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Vol. II
HOW CAN KILLING INNOCENT PEOPLE EVER BE JUSTIFIED IN THE NAME OF 'HOLY WAR'?
Issue 14
Dibrugarh, Saturday, July 2, 2016
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Chief Minister Kalikho Pul condoles death of people in Bhalukpong landslide
ET CAPSULES 15 persons arrested related to drugs
Tinsukia, July 1. The move of centre to open route for 100 percent FDI has not gone well with the NF railway employees union, the body which has decided to go on an indefinate strike from July 11. Addressing a press meet here on Friday, the office bearers of Tinsukia unit of NF railway employees union, levelled serious allegation against the NDAled centre government of giving into to the hand of private foreign and domestic companies. The centre is attempting to give Indian railways in the hands of domestic and foreign private companies through PPP (public private - partnership) earlier and now by opening way for 100 percent FDI. It will lead to privatisation of Indian railways bit by bit and once the private players will have their control on railways they will even remove the fare waiver given to cancer patients and will create a massive loot. They also blasted on the recommendations by 7th pay panel terming it erroneous and said we have from time to time raised our objection and protested against government step but it government has paid no heed to our demands. Hence, we are bound to go on an indefinate strike from July 11. The union said, the strike will hamper railway traffic in a huge manner and will cause inconvenience to the railway passengers but in larger interest of the country we are bound to call for an indefinate strike. (Spl correspondent)
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Orders effective and immediate restoration activities A Staff Reporter Itanagar, July 1
1 The landslide site at Bhalukpung. Pic - Mintu Tamuli
8 dead, 4 injured in massive landslide at Bhalukpung Shambu Boro Tezpur, July 1
Altogether eight persons died and four sustained serious injury in a tragic landslide incident in upper Bhalukpung area in West Kameng District of
Arunachal Pradesh this afternoon. Sources said that the deceased and the injured were employee of rural work department under Arunachal Pradesh. The deceased were identified as Minbahadur
Chetry (Cook), Dilip Gowala (Helper), Junti Barman, Rina Barman, Pinky Boro, Micky Boro, Maini Chetry and Jala Chetry. Among these the dead bodies of Pinky Boro, Micky Boro, Maini Chetry and Jala Chetry are yet to
AP state unit of Chakma National Council of India gets people mandate to work towards unity and progress of the Community and Arunachal at large AP Chakmas to mourn 17th August as their Black Day every year
Prahlad Chakma, VP, CNCI delivering his speech during the meeting at Diyun. ET Correspondent Diyun, July 1
The Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh gave a thumps up to the Arunachal Unit of the National level organisation of the Chakmas of India, the Chakma National Council of India (CNCI) in the state unit’s first general public meetings held at Diyun. While giving the people mandate to the CNCI- Arunachal Unit to work for the unity and development of the Chakma Community and Arunachal Pradesh at large, the Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh unanimously voted the organisation as their apex organisation to works towards unity and progress. The meeting which drew almost all the heads of the Chakma villages and the head of the Bigger Council of all the villages of the Chakmas in Diyun circle have also resolved to mourn 17th August as their Black Day every year. Prahlad Chakma, National Vice
President of CNCI and Arunachal State In charge while explaining the history behind this day explained that this day of 17th August is responsible for the misery of the Chakmas of India, especially that of the Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh. On this day in 1947, though the Indian Independence Act declares Chittagong Hill Tract (CHT) to be as a part of India and thereby Indian flag was hoisted by Chakma Freedom fighter Sneha Kumar Chakma, their homeland CHT was awarded to Pakistan on this day during partition in 1947 which eventually turned out to be the genesis of the suffering of the Chakmas as a race in India. CHT was a part of India and because of the illegal award, the Chakmas had to undergo the misery and human rights violations against them by the then Pakistan Government (currently Bangladesh). After staying in Pakistan only till 1964, the Chakmas of Arunachal Pradesh had to leave East
Pakistan and came back to India. And today, they are being branded as Bangladeshi though they had fought and celebrated the Indian independence. CNCI with its headquarter in Delhi is the only organisation of the Chakmas of India formed with an intention to bring all the Chakmas present in 4 states of the India Northeast, Arunachal Pradesh, Mizoram, Tripura and Assam in a common platform nationally. It was formed on the 27th July 2014 in the Silchar Chakma Convention and now led by its president, Nirupam Chakma, ex cabinet minister of Mizoram govt and the incumbent VP of state BJP unit. CNCI have four state units with the unit of Arunachal Pradesh forming at the CNCI National Conference held at Guwahati on 26-27 March last. Somiral Chakma and Amar Bikash Chakma are the president and the GS respectively of the Arunachal State Committee.
After protest rally, PPLAWC calls for 12-hour bandh at PHEP, NEEPCO A Staff Reporter Itanagar, July 1
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After staging a protest rally on June 29, the Pare Project Land Affected Welfare Committee (PPLAWC) today informed that it would head for a 12-hour bandh (strike) at the
project site of PHEP, NEEPCO Ltd on July 5 next against the power developer.
youths of the area, who had completed their training at ITI, Tezpur and Roing.
Addressing a press conference, PPLAWC general secretary Bengia Tada said that the committee demanded immediate appointment of 50
Also concerned over the notification issued by NEEPCO for special recruitment drive for SCs/STs? OBCs, and short listing names
of candidates through employment exchanges, rather than recruiting the already trained local youths, the PPLAWC demanded immediate cancelation of the special recruitment drive. Contd. on Page 3
be traced. In the incident the circuit house located at the incident site was completely damaged. Sources said that the incident occurred due to the incessant rain in the area of the hill state. Rescue
operation is being expedited by army, NDRF and IRBN of Arunachal Pradesh. The four injured persons Deba Bahadur Mirza, Santosh Thapa, Pinky Chetry and Maini Chetry were admitted to the Bhalukpung Community Health Centre.
PDS agent arrested in Bordumsa Laxman Sarma Digboi, July 1
Based on a public complaint pertaining to alleged anomalies in distribution, allotment and forging the consumers’ PDS ration cards with ulterior motives, team Bordumsa Police led by OC Anupam Gwala arrested Lambeswar Neog the son of late Koneswar Neog of No. 1 Mohong who has been the agent of the Co-operative society here last evening in Bordumsa in Tinsukia District. According to sources, the anomalies alighted following the agitated and deprived PDS consumer of Mohong village started demanding their ration cards which the agent was holding illegally for long time. Being forced, the agent distributed 46 numbers of said consumers’ cards to the beneficiaries which to the utter surprise of the people were found either forged or overwritten with changed name. Talking to The Eastern Today this morning, Mr Gwala told that 46 numbers of forged and secretly held all the tempered PDS ration cards were recovered following the complaint to this effect. The accused has been cheating the innocent consumers and a local resident alleged that the entire quantities of the PDS rice entitled by the consumers were being diverted for black marketing which yielded him huge profit. ‘We have never seen any physical inspection of the outlet either by concerned
supply Inspector or anyone from the department of food and civil supply Margherita’ added few consumers when asked by the journalist. According to him, a case to this effect has been registered under case no 53/16 and the accused has prosecuted u/s 468/406/419 of IPC. The plight of the corruption hit people of Buri Dehing Mauja in Bordumsa including those of Puroni Pukhuri Panchayat has been worth noting which demand immediate attentions of the recently elected local BJP MLA Bhaskar Sharma of Margheita LAC and initiate early steps to curb the irregularities and illegalities on various fronts and resolve multi-dimensional issues including 20 kilometers long dilapidated Pengaree Bordumsa Road, rural electrification, encroachment of forest land, deforestation, timber smuggling, prevalence of drug abuse on a very large scale. It may be recalled here that the people of the said. Mauza comprising 5 Panchayats (Buri Dehing, Kailashpur, Puroni Pukhuri, Bijuliban and Brahmajan) with around one lakhs forty thousand electorates had played a significant role during the election and chosen a new BJP MLA expecting a change in the existing socio-economic realms and development in various service sectors. The people of the said politically potential zone still wait for the light of change.
Chief Minister Kalikho Pul has expressed profound sorrow over the loss of lives in the Bhalukpong landslides in the West Kameng district triggered by torrential rains that claimed two lives and several others injured in the accident. Condoling the death, the Chief Minister prayed for the eternal peace to the departed soul and to give strength to the grieving family members to bare the irreparable loss. Also wishing for early recovery of those injured, the Chief Minister who is constantly monitoring the situation from New Delhi, has directed the West Kameng district administration to mobilize all heads of the department, officials & staffs,
including Army, ITBP and local police for search and rescue operation, where reportedly 6-7 people are still trapped under the debris. To meet up financial needs for carrying out relief and restoration works, the Chief Minister has directed the district administration to use the fund of Rs 30 lakhs at their disposal. Also he informed that an additional fund of Rs 1 crore will be placed under Deputy Commissioner, Bomdila for carrying out the relief and restoration activities. Meanwhile three people have been rescued who have sustained serious injury. According to the reports received, the names of the injured are Deb Bahadur, Santosh Thapa, Pankaj Chetry and Mohon Burman. Contd. on Page 3
Role of Golaghat DC is Suspicious Excise Superintendent JC Phukan Sent to Police Custody ET Correspondent Golaghat , July 1
Yesterday in the evening the District Superintendent of Excise of Golaghat was caught red handed taking bribe by the Vigilance and Anti Corruption Sleuths. After this incident now the role of the Deputy Commissioner of Golaghat Varnali Deka becomes suspicious. But however she has straightaway denied the charges. Several organisations in the district have demanded that the DC should be come under the scanner of Vigilance and Anti Corruption. The District Superintendent of
Excise JC Phukan demanded a bribe of Rs 30000 from a business woman for a file which later came down to Rs 25000 and while taking the bribe money he was caught red handed by the Anti Corruption sleuths. The particular file was forwarded to the office of the DC where the DC had to check. But the file was on the DC's table for a long time without being check. The investigators seized the file and hence the role of the DC now becomes suspicious. On the other hand J.C Phukan has been sent to four days police custody.
JE Arrested In Murder Case Indrajit Tingwa Miao, July 1
The Miao Police today arrested one A.K.Khan,about 55 years of age and originally belonging to Uttar Pradesh on the basis of a complaint filed by the parents of a girl who was found dead on the banks of Nao Dining river at Miao under mysterious circumstances on 18
June,2016. Khan is a Junior Engineer with the Rural Works Department and currently posted at Miao for about three years now. The dead girl,Rupmoni Gowala had been employed as domestic help by Khan till her dead body was found with face in an unrecognizable state and legs tied. Contd. on Page 3
5 bags of Kala Kachu seized by Makum police, 2 persons arrested Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, July 1
In yet another crackdown on smuggling of illegal goods through Tinsukia, Makum police on Friday seized 5 bags of Paris Polypsylla, commonly known as 'Kala Kachu' and seized a white Maruti Swift Desire bearing registration number AS 23 F 0010, the vehicle in which it was being transported at NH-37 in Makum. Police also arrested two persons in this connection, namely, Lakhya Baruah (a resident under Barekuri PS)
national highway 37 in Makum, he added. SI Bhaskar said, on checking the vehicle police recover 5 bags of Kala kachu from the vehicle.
and Jyotirmoy Dutta Bhuyan (a resident of Gelapukhri in Tinsukia town). The approximate weight age of seized goods is around 400 kgs. According to Makum police station Officer - in - charge SI Bhaskar Saikia said, acting on a tip police tried to stop a white maruti car at Makum traffic police point. The driver of the vehicle instead jumped the signal and police gave them a chase before finally cornering them near Arunachal Dhaba at
The recovered items. Pic - Sidharth Singh
The goods was being smuggled from Arunachal Pradesh to Dimapur via Assam, he added. According to sources the value of the seized goods is around around rupees 5000 per kg ie around rupees 20 lacs. A week ago Doomdooma police seized huge quantity of Kala Kachu.
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NF railway employees union to go on indefinate strike from July 11
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CONFRONT LAW RATHER THAN INDULGING IN POLITICAL PROPAGANDA: NAQVI
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Golaghat, July 1: Yesterday after a massive rally being taken out by Golaghat administration against intake of drugs today Golaghat police raided many places of Atkhelia, Furkating and Golaghat town. Additional SP Numal Mahato said their men were able to arrest 15 men from these regions with Laudnum Hemp and Heroin. Further Mr Mahato said their activities will remain continue for upcoming days. (Correspondent)
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DIBRUGARH, SATURDAY, JULY 2
ASTRO FOR YOU Aries So, busy bee, you finally realise you've been ignoring your near and dear. And now, it's going to cost you a lot of effort to make it up to them. Dinner at the finest restaurant, a trip to the theatre, shopping at a posh boutique… be ready to splurge. Taurus In all probability, it is a favourable day to begin financial planning. You will focus on your relations and leave no stone unturned to make them prosper. You may yearn for a quiet getaway and end up spending a small fortune to get what you want. Gemini You will make a reputation for yourself as a leader in your social circle. You yearn for something in your heart, and need to concentrate your energies upon attaining it. Your creative mind will come up with solutions today, to certain questions that have been perplexing you for quite some. Cancer You will get a surprise gift or god news from your friends or relatives. You will enjoy with your family. You will get the affection and co-opeation of family members. Happiness and rapport in domestic life is indicated. Leo Chess is a good start, but it is nothing compared to the strategic intrigues of your day today. Arguments will lead to further arguments, and nowhere else. So, it only makes sense to counter a disagreement with an agreement. But then again, total agreement is doubly secretive. At the end of the day, all that matters is to get people to agree with you, even if it means having to eat humble pie in the beginning. Confused? Well, don't be. Just remember that you shall have the last laugh. Virgo You will shine exceedingly well in all the activities that you undertake today. Your dream of starting business operations on foreign shores will fructify today. You may pay more attention to your personal appearance, which will boost your morale considerably. Libra Call it your generous side, but today is the perfect day to give back to all those from whom you have received so far. With roots set firmly in community service, it might do you well to extend that helping hand and return something back to them, preferably in the double. Go along with the spirit of an early thanksgiving today. Giving is always more fulfilling than receiving. May today be a fulfilling day for you! Scorpio An upcoming project of a new joint venture will capsize your personal life and keep you on your toes today. may not find the results in proportion to the efforts that you put in, but be patient because everything will fall in place only in due time. If all things in life came at an easy cost, then they would be grossly undervalued. Sagittarius Expect a call to late-night revelry and a chance to binge. But you don't seem to be in the mood to let your hair loose and party. tempting it may be, your serious side will take over and you shall deny the offer. No wonder they like that sensible head on your shoulders. Capricorn You may have sweated your guts out for an opportunity to pursue higher studies abroad, and met with disappointment. Try again today. For those of you engaged in speculation, transaction in stock and shares is likely and may fetch substantial gains. Opportunities galore, but you won't progress until you exploit them to the best of your interest. Aquarius You need to make a simple change in your routine and things will work out superbly. You also get recognition and rewards for past achievements. But that does not mean you become complacent. Get going, as hard work is still the surest way to salvation! Pisces Today you will get attention from the opposite sex and this will play an important role in your success in the near future. Due to the favourable alignment of the planets you will recieve more than your expectations. Even though you are a calculative and cautious person, you will tend to be aggressive, outgoing and willing to take risks today. This could also translate in you trying your luck in uncertain fields like gambling, stocks or betting.
PRASAR BHARATI (India's Public Service Broadcaster) ALL INDIA RADIO : DIBRUGARH (M.W.529.1m/KHz567 F.M. 101.30 MHz) Phone No.-03732325456 E-mail -dibrugarh@air.org.in Facebook Page-All India Radio Dibrugarh Programme Highlights 2-7-16 (SATURDAY) 5-35 A.M-Bhaktigeeti (Devotional Songs) 6-10 A.M-Swasthya Charcha (Health Programme) 6-30 A.M-Bidyarthir Anusthan 7-15 A.M-Aajir Dinto (Morning Information Service) 7-30 A.M-Geetanjali (Assamese Modern Songs) 8-35 A.M-Surar Panchoi (Composite Programme of Assamese Film Songs) 9-05 A.M- Antara (Composite Programme of Hindi Film Songs) 12-30 P.M-Hindi Film Songs 1-50 P.M-Adhunik Geet 2-30 P.M-Western Music 3-45 P.M-Programme in Miju Mishmi 4-05 P.M-Programme in Khamti 4-25 P.M-Programme in Wancho 4-45 P.M-News for Arunachal Pradesh 5-00 P.M-Programme in Idu 5-20 P.M-Programme in Tangsa 5-40 P.M-Programme in Nocte 6-15 P.M-Ganya Raijor Anusthan (Rural Programme) 7-15 P.M-Yuvavani (Youth Programme) 7-45 P.M-Daakpakhili 8-00 P.M-Ekalabya (Sponsored Programme of K.K Handique State Open University) 9-30P.M-Radio Serial in Hindi-"Marudhar Ke Phool" Sd-/H.O.P
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IOWS stages protest against OIL Pranjal Gogoi Duliajan,July 1 : Oil India Limited has successfully reached its 56 years of glorious journey for the growth and development of Hydrocarbon industry in India in general and with the support of the people of Assam in particular. Throughout the period, the contribution of OIL for the growth and prosperity of the region is so
The general populace acknowledges upcoming greater responsibility and accountability not only for exponential aggressive ensuing growth of OIL but also to augment existing contribution to enhance
Crude Oil and Natural Gas Production for the growth of India’s Crude Oil and Gas Production. In a major breakthrough, IOWU has asked the central government petroleum ministry to withdraw the decision for auctioning of 6 oil and Gas field of Oil India Limited as OIL has been making significant and glorious direct rich contri-
bution for all round Socio Economic Development of Assam in particular and Nation in general since its inception. To protest the government decision IOWU staged dharna in front of OIL headquarter Duliajan.this was realese in the press note signed by president Rohini kalita and Anuj Chetia secretary of IOWU.
Digboi MLA proved to be a man of action, agelong menace of Tinali market finally over Laxman Sharma Digboi.July 1: Proving indeed to be a man of action to the people of his constituency after his recent commitment to shift much disputed and often conflicted Digboi Tinali Daily Market located alongside the busy Old LIC Road, the said daily bazaar has been finally shifted today to an earlier proposed site located within the premises of AOD New market. The joy of the people (except the vendors and shopkeepers) knew no bound to see their dreams turn true with the shift of the market place here this morning after the local BJP MLA Suren Phukon himself initiated the welcome steps and stood stern till the objective was realized.
‘Cracking upon the illegal gambling and clearing the Public road from the nuisance of the Tinali daily market in Digboi was my top priority after considering the public grievances’ remarked Mr Phukan adding ‘the said market along the road had been the menace from ages for the daily office and school goers including the general public causing the traffic congestion beside damping the AOD drains with the market waste causing breeding grounds for several ailments and polluting the entire residential areas on all four sides’ . It is pertinent to add here that several organizations including the Digboi Town Committee, IOC AOD authority and local administra-
tions including the Sub Divisional officials too had failed earlier in their attempts to move the market an inch further due to strong resentment and stiff resistance from the politically backed bazaar Committee. It may be added here that to overcome the said issue, the IOC AOD management had erected a permanent market structure for the vendors of the Tinali daily Bazar with all required amenities within the premises of its well protected and hygiene New Market. Alas! the efforts ended in smoke. In the meantime, Mr Phukon on his return after the swearing in ceremony of the BJP Government in Assam had committed the people of the Oil city during his maiden address to his
electorates to shift the people-hostile Tinali market to the said new location by hook or by crook on or before 1st July 2016. And as true to his tongue, Mr Phukon successfully accomplished his new promise after the fulfillment of the first one pertaining to gambling which till date stands blanket ban in and around Digboi. Talking to the Eastern Today, Mr Phukon assures of all possible reformation in the systems and restoration of services of public utilities simultaneously fixing and uprooting all the malpractices which vitiates the congenial atmosphere and obstruct the growth and development of the people and his place.
