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Oct. 1 Speaker issues offi- Oct. 6 CM Nabam Tuki Oct. 7 Gauhati HC stays cial notification accepting the resignation of the two MLAs widening the gap between the Tuki camp and the dissident groups. ○

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drops four ministers Wangling Lowangdong, Chowna Mein, Kamlang Mossang and Kumar Wai from his cabinet allegedly for their dissident activities. ○

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the official notification issued by Arunachal assembly speaker Nabam Rebia accepting the resignation of the two MLAs. ○

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Court statement said, “High court while issuing notice to the Speaker and Election Commission of India (ECI) after hearing the arguments advanced by the counsel for the petitioners Shri Devadatt Kamat and Rajesh Inamdar advocates, has stayed the notification dated 01.10.2015 accepting the resignation of the petitioners and declaring the seats vacant in their respective constituencies and has directed the Election Commission of India not to take any coercive steps pursuant to the notification and not to declare bye-elections.” “We have complete faith in law and this is why we have approached the court. Now, law will take its own course”, Sawin said while speaking over the telephone from New Delhi.

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Advocate among duo Banks in Sonari allegedly APCC alleges BJP of bringing dissidence in ruling Arunachal Govt arrested in Lakhimpur for collecting money for NOC

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In a bizarre issue of alleged ATM maneuvering a customer of IDBI Bank’s Diphu branch was compelled to pay ten thousand rupees to the Branch Manager of the bank which the

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was the fifth time they organized such an event. The event starts from October 3 and yesterday was the last day of the event which was marred by violence during the DJ night programme. One of the eyewitnesses said, “I was in the programme and enjoying the ○

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Saif to meet Kareena's ex Shahid in Arunachal Pradesh

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cultural night but suddenly a huge crowd gathered at the University playground to watch the programme. The university students tried to control the crowed but failed in their attempt and they broke the barricade". Contd. on Page 4 ○

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A few days ago there was a lot of buzz generated when reports about Saif Ali KhanKareena Kapoor Khan bumping into Shahid Kapoor-Mira Rajput at a gym arrived. And now, reports suggest that Saif is once again set to come face to face with his wife, Kareena’s ex Shahid and that too at Arunachal Pradesh! As per news sources both the actors will soon begin working on their first film together, Vishal Bhardwaj’s Rangoon. Contd. on Page 4

BJP storm into Jorhat Block Development office ET Correspondent Jorhat, Oct 7

In a desperate incident here today, the Jorhat district Bharatiya Janata Party activists stormed into the office of the North West Block Development Office at Dhekorgorah in Jorhat district under Jorhat PS. Police personnel were said to have been about to blank fire and lathi charge the irate BJP picketers at the premises of the Dherkorgora block. Contd. on Page 4

Humanity still exists!

victim termed as extortion by the bank manager. On the other hand the manager of the bank has denied the charge by describing it as not true. Victim Sankar Lama, serving in Diphu Government College as gardener has

Efforts from youths results in Mohan’s re-union with family Mritunjoy Das Sonari, Oct 7

His name is Mohan Tanti. Age just 6 years. At his age when his mates are spending

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External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that the north east is a 'natural partner' in India's Act East Policy. Delivering her ad-

Notably, the two sides agreed to a special exception for Germany companies seeking

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dress at the briefing for the Governors of north eastern states on India's 'Act East Policy' at the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan here, Swaraj stated that the north east is a 'natural partner' in India's Act East Policy being our land bridge to ASEAN.

entry into the the Indian market to set up operations. Under a new bilateral agreement, German firms will receive fasttrack approval to enter in the Indian market. Merkel is accompanied in India by a large delegation of German business leaders.

year - close to the number it sold in the whole of last year, and Roland S Folger, the company's new MD & CEO, said it will snatch the leadership position from compatriot Audi at 2015-end.

Broadening IndoGerman Bilateral Cooperation

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Customer charges Diphu IDBI bank manager of extortion Sushanta Roy Diphu, Oct 7

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with Aitijya (The Heritage) as partner.The programme, launched Monday, by Arunachal Pradesh Principal Chief Conservator of Forest (PCCF) Dr Shashi Kumar,

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Arunachal's Lower Dibang Valley district in the state and at Sadiya sub-division under Assam's Tinsukia district. Supported by US Fish and Wildlife Service, the project would be implemented in partnership with state's Environment and Forest department

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most of their time by playing, this 6 year old kid has faced many a tides in his life. First he lost his father and then his mother to become an orphan. After this, Mohan started to live with his maternal uncle.

A resident of Seujipam area in Ward No. 5 of Sonari town, Mohan’s uncle got his admission at Seujipam LP School. Contd. on Page 3

Greater crude oil imports from Iran in September than in August Pune, Oct 7

India imported 17.3 per cent more crude oil from Iran last month than it did in August as its top refiner made its first buy from Tehran for a new plant, according to ship tracking data and a report compiled by Thomson Contd. on Page 4

INCREASING CRUDE OIL IMPORTS ØIndia imported 17.3 per cent more crude oil from Iran last month than it did in August as its top refiner made its first buy from Tehran for a new plant. Ø The September intake was down 3.4 per cent from a year ago.

ØIOC’s first purchase of Iranian crude in four months helped lift imports of the oil to 2.33 lakh bpd in September compared with 1.99 lakh bpd in August, the tanker arrival data showed.

ØStill, the world’s fourthbiggest oil consumer and Iran’s top client after China, bought 19.3 per cent less oil in January-September at about 2.16 lakh bpd, the data showed.

OIL sponsored girls' toilet inaugurated ET Correspondent Margherita, Oct 7

As part of a CSR scheme launched by Oil India Limited, a Rs 6.22-lakh girls' toilet room was today inaugurated at Gandhi Vidya Mandir High School, Contd. on Page 3

Lakhimpur Administration denies dead body burning incident at NLCH Morgue ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Oct 7

Lakhimpur District Administration today denied the burning incident of the dead body of Deba Borah at North Lakhimpur Civil Hospital Morgue. Contd. on Page 3

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Dibrugarh University, a premier institution of the North-east witnessed hooliganism during a cultural programme on Tuesday. A cultural programme was marred

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by violence at Dibrugarh University due to people getting overcrowded. Auxesis is a national level techno cultural cum management festival of Dibrugarh University organized by Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology (DIUET). This

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The recently launched ‘Mudra Loan’ scheme of the Centre has generated much interest and enthusiasm among the people in Sonari

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and its adjoining areas. People are making a bee line in various banks to collect forms for the much hyped and highly ambitious scheme of the Modi government.

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Newly appointed CMD of power giant NHPC K M Singh along with NHPCdirector, EDs and Chief Engineer called on Chief Minister Nabam Tuki at his residential office this evening. It was basically a courtesy call by the new CMD which lasted almost an

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NHPC head calls on Arunachal Chief Minister

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At a time when controversies concerning illegal migrants are brewing in every nook and cranny, an Advocate has been arrested in connection with legal document tem-

dropped ministers are namely; Chowna Mein, Kumar Waii, Wanglin Lowangdong and Kamlung Mossang. APCSD also appreciated AICC and APCC for endorsing this bold step taken by Tuki to drop the ministers.

Arunachal Pradesh Congress Seva Dal (APCSD) today welcomed Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister’s decision to drop four ministers from his cabinet. The

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pering vis-à-vis illegal migrant in Lakhimpur. The advocate was trying to tamper legal document in order to prove an illegal migrant as a native citizen and the incident led him to be arrested by Lakhimpur police.

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Taking note of the developments of political instability in the State of Arunachal Pradesh, the Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) alleged that it was the opposition party BJP who has brought dissidence inside the Congress ruled government in the State. APCC Chief Padi Richo indirectly questioned the BJP saying,

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ET Correspondent Itanagar, Oct 7

Mercedes likely to snatch Audi's leadership position by 2015-end Mercedes Benz India has reported sales of more than 10,000 units in the first three quarters of this

North east is a 'natural partner' in India's Act East Policy: Sushma Swaraj

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Guwahati, Oct 7: In what could be seen as a ‘vote bribe’ ahead of the 2016 Assam assembly election, slated to be held early next year, the Government of Assam has approved the payment of Dearness Allowance (DA) and Dearness Relief (DR) to the serving Government employees, State Government Pensioners, Family Pension Holders and Extra Ordinary Pension holders at the rate of six per cent today. With this enhancement the rate of DA/ DR per mensem (per month) that a beneficiary will be entitled to will be 119 per cent. The rate of enhancement will be effective from July 1, 2015. (Correspondent)

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sembly speaker Nabam Rebia accepts the resignation of two Congress MLAs Wanglam Sawin (Khonsa-east) and Gabriel D. Wangsu (Kanubari).

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Golaghat, Oct 7: The PWD minister of Assam Government Ajanta Neog inaugurated the deep tubewell scheme at Jamuguri area of Golaghat district under the scheme of Irrigation Department on Wednesday. This scheme will cover about 30 hectares of agricultural land of Jamuguri area which is expected to benefit the farmers. NABARD has provided financial assistance of Rs. 36 lacs to implement the schemes. As part of the meeting the executive engineer of Golaghat District Irrigation Department Bijay Kumar Sarma was also present. Later, the minister Neog attended a review meeting of Gramin Sangha and SHGs under National Rural Livelihood Mission at Jamuguri Bazar Rajohowa Bhawan. Inspecting the work of SHGs, Neog assured them help for progress in their work. (Correspondent)

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Dinner party at CM Nabam Tuki’s residence. Parliamentary secretary for IPR Bamang Felix collects signatures of 18 MLAs on a common resignation letter.

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In a major embarrassment to the Nabam Tuki camp under the consequences of the ongoing political imbroglio in Arunachal Pradesh, the Gauhati High Court today stayed the notification issued by Arunachal assembly speaker Nabam Rebia on Oct. 1, 2015 accepting the resignation of Congress MLAs Wanglam Sawin and Gabriel D. Wangsu. It might be mentioned that the two former MLAs had filed a petition in the court immediately after the notification was issued by the Speaker. In the petition the duo said that they were forced to resign from the MLA post

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Demow, Oct 7: One person was spot death in a road accident on 37 National Highway at Demow Thowra under Demow police station today. According to the local people, one i10 bearing number AS 06 K 0053 approaching from Sivasagar and heading towards Dibrugarh collided with a scooter bearing number AS 04 A 3886 when the rider Idul Ali (56) died on the sopt. The car on the frontal side was totally damaged but the diver and other two passengers were not hurt. (Correspondent )

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without their knowledge. Both the MLAs are now in New Delhi and they are trying to seek an appointment with All India Congress Committee (AICC) President Sonia Gandhi. Speaking to ‘The Eastern Today’, advocate Rajesh Inamdar said in the order issued today, the Gauhati High Court statement said, “High court while issuing notice to the Speaker and Election Commission of India (ECI) after hearing the arguments advanced by the counsel for the petitioners Shri Devadatt Kamat and Rajesh Inamdar advocates, has stayed the notification dated 01.10.2015 accepting the resignation of

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ET CAPSULES Golaghat, Oct 7: A wild elephant died under mysterious circumstances in Sotiana Pathar area under Murphuloni Forest Beat Office in Golaghat. According to reports, a pile of wild elephants suddenly entered the village area in Sotiana Pathar in search of food today in the morning. Then one elephant about 12 years of age suddenly collapsed and got critical. The elephant struggled for more than two hours. Later a medical team of the Forest Department reached the spot but could not save the elephant. The reason of death is yet to be ascertained though it is said that the elephant was already suffering from some sort of illness or disease. (Correspondent)

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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

Hope for 'bomb threat' student Phnom Penh, Oct 7: Interior Minister Sar Kheng is seeking the legal means to engineer the acquittal of a student who threatened in a Facebook post to bomb a graduation ceremony he was scheduled to attend. The student, Tao Savoeun, wrote a letter to the minister on Monday, apologising and pleading for mercy. Sar Kheng read the letter yesterday, said ministry spokesman Khieu Sopheak, and the minister is consider-

Private airlines' CEOs called over fare hike AJYCP, Sivasagar district unit staging a 10-hr long sit-in demonstration in protest of the Centre’s alleged decision to grant citizenship to illegal Hindu migrants. Pic - Firuz Ahmed

Manmohan Singh seeks early hearing of appeal in coal scam case ANI New Delhi, Oct. 7: Former Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh has sought an early hearing in the Supreme Court on his appeal filed against a trial court summoning him as an accused in the coal scam case. Dr. Singh had earlier told the CBI that he cannot be held responsible for the allocation of coal blocks, as he had many other issues to

worry about when he was holding additional charge of the coal ministry. The former prime minister said it was then coal secretary P.C. Parakh's responsibility to highlight the guidelines of allocation to him if these had a bearing on the decisions to be taken as coal minister, a portfolio he held in 2005 when the allocation of a coal block for Hindalco was discussed.

Former Jharkhand chief minister Madhu Koda had earlier sought the summoning of Dr. Singh as an additional accused in the A m a r k o n d a Murgadangal coal scam case, claiming there was no evidence to show his complicity in the allocation of the said coal block to firms of the Jindal group. The CBI had last month told

a special court that there was "no prima facie evidence" against Dr. Singh to summon him as an accused. The massive irregularities in the allocation of coal blocks came to light in 2012 after the national auditor said that a notional amount of Rs. 1.86 lakh crore had been lost with blocks being distributed without a transparent bidding process.

Karachi, Oct 7: The Competition Commission of Pakistan (CCP) has ordered the chief executive officers of private airlines to submit information about what it called the recent unreasonable increase in air fares and appear before an inquiry committee on Thursday. The order was passed on Tuesday as part of the inquiry initiated under Section 37 of the Competition Act into the alleged unreasonable increase in air fares by private airlines which apparently had taken advantage of the cancellation of PIA's flights on domestic routes because of a deadlock between its management and the Pakistan Airlines Pilots' Association. Through the inquiry, the CCP will investigate the possible abuse of dominant position or collusion among the private airlines to raise their air fares.

Owaisi's brother accused for making inflammatory comments, complain registered Patna, Oct 7: Kishanganj Superintendent of Police Rajiv Ranjan has ordered arrest of All India Majlise-Ittehad-ul Muslimeen (AIMIM) leader Asaduddin Owaisi's brother Akbaruddin for allegedly making inflammatory speech at an election rally on Monday. A case was registered against

Volkswagen to start largest recall in Jan post emissions scandal ANI Washington D.C., Oct 7: German car manufacturer Volkswagen will initiate the largest recall in its company history in January, following the emissions scandal that knocked 25 billion dollars from its market value. Muller said that if everything went as planned, the company would start recalling affected vehicles in Europe in January next year. Muller believes all the cars would be fixed by the end of 2016. However, a spokesperson for Volkswagen America said that Muller's statement was only in reference to cars sold in the European Union. Roughly 488,000 out of 11 million dieselpowered vehicles affected worldwide are in the US.

Wrong to blame India for blockade on the border: NPS ANI Kathmandu, Oct. 7: The Nepal Sadbhavana Party(NPS) on Tuesday criticized the local media reports and other people who blamed the Indian counterpart for its involvement in the blockade of several freight trucks on the border. "The Blockade has been done by Madhesi people. The people of Madhesh have sat on the border. This is being done to malign India by anti-India people in Nepal and it won't affect our relationship with India, there is nothing to worry about," President NPS, Rajendra Mahto told.

