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Vol. 1

Issue 238

Dibrugarh, Thursday, February 4, 2016

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The oil slump and beyond

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Core sector output grows 0.9 per cent in Dec.

Cabinet gives nod to allow Railways to form JVCs with states

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Congress to be back in power in Arunachal!

Congress VP Rahul Gandhi to meet both warring factions of Congress in New Delhi today to ensure that Arunachal does not go out of Congress hand RIPUNJOY DAS Dibrugarh, Feb 3

Congress is all set to be back in power in Arunachal Pradesh. The fresh possibility of the party to‘re-gain’ power in the hill state erupted today with All India Congress Committee Vice President Rahul Gandhi ‘summoning’ both the warring factions of the party to New Delhi for a re-conciliation meeting on Thursday.

Breaking this news exclusively to ‘The Eastern Today’ former MLA Tirong Aboh said that the Congress high command has sent a communication to both the factions to

Y S Dadwal's resignation as advisor to Arunachal Governor accepted ET Bureau Itanagar, Feb 3

The resignation of Y S Dadwal as an advisor to the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh has been accepted.

Dadwal, appointed as advisor to the Governor J P Rajkhowa after imposition of President's rule in the state, had initially applied for leave due to health ground and it was granted by the Governor.

However, Dadwal changed his mind and sent his resignation letter to the Home Ministry and it was accepted by Rajnath Singh, Home Ministry spokesperson K S Dhatwa ..

Last night a press release from the Raj Bhawan stated that Dadwal has gone on leave for ten days on health grounds with permission to avail holidays for another four days as requested.

Dadwal, a former Commissioner of Delhi Police, was appointed on January 26 as advisor to the Governor.

B D Sharma, who recently retired as chief of SSB, has been appointed as advisor to the Governor in place of Dadwal.

G S Patnaik, an IAS officer of 1980 batch, who was appointed along with Dadwal, would continue to discharge his duties as advisor to the Governor.

BIG BREAKING NEWS come to New Delhi and meet Rahul Gandhi so that a solution can be found out to solve the internal crisis going within the party for quite some time now. Aboh, himself will take part in the meeting and will be flying to national capital tomorrow. Reliable sources within the party said that the Congress high command has guessed the conspiracy hatched by its opposition BJP to snatch power from its hand in the state by fuelling the crisis in the state. “After the mammoth defeat in the hands of the BJP during the last par-

Pul and Tuki : Will they be together again liamentary elections, the Congress also lost a few states.

However, since an anti-Modi wave has already started to

Governor can’t convene Assembly without CM’s advice, says Supreme Court ET Bureau New Delhi, Feb 3

minister Nabam Tuki's majority after the defection of 14 rebel MLAs.

The Supreme Court on Tuesday wondered whether Arunachal Pradesh governor JP Rajkhowa could have convened the state assembly without being so advised by the chief minister.

There may be a breakdown in the constitutional machinery if the chief minister, after losing confidence, does not convene the House for a floor test, but the situation had not arisen in the present case, the bench suggested in prima facie remarks during the hearing of several pleas — one challenging disqualification of rebel MLAs by the Speaker, another challenging its subsequent quashing by another rebel MLA, the deputy speaker, and yet another challenging the subsequent presidential proclamation.

In prima facie remarks during the hearing of several pleas over the imposition of the President's rule in Arunachal after a constitutional crisis over defections in ruling party Congress, a bench led by Justice JS Khehar wondered whether the governor could act in his discretion in convening a House.

The Congress has accused the governor, a BJPappointee, of toppling its government.

The governor has claimed he had no option but to convene a house session to test the chief

The judges on the bench include justices Dipak Misra, MB Lokur, Pinaki Chandra Ghose and NV Ramana, besides Justice Khehar.

The crisis in Arunachal was

sparked off with the disqualification of 14 Congress MLAs

by Speaker Nabam Rebia on December 15, 2015. This was later stayed by the deputy speaker.

blow across the nation for the wards the development of the past few months due to which state. However, the Tuki camp the BJP lost in Delhi and Bihar, too backed by majority of the the Congress wants to ensure ministers and party MLAs that the party does not have to strongly rejected all the allegalose any tions brought further state in by the antiin the hands Tuki camp ET EXCLUSIVE of BJP”, and also sources said. It might be men- dropped five ministers from his tioned that the infighting in cabinet. The anti-Tuki camp till Congress in Arunachal today said that they want the Pradesh started after some crisis to be settled within the MLAs including a few senior party’s floor by replacing Tuki ministers rebelled against the with a new face. former Chief Minister Nabam Tuki alleging that the policies adopted by Tuki were antiContd. on Page 3 people and detrimental to-

New Advocate General of Arunachal Pradesh Shri Sishir Dutta, Sr. Advocate of Gauhati High Court is the new Advocate General of Arunachal Pradesh.

Things came to a pass when the governor advanced a House session to force a floor test, possibly pre-empting any possible constitutional move by the chief minister. The bench prima facie felt that the governor's move independent of the CM would amount to a violation of the "basic structure" of the Constitution.

In exercise of powers conferred by Article 165 (1) of the Constitution of the India, the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa has appointed Shri Dutta, Sr. Advocate of Gauhati High Court as the Advocate General for the State of Arunachal Pradesh on 3rd February 2016.

Under Article 174 of the Constitution, the governor exercises his power to convene, prorogue or dissolve the house on the aid and advice of the chief minister and his council of ministers. However, the issue of whether the governor is bound by the CM's advice if he has lost his majority is still a grey area.

The Governor also appointed Shri Anil Srivastav as Addl.

Advocate General-cum-Standing Counsel for Arunachal Pradesh in the Supreme Court of India. Shri Srivastav will represent for the State in appeals, review, revisions and miscellaneous cases before the Supreme Court and Guwahati High Court.

BJP in nervous-mode

ULFA-I backs South Asian Games

Rishu Kalantri Tinsukia, Feb 3

Guwahati, Jan. 3: Contrary to apprehension ULFA(I) has come in support of the South Asian Games in Guwahati and Shillong much to a major respite for the security forces.

In statement ULFA-I chairman Abhijit Asom said that the sporting event would help Guwahati and Shillong get footfall of world leaders.( Correspondent)

A massive public gathering of over ten thousand people from Moran community was witnessed on Tuesday at Chaliha Nagar field in Tinsukia to press for their demands of inclusion of their community in the list of schedule tribe and autonomous council under Schedule 6 of the constitution.

In what can be clearly called a tactical move to pressurize

centre and the Bhartiya Janta Party before their Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s visit to the neighbouring Dibrugrh district, all six organizations representing Moran community led the protest by calling on the Prime Minister to announce during his visit to Assam on February 5 that the centre would meet the Moran community demand before the assembly elections.

The meeting was headed by

the presidents of all the organizations, namely, All Assam Moran Students Union, Asom Moran Sabha, Moran Jatiya Mahila Parishad, Sadou Moran Kala-Sanksriti Vikash Kendra, Moran Jatiya Koramchari Saihik Vikash Macha and Moran Sahitya Sabha.

Arunjyoti Moran, president of All Assam Moran Students Union said, this meeting is just a start of a mega-revolution against the government for in-

clusion of their community in the list of scheduled Tribes and provide autonomous council under Schedule 6 of the constitution and will be followed by a 48-hour bandh starting 5:00 am on February 4. If our demands are not taken seriously we will go for an indefinite sit-in-protest infront of deputy commissioner office from Feb 8, he added.

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Security at its peak from today, over PM’s Upper Assam visit ET Correspondent Jorhat, Feb 3

Hectic preparation underway to receive for the first time after Narendra Modi will land at the Rowriah Indian Air Force Station will land in the morning hours on Friday, will be received by several state BJP leaders, Congress leaders including Assam Governor PB Acharyya, Arunachal Pradesh Governor JP Rajkhowa, among senior administrative and police officials at the Indian Air Force Air-base.

All around the 10 Wing Indian Air Force Station has been sounded red alert all its entry

and exit points were under CC cameras surveillance, and other devices for detection has been installed in and around the entire IAF station, security measures has already underway after the Pathankot attack, on the other hand the station in given a new look, for the PM’s visit, informed officials here.

The Eastern Air Command had instructed all its offices and activities on its basis of importance were instructed to be kept ready, as he Prime Minister might ask about the Air Bases especially Jorhat, Contd. on Page 4

Assam to lose 9000 crore Rupees due to Centre’s funding pattern towards the state

ET Bureau Itanagar, Feb 3

Moran community 'aandolan' for ST hits Upper Assam, over 10000 persons participate in mass gathering

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A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Feb 3

Assam is likely to lose about Rs 9,000 crore in the financial year 2015-16 due to change in the Centre's economic policies and funding pattern towards the state, the state Assembly was informed today.

Replying to a query by AGP MLA Phani Bhusan Choudhury during Question Hour, state Planning and Development Minister Ajanta Neog said, "The total anticipated loss of Assam will be around Rs 9,000 crore in 2015-16 due to change in central policies."

Giving details, she said the state would get Rs 4,051.64 crore less due to delinking of a few central schemes and it has to bear an additional burden of Rs 2,951 crore due to change in funding pattern, among others.

"The Plan allocation for 2015-16 was fixed at Rs 25,406 crore, comprising Rs 20,127.79 crore of central share and rest of the state.

However, only Rs 6,357.94

crore has been released by the Centre till mid-January," Neog said.

If the Centre does not release the entire money within the specified fiscal, then it would not not be released in the next year, she said.

The minister said the Centre had released only Rs 12,533.18 crore in 2014-15 out of its share of Rs 17,568.83 crore of the total Plan outlay of Rs 18,000 crore.

"So there is no money left from the Centre regarding the last fiscal and we have fully utilised the entire fund," she added.

Neog said earlier the Planning Commission used to give specific guidelines regarding Plan allocation and preparation of the state budget.

"Since NITI Aayog was formed, there have been no guidelines and we kept Rs 25,000 crore under Plan section in 2015 in anticipation of getting it. But, delinking of schemes and curtailing of the Special Category status has affected our financial position," she added.

Gogoi slams centre for gradual reduction of central assistance A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Feb 3

Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today slammed the BJP led NDA government at centre over gradual cut in central assistance to the state.

Gogoi said the central government reduced funds for Assam to a great extent and that this is hampering the development of the state.

Replying to discussions on the budget in the Assembly, Chief Minister Gogoi also demanded to restore Special Category status for Assam.

The Congress MLAs and opposition MLAs exchanged heated arguments over the Niti Ayog.

The BJP-led government at the centre had replaced the Planning Commission by Niti Ayog to serve as a policy think-tank for central as well as state governments and will have Prime Minister Narendra Modi as its chairperson.

Twin firing incidents in Tinsukia district ET Correspondent Digboi, Feb 3

A group of 3 unidentified miscreants tried to shoot at Rameswar Maji a resident of Ulatapool area under Digboi Police station here in Tinsukia District.

According to Maji- a pan vendor along the NH 38 at Ulatapool area a group of 3 mis-

creants halted infront of his pan shop and asked for cigarettes which the vendor did not had.

Enraged at this, one of them took out his revolver and fired at Maji from very close range who escaped the bullet and ran for life.

The miscreants then fired three round and left the place.

According to him, they had been heading towards Digboi town on a blue Maruti car.

Meanwhile, a similar firing

incident has been reported from Doomdoma too here this evening near the residence of Durga Bhumij, the former MLA of Doomdoma LAC. Police in associations with para military forces and the army have immediately swung into action by conducting combing operations across the entire district to nab the culprit in the wake of the twin firing incidents.

Security forces nab 3 NSCN (K) Governor flags off 12th South Asian Games Torch Relay cadres in Tirap district A Staff Reporter Diburgar, Feb 3

Security Forces nabbed 03 Hardcore NSCN (K) cadres from adjoining jungles of Laju and Noglo area of Tirap District on Wednesday last.

The troops of 1st Assam Rifles, acting on local inputs about presence of some ultras for extortion at Laju and Noglo villages established "Multiple Ambush" to trap the cadres in the adjoining jungle areas on 30th January 2016.

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The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa flagged off the 12th South Asian Games Torch Relay from the helipad, Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on 3rd February 2016 at 0900hrs, which was participated by about 2000 students, sportspersons and other sports enthusiasts.

As part of the Relay, the torch which came from Guwahati was handed over to the Governor by Professor Biswajit Basumatary, Dean, LNIPE, North Eastern Region, Guwahati, who is leading the Relay team and the Governor in turn handed it

over to Smt Anshu Jansempa, Woman Record holder Everester from Arunachal Pradesh.

Earlier, the Governor exhorted the sportspersons and youth to take active part in sporting activities and bring laurels for the State and the country. He called upon the sportspersons to motivate others toward sporting activities, which would ensure physical and mental uplift for the youth.

While congratulating the people participating in today’s torch relay, the Governor wished that the torch relay will inspire the youth of Arunachal Pradesh and Northeast towards spectacular performance in games and sports and they in

the participants from Arunachal Pradesh and hoped that they would bring many laurels to the State and the country as a whole. He also congratulated and thanked the organizers for carrying the historical torch all the way from Kohima and taking initiatives to carry it to Guwahati as the symbol of the leading light towards the brighter world of Sports and Games.

Governor flags off 12th South Asian Games Torch Relay turn will contribute to the development of youth power in the country and the North East

in particular.

The Governor conveyed his greetings and Best Wishes to

Senior officers of the State Government, officials of Sports and Youth Affairs department and public along with hundreds schools children took part with enthusiastically in the event.

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ET Bureau Itanagar, Feb 3

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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4

ASTRO FOR YOU Aries The results of a lot of hard work over a long time may be undone by one impulsive decision. After a stressful morning, you could just wish to spend time with children, playing their childish games.

Taurus Though you will sail smoothly most of the day, problems are very likely to come up.

At the professional level you are not likely to face obstacles or difficulties. Your relations with your parents turn awkward and unpleasant. You could be getting into a serious argument with them and thereby displease and disappoint them. You need to respect their views and wishes and if necessary tender sincere apologies, if necessary.

Gemini Your daytime distress, however, will transform into jubilation by the end of the day's work, as you will be able to produce brilliant results. Ganesha advises you to delay bidding for tenders by a few days.

Cancer You will be tempted to plunge into a new venture. But there is no need for haste or anxiety in this regard. Pending work will be completed. Business deals and transactions will end on happy note. Translocation due to business or domestic reasons is possible.

Leo To many, you will seem to have got your senses back after a long time. Reason? You will finally have a definite career plan in mind. Although, it's not really a big deal for you when your mind races and yearns to achieve in two warring directions, it may seem quite jarring and unreal to the mere mortals.

Virgo Leadership is your forte and you shall receive kudos for the manner in which you handle your team. Much awaited promotions will materialise and so will some extra cash in your wallet.

Libra You will be able to attain a huge benefit because of your nature to take chances.

Higher ups in the office will take notice of your skills and ability to work well. Seniors in your office will promote and inspire you to give your best.

Scorpio Your rung in the social ladder just went higher today. But be wary of green-eyed monsters and ill words. Fight tooth and nail - if necessary - to protect our reputation.

But also learn to find your enemies' Achilles's heel and target it ferociously.

Sagittarius The day may pan out to be more challenging than you had anticipated. An independent free bird as you Archers are, you may find really it irritating to find your hands tied up in unpleasant money matters. But, then that's a part of life; put in your best to overcome any situation you come across. Your efforts shall help you gain economic independence. Take other challenges head on too.

Capricorn You'll look into heart of the matter and find the answers you have been searching for.

As the day progresses, your creativity will come to the fore, impressing the people around. You can ask for the support of your peers to move ahead, Aquarius Team work and cooperation bring out the best in you, so you must make the most of a chance to work in a group. It could be brainstorming, or campaigning for an environmental cause or even playing beach ball! A game of cards in the evening, and consider your day well spent.

Pisces Unexpected expenses are likely to crop up today. There are strong indications that you will set out upon a journey or a picnic to some nearby place, without too much prior planning. However, the journey will be comfortable and your travel plans will go off without a hitch. Even if you don't undertake any travel today, you will find yourself poring over the memories of your earlier sojourns.

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Much needed power connection in General Hospital being fulfilled Maksam Tayeng Pasighat, Feb 3 : In a gradual progress in facilitating regular power supply for life saving machines like X-Ray and Ultrasound in General Hospital, Pasighat, the Department of Power led

by EE Joram Lali has provided special power connection for the purpose to run the machines uninterrupted after which the poor patients across the state visiting this hospital won’t need to spend extra bucks in private Nursing Homes.

