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2 Dy. Chief Minister and 5 Cabinet CID to investigate the answer Ministers sworn in Arunachal scripts burnt case at Jorhat “Two Deputy Chief Ministers and five Cabinet Ministers were sworn in at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Itanagar today. The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh JP Rajkhowa administered the Oath of Office and Secrecy to the ministers in an impressive ceremony” stated in a press release from Raj Bhavan.

Release also further stated that, in exercise of the powers conferred by Article 164 (1) of the Constitution of India, and on the advice of the Chief Minister of Arunachal Pradesh, the Governor appointed Kameng Dolo and Chowna Mein as Deputy Chief Ministers and Kumar Waii, Lombo Tayeng, Tenzing Norbu Thongdok,

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Justice Ajit Singh sworn-in as Gauhati HC Chief Justice Guwahati, Mar 5: Justice Ajit Singh was sworn in as Chief Justice of the Gauhati High Court here on Saturday.

The oath of office to the Chief Justice was administered by Assam Governor P B Acharya.

Born in 1956, Justice Singh enrolled as an advocate in 1979.

He was appointed as an Additional Judge of the High Court of Madhya Pradesh in 2002 and as a permanent Judge the next year.

He was transferred to the Rajasthan High Court in March last year.

The Gauhati High Court includes the High Courts of Assam, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh. (PTI)

A still from the swearing in ceremony at the Darbar Hall of Raj Bhavan, Itanagar Wanglin Lowangdong and Kamlung Mossang as Cabinet Ministers of the State of Arunachal Pradesh.

The press release also

stated that, the First Lady of the State, Rita Rajkhowa, Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha, Mukut Mithi the Members of State Legislative

Assembly, Senior State Government officials and distinguished guests and special invitees attended the ceremony.

APCC strongly condemns Kiren Rijiju's statement A Staff Reporter Itanagar, March 5

“Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) strongly condemns the statement of the Union Minister of State for Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju published today in the local daily. His statement has clearly exposed the nexus of the Kalikho Pul team with the BJP” informed by the APCC in a press release.

The release also stated that, if Kalikho Pul is offering Chief Minister’s Chair to Kiren Rijiju then it is directly means that BJP is the planner of the political turmoil in the State.

The mandate given by the

people of Arunachal Pradesh to the Congress party has been squashed by the MoS for Home Affairs himself. His statement clearly shows that the present Govt. under Kalikho Pul is working under the behest and dictatorship of the BJP. The APCC further said that, his statement is nothing but an eyewash for the people of the Arunachal which he himself is the mastermind for the political turmoil in the State.

“We have been expected good relation with our neighbor State when J.P. Rajkhowa came as Governor but however, Rajkhowa has RSS background he has no interest in the

“A six members of CID team under the leadership of Raja Mar Tandon –SSP CID arrived Jorhat this evening to investigate HSLC answer scripts which was gutted in a fire at the evaluation centre of Sankardev Seminary where Jorhat police will also assist the CID team” informed Ms Amanjit Kaur, SP of Jorhat here today. Ms Kaur said that, Jorhat police will assist the CID team.

On the other hand sources informed that by Sunday the master minder of the answer script burnt issue will be bought to book if things goes well.

The SP said that interrogation has been done from chowkidar, his wife, daughters and the headmistress and samples of burnt answer script have been sent for analyzing at the Forensic laboratory at Guwahati and it is also found to be security lapse from the evaluation centre in charge and as per SEBA norms there should be three guards i.e. one at day and two at night to be posted but for this centre there was guards one at day time and one at night hours which had proved a yawning security

The newly inducted Deputy Chief Ministers Shri Kameng Dolo and Shri Chowna Mein and Cabinet Ministers Shri Kumar Waii, Shri Lombo Tayeng, Shri Tenzing Norbu Thongdok, Shri Wanglin Lowangdong and Shri Kamlung Mossang led by the Chief Minister Shri Kalikho Pul called on the Governor Shri JP Rajkhowa at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar, immediately after the Swearing-in Ceremony today.

Interacting with the State Cabinet, the Governor said that public has very high expectation

from the new State Cabinet. He advised them to continue to serve the cause of the people. Be ministers of the people and role model and set good examples towards public responsibilities.

Referring Chanakyi’s meeting with greek Prime Minister Megasthenes, he urged upon them to maintain highest standard of integrity.

The Governor called upon the ministers to provide a transparent and people oriented Government. Exhorting them to eradicate corruption, he asked them to make Arunachal Pradesh a corruption Free State.

The Governor emphasised on team work, people participation in governance and strong public auditing system. He advised them to do away with ‘announcements and laying of foundation stones’ and instead fine tune their Statecraft.

Wishing them his good wishes, the Governor advised them to focus on roads and said that ‘only through roads, Arunachal Pradesh can develop.’

He also stressed on education, health, horticulture, industries, cinemas, tourism, skill development and employment generating projects.

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Mar. 5

A bundle of burnt answers script. Pic - Nekib Ahmed lapse from the school authority side.

On the other hand All Assam Tea Tribe Students Association (ATTSA), Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and Chah Mukti Sangram Samiti (CMSS) today staged protest infront of the Deputy Commissioner’s office and fixed ultimatum, that within 24 hours the headmistress Binu Gogoi Borbaruah, Hiren Gogoi, the school inspector and Babul

Lekharu-ADC Jorhat who is investigating the issue was found to be doing one sided enquiry, and all three are asked to terminate from their respective post within next 24 hours.

“The organisations will go for serious phase of agitation for the justice of the students whose answer scripts has been burnt inside the strong room of the evaluation centre here at Jorhat” said the organisations through a memorandum which was submitted to the Deputy Commissioner of Jorhat.

Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today lambasted on the Congress government on the burning of answer scripts of matric examination on yesterday. “The Tarun Gogoi led Congress Government is not serious about the future of the students’ of Assam. The security of the answer scripts was on the hands of the Home department and Tarun Gogoi has been holding the department,’’ Sonowal told the reporters in a press conference at his residence.

He said that the Congress government should come forward and clear there stands on the serious issue. “Chief minister Tarun Gogoi should held responsible for this incident and he should come and answer to the people, Contd. on Page 4

integrity and peace and tranquility in the State and in North East in general. In nexus with the BJP and the Governor, Rijiju planned the whole turmoil to topple the democratically elected Govt. in the State.

It is also a mockery to the Pul Govt. because when he was in dissidence in the Congress, he always advocated of financial mismanagement and now he inducted two Deputy Chief Ministers in his Govt. and it clearly shows that public money is being misused on unnecessarily two chairs. For political survival at the cost of the State exchequer Pul adjust two meaningless Dy. CM seats” alleged APCC VicePresident.

State Cabinet calls on Governor A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Mar 5

Congress government is responsible for burning of matric exam answer script: Sonowal

ET Correspondent Jorhat, Mar 5

A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Mar 5

(All India Rank - JEE Main)

The Chief Minister briefed the Governor on the priorities of the Government, particularly critical service sectors like roads, law and order, health and education.

He assured the Governor that the State Cabinet is committed to continue the initiatives of the Governor during the President Rule and maintain the Law and Order as it was during that period.

The Chief Minister also informed that the State Government has already take initiatives and will go for result oriented project involving the local populace.

Assam director shoots film in Namsai

NEIGRIHMS

(All India Rank - IIT) JEE-Main

(GENERAL CATEGORY)

ASHMITA MAZUMDAR (GENERAL CATEGORY)

Assam CEE Medical

SAURAV SHAKTI BORAH KAUSHIK R. HAZARIKA SAURAV JYOTI BORAH DEEPANKAR D. BHARALI BHANUJYA SAIKIA

Few JEE-Main QUALIFIERS

AYANJYOTI DUTTA KARANJEET GOHAIN (T.MARK:182) (T.MARK:176)

SAURAV S.BORAH (T.MARK:169)

Total JEE-Main Qualifiers : 55 Nons.

NITUPAN DIHINGIA (T.MARK:161)

SHRYA BORUAH (T.MARK:143)

ANMUN CHETRY (T.MARK:134)

KAUSHIK HAZARIKA (T.MARK:118)

Indrajit Tingwa Namsai, Mar 5 KUNAL ROY (T.MARK:162)

PINGLE NATH (T.MARK:117)

SAGAR RAKSHIT (T.MARK:115)

AMLAN JYOTI DUTTA PORITUSH BAILUNG SHUBHAM DUTTA (T.MARK:124) (T.MARK:87) (T.MARK:127)

SANDEEP SONOWAL (T.MARK:82)

Few STAR PERFORMERS IN MEDICAL Total Selection in Medical, 2015 : 12 Nons.

NEIGRIHMS Rank - 8th Assam CEE Med. SR-51

NAMRATA CHAKRABORTY

A still from the shooting at Namsai.

UPASANA BORKOTOKY (ASSAM CEE Med. SR-181 Sikkim Manipal Medical: 21)

SAURAV S. BORAH (Assam CEE Med. SR-125)

ANSHUMAN GOGOI (Assam CEE Medical State Rank-608)

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A young director Mr.Jitumoni Deka of 20 years age had been shooting for his second directorial film 'Argha' in various locations within Namsai district during the past one week.Assam based Deka is from an acting background having won accolades for his Assamese feature film 'Jengfhai Jonaak'. He had won the Best Actor for Jengfhai Jonaak in the 3rd Prag Cine Awards 2011 and Best Child Actor in the State Film Awards in 2013 for the same film.

The current film was shot at different locales and venues including the Golden Pagoda. The lead actress of the film is Panna Namchoom from Namsai and coactress is Miss Aporajita Medhi from Guwahati.

Speaking about Namsai,Deka said the district had a lot of conducive ambience for film shoots and it also had the potential to attract more film people.The crew will return in the first week of April for further shoots.

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ASTRO FOR YOU Aries You have decided to give more importance to your inner voice, and Ganesha feels it's a good thing. It supports you to strive for perfection in whatever you do. You will remain your sensible and realistic self. A little adventure will not hurt, says Ganesha.

Taurus The three Es will rule your mood throughout the day: energy, exuberance and excitement. Such enthusiasm is always contagious and near and dear ones will be charmed by it. Things will get better as the day progresses. Take a break from work to relax and recharge if you feel weary, says Ganesha.

Preparations for holding polls starts

by Dibrugarh district administration 8.88 lakhs voters in 7 LACs of the district; 95 polling stations identified as very sensitive

Leo Something piques the demon within you today, says Ganesha, making you emotional and zealous. But then, we must all wage a war against our personal demons every time they rear their ugly heads. Ganesha foresees you emerging victorious in this battle today, and regaining your happy-go-lucky attitude in the latter part of the day. As for work, it is your expertise that will come in handy. And if you happen to be a public servant, then rest assured that your deeds shall have inspiring results.

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Mar 5: With the Election Commission of India (ECI) announcing the polls dates for Assam, the Dibrugarh district administration have started its preparations for smooth conduct of the entire elections process. In order to brief the media on the preparations, a press conference was organized by the district administration today during which the deputy commissioner M.S.Manivannan flanked by superintendent of police Bir Bikram Gogoi, additional deputy commissioner Anjanav Chaliha, election officer Biswajeet Phukon were present.

Virgo Helping your colleagues will bring loads of good will. Your superiors will be superiorly happy with your work. Interaction with friends will be special. Revel in the company of your loved one, says Ganesha.

Stating that the model code of conduct had already come into force with the declaration of poll dates by the ECI on Fri-

Gemini God helps those who help themselves. Maybe. But He definitely helps those who help others.

Support your colleagues and they will be grateful to you. This way, even your bosses will notice your talents, if they haven't already. They will shower praise on you, and favours too. An entirely enjoyable evening with your loved ones will serve as the icing on the cake, says Ganesha.

Cancer You will be extremely eager and enthusiastic today, portends Ganesha. At work, your emotions will prevail over your common sense. Things, however, will change for the better as the day progresses. Loved ones will shower care and concern at night.

Libra It's all about family today. In fact, the bigger the better since Ganesha foresees it is quite likely that both close and distant relatives will fill your heart with glee today. It might be some good news worthy of raising a toast to. However, you might be doubtful about getting along with your peers at work. But rest assured, in all probability your business will make satisfying progress at the end of the day. All's well that ends well!

Scorpio Today, you are likely to make a fine show of your knack of organising things, predicts Ganesha.

At the workplace, you will develop a special liking for your job. Later in the day, you may find lasting solutions to pending problems. Take the trouble to research any decisions you make so that you are liable to make well-informed decisions about your future.

Sagittarius Handicraft business is likely to draw your attention. People around you will marvel at your commitment and dedication to work and family alike. Ganesha advises you to bite the apple of love and share some romantic moments with your spouse.

Capricorn Not many know how stupendous is your wealth of wisdom; today will be a good day to make a display of it, says Ganesha. You will have your wits about you and will impress many with your show of intellect. In the social circuit, you will indulge in spreading the message of love while at work, your excellent managerial skills will ensure that everything is under control.

Peace is what you will look forward to at night, and peace will come to you, indeed.

Aquarius A series of disappointments may drag you down today. But this is a temporary phenomenon, and a cheerful demeanour is the only solution. It is also best to avoid conflicts and differences at work in the larger interest of things. This too shall pass, says Ganesha.

Pisces Carefully evaluate and analyse any monetary transactions that you undertake today. Running about heedless, like a headless chicken, does you no good. Slow down your pace at work, for later on it may be too late. You are likely to be engaged in shopping for or appreciating the fine arts later in the evening, says Ganesha.

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 6-3-16 (SUNDAY) 5-35 A.M-Bhaktigeeti(Devotional Songs) 6-10 A.M-Swasthya Charcha (Health Programme) 6-15 A.M-Hindi Language Lesson 6-30 A.M-Vidyarthir Anusthan 6-50 A.M-Naam 7-15 A.M-Aajir Dinto (Morning Information Service) 7-30 A.M-Geetanjali(Assamese Modern Song) 8-35 A.M-Surar Panchoi(Composite Programme of Assamese Film Songs) 9-05 A.M- Antara (Composite Programme of Assamese Film Songs) 12-05 P.M-Surar Satsori (Request Programme of Assamese Songs) 1-10 P.M-Troops Programme 2-30 P.M-Western Music 3-45 P.M-Programme in Miju Mishmi 4-05 P.M-Programme in Khamti 4-25 P.M-Programme in Wancho 4-45 P.M-News for Arunachal Pradesh 5-00 P.M-Programme in Idu 5-20 P.M-Programme in Tangsa 5-40 P.M-Programme in Nocte 6-15 P.M-Ganya Raaijor Anusthan (Rural Programme) 9-30 P.M-Kramasha (Serial Novel Reading) 10-00 P.M-Question Hour in Parliament Sd-/H.O.P

day, Manivannan said that in the seven legislative assembly constituencies of Dibrugarh district there are a total number of 8, 88, 028 voters. Of them, 4, 52, 333 are male voters while 4, 35, 695 are female.

The seven LACs in Dibrugarh district are Moran, Dibrugarh, Lahowal, Duliajan, Tingkhong, Naharkatia and Chabua. There will be a total number of 1228 polling stations of which 95 have been categorized as very sensitive, 334 as sensitive and 799 are comparatively safe.

"There are five polling stations which have been identified as critical since in the past more than 90 percent polling was recorded in these stations and more than 75 percent poll went for one particular candidate", the DC said. The maximum

amount a candidate will be allowed to use will be 28 lakhs and candidates will have to open a new joint account along with his polling agent.

"The administration is stressing upon 7 types of BMF, which is basic minimum facilities at the polling station like provision of ramp, double entry and exit facilities, proper toilet facilities, drinking water facilities, shade for voters etc", the DC said. The candidates will also have to submit a no dues affidavit along with their nominations to ensure that they do not have any pending dues like electricity or telephone bills etc.

A round the clock call centre 0373-2310155 has been activated to disseminate information related to the elections.

For the first time online complaints/information/suggestions can be made by the public to the ECI. "The complaints will be addressed within 24 hours", the DC said. In all the ECI will be using 9 software during the conduct of elections of which - SAMADHAN - will be sued to address public complaints and - SUBIDHA - will be used by the political parties to obtain permissions. In all 5412 including the mandatory 10 percent reserve manpower will be used as poll personnel and 850 vehicles of different types will be required. Addressing the media persons, the SP said that as of now there is no input of militant disrupting the poll process, however, the security forces will be on alert since Dibrugarh district shares its boundary with Sivasagar and Tinsukia where militant

Congress organizes Gandhi Sabha in Doomdooma ET Correspondent Doomdooma, Mar 5: Gandhi Sabha was organized at Rupai-Siding in Doomdooma in collaboration with Kakopathar Block Congress. Garlands were offered and earthen lamps were lit before the portrait of father of the nation Mahatma Gandhi.

In the meeting the senior leaders of Congress criticised Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) and Rashtriya swayam Sewak Sangha (RSS ) and alleged that RSS assassinated Gandhi and BJP is a party of assassinator .

appealed to voters to vote for possible Congress candidate from No.125 Doomdooma constituency.

the RSS wants to declare India as Hindu Nation. BJP is a communal Party while Congress expresses its faith in all religions.

The former president of All India Youth Congress who is a resident of Bihar, Keshar Singh said as BJP was defeated in Bihar assembly election so will happen in Assam. BJP had promised not to handover an inch of Assam land but ultimately it gave to Bangladesh. The leaders

The in charge of Congress' Micro Booth Management for Assam, Keshar Singh appealed to let the public know the policy of congress in each and every area, village and tea estates.

During their speech many leaders alleged that BJP is fully governed by RSS and

It is noteworthiness here that since independence Congress has been winning from Doomdooma constituency but in the last election due to the division of votes between two Congress leaders, the BJP candidate Dilip Moran had won the seat.

Gandhi Sabha was organized at Rupai-Siding in Doomdooma in collaboration with Kakopathar Block Congress

In the upcoming election too, Congress' senior leader and former MLA Durga Bhumij and ACMS secretary Rupesh Gowala are strong claimers for the post.

If one of them not get a ticket and fight as independent candidate than possibly again Congress may lose the seat. Meanwhile all the parties have speed up the advertisements in Doomdooma.

DC and DEO directs all NCHAC releases Manager Pig-cum-Poultry HoDs for strict observance of Govt.

Farm, Sontila of MCC in Kamrup ET Correspondent Rangia, Mar 5: Deputy Commissioner and District Election Officer of Kamrup District, Vinod Seshan has directed all heads of Departments under the Administrative control of Kamrup District to take immediate and necessary steps for strict observance of the Model Code of Conduct.