Akbaruddin Owaisi on Monday. Akbaruddin's speech, Ranjan said, violated provisions of section 144 of Crpc and an FIR has been lodged under sections 153A and 188 of IPC at Kochadhaman police station. Section 153A deals with promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth, residence, language and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, while section 188 deals with disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant. Section 153A deals with promoting enmity between different groups on grounds of religion, race, place of birth,

ing ways the student might be granted clemency. "Samdech [Sar Kheng] read the letter and he is considering this case, because he has not filed the complaint against the student," Sopheak said yesterday. "He has not accused the student. We are finding a legal procedural way [to help him]." Tao Savoeun, 26, was arrested on September 28, shortly after getting his bachelor's degree in business management from the University of Southeast Asia in

Siem Reap. Angry with the minister because of changes to the graduation ceremony date, which interfered with his work schedule, Savoeun posted that he would "place a bomb to kill everyone" at the graduation on his Facebook account. In his letter from Siem Reap Provincial Prison, Savoeun said that he acted with a "lack of consideration and bad temper." But, he added, he did not commit any actual crime. Savoeun's par-

ents also posted a video clip on his Facebook wall, begging Sar Kheng for the student's release. "It's his mistake. Please release him," said Savoeun's mother, Hin Kien, who said the family depends on her son's income. Savoeun's case followed on the heels of the recent announcement of a new "anticybercrime" department within the Ministry of Interior tasked with monitoring online activity. (Agencies)

ASTRO FOR YOU Joining a yoga class will be a good decision. You should try ayurvedic foodstuffs too. You may expect a lot of new things to happen today. Do not worry as there is a good amount of money coming up for you. Your monetary problems will continue to bother you. You will not let small expenses get in the way of things. You may make money from different sources. If you stay independent, then you may generate wonderful results at the workplace. It is not a good day to invest, or buy things like jewellery, real-estate, shares etc. You will feel a measure of loneliness today. You will probably catch yourself thinking about happenings in the past, which have no bearing upon your present. You will put your family members above everything else. You will plan the entire day keeping them in mind. Your family will respond in kind and will make you feel loved and blessed. Your rivals will acknowledge your accomplishments and abilities. With your penchant for being almost surgical in your tasks, it seems there isn’t a single blunder that escapes your trained eye. This fact comes to the fore today and helps you step into the limelight, especially at work, where your efforts get noticed and appreciated. You will be inclined towards increasing your fitness, and hence will switch to a better diet and exercise regimen. However, you may savour some delicious food today. Later today, you may find yourself at a turning point in life. A healthy bank balance will make you feel secure about the future. “Good fences make good neighbours”, said Frost. It’s a good thing that you rubbish that idea, because you are all about making better friends with your neighbours and breaking down some walls today. The theological part of you continues to exert force through the evening. Also, money aspects seem brighter than usual for you. Your day will gravitate to being constructive today. At work, your dedication will keep others on their toes; and you miles ahead. Marital bliss will be at its best. All in all, a colourful day. You are in a mood to entertain your family and friends today. Jovial and cheerful you, a family tour is on your mind. Meanwhile, you even decide to catch up on your work, and you may receive accolades for the work delivered. You don’t trust anyone easily, and because of that you have never entered into a partnership so far, but it is a different day today. You will perform exceptionally well in your job, raise the bar and eventually will win praises from everyone at work. If you are a student, you will choose the path for the future today. You will plan your day well. It augures well as it does away with the clutter in your schedule. That way, you will also get more time to do stuff you never came around doing it. So, bring out your old Cliff Richard records, and wipe clean your dusty LP player. You may finally get to revive old times!

residence, language and doing acts prejudicial to maintenance of harmony, while section 188 deals with disobedience to order duly promulgated by public servant. The AIMIM is contesting six seats in the

Bihar Assembly elections. The other constituencies and candidates are: Kishangunj/ Taseeruddin, Rani Gunj/Amit Paswan, Baisi/Gulam Sarwar, Amour/Nawazish Alam and Balrampur/Md

Adil. Earlier, Owaisi had defended his brother Akbaruddin's speech at an election meeting in Kishangunj on Sunday in which he called Prime Minister Narendra Modi a 'zalim' (tyrant) and 'shaitan' (devil). (Agencies)

List of hospitals in Dibrugarh with contact details & phone numbers, Assam Aditya Diagnostics & Hospitals Bordoloi Avenue, Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786005 Phone Numbers: 0373 - 2302219, 2302225

G M Hospital

Shrishti Hospital & Research Centre Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone: 0373 - 2300024, 2302099

AMC Road, Jalan Nagar Dibrugarh - 786 005

Archana Trauma & Orthopaedics Hospital

Brahmaputra Diagnostics & Hospital

Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone: 0373 - 2302100, 2302099

Near Indian AirLines City Office Paltan Bazar Dibrugarh - 786 005 Phone Numbers: 0373 - 2303476

Assam Medical College

Marwari Arogya Bhawan Hospital Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2302872, 2302051

Graham Bazar, A.T. Road Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2322547

Jalan Nagar, Dibrugarh - 786 002 List of Phones numbers: Emergency Room : 0373 - 2300627 Labour Room: 0373 - 2300022 Drug Deaddiction Centre: 0373 - 2302952 Community Medicine: 0373 - 2302994 RIA Centre: 0373 - 2302093

Sanjivani Diagnostic & Hospital

Dr. Pawan Bajaj's Skin Clinic

Aastha Hospital

Paltan Bazar, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2303448, 2303458, 2301904

Sankardev Hospital Mancotta Road, Chowkidinghee Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2327717, 2327715, 2326960

Paltan Bazar, Opposite Aditya Hospital Dibrugarh

Dr Damani's Nursing Home Near Circuit House, Dibrugarh Phone: 0373 - 2300928, 2302873

Your powers of concentration and focus come to the fore. Your lucidity and eye for detail will save you from many a hassle that could have developed later on. The time that this will save your bosses and peers will bring you many accolades.

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

8-10-15 (THURSDAY) 5-35 A.M-Bhaktigeeti(Devotional Songs) 6-10 A.M-Swasthya Charcha (Health Programme) 6-15 A.M-Classical Music 6-50 A.M-Dihanaam 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 Hindi Film Songs) 12-05 P.M-Bhajan , Artist-Kishan Kewlani 12-30 P.M-Ghar Jeuti (Women's Programme)-1.Talk-"Naari Aaru Arthanoitik Swabalamban" by Shakuntala Devi,2.Talk-"Aamaar Sharirat Aluminiumor Bishkriya" by Dr. Ruma Bhattacharjee 3-30 P.M-Mishing Geet by Rupa Mili 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 7-15 P.M-Yuvavni-"Prerona"-A Phone-in Programme on Skill Development 8-00 P.M-Gyanmalini (Sponsored Programme of Directorate of Distance Education, D.U) 9-30 P.M-Ei Mahor Atithi-Dr. Kandarpa Kr. Deka,V.C,Shrimanta Shankardeva University, Interviewer-Lohit Deka Sd-/H.O.P

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Meeting held to chalk out Annual Implementation Plan for Swachh Bharat Mission Roing, Oct 7: The District Water Sanitation Committee Meeting was held under the chairmanship of Deputy Commissioner of Lower Dibang Valley District, Ravi Dhawan, IAS in his office chamber yes-

One arrested with arms at doomdooma ET Correspondent Doomdooma,Oct 7: One Manas Das, 27, was arrested today by Doomdooma police with a pistol from BaghjanDiyamuli bus stand which he was going to deliver to someone . The interrogation is on. Tinsukia SP Mugdhajyoti Mahanta visited Doomdooma police station and took stock of the situation. The accused hails from Tinsukia Pokhratali .

24-hr Tinsukia district bandh called ET Correspondent Tinsukia, Oct 7: All Asom Chutia Students' Union has called a 24-hr Tinsukia district bandh on October 8, 2015 in connection with non-fulfilment of their 29point demand by the government. The student organization has also flayed the local administration for their non-cooperation.

terday. The meeting was held to chalk out Annual Implementation Plan for Swachh Bharat Mission (Gramin) for the year 2015-16 for Lower Dibang Valley District. The Board while unanimously adopting the AIP of SBM (G) for 2015-16 also resolved to include expenditure on certain awareness generations and publicity items that have multiple uses like dustbin, notice board etc in the IEC activities for the district.The Board also resolved to continue verification of the constructed IHHLs

by the constituted Board before the release of fund. Earlier, M. Linggi, EE(PHED) while highlighting the aims and objectives of the meeting informed that during the current year the Govt of India has set a physical target of 764 IHHL, 12 Community Sanitary Complex and 12 Solid Liquid Waste Management for Lower Dibang Valley District. Sipi Elapra Linggi, ZPC and Members from NGOs like EMWEF, DAWA and AMYAA were present in the meeting. (DIPRO)

Textile and Handicrafts departmental review meeting held ET Bureau Itanagar, Oct 7: Departmental review meeting was held on 6th October 2015 under the Chairmanship of Hon’ble Minister (Textile & Handicrafts), Arunachal Pradesh. Shri Tahang Taggu, Commissioner (Textile & Handicrafts) along with all the Department Officer and Staffs attended in the meeting. A threadbare discussion

Govt to come up with legislation on traditional heads ET Correspondent Shillong, Oct 7: Despite raging opposition from different quarters, the Meghalaya government will not hesitate to come up with legislation on traditional institutions in the State to bring about uniformity in the system of local governance. “There are a section of areas where the Autonomous District Councils (ADCs) cannot take control of usually known as Normal Areas”, an official said here on Tuesday. According to officials, the normal areas did not fall under the purview of the ADCs and as such there is no authority which could recognise them. In that case, the government is planning to make law to bring about uniformity in the process of local

governance. It is told that for the time being, the state government is examining the Village Administration Bill (VAB) Bill of the KHADC and JHADC on whether it can cover or not in the normal area. As seen before, the laws of the ADCs are exempted from the normal areas like in Shillong Municipal areas or European wards in the city of Shillong. However, the government said that it will not enact a law in a hurried manner to avoid any lacunae and wants to involve all stakeholders before moving ahead for finalisation. “We want to have a threadbare consultation with political parties, stakeholders. We are not in a hurry,” added an official. Earlier, the government had invited

all political parties in the state to dwell upon this issue but could not take any concrete step as few of them attended while major parties skipped the meeting. In the meantime, the Synjuk Ki Nongsynshar Shnong Ka Bri U Hynniewtrep (association of traditional heads) of Khasi and Jaintia hills strongly opposed the intention of the State government to come up with any kind of legislation saying that it is the prime duty of the ADCs to make law on them and not the state government. They even proposed to hold a protest rally on October 30 against the adamant Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma and demanded him to step down as the Chief Minister.

Lakhimpur Administration denies dead body burning incident at NLCH Morgue Contd. from Page 1 Through a press meet organized at the Conference Hall of his Office, Lakhimpur DC Debeswar Malakar expressed that the dead body was not burnt with

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However, it seems there was more trouble waiting for Mohan. Four days ago while returning home from school, Mohan lost his way and after walking for more than 3 to 4 kms he reached Naphuk tinali. Witnessing a unknown boy roaming around, some people of the locality asked Mohan his name and address, but the boy could only say his

garbage but accidentally and unfortunately the shroud of the dead body was burnt partially. “The sparks of fire penetrating through the holes of the walls of the morgue partially burnt the shroud, not the dead body of the student,” he said. At the outset

of the press meet he expressed his heartfelt grief on the accidental and sorrowful death of the student and firecatching incident of the dead body at the morgue. Further he expressed that a magisterial inquiry was declared today in order to find out how

the dead body caught fire. He appointed ADC Mouchumi Baruah to inquire into the incident and to submit report within a day considering the sensitivity of the issue. He declared that the person who will be proven guilty shall be punished according to law.

name and the number 5. A person gave Mohan shelter in his home and informed the matter to a few local youths. A group of youths – Indranil Milan Konwar, Mintu Nandi, Chintu Mohan, Rahim Khan and Chitra Konwar launched a search in the No. 5 workers line of Naphuk tea estate and Suffry tea estate but failed to find the address of Mohan. Noticing that Mohan was wearing a sky

blue colour shirt, the youths tried to find the whereabouts of Mohan by contacting all the schools of the locality, but still the result was negative. However, the youths did not give up. Infact they became more determined and pledged that anyhow they will re-unite the boy with his family. Meanwhile, one in the group showed the pictures of some persons which was stored in his mobile, just to find out in

case the boy can identify any person. The trick paid off as Mohan identified one person and said that he stays near to his house. The group without any delay understood that the boy is from Sonari and Ward No. 5. They contacted the Sonari police station and the emotional re-union took place between Mohan and his family. People in Sonari have showered praise upon the group for their noble deed.

Humanity still exists!

Arunachal launches programme on conservation of gibbons Contd. from Page 1 would be implemented by ENVIRON, North East based NGO, an official communique informed here today. Rajiv Gandhi University's Zoology department and G B Pant Institute of Himalayan Environment and Development (GBPIHED), NE Unit would provide all technical support, the communiqu? informed.

The launch also celebrated the fifth day of the Wildlife Week. Project principal investigator Dr Kuladip Sarma gave a comprehensive overview followed by technical sessions to review the present conservation status of the Eastern Hoolock Gibbon in Arunachal Pradesh- Assam landscape. Wildlife Trust of India veterinarian Dr Zahan Ahmed and Itanagar Biological Park spoke on "Translocation of

Gibbons and conservation issues" and "Conservation breeding & habitat management of Gibbon" respectively. ENVIRON is a society for conservation and management of nature and natural resources in NE India. Its wildlife and biodiversity conservation division head Kripal Mazumdar, in his address, lauded US Fish and Wildlife Service and other organizations for their support. Several suggestions for in-

situ and ex-situ measures were given for conservation. The project, to pilot a conservation education module in schools through trained teachers and among community through the local youth volunteers, would foster and facilitate dialogue between key stakeholders, local community, youth groups, district administration (local block officials), forest officials and various civil society organizations, the communiqu added.

Customer charges Diphu IDBI bank manager of extortion Contd. from Page 1

claimed that on August 1 he withdrew some money from the IDBI ATM and before punching his card he noticed one note of rupees 500/- denomination popping out from the ATM delivery slot; seeing no one nearby and failing to identify the actual person whose money it was he kept the sum with him. On August 3 when Shankar and his wife was in a tea stall in Diphu market the couple was taken to the branch of the bank by the security guard of the depository where he was thoroughly grilled by the branch manager Utpal Kakoti who also threatened him that the money which he has pinched from the ATM be-

longs to another customer of the bank and he will be handed over to police if he does not pay a sum of rupees twenty thousand as recompense money. Mr Lama finding no other solution forced his pregnant wife to stay in the bank as his guarantor went to his official quarter accompanied by an employee of the bank and brought his passbook and ATM of other banks and managed to pay Rs. 10,000/-; he was released from the bank only after promising that he will pay the balance amount after a few days. Today when this correspondent contacted Utpal Kakoti the branch manager he claimed that Shankar Lama committed theft from the ATM and his act was detected by the bank on the

basis of a complaint made by the other customer who failed to collect his money from the ATM slot. Kakoti mentioned that the customer was prepared to file a police case to recover the money and just to save Lama from trouble he acted as go between and forced the money from him for his customer. Shankar Lama and his wife told the media that it was not possible for them to identify the actual possessor of the money so they could not refund the sum and it did not occur to them to contact the IDBI bank. “How can I know from whose account the money has been withdrawn or which bank this account belongs to, when Kakoti quizzed me I readily agreed to refund Rs. 500/-

which I took from the ATM slot but Kakoti denied my request and insisted on imposing punitive punishment, I was compelled to pay Rs.10, 000/- that day itself,” Lama said. Whatever may be the actual gamut of the happening it is very odd to accept that a branch manager of a government financial enterprise exploits a customer mentally and financially going out of his way just to satisfy some illogical and illegal whims of another customer and commits an unlawful act. Conscientious people of Diphu have demanded immediate intervention of higher authorities of IDBI bank and consumer forum look into the matter and book the actual accountable person.

was held on various developmental schemes and strategy of needful implementation of all departmental plan and programme including Chief Minister’s Flagship Programme. Under the Chief Minister’s Indigenous Textile Promotion Scheme, it was decided to take up district specific requirement as per traditional expertise for vari-

ous handloom and handicrafts products as per suitability. Meanwhile, it was deliberated that upliftment of District Emporium with more innovative, vibrant products would provide maximum marketing facilities. It was also decided to take up initiatives to establish raw material bank, introduction of jacquard, dobby machines, setting up of refresher training

centre, providing improved tools to the passed out trainees for skill upgradation of local artisans. In addition, a state award for handloom & handicrafts weavers and artisans would be instituted apart from introducing Textile Park, Textile Tourism and Mini Urban Haat etc. in the State. Further, it was decided that sericulture farms es-

tablished in various districts in form of buildings, boundary fencing, tools & equipment etc. would be upgraded to increase productivity and to stop unauthorized encroachment of govt. land area while stress was given on bringing about effective and tangible improvement to the department, it is necessary to propagate the work culture for better productivity.