While briefing about the progress to this reporter, Okom Yosung, ZPM Bogong II cum Chairman PPWC said that, the special connection has been provided to the hospital after the governing body meeting of Hospital Management Society adopted resolution dur-

ing 19th January 2016 urging the department to provide the power. After the regular power connection to the X-Ray machine, the patients from Pasighat and adjoining districts are now availing the facilities since last week. The connection for Ultrasound

will be done within a week, added Yosung who along with EE Er. Joram Lali verified the connection yesterday. Yosung has also urged the hospital management to maintain transparency in fee collection from Ultrasound, X-Ray, Pay Cabin, Laboratory Test

etc which should be audited properly led by DC cum Hospital Management Chairperson.

It is worth quoting here that, due to absence of regular power supply to life saving machines like Ultrasound and X-Ray in the General Hospital

Blackmailing allegation against RTI activists ET Correspondent Golaghat , Feb. 3: A sensational allegation has been raised against two RTI activists in Golaghat by a doctor . In a press meet Dr Debraj Saha and a group of doctors of Golaghat alleged that two RTI Activists Mustaq Ali and his supporter Pulok Gogoi were distributing leaflets where it was mentioned that Dr

Debraj Saha's degree of Cardiology was not recognized by the Medical Council of India. The RTI activists stated that they received the information through an RTI filed by them where Dr Saha's Post Graduate Diploma in Clinical Cardiology was not recognized by the MCI as he obtained this through IGNOU. Dr Debraj Saha in the press meet

clearly stated that Mustak Ali and Pulok Gogoi showing him the RTI began to blackmail him and demanded fifty thousand rupees. When Dr Saha refused to give them the money they printed some leaflets against him and distributed in the town to defame the Doctor.

Meanwhile, regarding the cardiology diploma of Dr

Debraj Saha the General Secretary of Kerala Based Indian Association of Clinical Cardiologists Dr M Shafiq who was also present in the press meet clearly stated that Dr Debraj Saha is a recognized Cardiologist and is able to provide primary treatment. Dr Debraj Saha filed two cases against the RTI activists in Golaghat Court .

10th Biennial General Meeting of N.F. Railway Pensioners’ Association (BGM) on 5th Feb 2016 ET Correspondent Pandu, Feb 3: The 10th Biennial General Meeting of N.F. Railway Pensioners’ Association (BGM) is going to be held at Railway Institute, Central Pandu on 5th February 2016. The BGM is organised at a very crucial moment when the report of 7th Central Pay Commission (CPC) have been published and under the scrutiny of High Power Implementation Commit-

tee approved by the Cabinet. The pensioners in general are very much dissatisfied and unhappy with the CPC Report.

The Commission has belied all hopes and expectations of the Pensioners.

Except the parity of pension with present and past pensioners all the demands of thepensioners have not been considered. The demands are restoration of commutation amount af-

ter 12 years, payment of additional pension to be started from 65 years and improvement of medical facilities including issue of smart card etc not been considered under dictation of Govt.

All the prices of essential commodities are rising. It has been very much difficult to maintain the family with the meagre amount of pension especially poorer section of pensioners. The BGM

will address all these issue and chalk out the future course of action.

Besides the BGM, we will take stock of the performances of the branch for the last two years and report on the achievements and welfare activities extended to the society. The branch executive committee invites all its members and railway pensioners in general to attend this meeting and make it a grand success

Free medical camp conducted by 1st Assam Rifles

BSF seizes 23700 contraband bottles in Tripura ANI Nischintapura (West Tripura), Feb. 3 : Acting on a tip from the intelligence wing of the Border Security Force (BSF), security forces, along with customs and police officers, conducted a joint operation and seized huge quantity of banned contraband bottles meant for smuggling across the border.

Led by inspector Arun Yadav of BSF (G), the joint operation was conducted in the forest area of Jirania in which a truck (with registration number HR 69-1977) was impounded. During the search, about 23700 contraband bottles were retrieved.

The Bangladeshbound contraband consisted of 4500 bottles of Phensdly and 19200 bottles of Escuf. They were hidden under sacks of potatoes that had been loaded in Punjab.

The driver and codriver of the truck have been detained and are being interrogated.

Free medical camp conducted by 1st Assam Rifles

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SPORT

Much needed power connection in General Hospital being fulfilled

here; countless patients get deprived from basic medical amenities ever year thereby putting them in pitiable condition for arranging medical treatment expenses. It is believed that after the installation of regular power supply to X-Ray and Ultrasound machines, children of lesser God (poor people) will get relieved to some extent. In this connection Raj Bhawan’s attention would be worthy for provision of basic medical amenities at this hour to streamline other facilities entitled to the people as General Hospital, Pasighat (Oldest Hospital of the state) not only caters patients from Eastern Arunachal, but it also serves patients from neighbouring Assam too thereby putting it into more priority.

ET Correspondent Khonsa, Feb 3: As part of Assam Rifles Civic Action Programme, free Medical Camp was conducted by troops of 1st Assam Rifles under the aegis of HQ 25

Sector AR at one of the remotest village New Kolagaon, Tirap District on 31 Jan 2016.

Ramen Kalita Nalbari,Feb 3 : The traditional Baranagaria Sewa festival of Ulabari village in Nalbari district,a rare tradition to worship the human being will be held on February 7 with a day long programme.In this festival the host village invite

A Total of 214 patients attended the

camp. Free checkup, medicines and health tips were given to the patients.

A volleyball match was organised followed by lunch for the villagers.

The civil popula-

tion praised the effort of 1st Assam Rifles and said that these sort of camps should be organised more often to strengthen the relation between Para Military forces and civil.

the bhakats and the common people on the Sewa festival and performed nam prasanga for the well-being of the entire humanity.The Bhakats and the other visitors are received with various refreshments and meal in common sites set up in the village to receive the

visitors.For that the villagers collect rice dal fire wood and cash from every households to meet the expenditure of the festival.When the all sort of violence gripped the society such kind of festival to worship the human is considered a rare tradition in the small

tradition.The vice president of the Baranagaria Sewa festival Bhagawan Kalita told this Correspondent that the tradition of the village completed 105 years.On the day the festival will start with lighting of ceremonial earthen lamp at 6 am.Then the Bhakats

The total cost of the seized goods is said to be an estimated Rs. 35,77,500. The seized items are now in the possession of the state anti-narcotics department.

CM Cup Football Tournament inaugurates at Bhergaon Sub-division Baranagaria sewa, rare tradition of a small village ET Correspondent Tangla, Feb 3: The Chief Minister’s Cup Football Tournament was inaugurated at Tangla Higher Secondary Field of Bhergaon Sub division. The inaugural function was attended by Santius Kujur Rajya Sabha MP as chief

guest. The event was also attended by Bhupen Rabha District Sports Officer of Udalguri. Dilip Kr.Barman is the convener of the event from Bhergaon sub division.

In the Lower Assam zone ART Company has sponsored the event.In the event Nomal Rabha was

felicitated by Santius Kujur for being among 5 referees from the state to feature in the upcoming SAG event. Rabha a resident of Tangla has represented state as referre in Kabbadi,Tchouk Ball and player in Football,Hockey and Kabbadi.

will be welcomed by the host villagers to perform the festival.A Bhagawt procession will be taken out throughout the village at 8 am.The other programmes included Bhagawat path,Nagara naam offering garlands on the head of the bhakats.

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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4

Preparation in full swing for Swwachh Tribal farmers of West Kameng Benefitted through Bharat and Statehood Day training-cum-demonstration on "Integrated Farming Aalo Feb 03: In a meeting held under the chairmanship of West Siang Deputy Commissioner Shri Pige Ligu in the Conference Hall of DC office today, elaborate arrangement has been chalked out to celebrate the coming Statehood Day in a befitting manner. All line HODs of the district have been asked to put in their resources to prepare the celebration ground. The department of PHED has decided to sponsor the Marathon Race for men and women to be conducted on the eve of Statehood Day and various traditional sports and volleyball matches will also be played.

All departments have been asked by the DC to recommend the names of ministerial staffs especially contingency and casual workers

System" under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)

Preparation in full swing for Swwachh Bharat and Statehood Day who deserve awards certificates and cash incentives. It has also been to divide Aalo town in different sectors to launch the Clean Aalo drive for which awards for sectors and govt quarters are being sponsored by the RCCN TV Aalo. The performing NGO

Arunachal Governor says President Rule a good time to bring in fearless administration ET Bureau Itanagar, Feb 3 : The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa today called a meeting of all commissioners, secretaries and special secretaries of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and urged the senior officers to work sincerely, earnestly and dedicated for the betterment of common man and work for upliftment of the poor and deprived people.

While reiterating that President Rule is only a temporary measure but he said that this must be a good time to bring in effective and fearless administration, free of fear or favour.

There is an urgent need for change in the mindset of the officers. He asserted that maintenance of discipline is the need of the hour and that starts with being punctual in office.

Senior officers should ensure that discipline is imbibed down the line in office.

The Governor expressed his disappointment on the reported participation of certain Government officials in politics and remarked that officers should serve in Government without any prejudice. Rule of law should prevail and then only Good Governance can be brought about. However, rules are mere guidelines if we do not have the conscience to follow them. Rules are required

to uphold civil society and everybody should abide it for the greater good of the society.

The Governor also expressed regret that the practice of giving out of turn promotion to certain officers in officiating basis has become an ugly trend. He pointed out that this is the root cause of corruption in the works department.

The Governor lauded the efforts of the Commissioners and Secretaries in the ongoing ‘My City, My Pride, I will Clean it’ campaign and said that such endeavour go a long way in ensuring best practices.

He expressed his great concern over the reports of private individuals moving files in Government offices for vested interest and urged that such practices must discontinue.

The Governor also directed Commissioner PWD to immediately repair all the roads in and around Capital Complex.

He asked the Commissioners and Secretaries of works departments to ensure quality works. He insisted that highest standards of design implementation, supervision and monitoring of projects.

The Governor requested all officers to extend their fullest cooperation to ensure good administration during President Rule and thereafter also.

SPORT LS lifts state level under-17 boys trophy in Subroto Cup

LS lifts state level under-17 boys trophy in Subroto Cup Pasighat, Feb 3: The state level Subroto Cup Football Tournament conducted at general ground here today as Lower Subansiri (LS) lift the winning trophy defeating West Siang 2-0 in the final match securing a place for national level. Ten teams participated in the tournament including East Kameng, West Siang, Lohit, Lower Dibang Valley, Anjaw, Kurung Kumey, Papumpare, Upper Subansiri and Lower Subansiri. The winning team will be given three months coaching by the Secondary Education Directorate to make them competitive for national level.

The tournament was kickedoff by JNC Principal Dr. Tayek Talom. Among others CCF Millo Tago, Organizing Chairman Gomo Tato, Youth Welfare Officer L Shokun Singh, DDSE cum Vice Chairman Obuk Panor, host officers, leaders and hundreds of soccer lovers witnessed the crowd pulling final match at the Pasighat

general ground.

Speaking on the occasion, Chief Guest Dr. Tayek Talom stated that the tournament's aim was to use sports to foster friendship among youth of India. She appreciated the organizer for successfully conducting the tournament and further urged the youths to take up sports seriously and make a career out of it.

She also added that now a day's sports could keep out the youths of the society from immorality things thereby making personality development and thereby paving way for good society.

He handed over the Winning trophy to LS team at the end.

In the state level final match, LS team was in total control of the match since the beginning in which Millo Tarung scored one goal in penalty kick. Despite several attempts, West Siang team failed to equalize in the match. In the second half, Tailyang Tai of LS team managed to win the match with netting additional one goal in the second half. (DIPRO)

like Mothersâ•™ Vision will also be tied to take up the cleanliness drive.

The DC also disclosed that effort is also being made to connect Kangku circle with Likabali from available resources through TK Engi-

neering to keep link with the foothills people through road ends. The DC and SP will monitor the works personally in touch with the DC and SP of Dhemaji counterpart also asked the HODs to also to put their resources in the develop.

Congress to be back in power in Arunachal!

Contd. from Page 1 On the other hand, the Tuki camp had remained adamant that Tuki should remain as the Chief Minister and should be allowed to complete his 5-yr old term.

Speaking to this correspondent, Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee President Padi Richo too confirmed that a meeting is convened tomorrow during which Rahul Gandhi will be present. “Some other leaders too will be present. We need an early solution to the entire crisis”, Richo said. Sources within the party also said Rahul has been entrusted with the responsibility to settle the issue as he is pro-

jected as one of the party Prime Ministerial candidate for future.

“Both the factions at war have shown enough aggression in the past, therefore, Rahul will have to display matured political acumen ship to find a permanent solution to the crisis and also to ensure that the BJP does not find any further chances to create any further trouble in the state”, a political expert commented. It will be pertinent to add that also President’s Rule has been imposed upon Arunachal Pradesh; the assembly has not been dissolved. Infact, Governor Jyoti Prasad Rajkhowa has recently commented that the assembly can be revived.

Security forces nab 3 NSCN (K) cadres in Tirap district Contd. from Page 1 After bearing harsh vagaries of bad weather and sub zero temperature in night for 96 hours continuously their efforts bore fruit and they were successful in trapping and apprehending 03 hardcore ultras of NSCN (K) factions, along with several arms and ammunitions on Wednesday 02 February 2016.

As per reliable source initially only 01 ultra was nabbed in adjoining jungle area of Kollam and on his tip off, 02 other accomplices of his were apprehended subsequently from Kollam and Noglo area. The apprehended cadres were identified as Self Styled Sergeant Alon Wangsa, 28 yrs resident of Nginu village, Self Styled Sergeant Major Kommen Kanglon, 30 yrs resident of Tutnyu Village and Self Styled Corporal Napong Kangnong, 19 yrs, resi-

dent of Noglo village. The ultras confided their indulgence and involvement in rampant extortion in the Tirap District. One 7.62 AK 47 Automatic Assault Rifle, one 9 mm Carbine Machine Gun and one 7.65 mm revolver along with huge Quantity of ammunitions which included Quantity 550 AK 47 live ammunitions, 9 mm Carbine Machine gun ammunitions and 7.65 pistol ammunitions, pouches and extortion note were recovered from their possession.

The local resident of adjoining villages expressed their sigh of relief on the apprehension of cadres. As they were totally fed up with their extortion activities.

However due to fear of threatening to their life, they were unable to share information with security Forces. On anonymity they shared that with the apprehension of these 03 hardcore cadres locals will have some respite.

Dirang, Feb 3 :Two, three-days training-cumdemonstration programmes on "Integrated Farming System" were collaboratively organised by ICAR-National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang and Krishi Vigyan Kendra, West Kameng, Arunachal Pradesh exclusively for the tribal farmers during January 28-30, 2016 at Thembang village and February 01-03, 2016 for Yewang village at National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang under TSP. A total Seventy two farmers (56 women and 16 men) participated in the training-cum-demonstration programmes conducted at two villages. Farmers were educated for adopting different scientific approaching for their income generation through Integrated Farming.

While inaugurating the programme at Thembang, Shri Dagbom Riba, Additional Deputy Commissioner, Dirang, explained the importance of Inte-

Tribal farmers of West Kameng Benefitted through training-cum-demonstration on "Integrated Farming System" under Tribal Sub Plan (TSP)

grated farming on limited land available for cultivation. He appealed to farming community to grow different seasonal crops to fulfil both; their own and locality demands. Dr. S. M. Deb, Director, National Research Centre on Yak, Dirang and chairman of the programme outlined the overall significance of the training and made participants aware on the eco-

nomic benefits of the livestock rearering and agriproduce.

During this programme, tribal farmer trainees were supported by providing some important garden tools, like Secateur, Khurpa, budding and grafting knife, hand trowel, hand transplanter, hand fork, hand cultivator and hand weeder etc. Dr. N.D. Singh, Programme Coordinator,

KVK, West Kameng, has given the demonstration on using these garden tools in farm fields and he also urged upon adopting organic farming for healthy food and better enumeration. Dr. Vijay Paul, Senior Scientist, NRC on Yak and training coordinator emphasized the importance of fodder resources and their conservation for sustainable livestock production.

Meetings on Statehood Day and De-worming Day celebration convened at Seppa Seppa, Feb 3: Just a day after assuming the charge, Shri Deepak Shinde, DC East Kameng District has convened two back-to-back meetings today to chalk out plans for the celebration of ensuing Statehood Day and De-worming Day in the district. In the meeting on Statehood Day Celebration, besides cultural programme, he has suggested for inclusion of activities based on theme wherein social messages and awareness could be disseminated. While admitting that it is a matter of pride, he urged everyone to take active participation on the glorious day. He directed the EAC (Hq) to prepare a comprehensive plan and forward the same to all concerned. While welcoming, Shri S. Sengupta, EAC (Hq) has briefed the house about the fund allocation and exhorted the HODs to coop-

erate for grand celebration.

Several HODs were present in the meeting.

