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Tapir Gao calls party worker to spread ONGC official held for accepting Rs 50,000 bribe awareness on PM Modi’s schemes Hinting towards early preparations for the 2019 elections, BJP state president Tapir Gao called on his party workers at booth levels to spread awareness on Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s schemes to the grass root level, and asserted that preparations for elections are never put on halt. Addressing the media after inaugurating the new city unit office at Itanagar today, Gao said that the Planning Department will be requested to hold awareness programmes to disseminate information on the 65 schemes initiated by Modi to provide maximum benefit to the people and cover all areas of the state. He informed that in Arunachal Pradesh, BPL women are yet to receive their free cylinder as provided under the Pradhan Mantri
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Summer camp Golaghat, Jun 8: Shemrock Kids Gurukul of Golaghat is going to organise Summer Camp from 30 June to 6th July from 9:30 am to 12 noon at school premises in Krishnanagar. The topics that will be covered under the camp are Drawing, Painting, and Creative writing; Card making, Quailing, Paper Craft, Yoga & Dance. Interested people can contact Rinku Todi 9435008820. (Corres pondent)
Three persons arrested for fraud NRC document Barpeta, Jun 8: Three persons namely ILIM Ali, son of Jabbar Ali, Hahsora; Altaf Hussain, son of Tula Mia, Putlartari; Nurul Islam son of Abdul Latif, putlartari of Barpeta district were arrested for making fake birth certificate for the NRC document and today sent to jail. The joint director of health services lodged an FIR in this regard. (Correspondent)
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Ujjwala Yojana. He was optimistic that once the capital begins the scheme, people from districts will also be notified of it and avail the benefit. Concerned that the implementing agencies do not have adequate manpower, he said that the BJP party workers in booth levels will be put into gear to bridge the gap between schemes and their implementation, and help everyone reap the benefits of the schemes of the Modi-led Government. Accordingly, block level committee members will also be imparted training on the same lines. Saying that the capital city of Itanagar acts as the mirror of Arunachal Pradesh, Gao also stressed on sincere efforts to maintain the principles of the party to take it to greater heights in the capital and the rest of the state. Further, taking a jibe at the
Tapir Gao delivering his speech. state Congress party, BJP national executive member Tame Phassang said that the Jan Andolan Committee (BJP) was constituted due to certain circumstances and situations created by the Congress
ANI Guwahati , June 8
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) Special Court at Guwahati on Wednesday pronounced its judgement and convicted 18 persons of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) under various Sections of the Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act and the India Penal Code (IPC) for various offences, including criminal conspiracy of terrorists acts and waging war against the Government of India. Based on the information on
ONGC, Assam Asset Deputy General Manager (Civil) and in-charge maintenance M R Locham was today trapped by the AntiCorruption Branch CBI Guwahati while demanding and accepting a bribe of Rs 50,000. On the basis of information received from a complainant,
CBI ACB sleuths trapped Locham in ONGC Assam Asset located in Sivasagar, said a release from N Gogoi, Deputy Inspector General and Head of CBI Anti-Corruption Branch, Guwahati. The complainant had filed the complaint against alleged demand of bribe for release of security deposits that was refundable after completion of work, Gogoi said.
The complaint was verified and found to be true and an FIR [RC8 (A)/2016 -Guwahati] was registered against Locham, the CBI official said. The CBI, ACB, Guwahati team has also recovered Rs five lakh from the office of the suspect. Searches are being carried out in the official residence of Locham located at ONGC Colony, Sivasagar and at other locations, the release added.
Sonowal asks Govt. officials to adopt ‘humane approach’ to complete updation of NRC within the stipulated timeframe
April 30, 2010, a search was conducted at a rented house in Guwahati in which two persons identified as Khundong Tomba, vice chairman of the UNLF, and Y. Nabichand Dilip were arrested and one laptop, three pen drives, one mobile phone, one wireless internet connection and Rs. 50,000 were seized from their possession.
The evidence was brought on record by the agency to establish that the said proscribed organization indulged in large-scale extortion from the government servants, recruitment of cadres, purchase of arms and ammunition for waging war against the government.
In the subsequent investigation, the NIA and the Assam Police arrested 20 more members of the banned terrorist organization who were involved in terrorist conspiracies in the states of Manipur and Assam.
The NIA also arrested UNLF chairman Raj Kumar Meghen and a large number of digital articles like laptop, mobile phones etc. were recovered from him and other cadres which revealed financial dealings of the organization as well as money
trail of investments by the organization. The agency submitted two chargesheets in the case framing charges against 25 persons for their alleged involvement in terrorist conspiracies and waging war against the government. Of these, 18 persons faced the criminal trial while the remaining seven are absconding. The accused have been convicted and sentenced to rigorous imprisonment ranging from seven to ten years by the NIA Special Court.
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal at a review meeting of DCs and SPs of Lower Assam Division at DC office in Bongaigaon. pic - UB Photos A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 8
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal mooted the idea of ‘Team Assam’ to expedite development of all sections of people of the State through participation of all in
the development process. Chairing a review meeting with the DCs and SPs of 16 districts along with other top officials of the civil and police administration of the State at Bongaigaon on Wednesday, Sonowal said, “People of Assam have put the new
dispensation into power and it is the duty of the Government to live up to the desire of the people with honesty, utmost dedication and determination.” Contd. on Page 3
Road accident at Tingrai in Tinsukia district Company policy don't buy back claims life of a youth, wife condition serious malfunctioned spares : LG senior official Rishu Kalantri Tinsukia, June 8
Many accidents have happened in the past and will happen in the future too, but the recent accident on NH 38 near Tingrai in Tinsukia district claiming life of a youth has raised some serious observations. One such observations is whether the accident was a result of rider fault or was their a manufacturing defect in the glamour motorcycle manufactured by Hero Motocop Ltd. On Tuesday, a youth named Bikash Baruah, resident of Digboi Golai No 3 was coming
ET Bureau Khonsa, June 8
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ET Bureau Sivasagar, June 8
NIA secures conviction of 18 UNLF members
with his wife from Tinsukia to Digboi on his new motorcycle. Motorcycle which was yet to be dressed with a number plate. Suddenly, he met with an accident and died on the spot while his wife was seriously injured. Within a short duration of the accident, a noted tea planter and former chairman of BCP Kanakeswar Sensowa was passing by the accident spot in Dibrugarh direction. Seeing the accident he stopped his car and stepped out of his car. He saw a dead body lying on the road, policeman and around 15 odd people. Talking to ET correspondent Sensowa said, he enquired
Tirap ddse conducts surprise checks in schools: teachers yet to join in some schools Tirap district DDSE Pubi Lombi conducted a surprise checks in some of the Schools in the district on 7th and 8th June after the Schools were reopened after the summer vacation. On 7th June the DDSE accompanied by the academic BEO visited Kapu Secondary School about 27 KM from here, Chasa Middle School, Old Tupi Middle School and Luthong Primary School. In Kapu Middle School 2 Teachers were found absent while in Chasa Middle School the DDSE was shocked to find all the Teachers absent. As a punitive action the DDSE
Government that affected the state in a unconstructive way. Phassang also claimed that the current MLA of Itanagar 13th Assembly Constituency has not done anything concrete for the constituency or the BJP
would have remained silent and even supported his work if it brought in true development. When questioned on whether he would revive the JAC (BJP) again, Phassang showed open support for the Pul-led PPA Government in Arunachal and said, “Let the present state government first heal from the wounds left by the former Congress Government on the state before we begin to pass judgment”. Meanwhile, capital unit district president Tarh Soping also expressed gratitude to Gao and Phassang for their assistance in the early establishment of the city unit office. Besides a large turnout of party workers, the occasion also saw MLAs Laisam Simai and Tesam Pongte and state president women wing Kenyir Ringu.
Pubi Lombi has issued show cause notice to the erring Teachers and appropriate action would be initiated against them if found
guilty. The absentee Teachers had been asked to reply within a week. Again on 8th June the DDSE paid an unannounced visit to Khonsa Town Middle School and Khonsa village Primary School during which he found all the Teachers present. The DDSE has taken a serious note of the irresponsibility shown by the Teachers and decided to initiate action as per the existing law adding that the Teachers who were greatly venerated and appreciated for their noble job could not take the students and the society for a ride. "This malaise of absentism has to stop." he concluded.
Rishu Kalantri Tinsukia, June 8
Taking cognizance on media reports, LG company official from Guwahati today contacted the aggrieved consumer and after hearing the entire turnout of events admitted the fault of company service centre and assured of prompt and tough action on those responsible. Nasim Ahmed, an official of electronic giant LG from Guwahati station said, “Company policy is clear that we do not buy malfunctioned spare parts. It is shocking to hear that
defying company policies how come authorized service centre at Tinsukia had offered to buy back replaced products”, added Ahmed and said, “We are trying to understand their modus – operandi”. It is important to mention
this regard. Few important question that remains to be answered like- what would the service centre do with malfunctioned produced if it is non - repairable? And if it repairable why did not the technicians repaired it and collected repairing charges instead of changing the spare itself? The answers to t h e s e question might further expose the inside affairs at the service centre on how they "loot" consumers and play with their faith.
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from the policeman and eyewitnesses standing their and learnt that the rider drove from left side of the road to
extreme right and banged the tree. Contd. on Page 3
here that the technician and later the in charge at LG service centre had given an offer to consumer to buy back replaced spares at rupees 300. The statement of the senior official of LG Company has raised several questions in
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Policeman finds hope in battle with kidney disease ET Bureau New Delhi, June 8
Chief Minister Kalikho Pul is known for going above and beyond the call of duty to help people fight life-threatening diseases. Patients who have benefitted through Chief Minister ’s Relief Fund (CMRF) in their treatment continue to inspire him to carry on with his noble work. Takam Taying, 37, an Assistant Sub-Inspector with the Arunachal Pradesh Police (APP), shares his story who few months back was diagnosed with end stage renal disease. His both kidneys had stopped functioning and
needed a mandatory replacement of one kidney immediately. “I had no hope of survival and use to cry when alone,” Taying recalls. Being financially broke and in poor health, the expenditure for the medical treatment was beyond his means. He had been admitted at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital in New Delhi where he was diagnosed. Taying tells that it suddenly clicked through an acquaintance in New Delhi that the Chief Minister was in the capital city, and he could approach the CM for help. “I had read lot about CM sir’s help to patients and could gather some hope,” he said.
To Taying’s luck, the Chief Minister himself chanced upon his case during a surprise check here in
Arunachal Bhawan, when he came looking for patients who needed help. “I was then immediately
called by the CM to his office where I presented about my dire condition,” Taying recalled. The Chief Minister immediately approved his medical application for grant of Rs 12 lakhs for kidney transplantation through CMRF fund. Now assured of the financial help, Taying reflects on - “To me, help from the Chief Minister gave me the courage that I needed to fight the disease”. “All my family members are with me here in New Delhi. My father will be donating his kidney and the hospital is performing medical tests to check for match."
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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, JUNE 9
PAGE 2 ASTRO FOR YOU Aries You may pick up the hammer and chisel today. No, you're not taking up sculpture; you're finally giving in to your spouse's demands to take some home improvement measures. It's in your interest to be speedy and focused, as you are the guilty party, Taurus You have a very pleasant day ahead. Though you are, by nature, restless and excitable you will be very steady and focused in whatever you do today. Later you will desire to enjoy the company of your friends and will call them over to chat and gossip with them. The evening will provide you lots of fun and laughter. You should be ending the day on a happy, contented note. Gemini You will be faced with a slew of demands from various people today, and you will find it difficult to meet all of them. However, you will be able to meet the requirements that need to be met to salvage the day. People will praise your intelligence and creativity, Cancer You can improve your finances with you mental capabilities. You will get success in both private life and career. You will be entrusted many tasks and responsibilities. Yet by evening, you will spend time in your pursuits. Leo Call it an epiphany of sorts, but today promises to be a day of revelations for you. Finally, things fall into place as your Odyssey nears its end, and you come to terms with your hidden talents. Follow your heart and dive into the bottomless pool of your imagination. With limitless ideas, and a silver spoon to match your steady hand, you are perfectly poised to act on what you have thought out clearly. Virgo Your writing skills will possibly help you vent your feelings without offending others. You will successfully complete your pending assignments. Great success will knock at your door in anything and everything you undertake today. Libra Today is a good day to renovate your home. You will be able to decorate your home artistically because of your designing skills. The atmosphere at your home will be a happy one with the arrival of guests. You will make plans to go for a picnic with close friends or relatives. Scorpio You nearly emerge as a superhero today, as you have the knack of balancing home and work just perfectly. Intellectual discussions and brainstorming with peers would provide food for thought today. You may look forward to merry-making and soiree with family and friends in the evening. Sagittarius Chances of you hitting a roadblock today are high. But remember the saying, 'When the going gets tough, the tough get going.' So don't succumb to pressure, but rise up to the occasion and show who's the boss. Capricorn You will feel little lost in the maze of problems and tricky situations. You will, however, find a way out. You like to be in a commanding position at work where you guide others and call the shots. But, it has a flip side, too. While you will be appreciated for the achievements, you will also have to bear the brunt if anything goes wrong. Aquarius You will be able to strike a balance between the emotional and rational side of your personality. You will find pleasure in your work and may successfully mix your personal life into your professional life. Financially, there are no major issues, but negligible matters may keep your mind occupied. Pisces You will be inspired to travel to a far off place or to a foreign land because of a very warm invitation. Some old friend or relative residing in a foreign land will get in touch and please you today. Today is a good day for those wishing to go abroad for some specialized study or work.
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1st Foundation Day of Cancer Research Foundation, India observed A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 8 : To find a formidable solution for prevention and early detection of cancer is a major challenge in our country. Complex interaction between host, agent and the environment results in causation of cancer. To identify the carcinogens responsible for cancer, thorough understanding of its interaction at genetic and epigenetic level is necessary so that a bio-marker can be identified to detect population at risk. To promote and support cancer research in the North East part of our country in view of high incidence of cancer, doctors, scientists and people from all walks of life formed a not for profit and non-governmental organization called ‘Cancer Research Foundation, India’(CRFI) on 6th June 2015. The first Foundation Day celebration was held at the Auditorium of Dr.Bhubaneswar Borooah Cancer Institute (BBCI) on 6th June 2016. Dr.Amal Chandra Kataki, Chairman of CRFI and the Director of BBCI while welcoming the guests laid stress on the
BBCI and GLP Social Circle presented an award of appreciation to the The Assam Tribune Editor Sri PG Baruah on 7th June for his role in creating strong public opinion for tobacco control.BBCI Director DR Amal Ch Kataki presented the award.
various challenges of cancer research, and importance of translating researches for making a direct societal impact. Dr.Manigreeva Krishnatreya, General Secretary of CRFI made a detailed presentation of the progress and activities of CRFI during the last year. Prof (Dr) R C Deka former Director of AIIMS, New Delhi and Vice Chancellor of Assam down town University (ADTU) attended
the function as the Chief Guest. In his speech, Prof (Dr) Ramesh Ch. Deka emphasized on multi-institutional collaborative research. He appreciated recent signing Memorandum of Understanding between BBCI and ADTU. Prof (Dr) Deka formally released the Annual Report 2015-16 of CRFI. During the short period of one year, CRFI had conducted a National Level Seminar and Hands-on
training workshop on molecular biology techniques for the doctors and scientists of NE region. Dr. Sunita Saxena, Director, National Institute of Pathology along with faculties from the institute conducted the Seminar cum Workshop. Two workshops on Cancer Prevention and Control were conducted by local faculties at University of Science & Technology, Meghalaya and Assam Down Town University, Guwahati. Two more workshops will be conducted shortly at Don Bosco University and Institute of Advanced Study in Science and Technology, Guwahati. To encourage young researchers in the field of Oncology, Dr.RK Borkotoky Best Research Paper on Cancer was instituted by Dr.Amal Chandra Kataki, Chairman of CRFI in recognition of his teacher Dr.Borkotoki, who is a former Professor and Head of Department of Obstetrics & Gynaecology, Assam Medical College and Hospital, Dibrugarh. The Best
Fame and glory of Digboi Little Stars School enhanced, 10 students nominated under Ishan Vikas Scheme ET Correspondent Digboi, June 8: The CBSE affiliated Little Stars Senior Secondary School in the historic Oil town of Digboi in Tinsukia District has been in limelight over a period for its various academic and other achievements thus playing its significant role towards the cause of spreading education and help nurturing the students community to realize their objectives to ensure that the school designs, prepares and produces quality human resources to serve the nation. Achieving another milestone to this effect, the said school has been selected by the HRD Ministry Government of India to nominate 10 students from class IX and X to participate in the 15
days of educational module under Ishan Vikas scheme being organized at IISER Mohali. During an exclusive interview with the Eastern Today, Saradindu Das the administrator of the school categorically shared the success saying, Little Stars proved the metal and has been the only school in Upper Assam beside two more in the entire North-East that has been recognized and adequately rewarded for the noteworthy contribution that the school has been extending to ensure quality education in Digboi. According to him, ten students of the school viz, Ankur Mech, Asin Deori, Priyangshu Malakar, Abvhik Bhattacharjee, Jugal
Kishore Borsaikia, Rishita Dutta, Amrita Priyam Baruah, Farhinaz Muskanara Saheen, Mridusmita Dey and Senorita Benedict have been nominated from the school and accordingly availing the much sought after module under the scheme and the classes of which already commenced at IISER Mohali. Two teachers viz, Indrani Benerjee and KD Naidu have accompanied the students. Terming the privilege as a rare opportunity and sharing the success, Deba Jyoti Neog, the principal of the proud school reiterated that in line with the look-east policies of Government of India and as desired by the HRD Minister, Govt. of India an initiative,
Ishan Vikas has been initiated by the Govt. of India for which IIT Guwahati is acting as the co-ordinating institute. It may be added here that Ishan Vikas is a comprehensive plan to bring the selected school children including the boys and girls from the North eastern States into close contact with the premier institutions in India including IITs, NITs and IISERs. under the scheme, the students of educational institutes in the North Eastern States studying in class IX and X are being sponsored for a fifteen days visit to a premier institutions in India and the entire cost (travel fare, fooding and lodging) being borne by the governments for the students and accompany-
ing teachers too. However, according to school authority, the students and teachers of the privileged little stars school have already reached the destination and started their classes including the lab visits. It is pertinent to add here that the people in all fronts including the students, teachers, guardians, learned literary figures and various sociocultural and student’s organization have congratulated the school for its outstanding contribution in its scholastic jurisdiction thus making the event possible by escalating 10 of its the students into the national arena of learning who in turn would help creating an atmosphere for others to follow, grow and reap.
