing media report on April 24 that the plate had fallen off from his wooden structure in which it was attached to.

However, he lodged the complaint on behalf of the Trust but not on behalf of BJP, the former Sports minister said.

Hemanta further informed that another memorial stone plaque, inaugurated by former President V V Giri in 1972 at Khongjom, had also disappeared.

Manipur Board of Secondary Education (BSEM) to declare Class 10th result in the 2nd week of May

Agencies Imphal, April 27: The Manipur Board of Secondary Education (BSEM) is getting geared up for the release of the Class 10th result. Students who appeared for the said exams must be counting on their fingers for the approach of result day.

Reports have streamed in that the Class 10 results would likely be out by the second week of May. Students can check out the results on the official website of the Manipur Board, i.e., bsem.nic.in/. In accordance with the latest notification released by the Manipur Board of Secondary Education, the result will be declared by the 15th of the month of May. So the Class 10 and 12 Manipur Board results will get to see the light of the day on the 15th and 13th of May respectively. An official of the Manipur Board was reported stating over the phone that the all the necessary preparations are complete and that the Board is ready to announce the re-

sults soon.

According to latest calculations, around 3 lakh students appeared for the Class X exams this year. The Manipur Board of Secondary Education (BSEM) had arranged for the Class 10 exams across a large number of centers. Moreover, the students can get a glimpse of their results by submitting their roll numbers and roll code on the official website of the Board page. Last year, the exam results for the class 10 Board exams were announced on 14th May. There lies no doubt that the results for class 10 hold a crucial place in a student’s life. The marks scored by the student in the exams paves the way for him/ her to choose the appropriate stream in the +2 level. In the Higher Secondary level, the streams get divided into three phases. On the basis of the marks attained by the students in the 10th level, the students get to choose their appropriate stream of subjects.

Centre extends ceasefire with NSCN-R for 1 year Agencies Kohima, April 27: The ceasefire agreement between the Union government and the National Socialist Council of Nagaland (Reformation) (NSCN-R) has been extended by another year starting Thursday.

A ceasefire is in operation between the Union government and the NSCN-R, a faction of the NSCN movement. Re-

viewing the validity of the pact, the Centre decided to extend the ceasefire further for a year with effect from April 28, 2016.

The agreement was signed by Satyendra Garg, Joint Secretary, Home Ministry, on behalf of the Union government and Imlongnukshi Chang and Kavishe Sumi on behalf of NSCN-R.

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Tripura govt aims to woo investors Agencies Agartala, April 27: Tripura is offering sops, including increase of capital investment subsidy from 30 per cent to 35 per cent, to promote industries based on raw material available in the state.

"We are unable to give government jobs to all youths. Hence, to promote entrepreneurships to set up medium, small and micro industrial units, the existing incentives were broad-

ened," Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told reporters here on Tuesday night.

He said: "The capital investment subsidy would be raised from the existing 30 per cent to 35 per cent with maximum aid of Rs.60 lakh. The proposed industries must be based on local natural resources like gas, bamboo, rubber, agricultural and horticultural products."

Sarkar said the state

Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar government would reimburse contributions

of industrial units towards Employees State

Insurance (ESI) and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for five years.

Under the state's Swavalamban self-employment programme, the government would provide subsidy of Rs.75,000 instead of Rs.65,000 keeping the rate of subsidy at 30 per cent for men and 35 per cent for women.

Since 2001, 12,677 beneficiaries have received Rs.206 crore under the scheme.

Incentive scheme for promoting investment in Tripura

PTI Agartala, April 27: The Tripura Industrial Investment Promotion Incentive Scheme, 2012 has been revised to boost the state economy and attract

potential investors to set up industries based on local resources, Chief Minister Manik Sarkar has said.

"The decision to revise the scheme was taken in

the meeting of the council of ministers because over the years the state could create an industrial-friendly environment and develop infrastructure for setting up industries based on local resources like rubber, bamboo, natural gas and agro and horticultural products," Sarkar told reporters Tuesday night.

He said the capital investment subsidy will be raised from existing 30 per cent to 35 per cent with overall ceiling from the existing Rs.50 lakh to Rs.60 lakh.

"To promote employment of local people in

the private enterprises, 100 per cent reimbursement of expenditure for medium and small enterprises on account of contribution towards ESI and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) scheme for a period of five years subject to employment of 20 and more people skilled and semi skilled workers in the state," he added.

Sarkar said, since 2001, so far 12,677 beneficiaries under 'Swavalamban' scheme have been assisted with Rs.206.13 crore.

The subsidy was raised from the existing

Rs.65,000 to Rs.75,000 with effect from April this year.

"Investment-friendly environment exists in the state because law and order situation is now improved with the containment of insurgency and the state is now in the broad gauge map of the railways," Sarkar said, adding that to support the Self Help Groups (SHG), the start up soft loans of Rs.50,000, comprising government and banks, of Rs.25,000 each was raised to Rs one lakh. So far 8,327 SHGs have been funded by the government.

Rophul twist to Tura by-poll Agencies Shillong, April 27: In an interesting turn of events, Independent legislator from RongaraSiju constituency Rophul S. Marak on Tuesday quit the post of Parliamentary Secretary to contest the by-poll to Tura Lok Sabha seat.

As Parliamentary Secretary he was holding the charge of Information and Public Relations department.

Marak is expected to file his nomination papers on Wednesday.

Sources said that to avoid any legal complications during the filing of nominations that Marak quit the post of Parliamentary Secretary.

The Assembly Rules have equated Parliamen-

tary Secretaries to the rank of Ministers of State.

When contacted, Marak said that since this was an office of profit, he did not want to continue to hold the post.

“I was fed-up with the Congress government, so I took the decision,” he said.

He, however, claimed the support of voters affiliated to several political parties including Congress, GNC and also the supporters of the Independent legislators from Garo Hills.

Marak said that the voters can choose him as an alternate to both Congress and NPP. Marak is the second legislator supporting the Congress-led MPA-II

government to quit the post of Parliamentary Secretary after Lamboklang Mylliem, another Independent legislator representing Jirang quit the post in March.

UDP, GNC not to join fray : Both the UDP and GNC have decided not to contest the Tura byelection. The Garo National Council has decided not to contest the May 16 by-election for the Tura parliamentary seat following the decision of its candidate Nikman Ch Marak to opt out of the race.

The chairman of the Garo Hills State Movement Committee had been proposed by a section of the GNC leaders and workers to contest

the by-election.

“I am grateful to the GNC leaders and workers for proposing my candidature. However, I feel it is too early for me to contest elections since there is a lot of work to be done in regards to our movement for a separate Garo state,” informed Nikman Marak while speaking to The Shillong Times in Tura.

The GNC is a part of the NPP led Garo Hills Progressive Alliance which is currently holding the reins of power in the Garo Hills Autonomous District Council. One of the three GNC members (MDCs), Augustine Marak is the deputy chief executive member (Dy CEM) in the Denang T Sangma led

executive committee.

Meanwhile, the UDP has taken a decision to support NPP candidate Conrad Sangma at a meeting held on Tuesday at Baksalpara, North Garo Hills. The meeting was attended by senior party leaders of the state including party president Donkupar Roy, Jemino Mawthoh, Bindo Lanong, Allan Dkhar among others from Khasi Hills and senior party leaders from Garo Hills including chief Adviser of the party BJ Momin.

Mawthoh informed that a committee was formed after the meeting to adopt a strategy to ensure the victory of NPP candidate.

Medicos, staff protest bomb threat in Imphal medical institute Agencies Imphal, April 27: Medical students and employees of the Regional Institute of Medical Sciences (RIMS), Imphal, on Wednesday staged a sitin protest against the lobbing of a Chinese-made hand grenade at the Out Patient Department two days ago.

Contending that medical institutions should not be targeted by insurgents in their violent campaign, the protestors said such attacks disturbed the quiet environs of the hospital.

H. Tampha, president of the RIMS Nurses Association, said the house and quarters of medical superintendent M. Amuba have been attacked at least thrice.

In a statement, Akom Lup, a non-governmental organisation, said that in view of the charges of corruptions against the RIMS top brass, the

popular belief was that they were getting what they deserved.

But, claiming that the hospital’s environment is disturbed by such acts of violence, the RIMS employees, led by S. Rita, the director in charge, have been staging protests for quite some time asserting that attacks on hospitals were against civil norms.

The insurgents responsible for the attacks, however, say that the institute employees should do some soul-searching before criticising the attacks.

Owning responsibility for the latest bomb attack, the Kangleipak Communist Party (Military Joint Committee) said this was the last warning to institute director Rita, deputy director Y. Rajendra, and Dr M. Amuba, medical superintendent.

The insurgents have been

levelling serious charges of corruptions against the senior officials in the institute.

For over two years, there has been no regular director in RIMS that was established in 1972 for providing medical education to the students of the northeastern states,

excluding Assam.

Officials declined to explain why no regular director was appointed for two years.

In a stop-gap measure, the union Ministry of Health and Family Welfare issued an order on Tuesday appointing

Chongtham Arunkumar as director in charge for two months.

Insurgents and civil society organisations have charged the RIMS authorities with indulging in corruption, including taking bribe in the appointment of nurses and other staff.

Sarkar said under the Tripura State Support Project on Self-Help Groups (TSSPS), the interest rate of startup loans has also reduced from 4 per cent to 3.5 per cent.

The chief minister said under the TSSPS, 8,327 self-help groups (SHGs) comprising around 85,000 families have been given startup loans of Rs.100,000 each.

Tripura currently has over 700,000 educated unemployed youths.

Tripura government's sops to set up industrial units Agencies Imphal, April 27: Tripura is offering sops, including increase of capital investment subsidy from 30 per cent to 35 per cent, to promote industries based on raw material available in the state.

"We are unable to give government jobs to all youths. Hence, to promote entrepreneurships to set up medium, small and micro industrial units, the existing incentives were broadened," Tripura Chief Minister Manik Sarkar told reporters here on Tuesday night.

He said: "The capital investment subsidy would be raised from the existing 30 per cent to 35 per cent with maximum aid of Rs.60 lakh. The proposed industries must be based on local natural resources like gas, bamboo, rubber, agricultural and horticultural products."

Sarkar said the state government would reimburse the contributions of industrial units towards Employees State Insurance (ESI) and Employees Provident Fund (EPF) for five years.

Under the state's Swavalamban self-employment programme, the government would provide subsidy of Rs.75,000 instead of Rs.65,000 keeping the rate of subsidy at 30 per cent for men and 35 per cent for women.

Since 2001, 12,677 beneficiaries have received Rs.206 crore under the scheme.

Sarkar said under the Tripura State Support Project on SelfHelp Groups (TSSPS), the interest rate of startup loans has also reduced from 4 per cent to 3.5 per cent.

The chief minister said under the TSSPS, 8,327 self-help groups (SHGs) comprising around 85,000 families have been given startup loans of Rs.100,000 each.

Tripura currently has over 700,000 educated unemployed youths.

BJP not to field candidates in Tura by-poll PTI Shillong, April 27: The Central Election Committee of the BJP on Tuesday rejected a proposal by the state leaders to contest in the Tura by-poll in Meghalaya in view of the National People's Party being an ally of the NDA government.

The state BJP had forwarded the names of three candidates to the Central leadership for consideration and approval but the central committee refused to field any contestant, state BJP President Shibun Lyngdoh said.

He said the central leadership asked the party leaders to drop the idea of contesting in the byelections in view of the NPP being an ally of the NDA government at the Centre.

The by-poll for Tura MP constituency was necessitated following the death of former Lok Sabha Speaker and founding President of the NPP, Purno A Sangma.

Lyngdoh said the party is supporting the NPP candidate Conrad K Sangma, the youngest son of P A Sangma.