Mission Indradhanush-II launched

Aalo, Oct 7: The Mission Indradhanush-II was launched from General Hospital Aalo after its inauguration and administration of first oral vaccination by Tamik Talom, ADC Aalo amid cheer today. The Dis-

trict Medical Officer Dr. Marbom Basar, DFWO Dr. Kengo Ori, Medical Superintendent Dr. Linya Lollen, Doctors, Nurses and Trainees from ANM Nursing School witnessed the inaugural ceremony. Launching

a hired ambulance for all emergency duties in the hospital, Talom stressed on up keeping the vehicle at cheapest cost to render humanitarian services in the hour of crisis. The Mission Indradhanush-II should

reach nook and corner of the district with a sense of true commitment, he said. The Doctors and staffs on duties in the far flung areas have already started with vaccination to render their duties. (DIPRO)

Major embarrassment for Tuki camp as Gauhati High Court stays resignation of Wangsu and Sawin Contd. from Page 1

the petitioners and declaring the seats vacant in their respective con-

stituencies and has directed the Election Commission of India not to take any coercive steps pursuant to the notifica-

tion and not to declare bye-elections.” “We have complete faith in law and this is why we have approached the court. Now,

law will take its own course”, Sawin said while speaking over the telephone from New Delhi.

APCC alleges BJP of bringing dissidence in ruling Arunachal Govt Contd. from Page 1

“Was Modi deprived from any fund while he ran the Govt. in Gujarat for the last 12 years when UPA Govt. was at the Centre? This time also, are nonCongress States like Tripura, Sikkim, Nagaland not getting funds? Since they are in power they are threatening the Congress MLAs saying that they will not get any central fund if they do not merge with the BJP.” In a stern clarification

after speculations of a rift within the Congress party broke loose, the APCC chief said, “BJP should not dream or imagine of forming the Govt. as they have done earlier in 2003. The BJP must know that the 10th schedule has been enacted by the parliament, and in the anti-defection law, no legislators can merge with other political parties.” It is also well known that politics in Arunachal was impacted by organizations from other States but the president didn’t reveal

those organizations’ name. The Congress committee also asked the eleven BJP legislators to give their statement in written ‘if they want a mid-term poll’. In the meantime, while contacting the BJP President Tai Tagak, he said the BJP didn’t play any role in this and he is confirming that the Central Govt. is respecting the spirit of cooperative federalism. Reacting to the APCC statement that BJP is threatening the Congress MLAs to merge with them and if not, the BJP led-Govt. at the Cen-

tre will not release fund, the BJP President said the statement ‘is bogus and has no truth in it’. He said the Congress party wants to divert the attention of the people ‘after everything have been brought to light’. The Congress President has not revealed the names who would possibly occupy the ministerial berths. But as per sources, 49Bordumsa MLA Nikh Kamin and 56- Khonsa West MLA Tirong Aboh, are proposed names in the front.

APCSD welcomes Nabam Tuki’s decision to drop four ministers from cabinet Contd. from Page 1

APCSD stated in a release that while it is common knowledge that these four senior Congress leaders in spite of having important Ministerial responsibilities indulged in

destabilising the State Government by mortgaging the collective interests of development of the people of Arunachal Pradesh. APCSD further added that it is disturbing to note that these people not only indulged in infighting but

openly hobnobbed with BJP leadership at various levels both inside the State and nationally to bring down the Congress Government through several tactics thereby violating their oath of office and completely forgetting that they were bound by this

constitutional oath to responsibly carry out their duties in their respective portfolios. APCSD condemning the alleged antiparty activities of the dropped leaders further appealed for stringent action against those who work against the party interests.

NHPC head calls on Arunachal Chief Minister Contd. from Page 1

hour and had discussions on the hydro power projects taken up by NHPC in the state. CM specifically called the power giant to impress upon Union Government to expedite clearances required from various ministries to start up the

works on the ground. Earlier today, NITIAayog member Ramesh Chand met Tuki at his official bungalow and discussed at length on issues relating to the state's development. Tuki apprised Chand on the strengths and potentials of Arunachal Pradesh in the field of agri

and allied sectors and sought support from the NITI Aayog to augment the sectors. He also briefed him about the disability factors which had been hampering the state’s development in view of the denial of funding from the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and then the JICA. The CM

requested Chand to put forth the challenges of the state in the forum of NITI Aayog to ensure liberal funding for the reason that the state had been a late started in the journey of development. The visiting member assured to provide all possible support to the state.

OIL sponsored girls' toilet inaugurated Contd. from Page 1

Margherita. Noted businessman of Margherita Mr Kodamal Periwal was

present as the Chief Guest who inaugurated the facility. Many distinguished personalities of Margherita including Gautam Baruah Nangia

(Gullu), Shyam Bihari Agarwal, Radhe Shyam Jindal, Sawarmal Bansal, SMDC President Nurul Huda Ansari, Veteran Journalist Ram Prasad

Ambedkar. Mr Bechan Singh, headmaster of Gandhi Vidya High School, Margherita thanked all those who were present at the event.

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Joint protest rally taken out in Margherita ET Correspondent Margherita, Oct 7: Bharatiya Janata Party Margherita Block Mandal Committee, Margherita Sadar Mandal Committee, Bharatiya Janata Yuba Morcha, BJP Mahila Morcha and Digboi BJP Mandal Committee members today took out a joint protest rally which started at Margherita Vineer Mill Bazaar and concluded at Margherita Sub Divisional (Civil) office. More than 200 members of BJP were present at today's protest rally raising various slogans against the incumbent Tarun Gogoi led Congress Government of Assam. Sanjay Deb Tinsukia District Promoter of BJP Membership Drive and former General Secretary of BJP State Committee said that Pradyut Bordoloi who has represented Margherita constituency as MLA since the last 17 years has engaged in misrule and many development works of Margherita

Mission Indradhanush to launch in Dibrugarh A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Oct 7: Mission Indradhanush will launch in Dibrugarh on October 8, 2015 at Chandmarighat and the mission will be inaugurated by Deputy Commissioner of Dibrugarh M.S Manivannan. Earlier, the mission was launched by Union Health Minister JP Nadda on December 25, 2014. It aims to immunize all children against seven vaccine-preventable diseases namely diphtheria, whooping cough (Pertussis), tetanus, polio, tuberculosis, measles and hepatitis B by 2020. Dr. Pawan Swarnakar, Joint Director of Health services, Dibrugarh today in a press meet said, “Tea garden and slum areas are the uncovered areas. Therefore, we have started the mission for those areas and giving more stress to the areas’’. He said in Dibrugarh the drop rates are less compared to the other districts in Assam.

constituency have not been completed. Meanwhile, Sanjay Deb said that Margherita region's only large industry that is Coal India Limited is in deplorable condition as daily thousand tonnes of coal are illegally stolen by coal thieves but Coal India Limited, Margherita officials seem to be in deep sleep. Pabitra Margherita State BJP spokesperson said that

Pradyut Bordoloi as a Congress MLA has not done much for his constituency in terms of development work. Many senior BJP leaders such as Bhaben Sharma from Tinsukia, Lakhya Konwar, Binud Munda, Jhulon Roy, Mamta Paul Choudhury, Margherita BJP ruled Town Committee Ward Commissioners such as Anand Sharma, Ashish Paul, Mamoni Devi, Bhim

Karmakar and Suparna Das were also present at today's protest rally. Meanwhile, BJP State Small Tea Growers' Cell co-convenor Mr Lakeswar Moran also criticized Tarun Gogoi led Congress Government of Assam for an alleged 14-year misrule. A memorandum was submitted to the Governor of Assam through the Margherita Sub Divisional Officer (Civil) containing 38 demands.

Tinsukia Bar Association president designate felicitated Spl Correspondent Tinsukia, Oct 7: In a felicitation programme, Brihottar Asomiya Yuva Manch and Tinsukia Law College Students' Union on Wednesday jointly felicitated the president designate of Tinsukia Bar As-

sociation Budkaran Kejriwal and secretary Bhaskar Dutta. Speaking on the occasion, Brihottar Asomiya Yuva Manch president Chandan Handique said that the outcome of the programme was very encouraging as the president and secretary of

Tinsukia Bar Association gave their consent for a mechanism that will provide free legal services to the people living below poverty line. The dignitaries were also in favour of putting up legal aid camps from time to time, he added.

The BJP protesters after storming into the office of the block development officer Binod Gogoi gave an ultimatum till October 10 next to give details about the schemes and funds utilized by the ruling congress leaders and panchayats leaders for the past 14 years. BJP leaders from the dis-

ET Correspondent Shillong, Oct 7: The Community and Rural Development (C&RD) has not been able to appoint a full fledged Block Development Officer (BDO) for the Mawphlang Community and Rural Development Block citing shortage of officers. It may be mentioned that the Mawphlang C&RD Block Office has been without a BDO for more than three months. “The department had submitted a proposal to the personnel department on the urgency for the appointment of the BDO at the Mawphlang C&RD Block office. I have also had a discussion with the Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma on this to appoint the

full fledged BDO shortly,” C&RD Minister Prestone Tynsong said here on Wednesday. The C&RD minister denied that the delay is due to the tussle between the DCA Minister HDR Lyngdoh and Mawphlang local MLA Kennedy C Khyriem has delayed the appointment of the BDO. Both of them are Congress legislators. “Both the DCA Minister and Mawphlang local MLA have also met him on the need to appoint the BDO at Mawphlang at the earliest. Both of them were concerned about the difficulties faced by the people of the villages due to the absent BDO as it affects the day to day functioning of

the block” Earlier, there are allegations that the delay in the appointment of the full fledge BDOs is due to the tussle between Lyngdoh and Khyriem as they wanted to put a person as a BDO who is closed to them. Mawphlang C&RD Block Office covers 246 villages and around 72,000 (Seventy Two Thousands) population according to general census 2010. The block office been divided into two constituenciesMawphlang Constituency & Sohiong Constituency. Developmental Schemes and projects channelizing through the C&RD come to standstill in the absence of BDO, said sources.

trict included Jorhat Lok Sabha MP Kamakhaya Prasad Tasa, former MLA’s Jorhat/Titabor Hetandra Nath Goswami, Hemanto Kalita respectively, BJP state secretary Santanu Pujari and district president Kamakhaya Mohan Das among others. Kamakhaya Prasad Tasa flayed the congress for alleged 'dada raj'. He said that Congress leadership is trying

to use the state machinery to suppress BJP. Kamakhaya Prasad Tasa further requested the Congress to stop their alleged corrupt ways. The BJP MP predicted that Congress will be defeated and highlighted that the Dhekorgora BDO office is under the constituency of the chief minister’s son Gaurav Gogoi and it lies under the Koliabor constituency which tops among the five develop-

mental block offices under Jorhat district. No quality work has been done especially in rural areas as development is nil, the MP said blaming a third force which is allegedly involved in siphoning off money allotted for most of the developmental schemes. Meanwhile, the state BJP secretary Santanu Pujari blamed the congress for its most anti-BJP attitude.

Saif to meet Kareena's ex Shahid in Arunachal Pradesh Contd. from Page 1

Also joining the duo later will be Kangana Ranaut who plays the leading lady in this love story which is set in the World

War era. Talking about Saif-Shahid’s project together, a source has been quoted by a publication saying, “Getting the two actors together for a film was a big casting coup.

However, they have so far been cordial with each other. Even when Saif visited the set of a reality show where Shahid was one of the judges, the two maintained safe distance

but were eventually seen chatting. Now, we hope that there won't be any issues between them while working on the film, considering their roles are very different.”

Greater crude oil imports from Iran in September than in August Contd. from Page 1

Reuters Oil Research and Forecasts. Indian Oil Corp, India’s biggest refiner, accounted for most of September’s rise from the previous month, taking a very large crude carrier carrying two million barrels of oil for its recently commissioned 3 lakh barrel-per-day (bpd) Paradip Refinery on the nation’s east coast, the data showed. IOC’s first purchase of Iranian crude in four months helped lift imports of the oil to 2.33 lakh bpd in

RK Mossang Memorial Society holds annual general meeting ET Correspondent Jagun, Oct 7: One hundred and seventy members have attended the RK Mossang Memorial Society annual general meeting here today. R Pilia, Extra Assistant Commissioner, Jairampur, Sub Divisional Officer, Nampong, Zila Parishad Member Tosham

Longri, Board Member

Mawphlang C&RD block without BDO for almost three months

BJP storm into Jorhat Block Development office Contd. from Page 1

From left(Ist runners up girl) Hema Prabha Narah, Ist Runners up boy Sanjay Singha (Middle) Barbie Rajkhowa Miss Kallisteia and Niranjan Phukan Mr Kallisteia 2015. pix: Abhinash Bhuyan

September compared with 1.99 lakh bpd in August, the tanker arrival data showed. The September intake was down 3.4 per cent from a year ago. IOC is not a regular buyer of the crude as its term contract with the Islamic republic averages only about 25,000 bpd. Still, the world’s fourth-biggest oil consumer and Iran’s top client after China, bought 19.3 per cent less oil in January-September at about 2.16 lakh bpd, the data showed. India’s imports from Iran in the first nine months of the year were dragged down by deep cuts

in shipments by New Delhi in the first quarter of 2015, under pressure from the U.S. to keep its imports within the limits of sanctions targeting Tehran’s disputed nuclear programme. In the first half of India’s fiscal year, running over the six months AprilSeptember, its oil imports from Iran jumped 16.7 per cent as refiners stepped up purchases following the July deal that may mean the removal of sanctions sometime next year. Three Indian refiners, Mangalore Refinery and Petrochemicals, Essar Oil and IOC together imported

2.61 lakh bpd in the first six months of this fiscal year compared with 2.23 lakh bpd a year ago, the data showed. India’s imports of Iranian crude in September were largely as expected based on revised tanker loading schedules for the month that excluded shipments of condensate, according to a source with knowledge of Iran’s shipping plans. Iran’s overall crude oil sales look to be headed towards a seven-month low in October, down 14 per cent from September, according to preliminary tanker loading data. (Agencies)

cum public leader Lemkhum Mossang, GB, New Khamdu, GB, Borkhet village along with govt officials and other public graced the occasion. Arup Kumar Choudhury, Secretary of the NGO through power point presentation had elaborated the diverse activities and the achieve-

ments of the NGO in different areas. Miss Komoli Mossang, Chairperson of the NGO had elaborated the need of NGOs for the development of people living within its area of operation. She had expressed the hurdles faced by RK Mossang Memorial Society.

Advocate among duo arrested in Lakhimpur for tampering legal document Contd. from Page 1

An another person was also involved with this connection and Lakhimpur Police today arrested both of them. They were Md. Khursed Alam and Sariful Islam. According to reports, one Aktar Ali alias Atar Ali, who was declared illegal migrant in 2013 by Foreigners Tribunal of Lakhimpur has been untraced since then.

Lakhimpur Police of Boarder Branch caught him on 1st October and, he produced a judgment copy of case No 94/98 bearing Memo No 786-87 dated 22/ 05/2003 on his name in order to prove that he is not a foreigner. But the Boarder Branch of Lakhimpur police had doubt over the document. So they scrutinized the copy thoroughly and found that the judgement was given to one woman

Kayed Banu, W/O Hazi Abdul Sultan of Village Borchala under Bihpuria police Station. Then Lakhimpur Police interrogated him and Aktar Ali confessed that he procured the document from one Soriful Islam of Borchala. Police nabbed Soriful Islam as per his confession and interrogated him to expose the truth. Soriful who read up to class seven only admitted that an advocate of

Lakhimpur court and inhabitant of Village Photehpur under Bihpuria Police Station was involved with the tempering of the judgment copy. After confirming the conspiracy the Boarder branch of Lakhimpur Police lodged an FIR against Khursed Alom and Soriful Islam at Lakhimpur PS. According to the FIR, Police of Lakhimpur Police station arrested both of them today and sent them to the jail.

