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Vol. 1
Issue 180
Fighting for India's WomenPart I
Dibrugarh, Saturday, December 5, 2015
Montblanc partners with Titan, to open five outlets
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Arunachal MLA’s camping in Delhi respond to absenteeism calls Responding to the hue and cry being raised due to absenteeism on the part of a number Congress MLA’s who are camping in Delhi, the concerned MLA’s said that it is due to inaction on the part of the Nabam Tuki that they have preferred to voice their woes elsewhere that is the AICC even though it were considered as dissidence. In a joint release, the MLA’s camping in Delhi said that they appreciate the
ET CAPSULES Poet Nalinidhar Bhattacharya celebrates 95th birthday Guwahati, Dec 4: Wellknown poet and literary critic Nalinidhar Bhattacharya celebrated his 95th birthday on Friday. Nalinidhar Bhattacharya is regarded as one of the important poets of the Jayanti era in Assamese literature. Bhattacharya is the elder brother of Dr. Birendra Kumar Bhattacharya, who was the youngest Sahitya Academy award winner and also the recipient of the Jnanpith Award. His published works include Serasalir Malita, Noni Asane Gharat, Mohot Aitaijya, etc. He has penned five anthologies of Assamese poems — Ali Kuwoli (1979), Charshalir Malita (1983), Aahot Xapun (1983), Noni Asone Ghorot and Biday Phulor Din (2002). He has also voluminously produced literary essays and translated works, which were published in significant literary journals of Assam. Five collections of his literary essays have also been published. He was honoured with the prestigious Sahitya Akademi Award in 2002 for his collection of literary worksMahat Oitijhya. (Correspondent)
concern shown by the youth especially student organizations with regard to development of the region but added that “development is possible only when there is flow of fund through robust planning process and by putting government machinery in place”. The MLAs lamented that “their districts remained grossly neglected under the leadership of Nabam Tuki defying equal distribution of the fund”. The MLAs also added, “The Sainik School originally sanctioned for the insurgency af-
The Sainik School originally sanctioned for the insurgency affected areas of Tirap, Changlang and Longding against.... has been proposed elsewhere in the state. fected areas of Tirap, Changlang and Longding against our age old demand has been proposed elsewhere in the state. Meanwhile, the nursing college which was to be established in the region through
CSR initiative has also been proposed elsewhere in the state and even the additional rupees 15-crore budget which was allotted for DoTCL has been retained by the Chief Minister for distribution among his co-
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must listen to the mann ki baat of the common man instead of airing his thoughts to the people. In a statement here today, Chief
Minister Gogoi said the manner in which the BJP has been rejected by the people in one election after the other in Delhi, Uttarakhand, Bihar and in Gujarat civic election is a pointer to the fact that Prime Minister Modi must listen to the hopes and aspirations of the
people instead of airing his views on a wide gamut of issues through ‘Mann ki Baat’ programme that has not struck rapport with the people. Gogoi said that the BJP Government at the Centre has promised aplenty but the promises remain by and large only on pa-
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that the State Government would extend all possible help in all aspects including security, transport, accommodation and medical to make South Asian Games, the biggest International Multi-sporting event in the North East a
Assam CM Tarun Gogoi along with Union Sports Minister Sarbanada Sonowal during the meeting. Pic - UB Photo
General Conference of TMPK gets underway at Dhakuakhona
Ex-servicemen rally
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Jorhat, Dec 4: Ex-servicemen rally involving the three forces (Army, Navy Air Force) from Upper Assam zone and Northern Nagaland at Jorhat Military Station, HQ 41 Sub-Area will be held on December 5th, Saturday. The ex-servicemen rally is to be inaugurated by deputy GOC of Jorhat Military Station Brigadier RK Gupta. Over 3000 ex-servicemen of five districts from Upper Assam – Golaghat, Jorhat, Sivasagar, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia – and from Nagaland – Mon, Mockokchung, Tuensung, Longleng, Zonibhotto are to take part in the rally. During the rally grievances of the pensioners and alumni will be discussed, informed organizing committee of the exservicemen rally. (Correspondent)
Chennai floods: INS Airavat begins relief work, two more ships to arrive today
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Several from Assam stranded in Chennai flood
Fire Service personnel rescue a family at a flood-hit area in Vyasarpadi, Chennai, on Friday. A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Dec 4
As the flood situation in Chennai has taken a grim turn, several people from Assam who have gone there for different works have also been
reportedly stranded there, and most of these people had gone there for medical treatment. According to sources, more than 250 people are stranded there, and a majority of them had gone for treatment at the Apollo hospital at Chennai,
Army-police put on alert in Tingkhong area to thwart possible strikes by militants Monoj Gondhia Phukon Rajgarh, Dec 4
ganizations and political parties have condemned the Ulfa’s act of targeting innocents in the name of revolution. They have also appealed to the Ulfa to stop playing to with the bloodbath of innocents. On the other hand, the organizations have also appealed to the Centre as well as state government to ensure security and safety of the people and their belongings. The organizations had also warned all political parties not to make inflammatory remarks.
Misappropriation of fund meant for erosion prevention alleged
Suspension in operation of Coal project renders many jobless
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The administration has put on alert the army and police in the sensitive Tingkhong area in upper Assam’s Dibrugarh district in a bid to thwart possible strikes by militants. The move comes on the heels of the Ulfa attack upon workers of a stone crusher unit in Namrup during which two persons were injured. Sources said that there is a possibility of attack by Ulfa
ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Dec 4
The main entrance to the BA Charu Chandra Doley Khetra in Dhakuakhona. Pic - UB Photo ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Dec 4
The 14th General Conference Takam Missing Porin Kebang (TMPK) began in the BA Charu Chandra Doley Khetra in Dhakuakhona from
today in a befitting manner. It began with unfurling of flag by Naresh Kumbang, the President of the organization. Swahid Tarpan was rendered by Hemeswar Pegu, the former President. On the other hand,
2-day east zone VC meet starts A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Dec 4
A two day east zone Vice Chancellors meet was kick started after the formal inauguration of the programme. It is for the first time that Dibrugarh
University has organized such a meet. Dibrugarh University with the collaboration of the Association of Indian Universities (AIU), the meet has been organized. Contd. on Page 4
Tinsukia railway parking being used for goods loading, residents angry ET Correspondent Tinsukia, Dec 4
The residents of the easternmost town of Assam, Tinsukia, who are already reeling under severe parking problems due to
an unholy nexus of builders, are now facing similar problems posed by railway. Earlier, Railway authorities after huge pressure from Tinsukia district Contd. on Page 3
Sanjay Basu Mallik, the founder of Jharkhand Jungle Bachao Movement delivered a thought provoking lecture on the event that was scheduled for him. Contd. on Page 3
Erosion and flood caused by the river Subansiri has taken away the right to live from the people who live by the banks of the river. Unfortunately, neither the District Administration nor the State and the Central Government seem to be bothered. Every scheme meant for mitigation of these problems has hardly come to anything till now. For example, an amount of more than sixty lakh rupees was allegedly misappropriated recently which was meant for investment towards prevention of devastating erosion caused by the river Subansiri at Bodhakara under Boginadi Development Block in the district. Contd. on Page 3
Govt experiences no funds crunch to pay salary: Tarun Gogoi A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Dec 4
Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi reiterated that the State Government experiences no funds crunch in paying salaries
and also at the Christian Medical College Vellore. “According to the latest information with us, around 250 people are stranded there at Chennai, and though this is a rough and tentative estimate, Contd. on Page 4
cadres in the interior areas under Tingkhong police station which has always been considered to be a hot bed for the outfit. “The forces have been put on alert and all measures are being taken to avert any subversive activities by the cadres of the outfit”, a police official said. It might be mentioned that militants had triggered a powerful explosion in Rajgarh on Nov. 23, 2014 during which 2 persons had died and several others were injured. Meanwhile, various or-
success. Chairing an Indian Olympic Association (IOA) Coordination meeting at NEDFi House here on Friday Gogoi said that the State Government will leave no stone unturned for making the sporting event a grand success.
Rangia road accident claims one Rangia, Dec 4: One Sunita Paul, a student of HS 1st year of Baidyagarh Higher Secondary School Tulsibari, Rangia died on the spot when a truck knocked her down on her way to school this morning. The truck bore a Bhutan registration number. The accident took place at Indo-Bhutan Road near Tulsibari. According to the police, she was on a bicycle when she tried to overtake a standing truck and another truck knocked her down. Police recovered the dead body and sent it for post mortem. (Correspondent)
per. “The people have realised the hollow promises made by the Modi-led Government and that is why they have started rejecting the BJP in one election after the other, the latest being in Modi’s home turf Gujarat. Contd. on Page 4
Assam Govt for successfully conducting South Asian Games A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Dec 4
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terie”. In addition, the MLAs accused the “Tuki-regime of large scale discrepancies in distribution of development fund and mismanagement of state’s resources leading to a financial crisis” adding that “Nabam Tuki failed to fulfill even a single commitment out of the heaps of public announcements he has made with regard to the people of Tirap, Changlang and Longding while development at ground level is nil and corruption and lawlessness are on the rise”.
Assam CM says, Modi must listen to ‘mann ki baat’ of the common man A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Dec 4
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to the Government employees regularly. Reacting to a news item appearing in a section of media, Gogoi said here on Friday, Contd. on Page 4
ET Correspondent Margherita, Dec 4
A portion of the erosion caused by the river Subansiri. Pic - Ranjit Kakoti
Lawyers attacked by miscreants A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Nov 4
Lawyers Kunalijeet Lahon of Dibrugarh and Latu Deori of Sivasagar were allegedly attacked by some youth at Rajmai under Demow Police station Tuesday evening. They
were returning from Sivasagar court. Later, one of the attackers was identified as Ajan Suraj Gogoi. In a press conference here at Dibrugarh Bar Association, the lawyer fraternity demanded immediate suspension Contd. on Page 3
Jivon Borah, an employee of Rungta Coal Project Limited has never thought that he would have to roam here and there for his daily bread as since the last five months, Rungta Coal Project Limited has not received a new tender. There are a total of 250 employees working at Rungta Coal Project Limited and today there are added family members staring at starvation, said Jivon Borah. We have submitted memorandum to trade unions like CITU, BMS and INTUC in this regard but all in vain, said Jivon Borah. Meanwhile, they have also submitted memorandum to Margherita Constituency MLA Pradyut Bordoloi, Dibrugarh MP Rameswar Teli and Sarbananda Sonowal Union Minister of Sports and Youth Welfare, Govt of India but to no avail. While Dr Debashish Sarkar, General Manager of North Eastern Coal Fields Coal India Limited, Margherita also assured us that before Durga Puja they shall open the Rungta Coal Project Limited but two months hence nothing has changed.
Coal India looks to improve grade of coal, maintain uniformity need to market our coal “Chairman, Sutirtha GOING THE EXTRA MILE Bhattacharya told. The comKolkata, Dec 4
Coal India, chasing a one billion output target, is aiming to improve the grade of coal to maintain uniformity and stop the supply of boulders and foreign materials. It is also taking steps to improve marketing. “We can no longer simply sell coal…we
Coal India, chasing a one billion output target, is aiming to improve the grade of coal to maintain uniformity.
A standard operating procedure with guidelines for thirdparty sampling, at the loading end, has also been formulated.
Improving the blasting method to prevent mixing coal with overburden material is being adopted.
It aims at stopping the supply of boulders and foreign materials and is also taking steps to improve marketing.
To improve coal grades the company is setting up coal washeries as it reduces ash content in coal.
Efforts are also being made to iron out the differences over third party sampling.
ment assumes significance in the backdrop of the increased thrust on production and the tardy pace of the economy. “The pressing need of the hour for us is to be more consumer-centric. Contd. on Page 10
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DIBRUGARH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
Tuki sanctions Rs 1.5 crore AAU Deans declare for restoration of Kitpi-I & II Winter School open Itanagar, Dec 4: Concerned over the reported power crisis hitting Tawang causing inconvenience to the local public and affecting tourism, Chief Minister Nabam Tuki convened a high level meeting of the Power department here.The meet was attended by minister for Power (Elect) Tanga Byaling, minister for Hydropower Phurpa Tsering, Principal Secretary, Finance, Satyagopal Sinha, Commissioner, Power, Kaling Tayeng, Secretary, Planning, Secretary, Hydropower and Chief Engineers of the departments concerned, an official release said.Kaling Tayeng made a detail presentation on the power scenario of Tawang
district, including installed capacity and present generation capacities of various hydel projects commissioned in the district.While briefing on the issues hampering continuous flow of power supply in the district, Tayeng suggested mitigation measures of short term, long term and medium term to address the problem on urgent basis. The Chief Minister ordered release of Rs 1.5 crore immediately for restoration of Kitpi-first phase and Kitpi second phase hydel projects and an additional Rs 30 lakh to power department for running the DG Set.The restoration work would take at least one month and during
that period the DG set would be used to supply power to Tawang, the release said.The hydro power department assured that power supply would be improved with the restoration work on important hydel stations, which at present generates 2.52 MW, it said.An additional one MW would be added for supply after the restoration of Kitpi-I and Kitpi-II totalling to 3.5 MW, which would provide respite to the district.The Chief Minister has called another meeting on December 25 to review and monitor the progress of the decisions taken on Thursday the release added. (Agencies)
ET Correspondent Jorhat, Dec 4: Statistical data constitute important knowledge that could be stored for further use and utilized for charting future course of action, said Dr. CN Murthy, resource person from Indian Statistical Institute, Kolkata on the inaugural day function of the Winter School organized by Department of Agricultural Statistics, AAU here at Jorhat campus today. Dr. Murthy said soft computing methodologies is the latest system and gives a good output through Fuzzy sets, membership function and flexibility pdf. Without statis-
Quacks making hay at Dholla ET Correspondent Doomdooma, Dec 4: In an unfortunate episode, a one year old child in Dholla has reportedly died after receiving wrong treatment. Dholla is the eastern most corner of upper Assam which is 24 kilometres north of Doomdooma located on the banks of the Brahmaputra river. According to sources, one Jagannath Saha who has been a medicine practitioner for the last 32 years injected the one year old
child Raj of Rupeshwar Biswas who lives in Hathighuli Felai village with an antibiotic gentamycin. He had told that the child was suffering from Pneumonia, jaundice and abdominal disorder although the child breathed his last just after the injection was administered. Meanwhile, the local villagers and organizations proclaimed that the child had died because he was not diagnosed properly and given
medicines and injection. On the other hand, the sad episode reveals the true face of government hospitals. The mother of the deceased alleged that she had taken her son for treatment to Saikhowa Government Hospital but could not meet with the doctor after waiting long hours from 4 am to 9 pm. Rendered helpless, she was forced to take her child to the quake and as a result of wrong treatment she lost her son. Meanwhile
sources claimed that due to malfunctioning of the government hospitals, quakes without having MBBS degree are practising medicine in and around Dholla and are taking advantage of government's inefficiency. Although the Dholla Police Station has taken prompt action in this case, the people are hoping that the health minister of Assam, Dr Nazrul Islam will come to the rescue of this ever neglected area.
NITI Aayog Much-hyped Gujarat Model of Development deputy advisor a dismal failure: Tarun Gogoi A Staff Reporter after the other. Delhi, eas of Gujarat have made the visits KVK, Guwahati, Dec 4: Assam Uttarakhand, Bihar and now BJP to bite the dust in the Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Gujarat panchayat election panchayat election as they have Sonitpur Shambhu Boro Tezpur, Dec 4: NITI Aayog, New Delhi, Deputy Advisor (Agri) Manash Choudhury visited KVK, Sonitpur recently to oversee the activities of the KVK and its functional linkage with the state department of agriculture. At the beginning, he had made extensive farmer field visits along with District Agriculture Officer Dayal Ch. Kro and Programme Coordinator of KVK, Dr. PC Deka including KVK scientists and agriculture development officers. He interacted with different farmer groups like the vermicompost producer group of Bapubheti, flowers and vegetables growers of Puthimari, vegetables growers of Gereki, paddy growers of Kalita gaon, litchi farmers of Bhitor Parua and fish, banana, fodder and sugarcane growers of Kasokoni and Bagchung villages. He also inspected different infrastructure developed under the RKVY program by the state department of agriculture. During his visit, he also visited the local food processing units developed jointly by the KVK and department of agriculture including storage facilities in the private sector. On the second day of his visit, he observed all the demonstration units of KVK and took stock of seed and planting material generation. At the end he interacted with the KVK scientists and expressed satisfaction on the mode of functioning of the KVK towards rendering service to the farming community as well as its functional linkages with the state agriculture department.
said the trouncing the BJP received at the civil polls in Gujarat is a clear indication that the much-hyped Gujarat Model of Development is a dismal failure. In a statement here today, Chief Minister Gogoi said Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s much-touted Gujarat Model of Development has been a dismal failure as people in the rural areas have outrightly rejected it in the just-concluded panchayat elections. “There is disenchantment everywhere with people rejecting the BJP one
have proved that the people have become alienated from the BJP and are fed up with its promises during just one and a half years of its rule at the Centre,” Gogoi said, adding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi instead of letting people know his mann (thoughts), must listen to people’s Mann Ki Baat. Gogoi said the Gujarat Model has thoroughly exposed the fact that the model is meant for the rich, not for the poor. “80 per cent of the populace of our country lives in the rural areas. The people living in rural ar-
realised that the BJP Government is for the rich and affluent and not for the poor,” he said. The Chief Minister further said that the Modi-led Government is pro-rich and pro-corporate centric leaving the poor in the lurch. “The BJP-led Government talks of inclusive development, but how can it be inclusive if poor people are left out of the scheme of things,” Gogoi said, adding that his Government unlike the BJP focuses on smart villages and not smart cities.
tics no research or development work in the field of agriculture can be augmented, so statistics is a must and an important data system, he added. The Winter School organized by Department of Statistics was inaugurated by Dr. DK Borah, Dean Faculty of Agriculture, AAU. Students from Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur, and Nagaland among expert scientists, scholars from the universities of North East including Indian Statistical Institute experts and resource persons comprised the delegates to take part in the week long Winter School session.
Ering brings to Centre's notice Chinese hydel proj, dams. Itanagar, Dec 4: Lok Sabha MP from Arunachal Pradesh Ninong Ering brought to the notice of the Centre the construction of hydro power project and three dams by China over Tsangpo River, which is known as Brahmaputra and Siang in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh respectively.Raising the issue in the Lok Sabha, Ering, who represents Arunachal East constituency, said recently China has operationalised Zangbo hydro project at Gyaca besides constructing three more dams in Dagu, Jie Xu and Jia Chen over Tsangpo, an official release said."We have no river water agreement with China. This will be very disastrous in the long run because there will be water scarcity not only in Arunachal Pradesh, but throughout the Northeast," Ering pointed out. Stating that the Prime Minister and the Home Minister had some talks with their counterparts in China, the MP wondered whether the issue was seriously, the release added. (Agencies)
Differently abled children take out rally in Itanagar to mark World Disabled Day ET Bureau Itanagar, Dec 4: The SSA Rajya Mission today organised a mass rally into the through fare of the Itanagar township to mark the day in the name of the World Disability Day. The rally started at Akashdeep point and culminated near Siddhartha Hall at Gompa.
More than 300 students’ differently abled children with their escorts attended in the rally which was selected at the district level to take part in the rally. The students ranging from 5-7 from the entire district except Dibang valley was present among the students of P sector Secondary School, Itanagar.
