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Vol. II

Issue 66

Dibrugarh, Monday, September 19, 2016

ACCESSORIES FOR SAREES & DOING THEM IN THE RIGHT WAY

ET Correspondent, Haflong, Sept 18: Haflong, the queen town has turned into a pit of hell as the Haflong town committee staffs including Safai Karmi went on indefinite ‘No pay, No work’ programme demanding payments of their salaries pending for months together from last September 14th.

Read on Page 3 Youth Congress demands immediate suspension of DSP

A Staff Reporter Itanagar, 18 Sept: The Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) today demanded immediate suspension of Bhalukpong Deputy Superintendent of Police Gotombu Dajangju for physically assaulting its district unit general secretary Kalley Rijuju at Tippi in West Kameng on September 14 last.

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Margherita College Student Union Election held Mithun Baruah Margherita, Sept 18: On friday Margherita College Student Union Election have created have history where for the first time ever a women Candidate of National Student Union India Rajashree Chetia have won the president post of Margherita College Student Union against AAGSU Candidate Ajay Lama Read on Page 2

All Kusturba Vidyalayas to shut down if funds not released A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Sept 18: The All Arunachal Pradesh Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalya (KGBV) Welfare Association today said that it may have to shut down its schools due to delay in release of funds for the KGBVs, which has been reeling under financial crunch for the past several months.

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Look East, Act East or quite at ease?

In the past fortnight, I have had the privilege of participating in conferences in Singapore and New Delhi, where Indian political leaders and top officials sought to project their government's renewed policy emphasis on the Indian Ocean and East Asia.

Editorial page

Arun Jaitley to attend IMF-WB annual meet in US next month New Delhi, Sept 18: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be leaving for the US early next month to attend the annual meeting of IMF-World Bank, where issues like the global economic situation will be discussed.

Business page

Discover the Difference: ALS seeks to instill self-confidence & determination Dimapur, Sept 18: A mega seminar for civil service aspirants-cum-launching of Alternative Learning Systems (ALS), India's largest IAS coaching network, was held here at Town Hall on Saturday with Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome, as chief guest.

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17 soldiers killed, 19 injured in strike on Army camp ET Bureau New Delhi, Sept 18

Terrorists have killed 17 Army soldiers and injured 19 in a suicide attack on an Army camp in Kashmir. Four terrorists struck the camp close to the headquarter of the 12th Brigade at Uri in Baramulla District. This makes it one of the deadliest terrorist strikes on security forces in recent times.

Initial reports indicate that the four slain terrorists who carried out the largest attacks on the Army in Kashmir “belong to Jaish-e-Mohammad tanzeem,” the Army announced. “Some the terrorists had some items with Pakistani markings, I have spoken spoke to Pakistan DGMO and conveyed our serious concerns on the same,” Director General of Military Operations (DGMO) Lt Gen Ranbir Singh said in a statement to the media on Sunday.

Recounting the sequence of events, Lt Gen Singh said that four heavily armed terrorists had opened fire on an administrative base of the Army at Uri in Kashmir at approximately 05:30 hrs in the morning and the operation continued till around 08:30.

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DEATH TOLL IN PERSPECTIVE 18 September 2016: 17 Army

2 January 2016: 7 military personnel killed by a heavily armed group which attacked the Pathankot Air Force Station, part of the Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force.

Headquarter of the 12th Brigade at Uri in Baramulla District

Assam CM condemns the attack Chief Minister Sarbanada Sonowal has strongly condemned the dastardly attack on Army by militants in Uri in Jammu & Kashmir.

In a statement today Chief Minister said that these kinds

of attacks cannot weaken the sovereignty and integrity of Indian democracy. Chief Minister also said that such attacks will be handled in appropriate manner by the Indian army since these kinds of incidents cannot weaken the strong morality of the Indian Army.

Alerts in Assam A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Sept 18

The Intelligence agencies have issued alerts to the Assam government following the attack on an army installation at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir today, and according to sources have asked

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26 MLAs sworn in as Parliamentary Secretaries ET Bureau Itanagar, Sept 18

Arunachal Pradesh Chief Minister Pema Khandu on Sunday appointed 26 MLAs as parliamentary secretary to assist in the smooth functioning of his government.

Khandu administered the oath of office and secrecy to the new parliamentary secretaries, including two women, in a simple function here in the presence of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA) Convenor Himanta Biswa Sarma.

This is the first time that a large number of MLAs were appointed as parliamentary secretaries in the state.

Of the newly appointed parliamentary secretaries, six are former ministers -Phosum Khimhum, Gojen Gadi, Jarkar Gamlin, Phurpa Tsering, Thangwang Wangham and Thirong Aboh.

The others are CT Mein, Punji Mara, Jambey Tashi, PD Sona, Bamang Felix, Likha Saaya, Markio Tado, Gum Tayeng, Karya Bagang, Tapuk Taku, Kumsi Sidisow, Nikh Kamin, Techi Kaso, Mutchu Mithi, Pani

Newly appointed PS

Swearing-in ceremony of Parliamentary Secretaries Taram, Tatung Jamoh, Mama Natung, Nyamar Karbak, Zingnu Namchoom and Dikto Yekar.

The portfolios of the parliamentary secretaries would be allocated soon.

Congress had 44 MLAs with one seat falling vacant after former chief minister Kalikho Pul committed suicide on 9 August, while the BJP has 11 members including two Independents.

The development came days after the Congress lost its government in Arunachal Pradesh to BJP-led front NEDA when 43 of its MLAs led by Chief Minister Khandu defected wholesale and merged with the People's Party of Arunachal, just two months after it had regained power.

The status of two Congress MLAs is yet to be decided as they put in their papers before the recent series of political developments that led to the first Tuki government falling in January this year, imposition of President's rule and installation of the late Kalikho Pul government on 19 February for a short span.

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Now to provide outside support A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Sept 18

Formally accepting the incumbent Peoples’ Party of Arunachal (PPA) Government into the fold of North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), Himanta Biswa Sarma, Convenor, NEDA today declared that “PPA Government of Arunachal Pradesh is now a part of the NEDA and Chief Minister Pema Khandu will be one of the patrons of the alliance.”

soldiers killed and injured 19 in a suicide attack on an Army camp in Kashmir

A Staff Reporter Guwahati, 18 Sept

BJP keeps options open on aligning with PPA in Arunachal

Nikh Kamin Gojen Gadi Jarkar Gamlin Phurpa Tsering Thangwang Wangham Thirong Aboh CT Mein Punji Mara Jambey Tashi PD Sona Bamang Felix Likha Saaya Markio Tado Gum Tayeng Karya Bagang Tapuk Taku Kumsi Sidisow Phosum Khimhum Techi Kaso Mutchu Mithi Pani Taram Tatung Jamoh Mama Natung Nyamar Karbak Zingnu Namchoom Dikto Yekar.

This is the second time that the PPA will be a member of the NEDA after its earlier membership was cut short by the Supreme Court ruling of July 13 last wherein the apex court re-instated the Congress Government in the state thus, dissolving the then PPA Government under the leadership of late Kalikho Pul. Attending a joint legislature party meeting with the newly defected 43 Peoples’ Party of Arunachal (PPA) MLAs, 11 BJP MLAs and two Independents to discuss on ways to co-ordinate between the PPA and the BJP within the framework of NEDA, Sarma, who is also the Health and Education Minister in the BJP Government of Assam, informed that the state BJP legislators along with two independent legislators will extend outside support to the PPA Government.

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Discussions on proper coordination between BJP and PPA were made where it was decided that BJP would extend outside support to the government along with two Independent members.

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Since PPA is an alliance partner of NEDA, a conglomeration of BJP and other regional parties of North East, the government in Arunachal Pradesh will be known as NEDA government –Himanta Biswa Sarma

“Since PPA is an alliance of NEDA, which is a conglomeration of BJP and other regional parties of North East, the government in Arunachal Pradesh will be known as NEDA government,” Sarma added.

When asked of BJP’s role in the recent defection of 43 Congress MLAs to the PPA, Sarma while terming the development as ‘indigenous’ asserted that BJP had no role

whatsoever until a request for membership in NEDA was formally sought by Chief Minister Pema Khandu. He instead blamed the lack of developmental agenda under Congress ruled state and said that the Congress party will fall in the state automatically when development process will start under the NDA government at the Centre.

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State govt to sponsor Batti project, promote cycle tourism A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Sept 18

The ‘Ride to Light’ cycling expedition that rode 300 kilometres across Lohit, Dibang and Lower Dibang Valley districts of Arunachal Pradesh this year to provide basic lighting to most remote inhabitants under the Batti Project will get sponsorship from the state government from next year.

The consent for sponsorship of the same was made by Chief

Minister Pema Khandu, who is also the Tourism Minister after he was briefed on the subject

by Merwyn Coutinho of Batti Project, who claimed that the state’s cycle tourism potential could turn Arunachal as the major hotspot for cycle tourism in the country.

Briefing the chief minister, Roing legislator Mutchu Mithi who was also present in the meeting, said that the cycling expedition will help in tourism promotion, which if made into an annual event could turn to a popular event similar to that of

‘Tour De France’, where cyclists from all over the world meet.

Also vouching for the idea, Merwyn reasoned that Arunachal has all the ingredients such as beautiful scenery, unexplored cycle routes, pristine forest and intact mega-biodiversity, which if marketed well could be promoted as brand for cycle enthusiast around the world.

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3 days training programme for school leaders of the whole district underway at Pasighat

Teaching of Tai Khampti scripts begins works to make it happen.

ET Bureau Namsai, Sept.18

"Our special gratitude goes to Sri Chowna Mein, Dy.CM of Arunachal, who has been always a guiding force and torch bearer towards this endeavor. The Council and the entire tai people in general would remain indepted to all of them for this noble work and the priceless gift to us", stated a press release.

The teaching of revised tonal Tai Khampti scripts has begun here at Kongmu Kham, Namsai today. The long dream and aspiration of the people has come true and been fulfilled, says tai Khmapti Singpho Council.

The Tai Khampti Singpho Council extends warm greetings to the team TKLC and TKH&LS headed by Ven. Vimalatissa, the abbot of Kongmu Kham and Chow Kalingna Mannoi and Sri CM Mongmaw, for their untiring

People learning Tai Khampti scripts.

They request all, young and old, man and woman to take the advantage and learn it, as a mark of humble beginning towards upholding and pushing forward their rich culture and tradition.

School leaders of the East Siang District Maksam Tayeng Pasighat, Sept 18

A 3 Days Sensitization training Programme for Principals and Headmasters of Govt. Hr. Sec. and Secondary Schools of East Siang District is being organized at Pasighat w.e.f. 17th Sept’ 2016.

While inaugurating the training programme East Siang District Deputy Commissioner, Isha Khosla has lauded the ef-

forts of the DDSE, Jongge Yirang as a maiden step of its kind for qualitative improvement of educational administrative and management at Secondary and Hr. Secondary level.

Giving a clear message to all the participating principals and headmasters, the Deputy Commissioner categorically stated that quantity issues are taken care of by RMSA and SSA as such qualitative aspect ought to be taken up as a challenge by the District administration and

the head of the institutions. She called for join and concerted efforts from all head of institutions and the DDSE for common cause and objective with whatsoever limited resources available with them. The institutional short comings should not be made an excuse for low level of performance, which can be enhanced with the personal initiative and professionalism of the head of institutions.

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Assam ex-CM Tarun Gogoi visited at Dhekia Khuwa Bor Namghor of Teok.

Ex- CM Tarun Gogoi. Pic - Nirmalendu Pathak Nirmalendu Pathak Teok, Sept 18: Assam ex CM Tarun Gogoi accompanied along his wife Dolly Gogoi visited Shree Madhob Dev Dhekia Khuwa Bor namghor of Teok under Jorhat district yesterday

morning as a part of the Assamese holy monthof Bhada.

Teok Congress leader Pallabi Saikia Gogoi and a numbers of supporters were also present with Gogoi.

Margherita College 1 killed in road Student Union Election held accidents at Mithun Baruah Margherita, Sept 18: On friday Margherita College Student Union Election have created have history where for the first time ever a women Candidate of National Student Union India Rajashree Chetia have won the president post of Margherita College Student Union against AAGSU Candidate Ajay Lama and AASU Candidate Ongdum Phunin While Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad Candidate Rahul Sutradhar for the first time have won the General Secretary post of Margherita College Student Union against his opponent AASU Candidate Santanu Baruah and NSUI Candidate Jayantadip Buragohain.

Again All Assam Gorkha Student Union have also fielded Candidates at Margherita College Stu-

Taurus

Gemini

Cancer

Professional difficulties could be resolved by outside assistance, Aries. Equipment may have gone haywire, or miscommunications could have led to snarls.

Perhaps you need to call in a consultant. It's possible that you might come up with the right solution at the right time and earn some welldeserved respect. Whatever the difficulty, it won't last.

Idealistic romantic notions join with intense sensual passion to create powerful desire that stays with you throughout the day, Taurus. If you can schedule some quality time with your love partner, by all means do it. If not, you might have to settle for making a date for later in the week. In the meantime, pamper yourself a bit until then and hang in there!

Your home could be a busy place today as friends from far away come by for a long-overdue visit, Gemini. You'll probably spend as much time as you can getting the place in order, but don't go overboard. Your friends are coming to see you, not your house. Dress the place up with some flowering plants and a few accessories, then sit back and enjoy the visit.

Some fascinating news could come from a friend who's presently out of town, Cancer. This might be personal, but it more likely involves new discoveries in a field that interests you both. You'll probably want to do some research of your own, so be prepared to spend time in the library or online over the next few weeks. Keep careful records. You won't want to forget a thing!

Leo

Friends who are interested in psychic and metaphysical matters could visit you today, Leo. You may discuss a lot of fascinating material, which could alter your value system in a subtle but profound way.

Don't be surprised if you do more listening than talking on this occasion. It's important to soak in as much as you can. Write it down if you think you'll forget it.

Virgo

A rush of physical energy may hit you this morning, Virgo, and you could feel like you have no outlet for it.

But a sibling or neighbor may need some help, so you'll definitely be able to put that energy to work. It should be a good day for everyone. Your friend will receive some valuable help with an important matter, and you'll be able to make use of all that vigor.

Libra

Invaluable help with money or property concerns could come to you from an unexpected quarter today, Libra. Someone you didn't know possessed the appropriate information could offer it out of the blue, making a big difference to the way you handle these matters. The situation may not be all that dire to begin with, but all should be well by day's end.