CM Sonowal witnesses AFC Asian “Go As Cup UAE 2019 at Guwahati You Like”
A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 8 : Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal witnessed the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 qualifiers play-off match between India and Laos at Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium of Sarusajai Sports Complex in Guwahati in the evening today. Chief Minister Sonowal was introduced to the players of both the countries before the beginning of
the match by senior sports officials. Sonowal shook hands with the players and ref-
erees and exchanged pleasantries with them. This is the second
match between Loas and India, the first being held at Laos on June 2 last in which India emerged winners. Laos PDR Ambassador to India, Southam Sakonhninhorm, Indian Ambassador to Laos PDR, Ravi Shankar Aisola, Additional Chief Secretary, Sports & Youth Welfare, RT Jindal, Commissioner & Secretary, Sports & Youth Welfare, Ajay Tewari and other sports officials were present on the occasion.
Abducted Nazira boy returns home
Pramila Rani Brahma, Environment and Forests minister posing for a group photograph with the staffs during her visit to Centre for Wildlife Rehabilitation and Conservation (CWRC), the jointly run wildlife care facility by Assam Forest Department, Wildlife Trust of India and International Fund for Animal Welfare (IFAW) as part of two-days visit to Kaziranga National Park on Wed. Photo: Subhamoy Bhattacharjee
paper was awarded to Dr. Bhaskar Jyoti Saikia from Dibrugarh for his work on identifying lung cancer risk in the population of NE India. . The award carried a memento, certificate and cash prize. Also, Certificates of Appreciation were awarded over to researchers Dr.Avdhesh Rai from BBCI and Dr.Dipankar Das from Sri Sankardeva Nethralaya, Guwahati. Dr.Jagadish Mahanta, former Director of Regional Medical Research Centre under Indian Council of Medical Research at Dibrugarh delivered the First Foundation Day Oration of CRFI in memory of Ganga Devi Saraf, grandmother of Saraf family. Dr. Mahanta delivered a talk on dynamics of cancer research in the North East India. Mr. B P Saraf, Founder Trustee of Matri Mandir presented a cheque of Rs.50,000 to CRFI for promoting cancer research. The programme was attended by members of CRFI, staff from BBCI, invited guests, and students and scholars from different Universities of the state.
ET Correspondent Nazira, June 8: Bishwajit Karmakar, a 12 year old boy of Nazira town abducted by some miscreants from the heart of the town on last 20th February 2016, suddenly reached his own home in the morning of 8th June and his father Bitu karmakar immediately took his son to the nearby office of the NGO PRAGATI and Freelance Journalist Association of Nazira. The said organiza-
Naga persons who took him directly to Dimapur and forced him to stay in a locked house. According to him, he fled away from the said house and reached to the Dimapur Railway Station and returned his home by a train. Bishwajit Karmakar tions immediately informed it to the Nazira police Station. Bishwajit informed us that he was abducted by a few
On the other hand he said that, another 5 Nos abducted boys are still in the said house and seeing the photo of an abducted boy of Bikash Borgohain of Gargaon, who was miss-
ing from last 2nd February 2016. Bishwajit said that, Bikash was also stayed in the said house of Dimapur for a few days. Police investigation is going on in this regard. However, Mr. A.P Tewari, SP of Sivasagar already sent a Police team to Dimapur to investigate the case properly. Peoples said that it may be a game of Human trafficking gang and the government should take it seriously.
held ET Correspondent Golaghat, Jun 8: Golaghat Maheswari Yuva Sangathan organised “Go As You Like” Competition in the memory of Late Chunnilal Chandak. Students of classes 1 to 4 and 5 to 8 took part in the same. In the first category respectively Vidhi Baheti, Isha Jain, Sanyam Jain got first, second, third and Jayant Baheti and Tanvi Bajaj got consolation prizes. In the second category respectively Kashish Lohia, Gaurav Jain, Rishita Bajaj got first second third and Dhruv Bajaj and Harshita Bajaj got consolation prize. The judge's in the competition were Suresh Agarwal , Usha Binnani and we're assisted by Mina nagori. The prizes were donated by Chaggan Lal Chandak.
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Governor emphasises on preservation and proper Handball camp maintenances of Archaeological sites in the State in Moran from tomorrow
A Staff Reporter Itanagar, June 8: A delegation of the Indian Archaeological Society (IAS), New Delhi led by its Chairman Dr K.N. Dixit called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh JP Rajkhowa at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on 8th June. Former Director Generals of National Museum, Prof R.D. Choudhary, Chairman, India Art & History Congress and Dr S.S. Biswas, Academic Director, Center for Research & Training in History, Archaeology, Art, Museology & Palaeo and Dr Asha Joshi, Hindi Consultant, IAS accompanied the Chairman. The delegation informed that Indian Archaeology Society, New Delhi, Indian History and Culture Society, New Delhi and
Indian Society for Prehistoric and Quaternary Studies, Pune in collaboration with Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh are going to conduct the annual con-
ference of Indian Archaeological Society from 9th to 11th February 2017 in Arunachal Pradesh. The three-day conference will be attended by large number
of experts and researchers from all over India. The Governor, who has been emphasising for conducting important National level Seminar or Conference of IAS in
Arunachal Pradesh so that archaeological and exotic cultural richness of the State can be highlighted, appreciated the Society for its proposal to conduct the ensuing annual conference of IAS in the State. The Governor said that the State has large number of very significant, fascinating and exclusive archaeological sites, which have rich history and also referred in Indian epics and mythologies. These sites are located in different parts of the State from east to west, i.e. Parasuram Kund near Tezu, Vasudev Mandir near Nari, Malinithan near Likabali, Itafort in Itanagar, Shivling at Ziro and Dirang Dzong in Dirang. With more research, discoveries and archaeologi-
cal activities in the State, these sites can throw lights on the rich history of these places, its people and their cultural heritages. Such activities will add to the cultural richness of the State and also attract lots of people interested in the archaeology. The Governor pointed that at the same time, it will bring in tourists, through cultural and heritage tourism, which in turn with enhance the economy of the State. He called for preservation and proper maintenances of Archaeological sites in the State. The indigenous people have to shoulder this responsibility in order to preserve the culture, history and folklores as these sites are connected and correlated in many aspects, the Governor emphasised.
Governor cautions the Information Commission Road accident at Tingrai in Tinsukia against misuse of RTI provisions by some unscrupulous people for their illegal gains district claims life of
A Staff Reporter Itanagar, June 8: State Information Commissioners, Matheim Linggi, Nanom Jamoh and Abraham K Techi called on the Governor of Arunachal Pradesh JP Rajkhowa at Raj Bhavan, Itanagar on 8th June 2016. The Commissioners briefed the Governor on State Information Commission and also apprised him on its challenges, informed in a press release
issued from the administration. Congratulating the Commission on being awarded as the Best Information Commission in the country in 2009, the Governor advised the Commissioners to live up to its reputation. He also advised them to conduct awareness campaigns on Right to Information act through State Level workshops or seminars to District, ADC, SDO, Circle and Block
levels, so that the common people can fully utilise their rights. The Governor cautioned the Statutory Body against misuse of RTI provisions by some unscrupulous people for their illegal gains. On suggestion from the Commissioners, the Governor emphasised that every Government department must have its own website, which should be
HSLC students feted in Moran ET Correspondent Moran, June 8: 23 students of Moran, who cleared the HSLC exams with flying colours were felicitated by the Moran unit of the All Assam Bengali Youth Students' Federation today at a felicitation function held at the Inspection Bungalow in the heart of Moran town. Those felicitated include toppers Soumva Talukdar (9th), Saptarishi Konwar (12th) and Partha Pratim Chetia (14th) of St. Joseph's High School among. Apart from St. Joseph's, successful students from St. Andrews, Bronson & Brown, Moran HS School and Monford were also felicitated during the function, which was presided over by Trailukya Chetia, Editor of
Arunudoi, and an Assamese daily from Moran. The vicepresident of the All Assam Bengali Youth Students' Federation Kranti Dev, Sivasagar district vicepresident Kaushik Das, GS
Samrat Ghose, former president Ranjan Sen, Moran unit advisers Pupam Paul, Biswajit Paul, Sameer Dey were present among others during the function.
regularly updated and have correct information. It will reduce time and money incurred by the Public Information Officers in appearing before the Commission, which in turn will reduce the financial implication on the State Exchequer. He also stressed on activating the National Informatics Centres in every district and circles. In the meeting, the Governor suggested measures to strengthen the State Information Commission, including regularization of officials, appointment of Chief Information Commissioner, filling up of all the vacant posts, shifting of Commission office to permanent building and awareness activities within a timeframe. Commissioner Finance Ashish Kundra, Secretary to Governor Dr Joram Beda, Additional Secretary to Governor BS Hada and Deputy Registrar, APIC, Ms Marina Siram were also present in the meeting.
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"This statement made me apprehensive and I tried to find what caused the accident", said Sensowa and added had it been a collision between two vehicles it would been a normal case of road accident. Sensowa said, he asked few people standing near by to lift the motorcycle and observed that the handle of the motorcycle was locked. This raised my eyebrow because a motorcycle handle can be only locked only when the engine is off and the handle of the motorcycle is turned into lock position and key is rotated in anti -
Women blocks road at Pathsala demanding immediate repair of road A Correspondent Bajali, Jun 8: Today morning at around 8 am the adjacent road of pathsala (Lasit nagar) was blocked by the women in demand of repairing roads. A group of local women came out from their homes to protests against deplorable roads near Anandaram Baruah Academy schools & colleges in the heart of Pathsala town. According to them, the government despite its efforts
has failed to take development to the people. Road infrastructures are yet undeveloped. The condition of road is very poor and people can't walk in the road in rainy season. It is barely possible to walk in the in rainy season and people can't think to drive in their vehicles. Executive Magistrate (Sri Saifudaullah khan) with the sub-divisional police visited on the spot and clears the situations.
Panchayat member commits suicide at Panchayat president’s house A correspondent Barpeta, June 8: Sensational news hits Jotigaon area of Barpeta. A Panchayat member committed suicide at the house of Panchayat president Mahar Khan of Medhirtari- Gajiya Gaon Panchayat’s at Jotigaon, Barpeta. The dead body was recovered hanged at the vegetable garden of Mahar Khan. The dead
body was identified as Keramat Ali, No 9 ward member of that Panchayat of that same village. Though it looked a suicide, yet the family members of Keramat Ali wanted to say it was a pre planned murder with sound mind. The family members opined that corruption slur in the panchayat under the president’s directions
and he appropriated lakhs of rupees that used to allot for the implementation of various schemes. And to keep it a secret the president Mahar Khan murdered the ward member Keramat Ali, stated the family members of Keramat Ali. The president did so many works of those
schemes through the system of contract with that dead person. The president took all the sanctioned money of the scheme and did not give any share to dead Keramat Ali. Taking this there was lots of disorder in between them. As a result the Panchayat member Keramat Ali enraged against Mahar Ali. In order to demolish
or remove the proof of the president’s corruption work, he killed that ward member. People may say it’s a suicide case. But the truth will come out after the enquiry. It showed the corruption and its officials of Panchayat that is going on in our back. Police investigation is on till filing this report.
clockwise direction. "How come a person riding on a national highway lock his motorcycle in running condition was the question I was asking myself and instantly realized that there must be a manufacture defect in the motorcycle which resulted in sudden handle lock claiming an innocent life", added Sensowa This lead by a passer - by is a major point for police to investigate, said intellectuals and added that prima facie if manufacturing defect is the cause of the accident a case shall be registered against the company.
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ET Correspondent Moran, June 8: A handball coaching camp gets underway in at Moran T.E. Puja Mandap ground from tomorrow, informed Moran Sports Association. A grand opening ceremony has been organised tomorrow at the Moran TE Puja Mandab at 3 pm. Presi-
dent of the Moran Sports Association, Dhruba Jyoti Mohon, informed through a press release that the coaching camp has been jointly organised by the Moran Sports Association, ABITA UNICEF Moran. Two handball teams from Demow with play a demonstration match at the opening ceremony.
Sonowal asks Govt. officials to adopt ‘humane approach’ to complete updation of NRC within the stipulated timeframe Contd. from Page 1
It may be mentioned that after taking over the reins of power in Dispur, Chief Minister Sonowal in a bid to reach out to the people is conducting review meetings and the one that took place in Bongaigaon today is second after the one in Dibrugarh last month. In course of the meeting Sonowal asked the Government officials to adopt a ‘humane approach’ to complete updation of the National Register of Citizens (NRC) within the stipulated timeframe. The Chief Minister also asked the DCs and SPs to adopt all modalities set by the Hon’ble Supreme Court for a ‘correct’ and ‘flawless’ NRC. Sonowal also asked the officials to ensure ‘no foreigners’ name creeps into the NRC and no genuine citizen is left out of the exercise’. “The exercise of updating the NRC should reflect national commitment and national duty and all efforts should be put into place to allay fears of certain sections of the people centering on NRC,” he said. The Chief Minister also reviewed the progress of the NRC exercise of all the 16 districts by taking the feedbacks from the DCs and SPs present at the meeting. The Chief Minister also instructed the district authorities to be vigilant so that forged documents cannot mar the spirit of the NRC exercise. Sonowal also announced that the Government would acknowledge the service of the DCs and SPs with regard to updating the NRC and the best DC and SP will be awarded for showing excellence in NRC exercise. The issue of ‘D’ voters figured prominently in the
meeting. The Chief Minister categorically directed the concerned authority to refer the ‘D’ voters issue to the Foreigners’ Tribunals so that the cases can be disposed of on a fast track basis. “Due sensitivity must be shown to the ‘D’ voters so that the sense of insecurity does not lead to resentment in any way,” Sonowal added. Sonowal also reviewed the status of Multi Sectoral Development Programme (MSDP) covering 19 districts in the State. Sonowal asked the Deputy Commissioners to put MSDP in their ‘agenda of things’ and to accord due importance so that needbased schemes can be initiated for the welfare of minority communities. The Chief Minister also underscored the need for drawing a roadmap to take MSDP to its logical end. With regard to the menace of drug trafficking, Sonowal harped on the need for social mobilization by using the services of NGOs and other voluntary organizations to tackle the menace. The Chief Minister also directed the district administration to be prepared with men and materials to help the people during impending flood. Sonowal urged upon the officials to serve ‘dedicatedly’ and with all ‘determination’ so that ‘Team Assam’ can deliver effective governance to the people and the State can emerge as a developed State of the country. Former Minister Chandan Brahma, MLAs Phanibhusan Choudhury, Gunin Das, Ashok Sarma, Ashok Singhi and Aswini Roy Sarkar, Chief Secretary VK Pipersenia, Director General of Police Mukesh Sahay along with host of top civil and police officials were present at the meeting.
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Security force apprehends 2 cadres and 1 linkman of militant outfit ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, June 8: Security forces apprehended two cadres of militant outfit and a linkman from different three places of lower Assam’s Kokrajhar and Chirang district on Wednesday. A joint team of police and army conducted a joint operation
against militant outfits, where a cadre of National Santhali Liberation Army (NSLA) was apprehended from Thakurpur village under Gossaigaon PS and a NDFB-S linkman, identified as Rajen Narzary was arrested from Shantipur under Kachugaon PS of Kokrajhar district. The
Kamal Kumar Brahma Derhasat memorial award presented ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, June 8: Altogether 12 students were felicitated and conferred 11th Kamal Kumar Brahma Derhasat Bantha 2016, who passed HSLC in top with Bodo medium at a programme, held at Hardatta Birdatta Bhawan in Rangia on Tuesday. The All Bodo Students Union (ABSU) conferred the Bantha(award)a who were passed the HSLC examination with Bodo medium, with traditionalAronai, book, bouquet and citation in the huge presence of student and common citizens. This year 1174 students all over the state passed in first division in Bodo medium, among them Baksa district recorded
347,Kokrajhar 3 2 2 , U d a l g u r i 159,Chirang 156 passed in first division. Dr Bhabesh Das, principal of Govt Ayurvedic College,Guwahati, Dr Atul Bora,principal, Assam Engineering College graced as guests on the occasion with Promod Boro, ABSU president in the chair. Boro said that the students union was working for the quality education among students community in the region and seeing gradually pass percentage strength of the community has been increasing with mother tongue education. He has urged the students community should be dedicated themselves while taking higher studies in their life.
NSLA cadre was identified as Berenthius Hembrom (29) of Thakurpur. He was arrested on the basis of CDR analysis and found to be involved with the extortion of one Abraham Soren, Grahampur VCDC Chairman under FIR with Gossaigaon PS Case
No.256/16/U/S 387/506 arrested cadre, who fled away to Banglore last IPC. year due to the ongoing In separate operation at intensive CI operations Sonapur Lalai, a NDFB- in the area. He was a S cadre was arrested un- close associate of slain der Amguri PS in hardcore cadres of the Chirang. The arrested m i l i t a n t o u t f i t , i n Ringsar cadre was identified as c l u d e d Sabian Mushahary alias Basumutary, Gundai, Adam (27). A hand gre- Jwnthwi and others. nade was recovered from Interrogation is on.
Hindu Jagaran Mancha of Golaghat burns effigy of Minister Keshab Mahanta at Golaghat
4th Birth Anniversary of Rasinja Asong observed CEM releases ‘Ne Se Angtong’
ET Correspondent Golaghat, June 8: Hindu Jagaran Mancha Golaghat District Committee today burnt effigy of Minister Keshab Mahanta at Bata Point in Golaghat protesting against his remark on illegal migrants in Kaziranga National Park region. Yesterday a Rhino was killed by poachers at the National Park when Forest Minister Promila Rani Brahma along with other ministers and MLAs visited the National Park. Hindu Jagaran Mancha strongly criticized Minister Keshab Mahanta for his remark.
