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4 labourers killed, 18 injured in road mishap Changlang, June 2: 4 tea labourers were killed on the spot while 18 others were reported to be injured condition of some them were stated to be critical after a mini truck carrying them fell into a deep gorge at Panikhati area in Changlang district of Arunachal Pradesh this evening. Sources said that the incident took place on the Changlang Margherita Road as the vehicle carrying them lost control and fell into a 200 metres deep gorge. Later, a joint team of Assam Rifles and police recovered the dead bodies and the injured. The injured has been sent to Tinsukia and Dibrugarh for further treatment. The rescue ops was on till the filing of this report. The sources also added that the accident might have occured due to overloading and due to rash driving by the driver in the hilly terrain.

(Correspondent)

Search operation on at Longding, no arrests made so far Tinsukia, June 2: A day after an IED blast took place at Longding during planting of the bomb by NSCN - K injuring one of its own cadre, security forces has launched massive search and combing operations in the area.

It may be noted that on Sunday evening militants belonging to NSCN - K were planting a bomb to target convoy of army based at Longding.

However, the bomb blew up at the time of planting.

No arrest were made in this c o n n e c t i o n .

(Correspondent)

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Higher pass percentage in all streams as ASHEC declares HS-2016 results Ramanuj Junior College, Nagaon secured the first position. She scored 486 marks out of 500. Animesh Bhagabati of Kaki junior college, Nagaon secured second and Karishma Saikia of Crescent Academy, Jorhat secured third position.

In science, Ankur jyoti Bora of Ramanujan College, Nagaon secured the first position. He scored 488 marks out of 500.

Pratyai Sarma of Morigaon College secured second and Dipankar Boruah of Pragjyotika juniot College secured third. In commerce, Rajneesh Bharadwaj of Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati secured the first position. He scored 474 marks out of 500. Swati Jain of Gauhati Commerce College, Guwahati secured second, Sukriti Modi of Gauhati Commerce College and Puja Agarwala of Lanka Junior College secured third position.

A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Jun 2 A higher pass percentage in all the streams marked the results of Higher Secondary Final Examination-2016 conducted by the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC). The Arts stream (79.92 per cent) recorded a slight increase in the pass percentage compared to 2015 and 2014.

The pass percentage in Science stream at 90.96 also witnessed a marginal increase in comparison to the previous year. In the Commerce stream also, the pass percentage at 86.01 marked an increase compared to previous years. A total of 1, 94,692 students appeared in the Arts stream; 34,499 in Science stream and 16,192 in Commerce stream.

In Arts, Rupsikha Kalita of

Rupshikha Kalita,(2nd left) 1st position holder of HS (Arts), Ankur Jyoti Bora(1st left) 1st position holder of HS (Science), Neelofar Hussain 5th Position(1st right) HS - Arts Rajashree Boruah 6th Position HS – Arts (2nd right) along with Principal (centre)of Ramanuj Jr. College Nagaon. Pic - UB Photos.

Performance graph goes down in Dibrugarh as only one bag rank from Salt Brook Academy A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Jun 2

The Salt Brook Academy which had performed well in the Higher Secondary examination every year somehow could not perform in the same way this year with only one rank holder. The HS examination was conducted under Assam Higher Secondary Education Council (AHSEC) and the results was declared across the state today.

Swagata Baruah of Salt Brook Academy (Arts) secured 9th position. She secured 470 (94 %) . “This year our students

especially from the Science stream had not got any rank because of the paper leak cases which demoralized the students,’’ said the Principal of Salt Brook Academy. He said that their performance was poor compared to last seventeen years and the students have given more stress on entrance exam. “I was not expecting a rank among the top ten.

From science stream altogether 90 students secured star marks, 323 students got first division, Contd. on Page 4

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DIBRUGARH, FRIDAY, JUNE 3

PAGE 2 ASTRO FOR YOU Aries Carry the peace sign if you have to, because today, people will literally pull you into arguments. You could even be facing some kind of litigation or trouble with peace-keeping forces. Meditate, walk, or simply seek the company of friends and loved ones.

Taurus You may feel let down as your folks may not extend the support you expected from them.

You should try to remain practical and not get swayed by emotions. It is highly likely that family feuds may erupt today. Avoid confrontations and keep smiling to emerge a winner.

Gemini You will think about the issues faced by other people as well as about increasing your social standing and elevating your social esteem. It is an extremely profitable day for those in the retail business and hence make the most of it.

Cancer Control your anger. Or else, it will sadden your near ones. Writers may display creative output of high order. The day augurs well for artists, too. This is the time to take up new challenges.

The state government is committed to implement the Assam Accord in letter and spirit: Governor PB Acharya A Staff Reporter Guwahati, May 2: Assam Governor PB Acharya on Thursday addressed the Assembly in Dispur in Guwahati. He said that the state government is fully

committed to ensure the life and property of all citizens.

"The state government is committed to implement the Assam Accord in letter and spirit," Acharya said. The

Libra People will try to take advantage of your amiable nature and disposition. Small issues will crop up today making your nature a little tensed and enhance your anger too. You will be inspired to take chances in monetary matters. You need to keep your mind steady and regain your lost charm soon.

Capricorn Don't let your emotions play a spoilsport while deciding about the future. Think practically, otherwise, your expectations and reality will not be on the same boat. Friendly and supportive, today you will spread happiness and win the love of one and all. Whenever you get confused about which path to take, take advice from the experienced people around you.

Aquarius Set any target, take up any activity or accept any challenge; you will succeed in any of them with flying colours. Your well-wishers will shower praises upon your for those hard earned achievements. Friends are like family to you, take them out and have a gala time before another busy day begins.

Pisces You need to nurture your personal relationships carefully today, and give them the attention they are due. You need to control the outbursts of your temper and stop arguing with your partner or spouse over insignificant matters. Personal life will be smooth sailing as long as neither of you attempt to dominate over the other,

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Prime Minister's Krishi Sichai Yojana will be implemented in Assam from this financial year, he added.

Barpeta district

Virgo You will be bubbling with ideas today. You may face a dilemma between your obligations and present duties, which could prove to be very perplexing. New contacts turn out to be very useful.

Sagittarius Life is bubbling within you and you shall be in a hyper-elevated state of bliss today. Your high-spirits and energy will inspire you to perform at your best. Moreover, your inner voice will be loud and bellowing. Make the most of this superb day.

Appealing all militants group to shun violence, the

Governor said model police station will be set up in each district within the next three years. Stressing on making Assam an ideal state for the nation, Acharya said that Sab Ka Saath, Sab Ka Vikas

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Leo You have to let go of your stubborn and obstinate streak. You will need to compromise according to the situation. If you do not have such an attitude, arguments and confrontations with your business partners, friends and family members are possible. You do not like delays, however you will be forced to postpone important events.

Scorpio No matter how rich and successful you become, it is very important to stay grounded.

Never let your success go to your head. Rudeness and overconfidence may take away everything from you and may leave you empty handed. So be kind and spread kindness.

Governor said the sealing of the Indo-Bangladesh border will be completed within a definite time frame.

ET Correspondent Tezpur, June 2: Following intelligent input the security force today recovered an IED from near Belsiri railway station under Dhekiajuli PS in Sonitpur District this

morning. The powerful explosive weighing about 3 kg was planted on the RangiyaMurkokselek BG railway track. Later it was defused by Army’s bomb Squad.

ET Correspondent Barpeta, June 2: Bajali subdivision in Barpeta district has kept the continuity of getting position in HSS examination under AHSEC that was declared today.

This time, three candidates were able to get position where one in science stream and other two in arts stream.

Suranjan Dev Sarma of Bajali College secured 10th position in science stream securing letter marks in all subjects and has brought glory to Barpeta district.

Suranjan is son of noted teacher late Prabin Sarma and Hiramoni Devi of Sariyah Chakla village of Patacharkuchi area who likes to watch cricket match in Television in his leisure time and wants to become a

doctor in near future.

On the other hand in arts stream Ilakshi Nazir who secured 6th position from Krishna Kanta Handique Junior college, Pathsala.

Ilakshi is the daughter of Dilip Kr Nazir, (Rtd health worker), Howly, no 2 ward and Mina Nazir and wants to become an administrative officer in near future. Ilakshi can sing nicely and likes to read extra books apart from her course book. She hoped that there would be a great change in education sector in near future. It can be also mentioned that her elder sister is also an engineer.

Again, Nirupama Roy of Bajali HS School who secured 10th position in arts

“Yoga Capsule Course” begins A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 2: Border Security Force (BSF) Guwahati Frontier in collaboration with Lakshmi Bai National Institute of Physical Education, (LNIPE), Sonapur, Guwahati is organizing a training programme for yoga trainers of BSF, w.e.f.

1st June 2016 to 21thJune 2016. 44 male and 16 female trainees from various BSF Battalions of Guwahati frontier have been selected for undergoing this 21-day “Yoga Capsule Course”.

They will be trained by faculty of LNIPE, Guwahati, who have tremendous expertise on the subject. The program was inaugurated, on Thursday, by Sh. S.K. Srivastava, IG BSF Guwahati Frontier, in the presence of Shri B Basumatary Dean, LNIPE and other officers from BSF and faculty member of the institute.

Sh S.K. Srivastava, IG BSF while inaugurating yoga camp expressed his immense gratitude to the LNIPE for extending their support by way

of imparting training and providing boarding &lodging for the trainees.

This training will enable these BSF trainers to further impart training to Force personnel in the Battalions as well as their families. This training will also assist in the reduction of stress amongst the force personnel and enhance their performance as well as health.

This is the second batch of BSF trainers who will be trained by LNIPE. It is worth mentioning that the

trainers of the first batch carried out extensive workshops for the BSF personnel, their families and even the border population, earning accolade as well as good will from the participants.

Yoga has become a very essential component of the physical regimen for the BSF troops and receives massive response from one and all. It has emerged to be a very profound way to destress for the BSF personnel and also at the same time help them remain fighting fit.

stream is the daughter of Jogeswar Roy, a daily wager and Dipali Roy of Raypur near Pathsala. She wants to become a good teacher in near future.

It may be mentioned that Nirupama studied on their sleeping bed only because she did not have any table for her study as her father could not afford her with that. She had to walk 3 miles daily to her school. The family members of her family hoped that Nirupama need at present financial support for her further study. They urged to the government as well as some people to help her. The people of Bajali are overjoyed at the grand success of the students.

Governor meets NCHAC Members A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 2: Hon’ble Governor of Assam and Nagaland, P B Acharya met members of N.C Hills Autonomous Council led by Ex- CEM Niranjan Hojai for a brief discussion regarding the formation of a new council of NCHAC. Later the Hon’ble Governor also met All Assam Thengal Kachari Students Union in which the student Union submitted a memorandum to the Governor wherein certain issues were also discussed, informed in a press release issued from Raj Bhawan.

Several organisations submit memo to CM Pratyai Sarma proves brilliance ET Correspondent, Haflong June 2: Protesting against the selection of Prakanta Warisa as the new CEM of proposed BJP government in NCHAC, several organisations of Hamri, Diyungbra and Gunjung constituencies of Dima Hasao like Hamri Youth Association, Diyungbra Naisho Society and Gunjung Villege committee submitted memorandum to the new Chief Minister of Assam Sri Sarbananda Sonowal, through the Deputy Commissioner, Dima Hasao on Wednesday.

The memorandum signed

by Abhijit Haflongbar, Amrojit Hojai and Promesh Naiding presidents of all the three organisation maintained that the people of Dima Hasao district have no more faith on Prakanta Warisa due to his corrupt practice during his long ten-

ure as EM, NCHAC protest rally was taken out against him as he was not able to provide the villagers with their basic needs such water supply etc. proved beyond doubt that the people have no more faith on him.

Prakanta Warisa was a threat to the unity and integrity of the tribal people of the district as he was using dive and rule policy to take political mileage a person with such character was not fit to take the most honourable and responsible chair of the NCHAC. Another fact about him is that he was a sheer opportunist, and that his position was never achieved through hard work and honesty. He was the founding member of ASDC but he was first one who deserted the party for his own selfish gain, he then joined Congress (I), which again he left when

things started to go wrong for him, now he was riding on the high wave brought about by PM. This clearly shows that he has no ideology and posed a danger to his very party he belonged to. Such a person should not given the post of CEM, Prakanta Warisa was an incompetent to hold post of CEM, this obvious from the fact that he cannot even fulfil the basic responsibilities towards his small constituency, Gujung, having mere 3000 voters protest against him in Haflong such as the one just before the recent MLA election was unprecedented. This only goes to show that Warisa was not even fit to be an EM of NCHAC. They requested to ensure that only a honest and competent person was selected for the post of the Chief Executive Member of NCHAC.

securing 2nd position in HS (Sc)

ET Correspondent Morigaon, June 2: Pratyai Sarma of Morigaon College proved his brilliance securing second position in the HS (Sc) Examination result of which was declared today. Son of Debabrat Sarma, Head of the Department, Chemistry, Morigaon College and Niti Sarma of Jyoti Nagar, Morigaon, Pratyai took 5th position in HSLC Examination in 2014. The serious student Pratyai got the highest marks in Chemistry (100%), 98% in Physics, and 98% in Alternative English and letter marks in all the subjects. He got the total marks 486.

Talking to this correspondent Pratyai said that he is

ready to read Engineering course in Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) as he did well in JEE of IIT. He will try to compete the UPSC Examination later on. He further said that nothing is impossible for the brilliant student, but only perseverance is the pre condition of any success.

GCA introduces Northeast’s first MPlan in Urban & Regional Planning A Staff Reporter Guwahati, May 30: Adding yet another milestone to the glorious journey of over a decade, the Guwahati College of Architecture (GCA) on Thursday announced Northeast’s first full time post graduation Master of Planning (MPlan) programme in Urban & Regional Planning. Promoted by Dona Foundation, the group also announced the region’s first B Sc degree in Fashion and Textile Design and B Sc degree in Interior Design courses from the Guwahati College of Design (GCD), part of the Shri Sarbeswar Das Knowledge Campus near Guwahati International Airport.

The MPlan course, with specialization in urban and re-

gional planning, will be of 4 semesters (two years) and is open to graduates in the field of architecture, civil engineering and planning besides post graduates in geography, sociology and economics. The course will broadly focus on acquiring specialized knowledge in the subjects for the development of well structured cities, urban-regions, along with the sustainable management of towns and cities. The course is affiliated as a two year full time post graduation programme to Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati (ASTU). A post graduate of this course is eligible for registration as Town Planner in the Institute of Town Planners, India (ITPI).

Commenting on the announcement, managing trustee of Dona Foundation, Abani Das said, “This program focuses on fostering and understanding the ways that cities and sites are constructed physically, socially and environmentally. GCA is the first college in Northeast India to offer MPlan. We are thankful to Assam Science and Technology University, Guwahati who have agreed to offer the degree programme. We hope that students from the Northeastern states and other places will take benefit of the course and extend a helping hand in the development of the region.

While the country is moving towards building smart cities, these experts will take the lead in developing such projects.

So, we hope that students from the region and otherwise will take full advantage of the course and be a part of the development journey.”

Abani Das added that the college has been providing 100% placements besides numerous scholarships to the meritorious students. “Our graduates have been placed in a number of eminent companies, such as Hindustan Steel Construction Ltd, Jasbir Sawhney and Associates, Designers Guild to name a few. Some students have established their own firms like Studio Architects by Samiran Gogoi, Gandiva and Associates by Indrajit Swargiary and Echo Shell by Sujata Hazarika and Bipul Barman to name a few. Thus, they are contributing to the

development of their surroundings and the economy,” he said.

The college offers upto 90% scholarships in tuition fees to high rank holders.

Dona Foundation established Guwahati College of Architecture (GCA) in 2006 with a purpose to provide an academically strong platform to students who wanted to leave an enduring impression in the field of architecture. The college, inaugurated by then chief minister Tarun Gogoi, now offers 5-year bachelor degree in architecture, 2-year master degree in architecture and 2year master degree in planning. The new campus – Shri Sarbeswar Das Knowledge Campus – inaugurated by then Union minister and present chief minister of Assam,

Sarbananda Sonowal in 2015, now also houses the Guwahati College of Design which offers bachelors degree in fashion & textile design and interior design.

“The Dona Foundation believes in bringing together aesthetics, design, comfort, planning, endurance, and solid technical expertise in amalgamation. We look to bridge the gap between raw talent, and skilled experts, putting together technology, humanities and aesthetics into a special curriculum, most suited for the students of today and tomorrow, as we focus on holistic development,” said Saahil Das, director at Dona Group of Industries, addressing the press gathering at the Guwahati Press Club on

Thursday.

“GCA aims to provide its students with all the needful facilities within the campus and allow them to grow and harness their skills. GCA has been able to help students fulfill their dream to make a career in architecture and we are happy to announce this new programme,” said Biswa Datta, academic director at GCA. Besides the MPlan course, the college also provides Bachelors in Architecture recognized by the Council of Architecture. “The B Arch programme is divided into 10 semesters and it incorporates design and planning, arts and humanities, science and technologies, practice and management components. This dynamic program ensures the

progress of a student from a raw talent to a refined skilled architect. Students undertake practical training as a part of the curriculum and the stateof-the-art facilities at the new campus, near the Guwahati Airport, helps them harness the different aspects of architecture,” said GCA principal Nawaz Ali. For students aiming to attain masters-level knowledge in the field, the Guwahati College of Architecture offers Masters in Architecture (M Arch) degree which is designed and developed to provide students with detailed knowledge of quality architecture and urban design. The program aims at attaining a high level of contextual excellence in architectural design.

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Chief Minister Kalikho Pul attends mid-term review meeting of NSDC chaired by PM this is a bare fee, for students in the northeast, it creates a big economic burden, he said.

ET Bureau New Delhi, June 2: Chief Minister Kalikho Pul on Thursday called for centre’s intervention in improving skill development in the northeast to create employment opportunities, at the mid-term review meeting of the governing council of the National Skill Development Mission (NSDC), chaired

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

Pul, who is among three Chief Ministers to attend the meeting, insisted that with surge in development trajectory for northeast with the centre’s full-hearted support, the people of the region must benefit from the process and get equitable employment.

The two other Chief Ministers to attend the meeting are Jammu & Kashmir CM Mehbooba Mufti and Maharastra CM Devendra Fadnavis.

Emphasising on the need for the people of the northeast to themselves contribute to their growth and to make gainful employment, the Chief Minister insisted that people must be trained in skills of the present and skills of the future to ensure the success of Skill Development Mission.