Scorpio

Are you looking for a particular piece of information, Scorpio? A friend, possibly another Scorpio, has this information but is unaware that you're searching for it.

Don't be afraid to let all your friends and acquaintances know that you need to find some specific facts. The person who finally comes forward may surprise you. Enjoy your day!

Sagittarius

The opportunity to fly somewhere might come up today, Sagittarius. Career changes are in the wind, and while they might seem rather unsettling at first, they'll be positive in the long run.

ET Correspondent Margherita, Sept 18: Subhas Sen Secretary of CPI(ML) Tinsukia District Committee and one of the State Standing Committee members have vehemently condemned the Physical attack on Manoj Dutta and Prashanta Chetia Margherita Journalist's on September 7 by Coal thieves at Tirap Colliery under Margherita Region.

Subhas Sen said that India earned the bad name for highest attack on Journalist and this is a very dangerous sign for democracy to flourish of which Scribes being the Pilots.During the year 1987 to 1991 the Mafiadom

Have you been having difficulties with career or money matters, Capricorn? If so, help might come today from a friend who lives far away. This person may not do much but offer words that are so insightful that you know immediately what course of action to take. What this person says could also be of valuable assistance in the future. Write it down so you'll be sure to remember it.

dent Union Election where Six Candidates won the election they are Karchang Tamang Assistant General Secretary,Min Bahadur Tamang Social Service

Secretary, Jibon Adhikari Minor Game Secretary, Siddartha Lama Boys Common Room Secretary and Netra Bahadur Gurung Gymnasium Secretary. Deepjyoti Taye

Tinsukia District President of NSUI have appreciated Rajashree Chetia winning and believe that Women Empowerment shall be greatly done at Margherita College

in Margherita, Ledo, Baragolai had brought evil days in the form of extortion, Kidnapping,Killing and that time the Congress Steered in and now the BJP is in the Driver seat said Subhas Sen. The conscious citizens of Margherita became very sensitive while apprehending those dark days again added Sen. Again Subhas Sen reiterated that the repetition could be avoided by joint movement of people and Scribes and that must have been on the road.Subhas Sen said that the attack on Scribes are the Signal of Thunder in Democracy.

An immersion drive of abandoned idols of Lord Biswakarma undertaken in Dibrugarh on Sunday . Pic - Manoj Pandey

ET Correspondent, Dibrugarh, Sept 18: In a very appreciable step taken by the Dibrugarh District Administration, Dibrugarh Municipality Board along with Marwari Yuva Manch, here today, an immersion drive for abandoned idols of “Lord Biswakarma� was done.

The combined organizers started lifting abandoned

idols from different parts of Dibrugarh since morning and made alternate arrangement in drowning the idols instead of the river Brahmaputra to make it pollution free for the flaura and fauna which relies on the bank of river Brahmaputra.

Citizens of Dibrugarh have appreciated the initiative taken by the organizers.

Border neighbours celebrate what peace could be like

ET Correspondent Nazira, Sept 18: In an attempt to ease tensions at the AssamNagaland border and to promote brotherhood between the Assamese and Naga neighbours, a festival dubbed the "Canopy" was organised by

Sivasagar District Administration and Nazira Sub- Division Administartion.

Today, a flash of inspiration may resolve an obstacle to your career advancement that presented itself in the past few days, Aquarius. This solution could prove so beneficial that you'll want to remember it for obstacles in any area of your life for the future.

You may feel so good about resolving this that you'll want to go out and celebrate. Go for it!

The DC of Sivasagar Naryan Konwar inaugurated the festival. Other dignitaries present were SP Subudh Sonowal ,SDO

Pisces

SPORTS Tinsukia Athlete bring laurels to the state

Sidharth Singh Tinsukia, Sept 18: Leela Phukan of Tinsukia has been selected for World Pankration Championship 2016, as team official of NTWFT of the Indian national team. The Competition will be held at Georgia from 29th September to 2nd October 2016.

Leela Phukan made the state proud as he is the first athlete who is selected for World Wresting Official Team.

He will be the official for a total number of thirteen teams from all over India

Leela Phukan

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The players of Doimukhia Tea estate with winning trophy on Sunday at TDSA stadium.

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Sports Correspondent Dibrugarh, Sept 18: Doimukhia Tea estate lifted the trophy of CM cup Tinsukia Zone football tournament defeating Dhelakhat Tea estate. 5-4 in a sudden death at TDSA stadium here today.

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Are you presently negotiating a contract, Pisces? If you and the other party disagree on any points, these differences will most likely be resolved. You'll probably come up with an idea that creates a win/win situation so both of you feel good about it.

This will strengthen your relationship considerably, so expect partnership matters to progress smoothly.

Enjoy your day.

Md. Rafique lost his life when he lost control over his bike bearing registration no. AS-23K- 4893 and crashed his bike near Tinsukia Railway Station and rammed in one of the railway post nearby.

He succumbed to his injuries in the accident.

In another incident, which took place in G o v i n d o p u r, t w o bikes hit each other which were coming from the opposite direction. Four persons, Manik B h o w m i c k , Jogeshwar Baruah, Manjit Phukan and Mahonto Patnaik suffered injuries during the accident.

The victims were t a k e n i n Ti n s u k i a Civil Hospital were the doctors referred them to Assam Medical College in Dibrugarh.

Nazira Zahid Chisti, Commandant 3rd APBN Dimbeswar Deka, MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa and from Nagaland ADC M Shayung Phom,Kevin Goto Kulnu,Vekuto Vero and other dignitaries were present in the event.

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Aquarius

Sidharth Singh Tinsukia, Sept 18: Five persons were killed in two separate road accidents in different parts of Ti n s u k i a h e r e o n Sunday.

Doimukhia Tea estate claims CM cup trophy

This could involve a raise or promotion, transfer, new job, or even new career. Don't fight it. It might be scary, but it's a blessing in disguise. Go with the flow.

Capricorn

Photo seens NSUI Candidate Rajashree Chetia who won the President post of Margherita College Student Union Election along with other NSUI leaders. Photo send by Mithun Baruah from Margherita

CPI (ML) condemned Immersion drive of abandoned Idols attack on Journalist

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. The match ended goal less in the stipulated time. The referee has to call for tie- breaker , where both the teams looked 4-4. In the sudden death shot of the Delakhat hit the cross bar and missed the goal while Doimukhia scored the goal successfully.

Tinsukia Deputy Commissioner Ranjan Chakraborty, Tinsukia MLA Sanjay Kishan, MLA

Doomdooma Durga Bhumij were present in the prize distribution ceremony and gave away the trophies, medals , certificates to the winning and runners up teams.

Abhijit Tanti of Doimukhia Tea estate was awarded man of the match. SP Tinsukia, Director of ABITA, Sportsmen and many dignitaries present on the occasion. It was very exciting match, both the teams have equal opportunity but missed to score a goal.

A large number of spectators present in the field to enjoy the event. The tournament was organized in every district to encourage the game of football among the tea belt.

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DC visits worms affected croplands for on the spot assessment A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Sept 18: Following armyworms infestation in some croplands of Hailakandi district, Deputy Commissioner, Hailakandi, Moloy Bora today visited Buwalipar, Swahidbond, Lakhirbond Part I and Bahadurpur Part I to make an on-the-spot assessment of the measures taken by the District Agriculture officials at the field levels to relieve the affected farmers. The Deputy Commissioner, who was accompanied by a team of District Agriculture, KVK and Circle Officers, also distributed pesticides and spraying machines.

During his extensive

visit, Bora urged upon the affected farmers to go in for plantation of worm resistant plants and to put bamboo stalks and bushes in between the affected paddy fields to attract worm devouring birds and help contain the menace from spreading to newer areas. In the wake of resistance faced by the District Agriculture officials and KVK personnel from affected farmers from spraying pesticides under the notion that it would further harm the croplands, the Deputy Commissioner took pains to prevail upon them (affected farmers) to extend full cooperation and support in carrying out the spray-

ing operation for their greater interest. In this regard, Bora appealed to the media to create awareness among the affected farmers that spraying of pesticides would not cause any damage to their farmlands and would help to save them from the swarming caterpillars.

Bora exuded optimism that the infestation would be brought under control within a short span of time.

On Friday, Deputy Commissioner Bora while chairing the District Development Committee meeting reviewed the situation and directed the officials of the District

Agriculture Department to make field visits and to take immediate remedial measures to contain the pests menace. Bora directed the officials to attend to the distress calls of the affected farmers and to provide pesticides and spraying machines to contain the menace on a war footing. Bora appealed to the farmers to report any incidents of pests attack for necessary action. As a sequel to the meeting, a helpline has been set up in the Office of the District Agriculture to provide necessary inputs and assistance to the farmers to tide over the situation. The helpline - 03844-225350 - will remain in operation

from 10 am to 6 pm (including holidays) till the situation becomes normal.

Meanwhile, according to latest report emanating from the District Agriculture Office, a total of 99 hectares of land have come under the attack of the pests affecting 456 farmers so far. The Deputy Commissioner directed the officials to reach out to the affected farmers during their time of distress and to provide necessary pesticides to contain the menace on a war footing. Bora appealed to the farmers to report any incidents of pests attack for necessary action.

High prices of fare in Kiren Rijiju :Indigenous Language hilly terrain of AP, a like Assamese,Khasi,Kok Borok to burden for the locals be promoted at par with Hindi Vinod Singh Dhemaji Sept 18: The authorities’ unpaid attention on the transportation in hilly terrain of Arunachal Pradesh have left the common people to pay high fares charged by the Sumo service which is the only means of journey.

The fare in four Circle of Upper Subansiri district Siyum, Nacho, Limeking ,Taksing ,paid by public, students and government employees in absence of Government transport may allow the people of plain area to think many times before reaching the destination. Private Tata Sumo tickets rate from Limeking to Daporijo for 150 KM .distance is Rs, 1200/

Nacho to Daporijo 110 KM distance Rs, 450/ Siyum to Daporijo 80 KM distance . Rs 300/ Taksing to Daporijo 250 KM Rs, 2000/ This problem is only seen in Upper Subasiri District, other district tata sumo and bus fare is compretively low Daporijo to Itanagar for 335 KM distance fare is.Rs, 800/only Aalo to Daporijo 186 KM. Rs, 220/ only.

The people of the district have expressed deep concerns over transport department for not paying attention over the reported anomalies however there seems to be no response from the government.

by the BJP maybe seen as a softer approach to woo in regional parties which have sentiments rooted to language .

Guwahati, Sept 18:In what may seem as a major climbdown from its original position Kiren Rijiju the Home Minister (State) has said that the Centre did not wish to ‘impose’ Hindi on states where other regional languages are spoken.

He also went on to state that English is an international language used for convenience.

“We are here to promote Hindi to the extent that it is permissible, especially in the ‘A’ category states. In India, nobody should force anybody to adopt a particular language. Hindi and English have become link languages for the states but, at the same time, we have important languages like

Kiren Rijiju Tamil, Telugu, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Gujarati, Odiya and Assamese,” he said.

In the Northeast of India like in the south Language has been a key issue as well as ethnicity ,this step taken

The proposal to include English along with 37 other regional languages like Bhojpuri, Kok Borok, Khasi and Bundelkhandi in the VIII Schedule of the Constitution, granting it an official status, has been pending with the Centre for 12 years now.

“Our policy is very clear — we have to promote all indigenous Indian languages. Hindi is an official language as per the provisions of the Constitution. The situation remains the same,” said Mr. Rijiju.

Aasu protest in Jorhat tobacco control cell Rs 1.7 lakh as fines Jorhat against collected in 5 years since COTPA price rise Guwahati, Sept 18: Over 200 activists of the All Assam Students' Union (Aasu) staged a dharna in Jorhat town on Thursday against the government's failure to check the rise in the prices of essential commodities in the state.

The organization has sent a memorandum to chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal through the deputy commissioner, Jorhat, to take steps on the matter at the earliest.

He added, "The BJPled government at the Centre and in the state came to the power with their commitment to control price rise for the greater interest of the common people.

But they have failed miserably to keep their pledges."

ET Correspondent Jorhat, Sept 18: The Jorhat District Tobacco Control Cell (JDTCC) has collected Rs 1.7 lakh as fines in the five years since it became the first district alongside Kamrup (Metro) district to enforce the Cigarette and Other Tobacco Products Act (COTPA) in 2011.

According to JDTCC nodal officer B h a k t i m o y Bhattacharyya, this collection is a considerable one. "I consider it a big amount as fines range from just Rs 5 to Rs 200," Bhattacharyya said.

Aasu activists protested in front of Jorhat DC's office for about an hour from 11am on Thursday. They also raised slogans against the state food and civil supplies minister for his failure in this regard.

On Wednesday, Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) activists took to the streets for the same reason in Golaghat. AJYCP activists launched a drive in the markets of Golaghat town and collected price list Kamrup (Metro) has from traders. Their prices were tallied with the government's fixed price list and found to be more than the latter, following which AJYCP activists staged protest.

Aasu Jorhat district general secretary Jitu Neog said, "The people of Assam have been bearing the brunt of skyrocketing price rise and the government is not doing anything for some unknown reasons. We condemn this government's failure and demand immediate steps."

The state government has, meanwhile, passed an order to the DCs of every district to visit the markets and monitor the prices. The DCs of Jorhat and Golaghat had paid sudden visits to the markets and passed an order to hang the government-fixed price list in every business establishment.

collected over Rs 1.2 Over 94% public lakh in the last two spaces comprising ofyears. fices, cinema halls, auditoriums and other Seven villages within public places in Jorhat Jorhat district have district were declared been declared tobacco- smoke-free by a study free, as have 104 conducted by an interschools in the district. national non-profit or"Jorhat district is a ganization in collabomodel district under ration with Bosco Instithe National Tobacco tute of Social Sciences C o n t r o l under Dibrugarh UniProgramme(NTCP). versity.

Yet, it will take a while As per the Global for Jorhat to be de- Adult Tobacco Survey clared a tobacco-free 2010, conducted by district. Until the ministry of health and Assam Health Act is family welfare, 39.3% implemented fully, the of the adult population goal for Jorhat to be- in Assam is addicted to come a tobacco-free tobacco. Of these, district is quite far," nearly 90% chew toBhattacharyya added. bacco and 10% smoke.