ET Correspondent Diphu, June 8: Rasinja Asong has celebrated its 4th Birth Anniversary in their office premise at Birla on Tuesday. The program began in the morning 8.00 A.M with lighting of candles led by President Mrs. Kareng Beypi and followed by remembrance to all the departed soul. On the occasion, a new building was inaugurated by Sri Bidya Sing Rongpi, EM KAAC. The building has been constructed for imparting traini9ng on Kacharhe (Chant). In the program KLA President Mr. Suren Kramsa, KCS, President Mr. Chandra sing Kro, Hemphu Mukrang Adorbar President Mr. Lunse Timung and many more dignitaries were present. After that an open discussion was held in the office where more than 70
women including old women attended. In the meeting, invited guests delivered speeches about Kacharhe (Chant) which is an essential ritual while performing the death ceremony. Chant singers are already hard to find in the present day which calls for training up new generation singers to keep the ritual tradition of the Karbis alive. Mr. Bidyasing Rongpi has opined that to keep the Training Centre operational the KAAC and the KLA must collaborate. Participants have appreciated Rasinja Asong for the marvelous job keeping alive of the chanting tradition of the Karbis by opening the Training Centre. A magazine called Serkumbong (1st issue) was also released by Sri Bidya Sing Rongpi.
Expensive appliances vanish from official bungalows in Assam A Staff Reporter Guwahati, June 8 : In what has come as serious embarrassment for the elected representatives of people in Assam, many costly appliances like LED TVs, air conditioners and refrigerators bought from public money have gone missing from the official quarters of former speaker Pranab Gogoi and former deputy speaker Bhimananda Tanti. Former Speaker Pranab Kumar Gogoi was allotted a posh bungalow in the as-
sembly premises in which the assembly secretariat had set up as many as 22 ACs and six large screen TVs besides two big refrigerators. After the election of the new speaker, when assembly secretariat was to take over the possession of the bungalow vacated by former speaker, it was found that at least three ACs, one fridge and one LED TV were missing. Former deputy speaker Bhimananda Tanti was also allotted a new bungalow.
He vacated the bungalow designated for deputy speaker after losing the assembly election. Secretariat sources said that two ACs were missing from Tanti’s bungalow. The Assam Assembly principal secretary Mr Mrigendra Kumar Deka also admitted that the many appliances have gone missing from the bungalows. “We have learnt that three ACs, a fridge and a TV set which went missing from speaker’s were shifted to the new quarter of the MLA
Agitating women vandalise A R Gas Agency Jonai ET Correspondent Dhemaji, June 08: Today at around 1 pm angry ladies broke the door of godown of A R Gas Agency Jonai, the incident took place only after denial of giving coupon after issuing to three hundred consumers.
Agency issue coupon even this days, when the on line booking of gas is prevalent everywhere, on stopping of issuing card the consumers standing in queue since early morning were offended, the ladies in the queue moved to the godown
nearby and broke the door where nearly 1000 gas cylinder were stored. Later authority was compelled to issue slip to all who were present. According to the ladies same trend is prevalent as it goes in open market to be sold in high price.
Sonari MLA Tapan Gogoi (3rd from right) take part in a iftar party along with BJP leaders in Sonari. Pic - ET Photo
hostel which has been allotted to him. We don’t know about the two ACs missing from the bungalow allotted to the former deputy speaker,” said Mr Deka. The employees of the as-
sembly secretariat looking after the maintenance of official bungalows said that even expensive curtains were missing when possession of the bungalow was handed over to them.
Company policy don't buy back malfunctioned spares : LG senior official Contd. from Page 1 Earlier, the owner of LG service centre at Tinsukia, Rajesh Agarwal also called the consumer to inform, as he was not aware of the complaint and the loot. He said that his staffs and technician are involved in the malpractice. On the entire turnout development, the complainant and consume in this case Manisha Nagori Kalantri said, she is happy to see that
company has taken cognizance of the matter and assured of tough action on the service centre. She said the response received seems that my agitation against such branded service centre "Maha-loot" has gone in the right direction. She is hopeful that the entire campaign would create awareness among consumers who are being cheated day in and out by one or the other big brands and their service centres, added Manisha.
ABVP members gift a sapling to SP Amrit Bhuyan, Majuli on the ocassion of World Environment Day. Pic - Jahnu Baruah
ET Correspondent Diphu, June 8: The CEM Sri Tuliram Ronghang today in his capacity as the Chief Guest released a book called ‘Ne Se Angtong’ compiled and edited by veteran journalist Sri Joysing Tokbi at the Agriculture Farmers Growth Centre, Diphu. The program was begun at around 11.30 A.M in the morning under the Chairmanship of Sri Mongolsing Timung, EM KAAC. The ‘Book Ne Se Angtong’ is a collection of 25 Souvenirs that will become useful for researchers on the Karbi language. Speaking on the occasion, the
author said that, according to the Summer Institute Linguistic Survey, 2500 language are considered the endangered languages and the Karbi Language is one of them. He urged the KAAC authority to play a vital role in promoting and developing the Karbi Language as early as possible to save the language from extinction. He also pointed that every Karbi is responsible to save the Karbi language from endangerment but as of now despite the increase in writing of books by various new authors, there is less number of people interested in buying the books which are
available in the market. This is one of the reasons the Karbi Language has been relegated to the endangered language list, he said. In the program various social and literary bodies such as KCS, KLA, Karbi Anglong Zila Sahitya Sabha, Axom Sahitya Sabha, Dimasa Sahitya Sabha and many more were present. Speeches were also delivered by invited guests and the Chief Guest all of whom stressed the need to promote the Karbi Language. KAAC EMs Sri Ashok Teron, Sri D uphing Maslai and Sri Longki Timung were also present.
Evil culture returns ET Correspondent Diphu June 8 : The evil tendency of ‘bandh’ or shutdown culture has returned to Karbi Anglong which was successfully repealed by various social, students and cultural organizations with active support of administration and political parties. The disturbing fashion of its revisit is that this time the ‘bandh’ or shutdown has returned piggyback of some political party which has lost people’s trust and wants to cling to power with de facto support of ultra elements. Successive imposition of shutdown and probably more to come; first on June 1 for a period of 36 hours and again on June 6 for same duration; in the first occasion UPLA (United Peoples Liberation Army) and now KPLT (Karbi Peoples Liberation Tiger) called strike to pressurize the state and union government to roll back its decision of granting schedule cast (hills) status to the Bodo community of the Assam hills. Meddling of ultra organizations in this particular issue begin after a committee under the arrangement
Hills Tribes Protection Forum came into existence for carrying forward the agitation to force the Centre to revoke its Cabinet decision of granting Schedule Tribe (Hills) status to Bodo community domiciled in Karbi Anglong and Dima Hasao district of Assam. The democratic movement started by the HTPF all on a sudden slipped in the hands of ultra and radical organization; this indicates irrational opposition and possible communal clash. The HTPF forced a 12hour rail blockade on May 29 at Diphu Railway Station; but called off the strike after 6 hour responding to the invitation of Assam government for talk. Although the HTPF a conglomeration of 42 social and political organizations has kept its agitation very much on democratic curriculum till now but the takeover of the issue by the radicals and ultra organizations may boomerang on the puppet masters who are expecting rich harvest at the end of the day. In absence of ministers from the hill districts of Assam in the Sonowal cabinet the district commit-
tees of BJP is finding it hard to throat any move of the Congress politically, whose last bastion is the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council. The Congress and its new found allay HSDC led by veteran leftist leader Dr. Jayanta Rongpi who has also tested terrible defeat in the just held assembly election but at this time the alliance has successfully molded intellectual’s opinion against BJP move and if the Balkan exercise continues BJP may lose considerable ground to fight back. Their times both center and Assam government view the whole issue seriously before the matter slips out of hand. The pure political matter should be dealt politically and not by brutal force however the provocation may be; in one hand the ultra organizations are calling the shots and trying to jeopardize the whole situation on the other hand political masters are looking for a leeway to push forward their political agenda, but the common men are at the receiving end of all the political maneuver.
CM Sonowal meets DC, SPs in Bongaigaon ET Correspondent Kokrajhar, June 8: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal chaired the review meeting of the DC, SPs and high administrative officials of Lower Assam and Middle Assam Division at Bongaigaon DC office complex on Wednesday. Sonowal, arrived in Bongaigaon travelled by road this morning and attended the review meeting with DC,SPs and other administrative officials of the Lower Assam and Middle Assam Division and several issues, which included implementation of NRC update,s olution issue of D-voters, law and order, check gate issue, flood control across were dominated on the discussion. DC and SPs from several districts, included
Bongaigaon, Chirang, Kokrajhar, Dhubri, Goalpara, Darrang, Baksa, South Salmara and Kamrup (Rural and Metro) participated in the. MLAs Chandan Brahma, Phani Bhusan Choudhury, DGP Mukesh
Sahay, Chief Secretary Pipersenia, Principal Secretary to Lower Assam, ADGP (SPL branch) Pallab Bhattacharya, ADGP RM Sing were also attended the meeting. Sonowal, stressing early implementation of NRC
updating in the state urged the DC and SPs of the region to be dedicated while implementing with neat and cute within frame work. He also took stock of law and order situation of the region and appealed to maintain
peace and tranquility in the state. ‘My government will do for all round development of all communities across the state so that entire Assam can be developed equally in economically, socially and educationally’, Sonowal said adding that previous Congress government had not done welfare and development in all areas in the state,of which why Assam is facing undeveloped status. Sonowal also attended a meeting at Bongaigaon District Library hall where BJP party workers and other organisation organizations, included AASU, AKRSU, AJYCP accorded warm welcome and felicitated him on his first visit to Bongaigaon after taking oath of CM.
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Naga Hoho slams TMC to organise movement against ruling CPI(M) Gol over AFSPA
Irom Chanu Sharmila, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur" Imphal, Jun 8: The Naga Hoho has expressed anguish over the callous attitude of the Government of India towards the demand for annul-ment of the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act 1958 (AFSPA) in the North East, particularly the Naga areas, despite repeated appeals by Naga civil societies and other human rights activists. The Naga Hoho also extended its unconditional sup- port to Irom Chanu Sharmila, also known as the "Iron Lady of Manipur", a civil rights and political activist of Manipur who has been on a continuous hungerstrike since November 2, 2000 demanding the annulment of AFSPA from Manipur. Her demand for the repeal of AFSPA from the State, however, is still as distant as it was sixteen years ago when she began her hunger strike. The Indian Government irrespective of what political party is in power, always chooses to remain a mute spectator when it comes to the annulment of AFSPA from North East, the Naga Hoho said in a statement. It took the Naga people by surprise when RSS openly declared their support for the extension/continuation of AFSPA in North East and Jammu and Kashmir, it stated adding that there is no space for such draconian law in a civilized society. The policy of the RSS in supporting the decision speaks volumes of their hatred toward the genuine cause of the Naga people. The RSS should remember that the Naga's struggle for self determination cannot be equated with terrorism or secessionism as the Govern-
ment of India has recognized the uniqueness of Naga political history and further recognizes the universal principle that in a democracy sovereignty lies with the people. On top of these, the Government of India and the Naga people had agreed on a settlement to respect the wishes of the people sharing the sovereign power and to establish a new relationship for an enduring and lasting relationship between the Government of India and the Nagas. RSS and the leaders from the Centre must understand the fact that the Indian Armies have been terrorizing the Naga people for over six decades. Children and students are no exception in the eye of the Indian armies, the Naga Hoho stated. In recent incidents, school going students were mercilessly shot dead and innocent children and public were tortured by the Assam Rifles. The Naga Hoho pointed out that there is an ongoing political negotiation and peace process between GoI and the Naga people which can be testified by the signing of Framework Agreement signed on August 3 last year. It said it strongly feels that there is peaceful atmosphere in Naga areas as of now and therefore any policy that harms the atmosphere of trust and confidence would be dear to all stakeholders and therefore AFSPA should be immediately repealed from the land at the earliest. The Naga Hoho has further urged the public to understand the impact of the Armed Forces Act and support the call for the annulment of the Act for a secure future.(Agencies)
TMC's Mukul Roy calls for removal of Left regime in Tripura Agartala , Jun 8 : Trinamool Congress vice presidentMukul Roy and the six newly joined MLAs have called on the people of Tripura to oust the Left regime in the state. Taking part in an anti- CPI-M rally here on Tuesday, Roy urged the people to strengthen the hands of the TMC as had been done in West Bengal. Charging the Left with scare mongering, he said that this would not be allowed to continue for long. "It is very natural that (CPIM) failed in Nandigram by showing people the rod, similar was the situation in Singhur or
Netai. One cannot remain in power by scaring people as one or the other day will be ousted and this history has proved. Throughout the world communist had to face thisbut it will be our appeal that the fight be democratic fought and we shall face you people in the war field," said Roy on his very first public rally declaring the starting of the end of the communist rule in Tripura. In the 60-member House, the Left Front has 50 seats and of the nine MLAs of Congress (after one resigned yesterday), six submitted the letter to the Speaker announcing their joining of theTMC. (ANI)
"It is very natural that (CPIM) failed in Nandigram by showing people the rod, similar was the situation in Singhur or Netai. One cannot remain in power by scaring people as one or the other day will be ousted and this history has proved. Throughout the world communist had to face this but it will be our appeal that the fight be democratic fought and we shall face you people in the war field,"
Agartala, Jun 8: After receiving a shot in its arm with the joining of six dissident Congress MLAs in Tripura, the Trinamool Congress on Tuesday said it will now organise a movement against CPI(M) to oust it from power. "Now they are members of our family and will organise a movement against the ruling CPI(M) to oust them from the helm of affairs and free the people of Tripura from their tyranny," Sudip Roy Barman said after reaching
here from Kolkata to accept the MLAs into the party fold. "Today is a historic day because from this day we have entered Tripura Assembly. Only Mamata Banerjee and her party can oust the CPI(M) from power, which was proved in West Bengal. It is our mission to oust the CPI(M) in the 2018 state election," he said. Alleging that law and order has collapsed in the state and common people have no safety and security, Roy said that he along with the MLAs
West Bengal, protesting the Congress CPI(M) tieup in that state, said the six MLAs would now openly work as TMC activists. In the 60-member House, the Left Front has 50 seats and of the 10 MLAs of Con-
Sudip Roy Barman who have joined TMC, would meet Governor Tathagata Roy and submit a memorandum on the issue.
Sudip Roy Barman, who had resigned from the post of the Leader of Opposition in Tripura Assembly ahead of the polls in
"Today is a historic day because from this day we have entered Tripura Assembly. Only Mamata Banerjee and her party can oust the CPI(M) from power, which was proved in West Bengal. It is our mission to oust the CPI(M) in the 2018 state election,"Says Sudip Roy Barman
Age no bar: Tripura mothers clear Class X exams with sons, daughters Agartala, Jun 8: Smriti Banik had a dream: to succeed in the Madhyamik (secondary) examination. She nurtured this wish for two decades - even as she got married, raised a family and dealt with abject poverty. Today, she is smiling - the long-cherished dream has come true. Along with her teenaged daughter Sagarika, this 38-year-old housewife in Bishalgarh, about 30 kilometres from Tripura capital Agartala, cleared this year's secondary examination by scoring 255 out of 700 marks. Sagarika too passed the test, scoring 238. Both Smriti and Sagarika were enrolled in the Purba Laxmibill Higher Secondary School. The mother-daughter duo had been preparing for the examination for weeks.
They studied together, often through the nights. Smriti, who supplements the meagre family income - her husband Jiban is a vegetable seller - by running a tea stall, took some time off every day from the routine and household chores to study. It was not easy, but Smriti was clear in her mind: there's no alternative but to pass the examination. With sheer grit and courage she marched ahead to take the test and finally cleared it. "When I was three years old, my father died. We were four sisters. My mother had to struggle through poverty and worked at the homes of our neighbours," Smriti told . "Despite my keenness, I had to drop out of the school when I got married in 1996 at the age of 18," she recounted. "For the
past 20 years, I wanted to take the Madhyamik examination, but poverty came in the way," Smriti said. Smriti's husband, daughter Sagarika and their neighbours have been quite supportive. They encouraged her to shrug off all hesitation and take the examination this year. "Even though the syllabus has changed since I stopped my studies 20 years ago, I managed to prepare myself with my daughter's help," Smriti said with a smile. She now plans to get herself admitted in Class Eleven at the Purba Laxmibill Higher Secondary School and would like to be at least a graduate. When asked, she said that her long-term ambition is to be a post-graduate, though her primary aim is to help her daugh-
ters to successfully clear the post-graduation. But Smriti is not the only one in Tripura. This year, three other mothers - Rubi Ghosh, Purnima Das and Sanchita Datta - have also cleared the board examination along with their son and daughters. Thirty-five-year-old Rubi, who belongs to Kamalpur in northern Tripura, passed the Madhyamik along with her son Biprajit. "When I was a student of Class Nine, my father arranged my marriage and I had to discontinue my education. For the last 20 years I carried this dream and now it is has been fulfilled," Rubi told. Similarly, 38-year-old Purnima passed the Madhyamik examination along with her daughter Mananjita from the
Badarghat Higher Secondary school near here. Joining the list is 32-yearold Sanchita. Wife of a mason, Sanchita triumphed in the Madhyamik along with her daughter Munmoon from the Surjyamani Nagar Higher Secondary School on the outskirts of Agartala city. While Sanchita scored 258 out of 700 marks, Munmoon notched up 490, with 82 marks in Mathematics. Tripura Board of Secondary Education President Mihir Deb said every year some matured, elderly men and women take the Madhyamik examination. "It's not that they take the examination to find a government job‌ but to realise their unfulfilled dreams. It's surely heartening," Deb said. (Agencies)
PMP Bill set for re-examination Imphal, Jun 8: The Protection of Manipur People Bill 2015 will be re-examined by legal and constitutional experts for a new legislation to protect and preserve the indigenous people of Manipur after looking into all aspects of the hill and valley people of Manipur. This was agreed at a meeting of the all party delegation and Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh, according to a press release issued by the all party delegation. The press release was jointly signed by Chief Minister O Ibobi, Deputy Chief Minister Ghaikhangam, MPCC president TN Haokip, MPCC Treasurer K Ranjit, BJP Manipur Pradesh president Ksh Bhabananda, BJP MLA Th Biswajit, Manipur Trinamool Congress president Th Shyamkumar, NCP Manipur president L Ibom-cha, LJP Manipur president K Shyam, JD-U Manipur president M
PMP Bill set for re-examination Tombi, S Shanta-kumar of BJP, Manihar Gos- wami of Janata Dal (S) Manipur, O Joy of Manipur, MPP president N Sovakiran, CPI Manipur State Secretary Dr M Nara, AAP Manipur convenor Th Manihar, CPI-M Manipur State Secretary Sarat Salam and Ksh Santa of CPI-M Manipur. On the other hand, Manipuri tribal students staying at Delhi staged a
protest demonstration in front of Manipur Bhavan, Sardar Patel Marg, Delhi in denunciation of the three Bills this evening. As the uproar intensified, police swung into action resulting in a ruckus between the two sides. It is reported that some protesters and a few police personnel were injured. The meeting which started at 11 am continued for over an hour. It was agreed
that the Manipur Land Reform and Land Revenue (7th Amendment) Bill 2015 and the Manipur Shops and Establishment (2nd Amend- ment) Bill 2015 would be re-examined by experts for reasonable conclusion. The 18 member delegation was introduced one by one to the Union Home Minister and the purpose of the meeting was explained by Chief Minister O Ibobi and he was supplemented by leaders of different political parties functioning in the State of Manipur. The Union Home Minister would convene a meeting of all the experts and the Chief Minister of Manipur would be communicated at the earliest, according to the press release. It further appealed to all the people of Manipur to maintain peace and normalcy. Meanwhile, MPCC Treasurer K Ranjit told that the all party delegation would return to Imphal on Wednesday.