Further calling for centre’s intervention in skill development, Pul urged for “Udaan Scheme” to be introduced in the northeast,

Mountaineering and adventure sports is all about mind control, physical fitness, disciplined life and a strong will power A Staff Reporter Itanagar, June 2: Ace mountaineer Anshu Jamsenpa stated that mountaineering and adventure sports is all about mind control, physical fitness, disciplined life and a strong will power to move out of comfort zone and willing to travel an extra mile to achieve the goal. She was speaking as a Key Note Speaker during the ‘Life Session of Aijal Club’ Aizawl on Tuesday last.

Mizoram Chief Secretary Pu Lalmalsawma who was in audience along with a host of bureaucrats, top business men, socialites and the elite members of Aijal Club applauded her presentation besides appreciating her grit and determination as a mother and a mountaineer.

Aijal Club Secretary David Lalmuanpuia lauded the audio visual presentation of Anshu Jamsenpa’s ‘Mt Everest Double Ascend in 10 days’ which was followed by interactive session with the elite members.

Ms Anshu accompanied by Tsering Wange President of Arunachal Mountaineering & Adventure Sports Association had a separate breakfast meeting with the Chief Secretary in CS Bungalow followed by an hour long interaction with the Mizoram CM Lal Thanhawla in CM Residence. HCM who is a great sports lover him self, stated that Aijal Club is the oldest elite club in Mizoram which came into being during the British regime.

Ms Lucy Sailo, Chairperson Aijal Club (Events) extended gratitude and thanks to Anshu while Madam Lal Riliani wife of HCM offered gift packets as a token of love.

particularly in the states of Arunachal and Sikkim, which is a Special Industry Initiative for Jammu & Kashmir of the Ministry of Home Affairs and implemented by National Skill Development Corporation.

and incentives within the PMKVY. An informed effort may be made for bringing the positives of the SDI into PMKVY, so that the ideal of having one flagship program instead of several smaller ones is upheld.

The scheme that aims to provide skills training and enhance the employability of educated unemployed youth of J&K, would enable Graduates, Post Graduates and three-year engineering diploma holders of the North East also, to be chosen by Corporates and trained by them, he suggested.

Insisting on the need to engage State governments, Sector Skills Councils (SSC) and the local training providers for setting up model centres, the Chief Minister said that it could revamp the existing infrastructure stressing that while the process for selecting model centres is done centrally, it is suggested that a representative from the State governments should be on the Selection Board, as they would have a better understanding of ground situations.

The Chief Minister also urged for continuation of the centrally sponsored Skill Development Initiative (SDI), which is likely to be subsumed with the Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY).

He pointed out that SDI scheme is the most suitable, as well as the most successful scheme under implementation in the State, under which till date 11,658 unemployed youth in Arunachal (0.85% of state population) were imparted employable skill development training and 3500 skilled youth are working in various sectors/organization all over the country.

Further, Pul suggested that as alternative, the Govt. of India might consider incorporating similar provisions

Pul also asked for setting up of two centres for Overseas Employment, which is being proposed under the NSDC and the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship. He requested that at least 2 such Centres to be set up in Pilot Project mode in the northeast; one at Itanagar and another in Assam.

Insisting on the importance of such centres in northeast, he said that the youth from the region have good language skills in English, and also have the aptitude for the service industry as can be seen from the fact that in almost the entire hospitality

and merchandise industry today, our young people are engaged.

Emphasising on building capacity of the trainers, the CM urged for setting up of Regional Institute of Training of Trainers (RIToT), pointing out that no such training institute exists in any one the northeastern states presently.

Pul proposed to setup a RIToT with funding from the Union Govt. requesting the Govt of India to consider providing funds for this Institute on a priority basis.

The Chief Minister further spoke on the need for hostel facilities and suggested that to fill in the need for accommodation facilities, zonal and skill sector based locations may be identified in each State and the Govt of India could consider financial assistance to the State governments to create such infrastructure.

He said that there is an acute shortage of use of hostel facilities as boarding and lodging is not paid for. In addition, State governments in the region also are unable to create such infrastructure.

The Chief Minister informed that under the ‘Student-Paid’ model, the University students are unable to pay the requisite fees of Rs 15000 by the end of 3rd year of Graduation. Though

Pul requested the Prime Minister to explore if similar to the Udaan scheme; University students could be funded for skilling. He suggested that Ministry of Tribal Affairs could fund the top 50,000 students through scholarships from State Government and Central Government colleges, who can be filtered by respective Universities through a common criterion to be defined, To reinforce the impact of Pradhan Mantri Kaushal Vikas Yojana (PMKVY), the CM suggested that training in traditional skills such as handicrafts and handloom, wood carving, thankha painting, etc. need to be structured as grant-based programs and not subsidy-based.

He pointed out that since these are being undertaken as a tradition and also for the protection and continuation of such skills, preparing a national level occupational standard might limit the creativity involved.

He further suggested that a Regional NSDC handholding and Monitoring Centre may be created at Guwahati at the earliest.

States should be actively engaged by this team and support extended up to the block level centres.

Sectors such as handloom, handicrafts, agriculture, horticulture, construction, tourism must have their regional office in north east and engage in identifying local training providers, grooming them, affiliating them, etc, said the Chief Minister.

ET Correspondent Yupai, June 2: Honble MLA of 14-Doimukh Constituency Assembly Nabam Rebia distributed 700 Nos of CGI sheets to 19 families, affected by the cyclone that struck Balijan area on 27th May last in a small function here at ADC office Balijan today on 2nd June 2016.

Expressing his solidarity with the families affected by the cyclone, Rebia assured that he will try to provide CGI sheets to all other affected families within one week and urged the people to remain calm and cooperate with administration in proper assessment of damage in respective areas.

Rebia, who is also an avid

nature lover, requested people to work towards protection of Mother Nature and reiterated that each and every people especially children must contribute to plant a tree in its own area to protect its environment and to make Balijan clean and green.

He also appealed all officers, Panchayat leaders and public to co-operate with each other to develop Balijan town in a wellplanned manner and requested Additional Deputy Commissioner of Balijan to work out the modalities to notify Balijan as urban area.

He also asked the forest official to properly maintain the forest area and take up mass plantation in and around Balijan area.

Gaon Bura of Upper Tubung, Teli Tassar on behalf of all beneficiaries profoundly thanked MLA Nabam Rebia for his sympathetic approach to mitigate their problems by distributing CGI sheets.

Earlier, ADC Balijan Chuku Takar expressed his gratitude to honourable MLA for his prompt response in providing relief and rehabilitations to people affected by the cyclone. He also informed that administration is working on assessing the damage caused by the cyclone. ZPM Balijan Tana Poona, EAC M Loyi, DDMO Preetha Menon, staffs and beneficiaries were present on the occasion. (DIPRO)

Women Welfare Society of Namsai visits fire victim of Manna Village ET Correspondent Namsai, June 2: In a noble endeavour towards supporting and providing immediate relief to fire victim of Manna Village where house of Nang Beena Munglang was completely gutted on May 30 last, the Women Welfare Society of Namsai led by its President Shrishti Maio visited the home of

Nang Bina Munglang today.

The team provided cloths, beddings and some cash amount to her as to restart lives with dignity. The fire ruined all her belongings on midnight of May 30 last.

Earlier, the members of All Namsai Area Youth Association had also provided all

the basic necessary items to help her come out of her miseries.

Meanwhile, all the villagers from Manna has temporarily reconstructed her dwelling home and has urged the district administration to provide all necessary assistance as per the government norms immediately.

Lummer Dai’s birth anniversary observed in his native village, Siluk

Along with host of other dignitaries, Union Skill Development Minister Rajiv Pratap Rudy also attended the meeting.

Education minister inaugurates multipurpose block at rk sarada mission ET Bureau Khonsa, June 2: The Education Minister Wanglin Lowangdong on 2nd June2016 inaugurated a multipurpose block at the Ramakrishna Sarada Mission School, Khonsa amidst a huge gathering constructed by the PWD under SPA of Education department at an estimated cost of Rs 1 crore. The construction work started in July, 2015.

In his inaugural address the Minister while thanking the PWD and other line departments for efficient construction of the multi-purpose block said that the building would be of immense help for the school and described it as an invaluable and permanent asset to the school.

While speaking eloquently and glowingly about the achievements of RK Sarada Mission School in various fields over the years, Lowangdong said that the premier girls' school was imparting truly wholesome education to the students adding that the ex-students of the institution had created a niche for themselves in various disciplines and were serving the society in different capacities including as wonderful home makers with great distinction and a sense of purpose, all thanks to the good moral education they imbibed from their Teachers.

He threw light on the tremendous contributions made by the institution since incipience towards spread of quality education not only in Tirap district but throughout the country and

Nabam Rebia distributes 700 CGI sheets to 19 families of cyclone attack at Balijan

Spl Correspondent Pasighat, June 2: Along with the state capital, Itanagar and other places, the 77th Birth anniversary of great writer and poet late Lummer Dai was also observed in his native village ‘Siluk’ under Mebo Sub-Division on June 1 which was attended by village folks, teaching staff and students.

Ashik Yirang, Gaon Bura of the village led the programme and recalled late Dai’s life history and appealed the youths and stu-

dents of the village to follow the foot step of late Dai and make the village proud.

Yirang recalled that, late Dai who was born in the olden Siluk village named ‘Sipo’ some 2 kilometres from the present Siluk village in the hill, studied his primary education in the village and then in Pasighat and Shillong. Yirang, who is also said to be a good writer in Assamese having impressed by reciting his own poem during last year’s Ahom Sahitya Sabha Presi-

dent Dhruba Jyoti Borah’s visit to the village, wanted more Lummer Dai to be born from the village again and appealed youngster to give importance to literary works.

According to sources from Siluk village, a statue of late Lummer Dai will be erected in the village by the Ahom Sahitya Sabha which was announced during last year’s visit of ASS President, Borah.

A Lummer Dai Literary Academy Bhawan is also being considered to be built here at Pasighat by the ASS.

Dr.Radhakrishan School of Arts, Commerce and Science (A junior College of Arts, Commerce & Science) AMOLAPATTY, DIBRUGARH Website:www.drrkschool.org hoped that more such schools were established in other educationally backward areas of the state.

While lauding the stupendous successes of girls in every sphere thereby outshining the boys, Lowangdong assured the school management to extend all possible help and support from the state government. Earlier, he along with other dignitaries lit lamps at the portrait of Swami Vivekananda amidst vedic chanting and singing of devotional songs by the students. In her thoughtprovoking speech Revered Inananda Prana Mataji from RK Sarada Math, Kolkata said that human beings were selfish and self-centred by nature and appreciated the selfless services of the Matajis and Teachers in such a remote place like Khonsa far away from their homes and opined that more local tribal Teachers, espe-

cially from among past students of the school should devote sometime to teach the students. She also highlighted the great contributions of Sister Nivedita and other devotees of Swami Vivekananda in establishing schools all over the country to awaken the people from their slough of despondency. While recalling the long and arduous journey of 43 years traversed by the RK Sarada Mission School at Khonsa, the Mataji said that the institution had made rapid strides in all spheres and had grown in leaps and bounds. She told the gathering that the old school buildings were constructed in erosion-prone zones in the past which had been shifted to other parts of the school complex where the soil was stable.

Earlier, in his welcome address, Tirap Deputy Commissioner Ravi Jha who is

also the Ex-Officio Chairman of the school managing committee said that the new class rooms would mitigate the problems the Teachers and students were facing to a great extent and appreciated the PWD for timely completion of the building.

The DC congratulated the Matajis, Teachers and students on their brilliant academic performances in this year's CBSE examination and hoped that the students would maintain the momentum to strive hard to become responsible and worthy citizens of the country. The all important function was attended by Secretary Mataji, Principal Mataji, CO, 16 AR Col. Virender Siddhu, Col. Jousha, Lt. Col. Rajendra Yadav, Maj. Padmakar, Maj. RS Manhas, DDSE P. Lombi, EE, PWD Er. SK Badiala, HoDs, Teachers, students and ex-students of the school.

E-mail:drrkschool@gmail.com

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25 HSLC toppers of Sivasagar were felicitated by the District Administration

ET Correspondent Sivasagar, June 2: District Administration of Sivasagar organised a function at the Sukapha hall of Deputy Commissioner's office premises to felicitate the top 25 meritorious students of the district who have excelled in the recently concluded HSLC examination 2016.

"You all had brought laurels to the entire District of Sivasagar and made us proud"- said Deputy Commissioner Virendra Mittal while addressing the students on the occasion.

Later the students were interacted with Deputy Commissioner and other officials from District Administration and discussed various issues.

2 students of HS final bring laurel to Darrang and Udalguri district ET Correspondent Mangaldai, June 2: Two students of Darrang and Udalguri district have brought laurels to both the district by securing the 8th rank in HS final Examination in Commerce and Arts.

They are Bhaskar Singh of LNB Road, Tengabari here in Mangaldai and a student of Brilliant Academy here and Mousumi Barua of National Pioneer College in Tangla in Udalguri district.

Bhaskar Singh, son of Gobinda Singh secured a total of 459 marks in Commerce while Mousumi Barua daughter of Ram Bilas Barua-a grade IV employee of Irrigation department at Tangla secured a total of 471 marks in Arts.

The Kokrajhar district recorded overall pass percentage in Science 85.32%, Commerce 52.00 % and Arts 68.81% respectively. Winner Basumatary of UN Academy, who hailed from remote Santipur area of Chirang district passed in Arts with first division scoring highest marks in History over all in Assam along with star marks in Education subject. He scored 98 marks out of 100 in History and brought laurels to the school. Khwrwmsat Brahma, who hails from Dotma Boragari also passed HS examination in first division in Science stream scoring highest 92 marks in Bodo from the school, which brought double laurels for the school.

The school has scripted 100%

pass percentage in both Arts and Science streams creating success of the teaching career among Bodo medium.

A total of 110 students appeared in the examination, among them 63 passed in first and 47 in second divisions along with three star marks in Science stream. In Arts stream, all 151 appeared passed with 85 in first, 64 in second and two in third division along 13 star marks in the examination.

Krishna Gopal Basumatary,Director the UN Academy hailed the achievement brought to the school this year with highest marks in Bodo and History respectively.

We had a dreamt to achieve grand success of the result, though we had not spotted in top ten, but received highest marks this year in two subjects making topper in scoring marks.

‘The school this year created strong recognized that the UN Academy can produce huge brilliant students through guiding deep dedication. We were trying to give better and better results with giving peoples’ welfare and integration among

ness Studies. At the same time four students have secured the highest marks in the Assam Higher Secondary Education Council in Anthropology subjects with 98 marks. They are

Bhupali Sandhya of Ranjit Sarma Academy, Himashree Deka, Jaya Rani Nath and Nazreen Akhtar all are of Brilliant Academy, Mangaldai.

Sivasagar scripts satisfactory result in HSSLC ET Correspondent Sivasagar, June 2: HSSLC results of the state were declared on Thursday. Two students from Sivasagar were able to bring glory to the historic city by securing tenth Position at state level.

Both Maitrya Rajen Mahanta from Arunudoi Academy of Amguri and Gitashree Rajkumari from

Two students from UN Academy scored highest marks in History and Bodo ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, June 2: Two students from Upendra National (UN) Academy, Kokrajhar scripted highest marks in History and Bodo subject in today’s declared HS results, besides the Academy scored 100% pass percentage both in Arts and Science stream while Science College, Kokrajhar also scored 98.33% pass percentage in the HS final examination.

Bhaskar Singh who has the ambition to be a lecturer in Accountancy department has scored 95 in English, 91 in Accountancy, 88 in Economics, 91 in Alternative English and 94 in Busi-

society’, Basumatary added.

Winner Basumatary, who scored highest marks in History subject, said that he will keep his eyes to be civil servant in days to coming to serve common masses. He thanked his parent and teachers, who were extended inspiration to the success of getting highest marks in his life career. Ananda Basumatary, father of Winner Basumatary also become overwhelming after getting information of scoring highest marks from the school. He thanked god as well teachers who guided his son to achieve this result. ‘I do hope his son’s aim in life and expectation would be met successful step in near future’, he added.

Altogether 118 students passed out of 120 appeared in Science College which recorded 98.33% pass percentage with 78 in first, 38 in second and two in third division along with 16 star marks. S Chakraborty, vice principal of Science College expressed pleasure overall results recorded of 98.33% pass percentage in the college. We were working to make better results in coming days.

Four brilliant students from different colleges bring laurel in Tezpur

Swaraj Academy Junior College of Nazira had able to Scored 468 marks respectively to hold the tenth position in state level.

A total of 1523 candidates from the District was appeared for the Arts in HSSLC examination, 1450 of whom emerged successful, where 1008 secured

first position, 389 in second and while other 43 has to satisfied with third position.

In science stream, a total of 8154 students were appeared, where only 6992 students were able to get succeed. In science, 1643 students were secured first position, 2529 in second and other 2820 had to sat-

isfy with third position.

which include achievement of increased speed from 75 hr/km to 100 hr/km by removing speed restrictions from 10 places.

He added, the division has saved 67.7 kilo liters on the fuel front. Punctuality reached to 99.1 percent in FY 15-16 from 94 percent in the previous year.

Addressing the media at railway Heritage Park, DRM Mishra said, it's a proud for all of us on the achievement of 'efficiency shield' as an award by the Maligaon headquarters of railway. He point out other achievements of the division

Free wifi has been made available in 3 stations apart from saving rupees 30000 every month on the front of electricity by installing solar panel, added Mishra and said, lot more is to be done and a target has been set from increasing revenues to passenger security and upgrading facilities.

Dipankar Baruah shines in HSSLC (Science) from Jorhat ET Correspondent Jorhat, June 02: “I will never forget Pragjyotika in my life, it is because of Pragjyotika’s Director sir and the Principal sir who gave me the chance to study here among wonderful teachers, with whose help and guide I managed to score 95.8 percent and bagged the third position among first ten from the science stream for the Higher Secondary School Leaving Certificate in Science stream 2016, which was declared today.” said Dipankar Baruah.

Dipankar Baruah hails from Ravi Baruah goan Jagdaur, Teok under Jorhat district. He did schooling from Bonnai Higher Secondary School, Teok under Jorhat district.