Indian Oil moves on with Swachcha Bharat Mission in Assam & Arunachal Bijoy Handique Jorhat, July 1: Indian Oil under Assam Oil division, Tinsukia handed over five toilet projects built under Swachcha Bharat Mission and even organized awareness program on LPG safety workshop at five places including one at Tezu in Arunachal while four others in Upper Assam districts in places like Tinsukia, Doomdoma, Sivasagar and Mariani in Jorhat, informed Binoy Paul, manager Indian Oil, Assam Oil division, Tinsukia, here today. The Indian Oil jointly organized a Toilet Project Handing Mission jointly organized by Ritseva and Aesthetic NE, an NGO based at Jorhat handed over two projects in Mariani within the heart of the town at Jatiya Vidyapeeth, while the
other at New Sonowal Mishing Gaon along the Assam-Nagaland border, where it was a dream for pucca toilets in schools and in rural- remote border areas of Mariani , which someone could hardly think about. It was none other than Ritseva under whose initiative Indian Oil came forward after getting proposals through the NGO working at remote places has bought alive the dreams of nearly six hundred students studying at New Sonowal Mishing Gaon High School since today, said Mridul Doloi, the president of NGO Ritseva. The Indian Oil Manager, Binoy Paul spoke about the Swachcha Bharat Mission that was launched a year ago by the NDA government making New India and
Governor visits College of Aeronautical Engineering, Borjhar ET Bureau Guwahati, July 1: Hon'ble Governor of Assam, Sri Padmanabha Balakrishna Acharya with First Lady, Kavita Acharya made a surprise visit to College of Aeronautical Engineering, Borjhar, Guwahati, recently. The College of Aeronautical Engineering, Borjhar is the lone Aircraft Maintenance Engineering Institute in entire Northeast.
Demanding early resolution of the Assam-Nagaland inter state border issue and stringent measures against price hike of essential commodities the Nazira units of AASU, Brihottor Asomiya Yuva Mancha, AAMSU has gone for a hunger strike at Gelekey from 29 June. Pic - S K Hassan
immense that along with the mighty river Brahmaputra, Oil can also be depicted as the lifeline of Assam.
The Governor took a glimpse of each and every aircraft which are parked in the college courtyard and obtained a thorough explanation about the practical workability and procurement of these aircrafts. During his interaction with the students and Instructors, the Governor highly appreciated this unique college of
Northeast. He was amazed to see the actual Mock Ups, System Replicas etc. developed by the college students. He was overwhelmed to see the performance of the ground run of an aircraft engine with proper rules and regulations. The Governor also discussed about the faculty, the students, the teaching process, the practical facilities, the staff and specially the hostel facilities etc. of the college.
Clean India. The Mission which stress for the use of toilets and its importance which helps in keeping away human beings from health hazards and has started taking series of programs across the country ,which Indian Oil has taken it as part of the Government’s initiatives and has been planning to complete construction of toilet projects in schools in coming days . The IOC manager, Tinsukia (division) also attended LGP safety workshop, interacted with students, teachers and parents in the form of quiz putting petty questions over the use and safety of LPG and also demonstrated how to handle the LPG burner and keep safely when they are away from their kitchens.
Teachers, students and parents were awarded by eminent personalities present at the dais were Biman Borborahthe founder chairman of Mariani town Committee, Jogeswar Buragohain and Dhiren Gogoi-both social workers and Bishnu Prova Saikia-vice chairman Mariani Town committee gave away the prizes to the winner who could give correct answers during the question hours subjected to LPG for safety. The LPG user awareness workshop cum toilet handing program was held at firstly at Mariani Jatiya Vidyapeeth while the second program was held at New Sonowal Mishing Gaon High School, both lies under Mariani Revenue Circle under Jorhat district.
Nalbari DC makes helmet compulsory for bike riders ET Correspondent Nalbari, July 1 : In order to reduce the casualties in growing road accidents the Nalbari district administration prohibited the riding of bikes without wearing helmet in the district from today.The District Magistrate Dr Om Prakash under section 144 IPC strictly prohibited the bike riding without helmet and the petrol depots of the district has been given orders not to sell fuel to bike riders who do not wear helmet. The magistrate in his order stated that the licences of the petrol pumps those violate this order will be cancelled. Following the strict order the petrol pumps in the district have displayed a board stating ' No helmet no petrol ' in front of their petrol pumps.The district magistrate who is also the deputy commissioner said that in last six month a total of 60 road accidents was reported in the district and 10 casualties of those accidents were recorded only due to no wearing of helmets.
Discourteous behavior of DKD college principal ET Correspondent Dergaon, July 1: In an untoward incident here in Dergaon the principal of DKD College, Ranjit Bordoloi ignoring the norms of UGC guidelines started the admission procedure way before date for HS and TDC courses. He was also found guilty in not permitting a student of Meghalaya board to take admission citing reason of being residing from other state. When contacted the principal said that the students of his college will get the first preference regardless of any criteria needed for admission than the students belonging to other colleges. The principal even threw away admission forms and other documents necessary for admission of students belonging to other institution and even misbehaved with them.
UGC sponsored seminar held at Namrup College Angshuman Dutta Namrup: July 1: The Department of Botany, Namrup College, organized a UGC sponsored seminar on "THE CURRENT TRENDS OF BIOLOGICAL RESEARCH IN NORTH EAST INDIA CHALLENGES & PROSPECTS" on June 29 in collabo-
ration with the Biological Hub of the college. All total 19 Research Scholars from different universities, colleges & Institutions participated in the said seminar. Dr Prabodh Bora Guwahati Veterinary College graced the seminar as the Resource person while Dr Buddhin Gogoi, Principal,
Magheria College attended as the special invitee. Earlier Dr Jitu Buragohain , PrincipalNamrup College delivered welcome address. He too inaugurated the seminar. The daylong session rounded off, with the vote of thanks offered by Prof Bimal Gogoi, Head of the Deptt of Botany, Namrup College.
Much sought after newspaper thief arrested Laxman Sharma Digboi, July 1 : Digboi Police arrested a newspaper thief identified as Mridul Bose of Borbil No 1 under Digboi Police Station here this morning after the complainant Sujit Debnath a newspaper vendor at Digboi Borbil near Public Bus stand himself grabbed the accused during the commission of the act here this morning.
The college management felt that this kind of surprise visits of the Governor would definitely be able to dispel the wrong perceptions of the common students including the citizens According to Mr Debnath, sevabout certain educational eral paper bundles containing institutions. 1080 pieces of Assamese daily
including Axomiya Protidin and Janambhumi were stolen from outside his shop premises early in the morning earlier on 19th, 25th, 26th last month. According to Sujit Debnath, the newspaper bundles belonging to Roop Brothers, Bijoy Enterprise and his own agency were often found missing which affected the daily readers due to sudden none and artificial crisis of the same. Despite repeated request and complains to local Police station to this effect, no desirable
outcome was being fetched till this morning when with a handful of VDP personnels Mr Debnath himself nabbed the culprits while stealing another 200 pieces of the Assamese dailies. The miscreants belonged to a well to do family residing in a self-owned building located just in front of the vendor’s premises. However, a case was affected in this regard at 111/16 and the accused was subsequently prosecuted u/s 379 IPC.
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CM Condoles death of Mrs. Jain New Delhi, July 1: Arunachal Chief Minister Kalikho Pul has expressed profound grief over the demise of Mrs. Shashi Bala Jain wife of Mr. Satya Pal Jain, Additional Solicitor General and Member of law Commission of India, who left for his heavenly abode on June 20, 2016. A Rasam Pagri of Mrs. Jain will be held on Sunday, 3rd July 2016 at Gymnasium Hall in Punjab University at Chandigarh. “Sashi Bala was a kind hearted lady and a worthy companion of Satya Pal Jain who always stood behind him and worked tirelessly to serve all the sections of society,” said Pul in his condolence message. The Chief Minister prayed to the almighty to grant peace to the departed soul and courage to the bereaved family to bare the irreparable loss.
Governor condoles, announces ex-gratia from Governor’s relief fund A Staff Reporter Itanagar, July : The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa has expressed shock and grieved the loss of lives in a massive landslide triggered by heavy rainfall at Bhalukpong in West Kameng District. Condoling the loss of lives and praying for the eternal peace of the departed souls, the Governor has announced an ex-gratia relief of Rs. 1 (One) lakh for the next of kin of each of victim died in the landslide. The Governor once again cautioned the people and has advised them to be alert and take necessary precautions as the State is experiencing torrential rainfall. He also asked the State Government and District Administrations review the directives issued earlier regarding the people living in landslide and flood prone areas.
Marijuana seized by students State Bank of India observed Sushanta Roy Diphu July 1: Six School going students were nabbed yesterday at the Recreation Park by the officials of Forest Department when the Beat Officer of the park Jemson Kro noticed the immoral practice; as the students were smoking marijuana. Immediately the forest officials informed the local unit of Karbi Students Organization (KSA) whose activists
rushed to the spot to speak to the accused students. The students give away that they bought the marijuana from one Hemari Tisso, a resident of Birla Gate. After gathering the information the KSA members visited Hemari Tisso’s resident and found huge quantity of Marijuana from his residence. The accused confessed that he sells Rs.10-20 a pack to the minor students. When
ET Correspondent Namsai, July 1 : D i s t r i c t Health Society (NVBDCP) Namsai has observe the Anti Malaria Month in a befitting manner through out the district with mass awareness programme, to reduce the incidence of Malaria cases . Namsai being the high endemic to Malaria and with few reported case of other Vector Borne disease like Japanese encephalitis. The district also gear up to reduce the Annual Parasite Index (API) below 1 by 2020. Deputy Commissioner Mr. R.K. Sharma inaugurate the programme with Mass awareness Rally on 11/ 6/6/16 at Namsai Town Club, Participated by public leaders, Govt Officers and official, , NGOs, Students, teacher , Medical staffs etc. the procession with miking and slogan of Making the place free from Malaria and Cleanliness of town to be free from communicable disease and vector borne diseases. The Rally start at 6 30 AM and end at 8 am.
Side by side there was a mass social service conducted by all public and shop keeper by closing their shops for two hours from 7 to 9 am. The Govt. office and Residential colonies were involved in cleaning their respective areas on the eve of Anti Malaria campaign, supported by district administration. On 13th June2016, Workshop on Malaria and Vecor Borne disease was conducted at Namsai town Club. With cheif guest by Project Director DRDA Mr s. Taludar and Dr. Nani Rika DMO,BDO and HODs, other people attended the workshops where all the AWWs and ASHAs of the nearby villages beside medical staffs. Dr. C.N.Mantaw explained about the Malaria and its management as resource person. Dr.C.M.Thamoung shown the case scenerios of Malaria of district with Power point presentation, importance of workshop for the public for control and prevention of Malaria from the district.
Blood donation camp organised by AEKCCSWA A Staff Reporter Itanagar, July 1: A voluntary blood donation camp was organised by the All East Kameng Capital Complex Students’ Welfare Association (AEKCCSWA), and supported by United Charity, Itanagar to commemorate the 52nd birth anniversary of former Education Minister late Dera Natung. AEKCCSWA general secretary Rahulsipa (Pije) said, “We have organised this
voluntarily blood camp to apprise the state government and the masses of the requirement and establishment of blood banks in all parts of the state, including district headquarters.” The camp was managed and coordinated by Rama Krishna Mission Hospital, Itanagar, with the support of Dr L R Chaudary, Dr Kamta Beyong and Dr Tojo Angu. The organizers collected a total of 19 units of blood on the day.
with the hygienic sanitary napkins for distribution among the 10755 girl students registered in the Government and Provincialised schools of the district. Each girl student would be provided with 8 packs sanitary napkins which will be given away by the lady teacher of the school for which a total number of 86040 packs have been sanctioned by the Government. The sanitary napkins will be given to the girls in the age
group of 14-15. The project is specially meant for the rural school girls’ student who could not afford to maintain a healthy lifestyle. One of the school principals told the government is taking it seriously towards the betterment of the girls indicating that female are treated as the mother figure in our country.” It should have been done many years before but the government has implemented it only last year”, said the Inspector of Schools, Sri Rowelson Rongpi.
After protest rally, PPLAWC calls for 12-hour bandh at PHEP, NEEPCO Contd. from Page 1 Accusing the NEEPCO of betraying people of the state, chairman of the PPLAWC, Gyamar Kuka said that the people of Rose and Dakte Hoj Panchayat under Papum Pare district had cooperated with the power developer company throughout the project, but if the NEEPCO authorities failed to fulfill the demands, all project activities would be banned. He also claimed that the NEEPCO had failed to implement all the assurances under its Corporate Social Responsibility scheme, like schools, hospitals and drinking water supply. Kuka also alleged that in the meeting held on June 29 after the protest rally, head of project Devnath said, “We came here for the project and not for public development.” Joining the PPLAWC, Rose Panchayat Anchal Samiti Member Techi Raksap said
When the student’s activists reached his residence, Hemari Tisso had already fled from the scene. Five of the students reading in Class 7 & 8 are from Hebron’s School, Diphu and the other reading in Class 9 is from Hill Top School, Diphu. While
people appreciated the good job done by the KSA, parents feel that the schools need to do more during school hours to keep tract of the students. One school teacher however lamented that it is the responsibility of the parents to take care of their children after school hours which many parents do not care giving chances to the students to indulge in all kinds of bad habits.
Anti-malaria month observed in Namsai
Free sanitary napkins for girl students Sushanta Roy Diphu July 1: All the girl students of Class IX to Class XII studying in the Government and Provincialised schools of Karbi Anglong will be provided with free sanitary napkins, said the Inspector of Schools today. The project, called Nirmal Aachani, was launched in 2015 and the napkins have been supplied by Aarpee Hygienic Private Limited. The official said that total of 127 institutions of Karbi Anglong is being provided
grilled Tisso’s wife informed that her husband has been doing the business for the last 3 years.
that during the meeting, NEEPCO authorities had assured of a solution within seven days, on July 5 next. However, he said that the public demanded an answer by July 4, and if the power developer failed, the PPLAWC and the locals would head for the scheduled bandh on July 5. Human Resource Officer Anil Kumar had informed the PPLAWC that the Ministry of Power, Government of India, had put a halt on recruitments. However, he said that the company has already submitted a proposal to revoke the order. Apprehensive on whether the proposal would be accepted or not, the PPLAWC said that “we cannot keep sacrificing our lands for national development.” Earlier, 22 people were hired on contractual terms, but were regularized after the PPLAWC protested. Further, the PPLAWC informed that if the NEEPCO
authorities failed to meet with their demands after the first phase of bandh, a 24-hour bandh would be launched on July 11, followed by a 36-hour bandh on July 18. Also, an indefinite strike would be launched against PHEP, NEEPCO Ltd if the 50 ITI trainees are not appointed. During the 12-hour bandh on July 5, all working sites of Pare Project would remain closed, and no vehicular movement will be allowed at various project sites of Sopo and jampa villages. The HoP office and HCC Ltd and other companies would also remain closed. However, ambulance, magistrate on duty, pharmacies, hospital, fire brigades, water supply, milk vans and press are exempted from the purview of the 12hour bandh. The national highway PapuYupia-Hoj-Potin would remain open for vehicular movement.
Month long activities at various places by organizing awareness programmes in selected places and mass blood test were carried out. And during this many Higher secondary School awareness programme were also visited at various places and shown short Malaria movies to the public. 14/6/16 at at Enten Manna Village community hall comprising of five neighboring villages : Enten , enthem, Manna I 7 II, Hofai and Kaisu. 17/6/16 at Chowkham in Pali Vidyapith Schools attended by public and students. 18/6/16 at Empong village under PHC Emphum, attended by villagers from Memey, Mankaw too. 20/6/16 at Old Mohong Govt. Hr. Sec. School, attend by Public , PRI, AWW, ASHAs , Students and Teachers. 21/6/16 at Jona Sub-Centre attended from two neighboring villages, 22/6/16 at PHC Lathao attened by public, PRI members, GBs, AWW, ASHAs and Students.
25/6/16 at Mahadevpur Community hall, attended by Public GBs, PRI members, AWWs and ASHAS. 27/6/16 at Govt.Secondary Schools Manmow and Kumari, attended by Teachers and students. 28/16 at Chesing Wingko under PHC Piyong attended by Publics from three neighboring villages Wagun I and Nongtaw. 29/6/16 at Govt. Hr. Secondary School. For the seniors students on awareness campaign of Vector Borne diseases and Inter personnel communication (IPC) explaining the importance of their involvement in control of diseases and some related terminologies were done. At all places IEC Materials like leaflets on Malaria, Japanese encephalitis and, Dengue were distributed to the participants. From the department 500 TShirts for awareness on Malaria and LLIN Uses were also distributed during the occasion.
One JE Arrested In Murder Case Contd. from Page 1
The parents of the girl who lives at Namphai-II about 8 kilometres off Miao had lodged a complaint with the Additional Deputy Commissioner Miao on 22 June and had named Khan as the prime suspect. The complaint was forwarded by ADC office Miao today to the police. Khan was arrested based on the complaint informed OC Miao P.S. Inspector N.Ete. As per reliable sources and the parents of the deceased girl, Khan picked up the girl alongwith her mother on 12 June from her home at Namphai-II. On 13 June,the girl's mother was sent away while retaining the girl on the pretext paying her dues. The girl went out from her friends place at 2 am in the intervening night and
since then went missing till her decomposed body was found at the river bank. Miao Police initially took suo motto cognisance of the matter and were investigating it as a missing person's case. Now,the police have registered a case No.22/ 16 under section 302,201 of PIC today and have taken Khan into custody as a named accused in the complaint . The investigation officer informed that the post mortem report and the call details of the victim are awaited. The call details are likely to unlock the mystery of the death as the girl is said to have left her friend's place in the wee hours after recieving a call on her phone. Meanwhile,the Arunachal Pradesh Women Welfare Society, Miao Unit are closely watching the developments in the case.
Foundation Day in Itanagar
A Staff Reporter Itanagar, July 1 : On the special occasion of the State Bank Day, which is observed to commemorate the foundation Day of the State Bank of India (SBI) on 1st July 1955, the Bank officials of State Bank of India, Itanagar Branch donated medical items to the Raj Bhavan Dispensary, Itanagar. Assistant General Manager (AGM) SBI, Itanagar branch, Shri Satya Sinha Bairagi, accompanied by Smt Binju Karlo, Branch Manager, SBI, Ziro Tinali and other bank officials handed over medical items, including stretcher, wheelchair and waiting lodge steel bench to the Dispensary as part SBI’s Corporate Social Responsibilities. AGM, SBI informed that the roots of the State Bank of India lie in the first decade of the 19th century, when the Bank of Calcutta, later renamed the Bank of Bengal, was established on 2 June 1806. The Bank of Bengal was one of three Presidency banks, the other two being the Bank of Bombay and the Bank of Madras. The Presidency banks amalgamated on 27 January 1921, and the reorganised banking entity took as its name Imperial
A photo of State Bank of India, Itanagar Branch donated medical items to the Raj Bhavan Dispensary. Bank of India. Pursuant to the provisions of the State Bank of India Act of 1955, the Reserve Bank of India, which is India's central bank, acquired a controlling interest in the Imperial Bank of India. On 1 July 1955, the imperial Bank of India became the State Bank of India. To commemorate the Day, the State Bank of India reaches out to the NGOs and other sectors including health institutes. AGM further informed along with medical items to the Raj Bhavan Dispensary, the Bank has organised distribution of fruits to inmates of Oju Mission and indoor patients of Ramakrishna Mission Hospital, Itanagar. Delighted and accepting the
items provided by the SBI, Dr. Jennifer Tayeng, Medical Officer In-Charge, Raj Bhavan Dispensary expressed gratefulness to the SBI officials on the special Day, which is also observed as National Doctor’s Day commemorating the birth anniversary of the legendary physician and the second Chief Minister of West Bengal, Dr Bidhan Chandra Roy. While appreciating the philanthropic initiatives of the SBI, the Medical Officer In-Charge said that the items will be very useful for the dispensary and its patients. Raj Bhavan officers and medical officers and paramedical staffs of the Dispensary were present on the occasion.
Bank day celebrated ET Correspondent Tezpur, July 1 : The Tezpur branch of state bank of India and in association with it's Mission Chariali Regional Branch Office observed the Bank day at Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, located at Na Ali near here. The day was started with plantation of sapling of tree within the campus of the school which was formally inaugurated by AGM, regional business office, (Mission Chariali) Tezpur Pramendra Kumar. He was assisted by Chief Manager, Mission Chariali Branch, SBI Sushanta Chakravorty, Deputy Manager Budhen Gagoi and in charge Head mistress of the
school Sangeeta Devi. Following this event the bank officials also donated one aqua guard water purifier with bucket. A demonstration on how "How to open an account, what is saving habit, necessity of moving towards
Digital Banking, and prevention of Cyber crimes" was also held among the 6th and 7th standard children of the school by the bank officials respectively Pramendra Kumar, and Sushanta Chakravorty. At last, sweets were distributed to the students.