gress, six submitted the letter to the Speaker. "We are not under the purview of anti-defection act because two-third majority of Congress MLAs have joined TMC," he added. (Agencies)
The all party delegation would be returning to Imphal tomorrow as it would take some more days before an appointment is confirmed with the Prime Minister, Ranjit said. What transpired during the meeting and the Union Home Minister's comments would be discussed at Imphal together with JCILPS, representatives of different political parties, legal experts, constitutional experts and civil society organisations of both the hills and valley. Moreover, a memorandum which would be placed before the Prime Minister as and when the all party delegation meets him would be drafted after a consensus is reached with all stake holders. The particular Bills which is being held back by the President would also be re-examined so that it does not impinge upon the rights and interests of any section of people, Ranjit added. (Agencies)
Lawmakers, govt staff have to declare assets Shillong, Jun 8: In a major decision, the State Cabinet on Tuesday approved the Meghalaya Public Servants' Rules under which, the chief minister, cabinet ministers, MLAs and even MDCs along with other public servants would have to declare their assets. The spouses and dependents of public servants will also come under the purview of the Act as they will also have to declare their assets. Speaking to media persons after the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said that with the approval of the Meghalaya Public Servants (Furnishing of information and annual return of Assets and Liabilities and the limits for exemption of assts in filing returns) Rules, 2016, every government servant is duty bound to declare their assets and investments made with any entity. The chief minister said the rule was required to be approved for the implementation of the Lokayukta Act for which the State government has already received the assent of the Governor. As per the rules, government employees now need to give details of the cash in hand, investment, insurance policies, personal loans, details of immovable properties, debts and liabilities of spouse and dependents. According to the chief minister, the government has come up with the rules in compliance with the provisions of the Meghalaya Lokayukta Act, 2014 passed by the Meghalaya Assembly. Section 45 of the Act states "A public servant shall, within a period of 30 days from the date on which he makes and subscribes an oath or affirmation to enter upon his office, furnish to the competent authority the information relating to - the assets of which he, his spouse and his dependent children, and liabilities." Under section 45, every public servant shall file with the competent authority, on or before July 31 of every year, an annual return of such assets and liabilities. The Act also provides that the competent authority may condone or exempt the public servant from furnishing information in respect of assets not exceeding such minimum value.(Agencies)
Govt to pay Rs 20 lakh to GNLA cadres' kins Shillong, Jun 8: The State exchequer has become poorer by Rs 20 lakh, a whopping one time amount to be disbursed to the families of four GNLA militants killed in an alleged fake encounter in December, 2010 in North Garo Hills. After the recent direction of NHRC, the State government has processed the matter. An official source told The Shillong Times on Tuesday that the finance department is processing Rs.20 lakhs to be disbursed to the families of fake encounter victims. It was in the early hours of December 10, 2010 that GNLA leader Joking Momin and three other
cadres were killed in an encounter with the police at Gajingpara in North Garo Hills. The allegations of fake encounter and medical negligence surfaced a day after the killing of the cadres. The NHRC which pursued the case pointed out that finger prints were not taken from the weapons recovered from the deceased and no tests were conducted to establish whether the dead persons handed the weapons before they were shot. The hand wash of the four persons were also not tested. The NHRC pointed out that the contention of the police that the four men were killed in self defence
was untenable le As per the official Meghalaya police website in 2010, the police had already arrested two cadres of GNLA - Earnes Marak and Wallen A. Marak - on December 9. During interrogation the cadres revealed that more GNLA members, including Joking Momin, were taking shelter at Gajingpara. On December 10 at around 3.30 PM, police rushed to Gajingpara, launched an operation and arrested four GNLA cadres - Joking Momin, Pinseng Marak, Elben Marak and Goben Marak. According to the police portal, while arresting Joking Momin, suddenly a group of armed mili-
tants, (GNLA breakaway faction) arrived in an auto rickshaw and started firing with their weapons.Police also retaliated and in the process all the four GNLA cadres including Joking Momin received bullet injuries. They were removed to Community Health Centre, Resubelpara, but due to absence of Medical & Health Officer (M&HO) at the CHC, they were referred to CHC, Williamnagar. Later, the M&HO of Williamnagar civil hospital declared Joking Momin, Pinseng Marak, Elben Marak and Goben Marak dead. During the search operations of the shootout site, police recovered and
seized two pistols, one revolver with few ammunition and incriminating documents. However, the statement issued by the then superintendent of police, Sylvester Nongtnger contradicted with the report in the crime update on the police website. As per the statement of the police official, on December 9 after getting information about the militants taking shelter in Gajingpara, the police arrested six cadres from the area. The police official, however, did not mention the time of the arrest, though later it was known to be in the wee hours of December 10, after 3 AM. The police statement also
said that it was while apprehending Joking Momin, the leader of the group that suddenly another group of armed militants, a faction of GNLA, arrived there in an auto rickshaw and started firing from their weapons indiscriminately. The statement of the SP further said that the police party too promptly retaliated and in the process of cross firing, four cadres including Joking Momin and three others "died on the spot". However, the police website said that they were declared dead at Williamnagar civil hospital after they were brought injured.(Agencies)
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Judicary should know its limits, too much interference causes worry: Naqvi New Delhi, Jun 8 : Amid the ongoing spat between the judiciary and the executive Union Minister of State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi on Wednesday asserted that the judiciary should function within its limits and avoid promoting a culture of increasing interference, which he said is a matter of worry. In an exclusive interview, Naqvi said, "Increasing interference of judicial system in legislative
work is a sign of worry. It is being seen that the judicial system often rejects bills passed by parliament. In this situation, it seems that the work which is to be done by Parliament is being done by the judiciary." He said that this clash between the judiciary and legislature is not new "People have a lot of faith in the judiciary and it should respect it, and at the same time, everyone should respect their
U.S. committed to work hard for India's admission in NSG: Richard Verma
Richard Verma Washington (U.S.), Jun 8: With United States President Barack Obama firmly backing New Delhi's candidature for membership of the elite Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG), U.S. Ambassador to India Richard Verma on Wednesday said the former is very supportive of India's accession in all the four export control regimes, including the NSG, and is going to work hard to achieve the target. The statement came after the members of the Missile Technology Control Regime (MTCR) yesterday agreed to include India in to the group. "We think the MTCR membership is eminent and we spent a lot of time talking about NSG membership and the President is very strongly supportive of India's accession in to all the four export control regimes including the NSG, we are going to work really hard on that," Verma told. Verma further said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi's visit to the U.S. was of great significance as it churned out lot of important outcomes. "I think it was a great visit. Lot of really important outcomes from civil nuclear cooperation to defence, identifying India as a major defence partner to commitments on clean energy, in the economic area opening up new consulates,
I think it has something for everyone. And the two leaders spent a lot of time together talking about not only in context of what is happening today but also discussed the future where they want the relationship to go. So it has been a terrific visit so far," said Verma. Elucidating the blooming defence camaraderie between the two nations, Verma said, "India is now major defence partner and it's a special designation for India. We want to recognise how important this relationship is. It involves higher level of technology transfer and higher level of cooperation. So I think that's a big part of the progress we made. And I am really glad that we are able to make that announcement today." In a joint statement issued after the third major bilateral summit between Prime Minister Modi and President Obama, the U.S. called on 'NSG Participating Governments' to support India's application when it comes up at the NSG Plenary later this month The President thanked the Prime Minister for his substantive contribution to and active participation in 2016 Nuclear Security Summit in Washington, D.C., and welcomed his offer to host a summit on 'Countering Weapons of Mass Destruction Terrorism' in 2018. (ANI)
Now, DNA profiling must for Muslim-dominant Xinjiang residents, say reports Bangkok, June.8 : Concerned about Islamic extremism and foreign influences affecting residents of the Muslim-dominant border district of Xinjiang province, the Chinese government has announced that all citizens of the area must provide DNA samples if they are applying for passports. According to the official Yili Daily and a report appearing in Thailand's The Nation newspaper, as of June 1, residents of the northwestern Yili Kazakh Autonomous Prefecture must give police DNA samples, fingerprints, voiceprints and a "three-dimensional image" when applying for certain travel documents. This has been confirmed by the local public security bureau. The new policy concerns applications for and renewals of
passports, entry permits to Taiwan, and two-way permits to Hong Kong and Macau. Those who don't meet the requirements will not be given the travel documents, the bureau said. Yili prefecture borders Mongolia, Russia and Kazakhstan. It is part of Xinjiang, homeland of the more than 10 million-strong Muslim Uighur minority. Regular clashes between Uighurs and state security forces have killed hundreds. Beijing attributes these conflicts to Islamic extremism and foreign influence, while activists blame draconian restrictions on religion and culture. China tightly controls religious groups despite frequently proclaiming that its citizens have freedom of belief. (ANI with inputs)
State for Minority Affairs Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi limits and work by remaining within its pre-
mises," he added. Chief Justice of India T
S Thakur has said that if there is neglect and failure on part of government agencies, the judiciary will definitely play its role. Chief Justice Thakur said that the judiciary is not interested in interfering in the works of the others and the fact is that 85 percent of the citizens step to the doors of the courts only when they are disappointed by the governments. Meanwhile, the Union Minister for Transport
and Highways Nitin Gadkari representing the Centre questioning the legitimacy of the judiciary intervening in the government matters, asserting that proceeding as per the Constitution will be good for both the country and the people. Gadkari added that there is a fair chance of failure in every field but to what extent a field can be allowed to intervene with the other is still debatable. (ANI)
Festival of Indian Poetry to be held in Buenos Aires, Argentina Buenos Aires (Argentina), Jun.8 : Embassy of India in Argentina is organising an Indian poetry Festival in association with the prestigious Inter American University (UIA) in Buenos Aires on 11 June along the Buenos Aires Poetry Festival (7-11 June). In the festival Indian poet-diplomat Abhay K will read his new poems written during his stay and travels in Latin America along with legendary poet-dancer of Argentina, Myrta Barvie and poet Yuyutsu RD Sharma. Abhay K has also been invited to deliver a talk on 3000 years of Indian poetry´´ at the Argentinian Council
of International Relations (CARI) on 10th June on the sidelines of the festival. Abhay K´s poems on Jorge Luis Borges, the famous Argentinian writer, Cesar Vallejo, one of the greatest poets of Peru ,Ghalib, and Dara Shikoh have been translated into Spanish by Professor Alicia Silvestre Miralles from Spain. Last month the Indian poet-diplomat was invited by the Peruvian House of Literature in Lima to read his poems and have a literary dialogue with the Peruvian poet Oscar Limache. Myrta Barvie is known as an Argentinian icon of
Indian dance. She was trained in Bharatnatyam at Kalakshetra under Rukmini Devi and did her Arangetram there. Later she learnt Odissi from Guru Keluchara Mohapatra and got a Nritya Visharad degree from Kala Vikash Kendra in Orissa. She went on to learn Kuchipudi at the Kuchipudi Art Academy in Chennai, from Master Vempati Chinnasatyam. Nobel laureate Rabindranath Tagore's connections with poet Victoria Ocampo of Argentina is well known. Tagore had stayed at a villa in the suburb of Buenos Aires in Argen-
tina for two months in November and December of 1924 on the request of Argentinian writer Victoria Ocampo. Later she organized an exhibition of Tagore´s paintings in Paris in 1930. Jorge Luis Borges had read Mahabharata in German and was fascinated by YakshaYudhisthara dialogue and borrowed Indian philosophy of non-dualism (Advaita) heavily in his short-stories. The Indian poetry festival and talk on 3000 years of Indian poetry are all set to strengthen India- Argentina literary and cultural ties. (ANI)
Files related to 'fodder scam' in Bihar go missing
Files related to 'fodder scam' in Bihar go missing Patna, Jun 8 : Important files related to the Bihar Animal and Fisheries Resources Department office in Patna have reportedly gone missing. According to sources, the missing files are said to be linked to the mid1990s fodder scam. An FIR has been registered at the old secretariat police station in this regard. Meanwhile, BJP leader Nitin Naveen raised serious objections to the way Nitish Kumar-led grand alliance government in Bihar is functioning and questioned whether attempts were being made to protect RJD chief Lalu Prasad
Yadav. "Nitish Kumar should tell how why he is protecting Lalu Yadav. The files that have gone missing are linked to Lalu Yadav. Nitish Kumar's action is affecting the future of Bihar," he said. The fodder scam involved the embezzlement of about Rs. 9.4 billion from the government treasury of Bihar. The fodder scam relates to fraudulent withdrawal of around 1,000 crore rupees by Animal Husbandry department from various districts when Lalu was the Bihar chief minister from 1990 to 1997. (ANI)
Nothing new in Amit Shah's 'evasive' remark on Ram temple: NCP
Nihalani under no pressure, behaving like 'dictator': Kashyap Mumbai, Jun 8: With the Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) and 'Udta Punjab' producers are at loggerheads over censorship issues,Anurag Kashyap, co-producer of the film, on Tuesday accused Censor Board chiefPahlaj Nihalani of behaving like a "dictator", adding that he had no political pressure to bar the film. Kashyap, who earlier in the day compared living in India to that of North Korea, said the working style of Nihlani was similar to living under dictatorship. "Pehlaj Nihlani is behaving like a dictator and it almost feels like you are living in dictatorship, where everybody is telling you what to do and you don't have any right," he added. Kashyap, whose Phantom Films has co-produced " Udta Punjab" with Balaji Motion Pictures, said Nihlani is yet to give an official letter to the producers regarding the board's objections. "We want the film to come out intact and we want to fight for it, but we can't
Anurag Kashyap do anything about it, because Pahlaj Nihlani hasn't given us an official letter," he said. "He has told us his objection to the word 'Punjab' and the name of the cities but hasn't made it official," he added. Kashyap demanded the board's objections in writing from Nihlani so that he could approach the tribunal. "Everybody is saying go to the tribunal, but how do I go to the tribunal without a letter of grievance. I don't know what grievance I have because he hasn't given me any letter," he added. When asked if there was a po-
litical pressure on Nihlani to bar the film, Kashyap said: "I don't think there is any political pressure on Pahlaj Nihlani." "Ashok Pandit, Vivek Agnihotri and others people, who are associated with the BJP and Modiji, are fighting on behalf of the film against Nihlani, so I don't think it is politically motivated," he added. Urging political parties not to engage in politics over the issue, Kashyap said, "A lot of people are trying to turn it into a political excuse and agenda, which I think we are completely abstaining from."
"I just want people to keep their political agenda away from the film," he said. Kashyap also cautioned that his fight is about a filmmaker versus his government. "This is my fight for right against the government," he added. Union Minister of State for IB, Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore had earlier said the filmmakers can approach Film Certification Appellate Tribunal (FCAT), if they are unsatisfied with the decision. "The film is now under the reviewing committee and if someone is dissatisfied, they can approach the FCAT of Central Board of Film Certification (CBFC) headed by a retired justice, which is entirely a different body," Rathore told the media here. Rathore said in past four to five months, there were instances where few filmmakers were not satisfied with CBFC's decision, and they approached the tribunal and were contended with the decision. (ANI)
NCP leader Majeed Memon New Delhi, Jun 8 : The National Communist Party (NCP) on Wednesday dubbed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah's latest assertion on the Ram temple issue as an 'evasive remark', saying he should have instead countered the statements made by the RSS, Hindu Mahasabha and other saffron outfits with regard to this matter. NCP leader Majeed Memon said that the BJP president had been very ambiguous with his statement as he did not take a particular stand and reiterated what has been said since the past 20 years. "He said all the communities come together and with a consensus the splendid temple could be built. This was spoken in 1993 also, which he is talking after 23 years. Or alternatively, since the matter is sub-judice before the highest court of the land, the verdict of the court should be followed. This is also not new. This has also been spoken for
years. So, what did he say?" Memon told. "The statements like we will have the splendid temple come what may by the end of this year made by the RSS, Hindu Mahasabha and other saffron outfits. He should have spoken about that. He should have said that what they are saying is wrong. He did not say that. What he has said is something even I would say or anybody else would say," he added. The BJP president, who was addressing a media briefing in Lucknow yesterday, asserted that Ram Janmabhoomi is a part of his party's election manifesto. Shah yesterday said that a Ram Temple should be built in Ayodhya either after a consensus or through court's decision. "We have specified it that the Ram temple should be made on the site either after a consensus or by the directions of court. This is our firm stand," he said. (ANI)
'Stop two-faced talks', Cong tells Amit Shah on Ram Temple issue New Delhi, Jun 8 : With Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) president Amit Shah raking up the Ram Temple issue in Ayodhya ahead of the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls scheduled next year, the Congress Party on Wednesday alleged that the saffron party was making desperate attempts to keep the above matter alive for political gains. Taking potshots at the BJP president, Congress leader
Pramod Tiwari asked as to why the former was not initiating action against those saffron party members, who very often make communally sensitive remarks related to this matter. "The Congress Party has always maintained that we should wait for the Supreme Court's verdict in this matter. And that should be acceptable to all. I want to ask Amit Shah this has been theCongress' stand and how
Congress leader Pramod Tiwari
come your party members keep making statements suggesting various things related to the issue and spread communal disharmony," Tiwari told. "Stop such two-faced talks Amit Shah ji. If what you have said is the party's stand then why don't you take action against those making statements otherwise? You do not want to solve the issue, but just want to keep it alive for political gains," he added.