In a letter addressed to all heads of Departments under Kamrup District, DC and DEO Seshan instructed that in view of the MCC come in force with effect from March 4, no development

scheme, beneficiary related schemes can be started till completion of election process.

DC and DEO further instructed not to distribute any individual beneficiary item like mosquito net, blanket, CI sheet, handloom articles and yarn etc. till the election process is completed. In this connection, DC and DEO directed the Departmental Heads to keep those materials under proper lock and to prepare an inventory of items immediately and submit a copy of said list to the District Election Officer.

ET Correspondent Haflong, Mar 5: The North Cachar Hills Autonomous Council Authority has released one Dr Jadav Gogoi, Manager of Govt. Pig-cumPoultry Farm, Sontila, Haflong, in pursuant to the decision of the Executive Committee, N C Hills Autonomous Council dated March 29.

In a press release issued by NCHAC, the order stated that the Authority of the NCHAC was pleased to release Dr Jadav Gogoi, Manager Govt. Pig-cum-Poultry Farm, Sontila, Haflong from the disposal of the NCHAC immediately.

Hence his service is re-

verted back to his parent department for his posting elsewhere.

Further on release of Dr J Gogoi, the authority of the NCHAC was pleased to allow Dr Pagin S. Singson, Vety, Officer, State Vety Dispensary to hold additional charge of Manager Govt. Pig-cum-Poultry Farm, Sontila, Haflong in addition to his own duties immediately.

“Release of Dr J Gogoi, Manager Govt. Pig-cumPoultry Farm has become necessary due to the decision of the Executive Committee,” stated press release.

activity has been reported. He also stated that requests for additional companies of central forces have already been made and they are likely to arrive shortly. "The district has been categorized into 13 zones and each zone will be under an officer in the rank of either a DSP or Inspector. Further, there will be 125 sectors to ensure proper maintenance of law and order", he said. The SP also informed that 157 non bail able warrants have already been executed and the process would continue. He also said that initially people will be allowed for voluntary deposit of their licensed arms and later a drive would be conducted to collect such arms. "A list of trouble mongers have been prepared and we are keeping a strict vigil, besides drive against illicit liquor is on", he added.

Meeting held on upcoming Assembly Elections ET Correspondent Golaghat, Mar 5: A special meeting was held today with regard to the ensuing Assembly Election at Golaghat DC office conference hall. It was presided by DC Anowarul Haque. He informed that District Election in Golaghat will be held in two phases, 65 seats in the first and 61 seats in the second phase.

Notifications will be served from March 11 in the first and March 14 in the second phase.

The last date of filing nomination in the first phase is March 18 and second phase is March 21. Date of poll has been scheduled as 4th April for the first and 11th April for the second phase. Counting procedure will commence from 19th May and the election process shall be completed by 21st May.” In 95 Golaghat Legislative Assembly Constituency (LAC) and 96 Khumtai LAC total polling stations are 379.

In 95 Golaghat Total voters is 173145, whereas the total voters is estimated at 119294 in 96 Khumtai Legislative Assembly Constituency.

In 95 Golaghat LAC Critical Zone are 2, Very Sensitive 17 and Sensitive are 45 in numbers whereas in 96 Khumtai Critical Zones are 5 and Sensitive 23 in numbers.

In the meeting many other District Officials were present. Code of Conduct has been implemented in the district.

SVEEP Programme held at Dibrugarh University to spread election awareness

Protestors from Upper Assam Muslim Kalyan Parisad organised a sit in Sivasagar demanding genuine rights and security from the families who torture women for dowry. Pic - Firuz Ahmed

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Mar 5: A SVEEP (Systematic Voter’s Education and Electoral Participation) programme was conducted with an aimed of creating awareness among young voters on Sunday during the cultural rally at closing of the 47th Varsity week of Dibrugarh University.

The programme was organized by the SVEEP Committee, Dibrugarh long with officials of the University under the directions of the Election Commission of India for ensuring Legislative Assembly Election.

The Deputy Commis-

sioner, Dibrugarh District, M.S Manivannan presided over the programme.

Addressing to the students, the Deputy Commissioner highlighted the need to create awareness about the electoral process and ethical voting while making an appeal to all eligible young voters to participate in the impending Assembly Election. This was followed by the pledge by electors to uphold the democratic traditions of the country and vote fearlessly without being influenced by religion, caste, community, language or any inducement which was administrated

by M.S Manivannan.

A signature campaign was also launched amongst the students of Dibrugarh University on the same theme.

DC, Dibrugarh, also declared the cultural rally open. The SVEEP Committee, Dibrugarh has also undertaken awareness campaign focusing on women and other marginalized sections of the electorate regarding registration, corrections in EPIC, correcting names on voter list dissemination of information in various locations of Barbaruah, Tengakhat, Joypur, Khowang Blocks and Dibrugarh.

DIBRUGARH, SUNDAY, MARCH 6

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C. C. Singpho urged the people to take benefit from dfp's awareness programmes A Staff Reporter Diyun, Mar 5: People have to attain in large number during awareness programme and should aware about various welfare schemes, which publicized by Field Publicity department time to time in different places, said Shri C. C. Singpho, Ex. Minister Govt. of Arunachal Pradesh. He was speaking as special guest during Special Outreach Programme (SOP) Phase-III organised by Directorate of Field Publicity (DFP), Govt. of India, Ministry of I & B, Nampong unit at Diyun, Changlang district, Arunachal Pradesh yesterday. Shri Singpho further said that there are many welfare schemes for the people, which related to Bank like Pradhan Mantri JanDhan Yojana (PMJDY), Atal Pension Yojan (APY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Jyoti Bima Yojana (PMJJBY), Pradhan Mantri Jeevan Suraksha Bima Yojan (PMJSBY) etc. and people should take benefit from these schemes.

Speaking as resource person Dr. M. K. Thakuria, MO, CHC, Diyun elaborated the gathering about Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and Beti Bachao Beti Padhao and said that there are many activities in our daily life, like wash your hand properly with soap before taking food and after going toilet, keep house as well as surroundings and public places

PM's marketing, speeches are good but hollow: Rahul Gandhi ET Correspondent Nagaon, Mar 5: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday said Prime Minister Narendra Modi is good in marketing and delivering good speeches but his speeches are often hollow.

clean, which we could maintain frequently then we and our family will take away from illness. To make our country clean and to success clean India mission we have to take oath that we never split and through unused utensils, plastic, plastic bottle etc. here and there, Medical Officer added.

Speaking about Beti Bachao Beti Padhao, Dr. Thakuria urged the people that we should respect, protect and educate our girl child, because we have to think, that "why girls population gradually detorated in our country ?" when the god never doing so and without women we may never imagine our life.

Attending as resource person Shri Mridul Hazarika, Branch Manager, SBI Diyun briefed the gathering about PMJDY,

APY, PMJJBY and PMJSBY and resource person Shri S. P. Kurmi, EO, Industries, Miao spoke about Skill India mission during the daylong programme.

"He (Modi) went to Bihar and made promises and assurances but did not fulfill them. He came to Assam also and made good speeches and lofty promises but those proved hollow," said Gandhi while addressing a public rally at Borghat in Assam's Nagaon district.

Ahead of the rally, he also took part in a road show walking five km with thousands of people in the district.

He said the biggest achievement of the Congress government in Assam was its success in bringing back peace to the state in the last 15 years. "We are here to serve people. However, the present government at the Centre has been trying to help only few businessmen in the country.

"They (businessmen) get everything. Thousands of crores of rupees have come to country`s exchequer after recent decline in the petrol prices. But the people of the country will not get even a single penny, all the money will go to his (Prime Minister`s) industrialist fiends," said Gandhi.

The current government at the

Smti. Printi Singpho, ZPM Diyun, Smti. Provawati Deori, Anchal Chairperson Diyun and Shri D. Gadi, EAC Diyun also spoke in the programme.

Earlier, Shri S. K. Deori, FPO Nampong delivered welcome address and Shri M. K. Jha, FPO Tezu conveyed the gathering about the programme and themes as keynote address.

Rally, Photo Exhibition, Feedback Collection, Quiz Competition and prize distributed to the winners was the other activities of the daylong programme.

Scientific way of Mithun rearing would benefit the farmers: Director, ICAR-NRC

Centre, he said, was not the government of common people, the salaried class, the workers but of the industrialists.

Jaitleyji has brought a `Fair and Lovely scheme` through which all the thieves in the country can convert their black money into white."

"Wherever I go, I raise the issues of the poor and common people. But when we ask these questions, Modiji attacks us personally," he said, obliquely referring to his recent accusations aganst the Modi government and the prime minister`s rebuttal in the Lok Sabha the following day.

"However, the people who work for the whole life and take salary and pension are made to pay tax on their PF (provident fund)."

"Modiji cannot answer my questions as he does not have the answers."

"I want to assure the salaried class that Congress party will fight for you. I will pressurise the government as this government is not your government, this is not the government of farmers and employees but of industrialists only," he said.

Rahul Gandhi also targetted the union finance minister over his budget, saying: "Arun

Referring to recent incident at the Jawaharlal Nehru University (JNU), he said there were

A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Mar 5: Chief Minister Kalikho Pul attended swearing in ceremony of new Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court Justice Ajit Singh in a glittering function here this morning. He was invited by Gauhati High Court to attend the ceremony.

During a brief discussion soon after the swearing in, Chief Minister briefed Chief Justice about the status of permanent High Court in Arunachal Pradesh.

While assuring all logistic and administrative support, Pul informed that the site for construction of High Court has been finalized and all necessary clearances are being expedited.

soon.

In a meeting with the Advocate General of Arunachal Pradesh, Sishir Dutta and his team of state government lawyers later on the day, CM encouraged them to work as a team.

Referring to past experiences of maximum government cases lost in the hierarchical courts due to known and unknown reasons, Pul categorically called them to change the trend of losing and instead makes winning streaks from now on.

“When the entire government machineries, its officers, employees and staffs works on prescribed norms, laid down rules and approved procedures which is initially prepared by the officers and later passed by

the state legislative assembly to make it a law, I don’t find any reason to lose any case against the state government when admitted in the court of law”, he quipped.

He advised the learned Advocate general and his team to have better synergy and coordination with the department officers so that they are fully armed to fight the case and win for the state government.

While assuring to look after the welfare of State Advocates by providing all possible support, Pul hinted on rating them through their performances. He called for a dedicated approach equipped with all required materials to argue for the state in the court of law.

ABKWW conducts awareness programme at Koyu-Korang

Mitra said that, Arunachal

having the highest number of Mithun population in the region with two lakhs fifty thousand numbers obviously needed a special attention from ICAR-NRC on Mithun, Nagaland which is world’s lone institute doing research on Mithun and its species protection. “The scientific way of Mithun rearing would give extreme benefits to the farmers of the region”, added Mitra who felt that saving Mithun from epidemic like Foot and Mouth Diseases (FMD) is no less than a wealth saving of gold. According to him, besides Arunachal, Mithun are found in Manipur, Nagaland, Mizoram in the

country and in some part of Bangladesh and Myanmar in the neighboring countries.

The vaccination of Mithun is most important so as to avoid any possible epidemical outbreak which often happen thereby taking toll on good numbers of Mithun here in the state. Besides vaccination, the ear tagging, casting and judging will also be done added sources from ICAR-NRC on Mithun.

Farmers across the state may kindly approach the concern institute ICARNRC through CHF, CAU, Pasighat which is co-operating the programme.

RBI organizes a Financial Literary Camp at Longding

"The BJP put JNUSU president Kanhaiya Kumar behind bars by filing sedition case against him. I listened to his 20-minute speech and there was not a single word against the country."

"If some people have shouted anti-Indian slogan in JNU, you punish them, put them behind bars. But why are you trying to spoil the future of 8,000 students? Why are you trying to spoil the careers of 1,000 students from northeast in JNU We are going to fight for them," said the Congress vice president.

Pul attends swearing in ceremony of new Chief Justice of Gauhati High Court

On his invitation to pay a visit to the state, Justice Singh assured to make a trip

Spl Correspondent Pasighat, Mar 5: Coming as good news for the farmers and other Mithun rearers of the state in general and Pasighat and its region in particular for the first time, a Mithun Mela is going to be held at Takilalung village tomorrow, said Dr. Abhijit Mitra, Director, Indian Council of Agricultural Research-National Research Centre on Mithun, Jhanrnapani, Nagaland in a press briefing this evening at College of Horticulture and Forestry, Central Agricultural University, Pasighat.

about 8,000 students of which 1,000 were from the northeast.

Spl Correspondent Pasighat, Mar 5: While continuing their effort on spreading more awareness on drugs abuses and its affect taking toll in many youths of this region, the Adi Baane Kebang Women Wing East Siang unit conducted an awareness programme at KoyuKorang under Koyu Circle

today.

Informing about conduction of awareness programme at that region for the first time, President ABKWW Yalem Taga Burang said that, each and every women has to take up this initiative on voluntary basis to do away the drugs menace from the region.

If timely steps are not taken, more youths falling prey to this modern day addiction will take more toll and we will lost many more youths.

The turn up of attendants were said to be overwhelming and those part of women wing has committed to carry forward the drive against drugs, added sources.

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Chief Minister Kalikho Pul pitches for religiously adopting concept of “Athiti Devo Bhawa” to tap full potential of tourism

A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Mar 5 : Chief Minister Kalikho Pul today pitched for religiously adopting the concept of “Athiti Devo Bhawa” to tap into full potential of tourism in the state.

Terming Guwahati city as ‘Gateway to Arunachal’, the Chief Minister instructed the officials and the staffs of the state’s Deputy Resident Commissioner (DRC) office in the city, to adopt tourist-friendly behaviour and to present a good picture of the state to the outside world.

“Your behaviour, approach and hospitality will play a key role in attracting tourists in the state,” said the Chief Minister during his visit to the Arunachal guest house here.

He advised the officers to inculcate a sense of responsibility towards tourists and to reenforce the confidence of tourists towards Arunachal as a preferred tourism destination.

Instructing on key measures to be taken, the Chief Minister asked the DRC officials to prepare a tourist information centre at Guwahati airport, which should be equipped with information to be served round the clock.

He also instructed them for timely issuance of Restricted Area Permit (RAP) and InnerLine Permit (ILP) to the visitors for ease of travel.

The Chief Minister took a de-

tailed inspection of the guest house building. He inspected the condition of the visitor’s rooms, toilet facilities and the kitchen.

He then assured funds for complete renovation of the guest house building and asked the officials to work expeditiously on it.

“Since the guest house is a transit point for visitors, it serves as the first impression,” said the Chief Minster and strictly instructed it to be kept clean and maintained.

The Chief Minister also instructed the officials to not only attend to VIPs but also be hospitable and provide adequate services to state officials, coming for meetings.

Emphasising for special care to students and patients, he directed DRC officials to give them proper guidance on education institutions and health care centres in the city.

The Chief Minister assured the DRC officials and staffs that the government will take care of their welfare, and also assured to provide them facilities for conveyance with replacement of old vehicles with new ones.

He advised them to work diligently and dedicatedly for the cause of the state as they have full potential to make a difference.

Women's day football tournament RSS Camp Held at Tawang underway at bordumsa.

ET Correspondent Longding, Mar 5: A Financial Literary Camp FCL was organized by Reserve Bank of India, Guwahati at Government Higher Secondary School, Longding. The FLC was presided by Shisir Gupta, AGM, RBI Guwahati. Mahendra Yadav BDO Wakka was the Chief Guest; other dignitaries in-

cluded Now Phun Wangshu, Monoj Roy, Branch Manager SBI Longding, Principal of Govt. H.S. School, Longding, Jankim Hazarika formed part of RBI team with Gupta.

Presentations on financial inclusion and banking related topics were made followed by a quiz session.

Prizes were awarded to quiz winners. RBI team also presented their contributions to the Principal of Govt.

School. The FLC was well attended by the participants and audiences. The programme ended with a vote of thanks by Pandey, Senior teacher of Govt.

Higher Secondary School, Longding.

Laxman Sharma Bordumsa Mar 5: As a part of the 3 days long agenda of the International Women's Day (IWD), originally called International Working Women's Day, the Bordumsa unit of Mahila Mandal has been organizing a football tournament here in Bordumsa playground among the women of various pockets of the locality here this afternoon on knock out basis.

The maiden day match which was played in the morning between the women team Bordumsa vs team Goju; Bordumsa vanquished team Goju by 1-0. Escalating the team Bordumsa to semi final slated the following day, Sibo Ko scored 1 goal duping her opponent very tactfully in the 1st half of the match.

Meanwhile, team Rajanagar on the 2nd round defeated team Adivasi by 2-0, thus making the team comfortable for semi final.

items among the women. An open session would also be held at the Singpho Cultural Heritage Center which would be graced by Solung Miji the ADC Bordumsa as the chief guest.

According to Jara Sikhet an office bearer of the organizing committee, the final of the tournament would be played on the 6th and prizes to the deserving team would be awarded during the open session slated on the 8th next.

Meanwhile, Pisi Lu the president of the organizing committee appraised the Eastern Today in regard to the various other activities to be carried out during the celebration period.

According to her, women’s procession throughout the township would be conducted in the morning which would be followed by games and sports

However, a cultural nite on the 8th evening would mark the end of the International women’s Day agenda for 2016 but leaving behind it the message for the women to stick to the 2016 theme for International Women’s Day which is “Planet 50-50 by 2030: Step It Up for Gender Equality”.

It may be admitted here without prejudice that the women wings in Bordumsa have prove instrumental in and surpassed the male folks in various fields of socio-eco0nomic, political, education, sports and cultural aspects with distinct identity.

Tawang, Mar 5: The seven day long initial Training Camp (ITC) of RSS got concluded here at General Parade Ground, Tawang, with an attractive public meeting which was addressed by Dr Lhaboe Rikya Rimpoche, the Gaykiling, Tawang and also, RSS Prant Pracharak, Dr Sunil Mohanty.

Speaking on the concluding program, Dr Lhaboe Rikya Rimpoche eulogized the selfless service of RSS for motherland India. He recalled the statement of His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama who during His visit to RSS headquarter Nagpur on 10 January 2014, had stated that, “Sangh is a patriotic organization and always works for the welfare of the country and countrymen”.

Dr Lhaboe also emphasized that the stability of India lies with the freedom of Tibet, not only from geo-political point of view, but also as far as the cultural tradition of this buffer state is concerned. He drew the commonality in the teachings

of Lord Buddha and the great masters of Hinduism who focus upon love and compassion for mankind and elimination of the sufferings of poor.