Banks in Sonari allegedly collecting money for NOC to issue Mudra Loan Contd. from Page 1

It might be mentioned that a major criteria for availing loan under the scheme is a No Objection Certificate (NOC) to be issued by the bank authorities that the loan applicant does not have any existing loan in the concerning branch. However,

it is alleged that taking advantage of the criteria, the bank authorities in Sonari are ‘collecting money for issuing NOC from the loan seekers’. “The bank authorities are asking for money for issuing NOC, the rate varies from bank to bank”, a loan seeker said. Charaideo Social Organisation, a local NGO has alleged that the

bank authorities of Assam Grameen Bikash Bank, Sonari branch are demanding Rs. 50 to Rs. 150 from each applicant to issue such NOC. When local journalists approached the manager of the bank after coming across reports of such anomalies, the bank manager said that there is some confusion only be-

cause there are no clear cut guidelines from the higher authorities on the exact amount to be collected for issuing such NOC. It is learnt now that the higher authorities of the bank after coming to know about the matter has now issued order to the bank to collect Rs. 10/ - from each applicant to issue NOC.

Cultural programme marred by violence at DU Contd. from Page 1

The incident took place at around 11.15 pm and the programme was stopped for one hour due to the incident. Sources said that the students of DUIET failed to control the crowd and among them some of them were drunk and created nuisance. However, every year they organize such programmes and this type of incidents were common during the programme. “The police administration and the Dibrugarh University ad-

ministration have failed to control the crowd. When they saw that the outsiders were coming and gathered at the playground they should have stopped them from coming inside,’’ said Basab Kumar Sarma, Vice President, ABVP Dibrugarh university. He added eight thousand people gathered in the ground and the ground was crowded with people and the police personnel were less in number to control the crowd. An eyewitness said, some of the seventh semester stu-

dents of DIUET were under the influence of alcohol and misbehaved with some of the media persons who were present at the programme. A student told The Eastern Today that some outsiders every year come here to create nuisance during the fest. “We have around nine hundred students in the DIUET and every year we organize such fests but this year due to overcrowdedness the even took a violent turn with hooliganism playing a big role,’’ said a student. When this correspondent

contacted, Parmananda Sonowal, Deputy Registrar (Academic) over phone he refused to comment on the incident. He said that he doesn’t know about such an incident. On the other hand, a meeting has been organized with the DIUET students and Vice Chancellor to discuss yesterday's incident. One of the organizers of the event told the media that they are very shameful about the incident and apologized for such behavior and assured that next time such incident would not repeated.

DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 8

Bihar polls: Notification for 4th phase to be issued today New Delhi, Oct 7: Notification for the fourth phase of the Bihar Assembly elections will be issued on Wednesday and the last day for the filling of nomination paper for this phase is tommorow. Voting for the fourth phase will be held on the November 1st in 55 constituencies in 7 districts of the state. Scrutiny will take place the next day, and candidates can withdraw their nomination paper till the October 17th. Meanwhile, 351 candidates have so far filled nomination for the third phase of elections to be held on October 28th. The last day for filing of nomination papers is the till October 14th. Polls to the 243-member Assembly will be held in five phases from October 12th to September 5th. Counting will be held on 8th November. (ANI)

Bengal civil polls: Counting begins in Siliguri amid tight security Siliguri, Oct 7: Amid tight security, the West Bengal Election Commission on Wednesday started the counting process for the rural polls in the Siliguri Mahakuma Parishad area. Sufficient police arrangements have been given from all the five police stations in the area. There have been no reports of any violence so far. According to reports, the commission has made arrangements for a twotier security cordon in the counting premises. CCTV cameras have also been set up at all venues to keep vigilance. The counting is happening a day after Susanta Upadhyaya resigned from post of West Bengal Election Commissioner, after he was publically threatened by TMC leadership to announce the dates for counting votes to Civil bodies Election. (ANI)

FIRs against Amit Shah, Lalu Prasad for hate speeches in Bihar Patna, Oct 7: FIRs were lodged against Bharatiya Janata Party President Amit Shah and Rashtriya Janata Dal supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav following hate speeches against each other during their election campaign in Bihar. The action was taken after getting permission from the Election Commission. An FIR was filed against Shah in Singhaul out post in Begusarai district, while two FIRs were lodged against Lalu Prasad in connection with use of abusive language. Shah had earlier, while addressing a rally in Begusarai, referred to Lalu's conviction in a fodder scam case, alleging that Bihar, which had a glorious past, has today attained a bad name due to 'chara-chor' Lalu. Lalu hit back at Shah a day later, asking how a "narbhakshi" (maneater) of Gujarat riots was now roaming around in Bihar. (ANI)

REGION

North east is a 'natural partner' in India's Act East Policy: Sushma Swaraj New Delhi, Oct 7: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj has said that the north east is a 'natural partner' in India's Act East Policy. Delivering her address at the briefing for the Governors of north eastern states on India's 'Act East Policy' at the Jawaharlal Nehru Bhawan here, Swaraj stated that the north east is a 'natural partner' in India's Act East Policy being our land bridge to ASEAN. She added that the Act East Policy is a means to strengthen the stability, economy and prospects of our north eastern region. The briefing covered comprehensively all aspects of India's Act East Policy with

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particular focus on how these had an impact on the north eastern region. The

briefing also covered various cross-border connectivity projects that are un-

der implementation or discussion, which would link the north east to the wider region including Myanmar, Bangladesh, Thailand, Cambodia, Lao PDR and Vietnam. Issues of border trade and integrating the north east into regional production and value chains were also discussed, as were steps towards enhancing capacity building and facilitating greater cultural and people-to-people exchanges. The briefing was undertaken as follow up to a specific recommendation emanating from the conference of Governors chaired by President Pranab Mukherjee earlier in February this year. (ANI)

WB`s BJP unit demands probe against TMC Kolkata, Oct 7: West Bengal unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Tuesday demanded legal action against the Trinamool Congress (TMC) leaders, who allegedly tortured the state's Election Commissioner (EC) Susanta Upadhyaya and forced him to resign. "Bengal EC was forced to resign and I have information that not only was he attacked by goons, but also was physically and mentally tortured. Legal action should be taken against all the TMC lead-

ers and ministers who tortured Susanta Upadhyaya," BJP state President Rahul Sinha said while addressing the media. Praising the former Bengal EC, Sinha said that Upadhyaya had showed the true face of TMC to the people. "I salute the West Bengal election commissioner for not bowing down in front of TMC goons." he said. Susanta Upadhyaya, on Tuesday tendered his resignation to West Bengal Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi. His resignation

came just a day after TMC leadership publically threatened him to announce the dates for counting votes to Civil bodies Election. Earlier, the opposition parties had demanded the cancellation of elections to Bidhannagar and Asansol Municipal Corporation and certain other areas, which were held on October 3. Alapan Bandopadhyay, New State Transport Secretary, has been appointed as the next Election Commissioner of Bengal. (ANI)

Woman naxalite killed Tripura's 'Tiger Grass' turn in gun battle with police External Affairs Minister, Sushma Swaraj

Jhumias into entrepreneurs Kanchanpur (North Tripura), Oct 7: Tiger grass or broom grass, which is locally known as 'phooljharu' is one of the major non-timber forest products of Tripura and other north eastern states and naturally grows in the wild across the region. This broom grass occupies an important place in Tripura's rural economy. Increasing deforestation and the unscientific plucking of broom grass has adversely impacted in its regeneration. To overcome this, the Pecharthal Broom Makers Society, of Dephacherral Hamlet in remote Kanchanpur sub-division of North Tripura took the initiative of launching a pilot project of collecting broom rhizomes from the wild and planting it in an abandoned Jhum plot with the assistance of Jhumias. In local parlance of Tripura, a Jhumia is a tribal who practises shifting cultivation or "Jhuming". It ius also appropriately referred to as "slash and burn" cultivation. These first time

broom grass cultivators were provided technical and marketing support by the Centre for ForestBased Livelihood and Extension. Financial help came from an external funding agency. According to the group's leader, Birala Chakma, after one year, the result was very encouraging, as the group had earned some Rs 2.5 lakhs from their first year harvest. "We made a pilot project for cultivation since sufficient broom grass is no more available in the jungle. At present, there are many broom grass cultivators here but for the first time during 2012-13 we started the cultivation in one hectare area in Depacherra. In that plot we also planted chilly, brinzal, banana and pulses and all together made profit of Rs.2,50,000 from that plot. People from various places came to see our plot and were so happy that they also doing the same," said Birala. The success of the Pecharthal Broom Makers Society has encouraged many oth-

ers in the area to get involved in the trade of cultivating broom grass and making brooms with the harvest. Today in Depacherra there are at least five self-help-groups (SHGs) involved in broom grass cultivation through joint forest management (JFM). Most of the members of these SHGs are women from tribal families who were involved with jhum cultivation which is not much profitable and a threat to the forest. At present these women of after completing their household chores work in the SHGs during their leisure hours gets involved in making brooms and the extra income helps in running their families and educating their children. One such member is Rabimala Chakma, who said, "We women have cultivated it (broom grass) in one hector area as it is very profitable. During the afternoon after completing their household works few other women from our neighour also help us in making brooms. We

stock our products and sell them in the market. Each broom sells between Rs 30 to 40 and it is very profitable. This helps in running our families better." She informed that along with her husband all total they earns around rupee three to five thousand a month by growing broom grass and selling their SHG products. Meantime another member of the SHG Ananda Chakma said: "Here all total we are ten persons who make brooms and also grow broom grass. We sell them in market. Earlier we use to get it from the jungle but now we cultivate it and make brooms out of it." With the increasing demand for broom from various parts of the country large areas of abandoned jhum fields have now been converted to broom grass plantations which has not only helped in rejuvenation of the greenery and soil conservation but also giving good economic returns to these once jhumia families of Tripura. (ANI)

Raipur, Oct 7: A woman naxalite was shot dead in a fierce gun battle with security forces in Chhattisgarh's Bastar district during an operation which led to the rescue of some villagers held hostage by the ultras, police said today. The armed exchange took place between a joint team of security personnel and the ultras in Chandameta village forest under Darbha police station limits last night, Bastar's Additional Superintendent of Police, Vijay Pandey, told the media. Acting on a specific input about some people from

Kandanar village being held hostage by Naxals inside the forest, the joint squad of state police's District Reserve Group (DRG) and CRPF was dispatched to carry out searches late last evening, the ASP said. While they were cordoning off the forest area near Chandameta, which is located around 400km away from the state capital, the exchange took place between the security forces and a group of armed rebels. Engaged by the security forces and finding them zeroing in on them, the ultras fled to the dense forest tak-

ing advantage of the cover of the night, he said. Thereafter, during a search at the spot, the body of a woman Naxal was found. A .315 bore and some .12 bore guns were also recovered, he said. The slain Naxal has been identified as Piso, a native of Jheeram village. The villagers who were bein held hostage by the Naxals were rescued during the operation, Pandey said. Blood stains at the spot indicated that some ultras might have been injured in the gun battle, the SP said, adding that a search in the area is underway. (Agencies)

'Swadhu' Ramdev is a dealer of medicines, says Lalu Patna, Oct 7: Rashtriya Janata Party (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Wednesday alleged that Yoga Guru Baba Ramdev, who follows the stance of the ruling BJP at the Centre, is a dealer of medicines. "He (Ramdev) follows the stance of BJP. I had earlier questioned his credentials on the issue of the black money, which is why he is reacting in this way. He is not a saint, he is 'swadhu'. He is no 'maharaj' but a dealer of medicines," Lalu said, adding that Ramdev has now derailed from his path. The RJD supremo recalled an earlier incident when he had come to Ramdev's defence after allegations were levelled against him by CPI (M) leader Brinda Karat. "There

was allegation against him (Baba Ramdev) by Brinda Karat that he uses animal bones in his medicines. At that point, I had defended him and said it is fine to use bones of animals as long as it treats the disease," he added. Ramdev had earlier

lashed out at Lalu over his remark on cow slaughter, saying that he had blackened the face of the Yadav community and could not be a follower of Krishna. He added that a person like the RJD boss can only be the progeny of Kansa. (ANI)

AFSPA causing "immense hardship" in the state: Sharmila Wahumkhrak demolition gets

Sharmila speaking to the media at Manipur Bhawan

Imphal, Oct 7: Manipuri rights activist Irom Sharmila on Tuesday told a Delhi Court that the controversial Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act should be scrapped as it has caused "immense hardship" to the people of the State and thousands of innocent persons have been killed over the years. In her statement recorded before the Court in a case in which she is facing trial for allegedly trying to commit suicide while undertaking fast-unto-death at Jantar Mantar in 2006, Sharmila said police had violated her fundamental rights and implicated her in a false case. She told Metropolitan Magistrate Akash Jain that she had sat on a fast at Jantar

Mantar in New Delhi on October 4, 2006 but she was forcibly removed by the police from there. "It is correct that I had sat on fast at Jantar Mantar on October 4, 2006 but I have been fasting since 2000 and the same has not affected my health and I have never refused medical check up...," she told the Court. "I have been demanding that AFSPA be repealed or lifted from Manipur as the same has caused immense hardship to the common man of Manipur. Thousands of innocent people have been killed, hundreds of rapes have taken place on Manipur's women. No action has been taken under the garb of AFSPA," she said. Sharmila had

earlier told the Court that she was very much eager to eat if she got the assurance that the "draconian" Act will be revoked. Wide-

spread discrimination was being done with the people from North East, she had alleged, adding she never intended to commit suicide and it was just a protest against AFSPA. The Court had on March 4, 2013, put her on trial after she had refused to plead guilty to the charge of attempting to commit suicide (section 309 of IPC). If convicted, Sharmila, who is out on bail in this case, faces a maximum jail term of one year. She is in judicial custody in some other case lodged in Manipur. Known as the 'Iron Lady', Sharmila had earlier told the Court that her protest was non-violent. (Agencies)

"I have been demanding that AFSPA be repealed or lifted from Manipur as the same has caused immense hardship to the common man of Manipur. Thousands of innocent people have been killed, hundreds of rapes have taken place on Manipur's women. No action has been taken under the garb of AFSPA," she said. Sharmila had earlier told the Court that she was very much eager to eat if she got the assurance that the "draconian" Act will be revoked.

extension orders Apex Court Shillong, Oct 7: The Wahumkhrah demolitionof illegal structures has been extended by the Supreme Court . After the matter came up for hearing on Tuesday, the Court asked the respondents to file a reply, while stating that the interim stay will continue till further orders. While the Meghalaya Government was represented by Supreme Court lawyer Ranjan Mukherjee, MUDA was represented by Advocate Vijay Hansaria. It was on September 14 that the Supreme Court, through an interim order, gave relief to as many as 30 families when

MUDA was prepared to demolish their buildings as per the order of the High Court of Meghalaya. On September 18, the apex court extended the stay till September 30 against the order of the High Court of Meghalaya to demolish the illegal constructions. Tuesday's extension is the third by the top court. Earlier in January this year, the National Green Tribunal (NGT) had ordered dismantling of all unauthorized structures along the Wahumkhrah within three months. Subsequently, MUDA had issued notices to several residents along

Wahumkhrah. Following this, as many as 30 petitioners had filed a case in the civil court thereby securing a stay against t h e d e m o l i t i o n o r d e r. However, MUDA challenged the order of the civil court and later the High Court vacated the stay order of the civil court which enabled MUDA to carry out demolition of the illegal structures. Later, the petitioners approached the Supreme Court as per the provisions of NGT Act and the apex court stayed the order of the High Court. (Agencies)

Sand export business to face crisis following indefinite bandh from Oct 10 Kohima, Oct 7: Sand Mahaldar and Suppliers Association (SMSA), Majna HQ, Karbi Anglong on Tuesday informed that it has decided to impose 'indefinite bandh' on export of sand to Nagaland with effect from October 10. In a press release, SMSA president Jackson Kramsa and secretary Habe Pangcho stated that a joint meeting was held at Assam gate, Lahorijan be-

tween Stand Stockist and Suppliers Union (SSSU) Dimapur, Truck Owners' Union Dimapur (TOUD) from Nagaland and SMSA Karbi Anglong from Assam on September 4, 2015. SMSA claimed that though the meeting was "fruitful" Viniho of SSSU and Nungsang Ao and Nanda of TOUD have "time and again proved to breach the covenant and agreement made" at the

September 4 meeting. They said SNSA Karbi Anglong, therefore, has decided to impose indefinite bandh on the export of sand to Nagaland until an understanding was reached between the three organisations. Meanwhile, SNSA has expressed regret to the general public of Nagaland for the inconveniences that could be cause due to the bandh. (Agencies)

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Sidhu getting more attention than Dadri incident from PM: Omar

(ANI) New Delhi, Oct. 7 : Taking a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi, former Jammu and Kashmir chief minister Omar Abdullah on Wednesday alleged that an ill cricketer-turned-poli-

Delhi Court grants bail to Somnath Bharti (ANI) New Delhi, Oct. 7: A Delhi Court on Wednesday granted bail to Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) MLA and former law minister Somnath Bharti, who has been accused of domestic violence by his wife Lipika Mitra. On Monday, the Dwarka Court had extended Bharti's judicial custody till October 19. The apex court had earlier rejected the Bharti's bail plea and had asked him to approach a lower court. Bharti, who was brought to the national capital by the Delhi Police on Saturday, has refuted the allegations levelled against him by him wife.