He scored 92.80 percent in HSLC Examination in 2014, with distinction marks, when approached the principal of Pragjyotika Titabor, Mr. Achut

Saikia and Director Pragjyotika, Mr. Apurbo Chandra Deka after going through his mark sheet and going through his history allowed him to study free of cost along with coaching which led him to take the third positions.

Dipankar Baruahs father Dejan Baruah working as an security guard at Halwating Tea Estate, Amgoori draws a very nominal salary and gets very little paddy from cultivation that is being looked by his mother Dipa Baruah who even is busy doing cattel rearing and weaving.

Dipankar Baruah scored 95.8 percent a total of 484 out of 500, with 97 in English, 97 in Assamease, 97 in Maths, 97 in chemistry, 96 in Biology and 80 in Physics. Talking to this correspondent Dipankar Baruah said, I would like to become a doctor, and I will study medical

to help the poor people from my area, because my parents need me to become a doctor, my parents saw me becoming doctor and helping the poor in dream, when I was small. So I want to fulfill my parents dream to become a doctor and serve the poor people of my village.

It was another great day for Pragjyotika Titabor, to have the third rank holder from the science stream in HSSLC Exam 2016, the results that was declared today, as from the same school eight students took position in HSLC Exams 2016, that was declared on May 31 which made record for the district, first to be since independence from the district of Jorhat to take so many positions among the first top 20, said Kamal Kalita a teacher from Pragjyotika Junior College, Titabor here.

NIshigandha, Harshika bring laurel to Lakhimpur in Science Streame while Puja Kumari in Commerce ET Correspondent Tezpur, June 2: The People in around Tezpur town today felt proud as a total of four students from two different colleges located at the heart of the town brought glory to their colleges as well as to their city by achieving different ranks from the three streams science, comers and arts in the HS final Examination (2016) result that was announced today by AHSEC. Kangkana Kalita from science stream of the private junior college Tezpur Science Academy here secured 9th Position with 95 pc.

While Arundhuti Patangia and Mrigakshi Das of Darrang College here secured respectively 4th and 8th position with 95 and 94.2 pc from Arts stream.

On the otherhand Rinisha Sen from the same College here secured 8th position in commerce stream with 91.8 pc.

While interacting with this correspondent, Kangkana Kalita daughter of Narayan Kalita and Hemosri Borah and a resident of Mission Chariali Deurigaon who has secured the 9th Position expressing her future plan said

that she would study at Tezpur University taking the subject Integrated Msc. In Chemistry. “My aim is to be a chemical engineer.”

She said adding she was grateful to the teacher community of the college who besides other students always took care of her seeking a good result to reflect the dignity of the oldest academic institute of the region. She also said that she would get better exposure in Tezpur University for her higher studies as the very university has been able to cope up with the present day need of education.

ET Correspondent Lakhimpur; June 2: Three meritorious students in Lakhimpur District made Lakhimpur feel proud through their extra-ordinary performance and outstanding result in the Higher Secondary result declared today.

They are Nishigandha Phukan and Harshika Rathi of North Lakhimpur College and Puja Kumari of Genious Academy. Nishigandha bagged the fifth position among the top tens of the State in Science Stream while Harshika secured the 7th position. On the other hand, Puja Kumari achieved the 9th position in Commerce Stream.

Nishigandha is the daugh-

ter of advocate Nandeswar Phukan and Jayashree Phukan, the Mathematics teacher of Town High Madrassa. She secured 96 in English, 98 in Mathematics, 98 in Chemistry, 93 in Physics, 94 in Assamese 96 in Biologyand and her total marks is 482. Her percent tage is 96.5. She wil study Medical Science o be agood doctor in future. "Self confidence is the key of success"-she said after achieving the mile-stone.

Harshika who is the daughter of Hari Kihan Rathi, a trader and Ritu Rathi scored 94 in English, 97 in Mathematics, 98 in Chemistry, 94 in Physics, 97 in Alternative English and 93 in

centage of 86.01. In the Science stream a total of 793 students in Darrang district appeared in the final examination and 558 came out in the first division, 184 in the second division and only 14 secured the third division with the overall percentage of 95.33 contrary to the state level percentage of 90.96. On the basis of the overall percentage, the Darrang district has been placed in the third position in Arts and Science and fifth position in the Commerce in the state.

Significantly in the HS final examination the private sector institutions showed their excellence in comparison the government or provincialized schools.

Geetashree brings glory to Nazira

On the other hand, 505 students were appeared from commerce stream, where 461 students were able to get succeed. In commerce, 73 students secured first position, 223 secured second and other 165 students were managed to get third.

Newly appointed DRM of Tinsukia meets media

Spl correspondent Tinsukia, June 2: As part of the on-going 2 years celebration - Do Saal Bemisal - of the Central government, Tinsukia railway division DRM Prashant Mishra highlighted the achievements of the division in the last year.

On the other hand, according to the Inspector of Schools of Darrang Sadulla Khan, in the Arts stream a total of 5552 students appeared in the examination in Darrang and 1035 have secured the first division, 2227 secured the second division and 1774 came out in the third division with the overall percentage of 90.71 contrary to the overall percentage of the state with 79.92. In Commerce a total of 431 students appeared in the final examination of which 108 came out in the first division, 159 in the second division and 129 secured the third division with the overall percentage of 91.88 in contrary to the state level per-

Statistics. Her aggregate marks is 480 with a PC of 96.

She dreams to be a Mathematics scholar in future. Both family live in the Ward No. 12 of North Lakhimpur town.

Puja kumari who wants to be a banker in future got 95 in English, 91 in Alternative English, 84 in Accountancy, 96 in Bank Study, 92 in Banking, 80 in Economics while achieving the success with 458 marks in total. She is the daughter of Tarakeswar Prashad and Bharati Devi of Gopi Nagar Colony. Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal and Lakhimpr DC Debeswar Malakar along with a throng of well-wishers congratulated them for their grand success.

ET Correspondent Nazira, Jun 2: Nazira girl Miss Geetashri Rajkumari, who has appeared in the HS final examination 2016 in Arts stem from the Swaraj Academy of Nazira secured 10th position, she got 91 in English, 88 in Alt. English, 95 in political Science, 97

in Logic & Philosophy, 97 in Sociology, 94 in Geography, all total 468 Marks. AASU, AJYCP etc. different organisations felicitated her for this achievement and bring glory to Nazira. She is the daughter of late Purnananda Rajkhuwa and Mrs. Raju Rajkuwa.

2 students of Ramanujan Junior College shine in HS final results at Nagaon ET Correspondent Nagaon, June 2: ‘Where there is a will, there is a way was’, the oft quoted proverb was once again witnessed in Nagaon today where Ankurjyoti Bora, son of late Ramesh Bora and Anu Bora of Rahachaki shone in HS final with flying colours to bag the first position. He secured 488 total marks from science stream of Ramanujan Junior College, Nagaon. His father was a daily wager and mother a house maid. Despite being from a poor family he always studied well and made his parents proud.

Interacting with this correspondent he said that, he wants to become an engineer in future and will serve the state and country as a whole.

On the other hand, Rupsikha Kalita of Lumding forest reserve, Gosaim Gaon-Bongaon, daughter of late Bikul Chandra Kalita (Retd. Teacher) and Sonali Kalita, too excelled from the same junior college.

The condition of Rupsikha is bit similar with Ankurjyoti’s condition as because her family too lives in a bad financial condition who don’t even have their own land and at present is residing in the Lumding forest reserve. While speaking to the media person she said that she likes history subject and wants to become a professor in history.

This two brilliant students made all proud and brought laurel to the institution and the state as a whole.

Performance graph goes down in Dibrugarh as only one bag rank from Salt Brook Academy Contd. from Page 1 22 got second division marks with a pass percentage of 98.57. In the Arts stream 3 Students got star marks, 14 students secured first division, 18 students got second division and 9 students got third division marks with a pass percentage of 97.61. In the Commerce stream altogether 3 students secured star marks, 6 students got first division, 29 students secured second division and 8 got third division with a pass percentage of 97.7.

Another private school in Dibrugarh Gurukul School has also performed better in the HS final 2016. From Science stream altogether 45 students appeared and 45 have passed.

Altogether, 30 students got first division marks, 14 students got second division and one student got third division marks. In the Arts stream, 20 students have appeared and all of them have passed. Two students have got first division marks while 13 have secured second division.

Five of them got third division marks. Altogether, 17 students have appeared from Commerce and all of them have passed. One student got first division marks while 9 and 7 students got second and third division marks.

Altogether, 6445 students were appeared in the Arts stream from Dibrugarh district and 5750 students have successfully passed with 89.22 per cent. 1234 students got first division, 2126 secured second division marks and 2390 students got third division.

In science, 1948 students have appeared and 1844 have passed with a percentage of 94.66. 1319 students secured first division marks while 472 students got second division and 53 students got third division.

In Commerce, 1026 students have appeared and 876 have passed successfully with 85.3 percentage. 199 students got first division while 336 secured second division marks and another 341 got third division marks.

I want to study BA with English major,’’ Swagata said.

She added that tomorrow she would appear for an entrance test in Tezpur University which was her first preference. She said that she wants to become an IAS officer in future.

On the other hand, Gyan Vigyan Academy has performed comparatively well in this year HS examination which was declared today.

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Lapang, Pala deny meeting BJP leaders

Vincent H Pala Shillong, June 2 : The MPCC president DD Lapang and Lok Sabha member from Shillong Vincent H Pala, whose names figured in the letter written by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma to Congress president Sonia Ganhdi as those who had met the BJP leaders in the context of current political crisis, have denied ever meeting any Saffron party leader regarding the leadership issue.

“I have never met the BJP leaders. There is no intention to meet anyone and there is no thought in

my mind to do so,” Lapang said here on Wednesday.

According to him, he had never led any group of dissidents in the recent past to meet the BJP leaders while asserting that the party would stand united.

“We will not burn our house even though there are differences within the family”, Lapang said.

When contacted, Pala also echoed the same by stating he never met the BJP leaders to take advantage of the volatile political situation.

74 bikers compete from different states

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Kohima, June 2 : Altogether 74 bikers from different parts of the country are competing in the Nagaland Adventure Club (NAC) Open Supercross under the banner of Federation of Motor Sports Clubs of India (FMSCI) at the Local Ground here.

This is the first ever supercross event organised in the State under FMSCI and has competitors from Meghalaya, Assam, Mizoram, Haryana, Bengaluru, Delhi and Nagaland.

Out of the 74 bikers, 32 are competing in Novice category, 21 in Open, 10 in Local and 11 in Expert.

The qualifying rounds of the four categories are being held on Thursday while the final rounds will be held on Friday.

NAC president Paul

Rutsa said that the competition is exclusively featuring motor-cycle racing in closed arenas with artificial dirt tracks and obstacles.

The four different categories of the race are conducted under FMSCI rules with stewards from the Federation officiating the competition.

Nagaland Parliamentary Secretary for Youth Resources and Sports, Music Task Force and State Lotteries Khriehu Leizietsu flagging off the competition said sports plays an important role in nation building, social cohesion and a healthy lifestyle.

A true athlete can only reach his limit and even go beyond those limits only if he possesses good technical skills and physical fitness, he said.

(PTI)

NPF MLAs back decision to suspend Rio, Imchen Kohima, June 2 : In a significant turn of events, ruling Naga People's Front (NPF) MLAs and senior party functionaries have endorsed the suspension of Lok Sabha MP Neiphiu Rio and MLA Imkong L Imchen from party's primary and active membership.

Three time chief minister and lone parliamentarian from Nagaland, Rio was suspended by NPF president Shurhozelie Liezietsu on May 17, while party MLA Imkong L Imchen was suspended on April 15 on charges of anti-party activities.

A joint meeting of NPF legislators and senior party functionaries held at state Banquet Hall in Kohima yesterday supported the suspension decision, NPF Legislature Party spokesperson and

Minister for School Education and SCERT Yitachu said today.

NPF leaders were of the opinion that the decision was taken in the best interest of the party and also to ensure the stability of the NPF-led DAN government in the state, he said in a statement.

The meeting further expressed legislators' "unflinching support" to the leadership of party president Shurhozelie and Chief Minister T R Zeliang, the release said.

The MLAs and other leaders further extended full support to the peace talks between the Centre and Naga political group and to strive all out for an early and permanent settlement which is acceptable and honourable to the Nagas, it said.

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‘Letter bomb’ jolts state politics Shillong, June 2 : At a time when the turmoil within the ruling Congress in the state over the demand for Chief Minister Mukul Sangma’s removal appears to be far from over, a letter written by the Chief Minister to the party High Command accusing the BJP, in connivance with two senior leaders of the party -DD Lapang and Vincent Pala – of trying to destabilise his threeyear-old government has created ripples not only in the State but also in the national political scenario.

In the letter, Sangma accused MPCC president DD Lapang and Shillong MP of meeting some senior BJP leaders to topple the Congress-led Government in Meghalaya.

A TV report on Tuesday claimed Sangma sent the note to the Congress leadership saying that a few “dissident” legisla-

tors met BJP General Secretary Ram Madhav and Assam’s BJP leader Himanta Biswa Sarma in a bid to pull down his government.

In his three-page letter to party president Sonia Gandhi and her son and deputy Rahul Gandhi, the Chief Minister said “the BJP is camping in Shillong and are in connivance with two cabinet ministers and looking to stir trouble for the state government.”

According to sources, the letter was written on Monday, just two days after Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Shillong to attend a North Eastern Council (NEC) meet, and not long after the BJP, after winning Assam Assembly polls comprehensively, declared that it would now focus on consolidating its position in the rest of the North East.

With Assam BJP leader

Shillong MP Vincent Pala in discussion with BJP’s member of Parliament Anurag Thakur and the state BJP chief Shibun Lyngdoh during a programme in city on Wednesday. (ST)

and Cabinet Minister Himanta Biswa Sharma openly urging the people of Manipur to dislodge the Government in that state, the Congress leaders in Meghalaya have become apprehensive about an Aruanchal Pradesh-like situation where the BJP might divide the already disunited party and prop up a puppet Government.

It was reported that MPCC President and

Chief Minister aspirant DD Lapang met senior BJP leader Ram Madhav and Himanta Biswa, the party’s newly acquired strategist in Assam, who now heads a North East Alliance announced by the BJP. When Mukul Sangma was asked by an NDTV reporter if he feared a collapse of his government based on papers available with the channel, the Chief Minister

retorted, “How did you get hold of a personal email I had written to the Party High Command? Is someone hacking my emails? Is my privacy being violated? ” But BJP sources said that its leader Ram Madhav is in Pune and Himanta Biswa, who played a major role ( in helping Congress earlier, was in Assam after returning from Manipur.

He along with new MLAs took oath on Wednesday.

Ram Madhav has denied the allegations and Himanta did not return the call after he was contacted.

The letter details the fragile state of the Congress in Meghalaya, where it rules with the help of allies – it has just 30 lawmakers in the 60member assembly. The state congress is facing dissidence demanding re-

Deborah seeks AICC intervention Shillong, June 2 : As the crisis for the ruling Congress deepens further, Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee (MPCC) working president, Deborah Marak has sought the All India Congress Committee’s intervention before the situation goes out of control, even as Shillong MP foresees imposition of President’s rule if the crisis lingers on.

The statement of Marak assumes significance as the demand for the removal of Chief Minister

Mukul Sangma is growing louder with every passing day.

Speaking to The Shillong Times, Marak said that it was high time that AICC summons all the MLAs to sort out whatever differences are there for once and all.

“If we don’t solve the problem immediately, we don’t know where the problem will reach,” Marak said.

According to her, every MLA should be given a chance by the AICC to

air his or her grievances.

“Every problem has a solution and if we do not correct it immediately the disease will spread further,” she said.

The working president added that the MPCC is also waiting for the appointment of a new AICC in-charge of Meghalaya to intervene into the matter.

Reacting to a query, she, however, refused to blame any other political party for the ongo-

ing rumblings within Congress “since it is an internal matter of the party.”

Pala denies his involvement Meanwhile, Lok Sabha member Pala has denied his involvement in the present crisis the Congress party is experiencing in the state.

Terming it as a ‘family issue’, Pala hoped that it would be resolved shortly.

Admitting that there is disgruntlement within the party, he, however,

said that no one in the state wants to take any chance “since there is a possibility of BJP-led NDA government imposing President’s Rule in the state”.

According to the Shillong MP, he has not met any MLA and even the A I C C d i d n o t authorised him to do so.

Making it clear that he has no intention to become Chief Minister, Pala also refuted reports appeared in a section of the press that he was joining the BJP.

Large-scale security arrangements have been made for all polling stations, state election commission officials said and added that over 1,000 armed and unarmed police personnel will be

deployed.

A total of 1,75,864 people are expected to vote in 255 polling stations across seven assembly constituencies in Imphal West and Imphal East to elect 27 councillors and 54 ward members. Of the 27 councillor seats, nine have been reserved for women.

Campaigning for the polls ended on Tuesday.

Eighty-six candidates are in the fray for the councillor posts and 128 for

those of ward members.

Besides candidates fielded by Congress, BJP, CPI, LJP and JD(U), 25 Independents are contesting the polls.

Counting will be held on June 6. All 189 polling stations in Imphal West and nine in Imphal East have been declared 'hyper-sensitive'. Of the remaining 57 stations in Imphal East, 21 have been identified as 'sensitive'. Altogether 1,275 poll personnel will man

the polls.

Meanwhile, the Joint Committee on Inner Line Permit System (JCILPS) imposed a three-day public curfew on commercial areas and government offices in Imphal city from Wednesday.

JCILPS, which is spearheading the popular campaign for converting three controversial bills, including the Protection of Manipur People's Bill (PMP), 2015, into acts, imposed a dawn-to-dusk public curfew on

Meghalaya CM sends note to Sonia over bid to topple govt Shillong, June 2 : The ruling Congress in Meghalaya, which is enjoying a wafer-thin majority in the 60-member Assembly, has reportedly petitioned the party high command on attempts allegedly being made to create rift within the party.

A national news channel on Wednesday claimed it has accessed an internal note sent by Chief Minister Mukul Sangma to Congress chief Sonia Gandhi in which it was alleged that senior Congress leaders including state party chief D D Lapang and two cabinet ministers have held meetings with BJP leaders.

When approached, an irate chief minister who

Meghalaya Chief Minister Mukul Sangma

was camping in the Garo Hills region questioned not only the authenticity of the report but the way they got access to his private emails.

"How did they have access to such confidential matters which were sent

from my private email?"

Sangma told the channel.

He went on to add that the current leadership knew very well on how to insulate their government from such dissidents.