The rally was flagged to off by the State Coordinator SSA Techi Pratap who was overall in-charge of the 3 days programme held from 1st December to 3rd December 2015. The official and state level function was observed and celebrated at Siddhartha Hall where the Parliamentary Secretary (IPR & Education)
Bamang Felix attended as Chief Guest, Opek Gao, Mission Director(SSA) as Guest of Honour while DSPD Likha Sompu as Special guest. Later the prizes were distributed to the children who participated in different sporting as well academic events in the last 3 days by the dignatories.
List of hospitals in Dibrugarh with contact details & phone numbers, Assam Aditya Diagnostics & Hospitals Bordoloi Avenue, Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786005 Phone Numbers: 0373 - 2302219, 2302225
G M Hospital
Shrishti Hospital & Research Centre Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone: 0373 - 2300024, 2302099
AMC Road, Jalan Nagar Dibrugarh - 786 005
Archana Trauma & Orthopaedics Hospital
Brahmaputra Diagnostics & Hospital
Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone: 0373 - 2302100, 2302099
Near Indian AirLines City Office Paltan Bazar Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone Numbers: 0373 - 2303476
Aastha Hospital Graham Bazar, A.T. Road Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2322547
Sanjivani Diagnostic & Hospital Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2303448, 2303458, 2301904
Sankardev Hospital Mancotta Road, Chowkidinghee Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2327717, 2327715, 2326960
ASTRO FOR YOU You feel lost and thoroughly depressed today. This will make you turn towards spirituality. You will devote more time to meditation and will pray a lot. Despite the adverse circumstances, you will make a good deal of material headway. In all probability, you will discuss certain sacred issues with your beloved today. In the evening, you will be possibly visiting holy places. You did better make up for the lost time to finish pending work in the afternoon. Think twice before you act. The day will be dedicated to spending quality time with children. You will be overloaded with household responsibilities and will find it tough to deal with them. However, you will manage to do well and will be satisfied with the outcome. Avoid getting too sentimental if you are a parent; also, you may have to act tough with your kids. A shopping spree with your darling is likely to be the highlight of the day, even though you will be paying for almost everything. Though you have decided to be this lavish out of sheer love, your sweetheart will more than return the favour with a sweety thank you ‘return gift’ in the evening. Don’t expect you’ll be handed everything on a silver platter. Especially today, you must put such expectations on the back burner. Today, you would do better to dig deep into your resources of persistence, as a somewhat less productive day awaits you. But do not let this momentary glitch upset you; stick to your plan and slog it out. Efforts made today will have a major bearing on the fruits you receive in the future. The time today is ripe to venture into a new business. Projects that have been put-off will finally be completed. Looking into the week ahead, you are most likely to give yourself an energy zap. Parties will be all fun and entertainment. Your kids will bring home joy and pride and this will brighten the mood even more. The Bhagavad Gita says, “Do your duty without expecting the fruit.” Remember this important lesson and strive hard to put in extra efforts to finish off whatever you undertake to do. Worrying about results will only hamper your progress. Go with the flow and let results come to you. You may want to discuss some urgent matters with your close friend today. If you have recently started a joint business venture, today you may take your first step towards sealing a profitable deal. However, you should buy some time before signing any contract today; also, be cautious that you do not get the short end of the stick. The best thing is to go through the finer prints of the deal in order to avoid any misgivings in the future. You will enjoy the magic of the Midas touch today. In business, sheer brilliance will help you derive the best possible results in productivity and clinching new contracts. Your approach, in general, will be methodical, disciplined and systematic for most part of the day. Your power of reasoning will be strong today. Those of you beginning your career will show a disposition to take up a job in television or print media. The spiritual side of you may also come to the fore and make you feel at peace, especially when visiting a holy place. Listen to your inner voice, follow what your heart says and you will not need anyone else guiding you on your path. At work, you will have a smooth sailing today, as superiors will be supportive of your actions and decisions. Go on a romantic date in the evening, and mark a perfect ending to the day. You set irreproachable standards for yourself, but what keeps your subordinates from grumbling about it is the efforts you make to help them achieve perfection in their endeavours. You inspire, they aspire.
PRASAR BHARATI (India's Public Service Broadcaster) ALL INDIA RADIO : DIBRUGARH (M.W.529.1m/KHz567 F.M. 101.30 MHz) Phone No.-03732325456 E-mail -dibrugarh@air.org.in Facebook Page-All India Radio Dibrugarh Programme Highlights
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Assam Medical College
Marwari Arogya Bhawan Hospital Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2302872, 2302051
MLA Dilip Moran laid the foundation stone of a link road at Rupai Siding on Thursday. Pic- Manoj Kumar Ojha
Jalan Nagar, Dibrugarh - 786 002 List of Phones numbers: Emergency Room : 0373 - 2300627 Labour Room: 0373 - 2300022 Drug Deaddiction Centre: 0373 - 2302952 Community Medicine: 0373 - 2302994 RIA Centre: 0373 - 2302093
Dr. Pawan Bajaj's Skin Clinic Paltan Bazar, Opposite Aditya Hospital Dibrugarh
Dr Damani's Nursing Home Near Circuit House, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2300928, 2302873
6-10 A.M-Swasthya Charcha 6-15 A.M-Classical Music 6-50 A.M-Lokageet 7-15 A.M-Aajir Dinto 8-35 A.M-Surar Satsori 9-05 A.M-Antara 11-30 P.M-Live Phone In Programme of KKHSOU 12-15P.M-Teachers' Broadcast 12-30P.M-Hindi Film Songs 2-00 P.M-Sponsored Programme-"Jaga Grahak Jaagaa" 2-30 P.M-Western Music Programme 3-30 P.M-Mishing Geet 4-05 P.M-Programme in Khamti 4-25 P.M-Programme in Wancho 5-00 P.M-Programme in Idu 5-20 P.M-Programme in Tangsa 5-40 P.M-Programme in Nocte 7-15 P.M-Yuvavani 7-45 P.M-Daakpakhili 8-00 P.M-Ekalabya (Sponsored Prog. of K.K.H.S.O.U) 8-30 P.M-Geetor Shorai 9-16 P.M-Barerahaniya Sd-/H.O.P
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DIBRUGARH, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 5
NERCORMP partner-NGOs distributed motor bikes
Partner NGOs of NERCORMP being distributed motor bikes. Khonsa, Dec 4: The Commissioner to HE Governor KJR Burman, Tirap Deputy Commissioner Ravi Jha and Tirap SP Jasmeet Singh distributed 8 motor bikes to the members of partner NGOs of Northeast Region Community Resource Management Project working in Tirap and Longding districts in a simple function held in the premises of the DC’s Office, Khonsa on 4th December. The Project Manager Lily Rose Jajo while welcoming the Commissioner and other dignitaries said that the motor cycles issued to the partnerNGOs of NERCORMP would help in the mobility
of the members, especially the field staff to carry out their assigned duties more efficiently. Earlier, while interacting with the NERCORMP functionaries, the Commissioner asked them to monitor the schemes taken up by the NERCORMP properly to ensure their success adding that without proper monitoring and technical guidance the villagers will not be able to implement the schemes in the way they should be. He expressed happiness over the various schemes being implemented in Tirap and Longding districts. He further said that this livelihood
mission; NERCORMP would prove to be a real boon for the people of Tirap and Longding districts that still practice jhum or shifting cultivation that yields insufficient produce for the people’s subsistence. On the same day the Commissioner inspected the various schools in the Khonsa Township along with EAC Techu Aran. In the meantime, the partner-NGO members of NERCROMP have appreciated the higher authorities of NERCORMP, DC, Tirap and the Project Manager for distributing the motor bikes which was a long-felt need of the NGOs working in interior villages. (DIPRO)
ESGBA resents Govt negligence vis-a-vis radio set distribution Spl Correspondent Pasighat, Dec 4: The East Siang Gaon Bura Association (ESGBA) which held a meeting here at Mirku village yesterday has raised resentments over state government’s negligence toward Gaon Buras/Buris of the district in delivering Radio and Television sets as assured by Chief Minister. Maliyang Perme, President and Tanir Jamoh, Vice President led East Siang District Gaon Bura Association has appealed to the state government to distribute radio and television sets as assured by state’s Chief Minister. While recalling his last meeting with the then DC Nidhi Srivastava to this effect, Perme said that DC had asked him to meet DIPRO as the sets had
A snapshot of the attendants at the ESGBA meeting held at Mirku village. reached the district as assured by the state government. “But on meeting DIPRO, it was learnt that
only limited number of sets were received and subsequently only I was given a set from among the entire
DC released a novel “Destiny” written by Tangir Tabi
Governor extends Podi Barbi Greetings Itanagar, Dec 4:The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa has conveyed Warm Greetings and Best Wishes to the people of the State on the festive occasion of Podi Barbi. He expressed hope that the festivity will usher-in peace, communal harmony and contentment in the society. In his festival message on the joyous occasion, the Governor said that the tribals of the Arunachal Pradesh belong to the
agrarian community and most of festivals are related to agriculture. It is a form of expression to invoke the blessings of the Almighty for good harvest and wellbeing of all. At the same time, these festivals are socially and culturally significant, as those create a sense of cultural unity and brotherhood. It provides an opportunity to the indigenous communities to showcase their vibrant cultural heritage and carry for-
ward the age-old legacy. He wished that the tribal brethren of the State continue the excellent traditions. On this auspicious occasion, I join my Ramo, Bokar and Pailibo brethren in welcoming the harvesting season and also in offering our gratitude and prayers to the Mother Nature for Her blessings. May the coming year bring prosperity and a bumper harvest, the Governor wished.
Misappropriation of fund meant for erosion prevention alleged Contd. from Page 1
It is noteworthy that the river has eroded a vast area of crop land along with a Forest Beat Office during the last rainy season which wreaked havoc on the people of the region. Meanwhile, the above mentioned Development Block had taken up an erosion prevention scheme worth INR 2 crore under MGNREGA this year. It was executed by the Anchalik Panchayat and four working groups installed porcupines to prevent erosion. But, as alleged by the neighbouring people, the initiative has proved noneffective for the purpose.
Yet, in the meantime, more than sixty lakh rupees have been withdrawn in the name of installation of porcupines, material procurement, and wage for the workers. Though the local people's expectation was high with regard to the permanent solution to the problem, the money invested seems to have gone in vain. Now, suspicion of the people in this regard points towards the role played by the Block Development Officer and the Junior Engineer (JE) who were involved in the execution of the scheme. It is alleged that the 3rd group might have withdrawn the money without executing any work.
Data based on an RTI petition with regard to it, showed that the 1st group withdrew Rs. 17,89,460.88, the 2nd group Rs. 13,11,568, the 3rd group Rs. 13,70,458.76 and the 4th group Rs.15,75,912 for erosion prevention. Meanwhile, a few porcupines can be seen at random though these were installed as of the last rainy season. There is no specific data in office records about how many porcupines were installed in the river to prevent erosion, it is alleged. Now, the local people are hoping for intervention of the Lakhimpur DC on the issue, a local said.
Lawyers attacked by miscreants Contd. from Page 1
of the officer in charge of the Demow Police station Monimohan Koch. “We were coming back after completing our work at Sivasagar Court and we were properly dressed. Some youths who were in a car, suddenly overtook us. We asked them why you people driving in a rash manner. One of them hit me with an iron rod,’’ said Kunalijeet Lahon to the media. Ajit Kumar Burgohain, senior advocate said that the culprits should be booked under law and stringent action be taken action against the
accused. “After the incident, we immediately went to the Demow Police station to register a case but Monimohan Koch, the officer in charge of Demow police station didn’t want to register the case and asked us to compromise with the opposite party,’’ alleged Kunalijeet. The Dibrugarh Bar Association condemned the act and demanded suspension of the cop “who was equally responsible because instead of registering the case he asked the victims to compromise”. Satayabrata Sarma, General Secretary of the Dibrugarh Bar Association, said, “The officer
didn’t want to register the case after which I contacted the superior officers who asked the officer in charge of the Demow PS to register a case.” He added it was the attack on the lawyer fraternity. Later a case no. 309/15 u/s 379/511/341/34 IPC was registered at Demow police station. Interestingly, the opposite party also filed a case bearing no. 309/15 u/s 379/511/ 341/34 IPC. “We demand within 24 hours the accused should be arrested and the office in charge of the Demow police station suspended,’’ said Buragohain.
Mebo Sub-Division people after which we Gaon Buras of Mebo area held a meeting and as discussed, the
lone set was given to oldest Gaon Bura who was from Aohali Village”, added Perme. He also appealed to the state government to distribute the TV sets under CM’s flagship programme. When contacted, DIPRO East Siang M Ezing said that, only limited edition of radio sets were received from the government and accordingly, sets were distributed circle wise. Nearly 70 sets of radio were distributed circle wise through administrative officer records of which are still available, added Ezing while clarifying that, TV sets are yet to be received in which possibly each and every Gaon Buras will receive sets. “As soon as the sets are here, we will deliver it to them,” added DIPRO.
DC Pasighat Isha Khosla realising the novel. Pic - Maksam Tayeng Maksam Tayeng Pasighat, Dec 4: In a small but glittering function held here at Siang Guest House yesterday, DC Pasighat Isha Khosla released a novel named “Destiny” written by one Tangir Tabi being published from Partridge India,
a Penguin random house company. While appreciating author Tangir Tabi for writing a novel despite being a teacher who mostly remain busy, Khosla said that, it gave her immense pleasure releasing the novel that’s
Tinsukia railway parking being used for goods loading, residents angry Contd. from Page 1
administration had created a new parking lot while enlarging the other at the heart of Tinsukia town beside the railway reservation office. However, the purpose has not been served as a vast area of the parking lot is being used for loading of commercial vehicles like buses and 407 trucks crowding the area meant for parking of smaller vehicles to provide some relief to the residents of the town. As per allegations, commercial vehicles like buses and trucks, not just one or two but in hordes, are being parked on a regular basis. Thelas carrying goods reach there and then the goods are loaded on these commercial vehicles. A few people collect money from these vehicles and even thelawalas at times for entering and parking vehicle in the railway parking lot, alleged sources and said whether railway officials from concerned department and RPF are involved or not is a serious question that
remains to be answered. However, sources also revealed that on receiving complaints DRM of Tinsukia railway division Aneet Daulat did take action and the use of the parking lot for parking and loading of commercial vehicles stopped altogether but not for too long. Sources also claimed that it is the effort of the DRM of Tinsukia railway division that the entry and exit space of the parking has been reduced as a result of erecting iron joists so that commercial vehicles cannot enter the parking space. However, at a few points the joists have been erected keeping so much distance so that buses and truck do easily enter the parking lot. It is important to mention that this parking lot came as a huge relief to the residents going to market by way of finding a place to park their vehicles but the misuse of this railway parking lot at railway reservation office has left the residents red faced who are now looking to the DRM to take strict action on all involved.
too being published from a known publisher. She said that, the same writing and reading hobbies need to be taught to his students in the school where he teaches as Senior Teacher. She also shown her interest to know the further releases of the
author in near future though she wouldn’t be here as DC later. On the part of author Tangir Tabi, he recalled his endeavour toward making the novel “Destiny” into finishing form for which he gives the credit to his wife Agam Ete Tabi, elder sister Ayem Tabi Pada (who made him what he is today after they became orphan in his tender age), Er. A. Tabi and childhood friend Er. Micky Melong. While talking about the book, Tabi said that, Destiny is a story about a boy named Narmi, who has dreams and aspirations, and who lives life with expectation and with desire. He is a common lad who belongs to a humble family. The death of his parents made him an orphan at the very tender age. Raised and supported by his elder sister, who has a heart of gold, the story reflects the worthi-
ness of daughters in the society. The pain and struggle of the protagonist is a true representation of a common struggler who is caught in the web of ugly circumstances of life. Despite hard work and dedication, he rarely catches the ladder of success in life. The story is very moving. It’s a long journey of experience and new discoveries for the protagonist who ultimately learns to cope up with life by choosing the middle path. Presently, Tabi is a senior teacher in Govt. Higher Secondary School, Geku, Upper Siang District and has been pond of writing from his school and college days. He has also wrote in state’s first news magazine, Highland Observer (now closed) and others. And he is a native of Rayang village under Ruksin Sub-Division.
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The meeting was convened to assess and discuss the preparedness for the event which will be held in Guwahati and Shillong from February 6 to February 16, 2015. Gogoi said that sports can play an important role in spreading camaraderie and forge friendly relations with different countries and State Government will address all infrastructural and logistical issues for the event. Chief Minister also directed the concerned officials to hold weekly re-
view meeting to assess the preparedness of the event. Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal while sharing his thoughts said that the sporting event which will see assembly of nearly 4400 athletes will put North East in the international tourism and sports map. The 12th South Asian Games will have 23 events of which 16 will be held in Guwahati and six in Shillong. There will be 11 competition venues in Guwahati and 6 will be in Shillong. Eight countries will be participating
in the event and the inaugural and valedictory event to be held in Guwahati. State Sports Minister Ajit Singh, IOA President N. Ramachandran, Secretary General Rajeev Mehta, Joint Secretary S. N. Bali, Secretary Sports Government of India Rajiv Yadav, Chief Secretary in charge T. Y. Das, Director General of Assam Police Mukesh Sahay, Additional Chief Secretary to the Chief Minister MGVK Bhanu along with a host of other top officers were present at the meeting.
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He elaborated on the Forest Dweller Act. Indra Kanta Chungkrang, the Secretary read out the proceeding of the organization. It is to be noted
that along with several national issues Quality education, Right to Education Act, Belief and Superistiton, activities of MAC, State and Central Government etc will be throroughly discussed in
the Conference and the a new body will be constituted in the program. Samujjal Kumar Bhattacharya, the Adviser of ASSU will participate tomorrow in the program.
DANCE BABY DANCE....
Shots from Annual Day Celebration of " KIDZEE" at Sivasagar Natya Mandir Today . Pic - Firuz Ahmed
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City journalist awarded by NAI DDRC observes World Disabled Day ET Bureau Guwahati, Dec 4: Debjani Patikar, a Guwahati based journalist attached to Purvanchal Prahari, esteemed Hindi Daily of Assam is awarded “Best Female Correspondent” by The Newspapers Association of India (NAI) at 23rd NAI National Achievement Awards-2015 held in New Delhi recently. She was awarded by the NAI for her contribution to print media in Assam since 2001. The award ceremony was held at NDMC Convention Centre in New Delhi on 28th November 2015. Apart from her regular contributions to the dailies and periodicals, she has also worked on various projects in the state. Presently she is engaged as a researcher of “IndiaBangladesh History Project for Documenting Bangladesh Liberation War 1971” from Assam. NAI aims to encourage and support small and medium
VLMCC training at Dergaon ET Correspondent Dergaon, Dec 4: The Dergaon revenue circle conducted training on village land management and conservation committee (VLMCC) at No. 1 Jaraguni Mudoi Ghulong Lower Primary School at 1 pm today. The VLMCC training cum public meet was presided by Ponab Charkravarty. Representing the circle officer of Dergaon revenue circle, Dharmendra Sarmah, junior engineer of the water resource department was present. The VLMCC training has been launched by the Dergaon revenue circle office. The training covers the subject matter relating to conservation of lands and disaster management.