Medicine donated to District Hospital, Changlang
Chief Minister Kalikho Pul condoles death of people in Bhalukpong landslide Contd. from Page 1 The Chief Minister has directed all the concerned authorities to ensure timely relief activities, including provision of proper medical care, food and shelter for the affected. Pul said he would personally visit the accident site and make spot assessment. He announced ex-gratia relief of Rs 4 lakhs for the deceased late Dil Bahadur Chetry, 50 and late Dilip Gwala, 15. Also for those injured, the CM announced Rs 1 lakh as immediate recourse. Further, based on the nature of injury and their treatment, the Chief Minister assured that the state government would bear all the medical expenses. Also he assured that welfare of the next of kith and kin of the deceased and those injured would be taken cared with the promise to pay a visit to them. The Chief Minister, who after receiving the accident report that occurred around 12 pm today, spoke to Director of Disaster Management YW Ringu, Deputy Commissioner, Bomdila, DDMO, Bomdila and EAC, Bomdila to get first hand report of the situation.
According to the reports, the torrential rain that triggered landslides on a road near Tippi has caused substantial damage to the school buildings, circuit house and storehouses of PHE, PWD, WRD and RWD department, and has flooded the local police station. Responding swiftly to the situation, the Chief Minister directed the authorities to dispatch team from Itanagar to the site with all medical team, ambulances, paramedics, nurses and also asked them to set up medical camp at the site so that timely help could be provided. It is reported that all department officials along with the local state police are currently engaged in the search and rescue operations along with the medical team and their supplies. Also personnel from Army, ITBP and BRTF with two JCBs are on the spot assisting the rescue mission. Further a NDRF team consisting of 1 inspector, 1 sub-inspector and 30 personnel left Doimukh for Bhalukpong at around 3 pm today equipped with life saving equipment such as Medical First Responder (MFR) and Collapsed Structure Search and Rescue (CSSR) in five vehicles.
Shri Tupkan Kitnya Gen.Secretary Handed over the Medicines to Dr H.Tangjang Medical Supdt.District Hospital Changlang on 1st July,2016 in presence of Mr N.Changmi Chairman TWDS
ET Correspondent Changlang, July 1: " The Tribal Welfare & Development Society" the Partner NGO N E R C O R M P , Changlang has donated medicines worth of Rs. 24,000.00 to Dr H.Tangjang, Medical Superintendent, District Hospital Changlang in presence of Dr M. Kenglang MO in the
simple function held at NGO office Chamber on today the 1st July'2016 at 12.30 hrs. The function was attended by Mr N.Changmi, Chairman TWDS, Shri Tupkam Kitnya General Secretary TWDS and all staff members of the NGO including Mr N.K.Longchang Ex ZPM. Dr H.Tangtang has sug-
Obituary Kamal Chandra Nath ET Correspondent Tezpur, July 1: Kamal Chandra Nath, a retired
teacher and renowned comedian of jahamari area near here died today in the mornig following old age ailment.
gested the NGOs members to organised more awareness campaign on health & hygiene in the interior villages. He appreciated the service render by the NGO and remind that last year also the NGO has contributed medicine to district Hospital Changlang were hundred of poor and needy patients were benefited. He was 81. He was closely associated with various sociocultural organizations of the area. People of the area codoled his death.
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Three arrested for sexual abuse in Kokrajhar ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, July 1: Kokrajhar police arrested three persons including a 20-years-old girl for involving sexuality cases from Shami Hotel and Lodge in Kokrajhar town on Friday. According to police, a girl and two men apprehended late night from Shami Hotel and Lodge after getting information about illegally sexuality incident inside hotel. The Hotel owned by BTC MCLA Abdul Ali Mondal along the JD Road Thanapara in Kokrajhar. A 20-years-old girl was forcefully raped by two persons at the hotel, who hailed from Nayekgaon area of Kokrajhar late last night. She said they met me yesterday evening by 4 pm at Kokrajhar railway station and asked to come at
hotel. They also threaten me to kill if she shout and cry in the hotel, besides they tied my mouth with cloth and repeatedly raped in the hotel, victim girl said. The accused persons were identified as Saher Ali of Joypur of Kokrajhar district and Sahrab Ali, hailed from Dhubri district and confessed their involved with incident late last night in the hotel. ‘We arrested girl and two persons from hotel in Kokrajhar late last night and investigation is on into incident, of which detailed would be come out after investigation’, said a senior police officer. Citizen and NGO activists condemned the incident and demanded stern action against hotel, which has given space to act such anti social activities in the town.
Cloudburst triggers incessant rains in Uttarakhand; 30 dead, NDRF teams dispatched Dehradun, July 1 : At least 30 people have died and many houses were damaged after heavy rains triggered by a cloudburst lashed hilly areas of Uttarakhand on Friday.
dozens of vehicles remained stranded on both sides.
According to reports, Pithoragarh and Chamoli districts were inundated after the cloudburst, causing severe problems to the people.
Entry of heavy vehicles was halted on the Kedarnath highway after a landslide at Gangolgaon.
The Yamunotri highway, near Kharadi, has also been damaged leading to traffic being halted.
All major rivers in the hilly tracts have swollen.
Large tracts of agriculture fields have been destroyed in Suva village of the Dharchula area and three bridges linking the village have been washed away. NDRF teams have been rushed to the areas affected
by cloudburst in Uttarakhand and additional teams have been asked to
stay alert, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh Over 54 mm rain was
recorded here in the last 24hours. The Thal-Munsyari road has been cut-off and
Biotech Park, Guwahati Road mishap launches its first newsletter
Photo of injured person at a road mishap in Kokrajhar
ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, July 1: A person received serious injury due to road mishap at Joypur area along JD Road under Kokrajhar PS this morning in Kokrajhar district. The mishap took place at Joypur around 11 am where Ritu Roy,son of Jameswar Roy of Chengmari village received injury following
head on collision of a motor cycle and bi-cycle. Ritu was on way to Chengmari from Kokrajhar town when mishap took place. Both motor cycle and bi-cycle met mishap and he hospitalized in the incident. Ritu was immediately rushed to Kokrajhar RNB Civil Hospital, who received multiple injuries on his head, body and legs.
Oil tanker seized ET Correspondent Tezpur, July 1: A full loaded oil tanker with around 24 thousand liter of oil was seized today in the morning by Tezpur Police near Kaliabhamra Bridge. According to the Police sources, the illegal oil carrying tanker bearing no. NL-02-L-7639 which
was parked over bridge was intercepted. Two persons identified as Zamal Seikh and Firoz Choudhary were arrested in connection with the incident. Interrogation is on and the accused confessed that the illegal oil was meant for sending to Odisha from Digboi Ledo.
A Staff Reporter Guwahati, July 1: With a view to disseminate adequate information about the recent advancements in science and technology and to provide insight into various Biotech activities, Science and Technology Minister, Keshab Mahanta has released the first newsletter ‘ NORTH EAST BIOLINE’ at a function held in his office conference hall today. Speaking on the occasion Keshab Mahanta has also proposed to establish a Centre for Bio-Engineering to promote an integrated study and research in biotechnology, environment, life sciences, research on the abundantly available bio-resources in the north east region, on bio-informatics and other allied areas. Such a centre, apart from ensuring highly skilled human resources, it will also benefit start-ups, students and researchers in this field to seek scientific advice and to fulfil their aspirations. To popularise Science and Technology, Mahanta advocated for observing National Science Day in each village in the State so that the young minds gets interest for research oriented activities. The Minister also declared that on every 28th February, i.e., on the National Science Day, two
Science and Technology Minister, Assam, Shri Keshab Mahanta launches the first Newsletter of Guwahati Bio Tech park ’ NORTH EAST BIOLINE’ at his office conference hall on 1st July, 2016.
number of scientists will be awarded from Science and Technology department. The Chief Exective Officer, Guwahati Biotech park, Vinod Seshan while delivering his inaugural speech said that Guwahati Biotech Park(GBP), a society under the Department of Science and Technology, Government of Assam is the first of its kind in the North Eastern Region to prove opportunities for technological innovation in the entire Biotech spectrum. Being an intensive knowledge based sector, enterprises set up under this ever-expanding sector have immense focus on activities such as research, innovation, product-
design, product analysis and experimentation. He also said that GBP has also initiated signing of Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with different universities for fruitful industryacademia collaboration. Present at the occasion, the Director of Assam Science and Technology Environment Council, Dr. Arup Kumar Misra said that the department will extend all possible help to the Biotech Park to make it successful. He also urged upon research scholars, students along with teaching fraternity to join hands for the development of bio-technology and allied sectors in the state. Director of Indian Institute
Meanwhile, the Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain at isolated places especially in Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar and Champawat districts of Uttarakhand. The weather department has
Van Mahotsav observed in Kokrajhar ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, July 1: The Van Mahotsav was observed at Tengapara LP school ground with planting saplings in Kokrajhar district along with rests of the state. The celebration was organized by Kokrajhar bazaar,North Kokrajhar and BTC Secretariat branches of Bank of India(SBI) ,on the occasion of Bank Day in collaboration with 135 Battalion of Eco Task Force to mark the Van Mahotsav in Kokrajhar.
BTC Executive member Doneswar Goyary inaugurated the celebration with planting of sapling at Tengapara LP school complex followed by bank official, student, and Also present on the occa- citizens on the day. The sion IIT, Guwahati Dean, SBI marked the day Bank Dr. Saurav Basu, Chairman Day, which has been obof Assam Gramin Vikas served every year with difBank, Shiv Shankar Singh ferent programme schedand Managing Director of Aroma India Amit Jain also expressed their warm wishes and commitment to support for the success of the Biotech Park. Along with the dignitaries a host of officers from science and technology department and other stake holders partici- A Correspondent pated in the launching cer- Pathsala, July 1: The dead emony. body of an unknown woman was found on the railway track at Pathsala near 'Dumaria' in Bajali subdivision under Barpeta district. The body was recovered at around 11.30 am today. The deceased whose age is believed to be between 18 to 25 years is wearing blue and of Entrepreneurship, Assam Manoj Kumar Das spoke at length on the medicinal plants and the scope for its research.
forest rights recognition by law, Assam should be declared a dry state and ban all kinds of chewing tobacco with immediate effect, Maintain State Roster System in recruitment of TET qualified teachers, Stop Auction of all categories of Oil fields of Assam to private companies. Demanding stop installation of high voltage electric wire throughout the BTAD and northern part of Assam, the ABSU expressed much concern about the consequences of the installation of the very high voltage electric wire throughout BTAD and northern part of Assam by the Power Grid. ‘There are instances of people in the rural & tribal areas being affected by the supply of power through high power transmission bring causality of one person in Chirang by electric shock on 26 June 2016 and injuring seriously eight others who are now in the hospitals. It has also become a threat to every farmer who has crop growing lands under the wire and in their homes being affected by the electric shock, the memorandum said. On the immediately implementation of the Schedule Tribe & other traditional forest dwellers (recognition of rights) Act 2006, and stop the eviction notice to the indigenous tribal people who are entitled for forest rights recognition by law, it said it is high time that by the provision of the Law they are entitled to be recognized as Forest Dwellers with the rights of land and other facilities as per the Section 3 of the said law. ‘It is well known fact that the tribal being dependent on
the foods obtainable in the forest and agricultural products from their occupied land and such a move by the authority to evict these villagers is a violation of Fundamental Rights of the Citizen, it said..
The union opined that even after repeated demands by many landless people who needs to be granted land rights, it is seen that the land and revenue department of BTC has been allotting large area of land for the outsider private company (like Patanjali Yogpeeth) at Chirang amidst the landless people who are struggling for daily livelihood. It demanded immediate halt of issuing ‘Eviction Notice’ and harassing the indigenous forest dwelling tribes in the state. The ABSU warns to take up strong movements if the government not implements the Schedule Tribe & other traditional forest dwellers (recognition of rights) Act, 2006, within a short period of time. On the recent initiative by the state government appointing TET qualified teachers, the Union expresses displeasure for keeping aside the tribal quotas failing to maintain the roster system in appointment process. ‘This has largely kept aside the tribal youths from employment and increased the unemployment problem. There were many vacant posts which were of reserved quota but these posts are now become extinct after the roster system of appointment process was kept aside, it said and urges the state government to maintain the state roster system in appoint-
ment to meet the problem of unemployment and minimize the problem of education in Assam. On the BJP govt step to Auction of all categories of Oil fields of Assam to private companies, the Union said that auctioning of such public sector oil fields to the private companies would be hampering the means of production and control over resources of the state. ‘The Auctioning would also be leading to the monopoly of private companies on all sorts of benefit in the public sector which is danger to the economy of the state in future, it said and demands to immediately stop the auctioning of 12 oil fields of Assam to Private Companies. ABSU also strongly urge the state government to take strong initiative to control the price rise in the state, so that the large section of middle class and poor people can have right to use all sorts of food and other essential items for their living. ABSU also feels that it is a high time for the State of Assam to declared a ‘Dry State’ and ban all sorts of chewing tobacco in state as some of the major states like Bihar and Tamilnadu has take a firm and humanitarian approach in their state to stop alcohol for the sake of the safe and sound future of the young generation and poor people of the state. Lawrence Islary,general secretary of ABSU,former MPs Urkhao Gwra Brahma,Sansuma Khunggur Bwiswmuthiary and several organization leaders participated and addressed about the demands and issues of the public facing in the region.
ET Correspondent Tezpur, July 1 : In connection with the 55th doctor’s day the Tezpur Branch of Indian Medical Association (IMA) today organized a free medical checkup camp at it’s meeting hall located at the heart of the town for the senior citizens and the children. Over hundred senior citizens and children were registered. The programme was formally inaugurated by the president senior citizen Association, Dr. Biswaranjan Kalita. In the programme blood test, BMD and ECG were done. The event was attended by Dr. Lakheswar Bhuyan, Dr. Atul Saikia, Dr. Bhabani Bhuyan, Dr. Rupam Das, Dr. Dipti Rekha Baruah, Dr. SM Mazid among others who treated the patients thronged the programme. Meanwhile, talking to this correspondent, Secretary, Tezpur branch of IMA, Dr. Atul Kalita said that IMA has been observing the day since 1991 after the declaration by the
uled, this year bank authority decided to celebrate the day with bringing natural beautification and natural balancing in the world. Goyary said, ‘It was an appreciated venture adapted from bank authority and ETF to bringing natural balance n the world through planting saplings. We must plant saplings and keep healthy living as well environment’. Bidhan Chandra Brahma, Bank official said that the SBI authority decided to observe the day in association with Eco Task Force among society. Brahma, ‘We organized the day as Bank day along with Van Mahotsav and planted saplings in the region.We have been planning to planting trees to meet healthy environment and good living’.
Body of an unknown women found on Railway track at Pathsala
ABSU stages sit-in-demonstration Free Medical Health Check Camp held in connection with Doctor’s Day
ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, July 1: The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) staged a 2-hours sit-in-demonstration in Kokrajhar demanding immediate solution to various problems, which included immediate cancellation land allotment to ‘Patanjali Ayurved Ltd’ a private company run by Baba Ramdev at Chirang by the BTC, stop auction of all category of Oil field to private companies. Hundreds of ABSU activists and publics from various organizations participated in the demonstration from 10 am to 12 noon near Children park in Kokrajhar carrying placards, festoons and banners and shouting slogans, demanded immediate cancellation land allotment to ‘Patanjali Ayurved Ltd’, Protect Tribal Belt & Blocks and provide land rights to the landless indigenous tribal people of Assam and Control the massive Price Rise of essential commodities in Assam. A memorandum was submitted to Chief Minister and BTC Chief through Deputy Commissioner, Kokrajhar demanding early actions into demanded issue and problems. The demands included stop installation of High Voltage Electric Wire throughout the BTAD and tribal areas of northern Assam, Stop Anti Assam River Linking project to protect the Biodiversity and Indigenous economy of the state, Implement the S.T. & other traditional forest dwellers (recognition of rights) Act, 2006, and stop the eviction notice to the indigenous tribal people, who are entitled for
also issued a warning alert of heavy to very heavy rain at few places in Nainital, Udham Singh Nagar, Champawat, Almora, Pauri, Haridwar, Dehradun and Tehri districts during the next 72 hours starting from today. Keeping in view of the alert, all District Administrations have been asked to take precautionary measures. Director of the state Met. Department Vikram Singh has said that a low pressure line between the Bay of Bengal and Punjab is triggering the rains and the western disturbance is also moving and it will approach Afghanistan and Jammu and Kashmir in the next two to three days.
Government of India July 1 to be the national doctor’s day in memory of Dr. Bidhan Chandra Ray who was warded with highest prestigious award Bharat Ratna in 1961. As part of the observation of the day Tezpur chapter of the IMA has been felicitating the senior doctors for their commendable medical service to the community and those who have extraordinary contribution towards society. Besides these it has been conducting community service like free health camp, felicitation to the meritorious students and family get-together. This time the Tezpur IMA has urged the doctors of Tezpur to extend their helping hand towards the girl child. In the evening a special event was held after the health check up camp where in Yuba Sahitya Akademi Award winner, daughter of Dr. Harendra Kumar Sakia, Prarthana Saikia, Dr. Jahanara Begum, Dr. Bhupen Das and Dr. Hiranya Bora were felicitated.
red colour cloths. A mobile phone was recovered from the spot. The deceased is still unidentified by the local people and it is assumed that she might have committed suicide. The badly severed body was sifted to Barpeta medical College, Hospital for post mortem.
ATSU express concern over distortion of Tiwa folk dance and music ET Correspondent Morigaon, July 1: All Tiwa Students Union (ATSU) expressed its serious concern over the distortion of several traditional folk songs and dances of Tiwa community. In a press release, Kandarpa Hukai, President and Pranjal Amphy, General Secretary, ATSU said that several so called modern artists distorted the original form of several songs dances which are the backbones of rich heritage of Tiwa culture . Citing the examples, the President and the Secretary said that the song and dance of Borot festival of Tiwa were completely distorted by some artists which were viewed in Social Media. Borot is an important festival of Tiwa and in original form of Borot Song had the
monkey's face,birds face etc and those have some meaning which were wrongly interpreted by some choreographers in some video cassette . The ATSU further said that the translator of Tiwa Makhawali Khorla album, the producer,singers completely distorted the original tiwa Makhawali songs. Likewise, Jina Rajkumari produced Tiwa"Jakoi Lange Lange" song in a distorted manner. And one Madhuri Gogoi also presented the Tiwa Tauling Borota song with wrong pronunciation of Tiwa words. The ATSU warned all concerned not to distort Tiwa Language and culture which ,will affect greater Assamese society and culture.