The Congress has 30

MLAs, majority of whom are still loyal to the chief minister.

Senior Congress leader and two-time MP Vincent H Pala said the party is like a "big family and small problems will not necessarily create abnormal situation".

Pala asserted there is no division in the House and therefore there will be no repeat of what happened in Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand and said the party is only cautious of any prospect of BJP's imposition of President's Rule.

The MP also said that the party wants unity as this is very crucial and the party needs to stay united ahead of the 2018 assembly elections.

BG service in Agartala

by June Agencies Agartala, June 2 : Agartala will have a broad gauge train (BG) service by the end of this month, GM of Northeast Frontier Railway (NFR) HK Jaggi said here on Wednesday.

Khwairamband market, covering Paona Bazaar and Thangal bazaar, on Thursday.

The joint committee also asked non-locals in the capital to stay indoors on Wednesday and Thursday.

The general manager, who arrived here to review the preparation for flagging off BG train service from Agartala, met chief minister Manik Sarkar and transport minister Manik Dey and briefed them about the NFR's plan.

Speaking to the media at the Civil Secretariat here, Jaggi said the NFR plans to flag off the much-delayed train service from Agartala by the third week of June.

Bowing to the growing public pressure, an allparty delegation, led by CM Okram Ibobi Singh, will reach New Delhi on Friday to press the Centre for early enactment of the three statutes.

"All depends on the condition of BadarpurLumding section of tracks in Assam where heavy shower over the past few days is hampering the restoration work," he said.

Tight security for Imphal civic polls Imohal, June 2 : With the pro-Inner Line Permit (ILP) agitation having taken an aggressive turn in Imphal Valley, polls to the Imphal Municipal Corporation will be held amid tight security on Thursday.

moval of Chief Minister Among those named in the letter is former Union Minister Vincent Pala who had recently met Sonia and Rahul along with Lapang.

Only after the meeting, the duo reportedly asked Pala to visit the state and coordinate with the legislators who wanted to meet them.

Responding to a query over the issue, AICC Spokesperson Sushmita Dev said the party was keeping an eye over reported dissidence against the Chief Minister and hoped that the BJP would not resort to illegal methods for destabilising the state Government.

Dev said, “At the AICC level, the matter is being handled carefully.

“I, hope that the BJP does not resort to illegal and unlawful methods in yet another State (read after Arunachal Pradesh and Uttarakhand).”

Man-made disasters biggest challenge Agartala, June 2 : Tripura CM, Manik Sarkar on Wednesday said man-made disasters, not natural calamities, are the biggest challenge for the country.

Addressing a state-level consultation meeting under Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-30, Sarkar said, "Natural calamities are not in our hand. If we are careful and sympathetic towards nature and the environment, they can be prevented. Manmade disasters are more dangerous and need to be prioritized in disaster management."

The CM also released a document on state-level disaster management on the occasion. Besides multi-pronged strategies

to manage natural disasters, the Tripura government successfully countered the two-decadelong insurgency and bloodshed in the state, Sarkar said.

"Insurgency has caused a huge loss for Tripura.

Our government, with the support of the people, brought about peace.

Now, our primary duty is to maintain tranquillity and avert further such crises," he said.

He pointed out that under its disaster management programme, the state government has retrofitted as many as five heritage buildings in Agartala. Other old buildings would follow suit and all new buildings, including rural housings, will also follow safety norms.

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Gulbarg massacre verdict: Zakia Jafri says 'fight will continue' Mumbai/Ahmedabad, June 2 : Expressing disappointment with the acquittal of 36 people in connection the 2002 post-Godhra riots case of Gulbarg Society, former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri's wife Zakia Jafri on Thursday said that her fight would continue.

Zakia said the accused should have been punished as only then they would have understood the severity of their crime.

Recalling the horrific incident, she told ANI in Surat that the accused should have been given some strict punishment.

"I'm not asking for capital punishment, but at least there should be

some strict action against them. If they stay tentwenty years away from their family and children, they will understand the pain of separation," she added.

Meanwhile, former IPS officer turned lawyer Y.P. Singh lauded the Gujarat Police while calling the verdict to be satisfactory and a reasonable step in the right direction.

"It is in given circumstance that in mob violence cases, it is not easy to get convictions.

Mumbai riots were much more serious, but they were unable to get such type of conviction. But in Gujarat's society case if this has happened, certainly this is a very good

Zakia Jafri achievement on behalf of the Gujarat Police," Singh told ANI in Mumbai.

"Such investigations are conducted amidst a lot of

adverse circumstances and these things happen at the spur of the moment and with the passage of time the witnesses do not support the prosecution

case," he said.

"Not withstanding such negative factors if Gujarat Police has done the investigation and based upon the SIT investigation if the conviction has been achieved, I think this is certainly a reasonable step in the right direction," he added.

A special SIT court in, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, earlier in the day convicted 24 of the 66 accused in the 2002 postGodhra Gulberg society riots case, which left 69 people including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri dead.

Special Court Judge P.B. Desai also acquitted 36 others, including sitting

BJP corporator Bipin Patel, and also dropped the conspiracy charge against all accused.

The court said there is no evidence of criminal conspiracy in the case, while dropping Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Out of the 66 accused, six had died during the trial.

Of the 24 convicted today, 11 have been charged with murder, while 13 others have been convicted for lesser offences.

The 24 convicted includes VHP leader Atul Vaidya. The quantum of punishment for those convicted in the case will be delivered on June 6.

(ANI)

Gulbarg riots verdict Invoking Kalam in Balasore, PM says BJP means 'vikas' June 2 : In- people empowers us and 'reasonable': Ujjwal Balasore, voking former president provides momentum to Dr. A.P.J Abdul Kalam, us in taking India forNikam Prime Minister Narendra ward," he said.

Ujjwal Nikam Mumbai, June 2 : Public Prosecutor Ujjwal Nikam on Thursday said the judgement in the Gulbarg society communal riots is reasonable, adding the prosecution could not prove the charge of criminal conspiracy.

Nikam said the court dropping charges of criminal conspiracy means the attack was on the spur of moment and not a planned one.

"I think this is a correct judgement. But the only thing is that the charge of the criminal conspiracy was not proved. Obviously it means the attack was on the spur of moment. It was not a planned attack. The judgement, in all our liking, is a reasonable judgement," Nikam told ANI. "It obviously means that the prosecution could not prove the charge of criminal conspiracy. The acts of six accused will now be considered as the charge for murder is already being proved against them.

Now, whether it would be considered as the rarest of the rare or not, it would be

decided on that day. In riot cases, normally it is very difficult to prove the charge," he added.

A special SIT court in, Gujarat, Ahmedabad, earlier in the day convicted 24 of the 66 accused in the 2002 post-Godhra Gulberg society riots case, which left 69 people including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri dead.

Special Court Judge P.B. Desai also acquitted 36 others, including sitting BJP corporator Bipin Patel, and also dropped the conspiracy charge against all accused.

The court said there is no evidence of criminal conspiracy in the case, while dropping Section 120 B of the Indian Penal Code (IPC).

Out of the 66 accused, six had died during the trial.

Of the 24 convicted today, 11 have been charged with murder, while 13 others have been convicted for lesser offences.

The 24 convicted includes VHP leader Atul Vaidya.

The quantum of punishment for those convicted in the case will be delivered on June 6. (ANI)

Sonipat murders accused gangster Ajay Kumar killed in encounter Bathinda, June 2 : Gangster Ajay Kumar of Sonepat, who was accused of killing an Army officer's father and brother, was shot dead on Thursday in an encounter with the Haryana Police in Jagaram Tirath village in Bathinda district.

Ajay Kumar alias Kannu's three accomplices, who were travelling with him in a car, have been arrested.

The quartet was being chased by Haryana Police and was cornered by the cops at Jagaram Tirath village in Talwandi Sabo sub-division.

The police claimed that an encounter ensued as the gangsters fired on the police party.

Kumar was carrying a reward of Rs. five lakhs on him and was killed in the gunfight between the cops and gangsters.

According to reports, he was injured during the encounter and was being taken to a hospital in Bathinda but he succumbed to his injuries mid-way.

On May 12, Kumar killed Major Sushil Chikkara's father Jagbir Singh, 57, and brother Anil Chhikara, 25, as they hadn't voted for the goon's brother in the panchayat election.

According to reports, the incident took place despite the police being informed about the threat to his family members.

(ANI)

Modi on Thursday said his government aims at welfare of poor across the nation without any discrimination.

Prime Minister Modi dubbed Balasore as the 'missile city' and said it is the 'karmabhoomi' of Dr. Kalam, who has done a lot of work here.

"My government is only for the welfare of poor , we don't want any state or any region in the country to be devoid of development and change," Prime Minister Modi said in his Vikas Parv rally here.

Lauding the locals, the Prime Minister said there is no election, no protest, but still a large number of people have come here in this heat to listen to the words of the 'pradhan sevak'.

"I see scores of people here. The love of the

Pitching for the participation of people with government, Prime Minister Modi said the ruling dispensation wants ' Jan Bhagidari' in all areas of governance.

The Prime Minister, who visited the state for the third time during his tenure, said the focus of every government scheme should be the poor, adding his government has taken special steps towards eradicating poverty across the country.

Outlining the importance of the "Beti Bachao Beti Padhao" initiative, Prime Minister Modi said peoples' mindset about gender equality must change.

"We introduced the mission Indradhanush and Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao movement for the welfare of the girl students. The government

President Michael Skiles identified William S. Klug as the individual who was slain.

The police said that they found a weapon and confirmed that no suspects remain at large.

UCLA said classes were cancelled for the rest of

has by constructing over 4.5 lakh toilets in schools where no sanitation facility was available secured the future education of girls," he added.

The Prime Minister also said that Odisha is blessed with natural resources, but still a lot more needs to be done to mitigate poverty in the state.

He further said the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party

the day, but are expected to resume tomorrow, except for the engineering school, where the death occurred.

The shooting took place in a small office in the engineering building, however, it has not been confirmed yet if the dead were students.

Randeep Surjewala Khadse's cell phone.

Why is an explanation not being given and only clean chits? Why the matte is not being investigated thoroughly? Why is he not being dismissed?" Surjewala asked.

Stating that Khadse's Personal Assistant was recently caught on the allegation of taking or demanding a bribe of Rs. 30 crores, he added that

New Delhi, June 2 : An arrangement between the authorized governmental agencies of the Government of India and United States of America (USA) for exchange of terrorist screening information was signed here today.

The arrangement was signed by the Union Home Secretary, Rajiv Mehrishi and Richard Verma, Ambassador of the United States of

America to India.

As per this arrangement, both sides shall provide each other access to terrorism screening information through the de signated contact points, subject to domestic laws and regulations.

The arrangement would enhance the counter terrorism cooperation between India and USA. (ANI)

Prime Minister Narendra Modi (BJP) has worked tirelessly to serve the people.

"Development is the other name of the Bharatiya Janata Party, it is sole identity. Wherever we are in power, there is development," said Prime Minister Modi.

"We are not in power in Odisha and you can easily see the plight here," he added while taking a jibe at Naveen Patnaikled government in the state. (ANI)

Officials put the campus on lockdown as authorities investigated. Throngs of police with long guns patrolled the streets of the campus of more than 40,000 students.

Los Angeles police is still investigating the shooting, according to university officials. (ANI)

Cong demands Khadse's resignation, questions PM's 'zero tolerance' for corruption stand New Delhi, June 2 : With the heat turning on Maharashtra Revenue Minister Eknath Khadse, the Congress on Thursday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's assertion on 'zero tolerance' for corruption and wondered whether the same is maintained only by persecution of opposition while protecting flip-flops by the BJP leaders.

Congress spokesperson Randeep Surjewala asserted that Khadse, who has been caught in one dispute after another, was being protected by his party as he was still scot free despite having several cases against him with concrete proofs.

"An ethical hacker has provided the information and the matter is now sub-judice that there were telephone conservations between dreaded terrorist Dawood and

India, US sign 'exchange of terrorist screening information arrangement'

'India has to capture world markets to sustain 8-10 pc growth'

UCLA on lockdown after two killed in murder-suicide shooting Washington D.C., June 2 : A campus-wide lockdown was enforced on the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) today, after two people were killed in a murder-suicide at the varsities premises.

According to CNN, UCLA Student Body

India, US sign 'exchange of terrorist screening information arrangement'

the BJP had yet again failed to take action.

"And Khadse is now accused, not by the Congress, but by Maharashtra Industries Minister Suresh also who said that industrial land belonging to the Maharashtra Industrial Development Corporation (MIDC) was illegally purchased for 3.21 crores, when it was for 40 crores," Surjewala

told ANI. M e a n w h i l e , Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis has reportedly been summoned to the national capital today by the BJP top brass to discuss further course in the matter.

Trouble mounted another notch for Khadse today as the BJP said that a decision would soon be taken regarding his fate in the party.

"The way the matter has been brought to light in the media, some facts can be highlighted.

With new facts out, Eknath Khadse is under a cloud of suspicion and the party is sure to take a decision soon," former Mumbai police commissioner and now BJP leader Satyapal Singh told ANI. However, Khadse has so far rubbished all the charges levelled against him. (ANI)

Arvind Panagariya New York, Jun 1 : Noting that India has been "slower" than other countries in entering free trade agreements, NITI Aayog Vice Chairman Arvind Panagariya today said India will need to capture some of the world markets if it has to sustain an eight to 10 per cent growth rate over the next 20-25 years.

"On the Free Trade areas, India has been certainly slower than other countries," Panagariya said here at a discussion organised by the Asia Society Policy Institute on the two years of the Indian government responding to whether tradeled growth is a priority for the government.

He said the broader question is whether "outward orientation" is part of the government's strategy of development, adding that his push is in that direction.

"I just don't see that if India is to try to sustain a growth rate of 8-10 per cent over a period of 20-25 years, it can be done without actually capturing some of the world markets," he said.

He added that apart from liberalisation, India would also need to focus on "internal reforms" like trade fa-

cilitation, speed at which goods can move in and out of the country and the various clearances required.

He noted that India's internal goods market is less than a USD 1 trillion while in the world market merchandise exports is USD 18 trillion.

He said in China, wages have been rising over 10 per cent a year for more than a decade and currently they are 2-3 times the wages in India on an average.

"Wages are likely to rise much faster than they will rise in India. Lot of labour intensive firms are moving out of China and India ought to be the natural destination for them," he added.

When asked if India could look at joining the TransPacific Partnership, Panagariya said the TPP is not on India's horizon "at this stage".

"A lot of the things that India would need to do to be a member of the TPP remain to be done," like on intellectual property, government procurement and labour standards.

"These are all very integral parts of the TPP and India is below the standards that are required in the TPP in these areas," he said. (PTI)

Lightning claims 17 lives in Odisha Bhubaneswar, June 2 : At least seventeen people were killed and nine others injured in lightning that struck different parts of Odisha yesterday.

The lightning, which was followed by heavy shower, also claimed lives of 21 livestock.

The southern and coastal parts of the state were the most affected by this natural disaster.

The casualties have been reported from Kendrapada, Bhadrak, Ganjam, Khurda and Mayurbhanj districts.

With this, the total number

of lightning deaths in a month has touched a total of 25.

On May 1, eight persons were killed in different lightning incidents in the state. According to the special relief commissioner's office, the total number of lightning deaths till date in 2016 is 85.

Pre-monsoon rains are likely to occur in the state from 5th of this month, as the regional MeT department said that they would occur in south and interior pockets of the state on June 6 and 7. (ANI)

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NEIGHBOURS

Pak, US trying to repair damage caused by 'misgivings': Prez Hussain Islamabad, June 2 : Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain has said that Islamabad and Washington were trying to mend fences and repair the damage caused by 'misgivings'.

"Talks between the two countries are continuing to end misgivings and explore possibilities of further expanding bilateral cooperation," Dawn quoted him as saying in his address to the joint sitting of parliament at the start of the fourth parliamentary year yesterday.

He, however, did not

Taliban chief Mansour issued local resident certificate: Pak FIA Quetta, June 2 : Pakistan's Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) has said that Afghan Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour, who was killed in a U.S. drone strike last month, had obtained not only a Pakistani national identity card and a passport, but also a local resident certificate in the name of Wali Mohammad.

An officer of the FIA said that they had found a local resident certificate showing Wali Mohammad (Mullah Mansour) a resident of Qila Abdullah district of Balochistan and belonging to Kakar tribe, reports the Dawn.

According to the investigation, the certificate was the first Pakistani nationality document issued to the Taliban chief in 1999 and was signed by the then deputy commissioner of Qila Abdullah district, Hafiz Mohammad Tahir.

"We have initiated an investigation into the issuance of the certificate," Dawn quoted the FIA official as saying.

Hafiz Tahir is reportedly already facing an inquiry into attestation of Mullah Mansour's form for the identity card.

Mullah Mansour was killed with driver Mohammad Azam in a U.S. drone strike in Kochkey area of Nushki district on May 21 while going to Quetta from Taftan in a car.

Meanwhile, further investigation is under way. (ANI)

Powerful storm kills 15 in Pakistan's KhyberPakhtunkhwa province Islamabad, June 2 : At least 15 people have been killed and 125 others were injured by a powerful windstorm, accompanied by rain, sweeping through Pakistan's Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, besides the twin cities of Rawalpindi and Islamabad.

Nine died in the twin cities, while six died in different cities of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, reports the Express Tribune.

The heavy rains also affected Federally Administered Tribal Areas, including in Peshawar, Charsadda, Mardan and Khyber Agency.

The fatalities were mainly caused by falling trees, signboards and electricity poles and roof-collapse incidents.

So far, damage to property has yet to be assessed.

According to reports, gusty winds blew at a speed of 148km/h and 120km/h in Islamabad and Rawalpindi, respectively.

The storm lasted for 25 to 30 minutes at different places, a duration considered to be dangerous by weather experts.

Due to the storm, normal life has been out gear and several domestic flights at the Benazir Bhutto International Airport were either delayed or suspended.(ANI)

elaborate which ' misgivings' with the U.S. he was referring to.

The bilateral relationship between two nations is again on a slide reportedly because of American concerns about Pakistani missile programme and allegations that Islamabad was not doing enough to remove Haqqani network sanctuaries from its soil.

The U.S. Congress last month refused to allow funding of the sale of eight F-16s from the Foreign Military Financing (FMF) programme to Pakistan and it resultantly

Pakistan President Mamnoon Hussain missed the opportunity to get the new jets.