UP Police detains Sadhvi Prachi outside Bishara ( ANI) Noida , Oct 7: Vishwa Hindu Parishad (VHP) leader Sadhvi Prachi on Wednesday was barred from entering the Bishara village by the Uttar Pradesh Police, for meeting the families who have been 'falsely accused' of being involved in the Dadri lynching case. Sadhvi Prachi was detained by police outside Dadri village. "Section 144 was imposed on Tuesdasy, and also day before. Even if they let me go alone that is okay," Sadhvi Prachi told reporters ahead of her visit to the village. "I am going to meet the family of the person who was tortured so much, that he committed suicide," she added.

Bandipora encounter: Police officer heading SIT killed

(ANI) Srinagar, Oct 07: A police officer who was heading a Special Investigation Team (SIT), was killed on Wednesday in a shootout in Gund Dachin area of Bandipora in north Kashmir. According to official sources, a special police team from Rajbagh was chasing militants in the district. The police team fired at the vehicle carrying the militants to intercept it. The militants retaliated, which resulted in a brief shootout. Police Inspector Altaf Ahmad sustained serious bullet injuries and was rushed to a hospital for treatment, but succumbed to his injuries.

tician Navjot Singh Sidhu was garnering more attention from the head of government than the Dadri lynching incident. "What does it say about our Hon PM that Sidhu's DVT

(blood clot) got more attention from him that #Ikhlaq's cold blooded murder did!!!!" he tweeted. Sidhu had earlier posted a picture on the micro-blogging website, saying "Down but Not Out! Life threatening disease (DVT) With God 's Grace will recover. Life is Fragile, handle with Prayer." Prime Minister Modi replied to the tweet, saying "Dear @sherryontopp ji, get well soon. You are a fighter & will overcome the illness in your trademark style. Our prayers are with you." Sidhu is presently being treated at the Indraprastha Apollo Hospital here with acute deep vein thrombosis ( DVT).

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Azam Khan must be booked for sedition, says Shiv Sena (ANI) Mumbai, Oct. 7: The Shiv Sena on Wednesday reiterated their demand for the resignation of Uttar Pradesh Minister Azam Khan, saying that by taking the Dadri

lynching case to the United Nations he had betrayed the nation and added that India was a safe haven for all Muslims. "Among all Islamic nations, India is the safest

place for Muslims and this is a fact acknowledged by all. Muslims are getting respect here and they are living in a good condition compared to other nations, no matter what Azam Khan is saying," Sena MP Sanjay Raut told here. The Shiv Sena leader further said that Azam Khan needs to slapped with charges of sedition and asserted that if he indeed is heading to the UN for, this it was 'distasteful' on his part. The Sena mouthpiece Saamna in their editorial today had demanded Khan's resignation to which the latter responded by saying that he would not stop till justice was delivered in the Dadri case.

Sack me if you want, but Dadri case SP questions PM is going to the UN, says Azam Khan Modi's silence over

(ANI) Lucknow, Oct. 7: Uttar Pradesh Minority Welfare and Urban Development Minister Azam Khan on Wednesday reiterated his stand that he will take the case of the Dadri lynching to the United Nations, adding that this was not about Hindus and Muslims, but about the war against right and wrong. "India is a member of UN and we cannot live in isolation. I do not

understand why there is a commotion over this. If you are not guilty of anything, then what are you worried off? I will do whatever I can to ensure justice is given and will not back down now," Khan told here. Shrugging off the attacks on him by other political parties, Khan said he was not concerned with anything else other than ensuring that justice is delivered. "I have

been receiving steady death threats but that has not deterred me. I will put forth the issue of the voiceless at the UN. And this is not a novelty as the Badaun incident was also taken to the UN level. The world needs to know that the RSS is trying to do," Khan added. He also expressed his displeasure at Prime Minister Modi branding India as a land of thieves and corrupt people, saying that it was insulting to Indians everywhere. "People at the UN must be laughing and wondering where PM Modi is leading the country to. What are the Muslims in this country supposed to do now? Leave the nation? And where are they supposed to go? Fascism is bubbling," Khan added. Shiv Sena's mouthpiece Saamna in its editorial earlier had demanded that Azam Khan be sacked immediately for taking the Dadri case to the UN.

Dadri incident

CBI given permission to question accused in Sheena Bora murder case till Oct. 19

(ANI) Mumbai, Oct 7: The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) on Wednesday was given permission by the Bombay High Court to question all the three accused in the Sheena Bora murder case till 19th October. "From today to 19th interrogation will be done of all the three accused. If CBI wants further investigation then they can apply on the 17th October. Extension, for last date of interrogation, will also be decided on October 17," said S.R. Mithare (Sanjeev Khanna's lawyer) Indrani Mukerjea and two other accused were arrested in August-end on the charge ofmurdering her daughter Sheena Bora and disposing of the body in a forest in Raigad district, in April 2012. All the accused have been remanded to judicial custody till October 19. The Sheena Bora case is presently being probed by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI).

Corruption charges against ex-UNGA president shocks Ban Ki-moon (ANI) Mumbai, Oct.7: Samajwadi Party (SP) leader Abu Azmi on Wednesday questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence over the Dadri incident, saying that even politicians under his nose are involved in fomenting unrest and creating communal tension in the country. "Our Prime Minister, while travelling across the world raised his slogan of 'Sabka Saath Sabka Vikas'. He (PM Modi) said that there is no place of communalism in the country and now such appalling incident is coming into light in Dadri, where a man was brutally lynched just based on the rumors that he had eaten and stored beef in his house. Why is PM Modi silent when leaders are involved in fomenting unrest and creating communal tension in the country," Azmi told here. "Giriraj Singh said that no Muslims will be visible by 2021. BJP MP Yogi Adityanath openly asked to raise the slogan of 'Har Har Mahadev instead of 'Allah oh Akbar' in Mosques," Azmi added.

(ANI) Johannesburg, Oct. 7: United Nation Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his shock over the alleged corruption charges against John Ashe, the former president of the United Nations General Assembly. He is alleged to have taken USD 1.3 million as bribe. "The secretary general was shocked and deeply troubled to learn this morning of the allegations against John Ashe, the former president of the General Assembly, which go to the heart of the integrity of the United Nations," Stephane Dujarric, spokesperson of UN General Assembly Ban Ki-Moon said. Dujjaric said the UN secretariat will cooperate, if it is contacted by US authorities. John Ashe was the former UN ambassador from Antigua and Barbuda, who served as assembly president in 2013-2014. (ANI)

Prez to visit Jordan, Palestine and Israel (ANI) New Delhi, Oct.7: President Pranab Mukherjee will be on a sixday visit to Jordan, Palestine and Israel beginning on October 10. President Mukherjee will pay a state visit to Jordan from October 10 to 12 at the invitation of King Abdullah-II Ibn Al Hussein of the Hashemite Kingdom of Jordan. This will be the first visit by any Indian President to Jordan in the last 65 years since the establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi had visited Jordan in 1988. From the Jordanian side, His Majesty King Abdullah and Queen Rania had visited India in 2006. During his visit, President Mukherjee will meet King Abdullah and have extensive discussions on

entire gamut of bilateral relations, regional and international issues of mutual concern. He will also be meeting the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister. The Minister of Foreign Af-

fairs of Jordan would call on the President during his visit. In the presence of President Mukherjee, a number of agreements are expected to be signed. He will also visit the University

CPI asks PM Modi to act against those instigating communal violence

(ANI) New Delhi, Oct. 7: The Communist Party of India (CPI) on Wednesday alleged that the leaders of the BJP and those affiliated to RSS and other Sangh Parivar outfits are making provocative statements and asked Prime Minister Narendra Modi to initiate action against those working against the Constitution

and instigating communal violence. "BJP leaders and those affiliated to RSS and other Sangh Parivar outfits have been speaking everything against the values enshrined in the Constitution. They are making provocative statements, they are instigating communal strife but the Prime Minister is keeping a mysterious si-

lence," CPI leader D. Raja. He also questioned Prime Minister Modi's silence over the recent unwarranted statements made by his party leaders. "Does it mean that he approves all these statements made by his own party men? What action has he taken?" asked Raja. "Mr. Modi talks about good governance, if he really means good governance then he must take action against those ministers and MPs of his own party who are working against the Constitution, who are instigating communal violence," he said. The family members of Mohammad Akhlaq, who was beaten to death over rumours of storing beef at his residence in Dadri, have appealed to all politicians to stop politicising the issue and demanded justice.

of Jordan and make a public speech besides gracing a function organised by the Indian Ambassador in Amman for Indian community and Friends of India. President Pranab Mukherjee will next pay the first ever state visit to Palestine from October 12-13 at the invitation of his Palestinian counterpart Mahmoud Abbas. During the visit, the President will hold meetings and interactions with Palestinian President Abbas, Prime Minister Rami Hamdallah, and the leaders of major political parties in Palestine. The President will also address the Al Quds University and inaugurate Jawaharlal Nehru Secondary School at Abu Dees. During the visit, India will augment its efforts to support the capacity building initiatives of Palestine. In the final leg of

this visit, President Mukherjee would pay his first state visit to Israel from October 13-15. During the visit, he will have meetings and interactions with the President Rivlin and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as well as the Speaker of the Israeli Parliament, Knesset, Yuli-Yoel Edelstein. The President will also address the Knesset during the visit. The two sides will sign a number of MoUs in the fields of culture, education, science and technology. President Mukherjee will be accompanied by Union Minister of Social Justice and Empowerment Thaawar Chand Gehlot, Members of Parliament and the members of the academic community, apart from official delegation and media representatives.

Hoesung Lee replaces Pachauri as UN climate panel chief (ANI) London, Oct 7: South Korea's Hoesung Lee has been named the new chief of United Nations' climate science panel after former leader Rajendra Pachauri was accused of sexual harassment by a female employee at his research institute in India. The panel has appointed a new leader for the first time in the past 13 years, The Guardian reported. Lee said that the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change remains completely committed to providing policymakers with the "the highest quality scientific assessment of climate change". Nobel Prize winner Pachauri has so far denied all the allegations leveled against him. Pachauri, who was due to step down this year, was forced to do so early because of harassment allegations.

PM Modi should ask his ministers to speak responsibly, says Ashok Vajpeyi (ANI) New Delhi, Oct.7: Poet Ashok Vajpeyi on Wednesday said that the growing ethos of violence and intolerance across the country and Prime Minister Narendra Modi's silence on such issues, was the reason for him returning the Sahitya Akademi award. "For more than a year now, I have been watching with much despair the growing ethos of violence and intolerance, belittling of institutions, interfering with them and making this country uncomfortable for the minorities. This is the lone reason for me returning the Sahitya Akademi award," Vajpeyi told here. Referring to the Dadri lynching incident, Vajpeyi said: "Secondly, there is a rumour that a man is having beef

in his house and he is murdered. And hence, the Prime Minister who keeps on speaking on all issues, keeps quiet. He (PM Modi) is not able to shut up these ministers. He is not able to assure the people at large who have elected him. In fact, Home Minister and Fi-

nance Minister have made statements, but nothing happens on the ground, and these forces feel encouraged." "The point is that there are irresponsible statements being made by ministers on a daily basis. The minister of culture seems to be remarkably

culturally illiterate in saying that a road named after Abdul Kalam is justified because although he was Muslim, but a nationalist. This is a downright insult to the 18 percent of our population," Vajpeyi added. Indirectly pointing at the murder of writer M M Kalburgi in Karnataka, in late August and the murder of two other rationalists, Narendra Dhabolkar and Govind Pansare in Maharashtra, he said: "In recent years, three daylight murders took place of two intellectuals and a writer and their killers have not yet been apprehended. A slow moving investigation is going on. An impression is going on that all these hurt groups are feeling encouraged by the inaction of the state."

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US forces admits of mistakenly bombing Kabul's MSF hospital Kabul, Oct 7: America has admitted for the first time that it was behind the mistaken bombing of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF) hospital in Kunduz, which left 22 people dead. General John Campbell, the most senior US commander in Afghanistan, told a Senate committee in Washington that the bombing was "a US decision made within the US chain of command." "To be clear, the decision to provide aerial flyers was a US decision made within the US chain of command. A hospital was mistakenly struck. We would never intentionally target a protected medical facility." Gen Campbell said he has now ordered a retraining of all soldiers on the rules of engagement, to clarify when and how

they can call in strikes on targets on the ground. Before Gen Campbell's Senate appearance, America had been cautious about accepting responsibility. They first said

Doctors and Engineers extend support to Madhesi agitation

ANI Birgunj (Indo-Nepal border), Oct. 7: The Nepal Medical Association and Engineers Association on Tuesday extended their support to the Madhesi agitation. They took out a march to no man's land. "The government must fulfil our demand. Madhes is the most backward region of Nepal and people have been exploited here. But now the Madhesis have become aware and they know their rights now," said a protestor. "This protest will go on until the demands of the Madhesis are fulfilled. Nepal Government has to understand our problem,"

he added. Hundreds of trucks have been held up on the India-Nepal border due to protests by Madhesi people over promulgation of new Constitution in Nepal. Nepal is facing acute shortage of essential commodities due to the stalling of vehicular movement at the border. The Madhesi parties today held talks with the Nepal Government to end the impasse and find a resolution to the conflict. New demarcation of boundary for the southern plains, more rights and representation for the Indian-origin Madhesi people are the major demands of the agitating groups.

that the strikes were to protect US troops, and then changed their story to imply that their aircraft was simply responding to an Afghan request. But now they have taken much

more blame for the mistake. Gen Campbell said that US special forces "were in close vicinity" to the MSF hospital and were "talking to the aircraft" that launched the

attack. "The United States military takes extraordinary steps to avoid harm to civilians. However, the Taliban have purposefully chosen to fight from within a heavily urbanised area, purposely placing civilians in harm's way," he said. On Tuesday night the department of defense issued a statement saying it "deeply regrets the loss of innocent lives that resulted from this tragic event." "We will complete our investigation as soon as possible and provide the facts as they become available," the ministry said, pointedly not making any reference to Gen Campbell's earlier admission. President Barack Obama on Sunday had said he was deeply sorry for the

deaths of staff and patients. "On behalf of the American people, I extend my deepest condolences to the medical professionals and other civilians killed and injured in the tragic incident at a Medecins Sans Frontieres hospital in Kunduz," he said in a statement released by the White House. "The department of defence has launched a full investigation, and we will await the results of that inquiry before making a definitive judgment as to the circumstances of this tragedy." Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, UN Human Rights chief, said that an assault on a hospital could amount to a war crime. "This event is utterly tragic, inexcusable, and possibly even criminal," he said. (Agencies)

Madhesis to continue Nepal-India border blockade until demands met ANI Kathmandu, Oct 7: Nepal's United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) on Wednesday told the negotiators of the Government that their blockade of entry points on Nepal- India border would continue until their demands were met. UDMF negotiator Sarvendranath

Shukla told the Nepali Congress, the CPN-UML and the Unified CPN-Maoist that they should come with a roadmap when they sit for talks again Thursday. Shukla told the negotiators of the three parties that previously the state had declared those who were killed during the protests as martyrs, but now the state

was not following the precedent. He added that the government had decided to withdraw its decision of declaring some areas in the Tarai districts as riot hit or prohibited zones, but in practice those decisions had not been implemented. The Madhesis felt cheated since the three parties did

not abide by the eightpoint agreement and hence, they wanted boundary issues resolved soon, Shukla said. On Tuesday, the meeting between Nepal's three major parties and UDMF had ended inconclusively as the latter demanded concrete agenda on various issues for talks.