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NE states better governed for business prospects : Sangma Shillong, July 1: Stating that Northeastern states are better governed for business prospects, Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma on Thursday also stressed that there was a need to look at sustainability of business and livelihood in the region's rural areas. However, Sangma said that the suspension of North Eastern Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy, 2007 has affected industrial development in the region. Addressing the North East India Business and Cultural Integration Initiatives, organized by the central government's Department of Industrial
Policy & Promotion and business chamber Confederation of Indian Industry in Mumbai, he said the northeastern region being a conglomeration of frontier states, the growth and prosperity of this region is very important. The Initiatives aims at promoting North East India as business and tourism destination. The day-long summit was also attended by Assam Industry and Commerce minister Chandra Mohan Patowary, Development of North Eastern Region Ministry Joint Secretary A.M. Singh, CII North East Council Chairman
Lineman died , brutally assaulted by some unidentified persons
Tamenglong- Khongshang road Fund sanctioned in 2014-15, yet work fails to take off
Imphal, July 1: A man working in MSPDCL as a lineman died after he was brutally assaulted by some unidentified persons and abandoned at his residential gate before any medical aid could be given in the wee hours today. The victim has been identified as one Md Abdul alias Rahaman (47) s/o Habizuddin of Moijing Chingya Khunou, Thoubal district. He was posted at Khuman Lampak power sub-station as a lineman. According to family members, Abdul left home at around 10 pm yesterday for the local Masjid. They said that they heard a vehicle pulling up at their residential gate at around 1.45 am which was followed by sounds of a man whimpering. When some family members went out to check what was happening at the gate, they found Abdul. Immediately, he was rushed to Noor Hospital, Lilong but he succumbed to the injuries on the way. Fatal injury marks were seen on different parts of Abdul's body and the sockets of both his knees were also found smashed. Before Abdul breathed his last, he reportedly mentioned the names of Md Zakao (43) s/o Badra of Moijing Thoubalmayum, his elder brother Md Keetum (45) and their cousin Md Arya Khan (43), informed a source. Yet, till the time of filing this report, it was not known who were behind the killing of Abdul and what was their motive. (Agencies)
Hundreds of trucks were stranded in Manipur Imphal, July 1 : Hundreds of trucks were stranded in Manipur after heavy rains caused landslides in Tamenglong district, officials said. The trucks are loaded with construction material and consumer items and were coming from West Bengal, Assam and Meghalaya to Manipur. Their movements have been hit since Wednesday night, the officials said. Trucks going from Imphal to other states were also stranded along with buses and private cars. District officials told IANS over the phone that if there were more rains in the coming days, the situation would worsen. Officials and labourers of the Border Roads Organisation are working round the clock to clear the landslides. The stranded motorists and passengers were facing major problems, including shortages of food, on the hilly highway, the officials said. The women passengers battled with lack of privacy. The National Highway 37 passing through Tamenglong, Imphal East and Imphal West districts is one of the two lifelines of Manipur.(Agencies)
Imphal, July 1: Even though TamenglongKhongshang road has been already listed as a National Highway for cons-truction of which Rs 13 crore was sanctioned by the Ministry of Road Transport and High- ways (MoRTH) in 2014-15, the road construction work has not been initiated till date. A well placed source informed that MoRTH sanc- tioned Rs 13 crore to construct the 39.5 Kms long road at the level of a National Highway and the task was entrusted to the National Highway Infrastructure Development Cooperation Limited (NHIDCL). Notably, TamenglongKhongshang road was lite- rally abandoned for the last 10 years and the
Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma Sandipan Chakravorty among others. State governments of the region gave presentations on the possible business avenues in the region, while representatives of corporate houses such as IL&FS,
people of Tamenglong have been demanding its repairing/con- struction every now and then. In spite of the people's persistent demand for development of the road, there is no sign of starting the road construction work any time soon. Nonetheless, tender for the road construction was done and a firm based outside the State was selected as contractor. However, some of the documents submitted by the contractor along with bank guarantee issued by HDFC were found to be either erroneous or forged. Subsequently, the tender process was cancelled and due procedures have been initiated to hold a fresh tender, informed
Shapoorji Pallonji and Tata Trust also spoke about the various business avenues there. "The region has seen visible positive impact in the last few years due to number of investments viable for the region
the source. In view of the dilapidated condition of the road and the people's strong pressure to build it, an amount of Rs 25 lakh was sanctioned to repair the road at the minimal level. As the amount of Rs 25 lakh would not be enough to repair the road and make it passable, the same amount was again withdrawn. The question of constructing TamenglongKhongshang road was taken up as an agenda during an official meeting held at Guwahati yesterday where the MoRTH Director General was also present. Nonetheless, taking serious of the people's strong pressure to construct the road urgently, the
hence there is a need to ensure that the growth and prosperity does not get dislocated," said Sangma. "The region is better governed for business prospects and there is a need to look at sustainability of business and livelihood in the rural areas of the region leveraging upon the renewable natural resources and human
resource. Northeast needs to be seen as an alternative destination for high end tourists," he said. Sangma said that his government has embarked upon a number of initiatives to achieve economic growth and development while promoting inclusive growth on a sustainable basis.(Agencies)
"The region has seen visible positive impact in the last few years due to number of investments viable for the region hence there is a need to ensure that the growth and prosperity does not get dislocated, " says Sangma
Tamenglong DC has been asking concerned authorities to take up the road construction work as soon as possible. Apart from the re-tender process, some other factors are also responsible for delaying the road construction work. Although the task of constructing the road was entrusted to NHIDCL, many civil society organisations of Tamenglong prefer BRO to execute the same work. They are also not in favour of the State PWD as far as construction of the road is concerned. Many are of the opinion that it would be more convenient if BRO is entrusted the task of constructing Tameng-longKhongshang road rather than NHIDCL as NH-37
is also under the care of BRO. Subsequently, the Deputy Secretary (Works) made a proposal to the Chief Secretary to hand over the work of constructing TamenglongKhongshang road to BRO. Contrary to the proposal, the Chief Secretary wrote to the NHIDCL asking them to start construction work of TamenglongKhongshang road at the earliest. If the amount of Rs 25 lakh sanctioned to repair the road to passable stage had been entrusted to BRO, the road might have been repaired as BRO has necessary machinery and other construction at nearby places, added the source. (Agencies)
Mizo leaders adopt resolution to commence peace talks
Mizo leaders adopt resolution to commence peace talks Aizwal, July 1: A resolution has been adopted on Friday by the leaders of village council, NGOs and political parties, demanding immediate commencement of peace talks between the state government and Hmar People's Convention (Democratic) militants. The resolution was adopted at a function, held at Vanbawng village to celebrate the 30th anniversary of signing of the historic Mizo Peace Accord on Thursday, a press release issued by the village council said. The meeting deliberated on the quest for peace in the insurgency-hit Sinlung Hill Develop-
ment Council area in the north-eastern part of the state adjoining Manipur. They also demanded the state government and the HPC(D) to reach amicable solution to Hmar problem. Negotiations between the state government and HPC(D) leadership fizzled out after a deadlock was reached on the issue of extension of the period of suspension of operations in August 2013. The outfit has been demanding a separate autonomous district council comprising the northeastern part of Mizoram adjoining Manipur. (Agencies)
Sikkim celebrates Asar Rice Plantation festival with fervor
Implementation of fishery legislation is necessary to protect the indigenous fish species of Manipur: Prof W Vishwanath Imphal, July 1: In addition to strict monitoring of intro-duction, culture and sale of invasive alien species, effec-tive implementation of fishery legislation is necessary to protect the indigenous fish species of Manipur, said Prof W Vishwanath of MU's Life Sciences Department while delivering RK Sanatomba Memorial Lecture at Konung Hijanga Thangapat Mapan on Thursday. He delivered the lecture on the topic, 'Indigenous fishes of Manipur, impact of habitat destruction and ways to mitigate the problem'. He said that Loktak lake has become a reservoir facilitating the spread of 'intro- duced' species of fishes while many indigenous fishes are losing its
habitat. Manipur valley was very rich in native species of fishes in the past. However, many of these species have vanished after the introduction of Indian and Chinese carps by the Government in 1980s, he said. The major traditional fishery in Loktak lake was for Pengba and Sareng in the past. However, Pengba is now nearing extinction due to introduction of Common Carp. Now, the fish has been declared regionally extinct in the wild, the Professor said. Ngaroi, Sarengkhoibi, Ngaten and Ngatin are now missing from the lake, he said and added that these are replaced by Grass Carp, Common Carp, Kandla and Tilapia. Moreover, construction
Implementation of fishery legislation is necessary to protect the indigenous fish species of Manipur of Ithai barrage has disrupted migration of fishes from the lake, and some species have lost their spawning habitats, he said. Since a large number fish species are endemic in Mani-pur, there is an urgent need for conservation which requires both fund-
ing and political will, the Professor observed. He said that afforestation and extensive social forestry must be encouraged to reduce habitat degradation. He further said that discharge of untreated municipal sewages and use of agro-chemicals in river catchments must be con-
trolled. Prof Vishwanath said that restoration of rivers and lakes are required to maintain water quality and restore the migratory routes of fishes. RK Sanatomba Memorial Journalist award was conferred on 'Hueiyen Lanpao' Reporter Ashem Bebicha at the function. The award carries a certificate, shawl and a cash prize of Rs 20,000. Manipur Cultural Integration Conference president A Brajakumar Sharma and veteran journalist K Madhumangol graced the occasion as presidium members. 'Kangla Lanpung' (Vol X, Issue 1) was also released at the function. Earlier, the gathering offered flowers at the photograph of RK Sanatomba.(Agencies)
Charantala temple in Meghalaya all set to get a major facelift Tura , July 1 : The scenic beauty of northeastern states makes them stand apart from many other parts of India. These states are home to several religious sites which attracts devotees from across the world. The Charantala temple in West Garo hills' Babedpara is all set for a major facelift and is expected to attract more tourists to this quaint little place in Manipur. The Charantala temple is being revamped to promote it as a popular religious site. The temple attracts 10-15
lakh pilgrims every year from across the country and is considered the "most visited" pilgrimage destination in Garo hills of Meghalaya. The temple is located at Selsella in West Garo hills, about 55 km from the town of Tura. Mumbai architect Chandra Shekhar Rao has come up with a plan for the temple. "We have not received any funds from the government so far, but presently have received an assurance that the government is willing to provide assistance. We have received
generous donations from devotees and managed to gather funds to begin our new construction," said Ram Singh, one of the members of Charantola Kali Puja Welfare Society. The reconstruction work of the temple is likely to begin within a month. Immensely popular among the Hajong and Koch tribe, the temple was built in 1965. According to the folklore, the temple was constructed after an epidemic struck the village, leading to huge loss of life. Prayers and offerings were made to goddess Kali on the in-
structions of a fortune teller from Bangladesh, which apparently put an end to the deaths. In the last five decades, the temple was built with generous donations from the devotees. A three-day annual prayer ceremony is held during the month of April or May as per the Hindu calendar. The devotees believe their wishes are fulfilled on offering prayers at the temple. "Initially, only the local Hindu population offered puja here, but slowly the temple rose to prominence and devotees from differ-
ent parts of the country started to flock here," said Jibendro Narayan Koch, Secretary, Charantola Kali Puja Welfare Society. For Hindu devotees from Meghalaya, Assam, West Bengal, Nepal and Bangladesh, the temple is considered a "must-visit" site to pay obeisance to goddess Kali. The authorities urge the government to pay attention to the development of the temple so as to make it a popular destination among the devotees, thereby drawing more tourists to the state. (ANI)
Sikkim celebrates Asar Rice Plantation festival with fervor Gangtok, July 1: The northeastern state of Sikkim, also known as the nature's paradise, came alive with theAsar Rice Plantation festival, which marks the arrival of the monsoons and onset of the crop plantation season in the state. The festival was celebrated with great zeal and enthusiasm at the saramsa fields in the outskirts of the state capital. Bestowed with varied agro-climatic condition, Sikkim produces some of the major crops such as cardamom, ginger, turmeric, off-seasons vegetables, flowers, kiwi, paddy maize and millets etc. The farmers in Sikkim are inclined towards rice cultivation. The Asar Pandhra festival is very important to the farming communities of the state, as it marks the day farmers begin sowing paddy in their fields. "We farmers of Sikkim do all kinds of cultivation but not in terms of commercial purposes, but for the livelihood and for the family itself. Sikkim farmers do rotation cultivation as well," said Simon Subba, DIO, IPR, West Sikkim. The farmers and locals from across the state actively took part in the rice plantation festival. The day is also marked
by the traditional custom of eating beaten rice "cheura" with yoghurt "dahi". The festival is celebrated with utmost gusto with the people from all walks of life gathering in the paddy field and playing with mud and water. During the festival, the youth danced and sang to the tunes of the traditional Sikkimese songs. Various cultural and sports activities were also organized during the festival. The farmers ploughed the paddy fields using traditional methods. "Organic farming, which is very much popular in Sikkim and of course, Sikkim is the first organic state in the country, such festival is a dedication to cultivation and the farmers of the state. Various cultural and sports activities are organized to mark the celebration bringing together the entire community. It is a very great experience. It was first organized by the 'Sarvoday Samaj Lingchom' last year," said District Collector Aishvarya Singh. The festival that is only celebrated in Geyzing West Sikkim, has given the state a unique identity. The tourists also actively joined the celebration. (ANI)
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Confront law rather than indulging in political propaganda: Naqvi New Delhi, July 1: With the Congress targeting Justice S.N.Dhingra, who is probing the Vadra land deals, of being used by the BJP for 'political witch-hunt', Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Friday said that instead of indulging in political propaganda the grand old party must pay heed to legal processes. "Everyone in the Congress must understand that sins are not washed through political propaganda. And they are thinking that their wrong doing will be hidden by this political propaganda. Law is doing its work and instead of indulging
in political propaganda they should confront the law. I would like to suggest them to stop this," Naqvi told here. The Congress party had earlier criticized the judicial commission-led by Justice S.N. Dhingra for the delay in probing land licences issued to companies, including that of Robert Vadra's, in Gurgaon and said it was being used by the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) for political witchhunt. Seeking resignation of Justice Dhingra, Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asserted that the former has compromised his posi-
PM Modi lauds Maharashtra Govt. plantation drive initiative
Prime Minister NarendraModi New Delhi, July 1: Prime Minister NarendraModi has lauded the Maharashtra Government's initiative to plant two crore trees in one day as part an initiative to increase green cover. "Excellent initiative by the Maharashtra Government, of planting 2 crore trees in one day. Urge everyone in Maharashtra to support & join," he tweeted. The forest department in Maharashtra will plant more than two crore saplings today as part of the afforestation drive. The saplings will be planted in and around schools, hospitals, municipal parks, gardens,
road sides and government buildings besides the forest areas. Maharashtra's Forest Minister Sudhir Mungantiwar had earlier said the event, kick-starting the government's ambitious project to plant 50 crore saplings in the state over the next three years, would begin in the Van Mahotsav. Van Mahotsav or Forest Day is an annual treeplanting festival from July 1 to 7 across India. Started in 1950 by the Ministry of Agriculture, it has gained immense national importance and every year millions of saplings are planted all across India in observation of the Van Mahotsav. (ANI)
Indigenously built Tejas inducted into IAF Bengaluru, July 1: The Indian Air Force on Friday inducted the first squadron of the indigenously made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas into its fleet. An induction ceremony to induct two Tejas aircrafts was held at the Aircraft Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) in Bengaluru, which included a multi religious prayer. The crew members of the first squadron of Tejas, a multi-role supersonic single-engine aircraft designed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Hindustan Aero-
nautics Limited (HAL), also performed pooja and broke coconuts to mark the auspicious occasion. HAL handed over the first two Tejas aircraft to the IAF which will make up the 'Flying Daggers' 45, the name of the first squadron of the LCA. The aircrafts also performed a sortie during the induction ceremony. Air Chief Marshal Arup Raha, who on May 17 took his maiden flight in Tejas, had termed the aircraft as good for induction. Air Force has said the idea is to have a total of six aircraft this financial year and about eight in the next. (ANI)
Efforts on to rescue two-year-old from borewell in Jodhpur Jodhpur (Rajasthan), July 1: A two-year-old girl fell into a 700 feet deep borewell in Rajasthan's Jodhpur city on Friday. Efforts are currently underway to rescue the girl. The mishap took place at Binjwadia village where the locals opened the borewell to repair its pump. Late last night, all the pipes and pump were pulled out of the well and it was left open.
Two-year-old Neha wandered off from her home while playing and went to the borewell, where she slipped and fell inside. Earlier in April, a sevenmonth-old girl had fallen into a 500 feet deep borewell in Surendranagar district of Gujarat. In the same month, a twoyear-old girl fell into a 25feet borewell in Nawabganj area of Uttar Pradesh's Kanpur district. (ANI)
Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi tion on the behalf of undue advantage leveraged to him by the Haryana Government-led by Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. "Justice Dhingra has clearly compromised his
position, by accepting undue favours from Government of Haryana for a trust of which he is chairman. He is no longer fair and prejudiced and consequently in the highest tradition of the democracy,
we expect him to resign as the judge of the commission," said Surjewala. Late on Thursday, Justice Dhingra, in a letter to Khattar Government, informed that he was to submit the report today. But before he could proceed to Chandigarh he received a bunch of sale deeds from someone who said that these documents are about 'benami' transactions of those who benefited from the grant of licenses. "I was to submit report today. But before I could proceed to Chandigarh I received a bunch of sale deeds from someone who said that these documents are about benami transactions of those who ben-
efited from the grant of licenses," he said in his letter. "Therefore, I deferred my Chandigarh visit to consider these documents. I need six more weeks time. If no extension is granted, then I will submit my report tomorrow itself," the letter added. Haryana government had earlier twice extended the term of the Dhingra Commission of Inquiry. The controversy around Vadra is based on a 3.5acre plot in Gurugram, which he bought in 2008 for Rs. 7.5 crores and sold just months later for 58 crores to DLF, India's largest real estate developer. (ANI)
Mumbai hosts `Colours of Northeast' to attract tourists Mumbai, July 1 : With an aim to promote business, tourism and culture in the country's northeast region, the third edition of `Colours of Northeast' event was recently held in Mumbai. The initiative will help bring more investment and promote tourism in the region. The third edition of 'Colours of Northeast' showcased and displayed the rich and vibrant culture of the northeast region of India. The daylong event was organized with an aim to highlight northeast's business potential and unique aspects, especially its culture and fabric. Organized by Trend MMS, a socio-cultural trust of the northeast, in collaboration with the DoNER Ministry, the event witnessed the presence of leading industrialists, dignitaries from northeast, designers and Bollywood celebrities. "We are urging upon the Government of India saying that since the buzzword is 'Make in India', therefore, ensure that this NEIPP (North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy) should be in a
much more improved format for which we already have number of engagements, discussion as to what should be done or what should not be done," said Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma. "It must be operationalised at the earliest and hopefully we will get a positive response because we are collectively taking it up and northeast has to be seen as the potential area to contribute for the growth and prosperity of the nation. That's an area where huge potentiality of investment in exclusive area is available," he added. Stressing on the need for more employment opportunities in the region, the DoNER Ministry is focusing on enhancing livelihood, skill development and entrepreneurship related to agriculture, horticulture, handloom and handicrafts. Moreover, the ministry is also emphasizing on providing a better market space and good branding to the products. "Our basic job is to apprise the potential investor about the environment of the northeast. What I feel about is that
Mumbai hosts `Colours of Northeast' to attract tourists a lot of the people those who have not visited part of the northeast are having a little bit apprehension about the northeast. Whether there will be a good environment to invest or not, whether law and order situation is vulnerable, what are other facilities they are getting?" said DoNER Ministry Joint Secretary Arvind Madhav Singh. "So all these aspects, DoNER is trying to coordinate and facilitate the potential investors. So, the purpose of the event is to apprise the potential investor more and more so that they can come and invest to the northeast," he added. The event also saw cul-
U'khand cloudbursts: Rajnath condoles loss of lives, assures Centre's assistance
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh New Delhi, July 1: Expressing profound grief over the loss of lives due heavy rains and cloudbursts in several districts of Uttarakhand, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday assured that several National Disaster Response Force (NDRF) teams have been rushed aid the state to tackle the calamity. The Home Minister took to micro-blogging site Twitter to express his grief. "I am deeply pained at loss of precious lives in Uttarakhand due to flash floods. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved families.NDRF teams have been rushed to the areas affected by could burst in Uttarakhand. Additional teams of NDRF are also put on alert," Singh said in series of tweets.