SGBs ban fishing ET Correspondent Diphu, Dec 4: After the failure of the authorities to check illegal fishing in the upstream of several rivers of Hamren (now West Karbi Anglong district), fishing has been banned for five years by powerful organization Charchim Mouzs SGB (Sarkari Gaon Bura) Committee, an organization constituted by government recognized village headmen. The blanket ban on fishing has been relaxed on only one event, i.e., on the day of traditional fishing festival of the Karbi community. Although the ban on fishing has been imposed for a total different reason, the decision will help conservation of aquatic life in the hilly area which was being destroyed indiscriminately since a long time to satisfy the greed of humans. Poaching on fish along with different kinds of aquatic animals is often done by poisoning the water, by electrocuting the water body, by discharging explosives inside water and by damming the river upstream. The eco friendly action of the SGBs was ordered yesterday after a meeting. Meanwhile, the Charchim Mouzs Committee SGB disclosed that two innocent law abiding persons were murdered by some unidentified persons on the bank of river Amreng in the month of August this year and the murder is in one way or another related with illegal fishing in the river.
Debjani Patikar being awarded “Best Female Correspondent” by NAI. newspapers, journals, periodicals, etc., to create innovative sustainable social enterprises and aims to build a just, civil society in India. The objective of Newspapers Association of India (NAI) is to highlight the problems which have been plaguing the small and medium newspaper in-
dustry for the past so many years. A common platform at the national level was created for the members, to establish personal contact with each other and have interactions on related problems and take up the same, with concerned authorities, on a collective basis.
KMSS member held on extortion charges ET Correspondent Jorhat, Dec 4: Police acting on a tip off, managed to arrest a Krishak Mukti Sangram Samitti (KMSS) executive member Siddartha Das for serving extortion note in the name of KMSS to several traders within the Jorhat city, informed police here today. According to police, Siddartha Das who is a resident of Borigaon area had served money receipts to
several noted businessmen within Jorhat city with amounts mentioned between Rs 5000 to 20,000 of which the businessmen informed the police. The KMSS member was picked up from his house this evening and several money receipts and used receipts were recovered from a trunk that was kept in his house. Meanwhile, further investigation is going on as of filing of this report.
ET Correspondent L a k h i m p u r, D e c 4 : The District Disability Rehabilitation Center (DDRC), Dhemaji observed the World Disabled Day on 3rd December in association with 'Kiran', an NGO and the office of the Dhemaji District Welfare Department with a day long program along with the rest of the nation. The meeting which was held on this occasion was presided over by Manoranjan Das, the President of 'Kiran'. Satyendra Deury, the Social Welfare Officer of Dhemaji District participated in the meeting as appointed speaker while Dr Devi Ching Pegu, the Joint Director of
A view of world disabled day observed at Dhemaji. Pic - ET Photo Health Services of Dhemaji attended as Special Guest. Secretary Pankaj Sarmah Baruah highlighted the aims and objectives of DDRC. The program began with the inaugural speech of Dhemaji
also been conducting training, awareness and outreach programmes on different aspects of disaster management for different target groups. To educate the University community about different aspects of emergency response in a disaster like situation, Tezpur University organized an Integrated Emergency Preparedness Mock drill today in its campus. Coordinated by the Centre for Disaster Management of the University, the mock drill was conducted by the District Disaster Management Authority, Sonitpur, in collaboration with Civil Defence, Tezpur, State Di-
ET Correspondent Sonari, Dec 4: The death of a Sonari youth who had gone to Tizit in Nagaland to supply buffaloes under suspicious circumstances has created sensation in Sonari and its adjoining areas. Zabbar Ali, 37 yrs, a resident of Bhojo under Sonari police station in upper Assam’s Sivasagar district had gone to Tele basti in Tizit sub division in Mon district of neighbouring Nagaland along with one of his relative Anu Ahmed, 42 yrs, to hand over two buffaloes to a person in Nagaland. The buffaloes were sold by businessman
Royal Ali to the customer in Nagaland. Accordingly, the duo started their journey on foot from Sonari to Nagaland on Thursday at around 10-30 am to hand over the buffaloes. The family of the duo became con-
saster Response Force, Assam, Fire and Emergency Services, Tezpur, and 108 Mritunjoy service. The technical staff of these agencies and trained Civil Defence Volunteers (mostly students and community members) gave demonstrations on different techniques for safe rescue of victims using locally available resources and low-cost materials/devices, evacuation of victims, first-aid to victims, resource mobilization, firefighting methods for both small and big fire, etc. The mock drill was followed by an interaction cum practical training session for select groups of participants nomi-
“There is absolutely no funds crunch for the Government to pay regular salaries to its employees. It is a baseless propaganda being circulated against
cerned as they di not return to Sonari till 7 in the evening as they were supposed to. However, at around 7-30 pm an unidentified person called on of the family members of Anu and informed that some incident had taken place with the duo during which Zabbar had died. The news created tension among the two families who initially lodged a complaint with the Sonari police station this morning and later filed a report with the Namtola police station. At around 12 pm today, a joint team from Namtola police station and Tizit police station recovered the dead
body of Zabbar from a deep gorge at Tele basti. Anu who had taken shelter in a nearby hut later informed the police that it was dark before they could reach their destination. Accordingly, they took shelter in a high area, but at that time Zabbar somehow slipped and fell into a deep gorge. Anu said that he tried his best but could not rescue Zabbar who was critically injured. Later, the dead body of Zabbar was handed over to his family members by Tizit police in presence of Namtola police. Zabbar leaves behind his wife, two sons and two daughters.
Tapas Samaddar Rangia, Dec 4: All Assam Shikshak Karmachari Aikya Mancha, an organisation constituted by teaching and non-teaching staff blocked the railway line at Kendukona Railway station near Rangia under Kamrup district today. As a result, Guwahati bound Manash Rhino Passenger got stranded at Kendukona, Howrah bound Kamrup Express at Baihata Railway station and Lumding bound Intercity Express at Rangia Railway station for hours together. The entire rail communication of lower Assam got disrupted. The train communication restarted when the agitators withdrew their blockade. They blocked the rail in connection with their various demands including provincialisation of venture schools of Assam. They also raised slogans in support of their demands. Meanwhile, the high officials from Railway and Police department rushed to the spot to take stock of the law and order situation.
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nated by different departments, sections, cells and private establishments of the University. This session was conducted by the technical staff of Civil Defence and Fire and Emergency Services of Tezpur. The participants of this session got hands-on training on different techniques of rescue, operational methods of different equipment and tools. The event was attended by the Pro Vice-Chancellor of Tezpur University, Deputy Commissioner of Sonitpur District, faculty members, students, administrative staff and other campus dwellers of the Tezpur University.
Assam CM says, Modi must listen to ‘mann ki baat’ of the common man Contd. from Page 1
Mere electrifying speeches won’t suffice...the people want action,” he said. The Chief Minister said the manner in which the BJP has gone back on its promises in regard to Assam and the North East would boomerang on the
party in the upcoming elections in Assam. “The BJP promised galore on the eve of Lok Sabha elections in Assam but the promises have remained only on paper. They have taken complete U-turn on major issues confronting the State, including pushing back the foreigners within a certain timeframe. The people
have seen through their game plan vis-a-vis only to woo voters, and will give the BJP a fitting reply,” he added. Gogoi said Assam and the North East States have to fight for their just rights deprived of by the Modi-led Government. “We are fighting for our legitimate and genuine rights, including restora-
tion of Special Category status and North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy put under suspension by the Modi-led Government. The BJP-led Government has taken antipoor measures by slashing drastically funds for MNREGA and other welfare-oriented schemes,” he added.
Several from Assam stranded in Chennai flood Contd. from Page 1
it is based on inputs from their family members and also from information collected from the Tamil Nadu state government,” said a senior official of the Assam government. The official also said that the Assam government is in touch the Tamil Nadu government in this regard, and said that those stranded will also be rescued at the earliest.
Meanwhile the North east Frontier railway has also suspended all the southern trains for the situation there. “All the southern trains which passes through Tamil Nadu has been cancelled, and the decision regarding resuming services of these trains will be taken after the severity of the flood situation there recedes,” said a PRO of the NE railway posted at Guwahati. The situation there at Chennai continues to be no-different,
and the city’s airport remains shut after a flooded runway forced the cancellation of all flights, and train services are also on hold. Though some flight took from the city today, those took off from the Rajali Naval air station in Arakkonam near Chennai. The flights that took off were Air-India flights, and a few private airlines including Indigo also operated a few flights today from the Rajali Naval air
station. According to state government officials, the Army and the National Disaster Response Force have rescued over 7,000 people as of now. “However this is only a small number, and several thousand are still left to be rescued,” said a government official in Tamil Nadu. The Water levels in the Adyar and Cooum rivers have reduced after a sharp fall in water being released from Chembarapakkam, Pondi and Puzhal lakes.
Govt experiences no funds crunch to pay salary: Tarun Gogoi Contd. from Page 1
pist Manmohan Barua, MPW Himashree Gogoi, Psycho-specialist Karin Deury, office assistant Jiten Kalwar and Chiranjeev Gogoi were among those who were present at the program.
Sonari youth dies in Nagaland under suspicious circumstances
Emergency preparedness mock drill held at Tezpur University Shambhu Boro Tezpur, Dec 4: Pursuant to the Disaster Management Act, 2005 and the National Policy on Disaster Management, 2009, the Ministry of Human Resource Development (MHRD) and the University Grants Commission (UGC) took certain initiatives to make disaster management activities as a part of academic programmes of Higher Educational Institutions. In line with this mandate, Tezpur University has introduced optional courses on disaster management at the undergraduate and postgraduate levels under its Centre for Disaster Management. This Centre has
ADC Bhaskar Pegu. He elaborated the schemes executed by the Department of Social Welfare for the betterment of disabled persons in his speech. Along with more than fifty disabled persons, Physiothera-
Rangia rail blocked
the Government and the employees need not have to worry.” The Chief Minister further said that the development projects will be going on in full swing and the projects already declared will be on track with the people continuing
to derive benefits out of them. Gogoi however maintained that withdrawal of Special Category Status has had a dismal effect on the development of the State as the State Government is finding it difficult to launch
new schemes. “Suspension of North East Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy has compounded the situation as private and institutional investments are drying up in the State thereby serving a severe blow to the development
of the State”, Gogoi added. The Chief Minister moreover maintained that the State Government will continue its fight to press for its demands for the restoration of Special Category Status and re-introduction of NEEIPP.
Aditya Hospitals celebrated its 18th Foundation Day today. Dibrugarh DC M. S. Manivannan unfurling the flag of Aditya Hospitals and below Dibrugarh MLA Prasanta Phukan flaging of the walk for health rally. Pic - ET Photo
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The theme of the Meet is ‘Higher Education towards Skill Development and Entrepreneurship’. The meet will be presided over by Prof. Furqan Qamar, Secretary General, Association of Indian Universities. Dhuruba Jyoti Saikia,
while speaking on the occasion, said that the education system in Assam is very patchy, so there is a need to introduce some new skill development courses which would be helpful for the students. Saikia added, in 2008 skill development council was formed to encourage skill development courses in India. Alto-
gether, 34 Vice Chancellors from various east zone states participated in the two day meet. The special Issue of the University News, a weekly journal of Higher Education was released as part of the programme. Prof. Alak K Buragohain is the Guest Editor and Dr S Rama Devi Pani the Editor of the weekly journal.
Bihar ban will be on all kinds of liquor: Minister
It will be for desi (country-made liquor), videsh (foreignmade liquor) or locally-made liquor," Mastan said
Patna, Dec 4: Bihar would have a 'total' ban on all kinds of liquor starting April 1, 2016 and not just on country-made liquor as some reports had suggested earlier, Excise and Prohibition Minister Abdul Jalil Mastan said today, Dec 4. "We will impose a liquor ban in Bihar. It will be for desi (country-made liquor), videsh (foreignmade liquor) or locallymade liquor," Mastan said here, responding to some reports that said the measure would be limited to country-made liquor only. There was no truth in those reports, Mastan said. "We are yet to finalise the modalities for a liquor ban in the state. (But) It will be a total ban". Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had said last month the government would ban the sale of alcohol starting April 1, 2016. The liquor ban was a key promise Nitish Kumar had made in his campaigning for the
Bihar elections 2015. Mastan said the poorest of the poor had been consuming liquor, destroying their families and their children's education. Increasing liquor consumption was also a major cause for domestic violence, particularly against women, and had contributed to a rise in crimes. "Women are suffering more than anyone else due to increasing liquor consumption," he said. According to officials, the decision of the government to impose a ban is expected to adversely affect the government's financial health. The excise department went into an overdrive in 2007 following a new policy and started issuing licences for marketing liquor across the state. In the year 2014-15, the government raked in Rs 3,650 crore in revenues, a growth of more than 10 times over Rs 319 crore recorded in 2005-06. (Agencies)
Uproar in Odisha Assembly over 'locking' of girls during CM's visit PTI Bhubaneswar, Dec 4: The Odisha Assembly on Friday witnessed repeated adjournments with opposition Congress demanding unconditional apology from Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik over alleged locking of some girl students during his visit to a city college. The issue was raised by Congress Chief Whip Taraprasad Bahinipati as soon as the House assembled for the question hour. Showing newspaper clippings, Bahinipati alleged that around 10 girl students of Maa Rama Devi University here were locked up in a room by the police anticipating disturbance during Patnaik's campus visit for inauguration of the state's first women's university yesterday. While demanding unconditional apology from the Chief Minister, who is also the Home Minister, the Congress members, led by Bahinipati, attempted to climb on the Speaker's podium and grab his mike. Unable to run the House, Speaker Niranjan Pujari adjourned the House till 12 noon. As soon as the House reassembled, the Congress lawmakers again created furore. Following this, the Speaker adjourned the House till 3 PM. Leader of the Opposition Narasingha Mishra (Cong) said, "I demand that the Chief Minister should come to the House and beg apology for illegally confining girls in their own college. This action of police
clearly violated the basic human rights and constitutional rights of girls." Congress MLA Anshuman Mohanty said, "The students were locked in the campus during the visit of Naveen Patnaik to the institution for the inguration of the state's first women's university. They were prevented from attending the function which is infringement of right to freedom given in Article 19, 20 and 21 of the Constitution. This incident has been covered by the media. So, the Chief Minister should tender an apology." The opposition BJP members, on their part, expressed concern over the matter and protested the police action by standing on their respective seats. "This is an inhuman incident. How can the police keep girls under lock and key?" asked BJP woman MLA Radharani Panda outside the House. The ruling BJD MLAs, however, claimed that the girls were not locked up in a room. "No girl was locked or confined to a room. The students were asked to come to the university in their uniform along with their identity cards issued by the institution. Those who had not come in uniform were not allowed to enter the campus. The allegations of students being detained and locked inside rooms are baseless," BJD MLA Byomkesh Ray, who is also the chief of the party's student’s wing, said.
Alipurduar fire claims one life Kolkata, Dec 4:One person was killed when a fire broke out at a house and spread to three more adjoining constructions at Alipurduar town today.Police sources said the fire started at the house of Anjan Kar and spread to three
neighbouring dwelling units.Kar's gutted body was found later. Two fire tenders fought the blaze and prevented it spreading further. Police quoted some of the neighbours as saying that the deceased was mentally depressed. (Agencies)
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CM asks media to project Nagaland in right perspective Kohima, Dec 4: Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang asked journalists to project the state and society in the right perspective to the rest of the world."We do have negative side and we regret the same.Nagaland is known to the rest of the country and the world for all the wrong reasons. But there are also other things taking place every day in the state than insurgency," he said.Zeliang was ad-
dressing a programme celebrating 25 years of the Nagaland Post, the first daily newspaper of the state, in Dimapur.In a place like Nagaland, where there are conflicts of opinion and ideologies, newspapers play a crucial role in resolution of differences among the various entities, he said. He, however, cautioned journalists that speculative reporting should be avoided.The Chief Minister expressed confi-
Nagaland Chief Minister T R Zeliang
dence that the media in Nagaland will continue to play a vital role towards bringing various sections of the Naga society together, and also towards the final solution of the prolonged Naga political issue. Zeliang said journalism is more of a service to people than a business venture in this part of the world. He said contrary to popular belief that print media is on the verge of collapse because of the increas-
ing popularity of internet and TV news channels, it continues to play a vital role in dissemination of news in Nagaland. Governor of Assam and Nagaland, P B Acharya congratulated the proprietor and editor-in-chief of Nagaland Post, Geoffrey Yaden, and his team for upholding the best tradition of journalism by being the voice of the people and the voiceless. (Agencies)
Disabled in Tripura demand passage Rahul urges CEC to derecognise TMC of amended PWD Act Agartala, Dec.4: Hundreds of challenged people gathered in front of the AIR (All India Radio) centre in Agartala to demonstrate a sit-on-protest against the central government fulfilling their long pending demands of rights on the occation of International Day of Persons with Disabilities .The protesters raised slogans demanding fulfilling their demands like bring the Bill of The Right of Persons with Disabilities Act in the ongoing Winter Session of the Parliament, recognition and employment for the disable person and increasing the reservation from present two percent to five for the disable persons.Our main demands are that the Bill of The Right of Persons with Disabilities Act should be immediately be passed in the Parliament and made into Act. Our second demand is that more than 65
percent of the disables people of our country did not receive their certificate, they should immediately get that. All the disabled persons should be covered under the Food Security Act and beside this there are around 40 lakh vacant posts in various department of the union government those should be immediately filled up so that the disable people also get job in various government departments," said Asesh Deb, a protester.The International Day of Persons with Disabilities has been promoted by the United Nations since 1992. The observance of the Day aims to promote an understanding of disability issues and mobilize support for the dignity, rights and wellbeing of persons with disabilities. It also seeks to increase awareness of gains to be derived from the integration of persons
with disabilities in every aspect of political, social, economic and cultural life.Modi launched Accessible India campaign in New Delhi on Thursday. The PWD Act was enacted under Article 253 of the Constitution that gives effect to the proclamation on the full participation and equality of the persons with disability and provides for their equality, empowerment, and creation of barer free environment, social security and similar overlook areas.With the Accessible India campaign, the government envisions having an inclusive society in which equal opportunities and access is provided for the growth and development of persons with dis-
abilities to lead productive, safe and dignified lives. According to Census 2011, there are 2.68 crore persons with disabilities in India, who constitute 2.21% of the total population.It is a nationwide flagship campaign for achieving universal accessibility for persons with disabilities and to create an enabling and barrier free environment, with a focus on built environment, public transportation and information and communication technologies. By this campaign, at least 50 percent of all the government buildings of New Delhi and all the state capitals will be converted into fully accessible buildings by July 2018. (Agencies)
Hundreds of challenged people gathered in front of the AIR (All India Radio) centre in Agartala to demonstrate a siton-protest
'BJP is not serious about Ram temple, they treat Ram like a party member': Nitish Kumar Patna, Dec 4: With the confidence of a man who's beaten a prime minister-led campaign to win the top job in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar said BJP is not serious about constructing the Ram Temple in Ayodhya. His comments come barely 24 hours after RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat on Wednesday said he hopes the construction of the Ram temple be completed in his lifetime."The grand goal may be realized in our own time. May be we can see it with our own eyes," Bhagwat said in Kolkata."None can say when and how the temple will be constructed, but we need to be prepared and ready," Bhagwat said. Nitish Kumar said the BJP is keeping the temple issue warm for purely political reasons and the reality is that only a court verdict and consensus between two communities can pave the road to construction."They will talk of constructing the Ram Temple at the same site, but will not give dates. The BJP has only been trying to keep the is-
sue alive", Nitish said without naming Mohan Bhagwat.BJP does not have "genuine respect for Ram", Nitish Kumar told reporters in Patna."They just want to exploit people's feelings for Ram. The party has hardly made efforts to sort out the (temple) issue, but uses it for political reasons at intervals", said the Bihar CM.Kumar said the BJP has been treating Ram as if he were a "party member".The CM also said efforts are on to change the JD(U)'s symbol from arrow to 'Chakra' (wheel), as the party lost many seats because voters confused its symbol with that of other parties. Many JD(U) leaders had complained that candidates of JMM and Shiv Sena, having the bow and arrow as their symbol, got JD(U) votes in the recent Bihar elections, reports The Indian Express.To Narendra Modi, the man who was not at Nitish Kumar's swearing in, the message from Patna is loud and clear - the anti-BJP movement is gaining steam.After Modi's historic mandate in 2014, 'his' Bihar election loss has exposed
Nitish Kumar BJPs feet of clay.National Conference leader Farooq Abdullah -a veteran of Opposition unity efforts over the past three decades has recently said "Nitish ji ko ab tayyiari karni chahiye Dilli aane ki aur agla Pradhanmantri banne ki," (Nitishji should now get ready to move to Delhi as the next Prime Minister).The next general election is in 2019. But before that come a string of state elections. West Ben-
gal, Assam, Tamil Nadu, Pondicherry and Kerala will all go the polls in mid2016 and Punjab, Uttar Pradesh and Goa in the first half of 2017. The anti BJP bloc is well and truly taking shape and Nitish Kumar is checking off some boxes on the to-do list as a warm up routine. First up: prohibition from April next year, then Rs 5 crore to Jayalalithaa for flood relief, and now, taking on the RSS. (Agencies)
Kolkata, Dec 4:BJP state president Rahul Sinha said that the party would submit before the full bench of the Election Commission, headed by the chief election commissioner during its stay here on 10 and 11 December, for immediate derecognition of Trinamul Congress for its 'link with terrorists, ISI, SIMI and other anti-national elements'. 'We will call on the CEC and submit our demand that Trinamul Congress' political affiliation be immediately scrapped as it is a non-believer in parliamentary democracy, constitutional norms and above all, it has direct link with terrorist outfits', Mr Sinha said.The BJP leader said that they would also submit to the CEC a 'documented compiled report' on the rampant rigging resorted to by the ruling Trinamul Congress during the recently-held civic polls in West Bengal.'We would like to demand that the EC hold the 2016 assembly election in West Bengal the way it organised the justconcluded Bihar assembly
elections, which should be free from any violence and held in a free and fair manner', he said.Detailing the organisational programmes, he said that from 14 to 21 December, the party would organise law-violation programmes in all the districts 'during which our main slogan will be to free Bengal of Trinamul Congress misrule'. To a question, Mr Sinha said that the BJP national president Amit Shah is likely to be in the state to launch assembly poll campaign for the party in the first week of January.'Our party will hold a lawyers' conference on 3 January in Kolkata and that will be later spread in other districts', he said. BJP will organise its booth-level conference on 26 January, Mr SInha added. To another question, the BJP leader said that it was clear from TMCP leader Shankudeb Panda's confession before the CBI that 'a large number of Trinamul Congress leaders were beneficiaries of the looted money of the Saradha chit funds scam'. (Agencies)
Economic blockades in Manipur, two trucks torched PTI Imphal, Dec 4: Vehicles carrying essential goods were stranded along the lifelines linking landlockedManipur due to the ongoing economic blockades, leading to spiraling of prices of essential commodities. An indefinite economic blockade called by Jiribam District Demand Committee (JDDC) to press for the creation of a separate Jiribam district began on Wednesday. A separate indefinite economic blockade, launched by civil society organizations (CSOs) of Sadar Hills along Trans Asian Highway No 1 in Senapati district to press for their demand for repair of the dilapidated highway, has also affected supply of essentials to Manipur. About 100 loaded vehicles were stranded at Hengbung Taxation Check Post in Senapati district as a result of this blockade, a police officer said. Though
the blockade called by the CSOs was launched on November 17 last, the protesters intensified their agitation in the last 3-4 days. Suspected JDDC supporters torched two loaded trucks near Leingangpokpi village along NH 37 in Tamenglong district yesterday in support of their demand, the police officer said. The two Silcher-Imphal bound trucks which were torched by suspected agitators at about 7.30 pm were among the 600 vehicles stranded near Leingangpokpi area on NH 37, the police officer said. Due to the economic blockades in different lifelines of Manipur, essential goods carrying vehicles could not reach the state capital since the last two days. Long queues were visible in front of petrol refill stations with people waiting for their turns to buy petrol and diesel. Prices of vegetables have also shot up considerably, locals said.