Six including a terrorist arrested by Pak Rangers ANI Karachi, Oct. 7: Six criminals, including an alleged terrorist belonging to a banned outfit and a dacoit, have been arrested during raids conducted in various areas in Karachi by the Pakistan Rangers. The Pakistan Rangers personnel conducted raids in Korangi, Bahadurabad, Gulshan-iIqbal and Liaquatabad Town areas of the metropolis, stated a press

statement issued by the paramilitary force. Weapons were recovered from the six men arrested by the Pakistan Rangers. These targeted raids are among many ongoing Rangers-led targeted operations in the city. Recently, Sindh Governor Dr. Ishratul Ibad Khan praised law enforcement and intelligence agencies for their performance in achieving peace in Karachi.

IWCT says it has evidence against two Bangladesh war crime accused ANI Dhaka, Oct. 7: The International War Crimes Tribunal on Wednesday claimed that it has found evidence against Syed Muhammad Hussain and Muhammad Moslem Pradhan in connection with the six crimes they were involved in during the country's Liberation War 1971. The two accused were said to be involved in the killing at least 62 people in the Kishoreganj area between August and November of 1971. An investigation officer as saying that he will submit his probe report and other relevant documents to the prosecution for further proceedings. Hussain fled to Malaysia before the probe began against them on November 13 last year. Pradhan was arrested on July 8 this year.

China to make four submarines in Pakistan ANI Karachi, Oct. 7: In a military collaboration between China and Pakistan, the former will construct four submarines in Pakistan. It is a part of a deal for the acquisition of submarines from China for the Pakistan Navy. The Minister for Defence Production Rana Tanveer Hussain said that China would transfer the technology to Pakistan for submarine construction and a training centre

would be set up in Karachi for this purpose. Though, the minister did not specify the type of submarines being purchased from China. But it is highly speculated that a deal has been signed for Yuan-class Type-041 diesel-electric submarines, which is equipped with AIP systems. Earlier, Pakistan could not materialise the deals for buying the submarines with France and Germany.

Former Nepal PM Baburam Bhattarai to form new political party ANI Kathmandu, Oct. 7: Former Nepal Prime Minister Baburam Bhattarai will form a new political party in Nepal. Bhattarai had recently resigned as lawmaker amid differences with the major Nepalese political parties over the promulgation of new Constitution. He had also resigned from Unified CPN-Maoist party, to form his own political

outfit. Bhattarai, a veteran leader of the Unified CPN-Maoist, was the senior-most leader after party chief Pushpa Kamal Dahal, popularly known as Prachanda.

Two remanded in Japanese national murder case ANI Dhaka, Oct. 7: Bangladesh National Party (BNP) activist

Hira, who owned a fishery near Kunio owned grass field, was the victim's friend. Rasheed-

Rasheed-un-Nabi Khan Biplob and Humayun Kabir Hira have been sent to 10-day remand by a local court in Rangpur in connection with the murder case of Japanese national Hoshni Kunio. Senior Judicial Magistrate Abu Taleb passed the order after the duo was produced before the court with a 10-day remand prayer by the police. Humayun Kabir

un-Nabi Khan was a member of the BNP's city committee. The duo was among the six people, who were questioned soon after the murder. Hoshi Kunio was gunned down in northern district of Rangpur on October 3. The incident took place five days after an Italian citizen was killed in Dhaka's diplomatic zone.

Protesting Madhesi parties to Court permits Gota to change hold talks with Nepal Govt. caption on FR petition

ANI Kathmandu, Oct. 7: The Madhesi parties, who have been protesting against the newly-promulgated Constitution, have agreed to hold talks with the Government on Tuesday to find end the impasse and find a resolution to the conflict. More than 40 people have died in the agitations launched by the Madhesis and Tharu eth-

nic groups in southern plains, which entered 53rd day on Wednesday. New demarcation of boundary for the southern plains, more rights and representation for the Indian-origin Madhesi people are the major demands of the agitating groups. Madheshi leaders had earlier criticised Nepali media reports that claim that border restrictions have been eased at

key trading points along the Nepal-India border to allow Indian-licensed trucks to enter Nepal. However, Indian Consulate General in Nepal, Anju Ranjan, has said that India has not issued any blockade at the border and added it has been done by the local Madhesi people, who were pressing for incorporation of their demands in the newly adopted Constitution.

Srilanka, Oct 7: The Supreme Court on Tuesday permitted former defence secretary Gotabaya Rajapaksa to amend the caption on his petition with regard to an imminent arrest and detention by the Financial Crime Investigation Division (FCID). The Bench comprising Chief Justice K.Sripavan, Justices Priyantha Jayawardane and Upali Abeyratne fixed the matter to be taken up on January 28 next year. On May 13 a Bench comprising Justices Eva Wanasundera and Sarath de Abrew issued an interim order pre-

venting the FCID and others from arresting Mr. Rajapaksa on charges of having committed a financial crime. The Court also granted leave to proceed with his petition on the imminent infringement of his fundamental rights to equality and equal protection of the law, to freedom from arbitrary arrest and detention as well as his right to the freedom of movement. The respondents cited by Mr. Rajapaksa were: Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe and the members of the Cabinet, Cabinet Secretary, Presidential Secretary,

IGP N.K. Ilangakoon, CID Director B.R.S.R. Nagahamulla, FCID DIG Ravi Waidyalankara and the Attorney General. Romesh de Silva PC with Ali Sabry PC, Sugath Caldera and Sanath Wijewardane appeared for Mr. Rajapaksa while Deputy Solicitor General Arjuna Obeysekera appeared for the respondents. Mr. Rajapaksa's petition sought an Interim Order preventing the police from arresting him in connection with several investigations and a declaration that the gazette notification on the setting up of the FCID was ultra vires.

Nepal unrest: Impasse continues between protesters and Govt. following inconclusive talks ANI Kathmandu, Oct. 7: The meeting between Nepal's three major parties and United Democratic Madhesi Front (UDMF) has ended in-

conclusively as the latter demanded concrete agenda on various issues for talks. The UDFM team proposed to amend various provisions, including those related to

citizenship, demarcation of provinces, fixation of electoral constituencies based on population density and inclusive and proportional representation, in the Constitution. Both

the sides parted ways with an agreement to hold second round of talks on Wednesday. The three party team members were Nepali Congress leader and Minis-

ter Mahesh Acharya, UCPN-Maoist leader Narayan Kaji Shrestha and CPN-UML leader Agni Kharel. The meeting was held at Singhadarbar. (ANI)

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Broadening Indo-German Bilateral Cooperation Indo-German dynamic relations 18 MoUs inked between the two countries India and Germany gave a major boost to their bilateral ties, especially in the economic field, by inking 18 MoUs, including one for setting up a fast-track system for German companies in India, as Prime Minister Narendra Modi and German Chancellor Angela Merkel held talks. The range of MoUs includes one on security cooperation, and another for promotion of German as a foreign language in India and for the promotion of Modern Indian languages in Germany. Climate change was a major focus of talks, and both sides decided to forge an Indo-German Climate and Renewable Alliance, a partnership to harness technology, innovation and finance in order to make affordable, clean and renewable energy accessible to all and foster climate change mitigation efforts. The two sides also issued a Joint Statement on Climate Change and Energy Technology Cooperation after the Third InterGovernmental Consultation (IGC), a bilateral mechanism that India has only with Germany. Modi, also termed the mechanism of IGC as unique, as it had helped bring growth in relations. And both sides also had convergence of views and rapidly growing cooperation in the field of clean energy and combating climate change. Modi thanked Germany for its over 1 billion euro aid each for India's Green Energy Corridor project and for solar projects in India and also for its strong support for India's membership of the international export control regimes. As both sides will see a boost in partnership in areas of defence manufacturing, trade in advanced technology, intelligence, and countering terrorism and radicalism. And also thanked Merkel for the return of a 10th century statue of Durga in her Mahishasurmardini avatar from Jammu and Kashmir. Which according to Modi, the statue was a symbol of the victory of good over evil. He said: "This also suggests that in this age of transitions and turmoil, IndiaGermany partnership will be a force of good for the world." Whereas Merkel, in her media statement, said both sides held very good IGC and bilateral talks. She said the IGC mechanism has underscored the intensity of bilateral ties with India. She said the inking of so many agreements was a "testimony to the dynamic relations". The chancellor said more than 1,500 German companies were in India and more would be glad to open up in the country. She commended the inking of the fast-track agreement on German companies. The earlier IGC was held in 2011, and then again in 2013. It is held every two years. And this year both sides inked an agreement on security cooperation, an MoU on Solar Energy Partnership, for cooperation in the field of Skill Development and Vocational Education and Training, on Security Cooperation, railways and for cooperation in disaster management.

Black money Pandora 's Box opened Assets worth of Rs.4,147 Crore disclosed The Indian Government collected Rs 4,147 crore during the 90-day black money disclosure compliance window, which is higher than the previously announced amount of Rs 3,770 crore. Earlier on October 1 the government declared that a total of Rs 3,770 crore of black money was declared during the compliance window which was based on preliminary count of the declarations made. But now the findings clearly prove that while the total number of disclosures is 638 as stated last week, the total illegal foreign assets brought to book stands at Rs 4,147 crore. The one-time 90-day compliance window provided to holders of undeclared foreign assets ended September 30. It provided an opportunity to foreign assets holders to declare assets, pay a total of 60 per cent tax and penalty and escape stringent provisions of the new black money law. Moreover as many as 132 prosecutions in 43 cases out of the HSBC Swiss list have been filed. 638 number of declarations have been received under the compliance window declaring undisclosed foreign assets amounting to Rs 3,770 crore. These figures are subject to final reconciliation, according to the Finance Ministry of India. Questions were also raised over the claim made by Modi in his Independence Day address in which he had said that Rs 6,500 crore of undisclosed foreign assets have been declared under the compliance window of the new law. The government's total tax receipt from the black money declared during the window will be Rs 2,488.20 crore. An official statement following the closure of the compliance window at September's end said assets worth Rs.3,770 crore ($580 million) declared under the Black Money (Undisclosed Foreign Income and Assets) and Imposition of Tax Act, 2015, were subject to a final reconciliation. The Indian law provides for a compliance window for declaring and paying penalty. Failure to meet the compliance timeline will attract an additional penalty of 90 percent for a total tax liability of 120 percent on the quantum of black money stashed abroad. September 30 was the last date under the amnesty scheme, that called for a tax of 30 percent and an equal amount in penalty, that is to be paid before December 31. The black money act, for the first time, allows levy of tax in India on assets kept abroad. The Income Tax department has filed 132 prosecutions against 42 cases whose names have appeared in the HSBC Geneva bank list. This move followed the Supreme Court last year giving a list of 628 entities in the HSBC Geneva branch, furnished to it in a sealed envelope by the government, to the Special Investigation Team (SIT) constituted in May last year. The tax department of India is now more actively pursuing penalties and prosecutions with better access to information allowed by treaties like FATCA with the US and the taxation agreements India has with 96 countries. At the G20 nations Brisbane summit last November, leaders endorsed a new global transparency standard by which more than 90 jurisdictions will begin automatic exchange of tax information, using a common reporting standard by 2017-18. A common reporting standard multilateral agreement is being discussed. Some countries, including India, have already agreed on its early adoption from 2017. India has no official estimate about the quantum of black money stashed away by Indians abroad but unofficial estimate puts it somewhere between $466 billion and $1.4 trillion.

German Chancellor Angela Merkel visits India, broadening an important bilateral relationship. Ankit Panda Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi is hosting German Chancellor Angela Merkel in India this week. Merkel's visit to New Delhi comes six months after Modi's own visit to Berlin, where he encouraged investment in India under his "Make in India" manufacturing initiative. Germany is India's largest European trading partner. During Merkel's summit with Modi in New Delhi on Monday, India and Germany signed a range of memorandums of understanding (MoU) on economic, security, and political cooperation. (Merkel's travel plans were temporarily thrown into flux when her chancellor's Airbus 340 suffered technical issues, forcing her to fly to India on a German military Airbus 310.) Notably, the two sides agreed to a special exception for Germany companies seeking entry into the the Indian market to set up operations. Under a new bilateral agreement, German firms will receive fast-track approval to enter in the Indian market. Merkel is accompanied in India by a large delegation of German business leaders. In a joint statement issued at the conclusion of Merkel's visit on Monday, both sides outline the content of the talks and the scope of Indo-German cooperation in global affairs.

Modi and Merkel affirmed both country's common position on UN Security Council reform, picking up on the agenda of the latest G4 leaders' meeting in New York, before the seventieth session of the UN General Assembly. Describing themselves as "strategic partners," both sides pledge to cooperate on the world stage. On the security front, the two countries signed MoUs on aviation security, disaster management, and stated their joint commitment to continue regular meetings of their joint working group on coutner terrorism. The Hindu notes that Germany refused to sign the Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) with India, owing to concerns about India's use of the death penalty. Readers of will be unsurprised to read that the two countries also threw their support behind "the importance of freedom of navigation in international waters, the right of passage and other maritime rights in accordance with accepted principles of international law, including the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea." Though the agreement did not mention specific dispute areas, including the South and East China Seas, the two sides called on "all parties concerned to seek peaceful and cooperative solutions in accordance with international law and practice." India has

taken to mentioning the South China Sea dispute by name in bilateral, and more recently trilateral, agreements with partners. Interestingly, the joint statement includes a statement on the ongoing crisis in Ukraine, where Russiabacked rebels continue to fight a western-backed government. Merkel and Modi "reiterated their full support for ongoing efforts to find a diplomatic solution to the conflict in eastern Ukraine," and "underlined their strong support to upholding the sovereign equality of all States as well as respect for their territorial integrity." India has toed an ambivalent line on Russia's actions in Ukraine, including the annexation of Crimea, while Germany, which has certainly been critical of Moscow, has been concerned by saberrattling between NATO and Russia. The long list of economic MoUs speaks to the ongoing widening of the Indo-German relationship. The German government, like many that of many western states long frustrated by India's foreign investor unfriendly economic environment, welcomed Modi's election victory last year. (Merkel spoke to Modi on the phone last July, on her birthday.) With MoUs on manufacturing, fast-tracking registration for German firms in India, cooperation on railways,

solar energy, and agriculture, among others, it's apparent that the bilateral relationship is broadening fast. On solar, Germany pledged to provide over 1 billion euros in financial assistance to help ongoing renewable energy efforts in India. "I admire German leadership in clean energy and commitment to combating climate change," Modi said. The meeting between the two leaders comes shortly after India announced a plan to cut its carbon emissions ahead of the UN Paris climate talks later this year. For now, it appears that

relations between India and Germany still remain primarily focused on economic issues. Indeed, Germany, as the powerhouse economy at the heart of an economically beleaguered Europe, has much to gain from close ties with India, the world's fastest growing emerging economy now. In March, during Modi's visit to her country, Merkel had remarked that "Trade between Germany and India can still be improved." Despite her concerns, trade issues weren't at the center of this visit. Indeed, the joint statement, besides an acknowledgment that both sides "re-

newed their determination to expand bilateral trade and investment," mainly discusses other areas of cooperation. Modi notes a separate vision for the bilateral. Speaking on Monday, he notes that while the IndiaGermany "focus tends to be on economic ties â&#x20AC;Ś [they] "can also be strong partners in advancing a more human, peaceful, just and sustainable future for the world." The outcomes of this visit certainly suggests that this ambition is taking shape. Expect to see India's engagement with Germany grow during the rest of Modi's time in office.