In the separate meeting on National De-worming Day celebration in the district, Shri Deepak Shinde, DC has directed the DMO, DRCHO and DDSE i/c to prepare a simple Standard Operating Procedure for the execution of the programme. He directed the DDSE i/c to forward an urgent circular to all principals informing about the programme along with the SOP. He further said that sensitization is very important for better participation.

It is very important to dispel apprehension about taking pills. He has suggested for mass awareness and dissemination of information on de-worming objectives by announcement through PA system in the township.

He further assured to depute

administrative officers to monitor and provide necessary support to the executing team in their respective circles and blocks. Smti C. L. Mallo, DMO has briefed the house about the aims and objectives of the programme. She further informed that a rapid action team of doctors and staffs has been constituted for any untoward emergency occurs during the programme.

She urged everyone to exercise utmost care and sensitivity while executing the task. She appealed everyone to don equal role and shoulder every responsibility together. Shri K. Lapung, DRCHO has briefed about the salient features of the programme and the measures to be undertaken during the implementation. He informed about the role of Education and ICDS departments, and other stake-

holders. He further informed that schools and Anganwadi centres are the most important platforms for the better implementation of the programme. He informed about the ways and means, dos and don'ts, preventive measures, drug (albendozale) administration, targeted age group (119 years), IEC strategies, community mobilization modalities and roles of ASHAs, teachers and anganwadi workers. He further cautioned that a sick or under medication child shall not be administered with the de-worming drug until he/ she is completely recovered.

And, the drug administration shall be done under the supervision of teacher or ASHA or AWWs. Shri K. Gyadi, MS, Shri A. Lamgu, DDSE i/c, DD, ICDS, and principals of various schools were present in the meeting.

Modi's 'Look East' candidate- Rijiju to attend the socio-ethno-cultural extravaganza, the 32nd (SYMP) at Bordumsa in Changlang.

Laxman Sharma Bordumsa, Feb 3: With Kiren Rijiju the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs consenting to grace the 32nd mega edition of the ethnocultural festival of the Singpho community, the socio-ethno-cultural extravaganza, the Shapawng Yawng Manau Poi (SYMP) the committee has started preparing widely on a war footings here at Bordumsa in Changlang District of Arunachal Pradesh where the said annual event has been slated to be held from 12th to 15th February here at the Permanent Manau Shadung at Singpho Cultural & Heritage Centre Bordumsa.

Talking to the Journalist, Mayong Maio one of the dynamic local youth leader of Bharatiya Janata Party at the 49th Bordumsa –Dayun Lac who has been heading the membership drive mission in the Changlang District, told that special arrangement and wide preparation is afoot ahead of time due mainly to Mr Rijiju who would be the chief guest on the said occasion being accompanied by Ninog Ering the

member of the Arunachal Pradesh Legilative Assembly representing Pasighat East constituency.

According to Sindunong Singpho the President of the SYMP celebration commttee , Mr Rijiju would take part in the open session on 14th next besides inaugurating an exhibition stall and joining the cultural items of the Singphos’ ora ora famous traditional dance in particular.

What is more significant is the apprehension what Rijiju brings in on his maiden visit to Bordumsa-Dayun constituency which has been a den of congress for last 27 years (however, currently under Central rule) with snail pace development due to alleged and unabated corruptions in all fronts. Rijiju’s visit to Bordumsa in Changlang District has been viewed by the party workers and general people as renaissance of new hope of progress and development resulting out of indifferent, arrogant and family centric affairs of the Congress so far that has paralyzed the entire

Kiren Rijiju system in all strata.

Meanwhile, expecting the efficient and speedy progress in the said multifaceted issue gripped tribel belt, fair implementations of central and state sponsored governmental schemes, the people of the said constituency were confident the developmental work would be carried forward and faster within the Central Rule.

It may be added here that from a grassroot worker to the post of BJP national secretary and now to Parliament, Kiren Rijiju, a

youth leader from Arunachal Pradesh, has travelled a long way.

Born in November 19, 1971 at Nakhu Village under Nafra circle in West Kameng District, Rijiju is a firebrand young leader who has entered the Lok Sabha for the second time. Mr. Rijiju is considered the face of BJP in NE India. He served as a Member of Khadi and Village Industries Commission from 2000 to 2005. Kiren Rijiju is arguably the most iconic political leader from Arunachal Pradesh in re-

cent times; he is often being referred to as the "voice of North East India". He occasionally writes articles on security & socio-economic issues.

He was made Union Minister of State for Home Affairs of India on 26 May 2014. Kiren Rijiju was born on 19 November 1971 in Nafra in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh in India. He was born to a leading family of Shri Rinchin Kharu and Smt. Chirai Rijiju. His father himself was the first pro-term speaker of Arunachal to give oath to the Members of the first State Assembly.As the BJP's MP from Arunachal Pradesh, Rijiju won this time especially because Modi showed a huge interest in the development of the Northeast and wanted the party to grow roots there. He was Modi's 'Look East' candidate.

While Ering was a member of the Arunachal Pradesh legislative Assembly representing Pasighat East constituency as an independent candidate from 19901995. In 1995, he again contested from the same constituency as an inde-

pendent candidate, but he was defeated by the Congress candidate Tobar Jamoh. From 1999-2004 he again became a member of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the same constituency as a Congress candidate. From 1999– 2002, he was the Minister of State of the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and from 2002– 2004, he was the Deputy Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly. In 2009, he was elected to the 15th Lok Sabha .He was re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha from the same constituency in 2014.

According to Singphos, the underlying message of this festival in this way inspires the development of the society and state as a whole enhencing thus the bond of unity and fraternity among all irrespective of caste, creed, religion and community across the hilly state of Arunachal Pradesh thus, contributing to the overall prosperity of the state.

However, the festival would conclude on the 15th February with a daylong concluding agenda.

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KVS Tinsukia Region awarded Best Awareness cum Interaction Session on Socio Economic consequences of consumption of drugs and liquor staffers and students at Regional

KVS Tinsukia Region awarded Best staffers and students at Regional

Shambhu Boro Tezpur, Feb 3 : Stressing making the basic education strong to reflect proper development of the country thereby creating the sense of belonging and national integration among the students community, G.K. Srivastava, Additional Commissioner (Admn. &Vig) Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan (HQ) New Delhi today urged the teacher community serving the in Kendriya Vidyalayas spread across the country to be dedicated in their service and honest with the students. The noted academician who as addressing a mammoth gathering on the occasion of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan Regional Incentive Award Ceremony organized by KVS Tinsukia Region in its full grace and glory at Kala Guru Bishnuprasad Rabha Auditorium, in University Tezpur in his speech further said that primary stage of education should be the main focus in the education system as if the primary state is not strong then higher education can never be fruitful.

‘We will have to create new innovators and creators who will lead our society and the nation as well and this responsibility is to be carried forward by the institutions

like Kendriya Vidyalaya.” He opined and added that 25 Regional Offices of Kendriya Vidyalaya Sangathan are monitoring Kendriya Vidyalayas in India.

Total 42 Kendriya Vidyalayas of Three States Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh are catering the Educational Needs of More than 26000 students of the North East. Every Year Regional Office felicitates the best teachers and staff from all the 42

ers, but this problem is to be checked for the check of all round development of the students. Srivastava in his speech also greeted the Teachers and the Students of KVS Tinsukia region for their remarkable performance and underlined the role of Kendriya Vidyalayas in catering to the educational needs of the children of Northeast and role of the teachers in inculcating the cultural, moral and ethical values.

Meanwhile, gracing the occasion as guest of

Incentive Award Ceremony.

Vidyalayas in KVS Regional Incentive awards for their excellence. He also revealed in his speech that there are 1100 (one thousand one hundred) KVs where in sixty thousand teachers have been serving.

“These teachers under the banner of KVS have been working with their effort to make good citizens and create national integration, because if we don’t have strong sense of oneness besides responsibility towards the country there will be a vacuum and huge gap.”

He said adding an Indian citizen must be aware towards these issues. He also disclosed that KVS are often seen suffering from shortage of teach-

honour, VC, Tezpur University, Prof. Mihir Kanti Chowdhury in his speech congratulated all the achievers and marked the importance of excellence in the field of education.

He also released the Regional Hindi Magazine ‘AABHA’. Earlier the Deputy Coommissioner, KVS, Tinsukia Region, Arjun Pant in his welcome address said that it is indeed a moment of great prestige for all the awardees since quality and sincere work needs to be acknowledged at an appropriate occasion. Teaching is not just a noble profession but indeed a great responsibility onto the shoulders regarding the society at large and highlighted the remarkable

achievements of the teachers and students of Tinsukia Region It needs mention here that the Chief Guest G.K. Srivastava and the Guest of Honour Prof. Mihir K. Chaudhuri, Vice Chancellor, CU Tezpur, were welcomed with poise at the venue by the NCC cadets of KV NO. 1 Tezpur. The program started with lightening of lamp by the Chief Guest. The incentive awardees were honoured by the Chief Guest G.K. Srivastava with cash award of Rs. 5000/-, shawl and citation for their excellent performance.

10 Teachers who earned pride for the Region by winning gold medals at KVS National Sports Events for Teachers and Staff of the Region were also felicitated by the Chief Guest on this occasion. National Child Bravery award 2015 winner, Gunjan Sharma of KV Nazira and All India Mathematic Olympiad winner Master Ashutosh from KV NERIST, were also honoured for their achievements.

Dinjan, Tezpur who played a very important role during World War-II during Chinese aggression, sources said.

The IAF station, Rowriah which still plays the role to supply logistics, food items, medicines, and transport Defence troops like the ITBP, Army, SSB etc. and drops them at Mechuka Air-base in Arunachal Pradesh along the Indo-China border. Over dozens of AN-32 aircraft ply regularly to and fro. Mechuka is one of the important mark to note and know , informed a retired IAF official who served as the Air Officer Commanding here at Jorhat IAF station, Rowriah here.

According to the senior po-

lice officials, all entry and exit points to and from the city of Jorhat and its adjacent areas, including river patrolling has been pressed between Majuli and Neematighat so the no anti element could enter the district or might create confusion.

The border belt has been kept on high alert, even night patrolling between the two states Assam-Nagaland by both CRPF, Assam Police and SSB following some underground outfit has becoming very active between the border belt of the three states of Assam-Arunachal and Nagaland, Assam Rifles has also pressed with a 20 member dog squad at venues of the PM’s meetings, informed Senior Security Official Incharge of the operations here.

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This session followed after the former chairman Shubrata Thaosen submitted his resignation on 28th last. The MACs present in today’s session was sixteen from Congress while no BJP members were present in the session.

Sri Kelendra Daolagupu,

an MAC from offered to move no confidence today itself against the present Chief Executive Member but was rejected by the Chairman since today’s business of the house was only to elect the Chairman of the NCHAC. MACs Mihir Gorlosa, Hlima Keicom, Debojeet Thaosen expressed their happiness as Sri Hmar was elected as the Chairman unopposed and congratulated him.

The next session for the floor test would be on February 5, there is every possibility for Sri Debojeet Thaosen to be the Chief Executive Member for the second time.

ranged in a response to concerns raised about sale of illicit liquor and drugs during 13 interactive sessions with residents of villages held under Langkashi Gaon Panchayat for preparation of participatory Village development plan.

Session was organised in a convergent manner with concerned departments like Excise, Police, Social Welfare and State Rural Livelihood Mission and attended by Sri

Army organised quiz

Jagat Gogoi (Deputy SP), Smt Renumoni Devi (DSWO), Sri Sunil Sinha (Spdt. of Excise),Sri Samir Chaudhary(DPM,NRLM) and chaired by Smt Purobi Gogoi, ACS (SDO (Civil)). Sri Sarang Thakare and Dr Pavan Bansod, Prime Minister's Rural Development Fellows played an instrumental role in making this Session a success.

It is a worthy to mention that interaction held in a very congenial manner

The protest will not end here, said Arunjyoti and added that we shall block railway track, national highway and even go for economic blockade.

a quiz competition at Naharkatia Model English school. Altogether, fifty students participate in the competitions which were divided in three categories. Later, the commanding officer of Naharani and Principal of the school felicitated the participations with certificate and trophies.

where People not only stated their grievances directly to district officials but also suggested multiple ways of curbing sale of illicit liquor and drugs to administration. All present officials discussed different ways to strengthen women to deal with this menace. It is decided to form a core committee of identified SHG leaders and committee will collaborate with Police and Excise department.

Moran community 'aandolan' for ST hits Upper Assam, over 10000 persons participate in mass gathering Contd. from Page 1

ET Correspondent Naharkatia, Jan. 3: With an aim to provide students with an opportunity to learn with fun and to insist a sense of competiveness to enhance knowledge and current affairs among the Manjunath, Assistant students the Naharani Commissioner, KVS RO based army camp of Tinsukia.

DAO division organised

for second time ET Correspondent Haflong, Feb. 3: Ngamrothang Hmar is elected the chairman for the second time of the 11th North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council (NCHAC) unopposed as declared by the Deputy Commissioner Amarendra Baruah who chaired the session on Wednesday.

ET Correspondent Tinsukia, Feb 3: Tinsukia District Administration organised an 'Awareness cum Interaction Session on Socio Economic consequences of consumption of drugs and liquor' at Bazaloni Tea Estate on 31st January, 2016 as a part of various activities planned at Langkashi Gaon Panchayat selected under Saansad Adarsh Gram Yojana.

Said Session was ar-

The felicitation of the Gems of KVS Tinsukia Region was followed by the cultural Programme comprising ‘BIHU’ by students of KV CU Tezpur, Arunachal Yatra- Monpa Dance by KV No. 2 Itanagar students and Group Song ‘Proud to be an Indian’

by KV Dimapur Students. The glimpses of the ethical values of all the three states of Tinsukia Region were presented by the students in this programme.

The program was concluded with the vote of thanks presented by Dr. D.

Security at its peak from today, Ngamrothang Hmar over PM’s Upper Assam visit elected NCHA chairman Contd. from Page 1

Awareness cum Interaction Session on Socio Economic consequences of consumption of drugs and liquor

During the meeting which saw a large representation of people from Moran community from entire Tinsukia, Dibrugarh, Sibasagar districts the leaders said that BJP’s chief ministerial candidate Sarbananda Sonowal had requested them to call off the bandh but we have clearly told him that our protest will only stop after the an-

nouncement of acceptance of their demands of inclusion of their community in the list of scheduled Tribes and provide autonomous council under Schedule 6 of the constitution. A resolution was passed towards strengthen the protest to achieve their demands.

It must be noted that mass level participation in the protest has sent alarming bells in the Bharitya Janta Party who is not leaving any stone unturned to win the upcoming assembly elections.

What move BJP takes shall be interesting to see as it may be a game changer in the forth-coming assembly elections.

AJYCP submits memorandum PWD Minister Rupjyoti Mahanta Bokajan, Feb. 3: Irked by the administration's stillness over the pathetic condition of the Bokajan Bazaar road, the AJYCP Bokajan Regional committee marched a section of NH 39 and submitted a memorandum to the minister PWD, Government of Assam Ajanta Neog, through the SDO (C), Bokajan here on Tuesday.

It may be mentioned here that the construction of this road using inter locked paver blocks started early last year and even before the repairing concluded, the heavy flow of traffic have eroded it in no time. The materials used are also alleged to float the rec-

AJYCP submits memorandum PWD Minister

ommended grades adding much to the apathy of the civic authorities here.

Improper condition of this road not only disrupted daily life in the town but also took its heavy toll on the trade and businesses of the area. Additionally, the

overloaded vehicles that carry bulk loads from the Railway Freight Wagons are continuously eroding the already wrecked road of this town causing extreme level of inconvenience to the general people.

This has also once again

drawn criticism of the general people towards the lately established MV Check Post at Khatkhati, Bokajan as the over loaded trucks carrying bulk load of 'Star Cement' and 'Brewer Rice' from the Freight Wagons pass through this gate without being detained.

It is also worth mentioning that earlier on several occasions AASU also voiced their concern over the ill condition of the Bokajan Bazaar road and late last month, the student body through a memorandum to the SDO(C) pressed the authorities to intervene and check the degeneration of this road for the better interest of public.

Annual Sports and Cultural Week of Strong protest against PM Narendra Modi's stand on Big Dam at Tangla College begins

Gogamukh: AJYCP washes away his image in River Subansiri

ET Correspondent Tangla , Jan . 3: The Annual Sports and Cultural week of the academic session of Tangla College began today with full gaiety and fervor.

The program will conclude on February 6 with four days colorful programme . Vice Principal Bhuban Mohan Singh kicked of the agenda of the College Week with lighting the ceremonial lamp and it was followed by Swahid Tarpan event which was administered by the General Secretary-in-Charge Swdwmsa Boro. In the Inaugural Session, the Vice-Principal unfurled the College

Flag at 10am. It was followed

by Stadium inauguration by Bonjar Daimari EM BTC. The four day event would include various Sports competition, Gymnasium competition, culture and literary competition, cultural rally.