"The BJP had in 2012 supported P A Sangma when he contested the Presidential elections and the party will support his son this time," Lyngdoh said.

The Opposition United Democratic Party on Tuesday met Conrad K Sangma and senior party leaders at Baksalpara in the Garo Hills expressing their open support to the NPP. UDP President and Leader of Opposition Donkupar Roy besides other senior leaders of the party campaigned for Conrad.

Both the NPP candidate, Conrad K Sangma and the Congress nominee, Chief Minister's wife Dikkanchi D Shira, are likely to file their papers on Wednesday.

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AgustaWestland a part of BJP's strategy of 'character assassination', says Sonia New Delhi, Apr. 27: Congress president Sonia Gandhi on Wednesday alleged that the BJP led NDA government was indulging in the politics of character assassination and blatant lies over the AgustaWestland chopper deal, while refuting allegations being levelled against her.

"These things are just falsehood. Where are the proofs, they are lies, they are part of the strategy of character assassination for which we have known these people indulging in," Sonia told.

"These people have been

in the government for two years and the enquiry is on, why they don't complete it quickly as soon as possible, an impartial inquiry and everything will come out, the truth will come out," she added. The Congress Party earlier today dared the Centre to have a discussion on the chopper deal. Talking to the media after a meeting chaired by Congress president Sonia Gandhi at her official 10, Janpath residence here, Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha Mallikarjun Kharge expressed his disappoint-

BJP's Ram Prasad Sharma comes to Parl. on horse to protest Odd-Even New Delhi, Apr. 27: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Prasad Sharma today came to the Parliament on a horse in protest against the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government's Odd-Even rule. BJP MP Paresh Rawal had earlier on Monday violated the Odd-Even rule by reaching the Parliament in his even-numbered car following which he apologised to the Delhi Chief Minister.

"Made a serious blunder by travelling in an odd number car to parliament ... Sorry to Arvind ji n Delhiite...," the actorpolitician tweeted. Rawal later tweeted a challan copy, saying he has paid a fine for violating the Odd-Even rule. The OddEven rules, whose violation attract a penalty of Rs 2,000 under provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, are applicable between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. except on Sundays.

(ANI)

"BJP MP Paresh Rawal had earlier on Monday violated the Odd-Even rule by reaching the Parliament in his even-numbered car"

Parsis have contributed to India richly over centuries: Envoy

Parsis have contributed to India richly over centuries, said High Commissioner Navtej Sarna

London, Apr.27: Parsis have contributed to India richly over centuries, said High Commissioner Navtej Sarna.

Taking part in an event held under the aegis of the Zoroastrian All Party Parliamentary Group, in association with the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE), in the Committee Hall of the British Parliament, Sarna lauded the Parsi community for its role in India's freedom struggle as well as in post-independence nation building.

He was the special guest speaker along with two others, Dr David Landsman OBE, Head of TATA in the UK and Sir Mominic Cadbury, Former Chairman of Cadbury and Schweppes on the topic 'Faith based ethics in

Congress president Sonia Gandhi ment over a report published in a leading English daily with regard to the VVIP helicopter deal.

"We will move an adjournment notice for discussion. There is a report published in a

newspaper...We are ready to discuss the Augusta Westland issue in the Parliament," Kharge said. The meeting, which was attended by several Congress leaders including Anand Sharma, Randeep Surjewala and Jyotiraditya Scindia, comes in wake of a report published in The Hindu wherein James Christian Michel, the accused middleman in the chopper deal, has offered himself up for questioning by the Enforcement Directorate (ED) and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Michel told The Hindu from Dubai on Tuesday that he was willing to answer all questions from the Indian investigators in order 'to clear' his name, but insisted he had never met the Congress president or a 'single Gandhi' in his life. Agusta Westland's Rs 3,600 crore contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force was scrapped by the UPA government over charges of paying kickbacks to Indian agents. In January 2013, India cancelled the deal and the CBI was assigned to investigate the matter. (ANI)

Parliamentarians ride horse, cycle in wake of Odd-Even New Delhi, Apr.27: After Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Ram Prasad Sharma came to Parliament riding on a horse, while another party leader Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday turned up a cycle in wake of the Delhi Government's odd-even rule, and advised other fellow parliamentarians to follow the same.

"I am following the oddeven rule. My car is even numbered, and since today is odd day I have come like this...I am not saying that this should become a tradition, but those who are interested can come like this,"

Tiwari told. "I have come as i was left with no other option. I use cycle sometimes, and Parliamentarians should use it," he added.

Ram Prasad Sharma today came to the Parliament on a horse in protest against the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Government's Odd-Even rule. BJP MP Paresh Rawal had earlier on Monday violated the Odd-Even rule by reaching the Parliament in his even-numbered car following which he apologised to the Delhi Chief Minister.

Rawal later tweeted a

Manoj Tiwari on Wednesday turned up a cycle in wake of the Delhi Government's odd-even rule challan copy, saying he has paid a fine for violating the Odd-Even rule.

The odd-even rules, whose violation attract a

penalty of Rs 2,000 under provisions of Motor Vehicles Act, are applicable between 8 a.m. and 8 p.m. except on Sundays. (ANI)

Pakistan helped US get Osama, claims Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist Hersh Washington, Apr.27: Legendary US investigative journalist Seymour Hersh in his new book titled 'The Killing of Osama bin Laden' has once again claimed that he believes Islamabad helped Washington nab and kill Osama bin Laden. The Pulitzer Prizewinning journalist first made this claim in an article published last year which shook United States and forced the White House to reject the story as false. His claim was also rejected as incorrect by major U.S. media outlets.

Hersh once again said that he believed more than ever that Pakistan helped the United States get founder of al-Qaeda. "I learned a lot more than I knew in the beginning," he said.

He said that that since last year there were new evidence that he saw that cemented his belief how US officials found Osama in his compound and killed him.

Osama bin Laden Claiming that Pakistan had detained Osama in 2006 and kept him prisoner with the backing of Saudi Arabia, Hersh said that the U.S and Islamabad then struck a deal. The deal was to raid Laden's compound but make it look like Pakistan was unaware about it.

"The Pakistani intelligence picked him (bin Laden) in the Hindu Kush area, built

the compound in Abbottabad and put him there. Pakistani officials did so because the Saudis asked them to. The Saudis did not want Americans to interrogate Osama bin Laden," he said.

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Sarna recalled that a Arguing that it was not poshandful of people from sible for U.S. helicopters to Iran had landed on Inenter Abbottabad without dian shores seeking a alerting the Pakistanis, he place where they could freely profess and pursue their religion more than a thousand years ago. The Zoarastrians, or Parsis, as they came to be known had been ics legend Milkha Singh on absorbed into India's Tuesday said it is a free world where a person can patchwork quilt of relisay what he wants to, but he gions and ethnicities. doesn't pay any heed to The high commissioner Salim Khan's remarks. recalled personalities "It's a free world; I can say like Dadabhai Naoroji, whatever I want. If Salim ji Pherozeshah Mehta, Dr has said something about Homi Bhaba, Field me, I don't mind it. If he says that Milkha Singh has said Marshall Sam anything wrong, I don't Maneckshaw and Maeagree with it," Singh told stro Zubin Mehta who ANI. "But I do believe had all played a great people who have given their role in various fields in sweat & blood for Sports modern Indian should be made ambassaMilkha Singh history.The event was dors," he added.

Defending Salman Khan's chaired by Lord Karan Chandigarh, Apr. 27: star Salman Khan's father appointment as the goodwill Bilimoria. (ANI)

said, "Pakistan is in constant alert because of India.

Their radars are watching, their F-16s are up all the time."

Hersh also claimed that then army and ISI chiefs made the deal with the Americans, which had upset other Pakistani generals.

He said the disgruntled general was made PIA chairman after his retirement to compensate for his silence.

"The then head of Pakistan's Air Defence Command was very, very upset. He was ready to go public," said Hersh. He also in an interview to media outlet said that in August 2010, a Pakistani a colonel came to U.S. embassy and went to the then CIA Station Chief Jonathan Bank.

According to Hersh, when the CIA asked Pakistani officials to make the May 2, 2011, operation at Osama's compound in Abbottabad a surprise raid, they agreed.

(ANI)

I don't pay any heed to Salim Khan's remarks: Milkha Singh

Flaying Bollywood super-

Salim Khan, Indian athlet-

ambassador of the Indian

contingent for the Rio Olympic Games, his father Salim Khan wrote on Twitter: "Salman may not have competed but is an A list swimmer, cyclist and weight lifter. Sportsmen are performing because of sports lovers like us."

"It's not Bollywood industry but the Indian film industry which is the largest in the world. Milkhaji it is not Bollywood it is the Indian Film Industry and that too the largest in the world. The same industry which resurrected you from fading away in oblivion," he added. (AN

'Cornered' Congress, must support me on AgustaWestland probe: Swamy

MP Subramanian Swamy New Delhi, Apr. 27: Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) Rajya Sabha MP Subramanian Swamy, who is set to corner the Congress Party over the controversial Agusta Westland chopper deal in the Parliament, on Wednesday, urged the grand-old party to support the probe. "I can't corner the Congress Party, they have got nothing to hide. They must support me. I am only saying that expand the investigation of the CBI, because you had set up the CBI and you confined it only to the Air Marshal, and now, the Chief of Air Staff says he only signed the documents put before him by the UPA ministers," Swamy told.

"You (Congress) have already few names from Italy, in the document form, and more importantly, it is a judgment of a high court level in

Italy," he added. The NDA Government has decided to raise the AgustaWestland Chopper and Aircel Maxis deal and the Ishrat Jahan case in both Houses of Parliament as to counter to the Congress objection to the imposition of President's rule in Uttarakhand.

According to reports, Swamy, will raise the AgustaWestland row in the Rajya Sabha, while Meenakshi Lekhi will raise the issue in the Lok Sabha.

The AgustaWestland Rs 3,600 crore contract for supplying 12 VVIP choppers to the Indian Air Force was scrapped by the UPA Government over claims of alleged kickbacks being paid to Indian agents. In January 2013, India cancelled the deal and the CBI was assigned to investigate whether kickbacks were paid to Indian officials. (ANI)

40 fire tenders pressed into service as Duvvada SEZ inferno rages on

A major fire broke out at a bio-diesel manufacturing plant in Duvvada Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Visakhapatnam Visakhapatnam, Apr.27: A major fire broke out at a bio-diesel manufacturing plant in Duvvada Special Economic Zone (SEZ) near Visakhapatnam late on Tuesday night. Around 40 fire tenders are still battling relentlessly to douse the flames, which erupted in Biomax Company around 7.30 pm.

The fire-fighting has become a massive challenge for the authorities due to the presence of highly inflammable material in the plant's premises. According to reports, eighteen tanks of fuel and raw materials were present at the Biomax's unit at the time of fire. No causalities have been reported so far.

Suchwas the intensity of flames that the Eastern Naval Command was pressed into service to aid the local authorities in fire fighting.

"We have sent eight fire extinguishers, will see what best we can do...

Eastern Naval Command launched two aircrafts for aerial reconnaissance and assessment of the extent of fire," Ravindra, an Indian navy Commander. Andhra Pradesh Human Resources Development Minister Ganta Srinivasa Rao, who rushed to the scene to take stock of the situation, said that the state government has ordered an inquiry into the matter.

"We ordered to district for enquiry on this incident. There is no fire safety in the city. I accept this. Not only industry area, but even schools, malls, theatres and various other places do not have safety methods. We will check it from tomorrow, we should take action against those who are not following rules and regulations," he told media. In 1997, a massive fire in the HPCL plant in the same region had left over 60 persons dead. (ANI)

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Kabir Khan faces protest at Karachi airport for 'Phantom' Karachi, April 27 : Filmmaker Kabir Khan, who was in Karachi to attend a marketing seminar, was slammed by some angry protesters at the Karachiairport during his departure today.