Boost for folk art & artistes Kolkata, Dec 4: The state government has included a new 'utsav' in the list of festivals Lok Sanskriti Utsav for promoting folk artists.If things go as planned, folk artists performing at the utsav would be paid more than their usual allowance of Rs 1,000 per performance.The move comes a day after a group of Chhau artists complained to chief minister Miss Mamata Banerjee of not getting their retainership fee at a programme in Purulia, following which Miss Banerjee pulled up officials for delay in enrolment of folk
artists.Under the Lok Prasar scheme, folk artists are enrolled by the government, following which they perform at government programmes for publicising development works.Folk artists receive a retainership fee of Rs 1,000, and in addition an opportunity for four performances, with Rs 1,000 paid for each. This means there is provision for a folk artist to receive at least Rs 5,000 a month.The state information and cultural affairs department has sought details from all the district information and cultural affairs officers on the number of enrolled
The state government has included a new 'utsav' in the list of festivals Lok Sanskriti Utsav for promoting folk artists.
folk artists, the number of artists receiving retainership fee and the number of artistpensioners.A preliminary inspection has revealed that the process of enrol-
ment of folk artists is slow in Nadia, and North and South Dinajpur apart from Purulia. This apart, discrepancies have come to light in the payments with one artist receiving
Rs 5,000 while another is getting Rs 21,000. A meeting has been called at Nabanna next week with the officers to resolve the issue.Meanwhile, the government plans to organise 'Lok Sanskriti Utsav' so as to promote various folk dances as well as folk artists of rural Bengal. The festival will be organised for three days and is likely to start from 24 December. Two venues have been selected for holding the festival, namely Princep Ghat and Lal Dighi, which is located near Writers' Buildings.Some popular folk dances of
Bengal are Chhau, Natua, Raibeshi, Brita, Gambhira, Lathi, Santhal and Tusu, and there are around 42,000 enrolled folk artists. The chief minister wants to create a celebratory environment ahead of the polls, as a result of which dates of all festivals scheduled for December and January have been advanced. Organising fairs and festivals has been the main focus of chief minister's various initiatives. She has started several events such as Junglemahal Utsav, Vivek Utsav, Maati Utsav, Uttar Banga Utsav and Pragati Utsav. (Agencies)
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Chennai floods: INS Airavat begins relief work, two more ships to arrive today ANI Chennai, Dec. 4: Indian Navy Ship Airavat that arrived at the Chennai port from Vishakhapatnam for relief work has been pressed into action on Friday by deploying teams laden with amenities and supplies focusing mostly on rescuing marooned people from the waterlogged areas. "Part of the relief material that we have brought along in INS Airavat has been handed over to the state administration and now we have naval personnel who will go out on boats with ready-to-eat meals and drinkable water. We
Can't hold Army responsible for 'alleged' encounters: Centre to SC ANI New Delhi, Dec. 4: The Centre informed the Supreme Court that the Army cannot be held responsible for alleged encounters in Manipur as it was discharging its sovereign function to defend the nation from external aggression. Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi yesterday said that Justice Santosh Hegde committee report on alleged 1,500 extra judicial killings should be rejected. The committee had found in its report that the encounters were not genuine and the victims did not have any criminal record. Rohatgi told a bench of justices that the Army was only discharging its function of defending the country from external aggression, so the force cannot be blamed. He also said that the report is already pending scrutiny of the government. Justice Hegde committee was appointed in January 2013 to hold an inquiry into alleged fake encounter killings in Manipur after a PIL was filed by families of the victims.
US opens all jobs in combat units to women ANI Washington, Dec. 4: US Defense Secretary Ashton Carter has announced a landmark decision that he is opening all jobs in combat units to women. According to reports, for the first time in the US, female service members will be allowed to join the country's most elite military forces. Women will now be eligible to join the Navy SEALs, Army Special Forces and other Special Operations Units. It also opens the Marine Corps infantry, a battle-hardened force that many service officials had openly advocated keeping closed to female service members. Carter made it clear that there are going to be no exceptions. Carter's announcement caps three years of experimentation at the Pentagon and breakthroughs for women in the armed services. Earlier in 2015, two female soldiers became the first women to ever graduate from the Army's grueling Ranger School.
intend to deploy our team north of the Adyar river and move out south where we will provide relief material to the people stranded in the waterlogged areas of the city," Rear Admiral Alok Bhatnagar said. 12 teams have been deployed and three helicopters will airdrop food and water to the stranded people. Two more Navy ships will arrive today with more supplies intended for relief work. INS Airavat arrived laden with food, dry rations, general items and 1000 litres of water. It has already despatched 20 teams which have already pressed into action.
Rear Admiral Alok Bhatnagar addressing the media 50 navy personnel's with eight inflatable boats have been sent to the most affected places of Pallikaranai,
Jafferkhanpet and Saidapet. "There is no dearth of supplies from the Navy's side and we are in the city
to provide relief. We were involved in rescue till now, but now we are concentrating on relief. We have rescued about 500 people until last night and now we expect to provide relief to thousands more," Rear Admiral Bhatnagar added. The NDRF has also intensified its rescue operations, taking advantage of the rainless situation. "The rains have stopped for now and its intensity has reduced. Our team will be heading out aggressively to the areas where people are stranded, espe-
cially where waterlogging is causing major trouble. We have broken up our teams into sectors and have dispersed them in south Chennai where the damage is the most," NDRF DG O.P. Singh said. Providing details about the rescue operations, Singh added that around 20 more teams will be deployed, totalling the teams to 50 in the flooded state as the operations intensify. Meanwhile, in a major relief for Chennai, the MET department has announced that there won't be any rains for the next 48 hours and that it has withdrawn the 'heavy rains' alert.
PM Modi for Centre, states to work together for developed India ANI New Delhi, Dec. 4: Asserting that India is seen as one of the fastest growing economies at a time when the world economy is slowing down, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday said that the Centre and states must work together for the country's progress. "India is seen as one of the fastest growing country at a time when the world economy is slowing down. India is not going to progress from Delhi. States have the most important role in India's progress. States and Centre must work together," Prime Minister Modi said while addressing the Hindustan Times
Leadership Summit 2015 here. "States and Delhi have to move in the same direction then only we can move towards progress. Till now, Delhi used to decide where the states will spend money. This has changed and now the Chief Ministers decide where money will be spent. The country will develop only if there is equal development of every state. Development of India's eastern part cannot be ignored, they are areas with great potential," he added. Prime Minister Modi further said Chandigarh has been made a Kerosene free city and hailed the 40 lakh people in the country who have given up their gas
PM Narendra Modi addressing the delegates at the Hindustan Times Leadership Summit 2015
subsidy to protect the environment. "If I cut down subsidy, I will be hailed as reformist, but if we do targeted delivery of subsidies it is not seen as reform. On a pilot basis, we tried to make Chandigarh free from kerosene. An
unprecedented 40 lakh people have given up gas subsidy, which is a big achievement for us," he added. Prime Minister Modi asserted that the mandate given to him by the people of the country has helped him in the ease
of doing business in states like Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh. He also said that the country has the potential to show the power of the states to the world. "There was an atmosphere of disappointment earlier. The mandate we got from the people of India was the first step towards changing it. Having a stable government is a very big thing and this can't be ignored. Fractured mandates always have uncertainty," he said. "On 'Ease of Doing Business', we were either constant or falling. The states we never usually looked towards did well in 'Ease of Doing Business' rankings like Odisha, Jharkhand and Chhattisgarh," Prime Minister Modi added.
Will expose AAP for making false allegations against me, Delhi Police: Bassi ANI New Delhi, Dec.4: Delhi Police Commissioner Bhim Sain Bassi on Friday asserted that he is not all worried about false allegations being made by the Arvind Kejriwal-led AAP Government, and added that he will expose the latter before the people and also take adequate action against the latter for making such 'baseless' allega-
tions against him and his force. "I am not worried about false advertisements and allegations against me. I am not scared of anyone who calls me a deceiver. In my entire life, I have followed the path of law and honesty," a curt yet aggressive Bassi said. "I am gathering further details on these allegations, and if necessary, will also take adequate action. Bhim
Sen Bassi works with honesty. I will bring truth out in front of the people and expose these liars," he added. Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal has complained against the Delhi Police to the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA), accusing it of trying to "hound" ruling AAP MLAs by reopening old cases and creating new ones against them. In a letter to the
MHA written on November 7, Kejriwal also said that the Delhi Police was not cooperating with his government on several issues. He has mentioned 10 specific complaints against
the city police. The Delhi Police has categorically rejected the charge and issued a point-by-point rebuttal in response to Kejriwal's letter to the Union home ministry.
"I am gathering further details on these allegations, and if necessary, will also take adequate action. Bhim Sen Bassi works with honesty. I will bring truth out in front of the people and expose these liars"
'Allah is punishing' Turkey's rulers: Putin ANI Berlin, Dec. 4: With the war of words between the two nations escalating since the downing of the Russian jet by Turkey, President Vladimir Putin hit out at the Turkish leadership saying, that 'Allah' was punishing their leaders by stripping off their 'sanity' and depriving them of 'intelligence'. According to reports, Putin made the statement while delivering his
annual state of the union address in Russia. "Only Allah knows why they did it, and I guess Allah decided to punish the ruling clique in Turkey by stripping it of its sanity," Putin said about the downing of the jet in an hour-long address to Russian lawmakers and other public figures. Putin had earlier alleged that Islamisation had been 'creeping' in under the nose of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan. "We
observe...that the current Turkish leadership over a significant number of years has been pursuing a deliberate policy of supporting the Islamization of their country," Putin had said. But Putin has also made efforts to reach out to Russia's major population of around 20 million Muslims. "We ourselves support Islam and will continue doing so, but the point at issue is the support of a more radical branch," Putin said.
Russian President Vladimir Putin while delivering his annual state of the union address
Govt. providing 'round the clock medical facilities', says Prabhu ANI New Delhi, Dec. 4: Asserting that the situation continues to be grim in the coastal district of Tamil Nadu, Puducherry and Andhra Pradesh, Union Railways Minister Suresh Prabhu on Friday said the government is providing round the clock medical facilities and trying its best to help the
people in this hour of crisis. "The situation in the costal districts of Tamil Nadu as well as Puducherry and the neighbouring coastal districts of Andhra Pradesh is pretty grim. Luckily the rains have receded a little bit but the situation is still challenging. So, we are running round the clock medical facilities for who-
ever needs it," Prabhu said. "We offered shelters to lot of people in the platforms. We distributed thousands of food packets not only to commuters but to others. One lakh bottles of Rail Neer have been dispatched to Tamil Nadu," he added. Prabhu further said the damage is enormous, adding that the govern-
ment is doing its best. The flood situation in Chennai and its suburbs is improving as rain has taken a break since last two days except for the isolated showers. However, as the problem of water logging persists, the rescue teams are reaching out to the marooned areas including those that were not so
far not reached. Road connectivity within Chennai is improving with the resumption of transport in a segment of the arterial Saidapet bridge that was inaccessible earlier. Civilian flights are to be operated from the naval airfield at INS Rajali, Arakkonam, 90 kilometers west of Chennai.
Navy has been nation's ambassador of goodwill, friendship across the globe: President
President Pranab Mukherjee
ANI New Delhi, Dec. 4: Extending felicitations to all members of the Indian Navy and their families on the occasion of Navy Day, President Pranab Mukherjee on Friday said Navy has been nation's ambassador of goodwill and friendship across the globe. "India's geostrategic location, extended coastline, economic pursuits and civilisational links make India a maritime nation whose prosperity, strategic independence and development are linked to the seas. The Indian Navy, as the primary instrument of India's sea power, has played a piv-
otal role in safeguarding India's maritime interests, and promoting national prosperity. The Navy has also been our nation's ambassador of goodwill and friendship across the globe," said President Mukherjee. President Mukherjee said he is happy to note that the Indian Navy has been at the forefront of promoting indigenisation and self-reliance. "On the occasion of Navy Day, I extend my greetings and good wishes to all officers, sailors and civilian personnel of the Indian Navy and their families. I wish the Navy Day every success," he added in his greetings to all member of India Navy.
AAP is a vehicle to loot the Govt.: Congress ANI New Delhi, Dec. 4: Taking potshots at the Aam Aadmi Party over its move to increase the salary of the Delhi lawmakers, the Congress Party on Friday said the former has become a vehicle for looting the government. Calling the hike unjustified, Congress leader Sandeep Dikshit said it is AAP's lust for money and power that has driven them to do this. "The AAP has become a vehicle for looting the government, their MLAs are going to get astronomical salaries, their volunteers have got various jobs in the government without any qualifications, half of them are not even worthy of being in a secretariat job. So, basically this has become a loot government," Dikshit said. "Yes, certainly salary must go up and they should keep in touch with how expenditure goes up, but what they have done is basically their lust for
money and power. That is what has driven the AAP government. This is what they are doing to increase their own salaries," he added. Dikshit further marked that in the last one year they (AAP) have done nothing for the people of Delhi, there has been no improvement in Delhi. "AAP MLAs don't go anywhere, they don't meet anybody. So, what is their additional expenditure I don't know, I hope the Central government takes into cognizance when the bill comes to them," he added. The Delhi Assembly had yesterday approved a 400 percent pay hike for the MLAs and ministers by passing the Members of the Legislative Assembly of the Government of NCT of Delhi (Salaries, Allowances, Pension) Amendment Bill 2015. The House accepted the recommendations made by an independent committee of three experts.
Hit-and-run case: SC rejects plea to cancel Salman's bail ANI New Delhi, Dec. 4: In a major relief for Bollywood actor Salman Khan convicted in the 2002 hit-and-run case, the Supreme Court on Friday rejected the plea to cancel the superstar's bail. Mother of Ravindra Patil (Salman's police bodyguard) had filed the petition seeking the cancellation of his bail. Salman was granted bail by the Bombay High Court the same day he was convicted and sentenced by the session's
court. On May 6 this year, Salman was convicted for culpable homicide not amounting to murder, besides several other offences and sentenced to five years jail against which he filed the present appeal in the High Court. The prosecution wrapped up its case yesterday reiterating that Salman was intoxicated when he was driving the Toyota Land Cruiser which rammed into a bakery in Bandra killing one and injuring four others.