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Haflong turns into a pit of hell

ET Correspondent, Haflong Sept 18: Haflong, the queen town has turned into a pit of hell as the Haflong town committee staffs including Safai Karmi went on indefinite ‘No pay, No work’ programme demanding payments of their salaries pending for months together from last September 14th.

The office staffs of Haflong committee are not getting their salaries for last 11 months and the Safai karmis are not getting their salaries for last 9 months. They have approached the authority concerned on September 1 and also appraised about their decision of the strike.

As the safai karmis are on strike, the entire wastage of

Reportedly, there were three boys, and while the other two have been rescued by the NDRF team, there has been no trace of Doye so far.

Tai Kaye, SP Papum P a r e Tu m m e A m o and District Disaster Management Officer Preetha Menon rushed to the spot to take stock of the situation.

The low paid Safai Karmis of the Haflong Town committee who keep the township neat and clean talking to media said ‘ we are the people who are actually concerned about the PM’s Swachch Bharat Abhiyan as we keep the places neat and clean but irony of the fact that, our plights are not being considered . The shop keepers also refused to give us ration on credit, as we are unable to repay in time due to nonpayment of our salaries. Sometime we had to pass nights without food including our children.

Chairman, Haflong Town Committee, Sri Anil Daolagupu, who has taken the charge of Town committee only one month back, said ‘we are trying our best to solve the issue soon, but the Town Committee is also not in a position to solve the issue single handedly. I have discussed the issue with the Chief Executive Member of N C Hills Autonomous Council who had appealed to the employees of HTC to wait upto 25th of this month but they did not listen. From tomorrow we will engage other people to clear all the garbage from town itself in the greater interest of the people and also try to find out ways and means to solve the salary problem of the employees and also the safai karmis.

Assam CM asks for uninterrupted gas supply to tea growers Guwahati, Sept 18:Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday urged Union Petroleum Minister Dharmendra Pradhan for sustained and uninterrupted gas supply to small tea growers.

Sonowal, in a telephonic discussion with the Union Minister, sought to ensure uninterrupted gas supply to tea gardens and soon start the construction work of a super speciality hospital in Sivasagar, proposed by the ONGC. Pradhan assured all cooperation in supplying gas to small tea growers and assured that construction work of the hospital in Sivasagar would soon be started, the Chief Minister said in a statement on Friday.

"People of Assam have posed their faith on the present government in the state and it is the duty of the government to lis-

Boy drowned in Dikrong River

YUPIA, 18 SEP :In a tragic incident tod a y, a y o u n g b o y identified as Kengam Doye is feared to have drowned in Dikrong River at Midhpu with the body still remaining untraceable.

Haflong town remained scattered throughout the market and other places causing immense inconvenience to the public to venture the market as well other places in the Township.

with the help of police personnel, commandant Om Shiv, along with 12 NDRF personnel, parents, relatives and public of Doimukh area are pressed into search Meanwhile, on reoperations to trace ceiving the informa- As of now, the dis- out the missing boy. tion, DC Papum Pare trict administration (DIPRO)

Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal

ten to their grievances and take remedies," he said.

Moreover, to understand the feelings of the people, the government was engaged in interactive programmes with the people, Sonowal said.

People should maintain a strict vigil on the activities of the government which "is

vital for good governance."

Assam can become one of the front running states in the country if there was synergy between the government, public representatives and the people, and all have to work with utmost diligence and sincerity, Sonowal added.

64th Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy kicks off A Staff Reporter Guwahati, 18 Sept: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal k i c k e d o ff t h e 6 4 t h Bharat Ratna Lokapriya Gopinath Bordoloi Trophy when he set the ball rolling in the first match between Shillong Lajong and Oil India Limited Duliajan at Nehru Stadium today.

tunity for the players to rub their shoulders with players of national importance. Started way back in 1952, the tournament has gone a long way and it has produced many players of national fame.

Minister of Sports and Yo u t h We l f a r e N a b a Kumar Doley, Film actor Sunil Shetty also spoke on the occasion.

Inaugurating the tournament Chief Minister Sonowal said that Bordoloi Trophy has put Assam in the world map of sports. The tournament has given an oppor-

Before the match was started a one minute silence was observed in memory of the soldiers who laid down their lives in Jammu and Kashmir today.

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ARUNACHAL

Youth Congress demands Sensitization on Drugs abuse Good Samaritan held at Govt. Sec School immediate suspension of DSP job by Balinong Telluliang / Tamnagar A Staff Reporter Itanagar, 18 Sept: The Arunachal Pradesh Youth Congress (APYC) today demanded immediate suspension of Bhalukpong Deputy Superintendent of Police Gotombu Dajangju for physically assaulting its district unit general secretary Kalley Rijuju at Tippi in West Kameng on September 14 last.

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Lomhom Tangha Kharsang, Sept 18: The conscious women group in one of the village called Balinong in Kharsang circle of Changlang district has been doing a Good Samaritan jobs since many months. They have decided to wipe off contraband addiction and illicit liquor selling in their village. So far they have made several surprise visits, seized and destroyed hundreds of IMFL and cane beer.

In a society where the male counterpart gives little importance to this menace the women groups in most of the villages in the circle are doing what needs to be done amidst several challenges.

The circle has seen an increase in the number of addicted young people to psychotropic substances and Alcoholism etc. This year very alarmingly many middle aged male of around 35 to 38 years had died due to hepetocellular carcinoma literally called Liver Cirrhosis, which is caused when a person

is too addicted with Indian Made Foreign Liquor and in the long run, liver do not withhold its immune capacity to function as digestive mechanism. The ever growing drugs menace in kharsang circles has been sending a wakeup call to parents every moment and some are spending a sleepless night as some of their children are already into addiction.

The government should sanction funds to already existing registered NGO's that are prepared to start up the rehabilitation of drug addicts and alcoholics in the Kharsang circle.

It will not only help the depressed parents children treated but will also help the police department to adjust the addicts that are caught in the lock up which cannot accommodate more than eight persons to send them to rehab centre thereby . In such situations, the drugs addicts can be house arrested in the rehab centre if available nearby to ease the counseling processes.

Bishnu Rana Tezu, Sept 18: In Drugs De – Addiction campaign row, the Programme was held at Govt. Secondary School Tamnagar which was graced by G Hazarika SDO as chief guest. He expressed serious concern over the radical spread of opium and other contraband substances among the youth which is serious to be ponder over. “Growing indiscipline and more cases of drugs abuse in school is matter of great concern which needed to be nib in the bud. Civil societies, NGOs, PRI member and every official and public should raised cumulative voice to curb its tentacle”, he urges. Gems Linggi Asst Professor Economic Dept IGG Collage also highlighted on ‘My Education My Future’ and advised the student to be specific in selecting their subject and develop a competitive spirit to grab the opportunity.

All Kusturba Vidyalayas to shut down if funds not released

A Staff Reporter Itanagar, Sept 18: The All Arunachal Pradesh Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalya (KGBV) Welfare Association today said that it may have to shut down its schools due to delay in release of funds for the KGBVs, which has been reeling under financial crunch for the past several months.

Following the non-release of funds for the maintenance and arrear salary of teachers, the All Arunachal Pradesh Kasturba Gandhi Balika Vidyalya (KGBV) Welfare Association on September 2 last had appealed to Chief Minister Pema Khandu to look into the matter sympathetically so that the KGBV could provide proper education to the students without any hindrances.

The CM was informed that the maintenance fund of boarders for the last eight months; arrear salaries of teachers for the months of April and May, 20152016, along with salaries of other heads since June 2015, are yet to be received.

AAPKGVBWA president

Tamuk Tania informed that the CM, in the meeting had assured release of funds on top priority.

However, after a lapse of a few weeks, the AAPKGVBWA reiterated its appeal for early release of pending funds to CM Khandu, the chief secretary, education minister, finance commissioner and education secretary.

Tania informed that the delay in funds for months together by the State and Ministry of Human Resource Development, Government of India, has caused enormous untold difficulties in running the schools.

The association members questioned the reason for non release of KGBV funds despite release of funds by the MHRD for KGBVs for the current session of 2016-17.

It informed that as most KGBVs are located in remote areas, with harsh weather condition and inhospitable terrains, it creates multiple hindrances on the path of managing the school smoothly in a desirable manner.

Earlier, T – Shirt printed with ‘I m against Opium’ were distributed among the class captains of the school.

Eringso Romat Chairman ‘BEING MISHMI’ an NGO emphasized over urgency of disseminating ill affect of drugs in both Anjaw and Lohit district which is spreading like wild fire. He vows to raise the drugs menace at every platform to wipe out its spread.

Sister in - Charge BK Jayanti Brahmakumaris Rajyoga Meditation Centre also enlightened the student in practicing meditation which is an antidote of all ailments.

At Telluliang Govt. Secondary School Lui Chiba EAC as a chief guest equally raised strong voice against the growing addiction among the youth. She advised the student to shun addiction and concentrate on study for better future.

Quoting the Swami

3 days training programme for school leaders of the whole district underway at Pasighat Contd. from Page 1

While taking serious note of the last year’s performance of various schools, she asked all the participants not to take the responsibilities and duties in casual manner.

Khosla further advised all the head of institutions to explore innovative means and ways to enable the student to learn out of textbooks. The HoDs of various govt. department may be kept in close contact and opportunities be given to interact with the student for inspirational talks.

“In an effort to maintain zero tolerance and non compromise in studies as well as dietary intake at any cost, we the management had to spend sleepless nights and reel under tremendous mental agony.

We have mountain of debts piled upon us as we owe debts to various parties such as ration shop, grocery shop, vegetable supplier/vendor, firewood supplier, private carriage transporter etc”, said the AAPKGVBWA in a release.

Demoralized, the AAPKGVBWA said that it may not be able to shoulder the burden any further as all resources and capacities are on the verge of exhaustion.

“We are afraid that if the same trend continues without any positive interruptions from the government, we would be compelled to close the schools as all the doors of options available to us have been closed. And for this misdemeanor, we the KGBVs will not be held responsible”, the release added.

Vivekananda concept of real education, Chiba said Education is that which enables one to stand on one’s leg. D Roy Asst Professor Chemistry Dept as a resource person dwelled on career counseling and informed the student to select appropriate subject of interest to excel better. A Kri Headmaster of the school appreciated the NGOs for its untiring effort to raise drugs menace and urged them to take at every school and villages to generate awareness against the killer disease. Learned teacher and student of Class IX and X participated in the campaign. Eight number of T – Shirt were also distributed by the chief guest.

Meanwhile, The Drugs De – Addiction campaign has been spearheaded by BEING MISHMI in association with Socio – Economic & Environment Protection Society (SEEPS) against drugs abuse.

Earlier, while delivering the welcome speech, DDSE, Jongge Yirang informed that the idea of organizing the training programme was the brainchild of the Deputy Commissioner. He also informed that it is the start and such kind of programme will be con-

ducted frequently till a rhythm co-ordination is achieved. He also appealed to all the head of institutions, to look at the positive side of the problems and individual ego should not be a barrier while performing duties and responsibilities. He requested all the heads of institutions to work hand in glove with the District administration for maximum benefit of the society.

Prof. K. C. Kapoor, Prof. T. Lumding from Rajiv Gandhi University and Biren Dutta, Principal DIET, Daporijo attended as resource persons for the 3 days training programme. All together, 32 participants are attending the training programme, informed the sources from DDSE, Pasighat. Talem Jamoh, DPC, RMSA presented the vote of thanks during the inaugural day.

BJP keeps options open on aligning with PPA in Arunachal Contd. from Page 1

“Earlier too, the Congress MLAs had defected to PPA. However, legal issues had stalled the process. The fact that, now the MLAs have left the Congress again and joined the PPA in larger number only proves that they were never in favour of the Congress,” asserted Sarma.

Meanwhile, highlighting that NEDA offers a single platform for the governments of the member states to sort out various inter-state pending issues, Sarma said that, “NEDA will do its best to resolve all the problems of the region including boundary disputes.”

In this regard and also in the context of the financial difficulties faced by Government of Arunachal Pradesh, the NEDA Convenor informed that Chief Minister Pema Khandu along with state BJP President Tapir Gao will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP National President Amit Shah in the first week of October to discuss on ways to bring forth the developmental activities in the state.

Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Deputy Chief Minister Chowna Mein, PPA Working Committee Chairman Kamen Ringu and President Kahfa Bengia were also present on the occasion.

According to a complaint filed by Rijuju, on September 13, he was heading towards Sessa when a Mahendra Bolero pickup vehicle with registration number AS12E-8862 hit the rear end of his vehicle in Tippi. Before he could step out of his vehicle, the driver of the other vehicle, who was a woman, allegedly pulled him by his Tshirt and tore his clothes and left scratch marks right below his neck.

Following the incident, Rijuju informed the officer in-charge of Bhalukpong Police Station and he immediately arrived on the spot to make necessary verification.

The following day at around 7 AM, Rijuju informed that DSP Dajangju arrived to meet Rijuju in civil clothes and allegedly started assaulting him in the presence of OC, PS Bhalukpong.

When Rijuju enquired on the reasons for his behavior, the DSP allegedly admitted that it was an “act of revenge” as the Bolero owner was his sister.

Rijuju also claimed that the DSP, along with his two brothers –Molai Dajangju and Golow Dajangju and five more people atrsted assaulting him with sharp weapons.

Golow Dajangju allegedly hit his head with a stone and Molai Dajangju took out a .22 rifle and threatened him of dire consequences.

vide him justice but after passing of 4 days no action have been taken up so far.

Following the delay in action by concerned authorities, APYC vice president Hake Tako demanded immediate registration of FIR at Bhalukpong PS and to suspend DSP Dajangju till investigations are complete.

He further informed that apart from 50 to 60 villagers, Tippi ASM Lokman Sekong was present when the assault took place, while Sessa ASM Orgen Khaduju was present during the incident that took place on 13th September.

The APYC team would also meet the DGP and submit the demand for immediate action. However, if no action is initiated, the APYC would resort to launching a democratic movement.

Rijuju was also provided with assurance from by Sajlong Elite Society (SES) that it would pro-

Meanwhile, Rijuju has been shifted from Bhalukpong to Itanagar RK Mission Itanagar for further treatment.

17 soldiers killed, 19 injured in strike on Army camp Contd. from Page 1 He observed that four Ak-47 rifles and four under barrel grenade launchers along with a large number of war like stored were recovered from them. “The terrorists fired incendiary ammunition along with automatic fire of small arms that led to Army tents/ temporary shelters catching fire, Lt Gen Singh said which explains the high casualties.