The protesters shouted anti-India and pro-Pakistan slogans and questioned the 'Phantom' director on why he did not make similar movies about the Indian intelligence agency Research

and Analysis Wing (RAW) activities in Pakistan, reports the Dawn.

"You people send Jhadav and kill hundreds here, why don't you make a movie about it?" a protester asked the Phantom director.

Another shoe-wielding protester chased Khan to the departure lounge, warning the director about "Indian conspiracies against Pakistan army."

Sweden pledges to support Lanka to restore EU GSP+ trade concession

EU extends arms embargo on Myanmar for a year

Colombo, Apr. 27 : Sweden has pledged its maximum support to Sri Lanka to ensure the European Union's trade concession Generalized Scheme of Preferences plus (GSP+) is restored.

The visiting Foreign Minister of Sweden, Margot Wallstrom, has during a meeting assured Sri Lankan President Maithripala Sirisena to provide her government's every possible assistance to regain the GSP+ facility, reports Lankan Page.

Citing Sri Lanka's failure to meet human rights conventions relevant for benefits under the scheme, the European Union had in August 2010 suspended the GSP+ tariff concession for Colombo that provided tax free access to European markets for the country's products, especially for garment exports.

During the meeting with the President at the Presidential Secretariat on Monday, Wallstrom discussed in detail the ways to strengthen bilateral relations between the two countries.

President Sirisena took this opportunity to thank the Government of Sweden for the assistance given so far for the development projects in Sri Lanka.

The Swedish Foreign Minister commended the government's program to fulfill its responsibilities during the post conflict period by ensuring the democracy and freedom of the people in Sri Lanka. (ANI)

Jet Airways plane overshoots at TIA, lands in second attempt Kathmandu, Apr. 27 : AJet Airways plane overshot while trying to land at theTribhuvan International Airport (TIA) here today.

The plane 9W266, which had taken off from Mumbai, India, was attempting to land at the TIA at around 2 p.m.," reports The Himalayan Times.

The plane successfully landed in the second attempt.

No casualty or damage has been reported yet.

(ANI)

Naypyidaw, Apr. 27 : The European Union (EU) has extended its arms embargoagainst Myanmar by one year,

Filmmaker Kabir Khan

which will restrict the former to sell or export arms and related material to the latter.

However, there was an

exception of non-lethal military equipment.

The European Union said that arms sanctions would be continued at least until April 30, 2017, reports Myanmar Times.

In an statement issued by the EU on April 21, it also referred to the ban on sales of "equipment which might be used for internal repression".

Welcoming the extension of the embargo, Human Rights Watch said it should serve as a standard for other countries that permit arms sales to Myanmar.

However, without any reaction to it, Kabir proceeded toward the lounge.

This protest came on the backdrop of 'Bajrangi Bhaijaan' director's flick 'Phantom' which had some anti-Pakistan content and a Saif Ali Khan dialogue "Ghar me Ghuss Ke Marenge."

Earlier, during the conference, Kabir explained his agenda for directing 'Phantom.'

"There is no justification for supplying weapons of any kind to a military that is not fully under civilian control, and that continues to abuse civilians in armed conflict throughout the country," Myanmar Times quoted David Mathieson, senior researcher for Human Rights Watch in Myanmar as saying.

The Human Rights Watch had criticised the lifting of EU economic sanctions three years ago.

"Footage of Russian jets and helicopters being

"The purpose of Phantom was to show that there are some factions in both countries that will always try to prevent people to people contact.

I strongly believe that whenever terrorists attacks occur, the media of both our countries create a ruckus, which colours the percepton of the people.

But when a Chand Nawab and a Bajrangi meet, there will always be friendship," he said. (ANI)

used against insurgents, and sometimes causing civilian casualties, should be a salient reminder of how foreignsupplied weapons can be used for repression," Mathieson added.

Myanmar acquires weapons from China and Russia. Reportedly, in 2012, the then-president U Thein Sein said the military would no longer buy weapons from North Korea.

Economic sanctions against Myanmar were lifted in April 2013 after suspending them a year earlier. (ANI)

FS-level talks failed to yield results: Pak media Islamabad, Apr 27 : The Foreign Secretarylevel talks between India and Pakistan "failed" to break the stalemate and did not produce any significant measure of forward movement as the two sides only raised issues important to them without conceding ground to the other, the Pakistan media said today.

Pakistan Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmad Chaudhry met his Indian counterpart S Jaishankar

in New Delhi yesterday on the sidelines of the Heart of Asia conference for their first formal interaction since their scheduled talks were deferred in the wake of the Pathankot attack in January.

The Express Tribune reported that Pakistan conveyed "its serious concerns to India over its spy agency's involvement in subversive activities in Balochistan and Karachi as talks between the foreign secretaries of the

two arch-rivals in New Delhi failed to break the stalemate in the bilateral dialogues."

Dawn in its report said the two Foreign Secretaries raised their respective preferred topics without apparently conceding much to the other.

"Pakistan's Foreign Secretary Aizaz Ahmed Chaudhry, predictably as happens in inclement diplomatic weather, raised the issues of Jammu and Kashmir and the capture of an Indian

intelligence officer in Balochistan," the newspaper said.

The Nation reported that the top diplomats of India and Pakistan held talks after a hiatus of several months and both raised issues of their own concern and made demands from the other side on contentious issues.

It further said that though both sides called it a constructive session where they discussed "all issues", the low-key meet-

ing did not produce any significant measure of forward movement.

The Urdu newspapers and electronic media also emphasised that RAW's involvement was the big issue in the talks.

The News International, known to be close to the establishment, also highlighted the spy issue.

However, it noted that "Mr Jaishanker firmly rebutted the allegations of India's involvement in Balochistan or other areas. (PTI)

Petition filed in Lahore HC for bringing Koh-i-Noor back to Pak Lahore, Apr. 27 : Pakistan's Punjab Government has informed the Lahore High Court that Koh-i-Noor was shifted to the United Kingdom following an agreement between Raja Ranjit Singh and the East India Company in 1849.

The statement was made by the law officer of the

government during the hearing of a petition filed by a senior lawyer Javed Iqbal Jaffrey for bringing the Koh-i-Noor back to the country from the UK, reports Dawn.

Asserting that the agreement was named 'Treaty of Lahore', the officer said that the 105 carat Kohinoor could not be brought back.

Petitioner Jaffrey opposing the government's contention said that an agreement had to be reached between the two governments and cited that the East India Company was not authorised to sign such an agreement.

In the petition, he said that the British rulers had snatched Koh-i-

Noor from Daleep Singh, the grandson of Maharaja Ranjit Singh, and took it to the UK. He also asked that court to direct the government, being a member of the Commonwealth countries in bringing the diamond back to Islamabad.

Jaffrey pleaded that Queen Elizabeth had no

right on Koh-i-Noor as it was a cultural heritage of Punjab province.

Justice Khalid Mahmood Khan adjourned the hearing till May 2 and directed the government's counsel to submit a copy of the agreement between Ranjit Singh and the East India Company. (ANI)

Rebels should be eliminated, says Afghan Prez

Afghan President Ashraf Ghani Kabul, Apr. 27 : Afghan President Ashraf Ghani has asked the security forces to eliminate those rebelling against the system as he described them to be the enemies of the country.

Ghani made the statement while addressing a meeting of provincial chiefs of the National Directorate of Security (NDS) on Monday.

"President [Ashraf Ghani] had a meeting with NDS officials last night (Monday night)

where he ordered them to create fear inside the enemy's hearts, close their traveling ways, dry up their financial sources, find their hideouts and eliminate them in ground and air operations, " Tolo news quoted Ghani's deputy spokesman Dawa Khan Menapal as saying.

The President also said that he would execute what he calls killers of civilians and non-civilians in Afghanistan.

(ANI)

US envoy to Bangladesh calls for global fight against terrorism

Dhaka, Apr. 27 : United States Ambassador to Bangladesh, Marcia Bernicat, has said Dhaka alone cannot fight terrorism, adding everyone needs to come together and join the fight.

"I just met with your home minister, with the heads of your police forces. They are our strong partners. But they can't do this job alone, none of us can. We all have to do this together," Daily Star quoted Bernicat as saying.

The US envoy mourned the brutal killing of USAID official and LGBT magazine editor Xulhaz Mannan and his

friend Mahbub Tonoy.

Replying to a query, Bernicat said they are working very hard on counter-terrorism cooperation and also assured that her government wants to help Bangladesh.

Pointing out that the Bangladesh Government has been effective in fighting terrorism in the past, she said that the US wants to make sure that the country has all the tools it needs for this fight.

"You don't deserve to be killed," Bernicat said while terming the killings as barbaric. (ANI)

EU, France urges Bangladesh government to ensure freedom of expression Two teachers jailed

Dhaka, Apr. 27 : Underscoring the need for thorough investigation into the recent killings to bring criminals to justice, the European Union (EU) has urged the Bangladesh government to ensure freedom of expression as a fundamental human right and to promote respect.

"It ( freedom of expression) is also essential to ensure the protection and safety of all citizens," the Daily Star quoted European Union (EU) as saying.

Highlighting the recent killings, including the

two LGBT activists Xulhaz Rahman and Mahbub Tonoy in Dhaka, the EU also extended its condolence.

"We express our deepest

condolences to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery to the injured," the statement said.

"Thorough investiga-

tions into these killings need to take place to ensure those responsible are brought to justice," the statement added.

Meanwhile, France also condemned the murders of Xulhaz, Tonmoy, Rajshahi University Professor Rezaul Karim Siddique and Hindu priest Paramananda Roy. In a statement, it highlighted that outrageous killings come in addition to a series of murders, occurring in Bangladesh these last months against civil society members, rights defenders and representatives of religious

minorities.

"The culprits must be brought to justice," read the statement.

The statement said that France conveys its condolences to the families and friends of the victims and stands aside Bangladesh in its fight against terrorism.

The case of attacks on people expressing their opinions has seen a surge in the Muslim-majority country.

Officially recognised as secular state but critics say the government has failed to address the attacks.

(ANI)

Two pilots killed in helicopter crash in China Beijing, Apr 27 : Two Chinese helicopter pilots were today found dead, a day after their chopper went missing in south China.

found in the wreckage of a helicopter which was found 24 hours later after it went missing in south China's Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Their bodies were Region.

The deceased, were both pilots for its owner. The helicopter belongs to a local company organising helicopter tours.

tion Company said the helicopter took off from Guilin yesterday and was headed to Beihai in Guangxi.

later over Guilin's Yongfu County.

The wreckage, along with the pilots' bodies, was discovered in a mountainous area of It lost contact with the Yongfu, according to Guilin General Avia- ground about an hour the company. (PTI)

for insulting Islam in Bangladesh Dhaka, Apr.27 : ABangladesh court has jailedtwo teachers for making derogatory comments about Islam and the Prophet Muhammad.

Magistrate Anwar Parvez said the case began after two students at Hijla High School in Bagerhat district complained that the assistant teacher of a science class on Sunday dismissed the Quran as the word of Allah and said there was no heaven, reports abc news.

The students, aged17 to 18, along with others from a nearby, Islamic school became infuriated after the high school's head teacher backed up his colleague.

Parvez said that the teachers lock themselves in a room until police intervened as a mob includ-

ing students, parents and villagers attacked them.

"The situation went out of control.. the mob wanted to take law in their hands," said Parvez.

Following the rage, the magistrate of the quickruling court said the assistant teacher pleaded guilty of publicly insulting religion, and both the teachers were sentenced to six months behind bars.

The Muslim-majority country has been witnessing rise in the cases of attacks on atheist writers, religious minorities and activists who make use of their freedom of speech.