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'Taliban receiving financing, logistic infrastructure from Pakistan' Washington, Dec 4: Taliban which has launched a series of terror attacks in Afghanistan has been receiving financing and logistic infrastructure support from Pakistan, a former top Pentagon official has told lawmakers."The large amounts of weapons and explosives used by the Taliban throughout Afghanistan showed they had the financing and logistics infrastructure to move this military equipment from their depots and supply chains in Pakistan to wherever such supplies were needed in Afghanistan," said David S Sedney, who was the
Deputy Assistant Secretary of Defense for Afghanistan, Pakistan and Central Asia from 20092013."Beyond equipment from Pakistani sources, fighters from Pakistan in most cases ethnic Pashtuns educated in jihad in extremist mosques in areas of Pakistan bordering Afghanistan were widely used in some of the Taliban offensives," Sedney told lawmakers during a Congressional hearing."While some of these fighters are from Afghan families that fled Afghanistan in past decades, they generally were born and raised in Pakistan and
Thailand launches regional meet calling for migrant crisis framework
Migrants, who were found at sea on a boat, collect rainwater during a heavy rain fall at a temporary refuge camp near Kanyin Chaung jetty, outside Maungdaw
Bangkok, Dec 4 : Thailand's foreign minister called today for concerted action to tackle irregular migration in the Indian Ocean, as regional nations met in the for talks aimed at preventing another "boat people" crisis. Representatives from Southeast Asian countries are meeting in Bangkok to hash out a framework to deal with tens of thousands of migrants, most from Myanmar and Bangladesh, who make perilous voyages across the Bay of Bengal and Andaman Sea every year."It's clear that we need an explicit and efficient mechanism to manage and control the negative impacts of irregular migration," Foreign Minister Don Pramudwinai said in opening remarks."The time for promises has passed. Now is the time for action. Therefore, it's my hope that today's discussion will result in concrete and goal-oriented actions that countries can start implementing, not in some distant future, but today and now."The conference is the second round of talks that were launched in May amid a migration crisis prompted by a human trafficking crackdown in Thailand. The crackdown caused traffickers to abandon 4,000 migrants from Myanmar and Bangladesh at sea, and was marked by a chaotic spectacle of "maritime ping-pong" as the Thai; Malaysian and Indonesian navies repeatedly pushed desperate migrants in boats away from
their waters.October and November mark the start of the four-month "sailing season", the busiest time for smuggling and trafficking ships plying the Bay of Bengal.This week, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) urged efforts to avoid a repeat of this year's disaster when hundreds of refugees were lost at sea or died in jungle camps. On Thursday, the IOM said Southeast Asia needed legal channels of migration to curb human smuggling .Don said the meeting would not necessarily yield long-term solutions to the crisis, adding that about 900 migrants who arrived by boat were currently in Thailand. While some migrants are Bangladeshis escaping poverty at home, many are members of Myanmar's 1.1 million Rohingya Muslim communities who live in apartheid-like conditions in the country's Rakhine state. Myanmar does not consider the Rohingya citizens, rendering them effectively stateless, while denying it discriminates against them or that they are fleeing persecution .At the May meeting, Myanmar's Ministry of Foreign Affairs criticised those who blamed Myanmar for Southeast Asia's migrant crisis. Don said the issue of Rohingya citizenship would not be discussed on Friday."No, it hasn't been raised pointedly, but it was borne in the back of the minds of all participants that this is one of the relevant questions." (Agencies)
Bangladesh detectives round up six suspected militants Dhaka, Dec. 4: Detectives in Bangladesh have rounded up six suspected members of a new militant outfit "Mujahid of Bangladesh" from Dhaka's Motijheel as they were planning to kill a local religious leader.According to the media, the six are Jahirul Islam alias Ansar, Khandakar Rajes Subhan alias Raju, Abu Bakkar Siddique alias Abir, Abraham Ahmed Al
Tareque, Morshedul Islam alias Kingmore Khan, and Kazi Bappi Ahmed alias Sazzad. Joint Commissioner Monirul Islam of the Detective Branch of Dhaka Metropolitan Police said that the outfit is yet to have an organisational structure.He said a DB team conducted a raid in Motijheel and picked up the six. The team also seized a laptop and 10 mobile phones from them. (ANI)
Taliban receiving infrastructure from Pakistan often made their first trip to Afghanistan in order to fight or to carry out suicide attacks," he said.Testifying before the House Foreign Affairs Committee's Subcommit-
tee on the Middle East and North Africa, Sedney said the attacks in Kabul and Khowst, to him bore all the signatures of the Haqqani Network, a Taliban group resident in
Pakistan and with longstanding ties to Pakistan's intelligence services. Sedney warned that the Afghan forces will be at this disadvantage facing a well-armed, well-financed Taliban that will, as it has for the past 14 years, have spent the winter refitting in Pakistan, holding senior level planning meetings there, and coming up with their strategy and campaign plan for 2016.At the same hearing, Andrew Wilder, vice president, Asia Programs, United States Institute of Peace said the Pakistan military's main strategic objective in Afghanistan is to ensure
minimal Indian influence."For more than two decades the Afghan Taliban / Haqqani Network have been a central component of Pakistan's strategy to achieve this objective," he said."After more than a decade of unsuccessful efforts by the US and its NATO allies to convince Pakistan to alter its strategic calculus and stop providing safe havens for the Afghan Taliban / Haqqani Network in Pakistan, it seems unlikely that Pakistan will suddenly decide to fundamentally alter this policy now," he added. (Agencies)
Pak for sustained, result-oriented dialogue with India Islamabad, Dec. 4: Pakistan has said that Islamabad has always emphasized on the need for a sustained and resultoriented dialogue with India to discuss all issues, resolve outstanding disputes, including Kashmir and promote bilateral cooperation with India."Responding to a question that after the recent meeting between the Prime Ministers of India and Pakistan in Paris, does the Pakistan Government think that bilateral dialogue will be resumed, Pakistan Foreign Ministry spokesperson Qazi Khalilullah said, "We have to wait and see."Commenting on issues discussed between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his Pakistani counterpart Nawaz Sharif in Paris, Khalilullah said Prime Minister Sharif himself has spoken to the media on a couple of occasions about the unscheduled meeting in Paris with Prime Minister Modi.
"It has already been carried by the media. I would not add anything to that," he added.Answering a question with regard to the reported visit of Minister for External Affairs, India, Sushma Swaraj to Pakistan for participation in 'Heart of Asia' meeting, the spokesperson said, "We are awaiting confirmation of participation from the Indian side in the Heart of Asia Conference.""The brief unscheduled meeting between the two Prime Ministers in Paris was air by the media as it was taking place. The Indian Ministry for External Affairs has also given its views about the nature of the meeting. However, I am not aware of the meeting of our High Commissioner in New Delhi (with Doval). However, in general, meeting between a diplomat, especially Head of Mission, and a dignitary of the host country is not an extraordinary event."When asked how
Kathmandu,Dec 4:India's Minister for External Affairs Sushma Swaraj defended Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's Nepal policy in Rajya Sabha (India's Upper House), saying India has remained closely engaged with Nepal during its ongoing political transition and has consistently supported early promulgation of a broad-based, inclusive and durable constitution.Recounting the Indian PM's two visits to Nepal and her own last year, Swaraj said that Modi had advised Nepal's leadership to work with a 'rishi-
man' (mindset of a sage) to frame a constitution based on 'sahmat' (consensus) rather than 'bahumat' (majority). "I believe that this advice, of a neighbour and well-wisher, reflects the broad opinion of the House as well as our polity," she said.Two days after the promulgation of the constitution on September 20, India unofficially imposed a blockade, which has resulted in acute crisis of fuel and essentials in Nepal. India, however, has denied any blockade, saying protests led by Madhes-centric parties were to blame for ob-
Pakistan has said that Islamabad has always emphasised on the need for a sustained and resultoriented dialogue with India
will the Heart of Asia Conference contribute to stabilising Afghanistan when it has been noted that the previous sessions of the conference have not been useful, he said the theme of the conference is "Heart of Asia-Istanbul Process: Enhanced Cooperation for Countering Security Threats and Promoting Connectivity in the Heart of
Asia Region.""The agenda of the Conference is aimed at cementing regional ties through a set of Confidence Building Measures. The process is aimed at expanding coordination between Afghanistan and its neighbours and regional partners in facing common threats, including terrorism, narcotics, poverty and extremism," he added. (ANI)
structions and that Nepal needed to resolve its internal affairs on its own.In a statement on calling attention motion on "Situation in Nepal and state of IndoNepal relation", Swaraj said she was assured by Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Kamal Thapa on Wednesday that there had been some progress in talks with the agitating parties."This gives us hope that an early resolution would be found for the political problems facing Nepal," she said. "We will continue to encourage all sides to come to a solution sooner rather than later."She also sought to justify Indian Foreign Secretary S Jaishankar's eleventh hour visit to Nepal as Modi's special envoy on the eve of constitution promulgation as his call on Nepal's leaders to "give more time for dialogue to bring about broad-based acceptance". Jaishankar's visit, however, in Nepal gave rise to widespread perception that firstly, it was too late and secondly, his message and subsequent
position needlessly complicated the political process in Nepal.Swaraj also pointed that the new government in Nepal had not moved forward amendments registered by the Sushil Koirala government. "This has caused continued resentment among the disaffected sections of Nepal's population, and the situation in many parts of the country bordering India remains violent."Stating that the new constitution was duly noted and recognised by India, she said, "But we could not ignore the fact that several sections of the Nepali society felt that their interests had not been taken care of." She added that leading members of the international community as well as many in Nepal have increasingly taken a position similar to India's. "The United States, United Kingdom, European Union and the United Nations have spoken about the need to ensure an inclusive constitution and address fundamental issues through dialogue," she said. (Agencies)
Myanmar claims portion of Bangladesh's maritime area Dhaka, Dec 4:In a recent petition with the United Nations, Myanmar claimed a certain portion of the Bay of Bengal, which lawfully belongs to Bangladesh.The Union of Myanmar filed the petition with the Commission on the Limits of the Continental Shelf on July 30, 2015.But the "grabbing bid" was foiled by the
Bangladesh government as the Bangladesh authorities filed a counter petition immediately, protesting the claim of Myanmar.Seeking anonymity, a high official of Bangladesh foreign ministry told the media: "We came to know about the attempt made by the Myanmar government and took immediate action by filing a counter
Construction works of five hydropower projects obstructed for lack of petroleum products
Kathmandu,Dec 4:Construction works of five hydropower projects have been obstructed for lack of petroleum products following Tarai banda for the past three months and unannounced border blockade imposed by India. The construction works of 50-MW 'Upper Marsyangdi A' hydropower project, 3MW 'Lower Midim Hydropower project', 28MW 'Super Dordi hydropower project', 49-MW 'Lower Dordi hydropower project' and 25MW 'Upper Dordi-A'
hydropower project were disrupted due to shortage of petroleum products. The deadline of the under construction 'Upper Marsyandi A' hydropower project has been extended till six months, which was said to be completed by December 2015. Chief District Officer Mohan Akela said that although 10,000 litres of diesel and 5,000 litres of petrol is needed for the under construction p r o j e c t s e v e r y d a y, the district gets only 1500 litres of diesel. (Agencies)
China and developing countries accuse US for emissions
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Construction works of five hydropower projects obstructed
petition that protested Myanmar's claim."We also urged the United Nations to reject Myanmar's petition as the claim made by the country on continental shelf of the Bay of Bengal is not aligned with the verdicts of the international courts, which resolve boundary disputes among Bangladesh, Myanmar and India."Mentioning
that Bangladesh filed cases with International Tribunal on Law of the Sea (ITLOS) to resolve maritime boundary dispute with Myanmar and with Arbitral Tribunal to resolve maritime boundary dispute with India, the official said: "Both the courts stipulated how much area Bangladesh, Myanmar and India will get."(Agencies)
London, Dec. 4 : China and two groups of developing countries accused the US and other countries of undermining trust and trying to evade responsibly of cutting emissions during the UN climate negotiations in Paris.According to media, with only one full day of negotiations left before a final text is due to be released by the French presidency for politicians to work on next week, the gaps between rich and poor countries remain wide. But diplomats have been quick to say that all sides can be expected to com-
promise significantly by the end of next week, and it is not unusual for countries to be so far apart at this stage of the talks.Su Wei, China's head of delegation, said that rich countries like the US, Britain and Germany should not refrain from responsibility for their historical emissions. He asserted that the problem has been caused by developed countries, adding that they need to take their historical responsibility into account and take the lead in reducing greenhouse gases. (ANI)
Afghan authorities investigate reports about Taliban chief Karachi, Dec. 4 : Afghan authorities are investigating whether Taliban suprem Mullah Akhtar Mansour is dead or still alive after sources form the group claimed he was critically wounded in a gunfight following a quarrel with commanders in the militant group.According to the Dawn, it is not yet clear whether Mansour survived the gunfight which has threatened to derail a renewed regional push to jumpstart peace
talks with the Taliban.The Taliban officially rejected as "absolutely baseless" the reports of the gunfight, which officials and militant sources said was triggered by an altercation at a gathering that cascaded out of control.Sultan Faizi, the spokesman for the Afghan first vice president said that they are trying to establish if Mansour was dead.Citing credible information, he said that his situation is critical.(ANI)
Police chief who put away Zhou Yongkang to head probe of China's securities industry - Bloomberg Beijing, Dec 4:A former Beijing police chief who put away one of China's top Communist Party officials will head a corruption investigation into the securities industry, Bloomberg reported today, citing an unidentified source.Fu Zhenghua, now a deputy minister for public security, previously supervised the case against former Politburo Standing Committee member Zhou Yongkang, three people familiar with the matter told Bloomberg.The Ministry
of Public Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Haitong Securities , Guosen Securities and CITIC Securities have been subject to probes by the China Securities Regulatory Commission (CSRC) for suspected violations of margin trading rules. After China's stock market slump in mid-June, Beijing began cracking down on insider trading and short-selling, which it said were partly to blame for market volatility. (Agencies)
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Fighting for India's Women-Part I Chennai Floods Worst and Most Relentless Rainstorm The 2015 disaster was not just avoidable as thousands of residents are fleeing north Chennai, where no rescue services have been operating. There are flash protests across the region, which has not received essential supplies in the last two days. It is quite usual for politicians and civic officials to blame so-called unprecedented rains for the civic and humanitarian crisis each monsoon brings, and decouple development from disaster. But unprecedented rains occur quite regularly in Chennai. As a city on the high-energy coast facing the Bay of Bengal, Chennai is no stranger to heavy rains and cyclonic storms. Chennai has experienced particularly heavy rains roughly once every 10 years - 1969, 1976, 1985, 1996, 1998, 2005, 2015. In fact, at 235 mm, last weekend's rainfall is not even the big daddy of big rains. The Nungambakkam rain gauge recorded 270 mm on October 27, 2005; 280 mm in 1969, and 450 mm in November 1976. Even in 1976, Adyar overflowed its banks and invaded first-floor houses. But those were the days when Chennai was derided for being an overgrown village, an underdeveloped aspirant to metropolitan status. Today, Chennai has a host of expensive infrastructure aimed at ushering in a "Make in Chennai" boom - a brand-new (though leaky) airport built on the floodplains of the River Adyar, a sprawling bus terminal in flood-prone Koyambedu, a Mass Rapid Transit System constructed almost wholly over the Buckingham Canal and the Pallikaranai marshlands, expressways and bypass roads constructed with no mind to the tendency of water to flow, an IT corridor and a Knowledge Corridor consisting of engineering colleges constructed on water-bodies, and automobile and telecom SEZs and gated residential areas built on important drainage courses and catchments. With every invitation to Make in Chennai, the city is unmaking itself and eroding its resilience to perfectly normal monsoon weather events. The infrastructure of big commerce has replaced the infrastructure to withstand natural shocks. Tamil Nadu's worst and most relentless rainstorm in a 100 years is showing no signs of letting up. Life in capital Chennai ground to a complete halt as a fresh wave of rain lashed the city where 15 teams of the National Disaster Response Force have arrived. Industry lobbies are putting a Rs.15,000 crore figure on the expected financial loss as weather forecasting agencies predict heavy rain to continue for at least the next two days. The unprecedented rains have battered Tamil Nadu's northern districts such as Chennai, Tiruvallur, Kanchipuram and Cuddalore, the toll has crossed 190 so far. Soldiers too joined the rescue and relief work and more troops were on their way from Bengaluru to Chennai, the sprawling southern metropolis with over 4.6 million residents.
History of hatred continues Targets of Ulfa's Violence The attack, perpetrated this week brought back memories of past attacks on people speaking Hindi and evoked widespread outrage across the state. Anti-talk Ulfa militants also known as ULFA (Independent) has owned up responsibility for firing in Namrup in Dibrugarh district. Two persons belonging to Hindi speaking community were injured in the attack. But also blamed certain "business institutions" for the incident. Arunudoy Asom, a leader of the outfit, warned that traders from outside Assam, who are doing business in Tinsukia town, would meet the same fate if they refused to "cooperate with the liberation struggle of the sons of the soil". The attack also came within days of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi's assertion that the "Hindi-speaking central leaders of the BJP are trying to take control of Assam (politically) but we won't allow that to happen". To most insurgent groups in the Northeast, particularly ULFA, Hindi is not merely a language. It is the exploitative tongue of "oppressive" and "colonial" Government of India. This is yet another instance of the Ulfa faction led by Paresh Barua - it became Ulfa-I in 2013 after most top-rung leaders chose to talk peace periodically targeting Hindi-speaking people, more specifically people from Bihar, since 2000. For ideological reasons, say conflict specialists. Ulfa was born in 1979 with the agenda of seceding from "occupational India", a term the group uses to imply that power in New Delhi changed hands from one set of colonists (British) to another (the so-called Hindi lobby) after independence. Like other militant groups in the northeast, Ulfa considers Hindi-speaking people in the region as representatives of so-called colonial New Delhi. All settlers and visitors from western, northern and central India are bracketed as "Hindi-speakers" In 2000, the group killed more than 100 Bihari-origin people in a sudden burst of violence that was allegedly orchestrated to create space for Bangladeshi migrants, who over the decades took over menial jobs from Bhojpuri-speaking people. Major attacks on Hindi-speakers followed in 2003 and 2007. The 2003 attacks were in retaliation to the reported victimisation of Assamese people travelling in trains through Bihar, the Ulfa had claimed. On July 14 the outfit killed Nandalal Sahu, 65, and his daughter Kajal Sahu, 21, in Bijuliban village of Tinsukia district. Since a majority of such people in Assam are from Bihar, Bhojpurispeakers are invariably the targets of Ulfa's violence to drive home a secessionist message. When will the killing of innocent people come to an end in Assam? We boast about our unity in diversity culture, but in real do we really respect others culture and traditions.