On February 6 Kamali Basumatari MLA Panery LAC would be present as the chief guest of the event while Sadhana Hojai DC Udalguri would grace the event as appointed speaker. Barun Kumar Captain Borengajuli Army Camp of Red Horns division would also be present as Special guest.

ET Correspondent Lakhimpur; Feb 3: With regard to the latest stand of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Big Dam issue, Asom Jatiyatbadi Yuba Chatra Parishad expressed strong reaction today in Lakhimpur And Dhemaji districts. The organisation vehemently criticised his u-turn regarding the issue and administered protest program at Gogamukh in Dhemaji district. It is note worthy that Narendra

Modi did not support the establishment of Big Dam before the last Parliamentary Election as projected candidate for Prime Minister by Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP).

But he and his party took U-turn on the issue after the constitution of the Union Government till the date. His latest stand barely exposed recently while he made a direction on the issue. Therefore, AJYCP staged a protest

program at Gogamukh.

As per the agenda of the program, the organisation washed away his image in the river as a mark of protest.

"We will initiate serial protest against Big Dam and Lower Subansiri Hidro Electric Project until the security of the lives and property of the downstream is not ascertained"expressed the organisation. Assistant General Secretary Ratul Bor Gohain, Games and

Cultural Secretary Dipankar Gogoi, Organising Secretary Debajit Das, Executive Member Bhupen Saikia of the Central Committee, President Nripen Bhitarual Konwar, General Secretary Niranjan Das of Dhemaji District Committee, President Pradip Sarmah and General Scretary Saurabh Das of Lakhimpur District Committee along with the protestors were present in the program.

DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4

CBI starts fresh probe into 'staged' killing in Manipur

The CBI is taking a relook at its investigation into the sensational killing of a housewife and a former insurgent in Imphal in 2009.

Imphal, Feb 3: The CBI is taking a relook at its investigation into the sensational killing of a housewife and a former insurgent in Imphal in 2009, following a confessional statement by police commando Thounaojam Herojit.

Central Bureau of Investigation's deputy inspector general M Gogoi, who is incharge of northeast region, and other senior officers are already in Imphal to supervise the fresh investigations in the case. The probe by the CBI - which took over the case in 2010 - comes in the wake of union Home Minister Rajnath Singh's assurance to act on the confessional statement of Manipur Police head constable Herojit last week who said he had gunned down an overpowered and unarmed former insurgent Chungkham Sanjit on July 23, 2009.

Sanjit's mother Chungkham Taratombi, who lodged a first information report in the case, had petitioned the Gawahati High Court in 2009.

The official line so far has been that the insurgents killed a pregnant woman, Th. Rabina and a few min-

utes later, Sanjit "armed with a handgun was shot dead in an encounter."

Though Herojit, presently under suspension from service, claimed the then additional superintendent of police Akoijam Jhalajit ordered him to shoot the former insurgent, the latter only issued a terse statement that the confessional statement was "concocted, motivated and baseless".

Jhalajit said he could not further comment since the case was sub judice.

Meanwhile, Herojit failed to appear before the district and sessions court in Imphal West on Tuesday since he is said to be concerned over his personal safety in the wake of his confessional statement.

The court has fixed February 20 for further hearing in the case.

Herojit is expected to present himself in the court, along with eight other accused policemen, to reaffirm his confessional statement. Imphal Free Press, which scooped the confession of Herojit, said it may not be the first staged killing by Herojit and it was clear that some higher-ups might want to silence him. (Agencies)

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REGION Patna High Court glows with pride at 100 Patna, Feb 3: Hailed as one of the finest specimens of European architecture, construction of the Patna High Court building, which turned hundred on Wednesday, was pursued with "unfailing vigour" despite the Great War which otherwise had thrown a spanner in the building of the New Capital of young Bihar.

Built in a neo-classical style based on a Palladian design, the grand building was formally inaugurated in an impressive ceremony on February 3, 1916 by Viceroy Lord Charles Hardinge, who had also laid the foundation stone of this august institution on December 1, 1913.

"The financial situation resulting from the war has made it necessary largely to reduce the expenditure on our new capital; and the construction of the Secretariat and other buildings has been in consequence been postponed or retarded. "But, it was recognised that whatever else might suffer, nothing should be allowed to delay the establishment of the Provincial High Court. The construction of the building was therefore pushed on with utmost expedition," said Sir Edward Gait, the then Lt Governor of Bihar and Orissa in his speech on the occasion.

Incidentally, Lord Hardinge had played an instrumental role in creation of the province of Bihar and Orissa carved

CPI-M to decide on electoral deal with Cong in Bengal polls Agartala, Feb 3: The CPI-M central leadership would decide about the party's electoral alliance with the Congress in the forthcoming West Bengal assembly polls during its three-day politburo and central committee meetings in New Delhi from February 16, CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury said here on Wednesday. "The CPI-M (Communist Party of India-Marxist) politburo would meet in New Delhi on February 16 before the two-day central committee meeting on February 17-18. These meetings would decide the party's electoral pact with Congress in the ensuing West Bengal assembly elections," Yechury told reporters before leaving here for New Delhi.

He said "The politburo and central committee meetings would finalise the electoral strategies of the CPI-M in the upcoming Bengal elections."

Yechury came here on Tuesday to address a seminar, organised in connection with the centenary celebrations of former Tripura chief minister Dasaratha Deb, a father figure of the communist movement in Tripura. The two-day West Bengal CPI-M state committee meeting would be held in Kolkata on February 1213 to finalise the party stand on the alliance with Congress, a senior CPI-M leader said in Kolkata, adding that the state committee's decision would be conveyed to the CPI-M central committee.

The term of the 294-mem-

ber West Bengal assembly ends on May 29 and elections are likely to be held before that.

A Congress delegation from West Bengal led by State party chief and Lok Sabha member Adhir Ranjan Chowdhury met party vice-president Rahul Gandhi on February 1 in New Delhi and discussed the possibility of forging an alliance with the Left Front in the state. The majority of the Congress leaders in West Bengal, including Chowdhury, favour an electoral alliance with the CPI-M. Congress president Sonia Gandhi will take a final call on an electoral alliance with the Left parties

state chief Birajit Sinha in its recent meeting discussed the issue and decided to strongly oppose the move," state party spokesman Tapas Dey said.

He said: "If the Congress allied with the CPI-M, then the BJP (Bharatiya Janata Party) would get the electoral benefit both in West Bengal and Tripura. We have communicated our decision to party high command Sonia Gandhi." Former CPI-M general secretary Prakash Karat recently said."First, let the West Bengal CPI-M state committee come up with concrete proposals then the

CPI-M general secretary Sitaram Yechury in West Bengal.

However, three senior West Bengal Congress leaders -- Manas Bhuniya, Deepa Dasmunshi and Abhijit Mukherjee -- advocated that the party go it alone at the hustings.

The Tripura Congress leadership, however, opposed the move to work out an electoral deal with the Congress.

"The Tripura Pradesh Congress Committee (TPCC) led by the party's

central committee would take the final decision."

Top CPI-M leaders in West Bengal including former chief minister B u d d h a d e b Bhattacharjee, and politburo members Surjya Kanta Mishra (currently state party chief and opposition leader) and Mohammad Salim have openly asked the Congress to side with the Left in its battle with the Trinamool.(Agencies)

out of Bengal, with Patna as the new capital, the announcement for which was made in the 1911 Delhi Durbar by King George V. The site for the new capital, christened the New Capital Area (informally New Patna) was chosen just west of the Bankipore railway station (old Patna station) and the new area was laid out in a planned manner by its chief architect J F Munnings, whose other grand contributions to the architectural fabric of the city include the Government House and the Secretariat.

In laying out the court on the historic Bailey Road, Munnings was assisted

by A M Millwood, and the two architects gave birth to an iconic landmark that has practically remained unchanged in these 100 years, weathering floods, several quakes including the killer 1934 temblor. The two-storeyed building is spread out in a U-shape and has a pedimented portico behind which rises a high dome over the central hall of the imposing structure.

"The British Government, even under the distractions of this troubled time (First World War), pursued with unfailing vigour the aim which it has always proposed to itself as one of the fundamental objects of all good government the desire to facilitate the administration of justice to all its subjects," Lord Hardinge

said in his inauguration speech.

Constructed by Calcutta's Martin & Co., the Viceroy was presented an ornate ceremonial "key to the Patna High Court" by the company on the occasion as a symbolic way of opening the court. Soon after the building's opening, a Letters Patent was issued by King George V on February 9, 1916 constituting the High Court of Judicature at Patna. The formal session of the High Court began with its first sit-

judge of Patna High Court and author of 'Patna High Court: A Century of Glory' justice (retd) S K Katriar says, "Both foundation-laying and opening ceremonies of the court were grand.

And, Lord Hardinge possibly became the first Viceroy to participate in both functions."

And, grand occasions they were indeed as the Viceroy arrived in Bankipore (Patna's civil station) in a special train and later visited the function site in a ceremonial procession es-

An official source said on Tuesday that the necessary papers were sent to Delhi following the January 7 order of the High Court and the process is under way to register the case and to prosecute the accused.

"But before this, approval was sought from

ment House and the Secretariat with an imposing clocktower on top, the three buildings constitute the 'grand three' of the architectural fabric of the New Capital Area of Patna.

But, the High Court perhaps remains the most visible icons of them all, owing to its location right on the Bailey Road.

The Patna High Court soon will also get an annexe building, christened 'Shatabdi Bahwan', being built on what was earlier the court's eastern lawns, to meet its growing needs, the foundation stone for which was laid on February 5, 2014.

The building was initially scheduled to be completed by tomorrow, but work is still going on.

Orissa became a separate province in 1936 though Patna High Court, the fifth oldest in the country continued to exercise jurisdiction over the state till 1948, when its permanent bench at Cuttack was raised to the position of Orissa High Court.

Patna High Court building ting on March 1 the same year.

The first judges of the Patna High Court were Chief Justice Edward Maynard Des Champ Chamier and six other puisne judges including three Indians -- Justice Saiyid Shurfuddin, Justice Basant Kumar Mallick and Justice Jwala Prasad. Former

corted by Behar Light Horse volunteers.

Old pictures archived at the court museum shows the chosen site was surrounded with tall palm trees when the construction began. Some of those trees can still be seen around the periphery of the building, which is considered till date a celebrated work of

CBI awaits Director's approval Shillong, Feb 3: As the High Court of Meghalaya has allowed CBI to register an FIR and prosecute Chairperson of MUDA Ampareen Lyngdoh and 21 others including eight MUDA officials for granting permission to 13 persons to construct 'illegal' high-rise buildings in the state, the files have gone to Delhi.

architecture, and now a veritable city landmark, with Patna Women's College's equally beautiful building right opposite to it, complementing its look.

The main building with its red-coloured mansard roof punctured by dormer window is now basking in the glory of its 100 years, standing tall as a magnificent symbol of dispensing impartial justice in the province which has been through easy times and turbulent times including the country's partition and the Emergency

the CBI Director, Delhi since many higher ups including a Minister is involved," the official said.

The High Court had allowed the CBI to register the case in Delhi instead of Shillong and prosecute those involved in the case in the national capital. The source added that even before the direction of the High Court, the plea of the CBI, Shillong was to register the case against the violators of building bye-laws after inquiry.

Now, since the High Court has given the consent to register the case, the matter is being processed, the

source added.However, the state government recently decided to file a review petition against the verdict of the High Court.

The Government had claimed that there was no illegality in granting permission to construct buildings as per Meghalaya Building Byelaws, 2011.

Through the review petition before the High Court to be filed shortly, the State Government wants to present its stand on the legality of Meghalaya Building Byelaws, 2011 based on which building permission was granted. (Agencies)

era.

The court's main building houses the grand Marble Hall, one of the high-points of its architecture, while the wrought-ironwork on its main entrance (for judges) to the lobby and the British-era lifts add to the old-world charm.

The court along with the equally grand Govern-

The Ranchi Bench was elevated to Jharkhand High Court after it separated from Bihar in 2000. Thus spanning these 100 years, the flag flying over the Patna High Court has changed from the Union Jack to the tricolor, and the British coat of arms on its facade has been replaced

by Sarnath's Lions, but its glory remains undiminished. (Agencies)

Road mishap claims father, daughter Tura, Feb 3: A father and his daughter heading back home to Mankachar from Assam's Goalpara met with a tragic end when the public transport bus they were travelling in lost control and overturned near Hollaidanga reserve forest of Tikrikilla in West Garo Hills on Monday evening.

As many as 35 other passengers sustained injuries with one being shifted to Guwahati in a serious condition.

52-year-old Munaf Ali Khandokar and his daughter Munsufa Parvin, aged five, were travelling on the Assam registered bus AS 01 EC-9688 with more than thirty five other passengers from Goalpara to their home village of Rangapani in Mankachar on Monday evening.

According to the passengers and eye witness accounts, the bus was travelling at aneck break

speed despite the poor and narrow condition of the road when the mishap occurred. The driver of the bus lost control of the vehicle and it overturned crushing to death young Munsufa and her father.

The driver and the conductor of the bus fled from the scene immediately after the mishap leaving behind the other injured passengers unattended.

Seriously injured passenger, Aminul Islam, has been taken to G u w ahati for further medical treatment.

Absence of vehicle and drivers scrutiny by transport department officials have often led to poorly maintained vehicles and ill-trained drivers being put on the roads leading to accidents and loss of precious human lives in the Garo Hills. (Agencies)

GNLA cadre surrenders at Rongjeng Tura, Feb 3: A large group of militants from the banned GNLA, including senior commanders such as action group chief Ajan Ch Momin alias Jimmy, have reportedly shifted base to North Garo Hills region to evade the ongoing police operation in the eastern region.

The revelation came

following the surrender of a cadre from the group at Rongjeng on Tuesday.

The GNLA militant from the 4th batch of recruits, Webstar G Momin alias Kamosha (23) surrendered to Rongjeng police after fleeing from his sentry post somewhere in North Garo Hills on Sunday, last.

He revealed that he first arrived in Tura on a public transport and left a concealed pistol behind before heading to Rongjeng to give himself up. The surrendered cadre was part of a large group of heavily armed militants led by GNLA action commander Jimmy who moved out of East Garo Hills to escape the police heat

from ongoing counterinsurgency operations.

Close to forty armed GNLA militants are said to have migrated to the neighboring northern district of Garo Hills as part of the armed group's strategy. It was during a night vigil at the sentry post that Webstar abandoned his post and fled. He had previously been ar-

rested for militant links and was released on bail.

Garo militants, particularly from the GNLA, have for long taken advantage of the dense forests and inhospitable terrain to cross over districts and the inter-state border to escape police operations targeting them. (Agencies)

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Cabinet gives nod to allow Railways to form JVCs with states New Delhi, Feb. 3: The Union Cabinet on Wednesday gave its approval for allowing the Ministry of Railways to form joint venture companies with the state governments to mobilize resources for undertaking various rail infrastructure projects in the states.

The joint venture companies would be formed with equity participation of the Ministry of Railways and concerned State Governments.

Briefing the media in the national capital, Union

Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal said, "Cabinet approved allowing Railways to form Joint Venture Companies with State Governments to mobilize resources for rail projects in States."

Each Joint Venture (JV) would have an initial paid up capital of Rs. 100 crores based on the quantum of projects to be undertaken. The Ministry of Railways' initial paid-up capital will be limited to Rs. 50 crore for each State.

Further infusion of fund/ equity for the purpose of

Union Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal the projects shall be done after approval of the project and its funding at the level of appropriate competent authority.

The JV can also form project-specific SPVs with equity holding by other shareholders like Banks, ports, public sector under-

takings, mining companies etc. The Joint Venture exercise would ensure greater participation of State Governments in implementation of Railway Projects both in terms of financial participation as well as decision making process.

This will also facilitate in faster statutory approvals and land acquisition. Besides travelling people, various cement, steel, power plants etc. would get the necessary rail link for transportation of their raw material and finished products. (ANI)

"Cabinet approved allowing Railways to form Joint Venture Companies with State Governments to mobilize resources for rail projects in States."

JeM outfit busted in Silence of 'pseudo secular' on Handwara, three Kher's visa denial shameful: BJP arrested Handwara, Feb. 3: The Jammu and Kashmir Police on Wednesday busted an Over Ground Workers (OGW) network of the Jaish-eMohammad (JeM) in Handwara.

The OGW network, which was operating since April 2015, was involved in various subversive activities and determined to target political workers, security force installations and police establishments.

These operators were providing logistic support to the JeM militants and were close associates of a top commander of JeM. Nabi Lone, Umer Mushtaq and Ishfaq Ahmad Parray, who were active in various parts of Handwara, have been arrested.