The additional tents located in the complex were to house additional troops inducted due to routine turnover of troops.

A transition of Army units was underway and 10 Dogra was being replaced by 6 Bihar regiment. In the past too attacks had taken place during such troops shifts which are generally kept under wraps.

Officials said that the transition time is seen as a relatively easier time to target as new troops are taking positions and the guard tends to be lowered.

“Troops of 6 Bihar were accommodated in tents.

Terrorists put tents on fire and then shot the troops when they were rushing out,” sources said. Due to this officials said the casualty rate was very high and most of the soldiers killed belonged to 6 Bihar regiment.

“Of the 17 casualties, 13-14 have been due to the tents/ shelters having caught fire,” Lt

Gen Singh stated. As of evening the operation for clearance of the area was still on and a deliberate search of the area was being carried out around the military complex in Uri. “I would like to assure you that the Army remains prepared to thwart any nefarious designs and any evil designs of the adversary shall be given a befitting reply,” Lt Gen Singh added echoing the tough statement made earlier

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

As the operations came to a close Army Chief Gen Dalbir Singh rushed to the valley to take stock of the situation and visit the injured soldiers.

Mr. Modi directed Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar to visit Kashmir. Mr. Parrikar, who was in Goa, rushed to Delhi and headed straight to Srinagar by late afternoon.

“Have spoken to Home Minister & Defence Minister on the situation. RM will go to J&K himself to take stock of the situation,” Mr. Modi tweeted.

Strongly condemning the attack Mr. Modi termed it a “cowardly terror attack”. “I assure the nation that those behind this despicable attack will not go unpunished,” he sent out a strong tweet.

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Alerts in Assam A Staff Reporter Guwahati, Sept 18: The Intelligence agencies have issued alerts to the Assam government following the attack on an army installation at Uri in Jammu and Kashmir today, and according to sources have asked the government to be on high alert. “The intelligence agencies have asked the Assam government to increase security in all the major cities, and at all the important installations in the state.

This has come following the attack at Uri today,” said a source at the Assam home department.

According to the official of the Assam home department several places in the state has been identified to be highly vulnerable, and these includes airports, key business centers and locations, refineries, and also airforce stations and army installations. The union home minister Rajnath Singh is likely to chair a meeting of all the chief secretaries and the DGPs from all the North Eastern states before the end of this month, and another meeting between the Assam chief minister Sarbananda Sonowal who also holds the home portfolio, the union home minister and NSA Ajit Doval is also scheduled within this month itself.

State govt to sponsor Batti project, promote cycle tourism Contd. from Page 1 “Marketing strategies on how to bring in visitors from outside the state such as blog writers, filmmakers are already in place and if all goes well, number of riders could increase every year,” Merwyn added, while also informing that Lada in East Kameng is the next destination identified for the Batti Project.

Under the Batti Project, solar lighting equipments are distributed to households without electricity supply, which is carried on cycle and foot by the cyclists.

Also participating in the discussion, Secretary IT Sonam Chombey expressed optimism that if the state government could partner with such innovative ideas, then the expedition could truly be turned into a global event similar to how Ziro Festival of Music gained popularity in the field of music.

On sourcing support for solar lighting equipment for Batti Project, he suggested the state government could approach Ministry of New and Renewable Energy. He further suggested that Youth Affairs department be entrusted to take up the cycling expedition.

With regard to promotion cycling events, Secretary (Finance), Ashish Kundra suggested that adequate information must be circulated on government websites and social media. He also suggested on taking help from public and private sector companies under their CSR activities to fund such expeditions.

The meeting was also attended by DCM Chowna Mein, Youth Affairs Joint Director Ramesh Linggi and Everester Tine Mena.

DIBRUGARH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

BUSINESS

Reliance Industries nears 52-week high Mumbai, Sept 18: Reliance Industries (RIL) was up 2.2% at Rs 1,089, extending its Thursday's 2% gain on the BSE. The stock is currently trading close to its 52week high of Rs 1,090 touched on January 15, 2016 in intra-day trade.

In past two-weeks, the stock has outperformed the market by gaining 7.5% as compared to 0.72% rise in the Nifty 50 index.

Mukesh Ambani, chairman of RIL on September 01 announced the launch of Reliance Jio from September 05 with an aggressive pricing structure.

Reliance JioInfocomm is a subsidiary of RIL. Religare Institutional Research maintains 'buy' rating on the stock with target price of Rs 1,200 in next one year.

"RIL's US$ 21 billion investment in Reliance Jio (around

"The stock was up 2.2% at Rs 1,089, extending its Thursday's 2% gain on the BSE" Mukesh Ambani.

25% of balance sheet) over the last six years has hobbled stock performance.

But considering the 30% CAGR in core earnings (exReliance Jio) and US$ 20 billion in cash flows over FY17-FY19E, the telecom arm would be less of a con-

cern three years on, even if it's still loss-making," the brokerage firm said in a report dated September 1, 2016.

"RIL has launched its panIndia digital services (4G broadband, voice, data content, cloud services, enter-

tainment, MSO), after a over whelming response during its soft launch. Reliance Jio is expected to garner significant market share given its higher speed, wide coverage and competitive pricing," said Karvy Stock Broking and recommended the stock with target price of Rs 1,280.

RIL is expected to maintain profitability in its core business with a capex that increases the operational efficiency and volumes across the refining & petrochemicals business, while new businesses like the Reliance Jioand retailing are likely to trigger the next level of growth and boost revenues, it added.

At 11:25 am, the stock was up 1.8% at Rs 1,085 on the NSE. A combined 2.72 million shares changed hands on the counter on the NSE and BSE so far.

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Labour Min Likely to Seek Cabinet Nod for IR Code This Week New Delhi, Sept 18: Labour Ministry is likely to move a Cabinet note on the Labour Code on Industrial Relations (IR) for its approval this week.

The ministry has completed all the formalities on the Code including the opinion of the Law ministry as well as tripartite discussions with trade unions and employers, a source said.

"Now it will be sent for the Cabinet approval as soon as this week. After approval, the Code will be put before Parliament for passage," the source added.

Code on Industrial Relations is one of the initiatives of the NDA government to subsume 44 labour laws into four broad codes -- Industrial Relations, Wages, Social Security and Industrial Safety and Welfare.

File photo of Union Labour Minister Bandaru Dattatreya.

IR Code proposes to make retrenchment easier for firms employing up to 300 workers as well as make it tougher to form a trade union.

The bill seeks to combine Industrial Disputes Act,

1947, Trade Unions Act, 1926, and Industrial Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 1946 into a single code.

At present, companies employing 100 or more workers are required to seek

government's permission for retrenchment under the Industrial Dispute Act. Also, any seven or more members of a trade union can apply for registration of the Trade Union.

The draft bill proposes that 10 per cent of workers shall apply (be applicant) for registering a trade union.

The provision relating to easing retrenchment, lay off and closure norms and tougher rules for forming unions in the proposed bill has led to uproar by the central trade unions.

They went on a nationwide strike on September 2 last year as well as this year to protest proposed amendments to the labour laws, which the government says will improve ease of doing business.(PTI)

FIPB to take up 15 foreign investment Govt extends time frame IT-enabled power distribution proposals on Sept 26 of voluntary pharma to save Rs 10,000 cr annually

Pic For Representation.

New Delhi,Sept 18:FIPB will decide on 15 foreign investment proposals, including that of Idea Cellular Infrastructure Services and Sharekhan, on September 26.

The 240th meeting of the Foreign Investment Promotion Board (FIPB) to be chaired by Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das will have 15 items on the

agenda.

These include investment applications of Limpkin Telecom, Perrigo API India, Flag Telecom Singapore, IBM India, BT Global Communication (Mauritius), Morgan Stanley India Primary Dealer, and BNP Paribas Asset Management India.

India allows FDI in most sectors through the auto-

matic route, but in certain segments considered sensitive for the economy and security, the proposals have to be first cleared by the FIPB. The Government has taken a slew of measures in the recent past to boost foreign direct investment into the country.

On June 20, the government had "radically liberalised" the FDI regime with the objective of providing major impetus to employment generation in India.

This was the second big reform after some major changes announced in November 2015.

The government has said measures undertaken by it have resulted in increased FDI inflows at $55.46 billion in 2015-16, as against $36.04 billion in 201314.(PTI)

marketing code

New Delhi, Sept 18: Government has extended the time frame for voluntary uniform code for pharma marketing practices (UCPMP) that prevents unethical operations such as drug makers offering favours to Doctors to prescribe their medicines in return.

"It has been decided that the UCPMP also covering the medical devices industry which was implemented with effect from January 1, 2015 for a period of six months and which was last extended up to June 30, 2016 is hereby extended till further orders," Department of Pharmaceuticals (DoP) said in a notification.

The government had earlier this year said it was considering making the voluntary

UCPMP compulsory.

In July, Chemicals and Fertilizers Minister Ananth Kumar had admitted that voluntary UCPMP was not yielding the desired results.

"We are contemplating of making it compulsory," Kumar had said.

UCPMP aims to check unethical practice of many doctors who often prescribe a particular brand of medicine for personal gains.

Besides, as per the code, the companies can extend funding for medical research and study through approved institutions as per law and it should be fully disclosed.

The code also has stringent measures for audio or video promotional activities and for the supply of free samples of medicines. (PTI)

In dark over rail-Union budget Arun Jaitley to attend IMF-WB annual meet in US next month merger proposal: Congress New Delhi, Sept 18: The opposition is still in the dark over the proposal for merging the Railway Budget with the General Budget and advancing Parliament session by about a month to January 24 so as to complete all legislative work before the beginning of the new fiscal from April.

"The government has not held any consultations with us on the issue," was the cryptic comment of the Leader of the Opposition in Rajya Sabha Ghulam Nabi Azad when asked about the proposal.

He replied in similar vein when asked as to how the main opposition viewed the proposal which is likely to be taken up by the Union Cabinet soon.

Reports had it that the government is thinking of early convening of the Budget Session this year to expediate passage of the supporting legislations for GST rollout and it may become a norm in the years to come.

The government is planning to convene the Winter Session of Parliament on

November 12 this year to get the supporting legislations for GST rollout approved early.

The Finance Ministry is overhauling the Budgetmaking exercise which may see scrapping of the present practice of presenting a separate budget for the railways as well as shifting to multi-year outcomebased budgeting, sources said.

Till now the Budget Session was convened in the third or fourth week of February, and the Union Budget presented on last date of the month. This led to the legislative approvals taking place in two phases spread between February and May. To get all tax proposals as well as expenditure on schemes kicking in from beginning of new fiscal on April 1, the Budget Session of Parliament is likely to be convened on January 24.

The Economic Survey, that presents the state the economy, is likely to be presented on January 30 and the Union Budget on January 31.(PTI)

New Delhi, Sept 18: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley will be leaving for the US early next month to attend the annual meeting of IMF-World Bank, where issues like the global economic situation will be discussed.

The three-day annual meeting of the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank will begin on October 7 in Washington.

The new Reserve Bank Governor Urjit Patel is also likely to attend the Fund Bank meeting, sources said.

Besides Jaitley and Patel, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das will attend the annual meet, they added.

In addition to taking stock of the global economic situation, the annual meetings are also likely to discuss IMF quota reforms, exchange rate fluctuation, infrastructure financing, fall out of Britain's exit from the EU and the role of trade in supporting global growth.

Finance Ministers of Brics countries are also likely to deliberate on the economic

Besides Jaitley and Patel, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das will attend the annual meet, they added.

Tata Steel has been hit hard in Europe due to a fall in demand, excess capacity and imports from China. discontinued operations related to the sale of its long products business in the UK

to Greybull Capital LLP in May. In July, Tata Steel halted a

ber this year. It will take two years to complete the task thereafter," a senior official told PTI. The official further said: "This requires an investment of about Rs 1 crore in each town because the Centre with state governments have already created other required infrastructure like data and customer centres under the Restructured Accelerated Power Development and Reforms Programme (R-APDRP)."

"As per our latest study, the estimated savings across 76 such towns with IT enabled power distribution system across 14 states was Rs 185 crore.

If we extrapolate that to 1,226 towns which have

NTPC calls for utilisation of Badarpur plant surplus coal issues on the sidelines of the Fund Bank meeting.

Ahead of the meeting, IMF will come out with its World Economic Outlook, which will provide analysis of the current global economic situation. Besides, a Global Financial Stability Report will also be unveiled.

In July, IMF had cut global growth forecast for the year 2017 by 0.1 percentage point to 3.4 per cent citing substantial increase in eco-

nomic, political, and institutional uncertainty following Brexit which could have negative macroeconomic consequences.

The glob economy is projected to expand 3.1 per cent this year and 3.4 per cent in 2017.

It had also trimmed India's growth forecast by 0.1 percentage point to 7.4 per cent for 2016 and 2017, attributing it to a sluggish investment recovery.

Tata Steel Posts Rs. 3,183 Crore Loss In Q1 On Europe Plant Sale Mumbai, Sept 18: Tata Steel Ltd on Monday reported a consolidated first quarter net loss of Rs. 3,183 crore ($477 million) as it sold a business in Europe, and said talks continued for a proposed partnership to run its European plants.

Consolidated net loss widened for the three months to June 30, from Rs. 317 crore loss a year earlier, Tata Steel, Britain's largest and Europe's second biggest steel producer, said in a statement.

The company, which has been hit hard in Europe due to a fall in steel demand, excess capacity and rising imports from China, recorded a loss of Rs. 3,296 crore from

New Delhi Sept 18: Government aims to save as much as Rs 10,000 crore annually by leveraging information technology to ramp ups its power distribution network in urban towns by January 2019.

Moving in this direction, the Power Ministry is likely to award the works to have IT-driven power distribution in as many as 2,636 towns across the country

by December this year. The entire work will take at least two years after the award of works.

"The detailed project report for making IT enabled power distribution system in 2,636 urban towns will be ready in two months. Power Ministry will be able to award the work by Decem-

gone live online, then it comes to around Rs 5,000 crore every year. Once all 4,041 urban towns will be linked online, the savings would be to the tune of Rs 10,000 crore annually," the official added.

R-APDRP had covered 1,405 urban towns in the country but out of these 1,226 were made to have IT enabled power distribution system.

IT enabled power distribution systems helps discoms reducing aggregate technical and commercial (AT&C) losses.

This aids them to monitor the feeders online.