The relationship, which was already under tight

water following the U.S. drone attack in Pakistan which killed Afghan Taliban chief Mullah

Akhtar Mansour.

While the President avoided mentioning the drone attack, he said that the recent incidents have hindered the process and that the country remained hopeful that peace efforts in Afghanistan would succeed.

He also in a carefully phrased reference to relations with Kabul said that efforts were made to work with the new government for removing distrust.

Talking about India, the President regretted that India had not recipro-

cated Pakistan's overtures for normalisation of ties.

"Despite Pakistan's continued emphasis on dialogue, condemnation of the Pathankot incident and offer of joint investigation, the foreign secretary-level negotiations are held in abeyance, which is a matter of serious concern for us," he said.

He said that ties could improve only if New Delhi reciprocates " Pakistan's sincere overtures in the same spirit".

(ANI)

Pakistan one of most reliable contributors to UN peacekeeping: Ban Ki Moon Islamabad, June 2 : United Nations Secretary General (UNSG) Ban Ki Moon has said that Pakistan is one of the most consistent and reliable contributors to UN peacekeeping.

"I am honoured to join you in marking Pakistani Peacekeepers' Day. Since its first deployment to the Congo in 1960, Pakistan has been one of the most consistent and reliable contributors to United Nations peacekeeping," the Foreign Affairs, Government of Pakistan quoted Ban Ki Moon as saying in a statement.

Speaking at the Pakistani Peacekeepers' Day yes-

terday, Ban Ki Moon highlighted about the country's peacekeepers.

"Through the decades, Pakistan has deployed more than 150,000 personnel to 41 peacekeeping missions in 23 countries. Today, more than 7,000 uniformed personnel from Pakistan are serving in seven peacekeeping missions, making it our third largest troop- and police-contributor," he said.

The UNSG said that deployment of Pakistani personnel at various places has significantly improved political and security situation in those areas.

"In places like Cote d'Ivoire and Liberia, Pakistani units were instrumental in the much improved political and security situation that the people of these countries enjoy today. Pakistanis have also been actively engaged in New York to enhance peacekeeping performance - starting with our Military Adviser Lieutenant General Maqsood Ahmed," he added.

He also paid tribute Allama Iqbal, the national poet, saying, "The great Pakistani poet-philosopher Allama Iqbal once reminded us that the

Ban Ki Moon ultimate aim. is not to see something but to be something."

Thanking Pakistan's contribution to International

Peace and Security, he said that United Nations is looking forward for its continuing contribution.

(ANI)

India widening spectrum of conflict: Pak think-tank Islamabad, June 2 : A think-tank of Pakistan specialising in defence and strategic stability affairs has said that India was widening the spectrum of conflict and the Islamabad's response was being constrained by poor governance.

Referring to Indian attempts to disturb Pakistan's sub-conventional stability by sponsoring terrorism in the country, President of Strategic Vision Institute (SVI) Dr. Zafar Iqbal Cheema asserted that New Delhi was expanding the spectrum of conflict in Islamabad, reports the Dawn.

India and Pakistan "Pakistan is militarily well equipped to maintain an adequate conventional and nuclear deterrence equilibrium vis-avis India. There are no major worries in military

or nuclear realm as far as Pakistan's preparedness is concerned for dealing with threats from India," Dawn quoted him as saying.

He was of the opinion

that fresh political and diplomatic challenges, weak governance would hinder adequate response.

"There is a consensus that the country is suffering from poor governance which does not enable us to deal with non-military challenges to national security," he said.

Regional Stability in South Asia' on Wednesday, which was attended by a number of other defence experts, academicians, policy analysts and retired senior officials.

Meanwhile, Dr. Zafar Nawaz Jaspal of Quaide-Azam University expressed the concern that India was focused on encircling Pakistan.

He pressed that India was trying to contain and squeeze Pakistan in terms of its foreign relations, economy and security.

Cheema was talking at the conclusion of a threeday seminar on 'National Security, Deterrence and

He added that Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's recent visits to Saudi Arabia, Iran, Afghanistan and upcoming trips to Qatar and U.S. indicate the Indian government's policy direction and priorities.

(ANI)

Inclement weather conditions impede pilgrims to travel on Kailash-Mansarovar route Kathmandu, June 2 : The Indian Embassy in Kathmandu has issued a travel advisory urging Indian nationals visiting Kailash-Mansarovar to avoid the route via Nepal.

Since weather conditions are expected to deteriorate in the weeks to come, pilgrims are advised to avoid the Nepalgunj Simikot - Hilsa route according to an official release of Indian Embassy.

Binaya Kumar ,Deputy Commissioner, Indian Embassy of Nepal said that "this year before the full moon in May 21, around 2000-2500 Indians booked tours to Kailash-Mansarovar by private tour operators via

the Nepalgunj - Simikot - Hilsa route"., It has been noticed that a number of them are facing logistical problems in Hilsa and Simikot, primarily on account of bad weather which prevents regular evacuation from Hilsa to Simikot by helicopter and Simikot to Nepalgunj by fixed-wing aircraft,Kumar added.

Accounting the problems, Kumar said that not more than 150-200 can stay at Hilsa due to lack of infrastructure there at this time. This year the helicopters couldn't be used due to the bad weather.

He said that they have arranged supply of essen-

Inclement weather conditions impede pilgrims to travel on Kailash-Mansarovar route

tial items along with Nepal authorities and tour operators and also deployed an officer who just visited Simikot and Hilsa and facilitated the

situation.

The Embassy in cooperation with Government of Nepal and tour operators is making all possible arrangements for timely

evacuation of pilgrims from Hilsa to Simikot and from Simikot to Nepalgunj.

The Nepal Government has well cooperated with the Indian side and moreover they have been in regular contact with the Chief Secretary in Kathmandu, Nepal Army and Ministry of Home Affairs, Kumar said.

Deputy Commissioner Kumar further said that on the ground level, the police authorities and Chief District Officer met the tour operators regularly and ensured the supply of essential items and has also thanked Nepal Government for their cooperation.(ANI)

Lanka to ban house maids abroad amid abuses Colombo, June 2 : Sri Lankan government spokesman Rajitha Senaratne has said that the country will gradually stop sending house maids abroad, mainly to the Middle East, due to reports of rights abuses, social costs and a local labour shortage.

Senaratne said that President Maithripala Sirisena had appointed a committee to study strategies to reduce the numbers gradually and finally stop sending maids abroad.

"We want to discourage the house maids category in the foreign employment because

the social cost is very high," he said, reports Colombo Page.

The island nation's one of the main foreign exchange comes from expatriate workers, mainly house maids and unskilled labourers, that reportedly help earn around seven billion dollars a year for the

$82.2 billion economy.

Senaratne added that Human rights abuses and social costs due to rapes, drug addiction and child abuse in many families of house maids, and labour shortage locally, have prompted the government to take such a decision.

According to the latest data from the Foreign Employment Bureau showed, in 2013, around 1,650 Sri Lankan house maids complained of being physically and sexually abused by their employers mainly in the Middle East. (ANI)

Graft case: Khaleda Zia appears before Dhaka court for self defence

Khaleda Zia Dhaka,June 2 :Bangladesh Nationalist Party Chairperson Khaleda Zia appeared before a Dhaka court this morning to place her selfdefence statement in connection with the Zia Charitable Trust graft case.

She appeared before the special judge court-3 set up at Bakshibazar of Dhaka, reports the Daily Star.

Khaleda was asked to appear before the court today to place her selfdefence statements against the statements of 32 prosecution witnesses given during the trial.

Judge Abu Ahmed Jomadar of the Special Judge Court-3 issued the order on Khaleda on May 19.

The Anti Corruption Commission on August 8, 2011 filed the graft

case accusing Khaleda and three others of abuse of power in setting up the charity.

Khaleda further challenged the legality of appointment of Harunur Rashid, investigating officer of the case, saying that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) had not published any gazette notice regarding this.

On April 17, Khaleda appeared before the court but sought time to submit herself defence statements. She was absent from the court on two executive dates.

The other accused are Harris Chowdhury, Khaleda's former political secretary, Ziaul Islam Munna, assistant private secretary (APS) of Harris, and Monirul Islam Khan, APS of former mayor Sadeque Hossain Khoka. (ANI)

Four Indian fishermen arrested for fishing in Lankan waters

Four Indian fishermen arrested for fishing in Lankan waters

Colombo, June 2 : At least four Indian fishermen were arrested by Sri Lankan Coast Guard with assistance from the Navy on Thursday for allegedly crossing the International Maritime Boundary Line (IMBL) and fishing in Lankan waters.

The naval personnel arrested the fishermen along with an Indian fishing trawler on northwest of Delft Island, reports the Colombo Page.

The arrested fishermen along with the fishing trawler will be handed

over to the Jaffna Fisheries Inspector for further action.

This is the second time that Lankan Navy has arrested Indian fishermen from India's southern Tamil Nadu state with mechanized boats after they resumed fishing at the end of its 45 day ban on fishing in the eastern coastal zone on Sunday midnight.

The Navy personnel on May 30 arrested seven fishermen along with a trawler while fishing in Lankan waters northwest of Thalaimannar. (ANI)

Nepal's deputy PM Thapa to visit India next week Kathmandu, June 2 : Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs Kamal Thapa is set to visit India on June 10.

During his four-day visit, he is expected to meet Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Indian counterpart Sushma Swaraj, reports the Kathmandu Post.

This is his fourth visit to India, since assuming the office of Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs, at the invitation of South Asian

Kamal Thapa University which is organising its maiden convocation on June 11 at Vigyan Bhawan in New Delhi. (ANI)

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Who is to Blame for Northeast Asia's Transboundary Air Pollution Problem?

Simply pointing the finger at China won't relieve the smog impacting Korea.

Tobacco Kills As per a World Health Report Tobacco use continues to be a major public health issue across South East Asian region including India as it kills on an average around 150 persons every hour, WHO said, advocating making 'plain packaging', which involves removal of branding and promotional information from tobacco Photo: clipartforfree products, mandatory. According to WHO, a good way to amplify the message that 'tobacco kills' and disrupt the psychology of tobacco consumption is making 'plain packaging' of tobacco products - also known as standardised packaging - mandatory. In 'plain packaging', brand and promotional information is removed from tobacco packet and replaced by graphic health warnings, dull colour combinations, a brand name and a product or manufacturer's name in standardised front. Also tobacco use continues to be a major public health issue across the WHO South-East Asia Region (which includes India) with nearly 246 million people in the region's 11 countries continuing to smoke tobacco and just below 290 million using it in smokeless forms. And as a result it is leading to death of 1.3 million people across the region every year - the equivalent of 150 fatalities per hour. Also the aesthetic impact of 'plain packaging' is significant, with studies showing that it has tangible effect on the desirability of tobacco products. As smoking levels decline in high-income countries, tobacco companies are increasingly relying on market presence in developing economies, including those in the South-East Asia Region. So this presence must be resisted. Tobacco's impact goes beyond public health, stymieing the growth prospects of developing economies and burdening taxpayers and health systems whose finite resources could be better used elsewhere. Although all 11 member countries, including Parties to the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control, have developed and implemented tobacco control legislation, children, youths and adults continue to be subjected to pro-tobacco consumption messages in media.

It is to be noted that every six seconds, someone in the world dies from tobacco use, and approximately the sixth death occurs in India. India accounts roughly for 10 per cent of world's tobacco smokers. India is also the third largest producer of tobacco leaf in the world. The economic cost of tobacco use in India is a staggering Rs. 1,04,500 crores (1045 Billion rupees), according to the latest report on the 'Economic Burden of Tobacco Related Diseases in India' compiled by the Public Health Foundation of India (PHFI), which is equal to 12 per cent of the combined expenditure on healthcare of the Central and State governments in 2011. According to the Indian Science Journal (ISJ), tobacco consumption is the single most important avoidable factor in the growth of non-communicable diseases in India. Tobacco is an important economic activity in India - about 7 million people are employed in its production and sale directly or indirectly. It earns roughly 2 per cent of the Central Tax revenue. Considering the economic cost of tobacco use, the revenue earning from tobacco is only 17 per cent, which justifies the call for a complete ban on production of all tobacco products.

Toxins in food Extreme weather increasing level might be dangerous Crops are responding to drought conditions and increases in temperature. Affected crops include maize, wheat, barley and soybeans and the compounds could cause cancers in people and livestock. As they struggle to deal with more extreme weather, a range of food crops are generating more of chemical compounds that can cause health problems for people and livestock who eat them, scientists have warned. A new report by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) says that crops such as wheat and maize are generating more potential toxins as a reaction to protect themselves from extreme weather. But these chemical compounds are harmful to people and animals if consumed for a prolonged period of time, according to a report released during a United Nations Environment Assembly meeting in Nairobi. Crops are responding to drought conditions and increases in temperature just like humans do when faced with a stressful situation. Under normal conditions, for instance, plants convert nitrates they absorb into nutritious amino acids and proteins. But prolonged drought slows or prevents this conversion, leading to more potentially problematic nitrate accumulating in the plant, the report said. Some drought-stressed crops, when then exposed to sudden large amounts of rain that lead to rapid growth, in turn accumulate hydrogen cyanide, more commonly known as prussic acid, the report said. Prussic acid - one of the ingredients used in some types of chemical warfare - interferes with oxygen flow in humans. Even short-term exposure can be debilitating for people. Plants such as cassava, flax, maize and sorghum are most vulnerable to dangerous prussic acid accumulation, the report said. Cases of nitrate or hydrogen cyanide poisoning in humans were reported in Kenya in 2013 and in the Philippines in 2005. In Kenya, two children died in coastal Kilifi after eating cassava that had raised levels of prussic acid in it following extreme rainfall, according to local media reports. Aflatoxins, molds that can affect plant crops and raise the risk of liver damage, cancer and blindness, as well as stunting fetuses and infants, also are spreading to more areas as a result of shifting weather patterns as a result of climate change, scientists said. McGlade said about 4.5 billion people in developing countries are exposed to aflatoxins each year, though the amounts are largely unmonitored, and the numbers are rising.

Scientists have already warned in their reports that food crops could be generating more chemical compounds in response to extreme weather - and this could be damaging our health. If people eat too much nitrate in their diets, it can interfere with the ability of red blood cells to transport oxygen in the body, the report said. Crops susceptible to accumulating too much nitrate in times of stress include maize, wheat, barley, soybeans, millet and sorghum, it said.

Prussic acid - one of the ingredients used in some types of chemical warfare - interferes with oxygen flow in humans.

Even short-term exposure can be debilitating for people, McGlade said.

South Korea is faced with lems for all of East Asia periodic environmental will range from 450,000 to disasters in the form of over 1 million cases in pollution blowing from 2020 depending on policy China. In the winter, the scenarios. There are no source is typically exces- current estimates of presive burning of coal used cisely how much these in China for heating. In health-related issues could the spring, yellow dust cost Korea economically, from the deserts of north- but it is assuredly signifiern China cant. In a n d China, the Mongolia Matthew Shapiro c o s t s are blown across North- amount to close to 4 pereast Asia, picking up soot cent of GDP. and carcinogens from Meanwhile, the Korean China-based industrial media cover the problem processes along the way. inconsistently. WinterThe movement of pollu- based coverage highlights tion like this beyond the Chinese influence; China's borders is techni- spring-based coverage cally in violation of the (yellow dust) typically foUnited Nations Conven- cuses on health-related tion on Long-Range impacts and preventative Transboundary Air Pollu- measures (e.g., using dust tion, but the fact that both masks, air purifiers, and natural and anthropogenic humidifiers). Both of processes are at work these approaches fall makes it difficult to estab- short: the first merely atlish practical policy pre- tributes the problem to scriptions. Yet, the longer China, while the second the issue goes unad- treats the problem as dressed, the greater the though it were strictly epipublic health costs be- demiological. come.

The true nature of the Outside of China, the problem is tied to the inhealth consequences are ternational economy. Like most severely felt in Ko- much of the world, Korea rea. Short-term effects of imports heavily from particulate matter, yellow China. At the same time, dust, and their combined outflows of foreign direct effects with pollutants investment (FDI) from such as nitrous oxide in- Korea to China are masclude increases in mortal- sive, representing an averity, hospital admissions, age of 6-10 percent of FDI asthma symptoms, cardio- in China. In short, Korean vascular effects, lung in- investors are quite possiflammation, chronic ob- bly exporting a portion of structive pulmonary dis- their pollution-producing ease, lung cancer, diabe- entities to mainland tes-related effects, and China, where weaker enrisks of myocardial infarc- vironmental standards and tion. Data drawn from the lax enforcement (not to Asian Regional Emission mention lower labor Inventory indicate that costs) provide a more adpremature mortality from vantageous profit margin. related air pollution prob- We know that there is a

connection between FDI inflows and the rise of pollution. In addition, approximately one-third of sulfur dioxide, one-quarter of nitrogen oxides, one-quarter of carbon monoxide, and exactly 17 percent of black carbon emissions in China come from export-related manufacturing. This is a story that has slowly played out in China since the 1997 economic stimulus plan boosted widespread use of fossil fuels.

Correlation analysis indicates that FDI flows from Korea to China are positively associated with China's fossil fuel energy consumption, as are respiratory-related deaths in Korea. On the basis of just these associations, the beginnings of a theoretical model begin to emerge one where Korean-based investments in China ultimately contribute to negative health outcomes and increasing health costs for Koreans at home.

Though the Korean media tend to lay the blame for the costs of transboundary air pollution on China, the urgency of this problem requires the cooperation of both countries to manage what is ultimately a regional pollution issue.

There is, of course, a simple but untenable solution: Korea could decrease its FDI in China, eliminating a portion of the pollutants that enter the air. But a better, more practical solution is the further deepening of Korea-China cooperation.

To do this, Korea and China can take a few steps in the short term that will impact the long-term ef-

Air pollution image for representational purpose (Photo: earthtimes) fects of the pollution problem. First, negotiation and problem-solving activities among a handful of invested and capable individuals must continue and eventually expand. In Northeast Asia, this has been occurring through formal negotiations and discussions, such as meetings of the annual Tripartite Environmental Ministers Meeting (TEMM) and the Acid Deposition Monitoring Network in East Asia (EANET), the latter of which is a regional initiative to install air pollution-related monitors to improve data quality and analysis.

Second, China must couple its indigenous green energy efforts with the pursuit of technological solutions abroad. Effective and sustained growth can only be achieved when continued manufacturing of export goods couples with a re-

duction in emissions.