Speaking on this occasion Dr Sunil Mohanty stressed upon how the RSS has been working on the unique formula of nation-building through manmaking since its inception in 1925. He added that in such training camps the participants inculcate a sense of brotherhood among each other which ultimately gets transformed into love for one’s own countrymen. The love for countrymen as kith and kin spontaneously gives rise to the great sense of service and sacrifice for the nation.

The Concluding Function was attended by many dignitaries, Lamas and students from different schools. An attractive route march was taken out through the busy Nehru market of Tawang and also, the trainees performed attractive physical demonstrations including Yoga, taekwondo and drills

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UNICEF cell of District Rural 11 Lakh voters to go for poll from six Assembly Development Agency celebrates Constituencies of Jorhat: Solanki Vishal Vasant Child Protection Day Congress gears

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Mar 5: “UNICEF cell of District Rural Development Agency (DRDA) of Dibrugarh celebrated State Child Protection Day at District Library Auditorium on 4th March with great fun and frolic.

Tukeswar Muktiar, the CEO of Zila Parishad, Dibrugarh, Pradeep Saikia, DSP H/Q, Inspector of school, Tilok Saikia, Dr. Tulika Mahanta etc. were the invited dignitaries” informed by DRDA in a press release.

Release further stated that,

Fire incident took place in Furkating ET Correspondent Golaghat, Mar 5: An incident of fire broke out today at Fatwal Village in Furkating in Golaghat. According to the report a fire has broken out at the house of Jitul Sharma of Fatwal village. In the flames of fire a cottage was completely burnt into ashes. However Sharma's house remained safe. Later the fire was controlled by the fire extinguishers.

Incidents of fire have been rising in Golaghat. Last Sunday a devastating fire made severe damage in the heart of Golaghat.

BJP's state spokesperson press meet at Moran ET Correspondent Moran, Mar 5: BJP's state spokesperson Dr. Dayananda Borgohain today called a press meet at hotel Mondakini, Moran. However, it was very poor scene that only two members of BJP called this press meet.

Along with his single colleague Rubul Buragohain he alleged that within 15 years Congress government didn't complete a single promise, whether it is in employment sector or in development. He says that soon our six communities will get ST status.

the parents, Asha members, Aanganwadi workers and children were also the part of the celebration where the project Director of DRDA Dibrugarh, Arup Kumar shared the objective of the celebration said that it is everyone’s responsibility to protect our children. Mr. Saikia, DSP H/Q address the gathering with a speech on role of police in protection of children from the atrocities and offences against them.

In the press statement it was also further stated that, Dr. Tulika Mahanta spoke

based on Child’s Right to Health on the Lifecycle Approach. The function was followed by a group dance from the students of MY child school, Dibrugarh, Mrinaljyoti Rehabilitation Centre Duliajan and Adolescent Girls club Members.

Prizes for art competition were also distributed to all winners. The program was ended with a vote of thanks from District Coordinator, Ms Millika Das. The NSS volunteers of Dibru College enthusiastically helped to make the program a grand success.

Army apprehends a key linkman of NDFB (S) in Nalbari ET Correspondent Rangia Mar 5: Based on specific information, Army and Nalbari Police launched a joint operation today and nabbed a linkman of NDFB(S) from village Barajol who have been identified as Gojen Boro, 27 years, S/o Mr Khebla Boro, Resident of Village Narayangaon, Police Station – Ghagrapar, District Nalbari (Assam).

The apprehended linkman has been involved in extortion, arms smuggling and other nefarious and anti na-

tional activities. One 7.65mm Pistol along with four live rounds and one magazine of 7.65mm Pistol were recovered from the apprehended linkman.

Gojen Boro has been handed over to Police Station Ghagrapar today.

It may be noted that the Army in conjunction with Assam Police and other Security Forces has stepped up area domination to deny these terror groups any space to operate and disrupts peaceful conduct of the upcoming assembly elections.

ATASU burns effigies ET Correspondent Golaghat, Mar 5: In the backdrop of the incident of burning of HSLC Examination answer scripts at Shankardev Seminary School, All Tai Ahom Students Union (ATASU) protesters today burnt effigies of Assam Education Minister Sharat Borkataky and Chairman of SEBA Pawan Thakuria in Jorhat.

This incident is creating sensations throughout the

state and people and organisations have been continuing protests over the incident. ATASU Golaghat District Unit protested against the SEBA who conducted the HSLC Examination.

The union allegedly criticized role of Jorhat District Administration and Government of Assam. They appealed the government to investigate the matter properly and book the culprits immediately.

Dima Hasao gears up to poll in first phase ET Correspondent Haflong, Mar 5: Elaborate preparation for the upcoming Assembly election is in full swing in Dima Hasao.

Amarendra Baruah, Deputy Commissioner, Dima Hasao addressed the media persons and representatives from different political parties on upcoming Assam Assembly elections at the office conference hall wherein Superintendent of Police Dr. Dhananjay Parashuram Ghanawat also discussed about the security measures in preparation for the election on Friday.

With the announcement of the schedule of the assembly elec-

tion, the model code of conduct came into force from 4:00 p.m onwards yesterday. The state is going to poll in two phases and in Dima Hasao polling will be held in the first phase along with the rest 65 Legislative Assembly Constituencies on April 4.

Informing the schedule of the election DC Barua stated that the date of notification for the first phase is on March 14, last date of filling nomination on March 18, date of scrutiny of nomination on March 19, last date for withdrawal of candidature is March 21, counting of votes on May 19 and date before which election shall be completed is May 21.

In the meeting SDO (Civil) briefed about the ‘dos and don'ts’ for the guidance of the candidates and political parties to be observed from the announcement of the election and until the completion of the process of election.

Interaction was also held with the representatives of various political parties and the election officer Deepak Jidung communicated about the ongoing preparation in the district.

Other officials present were J Nampui Jt Secy, NCHAC, M J Thaosen Asst Commissioner, Addl SPs J Choudhury and H Tokbi, Dima Hasao DIPRO, other officials and journalists based in Haflong.

ET Correspondent Jorhat, Mar 5: “A total of 11,41,604 voters to go for poll on April 4th from six Assembly Constituencies under Jorhat district” informed Deputy Commissioner of Jorhat, Solanki Vishal Vasant to the media at a gathering at the DC’s conference hall here today.

He further stated that, out of 11,41,604 voters, 557938 are female and 583665 are male voters and estimated that nearly 72904 are fresh voters from the district of Jorhat under 97-Dergaon LAC, 98Jorhat LAC, 99-Majuli LAC, 100-Titabor LAC, 101Mariani LAC and 102-Teok LAC. Regarding polling stations, a total of 637 as sensitive and 305 are hyper sensitive polling stations, informed Amanjit Kaur, the SP of Jorhat who was present during the media interaction.

She further said that, arms and ammunition has been deposited by respective licensed people through their respective police station while several illegal arms has been sized and case has been registered

up for Assembly election

Jorhat DC and SP addressing the press meet at Jorhat.

Pic - Nekib Ahmed against five persons and the process of illegal arms investigation is still under process.

Boarder belts has been tightened at the entry and exit point from adjacent states of Arunachal and Nagaland and patrolling has been kept vigil since the Election Code of conduct was enforced with immediate effect from 4th March 2016.

On the other hand in the district of Jorhat, verification of EVM machines and other gadgets to be placed in the poll-

ing stations and are under process with some expert team from Bharat Electronics. The training for polling personnel will start from 10th of March in three different phases and polling will start from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m. on 4th April 2016.

Whereas counting will be held in Govt. Boys HS and MP School and for Mariani and Titabor region counting will be held at the Office of the SDO (civil), and for Majuli region counting will be done at Majuli sub-divisional office at Goromur.

ET Correspondent Barpeta, Mar 5: Along with the rest of the places at Barpeta, congress is gearing up for the ensuing Assam Legislative Assembly election. Barpeta district congress has already made all the cells ready along with congress Sewadal for the election.

In connection with the election a three day long training of congress Sewadal was also held at Barpeta district library.

Thousands of Sewadal workers today took out pro-

cession wearing Gandhi cap in order to allure the voters about their existence.

The president of Barpeta district congress Dhiraj Deuri stated that this time congress will capture all the 8 seats of Barpeta district anu how.

He added that last time the voters were emotionally allured by AIUDF for the issue of NRC pilot project whereas the incident of Barpeta mayhem occurred.

But this time congress will capture all the 8 constituencies.

300 sensitive and 85 hyper sensitive AASU demands pooling booths in Tinsukia immediate construction of road ET Correspondent Barpeta, Mar 5: Barpeta AASU today blocked the road at Bhella, demanding the immediate construction of the dilapidated road of 12 km from Barpeta to Nagaon.

“The state government had declared the road as the main

state road in the year 2012 and the whole responsibility of the construction was given to Goutam Construction in the year 2012. But Goutam Construction Company delayed in completing the road which should be completed in the month of October, 2015” alleged AASU protesters.

Little Kingdom school to celebrate Silver jubilee soon ET Correspondent Moran, Mar 5: The renowned school Little Kingdom from Tiloi nagar, Moran is going to celebrate its Silver jubilee soon. Today in this regards a meeting was held at school campus.

The meeting was presided by Khogeswar Sharma the exPrincipal of Tiloi High School.

While the welcome speech was delivered by Mrs. Nilakhee

Boruah. Many guardians, public and dignitaries where present in he said meeting and expressed their ideas how to celebrate it & also promised to fully co-operate.

The President of Gorkha Students Union, The senior most journalist, Trolukya Chetia and the Managing Director of Brahmaputra T.V, Montu Madhab Gogoi has also attend the meeting.

Congress government is responsible for burning of matric exam answer script: Sonowal Contd. from Page 1 students’ and teachers of Assam,’’ he said.

On Friday, 600 answer scripts of the Class X matriculation exam was destroyed in a fire at a school in Jorhat. The incident has evoked state wide protest by the students’ organisation. “After the yesterday’s incident it has been clear that the Congress government is not at all serious about the future of the students’ and for their good life,’’ Sonowal added. He further added that Secondary Board of Education (SEBA) would clear their stand on the serious incident.

“S.E.B.A should be serious about the future of the students’ and assure that this type of incident never happen in Assam,’’ he said.

Sonowal said that the 2016 Assembly election would be important for the people of Assam. He appeals the people

to vote for the BJP in the upcoming election for the greater interest of the people of Assam.

“Congress and AIUDF is a threat for the people of Assam and we have to defeat such threat. Therefore, we have alliance with BPF and AGP to ‘Save Assam’ from the clutches of this threat,’’ Sonowal added.

“In last 15 years Congress rule in Assam what they have given to the people of Assam. They have failed to give security to the people. The Congress government has completely flailed and now they are frastered,’’ he said.

On the other hand All Assam Moran Students’ Union criticised the Congress government on the burning of matric exam answer script. “Stop playing with the lives of the students’. We demand a throw investigation into this matter,’’ said Arun Jyoti Moran, President of All Assam Moran Students’ Union.

Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, Mar 5: A day after election commission of India announced poll dates for Assam; Deputy Commissioner of Tinsukia Puru Gupta held a briefing with the media on election matters.

Addressing a press conference here today, DC of Tinsukia Puru Gupta said there are total 855 polling booths in the district out of which 300 are sensitive and another 85 are hyper-sensitive.

District administration has opened a 24 - hour helpline 0374-2331743 to enable voters lodge any complaint relating to election and violations of model code of

conduct, Gupta added.

He added that Maximum expenditure allowed to a candidate will be Rs 28 Lacs. This time candidates have to submit no dues affidavit with their nominations, added Gupta

DC informed that for the first time online complaints, information, suggestions can be made by public to the Election Commission. The complaints will be addressed immediately latest within 24 hrs. Public need to log on www.ceoassam.nic.in and click 'samadhan' or download the mobile app called Assam Samadhan, said Gupta. Execution of non-

bailable warrants is on and deposition process of licensed fire is almost completed.

DC Gupta informed that this year total number of male voters in Tinsukia constituency stands at 73857, while female voter numbers stands at 67544.

Accordingly, for Doomdooma constituency total male voters is 61001, female voters is 58383, for Digboi constituency total male voters is 58110, female voter is 54876 and total number of voters at Margherita and sadiya constituency are 161498 and 156146 respectively.

Darrang district administration assures free and fair poll ET Correspondent Mangaldai, Mar 5: The four assembly segments of Darrang which will go into poll on April 11 next in the second phase of the ensuing state assembly election will witness a free and fair democratic exercise. This has been assured by Manoj Kumar, District Election Officer cum Deputy Commissioner, Darrang here today.

press meet to brief the media persons of the district on the model code of conduct.

Addressing media at his conference hall in the afternoon hours, he said “The district administration has completed all arrangements for ensuring a free and fair election in a peaceful atmosphere scheduled to be held in the four legislative assembly constituencies under Darrang district on April 11 next and the district administration is ready to thwart any attempt of the anti social elements to create disturbance during the poll”.

For ensuring a free and fair election, 86 numbers of sector Officers, 26 numbers of Zonal Officers, 795 Presiding Officers and 2385 numbers of Polling Officers from various departments of the district have already been appointed” added the Deputy Commissioner.

As per the guideline issued by the Election Commission of India, the district administration convened the first

“A total of 7,09,481 electorates of the four constituencies namely Kalaigaon, Sipajhar, Mangaldai (SC) and Dalgaon will exercise their democratic right in 795 polling stations to elect their representatives to the state assembly.

Taking part in the press meet, Superintendent of Police Sunil Kumar briefed the media regarding execution of Non Bailable Warrant of Arrest (NBWA) and to take proceedings against the trouble mongers.

He informed that with the continuous execution the number of cases of NBWA has presently been reduced to 215 from 592 numbers that was recorded on Feb 23 last.

He also stated that the holders of licensed arm in the district have responded well to the appeal made by the district administration to deposit their arms in their respective Police Station areas.

Meanwhile 160 numbers of polling stations in the district have been identified as very sensitive, 310 sensitive and 325 numbers of polling stations have been identified as comparatively safe polling stations.

Earlier, on the day the Deputy Commissioner also addressed a meeting of the representatives of the recognized political parties in connection with model code of conduct , expenditure of the candidates and other relevant election matters .

they have started the signature campaign for the security of the indigenous people of Assam.

“Before the election we want to create a pressure on the political parties and urged them to take up the matter in their election agenda to save Assam from the illegal migrant. He added after the election when the party would form a new assembly they would table a law for the security and land of the indigenous people.

Hazarika told the reporters that government would ensure government job’s for the indigenous people.

“Since the signing of the Assam accord on August 15, 1985 the people of Assam have

given the responsibility of identification, detecting and deporting illegal migrant from Bangladesh. But the government failed in their attempt and using them as a vote bank,’’ Hazarika said.

Hazarika alleged the political parties that they know numbers and constituencies and play vote bank politics which the serious issue.

AJYCP organises 'Mass Convention' against Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power Project on March 10 Signature campaign against illegal migrants

ET Correspondent Lakhimpur; Mar 5: "Lower Subansiri Hydro Electric Power Project(LSHEPP) or big dam should be included as one of the major subject in the election manifesto of the political parties. They should clear their present stand on the issue''. Ratul Burhagohain, the Assistant General Secretary of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad thus called upon the political parties of Assam to clear their stand on the big dam issue in a Press Conference held in North Lakhimpur Press Club today.

He appealed the same the other organisations too, who had taken up anti-big dam stand before. "AJYCP, along with the bodies of Lakhimpur

Union Government, is secretly constructing the infrastructure of LSHEPP which had remained closed for four years.

By this act, both NHPC and the Govts are violating the reports of the Expert Committees and their promises.

Dhemaji, Majuli and Biswanath, is going to organise a Mass Convention on 10th March demanding the closure of LHEPP. The designators of our organisation along with other anti-big dam

organisation and activists will take part in the convention"announced he in the Press Conference.

He informed, "Now NHPC, gaining the green signal of the

BJP, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister RajNath Singh all took u-turn from the promises they made before the last Parliamentary Election. Now they are trying to fulfill the interest of the corporates taking stand in support of big dam and completing the construction of LSHEPP". He added that Sarbananda Sonowal who possessed national icon image surrendered to them. The

organisation criticised them with sharp word and demanded them to be quite clear on the issue. The Press Conference was also addressed by Vice President Hem Chandra Goswami and Organising Secretary Debojit Das and Lakhimpur District Secretary replying diffrent queries of the media persons. Central Executive Member Bhupen Saikia, Lakhimpur District body President Pradip Sarmah along with several members of the organisation were present in the Press Conference.

They all apppealed the people of Lakhimpur, Dhemaji, Majuli and Biswanath to make the grand success of the Convention.

A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Mar 5: Prabajan Virodhi Manch(PVM), an NGO against illegal infiltration will start a signature campaign in Dibrugarh and Chabua on March 10 at Chowkidingee field from 11 am onwards later the pressure will march to Deputy Commissioner office and submit a memorandum against the illegal migrant issue.

PVM Convenor, Upamanyu Hazarika said, “Those who have came after March 24, 1971 from Bangladesh he or she should be considered as a foreigner.

We urged the government to detect the illegal migrant and expelled them from Assam,’’.

He said from last three month

“Manipur have recently introduce a new bill for the security of the indigenous people of Manipur. Therefore, we urged the government to take up the matter and introduce a bill for the greater interest of the indigenous people,’’ he added.

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Indefinite Imphal-Moreh PM must be from Lok Sabha: Sangma in his last speech road blockade called off

The indefinite Imphal-Moreh road blockade in Manipur Imphal, Mar 5: The indefinite Imphal-Moreh road blockade in Manipur, called in connection with the killing of a school teacher since March 2, has been called off with immediate effect by members of the Joint Action Committee (JAC), JAC Convenor Mangboi said.

Pointing out that the JAC has arrived at an "understanding" with the state government, Mangboi said the agreement was reached after a joint meeting with members of JAC and representatives of the state government on Friday.

A 7-point memorandum

addressed to the Chief Minister was also submitted to Irrigation and Flood Control department (IFCD) minister Ngamthang Haokip and other senior government and police officials of Chandel district by the Committee, according to a police officer.

The indefinite blockade was imposed by members of the JAC after the school teacher, Ts Haokip, succumbed to injuries after being beaten up by suspected NSCN (IM) militants at Aimol Satu village and the alleged failure to nab the accused involved in the incident. (PTI)

Manipur MLA accuses Naga CM of stoking 'antagonistic feelings'

New Delhi, Mar 5: The Prime Minister must be from Lok Sabha, former Speaker PA Sangma had demanded in his last speech in the lower House. Speaking at a special session on November 27, 2015, for the last time in the House he once presided, Sangma had demanded that the Constitution be amended to enable election of Prime Minister directly by the Lok Sabha.