The police claim the trio was working on pulling of a major incident in Handwara and said that a major threat had been averted with the busting of this module. (ANI)

Tolerance on terrorism must be frankly exposed: S. Jaishankar Jaipur, Feb. 3: Asserting that tolerance on the issue of terrorism must be frankly exposed, Foreign Secretary S. Jaishankar on Wednesday said India is in touch with Pakistan on the Pathankot attack probe.

"India is in touch with Pakistan (on the Pathankot attack probe) and will remain so," he said while speaking at the Counter-Terrorism Conference 2016 here.

Jaishankar said naming and shaming must be carried out relentlessly in case of perpetrators and supporters of terrorism.

"The broad sense of responsibility is still not there fully in International communities, even amongst nations who are themselves victim of terrorism," he added. Following the deadly attack on the Indian Air Force in Pathankot on January

2, Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif had assured of a thorough and fair probe into the same.

He had also asserted that the attack on the Pathankot air base in Punjab dented the dialogue process between Pakistan and India. President Pranab Mukherjee, who inaugurated the conference yesterday, said that terrorism was undoubtedly the single gravest threat that humanity was facing at present.

"Terrorism is a global threat which poses an unprecedented challenge to all nations. No cause can justify terrorist acts. It is imperative that the world acts in unison against terrorism, without political considerations. Therefore, there is a need to take a resolve to not justify terrorist means whatever the reason or the source," he said. (ANI)

CDC confirms Zika being sexually transmitted in Texas London, Feb.3: The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has revealed that the first known case of theZika has been sexually transmitted in Texas and is the first known case of the virus being locally acquired in the continental United States in the current outbreak.

The case involved a patient who had sex with someone who had recently returned from Venezuela infected with the mosquito borne virus.

The CDC says it will

soon provide guidance on sexual transmission, with a 'focus on the male sexual partners of women who are or who may be pregnant.'

CDC Director Tom Frieden said that vast majority of spread is going to be from mosquitoes and added that the bottom line is mosquitoes are the real culprit here.

Frieden further said that studies on sexual transmission are not easy, but the CDC is continuing to explore that avenue of transmission. (ANI)

New Delhi, Feb. 3: Calling the people who speak of intolerance in the country as 'pseudo secular' Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secretary Shrikant Sharma on Wednesday said their silence on Anupam Kher visa denial issue by Pakistan was shameful.

"When any Pakistani artist comes to India, and few people protest against it, then the army of pseudo-secular people of India yell at the top of their voices even when these artists face no such problem here. So, today, their silence on Pakistan's denial of visa to Anupam Kher is shameful," he told.

"These people also have dual standards. At one side, at the gesture of

Congress they pretend ofintolerance and try to disgrace their own government in the world.

And on the other hand, when our Anupam Kher ji is denied visa, these pseudo-secular people are hiding and are not saying anything about it.

This is shameful," he added. Sharma further accused the Pakistan Government of indulging in discriminatory behaviour.

"It is a discriminatory behaviour by the Pakistani government. They are giving visa to 17 people and are not giving visa to a great artist of the Indian film industry Anupam Kher. At what level has there been a loophole, it is for the Pakistan Government to

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) secretary Shrikant Sharma

see. Because when Pakistani artists come to India, they are provided visa without any hurdles.

Then why are our artists being denied visa," he said.

Pakistan denied visa to Bollywood actor Anupam Kher, who had been invited to the

Karachi literature festival. The actor and BJP supporter claimed that out of 18 delegates, he was the only one to be denied a visa. The Pakistan High Commission said the actor had not even applied for the visa and asked him to reveal the receipt if he had one.

(ANI)

Congress against political instability in 'sensitive' J-K Ranchi, Feb. 3: Asserting that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) and Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) owe it to Jammu and Kashmir to continue their alliance in the state, the Congress on Wednesday said that it was not wise to have 'political instability' in a sensitive border state.

"PDP-BJP need to continue with their alliance in Jammu and Kashmir.

They created it in the first place and it becomes their responsibility to the state to continue with it. J&K is a sensitive border state and it is not wise that BJP is trying to create political instability in such a place," Congress leader PL Punia told in Ranchi.

He also called on the BJP and PDP to sort out their differences and come to a unanimous decision over forming a govern-

Congress leader PL Punia ment in the state. Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad, meanwhile, told in Jammu that the PDP and BJP need to come to a concrete conclusion for the sake of the state's development.

"The PDP and the BJP have to decide when they will or won't form the government. This is the time when there should be an elected government in place.

Development work should start now as there

is no snow, so infrastructure and construction work can begin," Azad said.

Amid the see-sawing developments over government formation, the BJP has asserted that they were in favour of continuing their alliance with the PDP. "We are largely in the favour of the alliance being continued. Prime Minister Modi and Mufti sahab had a vision for the state and we want to continue it. But the con-

stitutional right here is that the PDP has to choose their leader and the Governor has to take the next step towards government formation, only after that can we (BJP) take any concrete decisions," BJP leader Nirmal Singh told the media.

He added that no official assurances have been made to the Centre and said that the BJP has asked 10 more days from the Governor to respond.

However, PDP chief Mehbooba Mufti, who met Jammu and Kashmir Governor NN Vohra yesterday to discuss the government in the state, said that Centre should initiate some confidence building measures which will create a good environment for the new government.

(ANI)

Solar scam: More trouble for Chandy as Nair to submit digital evidence Coimbatore, Feb. 3: Saritha Nair, the prime accused in the solar scam, on Wednesday said that she would submit evidence before the judicial commission which would prove Kerala Chief Minister Oommen Chandy's involvement in the matter.

"I am going to submit some digital evidence, which will prove the interest ofOommen Chandy in our team solar and team solar cases.

His involvement will also be revealed. I am going to submit this evidence in a sealed cover," Nair told .

She, however, refused to divulge the details of the evidence against Chandy.

"I cannot reveal what kind of evidences I am submitting before the Judicial Commission.

There are some documentary and some digital evidences," she said.

Nair maintained her earlier stand that she had paid a bribe of Rs. 1.9 crore to Chandy in connection with a policy on renewable energy. "We bribed money to him regarding renewal (renewable) energy policy formation but nothing happened. So, we asked him to refund our money. He

agreed to pay back but till date nothing has happened," she said.

Meanwhile, high decibel protests and demands from the Opposition for Chandy's resignation over his alleged involvement in the scam are growing by the day.

The scam relates to the duping of several persons by the two prime accused - S. Saritha Nair and Radhakrishnan -- who had promised to install solar power panels for them. Deposing before Justice Sivarajan Commission, which is probing the solar scam, Nair had accused Chandy and

his Cabinet colleague Arayadan Mohammed of accepting a bribe of Rs 1.9 crore.

The Chief Minister spent nearly 11 hours on January 27 being questioned by the inquiry panel. He has refused to take a liedetector test as suggested

by Nair's lawyer. The case took a political turn with the arrest of one of Chandy's close personal aides, who has alleged links with the accused.

Two other employees in his personal staff are also under the scanner in connection with the scam.

(ANI)

'Middle-class' Ramasundaram takes charge as SSB DG

Senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram New Delhi, Feb. 3: Senior IPS officer Archana Ramasundaram on Wednesday took charge as the Director General of Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB), thereby becoming the first woman to head a paramilitary force.

After taking charge of one of the most challenging posts, Ramasundaram threw light on her modest background and urged the women to never give up their dreams.

"I belonged to a middleclass family. My education has also been in very normal schools. But my parents had continually encouraged me to enter the Police force and especially my husband had supported me a lot. If I being a middle-class

woman can reach here then it will not be difficult for anyone. Everybody has dreams, they just need an opportunity," she told .

5 8 - y e a r - o l d Ramasundaram further said that her post was a challenging job in itself and thanked the government for reposing faith in her.

The SSB is entrusted with guarding the country's frontiers with Nepal and Bhutan. The other four paramilitary forces are the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF) and the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP). (ANI)

"I belonged to a middle-class family. My education has also been in very normal schools. But my parents had continually encouraged me to enter the Police force and especially my husband had supported me a lot. If I being a middle-class woman can reach here then it will not be difficult for anyone. Everybody has dreams; they just need an opportunity,"

'Was abused by Sardar and his brother', claims fiancee New Delhi, Feb.3 : A British woman, who claims to be the fiancee ofIndian hockey captain Sardar Singh, has filed a police complaint alleging that he, along with his brother, harassed her physically and mentally.

She alleged that after she got pregnant with Sardar's child, the latter forced her to abort the child. "I have been in a relationship with Sardar Singh for last four years.

I have been engaged to him for last two years.

After engagement, Sardar forced me to be in a physical relationship on the terms that we are going to get married," the complainant told.

"Our relationship developed and within a year of 2015 he got me pregnant.

After consulting with Sardar on this matter, he refused to speak to me and was adamant that I should abort the child right away," she added.

The complainant further said that after Sardar forced her to abort the child following which

she returned to UK and consulted her family. "I was left with no other option but to abort this child against my will.

After this matter, Sardar abandoned me, he doesn't speak to me, has no contacts with me. He actually denied the fact that I am his fiancee when it is a world known matter," she said.

"After being physically and mentally harassed by Sardar Singh, as a woman it's not fair that I should take this abuse and not just by him but by his elder brother as well as him," she added.

She also said that she has filed an FIR. Meanwhile, Sardar's family members have alleged the entire episode to be a conspiracy to malign his image and ruin his career. Sardar has said that he would confront all allegations soon.

The veteran midfielder, who has hinted at taking legal recourse, has also denied sexual harassment charges. (ANI)

Three convicted for smuggling fake currency in Lucknow Lucknow, Feb.3: A special Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) court on Wednesday convicted three persons for smuggling huge quantities of fake Indian currency notes and sentenced them to undergo seven years of imprisonment.

Gulshan Jahan, Imrana and Mohammed Rashid have been convicted for possession of fake Indian

currency up to Rs eight lakh and have been sentenced to undergo seven years of imprisonment with fine of Rs. 1.30 lakh each.

According to reports, Gulshan Jahan was allegedly involved in circulation of fake currency and its onward delivery to unknown people in Rampur and Moradabad. (ANI)

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India, Brunei should move beyond seller-buyer relationship: Ansari Bandar Seri Begawan, Feb. 3: Emphasising India's keenness to deepen and intensify bilateral relations with Brunei, VicePresident M. Hamid Ansari has said that both countries should move beyond the typical energy seller-buyer relationship and head towards diversifying and value-addition in the hydrocarbon trade.

Speaking at the University of Brunei Darussalam here yesterday, Ansari said the sustained economic growth in India, driven by a youthful population, makes it one of the most dependable long term energy markets in the world.

"Energy trade is an area where India and Brunei have strong complementarities. At present India imports crude oil worth 1 billion US dollars from Brunei.

Though India is the third largest importer for Brunei, the total import from Brunei is only a fraction of India's global crude

imports of more than 112.748 billion US dollars in 2014-15," he said.

"As India embarks upon a sustained high growth trajectory, the energy requirements in India are increasing. This offers Brunei an opportunity to enhance export of hydrocarbon to India. The growing Indian economy also provides us with an opportunity to move beyond the typical energy seller-buyer relationship," he added.

He said that there is tremendous potential for both the countries to diversify and do value-addition in the hydrocarbon export chain.

He said that India is keen to setup a fertiliser plant in Brunei which will enable the South-east Asian nation to utilise hydrocarbon resources for producing fertilizers to meet agricultural requirement in India. "This will generate additional revenue streams and create local employment and thus be

Drone strike kills Tehreek-e-Taliban fighters in Afghanistan

At least 18 fighters of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan have been killed

Karachi, Feb.3: At least 18 fighters of the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan have been killed in a drone strike on Afghanistan's Paktiya province.

Afghan officials confirmed that the Pakistani Taliban was killed in the latest strike by an unmanned aircraft in the Pak-Afghan border areas.

The Express Tribune reported that the militants were heading to the border region in Afghanistan when the drones rained down missiles on them in Gomal district.

The militants killed were from South Waziristan, 14 men from the Mehsud tribe and four from the Ahmadzai Wazir tribe.(ANI)

Main facilitator of Charsadda attack arrested in Pakistan

Pakistanintelligence agencies have said that they arrested the main facilitator of the attack

Karachi, Feb 3: Pakistan intelligence agencies have said that they arrested the main facilitator of the attack on the Bacha Khan University that left around 20 people dead and many others wounded.

Intelligence agencies said that Waheed Ali alias Arshad, categorised as "Terrorist A", was arrested in Nowshera last week.

Sources said that he planned to flee to Afghanistan and hired a taxi to take him to the Pak-Afghan border to Torkham.

In his initial statement, according to the sources, the alleged facilitator who is in his early 30s said the planning of the attack on the university had been in works for six months in Achin district of Afghanistan, the base of the militant commander Khalifa Omar Mansoor alias Omar Naray.

He said he had surreptitiously made videos of the Punjab Regiment Centre and a police station in Mardan as possible targets and taken the footages in a memory chip to Omar Naray, but the plans had been dropped because of heavy security in the two places. (ANI)

Yemen praises Arab Coalition for backing country Aden, Feb 3: Yemeni President Abdrabbuh Mansour Hadi has praised the Arab Coalition, namely Saudi Arabia and the UAE, for supporting Yemen and showing "a shared destiny and panArab national unity and cohesion".

Hadi said: "Our closed ranks, common goal and shared destiny constitute our effective weapon that made our heroes on various fronts even more resolved to defeat these rebel gangs that hijacked the state and abused its great capabilities and gains."

Hadi on Wednesday con-

gratulated the commanders on the victories of the national army and progovernment Yemeni National Resistance, backed by the Saudi-led Arab Coalition, against the rebel Houhti militia and forces loyal to now-ousted president Ali Abdullah Saleh around Sanaa.

Earlier on Wednesday, the government army and allied forces advanced to close in on Yemen's capital city after they regained control of a number of military posts in Naham (or Nihm) district including the strategic Furdat Naham military base.(Agencies)

Vice-President M. Hamid Ansari mutually beneficial to both the countries," Ansari said.

Asserting that India had made rapid strides in the field of Information and Technology in recent years, Vice-President Ansari said that Brunei can benefit from India's expertise in the field "This can be an area for enhancing our mutual cooperation and India would be keen to share its experience and expertise in the

field of Information Technology in accordance with the wishes and requirements of the people and government of Brunei," he said.

He made a mention of the government's flagship programmes such as 'Make in India', and 'Digital India', and welcomed investments from Brunei in infrastructure and manufacturing sectors.

"The creation of 100 Smart Cities and massive

road and railways up-gradation and expansion projects have opened several avenues for making profitable investments in India's growing infrastructure sector. We are keen to welcome investments from Brunei in India's infrastructure and manufacturing sectors," he said.

He also called for more exchanges of students, teachers and researchers from the academic institutions in Brunei, saying that such exchanges would augment people to people contacts. "The quality of our profession-

als is a testimony to the strength of academic Institutions in India. This is another area for us to collaborate," he said.

The vice president interacted with several prominent leaders there and signed memorandums of agreement (MoUs) on cooperation in defence, health and youth and sports affairs. He also met the Sultan of Brunei, Haji Hassanal Bolkiah Mu'izzaddin Waddaulah, who expressed an interest to visit India for which an invite has been extended.

(ANI)

"Energy trade is an area where India and Brunei have strong complementarities. At present India imports crude oil worth 1 billion US dollars from Brunei. Though India is the third largest importer for Brunei, the total import from Brunei is only a fraction of India's global crude imports of more than 112.748 billion US dollars in 2014- 15,"

Veteran Pakistan author Intizar Hussain passes away Lahore, Feb.3: Veteran Pakistani short story writer, novelist, journalist and poet Intizar Husain passed away on Tuesday at a hospital in Lahore. The 92-year-old was undergoing treatment at a local hospital.

The Dawn reported that Hussain has several novels translated from Urdu into English, including Naya Ghar and Basti. He was also a regular columnist.

Hussain was born at Dibai in Bulandshahr district. His date of birth remains controversial.

He did his intermediate in 1942, B A in 1944 and

Veteran Pakistani short story writer, novelist, journalist and poet Intizar Husain passed away M A (Urdu) in 1946 from Meerut College.

He migrated to Lahore in 1947 and served various newspapers, but retired from the Mashriq daily in

1988 and began working as a freelance journalist and writer. His books include Gali Koochay, Kankari, Din Aur Dastan, Shehr-i-afsos,

Kachhuay, Khaimay Say Door, Khali Pinjra, Morenama and Sheharzad Kay Naam.

Despite being read and loved by many, Hussain kept a low profile and rarely gave interviews.

In an interview with the Dawn, he once said that he was 'a story writer not a reformer.' Intizar Hussain was conferred the 'Officer of the Order of Arts and Letters' by the French Ambassador to Pakistan Philppe Thiebaud in September 2014. He was among the 10 finalists for the Man Booker International Prize for fiction in 2013.