In a recent incident, two men including the editor of a gay rights magazine were hacked to death.

(ANI)

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Best E-Panchayat Assam Gets Award

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Assam got the award for the 'Best E-Pnachayat' state in the country, with Prime minister Narendra Modi presenting the award on the occasion of National Panchayati Raj Day in Jamshedpur. The e-Panchayat programme is a part of the e-governance initiative for the rural sector, providing comprehensive software solutions for improved citizen services, better transparency, streamlining of procedures and monitoring of revenues and services at gaon panchayats.

The Panchayat Strengthening Index Awards (PSI) were given to States this year. Under the Cumulative PSI Awards 1st Prize is won by Maharashtra, while 2nd Prize is bagged by Karnataka, 3rd Prize Kerala and 4th Prize Tripura. Under the Incremental PSI Awards 1st Prize is won by Karnataka, 2nd Prize Rajasthan, 3rd Prize Maharashtra and 4th Prize is won

by Odisha. The prize money for "Rashtriya Gaurav Gram Sabha Puraskar" award is Rs. 10 lakhs. The Award money will be utilized by the Panchayats for public purposes such as augmentation of civic services like primary education, primary health care, safe drinking water, public utilities; provision rural infrastructure in the Panchayat jurisdiction.

The Centre has recognised that the Congress-ruled Assam has done better than any other state in the country to e-enable its panchayati raj institutions through the use of information technology. The development, the ruling party claimed, debunked the BJP's "misinformation" campaign during the recently concluded Assembly elections that Dispur had done nothing for rural development. Assam's Panchayat and Rural Development Minister, Rakibul Hussain received the award from the PM. Panchayat programme is a part of the e-governance initiative for the rural sector, providing comprehensive software solutions for improved citizen services, better transparency, streamlining of procedures and monitoring of revenues and services at gaon panchayats. The State Institute of Rural Development, Assam, was involved in capacity building and preparing the Gaon Panchayat Development Plan Manual, which has been acknowledged as the best in the country. Sources in the panchayat and rural development department said that all gaon panchayats, 21 zilla parishads and 185 anchalik panchayats have now become computerised and all accounts are being maintained through Priasoft, a software tool. Elected representatives are also being encouraged to become computer literate through laptops distributed by the department. Other initiatives include use of mobile technology to capture asset creation in the rural areas. The department is now planning to roll out participatory planning at the gram-sabha level in June-July, after the model code of conduct for the elections is lifted. Through this initiative, villagers will participate in making their own socio-economic plans through discussions and the same will be uploaded online through the use of the Planplus software.

Guwahati University Among country's top five state varsities The Gauhati University which is located in Jalukbari, Guwahati, is the first, oldest and renowned University in the entire North East India. It was established in 1948. It is a teaching-cum-affiliating university. There are several colleges, institutes etc. that are affiliated to this university. When Gauhati University was established, it had 17 affiliated colleges.

But at present there are approximately 326 Colleges/ Institutes which comes under this university, which are mostly located in the districts of lower Assam are affiliated to Gauhati University. Gauhati University (GU) recently has been listed among the top-five state universities in the country in the latest rankings of the ministry of human resource development.

In the recent survey conducted by the MHRD through the National Institutional of Ranking Framework, Gauhati University has been ranked as the 4th best university among the state universities and 22nd among overall ranking. Tezpur University, a central university in Assam stood fifth in the overall ranking. Of the 343 state universities in the country, GU's performance is really heartening. Everybody is proud of this very achievement. The criteria over which GU's ranking was based were teaching, learning and resources (TLR), research productivity, impact and IPR, graduation outcome, outreach and inclusivity and perception. In the graduation outcome category, GU scored equal to Indian Institute of Science Bangalore (IISc Bangalore) by securing 100 out of 100, even as IISc topped the rankings and remained ahead of other leading higher educational institutions like University of Delhi and Banaras Hindu University, Aligarh Muslim University and Punjab University. In the outreach and inclusivity category, GU scored even better than the IISc Bangalore by securing 77.74 out of 100. The university fraternity though had expressed satisfaction and feels that this will boost the morale of this premier institution of higher education in the region to work harder in future.

India: Walking the Line Between China and the United States?

In approaching the United States, how concerned should India be about its ties with China?

Earlier this month, when the LSA was yet to be Indian Defense Minister signed, India, in the game Manohar Parrikar and of superpowers, "would U.S. Defense Secretary like to continue to be the Ashton Carter agreed in most beautiful woman principle to sign a logis- wooed by all men." This tics support agreement was only a tad bit stron(LSA) intended to en- ger than the Chinese Forhance military ties, many eign Ministry in India wondered if the spokesperson's anodyne pact would push the comments after the LSA country into an unneces- was announced the week sarily before. tight em- Mayuri Mukherjee Beijing's brace with decithe United sion to States. More importantly, underplay the pact is inthey worried that an in- teresting, because, even creasingly assertive if only in a limited sense, China would not tolerate the LSA does have a such dalliances. In this bearing on Chinese stracontext, many presumed tegic calculations. Offithat the high-level inter- cially known as the Loactions between Indian gistics Exchange Memoand Chinese officials, in- randum of Agreement cidentally scheduled for (LEMOA), the pact will right after the Carter institutionalize Indiavisit, would be designed U.S. military activities, to make nice with particularly between the Beijing. However, this navies. It won't add much was far from the case. to the existing range of Soon after Secretary activities (such as Carter's visit to India, berthing, re-fueling, and Parrikar went on his servicing at each other's maiden trip to China bases), but will serve to while External Affairs put these on auto-pilot inMinister Sushma Swaraj stead. It will also put in met with her Chinese place a system to settle counterpart in Moscow. payments collectively inNational Security Advi- stead of individually. sor Ajit Doval was also This will certainly help in Beijing for the 19th the U.S. Navy, which round of India-China plans to deploy 60 perboundary talks. The did cent of its surface ship in not Chinese harp on the Indo-Pacific in the about the logistics agree- near future. ment with any of them.

For India, the big benOnly the state-run Global efits, almost entirely in Times ran an opinion the form of technology, piece to coincide with will come more from the Parrikar's visit. It noted other "foundational that while "traditional agreements"-Communidistrust" between India cations and Information and the United States was Security Memorandum one of the reasons why of Agreement

(CISMOA) and Basic Exchange and Cooperation Agreement (BECA) for Geospatial Intelligence-as and when (and if) they are signed. This technology will be especially key, experts argue, for the Indian Navy to maintain an asymmetric advantage over the Chinese, at least in the Indian Ocean.

So, why isn't China raising a hue and cry over this? For two reasons: First, it's still early days.

CISMOA is still being discussed while BECA is yet to jump the sovereignty hoop and make it to the negotiating table.

More importantly, LEMOA has been finalized but not signed. Second, the very expectation that China will go ballistic (and perhaps retaliate with aggressive posturing along the border, much of which is disputed) is overblown.

Consider this: A tiny nation like Sri Lanka, where China has made multi-million dollar investments, has signed the LSA with the United States without so much as a pipsqueak from Beijing. Meanwhile, India has gained nothing by pussyfooting around an increasingly belligerent Beijing in recent years.

China has only upped the ante with repeated transgressions along the border.

The regime in New Delhi understands this, and thus the Modi government is trying to face China with a more confident and self-assured

Indian Defense Minister Manohar Parrikar and U.S. Defense Secretary Ashton Carter (Photo: livemint)

avatar. This explains why one of the biggest issues on the Indian agenda in Beijing (and Moscow) this past week was Jaishe-Mohammed chief Masood Azhar. In order to shield its all-weather friend Pakistan, China blocked India's efforts at the United Nations to tag Azhar (believed to have links to sections of the Pakistani state) as a terrorist, and India is rightly raising a stink over it.

The issue was highlighted repeatedly by all three Indian officialsParrikar, Doval, and Swaraj. At the same time, India reportedly gave a visa (later canceled) to a prominent Uighur activist who China considers a terrorist, to attend a conference in Dharamsala.

Those worrying that such measures would derail

the India-China bilateral should note that both countries have now agreed to set up a hotline at the level of DirectorGeneral Military Operations and establish at least one more border meeting point. Sure, these are small confidence-building measures, but the border question was not going to be resolved overnight anyway.

That said, a note of caution for India is in order as well. If New Delhi wants to play the great game, it needs to look at the larger picture and think big. Did it make sense to invest so much precious diplomatic bandwidth in China on Masood Azhar, important as it may be to pursue the case against him? After all, in India's larger fight against terrorism emanating out of Pa-

kistan, UN sanctions will be more symbolic than substantial. The case of the 2008 Mumbai attack mastermind Hafiz Saeed is proof.

Instead, India needs to focus on the large-scale military reforms underway in China. President and now Commander-inChief Xi Jinping is preparing his men not only for the next war but also to bolster the country's aggressive economic forays abroad, through its ambitious One Road, One Belt project. India needs a credible response, especially for the Indian Ocean region where it must remain the big power. U.S. support can help significantly in this regard. India just needs to be confident enough to leverage that in its favor. Courtesy: The Diplomat

Burial System Practiced by Christian of Arunachal The gorgeous Arunachal and hang it in the upper Pradesh is the land of tribal door, post of decease's resipopulated state of India, dent. where a number of indig- The central groups are preenous people embrace dominantly the descendents Christian faith. The terri- of the ancestors of Abo tory is vast with high Tani. They prefer burial of corpse by mountains, digging the deep valleys, turbu- Yumri Taipodia land which is four feet l e n t streams, and the rivers wide, six feet long & deep which separate them. Prior and plant a tree for identifito independence they do cation. In western province not have much contact with as per their religious ritual, each other. They inherited priest advice some to burn, various styles of interment some to burry and others to methods in region. Back in cut it into pieces and throw days of their forefathers, in the river. normally the eastern side After accepting Christianity kept the mortal remains in they harmoniously practice raised platforms made-up burial system. As Christians of wood/bamboo. Once consider that a person overthe body is decomposed comes death as the last enthen they remove the skull emy at his/her death. It is a

victory of the entire trials and temptations of this earth. In other words, it is the entrance towards the blessed heaven where no pain and sorrow exists. So, instead of mourning for the lost, the Christians sing hymns at the interment moment. The body is covered with a white cloth on which a red colour cross is stitched in the middle.

Funeral service is administered by authorized elder of the council and if the ordained person is not available, than a local pastor administers it. While carrying the cadaver from the house to the burial floor the local pastor vertically holds-up a wooden cross which is marched in front of the coffin and the caravan of con-

gregation follows them. As soon as the cadaver is lifted from the home the grave is shut and then one of the church leader or the bereavement's family members present his/her short biography than the minister shares a few encouraging words. Before sealing the earth, the minister urges the family and friends to through flowers or soil on it. Then, they secure it with soil and the pastor nailes the cross in the graveyard where lays the head of the corpse.

With the steady growth of membership in this faith, they year marked the plot of land as the public burial ground, for the entire native believers to keep their last remains. It is not com-

pulsory to bury there; people who wish to bury in their private plot can do it without any hesitation.

Some still follow the forefather's method of burying in the normal earth while others make room out of cement and bricks and few even employ marble or tiles which they preferably paint it in white or black. Nevertheless, both are usually erect small structures, generally engraved in marble stone to write the name, date of birth and death. After a year's gap, kin organizes a death anniversary, where the decease's kith calls the relatives, believers & friends to thank God for the person's life. They also thank the masses for their

Bonanzas Galore Before Election Sir, There had been rains of bonanzas from the Tarun Gogoi led government towards the fag end of his third - term in a row, that too just before the assembly election. Suddenly the Chief-minister woke up from his slumber. The C.M. always is allergic to Dibrugarh district, but as good sense prevailed in him, he created two Sub-divisions - Naharkatia and Moran.