He said that the Parliament has failed and it is "further failing" and also questioned whether India should go for a Presidential form of government.

"Prime Minister of India, I still insist, must belong

to Lok Sabha and he must be elected by the House, and then President can appoint him.

Once Prime Minister is elected, there should be no scope for a confidence motion. There is no provision in the Constitution of India (which says) that every Prime Minister should take the confidence of the House.

"The moment he becomes the Prime Minister, unless he is challenged by non-confidence motion, it should be presumed that he has the confidence of the House. "For fifteen years, no Lok Sabha Member was fit to become Prime Minister of this country. Then where

month tenure of Speakership witnessed five confidence and noconfidence motions, insisted that people from a particular state should represent their state in the Upper House.

PA Sangma is the Parliamentary system. If we have to borrow a Chief Minister, if we have to borrow a Rajya Sabha Member to become the Prime Minister of India, then where is the need for Lok Sabha? The Prime Minister of India must belong

to Lok Sabha. We must amend the Constitution of India," Sangma had demanded.

He was referring to past PMs Manmohan Singh, I K Gujral and H D Deve Gowda, who were members of the Upper House.

Sangma, whose 18-

"I have strong reservation about that. For representation in the Upper House, any representative must belong to his State because he is representing the States; it is the House of the States.

How can a man from Kerala become a Rajya Sabha MP from Assam?

It does not look nice.

Rajya Sabha is becoming a rehabilitation centre," Sangma had said.

(Agencies)

Assembly adopts resolution condoling Purno's demise Shillong, Mar 5: Chief Minister Mukul Sangma broke down twice in the Assembly on Friday while condoling the death of Tura MP and former Lok Sabha Speaker Purno Sangma after he moved a Resolution expressing grief over the leader's sudden demise which was adopted in the House on the first day of the Budget session.

Tears first filled the eyes of the chief minister when he recollected the frequent visit of Purno Sangma to his home at Ampati to meet the par-

ents of the chief minister who were Purno's teachers.

"When he used to cross Ampati, he never failed to visit our house because he was a student of both my parents and during his visit, he gave all respect deserving to teachers," the chief minister said wiping his tears with his handkerchief.

Earlier, moving the Resolution to condole the death, the chief minister said he was shocked as he heard the sad news.

"It was difficult to believe that PA Sangma is no more. I tried to confirm with police head-

quarters and Meghalaya House in Delhi. I also spoke to his sons James and Conrad who were on the way to Delhi," Sangma said. He said no leader from this part of the country achieved such an extra ordinary innings in political and public life.

Later, for the second time, the chief minister was in tears when he said that the demise of Purno was a great loss for the people of Garo Hills.

"The death of the great leader has created a vacuum. In the near future I do not know

whether any leader will be able to reach that level. And it is a great loss particularly for my people of Garo Hills," the chief minister said this in tears and sat down by stating that he would not be able to speak further.

Earlier, the chief minister said after he joined politics, he had the privilege of hearing many good things from the great leader and also about issues he raised about Garo Hills and the Garo tribe.

The chief minister also recalled his association with Purno while he was

studying MBBS at RIMS, Imphal as many grievances of the students were addressed by him.

Sangma also remembered how Purno as the Chief Minister had engaged himself with people at Rockside Bungalow in Shillong though his tenure was short lived due to instability.

"Moreover, it was quite encouraging for me as a young leader to sit glued to the TV to watch the proceedings of the Parliament when he was the Lok Sabha Speaker," the chief minister recalled.

(Agencies)

'Achhe din' will come only after 2019, says Gandhi Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang Imphal, Mar 5: Nagaland Chief Minister TR Zeliang has been accused by a Manipur MLA of "trying to create hostile attitude against Manipur government" amidst a row that has seen a Naga body announce a ban on the latter against stepping into the "Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur".

Manipur MLA L Ibomcha filed an FIR against Zeliang on March 2 accusing the Nagaland chief minister of "trying to create hostile attitude against Manipur government and inciting antagonistic feelings among certain tribes in Manipur".

In a statement here, the legislator said while the Constitution guarantees freedom of speech, that is subject to reasonable restrictions.

Ibomcha has refused to withdraw the FIR and said that the demand by the United Naga Council

(UNC) that he tender an apology to the chief minister was "out of the question".

Ibomcha said he would withdraw the FIR if the Nagaland chief minister and the Naga Students' Federation (NSF) apologised. Failing that, "the law will take its own course", he added.

During Zero Hour in the Assembly yesterday, Ibomcha had dismissed the ban imposed by UNC against him "stepping foot in Naga-inhabited areas of Manipur". The MLA said he can visit any place in Manipur and the ban by UNC has no legal sanction.

Ibomcha also urged the government to ban the UNC for "inciting animosity among the communities of Manipur".

The UNC, he said, is a civilian body with its headquarters in Senapati district of Manipur and a branch office in Imphal.

(PTI)

Naga Hoho clarifies Dimapur , Mar 5 :Naga Hoho President, Chuba Ozukum on Friday confirmed that he has received a verbal response from the Emissary to NSCN (K) Chairman SS Khaplang about the latter's willingness to meet the Naga Hoho officials. Speaking to The Morung Express, Chuba, however, clarified that he has not received any written reply from Khaplang as reported earlier.

"We conveyed the message to Khaplang through his Emissary that he should also respond to us on paper…but I have not received any written letter from Mr Khaplang asking us to meet," Chuba said.

The Naga Hoho President reiterated that he received only verbal communication from the Emissary about 45 days back regarding Khaplang's willingness to meet the Naga Hoho.

(Agencies)

Silchar, Mar 5: Slamming the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government at the Centre, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi on Friday said "achhe din" will come only after 2019 and that the Congress is already working for it.

"Now, 'achhe din' will come only in 2019. You don't worry about it. We are already working on it," said Gandhi in a pointed barb at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's much touted slogan during the 2014 gener al elections.

Gandhi was addressing a public rally at Silchar in Assam's Barak Valley.

Gandhi also referred to the recent debate in parliament between him and Modi and said that he will keep asking the prime minister questions irrespective of the personal attack made on him by Modi.

The AICC leader also accused the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) of trying to impose one ideology on the people and said that they want to spread hatred and make every Indian fight against one another in the country.

"Congress feels that there should be place for everyone in the country and that everyone can

Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi have their own opinion.

On the other hand, the BJP and RSS want to impose one ideology on everyone. They want to run the government from the Prime Minister's Office or from Nagpur. We feel that the people here

should run the government," he said.

"I remember 15 years back, there was unrest in Assam - blood spilt, and there were tears. The Congress came to power and it brought peace and security. In Haryana,

there was peace under the Congress government's rule and the state was prospering also. However, within one and half years of BJP's coming to power, set it on fire…people are fighting against one another. This is what the BJP does. They do it in everywhere, be it in Assam, Maharastra, Haryana," he said.

Gandhi admitted that connectivity is a problem in Assam's Barak Valley and said that the Congress will send its manifesto committee, who will decide on strategies to develop communication network in the region.(Agencies)

TMC Harka shock at the announcement made by Mamata Banerjee Darjeeling, March 5: The fledgling Jan Andolan Party (JAP) that was looking to fight this election today got a shock when Mamata Banerjee announced that its chief, Harka Bahadur Chhetri, would be the Trinamul candidate from Kalimpong.

The announcement was made by the chief minister on Friday evening.

A Trinamul senior leader, when asked about Chhetri's candidature, today said: "Chhetri had sent a letter to Trinamul agreeing to contest as the party's candidate."

Chhetri said in the evening that he would contest as a candidate of his own party. "The confusion was created due to

Trinamul's hurry. I would like to clarify that I will contest as the candidate of the JAP from Kalimpong. I would welcome support from any other political party, including Trinamul," he said.

part, the Morcha said the fledgling hill party was so democratic that it allowed its chief to contest for another party. The jab was a Chhetri who quit the Morcha after complaining that Gurung was autocratic.

A JAP leader who did not want to be named said they would not believe the claim of any other party without any hard evidence. The Jan Andolan Party, formed

by Chhetri after he quit the Morcha over differences with its chief Bimal Gurung, was ridiculed by the hill's main political force.

While JAP leaders said there "must be a genuine mistake" on Trinamul's

Amar Lama, a member of the bureau in the Jan Andolan Party, said: "This must be a genuine mistake. There were talks of an alliance with TMC but how can the president of another party announce the name of our president as their official candidate. He (Harka Bahadur) is not a primary member of the TMC. The statement has to be withdrawn immediately and the mistake rec-

tified."

Even if there was talk of an alliance with Trinamul, Mamata's announcement has virtually closed this option with the announcement of Shanta Chhetri and Sharda Rai Subba as Trinamul candidates from Kurseong and Darjeeling, respectively.

"The announcement of Harka Bahadur's name is out of the blue and a cause of a major embarrassment," said a Jan Andolan Party supporter.

The Morcha did not let go of the opportunity today to laugh at Chhetri.

Binay Tamang, the assistant secretary of the Morcha, said: "We always said Harka Bahadur Chhetri was

working to dilute our statehood demand and this has been proved after he was officially named the Trinamul Congress candidate from Kalimpong. Everyone in the hills knows that TMC is opposed to the statehood demand."

Tamang ridiculed Chhetri, saying: "We always said Harka Bahadur is the B-Team of the TMC in the hills.

It has now been proved that they are the A-Team of the TMC and the hill TMC leaders are actually the B- team. The JAP seems to have so much democracy in its party that its president can also be named as the official candidate of another party."(Agencies)

"For fifteen years, no Lok Sabha Member was fit to become Prime Minister of this country. Then where is the Parliamentary system. If we have to borrow a Chief Minister, if we have to borrow a Rajya Sabha Member to become the Prime Minister of India, then where is the need for Lok Sabha?

The Prime Minister of India must belong to Lok Sabha. We must amend the Constitution of India,"

Lotha civil society orgs issue 15-day ultimatum to NSCN (IM) Dimapur, Mar 5: Ten organizations of the Lotha community have written to the kilo kilonser, NSCN (IM) to clarify within 15 days (counting from February 27) on the actions of one of its official- secretary in the ministry of internal security of NSCN (IM), who had issued a press release to a Manipur newspaper on February 15, 2016.

The Lotha organizations include Lotha Hoho, Lotha Students' Union, Lotha Youth Hoho, Lotha Eloe Hoho, Village Councils Chairmen Association, Wokha District Chamber of Commerce & Industries, ACAUT Wokha Unit, Team Metamorphosis, Kohima Lotha Hoho and Dimapur Lotha Hoho.

According to a press statement received here from Lotha Hoho on behalf of all the organizations, the said NSCN (IM) official in the purported press release had warned the Lotha Hoho, which has filed a Public Interest Litigation (PIL) on the rules and regulations of the Nagaland State government on Petroleum & Natural Gas. He is also alleged to have disclosed that the NSCN (IM) has identified 25 Lotha intellectuals as 'troublemakers' and would initiate action against them.

The statement made by the NSCN official was made at the LLRPO meeting at Bhandari on February 12, which the Lotha organizations said, has been confirmed through people who attended the meeting. Taking cognizance, the Lotha organizations said it had, on behalf of the Lotha people, met the kilo kilonser on February 27 and submitted an ultimatum. It asked the kilo kilonser to give a written clarification giving the detailed list of the alleged twenty five Lotha intellectual troublemakers and the reason(s), as to why the NSCN (IM) have made these Lotha intellectuals as troublemakers.

The Lotha organisations also warned that "if any untoward misadventure happens to any Lotha individual, the NSCN (IM) would be held responsible."

The kilo kilonser, on the other hand, apprised the Lotha representatives, who met him that he had no knowledge of such an action plan. He also said the group had no such intention as alleged. A thorough enquiry on the matter and appropriate action would be initiated, he further assured.

In this connection, the Lotha organisations have called for support and cooperation of all right-thinking Naga individuals and organisations in their stand for justice. (Agencies)

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Need to increase women representation as legislators: President Mukherjee New Delhi, Mar. 5: Stating that there is a need to increase the representation of women as legislators, President Pranab Mukherjee on Saturday said that political parties must be committed to increase the number of women legislators in Parliament as well as State Assemblies.

Addressing a two-day National Conference on Women Legislators here, the President said that6

empowerment of women in the country couldn't be completely ensured until their participation is increased in every field.

The President added that the global community has to rededicate themselves for women empowerment. He also complimented Prime Minister Modi for the initiative 'Beti Bachao Beti Padhao' and his firm commitment towards the true empowerment of

President Pranab Mukherjee women.

Vice

President

Mohammed Hamid Ansari stressed on politi-

cal equality between women and men legislators. He said women candidates have performed well in local bodies despite several challenges.

Addressing the conference, Lok Sabha Speaker Sumitra Mahajan said the aim of the conference is to tell women legislators how more efficiently they can contribute in nation building.

The conference was attended by 300 women

MLAs, MLCs, MPs, Union Ministers and Chief Ministers.

The conference will equip the women legislators from across India with latest knowledge in relevant areas and provide them with the right perspective, motivation and guidance in their roles as legislators and powerful agents of socioeconomic progress and change as well as good governance. (ANI)

'Reasonable' Mehbooba Women's contribution crucial to building hints at govt. formation strong, vibrant nation: Hamid Ansari with BJP

Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti Jammu, Mar.5 : After two-month suspense, Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) president Mehbooba Mufti has said that she is not 'stubborn' and hinted that the party would be going ahead with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to form the government in Jammu and Kashmir if the latter ensures that aspirations of people were met.

state.

Speaking during a party function last evening, Mehbooba claimed that she was not afraid of criticism on the issue but wanted a signal from the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre that it will do everything for the welfare of people of the

Mehbooba, whose party has 27 MLAs in the 87member Jammu and Kashmir Assembly, said if the promises are not fulfilled the formation of the government meant to keep away from the elections for five years.

(ANI)

"I am not a stubborn person, if I feel that the Centre is working for the welfare of the state then surely the government will be formed," she said.

"However, if it is only for the sake of government formation, or to delay polls, or to provide some work to MLAs, let me make it clear that I am not ready," she added.

Now 'microchips' for pet dogs in Kochi

New Delhi, Mar. 5: Asserting that women's contribution is crucial to building a strong and vibrant nation, Vice President Hamid Ansari on Saturday said that women's leadership and conflict resolution styles embody democratic ideals and they tend to work in a less hierarchical, more participatory and more collaborative manner than male colleagues.

Addressing the first conference of the women legislators in India on the theme 'role of women legislators in nation building', the Vice President said that women's political participation results in tangible gains for democratic governance, including greater responsiveness to citizens' needs.

The Vice President said that the increase in women representation at local bodies has not led to commensurate in-

crease of women members in legislatures both at the Centre and State.

He further said that our Parliament's gender profile is woefully unbalanced with women constituting only 12 per cent of the total membership.

To shore up women's political representation, all political parties need to extend their support to ensure that the Constitutional Amendment Bill to provide for 33 percent reservation to women in the Lok Sabha and State Legislative Assemblies is not delayed further, he added.

Calling on the leaders and whips of parties in the House to overcome their own gender bias in engaging the women members in different parliamentary roles, he added that the women members themselves need to show their interest and contribute meaningfully to the debates.

Kochi, Mar. 5: The Kochi Corporation has begun a novel initiative of fitting microchips to all pet dogs in the city as part of its initiative to introduce a licensing system for all pet dogs in the city.

The program was first official launched at the Kochi Corporation office by the Mayor Saumini Jain and other municipal members. All the details of the pet including their ownership, age, dates of vaccinations etc. will be available in the chip, which can be read

using a hand-held scanner.

The civic authorities said that separate software and database will be maintained and it will be made sure that all the pet dogs under the city limit will be covered under this program. According to an estimate there are around 12,000 pet dogs in the city.

In the first phase of the programme, 500 dogs will be microchipped and a fee of Rs.100 will be charged from the dog owner. (ANI)

NIA court extends judicial custody of IS suspects Qasmi, Iqbal till Mar.30

New Delhi, Mar.5: The year-old Azhar Iqbal was National Investigation arrested from Bhopal on Agency (NIA) court on February 1 by the NIA. Saturday extended the ju- According to the agency, dicial custody of Islamic Iqbal was allegedly in the State suspects Mufti higher category of memAbdus Sami Qasmi and bers of the group -Junoon Azhar Iqbal till March al Khilafae-Hind, as he 30. Qasmi, a Delhi-based was tasked with finding Islamic scholar, known new recruits. It is learnt for his fiery speeches, that he was in touch with was arrested on February Yusuf al-Hindi alias 5 from Uttar Pradesh's Shafi Armar, who was an Hardoi District.

Indian Mujahideen memThe NIA has claimed that ber but shifted to the ISQasmi had been 'deliver- held areas in Syria and ing provocative and in- Iraq. Iqbal knew at least Vice President Hamid Ansari flammatory speeches and two of the four suspects was instigating youth for arrested by the Delhi po"The fact that women tive manner than male col- anti-national activities'. lice from Uttarakhand a members, within the lim- leagues. Thus, women's While other suspect 23- few weeks back. (ANI) ited opportunity avail- contribution is crucial to able to them, have dem- building a strong and vionstrated their concern brant nation. We can igover other issues of na- nore it at our own peril," tional interest must tilt Ansari said. the balance in their favour. The conference was atWomen are also often the tended by President Kutch , Mar. 5: Days af- lar size boat was found in strongest voices for peace Pranab Mukherjee, Prime ter an abandoned Paki- the Sir Creek area. In and nonviolence. Women's Minister Narendra Modi, stani boat loaded with December 2015, one leadership and conflict Speaker of Lok guns was seized near such fishing boat was resolution styles embody SabhaSumitra Mahajan, Kutch, another aban- found at Padala creek democratic ideals and they Speaker of Bangladesh doned boat has been area near Koteshwar. In in Koteshwar area November, two fishing tend to work in a less hier- Parliament Shirin Sharmin found of Kutch. boats were found at archical, more participa- Chaudhury and other dig- The fresh incident is Harami Nala area of tory and more collabora- nitaries. (ANI) proof of increased Paki- Kutch. stani infiltration through A 30-metre long tunnel water as boats of Paki- about 10 feet below the stani origin are found ground from Pakistan to near the border at regu- the Indian side was discovlar intervals. Meanwhile, ered by the Border Secua man has also been ar- rity Force (BSF) last goes there and says that porting Godse, isn't it rested in Kutch for tak- Thursday. This was the these students should be anti-national?" Oza told ing pictures of the Army fourth tunnel unearthed by listened. He says that stu- . cantonment. the force in the region dents have the right to "The Congress vice- Earlier in January, a simi- since 2012. (ANI) speech and they should president supported the be allowed to speak," he students of the JNU, but added. he never supported 'anti national' activity," she Meanwhile, Congress added. The Congress leader Shobha Oza vice-president had on launched a counter attack February 13 visited the on the BJP president and JNU campus to support said that he was labelling the students after wrong allegations on Kanhaiya Kumar was arRahul Gandhi. "He rested by the Delhi Police should be ashamed for for allegedly raising 'antilabelling wrong allega- national' slogans at an tions on Rahul Gandhi. If event held in the campus Days after an abandoned Pakistani boat loaded with guns he thinks that he can mis- on February 9 to comwas seized near Kutch lead the country then he memorate 2001 Parliashould answer that why ment attack convict Afzal Congress demands EPF rollback, his government is sup- Guru. (ANI)

Abandoned Pak boat found in Kutch

Amit Shah targets 'ashamed' Rahul Gandhi for backing 'anti-national' JNU students Mathura, Mar.5 : Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah on Saturday lashed out at Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi for backing JNU students and asked whether raising 'anti-national' slogans was freedom of speech and expression.