Besides IT driven power distribution system provides consumers a host of services like online bill payment, applying for new connection and knowing status of power supply situation in these towns in real time basis.

As part of the project, as many as 48 engineers designated as Urban Vidyut Abhiyantas (UVAs) were roped in July this year to assist the discoms, facilitating better consumer connect and monitoring of Integrated Power Development Scheme (IPDS).(PTI)

planned sale of its British Port Talbot plant which has been hit by huge losses and massive pension liabilities.

The company said it would instead look for an alliance, and named biggest German steelmaker Thyssenkrupp AG among potential partners.

"We continue to progress the conversations," Tata Steel's group executive director, Koushik Chatterjee, told a news conference on Monday. He said the company was also consulting all stakeholders on the pension liability issue.

Tata Steel's business in Europe, which accounts for nearly 60 per cent of the

company's 24 milliontonnes-a-year steelmaking capacity, reported an operating profit of Rs. 856 crore, Mr Chatterjee said, citing benefits from a weaker pound and an ongoing restructuring exercise that included job cuts.

Net profit for Tata Steel's Indian operations rose 35 per cent from a year earlier to Rs. 575 crore, the company said.

The government has set a floor price to prevent cheap imports from China, Japan, South Korea and Russia, helping local steelmakers.

Ahead of the results, Tata Steel shares closed 5.4 per cent lower in a Mumbai market that fell 1.7 per cent.

New Delhi, Sept 18: NTPC has requested the government to allow surplus coal at its Badarpur thermal power plant in Delhi to be utilized for a power unit in Madhya Pradesh.

"NTPC has approached the government seeking special consideration for utilization of surplus quantity of coal from its Badarpur thermal power station to Vidhyanchal-V (unit 13) under the new policy of 'flexible utilization of domestic coal' till its captive block becomes operational," a source privy to the development said.

According to the source, there is surplus coal at Badarpur thermal power station as some of its units are not functioning.

A call on the request may be taken after receipt of recommendation from the Ministry of Power, the source said.

The Cabinet in May allowed flexibility in utilization of domestic coal for reducing the cost of power generation.

Power Minister Piyush

Pic for Representation.

Goyal had earlier said that the relaxed norms for utilization of domestic coal could result in bringing down the cost of power generation by 40 to 50 paise per unit. In the next four to five years, it could lead to

savings of Rs 25,00030,000 crore per year.

The Vindhyachal super thermal power station is located at Vindhyanagar in Singrauli district of Madhya Pradesh while Badarpur thermal power plant is in Delhi.(PTI)

"NTPC has approached the government seeking special consideration for utilization of surplus quantity of coal from its Badarpur thermal power station to Vidhyanchal-V (unit 13) under the new policy of 'flexible utilization of domestic coal' till its captive block becomes operational".

EDITORIAL

DIBRUGARH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

Today's quote

“

You have to grow from the inside out.

None can teach you, none can make you spiritual. There is no other teacher but your own soul.

Swami-Vivekananda

The message from Shahabuddin If there is one person who embodies the contradictions in the alliance between the Janata Dal (United) and the Rashtriya Janata Dal, it is the criminal-turned-politician Mohammad Shahabuddin. A former Member of Parliament of the RJD who is now out on bail after spending 11 years in jail, he symbolised everything that was wrong with the Lalu Prasad raj in Bihar. Indeed, when Nitish Kumar first took over as Chief Minister in 2005, he seemed intent on making an example of the gangster who defied law-enforcing authorities and ensured his writ ran in his constituency Siwan. With Shahabuddin roaming free in Bihar on being granted bail by the Patna High Court, Mr. Kumar will necessarily have to ignore his veiled threats and snide remarks.

When Mr. Kumar got the government to pursue the cases against the gangster, he was fighting the RJD; now, however, he is in alliance with that party. Although the government is likely to oppose the bail order in the Supreme Court, there is little doubt that the political situation in Bihar has changed since the time Shahabuddin went to jail. Improving the law and order situation - freeing Bihar from 'jungle raj' - was one of Mr. Kumar's campaign planks in 2005, when in the company of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he ousted the RJD from power.

Now, as the head of a JD(U)-RJD government, he must speak a different language. So far, in Bihar, with his clean, no-nonsense image he has bested Mr. Prasad in two elections and a Narendra Modi-led BJP in a third. To not take on Shahabuddin for fear of offending his alliance partner is therefore not an option for Mr. Kumar.

If the Nitish Kumar government were to continue to put pressure on Shahabuddin by pursuing the cases against him to their logical end, it would be to shake the JD(U)-RJD alliance from its comfort zone. Shahabuddin seems acutely conscious that he needs to drive a wedge between the RJD and the JD(U) for the sake of his own political survival. His remark that Mr. Kumar was a Chief Minister of circumstances and that the RJD would come to power on its own in the next election is a reflection of this. Shahabuddin found endorsement for this view from another prominent RJD leader, Raghuvansh Prasad, and it was left to Lalu Prasad to strike a semblance of a balance. Clearly, the short-term interests of the RJD are tied up with the interests of Mr. Kumar, but equally, the longterm interests of the party depend on Mr. Prasad striking an independent line. No one could have driven home this truth the way Shahabuddin did.

PIL: Not always in the public interest The Supreme Court's rejection of the PIL (public interest litigation) petition that sought stopping security for the separatists cannot be faulted legally or constitutionally. The apex court has rightly said that security and facilities for separatists is a political decision and not for the courts to take. The court was of the opinion that this is not a judicially manageable proceeding and hence, it did not wish to enter this arena.

The larger point made was that of the indiscriminate use of PIL petitions. Such petitions need to serve the interests of the public. In many cases, PIL petitions are filed as obstruction tactics or on utter baseless grounds.

Such is the extent of frivolity that's there in some of such petitions that when Amartya Sen got the Nobel Prize for economics, there was a petition challenging the award because economics was not mentioned in the will of Alfred Nobel, after whom the prize is named. The petitioner was let off with a stern rebuke. In this day and age, when courts are already overburdened with cases, there should be a way to delineate what constitutes public interest and what doesn't. In the case of the one regarding the separatists, the court refused the petitioner's premise that funding separatists was akin to spreading unrest in the Valley.

While the apex court itself signalled its feeling that the separatists while undermining the writ of the state were not averse to the benefits extended by it, it indicated that it was difficult to arrive at the truth behind the allegations made in the PIL. The Supreme Court's rejection of the PIL (public interest litigation) petition that sought stopping security for the separatists cannot be faulted legally or constitutionally. The apex court has rightly said that security and facilities for separatists is a political decision and not for the courts to take. The court was of the opinion that this is not a judicially manageable proceeding and hence, it did not wish to enter this arena. The larger point made was that of the indiscriminate use of PIL petitions. Such petitions need to serve the interests of the public.

In many cases, PIL petitions are filed as obstruction tactics or on utter baseless grounds. Such is the extent of frivolity that's there in some of such petitions that when Amartya Sen got the Nobel Prize for economics, there was a petition challenging the award because economics was not mentioned in the will of Alfred Nobel, after whom the prize is named. The petitioner was let off with a stern rebuke. In this day and age, when courts are already overburdened with cases, there should be a way to delineate what constitutes public interest and what doesn't. In the case of the one regarding the separatists, the court refused the petitioner's premise that funding separatists was akin to spreading unrest in the Valley.

While the apex court itself signalled its feeling that the separatists while undermining the writ of the state were not averse to the benefits extended by it, it indicated that it was difficult to arrive at the truth behind the allegations made in the PIL.

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Look East, Act East or quite at ease?

In the past fortnight, I have had the privilege of participating in conferences in Singapore and New Delhi, where Indian political leaders and top officials sought to project their government's renewed policy emphasis on the Indian Ocean and East Asia.

The refrain is similar and familiar: The Look East policy, now tweaked as Act East policy, is a real thing.

South-east Asia, embodied by the Asean, remains at the 'core' of this policy, which extends to South Korea, Japan, Australia and even the Pacific Islands. With regard to the Indian Ocean, Prime Minister Narendra Modi last year described it as "at the top of our policy objectives."

There are subtexts, of course, to all this. The first is that India, with its largely peaceful and law-abiding ways, is the model to follow for a region where the dominant power tends to scoff at international law when its interests collide with it. Another is that dominance of the Indian Ocean belongs to the nation the expanse of water is named after.

These various threads converge in a grand vision that harks back to Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru, the country's founding prime minister, who hosted the Asian Relations Conference in March-April 1947. Considering the fact that Nehru viewed it important to host such a conference during a time when he led only a provisional government that had not yet gained independence indicates the breadth of his intellect and foresight.

That Nehru's vision remains unrealised speaks for the turns that history has taken as well as the inwardlooking instincts of his successors, including, chiefly, his own daughter, the late Indira Gandhi. Nehru's own policy of self-reliance, brought on partly because the McCarthyist US, suspicious of his nonalignment policy, would not give him steel and other technology, dragged India away from its old moorings in South-east Asia. Today, it seems hard to imagine that the British had actually tried to introduce the Indian rupee as a legal tender in the Straits Settlements and on the other side of the Indian Ocean, that it was the currency of exchange in Dubai and Qatar until 1959. Thus it remained until Prime Minister Narasimha Rao, and his finance minister, Manmohan Singh, began to dismantle the Socialist-era controls in 1991 and then began speaking of a Look East policy. Asean responded warmly. India was given sectoral dialogue partnership status in 1992 and full dialogue partnership status three years later.

A decade later, Singapore helped the midwife its entry into the Asean Regional Forum and the East Asia Summit.

India's steadily improving relations with the US helped matters in a region that had long grown comfortable with the latter's benign influence around its waters, the investments and technology it brought and the jobs it had created. Now, a strategic dimension has been added to all this,

thanks to the burgeoning tri- dia whose actions consisangular relationship be- tently fall short of its comtween India, Japan and the mitments. When Modi took US. There is also the possi- charge of India, there was a bility of reviving a quadri- doer's promise that things lateral dimension with the might, finally, change. Modi inclusion of Australia. Stra- came into national leadertegically, India is on the ship after several visits to China and Japan and admimove.

But strategic ties, while ration for Singapore's valuable, remain constructs Emeritus Senior Minister in the G o h C h o k geopolitical Tong, Ravi Velloor space whom he whose considers benefits do not reach down something of a mentor. Unto every man. That is where der his supervision, his the problems begin. home state of Gujarat had As a civilisation built on come to be labelled as the respectful argument and 'Guangdong of the East.' openness to outside influYet, it is a pity that in a ences, including thought, government that has moved Indians not only have had so speedily on so many the questions but they also fronts, trade - that most efhave had most of the an- ficient and peaceful of conswers. Both in their Indian nectors - remains a laggard.

Ocean policy and Act East Worse, India's trade with intentions, they are aware of Asean actually regressed last the solutions needed to year - according to the Asean realise their ambitions: Secretariat, two-way trade Connectivity, Trade and was just short of $59 billion, Tourism. dropping from $68 billion "For the Indian Ocean to the previous year. On the attain its true potential," other hand, Asean and India India's Foreign Secretary, S had set a target of reaching Jaishankar, stated at a con- $100 billion in merchandise ference in Singapore earlier trade by last year. this month, "It is imperative Meanwhile, China's trade that India, which is its cen- with the region is more than tre of gravity, should be a six times that of India's and facilitator rather than an it is Asean's No. 1 trade obstructor. This requires a partner, given it outsize insmoother movement of fluence in the region. Philgoods and people within ippine President Rodrigo India and also to its imme- Duterte's plaintive pleas to diate neighbourhood. And Beijing to resume normal trade, tourism and investbeyond." ment contacts with his naand his willingness to But there the tion downplay the arbitral ruling problems begin over the South China Sea Over the past quarter cen- that so resoundingly went in tury of economic reform, his favour, are an indicator the world is used to an In- of what really matters for

many in this region.

Indians are surely aware of this. Yet, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman is so defensive on easing up on trade that the US has not only omitted its strategic ally India from its Trans-Pacific Partnership, the economic plank of its Asia pivot, but even the less ambitious Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation. Key people in the Prime Minister's Office are said to be similarly inclined.

All this makes Modi seem less sure-footed in his ability to get things done and frustrates those who wish his nation well.

India does a little better on another key factor, travel. Indian visitors to Asean are growing at a healthy 15 per cent annually and touched 3.5 million last year, so noticeable that even breakfast buffets in many hotels in Manila - the Asean capital most distant from New Delhi - have Indian food on the menu these days.

But going the other way can often be a nightmare. A few months ago, Alan John, who retired as deputy editor of this newspaper, sought a tourist visa to attend a wedding in Bangalore. Although he is superannuated, John was summoned to the Indian High Commission and had to sign an undertaking that he would not do reporting in India before he was granted entry.

Maria Siow, a Singaporean who works in Beijing as an analyst, was given a similar run-around when she sought a visa to attend last week's conference in New Delhi

organised by the East West Centre of Hawaii. Ironically, the theme of the conference, where senior Indian and US officials appeared, was 'South Asia Looking East.'

For a nation that aspires to be a 21st century power, India sometimes tends to display insecurities commonly attached with smaller nations. That is a pity.

South-east Asia, on the whole, welcomes the increasing Indian interest in the region. The mistrust China has earned by its actions in recent years provides an even bigger opening for New Delhi to press its influence. But putting flesh on the bones of that policy will need more than sending Indian frigates for patrols in the South China Sea. That muscle can come only with trade, connectivity and people-to-people contact.

New Delhi's complaint that South-east Asia has been slow to open up services - an area in which it is competitive - is perhaps a valid one. But it needs to view trade liberalisation as a strategic imperative and decide on that basis.

As Kavi Chongkittavorn, senior fellow at the Institute of Strategic and International Studies at Chulalongkorn University, put it in New Delhi last week, nobody in South-east Asia perceives India as an enemy. That is the good thing. The bad thing is that India has not made use of the opportunity. "From Look East to Act East, India too frequently seems At Ease," he quipped and quite correctly.

Outwards to Africa The Health Fund should be used to train African healthcare workers in India New Delhi's Vigyan Bhavan will host leading health researchers and policymakers from Africa and India on September 13. This India-Africa Health Sciences Meet (IAHSM) is a follow-up of the India-Africa Summit in October 2015, at which Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced India's intent to partner Africa. To accomplish this, he proposed a $100-million India-Africa Development Fund, a $10-million Health Fund and 50,000 scholarships for African students to study in India.