From the Korean perspective, sharing relevant technology can be incentivized for Korean investors in China-based enterprises, particularly those that are energy intensive in their production process. Such incentives may include subsidized intellectual property licensing payments or a health cost offset.

These technological solutions build on basic research efforts that will provide the bedrock for further innovation. On that front, scientists and researchers in Northeast Asia have already established a cohesive network within and extending beyond the region to address Asia's pollution problem.

When research is oriented around air pollution, as is the case in cross-national research collaborations in Northeast Asia, a foundation is laid for collabora-

tive patenting efforts and the creation of a growth trajectory reliant upon green technologies. But, as stated above, such efforts must ultimately complement the transfer of emissions-reducing technologies and formal state-to-state discussions.

Assigning the blame for transboundary air pollution in Northeast Asia solely to China is counterproductive: it oversimplifies the problem and it is factually inconsistent. Accurately understanding the complexities of the problem and improving coordination between Seoul and Beijing will help to alleviate a burgeoning health crisis.

Matthew Shapiro is Associate Professor of Political Science at Illinois Institute of Technology.

This piece is adapted from a longer essay published in the Korea Economic Institute of America's Academic Paper Series.

Parliamentary panel finds tobacco harmful for forests A parliamentary panel bacco-related problems, has recommended that the committee recomtobacco consumption mended that the cultivashould be reduced tion of tobacco needed to gradually and efforts be discouraged. should be made to use It also recommended it as a pesticide and providing incentives to other farmers things. Karnika Bahuguna for shiftT h e ing to panel noted that to- other crops and bacco curing and culti- disincentivising the provation are destroying duction of tobacco forests and contributing gradually, but definitely. to the greenhouse ef- Effective awareness fect. campaigns were needed A parliamentary stand- to discourage the coning committee headed sumption of tobacco in by MP Renuka any form, the report read.

Chaudhury had tabled a It added that better coorreport on May 10. dinated efforts were required by the ministries Stating that the finan- of health, agriculture, ficial benefits accruing nance, commerce and indue to tobacco cultiva- dustry, human resources tion were negligible as development, informacompared to losses suf- tion and broadcasting fered in terms of deaths and environment to and the huge expendi- tackle the problem. ture on treatment of to- The panel recommended

The panel recommended providing incentives to farmers for shifting to other crops and disincentivising the production of tobacco gradually (Photo: Fran Ontanaya/Flickr)

that the environment ministry, in coordination with other government agencies, should take necessary measures and devise ways to minimise fuel consumption by regulating the area under flue-cured Virginia tobacco cultivation using innovative and fuel-

efficient designs, thereby reducing the impact of tobacco curing on the environment.

"The committee recommends that an Environmental Impact Assessment of cultivation of tobacco needs to be undertaken by the concerned

agencies of Government of India in order to know its harmful effects on environment.

The Ministry of Environment, Forests and Climate Change should find out the estimated felling of trees for curing of tobacco and its effect on forests," the

Tanmay Bhat, The Villain

Tanmay Bhat of AIB fame. (Photo: standupplanet)

Sir, Comedy show, be it by Kapil Sharma or others in the national electronic media has been a centre of entertainment for many viewers. Undoubtedly, Kapli's Comedy Show could entertain and still is entertaining myriad of viewers. So Kapil Sharma deserves kudos.

But we note that some of the comedians put themselves in troubles by taking recourse to some controversial gesticulations or comments that hurt the sentiments of many viewers. It is sometimes viewed with seriousness that some actors in comedy show passed some shallow comments. Kapil's sudden shift from the Channel Colors to Sony still remains an enigma to many.

In a latest comedy video, two Bharat Ratnas are humiliated, Lata Mangeskar and Sachin Tendulkar. In the said comedy video, Tanmay Bhat, a co-founder creator of the Comedy video group, All India Bakchod (AIB) showed the two

report read.

The panel said that the effect of chemical pesticides in tobacco cultivation and its effect on crops grown in and around tobacco fields needed to be reviewed.

It further recommended that tobacco farmers needed to be educated about the effect of chemical fertilizers and pesticides on the soil quality. They should be encouraged to use organic manures/fertilizers, the report added.

It said that the environment ministry should put in place an institutional mechanism in coordination with other concerned ministries to alleviate soil and environmental degradation caused by tobacco cultivation. Courtesy: Down to earth

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Ratnas (Gems) in poor light belittling them. Now, demand has been made from many quarters to arrest Tanmay Bhat and the incident is likely to propel a law and order situation in Maharastra if not bridled on time. All the political parties irrespective of their hues clamour for deleting the video from all on-line media. All are unaniLetters to the mously insisting on the stringent pun- editor and articles ishment be meted out to the creator, should be sent to : Tanmay Bhat. Some electronic media The Eastern Toincur displeasure of many for depictday ing certain sensitive issues. EntertainChowkidingee, ment is what we viewers need, not at the cost of hurting people's sentiment. Near Sankardeva

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What is more important predictor of success IQ or EQ? World have become number of incidences mechanized, technology happening due to the lack have touched very sphere of emotional intelligence of human life, but it all goes among person. Like the to vein without human ef- increasing number of fort. In business organiza- rape cases, or rising murtions, we d e r talk of tech- Dr. Nidhi Garodia c a s e s nology ador say vancement, of the organizational structure, increasing velocity of etc., question is who terror by terrorist and makes the organization, other insurgencies group, who runs it and who will and many more. These enjoy the fruit? These are entire incidences repeatpeople by, with and for edly proves us that our whom the organizations society is lacking the skill functions. Therefore, of controlling ones emowhere human are tions and our minds are indispensible, emotions overshadowed by the cannot be left unnoticed? dark coat of ego and haEmotions play crucial role tred. in all the spheres of life We judge people mostly whether it is family or on the basis of their IQ work. Our surrounding en- i.e. Intelligence Quotient. vironment showcases a IQ defines a total score

derived from one of the several standardized test designed to assess human intelligence. IQ test are of common practice today, in order to get through an entrance test whether for educational purpose or business. Earlier people were judged on observation, with the development of IQ, people capacities are been judge on few numbers.

Psychologists and researchers draws our attention that IQ depicts only a marginal portion of individual's brain capacity, while a major part is overlooked. The yardstick of Emotional Quotient (EQ) is very important to judge person capacity. EQ is a component to judge person Emotional Intelligence. It is

an individual ability to identify, evaluate, control and express emotions. IQ is not unimportant, cognitive development has always been the primary goal of education. Growing IQ is helping us in ways (creating innovations, advancing world with new technologies), but IQ hasn't solved most pressing problems of the world. People today are more stressed, lonelier and therefore less able to solve problems.

IQ can get you hired, but EQ gets you promoted.

EI skills improve performance at work, in school and in lives. It predicts career success, school success, classroom behavior, stress management, leadership influ-

ence, employee engagement and performance, plant safety, change leadership, employee retention and life success. EI is the ability to control, evaluate, control and express emotions one's own emotions; perceive and assess other emotions; use emotions to facilitate thinking; understand emotional meanings. IQ is the ability to learn, understand and apply information to skills, logical reasoning, word comprehension, mathematics skills, abstract and spatial thinking, filter irrelevant information. At work place EQ helps maintain spirit, teamwork, leadership, successful relations, service orientation, initiative,

How the media is to blame for our fear of India's Muslims In the recent past, videos through this medium. about them is, according to of ISIS members alleg- The paradox is that ev- the present media analyedly of Indian origin were ery Muslim seems like ses, all of them appear are seen circulating on the a potential Jihadi these dangerous, primitive, digital platforms threaten- days according to the backward, and potential ing India for its treatment f a t w a - m o n g e r i n g Jihadis including these of its Muslim population. 'Sheikh Media'. The porky-Muslims.

It is a message to the 'in- internet is the medium To protect ISIS influence fidels' of India by a few and according to I also suggest to the Indian 'believers' of Indian-origin Marshall McLuhan, government to ban all from a far-off land. What "The medium is the mes- mainstream media and put is remarkable in this en- sage". It will be in the all these talk-show antire saga is best inter- chors like Goswami et al. the way in Asaf Ali Lone ests of this and politicians behind bars. which these nation if the The reasons are very apvideos have been inter- defense ministry bombs parent if one uses a bit of preted and mediated by this wicked thing known 'logic'. I am borrowing here the 'hypernationalist' In- as internet. The me- from the logic of the great dian media. The love-hate dium dies and so does modern Indian logician relationship between In- the message. As a very 'Goswami the great', who dian mainstream media old, wise woman once brands every other person and ISIS is interesting and said, "Nip the evil in the with beautiful labels in his at the same time bizarre. bud." talk-show which 'The NaIndian media has gone The important question tion never Wants to hyper with the videos of is what has made Indian Know'. He is a new modISIS trying to provoke the audiences. Indian media left no stone unturned to imagine the scenario depicting what can possibly happen to this nation if these bloody people come here.

It is interesting to assess the way mainstream Indian media has tried to sensitise people about the danger of ISIS. From the Indian media's point of view, it seems ISIS is ready with their Bazookas Image for representational purpose. (Photo: and AK-47s and can ats1.ibtimes) tack at any time the vulnerable people of this nation. In this treatment of media and security ern avatar of 'Indian logic'. the ISIS story, the Mus- agencies lose their Since most of the Muslims lims of India appear as sleep? What is that they appear to be primitive and traitors who will welcome fear? Let me tell some- blah blah according to and garland every ISIS thing that can be of im- these media narratives, member similar to the mense value to the se- you will be surprised to way damaads are treated curity agencies here; an know how the ISIS proin the 'pro-masculine' In- intelligence tip. I am a paganda is being propaMuslim myself. I was gated in India. dian society.

ISIS has been involved in born with this identity. The politics of ISIS is simiviolence across various My name is a Muslim- lar to a theatrical perfornations of Europe and sounding-name and later mance. The ISIS have Asia. There is something I was turned into a corrupted these journalists cooking up in their minds katua. Hence, I am a and media houses to furbut is ISIS a real threat to Muslim till eternity. All ther their propaganda.

India? Going by the logic this happened without How come these primitive, of geopolitics, ISIS is a my will that's why I backward and illiterate bigger threat to Iran, Is- think free will is a delu- Muslims come to know about ISIS if not for these rael, Turkey, the Gulf king- sion. media channels? It is the doms; even Afghanistan and Pakistan are much Anyways, let me con- result of these corporate nearer to them in terms of fess something today. I media (hate) campaigns physical proximity. These have been lucky to be in that these innocent Muscountries seem to be less the company and parties lim 'savages' are getting worried than the hyper- of Muslims of all orien- hypnotised by the propareaction we see in India. tations and types such ganda of ISIS. Noam Indian security agencies as the radical-morons, Chomsky also argues how need not worry as India liberal-retards, ortho- these media houses manuhas won Iran and Saudi dox-fools, fundamental- facture consent and proArabia as its new allies ist-junoonis, secular- paganda. See his book and these new friends will scumbags, progressive- 'Manufacturing Consent'. hopefully check this unthinkers. There are Why are the security some other kinds also agencies not arresting all 'badass' devil for India.

It seems the worry is like dal khor, halwa khor, these hate-mongering polimuch more than that. gosht khor and also gau ticians? They make vamDamn this internet and its mans (cow meat) eat- pires out of innocents. Evglobal outreach! It is ers. I also know some ery rite (riot) they perform, wicked and vicarious, it is Muslims who drink al- some mantras are pernicious and invincible, cohol and eat everything chanted which bewitch and it is vast and fearful. including pork-eating- people and turn them into From the inputs of the Muslims. These are dif- bloodthirsty vampires. media, it seems ISIS has ferent kinds of Muslims Just like these young ISIS an easy access to the po- one can find in India. Indian recruits tried to do tential 'Indian Jihadis' The most interesting part but failed miserably. Until

we don't get rid of these people who are ruling the people like morons, the cycle of violence will not stop. Have a look at the history of violence in this country, every time they perform their theatrical dramas, the land was turned red by the blood of innocents. They also work-in-collaboration with the hyper-nationalist media houses. The world is a 'global village', again Marshall McLuhan comes to my rescue.

What is it that makes young Muslim men vulnerable targets of ISIS? Isn't it illiteracy, joblessness, poverty and lack of avenues that is very rampant among young Muslims in India? Even Sachar saab mentioned it in his report. But who gives a damn about these wise men these days.

Educate and give a life of dignity to all the 'Sinners of the Partition'. They will become the best sons of the soil of this nation.

It's very hard to be a Muslim these days. But it does not mean that Muslims have lost their senses and can be manipulated so easily by a few persons seen ranting in the video. What is important is that the stigmatisation of Muslims has to stop; the generalisations and stereotypes that are built about Muslims have to be questioned. Muslims in India are as diverse as any other community here. As a Muslim, I don't have to prove myself to anybody just like a person belonging to majority community doesn't need to prove himself/herself to me. The time has come to end our hypocrisies.

There is so much of violence around that is killing this nation; sexual violence, caste violence, the violence of the inequality, hunger and poverty, the violence of the state against the oppressed minorities. These threats are much more real and dangerous than the threats coming from an imagined enemy in a faroff land. The overzealous imagination of making one community as the 'threatening other' is based on frivolous, baseless arguments. This spread of misinformation is the root of all evil.

The misrepresentation of the Muslim community as a homogenised community is a political (ill) design to hide the diversity of this community and make them a scapegoat

for all their failures. This has been a historical process especially after 1980; to push this homogenising discourse of Muslims as a communal minority and as the 'threatening other'. It silences and hides the problems and issues faced by this community, constructs a negative image of the Muslims as 'other' who feed on the fear and vulnerabilities of the so-called majority community. This process has led to vilification and stigmatisation of Muslims in pop culture representations which include cinema and media.

To end this process of vilification and othering, the struggles, differences and diversities of and within Muslims have to be acknowledged.

Muslims in India haven't taken the course of violence to redress their grievances. Even Thomas Pikettyreiterated the same concerns about India's 180 million strong Muslim population who have so far been a 'moderate population'. My experience with young Muslims in India informs me that these young people are much more involved in the vikas of their community and this nation. They are socially and politically conscious; they want to lead this nation by asserting their presence in the public sphere. The majority of them come from spaces that are ghettoised and marginalised. They are assertive and have a strong political will, both young Muslim men, and especially women. They are diverse and assertive. These voices are to be recognised, their struggles must make it to the front pages and their differences acknowledged.

A young Muslim like me is much concerned about what happens around me in India rather than in a far-off land. We are more interested in Bollywood, cricket, and the welfare of our neighborhoods rather than some 'Jihadi John', a name many have never even heard of. Muslims are also citizens of India; they are not the 'other' of this nation, they make up this nation like any other citizen.

P.S. The intention of this article is not meant to trivialise anyone but to reveal something that is the hard reality of our times.

Image for representational purpose. (Photo: switchandshift) collaboration. IQ helps success with challenging tasks, ability to analyze and connect the dots, research and development.

EQ helps identify person quality to be leaders, team-players, individuals who best work alone, individuals with social challenges. IQ helps identify highly capable or gifted individuals, or individuals with mental challenges and special needs.

IQ and EQ both are important, but one at the cost of other might not give fruitful results. They are complementary to each other. Whereas IQ helps to get through life hurdles, EQ helps get promoted. IQ gives rational thinking, EQ helps understand feelings. Therefore to meet the complicacies of personal and professional fronts IQ & EQ both need to be devel-

oped.

References: " Daniel Goleman, 1995: Emotional Intelligence: Why it can matter more than IQ, New York, Times Science " Daniel Goleman, 1998: Working with Emotional Intelligence, Bloomsbury Publishing, London " www.differ.com/difference/EQ_vs_IQ

The dangers that come with so many countries going Nuclear The recently concluded spent fuel that has been Nuclear Security Summit removed from a nuclear (NSS) - held on March 31 reactor is broken down and April 1 - was in the to separate plutonium news for various reasons. and uranium from highly While Russia's snubbing radioactive fission prodof the United States filled ucts, and other waste most of the news sec- products such as the tions, many were quick to fuel's metal cladding.

The expoint out that these sum- Navmi Krishna tracted plutonium and mits, though celebrated with high-level uranium can be refashpolitical attention, have ioned into reactor fuel not accomplished much. and reused, increasing the amount of energy that The Nuclear Security can be drawn from a Summit was first held in batch of fuel. The pro2010 in Washington D.C., cess also reduces the United States. Its aim volume and level of rawas to prevent nuclear dioactivity of the remainterrorism around the ing waste that must be world by drawing atten- stored. tion to the need to secure weapons-grade plutonium However, since plutoand highly enriched ura- nium can be used as the nium (HEU), the key in- fissile core of a nuclear gredients for making weapon, access to reprocessing technology nuclear weapons. and expertise can be a One of the primary points pathway to nuclear prothat critics raise is that the liferation. A detailed reobjectives of the NSS and port from the Interna-

driven by economics - reprocessing is hugely expensive and highly complicated.

The nuclear situation in South Asia yields little room for comfort. North Korea, Israel, Pakistan, and India are among the four states in the world that continue to produce HEU and plutonium for weapons. As recently as early this year, North Korea successfully conducted its fourth nuclear detonation tests, resulting in a 5.1 earthquake at the location. Meanwhile, India and Pakistan, natural adversaries since Partition, refuse to budge on their tactical nuclear weapons, as was observed by Obama in his wrap-up statement to the media.

However, it can be argued that America is in no position to lecture. The United States and Russia,

A file photo of the recently concluded Nuclear Security Summit (NSS) held on March 31 and April 1. (Photo: youthkiawaaz) the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) often overlap, a sentiment that Russia echoed in a statement. However, the problems of the much touted 'union of world leaders' is far from just that.

While India remains an active participant in the Summit, it is surprising that India's Department of Atomic Energy is still indulging in the separation of plutonium from the spent fuel from nuclear reactors, known as reprocessing.

Reprocessing is a chemical procedure by which

tional Panel on Fissile Materials in 2015 reported that the practice of reprocessing of spent fuel is slowly dying out.

Early in the nuclear age, many countries used to or planned to separate plutonium from spent fuel in the expectation that the world would soon run out of uranium.

This assumption was mistaken; geologists have long concluded that global reserves of uranium ore are very large.

As a result, most countries have stopped their reprocessing plans. The gradual withdrawal from reprocessing is primarily

together possessing about 95 percent of the world's nuclear weapons stockpile, are still slow in removing the weapons even from active deployment, let alone eliminating them.

For any real progress to be achieved, it is imperative that the two countries lead the way.