"A different kind of environment is being created in the country wherein anti-national slogans are being raised on the name of freedom of expression. In one of the universities of New Delhi (JNU), slogans about the destruction of India were raised," Shah

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah said while speaking at the national convention of Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha (BJYM) in Mathura.

"The Congress should feel ashamed. The vicepresident of the Congress Party, Rahul Gandhi,

slams 'Suit-boot Sarkar'

India defends its stand over USCIRF visa row The Kochi Corporation has begun a novel initiative of fitting microchips to all pet dogs in the city

NIA court extends judicial custody of IS suspects Qasmi, Iqbal till Mar.30

Washington, Mar 5: With the US Commission on International Religious Freedom (USCIRF) expressing its disappointment at being denied visa by the Indian government, the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) on Friday said that foreign entity like USCIRF does not have a 'locus standi' to comment on India's constitutionally protected rights.

A three-member delegation of USCIRF was scheduled to leave for a one-week visit to India to collect information for preparing an annual report on religious freedom. A statement by Indian Embassy in Washington, said that India is a vibrant pluralistic society founded on

India defends its stand over USCIRF visa row strong democratic principles, where the Constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all its citizens, including the right to freedom of religion.

"The Indian Constitution guarantees fundamental rights to all its citizens including the right to freedom of religion. We do not see the locus standi of a foreign entity like USCIRF

to pass its judgment and comment on the state of Indian citizens' constitutionally protected rights," the release said.

"We look forward to continuing working with the United States Government for sharing of experience and best practice on all issues of mutual interest under the established bilateral mechanisms like the India-

United States Global Issues Forum," it added.

According to reports, this is not the first time the USCIRF members have not been issued visas. The members, who prepare an annual report on religious freedom in countries across the globe, were denied the visas for the first time in previous UPA regime.

USCIRF's principal responsibilities include reviewing, through the lens of international human rights law, the facts and circumstances of violations of religious freedom internationally and making policy recommendations to the President, Secretary of State, and Congress.

(ANI)

New Delhi, Mar.5: The All India Mahila Congress staged a protest here on Saturday demanding the rollback of the budgetary proposal under which a part of the Employees Provident Fund (EPF) withdrawal will be taxed with 60 percent corpus.

The protestors led by Congress leader Shobha Oza raised slogans against the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre and also burnt effigy of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. "This is double taxation. This is injustice to the common man.

The government should roll back its proposal. The 'Suitboot Sarkar' only thinks about the rich and is not concerned about the poor and the downtrodden. It is insensitive towards the thinking of a common man," Oza said.

One of the other protestors said that the budgetary proposal was not in the interest

of the common man and that's why they were protesting against this government.

Meanwhile, a high-level meeting took place between the officials of Prime Minister's Office (PMO) and Finance Ministry on March 3 where in EPF tax proposals were discussed.

Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, who had proposed a change in rule aiming at reducing litigation and increasing transparency in the Union Budget 2016, is likely to make an official statement in the House outlining the revised proposal. According to the impositions, only 70 lakh out of 3.70 crore active EPF subscribers will be impacted by the proposed tax change, a rethink has been prompted because of protests from the vocal middle class. There has also been recognition that the plan to tax EPF is the only major proposal to have attracted significant criticism. (ANI)

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Sixty injured as boat engine explodes in Bangkok Beijing, Mar 5: Sixty people were hospitalised today, mostly for burns, after the engine on a Bangkok commuter boat exploded and sent passengers leaping to a nearby pier or into the water, officials and reports said.

The crowded boat was ferrying passengers on a major canal in the eastern outskirts of the Thai capital, which boasts an extensive network of waterways that teem with motorised commuter boats during rush hour.Most of the injured were later released from the hospital with minor injuries, while 14 were still receiving treatment, according to the city's

Erawan emergency medical centre.

The centre said three foreigners - two Myanmar nationals and one Japanese - were among those injured in the accident.

Bangkok's police commissioner Sanit Mahathavorn said two passengers were seriously hurt by flying debris from the explosion, which shook the wooden boat but largely left its hull intact.

New Myanmar government to cut number of ministries

Tk15,000cr projects to boost connectivity

Nay Pyi Taw, Mar 5 : The new Myanmar government, which is to take office at the end of this month, will cut the number of ministries leaving 23 from the previous 36, officials said on Saturday.Merging some ministries to one for instance, the ruling National League for Democracy (NLD) party said it will not reduce the number of ministries' employees but will make use of them to reinforce other ministries in need.The party insisted that chief ministers of all 14 regions and states are to be assigned with elected NLD parliament representatives only.Of the new government cabinet members, the NLD will take up 30 to 40 percent only and the rest will come from other parties and outside experts, the sources added.Official handing over of duties of the head of state will be carried out at parliament.

Senior leadership of the NLD disclosed that the list of the new government cabinet will be announced on Sunday, four days before presidential election takes place on March 10.Myanmar held a general election to elect parliament representatives on November 8, 2015, in which the NLD won the absolute majority of the parliamentary seats, which is strong enough for it to form a new government independently under the constitution and has the right to nominate the president and two vice presidents.

(Agencies)

Russian Navy ship arrives at Colombo port on goodwill visit Colombo, Mar 5: The Sri Lankan Navy ceremonially welcomed the Russian Navy Rescue Vessel 'Epron', which arrived at the port of Colombo on a goodwill visit.

Epron is a submarine rescue ship of the Black Sea Fleet commanded by Captain 3rd Rank Denis A. Bergs. It is 89.7 meters in length with a displacement of 3,380 tonnes and can carry a crew of 138 naval personnel.Commander of the Ship Squadron, Captain 1st Rank Sergey V. Ignatov, and the Commanding Officer paid a courtesy call on the Commander Western Naval Area, Rear Admiral Jayantha De Silva at the Western Naval Command Headquarters in Colombo.

They held cordial discussions and exchanged mementos as a goodwill gesture.The Russian ship will stay in Lanka till March 5.

The crewmembers of this ship would be visiting places of interest in Colombo, Galle and Kandy. (ANI)

"Most of the injured passengers are suffering from burns," the officer told reporters from the pier on the wide canal where the accident took place shortly after dawn.An initial police

Dhaka, Mar 5:The Roads and Highways Department (RHD) has proposed massive projects to upgrade Bangladesh's infrastructure to boost regional connectivity and unlock the country's trade and investment potentials.

Under the projects, the 190km road from Tangail's Elenga to Sirajganj's Hatikumrul of the Dhaka-Rangpur Highway will be upgraded to four-lane.

Roads will be broadened and 17 medium-sized bridges, flyovers and culverts will be constructed to connect with it.The Tangail-Rangpur road

Sixty injured as boat engine explodes in Bangkok investigation suggested the combustion was caused by a fuel leak onboard, he said."We found that gas leaked at the boat's rear and caused an explosion in its engine," he said.

Witnesses interviewed described a loud bang

will be part of a 1,741km highway to link Bangladesh with the Asian Highway - a network of 141,000km cross-continental roads.

Bangladesh joined the network in 2009.The RHD's proposed projects will cost Tk15,255 crore - Tk12,000 crore will come from foreign funding and the government will provide the rest.

They are expected to be completed by 2020.The RHD wrote to the Planning Ministry for including the projects in the revised ADP, ministry sources said. They are being scrutinised.

"As part of our economic growth goals, the upcom-

that rang out just as the boat was docking, sending some passengers racing for the pier, while others leapt into the canal's murky waters.The director of Family Transport, a private company that runs the boat service, told the network he had suspended twenty-five

ing projects aim to achieve development by setting up regional and sub-regional trade links," Road Transport and Highways Division Secretary MAN Siddique told media.He said the Tangail-Rangpur Highway was the second phase of the Asian Highway and it would also be part of Sasec (South Asia Sub-Regional Economic Cooperation) and the BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Nepal).The first phase, involving construction of 70km Joydebpur-Elenga road, is expected to end by 2018. Feasibility study for the third phase - the Rangpur-Burimari

boats that run on liquefied natural gas while the investigation was ongoing."We still don't know how it exploded," he said, adding that the boats have been using gas-powered engines for up to eight years. The shuttle was travelling on Saen Saeb canal, which runs through the heart of the capital and eventually connects to its main river, the Chao Praya.The canal boats cost no more than US$1 to ride and are

among the cheapest and swiftest forms of transportation in trafficchoked Bangkok. They run around 100,000 passenger journeys a day, according to official figures from 2012.Most of the injured were later released from the hospital with minor injuries, while 14 were still receiving treatment, according to the city's Erawan emergency medical centre.

(Agencies)

Sixty people were hospitalised today, mostly for burns, after the engine on a Bangkok commuter boat exploded and sent passengers leaping to a nearby pier or into the water

road - is under process."It will boost regional connectivity and help industrialisation in the north," Siddique added.

According to the projects proposal, nearly 70% of domestic roads will be part of the Asian Highway but the infrastructure is unsuitable for heavy vehicles while fund crunch dogged upgrade works.It claims 43,000 vehicles will use the Dhaka-North Bengal route daily by 2020. Currently, 12,000 to 29,000 vehicles use it.Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, the Maldives, Nepal and Sri Lanka set up Sasec in 2001 to pro-

mote regional prosperity through improved connectivity, boosting trade and strengthening economic cooperation.In 2013, the BCIM (Bangladesh, China, India and Myanmar) initiative added momentum to connect Kolkata and Kunming via road, through Myanmar and Bangladesh.According to the World Bank, South Asia's intra-regional trade accounts for 5% of the total trade, compared to 25% in ASEAN. Greater regional connectivity will boost growth and shared prosperity prospects of South Asia, home to 44% of the world's poor. (Agencies)

US Senator asks colleagues to oppose F-16 deal with Pak Washington, Mar 5: A top Republican Senator has asked his colleagues in the Senate to join him in opposing the sale of eight nuclear-capable F16 fighter jets to Pakistan, saying it was "past time" to demand accountability from the country whose "coziness" with terrorists has harmed the US military."Selling military hardware to Pakistan with a generous subsidy from American taxpayers - is no way to convince them to become responsible players in the international community and assist in the fight against terrorism," Rand Paul said.

"It is past time to stand up and demand greater accountability from Pakistan - that it fully severs its ties with terrorist organizations, and that it respect the rights of its own people," Paul said in

an official correspondence to other members of the US Senate.In the letter, Paul urged Senators to join him in blocking the sale of F-16s to Pakistan in an over $ 600 million deal."I request that you support the resolution of disapproval when it comes up for consideration."

Last week, he introduced a resolution in the Senate in this regard. The Senate Joint Resolution 31, if passed by the Senate, would prohibit the sale of F-16s and additional major and nonmajor defence equipment to Pakistan.Under the Arms Export Control Act, the joint resolution is privileged. Paul said he would seek vote on the sale of F-16s."Why should the US consider selling major defence items to Pakistan whose allegiance to the Afghan Taliban and the Haqqani

John Kerry network is well-known," Paul said.He said just last week Senator Bob Corker, chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, criticized secretary of state John Kerry for advocating a deal that would cost the US taxpayer millions.Senator John McCain, chairman of the powerful Armed Services Committee, has also voiced concerns over the sale.

House foreign affairs subcommittee on Asia and the pacific chairman Matt Salmon said the sale was "extremely problematic in light of the Pakistani military's widely alleged complicity in terrorist violence.Representatives Ted Poe and Tulsi Gabbard sent a letter to Kerry on February 16 citing Pakistan's duplicitous nature.

Paul said Pakistan's "co-

ziness with terrorists has harmed our military" and a recent Congressional report authored by the Pentagon cites how Pakistan's support for terrorists allows for IED components to make their way across the border into Afghanistan, targeting US and Afghanistan forces.General John F Campbell, who till recently was Commander of US and NATO forces in Afghanistan, testified this year before Congress that "Haqqani Network remains the most capable threat to US and coalition forces, planning and executing the most violent high profile attacks in Kabul.Paul also said Pakistan's human rights record is abysmal."Pakistan fails to provide protection for religious minorities such as Shia Muslims, Christians, Ahmadi Muslims and Hindus," Paul added.

(Agencies)

China aims to maintain growth pace, fend off unemployment in five-year plan Beijing, Mar 5: China faces a tough battle to keep its economy growing by at least 6.5 percent over the next five years while creating more jobs and restructuring inefficient industries, Premier Li Keqiang said as he opened China's annual parliament on Saturday.

Growth of 6.5 percent would mark a ripping pace for most countries but would be the slowest in China in a quarter century as world's No. 2 economy grapples with

gyrating financial markets, softening global trade and efforts to reduce environmental degradation.

"Our country's development faces more and greater difficulties . so we must be prepared for a tough battle," Li said.In 2016, Beijing will aim for an economic growth rate between 6.5-7 percent, as Reuters previously reported, with a consumer inflation target of around 3 percent and

money supply expansion of around 13 percent, according to a series of draft reports ahead of the opening of the 12-day parliament.

Many investors had been hoping China would post an aggressive target for fiscal spending to prop growth.But the draft goal of running a fiscal deficit equivalent to 3 percent of GDP, while up from the previous year's target of 2.3 percent, still disappointed some who

had hoped for a number closer to 4."The budget deficit of 3 percent is not enough and should be increased," economist and former central bank advisor Yu Yongding told Reuters on the sidelines of the meeting.

Zhou Hao, economist at Commerzbank in Singapore, said the low figure may reflect concerns that a higher number would signal tolerance for another spree of debt-fueled growth such

as that Beijing embarked on in 2009.

Moody's recently downgraded the outlook for Chinese sovereign debt, a move Chinese regulators said was unjustified."The pressure from rating agencies could be something China has to consider, indicating that China is cautious on rolling out large infrastructure investment that could result in long-term debt issues," Zhou said in an email. (Agencies)

Pak fishing boat seized

by BSF off Kutch coast

Pak fishing boat seized by BSF off Kutch coast Bhuj (Guj), Mar 5: A Pakistani fishing boat was seized by a BSF patrol party after its occupants fled upon seeing the border security personnel in the Koteshwar creek area off the Kutch coast along the Indo-Pakistan border.

"An Pakistani fishing boat was seized yesterday from the Koteshwar creek area after its occupants fled to the Pakistani side on seeing a patrol party," BSF officials said.

Nothing suspicious was

found in the boat, they said. This is the fifth such seizure in that area by BSF in the last five months.

Last month too they had seized one boat from the Koteshwar creek area.

Earlier in January, a boat was found in the Sir Creek area. In December last year, a fishing boat was found at Padala creek near Koteshwar while in November, two fishing boats were found in another area of Kutch.

(Agencies)

China to build 2nd railway linking inland with Tibet

China to build 2nd railway linking inland with Tibet Beijing, Mar 5 : China will build a second railway connecting Tibet with other parts of the country, expanding its connectivity with the Himalayan region and increasing its strategic options to rapidly move troops to the borders with India.

The railway will be built between Tibet Autonomous Region's capital city Lhasa and Chengdu, capital of Sichuan Province, in southwest China, according to the draft outline of the 13th FiveYear Plan (2016-2020) on national economy and social development submitted to the national legislature for examination.

It provided no further details.The plan is to be implemented from this year after its approval.

The new rail line is in addition to the QinghaiTibet Railway linking Tibet with inland regions of China.

The 1,956-km railway, which started operation in July 2006, is the world's highest and longest plateau railroad. It further expanded the deeper into the Tibet almost closer to the Indian border .In addition to the railway expansion; China has also built five airports in the Himalayan region. The rapid expansion of the road, rail and

air services in Tibet, providing the facility to rapidly move the troops besides people made India to undertake infrastructure development in the border regions, specially in Arunachal Pradesh, which China claims as part of southern Tibet.

Media reports have said the new railway will be about 1,629-km long, and it will only take 15 hours for trains traveling between Lhasa and Chengdu.

"We hope that the railway will be completed as early as possible. It will provide new momentum for our development, especially the tourism," said Wangdui, a national lawmaker and mayor of Tibet's Nyingchi City, where the new railway will go through.In addition, the country will accelerate construction of railways in border areas and build cross-border corridors, the draft said.More high-speed railways, including one linking Beijing and Hong Kong (Taipei), will be built, it said.It is expected that the length of highspeed railways in operation will reach 30,000 km, linking over 80 percent of the country's major cities, the draft said.

China currently has over 16,000 km of high speed train network.

(Agencies)

China will build a second railway connecting Tibet with other parts of the country, expanding its connectivity with the Himalayan region and increasing its strategic options to rapidly move troops to the borders with India

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DIBRUGARH, SUNDAY, MARCH 6

HSLC answer sheets burnt down Student's dream turned to ashes After the Class-XII state board examination goof-up with the leakage of Physics question paper a few days ago, thousands of answer scripts of the Class-X state boards that were kept for (Photo:mypicture) evaluation at a school in Jorhat were gutted in a fire in the early hours on Friday. The incident that took place at Sankardev Seminary High School in Jorhat town, triggered outrage among students. Reports from Jorhat said approximately 10,000 answer scripts were destroyed in the fire. And over 37,000 answer scripts, kept in the school, were in proper condition, unharmed by the fire. Answer sheets of various disciplines were kept at the school, which was an evaluation centre of Class X state boards. SEBA officials later said answer-scripts of as many as eight subjects - English, General Mathematics, Assamese (MIL), Hindi (elective), Sanskrit (elective), Advanced Mathematics (elective), Geography (elective) and Computer Science (elective) - were damaged in the incident.