Shared assets and challenges Africa and India together cover about a quarter of the world's land area, support over a third of its population and harbour about half of its disease burden. Infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, childhood diarrhoea and respiratory infections remain big challenges.

However, both regions are witnessing a shift towards non-communicable diseases such as diabetes,

cardiovascular disease, mental illness, etc.

Africa and India also share an important asset in their young populations, about half of which is below 25 years of age and aspires to have the knowledge and technical skills to participate in their economic growth. Science and technology is increasingly seen as the centrepiece of development and should provide these young people the tools to tackle not just health and well-being, but other important challenges such as energy, climate change, food, water and sanitation as well.

Despite significant challenges, both regions spend less than 1 per cent of their GDP on S&T and are home to low numbers of researchers. Against the U.S. and Europe, which have 2,640 and 1,990 researchers per million of the population, respectively, India and Africa have only 137 and 70. Not surprisingly, each contributes only about 2 per cent to the global knowledge pool.

While Africa is quite diverse, the numbers show

poor capacity in the health sector, especially human resource. It has a very low density of physicians and nurses, which stand at 2.7 and 12.4 per 10,000 people, respectively, against a world average of 13.9 and 28.6. This is also reflected in hospital beds and specialised medical equipment. Even though its own health indices are nothing to be proud of, India's engagement with Africa is growing at a rapid pace in the sunrise sector of health care. Besides the private sector, Government of India initiatives such as 'Focus Africa', 'Team-9 Initiative' and 'Pan-African e-Network Project' have a significant investment on health care.

The telemedicine initiative has enabled a number of super-specialty hospitals in India to be connected with physicians in Africa, impacting not just health tourism in India, but also capacity building in Africa through continuing medical education (CME) credits.

In 2014 India exported medicines worth $3.5 billion to Africa and the for-

eign direct investment (FDI) by Indian pharmaceutical companies in Africa was $67.4 million. Affordable anti-retroviral drugs from India have been instrumental in containing Africa's HIV/ AIDS epidemic. India is also a frequent destination for Africans seeking specialised treatment for cancer and other ailments.

In 2013 about 14 per cent of African visitors arriving in India came for medical treatment.

Health research, partnerships and innovation With India aspiring to be a 'knowledge economy' and a global power, it must also use health research and innovation to improve people's lives at home and overseas. Some key partnerships to build capacity, support health research and promote innovation have developed between international funders and either Africa or India. These African and Indian programmes should learn from each other and together build sustainable science-based partnerships. A useful trend with international

A champion wrestler was asked, “How did you become the champion?”

He said, “When I was practicing, I became so exhausted that I wanted to give up. But then I pictured what my opponent would be doing. He must be still practicing so I went back into more practice. And a point came when I wanted to give up again.

I pictured what my opponent would be doing.He must be still practicing so I went back into more practice. And then a point

came when I could not lift myself anymore. And I pictured that he could not lift himself anymore either. I pictured him in the shower, guess what I did.

I went back into more practice.

Till now we were at par. This practice would be my winning edge.”

So, the important thing is to put in the extra effort even when it hurts.

funders now is to recognise the value of local decision-making and management. This will positively impact the partnerships.

Why is there a special case for India and Africa to collaborate in health?

Both face similar challenges and India has sufficient and contemporary experience in tackling health-care issues in the context of a developing country. India has clear strengths in its generic pharmaceuticals industry, and due to early development of its higher education sector, it has a large human resource in the health sector as well.

These can be leveraged for capacity building in Africa. The health challenges facing Africa, India and other developing countries are not attractive for big pharmaceutical companies due to low profit margins. As a result, the pipeline for medicines and vaccines against many of these neglected diseases remains sparse.

Both Africa and India have a rich heritage of traditional medicine and will have to develop their own low-cost approaches. India has developed not just high quality institutions in basic, clinical and public health research, its alternative models of drug discovery, such as the Open Source Drug Discovery (OSDD), can provide interesting options. The Council of Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR, India) is already championing the OSDD model for TB and malaria, both highly relevant for Africa as well.

An agenda for India-

Africa cooperation The Indian pharmaceutical industry's outward FDI to trade ratio for Africa being low, there is ample scope for this sector to invest in Africa. For an aspiring global power, the India story will mean more if "Make in India" is extended to "Make with Africa". The Health Science Meet this week should discuss the challenges and partnerships for Africa-based manufacturing, investment mechanisms, alignment of the regulatory frameworks and how best to leverage the funds announced by Mr. Modi last year.

The meet should also discuss research capacity in the two regions and identify strengths, weaknesses and potential partnerships. Disease priorities and areas of research focus should be outlined for future collaboration.

India's 'Look Africa' policy can be a game changer if it also becomes an engine for knowledge generation and innovation. The India-Africa Health Fund should be used to build capacity by training African healthcare workers and researchers in Indian hospitals and research laboratories. Some of the 50,000 scholarships over the next five years should also be used to train African students in basic, clinical and public health research at Indian universities and institutes. Capacity building, biomedical research and innovation should become central themes for discussion at the IAHSM. This will make the partnership sustainable and valuable.

DIBRUGARH, MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 19

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NORTHEAST

Khekaho urges students to Children's film festival work towards their dream to open in Meghalaya Dimapur, Sept 18: Parliamentary secretary of Information &Public Relations, Khekaho Assumi on Saturday has called upon students to have a dream and work towards achieving it.

Quoting Abdul Kalam who said "Dream is not what you dream at night but dream is something that do not let you sleep", the parliamentary secretary reminded the students that if they have nothing in their mind then they would "sleep off" but if they are determined than they can change the circumstances.

Khekaho was speaking as

Landslides block roads, disrupt power supply in Aizawl Aizawl, Sept 18: A massive landslide triggered by heavy rains since Friday last has blocked roads in at least 20 spots, disrupted power supply and damaged cemeteries in the city, Aizawl District Disaster Management Authority officials said on Sunday.

The landslides had blocked roads in at least 20 places within the state capital and work was on to unclog them, the officials said.

A number of electric poles were damaged causing power supply disruption, telecommunication lines were snapped in some places while mobile network also was disrupted in the state capital, the officials said.

The landslide also damaged two cemeteries and exposed more than 80 graves in Bungkawn and Khatla areas of the state capital.

Ten houses in Aizawl district were completely destroyed, six houses had to be dismantled and 17 families evacuated, the officials said.

Five persons, including a four-year-old girl, belonging to two families were killed when the landslide triggered by very heavy rains mowed down their houses in Tlungvel village yesterday. (Agencies)

Resignation Of 5 Manipur MLAs accepted

by Speaker Imphal, Sept 18: Resignation papers submitted by five MLAs have been accepted by the Speaker of Manipur Legislative Assembly Th Lokeshwar Singh today.

The MLAs who had submitted their resignation papers to the Speaker were four Naga People's Front (NPF) members Samuel Risom of Ukhrul Assembly, V Alexander Pou of Karong, Dikho of Mao AC and Nunghlung Victor of Chancel and Congress MLA Y Erabot of Wangkhei, who recently joined the BJP, an Assembly official said.

With the resignation of the five MLAs from the 60-member House, the total number of existing MLAs has reduced to 55.

Assembly elections to Manipur Assembly are slated for early 2017.

(PTI)

tance of quality education and exhorted the students to work hard, be determined and to be confident in order to shine in life.

"If you want to become someone in life put in your hard work, keep the midnight oil burning, have a dream and work towards achieving your dream," He exhorted.

Chief guest along with the proprietor, teachers and students of RBHSK Chekriye. chief guest at 7th Hindi Diwas celebration at Rashtra Bhasha Hindi Shiksha Kendra Chekiye

Dimapur.

According to DIPR report, Khekaho emphasised on the impor-

The parliamentary secretary termed the management of school, faculty, students and parents as the "four ingredients" for producing quality students from schools and colleges. He asserted that all the four must play a co-

hesive role simultaneously to produce good students.

During the programme, the importance of Hindi Diwas was highlighted by teacher Arjun; commemorating the day, students of RBHSK presented dances, songs, traditional show and various entertainment items.

Manjai offered the invocation while Eviti and Anan read the scriptures in Hindu and English respectively.

The programme compered by Solomon and Jennifer ended with benediction by teacher Zepre. .(Agencies)

Meghalaya, Sept 18: A four-day festival of children's films, organised

by Children's Film Society of India (CFSI) is set to begin in Meghalaya tomorrow.

For the first time, children from various schools in the remote centres in the north-eastern state will get to see four select films "Kima's Lode - Beyond the class", "Mother I Love you", "Krish, Trish & Baltiboy" and "The Goal".

The films will be screened at select auditoriums in the state, according to a release issued by CFSI here today.

"Meghalaya is extremely rich in cultural heritage and tradition and this needs to be ingrained in children though the powerful medium of films. With this

Pic for Representation objective, CFSI has been conducting films screenings for children in Meghalaya," said CEO of CFSI, Shravan Kumar.

"The films being shown like 'Mother I love you' reflect the customs and lineage of this land. We believe that our initiatives will not only strengthen the cultural roots of the children from Meghalaya but also join them with the

mainstream," Kumar said.

In August, CFSI held a similar festival in Tripura and Nagaland where thousands of children from remote areas of the northeast thronged the theatres.

Earlier this year, CFSI had presented the second leg of 19th International Children's Film Festival in Gangtok, Sikkim, which also covered West Sikkim.(Agencies)

Manipuri transgenders demand apology from minister over attack Discover the Difference: ALS seeks to Imphal, Sept 18: Artistes, lyricists and transgenders in Manipur are up in arms against state Rural Development Minister Moirangthem Okendra after his security guards allegedly beat up a popular tansgender artiste here.

The artistes, lyricists and transgenders who on Friday staged a sit-in protest have served an ultimatum to Okendra to tender an apology within seven days or face consequences.

Personal security guards and armed personnel of the min-

ister had allegedly beaten up Bishesh Huirem, a film and mobile theatre artiste, following a road rage incident on Wednesday night.

Huirem is one of the transgenders from 30 countries who has been selected to participate in the International Beauty Queen contest to be held in Thailand on November 9.

Officials of the Minister, however, refuted Huirem's claim over the incident and told IANS that Huirem was driving "dead drunk" and was unable to reverse her

car that was blocking the minister's convoy. A security guard stepped in to help her out.

However, Huirem threw tantrums at this saying she had the right to drive and tried to force open the door of the minister's vehicle -- leading to her being restrained.

Huirem has strongly denied the "baseless charges".

In preparation for the beauty contest Huirem is undergoing hormone therapy and personality development course.

Huirem has denied she was

drunk. In a statement, she said that she is avoiding salt and oil in her food for the hormone therapy, "and it is outrageous to say she was dead drunk. Shocked by the incident she is now in hospital."

The artistes have decided to ban all mobile theatres, films and music programmes in the Heirok constituency of the Minister unless he apologises.

This could impact on campaigning as Manipur goes to polls in February 2017. .(Agencies)

NGT asks Meghalaya Govt to prepare eco restoration plan for coal mine areas Shillong, Sept 18: The National Green Tribunal (NGT) constituted committee has asked the Meghalayagovernment to take up a pilot project for preparing a comprehensive ecological restoration plan for coal mine areas in the state.

The committee would be headed by the Secretary of Ministry of Environment, Forest and Climate Change (MoEFCC).

Informing this while replying in the Assembly, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said the committee was constituted after the state government had submitted the Mining Plan/Guidelines to the NGT on January 1 He said the state government has also submitted its comments and status on the matter before the committee headed by MoEFCC Secretary in its first meeting held on May 4.

The meeting decided that the National Environmental Engineering Research Institute (NEERI) would be con-

said the suggestions of NEERI regarding 'sealing of abandoned' rat-hole mines by engineering interventions was asked to be examined by the state in consultation with reputed mining/ geotechnical institute for an appropriate decision considering the magnitude and extent of the problem as well as feasibility.

Pic for Representation. ducting site visit during May 30 to June 31 and submit the report to the committee.

In its order issued on July 21, the NGT has directed the MoEFCC, Ministry of Coal and the state government to hold a meeting to finalise the mining plan and policy including the scheme for restoration of environment and ecology, he said.

Stating that the second meeting of the committee

was held on August 30, the CM said "It has recommended the state government to carry out a pilot study of a cluster of rat-hole mines in Jaintia Hills taking them on watershed basis for treatment and ecological restoration in the background of their findings and to use the learnings from preparing a comprehensive ecological restoration plan for the entire mine area."

As a follow up action of the NGT's direction, Sangma

On the other hand, the Meghalaya State Pollution Control Board would carry out regular monitoring of surface and ground water pollution, he said.

A detailed note in this regard along with the long term data shall be submitted to the NEERI to arrive at the trend analysis and suggest adequate mitigation measures, he said while quoting the tribunal committee's recommendations.

The MoEFCC has filed a compliance affidavit before the National Green Tribunal on September 9, he added.(PTI)

instill self-confidence & determination

Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome, and ALS faculty member, Manish K Gautum addressing the mega seminar on how to crack the Civil Service (UPSC) exam at Town Hall at Dimapur Dimapur, Sept 18: A mega seminar for civil service aspirants-cumlaunching of Alternative Learning Systems (ALS), India's largest IAS coaching network, was held here at Town Hall on Saturday with Deputy Commissioner, Dimapur, Kesonyu Yhome, as chief guest.

The seminar with 'Discover the difference' as the theme is an initiative of Impact Hub Society.

Addressing hundreds of civil service (IAS) aspirants and students, the deputy commissioner said 'passion' in the most important trait a civil service aspirant must possess to achieve the ultimate goal.

Yhome, the youngest IAS officers in the state, gave tips on how to prepare oneself for the most prestigious exam, IAS exam

through UPSC. He said the success or failure depends on the individual alone and no one, be it parents or mentors, should be blamed for failure. "It is you yourself who is the biggest stumbling block and anything sabotaging your progress is you alone. Nagas have the knack for blame game and we always come up with excuses", the DC said.

Yhome said an IAS aspirant must discipline and train his/her mind and not let the mind take control of an individual. He also said an IAS aspirant must possess self-confidence, positive attitude and determination and not waste precious time dwelling too much on one's weaknesses. He further reminded the aspirants the adage 'Failure is the step-

ping stone to success."

Resource person of the seminar, ALS faculty member and renowned IAS mentor, Manish K Gautum, said the first thing an IAS aspirant should ask oneself is why he or she is opting for that service. Gautum said there are many students sit ting in the UPSC exam because of family or peer influence or pressure while some others are attracted by the recognition, respect, glamour and beacon light associated with the elite service.