That apart, an eco-friendly high-way along the Kaziranga National Park is proposed to be built by the state PWD. Over and above, to benefit the tea tribes, many bonanzas had been declared. If the Chiefminister can make it for the fourth time in a row, it still lies in the realm of speculation whether or not the promises made by the Chief-minister before the election Image for representational purpose (Photo: can see the light of day. Politicians made google.co) promises only to break it to befool the

people. The extent of embezzlement by the bureaucrats and the ministers reach the zenith point during his regime. News telecast through the electronic media suggest that there had been good number of projects to be completed by the state government and funds too had been allotted but most of the projects remained incomplete. The news further suggest that the state government owes Rs. 35,000 crore from some national and international banks or financial organization. Needless to add, the new government will have to bear burnt of the loan.

kind support.

They believe that on the second coming of Christ the dead will rise from the location where they were concealed and will meet the Lord at the sky and than those who live will rapture.

Therefore, the Christians give a positive significance to the burial place and they are not afraid to visit or walk by any interment site.

During the time of Good Friday as a community or if not, then immediate relatives clean each cemetery.

As Good Friday gives importance to death body and talks about resurrection.

Resurrection is one of the core subjects for the believers. This resurrection added Christian values to Christian crucifixion.

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JOBS & career

DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, APRIL 28

Airport Authority of India Junior Executive Recruitment Airport Authority of India (AAI) Last Date: 17/05/2016.

Applications from eligible candidates are invited for following posts of Junior Executive in various discipline in Airport Authority of India (AAI) : 1. Junior Executive (Engineering Civil) : 50 posts (UR-21, OBC13, SC-13, ST-3) 2. Junior Executive (Engineering Electrical) : 50 posts (UR-21, OBC-13, SC-13, ST-3) 3. Junior Executive (Information Technology) : 50 posts (UR21, OBC-13, SC-13, ST-3) 4. Junior Executive (Airport Operations) : 50 posts (UR-21, OBC-13, SC-13, ST-3) Age : 27 years for General and 32 years for SC and 30 years for OBC. Pay : Rs. 16400 - 40500 How To Apply : Apply Online at Career -> Online Recruitment at AAI website on from 18/04/2016 to 17/05/2016 only.

IT professional Jobs in IDS Guwahati IDS- an IT service provider company Last Date: N/A. IDS- an IT service provider company is looking for an IT professional with working experience in VB.NET& SQL Server 2005/2008 at Guwahati.

Name of post : Executive IT No of post :One(1) Pay : Negotiable /based on present CTC. Educational Qualification: Degree/Diploma in computer science Key Responsibilities: Installing, configuring, and managing SQL Server 2005/2008.

SQL Server backup, restoration, patching and upgrades of databases.

Performing replication, clustering, performance tuning and optimization Transaction Log shipping and SQL mirroring.

Also s/he will have to visit many different departments and varied clientele & provide on-spottechnical support.

Technical skills : SQL Server Support and Maintenance User Support and interface maintenance Performance Monitoring and Tuning Troubleshooting and debugging Production implementation Process monitoring Upgrades General Application Support How to apply: Please mail your CV to idsrecruitment2016@gmail.com Please mention your expected salary & preference for part time/ full time position.

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UN Academy Junior College, Udalguri.

Last Date: NA. Application are Invited for the following posts of faculties in UN Academy Junior College, Udalguri.

Name of post: Assistant Professor Departments: Science:- Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, Geology, Biology Arts:- English, Political Science, Education, Economics, History, Logic & Philosophy How to apply: Contact Us 9707799628 / 9957046498. & Send Your CV at fulsingh.tezpur@gmail.com unacademyudalguri@gmail.com

CISF Constable/ Tradesman Recruitment Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) Last Date: 16/05/2016.

Ministry of Home Affairs, Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) has issued a notification for the recruitment of 137 posts of Constable/ Tradesman as Barber, Boot Maker, Cook, Mali, Painter, Sweeper & washer-man vacancies for male candidates under the scheme of "New Restricted Defined Contributory Pension Scheme" on temporary basis in various regions.

1. Barber: 22 Posts 2. Boot Maker: 07 Posts 3. Cook: 49 Posts 4. Mali: 02 Posts 5. Painter: 01 Post 6. Sweeper: 28 Posts 7. Washer-man: 28 Posts Age : Candidates age limit should be between 18 - 23 years as on 01-08- 2016.

Relaxation of age will be applicable up to 05 years for all persons who had ordinarily been duplicated in the state of J & K & other relaxation details refer the employment news paper.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should have passed Matriculation or equivalent from a recognised Board or University.

Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on eligibility test, physical efficiency test, trade test, merit & medical examination.

Application Fee: Candidates should pay Rs. 50/- in the form of postal order drawn in favour of Assistant Commandant/ DDO, CISF relevant zones and payable at the post offices GPO Patna/ Mumbai/ New Delhi/ Chennai/ Guwahati and North East India -recruitment-2016.html 2/3 How to Apply: Eligible candidates may send their signed application in prescribed format with recent passport size photograph affixed on the application and 01 similar photograph affixed on the admit card along withself attested copies of educational qualification certificates, date of birth certificate, caste certificate, 02 self addressed envelopes (8 x 19 Cms Size) duly affixing postal stamps for Rs. 22/-, 01 should be super scribed with "Application for the Post of Const/ Barber or Const/ Boot Maker or Const/ Cook or Const/ Mali or Const/ Painter or Const/ Sweeper or Const/ Washer Man in CISF - 2016? to the DIG/ CISF, Various zones on or before 09-05-2016 and 16-05-2016 for North East Region residents.

Arunachal Pradesh Police Constable (Driver) Recruitment Arunachal Pradesh Police.

Last Date: 19/05/2016.

Office of the Director General of Police, Government of Arunachal Pradesh has invited applications for the recruitment of 108 Constable (Driver) vacancies in Arunachal Pradesh (Civil Police/ IRBN).

Name of the Post: Constable (Driver) Civil Police: 05 Posts 1. APST: 04 Posts 2. General: 01 Post IRBN: 103 Posts 1. APST: 74 Posts 2. APST EX-SM: 08 Posts 3. General: 21 Posts Age: Candidates age should be between 18-28 years as on 01-01-2016. Age relaxation is applicable as per rules.

Educational Qualification: Candidates should possess Class-VIII for APST and Class-X passed for Other candidates with valid driving license for LMV/ MMV/ HMV. Selection Process: Candidates will be selected based on physical standard test, physical endurancy/ efficiency test, written test, Medical Exam, trade test & interview. How to Apply: Eligible candidates may submit their application in the prescribed format along with attested copies of qualification, proof of age, caste, permanent residential certificate, valid driving license of LMV, experience, 4 recent passport size colour photographs, self addressed envelope, treasury Challan by post or hand to Asst Inspector of Police (E), PHQ Itanagar-791113, Arunachal Pradesh from 25-04-2016 to 19-05-2016 up to 16:00 hrs.

Various Jobs in NEIGRIHMS, Shillong Last Date: 23/05/2016.

Applications are invited from eligible candidates for filling up the following posts for recruitment in North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences [NEIGRIHMS] : 1. Staff Nurse : 20 posts (UR-10, OBC-6, SC-2, ST-1) 2. Estate Manager : 01 post (UR) 3. Junior Perfusionist : 01 post (UR) 4. Health Inspector : 01 post (UR) 5. Health Educator : 02 posts (UR) 6. Senior Stenographer : 01 post (UR) 7. Radiographer : 06 posts (UR-5, OBC-1) How to Apply : Complete applications may be sent in the prescribed proforma to the Recruitment Cell, Establishment Section-III, North Eastern Indira Gandhi Regional Institute of Health & Medical Sciences, P.O Mawdiangdiang, Shillong-793018 superscribing "Application for the post of .........." within 30 days of publication of the advertisement in the

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

1).Name the Indian American Professor who has been awarded with the 2015 MacArthur Fellow "Genius Grant"? a) Sanjay Sivasamy b) Jayachandran Subbaraj c) Karthik Chandran d) Ramesh Ramasamy Answer: c 2).Which city will host South Asian Games in January 2016? a) Bhopal and Jaipur b) Mumbai and Kolkata c) New Delhi and Pune d) Guwahati and Shillong Answer: d 3).Which of the following has agreed to provide $120 million loan to upgrade the IndiaBangladesh electricity network? a) BRIC Bank b) AIIB c) ADB d) World Bank Answer: c 4).Name the person who has been recently honored by the UK City of Conventry? a) Narendra Modi b) Ratan Tata c) Adithya Birla d) Mukesh Ambhani Answer: b 5).In which year India will hold the G20 Chair _______. a) 2018 b) 2016 c) 2019 d) 2017 Answer: a 6).World Vegetarian Day is observed on _________. a) 2nd October b) 3rd October c) 30th September d) 1st October Answer: d

7).Which of the following country is hosting the Sea Power Conference 2015? a) Australia b) US c) Russia d) Japan Answer: a 8).MPID Act is related to which State? a) Meghalaya b) Maharashtra c) Madhya Pradesh d) Manipur Answer: b 9).Name the Indian Pistol Shooter who won the Gold Medal in Woman's 10m air Pistol event which was held at New Delhi? a) Priyanka Yadav b) Heena Sindhu c) Abhinav Bindra d) Apurvi Chandela Answer: b 10).What is the name of the analysis used to detect Ebola? a) Hexagenomic b) Octogenomic c) Pentagenomic d) Metagenomic Answer: d 11).Which of the following state government has planned to implement National Food Security Act, 2013? a) Gujarat b) Uttar Pradesh c) Maharashtra d) Madhya Pradesh Answer: b 12).Which country has proposed the new four point "Peace Initiative" at UN? a) China b) India c) Pakistan d) Sri Lanka Answer: c 13).What is the India's

Rank in Global Competitiveness Report 2015-16 which was released by World Economic Forum? a) 65th b) 50th c) 60th d) 55th Answer: d 14).Which is the first bank to launch m-Visa a Card-less and Device-less solution to make payments? a) ICICI Bank b) Axis Bank c) SBI d) HDFC Answer: a 15).Which country is placed first position in the Global Competitiveness Report 2015-16? a) China b) Switzerland c) Norway d) Sweden Answer: b 16).Who has been appointed as the CMD of SAIL? a) Pahlaj Nihalani b) Y Venugopal Reddy c) Dr. Anup K Pujari d) Ratan Kumar Sinha Answer: c 17).Who among the following has been conferred with the Merlin Award by the International Magicians Association? a) Zenia Bhumgara b) Bina Judai c) Kamnath Sinha d) Zeenat Mahal Answer: a 18).Who is the winner of Wuhan Open Title? a) Garbine Muguruza b) Roberta Vinci c) Serena Williams d) Venus Williams Answer: d 19).Who flag has been raised for the first time at United Nations Headquar-

ters in New York? a) Kazakhstan b) Palestinian c) Afghanistan d) Turkmenistan Answer: b 20).How May People has been Selected for Shanti Swarup Bhatnagar Award? a) 11 b) 13 c) 7 d) 9 Answer: a 21).Who is the winner of the Right Livelihood Award 2015? a) Sheila Watt Cloutier b) John Mathews c) Elizabeth Hurley d) Jessica Bartich Answer: a 22).Name the state which has signed a deal with International Rice Research Institute to promote Climate resilient paddy? a) Uttar Pradesh b) Bihar c) Odisha d) Madhya Pradesh Answer: c 23).Who is the winner of the Wuhan Open Women's Double Title? a) Maria SharapovaSerena Williams b) Ana Ivanovic and Martina Navratilova c) Sania Mirza and Martina Hingis d) Caroline Wozniaci and Ana Ivanovic Answer: c 24).Who is the winner of the Lifetime Achievement Award of the year in the Forbes India Leadership Awards 2015? a) Siddhartha Lal b) R C Bhargava c) Uday Shankar d) C P Gurnani Answer: b 25).Who has been ap-

pointed as the CMD of Neyveli Lignite? a) Sarat Kumar Acharya b) Premkumar Rajagopal c) Venugopal Reddy d) V K Swaminathan Answer: a 26).PM Narendra Modi has inaugurated the India's first solar powered district court in __________. a) Sikkim b) Madhya Pradesh c) Kerala d) Jharkhand Answer: d 27).International NonViolence Day was observed on _______. a) 5th October b) 4th October c) 2nd October d) 3rd October Answer: c 28).Which country has become the world's largest cotton producer? a) India b) China c) Poland d) Germany Answer: a 29).Who has been named as the PGA Tour's Player of 2015? a) Jordan Spieth b) Josh Scobee c) Tiger Woods d) Ian Poulter Answer: a 30).Which of the following state has launched the E-FIR System? a) Gujarat b) Odisha c) Himachal Pradesh d) Bihar Answer: b 31). Recently Gujarat Government has launched Special "Khadi Utsav" at ________. a) Gandhi Nagar b) Ahmadabad c) Rajkot d) Porbandar Answer: b