SEBA's decision now is that the affected examinees may need to take the test again in only one subject within this month. For those not willing to sit for a re-test, the average of the marks obtained in the five other major subjects will be taken as the score in the affected script, it said. However, what triggered the fire is yet to be ascertained. While on the other hand some say that the fire was caused due to some short circuit which took place in the room. While some doubt that the fire might be broken up by some miscreants who wanted to take revenge upon the headmaster as there was a conflict between the headmaster and some school staff. In spite of the college being an evaluation centre, there was not enough security in place. Only one security guard had been appointed for the entire college.

It is quite surprising and shocking as well as to how can our great politicians play with the future of the children. HSLC examination is one such examination in Assam for which a student prepares throughout their entire years in schools. Along with the children every guardians dream that their children will surely make them proud by shining bright in the HSLC exams. But who cares about the dreams and thoughts of the common people. "Education is our priority and we are giving adequate importance to it, including resolving the problems of teaching and non-teaching staff of educational institutions," this was the exact statement which our CM Tarun Gogoi said while distributing pension payment orders (PPOs) to 703 teaching and non-teaching staff of the provincialised educational institutions in the month of August last year. Now it will be very interesting to see what steps will be taken for putting a full stop to the occurrence of any such incidents in our state.

A Self-made leader Former Lok Sabha Speaker dies Purno Agitok Sangma, who was Speaker of the Lok Sabha from 1996 to 1998, passed away at the age of 68 in Delhi following a brief illness. Sangma was a man with many feathers in his cap. He had been a lecturer, a lawyer and a journalist before joining politics. He began his political life as a worker of the Congress Party. His rise through the ranks of the Party had been phenomenal. In 1974, he became the General Secretary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Youth Congress; he also remained its Vice-President for some time. He was appointed the General Secretary of the Meghalaya Pradesh Congress Committee in 1975 and held that post till 1980.

Sangma entered into the national political scenario in 1977 when the country was preparing for the sixth General Elections. He was elected to the Lok Sabha from the Tura constituency in his home State on the Congress ticket. The 30-year-old Sangma entered the portals of Parliament at a time when the nation was witnessing a major political change with the Congress Party losing power at the Center for the first time since Independence. Sangma is said to be one Minister who could reply to a heated debate in Parliament without the aid of officials' slips from the Officers' Gallery. He became Meghalaya Chief Minister in 1988. From the time he assumed the office of the As a Speaker, Sangma executed his responsibility with flair. He had a unique approach to parliamentary reforms. He ensured that rules were observed by the members even in the midst of stormy debates. His concern for decorum, freedom and dignity of the House had earned him the reputation of an outstanding parliamentarian. His hearty laugh, quick wit, boundless enthusiasm, impeccable demeanour and earthy wisdom made him a household name, with people from all over the country showering compliments for the rare skill with which he conducted the proceedings of the House.

He was expelled from the Congress on May 20, 1999, along with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar for raising the banner of revolt against Sonia Gandhi over her foreign origin. After the expulsion, he went on to form the Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) with Sharad Pawar and Tariq Anwar. He later split the NCP. Later, Sangma merged his faction with Mamata Banerjee's Trinamool Congress, forming the Nationalist Trinamool Congress.

Sangma resigned from his Lok Sabha seat on October 10, 2005 as a member of All India Trinamool Congress and was re-elected as NCP candidate on February 2006.

On June 20, 2012, Sangma resigned from the UPA constituent NCP after opposition from Sharad Pawar over his presidential candidature. The BJP declared PA Sangma as it official candidate for the presidential poll on June 21, 2012. Pranab Mukherjee was, however, declared the winner in the polls. Known for his quick photographic memory, thorough grounding and complete mastery on the subject at hand, it is however Sangma's short as stint Lok Sabha Speaker that will always keep his memories alive.

The new face of Bangladesh diplomacy Bangladesh is no longer ister A H Mahmud Ali is Swartho) and aspirations seen as a basket case but also a career diplomat, the (Swapno) are the same . as a confident young na- first Bengali to revolt Tripura becomes India's tion with a clear develop- against Pakistani superi- gateway to Northeast , ment focus and an ors who set up the what with the opening up emerging economy. Swadhin Bangla mission of Chittagong-Asuganj Much as this owes to the in Washington in 1971. route and Agartala becountry's actual perfor- The soft spoken but again coming India's third mance - 6 percent plus very erudite Mahmud Ali internet gateway, much was in- as annual GDP it becomes growth, a Subir Bhaumik ducted be- Bangladesh's gateway to huge foreign c a u s e Northeast and hugely exchange surplus , suc- Hasina wanted his Jatiyo gain in terms of trade and cessful crackdown on Is- Party to be partner in her economy. That should lamist radicalism and coalition even as it posi- incentivise the rest of other armed groups ( in- tioned itself as the nation's Northeast to improve bicluding those from India's major opposition party in lateral ties with Northeast) and so much parliament in the absence Bangladesh . more. But the fact that of the BNP. But Bangladesh's message Mahmud Ali has helped As someone said in goes out loud and clear to keep the nation's diplo- Dhaka recently, "we have the rest of the world and matic focus firmly on its three foreign ministers." its voice is taken seriously priorities - friendship with True but they function as in the comity of nations all, enmity with none (un- a team and not work as is because of the quality less provoked) , develop- cross purposes. State of its current diplomacy. ment, trade and growth. Minister Hassan Shariar And this is because Prime He is a man driven as Alam brings up the rear , Minister Sheikh Hasina , much by content as by his business background specially in her second the quality of delivery. helping in Bangladesh's term in power, has left the economic diplomacy. job to be done by profes- But Dipu Moni , now an Awami League general On Thursday morning, I sionals. secretary and working was in the Bangladesh Her first foreign minister hard as a party organiser, High Commission to was Dipu Moni , a for- remains the chairperson thank its new India envoy eign-educated doctor of the parliamentary Syed Muazzem Ali for turned politician but very committee on foreign af- agreeing to launch my well read and suave. She fairs, always contributing new book ' Agartala Docstood head and shoulders to debates and field diplo- trine" alongwith India's above her South Asian macy and backing up the former foreign secretary. contemporaries. When Foreign Minister by her Realising my long career her Indian contemporary considerable presence in in journalism in NorthS M Krishna was read- places where Mahmud east, he lost no time to ing out the speech of the Ali is not available for make the point that Portuguese foreign min- commitments elsewhere. Bangladesh is keen to ister by mistake in the UN She came to our first look east through India's ( to huge embarrassment Tripura Conclave as lead Northeast and not merely of our diplomatic corps) speaker in July 2014 and through the sea. "We look and when her Pakistani wrote a brilliant foreword west to Delhi and contemporary Hina for my book 'Agartala Calcutta but we are keen Rabbani Khar was al- doctrine', where she de- to look east through ways in news because of scribed Agartala as Northeast ," said Ali reher expensive handbags the"war capital of the minding me of his family's , Dipu Moni articulated a wonderful (and uniquely) Bangladesh has delivered on the Bangladeshi vision of baregion's security concerns by sin management for settling river disputes in cracking down hard on insurgents South Asia and carried and ready to address the issue of the country's voice to the rest of the world. illegal migrations. The country is But Hasina gave her an advisor who has been on the global high table for long years. Gowher Rizvi, my teacher at Oxford, has been an reputed professor of diplomacy and international relations, who later served as the South Asia chief of Ford Foundation and as Aspen professor at Harvard.

As the international affairs advisor to the Prime Minister, the gentle, suave , hugely erudite and persuasive Rizvi brought to Bangladesh diplomacy a modern style rich with content of message and sophistication of delivery.

His huge contacts, his erudition , his charm were all contributing factors to the success of Bangladesh diplomacy.

The present foreign min-

keen on legal labour exports which brings in huge remittances , the second major source of foreign exchange for Bangladesh. Illegals dont send back money and Hasina's government is not interested in promoting illegal migration.

Bangalee nation. The little girl who sat on her father's shoulder to hear the great Bangabandhu declare Bangladesh's independence on 7 March 1971 has not forgotten the role Tripura's leaders played in her country's fight for freedom.

But Tripura is Bangladesh 's gateway to Northeast -- so Dipu Moni was quick to point out our interests (

long association with Assam. He comes from the family of one of the greatest Bengali writer of all times, Syed Mujtaba Ali, the master of wit and travel writing, the ultimate in sarcasm and detail.

"Even my father in law served in Assam Engineering Service-- and my father served in so many places from Dhurbi to Dibrugarh" says Ali , keen to building bridges with

Prime Minister of Bangladesh Sheikh Hasina (Photo: ndtvimg) India's northeast.

Bangladesh has delivered on the region's security concerns by cracking down hard on insurgents and ready to address the issue of illegal migrations. The country is keen on legal labour exports which brings in huge remittances , the second major source of foreign exchange for Bangladesh.

Illegals dont send back money and Hasina's government is not interested in promoting illegal migration. In the last few months, there has been a huge crackdown on illegal labour exporters .

A new law has increased the penalty for that.

As I finished my tea, Ali got busy to welcome 13 African head of missions in Delhi who were to lunch with him.

Bangladesh will soon hold an African Summit like India has done -- primarily to intensify labour exports.

It has such deals with a few African nations , but Dhaka is looking for more. Rarely has a country made such effective use of its working class as a driver for its economy and social growth. UN is excited about this because its experts see the East Bengali rice farmer , whose ancestors tamed the chars of Brahmaputra, as the key to boosting famine-ravaged Africa's agricultural output.

The Sachu Miahs and Delwar Hussains are going to the world to help tackle its problem of hunger , not contributing to the numbers of the hun-

gry any more, nor theorising hunger a la Amartya Sen.

, should we say ! Nobody knows this better than a Bangladeshi .

Its army 's huge role in UN peacekeeping has helped Hasina divert the men in uniform from the allure of power and emerge as a responsible professional institution.

Now export of farm labour in huge numbers will turn an liability into an asset -- surplus population.

Recently Bangladesh has signed a deal with Malaysia to send 15 lakhs workers , mainly farm hands, over the next five years. It is these tough East Bengali farmers who give new meaning to Tagore's "ocean of great man" ( M a h a m a n a b e r sagartirtho). So it is time that we in Northeast realise Bangladesh is no longer a problem but an asset.

And the scale ! American diplomats prick your brains over coffee and cookies, even the normally generous Chinese have now cut down on their usual 15 course dinner. But Enam wont buy that -- the route to a South Asian heart often is food.

They are not interested in sending illegal migrants for political or economic reasons. In fact, one thing most Bangladeshis in positions of power complain today is the lack of effective crackdown on Islamic radicals in West Bengal and Assam, when many such elements fleeing the fierce crackdown in Bangladesh are fleeing to these Indian provinces.

Out of Muazzem Ali's room and into the chamber of my friend Enam, a veteran journalist now Press Minister in the Bangladesh high commission in Delhi.

He is calling furiously, inviting 300 journalists to his party at the Press Club on Feb 27 and reminding them he will serve Dhaka's kacchi biriyani . Food diplomacy

Wild Animals' Woes

As per representational purpose (Photo: weknowyou)

Sir, Greed of mankind knows no bounds. The worst-affected ones in the men's greed are the wild animals. We need not have to go seeking instances of men's greed elsewhere.

In Assam only, we find myriad instances of men's inexhaustible greed. For money we stoop to abysmal low. Some of our forest officials in league with mafias go all out for denudation of forests. Previously, our Government used to accommodate many of our people rendered homeless by some natural calamities like earth quake, storm or severe erosion of the Brahmaputra in some forest reserves. But now the infiltratores from across Bangladesh border illegally grab forest reserves with Political blessings. This action, out and out, is an act of infringement into wild animals habitat. As a result of this encroachment, the wild animals are left with no other alternative but to come to the men's habitation. Once these animals are found well within men's habitation, some of these are caught using either tranquilizers, or traps some are cruelly killed.

Now a days, herds of wild elephants wrecking havoc on human habitate is a common sight. The wild elephants kill innocent vil-

lagers, causing irreparable loss to the cultivation, mainly rice. Likewise, a reign of terror is let loose by the wild cats (Leopards) in certain thickly populated areas in Guwahati. Particular mention we can make of the places like Maligoan, Chandmari, Birubari, Amingoan. Apart from these places, some other places like Fancy Bazar, Pan Bazar are also vulnerable. Whom will we blame for all these unpalatable happenings? Another alarming fact is the depredation of the hills by the unscrupulous builders despite restrictions imposed by the comptent authority to check floods. Bureaucrats like Bhanu's good works in Guwahati are destroyed by these insane contractors and builders. In digging hills, some wild cats' dens also get destroyed.

Summing up, we may conclude that men's greed prompts some wild animals to encroach into human locations and confrontation ensues, where hapless animals get killed or caught.

Yours etc.

Ashok Bordoloi Dibrugarh

Muazzem Ali's team is carrying forward the great work done by his predecessor Tariq Karim, who is now an World Bank advisor based in Delhi. He rushed to a shipbreaking conference in Gujarat and met up with Modi much before he was anointed the BJP's PM candidate in 2013. Modi was looking for legitimacy and Karim became the first envoy of a Muslim preponderant country to meet him.

That helped Bangladesh later with the change of power in Delhi, something Karim saw as coming.

This is diplomacy at its best.

Ali is committed to focus more on Northeast . In the likes of Ali and Karim, Bangladesh has some of the finest diplomats in South Asia to carry forward Hasina's message of 'friends with all, enemy with none'. Pakistan is the only exception.

( Subir Bhaumik is a veteran BBC journalist and author of three well acclaimed books on India's Northeast including the "Agartala Doctrine" that has just been published)

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Today social work has taken an organized form. There are various non-government organizations (NGOs) need-

ing different kinds of experts at all levels. They get proper funding from central and state governments and also from international agencies. One can not only earn name, fame, money and respectability working in these organizations but also get a chance to win various national and international awards. Study of social work as a subject facilitates an entry in this field and also opens up job opportunities.

Relevant courses are: o Bachelor of Arts/Bachelor of Social Work (3 years) o Master of Arts/Master of Social Work (2 years) o Certificate in Social Work (1 year) o Post-graduate Diploma in NGO Management (1 year) o M.Phil in Social Work (2 years) o PhD in Social Word (2 years) Work The aim of social work is to solve the social, psychological and economic problems of people and strive for improvement in their lives and society at large. Creating awareness about the welfare schemes of the government, social evils, diseases such as AIDS and cancer and explaining the imperatives of good health and education to people are important components of social work.

Admission For admission in undergraduate level BA/BSW courses one has to pass class XII while for MA/ MSW one needs to be a graduate in any discipline.

Preference is given to those with specialization in sociology or social science while entrance test and interview form the basis of admission. To be able to

teach in this field, one should have an M.Phil or a PhD degree.

Eligibility Serving society is an intensely challenging and responsible job. Good communication skills, patience, dedication, emotional strength and an undying desire to help others are essential for this. A social worker should be prepared to work under any kind of circumstances and be capable of taking decisions accordingly.

Study Under social work, students are taught about community organization, social policy and planning, ecology, political science, health, social problems, women studies, child care, family service, medical and psychology.

Positions After gaining suitable qualifications and experience one can work as a welfare officer, supervisor, programme manager, social security officer, trainee officer, assistant director or executive director in a social organization or department.

Opportunities As per estimates, there are roughly 15 lacks registered NGOs in the country and their numbers are increasing rapidly. This sector provides employment to nearly 5 lack people every year.

NGOs employ teachers, programme directors and counselors for patients suffering from cancer and other diseases. Apart from this, one can do social service in hospitals, clinics, counseling centers, government and private organizations and multi-national corporations.

Organisations connected

with the United Nations such as Unicef, Unesco, WHO and with government agencies such as the Labour Bureau and rural development organizations, programmes for prevention of child exploitation, female emancipation, disaster-hit areas and drug rehabilitation all use the services of social workers. Those with an independent spirit can start their own NGO. Remuneration Earnings in this field depend on the organization and the level of experience.

International NGOs provide better facilities and salaries.

Social work is not well paid in general and starting salaries will normally be between £14,000 and £20,000 although the area you work in will affect this. With experience, salaries are likely to increase and it may be possible to move into supervisory or management positions. Salaries for these roles are likely to be around £25,000 to £50,000 depending upon experience and the size of the team.

Unlike many government sponsored enterprises there is no recommended pay scale for social work in general and thus salaries will likely vary by area and agency.

Responsibilities Social workers are responsible for ensuring that individuals are able to integrate themselves within society.

Subsequently, by definition, the job is likely to involve working with individuals who are unable to function 'normally'. Social work is therefore a very important role as failure to evaluate situations and follow the duty of care can have severe consequences.

Social workers will often

work closely with psychologists, psychiatrists or other medical professionals as well as lawyers and the police and will have a joint duty of care. However, social workers may be the first to come into contact with a family, group or individual experiencing problems and must be able to relay details of the issues to the appropriate people. Typical responsibilities will include: " Interviewing and meeting individuals and or/ families to listen and evaluate issues and where appropriate discuss problems " Keeping records of discussions and progress updates for individual cases; this may involve liaising with medical staff and take the form of a formal written assessment " Providing assistance in resolving minor mental health issues " Advising on the best course of action/ care for individuals, couples, families and/or clients to resolve issues " Providing a comprehensive and methodical analysis and notes to assist in the diagnosis or resolution of a problem " Referring individuals to qualified medical professionals as and when necessary " Organising support packages. This might include providing a service such as meals on wheels for the elderly or arranging for a nurse to attend to a patient on a regular basis. It may also include arranging for amendments to an individual's home, such as installing appropriate equipment to cater for disability " Making arrangements for foster care to be put in place or, in extreme

Image for representational purpose only (Photo: cdn1.msw) circumstances, organising custodial arrangements for children of other at risk individuals " Supervising discussions between parties to help them resolve a situation in the most amicable means possible. This may involve acting as a formal mediator " Presenting evidence for legal cases and in some cases giving evidence in court " Acting within the ethical bounds of the profession, maintaining client/ patient confidentiality and ensuring that emotional distress is minimised.

Skills Technical Skills - as detailed above you will need to meet minimum threshold criteria in order to practise.

Communication - strong inter-personal and communication skills are a must.