Enough Is Enough: India Needs to Leave Behind Its UN Obsession India's obsession with the United Nations needs to change if it is to be taken seriously as a rising power. Harsh V. Pant Even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi was busy selling India like a master salesman in the United States, he found time to host the G4 summit with the leaders of Brazil, Germany, and Japan - the four countries that have taken the lead in for pressing for United Nations (UN) Security Council reforms. This summit was the first since 2004 and brought together Prime Minister Narendra Modi, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff, and Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. At the summit, Modi emphatically underscored that the UN Security Council "must include the world's largest democracies, major locomotives of the global economy, and voices from all the major continents" to carry "greater credibility and legitimacy." He said the four countries are ready to assume global responsibilities as he pressed for change, saying the world body reflects the mindset of a century "we left behind" and is

not in tune with "new concerns" like terrorism and climate change. Having the four states in the Security Council, Modi argued would make the organization more representative and effective in addressing the challenges of the 21st century. In their joint statement too, the G4 leaders stressed that "a more representative, legitimate and effective Security Council is needed more than ever to address the global conflicts and crises, which had spiraled in recent years." They strongly emphasized that the process underway in the UN to bring about the reform of the Security Council should be conducted, given its urgency, in a fixed time frame. The G4 has made it clear that they want the reforms in Security Council membership to take place during this year. And from the way Modi has been canvassing with countries big and small for their support on UN reforms, he seems serious about investing significant political capital on this issue. Yet the reality remains that UN reforms will not be easy to

come by. Even as the UN's failures have become selfevident over the years, Indian political elites continue to view it as an almost indispensable actor in global politics that needs substantial Indian diplomatic investment. While this fascination with a moribund institution may not have had any cost in the past when India was on the periphery of global politics, a rising India of today cannot afford to cling on to that same old worldview. Yet India continues to expend its precious diplomatic capital on pursuing permanent membership in the Security Council. India's experience with the UN has historically been underwhelming, to put it mildly. Indian national interests have suffered whenever the nation has looked to the UN for support. As the Nehruvian idealism has gradually been replaced by a more confident assertion of Indian national interests, it is time for India to make a more forceful dissociation from the perfunctory modalities of the UN.

Too much of a UNfixation is not good for the health of any nation, much less for a rising power like India. Indian interests today are global and ever-expanding. And the Indian government should have the self-confidence to declare that these interests will be protected and enhanced, irrespective of the priorities of other external actors. The Indian government is the only legitimate constitutional authority to decide when and how to use its instruments of power. And by and large there is only one criterion that it should use: preservation of vital Indian interests. The UN is an international organization that was established in the aftermath of World War II and so reflects the distribution of power of that era. The Security Council, where the real power lies, has five permanent members with veto powers who use the organization to further their own interests. The General Assembly, for all its pretensions, remains a mere talking shop. The state of affairs in the UN

is so pathetic that apart from some of its technical bodies, the rest of the organization is a farce. The UN Human Rights Council has had members like Sudan, Zimbabwe, China, and Saudi Arabia: all with stellar human rights credentials. No wonder Vaclav Havel called it "A Table for Tyrants"! Indian leadership continues to give the impression that the role it sees for India in global security is not shaped by its own assessment of its interests and values, but by the judgements of global institutions like the UN. No major power takes UN Peacekeeping Operations seriously. Yet India continues to be one of the largest contributors to these peacekeeping contingents, sending nearly 180,000 peacekeepers to 44 missions over the years. Indian forces working for the UN have suffered more casualties than any other nation. Indian policymakers argue that this is being done not for any strategic gain but in the service of global ideals - "strengthening the world-body, and interna-

tional peace and security." Why should global peace and security be a priority for Indian government, a government that has continued to fail miserably in establishing domestic order and internal security? There was always a calculation that being a leader in UN Peacekeeping would help India in its drive towards the permanent membership of the Security Council. But what has India achieved in reality? Despite its involvement in numerous peacekeeping operations in Africa for decades, the African states refused to support India's candidature. Given China's growing economic and military hold over Africa, the states in the region were merely pursuing their own interests. India's candidature for permanent membership on the Security Council will be taken seriously only when India becomes an economic and military power of global reckoning, able to protect and enhance its interests unilaterally. Until then, Modi's power diplomacy at the G4 will have little meaning.

Grand Achievement of Star-Cement Sir, It is a matter of pride, for the entire people of India in general and the people of North-Eastern region in particular, 'Star-cement' is going to install a Maa Durga's biggest ever idol in Kolkata Desha Priya Durgotosav worth Rs. 40 lakhs. Star-Cement, it is worth mentioning, is a brand name from North-East. The said cement brand procures raw materials from North-East and sells its products mostly in north-east. Again, it is also noteworthy that at one point of time, the company used Xudhakantha Bhupen Hazarika as a tool of advertisement during his ailing period. Some people, at that time, were not at all happy with the said exercise. We feel tempted to add that the states of the north-east are often afflicted with some sort of natural calamities. Recently, almost entire Assam was in the grip of devastation caused by floods. Lakhs of people had to remain starved or half-starved due to havoc wreaked by the floods. State-government, far from coming to the rescue of the flood-affected people, kept blaming the centre. Now, the question arises, did 'Star-Cement' remain an onlooker, instead of doing at least a little bit for the flood affected people? These companies, needless to say by their

squeezing habit antagonize the people. Let there be an introspection. Let the cement company flourish creating new records but not surly at the cost of the people of North-East. Yours etc. Ashok Bordoloi Dibrugarh

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The Eastern Today has taken an initiative to present Questions & Answers to help the aspirants in their competitive exams (SSC, Banks, Insurance, etc.). 1).What is a major function of NABARD? a) To establish linkage between Self Help Group (SHG) b) To provide refinancing facility c) To conduct programs for agriculture and rural development d) To inspect and supervise the cooperative banks and RRBs Answer is: B 2).When was the Financial Market Department was established by RBI? a) May, 1999 b) Jan, 2000 c) July, 2005 d) Aug, 2002 Answer is: C 3).Who is the first chairman of private sector banks association? a) P. N Joshi b) Kiran Kumar c) Harpeet Singh d) M K Sinha Answer is: A 4).In which year does the RBI has introduced the Banking Ombudsman Scheme? a) 2002 b) 2000 c) 1998 d) 1995 Answer is: D 5).Which is the biggest commercial bank in India? a) Indian Overseas Bank b) SBI c) PNB d) Indian Bank Answer is: B 6).In which year does the Differential Rate of Interest Scheme was introduced? a) 1972 b) 1982 c) 1978 d) 1988 Answer is: A 7).Who many Deputy Governors are there in RBI? a) Three b) Two

c) Four d) Six Answer is: C 8).Which is the first Indian Bank which was fully owned by Indians? a) Indian Overseas Bank b) Central Bank of India c) SBI d) PNB Answer is: B 9).Which is the oldest Bank to start Joint Stock in India? a) Bank of Baroda b) PNB c) SBI d) Allahabad Bank Answer is: D 10).Headquarters of State Bank of India was located at_______. a) Mumbai b) Delhi c) Bangalore d) Kolkata Answer is: A 11).What will happen if the RBI increases the Cash Reserve Ratio? a) All other banks will decreases its interest rate b) All other banks will increase its interest rate c) The value of money multiplier increases d) The value of money multiplier decreases Answer is: C 12).Which is the first share market that was established in India? a) Mumbai b) Kolkata c) Delhi d) Hyderabad Answer is: A 13).Commercial paper is a short term security issued by _______ to raise funds. a) National Stock Exchange b) Large and well known companies c) Commercial Banks d) RBI Answer is: B 14).Among the following,

which is not a money market instrument? a) Repo b) Commercial Paper c) Treasury Bond d) Treasury Bill Answer is: C 15).Which of the following types of institutions operates in the call money market only as lender? a) State Bank of India b) Commercial Bank c) SBI d) Insurance Companies Answer is: D 16).What is the name of the organization which was established by State bank of India to buy and sell the Government Securities? a) SBI Gilts Limited b) SBI Securities Limited c) SBI Loans Limited d) SBI Gibbs Limited Answer is: A 17).What is the money, which was accepted temporary in lieu of gold? a) Grass Money b) Fiat Money c) Gold Money d) Fluid Money Answer is: B 18).Among the following terms which is NOT related to Banking and Finance? a) Heir b) Line of Credit c) Annuity d) Lipitor Answer is: D 19).In India, the coins are minted at_______. a) Kolkata b) Noida c) Mumbai d) All of these Answer is: D 20).What is the name of the Act which was specially formed to deal with the problems of Nonperforming assets in the banking? a) Management of Non-

Performing Assets Act b) Industrial Coverage Act c) SARFAESI Act d) None of these Answer is: C 21).Particular branch of a bank which has under taken the foreign exchange business directly is called as ______ of foreign exchange. a) Foreign Dealers b) Overseas Branches c) Exchange Branches d) Authorized dealers Answer is: D 22).Which of the following is responsible for the Insurance Coverage for the Bank Deposit in our country? a) DICGC b) SBI c) GIC d) RBI Answer is: A 23).Among the following which has NOT included in the Financial Literacy? a) How to Minimize the risks b) How to reinvest the money earned c) How to invest the funds d) None of the above Answer is: D 24).What is the name of the loans, which was given to low income group with small amount? a) No Frills Loans b) Cash Credit c) Rural Credit d) Micro Credit Answer is: D 25).CDR stands for______. a) Corporate Debt Restructuring b) Corporate Deposit Restructuring c) Company Debt Rollover d) Company Deposit Rollover Answer is: A 26).ALM stands for________ a) Asset Liability Manpower b) Asset Liability Manage-

ment c) Asset Lending Management d) Asset Liability Maturity Answer is: B 27).The terms Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) and Statutory Liquidity Ratio (SLR) are closely related to which of the following? a) Banking Industry b) Capital Market c) Mutual Fund Industry d) Commodities Market Answer is: A 28).In the term LAF, 'L' stands for_______. a) Long b) Liquidity c) Least d) Liabilities Answer is: B 29).The Banking Ombudsman________ a) Issue licenses for new bank branches b) Is the head of all nationalized banks c) Resolves complaints of customer d) Fixes the rate of interest for loans Answer is: C 30).Among the following which is NOT classified as a commercial bank? a) Regional Rural Bank b) Private Sector Bank c) Foreign Bank d) Urban Cooperative Bank Answer is: D 31).What is mean by money laundering? a) Money acquired through criminal source b) Money acquired from drug trafficking c) Process of conversion of money obtained illegally to appear to have originated from legitimate sources d) Money acquired from undisclosed sources and deposited in foreign banks Answer is: C 32).Among the following which is not a name of the

banking organization? a) HDFC b) SEBI c) YES d) IDBI Answer is: B 33).Monetary Policy as an arm of the economic policy is administered by_______. a) Prime Minister of India b) Government of India c) State Bank of India d) Reserve Bank of India Answer is: D 34).Among the following which is not a primary function of a bank? a) Facilitating import of goods b) Granting Loans c) Selling Gold/Silver Coins d) Issuing Bank Draft Answer is: A 35).Which of the following represents the correct meaning of 'REPO RATE'? a) Rate for borrowing rupees by banks from RBI b) Rate applicable for grant of priority sector loans c) Rate offered by banks to their prime customers d) Rate at which RBI sells Government Securities to banks Answer is: A 36).Reserves which can act as a liquidity buffer for commercial banks during crisis times are_______. a) CAR b) CRR & SLR c) CRR d) SLR Answer is: B 37).Saving Bank accounts are opened by________. a) Cooperative banks for savings b) Trading entities, manufacturing entities and individuals for saving purposes c) Individuals for saving purposes d) Traders and Manufactures for business purposes

Answer is: C 38).A customer drawing a cheque on a bank has a right to________. a) Stop payment of the cheque before it is paid b) Stop payment of the cheque before it is issued c) Take back the cheque from the bank after it is paid d) Stop payment of the cheque after it is paid Answer is: A 39).Among the following which is not a function of a commercial bank? a) Providing services such as locker facilities, remittance b) Deciding policy rates like CRR, SLR & Repo Rates c) Issuing Credit/Debit/ ATM cards d) Providing projects finance Answer is: B 40).Which is not a salient feature of a debit card? a) No bad debts to banks and no suits for recovery b) No interest earning for banks c) Work like a normal withdrawal slip d) 45 days credit is given to the card holder Answer is: D 41).Which of the following is a measure taken by RBI to control inflation in our country? a) Contraction of Supply of Currency b) Increase in SLR c) Raising of Repo/Reverse Repo Rate

d) Increase in CRR Answer is: C 42).What type of loan is granted by banks for purchase of the White Goods? a) Mortgage Loan b) Consumer Durables Loan c) Consumption Loan d) Home Loan Answer is: B 43).What is s Stale Cheque? a) A six months post dated cheque b) A cheque which has completed sox month from its date of issue c) A cheque issued without drawer's signature d) None of these Answer is: A 44).Ram has been nominated in the savings account of Site. Ram requests the bank authorities to allow him to operate Sita's account as she is unwell. What will the bank do? a) As nomination will come into effect only after death of the depositor, bank will not allow. b) Out of pity from Sita and on account of long term relationship, the bank may allow. c) Bank can take a promissory note from Ram and allow him to operate the account. d) Bank will allow Ram to operate the account as he is the nominee. Answer is: A

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BUSINESS

400cr allocated for Ghaziabad Metro from infrastructure fund

Ghaziabad, Oct 7: The GDA recently allocated Rs 400 crore from the infrastructure development fund of Ghaziabad for the construction of the second phase of the city's ambitious Metro project - from Dilshad Garden in Delhi to New Bus Stand. The decision was taken at a meeting of the fund committee in Meerut, presided over by divisional commissioner Alok Sinha. The project is being jointly funded by the Centre, the Delhi Metro Rail Corporation (DMRC) and the UP government. GDA vice-chairman Vijay Yadav said that the sum

will be made available to the DMRC for construction work on the Metro corridor. "GDA has already paid Rs 140 crore to DMRC for construction work. The sum of Rs 400 crore has been reserved for the next financial year. The decision was taken because construction work on the Metro is on in full swing at present and we don't want the project to suffer in case of paucity of funds," he said. Talking about the infrastructure development fund, the GDA vice-chairman said it is built out of cess of 2% charged on registration duties of every in-

dividual property registered within the jurisdictional area of Ghaziabad. "This fund is one of the two sources of income for the GDA," he added. The committee has also approved a total of around Rs 850 crore for various works in Ghaziabad, which include the fund reserved for the Metro project. According to GDA, a sum of Rs 207 crore has been allocated for various traffic improvement plans including flyovers, foot bridges, zebra crossings, traffic signals, pavements and so on. A sum of Rs 74 crore was reserved for minor infrastructure works like roads and drains in various wards of the city that have not been undertaken by the Ghaziabad Municipal Corporation. Fur-ther, the committee reserved Rs 75 crore for the proposed Weavers' Mart in the Madhuban-Bapudham area. Besides, Rs 17 crore has been placed at disposal of GDA vice-chairman to meet contingent measures from time to time. (Agencies)