The BJP president, who was addressing a media briefing in Lucknow yesterday, asserted that Ram Janmabhoomi is a part of his party's election manifesto. Shah on Tuesday said that a Ram Temple should be built in Ayodhya either after a consensus or through court's decision. "We have specified it that the Ram temple should be made on the site either after a consensus or by the directions of court. This is our firm stand," he said. (ANI)
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Sheikh Hasina vows to intensify anti-terror clampdown Dhaka, Jun 8: Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Wednesday promised to intensify a nationwide anti-terror clampdown, a day after a Hindu priest was hacked to death by IS jihadists in Bangladesh which has seen a series of brutal attacks by Islamists on minorities and secular activists. "If they (militants) think they could turn Bangladesh upside down, they are wrong . . . they will be exposed to justice in the soil of Bangladesh and their patrons will also not be spared," Hasina said in the parliament. She said the security forces would continue to track down
the militants anywhere in the country and they would be exposed to justice even if it takes years or decades. Hasina comments came after three operatives of the outlawed Jamaat ul Mujahideen Bangladesh (JMB) were killed in two predawn security raids early yesterday in Dhaka and north-western Rajshahi while another member of the outfit was killed overnight at Shibganj sub-disrict in north west Bogra. "We raided the village in Shibganj after midnight yesterday on a secret tip . . . they (JMB men) opened fire and hurled bombs sensing our presence at the scene forcing
Hong Kong pro-democracy protester tells court of police `assault`
Obama asks Pak to punish Pathankot attackers
Hong Kong, Jun 8: A pro-democracy protester told Wednesday how he was kicked and punched during mass rallies in 2014 as seven police officers stood trial over the attack, which was captured on film and beamed around the world. Civic Party activist Ken Tsang testified for the first time in the much-anticipated trial which kicked off last week. All seven accused officers have pleaded not guilty. Video footage of the assault, filmed by local media near the city`s government headquarters, shocked residents and dented their faith in the usually trusted police force. Police have been criticised for their heavy-handed treatment of protesters during the rallies, which brought parts of the city to a standstill for more than two months. The demonstrators were asking for fully free elections for their future leaders. Tsang, 40, said he was "assaulted" by seven men after he was subdued by police at a rally. "I was dumped to the ground, then I was kicked and punched. I curled up my body with my face facing towards the wall," said Tsang, dressed in a suit and yellow tie. "I sensed I was beaten with (a) hard object. Someone stepped on me...I was in great pain. The pain lasted for a long time," he said through an interpreter as the seven defendants sat stern-faced. Tsang was also shown video footage in which prosecution lawyers asked him to identify himself. In one clip, he was thrown to the floor before several men kicked him in a dimly-lit corner next to an electricity substation. The seven police, including senior officers, are charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent on Tsang, while one also faces an allegation of common assault. They were suspended from duty after their arrests. Tsang himself was sentenced to five weeks in prison for assaulting and resisting officers after he splashed liquid on police on the same night he was beaten. Pro-police supporters gathered outside court, chanting "We support our police force" while several Tsang supporters carried yellow umbrellas, a symbol of the democratic movement. Defence lawyers have said they will challenge the authenticity of the videos. Footage captured by local network TVB and broadcast at the time showed a group of men hauling a handcuffed Tsang to a dark corner in a public park, where he was beaten. One man stood over him punching him while three others were seen repeatedly kicking him. Nearly 1,000 people were arrested during the rallies, with student leader Joshua Wong facing a verdict later this month. He was acquitted Tuesday in another protest-related case. The hearings come as tensions remain high in the semi-autonomous city, with fears growing that Beijing is tightening its grip. Hong Kong was returned to China in 1997 under a "one country, two systems" agreement and enjoys much greater freedoms than in mainland China, but there are concerns those freedoms are being eroded.
Pak, Jun 8: Treating Pathankot attack on par with 26/11, US President Barack Obama in a clear message asked Pakistan to punish the perpetrators and vowed to stand with India against terror threats emanating from Pakistan-based groups like JeM, LeT and Dcompany. "They (Obama and Modi) called for Pakistan to bring the perpetrators of the 2008 Mumbai and 2016 Pathankot terrorist attacks to justice," a joint statement issued on Tuesday after the Obama-Modi meeting at the White House said. During the meeting, Modi and Obama acknowledged the continued threat posed to human civilisation by terrorism and condemned
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina us to retaliate when Jausar (slain militant) was killed," said a police officer in Bogra. A senior police officer familiar with the crackdowns said two of the slain
the recent terrorist incidents from Paris to Pathankot, from Brussels to Kabul, the statement said. "They resolved to redouble their efforts, bilaterally and with other like-minded countries, to bring to justice the perpetrators of terrorism anywhere in the world and the infrastructure that supports them," the statement said. During the meeting, Obama and Modi committed to strengthen cooperation against terrorist threats from extremist groups, such as "alQaeda, Daesh/ISIL, Jaish-e Mohammad, Lashkar-e-Tayyiba, D Company and their affiliates, including through deepened collaboration on UN terror-
JMB operatives were being looked for attack on a Shiite Mosque last year in Bogra and "one of them was killed early this morning in Shibganj while the other was
ist designations." The two leaders directed their officials to identify specific new areas of collaboration at the next meeting of US India Counter-terrorism Joint Working Group, the statement said. "Recognising an important milestone in the USIndia counter-terrorism partnership, the leaders applauded the finalisation of an arrangement to facilitate the sharing of terrorist screening information," it said. Modi and Obama also affirmed their support for a UN Comprehensive Convention on International Terrorism that advances and strengthens the framework for global cooperation and reinforces that no cause or grievance justi-
killed on Tuesday in Dhaka's Kalshi area." The intensified anti-terror clampdown call comes as the country witnesses a wave of deadly attacks on secular activists and minorities by militants. A 70-year-old Hindu priest became the second person from the community to be killed by three suspected Islamic State jihadists this year in the country. The priest was hacked to death by motorcycleborne men in western Jhinaidah on Tuesday. The suspected Islamists on Sunday hacked to death a Christian grocer in northwestern Natore and on the same day stabbed and then shot
dead wife of a senior police officer who carried out a series of anti-militant operations in Chittagong. Replying to a question by a lawmaker, Hasina had said the militants had previously carried out their attacks on mosques, temples, pagodas and university teachers and now they made the family member of a police officer their victim. "They (killers) should not forget that they also have families, who can also be affected by their actions . . . I would request the family members of those who are carrying out the killings, to make them understand it," Hasina had said. (Agencies)
Alleging that Pakistan’s diplomacy had failed, Mr Sayed said that if India became a member of the NSG, it would be able to block Pakistan’s entry into the group. “We have alienated Iran and Afghanistan and the two countries are now Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs improving their economic ties with India,” Sartaj Aziz he said. Islamabad, June 8: to be friends of Paki- “We are going to enter Upset over India’s ag- stan. an unending arms race,” gressive foreign policy In its efforts to have a he said while referring moves, the senators on full-fledged and multi- to the May 15 Indian Tuesday asked the gov- layered ballistic missile missile test. Besides efernment to immediately defence system, India forts to counter Indian rectify its “diplomatic on May 15 had success- designs through military failings”. fully test-fired an indig- means, he called for Taking part in a discus- enously-developed su- “cohesion” within the sion on an adjournment personic interceptor country, saying that Inmotion moved by PML- missile, capable of de- dia should not be in a N’s Javed Abbasi on the stroying any incoming position to take advan“recent test of an inter- ballistic missile. tage of the situation incept missile by India side Pakistan. contributing to an un- Mushahid Hussain healthy arms race in the Sayed, who is also the Calling for an honest reregion”, the senators chairman of the Senate view of the security and also expressed their defence committee, defence policies, PPP’s concerns over India’s drew the attention of the Farhatullah Babar said growing relations with house towards the the policy of supporting Afghanistan, Iran, the “growing collusion be- non-state actors for adUnited Arab Emirates, tween India and the vancement of certain seSaudi Arabia and Qatar. US”. curity objectives had In their speeches, they The PML-Q senator also spurred arms race highlighted the recent said the Indian prime in the region. “There visits of Indian Prime minister was currently will be no arms race in Minister Narendra Modi in Washington where he the region if foreign and to various countries was scheduled to ad- security policies are forwhich were considered dress the US Congress. mulated by civilians,”
Protesters call for shutting Pakistan mission in Dhaka Dhaka, Jun 8: A group of protesters today demanded that the government shuts down Pakistan High Commission in Dhaka, alleging that the country is hatching conspiracy against Bangladesh. They burnt the Pakistan flag in protest. Workers’ Party of Bangladesh, which is in the ruling coalition with the Awami League, organised the programme to besiege Pakistan High Commission today. Today’s march was arranged in protest to Pakistan’s awarding ‘Nishane Pakistan’, its highest civilian honour, to executed war criminal and Jamaat-e-Islami chief Motiur Rahman Nizami.
US President Barack Obama fies terrorism, the statement said. The two leaders had a "very extensive" and "thoughtful" conversation about the rise of extremism and the need for all countries to work together to address this challenge,
a senior Obama administration official said. The two leaders also underlined the need to ensure that the civil society and the minority communities are fully participating in addressing the issue, the official said.(PTI)
Senators call for steps to counter India’s ‘aggressive foreign policy’ In the next couple of days, he said, the member states of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) would be considering India’s request to join the group.
Protesters call for shutting Pakistan mission in Dhaka
he added. Mr Babar was of the view that the civilian and political leadership must wake up and retrieve the space in formulating security policies already dangerously ceded to the security establishment. Former interior minister Rehman Malik said Iran was even ready to provide its base to India. He said the US had never recognised Pakistan’s role in the war on terror. He asked why the US did not target Taliban chief Mullah Akhtar Mansour through its drones while he was travelling in Iran. Winding up the debate, Adviser to the Prime Minister on Foreign Affairs Sartaj Aziz said Pakistan would take all possible measures to augment its defence capabilities. “Pakistan is not oblivious to its defence requirements and upgrading its capabilities through suitable technologies without entering into an arms race,” he said, adding that “our efforts for peace and friendship must not be interpreted as our weakness. We are fully capable to defend our people and territory”. Mr Aziz said the country’s scientists and experts were monitoring
and evaluating the strategic threats that Indian nuclear doctrine posed to national security. He said that despite limited resources, Pakistan had developed a robust nuclear deterrent system. The adviser said Pakistan was planning to highlight the dangerous implications of India’s plan to nuclearise the Indian Ocean at all the relevant international forums. He said Pakistan was also considering the option of moving a resolution in the UN General Assembly, seeking to declare the Indian Ocean as nuclear-free. Mr Aziz said Pakistan was lobbying effectively and proactively in all the member countries of the NSG, adding: “Our efforts towards non-discriminatory approach will pay off.” Senate Chairman Raza Rabbani suggested that if the members desired, the Senate could be converted into the committee of the whole house to prepare new “terms of engagements with the US”. Amidst desk-thumping, he said the committee could invite stake-holders and hold in-camera sittings on the matter.
Demonstrators were not allowed to march to the Pakistan High Commission. They later burnt Pakistan flag near Bhatara Police Station and chanted slogans demanding severing ties with Islamabad. “Pakistan high commission is spying on the people of Bangladesh,” alleged Fazle Hossain Badsha, general secretary of the Workers’ Party. “They are trying to hatch a conspiracy. The mission must be shut down… not allowed to operate.” He also called for severing Dhaka-Islamabad flights. Workers’ Party alleged that Pakistan is trying to protect the “war criminals” of Bangladesh.
Defence minister's 'vulgar' outburst against Shireen Mazari angers PTI Islamabad, June 8: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif came under fire by opposition lawmakers for making offensive remarks against Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) MNA Shireen Mazari during a National Assembly (NA) session on Wednesday. Using derogatory language specifically targeting the PTI's chief whip Shireen Mazari, Asif pointed towards Mazari and said, "Someone make this tractor trolley keep quiet" when she and some other lawmakers protested to his speech on loadshedding during Ramazan. "Make her voice more feminine," he said, according to eyewitnesses. Another lawmaker chimed in from the government benches to say "Keep quiet, aunty." Moments earlier, television footage showed the defence minister briefing lawmakers on the state of loadshedding in Ramazan. "We are making efforts so that those who are fasting spend their sehri, iftari and tarawihwithout being affected by the loadshedding crisis," Asif claimed. Opposition lawmakers, including Mazari, vocally opposed the defence minister's claims. Amid the uproar, National Assembly Speaker Ayaz Sadiq called for order, requesting the opposition benches to quiet down and listen to Asif's speech. "Wait until it is your turn to respond," Sadiq said. The opposition, however, did not halt their protest, upon which Asif said: "They can't get their affairs in order but they criticise others," after which he made a pointed remark at Mazari, asking for her to be silenced. The PTI's chief whip, Mazari is known for her clear stance on issues and her hard-hitting criticism of government policies.
Following the debacle, the NA speaker ordered that Asif's remarks against Mazari be expunged from the session's record. When Mazari stood in protest and argued with the speaker's decision, Asif said: "I am not going to apologise, they can do whatever they want." Ayaz Sadiq ordered Mazari to sit down and 'let him do his job'. Shifting the blame for Asif's outburst onto Mazari, the speaker said: "Why didn't you sit then? You kept on speaking," he told the PTI's chief whip. PTI's Shafqat Mehmood said Asif, who he had known for 50 years, was intelligent and welldressed but whenever he was under pressure, he didn't keep his tongue in check. "It seems as though this problem has followed him for 50 years," Mehmood said. Although some TV reports claim Mazari appeared on the verge of tears, the PTI's chief whip denies having "broken down". "News on TV channels that I broke down in NA because of Khawaja Asif's remarks absolutely incorrect. We had a yelling match until the speaker intervened," she tweeted. Responding to Asif's outburst, PTI Spokesman Naeemul Haq said "Khawaja Asif should be hung upside down for his vulgarity and misbehaviour, and should be beaten with a shoe 25 times in the morning and 25 times in the evening." Khawaja Asif last year slammed the PTI when the party's lawmakers rejoined the NA. "They should also have some grace, some ethics and some modesty," he said. Mazari said, "Told Khawaja Asif if he had any shame or modesty he would know to deal with women... Luckily my voice is louder than his."
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Learning water management through traditional wisdom Bans Fairness Product Ghana deserves a lot of respect
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While our country is still obsessed with 'fair' skin, Ghana has just come up with something which deserves a lot of respect. In a commendable move, Ghana's Food and Drug Authority has banned the sale of any kind of cosmetics containing skin bleaching ingredient-hydroquinone from August, 2016. Claiming that Hydroquinone, which is one of the key ingredients in most fairness products, is a potential carcinogen, the African nation has taken this historic step given the background that Ghana is one of the countries which is obsessed with the concept of fair skin. The use of hydroquinone products is banned in the United States, Japan, Australia and the European Union. While topical applications of hydroquinone are sometimes prescribed by dermatologists in certain countries to treat uneven skin tone, the substance was banned in the U.S. in 2006 after the FDA concluded that it couldn't rule out whether or not it had carcinogenic properties. Though the creams are no longer sold in the U.S. or in many EU member countries, it's still commonly used across the world to achieve lighter skin tones. Despite having such shocking side effects, these products have been popularly in use in many countries across the globe-and that is because colourism is still a very legitimate, and very disturbing reality. Colourism-which is basically the preference of lighter skin over darker skin-is an issue that has been plaguing people of colour for centuries, and skin bleaching and skin lightening products are the biggest example of its existence. People are obsessed with the concept of 'fairer skin' and that's why people depend on skin lightening of products to look more 'attractive' and 'successful'. Most of the TV commercials and ads today directly emphasise on the fact that 'fairer the skin, more successful and attractive you're!" This obsession for fairer skin has existed since colonial times when the rulers were white and thus the obsession began from there. Ghana has shown the way to break a stereotype, now it to wait and watch if 'fair skin' obsessed Indian will follow suit. As in India also, fairness creams are used by women on a very large scale, particularly those in the rural areas. There is a false notion that only fair people are beautiful, attractive and successful. This notion has to be changed as half of cosmetic products sold in India consist of fairness creams. But finally a country did something about the 'unfair' standard of 'fairness' that India hasn't been able to. After India and other Asian nations, Africa has been dealing with the issue of skin whitening, wherein women are obsessively seeking to whiten their skin colour with chemicals. According to research, 75 percent of Nigerian women, 27 percent of Senegalese women and 33 percent of South African women regularly use skinlightening products.
Djokovic wins Complete career Grand Slam A French Open champion at long last, and the first man in nearly a half-century to win four consecutive major championships, Novak Djokovic grabbed a racket and etched a heart in the very red clay that had given him such heartache in the past. Then, when he finally was handed the La Coupe des Mousquetaires - the one trophy he truly yearned for, the one he needed to complete a career Grand Slam Since losing the 2015 final in Paris, Djokovic has won 28 Grand Slam matches in a row, from Wimbledon and the U.S. Open last year, to the Australian Open in January, and now, after quite a wait, the French Open. The last man to hold all four major titles simultaneously was Rod Laver in 1969, when he earned a calendar-year Grand Slam. Djokovic now can set his sights on that ultimate tennis achievement; he's the first man since Jim Courier in 1992 to get halfway. Djokovic, a 29-year-old from Serbia, owns six titles from the Australian Open, three from Wimbledon and two from the U.S. Open for a Grand Slam total of 12. Among men, only Roger Federer (with 17), Rafael Nadal (14) and Pete Sampras (14) have more. Djokovic is also one of eight men with at least one championship at each major. Of Djokovic's 11 career losses at Roland Garros, six came against Nadal, one against Federer. Three came in finals, against Nadal in 2012 and 2014, and against Stan Wawrinka a year ago, when Djokovic's eyes welled with tears and the arena feted him with an unusually long ovation as he accepted his runner'sup plate. What he has achieved the last 12 months is phenomenal. Winning all four of the Grand Slams in one year is an amazing achievement. This is something that is so rare in tennis, it hasn't happened in an extremely long time. And it's not going to happen for a long time.