There will be many difficult situations involved within the job and it will be necessary to liaise with a range of different people suffering with acute problems. Tolerance, patience, subtlety, tact, understanding and patience are essential. You will

also need to have strong listening and negotiation skills.

Ethics - social workers need to have a well defined ethical philosophy as they are responsible for ensuring the mental and emotional health of individuals and groups who may be severely disadvantaged. It is imperative that you are able to remove yourself from the work environment and maintain a professional distance from the subject when appropriate.

Independence - there may be situations where an individual is termed "at risk" and as a consequence you have to make arrangements for them to be put into care or custodial arrangements.

You may be expected to present evidence in court and failure to act with due care and diligence can result in injury or death in some cases. These situations can be difficult to judge. For example, a child may not wish to leave their parents but could be under extreme risk if they remain under their care; consequently you will have to make a call on what is the most appropriate

course of action.

Teamwork - you will be expected to work with a wide range of individuals, including nurses and doctors to ensure what is best for a patient.

Working Conditions Working conditions will vary considerably between the different fields and the working environment will be defined by the job. Social work can be intense, stressful and emotionally draining.

Social work may involve working standard office hours but may equally involve shift work outside normal office hours. In general you should normally expect to work around 37 hours per week; however, depending on your role you may have to travel extensively. Social workers should be on their guard and when working in certain fields need to understand the risks of working with individuals with severe issues. This can include violent, abusive or obsessive behaviours and can be highly distressing.

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BUSINESS

Details about Sedan Amaze revealed Mumbai, Mar 5: Honda Cars India launched the updated version of its compact sedan Amaze priced between Rs 5.29 lakh and Rs 8.19 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) while it gears up to offer dual airbags as standard equipment in all its vehicles sold in the country by March 2017. The company will offer dual SRS airbags as standard equipment in all the new models launched from April onwards. "Vehicle safety is of top importance for us at Honda. From the forthcoming financial year every new Honda model introduced in the market will come equipped with dual SRS airbags as standard ," Honda Cars India Ld (HCIL) President & CEO Katsushi Inoue told reporters here. By 2017,

Share of luxury bathrooms aimed by VitrA Pune, Mar 5: VitrA, a Turkey-based sanitaryware brand, is working out a threepronged strategy to be among the top three international brands in the premium bathroom products market in India over the next four years, according to a top official of the company. The company, the latest entrant into the crowded, premium bathroom-solutions market in India, is planning aggressive investments in brand-building, penetration into more cities and stronger focus on projects and retail markets. "Initially, we targeted the retail market in India. But of late, we have started focusing on the projects segment with competitive rates to boost volumes," Serhan Ates Yagiz, Country Manager, EYAP India Liaison Office told The Hindu.

"We will increase our reach to more locations.

Also, we will embark on aggressive brand building programmes, supported by display centres and showrooms.

Our aim is to be among the top 3 foreign brand in our business by 2020." Despite growing competition in the premium market with numerous players, which include international and domestic players, VitrA is confident of establishing its presence through a range of products, which are priced between Rs.20,000 and Rs.3 lakh.

The company pointed out that it faced competition from the same international players in other markets too.

VitrA, which commenced Indian operations a couple of years ago, presently follows a partnership model, under which select distributors establish dealerships in their respective regions. The company has 10 distributors and 84 dealers.

The premium category in sanitarywares in India is seeing a change in consumer preferences from low-end, basic product mix tomiddle- and high-end premium products. The segment is dominated by brands such as Kohler, Duravit, ToTo and American Standard. (Agencies)

the company's entire model line up will have dual SRS airbags as standard equipment, he added. The new Amaze would also have a base variant that would come with dual airbags.

Bookings of the variant with safety kit would begin from May. Inoue said: "It has been a significant model for HCIL. Over 2 lakh units of the model have been sold since it's launch in April 2013, contributing 40 per cent of the cumulative sales in the country."

The company is confident that the new Amaze will attract even more customers, he added. HCIL posted a cumulative domestic sales of 1,74,629 units in the April 2015-February 2016 against 1,66,366 units in the previous corresponding, a growth of 5

END TO ALL ANXIETIES Honda Cars India launched the updated version of its compact sedan Amaze priced between Rs 5.29 lakh and Rs 8.19 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) while it gears up to offer dual airbags as standard equipment in all its vehicles sold in the country

by March 2017.

The company will offer dual SRS airbags as standard equipment in all the new models launched from April onwards.

The new Amaze would also have a base variant that would come with dual airbags. Bookings of the variant with safety kit would begin from May.

The petrol variants of the updated Amaze are priced between Rs 5.29 lakh and Rs 8.19 lakh.

The automatic (CVT) variants are priced at Rs 7.19 lakh and Rs 8.19 lakh.

HCIL posted a cumulative domestic sales of 1,74,629 units in the April 2015-February 2016 against 1,66,366 units in the previous corresponding, a growth of 5 per cent.

The car comes with various features, including Bluetooth enabled audio system, automatic air conditioner and multi information display.

per cent. The petrol variants of the updated Amaze are priced between Rs 5.29 lakh and Rs 8.19 lakh. The automatic (CVT) variants are priced at Rs 7.19 lakh

and Rs 8.19 lakh. The diesel variants of the car are priced between Rs 6.41 lakh and Rs 8.19 lakh.(all prices ex-showroom Delhi). The car comes

with various features, including Bluetooth enabled audio system, automatic air conditioner and multi information display.

(Agencies)

Platform for advertisers, publishers in India launched by Baidu New Delhi, Mar 5: Leading Chinese language internet search provider Baidu launched its advertising network "DU Ad Platform" for advertisers and publishers in India.

Baidu`s "DU Ad Platform" provides advertisers with intelligent targeted ads and publishers with efficient monetisation solutions, the company said in a statement.

It can serve advertisements to over one billion people in both emerging and developed markets around the world. "Advertisers and publishers have different needs and we want to make it work for both sides," said Tim

Jindal Power might be bought by Adani Group Mumbai, Mar 5: Naveen Jindal-promoted Jindal Steel & Power Limited (JSPL) is in advanced discussions with Adani Group to sell its power generating subsidiary - Jindal Power (JPL), four people familiar with the development said. The transaction, which could end up being the largest in the power sector till date, values the business around Rs 18,000-20,000 crore, inclusive of debt, the people added on condition of anonymity as the talks are still private. The move is aimed at deleveraging the consolidated balance sheet and a substantial portion of it may be used to retire debts of its parent's steel arm. As on FY15, the Jindal group's consolidated debt was Rs 45,500 crore and the deal, if it goes through, will help pare it by half. On standalone basis though, Jindal Power is one of the

Naveen Jindal. (Photo: indiacsr) most underleveraged companies. With an installed capacity of 3,400 mw, its total long-term debt is about Rs 5,120 crore," said one of the persons quoted above.

Profitability of both its key steel and power businesses have been impacted on the back of acute coal shortage, falling realisation and no

material improvement in utilisation of recently commissioned assets. "Even after adjusting debt, the net proceeds from the deal would be upward of Rs 13,000 crore that would help JSPL bring down its debt to a manageable level to aboutRs 20,000-21,000 crore," said the person.

"JSPL as a part of its corporate policy doesn't comment on speculative reports. We would certainly inform our stakeholders, including media, in event of any news/ development relating to JSPL's businesses," a group spokesperson told ET. An Adani Group spokesperson also declined to comment.

JPL, the first domestic private sector player to commission an independent power plant (IPP) in 2007, has a total installed capacity of 3,400 mw set up at coal pitheads.

This includes a 1,000 mw plant (250mw X4) located at Raigarh district of Chhattisgarh with another plant of 2,400 mw (600 mw X4) capacity situated at Tamnar, also in the same state. JSPL also has 1,649 mw of captive power units in Chhattisgarh and Odisha.

The company had earlier

announced an internal restructuring transferring some of these assets into the power subsidiary but is still not clear if the divestment will include them as well. One of the sources said there has been a proposal to sell the entire portfolio of 5,049 mw in one shot but that could not be independently verified. Another source added that plans to sell JSPL's captive units to its power arm faced resistance from the company's lenders.

The acquisition will help Adani Power that has reported an operating income of Rs 10,624 crore in last fiscal to significantly increase its installed capacity to 13,880 mw from current level of 10,480 mw. It aims to reach the installed capacity of 20,000 mw by 2020. Adani Group already has coal mine development operations in Chhattisgarh. (Agencies)

Own ad platform with 50 brands launched by Flipkart Bengaluru, Mar 5: Leading e-commerce company Flipkart launched its own advertisement platform, Brand Story Ads, with over 50 leading brands on board.

Brands including Yes Bank, L'Oreal, Micromax, Intel, Gillette, Datsun and Sony have signed up with Flipkart to launch their ad campaigns on the platform.

"With Brand Story Ads, we are offering a platform where the brands can target and engage with largest qualified commerce audience in the country at the

right time for the right intent," Flipkart Senior VP Ravi Garikipati said in a statement. Flipkart ventured into the online advertising space last year with the introduction of product listing ads to enable sellers on the platform gain more visibility and reach a larger customer base. The new platform, Brand Story Ads, will appear on all properties of Flipkart. The e-commerce firm has access to data of customers preference on its platform which it will use brands to reach their target

customers. "The magnitude of consumer traffic and intelligent data insights on online shopping behaviour gives Flipkart the edge to provide larger reach, impact and measurability," Mr. Garikipati said. The company positions Brand Story Ads as an interactive story format with content images and product guides that enables brands to tell their stories in a crisp and impactful manner. Along with the brands that retail on Flipkart, this service will also be available to other non-retailing

Flipkart Senior VP Ravi Garikipati. (Photo: twimg)

brands in sectors like real estate, FMCG, BFSI, auto, and telecom etc, the statement said. "With the launch of Brand Story Ads, Flipkart

has introduced a new form of advertising called - Commerce Advertising. Commerce Advertising delivers a holistic view of consumer's purchase journey post ad interactions and highlight effectiveness of the advertising campaigns," the statements said. Some of other leading brands available on the ad platform include Bajaj, Bathla Aluminium, Eveready, Godrej and Boyce Mfg, Hindware, IFB, Intex Technologies, Motorola, PerformicsAirtel. (Agencies)

Rs 226 cr planned to be raised by Vijaya Bank from LIC Hyderabad, Mar 5: State-owned Vijaya Bank said it is planning to raise Rs 226 crore from allotment of equity shares to insurance major Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on preferential basis.

March 3, 2016, inter alia, to consider the proposal for issue of equity shares to Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) through preferential issue up to Rs 226 crore," Vijaya Bank said in a BSE filing.

AS PER PLANS

"A meeting of the Board of Directors of the bank will be held on

In January, Vijaya Bank had raised Rs 450 crore from bonds to fund busi-

The bank had received the approval to raise Rs 500 crore from Basel-III compliant tier-II bonds by way of private placement.

Vijaya Bank today said it is planning to raise Rs 226 crore from allotment of equity shares to insurance major Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) on preferential basis.

In January, Vijaya Bank had raised Rs 450 crore from bonds to fund business growth.

ness growth. The bank had received the approval to raise Rs 500 crore from Basel-III compliant tier-II bonds by way of private placement. The bank has raised Rs 450 crore from tier-II bonds at a coupon rate of 8.64 per cent, it had said in a statement.

(Agencies)

TECHNOLOGY Xiaomi unveils Redmi Note 3 in India for Rs 9,999 Pune, Mar 5: Leading ant which has been priced Chinese handset maker at Rs 9,999 and 32 GB Xiaomi launched its much (with 3 GB of RAM) variawaited note, the Redmi ant which has been priced Note 3, pricing it competi- at Rs 11,999. The Redmi tively at Rs 9,999 only. Note 3 is a 4G dual SIM The device, which made handset which comes with i t s glo- Buyers need to wait till March 9 a bal 5.5debut in November last inch display and runs Anyear, will go on sales droid-based OS MIUI 7. It March 9 exclusively on also has a fingerprint sensor.

Mi.com and Amazon. The It also has a 4,050 mAh batRedmi Note 3 features tery and measures just 8.65 Qualcomm's Snapdragon mm at its thickest point. It 650 chipset and will come also has a reading mode to in two variants - 16 GB help prevent eye fatigue. (with 2 GB of RAM) vari- Armed with a 16 megapixel

rear camera and 5 MP front camera, users can click selfies with the rear camera using the fingerprint sensor to shoot the image.

"The device also supports LTE band 5 (as well as 3, 40 and 41) to ensure customers can have the best Voice over LTE quality, an innovation that was done only for the Indian market," Barra said.

It also comes equipped with Infrared capabilities which can be used to control household devices like TVs, ACs and DSLR cameras. (Agencies)

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Tim Yang, general manager of Baidu India. (Photo: storage.service) Yang, general manager of Baidu India. "Baidu has extensive experience in big data and cloud computing.

This expertise was a huge asset for us to build our ad platform and help ad-

vertisers find the right customers. We`re really excited to finally bring it to India," he added. To ensure efficient ad delivery, Baidu has set up local servers in key markets and has incorporated cloud technology into the platform. According to a 2015 study by Deloitte, total mobile ad spend in India was estimated to have reached between $70-80 million, with a year-over-year growth rate of roughly 70 percent.

"We know that lots of publishers have trouble balancing monetisation and user experience and we think we have great solutions for them," Yang added. (Agencies)

''Women only'' delivery station started by Amazon

Samuel Thomas, transportation director, Amazon India. (Photo: hindustantimes) Thiruvananthapuram, Mar women. Women at both 5: Aimed at empowering these stations will deliver women and transforming packages on two-wheelers, their lives, India`s leading covering a radius of 2-3 kms online marketplace Amazon from the delivery station.

India announced the Samuel Thomas, transporlaunch of a tation difirst-of-itsrector, First-of-its-kind A m a z o n kind `women only` delivery India, said station. This initiative was their vision is to create oplaunched with its first de- portunities for individuals livery station in the capital to realize their potential and city. Through this initiative, transform their lives. "We Amazon has taken the lead are proud to have pioneered to engage with women, cre- the women only delivery ate unique relevant job op- station which is a first of portunities and enable them its kind India specific into be achievers in this field. novation from Amazon and These dedicated Amazon look forward to help India women delivery sta- women across communitions will through their ser- ties attain financial indevice partners be completely pendence in life," said managed and run by Thomas. (Agencies)

Partners for x-ray unit look forwarded by Trivitron Bengaluru, Mar 5: Trivitron Healthcare, a medical device manufacturing company, is scouting for technology collaborators for its new X-ray making unit, according to a top company official. G.S.K. Velu, Trivitron Group Founder and Managing Director, said: "Right now, we are talking to a few firms from the US, Europe and Japan seeking technology to manufacture Cathlab, CTMR and digital mammography equipment in India. We already have an ongoing collaboration with IMD Group of Italy to make X-ray equipment and accessories in Mumbai under the 'Kiran' brand name. IMD Group is supplying technology for our C-arm equipment." Currently, Trivitron is in the process of setting up its X-ray digital imaging division at its medical technology park in Sriperumbudur at

an investment of Rs.100 crore. The facility will be ready in 18 months. "The new project will come up in three towers to make radiology, diagnostics, renal care and operating room equipment among others. It is going to be the first-of-its-kind company to produce hi-end digital radiology devices. Initially, we plan to make 500 units of digital X-ray and digital mammography units and this will increase to 2,000 units by the third year. We are also looking at the possibility of carrying out contract manufacturing for others," he said. As Africa, CIS, Latin America, South East Asian countries are scouting for cost-effective devices, Trivitron Healthcare plans to enter these markets soon. Trivitron has invested over Rs.250 crore in three facilities in Medical Tech Park.

(Agencies)

SHOW STOPPER Leading Chinese handset maker Xiaomi launched its much awaited note, the Redmi Note 3, pricing it competitively at Rs 9,999 only.

The device, which made its global debut in November last year, will go on sales March 9 exclusively on Mi.com and Amazon.

The Redmi Note 3 features Qualcomm's Snapdragon 650 chipset and will come in two variants - 16 GB (with 2 GB of RAM) variant which has been priced at Rs 9,999 and 32 GB (with 3 GB of RAM) variant which has been priced at Rs 11,999.

The Redmi Note 3 is a 4G dual SIM handset which comes with a 5.5-inch display and runs Android-based OS MIUI 7. It also has a fingerprint sensor.

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The device also supports LTE band 5 (as well as 3, 40 and 41) to ensure customers can have the best Voice over LTE quality, an innovation that was done only for the Indian market.

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Cricket Club of Dibrugarh (Blue) beat Guwahati Cricket Coaching Centre (GCCC) by 4 wickets Local outfit CCD (Blue) to clash against Bud Cricket Club, Guwahati in final today Association (DDSA) outdoor stadium. In the second semifinal played today, GCCC won the toss and decided to bat first in the 35 overs a side match. However, the star studded side could score only 123 losing all their wickets in 30 overs.

Vikash Chetry was the top scorer with a patient knock of 33 from 58 balls.

The tournament is organized by the Cricket Club of Dibrugarh at the Dibrugarh District Sports

His innings included 4 boundaries. Joy Singh Yadav played a little cameo during which he

scored 28 from just 10 balls with 4 hits over the fence. Sanjow Brahma made 20 from 37 with 1 boundary and one over the rope. Erik Roy contributed 17.

For CCD (Blue), Jitumoni Kalita captured 3 wickets for 28 runs in his 7 overs while Mrinmoy Dutta, Pallav Das and Amit Sinha all shared 2 wickets a piece.

In reply, the hosts reached to their target socring 127 losing 6 wickets in 29.1 overs.

of the match.

Amit Sinha was the main run getter with a 39 run knock from 58 balls. His innings was laced with 3 fours and one over boundary.

Prasanta Sonowal made 23 from 16 balls with 3 fours and 1 six, while Pallav Das and Jyotiraditya Chetia contributed 16 and 13 respectively.

Arabinda Basumatary and Dipen Gogoi were the two umpires, while Kiran Gharphalia was the scorer.

Former Indian test opener Shiv Sundar Das will be the chief guest during the prize distribution ceremony tomorrow.

Kamakhaya Saikia, Wirking President of CCD and Tridiv Das, general secretary of CCD have requested all cricket lovers of Dibrugarh to be present during the final on Sunday.

For GCCC, Bikash Chetry, Kon Urang, Chanakya Sarma and Riyan Parag all shared a wicket each. Amit Sinha was adjudged as the man

No proof of 2006 World Cup vote buying: German FA-commissioned report PTI Frankfurt, March 5: No evidence of vote-rigging in the awarding of the 2006 soccer World Cup to Germany has been found, although it cannot be ruled out completely, a law firm said on Friday in a report commissioned by the German Football Association.