"Spoke to CM U'khand Shri Harish Rawat regarding the situation post the cloud burst in the state. Centre is providing all possible assistance," he added. Heavy rains triggered by cloudbursts led to the deaths of 30 people in Chamoli and Pithoragarh.Cloudburst in Chamoli washed away houses in Gopeshwar on the banks of river Mandakini. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Harish Rawat announced a compensation of Rs two lakh each to families of the victims. Rawat said he was personally monitoring the situation and added that disaster management teams and security personnel have already been asked to reach the sites to carry out rescue works and ensure safety of locals. (ANI)
tural performances by upcoming talents in the fields of music, culture and fashion. Artists from the region performed the famous rhythmic folk 'Jhumur dance' of Assam's tea garden. The evening celebrated the soulful sound of the region, featuring Mangka of Laihui Ensemble from Imphal. Besides this, a renowned Bihu dancer from Assam enthralled the audience with her scintillating performance. The event became livelier as northeast's top model's Justice Dhingra decision will affect his own credibility showcased aesthetic designs from the region in presence of India's top in- New Delhi, July 1: The in his own wisdom bedustrialists, filmmakers Congress party on Friday cause it affects his own said that now it is up to credibility, He has been a and exporters. (ANI) Retired Justice S.N. fine judge and we believe Dhingra to introspect and that in view of justice he take a judicial decision on takes a judicial decision in the land scam cases in this matter," he added. Haryana, as whatever was After Justice Dhingra said in his report would sought six more weeks to affect his own credibility. probe land licences to leader Shashi Tharoor was The latter is probing land companies, including that unanimously rejected by the licences to companies, in- of Robert Vadra's in Parliament, Transgender cluding that of Robert Gurgaon, the Congress party had accused him of activist Akkai Padmashali Vadra's in Gurgaon. said it reflected 'intolerance' Asserting that Justice compromising his posion the government's part. Dhingra has been a fine tion and taking undue adAfter a heated debate last- judge, Congress spokes- vantage of his proximity ing almost four hours, the person Tom Vaddkan said to Haryana Chief Minis47-member state forum that allegations made ter Manohar Lal Khattar. overcame strong objections against him are disturb- The Haryana government by Saudi Arabia and Muslim ing. has already extended the countries to adopt a Western- "What has come out in term of the Dhingra backed resolution by a vote public domain is disturb- Commission of Inquiry of 23 states in favour and 18 ing. Often it is seen that twice. against with six abstentions. judges who have conflict The controversy around The United States and maVadra is based on a 3.5jor European countries of interest leave the asacre plot in Gurugram, signment which is up to backed the resolution, while which he bought in 2008 his wisdom to take a call China, Russia and 16 Afrifor Rs. 7.5 crores and when specially when can and predominantly Muslim states rejected it. India, these kind of allegations sold just months later for South Africa and the Philip- are made," said Vadkkan. 58 crores to DLF, India's pines were among the ab- "We are nobody to say largest real estate develanything, it is to be done oper. (ANI) stainers. (ANI)
Justice Dhingra decision will affect his own credibility: Congress
Abstaining from vote sends 'negative' message from India on LGBT issue: RJD New Delhi, July 1: The Rashtriya Janata Dal on Friday criticised the NDA government's move to abstain from voting in the UN Human Rights Council to appoint an independent investigator to help protect the rights of homosexuals and transgenders worldwide, saying that it would send a 'negative' message from India on a 'progressive issue' "This is very unfortunate and saddening. We have accomplished so much in the area of LGBT rights and there is also a consensus on it. By abstaining we are sending across a very negative message on a progressive issue. There is no way you can remain indifferent
RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha towards these issues," RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha told Earlier, the LGBT community members had expressed disappointment over the government's move and de-
manded Prime Minister Narendra Modi to break his silence and speak about "inclusive society". Throwing light on the fact that the Private Member Bill brought by Congress
Haryana land scam: Extended inquiry time for fair probe, says M.L. Khattar Chandigarh, July 1 : Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar on Friday said that he extended the tenure of the S.N. Dhingra Commission of enquiry so that it could look in to all the aspects thoroughly. "Justice Dhingra would know the reason, he
asked me for some more time, and following my duties, I gave him time. I gave him time so that he could properly look into all aspects, because it would create problem if any new issue comes up in the end," said Khattar. Khattar rejected Robert
Vadra's allegation that the Bharatiya Janata Party ( BJP) is targeting him for political gain. "On the basis of some legitimate facts we constituted this commission a year ago. And the point to be noted here is this commission was constituted long back, why are
they making statements at a time when the result is about to be declared. Such actions show that there is something fishy," said Khattar. After Justice Dhingra sought six more weeks to probe land licences to companies, including that of Robert Vadra's in
Gurgaon, the Congress party had accused him of compromising his position and taking undue advantage of his proximity to Haryana Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar. The Haryana government has already extended the term of the
Dhingra Commission of Inquiry twice. The controversy around Vadra is based on a 3.5acre plot in Gurugram, which he bought in 2008 for Rs. 7.5 crores and sold just months later for 58 crores to DLF, India's largest real estate developer. (ANI)
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Pashtun nationalist leader says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belongs to Afghans
Pashtun nationalist leader says Khyber Pakhtunkhwa belongs to Afghans Islamabad, July 1: Pashtun nationalist leader Mahmood Khan Achakzai's statement that Pakistan's KhyberPakhtunkhwa (K-P) province 'belongs to Afghans' has stoked a fresh controversy. In an interview on Thursday with a Kabul-based English daily, Pushtoonkhwa Milli Awami Party (PkMAP) Chief Achakzai said that "K-P belongs to Afghans and they can live there without fear and irritation". Achakzai added "I will not allow anyone to harass Afghan refugees in their own land. If Afghans are harassed in other parts of Pakistan, they should come to KP where no one can ask them for refugee cards, because it also belongs
to them," reports the Express Tribune. Lashing out at Achakzai's comments, K-P Chief Minister Pervaiz Khattak said the PkMAP chief has 'humiliated all Pakistanis'. "The people of K-P gave their verdict in favour of Pakistan, not Afghanistan, in 1947," Khattak said Chief Minister Khattak adding "Does Mehmood Khan Achakzai still envision a Pakistan without K-P?" As Achakzai's remarks sparked condemnation in Pakistan, he issued a clarification and insisted that he had been referring to K-P's historic background before the Durand Line agreement and did not say the province belonged to Afghans. (ANI)
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Myanmar, Uzbekistan blacklisted on the U.S. human trafficking report N a y p y i d a w (Myanmar), July 1: The United States released its annual human trafficking report and added eight countries, including Uzbekistan and Myanmar, to the blacklist of those not putting much effort to control the scourge. "There's a lot of information in here; a lot of studious work goes into thinking it through," said Secretary of State John Kerry while releasing the report yesterday and added that "There are some tough calls" but the results are based on facts and not on political considerations. "There are some folks in
here who will obviously be concerned about the conclusions, but the conclusions are based on facts and based on a lot of analysis over a year," said Kerry. Last year's report by the State Department was criticised for not including Myanmar on its Tier 3 list, amid allegations that Washington was turning a blind eye to slavery in order to encourage a slow transition to democracy, reports the Myanmar Times. This year's report on Myanmar calls it "a source country for men, women, and children subjected to forced labor and for women and children
made any significant impact on the ground," said Kristen Abram, acting director of anti-trafficking umbrella group ATEST. She further said "With Malaysia, we know that they were moved up last year for political reasons. It was unjustified then and it remains unjustified today." Myanmar, Uzbekistan blacklisted on the U.S. human trafficking report subjected to sex trafficking, both in Burma and abroad". Human rights watchdogs, however, mentioned that Thailand and
Malaysia were not being held to account. "Starting with Thailand, we have seen some willingness to reform some of their laws, but it's not
The watchdogs remain concerned that Washington is going easy on its allies in South-East Asia, where the fishing industry in particular is regularly accused of using forced labor. This year's report has also removed Thailand
China says strongly dissatisfied with remarks of US official on NSG, South China Sea Beijing, July 1: China on Thursday strongly objected to a senior Obama Administration official's comments, where he accused Beijing of derailing India's bid for membership in the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) and termed the latter's position and actions with regard to the South China Sea as "madness". In his daily media briefing, the spokesman of the China's Foreign Ministry, Hong Lei, referring specifically to U.S. Under Secretary of State for Political Affairs Tom Shannon's comment that Beijing must be held accountable for deliberately blocking India's bid for NSG membership, said, "Remarks by the US official on the NSG show no regard for facts. The entry of India was not on the agenda of the NSG
Plenary Meeting in Seoul, and there was no discussion about the entry of any specific non-NPT countries." Lei further stated, "As was told in the press statement of the meeting, "Technical, Legal and Political Aspects of the Participation of non-NPT States in the NSG" were discussed at the meeting. Individuals and countries must not put themselves on the opposite side of international rules." On Shannon's South China Sea comment, Lei said, "We are strongly dissatisfied with remarks made by the US official on the issue of the South China Sea. China holds a clear position on this issue. We maintain that territorial sovereignty and maritime rights and interests must be defended, and that disputes be resolved by countries directly concerned through
dialogue and consultation in a bid to safeguard regional peace and stability." "It is highly irresponsible for the US official to make such remarks with the intention of sowing discord and stirring up troubles in this region. We urge the US side to honor its promise of not taking sides on the issue of sovereignty over the South China Sea, and work constructively for peace and stability of the region, rather than the opposite," he added. On Wednesday, Shannon, who is currently on an official visit to India, in a veiled attack on China, had said that only one country had broken the consensus in the atomic trading bloc (NSG) (of allowing India to become a member) and insisted that such members should be held accountable.
He asserted that Washington is committed to ensuring India's entry into the NSG and expressed "regret" that Washington was unsuccessful in making India a member of the bloc in its pleanary in Seoul last week. "We understand that in a consensus-based organisation, one country can break consensus. But in order to do so, it must be (held) accountable, not isolated," he said. "I think what we need to do going forward is, for both of us India and the US, sit down and take a call what happened in the Seoul, take a close look at the diplomatic process which is significant and see what more we can do and how we can ensure that next time we are successful," he said during an interactive session at the Foreign Service Institute in New Delhi. Calling India an "anchor
of stability" in the AsiaPacifc region, Shannon also said what China was doing in South China Sea is "madness" and added that the United States is keen to see New Delhi play a major role in the Indian Ocean. He further stated that managing the rise of China was a major challenge and that the United States wants to work with India to have a strong and comprehensive presence in the Indian Ocean. Describing India a responsible and important player in the sphere of nuclear non-proliferation, Shannon said, "We are committed to having India join the Nuclear Suppliers Group. We believe that through the kind of work we have done, the civil nuclear agreement, the way India conducted itself, it is worthy of this." (ANI)
Former Afghan lawmaker asks Hekmatyar not to act on instructions of Pakistan's ISI Farahnaz Ispahani resigns from PPP post vilification campaign against Husain Haqqani Karachi, July 1: Renowned Pakistani author and journalist Farahnaz Ispahani has tendered her resignation from the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) post vilification compaign against her husband Husain Haqqani, former Pakistan ambassador to the United States. In a strongly-worded letter addressed to PPP's chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, Ispahani said that she cannot find a place for herself in a party where space for many schools of thought, faiths, castes and creeds has shrunken. "It is with a heavy heart that I write these words. I entered politics at the urging of your mother, Shaheed Mohtarma Benazir Bhutto. I hope to always follow in her path of dignity and the politics of conscience. However, with distance and thought I find that I cannot find a place for myself in today's PPP. Therefore, I tender my resignation from the party," she said. "What made the party different to others was the space for so many schools of thought. For so many faiths. For so
many castes and creeds. That space has shrunk. The years distancing us from the life of my leader have affected the core of the party and there are too many in the leadership for whom being in power is the only politics they understand," she added. Ispahani, who has written a book on the plight of minorities in Pakistan, further asserted that the way in which many party loyalists, including Haqqani Sahib, who worked with the chairman's mother and the party were treated was appalling. "My husband and I plan to continue with our scholarship and public life outside the PPP. I will always be there for you and your sisters if you ever need me in any way. May God bless you and always keep you safe," she said. In 2008, Ispahani joined the National Assembly of Pakistan as a Member from the PPP, representing the Sindh province in the reserved seats for women. This development comes after the PPP had last week disowned Hussain Haqqani.(ANI)
Kabul, July 1: Leader of the National Participation Party of Afghanistan and former lawmaker Najibulllah Kabuli has urged Hezb-e-Islami militant group leader Gulbuddin Hekmatyar not to act on the instructions of Pakistan's Inter Services Intelligence (ISI) which has been accused of supporting Afghan militant groups. Speaking at a press conference in Kabul on
Friday, Kabuli asked Hekmatyar to answer to the demands of the Afghan people and return to the country to join the peace process.
Former Afghan lawmaker asks Hekmatyar not to act on instructions of Pakistan's ISI
Kabuli added "Our message to Gulbuddin Hekmatyar is to refrain from listening to ISI instructions if you are truely an Afghan son and love Afghanistan," and added that Hekmatyar will prove he is working for ISI if he did not join the peace process and re-
frain from violence. The remarks by Kabuli come as Hekmatyar published an article in a magazine run by the group and said that peace talks with the Afghan Government have entered into a deadlock and is effectively dead. Hekmatyar said the Afghan Government must be dissolved, claiming that the majority does not accept it, the Khaama Press reported. Earlier, an official of the group said
Hekmatyar had issued new demands for a peace deal, including cancellation of pacts with the United States and a timetable for the withdrawal of foreign troops. Hekmatyar is the former Prime Minister of Afghanistan and a designated "global terrorist" by the United States following his militant opposition to the U.S.-led campaign in Afghanistan. (ANI)
Human Rights Watch urges Pakistan to Hindu priest further extend stay of Afghan refugees hacked to death Afghan, July 1, : Paki- extend Afghan refugees' Khan Bugti, said, "Either stan should reduce rights violations against Afghan refugees by extending their legal residency status until at least December 31, 2017, Human Rights Watch said on Friday. Yesterday, Pakistan has extended registered Afghan refugees' Proof of Residency (PoR) cards for six months, until December 2016. The uncertain residency status of Afghan refugees living in Pakistan has encouraged police harassment, threats, and extortion, said the Human Rights Watch report. "The Pakistani government's move to
residency until the end of 2016 sends an important signal to police and local officials not to harass or coerce Afghan refugees to leave," said Phelim Kine, deputy Asia director at Human Rights Watch adding that an extension to the end of 2017 would allow more time for the situation in Afghanistan to stabilize, so that the refugees can return in safety. The report added that threats by Pakistani officials over the past year have exacerbated the Afghans' insecurity. On May 24, 2016, Balochistan's provincial Home Minister, Sarfraz
the Afghan refugees can return voluntarily, with respect and dignity, or the people of Balochistan can humiliate them and throw them out of the country." On June 27, Pakistan's minister for SAFRON, Lt. Gen. (Rtd.) Abdul Qadir Baloch, announced that Pakistan would undertake a "new tougher policy" toward Afghan refugees. Kine said the Pakistan's government should protect Afghan refugees from vindictive reprisals linked to cross-border tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan.(ANI)
in Bangladesh
Dhaka (Bangladesh), July 1 : A Hindu priest washacked to death by three motorcycle-borne men in front of a temple in Bangladesh's Jhinaidah district on Friday. According to reports, 45year-old Shaymanonda Das was apriest at the Radhamadan Gopal Bigraha Math inJhenaidah district. He was walking on a highway adjacent to his temple early in the morning when three men riding a motor-cycle attacked him, reported
AFP. Bangladesh has seen a surge in attacks on liberals and religious minorities in recent times. Islamic extremists are said be behind such attacks, with Islamic State having claimed responsibility for some of the killings. Earlier this month, a Ramkarishna Mission staff in Dhaka had received a threat letter allegedly sent by the militants. The mission authorities had, on receiving the threat letter, filed a complaint with the Wari Police Station. (ANI)
from its human trafficking blacklist and the country was 'upgraded' to Tier 2 Watch List from Tier 3 and activists are criticizing this move claiming Thailand has been at the center of trafficking groups that operate across South-East Asia. In the first tier are countries that meet minimum standards for dealing with human trafficking. The second tier is made up of countries that do not meet the minimum levels, but are making efforts to comply. Tier 3 is the group of countries doing the least to fight human trafficking. (ANI)
Istanbul airport attackers identified as Russia, Uzbek and Kyrgyz nationals Istanbul, July 1 : The three militants who carried out the Istanbul airport attack have been identified as nationals of Russia, Uzbekistan and Kyrgyzstan, according to the Turkish government. Senior Turkish officials cited the home nations of the attackers but did not immediately release their names or other details. There has been no claim of responsibility, but Turkish officials have said they believe the Islamic State was behind the carnage at Ataturk Airport, reports the Washington Post. In one of the deadliest attacks in Turkey, three suicide bombers attacked the arrivals hall and a nearby parking lot with gunfire and explosives, killing 44 people and leave 239 others wounded at the Ataturk Airport. Many of the victims killed in the attacks were foreign nationals of Saudi, Iraq, Tunisia, China, Iran, Ukrain, Jordan and Uzbekistan. Uzbekistan has faced occasional attacks by Islamist militants since the 1990s, and Kyrgyzstan recently launched crackdowns on suspected Islamic State recruitment. Russia's Dagestan region - alleged home of the third attacker - has been caught up in clashes between Russian forces and Islamist fighters since the late 1990s. (ANI)
Nepali Ambassador to Malaysia accused of shielding illegally operating visa processing companies Kathmandu, July 1 : The Nepal Association of Foreign Employment Agencies (NAFEA) has accused Ambassador for MalaysiaNiranjan Basnyat of shielding illegally operating visa processing companies and demanded his recall by the government. The association alleged that Basnayt is increasing the financial burden on the Nepalis who reach Malaysia in search of employment in complicity with organisations like VLN Nepal, Biometric, Migrame and ICS, involved in the visa processing for Nepali migrant workers. The association appealed the government to shut these organisations as they are, allegedly, operating illegally and overcharging the Nepali migrant workers and, Basnyat is protecting them rather than taking action. At a press meet on Thursday, Association Chair Bimal Dhakal also alleged Ambassador Basnyat of barring its team from for holding meeting with the Malaysian Labour Minister. The team is included in the trip of Minister for Labour and Employment Deepak Bohara, who is presently on a visit to Malaysia. The Association has demanded Nepal to sign a Labour Agreement with Malaysia within next three months to ensure rights of Nepali migrant workers and also rescue the workers who fell victims to these visa organisations and have been sent to jail.(ANI)
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India and Bhutan: Cross-Country Power Connectivity
India Enters Elite Missile Tech Group India joined an exclusive club of countries controlling exports in missile technology, just a day after decrying its exclusion from the Nuclear Supplies Group or NSG, which governs international (Photo: indiandefencereview.files) nuclear fuel and technology. Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar signed onto the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) aimed at preventing the unchecked proliferation of missiles and their delivery systems. The Foreign Ministry, in a statement issued soon after signing the accession document in the presence of the ambassadors of France, the Netherlands and Luxembourg, thanked the other 34 members of the MTCR group for supporting its inclusion. Italy had initially objected to admitting India but, after an unrelated bilateral dispute was resolved, did not object within a 10-day deadline after the group's chair, the Netherlands, wrote to members suggesting India be welcomed. India's entry into the regime as its thirty-fifth member would be mutually beneficial in the furtherance of international non-proliferation objectives. Admission in the MTCR was seen as the next step for India in legitimizing its nuclear energy and missile programs after it conducted atomic tests in 1998 that alarmed the international community. The MTCR restricts the proliferation of missiles, rocket systems, unmanned air vehicles, or drones, and the technology for systems capable of carrying a payload of 500 kilograms for at least 300 kilometers, as well as systems intended for the delivery of weapons of mass destruction. In 2008, India signed a landmark civil nuclear deal with the United States giving it some access to nuclear materials and technologies. Since then, India has been pushing for its inclusion in the various elite groups that control the export of nuclear materials and regulate technologies relating to conventional, nuclear, biological and chemical weapons. Last week, at a plenary meeting of the nuclear group NSG in Seoul, India's membership to the 48-nation group that controls access to sensitive nuclear technology was shot down after China raised procedural hurdles. India, still smarting over being denied entry, and hit out at Beijing, saying that the issue of its membership of the nuclear group was not going to go away External Affairs ministry spokesman said New Delhi had taken up the issue with Beijing at multiple levels. And are going to continue discussing this with China. This is going to be an important element of our discussion with China. And will continue to impress upon them that relationships move forward on the basis of mutual accommodation of each other's interests, concerns and priorities. China is not a member of the MTCR, however. Beijing's application to join the MTCR is pending, leading to some analysts in New Delhi to say India could use it as a bargaining chip to leverage its entry into the nuclear group.