The United States has to realise that the task set by Obama has not been accomplished. Challenges for nuclear security have not vanished. Even if the summit process has ended, there is a consensus that international efforts have to continue.

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Profits in Jan-Mar quarter of Volkswagen witness 19% downfall 7.6% growth in Indian Germany, Jun 2: German automaker Volkswagen saw net profit fall 19% in the first three months of the year as it struggled to deal with a costly scandal over cars equipped to cheat on diesel emissions tests. The company also faced plummeting sales in Russia and Brazil due to those countries' troubled economies. Profits for the January-March period fell to 2.37 billion euros from 2.93 billion euros a year earlier, the company said. Revenue fell 3.4% to 50.96 billion euros due in part to exchange rate effects. The net profit figure fell short of the 2.44

LeEco to launch 'next generation devices' on June 8 in Delhi ANI New Delhi, Jun 2: Chinese internet and technology conglomerate LeEco is set to unveil its next generation devices at an event in the capital on June 8. The company will either roll out its second "Made for India" device after Le 1s Eco or second generation of "superphones" in India at the event titled "2Future".

The event which will be centered around the theme, '2Future' has triggered varied speculations among industry veterans and the media. Some believe that the company is either going to roll out its second, "Made for India device" after Le 1s Eco or its second generation of its Superphones in India. On the other hand, some industry analysts are of the opinion that given the company's tradition of launch events, LeEco might launch their VR headsets on June 8th.

Many brands are tapping into the booming virtual reality market, the industry leader LeEco is no exception. It launched the LeVR COOL 1 in December last year and takes the lead in developing wearable tech at disruptive pricing. On the same day when it launched its second generation phones and concept Super Car in Beijing on 20 April 2016, it has organized a VR live streaming event in Bangalore where attendees watched the launch event simultaneously through the company's VR headsets. Another product that the company potentially will be launching is its Super TV. LeEco has started its TV businesses in 2013 and it has successfully sold out more than three million units in 2015. The sales target for 2016 is six million units, making LeEco a household name in the smart TV market in China. There is no reason LeEco won't bring this star product into India. The internet major boasts of having a powerful content ecosystem that has one of the world's largest content library. In India, LeEco's unique content ecosystem brings alive the company's partnerships with Eros Now and YuppTV, through its platforms - Levidi and LIVE. The third premium content under LeEco Membership Program will be LeMusic powered by Hungama Music. This gives users access to 2000+ movies (in 10 languages), 100+ live premium TV channels, which will happen soon through an OTA software update.

POST SCANDAL EFFECT German automaker Volkswagen saw net profit fall 19% in the first three months of the year as it struggled to deal with a costly scandal over cars equipped to cheat on diesel emissions tests.

Profits for the JanuaryMarch period fell to 2.37 billion euros from 2.93 billion euros a year earlier.

Revenue fell 3.4% to 50.96 billion euros due in part to exchange rate effects.

The company also faced plummeting sales in Russia and Brazil due to those countries' troubled economies.

Operating profit eased to 1.3 billion euros from 1.4 billion euros a year earlier.

billion euros expected by analysts surveyed by financial information pro-

vider FactSet. Earnings and profit margins slipped at luxury brand Audi, one

of the company's major money-makers. Operating profit eased to 1.3 billion euros from 1.4 billion euros a year earlier. The profit margin fell to 9.0% from 9.7% in the first quarter of 2015. Things went better at the company's Porsche brand. Operating profits, which exclude financial items such as interest and taxes, rose 14% to 895 million euros. The sportscar and luxury SUV division turned in a fat profit margin of 16.6%, up from 15.1%. Sales fell 35% in Russia, which has seen its currency plummet along with the price of oil, and 17% in Brazil,

which is in a deep recession. Volkswagen, based in Wolfsburg, Germany, faces heavy costs recalling and fixing cars that are equipped with enginecontrol software that could detect when a car was on a test stand and turned off the emissions controls during everyday driving. CEO Matthias Mueller said in a statement that the company "managed to limit the economic effects of the diesel issue and achieve respectable results under difficult conditions." The company set aside 16.2 billion euros from its earnings last year to deal with recalls and other

costs. The company has reached a tentative agreement in federal court in San Francisco with US authorities, who first uncovered the cheating, to buy back or repair some 500,000 vehicles.

Volkswagen, the US Department of Justice and attorneys for Volkswagen owners have until June 21 to file a final settlement with the court. The company reaffirmed its forecast for the full year, saying that it expects sales revenue to fall 5% for all of this year compared to 2015 and an operating return on sales of 5.0 to 6.0%. (Agencies)

Vahanalytics raises seed funds through Venture Catalysts ANI New Delhi, Jun 2: Vahanalytics, a tech-driven startup aimed at making Indian roads safer and better has raised USD 200, 000 through Venture Catalysts, India's first Seed Investment and Innovation Platform. The investment was led by prominent VCats angels Vikram Lakhotia and Anirudh Damani. With driverless smart cars increasingly being explored as a viable medium to improve the on-road transportation efficiency by tech giants around the world, the investment into Vahanalytics is aimed at addressing a global problem on a local scale. Speaking on the investment, Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, Cofounder, Venture Catalysts, said, "Data analytics in transportation using telematics is the need of the hour. The space is extremely exciting and opens the door for almost

limitless possibilities for implementation. The decision to invest into Vahanalytics was taken due to its strong founding team, its vision and its potential to create an excellent product." Explaining the concept behind the development of the product, Shivalik Sen, Cofounder, Vahanalytics said, "We started out as an ondemand driver service and built a driving analytics module to help track and train our drivers. While doing so, we realized that there was a distinct lack of a similar scientific metric to quantify and judge driving behavior as well as to identify and train drivers in areas which require improvement. Seeing how this tool could have a number of use-cases across industries such as transportation, logistics and insurance, we spoke to several businesses and received an overwhelming response for the idea. This was what

Dr. Apoorv Ranjan Sharma, Co-founder, Venture Catalysts. (Photo: e27) made us go all in with Vahanalytics." Vahanalytics aims to make drivers and roads better through smarter data and machine learning. The platform captures real-time data about driving habits and road conditions using smartphones, which is then processed and refined by leveraging the power of

Big Data in order to extract useful insights. Vikram Lakhotia, Managing Director - Standard Transport Corporation, added, "Having been associated with the logistics industry, I see how such a development can bring in major disruption in several market segments. Vahanalytics solutions address a major in-

dustry pain point by improving both fuel efficiency and road condition monitoring through smart technology and data analytics." The funding into Vahanalytics is another in a long line of seed investments which have recently been facilitated by VCats; the platform has previously enabled investments into promising start-ups such as vPhrase Analytics, Siftr, ConfirmTKT and LenDenClub, underlining its commitment to raise the country's innovation quotient and drive the cause of entrepreneurship. With key emerging areas such as Fintech, Artificial Intelligence, Cyber Security and Data-driven Intelligent Software as its priority, VCats is building a comprehensive, end-to-end ecosystem to support and nurture tech-centric startups in the country using its extensive angel network and auxiliary support infrastructure.

Fujitsu introduces compact, powerful document scanners for enterprise usage ANI New Delhi, Jun 2: Fujitsu India Private Limited introduces new A3 document scanners, Fujitsu Document Scanner fi-7460 / fi-7480.

These scanners are available in the Indian market. With a dimension of 380 x 209 x 168 mm, fi-7460 / fi-7480 are the industry's most compact scanners in the A3 category. The recommended maximum daily scan volume of 9,000 and 12,000 pages respectively means these scan-

ners are suitable for most desktop tasks - be it a high volume of standard documents or a wide variety of formats. With fi7460 and fi-7480, there is no need to purchase other scanners for different purposes, which saves on the cost for scanning operations.

These scanners can handle regular A8 to A3 sizes, including plastic cards, and are capable of working with thin and thick documents (27 to 413 g/m2). These scanners are equipped with a

manual feed mode that enables to scan documents folded in half up to A1 and bound document such as envelopes, manifold documents, and documents with attachment. They can also scan a mixed batch with ease including plastic cards (up to three cards). With the independently moving side guides, small documents can be easily set by aligning them to the side guide. Skew Reducer detects the alignment of scanned images and corrects paper

skews to minimize missing edges of the scanned image. Paper Protection function delivers reliable scanning with accurate error detection with 'Sound detection' and 'Paper length detection'.

When it detects a paper jam, it automatically stops feeding the documents; thus protecting your important documents from getting damaged. Automatic Stacker controls the speed of the paper exit with a speed sensor; thus ensuring all your scanned documents

are stacked neatly and tidily. The scanner driver, PaperStream IP (TWAIN, ISISâ"¢), automatically converts scans into extremely clean images without any advance settings. This accelerates post-scan processing such as OCR even when scanning wrinkled documents or documents with a background pattern. PaperStream Capture saves time to sort and save scanned images with its automated process.

Chamber of Commerce launched by India, Morocco

Vice President Hamid Ansari(L) and Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane(R). (Photo: dnaindia)

Rabat (Morocco), Jun 2: India and Morocco launched the India-Morocco Chamber of Commerce and Industry

(IMCCI) here to accelerate the pace of economic development between the two countries. The chamber was jointly launched

by visiting Vice President Hamid Ansari and Moroccan Prime Minister Abdelilah Benkirane at a function here. Speaking on the occasion, Ansari said that a Chamber of Commerce and Industry did not exist because "we took things for granted".

He said that the world is changing and it has become a globalized world.

"We do need bodies like the IMCCI," he added. He said that the IMCCI should focus on the requirements of both sides.

"It is a testament to the growing importance of commercial engagement

between our two countries". An official spokesman said that bilateral trade between the two countries stood at $1.26 billion in 2015 with Indian exports forming roughly 25 per cent of the trade volume.

He said that Morocco has emerged as a favoured destination for investments by Indian firms adding that Indian companies have cumulatively invested more that USD 320 million in Morocco, including in the flagship project, the Indo-Maroc Phosphore SA joint ven-

ture. The last two decades of economic growth have also strengthened India's private sector and it is keen to expand its global operations, the spokesman said.

Earlier in the evening, Ansari visited the Mohammed VI Imam Training Centre which promotes the values of moderate Islam and is actively working on ideologies and beliefs. The Centre trains a large number of preachers from the Arab world besides Africa, including women. (Agencies)

Essar's housing project bought by SNN for Rs.490 crore Bengaluru, Jun 2: In one of the largest residential deals in Bengaluru, city-based SNN Builders has acquired Essar Group's premium residential project 'Water's Edge' in Hebbal, for an

approximate value of Rs. 490 crore. With the completion of the transaction, SNN Builders will take over IBROX Real Estate Development Private Ltd., the company that owns the Water's

Edge project and also the responsibility to complete and deliver the project with a revised schedule of timelines. Water's Edge is an eight-acre project built in two phases and will comprise five 40-storey

towers, and house over 400 3, 4 and 5 BHK apartments. The project has a total construction area of two million sq. ft and is likely to generate revenues of Rs.1,200 crore. SNN Builders

have completed over 40 projects in Bengaluru in both mid, as well as luxury segments, delivering over 12 million square feet of residential, commercial and industrial spaces. (Agencies)

economy in FY'16, 7.9% in Q4

Image for representational purpose. (Photo: civilserviceindia) New Delhi, Jun 2: Indian economy grew at 7.9 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015-16 taking the overall GDP growth to a five-year high of 7.6 per cent in the fiscal, mainly on account of good performance of manufacturing and farm sectors. According to the data released by the Central Statistics Office (CSO), the manufacturing sector during the fourth quarter recorded a growth rate of 9.3 per cent while the farm sector grew at 2.3 per cent. The CSO has also revised the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) growth rate for previous quarters of 2015-16 -- 7.5 per cent for April-June, 7.6 per cent for July-September and 7.2 per cent for October-December. The 7.6 per cent growth rate for 2015-16 is the same as projected by the CSO in its advance estimates of national income earlier in February this year. As per the CSO data, GDP of the mining and quarrying segment grew by 8.6 per cent in the last quarter of 201516 whereas electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services recorded a growth rate of 9.3 per cent. Similarly the construction sector grew

at 4.5 per cent, trade, hotels, transport and communication at 9.9 per cent, financial, real estate and professional services at 9.1 per cent, and public administration, defence and other services at 6.4 per cent in the fourth quarter of 2015-16. According to the new concept of Gross Value Added (GVA), farm sector grew at 1.2 per cent in 2015-16 as against contraction of 0.2 per cent in the previous fiscal. The manufacturing sector accelerated to 9.3 per cent, up from 5.5 per cent in the previous fiscal.

However, the mining and quarrying segment recorded a growth of 7.4 per cent in FY2016, down from 10.8 per cent in the previous fiscal. Similarly, growth of electricity, gas, water supply and other utility services decelerated to 6.6 per cent from 8 per cent; construction 3.9 per cent (4.4 per cent); trade, hotels, transport, communication and services related to broadcasting 9 per cent (9.8 per cent); financial, real estate and professional services 10.3 per cent (10.6 per cent); and public administration, defence and other services 6.6 per cent (10.7 per cent). (Agencies)

TECHNOLOGY ZUK Z2 with Snapdragon 820 SoC, 4GB RAM launched by Lenovo

Image for representational purpose. (Photo: cdn.ndtv) Chinese electronics giant Lenovo's sub-brand ZUK launched a new smartphone in the market Z2 smartphone.

Launched in China, the Lenovo ZUK Z2 is powered by Qualcomm's latest 64-bit Snapdragon 820 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. Priced at 1,800 Yuan (Rs 18,400 approximately), it is likely to hit Indian stores very soon considering that the company had recently launched the ZUK Z1 smartphone in the country. The ZUK Z2 smartphone features a metal body with a 5-inch

full HD (1920×1080 pixels) LCD display with 2.5D curved glass and 414ppi pixel density. It is powered by Qualcomm's Snapdragon 820 chipset paired with 4GB of LPDDR4 RAM. It runs on Android Marshmallowbased ZUI 2.0 OS and offers 64GB internal storage with no option for expansion. The ZUK Z2 is equipped with a 13MP rear camera with f/2.2 aperture and an 8MP selfie camera with f/2.0 aperture and 80 degrees wide angle lens. It packs a 3500mAh battery that supports fast charging. (Agencies)

HIGHLY TECHNICAL Chinese electronics giant Lenovo's sub-brand ZUK launched a new smartphone in the market Z2 smartphone. Launched in China, the Lenovo ZUK Z2 is powered by Qualcomm's latest 64-bit Snapdragon 820 processor coupled with 4GB of RAM. Priced at 1,800 Yuan (Rs 18,400 approximately).

The ZUK Z2 smartphone features a metal body with a 5-inch full HD (1920×1080 pixels) LCD display with 2.5D curved glass and 414ppi pixel density.

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TRAVEL & TOURISM Looking Nagaland from Ting Ya Naga village In a cold morning of Janu- nated by the Konyak ary you are standing in Naga tribe. The village is front of the Morong ghar also known as Naga and listening to the story Gaon Model village of 'Dalimi'. Dalimi fell in which was established in love with Godapani, an 1775.

Ahom prince, during his In the city when we are exile in the Naga hill. discussing about the conDalimi, also known as stant border conflict beWatlong, accompanied tween Assam and Godapani at the time Nagaland; interpreting when he rethe situations turned to his only from the kingdom. She Juri Baruah point of the fell sick durcentre withing this journey and died out confronting the conin the place which is struction of new political known as Naganimora, landscape ; the signifipresent sub-division of cant question arise here Mon district. The oral his- is- is there any 'place tory of the villagers re- making strategy' 1 that flects that the people who contested to the 'maincame with her did not go stream' social and politiback to their original cal forces? Feeling place. They stayed in the Nagaland from the fronplace Cheng-phan, tier to national landscape, present day Sripur. Then it is quite interesting to they shifted to the bank of note down some signifiHatigharia Bill. Finally cant metaphors negotiatthe Gosain of Moiramora ing the border in terms of Satra converted them to Ting Ya Naga village.

Neo-Vaisnavaite religion When we used to talk and settled them in this about a geographical lovillage. Yes, you are now cation, including frontier in Ting Ya village domi- or border, we refer to its

location. So, the naming of a location is also depends on how we interpret that location. It is a kind of relationship perceived as a centre from where such directional viewing takes place. This directional view not only includes the geographical positioning but also cultural as well as political attitudes. So, when we are talking about North East India, it is not merely a geographical expression.

It is a frontier of a country with not so friendly neighbors along with its borders. As the frontier is fragmented from the viewpoint of the political centre there is always a force of coercion to find a different identity for the region like the metaphoric representation of 'Seven Sisters'. From this perspective the questions like 'are you an Assamese or an Indian?'; 'are you a Naga or An Assamese?' confronted the 'cosmetic federal regional order' 2 Why the village is im-

portant?

Place consists of socially constructed world that are simultaneously material and representational. It is the general idea people have of where things should be in physical and cultural relations to each other. From that point of view the interpretation of a place is the conceptualization of the imagined physical relationships which give meaning to society. Following the material and the spatial dimension of place we can understand the imagination of the Naga village towards Nagaland is on the basis of border. Meanwhile, it carries the nature of 'spatiality'. The transformed and socially contested spatiality of the Naga villages in this sense socializes and acquire both physical and psychological sense of the locality.

Language plays here an important role. Language in the form of symbols and signs dominated the

power and ideology of the particular localities. In their imagination Nagaland is a different state but this difference is not because of the sentiments; the hill-plain differentiation creates here interstate debate which is political.

The actual and spatial practices connect the village to the immediate material experience and realization. Indeed the experience with other communities, events like performing Bhaona and inter caste marriage as well as political choices like casting votes or favoring a particular party the users directly perform an insider perspective role.

No doubt the border conflict spread the fear towards using places in frontier areas. Nationalism as a kind of imagination also makes these places as fragmented in nature. The state basically epitomizes the belief in the homology be-

Ting Ya Naga village (Photo:Nezine) tween culture, identity, territory and nation. The homology is here a structure of power.

Boundary making or breaking within and between states is a political exercise in the form of support or oppose that structure. Power rests on the everyday social practices in the form of concrete relation in between the governing and

the governed. From that perspective border is not only related to changing law but feeling the landscapes. These relations are not only social but in reality they explicitly dominated the political.

With the socio cultural transformation the people of the village hold cross cultural characteristics. Locally they feel the indigenous nature of

Naga in the sphere of Assamese. This is a symbol of peace and harmony for both the state.