(ANI)

Swelling lake leaves migratory birds hungry in China

Migratory birds

Beijing, Feb 3: Migratory birds wintering in China's largest freshwater lake are facing

starvation as the lake has nearly tripled in size due to winter storms and inundated

birds' habitats.

A member of Poyang Lake nature reserve staff said the rising water has inundated some migratory birds' habitats and they have been forced to disperse to shoals to seek food.

Poyang Lake is Asia's largest wintering habitat for migratory birds.

Every year, hundreds of thousands of birds winter here, including over 95 percent of the world's white cranes, 50 percent of whitenaped cranes and 60

official of Suzhou city.

The owner and top managers of Kunshan Zhongrong Metal Products Co. Ltd., local firefighting officers and supervisors, and officials in charge of work safety supervision and environmental protection in Kunshan city were among those jailed.

The 14 stood trial in five different courts in

Fourteen people were on Wednesday sentenced to jail for various offences related to a 2014 explosion

Jiangsu province which announced the separate verdicts.The blast oc-

Chinese armed forces tighten integrity Beijing, Feb 3: China's military anti-graft agency has publicised hotline numbers for the public to blow the whistle on officers flouting frugality regulations during the Chinese New Year holiday.

The agency will also run its own inspections to ensure that officers do

not spend public money on expensive dinners, travel and entertainment, or driving service vehicles for private purposes, Xinhua reported on Wednesday.

Inspectors will also target military departments that spend too much in holding celebrations or handing out extra holi-

day allowances and gifts.

Rooting out corruption and ensuring that officers act with integrity have been a major focus of the country's military reforms. In January, an office was set up to send auditors out to military departments.

Nepal Tarai Madhes Democratic Party Kathmandu, Feb.3: Nepal Tarai Madhes Democratic Party (TMDP) Chairman Mahantha Thakur has said that the ongoing agitation in the Terai region would not be halted until the government addressed the demands of the Madhesbased parties.

He made the statement during a press conference, reports The Kathmandu Times. The TMDP Chairman said that the blockade at the border check points will not be lifted until the government brings clear

view regarding demarcation of federal boundaries.

Thakur said that the Government was trying to defame the ongoing agitation by portraying it as anti-nationalist. He added that United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) would made public more protest programmes in the next meeting.

Thakur accused the government of publicising wrong information against India at the International level and made it clear that they were not against the dialogue.(ANI)

PIA chairman resigns over death of employees Karachi, Feb.3: Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Nasser Jaffer has announced his resignation from the post following the death of two PIA employees during a clash with security personnel in Karachi on Tuesday.

He expressed grief over the deaths of the PIA employees and lamented over the events which lead to their deaths and said his conscience doesn't allow him to head the organization anymore, reports. The PIA chairman said that he has sent his resignation to the Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif.

Jaffer urged the protesting employees to hold dia-

Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) Chairman Nasser Jaffer has announced his resignation from the post

logue with the government and said they will listen to your demands.

Sharif accused PIA workers of politicising the privatisation issue by resorting to strikes, adding that such acts were costing PIA Rs100 million per day.(ANI)

EU, UNICEF launch 4 mln Euro project to restore education in quake hit Nepal

percent of swan geese.

As of 8 a.m. on Wednesday, the water level of Poyang lake in China's Jiangxi province was 12.31 metres at the Xingzi hydrological station, compared to the average 9.21 meters The European Union (EU) and the same time in previ- the United Nations Children's ous years, Xinhua cited Fund (UNICEF) have joined to launch a four million provincial hydrology hands Euro project to help Nepal bureau as saying. The lake's water level is still Kathmandu, Feb.3: rising and its surface The European Union area is three times of (EU) and the United that at the same time Nations Children's Fund last year, according to (UNICEF) have joined the bureau.(Agencies) hands to launch a four million Euro project to help Nepal restore education for one million children in nine districts curred on August 2, 2014 affected by the devastatat a wheel hub polishing ing earthquakes last workshop, killing 146 year. people and injuring 114 The project will include others. construction of 650 tranThe direct economic loss sitional learning centres, caused by the blast was provision of essential estimated at 350 million yuan ($53.2 million), according to the official.

Investigators found that the explosion occurred after metal dust in the workNay Pyi Taw, Feb 3: shop ignited.(Agencies) Myanmar's newlyelected parliamentary House of Nationalities (Upper House) started its first session on WednesPresident Xi Jinping, day as part of the new also chairman of the parliament's new session Central Military Comafter the expiry of the mission (CMC), warned previous term of the legsenior officers to learn islative body. their lessons from the The summon for the first corruption investigasession of the new House tions into the affairs of of Nationalities came Guo Boxiong and Xu nearly three months after Caihou, both former the end of the general CMC vice chairmen. election on November 8, (Agencies) 2015, in which the Na-

14 jailed for Chinese factory explosion that killed 146 Beijing, Feb 3: Fourteen people were on Wednesday sentenced to jail for various offences related to a 2014 explosion at a factory in China in which 146 people were killed.

The sentences ranged from three to seven-andhalf years for the crimes of causing a major labour safety accident or dereliction of duty, Xinhua reported citing a publicity

TMDP chairman says 'agitation to continue till demands met'

learning materials in all newly established centres in collaboration with the Department of Education and the concerned district administrations and NGOs, the EU and UNICEF, reports.

The project will be launched in nine districts that were badly hit by the last year earthquake. Thousands of buildings including schools were damaged in western, central and eastern districts of Nepal in the temblors that killed around 9,000 people last year.

UNICEF has been working very closely with the government and partners to minimize the disruption to schooling in the earthquake affected districts. (ANI)

Myanmar's newly-elected house starts first session tional League for Democracy (NLD) led by Aung San Suu Kyi won the absolute majority of the parliamentary seats, Xinhua reported.

The first session of the House of Nationalities chaired by U Zone Lal Htan of the NLD summoned a total of 223 members of parliament to the House of Nationalities. According to the agenda, the session will elect Speaker and Deputy Speaker of the House of Nationalities.(Agencies)

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The oil slump and beyond Food Security Undernourishment in India Food security, in general, is increasingly affected by global economic and Environmental phenomena. Under this, the food prices are affected due to food scarcity which causes social and political instability, and can escalate humanitarian crisis. The first green revolution in India began in 1960s. It resulted in increasing food grain production. It was the combined effort of high yield seeds, extensive use of fertilizers, land reforms and irrigation schemes that resulted in this remarkable achievement. Although it was enough to feed everybody about 2,200 calories a day but in the last ten years, India has added 150 million more mouths to feed at the same time has increased food production by only 15 million tons.

INDIA, at present finds itself in the midst of a paradoxical situation: endemic mass hunger coexisting with the mounting food grain stocks. The food grain stocks available with the Government stand at an all time high of 62 million tonnes against an annual requirement of around 20 million tonnes for ensuring food security. Still an estimated 200 million people areunderfed and 50 million on the brink of starvation, resulting in starvation deaths.

Food security thus is a complex issue affected by a range of factors including agricultural development capacity, international trade flows, poverty and income distribution, foreign aid, as well as macroeconomic policies and government programmes on nutrition and food fortification. Added to these are the impacts of global population growth and climate change.One of the confounding features of the era of rapid economic growth in India since the 1990s has been the stubborn persistence of malnutrition. It is well known that across a range of indicators of nutritional status of adults and children, India is a laggard among fast-growing economies. While improvements in nutritional status have occurred, they have been marginal relative to the pace of economic growth.

Condition of food security in India is gloomy and is similar to African countries. Both the supply side and demand side factors have their roles in the present condition of food security and undernourishment in India.If agriculture production grows; increasing food prices has less bearing on low food security. Problem of food security in India is very much related to low demand. If demand of people can be improved, food security can be achieved. Disaggregated trend of food security shows that problem of food insecurity is high in poor states. Considering disaggregated level of food security, government has passed Food Security Bill in India. But food security cannot be achieved in India without improving the level of overall agriculture production. Improving agricultural production is equally essential for ensuring long term food security and promoting poverty reduction.

Call Drop A massive problem in India The blemish in India's much-lauded telecom revolution is a curious, widely recurring phenomenon called "call drops." In a country that is the world's secondlargest mobile user market after China, fast-paced expansion coupled with inadequate infrastructure and overloaded networks is leading to many callers being cut off mid-sentence. Everyone hates the increasingly frequent dropped calls, but no one seems able to do anything about them. The Department of Telecom blames the telecom operators; the operators point to the shortage of both spectrum and towers. Mobile phones work using radio waves in the frequency range of 300 MHz and 3,000 MHz. But the entire range is not available for use.

Critically, the lower the number, the better the quality of transmisison. It makes sense for a telecom company to pitch for a 900 MHz band instead of 2,100 MHz or even 1,800 MHz. Since limited space is available in each band, companies jostle for more space in the better (or lower) bands. Telecom firms claim 95 per cent of tariff plans involve billing in seconds. Since call drops are the most common in high-congestion areas, interruptions tend to shorten the call and, to that extent, reduce the average revenue per user per minute. Since companies measure their performance on the basis of call drops too, it is risky for anyone to deliberately create conditions for drops, thus incentivizing porting to another operator.

Telecom firms claim they have spent Rs 1,29,000 cr ($ 22.4 bn) on airwaves, other investment in 2015. Total annual revenue for the companies was Rs 1,76,000 cr in 2014 - about 73 per cent capex. In contrast, China Mobile spent $ 35 bn in 2014.

India is adding millions of new mobile users each quarter and the country's active subscriber base of 869 million is fast closing in on a billion. Telecom operators, however, have been unable to adequately ramp up infrastructure and technology to keep pace. Despite the apparent ubiquity of telecom towers atop buildings in Indian cities, poor voice quality, blind spots and abrupt termination of calls have become such a bane in India's telecom industry that Prime Minister Narendra Modi has stepped in and asked officials to sort the problem. Experts have raised concerns over the implementation of telecom regulator Trai's new rules regarding the compensation to consumers for call drops. Under the rule, mobile users will get a compensation of Re 1 for every dropped call from January 1 but it will be limited to a maximum three dropped calls in a day. However, the compensation will be given only if the call drop takes place due to the calling party's network and not because of the receiving operator's network. But it is quite annoying that this rule of compensation has not been implemented till date.

It seems that there is a shortage of spectrum in key bands like 900 MHz and 1,800 MHz. The government insists that call drops can be addressed to a large extent through better management of spectrum, but that can provide only partial relief. Call drops peak in high-congestion areas, typically city centres. This means there is an unequal spread of traffic across the spectrum, which cannot be made good by diverting traffic on to an adjacent, underutilised spectrum. The problem should be dealt by our government as soon as possible.

Indrajit Borah Yesteryear's seemingly fictional forecast "US$30 per oil barrel" has become a reality. The oil industry, today, with its history of booms and busts, has been overstrained by an "irrational" low, from a record high of US$147 a barrel in July 2008. This cannot even pay off the production cost of brown fields leaving aside non-conventional shale oil. And, nearly US$400 billion oil investments are put on hold; nearly two-thirds of drilling rigs are de-hired and an estimated 2,50,000 workforce is slashed.

serve bases to pursue marginal and non-conventional development projects have become contingent. This slump emerged at a time when one needs oil pricing to capitalize the brown fields, non-conventional resources and to incentivize renewable green energy for climate change targets.

There has been concoction of elucidations to this slump, typically in line with geopolitical elements, national demands and wild price war with conspiracy theories. Undoubtedly, the geo-political elements always play a major role in energy market. There have been weak demands from the European countries and China due to slow economic growth. Again, there is an oversupply situation due to surging production from US shale oil and moderately favourable geo-politics.

The shale oil exploration has increased US crude production by over 70 percent since 2008 pushing out Saudi, Nigerian and Algerian oil to com-

In addition to pricing gloom, ever since the first oil well drilled in market after lifting of Pennsylvania in 1859, sanctions. Canadian and the oil industry has been Iraqi oil exports are risenduring several dising year after year. heartening conjectures Russian economy, with on sustainability of peoil and gas accounting troleum resources. The for 70% of export inHubbert bell curve repcomes, loses about US$2 licates a typical reservoir billion for every dollar development profile of fall in the oil price. Dean oil field and thereby spite this, every major oil postulates the "peak oil" producer is speaking the theory. As a corollary, there has been envisioning of a transition to- The oil bankruptcies and sovereign wards renewable endefaults may have immediate imergy. However, the inpacts on global economy. Except vestments in renewable US, other major developed econoenergy, so far by E&P mies including Japan and Eurocompanies, have less prospective business elpean Union are struggling in stagements than compulsive nation. Except India, most of the elements owing to enviemerging market economies like ronmental obligations and green social responBrazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, South sibilities. Moreover, the Africa and Russia are already unbigger question is der depression. The lower oil whether the technology alone can improve the prices won't fully nullify the consebottom-line of non-conquences of a slowing Chinese ventional and renewable economy viewed as a prime cause energy sources. The renewable energy strategy for the current oil slump. will be the biggest dilemma for the oil indus- peting Asian markets. same line, "If we cut, the The OPEC has been importer countries will intry in future. pumping crude oil without crease their production Then, is it a paradigm volume reductions and and this will mean a loss shift from the paranoia of this strategy has been of our niche market". peak oil to an oil viewed as a deliberate Venezuela, one of the drenched economy? step to make shale oil ex- world's largest oil exportCertainly, the oil industry ploration uncompetitive in ers, had troubled economy has been passing through the United States. Al- even before the current oil tough times forcing com- though, the shale oil pro- slump, maintains the same panies to delay develop- duction is not competitive line. World's second-largment projects and shelv- below US$60 per barrel; est crude producer, Saudi ing their production the producers are still Arabia is rather more caucosts; although, no pro- pumping oil, at least, to tious based on historical duction cut is visible yet. pay off debts. Again, Iran learning from 80s that The prospective oil re- has re-entered the export badly affected the Saudi

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economy. Although Saudi Arabia needs oil prices to be around US$85 in the longer term, with comfortable reserve fund of some US$750 billion, it can withstand lower prices for some time. Other OPEC countries, the United Arab Emirates and Kuwait have also considerable foreign currency reserves. However, Iran, Iraq and Nigeria are constrained by greater domestic budgetary demands from oil exports.

The oil bankruptcies and sovereign defaults may have immediate impacts on global economy. Except US, other major developed economies including Japan and European Union are struggling in stagnation. Except India, most of the emerging market economies like Brazil, Indonesia, Nigeria, South Africa and Russia are already under depression.

The lower oil prices won't fully nullify the consequences of a slowing Chinese economy viewed as a prime cause for the current oil slump.

However, the falling oil price is certainly a blessing for India as it has direct bearing on macroeconomic fundamentals.

The recent slump could ease the subsidy cuts and increased taxes on oil in

"turning a carbon subsidy regime into one of carbon taxation". India imports nearly 80% of its total oil needs and it accounts for one third of its total imports. A fall of one-dollar in the price of oil saves about Rs 40 billion of import bill. Again, a fall in oil prices by US$10 per barrel helps reduce the current account deficit by US$9.2 billion and push up the GDP growth by 0.3 percent. If the oil prices stay low, the cost of India's fuel subsidies and "under-recoveries" by PSU oil companies could fall

by US$2.5 billion this year.

The fiscal policies should be governed by the economics of natural resources that demands abolishing state subsidies and the oil market should account for the externalities. However, the fiscal prudence shown recently by the Indian government may be a mere coincidence. Why are not petrol and diesel prices moving in the same proportion as falling crude oil prices? The excise duty from petroleum products that is 2545% of overall excise duty is a key source of government revenues in India.

The government has raised excise duty on oil to swab the gains from

downstream entities as the expectations are not in favour of a sharp fall in petrol/diesel prices. It can be seen as the leveraging of the falling crude oil prices for long-term fiscal stability.

Again, India is the sixth largest exporter of petroleum products and earns $60 billion annually and the global oil slump may affect the exporters. However, it may be an incentive for private refiners like Reliance and Essar to consider reentry to the domestic retail marketing. The major downside is slowing down of the upstream sector and the next auction of the New Exploration Licensing Policy (NELP) may not receive a considerable response.

The incredible history of human prosperity has been the evolution and factoring of petroleum resources as the basic drivers of growth. The factored international oil price is a strenuous resultant of geopolitics and the rationale of market economics. And, irrespective of transitory demand destructing phases, environmental concerns or sustainability worries due to its finite nature; petroleum will continue to play a larger role in our lives not just in immediate future.