32). Adani port and L&T has signed a MoU to supervise which of the following port operations? a) Katupalli shipyard b) Ennore Port c) Colachel seaport d) Nagapatnam port Answer: a 33). What is EBITDA? a) Earnings before income , total, depreciation and Amortization b) Extended before Interest, taxes, Depreciation, and annually c) Earned before interest, taxes, Depreciation, and annually d) Earnings before interest, taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization Answer: a 34). Germany's national day observed on _______ a) 3rd Oct 1980 b) 3rd Oct 1990 c) 3rd Oct 1999 d) 3rd Oct 1995 Answer: b 35). What is the name of the Google's new parent company? a) Zagat b) Alphabet c) Google grants d) AdMob Answer: b 36). Which of the following state government has launched its citizen portal for the submission of complaints through online? a) Odisha b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) TamilNadu Answer: a 37). Project Loon is related to ________. a) Google b) Microsoft c) Apple d) Yahoo Answer: a 38). As per the report released by union agricul-

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ture ministry, at what percentage of pesticides are found in food items a) 12.5 % b) 22.5 % c) 11.5 % d) 10.5 % Answer: a 39). As Per latest ICC Cricket Ranking which is the No.1 Women's Cricket Team? a) India b) England c) Australia d) West Indies Answer: c 40). Who is the winner of the UK Crime Writer's Association Gold Dagger Award 2015? a) Hercules Carben b) Michael Robotham c) Robert Crew d) John Droppler Answer: b 41). Who has been appointed as Chief Financial Officer (CFO) of Flipkart for its commerce platform? a) Pramod Jain b) Sriram Venkatraman c) Aakash Moondhra d) Rajesh Subramaniam Answer: b 42). Name the patrol

vessel which has been participated in 26th edition of CORPAT? a) INS car Nicobar b) INS Sukanya c) INS Saryu d) INS Bangaram Answer: c 43). Who has the won 11th edition of 2015 MTB Himalayan title Men's solo? a) Luis Leoa Pinto of Portuguese b) Andi Seewald of Germany c) Pau Zamora of Spain d) Ajay Pal Chhetri Answer: a 44). Who has been appointed as the President of BCCI by Special General Meeting? a) Srinivasan b) Jagmohan Dalmia c) Shashank Manohar d) Sunil Gavaskar Answer: c 45). Which of the following city is hosting Indo-German Summit Digitising? a) Kolkata b) Mumbai c) Delhi d) Bangalore Answer: d

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BUSINESS

EPF interest rate cut to 8.7% by FM Mumbai, Apr 27: The government announced an 8.7 per cent return on Employees' Provident Fund deposits for 201516, evoking protests from trade unions. The rate approved by the Finance Ministry last week is lower than the 8.75 per cent interest rate paid on EPF balances in 2014-15 and less than the 8.8 per cent announced by the Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya earlier. The Finance Ministry has raised objections to the 8.8 per cent rate arguing it was out of sync with the lower interest rate-re-

Q4 net of UltraTech Cement up by 11% Bengaluru, Apr 27: The Kumar Mangalam Birlaled Aditya Birla Group's flagship company UltraTech Cement has reported 11% growth in standalone net profit at Rs 681 crore in the fourth quarter ended March 31, 2016, as compared to Rs 615 crore in the corresponding quarter in the previous year.

A judicious fuel mix and the fall in fuel prices aided India's largest cement company in reducing operational costs and improving its operational efficiencies. There was a sequential decline of 4% in raw material costs. Higher volumes led to 5% growth in net sales at Rs 6,436 crore, compared to Rs 6,133 crore earlier. The company said domestic cement registered 15% growth during the period under review. The cement industry, amid volatile cement prices during the quarter, displayed signs of recovery in demand with strong growth numbers. Capacity utilization improved by approximately 71%. During the fiscal year ended March 31, 2016, UltraTech Cement's consolidated net sales at Rs 25,281 crore were up 5% from Rs 24,056 crore in the previous fiscal. Operating profit at Rs 5,109 crore was 7% higher than Rs 4,776 crore, and net profit at Rs 2,287 crore was 9% higher compared to Rs 2,098 in the previous fiscal. The company said its on-going capex programme is on track. "Further, upon commissioning of the cement grinding plants at Jhajjar in Haryana, Dankuni in West Bengal and Patliputra in Bihar, the company's cement capacity in India is enhanced to 66.3 MTPA (million tonne per annum). The company also commissioned a 2MTPA cement packaging terminal on the outskirts of Pune," the company said in a statement.

UltraTech Cement recently entered into definitive agreements with Jaiprakash Associates for the acquisition of its cement plants in Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Himachal Pradesh, Uttarakhand and Andhra Pradesh, having capacity of 21.20 MTPA at an enterprise value of Rs 15,900 crore. In its outlook, the company said it expects demand to grow 7-8% for next year on the back of the government's focus on infrastructure development, housing and smart cities. (Agencies)

gime introduced on small saving schemes like Public Provident Fund from April 1 this year, according to documents reviewed by a leading English daily. Interest rates on EPF for 2015-16 has been lowered to 8.7 per cent in order to keep adequate surplus reserves with EPFO and looking at "the present market scenario of an overall environment of falling interest rates," according to a Finance Ministry missive to the Labour Ministry. "It is undue interference on part of Finance Ministry.

We condemn this and all

CUTTING RATES The government announced an 8.7 per cent return on Employees' Provident Fund deposits for 2015-16, evoking protests from trade unions.

The rate approved by the Finance Ministry last week is lower than the 8.75 per cent interest rate paid on EPF balances in 2014-15 and less than the 8.8 per cent announced by the Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya earlier.

The Finance Ministry has raised objections to the 8.8 per cent rate arguing it was out of sync with the lower interest rate-regime introduced on small saving schemes like Public Provident Fund from April 1 this year.

Interest rates on EPF for 2015-16 have been lowered to 8.7 per cent in order to keep adequate surplus reserves with EPFO and looking at "the present market scenario of an overall environment of falling interest rates.

central trade unions will meet on Tuesday to decide on the next course of action," All India Trade Union Congress generalsecretary DL Sachdeva said. Terming the move "injustice to workers", RSS-affiliated Bharatiya Mazdoor Sangh said that EPFO's finance investment audit committee was in favour of giving 8.95 per cent interest rates, leaving behind a surplus of Rs 91 crore.

The BMS will hold nationwide demonstrations outside EPFO offices on April 27 to protest the interest rate cut. (Agencies)

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O&G Ministry 'excludes' people earning more than Rs.10 lakh a year from LPG subsidies Dehradun, Apr 27: Oil and Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Parliament recently that his Ministry is "excluding" people earning more than Rs.10 lakh a year from LPG subsidies. "The government has decided to rationalise the subsidy outgo by excluding such LPG consumers from the purview of subsidy, whose or whose spouse have taxable income of Rs.10 lakh above during the previous financial year computed as per the Income Tax Act, 1961 with effect from January 1, 2016," Mr. Pradhan informed Parliament in a written reply.

Last week, the minister had denied the use of Income Tax

Oil and Gas Minister Dharmendra Pradhan (Photo: chennaicitynews) data to identify those earn- and give up their subsidy," ing Rs.10 lakh a year or more. Mr. Pradhan had said. Joint "We do not have access to Secretary Ashutosh Jindal Income Tax data. We are said the Ministry had idenasking people earning tified about 3 lakh people above Rs.10 lakh to come earning more than Rs.10 lakh forward and sign affidavits a year. (Agencies)

Home utility manufacturer Bonita becomes only Hyundai Creta Petrol Automatic unveiled Indian Brand to sell through US retail giant ANI New Delhi, April 27: After gaining popularity in Western Europe, USA, Australia and the Middle East, Bonita, India's most popular home utility product line from the house of Casa Brands India Pvt. has enlisted another major achievement to its credit, becoming the only Indian brand to start selling its products through retail giant Bed Bath & Beyond in North America. Bonita has started selling its innovative and aesthetically appealing products through Bed Bath & Beyond across USA and sharing the same platform as other reputed international brands and premium products. Notably, Bonita is the only Indian brand to sell its products through the US's premium home product retailer under its own brand

name. Bed Bath & Beyond is one of the most renowned and popular retailers having 1100+ stores in the North American continent and sells a wide range of Home products including beddings, bath towels, kitchen electrics, cookware, cutlery, coffee makers, window treatments, storage items and much more. On the strength of its innovative and path breaking products, Bonita has been able to grow to a large part of the world market, and has already established presence in almost more than 25 countries. Apart from being a brand leader in India, it offers excellent quality products across the world under its own brand name, making the company one of the few Indian entities to go truly global. The latest market

Mr Umang Srivastava, Joint Managing Director, Casa Brands India Pvt Ltd. (Photo: internetnewsforyoublog) to lap up to Bonita's products is Switzerland. Its massive range of 200+ products will be an added advantage in pursuit of this objective. Mr Umang Srivastava, Joint Managing Director, Casa Brands India Pvt Ltd., said, "Tying up with Bed, Bath &

Beyond is a very encouraging step for our brand as it will help us to establish strong presence across the North Indian continent where home utility products are a big draw. This will give a major boost to our sales in the United States. When we

launched in India, we literally created a market for our products and revolutionized the space by influencing customer choices." Bonita's entry into the home utility domain has single handedly transformed the home utility market in India into a brand-driven chic space, where innovative and stylish products now rule the roost. Bonita has gained path breaking reputation all over the globe and is indulged in fulfilling customers' requirements in USA, UK, Germany, Italy, Spain, France, Czech Republic, Poland, Belgium, Netherlands, Mexico, Australia, New Zealand, UAE and many other European countries. Moreover, along with India, the organization has warehouses in several overseas locations such as USA, Europe and UAE.

Highest FDI inflows recorded in April-February last fiscal

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New Delhi, Apr 27: India received $51 billion in foreign direct investment (FDI), the highest-ever FDI inflow in a fiscal, during April-February FY16, according to Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary Ramesh Abhishek. Mr. Abhishek said the in-

creased FDI inflow was the result of the government's efforts to improve the ease of doing business and initiatives such as 'Make In India.' "The complex procedures and delays, which were the bane of our system for the last so many decades, are now being gradually dis-

mantled," he said. According to data from the DIPP,the previous highest FDI inflow was in FY12 when the country received $46.55 billion, which was a 34 per cent increase over $34.8 billion it got in FY11 However, India recorded its largest-ever percentage increase in FDI when it received $22.8 billion in FY07, representing a 155 per cent increase over the $8.9 billion in FY06.