The Gulabi Gang fights vigorously - and sometimes violently - for the rights of India's beleaguered women. Zigor Aldama and Miguel Candela They wear a pink sari, wield a stick, and don't hesitate to resort violence in their fight for women's rights. They make up the Gulabi Gang, an association created by Sampat Pal to eradicate gender violence in a country where women are discriminated against even before birth. Janki Devi's relationship with the man she fell in love with was never easy. She was only 15 when she met Anand Kumar, a twenty-something to whom a few months later she lost her virginity, but both sets of parents opposed the union outright. Not surprisingly, in rural areas of the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, as it happens across the country to varying degrees, romantic relationships are a matter arranged between two families regardless of feelings. They become a mathematical operation where caste, economic status, and political relations between the two clans are considered. Love, they say, comes with time and routine. For Janki and Anand that equation did not provide the desired result, so their parents demanded that they cease to see each other. Instead, the couple decided to marry in secret and present it as a fait accompli. Thus, as tradition dictates, Janki finally moved into the home of her in-laws in 2006. And so began another nightmare for her. For unknown reasons, because she was never allowed to access medical tests, she was unable to conceive a child. So, on February 23, Anand's parents doused her with gasoline and set her on fire. Neighbors managed to take her to the hospital, but that night Janki Devi died. Despite the complaint lodged by her parents, the police did not investigate and the media showed no interest in her story. Janki is just one of the more than 300,000 women who each year suffer from the different
forms that gender violence takes in India, a country where, according to official statistics from 2013, a woman is abducted every 10 minutes and one is raped every 20 minutes. And these figures still fail to reflect the country's situation in all its cruelty. Because, as Doreen Reddy, Women Programs director for the Rural Development Trust NGO, explains, "for every case reported there is at least another one who is suffered in silence." In fact, according to a government survey conducted between 2005 and 2006, 51 percent of men -and, surprisingly, 55 percent of women - justify domestic violence in some circumstances. The one most cited is disrespecting the in-laws, followed by postponing housework and arguing
known as the Pink Sari Sister's Gang, in the small town of Badausa. Created in 2006, this association of about 400,000 women across India has become the terror of rapists, abusers, and corrupt policemen. All because its founder, Sampat Pal Devi, doesn't mess around. She is an energetic 53year-old woman who receives Panday on the ground floor of the three story building she owns. Frowning, she checks the photographs that the father took in the hospital, among which are terrible images of the burns that Janki suffered, and listens carefully to the story. A few minutes later, she grabs her old Nokia phone and calls the police station where the Vice Chief of Police Ajay Kulghat has even refused to receive Panday. Pal needs only to pronounce her name for someone across the line
"I don't advocate violence, but there are times when that is the only way to fight," Pal explains straight after finishing the call. "There are people with whom words and arguments are not enough," she stresses pointing at the photo of Janki. with the husband. And this is not just poor rural sentiment: The Supreme Court itself ratified in February that rape within marriage is legal. Many also believe that an infertile woman is a useless animal, and some, including those who killed Janki, even feel entitled to take matters into their own hands. But her father, Dinesh Prasad Panday, believes there is no justification for murdering a woman. So, after unsuccessfully trying to get the police to prosecute Anand's family, who belong to a higher caste and have contacts among local government officials, he has decided to seek justice in another way: He has taken the case to the headquarters of the Gulabi Gang, also
to get police attention. And they are going to hear what she has to say. Shouting, she warns that, if they do not promptly open a proper investigation into the death of the young woman, they will have to face a crowd of enraged women at the door. The Law of Talion "I don't advocate violence, but there are times when that is the only way to fight," Pal explains straight after finishing the call. "There are people with whom words and arguments are not enough," she stresses pointing at the photo of Janki. That is why those who join the ranks of the Gulabi Gang wear a distinctive uniform that now everyone recognizes: a pink sari - the traditional Indian dress. With
At the heart of Delhi city, a graffiti against women violence is displayed with the Goddess Durga, also called Divine Mother, who represents the power of the Supreme Being that preserves moral order and righteousness and protects mankind against evil, hatred and jealousy. Source: Miguel Candela
the 500 rupee ($7.50) annual fee they also get a stick to carry around at all times. "It is intended to protect us, but also to threaten and, if necessary, to beat up the abusers," says Pal. That is what she did for the first time in 2002, when she found a man beating a woman in the street. Pal decided to intervene and was abused too. So, the next day, she managed to convince five more women from her village to implement the law of talion. Her strategy yielded good results then and hasn't changed much since: A few months ago she accused a judge of the Atarra court of inaction against gender violence and dragged him out to the street. That's also why she has a dozen pending trials against her. But it's obvious that Pal's methods work: Half an hour after the first call, the police commissioner agrees to meet with Panday, who leaves grateful and with renewed hope. But Janki's isn't, by any means, the only case the activist is dealing with. Every day Pal gets several, and with most of them she is unable to contain her anger. After all, she understands the pain. The daughter of poor peasants, Pal was forced to marry a 25year-old man soon after her first period. "I was taken out of school when
I didn't yet know how to write and read, and I became a slave in the house of my in-laws," she recalls. Three years later, at 15, she gave birth to the first of her five children, who arrived in a row, "one every year." But her strong character trumped the hardness of the situation and she made her in-laws respect her. Soon, she found out what she really wanted to do in life: "I became interested in the work of groups who said they were seeking women's liberation. But I realized that they could not meet any of their goals. People laughed at them," she says, as other Gulabi Gang members join the conversation. "I know my position seems very radical, but sometimes the stick is the only way to achieve change." Although her unorthodox vigilante methods attract the most attention, Pal has also tailored more traditional programs to get beyond the specific cases arriving daily and achieve a greater impact in the community. "Society will only change if we eliminate the inherent subordination of the role given to women. And this is a revolution that has to come from us. Therefore, besides having established self-help
and legal counselling groups to address individual cases, we focus mainly on programs to achieve their emancipation. From savings funds to events with companies, where women can be hired," she says. Pal's goal is very clear, and it is so ambitious that it sounds like a utopia. "Eradicating child marriage and the dowry tradition, act firmly against domestic violence, and promote the empowerment of women through education and social awareness," lists Pal. "Many argue that those are rights already protected by our Constitution, but the problem doesn't lie with the law, which is good, but with its implementation. We live in a violent patriarchy that permeates all institutions, especially the police and politicians at the highest level. If we women don't save ourselves, nobody will," she concludes. Around her, everybody nods silently in agreement. Contd. Zigor Aldama is the Far East correspondent for Vocento, the largest media group in Spain, and a contributor to El PaĂs newspaper, and is based in Shanghai. Miguel Candela is an awardwinning Spanish photographer based in Hong Kong. Follow him on Twitter @miguelcandela_.
ICC On Nagpur Test Pitch
Sir, The international cricket council's (ICC) rating the Nagpur pitch 'Poor', the pitch where the third Test of the ongoing test series between India and South
Africa was held. This rating by ICC brought ignominy to the Indian cricket. This rating was given by the ICC on the strength of the report submitted by Jeff Crowe, the Match Referee. In the report submitted, concerns of other match officials that the condition of the Pitch is below standard were also ventilated. Of course, the final decision to the effect that the pitch poor, is yet to come, which will have to be corroborated by the ICC's General Manager, cricket, Geoff, Allardice and the ICC's Chief match Referee Ranjan Madugalle. A specific time is given to BCCI by ICC, to respond to the alleged 'Poor' rating. Thereafter only, the two said officials of the ICC will finalize the matter of the 'Poor' rating. The two officials will take into consideration the evidence and the video footage. The ICC then will take a final decision. As far as we know, in all the cricket playing countries, wherever cricket match of international status takes place, be it Test series, T-20 or ODI, Pitches are prepared by the curator. Obviously, the pitches are prepared to the advantage of the local team. It is not an isolated case in India. The Nagpur 'Pitch' where the third test was held is not an exception. If the 'Team India' was equipped with 'spinners' so were the South African team. These spinners
played the pivotal role in the said 'Test Match'. We find, as such, no rationality behind blaming BCCI for the condition of the said pitch.
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Culture has influence Arunachal Church Yumri Taipodia Arunachal Pradesh is a beautiful virgin state who has incredibly richness in aged tradition. But they don't have written record on those golden assets, so their knowledge is mounted in the form of flock lore, chanting, and story narration. Orally it is exposed during marriage, funeral, and any cultural functions. When compared with civilized nation, their generation's stored information is not less than any advance people groups. Christian's of Land of Raising Sun realized it or not, this grand centuries cultural heritage has tremendously influence the
churches in numbers of her strata. One may agree or not, it plays vital role in shaping worship pattern. Their way of belief reflects indigenous life styles. Almost in each village every tribes of Dawn Lit Mountain has a separate bachelor dormitory! They build by themselves to train their youth or for occasional community use. Generally this community hall is the biggest building in the village. Habits of raise spacious roomy the Arunachal Christians erect huge church which is biggest basically in the village. Roughly it is found the minster is the most beautiful as well as costliest building in the village. In extremely remote village, though villager may not
employ CGC sheet or cement for their resident yet they raise church building from those materials. Someone rightly testified 'even in isolated village church rope is made up of CGC sheet and floored with cement.' No single Arunachalee oft bagger profession rather cheerful in giving and hospitality. Helping others is the essential part of their service in social life. Extend hand to the needy, the Creator will reward them is their theory. By and large Arunachal Christian does not seek financial aids from outside to erect any structures or run organization. Their hospitality nature reflects on welcome gospel team and material offered in the cathedral as a part
of adoration. They provide their best to Christian guest in word and deed. In this regard veteran evangelist evaluates 'normally for feast of single visitor they kill chicken; for three to five cut goat, if above ten slaughtered animal even some arranged Mithun. With that give visitors journey expense to reach another destination.' In technical term from pre-historic period no one fully ruled Arunachalee. Ahom and British just reign from periphery because their administration did not completely penetrate in tribal society. Habits of living in liberty or autonomous governance churches of Island of Peace are governs or leads by the local elders.
However, they kept relationship with the churches of other state especially for mentorship. As they lack theological institutes for master level course so they depends other Christian who has deeply rooted in the scripture. 'We depends them for sacred knowledge not for any financial aids. Moreover no one tries to offer us any material abets' preached pioneer leader. Since forefathers days their political life are numbers of way line with present democratic form of government. In olden days neither bribed to issue degree in their favor nor jury delayed for any fee. Meeting was for open participation. Everybody expressed their views as length they required and it
Take Pride in Your Culture Kaushik Narasimhan Flicking through the channels on a wonderful Sunday afternoon I caught Britney Spears giving an interview. On being asked for a message for all her Indian fans, she said "yeah, I love my Indian fans, I love India, always wanted to come there, the tradition, culture, so amazing, awesome…" Britney Spears is just one of the several celebrities who have made such futile comments on our culture and tradition. I often wonder what is it about our culture that they perceive to love so much when they know so little. The Indian culture has been very misunderstood not only by a vast majority around the world but to an extent, even by our very countrymen. Today's Indian youth have taken a stand towards western style of living which, as understandable as it is, with the globalizing trend, is at the cost of eradicating a culture that has been followed in our country almost since the beginning of time. More than the principle adaptation of western culture, it's the perception of our's as a
culture of old practices that has developed amongst the Indian youth today. For at least a thousand years, a number of religions have thrived in India, each with wide gulf of social and cultural diversities. Each religion has its own philosophy, theology, mythology, ceremonies and rituals. Despite these outward diversities of religious beliefs and practices, the vast bulk of the people of India had developed certain common fundamental values of life based on the precept of human dignity which sustain and develop into a great catholic society. Exhibiting one of the highest forms of human values, the Indian culture allowed people to live and develop their personality according to their own belief. Indian culture teaches that everyone must assimilate the spirit of the other and yet preserve one's individuality and grow according to one's own law of growth. What the Indian youth need to observe is the fact that our culture offers every one of us the option to set our own boundaries. We don't have any regula-
Source: www.wikimedia.org tions that bind our activities; we don't have definite rules that raise questions on the commitment involved. That liberty which our Indian culture offers is the reason why even as of today our homes still follow the traditions that have been imparted from one generation to another. The sincerity with which one has to follow principles of our culture is not definite, hence even for the Indian youth today, it acts as a source of discipline and guidance, which has been so ethically proven for over hundreds of
years. The Indian culture cannot be defined as a specific code and in that lies our greatest strength. I believe it's time that we, as the country's youth, acknowledge the freedom, disciple and integrity it offers each one of us as individuals and to our country as a whole. In today's modernized world, sustaining a culture as intricate and significant as ours might seem like a challenging task. But, if the youth of the country learn to
"love" and not "live" with the culture it shall trickle down to a task for once, easier done than said. We are brought up in this very same culture, we have lived with it all our lives, and these cultures are what define our nation to the outside world. If we stand today as the patriotic youth of this country we shall find taking pride in our culture a choice. This is the only definite thing that binds us; to love the country is to love its culture. So, the question now is, Do You love your culture?
Fries, Roasts and Press: For Foodies and Beyond Abhirup Bhunia There isn't a great deal of entertainment that news channels provide us with when we specifically talk about Indian English news channels unless some brand is so weak in providing news
that it has to bank upon the gossip shows to earn the transient attention of a fraction of viewers that they do. However, sympathetic to the pulse of the Indians who are eccentrically keen on food, each media house has dug out at least 30 minutes from the 24 hours of incessant hys-
terical 'news breaking' that they do in order to devote it entirely to foodshows. Now that is something the media houses do not mind entirely counting on mainly on the weekends. Cook shows in India have come of age: stockstill kitchen with deco-
rated walls and an apparently know-all chef cooking and reciting each step have given way to smart people obviously having culinary awareness exploring places and food belonging there. We have a Kunal Vijayakar who in his show 'Foodie' broadcasted in Times Now every Saturday,
who takes us from Calicut to Calcutta, Kashmir to Singapore, Ahmedabad to Agra and literally hunts down popular food joints, savors them and in his gripping show sometimes cooks for us, at times takes us through a joyride into the kitchen
of food hubs from the shoddy interiors of the dhaba to the posh kitchens of star hotels like the Trident. Kunal took us to the kitchen of the man who started it all in India, the man who is internationally acclaimed and admired in India, Sanjeev Kapoor. Remember Khana Khazana which
completed more than 600 episodes? The award winning show of CNN-IBN, 'Secret Kitchen' hosted by Bikramjit Ray has lots to offer too. He has shown us the glimpse of Taj and the chefs there; he has cooked with them and treated our eyes. This man, Bikramjit has had the opportunity to meet up the who's who of the cooking world - he did not deprive us of the spot on Italian flavor for he got an Italian chef to cook for him in an episode, he even took the pain of cooking in a Chinese kitchen in a section where some perfectly Chinese dishes were being prepared by his guest who was a Chinese chef. We do not dare to forget Padma Lakshmi, when cooking and Indians come together. She has hosted cook shows based on India that were broadcasted in Nat Geo, although she is best known for her stint as a host in the renowned cooking reality show Top Chef for which she won an Emmy nomination too! Whether its Greg Wallace, the writer for Good Food and Olive
Magazine or Padma, the cookbook authoress, we cannot ignore our very own Vir Sanghvi for his popular, in style column called 'Rude Food' in Brunch, that appears every Sunday with Hindustan Times, as a glossy thin magazine. Vir has anecdotes for his readers from every corner of the world: from red wines to rabris, from pizzas to pakoras, from Chinese to Continental, from Indian to Italian, he brings us lip smacking delights from everywhere. He gets us hands-on information from all the posh restaurants, eateries, cafés and inns. Recipient of handsome responses from the readers, 'Rood Food' is the king when it comes to cooking in print! Graffiti, a Sunday supplement of The Telegraph also allocates a page or two for food! The Sanjeev Kapoors and the Rakesh Sethis have shown the way and the present day celebrity chefs/cook show presenters tend to tread the path, but only after they added some flavor to and garnished the path just like they do on top of some paneer or prawn! Now that's mouthwatering for sure!
generally concludes after both parties agreed. After embraced new faith also by knowingly or not they applied those essence in worship service such as often
pray in mass, gave ample of time to congregation to express personal testimony, present special songs and dance. Thus, culture influenced the
church in reciprocate Arunachal Christian is strengthen the cultural heritage in their worship. --- Yumri Taipodia is a columnist in various dailies
Cinema in Silhouette Karuna Ahuja There is plenty of light. We will paint with shadows And the colour is darkness! -Amar Sen Lights , Camera, Action! Welcome to the world of HandShadowgraphy!. Shadowgraphy or ombromanie is the art of performing a story or show using images made by hand shadows. This mode of entertainment is nothing but a sleight of hand. Like any other art form, innovation is the buzzword here. With bare hands and a bare s c r e e n , t h e s e shadowgraphers can build any story-the right story for the right kind of audience But isn't shadowgraphy just a pompous sounding name for something we have all indulged in at one time or another? With power shortages and darkened evenings it was a mere pastime to while the hours away. What more could there be to it than that? There could, for one, be the details that meet the eye. Instead of a wall these shadowgraphers have a screen, a 4ft x 3ft sheet of frosted astrolon with an aluminium frame and a 55 W halogen lamp. Imagine the amazing evolution of the docile, practical, mundane shadows into a creative component of fiction and documentation, often complemented by music and sound effects. It is an art form which has immense possibilities and can be applied in different fields. Shadows to amuse and entertain people dates back to the 4th century BC . Plato's writings describe a procession of shadows moving across the wall. Whether he was referring to shadow theatre or puppetry is not clear .Records show shadow puppets were used in performances in China and India
more than 2,000 years ago. The simplest shadow shows, created by human hands were particularly popular in the 19th century ,when a number of books were produced illustrating ways of animals and human beings appearing on walls, sometimes with the assistance of a few carefully positioned props. In modern times, the art of "ombromanie" was made popular by Félicien Trewey, a French magician. At the age of fifteen, he ran away from home to become a magician and tight rope walker. Trewey popularized the art by making silhouettes of famous personalities with his hands. In 1889, he joined Alexander Herrmann in New York. After that many magicians began to imitate his "Shadowgraphy". Other magicians who used hand shadows in their act includes David Devant, Edward Victor, and the duo Holden and
lar, especially on YouTube. In India, this art was popularised by the duo-Amar Sen and Sabyashachi Sen, both based in Kolkata. From animal figured like a horse and deer, to personalities like Saurav Ganguly and Mother Teresa, the duo's alacrity with fingers has won them accolades from various quarters. Ranked 18th best in the world, they are Asia's only representation at international level meets. But against all the success and fame of hand shadowgraphy, there has been no spread of this art with all its potential. A few feeble attempts have been made to pass this off as another rainy day activity but the current potential of this art as a new, unique and novel medium of expression has been untapped and the art at its peak is all set to die if no more practitioners of this art are created. It is a must that a way of expression requiring
Source: www.efictionindia.in Graham in which Max Holden was famous for his "Monkey in the Belfry" shadow. The magician well known today in shadow graphy is an Australian, Raymond Crowe whose hand shadow act performed to the song "What a Wonderful World" by Louis Armstrong has become extremely popu-
nothing but a light, hands and a surface to convey an idea in a flash be taught and kept alive. It is one of the rare arts that is completely human and so simple that a child can perform and a sexagenarian can be intrigued at the content of the performance. Caption: Amar Sen and Sabyashachi Sen
Ignorance for Indian History, Language and Culture Manali Misra Our country's rich past, diverse culture, magnificent architecture and unique geography are popular throughout the world. We all proudly agree to this fact. But hold on, how many of us actually know about our own country's history? How many of us even think of being well-read about our culture? Very few of us and half among them are the ones who must know about the history as it might be required for their job, other than that, hardly any one cares. Apart from a handful of history lovers, youngsters know just the basic facts about India, though many of them forget even those soon after they pass their school examinations, where history is incorporated as a subject. History is always considered as a boring subject, so are the people who have a penchant for it. India is considered as the mother of history, legends and traditions. But the present generation is satisfied by knowing just an iota
about it. It feels nice to think that the oldest scriptures- The Vedas were written in our country, the longest epic poem- The Mahabharata was composed on the Indian soil, but that feeling vanishes when we realise that all this is in Sanskrit, a language very few are aware of. Other countries have reconginsed and praised India's history and culture. It is evident from the following remark of the German philologist, Max Mueller- "If I were asked under what sky the human mind has most fully developed some of its choicest gifts, has most deeply pondered on the greatest problems of life, and has found solutions, I should point to India" Nowadays we are so busy in our lives that we can't find time to read about our motherland. It's time that we should realise there is a lot to know about India. The intellectuals have always been grateful to India for its contribution in the field of knowledge as the renowned physicist Albert Einstein had put in his words- "We owe a lot to the Indians, who taught us how
to count, without which no worthwhile scientific discovery could have been made!" A nation full of heritage to be proud of, a nation that has the best places in the world, a country, traveling around which will be a life changing experience for many. We should not let ourselves and our nation down by being fluent in English but not even knowing the basics of Hindi. Most of the teenagers feel that in today's era knowledge of Hindi is hardly required. Of course, one can survive without knowing or speaking Hindi. But they fail to represent their identity as an Indian once they are in a foreign land. Regular field trips to historical places and classes of history at college and school level can help a great deal in removing this flaw of the youngsters. It is no doubt good to know about the culture of other countries but not by ignoring our own culture. As Dr. Rajendra Prasad rightly said, "A country that does not take pride in its language and literature can never progress."