Governments need to tap gation. The state governthe rich traditional wis- ment figures itself shows doms related to water man- that in Assam, it takes alagement and harvesting in most over a decade for an different parts of the coun- irrigation projects to be try, and work on these to completed, and the delay is further strengthen these usually as a result of land wisdoms so that the num- acquisition, lesser number ber of beneficiaries could of working days in a year, rampant corruption etc. be increased. In Assam, though the state One such traditional wisis basically an agrarian dom which has over the economy, still a major por- past almost hundred years been bention of the efitting farmers Amarjyoti Borah thousands don't have access to irrigation facili- of farmers in the Baksa disties. This is pointed out by trict, and which has the poAssam government figures tential to benefit thousands itself, according to which more is the Dong-Bandh out of the 1,336 irrigation system. projects in the State, only Though the district has no 214 are fully functional, irrigation facilities, the and as a result of this only over 149,288 cultivators in a small percentage of the the districts and 94,591 agcultivable area is under ir- ricultural labours, are supported by this irrigation rigation. During an assembly ses- system. sion last year, taking seri- The system is simple, and ous note of the defunct ir- involves making a small rigation system in the State, canal from a nearby river, the Assam Speaker Pranab and it has been dug all the Gogoi had asked former Ir- way to the cultivation rigation Minister Chandan fields. This way systematiSarkar to expedite the cally smaller or sub chandepartment's functioning in nels are made to take the the greater interest of the water to the cultivation farming community, and fields. significantly he had also Systematically the main casaid that, 'Irrigation has re- nal is made from the river mained a most neglected so that water flows through subject and the Irrigation it, and after the canal Department has earned a reaches areas where there bad reputation for the Gov- are fields, smaller canals are ernment. The minister made so that water could be should do the needful to taken to all cultivable areas. ensure that it discharges its The committee which is remandated responsibilities'. sponsible for the smooth The state government running of the irrigation needs to tap on the tradi- system is a well managed tional water harvesting and one, and it entrusts one management systems exist- member for each sub-canal, ing in the state, as it is not whose duty is to monitor the possible to immediately canal everyday and report bring all the cultivable ar- to the committee about any eas in the state under irri- damage or any repair which
might be needed. The tenure of the committee is one year, and the annual audit is presented every year before the monsoon, usually around the month of May to the stake holders of the system. As a result of this well managed irrigation system, the farmers are not dependent only on the rainfall to take care of their water needs for their agriculture. Farmers from the Baksa village in Assam has been able to do for over a hundred years what the state government has deemed difficult, which is irrigation for farmers all through the years. The farmers are not dependent on the state government for setting up any irrigation projects, but had set up their own over a hundred years back which is still functioning and ensuring water to thousands of farmers. According to reports of the Assam agriculture department itself, Baksa district does better in autumn cultivation than the state average, and officials of the agriculture department credits this indigenous irrigation system for this. Cultivation of the autumn paddy, between Februarys to June is a troublesome period for the farmers of Assam due to lack of irrigation facilities, and as the period is a rainless one, it makes it difficult for farmers who don't have access to irrigation facilities in the state. According to data from the Assam agriculture department, in the year 2014-15, the yield of autumn paddy in the district was 4704 kg per hectare, while the state
Traditional irrigation network. average was 3414 kg per hectare. Similarly, in the year 201314, the yield of autumn paddy in the district was 2864 kg per hectare of land while the state average was 2301 kg per hectare of land. Officials of the Assam agriculture department also points out that majority of the farmers in the district are not impacted during the periods of delayed monsoon or drought, and this is because they receive water regularly through this network. The Dong Bandh is only one example. According to studies carried out by the New Delhi based Centre for Science and Environment, there are many such indigenous technologies all across the country, as depending on the resources available to them, Indians, over centuries, developed a
range of techniques to harvest every possible form of water-from rainwater to groundwater, stream to river water, and floodwater. The government also needs to rope in Non-Governmental Organizations for this purpose, besides roping in research scholars working this subject in different institutions. In the case of the Dongbandh irrigation network, a local NGO- Gramya Vikash Mancha has done wonders by reviving many of the canals of this network, which had become defunct, and at the same time creating awareness about this traditional wisdom and institutionalizing it. GVM through community action have been able to restore over 183.7 kms of the canal network through cleaning and dredging work, and this restoration work has benefit over
18000 bigha of cultivable land, and this in turn has been able to benefit over 32 thousand farmers and fishermen. As part of its program, the GVM authorities have also formed a Central Canal Management Committee of Ghogra Jan (Canal) by giving exposure visits to the Dong Bandh Committees and have also formulated a constitution. The Central Canal management Committee was formed taking 21 executive members from all the Branch Canal management Committees. An amendable constitution has also been formulated which would be followed by the Committee to resolve any problem regarding distribution of water. Amarjyoti Borah is a SAMUHA Water Fellow. He can be reached at: amarjyotiborah@gmail.com
How Modi's Nuclear Agenda Matters for Mexico The Indian prime minister will have a hard time convincing Mexico to support India's inclusion in the NSG. Fresh from his victory of se- bomb, but Mexico and India's Delhi. Then, two years later, curing Swiss backing for shared-and longstanding-ef- Rajiv Gandhi delivered his India's membership of the forts towards the eradication of seminal speech at the United Nuclear Suppliers Group nuclear weapons. Nations proposing a world (NSG), Indian Prime Minis- A recent chapter on Mexico's free of nuclear weapons, a ter Narendra Modi is cur- view of India as a rising power blueprint for disarmament rently en route to another describes how the joint com- whose momentum drew country with strong reservations about Gilberto Estrada Harris and Kate Sullivan de India's recent bid to join the grouping: Mexico. mitment to nuclear disarma- upon the discussions and acModi's one-day stopover in ment between India and tivism of the Six-Nation IniMexico on June 8 will be the Mexico runs deep. Or used to. tiative. first bilateral visit of an In- Thirty years ago in August, Then came India's nuclear dian head of state in 30 years. Mexican President Miguel de tests of 1998. With the sheets And while the official remit la Madrid received Indian still warm following their of Modi's meeting with Mexi- Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi close cooperation on disarcan President Enrique Peña in the Pacific coastal city of mament in the 1980s, part of Nieto is to discuss "coopera- Ixtapa. The occasion was the the significance of India's tion in… areas such as space, second Summit of Heads of tests for Mexico was beenergy, agriculture, and sci- State for Peace and Disarma- trayal: India's nuclear tests ence and technology," ment and in attendance were signaled the obliteration of sources on the Indian side the members of the Six-Nation the countries' shared resolve have suggested that Modi's Five-Continent Peace Initia- to rid the world of nuclear visit is really about address- tive, a group comprising Ar- weapons. ing Mexico's NSG concerns. gentina, Greece, India, Mexico moved swiftly to Seen through a nuclear lens, Mexico, Sweden, and Tanza- condemn the tests. As AntoModi's Mexico visit holds nia, determined to strengthen nio de Icaza, the Mexican more than a little irony. Three international security by pro- representative to the Conferdecades ago, India's last top- moting nuclear disarmament. ence on Disarmament in level visit to Mexico took as The countries' shared commit- Geneva in 1998, put it, its central theme not a covert ment to dismantling the global India's actions "were not hope for support of India as nuclear order had been ce- conducive to the achievea nuclear-trading, non-NPT mented at the first summit held ment of a nuclear weaponssignatory in possession of the the previous year in New free world; rather, they exac-
erbated regional tensions and were inconsistent with the actual international climate of détente." Like India, Mexico's commitment to nuclear disarmament and non-proliferation has persisted as a regular and promiEstrada nent feature of its international engagement. And like India, Mexico has counted efforts to eradicate the menace of nuclear weapons as a central part of its identity. Yet unlike India, Mexico has rather more to show for its disarmament activism. Mexico's nuclear disarmament showpiece is the Treaty of Tlatelolco-the Treaty for the Prohibition of Nuclear Weapons in Latin America and the Caribbean-the first treaty to create a nuclear-weapons-freezone in a densely populated area (as compared to the prior 1961 Antarctic Treaty). Opened for signature in 1967, it preceded the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty. The Treaty of Tlatelolco shone out especially against the looming shadows cast by the Cuban Missile Crisis. Its Mexican architect,
Alfonso García Robles, won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1982 for his efforts. In light of this perhaps greatest of success stories in Mexico's diplomatic history, it is unsurprising that India's post-test disarmament rhetoric has failed to convince Mexico that the two countries still share the same aspirations for a nuclear weaponsfree world. Mexico's disarmament activism has persisted, with India frequently a target, either explicitly or implicitly. Every year Mexico joins the New Coalition Agenda in presenting a resolution to the UN First Committee on Disarmament and International Security that calls on India, together with Pakistan and Israel, to become signatories to the NPT. Mexico became a member of the NSG in 2013, and made its position on India clear-if only tacitly so-in its first ever statement at the NSG plenary in Prague. Mexico flagged the significance of the IAEA Comprehensive Safeguards Agreement, in combination with an Additional Protocol,
A paradise on earth ment that could claim a corruption free status. Body languages of all the ministers smacked of arrogance not excluding the Chief-minister that brought about the downfall of the congress government. Now that a new government led by Sarbananda Sonowal has been installed, Change with innovation is in the anvil. Hopefully, all such changes with innovative ideas will be translated into reality in letter and spirit. Employees of the government including those of the Secretariat must have to change their notion of late coming and early going. They must refrain from taking recourse to unfair means Yours etc, accepting gratification, anyone not excepting Denhang Bosai ministers found to have amassed wealth disproDIPRO, Khonsa. portionate to their income must be punished attaching their properties. We express our disdain for those corrupt forest officials who were responsible for deforestation, under previous congress regime, hobnobbing with the poachers for killing rhino. New Chief-minister's iniSir, People of Assam have been suffering from red tiative for planting 5 crore saplings within 3 tapism for last 15 years or even prior to that. months will definitely help Assam to gain its Corrupt ministers, bureaucrats and other offi- lost ground in greenery. We cannot expect a cials of the erstwhile congress government re- Utopia but we can expect a corruption free sorted to red tapism. Almost in each and every Assam. office of the state government files never moved, unless the officials were given bribe. ProperYours etc. ties amassed by these officials would surely Ashok Bordoloi drive home what exactly we intend to convey. Dibrugarh We simply failed to put our finger on a departnight at a time when most places in the country are reeling under sweltering heat. But wishes are not horses. However, together we can build our place and indeed transform it into a paradise on earth. What we need is the urge, the will, the drive, the resolve, the unwavering love for our place, a strong sense of belongingness and of course a strong, effective and bold leadership. Let's all strive to build Khonsa the way it should be. Let's stop complaining and grizzling over everything.
Of Redtapism
A view of Khonsa Township. Sir, Peeping at the sleepy Khonsa Township nestled on a verdant hill slope amidst serene ambience through a thick growth of plants. How I wistfully wish that the roads were good and power supplies, water supplies, mobile and internet services smooth and uninterrupted!!! Khonsa would have been a paradise on earth. This is June; mid-summer but the mornings, evenings and nights are cool and beautiful. One needs a light blanket at
as "the international verification standard to which all states should adhere as soon as possible." That India was the target is clear: India is the only state exempted from the NSG's 1992 requirement of full-scope safeguards as a condition for nuclear transfers. As the Spanish saying goes: al que le quede el saco que se lo ponga - if the jacket fits, wear it. Both Switzerland and Mexico are known as nonproliferation hardliners, and, along with China, have occupied the current Indian leadership with the threat they pose to the unanimous vote required of the NSG on the question of India's membership. Modi's charm has secured a Swiss Yes, but the case of Mexico may be tougher. Mexico's historical achievements in the field of nuclear disarmament and nonproliferation, together with the betrayal of India's nuclear tests and continued status as an NPT outsider, make Mexico's acceptance of India into the NSG unlikely. Courtesy: The Diplomat
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Various Jobs in Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat, June 2016 Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. Last Date: 30/06/2016. Applications are invited from Indian citizens for direct recruitment of Assoc. Deans, Lakhimpur College of Vety. Science and Biswanath College of Agriculture/ Assoc. Director of Extension Education (Publication and Information/Training)/ Associate Director of Research/Deputy Registrar (Personnel)/Lady Medical Officer/Secretary to Vice Chancellor, Assam Agricultural University, Jorhat. 1. Associate Dean (Tenure post of 5 years) Pay : Rs. 37,400 67,000/ + Grade pay 10,000/ p.m. (UGC) (a) Biswanath College of Agriculture, Biswanath Chariali (b) Lakhimpur College of Veterinary Science, Joyhing, North Lakhimpur 2. Associate Director of Extn. Education (Publication and Information), AAU, Jorhat (Tenure post of 5 years) Pay : Rs. 37,400 67,000/ + Grade pay 10,000/ p.m. (UGC) 3. Associate Director of Extn. Education (Training), AAU, Jorhat. (Tenure post of 5 years) Pay : Rs. 37,400 67,000/ + Grade pay 10,000/ p.m. (UGC) 4. Associate Director of Research, (Tenure post of 5 years) Pay : Rs. Rs. 37,400 - 67,000.00 + Grade Pay of Rs. 10,000/ p.m. (UGC) 5. Deputy Registrar (Personnel), AAU, Jorhat Pay : Rs. 12,000/ 40,000/ + Grade pay of Rs. 6,300/p.m. 6. Lady Medical Officer, AAU, Jorhat Pay : Rs. 12,00040,000/ + Grade Pay of Rs.6, 100/p.m. 7. Secretary to Vice Chancellor Pay : Rs. 12,000/ Rs. 40,000/ + Grade Pay of Rs. 6,100. Age: Age limit as on 01.01.2016: 38 years (maximum). The age is relaxable by the number of full years of service rendered in AAU/ICAR/CSIR/DST/SAUs and other Govt. Institutions up to a maximum of 5(five) years as supported by the relevant documents for the post of Lady Medical Officer & Secretary to Vice Chancellor. For other posts, age is no bar. Application Fee: Application fee is to be deposited at Powerjyoti Account of the University lying with the State Bank of India, AAU Jorhat Branch (A/c No. 33019714091). For payment, a Challan copy may be downloaded from the University website and fee paid Challan copy is to be enclosed along with the application form. The prescribed fee is Rs. 300/ in case of general candidates and Rs. 150/ in case of SC/ST/PH candidates. How to apply: Application form in prescribed format is to be submitted to the Registrar, AAU, Jorhat on or before June 30/2016. A self addressed stamped (worth Rs.6/ envelope size 23 cm x 10 cm should be sent along with the application form). Advertisement Details: Pl check www.aau.ac.in
GradeIV Jobs in Jorhat Medical College & Hospital, June 2015 Jorhat Medical College & Hospital. Last Date: 25/06/2015. Applications are invited from Indian citizens in Standard Form for filling up of following vacant posts in Jorhat Medical College & Hospital in the scales of pay and the other allowances as admissible under the rules. Name of Post: GradeIV No of Post: 04 Educational Qualification: Read up to ClassX. Pay: Rs 2450 Rs 3670/ Age: 18 to 38 years. 5 year of relaxation for SC/ ST candidates. Fee: Rs 100 to be deposited in the form of Bank Draft. How to Apply: Pl check www.jmch.org.in/ for more details.
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NIRD recruitment 2016 Border Security senior medical officer 7 Force Constable (Tradesmen) vacancies National institute of rural Development and Panchayati Raj (NIRD) invites application for the position of 07 Administrative officer, senior medical officer, assistant librarian, security officer, junior Hindi Translator, pharmacist, library and information assistant vacancies. Apply before 27th June 2016. Name of post:- Administrative officer, senior medical officer Eligibility:- Degree, MBBS, master degree, Graduation, SSC, Diploma in pharmacy Job Location:- Telangana and Assam Last Date:- 27th June 2016 Total No. of Posts:- 7 Posts Administration Officer:- 01 posts Age Limit:- The age of the candidate should below 45 years. Pay Scale:- Rs 15600 - 39100/- Per Month Qualification:- Candidates should have degree from a recognized university. Senior Medical Officer:- 01 posts Age Limit:- The age of the candidate should below 45 years. Pay Scale:- Rs 15600 - 39100/- Per Month Qualification:- Candidates should have MBBS from a recognized university. Selection Procedure:- The selection of the candidates will be on the basis of personal interview depending on the number of applications received. Age Relaxation:- The upper age of the candidates in relaxable for the following specified categories to the extent indicated below:i) By 5 years for candidates belonging to ST communities. ii) By 5 years for candidates belonging to SC communities. iii) By 3 years for candidates belonging to OBC communities. How to apply:- Candidates may apply in prescribed application along with relevant documents send to the assistant Registrar (E), National Institute of Rural Development and Panchayati Raj, Rajendranagar, Hyderabad:- 500030 on or before 27th June 2016.
North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) recruits Project Workers in Jorhat May 2016 Project Workers Job position in North East Institute of Science and Technology (NEIST) 1.Qualification: Diploma in Chemical / Mechanical Engineering. Pay Scale: Rs. 8000 Age: 28 yrs 2.Qualification: MCA or BE/BTech (Computer Sc / IT or MSc, IT having knowledge in Linux / HTML / Javascript / Database. Age: 28 yrs Pay Scale: Rs. 12,000 3.Qualification:MSc Library Science with proficiency in Computer Sc and knowledge in Bibliographic DBMS. Pay Scale: Rs. 12,000 4.Qualification: BE / BTech in Chemical Engineering with exposure in the area of high pressure hydrogenation reactions. Age: 28 yrs Pay Scale: Rs. 20000 5. SRF (Extended): Those who have submitted PhD theses in Organic Chemistry may be selected provisionally for one year only pending award of PhD degree. Once PhD degree is awarded they may be absorbed as RA Max Age: 33 yrs Pay Scale: Rs. 20000 OR RA: (i) PhD in Organic Chemistry Max Age: 35 yrs Pay Scale:Rs. 36,000/- to Rs. 40,000/- Per Month How to apply Interview Date: 08-06-2016 , Reporting time: 9.00 am.