This includes equity, reinvested earnings and other capital. While the DIPP Secretary gave the numbers till February 2016, the DIPP has officially released data only till December 2015. India received FDI equity (excluding the re-invested earnings and other capital) worth $29.4 billion during AprilDecember period in

FY16. Of this, $10.98 billion was from Singapore and $6.1 billion from Mauritius. Computer software and hardware sectors received $5.3 billion while services sector accounted for $4.2 billion. Automobile and telecom sectors received $1.7 billion and $1.07 billion respectively. Regionwise, the National Capital Territory (comprising Delhi, part of Uttar Pradesh and Haryana) received $10.6 billion while Mumbai got $5.2 billion. Meanwhile, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in a written reply in Lok Sabha on Monday, said, "Due to the continuous reforms and initiatives being undertaken by the government, the FDI equity inflow has recorded a growth of 44 per cent in its 21 months tenure

(June 2014 to Feb. 2016) from $43.87 billion to $63.16 billion over the preceding period of 21 months (Sept. 2012 to May, 2014)." Though the government plays an active role in investment promotion, "the investment decisions of investors are based on the macro-economic policy framework, investment climate in the host country, investment policies of the trans-national corporations and other commercial considerations," she said. The minister said to boost the investment environment and bring in foreign investments, the government had brought in FDI-related reforms and liberalisation touching upon 15 major sectors of the economy by putting more FDI proposals in the automatic route. (Agencies)

Up to 20% sales growth targeted by Aries Argo in FY17 Ludhiana, Apr 27: Micro-nutrient manufacturer Aries Agro is buckling up for a revenue growth of up to 20% at Rs 300 crore in 2016-17, pinning its hopes on new product pipeline and a rising market share, a senior company executive said.

"It was a very difficult last year and we expect flat growth in revenue at Rs 250 crore compared with the previous financial year. But, for FY17, on the back of good monsoon forecast and new product offerings, we expect up to 20% growth in revenue, which will be Rs 275-300 crore," Aries Agro Executive Director Rahul Mirchandan said.

The company, which also makes nutritional prod-

ucts for plants and animals, has set a long-term target of doubling revenue in the next four years. It has a product range of 65 brands, which come with all 16 plant nutrients for 107 crops and are currently used by 9 million farmers across 1,99,000 villages in India and 12 other countries across the world. According to Mirchandani, Aries Agro has three products in the works for this year, which include a soil nutrient, a product for fruits and vegetable growers and one for aqua culture. "As we have enough manufacturing capacity, we are planning to enhance it in the existing units by 20% to meet market demand," he

added. The company has five manufacturing facilities in India and two units in the UAE that cater to export markets. Brazil and New Zealand serve as two of its biggest export destinations.

Recently, the company kicked off a 'flash sale and booking bazaar' at the Bombay Stock Exchange, where over 400 dealers and distributors got together for the annual business conference and placed Rs 201.78crore orders for 65 brand products. Dealers from 26 states were present.

"This kind of flash sale is only seen in the e-commerce space. We wanted to start a new trend in the agribusiness.

We have had two con-

in India

Mumbai, Apr 27: Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) introduced the Creta Petrol automatic variant (SX+). The Creta Petrol Automatic has been priced at Rs 12,86 lakh (ex-showroom price Delhi). Hyundai has also introduced the dual airbags as standard across all trims for Creta. The Creta Petrol (SX+) Automatic will offer refined driving pleasure along

with high fuel efficiency.

This new variant is equipped with AVN, projector headlamps with LED positioning, rear parking camera and sensors, smart key with push button, Chrome O/S door handle, Shark fin antenna, child seat anchor, 17" diamond cut alloys, a leather wrap on steering wheel and fully automatic temperature control. (Agencies)

LUXURY ON WHEELS Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) introduced the Creta Petrol automatic variant (SX+).

The Creta Petrol Automatic has been priced at Rs 12,86 lakh (ex-showroom price Delhi).

Hyundai has also introduced the dual airbags as standard across all trims for Creta. The Creta Petrol (SX+) Automatic will offer refined driving pleasure along with high fuel efficiency.

This new variant is equipped with AVN, projector headlamps with LED positioning, rear parking camera and sensors, smart key with push button, Chrome O/S door handle, Shark fin antenna, child seat anchor, 17" diamond cut alloys, a leather wrap on steering wheel and fully automatic temperature control.

Virat Kohli-branded Moto G Turbo Edition unveiled; comes with Virat Fan Box

A file photo of Virat Kohli. (Photo: gqindia) Pune, Apr 27: Now, Virat Kohli has a smartphone and an app that will connect him closer to his fans. The cricketer himself launched Moto G Turbo Virat Kohli Edition on Monday today. The new Moto G Turbo comes with the 'Virat emblem' and comes as a part of Virat Fan Box. Virat Kohli will be engaging and interacting with the Virat Fan Box club members via the pre-installed app on the

Moto G Turbo. It will give the cricketer's fans immediate update on his social media posts, monthly chats and discounts on branded merchandise and auctions.The Fan Box comes with a oneyear subscription to its Club and also a mini bat signed by the cricket world's superstar. The Fan Box is priced at Rs 16,999 and is likely to be available from the first week of May. (Agencies)

Import of mobile phones, milk, steel products from China banned by India

Aries Agro Executive Director Rahul Mirchandan. (Photo: impact5000by18) secutive years of drought and with the news from the Met Department of a normal rainfall this year, this flash sale is symbolic of a new beginning for the agribusiness sector.

We reached Rs 100 crore in just under 15 minutes,"

Mirchandani said. Aries Agro, whose overseas business makes up 24% of the total consolidated group revenue, is planning to consolidate its existing market share and cast the net wide.

(Agencies)

New Delhi, Apr 27: Government recently banned the import of electronic items, mobile phones, milk and milk products and some steel products from China.

Union Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman told the Lok Sabha that India has banned import of these items from China over quality concerns. Mobile phones not bearing the International Mobile Station Equipment Identity number or other security features cannot be imported from China. "Complete ban of import from any country is not possible now due to WTO rules even if we have

problems diplomatically, territorially or militarily," Sitharaman told the lower house. The Minister said India's trade deficit with China stood at USD 48.68 billion during 2015-16 (AprilFebruary) and the total bilateral trade was USD 65.16 billion during the period. "Increasing trade deficit with China can be attributed primarily to the fact that Chinese exports to India rely strongly on manufactured items to meet the demand of fast expanding sectors like telecom and power, while India's exports to China are characterised by primarily and intermediate products," she said. (Agencies)

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No need to panic after losing one or two games, says Nehra Smith (46) piloted the run-chase while receiving able support from South African teammate Faf du Plessis (30).

"We don't need to panic just after losing one or two games. It is part of the T20 game. We played good three games, but 145-150 would have been a good score," said Nehra, who returned to the side after recovering from injury.

The veteran bowler observed that defending a modest total is always difficult for bowlers as they tend to go for runs while trying variations in their bowling.

"When you are defending

Ashish Nehra a small total even bowlers like Mustafizur Rahman, who has been bowling so well, was trying different things.

When you are trying dif-

Australia's Boland replaces injured Hastings in Caribbean tri-series ANI Melbourne, Apr.27 : Australia's emerging fast bowler Scott Boland has replaced fellow injured all-rounder John Hastings in the one-day squad for the upcoming West Indies tri-series, which also features South Africa.

Hastings was ruled out of the series with an ankle injury sustained in the Indian Premier League earlier this month.

Reflecting on the injury, Cricket Australia's sports medicine manager Alex Kountouris said that Hastings underwent

Scott Boland arthroscopic surgery and that he now requires a period of rest to resolve the bone stress and recover from surgery before he will resume bowling,

news.com.au reported.

Boland, who made his debut last summer against India in Perth, has played six one-day internationals till now.

Dinda relieved after Pune end winless run

Rising Pune Supergiants PTI Hyderabad, Apr 27 : Rising Pune Supergiants' Ashok Dinda expressed relief after the team's win via the Duckworth/Lewis method against Sunrisers Hyderabad, finally bringing to an end a run of four defeats in IPL.

"It's very nice to win the match. It was important. We played well, batting and bowling and fielding also," he said at the post-match press conference late last night after RPS won by 34 runs in the rain-hit match.

Electing to bowl after winning the toss, RPS restricted

Sunrisers to a poor 118 for loss of eight wickets. In response, Pune made 94 for three in 11 over before rain interrupted the match.

Replying to a query, Dinda, who was Man of the Match, said the rain did not help the team in any way.

"No, sometimes it's disturbing. Because, we are going and coming back again. For batsmen, it is very tough," he said.

Dinda was happy to have got the crucial wicket of SRH captain and batting mainstay David Warner.

"A plan was there for Warner... just hit the perfect area and bowl incoming deliveries to David Warner.

For me, it was out swing, for him it was in swing.

That was the plan, just wicket to wicket bowling," he said.

Man City hold Ronaldo-less Real to scoreless stalemate ANI Johannesburg, Apr.27 : Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to sit on the bench as Real Madrid played out a goalless draw against Manchester City at the Etihad Stadium in the first leg of the Champions League.

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The Portuguese international was ruled out of the game after failed to recover from a thigh strain and in his absence the visitors were unable to convert a slew of good chances they had created, Sport24 reported.

City goalkeeper Joe Hart

Manchester City once again rose to the occasion as he produced two demonstrations of the razor-sharp reflexes

to keep alive their hopes of reaching the final ahead of next week's return leg at the Bernabeu.

ferent things, you can go for runs," he said "It can happen in any T20 game. Teams scoring 200-225 can get out for 125-130 in the next

game. It is the nature of the game. We were lucky that we scored 120 because Bhuvneshwar Kumar did manage to score those 20 runs towards the end," added the fast bowler.

Sunrisers made 118 for eight in their stipulated 20 overs as they struggled to apply themselves against the opponent's seam bowlers especially of Ashok Dinda, who returned figures of 3-23.

Shikhar Dhawan was the top scorer for the hosts with 56 not out and through the help of Kumar's late flourish (21 off 8) they were able to score above 100.

Table toppers KKR take on holders MI in high-profile clash PTI Mumbai, Apr 27 : The odds are in favour of table toppers Kolkata Knight Riders as they square off against defending champions Mumbai Indians, experiencing a campaign that is oscillating between high and low, in a potentially exciting Indian Premier League contest here tomorrow.

KKR and MI are the two teams that have clinched the honours alternately in the glamorous T20 league over the last four editions.

With the form shown thus far in the tournament by the two outfits, the match at the Wankhede Stadium promises to be an engaging battle between two top-notch sides.

KKR are on a roll with four successive victories in five games. Interestingly, their lone defeat of the season, by six wickets, had come at the Eden Gardens against the Rohit Sharma-inspired MI on April 13.

Captain Sharma blasted a match-winning 54-ball 84 not out to lead MI to victory in the first leg clash and KKR would be eager to set the record straight and stay at the top of the pecking order.

The Knight Riders have travelled well this season and have also been led brilliantly by their opener Gautam Gambhir who has been the fulcrum of the batting, aggregating 237 runs from five games.

When he fell cheaply KKR struggled on to chase down Rising Pune Supergiants' to-

tal of 160 for five and won by two wickets on April 24, thanks largely to Mumbai Ranji batsman Suryakumar Yadav's timely 49-ball 60.

Yadav got good back-up from the under-performing Yusuf Pathan (36) which helped KKR's cause.

"It is still the start of the tournament, we need to keep continuing the way we have done in the last five games, because we have realised what has happened last year. We were right at the top of the table till the 12th game, and suddenly we did not qualify for the playoffs," said Gambhir here during a team promotional in the run-up to the game.

MI, at the other end of the spectrum, have had a mixed bag of results so far, wins coming in between losses and are going into the game with their confidence restored following a 25-run victory over Kings XI Punjab at Mohali on Monday.