Solar Energy Power India of the Future India's plan to ramp up solar power generation to 100 GW by 2022 is among the largest in the world. It will help bring sustainable, clean, climate-friendly electricity to millions of India's people. The World Bank Group (WBG) is helping India deliver on its plans with more than $1 billion in lending over FY 2017. This is the Bank's largest-ever support for solar power in any country. The WBG is also backing the India-led International Solar Alliance which aims to promote solar use globally by mobilizing $1 trillion in investments by 2030. From installing solar panels on rooftops to setting up massive solar parks it will catapult India to the forefront of the global effort to bring electricity to all, mitigate the effects of climate change, and set the country on a path to become the 'India of the future'. India pledged that it would derive at least 40% of its energy needs from renewable sources by 2030. This includes plans for the development of 100 GW of solar energy by 2022, an extremely ambitious target considering the world's installed solar power capacity in 2014 was 181 GW. And in a first for the state of Meghalaya, Loyola College in Williamnagar in Meghalaya's East Garo Hills has set a benchmark for itself by becoming a fully solar-powered institution in the state. In February last, a 15-MV solar power project was installed at the academic block of Loyola College, Williamnagar. The institution conceptualized the need for the project, as the power supply at the institute was irregular and fluctuations in power supply and lightening had caused extensive damage to the electronic goods. the institute generates twice the electricity it consumes through solar power plants installed on the roofs of the three-stored academic block. Since February 2016, the institute has been self-reliant in energy and produced 10 KW. By installing the solar energy project, the institution is saving on the cost of electricity. The institution terms the investment for the future, as generation of students will learn about the use of green and renewable energy, which is available in plenty in Garo hills. The college established in 2010 by the Jesuit Fathers and Brothers has filled the gap in providing higher education in East Garo Hills. Generating clean renewable electricity is crucial for India where nearly 300 million people-about a quarter of its population-live without access to electricity. Today, India is one of the lowest per capita consumers of electricity in the world; even when people are connected to the electricity grid, they face frequent disruptions. Add to that the projected economic growth and the increase in population, and the demand for energy in India is expected to double by 2040.
India has some work to do to meet its power needs. Bhutan is helping. On July 30 and 31, 2012, intentional power cuts to was connected to the India witnessed its worst reduce losses, or as a re- NEW grid through asynpower failure in a de- sult of technical or admin- chronous mode, remaincade. Eight states includ- istrative failures. All ing isolated from any ading Uttar Pradesh, these factors contribute to verse impact, unlike the Uttarakhand, Rajasthan, recurring power cuts all Northeastern and EastPunjab, Haryana, over the country. ern grids. Inevitably, the Himachal Pradesh, Despite several similari- NEW grid collapsed due Jammu and Kashmir, ties in the causes behind to overload and mismanUnion Territory of such events, the 2012 agement of an overChandigarh as well as power failure was differ- stretched generation N e w system, D e l h i Cecilia Tortajada and Udisha Saklani a ff e c t were in i n g complete darkness as the ent for two reasons. First, states across northern, northern grid collapsed. if one were to consider eastern and northeastern The second day, July 31, the sheer scale and mag- region comprising alsaw another acute power nitude of the July 2012 most half of the failure that affected more event, the numbers add up country's population. than 600 million people to almost half of the In- Soon after the crisis, a in 20 states across the dian population affected, three-member expert country. Essential ser- in addition to economic committee was created vices such as hospitals, losses estimated at $2 bil- by the Ministry of metros, schools and wa- lion. Second, the incident Power. Aging infrastructer supplies were inter- thrust India's struggling ture, power withdrawals rupted for almost 72 power sector into the in excess of established limelight. hours. limits, and poor interPower failure is not new India's electricity is gen- state coordination were to India. On the contrary, erated by the integrated identified as key bottlepower failures are now working of a pan-national necks. However, behind considered almost as electric grid, comprising these technical and insti"normal" events. A 2015 the Northern grid, also tutional anomalies is a report states that Delhi called NEW (Northern, perpetual demand and witnessed 1000 long Eastern, North Eastern supply mismatch. Depower failures within the and Western) and the spite India's ambitious first two weeks of June Southern grid. Each of growth targets for the last year affecting more these five regional grids economy, there is simply operate in synchronous not enough reliable enthan 14 districts. Besides localized occur- mode, which means that ergy supply to meet the rences of power cuts ow- power in these regions country's current or fuing partly to regulatory can flow seamlessly as ture growth projections. and governance prob- per relative load genera- The demand for energy lems, the central reason tion balance. in India has seen a 6.9 for India's infrastructure The Northern grid, which percent average growth inadequacy in the power supplies power to the since 1990s, rising to sector is more systemic heavily irrigated farm- 897 terawatt-hours and has wider implica- lands of Punjab, Haryana (TWh) from 376 TWh in tions for the country. In January 2001, the national grid failed, affecting 230 million people in the northern Indian states of Punjab, Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Kashmir, Rajasthan and Himachal Pradesh. There was a similar five-state power failure in 2002 due to the excess withdrawal of power by Madhya Pradesh, a leading agricultural state. Frequent power failures are routine, especially during peak summers when the temperatures rise to 48 degree Celsius, particularly in the north and northwest India. Delayed or insufficient monsoons cause significant problems, especially to the farming community that relies heavily on groundwater withdrawal for irrigation. Lack of discipline on the part of states in drawing and Uttar Pradesh, is in 2000 without a parallel more electricity than the energy deficit and draws rise in production caone they have been allo- its power from the surplus pacity. Fuel supply cated by the regional regions. In 2012, a late risks, severe transmisload dispatch center fur- monsoon followed by sion and distribution ther aggravates the situ- soaring demand for elec- losses estimated to be as ation leading to disas- tricity incentivized exces- high as 50 percent in trous power failures. Ad- sive withdrawals by the some states combined ditionally, state utilities Northern grid. Before with the slow pace of often choose to induce 2013, the Southern grid adding power generation
Frequent power failures are routine, especially during peak summers when the temperatures rise to 48 degree Celsius, particularly in the north and northwest India. Delayed or insufficient monsoons cause significant problems, especially to the farming community that relies heavily on groundwater withdrawal for irrigation.
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capacity have resulted in a crisis situation. According to latest official estimates, peak electricity deficit in the country remains at 2.4 percent, a vast improvement from 13 percent a decade ago, nonetheless a significant gap that needs to be reduced. Coal-based energy and hydropower are the two primary contributors to India's power sector, with coal occupying almost 60 percent of the energy mix. While there has always been a low supply of highgrade coal in India, the summer of 2012 witnessed a double jeopardy: hydropower, which supplies 21 percent, or 38,106 MW, to India's power sector, decreased by almost 20 percent of its normal generation capacity due to a delayed monsoon. Drought spells disaster for India, which relies heavily on rainfall for its agricultural production. More frequent occurrences of El NiĂąo have increased the incidence of droughts in the country. As expected, demand for electricity increased as more groundwater had to be pumped out to meet irrigation needs. Four years after the 2012 event, there are two significant observations to be made regarding India's energy sector. One, the present national government upon assuming power in 2014 shifted the trajectory of the power sector towards renewable and clean energy. This is in line with India's domestic and international commitments to combat climate change, as reflected in its ambitious intended nationally determined contribution. India has committed to reduce emission intensity of its GDP
by 33-35 percent (compared to 2005 levels) and achieve 40 percent cumulative electric power installed capacity from nonfossil fuel-based energy resources, both by 2030. Given India's history of chronic power shortages due to the unavailability of coal and natural gas supplies, these initiatives will help the country accomplish a step change in the long term. Two, India is now proactively diversifying its energy sources by increasing regional power imports. With domestic energy supply unable to match demand growth, India's dependence on imported energy is inevitable. In this respect, a successful power-trading relation with the neighboring country, Bhutan, demonstrates the huge energy gains from such integration. Ever since the 1960s, when India began investing in Bhutan's largely untapped hydropower sector (accounting for almost one-third of India's total hydropower potential), both countries have enjoyed a mutually beneficial arrangement. Despite its own immense endowments of water resources, India has not been able to exploit its hydropower potential. Over 93 percent of the total potential in the north eastern region remains untapped, primarily in parts of the Brahmaputra river basin due to regulation and implementation issues. In this scenario, India's relationship with Bhutan serves as a major boost to India's power sector. Reliability and trust form a key pillar in the IndiaBhutan bilateral relations. During the 2012 blackout the Indian government
Bandh - Culture
Police dousing a fire during bandh (representation purpose) (Photo: mmofmanipur)
Sir, Assam is confronted with good number of burning issues and as anticipated by many, the ugly face of 'Bandh Culture' is again surfacing to cripple the life of the people. There are myriad of ways one can ventilate ones ire or grievances against certain decision of the Government, state or central. People of Roha want the AIIMS should be established at Roha. In our humble opinion, we like to add that for acquiring a reputed institution of the stature of AIIMS warrant many requirements including infra-structure, communication, mainly Rail-RoadAir, that apart there are some other contenders for the prestigious institution. As far as, we know, people of Dibrugarh, too, wanted it keeping in view the availability of the aforementioned communication and of the fact that Dibrugarh, long before Guwahati has been playing the pivotal role in rendering medical services to the people of the entire north east. The British established the first Medical college and Hospital of Assam taking into account its salubrious climate. Again, the decision of the center
to hand over the Public sector Oil wells to Private agencies provoke the people. The ABSU's demand for a separate state, the S/C, S/T status for the six ethnic groups are many such issue that displeased the people. There are many instances, where poor students of CasteHindu, Muslims and Christians are deprived of the benefits because of the 'Reservation' policy. We felt, asif a thorn in the flesh. In a world as it is to-day as no other country of the world maintain or divide their citizens the way India has been doing since independence. It is axiomatic that all the people have a pent-up grievances. If all the people become agitated, ventilating their ire there would be such an outburst that words fall short to explain. 'Bandh' - Culture is reprehensible as nobody has the right to dictate terms to others to get peopled stranded or holed up.
approached Bhutan for assistance to meet its power deficit. The emergency power brought in on a priority basis was used to electrify the Delhi Metro, the prime minister's residence as well as a leading hospital in the national capital and restore the Eastern grid. It is true that India's power sector, largely handled by loss-making public sector companies, is in dire need of a long-term strategy. However, the solution to the electricity dilemma is not limited to solving bottlenecks in the domestic power sector. Diversification of energy sources to increase power generation capacity is just as significant, especially in view of the rising demand for energy on account of an expanding manufacturing sector, rising domestic power consumption due to urbanization and increasing integration of previously unconnected households into the power grid through various government schemes. Reliable power supply is an important aspect of access to electricity. This can only be resolved by investing in technical infrastructure that increases availability of power. Regional interconnectivity could help countries manage power shortages, improve efficiency and also prevent colossal failures such as breakdown of a national power grid as witnessed in 2012. India's bid to import 10,000 MW surplus power from Bhutan by the year 2020 and support for the Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal (BBIN) agreement of the SAARC nations is a promising strategy with high future dividends in energy security. Courtesy: The diplomat
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The Global Economy Could Be In Trouble If UK Doesn't Handle Brexit Carefully On June 23, 2016, the nance, law and, of course, United Kingdom voted to trade. While, each of opt out of the member- these focus areas require ship in the European an in-depth critical analyUnion. While this has a sis, it is understandably plethora of outcomes for out of scope for a single the island nation and the article. Such an analysis Union it left behind, most of these highly irregular of them are yet to be variables would not do played out justice to when Brit- Mousom Singha the topic at ain actually hand. I'll be pulls out of the 28-mem- looking into a specific inber group, invoking, the dustry and the market it much talked about, Ar- commands around the ticle 50. Till such time, the globe: commodities, and stakeholders in the UK even more specifically, and outside, can only pre- base and precious metals. dict and adjust their The progressive growth course, in the continua- of London as a centre of tion of their relationship global finance has paved with the latest non-mem- the way for many develber nation of the EU. opment stage companies Britain has argued prin- and those graduating cipally against the EU on from the exploration foits policy towards immi- cused markets overseas. gration. The leaders who Investments from UK's headed the 'Leave' cam- shareholders and equity paign had augmented funds flow into the their line of reasoning with growth behind many large issues of jobs, crime, fi- mining corporations from
Australia, which in turn, base their operations in Africa for numerous mining products. Following the results of the referendum, there has been a knee-jerk effect on the prices of the base metals and the stock indexes of the companies trading in this industry. Copper, nickel and other base metal prices plummeted as the dollar appreciated in the wake of the results. An extremely curious thing happened simultaneously. The price of gold rose. Gold has strengthened to a twoyear high based on the closing prices on the futures market in New York. Historically, the prices of gold and the dollar usually moved in the opposite directions. Even the price of platinum has risen ever so slightly. Many speculators say that this growth
issentiment-driven. And they have just cause to say so. The prices of base metals which are consumption driven have not changed or changed for the worse. The following chart shows the slight downward curve experienced by the companies mainly trading in base metals along with the FTSE 100 index. However, it is noticeable that the two companies trading mainly in gold have an upward curve: Many supporters of the 'Leave' campaign feel that Britain's links with the EU are holding it back from forging ties with emerging markets evidenced by the lack of any major deals with China or India. However, about 45 percent of the total export by Britain goes to the EU. Putting up trade barriers may
How Can Killing Innocent People Ever Be Justified In The Name Of 'Holy War'? Many times have I in- than the genius of technoldulged indebates and dis- ogy. cussions on whether or If we critically analyse not God shall have a dif- with rationality the mesferent judgement for non- sages of religious scripChristians when that day ture, we will learn that it (Judgement Day) comes. is humanity that is the Of greater concern to me greatest religion for God is how man has misinter- appears in Man. Didn't the preted the core of religion. Bible say how God created Sometimes what seems man in his own image? It comwould p l i - Ningreikhan Wungkhai be a cated disashas the simplest answer. trous interpretation if we I am Christian by faith harm another fellow being and the living words of in the name of religion. God did not teach me to Every religion instituted by condemn other religions. man has an identical mesWhen man cannot even sage but we tend to comlove his own kind, heaven plicate things and breed is a far distant subject. If chaos. Man is free to my propagation spreads propagate his religion. But enmity among people, let that doesn't mean he me not propagate for man should incite hatred and inliving in peace is better tolerance in the name of than uninformed doc- religion. Communalism trines. Religions are sen- and religion are two difsitive stuff and when mis- ferent things. interpreted, it can lead to Misinterpretation Of Relistaunch fanaticism and gion - The Menace Of radicalisation of beliefs. Terrorism
World Trade Centre. The Act of Terrorism 9/11, the day that changed America. The worst chapter in the 'war against humanity' that cannot be erased, not merely from the pages of history but from the hearts and the minds of the American citizens. It shook the empire of the world largest economy so strongly that it not only forced the Americans to go to war but also left a great impact on the world economy. The world in 2014 grieved over the killings of school children in Peshawar when the spawns of Lucifer opened fire at the children at point blank range in an attempt to restrain Western education in their province. I say,"The smaller the coffin, the heavier it is to carry," every time killings of innocents hits the headlines.
An act of terrorism (Photo: media2.s-nbcnews) How can one claim his religion as the most righteous of all? Before the existence of religion, man's inner self lent credence to the idea that there must be a body somewhere in the vastness that created all things. So, in our attempt to seek an answer, religion came into being. Both the man from the far north and from the far south who had no knowledge of each other sought the same truth and came out with two different beliefs. The concept of religion is older than the hills and it is unwise to condemn other religions unless they advocate terror, destruction, killing of innocents, and religious conflict. It's a small world today but wasn't yesterday. We have communication satellites and technology, but the concept of religion is older
There are certain forces that act as agents of destruction. We see them everywhere. We see them in Paris, in the USA, India, the UK, we see them everywhere. One never knows when the wall will collapse, one never knows when public stations and carriers will blow up. This is what terrorism has brought to this world. No man is now safe, even in his sleep, even in places of worship, and even in the womb of a mother only because the hands of terror are such that there is no place they can't breach. There was Bin Laden and Al Qaeda, and now the Islamic State (ISIS). All took pride in picking up arms and spreading global terrorism. The cycle of mass destruction never set its feet to rest. It took only a dozen to bring down
Its impact was so diabolical that every time when it's brought up it brings tears to many. But it is glory for the fanatics. How ignorant and evil is man in justifying the killings of thousands of innocent people? What can justify killing another man who has done no wrong to you and with whom you have never met? There is no glory in killing. It is a diabolical force that teaches fallacy and has blinded the reason of man. These jihadist fundamentalists pose a serious threat to world peace and the freedom to live. If God appears in Man, why would a gunman go on a shooting spree that claimed 49 innocent lives and wounded several others? What has ISIS fed the man that he took pride
in killing innocent people? And when will America pass a stricter act for regulating firearms? Selling of guns over the counter and easy access to firearms has cost America an inconsolable loss in recent years. Jihad - the holy war - is a strong word misinterpreted by man. Jihad, as understood by the radicals is far beyond the understanding of regular people. Both Muslims and Christians waged wars. Christians call it Crusade and Muslims call it jihad - holy war for both. But today's jihad is a new breed. The killing of innocent people by suicide bombers appears to be the new philosophy that contributes to mass killings of innocent people in the name of Allah. I don't think Allah will have any interest in this 'jihadist' feud. If disputes regarding trade and commerce are the main reasons for bitterness, then why do we have to bring Allah in this 'commercial' war? Quran is a holy book, not a compilation of war propaganda and business texts. What is the point of spending all your life rediscovering religious teachings to be an opportunist? There's at least one television preacher I know of who is very proud of underrating other religions by interpreting every verse from the Bible, the Quran and the Gita. Man should stop being an opportunist and manipulating 'simple minded' citizens. There is a story of a man whose son was slain for being liberal. There is a story of a brother whose sister was slain for seeking education. There is a story of a mother whose son was taken away by jihadists. There is a story of a Nobel Laureate Malala Yousafzai. These are stories of radical fanaticism. These are stories of religious misinterpretation. Every religion discourages killings, war, greed, savagery, but most people miss that most pivotal message it tries to convey - humanity. Humanity is the greatest religion for God resides in Man. People should have more common sense and stop being misled. Courtesy: Youthkiawaaz
prove to be counter-productive for the island nation. China is one of the major exports market for the EU. A slowdown in the EU economy with the leave of the UK may result in the unwanted slowdown in the Chinese economy. If things go down as such, a gloomy question looms over: will China then be interested in setting up deals with the UK enabling the latter to achieve its original objective? However, as of now, most of the major mining companies feel strongly about continuing their presence in the UK. Many of these have their primary stock listing in the London Stock Exchange, prominent among them being BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto and Glencore. Even the Indian mining giant Vedanta Resources has
Image for representational purpose (Photo: alexedmans) its listing in London. The Russian company, Polyus Gold is the largest London-listed gold producer and has decided to stay on. The same cannot be said for Nord Gold NV, another Russian company, which is prospecting a listing shift to Toronto after Brexit. Another perspective of focus is the environmental laws enforced by the EU. Most of the mining companies are notoriously infamous for their
disregard of environmental laws. This behaviour was checked under the laws laid down by the EU which all its member states must abide by. EU's environmental laws were the catalyst for the UK's own environment related laws. The EU also conducts technological and scientific research in these areas and provides guidance on the implementation of these rules. With Brexit, the UK has
to bear the cost for an independent study and the further enforcement of its law. Among other priorities, the environment, in the past, has often borne the brunt of lack of resources and time. With so many openended questions, the future of Brexit is certainly very muddy to predict. Only time can tell, how Britain will cope with the crisis at hand. Courtesy: Youthkiawaaz
TRUTHOSOPHY @... Tagam Mibang that, every matter in the God's balancing act or Karma for simplified understanding.. Beneath the whole physicality of Universe, Planet, Natural World lies the realm of energy or soul or the infinite power and intelligence of the Creation that drives it all along in the journey of infinity. Human science also tells
Universe is made up of atoms, electrons, protons, the smaller atomic units and lastly the deepest realm of energy. It's a matter of fact that, indeed the whole Cosmos is absolutely hollow from inside. It's the magic of God and his Creation that, beneath the infinitely huge physicality lies a complete hollowness; and a complete hollowness is surrounded by an infinite physicality inturn.
The infinite dimension of energy or soul of Universe is the realm where, every thoughts and activities of every person makes continuous interaction with it. Morally rightful and positive thoughts and actions of an individual leading to flow of positive energy synchronises with the infinite positive energy of the Cosmos to effect harmonious evolution of existence. Whereas sinful thoughts and activities of a person
leading to negative flow of energy; flow of soul swims against the Omnipotent flow of Omniscient Soul of Cosmos to ultimately get demolished and transformed in an alternate state that is harmonious with the functioning of order of Creation. That's the basis of God's balancing mechanism or Karma and it works in the Cosmos invariably and infallibly.