"We have no proof of vote buying," Christian Duve of Freshfields told a news conference.

He said he could not rule it out completely, however, because his firm had not been able to talk to every-

one involved, including Sepp Blatter, the former president of world soccer governing body FIFA who has been suspended from football over a separate, wide-reaching corruption scandal.

The affair was triggered by a suspect payment of 6.7 million euros from the German FA (DFB) to FIFA back in 2005. The DFB had said that it was a return of a loan from former Adidas chief Robert LouisDreyfus, while Der Spiegel magazine said it was allegedly used to buy votes.

Duve said the 6.7 million euro payment from the DFB had indeed been transferred to FIFA in 2005 but was not intended for the opening ceremony gala as was indicated in documents.

"It was immediately transferred on to an account of Louis-Dreyfus," Duve said.

Sports equipment maker Adidas, a long-time DFB sponsor, has said it was unaware of any such payment.

The report also identified a payment from then World Cup 2006 organising chief Franz Beckenbauer via a Swiss bank account to scaf-

Soccer World Cup, 2006 folding company Kemco in Qatar, the owner of which was disgraced former FIFA official Mohammed Bin

Hammam.

"They landed somewhere in Qatar, this is under the influence of Bin Hammam.

But anything beyond that is speculation. We had the task of presenting the facts," said Duve, who added that some documents were missing from the DFB headquarters.

"You could connect the payment with the FIFA re-election of Blatter or for the 2006 vote but that would be pure speculation."

FIFA said it would study Duve's report carefully and incorporate the results into its own current investigation.

Final should be treated as just Bangladesh fans clash with police over tickets for Asia Cup final another game: Shastri

Indian Team Director, Ravi Shastri PTI Mirpur, Mar 5 :The excitement of being in the Asia Cup final might be palpable in the Bangladesh camp but for India, tomorrow's summit clash would be just another game in the tournament, says Team Director Ravi Shastri.

"They (Indian players) are experienced players and they should treat this as another gamer. Our approach to every team and every game has been the same," Shastri said during the

shortest press conference conducted by the Indian team on this tour that lasted less than five minutes.

"Right from the start, we have approached every game as a knock-out game.

The final will be no different for us," he added.

There were no specific or elaborate answers given by Shastri during his brief interaction with the media.

Shastri, however, said having won a tough game against Bangladesh in the tournament's first match will

help his side in the final.

"That was (first match) a good game. Bangladesh was a very good win, to start off with. In the first game, we were under pressure till the last 10 overs, when we bounced back.

Every game is a tough game. It's about how you balance things out in batting and bowling. We did an excellent job in that game."

Asked if India's dominance against Pakistan in recent times means that the big contest in Asia will now be India versus Bangladesh contest, Shastri said: "I think all teams are very good in the sub-continent.

You have your ups and your downs. Last year (2014), Sri Lanka became the World T20 champions here.

Bangladesh have played very good cricket too.

"Not long ago, Pakistan were in the top two. Now it's India. You can never discount teams in the subcontinent. You will get a phase when you go up and you get a phase where you go off the boil. Then you come up again. It happens to all the teams," he said.

ANI Dhaka, Mar.05 : A clash erupted between desperate ticket seekers in Bangladesh and police due to shortage of tickets for Sunday's Asia Cup final against India in Mirpur.

According to the Daily Star, the agitated protestors vandalised several vehicles and hurled brickbats at the law enforcers, which triggered a clash that left several people injured.

Subsequently, the police resorted to using teargas to dis-

perse the mob.

Meanwhile, Bangladesh national team are aiming to capitalise on their new-found resurgence and produce an upset win over title favourites India tomorrow.

Although India comfortably trounced the hosts by 45 runs in the opening match of the tournament, Bangladesh displayed tremendous amount of resilience as they won three successive matches to advance to the final.

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ANI Johannesburg, Mar.05 : West Indies cricketer Andre Russell is likely to take part in the upcoming World Twenty20 after the Jamaica Anti-Doping Commission said that the all-rounder would not be suspended until a hearing into his 'anti-doping whereabouts' rule violation.

Russell, who has been included in the West Indies squad for next week's World Twenty20 in India, missed three doping tests within a 12month period and faces a possible two-year ban from cricket if he is found guilty.

According to World AntiDoping Agency rules, it will be considered as a positive test if an athlete misses three drug checks within a 12-month pe-

Andre Russell riod.

Reflecting on the issue, JADCO executive director Carey Brown stated that the commission had referred the matter to the Independent Anti-Doping Disciplinary Panel, Sport24 reported.

He added that Russell had not been provisionally suspended and that the commission was awaiting a date for the

hearing.

According to reports, the panel is unlikely to set a hearing date before the conclusion of the T20 format's pinnacle event on April 3.

The 27-year-old was a member of West Indies' World Cup winning squad in 2012 and was named man of the tournament in the recent Pakistan Super League.

Lahiri Enters Top-10 at World Golf Champs in Doral PTI Doral, March 5: Indian golfer Anirban Lahiri turned in a second successive two-under 70 and jumped into the top-10 at tied ninth at the midway stage of the USD 9.5 million WGC Cadillac Championships.

Lahiri, who had three birdies -- two of them in last three holes and one bogey, is still six shots behind the leader, Adam Scott, who is looking to make it two wins in two weeks.

The Blue Monster, at the Trump National at Doral was somewhat more benign than it usually is with

the wind not being as strong as it normally is but the layout continues to challenge the best pros in the world.

Lahiri hit solidly and putted well but was unable to hole them as he burnt the edges and stopped inches short at times.

For the second straight day, it was a shaky start with a bogey opening the proceedings. Lahiri got into problems by hitting his opening tee shot into the intermediate, from where he went into the left rough.

By the time he came to the green he had a 23-footer

Finch urges Australia to tone down bravado while facing spinners ANI Melbourne, Mar.05 : Australia swashbuckling batsman Aaron Finch has called on his side to play 'smarter' cricket when facing spinners, following their threewicket loss to South Africa in the opening Twenty20 of the threematch series in Durban.

Despite making a solid start, Australia failed to sustain momentum as the tourists were reeling at 104 for six in the 13.2 overs, thanks to an incisive spell from South Af-

Russell likely to play World T20 despite doping violation

rican leg-spinner Imran Tahir (3-21) and frugal fast bowling in the middle overs.

South Africa chased down the target of 158 with four balls remaining, with explosive batsman David Miller making an unbeaten 53 off 35 balls on Saturday.

smarter," he said. "Myself included - if I hit that full toss for six it could be a different scenario, you get Imran on the back foot. But we know once he gets his tail up and he's got some new batters to bowl to . he's a hell of a bowler and someone who is tough to get away."

"I think there were some times when our ego probAaron Finch ably took over a little bit," Finch was quoted as saying by cricket.com.au. against a quality spinner ing him, we probably "When you're playing on a wicket that's assist- had to play a little bit

Finch, however, praised his side's new-ball bowlers' performance for taking wickets in the first six overs at Kingsmead.

two putts for pars. He did miss a seven-footer for birdie on eighth.

On the turn, he was again steady, ensuring no mishaps. From 10th to 15th, he was again in the 40-70 foot zone and always got his pars, including one from eight feet on 11th and another from just over 12 feet on 13th.

Anirban Lahiri for par, which he missed.

But he got into his stride quickly and settled in well by finding the greens with great regularity even when he was not on the fairway.

He birdied the par-four third with a seven-footer, and over the next six holes, he was consistently inside 20-feet with his approach, but always needed

The consistency paid off finally on 16th, when he hit his approach to under five and holed it for birdie and again on the challenging 18th, he holed a good 14-footer for his third birdie and wrapped up the round in 70.

Maradona admits he would have punched Messi over tricky penalty shot ANI Barcelona, Mar. 5 : Legendary Argentina footballer Diego Maradona has revealed that he would have thrown punches on Barcelona star Lionel Messi over his tricky penalty with Luis Suarez during a match against Celta Vigo.

Messi stepped up to the penalty spot and decided to pass to Suarez for an easy finish instead of shooting directly during Barca's comfortable 6-1 win over Celta in their La Liga clash last month.

"If I'd have been on the pitch for Messi's indirect penalty, there would have

Diego Maradona been punches thrown, regardless of whether it was the A, the B, the C or the D division, for sure there would have been punches thrown,"

Maradona was quoted as saying by goal.com.

Maradona had earlier coached compatriot Messi during the 2010 World Cup.

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Sports Reporter Dibrugarh, Mar 5: Cricket Club of Dibrugarh (Blue) defeated Guwahati Cricket Coaching Centre (GCCC) by 4 wickets to set up a title clash against Bud Cricket Club, Guwahati on Sunday in the final of the 1st JKM Trophy of Excellence All Assam Prize Money Cricket Tournament.

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Best male singer at Mirchi Music Awards received by Papon Singer Angarag (Papon) Mahanta has been chosen as the Best Singer (Male) for his 'Moh moh ke dhaage' song from the film, Dum Laga Ke Haisha, at the 8th Mirchi Music Awards 2016. This was Papon's second award for the same song.

He was chosen for the award over popular singer Arijit Singh who was nominated for four songs. "It is a great feeling to see that such a poignant, slow song has been appreciated so much. This song and its melody have stayed with the people and it is always a pleasure to be able to sing such songs," said Papon soon after the announcement of the award. Papon had earlier won the Best Singer (Male) Award at the 22nd STAR Screen Awards for the same song. He was also nominated at the 61st

Angaraag Papon Mahanta, the heathrob of many Indian youths have indeed been successful in bringing the folk songs of Northeast India to an international platform.(Photo: dewarsindia)

Britannia Filmfare Awards and Zee Cine Awards 2016 for this song. With songs like 'Moh moh ke dhaage' from Dum Laga Ke Haisha, 'Humnava' from Hamari Adhuri Kahani, the reprise version of Tu Jo Mila from Bajrangi

Bhaijaan and the critically-acclaimed 'Darbaan' from the Ranbir Kapoorstarrer, Bombay Velvet, the year 2015 saw Papon produce one hit after another. "All these four songs were from big films, big banners and more importantly, they

are melodious and soulful numbers that people can always remember," he said. One of the country's leading private FM radio broadcasters, Radio Mirchi hosted its annual music awards for the eighth consecutive year to celebrate and honour Bollywood's best musicians in 2015. Several noted musicians, filmmakers and songwriters were invited as part of the jury panel.

Led by veteran lyricist Javed Akhtar, the panel also included Udit Narayan, director Ramesh Sippy, singer Kavita Krishnamurthy, music director Anu Malik, lyricist Prasoon Joshi, Louiz Banks, Bappi Lahiri, Roop Kumar Rathod, Madhur Bhandarkar, Sudhir Mishra and Subhash Ghai. The award function will be telecast soon.

John to proNext film of Adil Hussain "Feast of Varanasi" is releasing in UK this March mote "Rocky 11th March. Feast of Varanasi is a story of a young english teacher with a troubled past arrives in the ancient city of Varanasi to spend a few weeks with her aunt who works at an old missionary. It follows the recent suicide of her own mother and a letter she left with a pendant to bring back to her sister. When she arAdil Hussain, who is always known for his works like Life of Pie, rives she soon learns about a serial killer who's English Vinglish, Angry Indian Goddesses etc is once again ready with another movie "Feast of Varanasi" which features kidnapping and killing Holly Gilbert and Tannishtha Chatterjee. (Photo: imgur) local girls in and around the city and her own fuAdil Hussain, who is with Holly Gilbert, ture is tied to the desperknown for incredible act- Tannishtha Chatterjee. ate acts of the killer. The ing skills in offbeat mov- Feast of Varanasi is an ac- CBI send in a quite anaies especially if you re- tion thriller film being di- lyst from DELHI to head member his role in Life of rected by Rajan Kumar up the case and to find the Pi, will be seen as lead in Patel. This movie is re- killer before another vic"Feast of Varanasi" along leasing in the UK on the tim is killed.

Sonnalli's cell phone lost and found affair

Sonali Seygall, one of the three actresses who played the lead roles in "Pyaar Ka Punchnama 2", the movie which was widely enjoyed by especially the young generation of our country. (Photo: pinkvilla)

Sonnalli Seygall had a rather hectic night at the Zee Cine Awards ceremony. The actress was seated on the second row and was nicely sitting

back and enjoying the evening until she realised that someone had flicked her phone. While she started looking around, people around noticed the

panic on her face and immediately showed concern. Everyone was on a hunt, and someone pointed out at a man who was clicking pictures around and appeared rather suspicious. Noticing that he was driving attention, the man quickly fled it to the crowd. While someone had to save the day, so appeared Salman Khan who made an entry and with him came the paparazzi and to Sonnalli's surprise, that suspicious man was back to click Salman's pictures.

Sonnalli and her manager quickly noticed the guy and further interrogated him only to find Sonnalli's phone back and there it was in his pocket. Talking about the incident, Sonnalli said, "Once the phone was flicked, I really didn't expect to get it back. Its all thanks to the people around, including my manager, who were so adamant and proactive about getting it back.

It's funny how Salman came to my rescue, yet again." So this is how the evening ended for Sonnalli, on a rather pleasant note! Not everyone has such lucky encounters!

Handsome" in Mumbai

Indian Bollywood actor John Abraham. (Photo: pinkvilla)

Actor-producer John Abraham, who is currently shooting in Abu Dhabi for "Dishoom" will return to Mumbai especially to promote "Rocky Handsome". A source close to the actor said: "John is extremely committed to this film. He has been shooting for 'Dishoom' in Abu Dhabi and he will be landing on March 4 especially for the trailer launch of 'Rocky Handsome'. Being the actor and producer of this film, John is giving special attention to this film." Directed by Nishikant Kamat, "Rocky Handsome" features John with Shruti Hassan in the lead. John also took training for martial arts in Thailand for the action-packed film.

Shahid and Kangana spotted in Dhemaji Set against the second World War, Vishal Bhardwaj's upcoming love triangle, Rangoon faturing Kangana Ranaut, Saif Ali Khan and Shahid Kapoor, is being filmed in Arunachal Pradesh and Assam. The unit is currently filming Farah Khan's Chorographed number "Ek Dooni Do".

Kangana was spotted with a bob cut and dressed in a long skirt, while Shahid spotted in Army officer uniform. The director Vishal Bhadwaj wanted to film in Myanmar but the permission was not granted. So, The team is shooting at Some places in Assam (One is Dhemaji) and Shahid Kapoor was reportedly spotted shooting for a scene at a railway station in heavy crowd.

Rangoon, which is said to be Bhardwaj's most expensive project till date, is set against the backdrop of

Second World War where a lot of Indians lost their lives owing to the fact that Indian soldiers from the

British army fought against Subhash Chandra Bose's Indian National Army in Rangoon.

TICKLE YOUR TASTE BUDS Murgh Mumtaz (Chicken Cooked in Tomato Gravy) Ingredients: Chicken - 1 kg, cut into boneless Salt to taste Ginger Garlic Paste - 4 tsp Lemon Juice - 2 tbsp For the Marinade: Yoghurt - 1/2 cup, hung Garlic Paste - 2 tsp Cumin Powder - 1 tbsp Red Chilli Paste - 2 tbsp Oil - 5 tbsp Salt to Taste For the Tomato Gravy: Tomatoes - 1 kg Ginger Garlic Paste - 2 tbsp Green Chillies - 10 Red Chilli Powder - 1 tsp Cloves Powder - 1 tsp Green Cardamom Powder - 1 tsp Butter - 1 cup Cream - 3/4 cup Dry Fenugreek Powder 2 tsp Garam Masala - 1 tsp Water - 2 1/2 cups Salt to Taste Method: 1. Rub salt, ginger garlic paste and lemon juice on the chicken pieces.

Urmila ties knot with Kashmiri businessman

After Preity Zinta its Urmila Matondkar who recently took the wedding vows with Kashmir-based businessman and model Mohsin Akhtar Mir. (Photo: allindianactresses)

Recently actress Preity Zinta tied knot to Gene Goodenough in Los Angeles, and now 'Rangeela' actress Urmila Matondkar tied knot with Kashmir-based businessman and model Mohsin Akhtar Mir in a quite wedding ceremony. The wedding was very simple and private, it was attended by very few close friends and relatives.

Urmila is popular for 'Satya', ''Pyaar Tune Khya Kiya',

Rangoon, which is a Vishal Bhardwaj's film based on the World War 2nd is shoot in many parts of Northeast India and which have Shahid Kapoor, Kangana Ranaut and Saif Ali Khan in the lead roles. (Photo: catchnews)

'Rangeela', 'Bhoot' and others. The wedding was solemnized as per Hindu Ritual.

Urmila said that earlier her family wanted the wedding to be a low key affair and they decided to keep it private.

Urmila's close friend Manish Malhotra, one of the well known personality of Bollywood attended this wedding ceremony. She was last seen in Marathi movie 'Ajoba' in 2014.

A perfect non-vegetarian recipe for all the chicken lovers out there. (Photo: nutanskitchen)

2. Keep aside for 20 minutes.

3. Prepare a marinade with the given ingredients and coat the chicken pieces with it.

4. Keep aside for 2 hours.

5. For the tomato gravy, heat a pot, and add all the ingredients except butter, cream, dry fenugreek powder and garam masala.

6. Cook for 30 minutes, mashing continuously.

7. Strain and return to heat.

8. Cook till the gravy thickens.

9. Add the remaining ingredients.

10. Cook for 5 minutes and remove from heat.

11. Skewer the chicken pieces and cook in a tandoor/oven/grill for 10 minutes and add to the gravy.

12. Mix well and serve.

Shruthi sings song for Women's Day Actress and Singer Shruthi Hassan has come up with a new single album "My Day in the Sun" on the occasion of Women's Day. She has penned the lyrics and crooned the song in collaboration with music directors, Eshaan and Loy. Shruthi said that while writing the song, she focused to give voice to all women. She is very excited and added that she grown up listening to Eshaan and Loy and now she is collaborating with them.

On the other side, Ehsaan and Loy said that Shruthi is a good song writer and the song has come up good both musically and lyrically. They are planning to release the audio track on 8th March and the video will be released after couple of the months. Currently she is busy in her upcoming Bollywood

Shruthi Hassan is ready with the new single album "My Day in the Sun" on the occasion of Women's Day. (Photo: indiancinemagallery)

movie "Rocky Handsome" directed by Nishikant Kamat in

which John Abhraham is playing the lead role.

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