Recruitment, May 2016 [561 posts]
Border Security Force (BSF) Last Date: 20/ 06/2016. Applications are invited from male Indian citizens for appointment for the following posts of Constables in Border Security Force (BSF): Name of post: Constable (Tradesmen) No of posts : 561 posts in various Trades Pay : Rs.5200 -20200 grade pay Rs. 2000 Age : 1823 years as on 01/08/2016 Educational Qualification : Matriculation or equivalent. Application Fee : Rs.50/ in the form of bank DD or Postal Order. No fee from SC/ST/ Ex.SM candidates. How to Apply : Application in the prescribed format should be sent to the concerned RAs/HQrs in different States of India as per the details given in the advertisement within 30 days of publication of the advertisement in i.e. on or before last date 20/06/2016. For more information: bsf.nic.in
Teaching Positions (Professor) in South Asian University May 2016 South Asian University (SAU) Akbar Bhawan, Chanakyapuri, New Delhi 110021, India Teaching Positions (Professor) in South Asian University South Asian University, a collaborative project of all SAARC countries, is looking for outstanding, highly qualified and experienced faculty members: Professor : 07 posts in Cmputer Science, Mathematics, Legal Studies, Life Sciences& Biotechnology, International Relations, Sociology and Economics, Pay : US$ 30000 to US$ 40000) per annum Application Fee : Indian Rs. 1300/- (US$ 20) How to Apply : Apply Online at South Asian University (SAU) website on or before20/06/2015. For further details: sau.in
‘The Eastern Today’ has taken an initiative to present Questions & Answers to help the aspirants in their competitive exams (SSC, Banks, Insurance, etc.). 1). Which state government has recently announced its first ever IT and Electronics Start-up Policy that has special focus on encouraging new ventures by providing them various incentives and subsidies? a) Maharashtra b) Gujarat c) Madhya Pradesh d) Karnataka e) Haryana
to spread awareness among people regarding tiger conservation. The train travels between a) Delhi and Bhubaneswar b) Delhi and Patna c) Delhi and Bangalore d) Delhi and Mumbai e) Mumbai and Bangalore
Answer: b) Gujarat
5). To reduce import dependence, the government has decided to establish six bulk drug and medical devices parks across India. The estimated cost for the project is about a) Rs.60000cr b) Rs.70000cr c) Rs.75000cr d) Rs.80000cr e) Rs.85000cr Answer: a) Rs.60000cr
2). Post Offices in the country are going to witness core banking operations by ______ with 1.33 lakh postmen carrying handheld ATMs. a) 2019 b) 2022 c) 2017 d) 2025 e) 2023 Answer: c) 2017 3). Union Minister for Road Transport, Surface and shipping Nitin Gadkari launched Setu Bhartam project in a) Himachal Pradesh b) Odisha c) West Bengal d) Maharashtra e) Gujarat Answer: a) Himachal Pradesh 4). Railway Minister Suresh Prabhu flagged off IRCTC's Tiger Express, a semi-luxury train
Answer: d) Delhi and Mumbai
6). Bihar government launched the Bihar Public Grievance Redressal Act, empowering the public to get their grievances redressed within a specified time frame. Who is the chief minister of Bihar? a) Shri Sarbananda Sonowal b) Shri Nitish Kumar c) Shri Raghubar Das d) Shri T R Zeliang e) Shri Manik Sarkar Answer: b) Shri Nitish Kumar
7). Government officials will observe a _____ day on the seventh of every month in and around Tezu town in Arunachal Pradesh. a) Water day b) Book day c) Vehicle - free day d) Official Language day e) None of the above Answer: c) Vehicle free day 8). _____ became the first Indian state to give transgender people social welfare benefits, such as a pension, housing and food grains. a) Tamil Nadu b) Kerala c) Karnataka d) Odisha e) Gujarat Answer: d) Odisha 9). The HRD Ministry is set to launch ______ DTH channels for livetelecasting lectures from six IITs and other top institutions. a) 15 b) 16 c) 22 d) 30 e) 32 Answer: e) 32 10). India seven agreements and agreed to share intelligence to combat 'hawala' transactions (illegal money
movement) and terror financing with which among the following countries? a) Oman b) Iran c) Qatar d) Yemen e) Bahrain
a) Yogesh Agarwal b) Hemant Contractor c) Upendra Kumar Sinha d) Montek Singh Ahluwalia e) None of the above Answer: b) Hemant Contractor
3D-printed aircraft, at the 2016 edition of the Berlin Air Show. a) Air Asia India b) Air Costa c) Airbus d) Air India e) Air India Express Answer: c) Airbus
Answer: c) Qatar 11). A 6.3-magnitude earthquake rocked the ______ islands in eastern Indonesia. a) Kalimantan b) Maluku c) Lesser Sunda d) Sumatra e) Java Answer: b) Maluku 12). Who has been named the ambassador for Swachh Bharat Mission's youth-based Swachh Saathi programme? a) Ritika Singh b) Alia Bhatt c) Dia Mirza d) Nimrat Kaur e) None of the above Answer: c) Dia Mirza 13). Pension Fund Regulatory and Development Authority (PFRDA) have said it will hold a 15-day campaign across India from June 27 to spread awareness about the National Pension System (NPS). Who is the chairman of PFRDA?
14). ______ has bagged National Award for Excellence in Cost Management for the year 2015 from The Institute of Cost Accountants of India under the category of Public Service Sector- Small. a) RailTel b) Krishak Bharati Cooperative Limited c) Central Electronics Limited d) V.O. Chidambaranar Port e) None of the above Answer: d) V.O. Chidambaranar Port 15). India has jumped 13 positions from last year to rank _____ among 30 developing countries this year on ease of doing business. a) 10th b) 15th c) 3rd d) 5th e) 2nd Answer: e) 2nd 16). Aircraft manufacturer _____ recently unveiled 'Thor', which it claims is the world's first
17). Which Online fashion marketplace has acquired three startups including Zohraa, Picksilk and Styl for an undisclosed amount? a) Voonik b) Jabong c) Koovs d) Yepme e) Shopclues Answer: a) Voonik 18). Novak Djokovic beats whom to claim 1st French Open title? a) Rodger Federar b) Rafel Nadal c) Andy Murray d) Stan Wawrinka e) None of the above Answer: c) Andy Murray 19). Name the India's first Mr Universe who passed away in Kolkata recently. a) Manohar Aich b) Bikram Saluja c) Sachin Khurana d) Kawaljit Anand singh e) Taheer Ali Answer: a) Manohar Aich 20). Which State As-
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sembly passes Ease of Doing Business Bill? a) Bihar b) Assam c) Odisha d) Tamilnadu e) Haryana Answer: b) Assam 21). Singapore International Arbitration Centre to open its Representative Office at..? a) Mizoram b) Maharashtra c) Gujarat d) Rajasthan e) West Bengal Answer: c) Gujarat 22). Union Government and Asian Development Bank(ADB) Sign deal for $200 Million loan to which State? a) Gujarat b) Telengana c) Madhya Pradesh d) Jharkhand e) Punjab Answer: d)
Jharkhand 23). Name the Country Topped the 'Good Country 2015' Index? a) Norway b) Sweden c) Thailand d) Hong Kong e) Libya Answer: b) Sweden 24). Which Country declares flood emergency after River Seine burst its banks? a) Italy b) Russia c) UK d) US e) France Answer: e) France 25). Who has been appointed as new MD of State Bank of Mysore..? a) A Bhattacharya b) NK Chari c) Vishal Sikha d) Nita Ambani e) C Lagarde Answer: b) NK Chari
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Rs. 38,000 crore invested by mutual funds in debt market in April-May GREAT INVESTMENT Mutual fund managers have pumped in nearly Rs. 38,000 crore into the debt market in the first two months (April-May) of the current fiscal, largely on the back of increased participation from retail investors.
Image for representational purpose. (Photo: previews.123rf) Pune, Jun 8: Mutual fund managers have pumped in nearly Rs. 38,000 crore into the debt market in the first two months (April-May) of the current fiscal, largely on
the back of increased participation from retail investors. Besides, the fund managers invested a net amount of Rs. 6,500 crore in equity markets during the period under review.
YuppTV ties up with 'Future Today', introduces 'Kids & Cookery' content
Founder and CEO YuppTV, Udaynandan Reddy. (Photo: i.ytimg) ANI New Delhi, Jun 8: YuppTV, the world's largest Over-The-Top (OTT) provider for South Asian content has announced its tie-up with Future Today Inc. As part of the move, YuppTV will showcase Future Today's Kids (Happykids) and Cookery (ifood.tv) related content to global users on its YuppTV Bazaar platform. iFood TV is a multi-platform video channel for food and cooking content. Apart from having the largest library of cooking videos, it is also the mosttrafficked site in the foodvideo space. Happykids is a multi-platform video channel that entertains and educates kids of all ages with music, stories and activity guides. Speaking on the partnership, Founder and CEO YuppTV, Udaynandan Reddy said, "YuppTV Bazaar was launched as the perfect destination for today's digital viewership to consume the most curated, high-quality video content in their preferred genre. Following the association, we would be introducing exclusive culinary and kids' enter-
tainment content on our platform. We are confident that the new additions will further entertain and indulge our users." "We are excited to be partnering with YuppTV to make our premium content available on their platform. With our content now available on YuppTV Bazaar, YuppTV users will not only be able to view the recipes, preparation techniques and how-to guides for their favorite cuisines, anytime, anywhere, but also keep their kids happily entertained while they are cooking," said CoFounderFuture Today, Vikrant Mathur. YuppTV Bazaar is a novel initiative from YuppTV, which serves as a digital marketplace for premium video content creators to upload, share and monetize their creations. The platform curates and hosts high-quality video content across various genres such as Education, Short Films, Web Series, and Trailers etc. The iFood TV content can be viewed through the YuppTV app on Smart TVs, smart phones, tablets and PCs.
Besides, the fund managers invested a net amount of Rs. 6,500 crore in equity markets during the period under review. Fund houses are upbeat about the overall inflows in equity and debt markets for the current financial year (2016-17). Experts
As per data released by the capital markets regulator, Sebi, mutual fund managers invested a net sum of Rs. 35,523 crore in the debt market in April and another Rs. 2,317 crore in May, taking the total fund mobilisation to Rs. 37,839 crore in the two months. Experts think that increased participation from retail investors is at work for the inflows in the debt market. think that increased participation from retail investors is at work for the inflows in the debt market. As per data released by the capi-
tal markets regulator, the Securities and Exchange Board of India (Sebi), mutual fund managers invested a net sum of Rs. 35,523 crore in the debt market in April and another Rs. 2,317 crore in May, taking the total fund mobilisation to Rs. 37,839 crore in the two months. The inflow has helped the mutual fund industry cross the Rs. 14 lakh-crore mark in assets under management (AUM) at the end of April. A mutual fund is an investment vehicle with a pool of funds collected from investors to buy securities such as stocks, bonds, money market instruments and similar assets. (Agencies)
Image for representational purpose. (Photo: d1s8mqgwixvb29) commercial approach. Incited by such tactics that marginalized the interests of the consumers, ReligiousTrip.com was established. Designed to eliminate issues like unorganized set-up and lack of information, this platform offers its customers a viable option creating a niche in the market. "Travelling makes people see things in new light or from a new perspective. While some choose to travel to exotic locations,
there's another group who may choose to go on a pilgrimage or visit a religious place either to restore their beliefs or find spiritual peace. Thus, to enable better travelling solutions specifically for the latter, we decided to incept ReligiousTrip.com which could cater to their needs and further revolutionize the religious tourism industry in India," said CoFounder and Director Religious Trip, Jatin Arora.
Mumbai, Jun 8: Online video streaming firm Netflix said that it would produce a screen version of Sacred Games, a detective thriller by Indian novelist Vikram Chandra. The adaptation will be made in partnership with Phantom Films, a local production company. This would be the first original series for Netflix in India, which launched its services in the country recently. Shot in India, this Hindi-English series will available to Netflix members globally upon completion, Netflix said in a statement. Set in Mumbai, Sacred Games delves into the city's intri-
"The idea is to make Religious Trip a one-stop shop for religious travel within India for both national and international travelers. We intend to provide a hasslefree and comfortable travel experience pan India for all our revered customers at affordable prices," he added. Prior to commencing its operations, experienced professional from the company conducted extensive research on over 20 Indian religious places, which revealed the massive opportunity beneath and the growth potential in this space. With more than 1.1 billion individuals undertaking pilgrimage to and within India every year, the idea was to develop an allinclusive tourism platform. Incorporating every necessity of its customers, irrespective of their religious faiths, the platform truly exemplifies the ancient Indian concept of 'Unity in Diversity'.
5-8 pct of total handsets sold in India returned and then sold as unboxed ANI New Delhi, Jun 8: Business dynamics is rapidly changing today, whether they are specialty products, luxury goods or daily consumer goods-the ways they are sold and purchased are undergoing rapid metamorphosis. The latest growing craze in the market is refurbished factory seconds-products, including electronics, IT products, telecom gadgets and others. India is a rising market power with vast untapped potential and the refurbished market here has a great potential for the coming years. Refurbished goods are a great way to meet aspirational value without paying too much. Demand for refurbished and unboxed electronics products in the country is rising, driven majorly by buyers
from tier II and III cities looking for a good bargain, finds a ShopClues survey. According to the survey, 70 percent of the demand for used or unboxed mobiles, tablets and laptops now comes from these smaller cities, such as Hisar and Nashik. The survey also found that as many as twothirds of the buyers in these cities were willing to pay upfront while ordering. But the companies are witnessing a rise in demand from metros, too. On an average, the ratio, today, would be 40 percent from top metros and 60 percent from the remaining cities. One of the biggest players today and first movers in the country operating since 2005 in refurbished and Unboxed phones is Rocking Deals whose CEO Yuvraj Aman Singh shares some
more light on the industry. "We know everyone is looking for a deal and yes India has the maximum youngsters in the country, In tier II and II towns youngsters don't keep phones for years and prefer using the latest technology and swap to a newer better product. We feel in that stage when the whole lifecycle of a device is five to six months we must be able to give newer and better products to our customers and make them our lifetime customers," said Yuvraj Aman Singh. "As ecommerce is here to stay and has taken over the world the returns would always be coming. Selling the same with Authenticity and commitment of a long term lifecycle, we try our level best to keep the customers happy. Five to eight percent
New headphone unveiled by Senheiser at Rs 39,990 REDEFINING AUDIOPHILE LISTENING German audio company Sennheiser recently launched a new closed-back design headphone - HD 630VB - that offers a distraction-free listening experience, whether at home or on the move, and costing Rs 39,990 headphone. The headphone has a frequency response of 1042,000 HZ and is also suitable for reproducing highresolution audio files. The HD 630VB headphone features a rotary bass dial that allows users to customise the bass response according to their personal preferences, has a remote control on the right ear cup allowing users to control music and a microphone to take calls on their smartphones. The adjustable headband lets users achieve the perfect fit, while the soft ear pads give enhanced comfort even over long periods of listening, said the statement
Image for representational purpose. (Photo: mysmartprice) the bass response according to their personal preferences, has a remote control on the right ear cup allowing users to control music and a microphone to take calls on their smartphones. The adjust-
returns of the total handsets sold in India makes the business a multimillion dollar rotational business and upgrading our customers multiplies the turnovers many folds," added Yuvraj Aman Singh. "If by not having a brand seal on the product makes you save 30-50 percent with the brand warranty users see it as a great deal. Currently we are selling through Amazon India, Ebay,Snapdeal, Shopclues, Quikr, Junglee and Zopper. Being the largest suppliers and having a quality and stock commitments, Rocking Deals commands the market. More and more people are getting to know the concept of the unboxed phones and more than advertisement word of mouth helps," concludes Singh.
our commitment to bring the authenticity of local stories to Netflix members across 190 countries worldwide," said Erik Barmack, Vice-President, International Original Series, Netflix.
Erik Barmack, VicePresident, International Original Series, Netflix. (Photo: dramasummitwest)
cate web of organised crime, corruption, politics and espionage that lie beneath India's economic renaissance, it said. "Sacred Games reinforces
Netflix is now eyeing growth beyond the U.S. and has been expanding its services in other markets. India is a key market for Internet firms, as it surpassed the U.S. to become the world's second-biggest home for Internet users behind China, according to a report last week from Mary Meeker at Kleiner Perkins Caufield & Byers. (Agencies)
YouTube MCN 'Whacked Out Media' hits 500 million views
Rama Krishna Veerapaneni, the Managing Director of Whacked Out Media. (Photo: bangaloremirror) ANI New Delhi, Jun 8: Asia's biggest YouTube multi-channel networks Whacked Out Media has surpassed the 500 million monthly views milestone on YouTube. It is definitely no small feat for a company which started off monetizing it's own content on the platform back in 2011. Five years since, Whacked out has placed itself among the top MCNs of YouTube, serving hundreds of partners and creators. With some stunning statistics like total watch-time of a whopping 1.6 billion minutes in May, Whacked Out trusts its organic strategies. This is done through directly engaging with the video and social communities without any paid advertising at all. A strong presence on social media alongside the right SEO strategy - this remains the core reason for their phenomenal growth on digital media so far. Another part of their success story comes from strategic partnerships with competent content creators like Kalaipuli S. Thanu (V creations), PVP Global, Bosskey TV etc., helping the total views per month to cross 511 million last month. It goes without saying, that the V Creations' Kabali teaser, which went on to become the highest watched Indian teaser
of all time with over 20 million views, had the creative genius of Whacked Out behind its video promotion strategy. Their other top performers include PVP Global (Brahmotsavam), Nursery Rhymes Channel and Telugu FilmNagar. When asked about reaching this milestone, Rama Krishna Veerapaneni, the Managing Director of Whacked Out Media said, "We started with a vision on YouTube in 2011 and have now grown to be one of the largest partners of YouTube in the APAC region. We have half a billion YouTube views across our channels and for us, every view and watched minute counts. Whacked Out has always grown organically along with its partners." Whacked Out has been creating, publishing and distributing content on YouTube and other platforms consistently and effectively for half a decade now and it shows no signs of stopping. It is also a major player in Audience Development on Social Media platforms such as Facebook,Twitter and Instagram. These are organically leveraged to develop audiences for their YouTubeChannels rather than paid advertising.