IT in the Mountains There's a young "techie" waiting outside the DC's chamber. She is staring intently at her outsized mobile; the familiar blue Facebook theme is visible as I sit beside her, watching her nimble fingers rapidly typing on the screen. "Can you think of an aspect in our daily lives which has remained untouched by Technology?", I asked her intrudingly - out of curiosity. After a long pause, "Practically none", she replied, without stopping her rapid typing. History has exhibited time and again that "Information is power". The time - honoured truth is that wars were won, empires ruled and rebellions crushed by those having control over vital information. Since the 1990's, the world witnessed the marriage of Technology with Information - ushering in possibilities transcending human imagination. The internet invention brought about a revolution which led to democratisation of Information. Information was no longer preserve of the few - those in control of resources and/or power, potentially changing the entire power equation. As I sit on the wooden benches of the waiting hall, in the midst of sea of visitors, wondering at this extraordinary marriage which has revolutionized the world around, the girl finally looks up at me and adds, 'Did you know about the Digital India mis-
Sonam C sion?" I hesitantly shook my head, attempting to conceal my ignorance. "The Digital India Mission has the mandate of taking all aspects of governance through the IT route.", she said. "It means that soon we won't need to sit on these hard wooden benches and wait for getting basic citizen services. We can do all this, sitting at home, on our computers or even mobile phones.", she added with a kind smile. I imagined the consequences - A paradigm shift in how governments will run and how citizens will respond to this transformed environment. We hear of how both government and citizens benefits from such interventions. "Do you really believe that's possible? I mean, can this really happen in our State?" I queried with spontaneous scepticism. "Arunachal Pradesh too, like many other states, has taken up this mission. However, it will be unfair not to admit that there are bottlenecks, difficult though not unsurmountable. Our terrain - vast, rugged, forested coupled with the sparse population throws up challenges which needs to be tackled by thinking out of box.", she countered passionately. She continued with optimism, "Having said
this, a lot has already moved towards the direction of success of this mission. A robust fail free network, a sine qua non, for the success of this mission is under progress. As on date the state already has about 1300 KM of Optical fibre cables laid and more than 5000 KM is being laid with a timeline of 2017. VSATs, Microwave Towers and other non-conventional means are also being deployed for both mobile telephony and internet. For the storage of information, a State Data Centre (SDC) will be put in place soon-a storehouse of information- practically all the data of the State." Amused, I replied, "All this technology confuses me. Tell me how can I sit at home and get my govt work done? Sometimes, I don't even get proper network service!!!" She also smiled and replied, "Rome wasn't built in a day! The government is working on improving your network connectivity on priority. As for the citizen services (government issued documents, renewals, payment of utility bills etc) - these will be through the e-District and the State Service delivery gateway (SSDG) platform. This means that the citizen-government interface will be online and you need not come physically to each office personally." By now, even I was getting intrigued; "How will this happen? What do I need to do to make sure this happens? Do we com-
mon citizens need to do anything?" Quickly typing something, the young girl (I hadn't even asked her name!!) showed me her mobile screen. Something called AADHAR NUMBER with some instructions was on the screen. "What's that?" I asked. "Aadhar Number is the next important tool because all govt delivered benefits must reach the right person and in correct measure. So far, 70% of the population have already been allotted with Aadhar numbers. Have you got yours? It's very easy to do - I can help you or you can go to your nearest Centre and get registered. Do you want me to do it for you?" she asked. Just then, a peon called my name and signalled me towards the DC's chamber. Smiling at her offer, I thanked her and queried as I was leaving, "What do you see when all this is done?" Serenely she replied, " I visualise an aged e-literate mother in a remote village smiling, while browsing a smart phone, seeing her daughter's ST certificate, messages of her grandson's education stipend and her old age pension credited in their bank accounts and her family's PDS items' delivery date - all mailed from the DC's office". [The writer is a career bureaucrat and this is a work of Fi(a)ction.]
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Centre polishing package for leather sector to boost jobs Noida, Jul 1: The Centre is planning a special package, incorporating labour reforms, subsidies and duty incentives, for the leather sector to boost investment, jobs and exports. The Department of Industrial Policy and Promotion (DIPP) - the nodal agency for the Indian Leather Development Programme (ILDP) - is have made a presentation in this regard to the Finance Ministry already, according to sources familiar with the development. They said meetings were held with the representatives of leather industry, which then gave its inputs to the government. The move comes after a similar package was unveiled for the textile industry on June 23 to
'Mission sharing knowledge' renamed as 'Wordkraft' ANI New Delhi, Jul 1: Wordkraft, amultilingual user generated content magazine, has announced that the name of the 'Mission Sharing Knowledge' has officially changed to Wordkraft. Wordkraft, an open editorial platform for aspiring writers, has 1500 odd authors regularly contributing on various topics. The organization recently has undertaken extensive rebranding efforts and the change of name is the result of it. A new logo and marketing message has also been created which is now part of Wordkraft's corporate identity. Founder of Wordkraft, Rohit Sakunia, said the objective of the content hub was to introduce an open platform for all writers "When we started this initiative in 2014, the objective of this content hub was to introduce an open platform for all writers and to make a platform powerful enough to aid discoverability to all forms of content from all kinds of authors in all languages. Now, the new platform now will enable user moderation, community commenting and much more," he said. He said Wordkraft had now emerged as a major platform across the nation, adding that they have been receiving lots of content in regional language as well "Overall there is a semi-overhaul of what we were doing then and now. We are only getting bigger and technologically smarter with these changes. There will be more advancement in technology alongside more community partnerships for distribution of good content. With a clean and clear UI this new platform should definitely inspire more authors to come online and craft their words," he added.
92 per cent cane price dues cleared by sugar mills Gurgaon, Jul 1: Indian sugar mills have cleared about 92 per cent of their cane dues during the current sugar season (201516). The total cane price dues payable for 2015-16 (October to September) stood at Rs.52,900 crore. During the current season, sugar mills had procured about 230 million tonnes of sugarcane from farmers. As of now, only Rs.4,225 crore is pending as arrears for the current season. Of this, Rs.1,975 crore pertains to Uttar Pradesh. Maharashtra, one of the major producers, has cleared almost 96 per cent of dues. (Agencies)
FOR A BETTER FUTURE The Centre is planning a special package, incorporating labour reforms, subsidies and duty incentives, for the leather sector to boost investment, jobs and exports.
About 2.5 million people are employed in the $12 billion leather industry. The sector, like textiles, predominantly employs women.
To increase productivity, the leather sector package may include labour reforms similar to those introduced in the textiles package.
The move comes after a similar package was unveiled for the textile industry on June 23 to enable it to compete globally.
India accounts for about 10 per cent of the world's leather production, and is the world's second largest producer of leather garments and footwear.
Foreign investors in India include Feng Tay Shoes and Apache Group (both from Taiwan) and Itares (Italy).
enable it to compete globally. About 2.5 million people are employed in the $12 billion leather industry. The sector, like textiles, predominantly employs women. To increase productivity, the leather sector package
may include labour reforms similar to those introduced in the textiles package. India accounts for about 10 per cent of the world's leather production, and is the world's second largest producer of leather garments and
footwear. Foreign investors in India include Feng Tay Shoes and Apache Group (both from Taiwan) and Itares (Italy). Despite advantages of low cost of labour and production, India faces major competition in
overseas markets from countries such as China. When contacted, DIPP officials said there could be more such presentations. However, they added that since ILDP is a Union cabinet-approved scheme, any changes to it would need a Cabinet nod for which a Cabinet note has to be circulated for comments from other ministries. They said the current ILDP scheme would be in place till March-end 2017 and any changes to ILDP or a new package is likely to be implemented only in the next fiscal. The ILDP, introduced in January 2014, was aimed at "augmenting raw material base through modernisation and technology
upgradation of leather units, addressing environmental concerns, human resource development, supporting traditional leather artisans, addressing infrastructure constraints and establishing institutional facilities." The leather industry package may include higher incentives under the Duty Free Import Scheme (DFIS). Under DFIS, a manufacturerexporter or a merchant exporter having a tie-up with a supporting manufacturer is currently allowed duty-free import of inputs up to three per cent of the value of exports realised in the previous year. In the new package, this may be raised to five per cent, the sources said. (Agencies)
VelvetCase.com secures second round of funding from marquee investors ANI New Delhi, Jul 1: VelvetCase.com has announced its placement in the second round of funding from marquee investors in the industry. The online destination for jewellery has grown over 300 percent year on year (YoY) with a unique cost-effective business model-no inventory, rich customer service, higher value product sales. With the potential of creating a large profitable business in the USD 40B Indian jewellery market, VelvetCase has raised upwards of USD 1.5 million in this second round of capital infusion. This round of funding was led by Uniqorn Ventures Fund, which has now made six investments across diverse sectors, along with participation
from well-known angel investors-T.V. Mohandas Pai and S. Somasegar via the LetsVenture platform. Furthermore, many existing investors including the Chennai Angels continued to show their trust in the founders and the robust business model of VelvetCase by participating in this round as well. Kayar Raghavan of the Chennai Angels has been on the Board of Directors at VelvetCase.com since the first round and will continue to participate in the Board. In addition, Shiraz Bugwadia of Uniqorn Ventures Fund will be joining the Board of Directors. VelvetCase will be infusing the freshly raised funds in technology, marketing and seller acquisition. Over the last three months, the core team
CEO of VelvetCase, Kapil Hetamsaria. (Photo: yosuccess) has been strengthened with the hiring of experienced leaders from the likes of Amazon, MakeMyTrip and Pepperfry. "The intersection of jewellery domain knowledge with experience of building cuttingedge technology is very rare to find and build, and we have done it reasonably well at VelvetCase," says CEO, Kapil
Hetamsaria. With 300 plus jewellers from over 25 cities in India already using VelvetCase as their online platform of choice, the company is well poised to reach the next level of growth. Consumers, for the first time now, have access to the best jewellery designs from across the country. Be it a heritage Polki/Kundan jewellery from Jaipur,
gold Temple Jewellery from Coimbatore or diamond jewellery from Bombay and Surat, the sheer variety on offer at VelvetCase.com in unmatched, making it the single largest online jewellery destination. "While access is great, we know that consumers also need to be assured about the quality of the jewellery that they are buying from an independent designer in Jaipur. We have built our 'VelvetCase Verified' proposition in such a way that each product shipped to the customer passes through a stringent check for metal, gemstone, and manufacturing quality, and bears our assurance of trust, before being shipped out via secured logistics," said COO of VelvetCase, Runit Shah.
MobiKwik's cash pick up service launched in Surat ANI Surat (Gujarat), Jul 1: MobiKwik - the largest independent mobile payments company in India with over 32 million users and a network of 100000 merchants has launched cash pick up in Surat. With this launch, MobiKwik users in Surat can now load their wallet with cash from the convenience of their homes or offices. Upon request, a MobiKwik representative will reach user's location within 30 minutes and load user's wallet with cash instantly. Speaking on this launch, Upasana Taku, co-founder, MobiKwik said, "Cash pick up by MobiKwik is a unique service that helps us serve those who want to load their wallets with cash, instead of cards or
Upasana Taku, co-founder, MobiKwik. (Photo: pehlakadam) net-banking. The service is also extremely helpful for unbanked users, who can now convert their cash into mobile money" MobiKwik is the only wallet in India that allows cash pick up for wallet loading. The company launched cash pick up service in September 2015 in New Delhi, Ban-
galore and Mumbai. Since then, the service has been registering 75% month-on-month growth. In May 2016, MobiKwik launched cash pick up in Jaipur. "There were two major reasons why we chose Surat to launch. The first reason is that the market is promising and we have a significant
users base here and second was that I have spent 12 years of my life in the city and have a special connection with it." Upasana added. MobiKwik wallet is powering payments for IRCTC, Uber, Meru Cabs, Big Bazaar, OYO Rooms, Zomato, PVR, Archies, WHSmith India, BookMyShow, Grofers, Big Basket, Domino's, Burger King, Pizza Hut, eBay, ShopClues, Myntra, Jabong, Pepperfry, Barista, Food Panda, nearbuy, Van Heusen, Allen Solly, Louis Phillips, GoDaddy, MakeMyTrip, Cleartrip, and Yatra. This is how MobiKwik works: An agent arrives -> User hands over cash to the MobiKwik agent -> Agent initiates the cash transaction -> User re-
ceives OTP on his mobile phone -> Shares OTP with the MobiKwik agent -> Agent keys in the OTP on his app -> User gets confirmation of updated wallet balance. The user also gets to view on the app, the name and photograph of the agent responsible for the pickup. All MobiKwik cash pick up agents are dressed in uniform, which further helps in identification. MobiKwik was founded in 2009 by Bipin Preet Singh and Upasana Taku, the company has raised three rounds of funding from Sequoia Capital, American Express, Tree Line Asia, MediaTek, GMO Payment Gateway and Cisco Investments. MobiKwik aspires to be the largest source of digital transactions in India.
ShopClues achieves milestone with half a million sellers on platform ANI New Delhi, Jul 1: India's first and largest managed marketplace ShopClues has hit another milestone in its on-going success story by having half a million sellers on its platform. The increased number of merchants has significantly boosted the total available products and unstructured offerings from various regions of the country on ShopClues. This tremendously impacts the choice and selection that the mar-
ketplace is able to offer to its shopper base. ShopClues expects one million sellers to be available on the platform by December 2016. ShopClues has constantly gone the extra mile to on-board more sellers to its platform and has helped existing merchants to boost their business tremendously through on-going initiatives. Besides facilitating working capital loans for them, it also has a Merchant Discussion Forum and periodically orga-
nizes seller summits where it recognizes and rewards the outstanding effort of its merchants. "The increasing number of sellers on the platform displays the huge trust that merchants across the country have vested in us. They are eager to partner with ShopClues to leverage our reach and popularity pan-India. The half-million mark is certain to have a positive impact on our overall GMV as increased choice results in a higher conversion rate," said Co-founder
and CEO ShopClues, Radhika Aggarwal. "With our goal of on-boarding a million merchants by the end of this year, we will cement ShopClues' market leadership stance as the only online destination shoppers turn to for their entire spectrum of needs," added Radhika Aggarwal. The company boasts to around 3,00,000 sellers in 2015, and has aggressively increased its outreach across the country's merchant base. Out of these, a majority of
merchants specialize in unstructured categories that now comprise 85 percent of the complete seller base of the company. ShopClues' IndiMarket, which showcases area-specific artworks of 8 states and 21 cities of India, will add to the regional representation of the entire country on the platform. Merchants from various regions of India infuse a fresh and innately Indian touch to the shopping experience on the marketplace.
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TravelKhana enjoys popularity amongst smartphone-savvy customers
Co-founder and CEO, TravelKhana, Pushpinder Singh. (Photo: itbhuglobal) ANI New Delhi, Jul 1: Food ordering marketplace for travellers in transit TravelKhana has confirmed its popularity among smartphone users by recording maximum number of food orders generated through its mobile app. The online aggregator had recently bagged an outstanding number of five lakh+ food orders since October 2015. The company acquires 50 percent of orders from its mobile app followed by 20 percent through its mobile site, 25 percent orders through the call center and 5 percent through its website. The escalating number is an outcome of the platforms recent revamp that has enabled ease of ordering in an offline mode. Among the top routes from where a maximum number of food orders through the app have been received consists of Mumbai, Patna, DelhiMumbai, Chennai/Bangalore and others. "We are glad to see such increased traction via our offline-enabled app with its new features. Mobile app technology is rapidly
picking steam today and there is a rapid uptake in ordering food through apps. In fact, a majority of orders we receive on our platform are by customers between 18 and 34 years of age, who are clearly app-savvy consumers," said Co-founder and CEO, TravelKhana, Pushpinder Singh. "They are no more ready to compromise on the food quality, hygiene and variety even while they travel which is great news for us and propels us towards a positive business growth," Singh added. TravelKhana has integrated its services with the IRCTC website, making it possible for travellers to get access to lip-smacking food prepared by various restaurants on route selected and verified b y Tr a v e l K h a n a . c o m personnel across various stations. The entire process is managed by a completely automated workflow that sends real-time reminders to passengers as well as restaurants so that the entire process can take place in a seamless and swift manner.
911 model launched by Porsche in India Germany, Jul 1: German luxury sports car maker Porsche launched a new version of its 911 model in India, priced between Rs. 1.42 crore and Rs. 2.66 crore (ex-showroom Delhi). To expand its presence in India, Porsche plans to add two more showrooms - in Chennai and Hyderabad - in the coming months. "Last year, we sold 408 units in India. We occupy a niche space in the luxury sports car market here and are looking for a steady growth in the country," said Porsche India director, Pawan Shetty. "This is the 8th generation of the 911 model and is 12 per cent
more fuel-efficient than the previous generations," Mr. Shetty said. The latest 911 is also available in coupe and cabriolet iterations, with entirely new turbocharged power units. Commenting on the ban on diesel cars and SUVs with engines of 2,000 cc and above, Mr. Shetty said it would have little impact on the company as the model runs only on petrol. Porsche's portfolio of luxury sports cars in India includes the Cayman, Cayenne, Macan, Boxter, 911 and Panamera, which are priced in the range of Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 3 crore. (Agencies)
NEW LAUNCHES German luxury sports car maker Porsche launched a new version of its 911 model in India, priced between Rs. 1.42 crore and Rs. 2.66 crore (ex-showroom Delhi). To expand its presence in India, Porsche plans to add two more showrooms - in Chennai and Hyderabad - in the coming months. This is the 8th generation of the 911 model and is 12 per cent more fuel-efficient than the previous generations. The latest 911 is also available in coupe and cabriolet iterations, with entirely new turbocharged power units. Porsche's portfolio of luxury sports cars in India includes the Cayman, Cayenne, Macan, Boxter, 911 and Panamera, which are priced in the range of Rs. 1 crore to Rs. 3 crore.
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WOMEN’S The Yoghurt solution for your skin!! Yogurt is one of the natural ingredients that are used for much variety of beauty treatments. Apart from being a food with good taste, people are recklessly using it for beautifying their skin, hair and staying healthy. You can now go ahead with several combinations of facials where curd will be the main ingredient. If you are among the individuals who have the problem with wrinkles over the face, yogurt is the perfect ingredient. This article will speak about such wonderful facials to be displayed. Also you can get tighten pores with bubbly face with regular use of yogurt. Uses & advantages of curd in natural skin care It works against the harmful effect of sun exposure simply by serving balanced ingredients to the skin. It also acts as a good facial cleanser if it is combined with orange or lemon juice. To help make skin more supple and fairer, use mixture of curd and oatmeal flour. Get rid of dark spots and acne scars, by regularly using the curd as it has antioxidant and anti-inflammatory components that helps in improving the skin complexion. How to make use of curd in healthy skin care?
" Take one tablespoon of honey and 1 tbsp of curd. Apply it on face and neck and leave it for 20 units. Wash the face with clean water. This helps in attaining naturally glowing skin. " Take one spoon of extra virgin olive oil, one spoon of curd and 2-3 tbsp of oats power. Mix it well into a fine paste and apply it on your face and neck.Leave it for 15 mins and wash it off with warm water. " Take a tbsp of oats flour, one spoon of curd and one beaten egg. Mix it well and massage it on your face and neck for a minute. Wash it with warm water and notice the difference. " Extract juice from a lemon and add 2 tbsp of curd in it. Refrigerate this mixture for 2-3 hours. Massage your arms and finger with this mixture. This works like an alternative for botox treatments and leaves your arms and nails soft and shining. " Apply curd on your face regularly to prevent acne, reduce fine lines as well as moisturize the epidermis. " To increase the benefits of curd add a few fruits in it along with lemon and cucumber.