But the most important drive to become and IAS officer, according to Gautum, is that the officer will get the opportunity to "touch and inspire" thousands of lives.

"It gives opportunity for us to paint on a larger canvas. When you become a civil service officer, you can serve society with authority and resources at your disposal. This the fundamental difference between civil service and social service", the IAS mentor said.

Gautum said the motivation to become an IAS officer should come from within oneself. He also gave valuable tips to the civil service aspirants and said to crack the IAS exam, a person should be possess qualities and traits including discipline, consistency, knowledge and requirements of the exam.

Distt adm, DMC YLC Conclave: To center on development road-map in NE appeal for proper sanitation Dimapur, Sept 18: Dimapur district administration and Dimapur Municipal Council (DMC) have appealed to the denizens of Dimapur to implement proper sanitation systems in their respective localities.

DMC administrator, H. Atokhe Aye while addressing the awareness programme, as part of the Swachh Bharat Mission, appealed to the public to segregate household wastes into dry, wet, home health care and electronic wastes.

He also urged the public to cooperate with the DMC in order to carry out the process for better sanitation.

DC Dimapur, Kesonyu

Yhome IAS who also spoke on the occasion, made a fervent appeal to the public to cooperate with the DMC in this regard.

While stating that government programme would be fruitless if the public do not cooperate, Yhome in this regard urged the public to support the DMC, being the agency to implement waste segregation.

He also appealed the GBs and colony leaders to disseminate the information on the importance of sanitation.

The DC also laid emphasis on the importance of hospital wastes which has to be streamlined. .(Agencies)

Dimapur, Sept 18: With the intent to take the ideas of North East youths to broader forums, the Young Leaders Connect (YLC) is organizing a "Start-Up North-East" conclave in Arunachal Pradesh.

Emphasizing that the need for a developed North East to reach its full potential is the common strand bringing the region together, Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi, who is also a founding member of YLC, stated that the conclave would focus on working out a road-map for development in the North East.

"YLC has always been trying to talk about the ideas of the North East youths, and we are trying to represent these ideas in the biggest forum. In the end, what ties us all together is that the North East should be developed.

The common theme that binds all of us together is if the Northeast can achieve its potential. We can see a lot of peace and prosperity emerging out of the conclave," Gogoi stated this while addressing a press conference at Niathu Resort, Dimapur on September 17.

During the press conference it was also informed that this year's YLC conclave will be held in Itanagar, Arunachal

Member of Parliament Gaurav Gogoi (Left) and Parliamentary Secretary Mmhonlumo Kikon (Right) during the press conference at Niathu Resort, Dimapur.

Pradesh on October 28 and 29 with the theme "Start-Up North-East", riding on the Prime Minister's "Startup India, Standup India" and "Made in India" campaign.

This will be the fifth edition of YLC's annual conclave.

MP Gogoi termed the conclave unique, one of a kind platform for achievers from the North East India representing diverse fields of education, health, hospitality, politics, and business to come together and make a

road-map for the development of the North East and how "we" can inspire future generations of North East leaders. "No other platform has managed to do what YLC has done so far," he asserted.

He also pointed out that the beauty of the conclave is that it travels every year to a different location.

Co-Chair for the conclave, Mmhonlumo Kikon, Parliamentary Secretary, Labour & Employment, Entrepreneurship & Skills Development

and Border Affairs (Nagaland) felt that the conclave can help discuss and focus on issues of entrepreneurship in the North East, how it can benefit from the various policies of the government by sharing lessons, experiences, and coming together to form alliances. Expressing a positive outcome from the conclave, he stated, "We feel that the winds of change will come towards the entrepreneurial sector which has not been promoted with much emphasis in the past."

Hekani Jakhalu, YouthNet Founder and also the brain behind this initiative, also announced that the conclave will have panel discussions and round table discussions with experts and stakeholders that will go beyond dialogue and towards deliverable goals applicable in national and regional setting.

On the side lines, there will also be interface between entrepreneurs, NGOs and Government agencies, advisory organizations. There will also be a showcase and competition of 8 successful entrepreneurs and their startups, one from each North East state. A football exhibition match will also be held between the Chief Minister XI and YLC, she

informed.

YLC conclave, an annual event, aims to bring together young change makers and leaders from the North East and rest of the country, put their heads and hearts together to plan where they would like to see India vis-Ă -vis North East in the future, plan a roadmap, and strategize on interventions at the grassroots and policy level. In a landmark initiative, it engages policy makers, strategists, entrepreneurs, professionals, members of academia, sports, music and culture, and students to join the development course.

YLC member, Abu Metha, informed that in the past, the YLC conclave had taken place in Kohima in 2011 and 2012, Guwahati in 2013, and Delhi in 2014. He mentioned that the chief host for this year's conclave is Kiren Rijju, Minister of State (Home Affairs), Government of India. The Chair is Bhaichung Bhutia, Co-Chair Conrad Sangma, Member of Parliament (Meghalaya), Co-Chair Mmhonlumo Kikon, Parliamentary Secretary, Labour & Employment, Entrepreneurship & Skills Development and Border Affairs.

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New York explosion: Barack Obama Over exotic NAM venue, dark shadow briefed on 'intentional blast' of Venezuela's economic crisis Washington, Sept 18:US President Barack Obama was today apprised of the explosion in New York in which at least 25 people were injured, hours before his arrival in the city for the highlevel UN General Assembly session.

An explosion rocked New York's Chelsea neighbourhood, a busy residential and commercial area in the city. More than two dozen people have been injured as a result of the explosion.

"The President has been apprised of the explosion in New York City, the cause of which remains under investigation. The president will be updated as additional information becomes available," a White House official said.

Obama is scheduled to travel to New York today and stay in the city for the next several days to attend the

"Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, was also briefed about the New York explosion"

US President Barack Obama.

United Nations General Assembly session beginning tomorrow.

Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, was also briefed about the New York explosion.

She was in the Washington DC addressing the Congressional Black Caucus dinner.

Referring to the explosion,

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump said tough measures needs to be taken.

"We better get very tough.

We'll find out. It's a terrible thing that's going on in our world and in our country and we are going to get tough and smart and vigilant. We'll see what it is," Trump said.

Syria, Russia: Coalition airstrike kills regime forces HIGHLIGHTS US, Russian in diplomatic row after reported coalition airstrike US says it was targeting what it thought were ISIS militants

Assad regime has been intentionally striking civilian targets with horrifying, predictable regularity.

Russia, Sept 18: Hours after US-led coalition airstrikes reportedly killed dozens of Syrian troops, the US and Russian ambassadors to the United Nations chastised each other outside an emergency Security Council meeting.

The strike occurred Saturday in an eastern part of Syria that is not a part of a delicate and nearly week-old ceasefire. The US military said it was targeting ISIS militants and if it hit Syrian troops, it was an accident.

Russia and Syria said the strikes prove the United States and its allies are sympathetic to ISIS. The Russian military said 62 Syrian soldiers were killed near Deir Ezzor Airport, according to state media. The UK-based Syrian Observatory for Human Rights put

the death toll at 83 and said at least 120 soldiers were wounded.

Russia's permanent UN representative, Vitaly Churkin, questioned the timing of the strikes, two days before Russian-American coordination in the fight against terror groups in Syria was to begin.

Churkin spoke to reporters after abruptly leaving an UN Security Council meeting on the situation in Syria.

Churkin was upset with US ambassador Samantha Power, who lambasted Russia's support of the Syrian regime to the media outside the meeting while he was speaking.

"I have never seen such an extraordinary display of American heavy-handedness," he said.

Power angrily denounced

the Russian call for the UN meeting as a stunt.

Power said "even by Russia's standards, tonight's stunt -- a stunt replete with moralism and grandstanding -- is uniquely cynical and hypocritical."

If US-led coalition airstrikes did hit Syrian forces Saturday, it was unintentional and Washington regrets any loss of life, she said before proceeding to list atrocities she said the Syrian regime has perpetuated during the five-year civil war.

"Since 2011, the Assad regime has been intentionally striking civilian targets with horrifying, predictable regularity. They have besieged civilian areas, prevented life-saving aid from reaching people who are starving to death, and dying of illnesses that could be treated with basic medicine."

Whether the diplomatic squabbling will cause the ceasefire to fall apart is unclear.(Agencies)

Margarita ,Sept 18: The road into town from the Santiago Mariño Caribbean International Airport on Venezuela's Isla de Margarita is dotted with billboards showing pictures of President Nicolás Maduro, welcoming delegates to the 17th Summit of the NonAligned Movement (NAM).

The Indian delegation at the Summit, which began on Saturday in Porlamar, the commercial capital of the state of Nueva Esparta of which the island of Margarita is part, is led by Vice-President Hamid Ansari. The Vice-President called on President Maduro in his first official engagement after he arrived in the country, officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela, and held talks on a range of issues of mutual interest.

Maduro, who narrowly won the presidency after the death of Hugo Chávez in 2013, appreciated the Indian system of democracy, officials said. Ansari was accompanied at the meeting

by Minister of State for External Affairs M J Akbar.

The Caribbean island of Margarita, lying about 40 km out to sea from the South American land mass, was discovered by Christopher Columbus in 1498, and

is famous for its pearls and beaches. It is a popular holiday destination, and the place from where the famous tequila-based cocktail gets its name.

Isla de Margarita has not, however, escaped Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis, the fallout of a variety of factors topped by plummeting crude oil prices - and about a month ago, the island, like many other parts of the country, had completely run out of food.

"We now have food here because you (the media and other paraphernalia that has accompanied the NAM Summit) are here. Until last month we had nothing, no bread, no milk, no sugar, no coffee. Fishermen used to take people by boat to another place to buy and stock up food," said Samantha Leon, who runs a travel company on the island with her father. The 38-year-old mother of a boy aged 15 and a girl aged 10 said she had flown to the capital Caracas to buy supplies only a week ago.

Not surprisingly, President Maduro is not very popular in Margarita, especially among the youth. There are few takers for the government's claims on the billboards: "Venezuela, a country that has increased its human development in-

1 Missing, 6 Injured in Landslides in China

Pic for Representation.

Beijing, Sept 18: One person was listed missing and six others were injured in two landslides in southwest China's Yunnan Province.

Torrential rains triggered two landslides in the Yuanmou County in northern Yunnan yesterday.

A quake lake was formed along the Longchuan River in the upper reaches of the Jinsha River, state-run Xinhua news agency reported.

Roughly 1.26 million cubic metres of debris moved down the mountains nearby, form-

ing a six-metre-deep lake, measuring 700 metres long and 300 metres wide.

The lake put the lives of more than 8,000 people living downstream in danger, Chuxiong prefecture government said in a statement.

The residents were relocated yesterday.

The downpours also destroyed a 300-metre section of the Chengdu-Kunming Railway, and rail service will be suspended for the next five to six days, Kunming Railway Bureau said.

A poster at the venue of the summit. dex from 0.69 per cent to 0.76 per cent", and "Venezuela, a country that exceeds an employment rate of 93 per cent".

Crime, says Leon, is a huge problem. "You go to the mall and when you return, you find the wheels and battery stolen from your parked car. If we go to the cinema, we go in a taxi." Indeed, most cars driven by locals on the road are old, run-down models.

Most people remember happier, more laidback times when it was common to find youths spending entire nights at the discotheque, from 11 pm to 7 am. An Indian official posted here recalled how Margarita used to be a happy, lively island, until the crisis hit. Now, venturing out after sunset is not without risk. "You cannot hold your cellphone

in your hand. Many people here carry guns," said the Indian official. There are only about 50 families of Indian origin in this country, officials said.

All along the main highway from the airport, heavily armed police and Army troops stand guard. At 4.30 pm, Porlamar, the Summit venue, looks as though it is under a curfew, with all shops, markets and plazas shut, and very few people

on the road.

The financial squeeze and shortage of commodities is all-encompassing, and has affected almost everyone on the island. Public transport has started to cost three times more than what it did not too long ago, local people said, and the government has decided to end working hours at 3 pm instead of the 6 pm earlier.

Inflation is so high that a monthly salary of 20,000 Venezuelan Bolivar (about Rs 1,35,000) is not enough to buy even the basics. A litre of milk costs 2,000 Bolivar (Rs 13,500), double what it cost a month ago.

And coffee, a habit with the people here, isn't even available.

"If you do get coffee, it will cost about 3,000 Bolivar for about 500 grams," says Samantha. There have been reports of a dozen eggs costing $ 150 (Rs 10,000).

(Agencies)

"Isla de Margarita has not, however, escaped Venezuela's ongoing economic crisis, the fallout of a variety of factors topped by plummeting crude oil prices - and about a month ago, the island, like many other parts of the country, had completely run out of food".

Myanmar soldiers jailed for village murders in rare case Myanmar, Sept 18: The seven soldiers - four of them officers - confessed to the killings after the men's bodies were found with knife wounds in a shallow grave.

They had been among a group rounded up by soldiers in June, suspected of helping rebel militia in eastern Shan state.

The case is a rare example of a military prosecution in Myanmar.

Shan villagers feel force of Burmese army anger The sentences were handed down in a military court on Thursday.

Activist Sai Kaung Kham, who helped the families of the ethnic minority men in Mong Yaw village demand justice for the killings, said he was surprised the military

had taken any action at all.

"The fact they have been sentenced to imprisonment is better than nothing," he told Reuters.

However, the military has not accepted responsibility for the deaths of two other men killed fleeing the village on a motorcycle.

Myanmar, formerly known as Burma, was run by a military junta until 2011.

An unusual move: By Jonah Fisher, BBC News, Myanmar It's extremely rare that the Burmese army acknowledges its own brutality, let alone prosecutes those responsible.

During decades of conflict with ethnic armed groups there have been countless atrocities re-

corded. Villages have been burnt, men tortured and killed, porters seized.

Human Rights Watch called it a "deeply entrenched culture of abuse".

This court case then could be significant.

Though the sentences are shockingly light the very fact that soldiers were prosecuted marks a change.

Whether it's a blip, or culture change is hard to say. In the last two years, there have been two other high-profile cases in which soldiers are alleged to have murdered civilians.

Despite huge public interest in the killing of two Kachin school-teachers and a journalist the perpetrators went unpunished.