In the mean time it is also a strategy to visualize new landscapes not only from the discourse of nationalism but also from the ethnic ties that creates the mosaic of culture beyond statecentrism.

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Discover a wonderland of native wildlifeon Kangaroo Island Waiting to be explored See native wildlife in the wild in the ecological haven of Kangaroo Island.

Kangaroos, koalas, wallabies, penguins, echidnas and bird life all call this island home.

Walk amongst a colony of endangered Australian sea lions at Seal Bay. See sleepy koalas in the trees.

Load up on fresh produce - from Ligurian honey to free range chickens and eggs - and wine produced by 30 growers from Cape Willoughby to Kingscote.

The Island is also home to breathtaking scenery.

Rugged coastal cliffs, sheltered bays cupped

Park. With accommodation ranging from fivestar clifftop resorts, through to hotels and simple lodgings, there's something for everyone on 'KI'.

Few ways to hop around kangaroo island: With wildlife: including seals and platypus, koalas and kangaroos Feed pelicans and see giant cuttlefish, seahorses and little penguins at Kingscote Wharf. Meet wallabies, brush-tailed possums and kangaroos on a nocturnal tour along American River. Cuddle ko-

some of their most popular hangouts are in the trees of Hanson Bay Sanctuary and Western KI Caravan Park.

With fine food and wine: in your pouch and on your table Visit the cellar door of the island's first and largest winery at Cape Willoughby, shuck oysters in Penneshaw and visit local farms making sheep's milk cheese and mouth-watering Ligurian honey in MacGillivray and Kinsgcote. Kangaroo Island is also dotted with cosy cafes and elegant restaurants. Dine on Nepean Bay oysters

Seal Bay, Kangaroo Island (Photo: southaustralia) between steep headlands, vast native bushland and rolling hills of farmland are just some of the breathtaking landscapes on offer.

Remarkable Rocks and Admirals Arch are two of Australia's most fascinating coastal landmarks.

Swim on a secret beach at Stokes Bay, surf at Vivonne Bay and fish from Emu Bay. Tour the underground caves at Kelly Hill Conservation Park and immerse yourself in the wilderness of Flinders Chase National

alas and hand-feed lorikeets, hold a possum or get wrapped by a snake at Stokes Bay. Bushwalk past the ducks, swans and waders of Murray Lagoon in Cape Gantheaume Conservation Park. Observe Australian sea lions at Seal Bay and over 7,000 New Zealand fur seals playfully interacting in and around Admirals Arch in Flinders Chase National Park, also home to hundreds of docile kangaroos.

You'll spot koalas pretty much everywhere, but

overlooking the ocean and sample other premium seafood in season in Penneshaw. Enjoy a five-star feast amongst the wilderness on the South Coast and a sunset seafood and marron platter next to the rockpool in Parndana. Fill your beach house with gourmet produce, pack a picnic for a day of touring and take home a case of your favourite wines.

With history: sailors, soldiers, explorers and an Aboriginal mystery Stay in a restored light-

house keeper's cottage at isolated Cape Willoughby on Dudley Peninsula. Or read the diaries of disgruntled lighthouse keepers in the lighthouses at Cape Borda and Cape du Couedic in Flinders Chase National Park.

Dive the wrecks of the Portland Maru and the Loch Vennachar, which sailed into the west coast cliffs in 1905, losing all 27 crew.

Visit Frenchman's Rock, the spot in Hog Bay where French explorer Captain Nicolas Baudin anchored in 1803.

Climb the same 512 steps explorer Captain Matthew Flinders climbed to survey the island at Prospect Hill.

See the original mulberry tree, well, jetty, post office and quarry sites of South Australia's first official European settlement at Reeves Point. Learn about the soldiers who created homes and farms out of 100,000 hectares of thick virgin scrub at Parndana Soldier Settlement Museum. Remains of stone tools and Aboriginal campsites show that Aboriginal people lived on Kangaroo Island at least as early as 16,000 years ago, but why they abandoned the island, or when they last lived here, remains a mystery.

On the coast: swim, surf, snorkel and dive from sparkling beaches and bays Fish from the historic jetty at Emu Bay or join a fishing tour from American River, Penneshaw, Kingscote and Emu Bay. Swim in the rock-enclosed pool of Stokes Bay and off picnic-perfect Penneshaw Beach. Surf the uncrowded breaks at Stokes, Vivonne and

Pennington Bays. Sail past the sandy beaches and sheltered coves of Nepean Bay. Bushwalk, dive shipwrecks and see shore-wading birds and pelicans in D'estrees Bay. You can trek the bushland, sandhills and lagoons of Antechamber Bay/Chapman River, and canoe and camp along the way. Under the water you'll find some of Australia's best temperate-water diving. Watch elusive leafy sea-dragons, blue devils, and harlequin flit between towering coral walls and red, orange and white sponges.

With adventures on land: ride, drive and surf the sand Discover quiet country lanes, picturesque towns and national parks on a cycling tour from Penneshaw. Take an allterrain vehicle across acres of bush land trails or surf down the sand dunes in Vivonne Bay. Go caving in the magical underground caves at Kelly Hill Conservation Park, squeezing through the sinkholes and caverns. You can also take in the natural attractions of Australia's third largest island on the many scenic drives. Spot dolphins, see the hidden beach of Stokes Bay and meet rare farm animals and friendly wildlife on the Rolling North Coast Drive.

See the Remarkable Rocks at sunset in Flinders Chase National Park on a tour of the south west corner. Follow the Dudley Peninsula drive to the lighthouse of Cape Willoughby and visit honey makers and lobster, lavender and dairy farms on a journey through the Kingscote District.

Courtesy: Zeenews

(The Buddhist relics in different parts of Tripura point at the prevalence of Buddhism in the State) The Manikya dynasty has ruled the longest in Tripura.

Various kings of the Hindu dynasty ruled, for 500 years, what is now the present Indian State along with the plains of Chakla-Rosanabad, presently in Bangladesh.

However, many antiquities, like stone and metal structures, terracotta plaques, seals and coins, which have come to light over the years in the Chakla-Rosanabad area along with places in presentday Tripura point towards the prevalence of Buddhism in the region.

These antiquities may be as-

nated areas. Foreign tourists, especially from Japan, regularly visit the temples and other Buddhist monuments in these places, thus pushing the State Government to construct tourist lodges there.

Some two decades ago, archaeological excavations at Boxanagar bordering Sonamura subdivision of Western Tripura's Sepahaijala district unearthed a large Buddhist complex, including relics of stupas, a teaching centre, a bronze image of Buddha and seals in Brahmi script, triggering a controversy over the history of the State.

The excavations, conducted by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) in Boxanagar

name with reference to Tripura's proximity to the vast water resources of Bangladesh.

Anyway, both Pilak and Boxanagar which lie very close to the border with Bangladesh bear a close resemblance to the Buddhist culture that flourished in Maynamati and Paharpur areas of that country. Some years ago, Jitendra Das, an ASI superintendent, discovered an idol of Lord Buddha in Boxanagar and stated that it was part of a Buddha temple.

However, historian Sukhendu Debbarma, associated with the Tripura University, is of the opinion, "Archaeological findings

The Buddhist relics of Tripura (Photo: Ranjan Sen) cribed to the 7th-12th centuries of the Christian era.

These findings hint that there was a prevalence of both Brahmanical and Buddhist faiths in the region. Traces of Buddhism have anyway been strong in Pilak in southern Tripura which is contiguous to the southern part of Chakla-Rosanabad. The Pilak-Jolaibari region and the surrounding areas can be included in the same cultural zone of the remaining part of Tripura. Belonia, Santir Bazar and Sabroom sub-divisions are regarded as places where there was a concentration of the Magh tribes who were Buddhist in religion.

In fact, both Pilak and Boxanagar in western Tripura, near the Comilla division of eastern Bangladesh, are the two internationally well-known Buddhist domi-

in 1997, have unfortunately remained incomplete.

Added to this, the contention of many historians who are of the view that Tripura's history commenced with the arrival of Tibeto-Burman groups from the Bodoland areas of Assam, leading to the rule of the Manikya dynasty which ruled the State until October 15, 1949, when the princely state joined the Indian union.

However, another group of historians and researchers interpret the excavations at Boxanagar in western Tripura and Pilak in southern Tripura as an example of co-existence of Hindu-Buddhist culture. They attribute the derivation of the name Tripura to a Kokborok (indigenous tribal language) compound of 'twi' (water) and 'pra' (near), justifying the

unsupported by literary, numismatic and other evidences should not lead to any conclusion. Moreover, the findings at Pilak and Boxanagar do not necessarily mean that the Manikya dynasty rulers did not have any control in the area.

Maybe, the Buddhist culture there had flourished under the patronage of the Tripura kings."

Where: Boxanagar is 35 kms from State Capital Agartala and 8 Km from the Sonamura sub-divisional town.

Accommodation: Sagarmahal Tourist Lodge, Melaghar and Sonamura dak-bungalow.

Contact: Tripura Tourism Development Corporation (0381-2325930/2317878) and Sagarmahal Tourist Lodge(0381-2524418).

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Strong performance in Champions Trophy crucial for 2019 WC qualification: Azhar Ali ANI Karachi, June 2 : Pakistan ODI skipper Azhar Ali has vowed to put up a strong performance in the next summer's Champions Trophy in order to directly qualify for the 2019 World Cup. Ali said his side would try to win as many matches as they could in the 'crucial event' in order to improve their ODI ranking and to directly qualify for the upcoming World Cup. "A lot of ODI cricket is scheduled in the lead up to the ICC Champions Trophy, and it will be our

best chance to learn, improve and win as many matches as possible so that we arrive in England and Wales next year fully prepared and ready for the challenge," the Pakistan skipper said.

Azhar further hoped that his side would work on their weaknesses and would back their strengths in time to win the trophy.

"The ICC Champions Trophy is one trophy which is missing from our cabinet. It has earned the status as one of the most demanding, challenging and intense com-

ODI rankings and that they could face a qualifying round in the 2019 World Cup for the first time ever if they would not be able to pull themselves out of the slump by next year.

The eight top ranked sides as on 30 September 2015, led by world champion Australia and defending champion India, will feature in the 18-day tournament from 1 to 18 Azhar Ali June 2017 during which 15 matches will be petitions. So, it will be added. nice if we can put our Pakistan are currently played in Birmingham, hands on this piece of sil- languishing down at the Cardiff and London (The verware next year," he ninth spot in the latest Oval).

Tenagkhat Anchalik win Indrajit had missed a scoring opportunity.

Dibrugarh University striker Bishal Shaha got a chance to equalize the goal in the 85th minute Sharma Football tournament but he missed and converted it into a the crucial chance. . goal. In the first half both the teams toiled In the last match, hard but could not score Dibrugarh University a goal. In the second defeated Tenagkhat half both the teams have Sports Association by lost their strength. In 3-1. the last 20 minutes both Altogether, 16 teams the teams tried their Tomorrow, Milan participated in the tour- luck but failed in their Jyoti Sangha will take on Jalan Football attempt. nament.

Striker Indrajit In the 75th minute Club.

Sports Reporter Dibrugarh, June 2: Tenagkhat Anchalik Sonowal Kachari Students’ union Football club beat Dibrugarh University by a 12th C.K. solitary goal in the 12th C.K. Sharma invitational Football tournament organised by Dibrugarh District Sports Association at Chowkidinghee playground here today.

Sonowal of Tenagkhat Anchalik scored the lone goal for his team in the 52nd minute.

Sonowal received a pass from the left flank

Saina Nehwal storms into Dortmund's Gundogan Wawrinka puts Murray `well ahead` of him Indonesia Open quarters becomes Guardiola-led

Saina Nehwal ANI Jakarta (Indonesia), June.2 : Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal advanced to the quarterfinals of the Indonesia Super Series Premier tournament with a comfortable straight-game win over

local favourite Fitriani Fitriani in the women's singles event here on Thursday.

The eighth-seeded Indian, who has won three times at Jakarta, recorded a 2111 21-10 win over Fitriani in a second round contest

that lasted 32 minutes.

She will either face world number one Carolina Marin or Akane Yamaguchi for a spot in the semifinals.

Saina is looking for maiden title of the season after making a slew of semifinal finishes earlier this year. The world number eighth failed to breach the last-four stage in the Swiss Grand Prix Gold, India Super Series, Malaysia Super Series Premier Open and Asia Badminton Championships.

Earlier, Indian challenge in the women's doubles and men's doubles came to an end after pair of Jwala Gutta and Ashwini Ponnappa, and Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy lost their respective second round games.

`Out-of-favour` Nasir Jamshed eyeing Pak comeback ANI Karachi, June 2 : Out-offavour Pakistani batsman Nasir Jamshed, who was ignored by the country's selectors after a disappointing 2015 World Cup in Australia, is desperate to make it to the national squad and for that he has vowed to give a good performance in the domestic circle.

After the retirement of key openers like Saeed Anwar and Aamir Sohail, Jamshed's attacking approach at the top of the order was praised by many and it was believed that he has a bright future.

He, however, was discarded from the national squad following his disappointing performance in the 2015 World Cup. Reflecting his views on the same, he admitted he is out of

Nasir Jamshed the squad because of his performance, but promised not to repeat the same mistakes when he would come to bat again in the national colours, pakpassion.net reported.

Jamshed, who is currently playing club cricket in England, is trying to improve

his technique so that he can comeback to the national side.

The left-handed batsman expressed his desire to return to his absolute best so that he could survive in the international cricket once he makes a return.

Man City's first signing

Ilkay Gundogan

ANI London, June 2 : Manchester City have signed Ilkay Gundogan from Borussia Dortmund in a four-year deal for worth 20 million pounds.

adding that he hopes to achieve great things with his new club.

"Now I have a new challenge and that is to achieve great things with City.

With the contract, the 25-year-old midfielder becomes the first signing of the manager Pep Guardiola at the Etihad Stadium.

The opportunity to work with a coach like Pep Guardiola is something I am really looking forward to and I am flattered to be the first signing the Club has made this summer," the German was quoted as saying by goal.com.

Gundogan dislocated a knee cap earlier in May, thus casting doubts City would follow through on their long-term interest.But City went on to sign the German midfielder regardless of his condition.

Confirming the news, Gundogan said he is thrilled to join the Etihad Stadium club,

He, however, thanked Borussia Dortmund for giving him a platform to play and become a better player.

Gundogan, who has won 16 caps for Germany, has made a total of 157 appearances for Dortmund over five years.

ANI Johannesburg, June 2 : Ahead of the semi-final French Open showdown against Andy Murray, defending champion Stan Wawrinka has insisted that the British maestro is well ahead of him despite both men having captured two Grand Slam titles each.

Wawrinka stormed into the last four after he hammered Spain's Albert Ramos 6-2, 6-1, 7-6 (9-7) to set up a clash against Murray at the Roland Garros.

While Wawrinka will aim to defend his title, which he won last year in a sensational win over topranked Novak Djokovic, Murray bids to become the first British to reach Paris final since Bunny Austin in 1937.

Wawrinka insisted that he might have won the same number of grand slams as him, but added that

Stan Wawrinka Murray is well ahead of him considering all the titles, the finals and the Masters he had achieved, Sport24 reported.

Describing Murray's career as `impressive`, Wawrinka further pointed out the former is among the `Big Four` (with Djokovic, Roger Federer and Rafael Nadal) in the

world and had always managed to reach the semifinals or the finals with them despite having fewer titles.

Wawrinka has a total of 14 titles, including his two majors and one Masters in contrast to Murray's figures of 36 titles with 12 at the Masters level.

Morris banking on IPL experience for successful Caribbean tri-series ANI Johannesburg, June 2 : South African all-rounder Chris Morris has said he will be banking on the experience gained during the recently-concluded Indian Premier League as he prepares for the upcoming Caribbean Tri-nation, which will also feature Australia.

Although Delhi Daredevils didn't manage to reach the last four in the IPL, Morris delivered powerful performances with the bat at the death and offered good support with the ball.

Commenting on his IPL campaign, the 29-year-old insisted it was a good campaign for him on a personal level and that he would take a lot of confidence from it

Chris Morris while heading into the upcoming 10-match ODI tour, Sport24 reported.

Morris further said that he

has always seen IPL as a great opportunity to groom himself as a person and as a cricketer.

The right-hander, who made his debut against Pakistan in the Champions Trophy in 2013, has appeared in only 11 ODI matches.

Expressing his desire to become a regular in the format, Morris admitted he has to put in a lot of hard work in the upcoming series in order to prove himself as a genuine all-rounder and to cement his place in the national side.

South Africa will play their first match against West Indies on Friday at the Providence Stadium in Guyana.

Bandara replaces injured Chameera in Monaco win a `morale booster` for Mercedes mechanics: Lanka squad against England ANI Colombo, June 2 : Sri Lanka have called in uncapped seamer Chaminda Bandara as a replacement for the injured Dushmantha Chameera for the upcoming third and final Test against England.

Chameera was ruled out of the rest of tournament after suffering from stress fracture to his lower back, thus paving way for Bandara in the squad.

The 29-year-old has appeared in 51 first-class matches, claiming a total of 141 wickets at an average of 29.85.

Meanwhile, Kusal Perera, who is being cleared from doping charges, has replaced injured seamer Dhammika Prasad in the squad and will now be available for selection for the final Test.

According to ESPNcricinfo, Lanka will also wait for the results of

tests on fast bowler Shaminda Eranga's bowling action, which will take place on Monday.

Eranga was reported for a suspected bowling action during the side's nine-wicket defeat against England in the second Test in Chester-leStreet.

Lanka are currently trailing 0-2 in the three-match series against England and they will now play the match from June 9 at the Lord's.

ANI Johannesburg, June 2 : Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has expressed his relief after claiming his first victory of the season at the Monaco Grand Prix, saying it must have boosted morale of his team's mechanics.

Mercedes made a promising start to the season with Nico Rosberg winning four out of first six races of

this season so far. But Hamilton was still without victory until he finally sealed it in Monaco.

Lewis Hamilton

With Hamilton and his Mercedes team-mate Rosberg swapping crews in the off-season, the three-time champion believes it was probably daunting for them to move to his side of the garage as he had no win in his account till Spanish Grand Prix,Sport24 reported.

Thanking his mechani-

cal team for their relentless effort, the 31year-old credited his crew for helping him in claiming his first victory of the season and hoped their success would continue throughout the season.

Hamilton said the win would probably boost their confidence and would make them realize that he is still strong enough to dominate the Formula One.

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