" Blend 3/4 tbsp of plain curd, 1/2 peach, 1/2 cucumber and 1 carrot together. Apply this pack on your face. Leave it on for 10 mins and wash with cold water. " To remove the dead tissue from your skin, mix curd, egg, parsley and oats. This mixture is called oahu and is considered as the best face pack to clear the epidermis. " Add honey with curd. Rub kind mixture on the body to cleanse the body from any dirt particles. " Take one tbsp of curd, 1/2 tbsp turmeric powder and water as required. Mix it well into a fine paste and apply it on your face and neck.Leave it for 15 mins and wash it off with warm water. Benefits of yogurt Skin moisturizing element Your skin should never be left dried; rather it should be kept highly moisturized. Just after using a face wash or soap while taking bath, your skin will feel excessively dried with stretches from inside. This is the particular place where yogurt as a moisturizer works well. Just take a spoon of yogurt and apply it directly over your face. But, you need to leave it for a pe-
riod of 10 minutes over your skin. Once you wash it away after stipulated period of time, you can get soothing skin due to the presence of lactic acid in yogurt. Bring out natural glow Everyone would like to have a glowing skin. For this they have been spending a lot for creams and other cosmetic products. But, what if you get the glow on your skin in a natural way? For this, you would require the ingredients such as yogurt, orange peel as well as masoor lentils. Take one one spoon of each in a container, mix them well with the help of a grinder. This pack must be applied over your skin and kept for a period of 15 minutes. Then you can easily wash it. This will be good for all those having oily or normal skin. But, even if you have dry skin, add honey to it. Removing dullness from skin Sometime, due to weather condition you can get dullness over your skin. But, today there are some natural ways with the help of which dullness can be eradicated completely. For this, you would require a teaspoon of honey, 4 teaspoon of yogurt as well as cocoa powder of 1 teaspoon. Now, you need
to mix it well and apply it over your face. Now remove it with Luke warm water. Removal of dead skin Some people might not be able to know that yogurt works really well in the process of hydration and removal of dead skin behaving as a scrubber. For making a scrub, you will require a single table spoon of oats and 1 tablespoon of yogurt. After mixing it well apply it over your face. Apply it over your skin in a circular motion so that the dead skin slowly gets up from your skin and will be easy to remove. Removal of blackheads Along with removal of dead skin, the yogurt also works really well in removing the white heads as well as black heads from your face. For this you need to make rice powder which is not fully blended. Then mix it with some quantity of yogurt and apply it over your face. This pack also needs to be applied in a circular motion and then wash it away with the cold water. All black heads and white heads which have been tough enough for removal can be easily removed with the help of this perfect dead skin removing technique. Helps in getting relief from eye dark circles, tanning If you are too much exposed
Representational image (Photo: blogspot.) to the sun rays, it will be obvious to get tanned appearance over the face. But, you can readily get relief from this. The ingredients that you require for this will be lime juice, gram flour paste as well as yogurt. Mix all the ingredients well in a container and then apply it over your face. If you can add Chamomile essential oil, it will be much more effective. Even the dark circles appearing under your eye can also be eradicated with the help of yogurt. Just need to take some yogurt and apply on the affected area. Just after
15 minutes wipe the yogurt from under eye and wash it with water. Homemade facials with yogurt Yogurt and cucumber The freshness of cucumber and nutrients in yogurt will provide double benefit to your skin. You need to take a spoon of yogurt in a container and also take cucumber in pulp form of 1 teaspoon. Mix both the ingredients really well with addition of honey. Apply over your face and leave for 20 minutes. Wash it away and see the youthful glow on your
face. Yogurt with oat This will be not just a face pack but will be having the efficiency of working as an exfoliate. You need to wash away the dead skin layer from your face. It can be only done with the help of a scrubber. You have to take a spoon of half grinded oat and a spoon of yogurt. Add little lemon juice in it. Mix them well and apply over your face. Use your finger tips such that it slowly removes the dead skin from your face. Courtesy: beautyhealthtip
Women who rock the cricket field Grey Hair in Your 20s? Here's We live in an age of social media where people pretty much know the bathroom timings of their favorite celebrities, but when it comes to saluting this group of strong, talented women which is representing our nation across the world, we draw a complete blank. Diana Edulji Hailing from Mumbai, Diana was the Captain of the Woman's Cricket Team for three years running, from 1978 to 1981. Her first entry at the in-
played the sport, she took over 120 wickets, creating history in the team's legacy. Diana created a name for herself at a time when women were still being ardently held back by tradition and society. Anjum Chopra The first time this Delhibased cricketer walked onto the field was when she was a mere nine years. Up against a team of experienced college girls, she scored 20 runs and took two wickets. Later, during the same year, she was selected to
ceptional left-handed batsman, Chopra has reclaimed her identity in various ways since her days on the field. She is an active member of the 26 member-team of IPL commentators and has co-authored the famous coffee-table book, 'Women's Cricket World - A Journey from 17452013', which narrates the history of the sport for women from the time of the British Raj to the current period under the ICC. Mithali Raj
A moment from India's T20 series victory in Australia (Photo: p.imgci) nings was way back in 1975. Drawn to sports at an early age, Diana grew up playing cricket with a tennis ball in the narrow lanes of the railway colony where she lived. After trying her hand at Basketball and Table Tennis at the Junior level, she found her true calling in cricket. Initially, Diana was picked for the local team for the Railways where she showed her potential. Following this, she was selected for the National Team, where she picked up strength as a slow leftarm orthodox bowler. In the many years that she
be a member of the Under-15 team for New Delhi. Anjum marked her debut in the arena of OneDay Internationals aged 17. She debuted in Test Cricket a few months later at Kolkata's Eden Gardens, where she was up against England. This was in 1995. Since then, Chopra has played in 116 ODIs and 12 Test Matches, becoming widely acclaimed as the 'Face of Women's Cricket'. She has held the title of 'Player of the Series' in a one-day international against England, where she scored runs at an average of 67.5. An ex-
The current Captain of the Women's National Cricket Team is the alltime leading run-scorer for Tests Matches, ODIs and T20Is. Hailing from Rajasthan and the daughter of an Indian Air Force Officer, Mithali played her first match at age 10 and joined the league at age 17. She made her ODI debut in 1999, when she scored a 114 unbeaten runs against Ireland. Under her captaincy, the Indian team reached the Women's World Cup Finals that took place in South Africa in 2005. It was also her leadership
that got the team to win the test series in England. She created history in the sport when, at only 19, she broke Karen Rolton's world's highest individual Test score, which at the time was 209, by scoring a 214 against England in the second and final Test at County Ground, Taunton. To top that, she is also a Padma Shri and Arjuna Award winner. Jhulan Goswami Hailing from Nadia, West Bengal, Jhulan is the embodiment of an all-rounder cricketer. Being noted and acclaimed for both her batting and medium rightarm bowling, Jhulan was appointed to lead the Indian Team for the World Cup of 2009. With a Test bowling average of less than 20, she was awarded 'ICC Women's Player of the Year' in 2007 and also received the Arjuna Award, in 2010, and the Padma Shri, in 2012. Harmanpreet Kaur Harmanpreet made her debut at 20 against Pakistan in the 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup at Bowral. Since then, she has become a bright young prospect for the Indian team and rumours of her future captaincy have abounded in aplenty already. With a batting average of 37 in ODIs, Harmanpreet turned many heads with her performance in the game against the neighbouring Bangladesh Team, at an ODI in 2013. She scored a whopping 195 and also took two mesmerising wickets. She is also the first Indian cricketer to be signed by an overseas Twenty20 franchise. Sydney Thunder, the Women's Big Bash League champions, signed her for the new season of Women's Big Bash League for 2016-2017. Courtesy: yourstory
what you can Do To Fix It!
Greying hair is something that all of us will have to deal with at some point in our lives…but not in our 20s and 30s! Are you spotting silvery strands that are making your hair look older than you are? The reduced production of melanin in the body (which is responsible for hair pigmentation) can
duction of Melanocytes cells that are responsible for hair colour. This vitamin deficiency also causes fatigue and poor immunity so you should definitely see your doctor to help treat it. Unbalanced Diets A balanced diet is essential for good and healthy hair. People who are addicted to junk food are
taste, but its health benefits are amazing. You can increase your intake of amla to combat hair that is turning white too soon! You can also make a homemade pack of dried amla, fenugreek seeds and coconut oil to apply on your hair. This pack, left in overnight, will help promote blacker and thicker hair.
curry leaves in coconut oil and apply the paste on your hair at least once a week to get rid of grey hair. Henna for Healthy Hair Colour While henna cannot prevent the greying of hair, it can certainly act as a natural colourant that masks grey hair. You can make a paste of henna
Grey Hair in Your 20s? (Photo: nature2tech) lead to greying hair. If you have noticed that your hair is greying prematurely, we list out the causes… Smoking Kills (And Ages Your Hair!) Not only is smoking terrible for your lungs, it's also one of the major reasons for prematurely greying hair. The oxidative stress caused in the body by smoking leads to reduced production of melanin, which in turn causes grey hair. Vitamin B12 Deficiency Loss of hair pigment is directly related to deficiency of vitamin B12, which helps in the pro-
more likely to experience premature whitening of hair, as their dietary needs are not being met. Stressed? Tensed? Worried? Have you heard the story of the old man who was so worried that his hair turned white overnight? Turns out that this old wives' tale might just have some truth to it. Too much stress can lead to health complications, which in turn can cause premature greying of hair. And The Remedies… Amazing Amla Amla or Indian Gooseberry may be bitter to
Black Tea for Black Hair! One of the easiest ways to fight greying hair is with black tea. Boil tea leaves in water, let them steep and strain the water. After the water has cooled down, apply it on your scalp. Let it sit for one hour and rinse with water. This will add a black shine to your hair and also improve hair elasticity. Cure With Curry Leaves Considered to be one of the most effective treatments for greying hair, curry leaves or kadi patta are a part of every Indian's staple diet. You can boil
and coffee powder to apply on your hair, or you can buy a readymade pack, like this one by Biotique. Vitamin Supplements to Nourish With our hectic lifestyles, we often don't get proper nutrients. Sometimes, the vitamins we do take do not get properly absorbed by the body. To combat this, many people resort to vitamin supplements to make up for the nutrients their diets lack. If you notice premature greying in your hair and want to take supplements, you must consult your doctor before you do so. Courtesy: popxo
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India lose to New Zealand, to face Argentina tomorrow Oil India FC beat Maotai FC 7-1 PTI Valencia, July 1 : Indian men's hockey team lost 0-1 to New Zealand to slump to its its second defeat in the six-nation Invitational tournament and will now face the formidable Argentina in its penultimate round-robin match, here tomorrow. New Zealand's Stephen Jenness scored the lone goal of the match in the 18th minute late last night. India had earlier lost 0-4 to Germany in their tournament opener before registering a fighting 21 win over Ireland in
their next game. India are now placed fourth in the points table with just three points from one win and two defeats. Olympic champions Germany and Argentina lead the chart with six points from two wins followed by Spain on three points from two games. If India are to stay in the hunt for a place in the summit clash, Sardar Singh and his men have no option but to beat Argentina tomorrow. Going by recent International Hockey Federation (FIH) rankings, In-
Indian men's hockey team dia enjoy an edge over Argentina. By virtue of their runners-up finish in the Champions Trophy in London earlier this
month, India leapfrogged to the fifth spot in the world rankings ahead of Belgium (6th) and Argentina (7th).
But it will be easier said than done as the Argentines are a tough nut to crask on the turf which is clearly visible from their run in the tournament so far. The Indians will have to dish out a consistent performance and avoid making mistakes at the backline if they desire to emerge winners tomorrow. India will finish their round robin campaign against Spain on Sunday. The tournament is being held as a preparation for the upcoming Rio Olympic Games.
Sports Reporter Manjit Chetia shot the Dibrugarh, July 1: A first salvo in the 15th hat-trick from Manash minute. Manash scored Manjit Chetia helped Oil back to back goals in the India Football Club 35th and 37th minute. blank Jayanta Maotai 8th Bodousa Cup Basumatry Football shot the Club, Arunachal Pradesh fourth salvo in the 40th 7-1 in the group league minute while teammate match of the 8th Bodousa Tulya Das shot the fifth Cup Football tournament goal in the 46th minute. organized by Bodousa Das came strongly and Sports Club at TDSA sta- scored his second goal in dium in Tinsukia today. the 53rd minute. The Oil India boys domi- Maotai FC player Mafu nated the field since the scored the lone salvo for kicks off and Manash his team in the 65th
minute. Basudev Baruah scored the final goal for his team in the 78th minute. Manash Manjit Chetia was adjudged best player of today’s match. William Gangata was booked with yellow card. In another league encounter at Nehru Stadium, Shillong Lajong Football Club Academy blank Barekuri Fotball Club, Tinsukia 9-0 in Guwahati today.
Induction of Tejas `very proud MC Mary Kom to be part Women's Kabaddi Challenge: ANI moment` for India: Dhoni New Delhi, July 1 : Ice Divas trounce Storm of Vijender's title fight India's limited-overs skipMahendra Singh Queens to register first win per Dhoni on Friday con-
Mary Kom PTI New Delhi, July 1 : Five times World Champion and Olympic bronze medallist boxer MC Mary Kom will be part of Vijender Singh's bout for the WBO Super Middle-weight Asia Pacific Championship Title, to be held at the Thyagaraj Stadium here on July 16. Mary Kom will organise a special bout for her boxing foundation in the undercards of Vijender Singh. In this bout, two female boxers of her foundation will participate in a three round contest. Commenting on this association Mary Kom said: "I am really excited to be part of Vijender s
first title fight. This biggest ever professional boxing show will give big boost to Indian Pro boxing and I am sure this will attract more and more young kids to start playing boxing as a sport. Two female boxers of my foundation will be part of the undercard fight. I would like to wish goodluck to my dear brother Vijender Singh and will be there in Delhi to cheer him." Welcoming Mary Kom s association with his bout, Vijender said: "I welcome my sister MC Mary Kom for being part of my title bout. I am sure boxing fans will enjoy the undercard fight of women boxers from Mary Kom foundation.
IBFF champ Shashi gets hero's welcome at home
ANI Jaipur, July 1 : Skipper Abhilasha Mhatre scored nine raid points as Ice Divas recorded their first win of the Women's Kabaddi Challenge by beating Storm Queen 28-15 on Thursday. A superb defensive performance laid the foundations for Ice Divas's first victory with a remarkable margin of 13 points. It was a cautious start for both teams as they were slowly getting their feet in the game and after five minutes the score was 2-2. Ice Divas skipper Mhatre opened her account in the fifth minute and got rid of Priyanka Negi with a toe touch. Meenal Jadhav followed up with another raid as the Ice Divas led 4-2. Storm Queens scored their two raid points with Negi conducting a successful raid as they trailed 5-7 with five minutes to go in the first half. Storm Queens forced a super tackle in the 11th minute as Ice Divas led 8-7. Storm
Women's Kabaddi Queens scored only three raid points in the first half as Ice Diva went into the break with a slender 10-9 lead. Key raiders Tejaswini Bai and Sakshi Kumari failed to score a single raid point for the Storm Queens in the first half. Sakshi Kumari opened her account with a do-or-die raid in the third minute of the second half as Storm Queens led 11-10. Ice Divas then made a super tackle count in
the same minute to restore a two-point lead and led 1311. Their defence did a fine job as with just 10 minutes to go Ice Divas had accumulated 10 tackle points. The first all out of the game came in the 12th minute of second half as Ice Divas led 21-10. With Storm Queen s captain Tejaswini Kumar struggling, they faded in the second half as Ice Divas ran out comfortable winners in the end.
Del Bosque steps down as Spain manager ANI Madrid, July 1 : Spain football manager Vicente del Bosque has confirmed he is stepping down from the post just three days after his side's last 16 exit from the European Championship. The reigning champions' hopes of securing their third consecutive Euro title were dented after they suffered a 2-0 defeat at the hands Italy in their pre-quarters clash. Although Spain's elimination is expected to be the reason behind Del Bosque's decision, he claimed to have already prepared his mind not to continue as the team's manager much before the tournament . "Without a doubt, I have no intention to remain as coach, but you have to be discreet. No matter what the result of the Euros, I had no doubt about what my future would
Vicente del Bosque be," the 65-year-old was quoted as saying by goal.com. Del Bosque will end his hugely successful eight-year spell with the national team on the expiry of his contract next month.
Sevilla and Athletic coach Joaquin Caparros is likely to succeed Del Bosque as England's new manager. Del Bosque, who replaced Luis Aragones as Spain manager in 2008, led the side to World Cup glory in 2010.
gratulated the induction of first squadron of the indigenously made Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas into the Indian Air Force and said this is indeed a very proud moment for the country. Dhoni took to micro blogging website Twitter to wish the IAF on this feat. "Cngrts to IAF on their latest warbirds and every1 who were part of the project indeed a very proud moment for INDIA," the 34-year-old tweeted. State-run Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) will hand over the first two Tejas aircraft to the IAF which will make up the 'Flying Daggers' 45, the name of the first squadron of the LCA.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni An induction ceremony to induct two Tejas aircrafts was held at the Aircraft Systems Testing Establishment (ASTE) in Bengaluru today, which included a multi religious prayer. The crew members of the first squadron of Tejas, a multi-role supersonic single-engine aircraft de-
signed and developed by the Aeronautical Development Agency (ADA) in collaboration with Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL), also performed pooja and broke coconuts to mark the auspicious occasion. The aircraft also performed a sortie during the induction ceremony.
Shastri resigns from ICC post PTI New Delhi, Jul 1 : Former India captain and Team Director Ravi Shastri has resigned from his post as media representative in ICC's prestigious Cricket Committee. Incidentally, the chairman of ICC Cricket Committee is current Team India coach Anil Kumble, who pipped Shastri to the job after getting nod from high profile Cricket Advisory Committee. "I have already submitted my resignation. There are personal commitments and I have been there for six years," Shastri told PTI on Friday without further elaborating anything. The official reason is his busy media commitments as commentator, TV expert and columnist, but there is intense speculation that the former all-rounder may have resigned as he is yet
Ravi Shastri to come to terms with rejection that led to a widely publicised spat with Cricket Advisory Committee member Sourav Ganguly. "Just like Sourav, Ravi is also an emotional man at one level. He is yet to come to terms with rejection. Since he became a media representative as BCCI nominee, probably, he is not willing to continue in that post. Also with Kumble expressing his opinion to con-
tinue as chairman, it might just be uncomfortable for both of them to sit in a meeting," a BCCI source told PTI today. "Also media representative is more of a decorative post in ICC Cricket Committee." A few days back when Anil Kumble was named the chief coach, Shastri said that one of the Committee members Ganguly was not present when his interview was being conducted. Shastri had termed Ganguly's absence "disrespectful" to which the lefthand batsman retorted saying that the Mumbaikar was "living in fool's world". "If Ravi was so serious about the job, he should have been in Kolkata for interview rather than appearing through Skype while holidaying in Bangkok," Ganguly had said.
Misfiring Ronaldo `amazing` in Portugal's win over Poland: coach Santos Shashi Kumar ANI New Delhi, July 1 : Indian body builder Shashi Kumar, who clinched a gold medal in the World Championship in Slovenia's Koper city, was given a warm welcome on arrival at the IGI Airport here on Friday. Shashi's supporters and well-wishers, who gathered in large numbers
outside the IGI Airport, cheered for him on his arrival. The ecstatic fans later lifted Shashi as he flaunted his IBFF 2016 trophy. Shashi bagged the gold medal in small category at the championship hosted by the International Body Building Fitness Federation ( IBFF ).
ANI Paris, July 1 : Portugal coach Fernando Santos has described skipper Cristiano Ronaldo's performance as 'amazing' despite his failure to score a goal in his side's 5-3 penalty shootout win against Poland in the quarter-finals of the Euro 2016 in Marseille on Friday. Applauding Ronaldo's exemplary performance against Poland, Santos insisted the star striker doesn't need to score to have a good game.
"I don't talk about individuals but Pepe and Cristiano played an amazing game, I think people undervalue them. People focus on CR - he has to score goals, goals, goals, but he has been playing amazing, he's an amazing captain," Santos was quoted as saying by goal.com. The Portugal coach was also full of praise for `immense` player Pepe and goal-scorer Renato Sanches. "Renato played a great game, he still has a lot
Cristiano Ronaldo to offer, he's still growing, the Renato Sanches
you saw today is not the finished article, he will
be better in the future," the 61-year-old added. After both sides settled with a 1-1 draw at the end of the regulation time and the extra time, Portugal and Poland were taken to penalties to decide the winner. Star striker Ronaldo netted the opening penalty to put his side in lead before Poland's Robert Lewandowski levelled the score. Renato Sanches and Joao Moutinho then scored their respective penalties for Portugal, but
Arkadiusz Milik and Kamil Glik once again equalized the score for Poland at 3-3. Midfielder Jakub Blaszczykowski then missed a crucial penalty for Poland as Nani and Ricardo Quaresma guided Portugal to the semi-finals of the European Championship. Portugal will now aim to book their place in the finals when they take on their undecided opponent in Euro 2016 semi-final clash on July 7.
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