Dilapidated Condition of A Road

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Sir, As an erstwhile cabinet minister under two Chiefministers, Bimala Prasad Chaliha and Mahendra Mohon Choudhury and speaker under Sarat Chandra Singha, Ramesh Chandra Baruah, a congress stalwart to the back bone, contributed much to project Dibrugarh as a premier town of Assam. For the cause of the development of Assam, too, his contribution was immense. The Present ruling dispensation, to commemorate memories of this great congress stalwart, named the road from Amolapatty Chariali to Mohonaghat after this leader, giving a facelift to the road. But hardly one year has elapsed, the road starts wearing a dilapidated look thanks to the dumpers and mini trucks owners who relentlessly carry silts for the builders spread over the entire Dibrugarh. The residents have a tough time in removing the layer of sands smeared on their faces after each car passes.

Earlier a restriction was on the movement of such cars in school-times as the Salt-Brook school is located on this road. Traffic jam in school time assumes an alarming proportion with the constant movement of silt-carrying dumpers or mini-trucks. Besides Public, students, too, get stranded for quite some time.

Traffic-police remain a mute spectator. Interesting point to note is, the Amolapatty Police station is at a distance of a stone's throw.

Through your esteemed daily, we appeal to the superintendent of Police, Dibrugarh to arrange for diverting the movement of silt carrying dumpers and mini-trucks, restricting movement of other cars in school time to ease the jam. We also appeal to the authority concerned, to undertake works of renovation of the road before long if the state-congress is honest enough to show respect to this great congress leader.

Yours etc.

Ashok Bordoloi Dibrugarh

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Which of the following states is NOT one of them? a) Madhya Pradesh b) Tamil Nadu c) Gujarat d) Odisha Answer: c) 23).Which of the following state has implemented National Food Security Act (NFSA), 2013 in 14 districts? a) Punjab b) Rajasthan c) Gujarat d) Odisha Answer: d) 24).13th World Wushu Championship was hosted at _______. a) Indonesia b) China c) Japan d) Russia Answer: a) 25).Union Finance Ministry has constituted the Governing Council (GC) of National Investment and Infrastructure Fund (NIIF). Who is the chairman of this Governing Council? a) T V Mohandas Pai

b) Arun Jaitley c) Arundhati Bhattacharya d) Hemendra Kothari Answer: b) 26).Who has been appointed as the new India CEO of Standard Chartered Bank? a) Barbara J. Desoer b) Zarin Daruwala c) Gerrit Zalm d) Linda B. Bammann Answer: b) 27).What is the venue of Global Cancer Summit 2015? a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Hyderabad d) Bangalore Answer: d) 28).The 46th Edition of International Film Festival of India 2015 will be held from 20th to 30thNovember, in __________. a) Goa b) Hyderabad c) Delhi d) Mumbai Answer: a) 29).What is Madame Tussauds? a) Wax Museum b) Amusement Park c) Cultural Show d) Magic Show Answer: a) 30).Which of the following has recently launched the "Children's Gift Fund"? a) Axis Mutual Fund b) SBI Mutual Find c) Tata Mutual Fund d) HDFC Mutual Fund Answer: a) 31).India and ________ has planned to deepen the defence ties and maintain peace, tranquility at the Line of Actual Control (LAC)? a) Bangladesh b) China c) Pakistan d) Nepal Answer: b) 32).6th Global Focal Point

Conference on Asset Recovery was hosted at which of the following cities? a) London b) New York c) Bangalore d) New Delhi Answer: d) 33).Who has recently received the UN Disaster Risk Reduction Asia Champion? a) Venkaiah Naidu b) Manohar Parrikar c) Kiren Rijiju d) Narendra Modi Answer: c) 34).Competition Commission of India (CCI) has recently imposed fine on few Airlines, which of the following is NOT one of them? a) Kingfisher b) Indigo c) Spice Jet d) Jet Airways Answer: a) 35).Which country has launched a new defence Satellite EKS Kosmos2510? a) Japan b) Russia c) Germany d) China Answer: b) 36).What is the India's Rank in World Press Freedom Index 2015? a) 48 b) 55 c) 136 d) 106 Answer: c) 37).Who is the brand ambassador for Digital India Campaign? a) Madhuri Dixit b) Ankit Fadia c) Ira Singhal d) Shriram Nene Answer: b) 38).What is the headquarters of Universal Postal Union (UPU)? a) Rome, Italy b) Tokyo, Japan

c) Berne, Switzerland d) Vienna, Austria Answer: c) 39).What is Tianhe-2? a) Name of a Typhoon b) Name of a Military Exercise c) Name of a Super Computer d) Name of a Medicine Answer: c) 40).Who is Kiren Rijiju? a) Ministry of Micro, Small & Medium Enterprises b) Ministry of Minority Affairs c) Union Ministry of Housing and Urban Poverty d) Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Answer: d) 41). Indian Government has approved the MoU with which of the following countries in the area of Animal Health? a) Bangladesh b) Vietnam c) China d) Nepal Answer: b) 42). 7 Indian women have been featured in the BBC's list of 100 most aspirational women, who among the following is NOT one of them? a) Sania Mirza

b) Asha Bhonsle c) Saina Nehwal d) Mumtaz Shaikh Answer: c) 43).T S Thakur has appointed as the ______ Chief Justice of India. a) 33rd b) 48th c) 38th d) 43rd Answer: d) 44).Indian Government has approved to start National Resource Facility for Bio-Medical Research (NARF) at _________. a) Hyderabad b) Bangalore c) Mumbai d) New Delhi Answer: a) 45).Who is the India's new Ambassador to China? a) Deepa Gopalan Wadhwa b) P S Raghavan c) Arun Singh d) Vijay Keshav Gokhale Answer: d) 46). Which of the following languages will be taught in Kendriya Vidhyalayas as an additional language following the Union Cabinets approval? a) French b) German c) Arabic d) Spanish Answer: b)

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Core sector output grows 0.9 per cent in Dec. New Delhi, Feb 3: Core sector output returned to positive territory in December 2015 by registering a 0.9 per cent growth after shrinking (-) 1.3 per cent in November last year but was still much lower than 3.2 per cent growth recorded in December 2014. The output of eight core industries that comprise almost 38 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) - could record only a 0.9 per cent growth in December last year due to 4.1 per cent contraction in output of crude oil ( the fourth consecutive month in the negative territory), 6.1 per cent contraction in natural gas ( falling for the third successive month) and 4.4 per cent shrinkage in steel ( falling for the sixth consecutive month).

"Data on the core infrastructure industries has clearly been disappointing as growth remained sub one per cent in December after a negative blip in

November," said Rishi Shah, economist at Deloitte India. "Cement production has improved and is likely to continue growing as road projects pick up pace. But overall, growth in the core sector is likely to remain low in the coming months till the time the overall investment scenario improves." During April-December 2015 period this fiscal, the output of these eight sectors slowed to a 1.9 per cent growth from 5.7 per cent growth in the same period last fiscal. In 2014-15, these sectors had grown by 4.4 per cent, according to the data released on Monday by the Commerce and Industry Ministry.

The core sector growth had registered the steepest fall in over a decade when it shockingly shrank 1.3 per cent in November 2015 compared to the same month a year ago.

The December 2015 data comes a day before the RBI's monetary policy review meeting. Despite

concerns on the growth front, the central bank is expected to leave the key policy rates unchanged as it would wait for the government to bring in fiscal consolidation measures in the forthcoming union budget. The central bank would also keep an eye on retail inflation which has seen an uptick in the December quarter (5.6 per cent) from the September quarter (3.9 per cent). In December, fertiliser output registered double digit growth for the fifth successive month with 13.1 per cent growth while coal production grew by 6.1 per cent (up from 3.5 per cent in November). Cement output increased by 3.2 per cent (up from 1.8 per cent in November). Electricity production also grew by 2.7 per cent (from flat growth in November, and has been in the positive growth territory this fiscal barring April 2015), while refinery products grew by 2.1

tonnes by 2020. The government has set a production target of 550 million tonnes for the CIL for the current fiscal. Coal Secretary Anil Swarup last month had said that the PSU is set to hit a record production in the range of 540 MT to 550 MT in the current fiscal. The stateowned firm accounts for over 80 percent of the domestic coal production.

Power and Coal Minister Piyush Goyal had earlier said that coal shortages will be a thing of the past and India will not need to import dry fuel by 2017, except to meet requirements of power plants located near coastal areas.

(Agencies)

TARGET MISSED Ø State-run miner Coal India said it achieved a production of 52.86 million tonnes coal in January, lower than the target of 56.18 MT for the month. Ø During April-January period, the miner recorded 426.31 MT of coal as against a target of 439.26 MT. Ø Coal offtake in January was also lower at 48.32 MT than the targetted level of 50.85 MT for the month. Ø During April-January, total offtake stood at 437.61 MT as against the target of 450.49 MT. Ø The government has set a production target of 550 million tonnes for the CIL for the current fiscal.

State Bank of Travancore gains on robust Q3 earnings ANI Bengaluru, Feb 3: Shares of State Bank of Travancore w e r e u p nearly 3% at Rs 405 after the bank reported a 23% increase in its net profit at Rs 91.5 crore in the third quarter despite higher provisioning and higher income from operations. Net profit for the quarter under review was Rs 74.34 crore compared to the same quarter fis-

cal. Total income was slightly higher at Rs 2,660.29 crore for the quarter under review from Rs 2,627.06 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.

The bank has raised its provisions and contingencies to Rs 318.65 crore for the quarter ended December 2015 as against Rs 224.46 crore in the same quarter last fiscal.

phabet now comes before Apple atop the list of the world's most valuable companies. The shift occurred in Monday's extended trading after Alphabet, Google's new parent company, released a fourth-quarter earnings report that highlighted the robust growth of the digital ad market. Apple Inc.'s iPhone, meanwhile, is suffering its first downturn since it debuted eight years ago. Alphabet Inc. earned $4.9 billion on revenue of $21.3 billion in the fourth quarter. If not for employee stock expenses and certain other items, Alphabet said it would have earned $8.67 per share.

That figure easily topped the average estimate of $8.10 per share among analysts surveyed by FactSet. The report provided the most detailed breakdown yet on the profits pouring in from Google's dominant search engine and ad network.

(Google reorganized itself under Alphabet last October.) Investors pushed up Alphabet stock $35.73, or 4.6 percent, to $806.50 in extended trading. Based on that after-hours bump, Alphabet's market value

Core sector output returned to positive territory in December 2015 by registering a 0.9 per cent growth after shrinking (-) 1.3 per cent in November last year but was still much lower than 3.2 per cent growth recorded in December 2014.

The output of eight core industries - that comprise almost 38 per cent of the weight of items included in the Index of Industrial Production (IIP) - could record only a 0.9 per cent growth in December last year due to 4.1 per cent contraction in output of crude oil ( the fourth consecutive month in the negative territory), 6.1 per cent contraction in natural gas ( falling for the third successive per cent (up from 2.5 per cent in November. In December 2014, the growth in output of coal was 7.5

month) and 4.4 per cent shrinkage in steel ( falling for the sixth consecutive month).

During April-December 2015 period this fiscal, the output of these eight sectors slowed to a 1.9 per cent growth from 5.7 per cent growth in the same period last fiscal.

In 2014-15, these sectors had grown by 4.4 per cent,.

Electricity production also grew by 2.7 per cent (from flat growth in November, and has been in the positive growth territory this fiscal barring April 2015), while refinery products grew by 2.1 per cent (up from 2.5 per cent in November. per cent, crude oil (-1.4 per cent), natural gas (-2.9 per cent), refinery products (6.1 per cent), fertilisers (-

Source: thumbs.dreamstime In December, fertiliser output registered double digit growth for the fifth successive month with 13.1 per cent growth while coal production grew by 6.1 per cent (up from 3.5 per cent in November).

Cement output increased by 3.2 per cent (up from -1.8 per cent in November).

1.6 per cent), steel (flat growth), cement (3.8 per cent) and electricity (4.8 per cent). (Agencies)

Mumbai, Feb 3: The Reserve Bank of India (RBI) recently asked banks to file forms related to foreign direct investment (FDI) only online on the e-Biz portal from February 8. With a view to "promoting ease of reporting" of such transactions, RBI, under the e-Biz project of the government, has enabled online filing of three returns -- ARF, FCGPR and FC-TRS -- with RBI. Advance Remittance Form (ARF) is used by companies to report FDI inflows to RBI while a company submits Foreign Col-

laboration General Permission Route(FCGPR) Form for reporting issue of eligible instruments to overseas investor against the FDI inflow. Foreign Collaboration Transfer of Shares (FC-TRS) Form relates to transfer of securities between a resident and a person outside India.

"Based on the experience, it has been decided that beginning February 8, 2016, the physical filing of forms ARF, FCGPR and FC-TRS will be discontinued and forms submitted in online mode only through e-Biz

Source: s1.ibtimes stood at $555 billion while Apple's was at $533 billion, based on the most recent regulatory filings showing the company's outstanding shares. The rankings could quickly change again in regular trading Tuesday. Apple's stock has been sliding amid concerns over slowing iPhone sales. Meanwhile, Alphabet's stock has surged by 45 percent since the end of 2014 when it was still trading under Google's name. The fourth-quarter report marks the first time Alphabet has spelled out the costs of running still-experimental businesses that are trying to do everything from eliminating human drivers to curing cancer.

Until now, Google chose to hide the expense of running those peripheral operations in its financial statement. The company's opaque accounting made it difficult to know just how much profit Google reaped from its primary business selling digital ads next to everything from search results to YouTube videos. In the fourth quarter, Google produced an operating profit of $6.8 billion on revenue of $17.1 billion, after subtracting ad commissions. That translates into a whopping profit margin of 40 percent. Apple registered an operating profit margin of 32 percent in its most recent quarter. Meanwhile, Alphabet's other compa-

operating loss of $1.2 billion on revenue of just $151 million. Alphabet labels that category "other bets." For the full year, Alphabet's other companies lost $3.6 billion on revenue of $448 million.

Google is also counting on advertisers to gradually pay more for marketing messages on smartphones. They still aren't paying as much for mobile ads as on personal computers because ads on smaller smartphone screens strike many as less valuable. That's one reason Google's average ad rates, measured as "cost per click," have been declining for more than four years. In the latest quarter, Google's cost per click fell by 13 per cent from the same time in 2014. But Ms. Porat cited in increase in mobile search requests as one of biggest reasons that Google's revenue rose by 18 percent from the previous year. As people increasingly search for information and shop on their phones, the company expects advertisers to ramp up their spending on smartphones, too.

(Agencies)

25% stake in Google Loon to be taken

by Sri Lanka for high-speed Internet Colombo, Feb 3: Sri Lanka said it would buy a 25 per cent stake in a joint venture with Google, to deliver a high-speed Internet service powered by balloons which will make the country first in the world to have universal internet access. Tele- Telecommunications Minister communications minister of Sri Lanka, Harin Harin Fernando said the Fernando.Source: pbs.twimg tests for Google's ambitious Project Loon would Colombo and could last take place later this month upto a year. Mr. Fernando that will provide free said the Sri Lanka governinternet through a network ment will buy a 25 per cent of high-altitude balloons at stake and a 10 per cent of Ratmalana, a suburb of the joint venture shares

RBI asks banks to make online filing of FDI forms a must portal will be accepted," the RBI said in a notification.

At present, both the options (online and physical) for filing of the forms are available to users. While launching the FC-TRS module on e-Biz portal on August 24, 2015, banks were informed that the facility of physical filing will be discontinued in three months. The decision to completely switch over to online filing of forms has been taken after assessing the readiness of banks to file these forms online, RBI said. (Agencies)

Bike with INS Vikrant metal unveiled by Bajaj

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Coal India January Google Alphabet tops the list of world's most valuable company output misses target San Francisco, Feb 3: Alnies together produced an New Delhi, Feb 3: Staterun miner Coal India said it achieved a production of 52.86 million tonnes coal in January, lower than the target of 56.18 MT for the month. During April-January period, the miner recorded 426.31 MT of coal as against a target of 439.26 MT. Coal offtake in January was also lower at 48.32 MT than the targetted level of 50.85 MT for the month. During April-January, total offtake stood at 437.61 MT as against the target of 450.49 MT. Coal India is the single largest producer of dry fuel in the world and the government has set a target of doubling its production to 1 billion

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will be offered to the existing telephone service providers in the country.