Export promotion agencies lower growth forecast New Delhi, Oct 7: Export promotion agencies are lowering their growth forecast for the current fiscal year, with most of them now saying that matching last year's level even as the commerce department has asked them to attend a brainstorming session on Wednesday amid the value of shipments falling for nine months in a row. The department has asked the export promotion councils to share reasons and data for the quantity and value of exports, the reasons for

the fall and also a list of non-tariff barriers that may have been erected in top 25 markets, which can be taken up during bilateral discussions with foreign governments. While seeking a detailed strategy from the EPCs, the government also wants an analysis of the main competitors in India's top 25 market, sources said. While the EPCs are expected to press for oft-repeated demands interest subsidy, more budgetary support and Merchandise Exports from In-

dia Scheme (MEIS). "We were looking at exports of $80 billion this year but we would be happy if we can match last year's level of $70.6 billion. But even for that we will need government assistance," he said, adding that the steps such as safeguards duty were adding to the woes of the exporters. Similarly, AEPC sources said, that exports witnessed a 7% decline in September, the first month of a decrease and if the trend continues garment exports will be lower. (Agencies)

ICICI increases spread, new home loans offered at 9.6% Mumbai, Oct 7: Following a 35-basis-point reduction in its base rate last week, ICICI Bank recently increased the spread on its home loans. The bank now offers home loans at 9.6% and 9.65% (100 bps = 1 percentage point). The bank said it would extend

home loans up to Rs 5 crore for women borrowers at 9.6%, a spread of 25 basis points over the bank's base rate of 9.35%. The earlier spread was 15 basis points over the base rate. The increase in the spread means that while the bank's base rate has come down by 35

basis points, its home loan rates for new customers come down by 25 bps. Similarly for other salaried borrowers, the home loan rate is 9.65% or 30 bps over the base rates. ICICI Bank's home loan rates are in line with those offered by HDFC but 10 basis points higher than what is offered by SBI. While all new borrowers will be getting loans 25 bps cheaper than what was available earlier, older customers will see their cost of funds coming down by 35 basis points in line with the base rate. In other words, a woman who has borrowed last week will see the interest rate drop to 9.35% at the next reset. Axis Bank has matched ICICI Bank and HDFC, offering 9.60% rate for small home loans and 9.65% for big-ticket loans for the salaried. For the self-employed, the interest rates are 10 basis points higher. (Agencies)

Safety checks on robots in auto firms started by Govt Gurgaon, Oct 7: The industrial safety and health wing of the state labour department has started the inspections across auto manufacturing companies using robots and robotic machines in the GurgaonManesar industrial belt. As of now, A-list companies have been inspected to check the safety arrangements for labourers working with robots and robotic machines. A senior official with the department informed that after the inspections, data will be released on the total number of robots and robotic machines in the belt. He said during inspections, it was

observed that there was a lack of safety training and arrangements for workers when it came to dealing with these machines. "There are no fully automated robots in the area, but many robotic machines are being used in these auto manufacturing units," he

added. Due to the increasing use of robots and robotic machines, a schedule has also been proposed to be included in the national industrial policy. Last month, a worker got killed by a robot at the Maruti Suzuki plant in Manesar. After the incident, questions were raised on the inbuilt safety mechanisms in these machines. The labour department had responded at that time saying it would soon release a comprehensive list of the total number of robots in the area and an advisory report on the saftey measures for working with robots. (Agencies)

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Mercedes likely to snatch Audi's leadership position by 2015-end New Delhi, Oct 7: Mercedes Benz India has reported sales of more than 10,000 units in the first three quarters of this year close to the number it sold in the whole of last year, and Roland S Folger, the company's new MD & CEO, said it will snatch the leadership position from compatriot Audi at 2015end. Folger, who took charge earlier this month, said the company is well on its way for posting record numbers this year as its new-generation models such as the CLA sedan and GLA mini SUV have received a strong response, while off-roaders are growing by over 70%. Sales in the January-September'15 have touched 10,079 units, a shade lower to the 10,201 units sold in 2014. Volume leadership is as critical as having profitable operations, said Folger, who has worked for Mercedes' parent Daimler for more than three decades and came to India after heading the company's Malaysian operations. "It is crucial. (It is) one of the feedbacks from the market on how

well we are accepted as a brand... Also, it is critical on how shareholders see Daimler," he answered when asked about attaining leadership position in India. "If you are selling an expensive product and are also leading in volumes,

that says a lot about the brand recognition and acceptance. Then, we must be doing something right." The company had already moved past Audi in the first half of this year, and is now looking at a lead in the fullyear numbers. Recently,

Audi India head Joe King said the company is confident of maintaining its lead in India. "As of mid-year, we are not ahead. But we are confident of being ahead by the end of the year. It's just a tiny number difference," said King in

VYING FOR THE LEADERSHIP POSITION Ø Mercedes Benz India has reported sales of more than 10,000 units in the first three quarters of this year - close to the number it sold in the whole of last year, and Roland S Folger, the company's new MD & CEO, said it will snatch the leadership position from compatriot Audi at 2015-end. Ø Sales in the January-September'15 have touched 10,079 units, a shade lower to the 10,201 units sold in 2014. Ø However, the pressure on Audi is palpable as Mercedes closes in on the back of new models and expansion of retail network. Ø At the close of 2014, Mercedes lagged Audi by 650 units. Ø Mercedes has been expanding the local production of models at its Pune facility, a move which has helped the company dodge the prohibitive cumulative import and other duties, which are near 180%. Ø The Pune facility has a capacity

to produce 20,000 cars annually, and models being made here include the C-, Eand S-Class sedans and the M-, GL- and GLA SUVs. Ø Sales of luxury cars remained nearly flat last year, finishing the year at 33,000 units. Ø The industry is expected to close the year at nearly 40,000 units on new models and growing confidence of buyers.

Adidas emerges India's top sports goods maker New Delhi, Oct 7: German sportswear maker Adidas has emerged as the top sport goods maker and one of the largest international brands in the country by revenue, surpassing direct rivals such as Puma and Nike. Earlier this year, German sporting lifestyle brand Puma had reported Rs 766 crore as domestic revenues for the calendar year 2014, which made it the top international brand in the country by revenue. This signals a shift in consumer preference towards a sporting goods as Indians are looking to adopt a healthy lifestyle in line with their global counterparts. Adidas Group India, the local arm of German MNC Adidas AG, has notched up total revenues of around Rs 805 crore, for the year ended March 2015. While Puma, part of the French luxury goods conglomerate Kering, follows calendar year for reporting business numbers, most other brands, including the ones

that retail pure lifestyle products, follow the AprilMarch financial year format. In FY14, Adidas had reported (Rs 737 crore), Nike (Rs 624 crore), Benetton (Rs 594 crore), Levi's (Rs 599 crore) and

Zara (Rs 580 crore) as revenues. Reebok, owned by Adidas, has raked in revenues of around Rs 330 crore with losses of Rs 57 crore for the year ended March 2015. When asked about current figures, a

Over 25,000 bookings secured by Renault Kwid Chennai, Oct 7: The Festive season seems to be setting in and bringing cheer for Renault as the French carmaker has received overwhelming response to its recently launched sub-Rs.4 lakh small car Kwid. Launched at a price of about Rs.2,57 lakh (ex-showroom, New Delhi) on September 24, Renault Kwid, has received over 25,000 bookings including a good number from Tier-II and Tier-III cities, indicating a revival of demand in the entry level car segment. The delivery of

Nike India spokesperson said, "Our company policies do not allow us to share financial data at a country level." Adidas Group India MD, Dave Thomas could not be reached for comment. "The potential of the active lifestyle market reflects the young demographic of the country with very special needs. Take the growing trend of buying affordable SUVs, crossovers and going for adventure vacations. As a brand, Puma has been very aggressive over the last three years, and to be honest, the big daddies of the sportswear world, Nike and Adidas, ignored them in the beginning. Puma disregarded all conventions in terms of branding and reached out smaller cities apart from the big ones and this resulted in good sales. Only recently, Adidas has been quick to respond and give them some solid competition in terms of expanding reach and opting for innovative marketing and retail practices. With housing complexes in major cities boasting inhouse fitness centres, this segment will grow very rapidly in the coming years," said Arvind Singhal, founder of retail consultancy, Technopak. (Agencies)

August. However, the pressure on Audi is palpable as Mercedes closes in on the back of new models and expansion of retail network. At the close of 2014, Mercedes lagged Audi by 650 units. Folger said Mercedes has been expanding the local production of models at its Pune facility, a move which has helped the company dodge the prohibitive cumulative import and other duties, which are near 180%. "Local assembly is part of our long-term strategy and we have been assembling a good number of models that we sell here, including the flagship Mercedes-Maybach that was added recently." The Pune facility has a capacity to produce 20,000 cars annually, and models being made here include the C-, Eand S-Class sedans and the M-, GL- and GLA SUVs. Sales of luxury cars remained nearly flat last year, finishing the year at 33,000 units. The industry is expected to close the year at nearly 40,000 units on new models and growing confidence of buyers. (Agencies)

Heavy discounts on Diwali offered by eBay Chennai, Oct 7: To cash on the Diwali festival season, eBay India is offering discounts up to 75 per cent in the technology segment. eBay has rolled out 'Loudest Diwali Ever' programme with unbeatable deals and flash sales across products and categories. First time users are lured with free movie tickets, free cab ride and dinner for two. All deals and discounts will be available on www.ebay.in till November 13. Talking to reporters, Vidmay Naini, eBay India Director - Business Operations said on Tuesday: "We are not in a race to give discounts. We are also not blowing money to increase our bottomline. We are not in valuation game. These discounts are given by our vendors/sellers, based on the consumer trend suggested by us." Of the 4.5 million shoppers on ebay.in, Chennai accounts for seven per cent of it as of second quarter of 2015. Chennai is among the top 10 e-commerce hubs in India and ranks number five. For the diwali season, the top five products in the Chennaities wish list includes perfumes, cameras, electronic items, watches, beauty products and health products. (Agencies)

Rs 1,500 cr to be invested by Uflex in Sanand petrol-powered Kwid is expected to commence next week. Comes with a mileage promise of about 25 kmpl, Kwid will offer 50,000 km/ 2 years maintenance policy, extendable up to 80,000 km

CASHING ON THE FESTIVE MOOD

Ø The Festive season seems to be setting in and bringing cheer for Renault as the French carmaker has received overwhelming response to its recently launched sub-Rs.4 lakh small car Kwid. Ø Launched at a price of about Rs.2,57 lakh (exshowroom, New Delhi) on September 24, Renault Kwid, has received over 25,000 bookings including a good number from Tier-II and Tier-III cities, indicating a revival of demand in the entry level car segment. Ø The delivery of petrol-powered Kwid is expected to commence next week. Ø Comes with a mileage promise of about 25 kmpl, Kwid will offer 50,000 km/2 years maintenance policy, extendable up to 80,000 km /4 years. Ø Kwid is first product out of Renault-Nissan Alliance's new vehicle platform CMF-A, a global platform conceived to develop affordable cars for emerging markets.

/4 years. "We have done the basics right. We worked on all parameters to make it appeal to the buyers. Among other features, Kwid has got the biggest boot space in the segment. So, we have a right product, right pricing and launching it at a right time," said Sumit Sawhney, Country CEO and Managing Director, Renault India. With interest rate cut and festive season around the corner, Renault is looking to reap huge benefits through Kwid. Also, the car is coming in a segment, which has not seen any big action. Only Maruti managed to create some excitement to woo buyers. Kwid is first product out of Renault-Nissan Alliance's new vehicle platform CMFA, a global platform conceived to develop affordable cars for emerging markets. (Agencies)

Ahmedabad, Oct 7: Flexible packaging company Uflex Ltd will invest Rs 1,500 crore for setting up their new plant at Sanand near Ahmedabad. The plant will be operational by 2017. In the first phase, company will invest Rs 580 crore. The setting up of the new plant is part of companies expansion plans to foray into the liquid packaging segment, the company has acquired 72 acres of land in the Sanand industrial area to set up the 'Aseptic Packaging Plant' to manufacture packaging material for liquid products, such as milk, juices and energy drinks. "The project is proposed to be commissioned and fully operational by April 2017 and will employ around 250 people in the first phase. Later on, we intend to add some more facilities here in phase wise manner with a total investment of Rs 1,500 crore," said R K Jain, group president (Corp F&A). This will be company's fourth plant in India after Noida, Jammu and Malanpur. "On completion of all the phases, the Sanand plant will provide employment to approximately 3,000 people," said Ashwani K Sharma, president and CEO (liquid packaging and new businesses), Uflex. 90% of the output from this factory will cater to the domestic demand. In future, Uflex also plans to set up facilities to manufacture waterproof cement bags and tubes at Sanand. According to Sharma, liquid packaging business has a huge potential. "At present, the Indian market stands at 8 billion packs made out of this packaging material per year. This would double in next 4 to 5 years," said Sharma. "Though Pakistan has very less population than India, they are consuming double the number of packs than us. China is way ahead of us with 80 billion packs per year. Thus, we are seeing a huge opportunity and growth in this segment," added Sharma. (Agencies)

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FASCINATING FACTS

Sand and Stone

A story tells that two friends were walking through the desert. During some point of the journey they had an a rg u m e n t , a n d o n e friend slapped the other

one in the face. The one who got slapped was hurt, but without saying anything, wrote in the sand: "Today my best friend slapped me in the face."

ABRA CA DABRA

Colour Card Trick What You Need: o A deck of cards o A friend Instructions: 1. Separate the cards into black & red, and remember which colored deck you put on top. Don't let anyone see you do this! 2. Have your friend choose 1 card from the top. You can do this by fanning out the top few cards and asking him to choose one. 3. Then tell him to put his card near the bottom of the pack. Again, you can fan out the bottom few cards to give him a choice. 4. Split the deck somewhere in the middle, and place the bottom half on the top to "shuffle" the cards. It is ok if the split is not exactly in the middle. 5. Look through the deck to find your friend's card. The color of the card that he chose should be the only one between the other coloured cards.

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They kept on walking until they found an oasis, where they decided to take a bath. The one, who had been slapped, got stuck in the mire and started drowning,

but the friend saved him. After the friend recovered from the near drowning, he wrote on a stone: "Today my best friend saved my life." The friend who had slapped and saved his best friend asked him, "After I hurt you, you wrote in the sand and now, you write on a stone, why?" The other friend replied: "When someone hurts us, we should write it down in sand where winds of forgiveness can erase it away. B u t , wh en s o m eo n e does something good for us, we must engrave it in stone where no wind can ever erase it." Moral: Learn to write your hurts in the sand, and to carve your benefits in stone.

¢ On ostrich's egg weighs 3 1/2 pounds. ¢ Giraffes have black tongues. ¢ A cat has 32 muscles in each ear. ¢ An eagle can kill a young deer and fly away with it. ¢ Some frogs can be frozen solid, then thawed, and continue living. ¢ Ostriches

stick their heads in the sand to look for water. ¢ A duck's quack has no echo. ¢ Cats can make over 100 vocal sounds, while dogs can only make 10. ¢ Texas horned toads can shoot blood out of the corners of their eyes. ¢ Starfish have eight eyes-one at the end of each leg.

CRAFTY CRAFTS Leaf Rubbing What You Need: o Crayons or pencils o White paper o Leaves collected from outside Instructions: 1. Collect several leaves of different shapes and sizes to use as patterns for your picture. 2. Put a leaf of your choice underneath the piece of paper. 3. Gently rub a crayon or pencil across the top, and you will see the pattern of the leaf appear! 4. Use different leaves with different shapes and sizes to make a beautiful collage of rubbings, and hang it up somewhere to show off your artwork! The Amazing Floating

LAUGH OUT LOUD

WHAT AM I ???

Student: The brain is a wonder full thing Teacher: Why do you say that? Student: Because it starts working the second you get up in the morning and never stops until you get asked a question in class! Mother: What did you learn in school today Son: How to write Mother: What did you write? Son: I don't know, they haven't taught us how to read yet!

RIDDLES Q: Why do hummingbirds hum? A: Because they don't know the words. Q: What does a cat have that no other animal has? A: Kittens. Q: How many letters are there in the alphabet? A: Eleven, (T.h.e..A.l.p.h.a.b.e.t).

FIND YOUR PATH

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