BUSINESS Montblanc partners with Titan, to open five outlets
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Bengaluru, Dec 4: Tata group company Titan on recently announced forming of a joint venture with global luxury firm Maison Montblanc to set up Montblanc's retail outlets across India. Montblanc, which is re-entering India, will open five boutiques in next three months in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune through the joint venture. Montblanc International Executive Vice President Sales Nicolas Baretzki said: "We are delighted to partner Titan in India.
This is a market that presents exceptional opportunity for Montblanc, and our expansion strategy will certainly help serve our strong and loyal client base here." Titan Company Managing Director Bhaskar Bhat said the association will help the company offer a unique luxury experience to its 'large and loyal customer base'. "With Titan's strong position and Montblanc's iconic, luxury offering across its portfolio, there is no doubt that the Maison's appeal
Bling organizes 'Indian Realty Revelry' for real estate developers ANI New Delhi, Dec 4: Bling Events, Asia's largest real estate focused eventmanagement company announced its next series of flagship event, 'Indian Realty Revelry' at Abu Dhabi and Sydney from December 11th to 13th 2015. The coveted event will see participation from Lodha, Godrej Properties, Mahindra Lifespaces, L and T Realty, Purvankara,Antriksh, Brigade, Ireo, Kalpataru, Ruparel, WTC, SD Corp, Ozone Group and Radius among others. Bling Events has been changing the way real estate events are conducted and has been making records by conducting almost 50 events across the globe that have witnessed a total footfall of more than 25000 home buyers leading to spot closures of properties worth USD 50 million. "Bling's strength lies in its great team which is a powerful combination of creativity, digital marketing and execu-
tion capabilities. Combining these all, Bling has executed world class events that are not just aesthetically appealing but all are so well marketed & managed that they generally over deliver when it comes to footfalls and closures" said Kanika Gupta Shori, Head, Bling. After a successful event of IRR Dubai, Bling Events is likely to conduct a range of events all across the globe. Initially acclaimed for introducing Indian properties to international shores, Bling has also made successful entry into the Indian markets with the recently concluded IRR in October across Delhi, Bangalore and Mumbai. The company now wants to go aggressive with the frequency of the events being conducted and expanding the footprint to widen the geographical coverage. It also aims to launch the next generation tech platforms for showcasing the developer projects during the events virtual 3D and augmented realty.
Mutual Fund managers purchase shares worth Rs 6,500 crore
New Delhi, Dec 4: Mutual Fund managers have picked up shares worth Rs 6,500 crore in November, taking the total to a staggering more than Rs 58,000 crore in the current fiscal. This is on top of Rs 40,722 crore already invested by them in the entire 2014-15 - the first net inflow in six years for an entire fiscal after outflows, on net basis, for five consecutive financial years. Between 2009-10 and 2013-14, mutual fund (MF) managers had cumulatively sold shares worth over Rs 68,000 crore. They had bought shares worth Rs 6,985 crore in 2008-09. According to the latest Sebi data, fund managers have picked up shares to the tune of Rs 6,548 crore in November, higher than Rs 2,935 crore invested in the preceding month. This has taken the total investment in stock markets to Rs 58,525 crore in the April-November period of 2015-16. They have made intensive buying especially
in September and August, when the domestic market crashed due to rout in Chinese equities. During that time, overseas investors have pulled out from the Indian stock markets. The sell-off by overseas investors in the Indian equity markets has given an opportunity to mutual fund managers. Overall, the fund managers have been bullish on the stock market ever since the Narendra Modi-led BJP government came to power at the Centre. Since then, they have made a net investment of about Rs 1 lakh crore in the equity market. In addition, robust inflows from retail investors in the equity segment have helped. Till April last year, holdings were facing liquidation due to redemptions from investors. Mutual funds are investment vehicles that pool funds collected from investors to invest in securities such as stocks, bonds, money market instruments and other assets. (Agencies)
and success will only continue to grow," Bhat said. Elaborating on Montblanc retail expansion plans, Titan said in December two boutiques would be opened at Palladium Mall in Mumbai and Taj Mahal Hotel in Delhi, which would have collections of Maison's innovative writing instruments, fine jewellery for men and women and artisanal leather goods. Titan would operate a dedicated customer service centre to ensure convenience and service
Non-disclosure of foreign assets 'risky': Jayant Sinha
TITAN-MONTBLANC SHAKE HANDS Tata group company Titan on recently announced forming of a joint venture with global luxury firm Maison Montblanc. Titan partners with Montblanc. SOURCE: www.montblanc.com
Montblanc, which is re-entering India, will open five boutiques in next three months in Mumbai, Delhi, Hyderabad and Pune.
Titan would operate a dedicated customer service centre to ensure convenience and service for clients in India.
Association will help the company offer a unique luxury experience to its 'large and loyal customer base'.
for clients in India, it added. Titan is a joint ven-
ture between the Tata group and Tamil Nadu In-
dustrial Development Corporation. (Agencies)
NIIT appoints Amit Kaul as business development head ANI New Delhi, Dec 4: A global leader in skills and talent development, NIIT Ltd, on Thursday announced the appointment of Amit Kaul as National Business Development Head, Corporate Learning in India. "Amit will be responsible for taking NIIT's managed training services business to the next level in the Indian markets, in line with the company's global expertise in this field," a statement from the NIIT said. With a proven global track record and strategic partnerships with many Fortune 500 clients in US & EU; with over 600 Global Specialist Training Partners across a wide range of subject domains; with a pool of over 1000 trainers deployable globally; and with the world's largest content development facility, NIIT can bring the best of breed training services to meet the needs of discerning corporate customers in India, across all domains and entire range of training services, with a focus on large local and MNC firms. The appointment of Amit Kaul is a strategic move by NIIT to replicate the success of its global experience, garnered with leading Fortune 500 companies, in the Indian market. Built on the sound prin-
Amit Kaul, new Business Development Head, NIIT SOURCE: www.aninews.in ciples of 'Running Training like a Business', NIIT's Managed Training Services and best-in-class training processes enable customers to align business goals with L&D, reduce costs, realize measurable value, benefit from rock-solid operations, and increase business impact. This will make Corporate Training in India, another significant growth and profitability driver for NIIT. Welcoming Amit Kaul as National Business Development Head, Corporate Learning - India, NIIT Ltd., Rahul Patwardhan, CEO, NIIT Ltd. said, "We have been studying the corporate training outsourcing market in India very closely. With the prevailing
MNC culture and changing demands of the work environment, corporates in India perceive a growing need for outsourcing corporate training to the experts. NIIT has been a key player in corporate training outsourcing in India, and with Amit on board we hope to develop this business manifold in India. I welcome Amit to the NIIT family and wish him success in his endeavours." Amit Kaul brings with him 18 years of rich industry experience in enterprise and institutional sales, sales management, business development, ecosystem management, strategic planning in IT and executing large deals. In his last assignment, Amit has
worked as Director and Business Head, SAP, leading the SAP BFSI line of business across Indian subcontinent. Amit was responsible for revenue achievement, margin profitability, sales management and developing the business, market and ecosystem. Prior to that, Amit worked with large MNC's including Siemens, Intel and Dell. Speaking on joining NIIT as National Business Development Head, Corporate Learning India,Amit Kaul said, "I am pleased to take on this role, and excited about the possibilities that lie in the future. Bringing my experience of corporate sales on a platform of a trusted brand like NIIT, I look forward to working with the team and creating a truly world class offering in the Corporate Learning Solutions space in India." Established in 1981, NIIT Limited, a global leader in Skills and Talent Development, offers multi-disciplinary learning management and training delivery solutions to corporations, institutions, and individuals in over 40 countries. NIIT has three main lines of business across the globe- Corporate Learning Group, Skills and Careers Group, and School Learning Group.
Ola inks pact with Didi, Lyft, GrabTaxi Mumbai, Dec 4: Indian taxi aggregator app Ola has inked a pact with global peers -- Didi, Lyft andGrabTaxi -- that will allow users of these ridesharing apps to seamlessly travel across India, China, the US and Southeast Asia. The partnership will enable the companies to jointly compete with US-based Uber that has a presence across 67 countries. The new alliance will cover nearly all of Southeast Asia, India, China and the US, reaching nearly 50% of the world's population, a joint statement said. Joint partner products will start rolling out in the January-March 2016 quarter, it added. In September, US' Lyft and Chinese player Didi Kuaidi had inked a similar partnership. Interestingly, Didi is an investor in Ola, Lyft and GrabTaxi. Ola has a presence in 102 Indian
cities, while Didi's platform provides seven million rides per day across 360 Chinese cities. Similarly, Lyft in the US sees seven million rides a month across over 190 cities and GrabTaxi sees up to 1.5 million daily bookings across six countries (Malaysia, Singapore, Indonesia, Philippines, Vietnam and Thailand) in Southeast Asia. Through the global alliance, these companies will collaborate and leverage each other's technology, local market knowledge and business resources so that international travelers can seamlessly access local on-demand rides by using the same application they use at home, the statement said. Each company will handle mapping, routing and payments through a secure API in their country of operation, it added. Though the companies did not elaborate, the partner-
ship may allow users to pay for rides in other countries using the app they use in the home country in the future. "We are excited to partner with Lyft, Didi Kuaidi and GrabTaxi, allowing seamless mobility access across hundreds of cities globally for our combined user base that runs into hundreds of millions," Ola co-founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal said. "This will also allow all four companies to learn from each other's local innova-
50 percent discount of all Maxmart items in Jorhat ET Bureau Jorhat, Dec 4: With winter setting in Maxmart, Jorhat has announced a ‘Mahaloot offer’ for the customers which it had not done for the last 8 years. According to the offer, the customers will be able to purchase all items including garments in half prices. The declaration of the offer has already created sensation in Jorhat. The offer will Maxmart Jourhat be for around 25 days and the customers will efit from the offer, advisor of Maxmart, be able to reap full ben- Samir Roy, the Media Jorhat said.
tions and successes that can help in the shared mission to build better mobility solutions in the respective markets," he added. "The partnership with Lyft, GrabTaxi and Ola allows Chinese users unprecedented ease of international travel and will be a win for the diversity and vitality of the global rideshare industry," Cheng Wei, CEO of Didi Kuaidi, said. (Agencies)
Jayant Sinha. SOURCE: www.asianetindia.com
ANI New Delhi, Dec 4 : Non-disclosure of foreign assets can be risky for the taxpayers, said Minister of State for Finance Jayant Sinha. Sinha, who was speaking at the sixth meeting of Automatic Exchange of Information (AEOI) Group, pointed out that the income-tax returns already stipulate that the taxpayers need to disclose details of their foreign assets. "Strict and efficient framework for effective automatic exchange of information among countries is being worked upon and put in place and this would be operational from 2017," he added. Sinha said that India was committed to
the Common Reporting Standards ( CRS) in compliance with the other nations for exchange of information. The three main issues to be discussed in the AEOI group meeting would include confidentiality provisions that are well understood by all; common reporting standards so that information is exchanged seamlessly and compliance, implementation and follow-up of the information received under Automatic Exchange of Information. The representatives from over 100 countries will during the two-day meeting discuss how to implement new global standards on automatic exchange of information.
Coal India looks to improve grade of coal, maintain uniformity Contd. from Page 1
This is not a choice but an imperative”, he said. Sizing, washing and grading coal correctly are now seen as primary non-negotiable tasks. A standard operating procedure with guidelines for third-party sampling, at the loading end, has also been formulated. It may be mentioned here that in first half of 2015-16, CIL clocked a production growth of 8.9 per cent against a net sales growth 7.3 per cent and a post-tax profit growth of 1.3 per cent. Increasing realisations is now an imperative. To improve coal grades the company is setting up coal washeries as it reduces ash content in coal. Altogether 15 washeries with a total annual capacity of 112 million tonnes on build-own-maintain basis with private entrepreneurs has been proposed. The washeries help arresting grade-slippage. Coal is graded according to the gross calorific value system (GCV), which is the amount of heat generated which burning a specified amount of the commodity. Currently, there are 17 bands and traditionally majority of Indian coal has high ash content, which low heat value. Washing
improves this. Surface miners are also being deployed by CIL for selective mining at some of the open cast mines for producing dust-free regular size coal in order to improve coal quality, while improving the blasting method to prevent mixing coal with overburden material is being adopted. Efforts are also being made to iron out the differences over third party sampling. At a recent meeting in Delhi, on the issue of third party sampling, a slew of decisions were taken all of which are seen as consumer-centric and have the backing of coal consumers. Under this, a standard operating procedure for third party sampling of coal at the mine end is proposed. The independent third-party agency will be appointed by Central Institute of Mining and Fuel Research (CIMFR) through a bidding process for carrying out the task of coal sampling and analysis. The funding will be shared equally. The sample would be tested at a NABL accredited laboratory. “There is an attitudinal change .. there is a serious thrust on quality,” Subhasri Chaudhuri, Secretary General of Coal Consumers Association of India said. (Agencies)
TECHNOLOGY Huawei Enjoy 5S Display 5.00-inch Processor 1.5GHz Front Camera 5-megapixel Resolution 720x1280 pixels RAM 2GB OS Android 5.1 Storage 16GB Rear Camera 13-megapixel Battery capacity 2200mAh Huawei Enjoy 5S smartphone comes with a 5.00-inch touchsceen display with a resolution of 720 pixels by 1280 pixels. The Huawei Enjoy 5S is powered by 1.5GHz octa-core MediaTek MT6753T processor and it comes with 2GB of RAM. The phone packs 16GB of internal storage that can be expanded up to 128GB via a microSD card. As far as the cameras are concerned, the Huawei Enjoy 5S packs a 13-megapixel primary camera on the rear and a 5-megapixel front shooter for selfies. The Huawei Enjoy 5S runs Android 5.1 and is powered by a 2200mAh non removable battery. It measures 143.50 x 71.00 x 7.60 (height x width x thickness) and weighs 135.00 grams.
The Huawei Enjoy 5S is a dual SIM (GSM and GSM) smartphone. Source: www.gsmarena.com
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WOMEN’S Bananas Make You Prettier!! For most of us, bananas play an important part in our diet. This yummy, yellow fruit is packed with nutrients, vitamins and potassium, which are extremely useful for your body. Apart from its health benefits, it also makes a great energy snack and, surprisingly, has amazing beauty ben-
efits for your skin and hair. If you want a flawless complexion and strong hair, you've got to give bananas a chance. Get ready with these 7 beauty benefits of bananas! 1. Get Smoother Skin Bananas contain vitamin C and B6, which are responsible for keeping
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your skin hydrated and moist. All you have to do is cut a single banana into tiny pieces, and mash it up. Add a tablespoon of honey to the paste and generously apply it to your skin. Keep it on for about 10-15 minutes and wash it off with lukewarm water. You'll notice the difference in your skin's velvety texture after washing it off. 2. Banish Scars, Blemishes And Acne The vitamin C in bananas helps lighten skin tone, soothes skin irritation and erases blemishes. To get rid of acne, you'll have to learn how to make a banana mask first. The ingredients can be easily found in your kitchen. To make the mask, you'll have to make a paste of bananas, add a tablespoon of milk, a teaspoon of white sugar and a tablespoon of oatmeal. Blend all of them well in
a container. You can use a brush or your bare fingertips to apply it on your skin. The sugar and oatmeal act as a natural scrub that not only removes dead skin cells but also provides deep cleansing for your pores. 3. Rescue Those Cracked Heels Sometimes, getting regular pedicures is not enough for keeping your feet healthy and smooth. You need a natural remedy to rescue your feet! If you ask us, bananas are an excellent choice. It not only repairs damaged skin, but it also makes your skin feel baby soft. Mash two ripe bananas and apply it over your cracked feet. Put your socks on and leave the pulp to dry and soak into your skin. Remove your socks after 10 minutes and wash it off. 4. Stay Forever Young Believe it or not, but ba-
nanas are loaded with antioxidants and precious nutrients that help reverse the aging process by getting rid of wrinkles and fine lines. Mash 2 ripe bananas, add a scoop of yoghurt, and a couple of drops of almond oil and blend well. Apply it on your skin and neck. Wait for the mask to harden till you wash it off with lukewarm water. Using a towel, pat dry after. 5. Those Dreamy, Glossy Locks For damaged and dull hair, banana pulp is the best. It contains nutrients and vitamins that improve hair texture, repair damaged hair, and strengthen hair follicles. To get the most out of bananas, make a natural hair conditioner out of it! You'll need to blend ripe banana pulp, a scoop of avocado, and a tablespoon of coconut milk. After shampooing your
Source: www.cinekushi.com hair, run the conditioner through your hair. Keep it on for 5-8 minutes and wash it off with chilled water. 6. It Fights Dandruff And An Itchy Scalp Getting rid of dandruff and an itchy scalp is a common problem we girls face. It's time to put an end to the problem once and for all! (without the use of products and chemicals). The rich nu-
tritional properties of bananas is what your hair requires the most. After shampooing your hair, apply a paste made from ripe bananas and honey. Keep your shower cap on and leave the paste to soak into your roots for 10-15 minutes. Wash it off with lukewarm water after. 7. Puffy Skin and Tired Eyes? Puffy skin and tired eyes
are signs of stress. No girl deserves this, and bananas will agree to that fact! You don't necessary have to make a paste of it, you can go ahead and eat it! The potassium in it helps balance electrolyte levels in your body and your retina fluids. While it rejuvenates skin it also and improves the quality of sleep. It's like you can now eat your way to a prettier you every day!