Shruti Hassan unveils Mankind Pharma's 'ACNESTAR' range of products
TECHNOLOGY German audio company Sennheiser recently launched a new closed-back design headphone - HD 630VB - that offers a distraction-free listening experience, whether at home or on the move, and costing Rs 39,990 headphone. The headphone has a frequency response of 10-42,000 HZ and is also suitable for reproducing high-resolution audio files. "With HD 630VB we have translated our longstanding experience in the field of high-end audio into a closed-back design. These audiophile headphones are meant to redefine audiophile listening for years to come," said Sennheiser's Director, Consumer Segment, Kapil Gulati, in a statement. The HD 630VB headphone features a rotary bass dial that allows users to customise
Netflix to produce first original series of Sacred Games in India
ReligiousTrip.com launches in India ANI New Delhi, Jun 8: Counteracting the uncertainties around online religious travel bookings, ReligiousTrip.com announces the launch of its comprehensive services in India. It is essentially an online travel portal that facilitates integrated travelling services for devotees, tourists and seasoned travelers who desire to travel to any religious destination in India. The platform is designed to provide customers with an organized spiritual travel solution that can be customized, based on the needs, questions and satisfaction of a traveler, managing every step of their travel plan. Potential travelers are typically skeptical about going on pilgrimages or booking religious trips via online travel portals, as most OTAs, (Online Travel Agencies) offering such products, adopt a more
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able headband lets users achieve the perfect fit, while the soft ear pads give enhanced comfort even over long periods of listening, said the statement. (Agencies)
ANI New Delhi, Jun 8: Mankind Pharma, one of the top pharmaceutical companies in India announced the debut of 'Acnestar', an anti-acne range of gel and soap suitable for mild to moderate skin types. Shruti Hassan, the heartthrob of Indian Gen Y, endorses Acnestar and finds it the ultimate solution for the acne problems. Although, teens suffer the most, acne can develop at any age and needs to be treated with proper medication. Unlike other face gels, Acnestar is easily absorbed by the skin, thereby keeping it moisturized, soft and supple. Its unique three-way action works efficiently and effectively, leaving clear and acne free skin. First step is to wash face with Acnestar soap which contains benzoyl peroxide that attacks bacteria on skin. Upon rinsing the foam, it gradually liberates oxygen in the presence of water, which helps in reducing acne. It also removes dirt and excess oil from the skin. Further, the application of Acnestar Gel helps in treating existing acne and leaves nothing but a clear
Shruti Hassan, the heartthrob of Indian Gen Y. (Photo: bollywoodactresspics) skin. Acnestar gel contains Clindamycin which acts as an anti-bacterial and Nicotinamide which prevents swelling and redness caused due to pimples
and acne. Acnestar is available in the market, priced at Acnestar gel 15 gm pack for Rs. 70 and 75 gm Acnestar soap for Rs. 59.89.
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Saina Nehwal eases into Australian Open second round Jalan FC edge past struggling to breach the last-four stage in the major tournaments as she made a slew of semifinal finishes at the Swiss Grand Prix Gold, India Super Series, Malaysia Super Series Premier Open and Asia Badminton Championships.
Saina is also seeded seventh in the tournament after world number one Carolina Marin, who ended the former's campaign in Jakarta in the quarterfinals last week, pulled out at the last minute.
Saina Nehwaleased On the other hand, PV Sindhu continued her
woeful form as she crashed out of tourna-
ment after suffering a 15-21, 19-21 loss to South Korea's Kim Hyo Min in the opening round. Tanvi Lad also reached the second round after defeating Australian qualifier Tiffany Ho 1821, 21-14, 21-11 in the opening round of women's singles contest. Meanwhile, in the men's singles event, Kidambi Srikanth, Sameer Verma progressed through to the second round, while R.M.V Gurusaidutt made an early exit from the tournament.
Security stepped up around PCB chief optimistic Muhammad Ali's funeral home Amir will receive visa
Muhammad Ali ANI Washington DC, June 8 : Extra precaution is being taken to protect boxing legend Muhammad
Ali's body before his interfaith memorial service takes place on June 10. According to TMZ, the funeral home, where the
body of three-time heavyweight champion is kept, is being guarded by a team of local law enforcement officers. Reportedly, the tightened security is to ensure Ali's body is kept safe and the crowd can be controlled. It is also anticipated that the funeral would be a huge event and would have big stars, world leaders and scores of fans in attendance. 'People's Champion' Mohammad Ali, who passed away at the age of 74 last week after losing his long-standing battle against Parkinson's disease, will have his last rites streamed on the centre's website.
Boris Becker considers himself a better coach than player ANI Johannesburg, June.8 : German tennis legend Boris Becker has stated that he considers himself a better coach than player after guiding world number oneNovak Djokovic to his maiden French Open title.
Boris Becker jors simultaneously. Reflecting on Djokovic's chances of achieving a calendar Grand Slam, the German coach said that they were aware of the historical opportunity
Colombia reach Copa America quarters with 2-1 win over Paraguay
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ANI Johannesburg, June.8 : Colombia claimed a 2-1 win over Paraguay in their second Group A contest in Pasadena to become the first team to book a spot in thequarterfinals of the Copa AmericaCentenario. AC Milan striker Carlos Bacca dispatched a clinical header to put Colombia ahead in the 12th minute before Real Madrid star
Mohammad Amir ANI Karachi, June 8 : Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) chairman Shaharyar Khan is optimistic that fast bowlerMohammad Amir will be granted a visa to travel with the national team for the upcoming tour of England. The 24-year-old was named in the Test squad for the first time since his return to the international cricket after completing his five-year ban for spot-fixing in September last year.
Becker, who has won six Grand Slam titles during his playing career, was hired by Djokovic in 2014 and since then the Serbian has witnessed a meteoric rise. After capturing his elusive title in Paris, Djokovic became the eighth man in the history of sport to achieve a career Grand Slam and third to hold all four ma-
for England tour
Rodriguez doubled the lead on the half-hour mark, Sport24 reported. Although Paraguay tried to launch a comeback when Victor Ayala scored a goal in the 71st minute, Colombia successfully held off their rivals until the final whistle. With the win, Colombia are assured of a top two finish with one game remaining against Costa Rica this weekend.
and that they would continue to fight for it, Sport24 reported. Becker also confirmed that Djokovic will participate in the upcoming Rio Olympics.
Amir, along with former skipper Salman Butt and Mohammad Asif, were found guilty of various offences of corrupt behaviour relating to the Lord's Test between England and Pakistan in August 2010 by the independent Anti-Corrup-
tion Tribunal in February 2011. The left-hander's criminal conviction, according to reports, could see him denied an entry visa to England, with the PCB hoping to secure visa for Amir by next week ahead of the team's departure on June 18. Shaharyar said that although he had received no information about Amir's visa yet, he had been told by England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) official Giles Clarke that their board had given its consent to its government for the issuance of the fast bowler's visa, the Dawn reported. Pakistan will tour England for a four-match Test series and a fivematch ODI series, starting from July 14 at the Lord's.(ANI)
Billungoni Sports Reporter ended in a draw. Both the Dibrugarh, June 8: teams toiled hard but Jalan Tea Estate Football could not break the deadClub beat Billungoni Tea lock. Estate Football Club via Jalan TEFC got scoring oppor4 - 3 t i e - C.K. Sarma Football tunity b u t breaker in the C.K. Sarma Day & failed in their attempt. Night Football tourna- Both the sides were slow ment organised by on the field. Dibrugarh District Sports Association at For Jalan TEFC, Umesh Chowkidinghee play- Kalindi, Mohanandho Munda, Dipu Kalindi ground here today. The regulation time was and Enjar Munda scored
goals while Binod Rajuwar and Nirankunch Maaut missed scoring opportunity for Billungoni Tea Estate Football Club. Sohodev Gorh, Raja Dutta and Porag Khonikar scored goals for Billungoni. Jalan placed their berth for the pre-quarter. Tomorrow, Gorgaon Football Club will play Tenagkhat Anchalik Sonowal Kachari Students’ Union FC.
Drake not responsible for Serena Williams' US Open defeat ANI London, June 8 : Serena Williamshas opened up about her relationship with former boyfriend Drake and said that he should not have been blamed for her US Open defeat. In a recent interview with the July issue of Glamour magazine, the 34-yearold ace tennis player said that it was not fair enough to blame the rapper for her loss to Roberta Vinci at the US Open semi-finals last September, Mirror reports. Adding on to this, she said, "I'm the one who's playing, who's making mistakes or making winners. I'm not one to blame
Serena Williams anyone else for anything. And I don't think anyone else should either." The American ace tennis player said she played against really good opponent that day and was not
at her best. Last year, Williams' hopes of securing a calendar Grand Slam were shattered after she lost toRoberta Vinci in the US Open semi-finals.
Sri Lanka recall Maharoof for England, Ireland ODIs ANI Colombo, June 8 : Sri Lankan all-rounder Farveez Maharoof, who played his last international match in March 2012, has been recalled to the national squad for the upcoming ODI series against Ireland and England. The 31-year-old, who appeared in 22 Tests, 104 ODIs and seven T20 internationals for Lanka, was the leading wicket-taker in the side's List A competition in 2015-16, taking a total of 16 wickets in five matches at an average of 6.31. Besides Maharoof, all-
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rounder Danushka Gunathilaka, leg-spinner Seekkuge Prasanna, off-spinner Suraj Randiv and batsman Upul Tharanga have been named in the squad to face England.
The Angelo Mathewsled side, however, will be without the services of spinner Rangana Herath, who retired from limited-overs cricket in April, as well as without fast bowlers Dhammika Prasad and D u s h m a n t h a Chameera, who were ruled out of the tour due to their respective injuries. Sri Lanka are scheduled to play two ODIs against Ireland in Dublin on June 16 and 18 before they return to England for a fivematch ODI series starting from June 21 at Trent Bridge.
Proteas agree to play twilight Test against Australia in Adelaide ANI Melbourne, June.8 : Ending weeks of speculation, South Africa have finally agreed to play the third and final Test of the series against Australia under lights in Adelaide in November.
Confirming the news, Cricket South Africa chief executive Haroon Lorgat said they have agreed to play the daynight Test following careful consideration and engagement with their players.
Earlier, South African skipper AB de Villiers had voiced his concerns about the even contest between bat and ball in day-night Tests as Australia had already played one against New Zealand last year.
Lorgat admitted that South African players were initially hesitant to play the day-night Test without previous experience but added that there was a newfound excitement for the novel match after working through all their concerns and pos-
proceed immediately to Adelaide to play a twoday warm up game with a pink ball. It will be the first time they will be exposed to such conditions.
south africa cricket team sible options to prepare s u f f i c i e n t l y,
news.com.au reported. South Africa are sched-
uled to land in Australia from mid-October and
De Villiers' side could also play another twoday warm-up match under lights in order to further adjust to the pink ball. Meanwhile, James Sutherland, the Chief Executive for Cricket Australia, welcomed the decision by the Cricket South Africa.
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ANI Sydney, June.8 : Ace Indian shuttler Saina Nehwaleased past local favourite Joy Lai in straight sets to advance to the second round of theAustralian Open Super Series here on Wednesday. Saina, who is aiming to secure her maiden title of the season, registered a comfortable 21-10, 2114 win over Australian youngster Lai in the opening round women's singles contest that lasted 29 minutes. The 26-year-old has been
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FASCINATING FACTS 1. A crocodile cannot stick its tongue out. 2. If all the blood vessels in your body were laid end to end, they would reach about 60,000 miles. 3. There were about 300 bones in your body when you were born, but by the time you reach adulthood you only have 206. 4. The fastest bird is the peregrine falcon. It can fly at a speed of 168-217 miles per hour. 5. The faster kangaroos hop, the less energy they use. 6. Babe Ruth kept a cabbage leaf under his cap to
Snow White Once upon a time there lived a lovely princess with fair skin and blue eyes. She was so fair that she was named Snow White. Her mother died when Snow White was a baby and her father married again. This queen was very pretty but she was also very cruel. The wicked stepmother wanted to be the most beautiful lady in the kingdom and she would often ask her magic mirror, "Mirror! Mirror on the wall! Who is the fairest of them all?" And the magic mirror would say, "You are, Your Majesty!" But one day, the mirror replied, "Snow White is the fairest of them all!" The wicked queen was very angry and jealous of Snow White. She ordered her huntsman to take Snow White to the forest and kill her. "I want you to bring back her heart," she ordered. But when the huntsman reached the forest with Snow White, he took pity on her and set her free. He killed a deer and took its heart to the wicked queen and told her that he had killed Snow White. Snow White wandered in the forest all night, crying. When it was daylight, she came to a tiny cottage and went inside. There was nobody there, but she found seven plates on the table and seven tiny beds in the bedroom. She
child! Let me in! Look what I have for you!" White said, "I am so sorry, old lady, I cannot let you in! The seven dwarfs have told me not to talk to strangers!" But then, Snow White saw the shiny red apple, and opened the door. The wicked witch offered her the apple and when she took a bite poor Snow White fell into a deep sleep. The wicked stepmother went back to the palace and asked the mirror, "Mirror! Mirror on the wall! Who is the fairest of them all?" The mirror replied, "You are, Your Majesty!" and she was very happy.
"My! My! She is so beautiful! I would like to kiss her!" (Photo: wallpapercave) cooked a wonderful meal and cleaned the house and tired, finally slept on one of the tiny beds. At night, the seven dwarfs who lived in the cottage came home and found Snow White sleeping. When she woke up and told them her story, the seven dwarfs asked her to stay with them. When the dwarfs were away, Snow White would make delicious meals for them. The dwarfs loved her and cared for her. Every morning, when they left the house, they instructed her never to open the door to strangers.
LITTLE SCIENTIST The bouncy egg
A bouncy egg experiment is sure to bring in applauses for all the little ones. (Photo: science-sparks)
What you need: " half a cup of white vinegar " 1 egg " 1 drinking glass Activity: Pour the vinegar into the glass Put the egg in the vinegar. Leave it for at least two days. Keep an eye on it, watch how it changes. After two days, take it out. The shell will have dissolved. You can carefully, gently bounce it from a low height. Hints and tips: Whatever you do, don't try bouncing it from a great height. It's still an egg inside, not a super ball! Why is it so? A chemical change takes place. The vinegar, which is an acid, reacts with the calcium carbonate of the eggshell. The change makes the shell go soft and then disappear. This is called, 'decalcification.'
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Meanwhile, in the palace, the wicked queen asked, "Mirror! Mirror on the Who is the fairest of them The mirror replied, White is the fairest of them all! She lives with the seven dwarfs in the woods!" The wicked stepmother was furious. She was actually a witch knew how to make magic potions. She now made a poisonous potion and dipped a shiny red apple into it. Then she disguised herself as an old peasant woman and went to the woods with the apple. She knocked on the cottage door and said "Pretty little
When the seven dwarfs came home to find Snow White lying on the floor, they were very upset. They cried all night and then built a glass coffin for Snow White. They kept the coffin in front of the cottage. One day, Prince Charming was going past the cottage and he saw Snow White lying in the coffin. He said to the dwarfs, "My! My! She is so beautiful! I would like to kiss her!" And he did. Immediately, Snow White opened her eyes. She was alive again! The Prince and the seven dwarfs were very happy. Prince Charming married Snow White and took her to his palace and lived happily ever after.
keep cool. 7. Mark Twain, one of America's best-loved authors, dropped out of school when he was 12 years old, after his father died. 8. The hottest continent on earth is Africa, where a record high of 136.4 degrees F was once recorded. 9. About 20 percent of the earths land is made up of desert, and the worlds largest desert is the Sahara of North Africa. 10. On a clear night, the human eye can see between 2,000 and 3,000 stars in the sky.
CRAFTY CRAFTS Homemade paper photo frame What you need: " A square piece of paper (origami paper or any paper measured into a square) " Photos Activity: Fold the opposite corners of the paper together and press. Then open the paper and fold the other corners together. Open the paper (the non patterned side of your paper should be visible.). The lines will be your fold guides. Fold the corners to the center. Repeat with all four corners. Flip the square over, and fold the corners to the center again. Do the same with all four corners. Flip your square over. You should have four square flaps. Fold each flap up to the corner. Tuck the triangle flaps inside or fold them backwards
These photo frames are easy to make, so children can make lots of them. The frames even stand up on their own! (Photo: cdn.instructables) to make a band of white around where your picture will sit. Cut your picture a little smaller than the frame and carefully slide it in.
LAUGH OUT LOUD WHAT AM I ??? A woman wanted to reach her husband on his mobile phone but discovered that she was out of credit; she instructed her son - to use his own phone to pass across an urgent message to daddy who is at site. After junior had called, he got back to mummy to inform her that it was a ladythat picked up daddy's phone the three times he tried reaching dad on the mobile. She waited impatiently for her husband to return from site, immediately she sighted him, she gave him a very hot slap, while the man was trying to ask why? She repeated the slap,
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people from neighborhood rushed around to know the cause of this. The man asked junior to tell everybody what the lady said to him when he called, Junior said "the number u are trying to call is not reachable".
RIDDLES Q: There are two Indians: a big Indian, and a little Indian. the little Indian is the big Indian's son but the big Indian is not the little Indian's father. How is this possible? A: the big Indian in the little Indian's mother
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Q: Who makes it, has no need of it. Who buys it, has no use for it. Who uses it can neither see nor feel it. who am i? A: A coffin Q: There is a bus full of people travelling over San Francisco and no one gets off the bus throughout the journey. But when it gets to the other side there is not a single person left. How is this possible? A: They are all married.
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