Official figures show there are 3.3 million mobile Internet connections and 630,000 fixed line Internet subscribers among Sri Lanka's more than 20 million population. "Our objective is to extend coverage so that the entire island will be covered," Mr. Fernando said. "With competition, tariffs will also come down." The heliumfilled balloons, once in the stratosphere, will be twice as high as commercial air-

liners and barely visible to the naked eye. The balloons will have a lifespan of about 180 days, but can be recycled, said Mr. Fernando who visited Google's testing facility at Silicon Valley. A deal was signed between Sri Lanka and Google on July 28, according to which free Long-Term Evolution (LTE) connections will be made available across the island nation by March 2016, making it the first country in the world to have universal internet access. (Agencies)

Source: i.ndtvimg Pune, Feb 3: Bajaj Auto unveiled a 150-cc bike named 'V' that contains metal sourced from India's first aircraft carrier, INS Vikrant. The motorcycle, targeted at the commuter segment, is expected to be priced a little over Rs. 60,000. "The Bajaj V shall usher a new era in commuter motorcycling. Instead of INS Vikrant becoming a forgotten hero, we bought its scrap metal, melted it and gave it a new face," Bajaj Auto President (Motorcycle Business) Eric Vas said at an event in the national capital. The sale of the bikes, which will go into production on February 5, will commence from March. Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj, said initial pro-

duction capacity would be 20,000 units a month.

However, should the demand exceed that, "scaling capacity will not be an issue." About the pricing, he said, "V would be priced between Rs.60,000 and Rs.70,000… it is likely to closer to Rs.60,000 than Rs.70,000. We will announce the pricing details at the time when we start deliveries in March." INS Vikrant was commissioned as the first aircraft carrier of Indian Navy in 1961.

After years of distinguished service, it was decommissioned in January 1997 and served as a museum till 2012. In November 2014, the aircraft carrier was dismantled and sold as scrap metal. (Agencies)

TRAI roles out PPP model for Bharat Net Project Bengaluru, Feb 3: The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India (TRAI) recommended public private partnership (PPP) model for the roll out of the Bharat Net project that has been marred by delays. Bharat Net seeks to connect all of India's households, particularly in rural areas, through broadband by 2017, forming the backbone of the government's ambitious Digital India programme. "…as rural broadband provision is prone to market failures as well as government failures (as is evident by the slow implementation of National Optical Fibre Network or NOFN), employing a PPP-based model to expand broadband coverage is the only other viable option," the regulator recommended. At present, a special purpose vehicle, Bharat Broadband Network Ltd (BBNL), under the telecom ministry is handling the roll out of optical fibre network. The project is being executed by BSNL, Railtel and Power Grid. A PPP model that aligns private incentives with longterm service delivery in the vein of the Build-OwnOperateTransfer/Build-Operate-Transfer models of implementation be the preferred means of implementation, TRAI said. The concessionaire's should be handed over task of deployment and implementation of the optical fibre cable and other network infrastructure as well as operating the network during the period of contract, it said.

"Concessionaires shall be entitled to proceeds of revenue from dark fibre and/or bandwidth," the regulator said. "There is no doubt

Source: thehindu that private sector participation should be there. It should be used for executing the project besides marketing and monetising it.

The viability of a rural broadband is less compared to urban broadband. The demand risk should be with the government not private players," Neel Ratan, Leader- Government and Public Sector at PwC India said. The regulator has also suggested that contract period should be of 25 years, which can be further extended in block of 10, 20 or 30 years. The UPA Government had approved Rs. 20,000 crore for laying optical fibre network in 2011.

However, it missed all the deadlines. The new NDA Government re-examined the project status with a deadline of 2016 end. A committee set up by the DoT proposed increasing the scope and scale of the project at an estimated cost of over Rs.70,000 crore and extending the deadline to December 2017. TRAI has also said that the task of rolling out broadband network should be given to a concessionaire selected through reverse bidding.

The funding should be done to bridge the loss incurred due to higher operational expenses and lower commercial accruals.

(Agencies)

Benefit of low jet fuel prices passed by airlines to flyers New Delhi, Feb 3: Any news about lowering airfares must bring some relief to air flyers harassed by high fares. Air fares are seen inching down, as carriers have begun to offer all-inclusive fares, not charging fuel surcharge separately. Airlines had stated charging additional sum termed Fuel Surcharge around seven years ago, when fuel prices had sky rocketed. As per report, Air India recently decided to have an all-inclusive base fare from April 1 as Fuel Surcharge will

be merged with that. The shift comes as other airlines (foreign and Indian) have also started removing this term from their fare structure. Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet, Vistara are among the Indian carriers that have stopped showing fuel surcharge separately and give a combined base fare. The report added that some foreign airlines, especially from Southeast Asia, have also started removing the term Fuel Surcharge. For instance, the civil aviation

department (CAD) of Hong Kong on Monday

scrapped fuel surcharge that was being levied on

flights originating from the city. (Agencies)

BENEFITS FOR ALL Ø Airlines had stated charging additional sum termed Fuel Surcharge around seven years ago, when fuel prices had sky rocketed. As per report, Air India recently decided to have an all-inclusive base fare from April 1 as Fuel Surcharge will be merged with that. Ø The shift comes as other airlines (foreign and Indian) have also started removing this term from their fare structure. Ø Jet Airways, IndiGo and SpiceJet, Vistara are among the Indian carriers that have stopped showing fuel surcharge separately and give a combined base fare. Ø The report added that some foreign airlines, especially from Southeast Asia, have also started removing the term Fuel Surcharge.

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PTI Scottsdale (Us), Jan: 3: After a disappointing campaign at the Farmer's Insurance, Indian ace goler Anirban Lahiri will be looking forward to a good week ahead as he gets set for the Waste Management Phoenix Open.

The event, very popular on the PGA Tour, has attracted 23 of the top 30 in the FedEx Cup standings.

Lahiri, who was T-28 in his opening event on the PGA Tour this year at Career Builder Challenge, missed the cut last week in Farmer's Insurance carding two vastly different 80-70 at the tough layout.

Lahiri, who is hanging by a slender thread inside the

Anirban Lahiri Top-50 at No. 49, is paired with Ryan Palmer, who was a runner-up at the event last year and fifth in 2013. Palmer is having a good run with Top-20 in last three events in a row. The third player in the group will be the six-foot-four, Charlie Beljan, who in his seventh starts this season, has

missed five cuts, withdrawn once and his only money came from Frys.com where he was T-74, where he made the third round but missed the fourth round cut-off.The Waste Management Phoenix Open is famous for its 16th hole, which is an iconic stadium-like par 3.

The field includes a bunch

Sony Six to telecast IPL 2016 player auction live AGENCIES Mumbai, Jan. 3: The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 player's auction will be telecast live by sports and entertainment channel Sony SIX on February 6.

The auction, which will be held in Bengaluru on Saturday, will be aired live both on Sony SIX and Sony SIX HD from 9 am onwards.

Apart from last edition's most expensive players, Yuvraj Singh and Dinesh Karthik, other impressive names at the auction table will include Irfan Pathan, Kane Richardson, Michael Hussey, Ishant Sharma, and Mohit Sharma.

The auction will also see the inclusion of two new teams, Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions, who will be bidding to build their teams for the first time.

As many as 100 cricketers including 36 overseas players have been retained by the franchises for the 2016 season. Viewers will get to witness the fran-

A file Photo. chises bidding from a pool of 351 cricketers, including 230 from India at the auction.

For the ninth season, the franchises have a salary purse of Rs.66 crore each which is a Rs.3 crore jump from last season's purse with a balance sum of Rs.198.28 crores remaining with the eight franchises.

The auction will be led by Richard Madley, a professional auctioneer from England who has been shepherding the player

auctions since its inception in 2008.

"The IPL is the biggest T20 cricket league in the world with top Indian and International names in cricket participating in this tournament. The player auction always sets the tone for the tournament and 2016 will surely be more exciting with two new teams fiercely bidding to build their player line-up," Prasana Krishnan, business head, sports cluster, Sony Pictures networks India said in a release on Wednesday.

Atletico Madrid agree to sign Brazilian teenager

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AGENCIES Rio de Janeiro, Jan. 3: Spanish club Atletico Madrid has reportedly agreed to sign highly rated Brazilian teenage footballer Caio Henrique.

The 18-year-old has already confirmed his departure from Brazil's Santos, which he joined at the age of 10, reports Xinhua.

"It's a different and difficult moment for me," Henrique said on social media. "Today I want to thank Santos FC and say goodbye to this institution that opened its doors for me. I came here very young, devoted eight years of my life and I'm thankful for the privilege of wearing the Santos shirt," he added.

Brazilian news portal Sambafoot said Atletico agreed to sign the talented midfielder at the behest of football agent Jorge Mendes and former Barcelona playmaker Deco.

Henrique, who is yet to play for Brazil's national side, was linked to a move to Valencia last year.

of winners this season: Kevin Kisner, Jason Dufner, rookie Smylie Kaufman and Brandt Snedeker besides Bubba Watson, Phil Mickelson, Zach Johnson, Brooks Koepka and Rickie Fowler.

Fowler, who finished fifth at the Hyundai Tournament of Champions, picked up his third international win earlier this year in Abu Dhabi a fortnight ago, while Kisner is also the current leader on FedEx Cup standings.

Dufner ended a three-year victory drought at the CareerBuilder Challenge and Snedeker won last week's Farmers Insurance.

Koepka is the defending champion and Billy Horschel is the 2014 FedExCup champion.

Neymar hit with fraud proceedings in Brazil AGENCIES Sao Paulo, Jan. 3: Barcelona and Brazil's star striker Neymar suffered a fresh legal blow when Brazilian prosecutors filed a tax fraud and forgery case against him.

The 23-year-old and his family have denied any wrongdoing over alleged irregularities in his superstar signing for Barcelona in 2013.

But hours after he gave testimony in Spain in one case, a new front opened up as federal prosecutors in Brazillaunched proceedings against him and his father.

Investigators in both countries suspect Neymar's family and the club hid the real value of the deal under which Barcelona signed him from Brazilian side Santos.

Pakistani cricketer Israr Ali passes away PTI Karachi, Jan. 3: Israr Ali, who was a member of Pakistan's first ever Test squad, has passed away in his hometown of Okara Punjab at the age of 88.

The all-rounder was also was a member of Pakistan's first Test squad which went to India in 1952.

Born on May 1, 1927 in Jallandhar India, Israr had also played two Tests against Australia in 1959 before he ending his Test career with six wickets.

The medium pace bowler also appeared in 40 first class matches and claimed 114 wickets at an average

four Tests between 1952 and 1959.

Israr started off his cricket career before partition for Punjab in 194647.

Israr in his two tests against Australia gained fame for dismissing opener Les Favell in all four innings, without having any assistance from fielders.

He remained a member of Pakistan s selection committee in 1983-84, before deciding to say goodbye to cricket.

Pakistan s former batting great Hanif Muhammad recalled his days spent with Israr and said he had

Pakistan cricket Logo. of 22.63 and making 1,130 runs at 20.54.

Aslam Khokhar was Pakistan's oldest living test cricketer at 91 until he passed away in January 2015.

Cricket historians have noted that Israr s international career came to an abrupt end after a misunderstanding with his captain Abdul Kardar, then the most powerful man in Pakistan cricket.

Israr was Pakistan s oldest living test cricketer and featured for the country in

a very professional attitude as a cricketer even when the sport was considered an amateur sport.

"He could bowl inswing in those days and was a complete allround player. Unfortunately he did not get more opportunities to play for Pakistan," Hanif said.

Hanif recalled that he last met Israr at a ceremony held in Lahore on the orders of former President Pervez Musharraf in honour of the cricketers of Pakistan s first match.

Neymar suffered Barcelona valued the transfer at about 57 million euros ($62 million), but Spanish authorities think it added up to more than 83 million euros. Brazil's federal prosecution service accused the player, full name Neymar da Silva Santos Junior, and his father of forging contracts to pay less tax.It made the same accusations

against his father and two senior FC Barcelona management figures: the club's current president Josep Maria Bartomeu and his predecessor Sandro Rosell.

A federal court must now decide whether to admit the charges and put them on trial.

Last September, Brazilian authorities froze $47 mil-

lion worth of the player's assets pending investigations.

The federal prosecution service said in a statement the charges related to "tax evasion and forgery," which cost the state "millions" in lost taxes. Wearing jeans and sunglasses, Neymar seemed relaxed as he arrived at Spain's National Court in Madrid with his father Neymar da Silva Santos, who was also called to testify before an investigating judge.

The player signed an autograph in front of a group of photographers before giving the thumbs-up and entering court, where he stayed an hour and a half.

He made no comment when he left, but took a multitude of selfies with young supporters.

Indian team for Asia Cup, world T20 to be selected on February 5 PTI Mumbai, Jan. 3: The Indian squads for the upcoming Asia Cup T20 tournament in Bangladesh and the subsequent ICC World Twenty20 championship in India are to be chosen on February 5 at Delhi by the national selection panel headed by Sandeep Patil. "The meeting has been scheduled on February 5 at Delhi to pick the teams for the Asia Cup and World T20 events," Cricket Board

sources said on Wednesday.

India would play a threegame T20 series at home against Sri Lanka from February 9, ahead of the multi-nation T20 events.

The Asia Cup is slated to be held from February 24 to March 6, after a fourteam qualifying event to spot one qualifier for the tournament proper from February 19-22. India take on hosts Bangladesh in the tournament opener at Mirpur followed by matches against arch-

foes Pakistan (Feb 27), Sri Lanka (Mar 1) and qualifiers (Mar 3). This is the first time the Asia Cup is being played in the T20 format, in a change from the earlier 50-over competitions.

In the World Twenty20 championship, commencing on March 8, India have been seeded in the Super 10 and will play New Zealand in their opening game on March 15 at Nagpur's VCA Stadium in Jamtha.

Boult, Henry help New Zealand crush Australia at Eden Park ANI Auckland, Feb.3 : New Zealand bowlers displayed a scintillating performance to help the side claim a huge 159run victory against Australia in the opening ODI of the three-match Chappell-Hadlee series here at Eden Park on Wednesday.

After being asked to bat first, New Zealand posted a huge total of 307-8 in their allotted 50 overs, thanks to openers Martin Guptill (90) and Henry Nicholls (61).

Skipper Brendon McCullum and Mitchell Santner also provided substantial support to his side by contributing 44 and unbeaten 31 respectively.

In reply, Australia were bundled out for just 148

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runs inside 25 overs, with Matthew Wade being the top-scored for the tourists with mere 37 runs.

For New Zealand, Trent Boult and Matt Henry bagged three wickets each while Mitchell Santner took two wickets.

The Chappell-Hadlee Trophy was introduced in 2004 and named after the legendary cricket fami-

lies in Australia and New Zealand.

The series was contested at least once a year till 2010 and was revived from 2014.

As of now, Australia lead the overall head-to-head, winning four series out of nine times.

The two sides will play their second ODI of the series in Wellington on Saturday.

Stop blaming each other after every defeat: Younis tells Pak

Indian Hockey Captain accused of rape by former England player

ANI Karachi, Feb.3 : Pakistan veteran batsmanYounis Khan has urged his side to stop blaming each other for their poor performances and called on the top management to boost their confidence.

Younis' comments came in the wake of the Pakistan's recent defeat in limited-over formats against England and New Zealand.

The former skipper believes that dropping the

PTI Ludhiana, Jan. 3: Indian Hockey Captain Sardar Singh has been accused of sexual exploitation by a former Under 19 British hockey player, following which an SIT was formed today to probe the issue.

Singh has rubbished the allegations levelled against him by the British hockey player of Indian origin.

As per the complaint filed at Koom Kalan Police Station yesterday, the victim alleged that she met the Captain during the 2012 London Olympics for the

players would not make any difference and insisted that players should be given respect, the Dawn reported.

Considering the role of top management as crucial, Younis admitted that there was a lack of encouragement in the team which needs to be improved.

The middle-order batsman, who took retirement from ODIs last year, is Pakistan's highest run scorer in Tests with 9,116 runs at an average of 53.94.

first time, following which they entered into a physical relationship.

The complainant alleged that she also underwent an abortion at Singh's insistence.

She added that the Captain also took her to Bhaini Sahib Gurdwara, the headquarters of the Namdhari sect here, where he allegedly promised to marry her but later refused to do so.

Meanwhile, Ludhiana Police Commissioner Pramraj Singh Umranangal today formed a Special Investigating

Sardar Singh Team (SIT) to inquire into the complaint.

The SIT would be headed

by ADCP Satbir Singh Atwal, ACP Purewal and SHO Koom Kalan PS SS

Nagra. They have been instructed to start an inquiry immediately, Umranangal said.

The Indian Hockey Captain said, "I know her but it's wrong to say that I assaulted her".

"Presently my full concentration in on the ongoing HIL. After last night's match, I came to know about the allegations. Tomorrow I have a match again. It is a very serious allegation. I will look at the report and consult my lawyer. I will answer all questions but I need some

time," he said.

Asked whether he got engaged with the complainant, Sardar outrightly denied it, saying: "Nothing like that happened between us."

Talking to media at his home at Sant Nagar in Sirsa district of Haryana, Gurnam Singh, father of the Indian Hockey Captain rubbished the charges against his son.

"It is a conspiracy to spoil Sardar's career. The accusations (of the woman) are baseless. There is nothing like that," he maintained.

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FASCINATING FACTS

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