How To Dry Your Hair And Look Salon-Perfect! Are You Brushing Your Hair The Right Way? If we had a dollar for all the times we wished we didn't need to spend ages blasting the blow-dryer and our hair just behaved on its own, we would be trillionaires by no. Well, we help you get as close to that 'wash and go' dream as possible with this guide to air-drying your hair to perfection. Read on to know how to do it right and get your locks to look gorgeous without touching the heat. A Few Important Things To Keep In Mind 1. Condition Your Hair Your hair is exposed to plenty of damage every day thanks to the sun, pollution and heat styling. It's important to condition it well and leave the product on your strands for a couple of minutes to help nurture and reverse damage. Deep condition your mane once a week as well. Conditioning is such an important step as it encourages smooth, silky strands, which is important for air drying. 2. A Microfiber Towel Is A Must We're all guilty of using a regular towel on our mane, which only triggers frizz thanks to the
friction. Get your hands on a special microfiber towel or even an old Tshirt, just for your hair, to help remove excess water. Gently blot your hair instead of rubbing it and do not tie it into a tight turban like you usually do. This will definitely help control frizz as your hair dries. 3. Get Rid Of Those Tangles Once you've removed the excess water, use a widetooth comb to remove every last tangle. Start from the bottom and remove knots in small sections till your hair is perfectly detangled. Don't comb your hair after this as air drying is all about working with your natural texture. For Straight Hair Step 1: Gently press your strands with a microfiber towel to remove excess water. When it's about half dry, detangle with a comb. Step 2: With fine or straight hair, skip the heavy styling products as you don't want to weigh down your strands. Instead, a light serum is enough to cut down frizz and enhance shine. You could also add a bit of oil on the ends to make them look soft and healthy. Step 3: When your hair is
about 85% dry, flip it over and use your fingers to tousle the roots. This will help give extra volume and lift. Be sure not to touch your hair too much as it dries as this will only lead to frizz. Once your hair is completely dry, if you feel like you need more volume, use rollers around the crown for a few minutes. Add a dash of serum again and you're done. For Wavy Hair Step 1: Using a microfiber towel instead of a regular one is an absolute must as this hair type is prone to frizz. Then detangle with a comb or even your fingers. Step 2: Enhance those natural waves with a texturizing spray for that straight-from-the-beach look. Mist your strands and then use your fingers to scrunch. If you want even more waves, gently twist sections like a rope with your fingers. For Curly Hair Step 1: Brushing your hair leads to a frizzy mess. To detangle your hair, use your fingers or a comb while you have conditioner on in the shower. Step 2: You need to towel dry your hair a bit differently. Flip your head over and gently scoop it in a
Source: www.popxo.com microfiber towel. Use it to blot and scrunch your curls before gently lifting your head back up. This will help define your curls while lifting them from the root. Step 3: For air-drying, a bit of product is important to help give you well-defined curls without any fluffiness or frizz. A good leave-in or curl cream is a must to work into your curls and scrunch. Remember, don't touch your hair too much after this step, you don't want to ruin curl definition or activate frizz. A Few Tricks For Gorgeous Waves and Curls 1. Textured Waves Wait till your hair is damp, mist it with a sea salt spray and then divide it into 4
braids. Let it air dry and then before it is completely dry, let them loose. 2. Volumized Waves Rake some mousse through damp hair for some amazing volume. Then, pull your strands into one big, loose braid. While it's drying, twist it up into a high bun to give it extra body. 3. Pretty Waves On Thick Hair For ultra thick hair, twist your hair into 4 buns and secure them in place with U-shaped pins, which won't create dents in your hair. 4 buns helps give you smooth waves, whereas if you made just one twisted bun, you would probably end up with just a big bend in your hair.
Brushing your hair is probably the least complicated part of anyone's beauty regime. With all the other mane issues you have to worry about, mainly getting it to behave and look half-presentable every morning, detangling your strands is something you don't give a second thought. Well, maybe you should. Could the way you're brushing your hair be the root cause of your hair woes? We give you the right way to brush your hair. Who knew you could be doing it wrong? How Often Should You Really Brush Your Hair? It's important to brush your hair every single day, it stimulates blood circulation and relaxes your scalp. Which basically means your hair will be healthier, shinier and have plenty of volume. For glossy, untangled hair, you should brush it twice a day - once in the morn-
you have conditioner on. How You Should Be Brushing Your Hair 1. From The Ends To The Roots Running your brush from top to bottom is a huge nono. It just causes hair fall and weakens your roots. You should actually be starting from the ends and working your way up. This is a gentle way of removing knots without pulling your hair out. 2. Dry Vs Wet Never ever brush your hair when it's wet. Your strands are at their weakest and can snap much more easily when they're wet. You should use a wide tooth comb to gently untangle your hair after your shower. Use your brush on dry hair only. 3. If You Have Thick Hair… If your hair is super thick, you would know how easily it gets tangled. The easiest and gentlest way to go about it is to separate
through your mane in the shower when you have conditioner on. What Type Of Brush Should You Be Using? In terms of size, you should be using a wide, flat brush (a paddle brush) if you have midlength, long or thick hair. For short or fine hair then a thinner brush works better. A ceramic brush is a great tool to have if you style your hair often. It gets heated up under your blow dryer, which helps straighten, smoothen and set your hair as you style it. When it comes to the bristles, a brush with a mix of nylon and boar bristles works wonders. Nylon bristles are flexible enough to bend through knots without snagging your strands and boar bristles help distribute your natural oils across your locks, which adds shine.
The Eyeliner Technique You Need To Know
Source: www.fashionmio.com Beauty aficionado or not, every girl should master this makeup technique for gorgeous looking eyes and lashes. Tightlining helps
make your lashes appear fuller naturally and generally makes your eyes pop. It's a simple makeup move that will become your se-
cret technique for gorgeous eyes. What Is Tightlining? Tightlining is a technique where eyeliner is placed on your upper waterline, at the base of your to fill in the gaps between the lashes. It's also known as invisible eyeliner and is a more subtle way of lining your eyes while giving some major definition. What Do You Need to Tightline? 1. An eyeliner of your choice. You can tightline with any type of liner pencil, gel or liquid. 2. A flat eyeliner brush if you're using gel liner. How To Tightline Your Eyes: Step 1: Using your nondominant hand, gently lift up your eyelid and use
your pencil/brush or liquid liner along the roots of your lashes in dabs or strokes to fill in the gaps between them. If your eye starts watering, wait for a few seconds and then start again. Step 2: Try not to blink for a few seconds to avoid it smudging. Use a q-tip to clean up any smudges. There should be no spaces between your lashes, they should appear fuller, darker and thicker. Step 3: Curl your lashes and apply mascara. Step 4: To tightline the lower lashline, simply line along the waterline. A Few Things To Help Tightline Stare Down You can tilt your head backwards and angle your
chin or gaze down into a mirror on a flat surface like a table so you're looking down into it. This way you have a perfect view of the area you need to line. Make Short Strokes Line the roots of your eyelashes in short movements and not in one long movement to avoid irritating the eye. It is a very sensitive area after all and you don't want your eyes to start watering. Leave The Inner Corner Begin tightlining from the outer corner and moving inwards. Avoid filling in the inner corner as that can make your eyes appear smaller. However, if you have wide set eyes then you should line it there to help them appear closer together.
Source: www.girlscosmo.com ing and once at night before going to bed, for about a minute each time. This only holds true for straight and wavyish hair though. If you have curly hair you will know the frizzy mop your mane turns into every time you brush it. You should brush your hair at night before bed and before you wash it to detangle knots, or even during your shower while
your hair into sections and brush each section from the ends to the roots. 4. If You Have Curly Hair… The best way to detangle your curls is with your fingers. It's the safest way to avoid breakage and frizziness. Brush your hair section by section at night before you go to bed and run a wide-tooth comb
Do Not Over Brush We've all heard that saying about a hundred strokes every day, but that will definitely do more harm than good. Over brushing your strands will lead to hair fall and breakage. Three to four strokes to get rid of a knot is more than enough. Brushing your hair is healthy, but being over enthusiastic could kill its positive effects.
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"When I was batting I just wanted to stay blank and play one ball at a time. I wanted to build partnerships with the other batsmen. It feels really special that I batted with Ashwin while getting my hundred."
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Jadeja sends South Africa crashing after Rahane's century Agencies Delhi: Ravindra Jadeja did the star turn with a fivewicket haul, after Ajinkya Rahane's brilliant century, as India took control of the fourth Test against South Africa by taking a commanding 213-run lead on the second day at the Feroz Shah Kotla, in Delhi, on Friday. Jadeja produced a mesmerising spell of 5 for 30 as the visitors were dismissed for a paltry 121 in 49.3 overs. After Rahane's 127 helped India post a decent 334 in their first innings, the Proteas did not even last two full sessions, falling 14 runs short of saving the follow-on score of 135. The home side, however, decided against forcing the follow-on. While left-arm spinner Jadeja accounted for the bulk of the spoils with pin-point accuracy, it was a magical delivery by pacer Umesh Yadav and Ishant Sharma's sharp bowling that was the
Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the fall of a South African wicket. highlight of the final two sessions. Ravichandran Ashwin also increased his wickets tally for the series to 26 after helping himself to a half-century with the
Hockey World League Final: Inspired India enter semi-finals
bat. With a far better pitch on offer, it seemed that the South African batsmen had lost the battle in their heads even before they came out to face the Indian quartet
on the 22 yards strip. It was a combination of disciplined bowling and some reckless batting that led to South Africa's downfall. Once again AB de Villiers fought a lone battle, scoring 42 and was the ninth batsman to be dismissed when Ishant took a welljudged catch at the long-off boundary. With three full days left in the game, India are firmly in the driver's seat to record a historic 30 series triumph over South Africa. Earlier, comebackman Yadav drew first blood by removing Dean Elgar, who was caught by Wriddhiman Saha, trying to steer a fuller delivery. In the post-tea session, it was Jadeja, who got into the act with his accurate length bowling. Opener Temba Bavuma, who replaced an out-of-form Stiaan van Zyl, was bowled by an arm ball that kept low. Hashim Amla's horrible series continued as he tried to play a
square cut when a Jadeja delivery was too close for comfort. The result was a nick snapped up by Saha behind the stumps. From 56 for 3, it soon became 62 for four when Faf du Plessis tried to play a slap shot only to find Rahane run back from his first slip position to take a simple catch at backward short leg. However, it was Umesh, who produced the delivery of the match to dismiss JP Duminy. The ball pitched on the middle stump as Duminy rightly committed to play forward but, to his surprise, found it nip away and knock his off-stump, making it 65 for five. In danger of conceding the follow-on, the Proteas' woes were compounded when Ishant Sharma got one to jag back sharply and castle Dane Vilas. Finally, Ashwin also got his name on the wickets column as he trapped Kyle Abbott to make it 80
against much fancied sides like Delhi, Karnataka and Bengal. Needing to bat out the day to salvage a point from the game, Assam were helped by the weather to some extend. The entire first session of the day was lost as the umpires deemed the light to be poor. On resump-
tion, the Bengal bowlers managed to chip away at the wickets as the Assam batsman found life difficult against a disciplined bowling attack. For Assam, Pallav Das batted with a lot of determination and scored a gritty 55 before his vigil was ended by Ojha. Towards the
Waqar says tainted Amir deserves’ international recall Agencies Raipur: Leaving behind their disappointing league campaign, India produced an inspired performance to upstage World No.4 Great Britain 2-1 and enter the semifinals of the Hockey World League (HWL) Final at the Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel Stadium in Raipur. World No. 6 India came into the match as underdogs having finished last in Pool B with just one point. Great Britain, on the other hand, were touted as favourites as they topped Pool A with two wins and a draw. But having faced a lot flak in the last few days for their inconsistent showing in the league stage, the Indians came out with purpose even though Great Britain had the better share of ball possession and circle entries. India secured just one penalty corner in the match which was beautifully converted by VR Raghunath in the 19th minute before Talwinder Singh doubled the lead in the 39th minute. It was not easy for the Indians as Great Britain fought hard and tried to forge a comeback into the match in the fourth and final
quarter when Simon Mantell scored from a penalty corner in the 52nd minute. Great Britain earned as many as six penalty corners in the match but made use of just one. India will face Belgium, who edged Argentina 2-1 in the fourth and final quarter-final, in the semi-final on Saturday. By virtue of this win, India have also managed to avenge their 1-5 drubbing against Great Britain in the bronze medal play-off match Hockey World League Semifinals at Antwerp, Belgium earlier this year. In the day's second match, Belgium took the lead in the 22nd minute when Alexander Hendrickx scored from a penalty corner in the seventh minute before Sebastian Dockier (27th minute) made it 2-0 in the second quarter. Argentina fought hard in the second half and pulled one back in the 42nd minute through Agustin Mazzilli's field strike. Thereafter, the Argentines tried hard and kept putting pressure on the opponents in search of the equaliser but failed to break the resolute Belgian defence.
ANI Karachi: Pakistan head coach Waqar Younis has said that disgraced fast bowler Mohammad Amir deserves a second chance to make a comeback to the national squad. The 23-year-old bowler produced an impressive performance, taking nine wickets in seven matches in Bangladesh's Twenty20 league after ending his five-year ban for spotfixing in September. Former fast bowler Younis said that Amir deserves to come back in the cricketing community and enhance his profession. Amir, who is still undergoing the PCB rehabilitation program, had been banned alongwith Salman Butt and
end of the day, debutant Wasiqur Rahman showed a lot of grit as he managed to keep the Bengal bowlers at bay along with the tailenders. With the quarterfinals scheduled for February next year, the Assam team will now look to shift their focus to the one-dayers
Sports Correspondent Dibrugarh, Dec 4: Dinjan Udalguri Tea Estate beat Romai Tea Estate 4-2 via tie-breaker in the Arun Jalan Memorial prize money intergarden running trophy football tournament here at Mokalbari Tea Estate playground in Dibrugarh. Earlier, the
for the Vijay Hazare Trophy. Brief Scores: Bengal 1st Innings– 444/6 decl (S. Goswami 112*, Shaw 99; G.Sharma 2/39); Assam 1st Innings – 143 (Tarjinder Singh 50, Dinda 4/39) & 2nd Innings – 143/8 (Pallav Das 55; Gani 5/62)
Town Club Blues, Suvam Sharma took three wickets for 21 runs. In reply, Town Club Blues managed to score 159 for the loss of nine wickets in 35 overs. Kunal Dhar top scored with 54 off 64 balls hitting five fours and one six. Anubrota Lodh and Gautam Tahu contributed 41 and 25 runs respectively. For Cosmo, Mithu Das took three wickets giving away 43 runs while Sushil Prasad took two. Tomorrow, Saptarshi will play Tinsukia Railway.
3-day circle level inter upper primary schools’ cluster meet underway at Lathao Indrajit Tingwa Lathao, Dec 4: The 1st Lathao Circle Inter Government Upper Primary Schools’ Cluster Meet-2015 is being organised at Government Higher Secondary School, Lathao since yesterday, 3rd December, 2015. The programme was attended by DC Namsai, RK
Sharma as Chief Guest on the opening day. The chief guest planted saplings in the school compound and unfurled the flag marking the opening ceremony of the cluster meet. In his speech, he appreciated the organizers for organizing such a fruitful programme which will go on to encourage and
Bastian Schweinsteiger along with Van Gaal addressing the media
Schweinsteiger believes that the Dutchman has his philosophy to each game. He insisted that they were trying to improve in every game but added that it becomes tough when their opponents adopt a defensive approach. Schweinsteiger, who joined from Bayern Munich in the summer on a three-year deal, scored United's equaliser in the 1-1 draw against table leaders Leicester last week.
give a platform to the students to expose the hidden talents in their co-curricular activities besides their studies. Also taking opportunity of the occasion he also congratulated the Team Namsai for having participated and reached the semi-final in the XIV Tadar Tang Memorial State Level Football Tourna-
ment which was recently held at Tezu. The programme was also attended by Chow Kyasing Mounglang, ZPC as Guest of Honour. He also spoke on the occasion. Chow Mahajini Choupoo, ZPM Namsai was also present on the occasion. CS Jenow former DC and CM Monlai
Federation after a consistent season which saw her occupy the world number one spot for a brief period. Saina, currently ranked number two, will vie for the coveted honour along with world number one Carolina Marin of Spain, 2014 winner Zhao Yunlei of China and another Chinese Bao Yixin. The winners of the BWF Players of the Year Awards will be announced at the Players' Reception and Gala Dinner for the Dubai World Superseries Finals on December 7 at Al Badia Golf Club in Dubai.
Dinjan in final
Cosmo win
Sports Correspondent Dibrugarh, Dec 4: Cosmo defeated Town Club Blues by nine wickets in the Chandra Dutta Memorial Cricket Tournament organized by Tinsukia District Sports at TDSA stadium in Tinsukia today. Electing to bat, Cosmo Club scored 168 runs for nine wickets in 35 overs. Wasim Akbar scored 34 off 33 balls with the help of two boundaries and one six while Sushil Prasad Mohammad Amir and Mithu Das contribMuhammad Asif for their no-balls in the Lord's Test uted 33 and 32 runs each respectively. For involvement in the infamous against England in 2010.
Schweinsteiger backs Van Gaal's tactical approach ANI London: Manchester United midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger has come out in support of manager Louis van Gaal, who was criticised for his side's boring and defensive style of play. Earlier, former United player Paul Scholes described the current system as negative and called on the Old Trafford club to play more swiftly. However, German m i d f i e l d e r
ANI New Delhi: Extending a helping hand to the Chennai flood victims, ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal on Friday pledged to donate Rs two lakh to support relief efforts in the city. The heaviest rainfall in more than a century has wreaked havoc in the state capital of Tamil Nadu, which crippled the normal life and drove thousands of people out of their inundated homes. Meanwhile, the ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwal has been nominated for the Woman Player of the Year Award of the Badminton World
Assam enter knockouts courtesy draw with Bengal ET Bureau Dibrugarh: Assam entered the quarter-finals of the Ranji trophy after managing to draw their match against Bengal at the Barsapara cricket stadium in Guwahati. It has been a great season for the Assam side as they played some great cricket
VR Raghunath's goal helped India enter the semifinals of the Hockey World League Final
for seven. Dane Piedt went for a drive and only edged one to Rahane at first slip. Earlier, the highlight of the first session certainly was Rahane's 127 off 215 balls as he achieved the distinction of being the first player from either side to attain the three-figure mark in this low-scoring series. The stylish righthander's knock was studded with 11 fours and as many as five sixes. He added 98 runs off 193 balls for the eighth wicket with Ravichandran Ashwin, who completed his sixth half-century in the longest format. Incidentally, this was also the highest stand for any wicket among either team in the series. Among the many firsts, it was Rahane's first hundred on home soil. This was also the first time that one team passed a total of 300 runs, with the previous highest being India's 215 at Nagpur.
Shuttler Saina pledges Rs. 2 lakh for Chennai flood victims
former Director AIR were the other dignitaries along with GBs of Lathao and neighboring villages besides PRI members. About 7 Government Upper Primary Schools under Lathao circle in Namsai district are participating in the three day programme which comprises Games and Sports, Literary and Cultural events.
regulation time ended in a goalless draw. The tournament is being organized by Mokalbari Kanoi Tea Estate in association with Dibrugarh District Sports Association. On Sunday Tamulbari Tea Estate will play Dinjan Udalguri Tea Estate in the final.
Hamilton brands Rosberg as `whining` teammate ANI London: Newly crowned three-time world champion Lewis Hamilton has described his Mercedes teammate as a whinger and insisted that their rivalry wasn't causing any problems to their Formula One team. Earlier, Mercedes boss Toto Wolff had admitted that he would have to change their driver lineup if the troubled relationship between the duo starts to affect the team's results. Hamilton said that Rosberg complains about a lot of things, pointing that it could be because of their different backgrounds. The Briton further said that they should not be called as teammates, insisting that one has got be tougher in order to win races and world titles. The simmering feud between Mercedes' both drivers took a new turn when Hamilton pushed Rosberg off at the start of the US Grand Prix to lift his third title and the German responded in similar fashion in Brazil.
Lyon ready to spearhead Aussie bowling attack ANI Sydney: Australian offspinner Nathan Lyon has said that he is ready to step up in the absence of injured pace spearhead Mitchell Starc and recently retired Mitchell Johnson for the upcoming Test series against West Indies. Lyon said that he wasn't worried about the bowling conundrum caused by the absence of two left-arm pacers and insisted that he was happy to work
Nathan Lyon is ready to take the mantle of bowling spearhead
with whatever conditions he was presented with. The 28-year-old, who has played 49 Tests, said that his responsibilities grow with each series and looking forward to assist the senior guys in the squad. Inexperienced James Pattinson and Nathan Coulter-Nile have been called up to fill the void as Australia will take on West Indies in the first of the three-match series in Hobart on Thursday.
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