"It (this win) means a lot, considering our last few games hadn't gone the way we wanted to. We played like we are known to, this is the performance we have been expecting," said Sharma after the victory.

Significantly MI registered a competitive score of 189 for six without a big contribution from the captain and the form shown by his opening partner Parthiv Patel, who notched his first half century of the season with a knock of 81, must have pleased Sharma.

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PTI Wuhan (China), Apr 27 : Olympic-bound Indian shuttlers, Saina Nehwal and P V Sindhu won their respective women's singles matches to make a resounding start to their campaign at the Badminton Asia Championship here today.

Fifth seed Saina disposed off Indonesia's Fitriani Fitriani 21-16 21-17, while Sindhu brushed aside another Indonesian Maria Febe Kusumastuti 21-10 21-13 in a half an hour contest in the opening round here.

In the next round, World No. 8 Saina will face the winner of the match between Indonesia's Lindaweni Fanetri and Thailand's Nitchaon Jindapol, while ranked 10th Sindhu will meet eighth seed Tai Tzu Ying of Chinese Taipei.

Saina Nehwal However, it was a bad day at office for other Indians in the fray here, the last event before the Olympic qualification deadline.

While Korean pair of Chang Ye Na and Lee So Hee defeated India's Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa 2115 21-11 in women's doubles, men's doubles combo of Manu Attri and B

Sumeeth Reddy suffered a 15-21 13-21 loss to fifth seeded Japanese pair of Hiroyuki Endo and Kenichi Hayakawa.

Another men's doubles pair of Pranaav Jerry Chopra and Akshay Dewalkar also faced defeat, losing 19-21 17-21 to Or Chin Chung and Tang Chun Man of Hong Kong.

Hart declares Man City ready for `old fashioned rumble` in Madrid

Joe Hart

ANI London, Apr.27 : Manchester City goalkeeper Joe Hart has declared that his side are poised for an 'old fashioned rumble' against

Real Madrid when both sides will meet again in next week's Champions League return leg at the Bernabeu.

Hart once again rose to the occasion as he pro-

duced two demonstrations of the razor-sharp reflexes in the second half as City held a dominant Real to a goalless draw at the Etihad Stadium on Tuesday night.

Reflecting on the result, Hart said that they were not disappointed with the outcome, insisting that they have a brilliant squad who are ready for a good old fashioned rumble at the Bernabeu, the Daily Express reported.

Star striker Cristiano Ronaldo was forced to sit out on the bench after failing to sufficiently recover from a thigh strain.

China holds public trial on Jordan's appeal PTI Beijing, Apr 27 : China has held a rare public trial on a trademark dispute case lodged by US basketball icon Michael Jordan against a Chinese firm and the trademark authority in a bid to highlight transparency and fairness in the high-profile cases involving IPR issues.

In 2012, Jordan accused Qiaodan Sports Co.Ltd., a Chinese sportswear and shoe manufacturer of unauthorised use of his name and identity.

"Qiaodan" is the Chinese translation for Jordan.

Jordan lodged an appeal to the Trademark Review and Adjudication Board of the State Administration for Industry & Commerce to revoke the trademarks in dispute, but this was rejected.

Later, Jordan filed two lawsuits against the adjudication of the trademark authority but lost both.

Supreme People's Court (SPC) upheld the adjudication on the grounds that the

Chinese translation "Qiaodan" is the translation of a common family name and does not necessarily refer to the basketballer's name only.

In addition, the Chinese translation "Qiaodan," as featured in the trademark, differs from the Chinese translation of "Maike'er Qiaodan," or "Michael Jordan."

Besides, the graphic part of the trademark, a silhouette of a man playing basketball is a general image featuring no facial appearances, making identification difficult, according to the verdict given at the second trial.

In 2015, Jordan appealed to the SPC for a retrial. The SPC accepted the appeal on the basis of the Administrative Procedural Law and heard the case yesterday.

Yesterday's trial featured the court investigation, debates and final statements. A verdict has not been reached, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Court debates centred on a slew of issues, including the legal bases of the rights to a name, whether the trademark neces-

sarily leads to identification of Jordan and whether Qiaodan Sports registered the brand name with intentional malice.

China says it has toughened its stance against Intellectual Property Rights (IPR) infringement and fake products through a variety of measures, and the judicature has become a major authority in IPR disputes.

Court rulings are playing an increasingly important role in defining legal boundaries and codes of conduct, Song Xiaoming, head of the SPC's IPR tribunal said.

Putting administrative powers regarding patent, trademark and other IPR issues under judicial scrutiny has helped streamline law enforcement and promote the development of related industries, Song said.

A guideline released in December by the central cabinet ordered enhanced IPR protection to create a sound environment for innovators, vowing stricter punishments and saying protection in emerging sectors will be prioritised.

AITA announces Rs 5 lakh reward for Junior Davis, Fed Cup teams ANI New Delhi, Apr.27 : The All India Tennis Association president Anil Khanna has announced a cash reward of Rs. 5 lakh each to Junior Davis Cup and Junior Fed Cup teams for qualifying for the World Group finals, which will be held in Budapest, Hungary from 27 September to 2 October.

The Asia/Oceania final qualifying for Junior Davis Cup (U/16 Boys)

by BNP Paribas was held from 4th to 9th April and Junior Fed Cup (Girls U/ 16) was held from 11th to

16th April at R K Khanna Tennis Stadium in New Delhi.

Adil Kalyanpur, Siddhanth J. Banthia and Megh Bhargav Kumar Patel under the captaincy of Vishal Uppal represented the boys' team while Sathwika Sama, Mahak Jain and Shivani Swarup Ingle represented the girls' team under the captaincy of Ankita Bhambri.

Three places are available to Asia/Oceania nations at the 2016 Junior Davis Cup finals, while four places for Asia/Oceania nations at the 2016 Jun-

ior Fed Cup finals.

The Indian boys have qualified in style for the World Group as they

outplayed Australia 2-0.

Both Siddhant Banthia and Adil Kalyanpur played very well with

identical 6-2, 6-4 wins over their opponents.

Similarly in Junior Fed Cup Asia/Oceania Event, Sathwika Sama and Mahak Jain tamed the second seeded Australia 2-0 in the quarterfinals. Mahak Jain won the first singles 1-6, 6-1, 6-3 while Sathwika Sama played a superb game in beating World No.46 Junior Lin Baijing 4-6, 6-3, 6-4. By making it to the top four in the regional competition, the Indian girls secured one of the four berths for the World Group Final.

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ANI Hyderabad, Apr.27 : Sunrisers Hyderabad fast bowler Ashish Nehra has stated there was no need to press the panic button following their 34-run loss via the DuckworthLewis method to Rising Pune Supergiants in the Indian Premier League clash at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

Chasing a paltry target of 119, Pune Supergiants were cruising towards victory and were 94 for three in the 11th over before rains brought a premature end to the match on Tuesday.

Australia captain Steve

Saina, Sindhu advance to second round at ABC

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FASCINATING FACTS

Aladdin and Genie Once there lived a poor widow and her son, Aladdin. One day, Aladdin's uncle, Mustafa, came to visit them. He said, "Sister, why don't you let Aladdin come and work for me?" They agreed and Mustafa took Aladdin along with him. They walked in the desert and came to a cave. The cave was full of riches and treasures but Mustafa was afraid to go inside. He wanted Aladdin to go in and get him the treasures instead. "Go inside," commanded Mustafa, "and find me the jewels. You will also find a lamp. Bring it to me."

Aladdin went inside and found more riches than he could ever imagine. He found a beautiful ring and wore it on his finger.

He also collected as many gems as he could, but before he could come out of the cave, Mustafa said, "Quick! Just hand me all, the jewels and the lamp!"

Aladdin refused. Angry at the refusal, his cruel uncle blocked the entrance of the cave and left.

Aladdin sat in the dark and cried. Then he saw the old lamp and decided to light it. While cleaning it, he rubbed the lamp and out came a genie! "Master, I shall grant you three wishes," he said. Aladdin said, "Take me home!" In seconds, Aladdin was with his mother, counting the gems he had brought from the cave. Aladdin also brought the

"Master, I shall grant you three wishes!" said the genie. "Make us rich and happy!" said Aladdin. (Photo: worldartsme)

ring along with him and when he rubbed it, out came another genie! "Master, I shall grant you three wishes!" said the genie.

"Make us rich and happy!" said Aladdin. And Aladdin and his mother lived happily.

One day, Aladdin saw the sultan's daughter and fell in love with her. He went to the palace with gems and asked for her hand in marriage. The king agreed to this. After marriage, Aladdin showered the princess with all the riches and gave her a huge palace to live in. When

the sultan died, Aladdin ruled the kingdom. He was just and kind hearted and everybody was happy under his rule.

Meanwhile, Mustafa came to know how Aladdin found the magic lamp and became rich.

He wanted to take the lamp back. So, one day, when Aladdin was away, Mustafa came to the palace dressed as a trader. He cried out, "Get new lamps for old ones! New lamps for old!" Hearing this, the princess took out the magic lamp and gave it to him. She did not

know that the old lamp was indeed magical. She bought a shiny new lamp instead.

Mustafa gladly took the lamp and went away. He then commanded the genie, "Send Aladdin's entire palace into the deserts in Africa!" And saying this, Mustafa, along with the princess in the palace, were sent to Africa. Aladdin, on coming back, found his wife and house missing. He searched for the palace for three long days.

Finally, he rubbed his magic ring and asked the genie, "Please take me to my princess!" The genie agreed. When he met his wife, Aladdin and the princess decided to trick Mustafa.

One night, the princess said to Mustafa, "I don't think Aladdin will ever find me here! I might as well live as your slave for I am certain he is dead now!"

Mustafa was very happy and ordered for a feast. During the feast, the princess got Mustafa drunk and he fell into a deep sleep.

In the meantime, the princess took the magic lamp to Aladdin. Together, they asked the genie of the lamp to take the entire palace back to Aladdin's kingdom. The genie then killed Mustafa and Aladdin and the princess lived happily ever after.

*It is impossible for most people to lick their own elbow. *A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. *A shrimp's heart is in its head. *It is physically impossible for pigs to look up into the sky. *The "sixth sick sheik's sixth sheep's sick" is believed to be the toughest tongue twister in the English language. *If you sneeze too hard, you could fracture a rib. *Wearing headphones

for just an hour could increase the bacteria in your ear by 700 times. *In the course of an average lifetime, while sleeping you might eat around 70 assorted insects and 10 spiders, or more. *Cat urine glows under a black-light. *Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different. *Rubber bands last longer when refrigerated.

CRAFTY CRAFTS Soap Carving What You Need: Bar of Soap Clay carving tools or paring knife Paint (optional) Paintbrush (optional) Instructions: 1.Find a bar of soap. Any kind will work, but a large rectangular shape may be easiest to use.

2.Use clay carving tools or a paring knife and carve your soap into an animal sculpture, flower, car, or anything you want. Be careful using the knife.

3.Once you are finished carving, you can paint your sculpture. If you don't paint it, you can use the soap in the bathroom as decoration or to wash your hands.

4.It will not paint as smoothly as a piece of paper, but if you give it time to dry, and paint a second coat if needed, it will look great!

Soap carving crafts (Photo: media)

LITTLE SCIENTIST Magic Milk

What You Need: o Whole milk o Food coloring o Liquid dish soap o Shallow pan (like a pie pan) Instructions: 1.

Pour whole milk in a pie pan, and allow the milk to warm to room temperature.

2.

Place a few drops of different colored food coloring into the pan of milk.

3.

Next, place a few drops of liquid dish soap into the pan of milk.

4.

Watch what happens.

Note: The soap breaks down the fat in the milk and causes the food coloring to swirl and make some really neat designs.

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