Explosion rocks busy NYC Japan has a worrying number neighbourhood; 29 injured of virgins, government finds New York, Sept 18: A powerful explosion on Saturday rocked New York's busy and upscale neighbourhood injuring 29 people, authorities said about the "intentional act", hours before world leaders arrive here for the high-level UN General Assembly session.

The explosion - which came hours after a pipe bomb went off in a garbage can in New Jersey - occurred in Manhattan's Chelsea neighbourhood at 23rd St. and 6th Avenue, a busy residential and commercial area frequented by tourists and city residents, around 8:30 pm (local time) yesterday.

President Barack Obama has been apprised of the explosion, a White House official said.

New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio said the number of people injured is now 29 but none is life threatening except for one who is in "serious" condition.

A second Manhattan site is under investigation, Blasio said while addressing a press conference at the scene.

The Mayor described the explosion as an "intentional act" but said there is no evidence at this point of a terror link.

New York City firefighters stand near the site of an explosion in the Chelsea neighborhood of Manhattan.

He said the city "experienced a very serious incident" and injuries are significant but added that there is "no evidence at this point of a terror connection" even as early indications suggest "this was an intentional act".

"There is no specific and credible threat at this time from any terror organisation", he said.

New York City new Police Commissioner James O Neill, who had his first day at the city's police chief yesterday, that the "exact cause of the explosion has not yet been determined"

and personnel from the police department, FBI, bomb squad and counter-terrorism departments are on the scene.

The Police Commissioner added that a "second site" is being treated at 27th street between 6th and 7th avenues by the police but did not provide more details.

The New York Police Department said a "possible secondary device" has been located at 27th Street, 6th-7th Avenues.

Citing local and federal law enforcement officials, CNN reported that the device found at the second spot

appears to be a pressure cooker with wires hanging out.

Police said investigations are ongoing and advised people to avoid the area.

As a "precautionary measure" residents living in the 27th street between 6th and 7th avenues to "stay away" from windows facing 27th street "until we clear the area of a suspicious package", they said, adding this is a precautionary measure only and they are not evacuating the area.

The Mayor also added that at this point there is "no specific connection" to the incident in New Jersey earlier in the day in which an explosion occurred in a garbage can.

"We are not going to let anyone change us, intimidate us," the mayor said.

Authorities said "extensive search" is being conducted in the area and the neighbourhood and ruled out gas as the reason for the explosion.

Security is already tight in the city as nearly 190 world leaders, including Obama, will arrive in the city for the about week-long high-level annual UN General Assembly session, beginning tomorrow.

Tokyo, Sept 18: Japan's demographic challenges are well-known: It's home to the world's oldest population and has a shrinking birthrate and an astonishing number of single people. And it seems that, despite government efforts to incentivise marriage and child-rearing, things aren't quite trending in the right direction.

According to the Japan Times, a new survey of Japanese people ages 18 to 34 found that 70 percent of unmarried men and 60 percent of unmarried women are not in a relationship. It gets worse: Around 42 percent of men and 44.2 percent of women admitted that they were virgins.

The study is carried out

by Japan's National Institute of Population and Social Security Research every five years. The organization has noted a marked trend since its first foray on questions of relationships and sex in 1987, when it found that 48.6 percent of men and

39.5 percent of women surveyed were unmarried.

In 2010, 36.2 percent of men and 38.7 percent of women in the 18-34 age bracket said they were virgins. The number of children among couples who have been married for between 15 and 19 years averaged a record low this year.

The Japanese government under Prime Minister Shinzo Abe has said it wants to raise the nation's fertility rate from 1.4 to 1.8 by 2025. It's offering better child-care services and tax incentives for married couples, though such programs have yet to bear statistical fruit.

Most people surveyed said they want to get married at some point. It's just not clear when.

"They want to tie the knot eventually. But they tend to put it off as they have gaps between their ideals and the reality," Futoshi Ishii, head researcher for the study, told Japan Times. "That's why people marry later or stay single for life, contribut-

Pic for Represntation. ing to the nation's low birthrate."

This is not unique to Japan -- in various parts of the developed world, economic uncertainty is reshaping the way millennials and other young people conceive of their sex lives and marital choices. But it's particularly pronounced in the Asian nation, where experts and government officials have spent the better part of a decade fretting over the country's population decline and, as WorldViews once put it, "sexual apathy."

A booming industry surrounds Japan's growing condition of loneliness, a phenomenon at once quite particular to the Japanese, yet also a glimpse into a future where many people live atomized lives mediated exclusively through personal technology.

There was one clearly positive indicator in the survey: For the first time, the proportion of women returning to work after having their first child in Japan's once notoriously patriarchal society exceeded 50 percent.

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Careers in Science Stream after 12th How To Prepare For Class 12 Board Exam

Today, education is very much compulsory to build a good career. Students are used to wandering here and there for right career and best guidance.

Here we are going to provide career counselling guidance for the students who wish to search their career after 12th. We refer to those students who are having science group in 12th standard.

Sciences students can appear in JEE Main 2017 and NEET 2017, for admission to top engineering and medical colleges of the country receptively.

nB. Sc in Entomology Forensic Science: This is a professional course which develops in the students the skills to investigate and analyse the elements of evidence found in relation to incidents of the past. There are multiple options available for the class XII pass outs to choose from:

lB. Sc. in Forensic Sciences lB. Sc. in Life Science, Chemistry, Forensic Science

Tips on Science

lB. Sc. in Forensic Sci- Physics: ences mGet a grip on the funda-

mental and concepts of the

lDiploma in F/Sciences subject to acquire an extra (Ballistics and Finger edge over the competitors.

Prints)

mGenerally the exams con-

lDiploma in Criminology and Forensic Science for Police personnel

Career option: Medical: The students who have interest in the subject of Medicine can pursue their graduation in the following courses: Bachelor of Medicine and Bachelor of Surgery (MBBS) Course Duration: 4.5 years & 1 year internship Bachelor of Dental surgery (BDS) Course Duration: 4 years & 1 year internship Bachelor of Ayurveda medicine and surgery (BAMS) Course Duration: 4.5 years & 1 year internship

geon, a pharmacist, a Ø Instrumentation & physician, or a nurse.

Control Engineering Engineering: The students who possess a sci- ØMechanical Engineerentific insight into tech- ing nology and enjoy exploring the world of machines Printing & Media Techand tools must opt for nology Bachelor in Technology (B.Tech). The Bachelor Course Duration: 4 in Technology can be years done in: ØIn today's world, where ØAeronautical Engineer- almost everyone is driven by the products of teching nology in a way or anØAutomobile Engineer- other, the aspirants pursuing this course have ing promising prospects of ØBiomedical Engineer- securing their career.

Often, students are reing cruited by multi-national ØChemical Engineering companies during the placements sessions of their respective colleges. ØCivil Engineering

Bachelor of Pharmacy Course Duration: 4 years ØComputer & Communication Engineering Bachelor of Science in Optometry ØComputer Science & Course Duration: 4 Engineering years ØElectrical & ElectronBachelor of Physio- ics Engineering therapy Course Duration: 4 ØElectronics & Commuyears & 6 months train- nication Engineering ing Excelling in these pro- ØIndustrial & Production grams can help you be- Engineering come a doctor, an ayurveda doctor, an op- ØInformation Technoltometrist, a dental sur- ogy

ØHaving a B.Tech degree in hand, you can set your career as per your field. The job profiles available after completion of the course include Software Developer, Hardware Engineer, System Designer, System Analyst, Networking Engineer, Database Administrator or Database Coordinator or Database Programmer.

Agriculture : In a country like India, where ag-

riculture is a major economic sector, there is a great potential for career escalation, if one gains educational qualification in the agricultural stream.

One can refine his/her skills in numerous departments such as Poultry Farming, Horticulture, Dairying, etc. The programs offered in this field are: n B. Sc in Agriculture

lDiploma in Forensic mRepeated practice is the Science (Cyber Crimes) key strategy here. Use the lDiploma in Forensic Science (Computer Forensics) Bio Technology: As per the need of the hour, this course offers a combined study of biology and technology. The course aims to teach students about the technological applications for using living organisms to generate products that can benefit the society.

nB. Sc (H) in Agriculture lB. Sc. in Biotechnology nB. Sc in Agricultural Eco and Farm management n B. Sc in Agricultural Meteorology nB. Sc in Agricultural Biotechnology nB. Sc in Agricultural Statistics nB. Sc in Agronomy n B. Sc (Agriculture Mktg and Business Management) nB. Sc (Bio-chemistry and Agricultural Chemistry) nB. Sc in Crop Physiology

tain a number of questions that are direct formula- and theorem-based. Therefore, make sure to revise these as many times as possible.

lB. Sc. in Biotechnology and Bio informatics lB.E. in Biotechnology lDiploma in Biotechnology Geology: The Geology course enables the students to study and analyse earth, its materials, its features and various geological processes.

The graduation can be pursued in either B. Sc. in Geology or in B. Sc (Honours) in Geology.

One who completes the course with a fine performance has a career prospect as a demographer, urban and regional planner, agricultural specialist, remote sensing specialist, etc.

formulas and theorems extensively in solving different problems of last years' papers and model papers, making sure to time yourself. Try and solve at least five numerical problems daily. m Some of the relatively

easier topics are Modern Physics, Optics, Oscillation & Waves, and Heat & Thermodynamics, which are more based on theory and direct formula. Preparing these well will get you sureshot marks.

Chemistry: m This is a high-scoring

subject while less time-consuming compared with other subjects. mThe questions on Organic

and Inorganic Chemistry can be attempted first as these are fact-based and can be solved very quickly. This will boost your confidence and give ample time for rest of the paper.

mSpeed with accuracy in

solving problems can only be acquired thorough indepth study of the subject and extensive practice. m Thoroughly study the

name reactions in Organic Chemistry, along with examples, as these are extremely important. mWrite down all the impor-

tant formulae on a piece of paper and paste it where you can't help seeing it on a daily basis Biology:

mAs the subject include lots of diagrams, emphasise on special diagrams along with their theory part. mBiology involves learning and memorising difficult terminology. Practice spelling and writing such terms repeatedly so as to get acquainted with them. mOnce you go through the entire syllabus, try to solve objective questions first.

Whenever stuck, consult the book to revise that portion. This will help you to get in-depth knowledge on the topic. Solve previous years' questions within the time limit. mAdopt a learning style that you are most comfortable with. It can be the use of visual devices like

drawing, charts, pictures, graphs and maps, to name a few. These supplements help you to retain the knowledge on the subject as you immediately associate the question with a diagram or a picture that you have gone through while studying the subject.

partial marking, so even if you are unable to complete or solve an entire problem, attempt it to add some marks to your total score.

Tips on Mathematics

terms and key concepts involved in the subject.

uGet the fundamentals and

lot of calculations and diagrams. Practice a lot to get acquainted with them. In Economics it is mandatory that you label the diagrams properly.

concepts clear. uPractice a lot as this is the

key to success. Take out an hour in a day to practice mathematics regularly. The more you practice the more clear you will be about the concepts and techniques. uSolve the problems using

conventional methods first.

Once you are thorough enough, try out short-cut methods to increase speed.

Be alert that you do not jump crucial steps, which may confuse you later. u Calculations can be

lengthy and time is a major factor during the exams.

Thus practice a lot to acquire speed so as to attempt the entire paper.

uBeware of the silly mis-

takes that you often make.

Try to improve on these while you practice. uJot down important for-

mulae and tables that you need to memorise. Copy them on to a list and carry it around wherever you go.

uPractice common square

root and cube root problems so that you can quickly solve them during exam.

Tips on Commerce

Accountancy: uAccountancy is mostly about fundamentals and calculations. Firstly, make sure that the concepts are absolutely clear. uThe second important step is practice. Solve as many problems as possible. Get hold of previous years' papers. Regular practice gives you an idea about the different nuances of the subject. u Show calculations properly, with sufficient explanations and narrations. Be alert and avoid oversights that are commonly committed in accountancy. uBe clear about various formats of different statements of accounts.

Draw formats neatly using scale and pencil. Always start an account statement on a new page and try to complete on a single page. Rough work should be done on the rough sheets provided or on a different sheet. uThe subject includes

Economics: ØConcentrate on different

ØThis subject also includes

ØThe theoretical part is just

an important. Memorise the important definitions and formulae. Prepare your own short notes and revise them regularly.

Tips on Humanities History:

ØThis subject contains facts as recorded by historians. So the only mantra is to read, memorise and remember important events, names, periods and dates of different historical occurrences. ØKeep revising the material regularly as it is fact-dense. ØMake the study interesting by watching related TV programs, movies, browsing the Internet for old documents, photos, etc., related to historical events. ØEvery now and then, get together with some friends and discuss history. This will stimulate the mind and help fuse all the ideas together.

Political Science: vMake sure you read up on

the influential figures so as to understand their motivations clearly.

vFocus on world politics

and also the recent political scenario, with respect to different nations.

v Keep yourself updated

with the recent political developments inIndiaand the current affairs, both national and international.

Sociology: v You should have good

knowledge of the different social concepts, whether it is modern demography, urbanisation, kinship or family. v Thoroughly study the

textbook. v Be acquainted with the

RTI Act. vLearn the different defini-

tions given by eminent sociologists.

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Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya confirms Arvind Kejriwal returns to separation from husband, says divorce talks on Delhi after throat surgery Bangalore, Sept 18: Superstar Rajinikanth's younger daughter Soundarya has confirmed that her marriage with Chennai-based industrialist Ashwin Ramkumar is on a shaky ground and the couple has been contemplating divorce.

Her comments came after reports about her troubled marriage dominated the media coverage.

"News about my marriage is true. We have been separated for over a year and divorce talks are on. I request all to respect my family's privacy," she tweeted.

Earlier, reports suggested that the celebrity couple had filed for a divorce by mutual consent in the family court. However, now it is clear that their marriage is still within the realms of the family, giving a chance

6 arrested with heroin in Jammu

it didn't go unnoticed. All these developments had fuelled media speculations about the state of her marriage with Ashwin.

Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya has confirmed that her marriage with Ashwin Ramkumar is on a shaky ground for the elders and wellwishers of the couple to make last-ditch efforts to save the wedlock.

Ashwin, meanwhile, has remained tight-lipped. He even refused to comment when asked by the media on the matter.

It was a rare sight to see

Ashwin accompanying Soundarya at public functions or the film promotional events. Besides, earlier, Soundarya was active on social media tweeting about interesting family moments with her husband. However, lately she has stopped doing that and

Meanwhile, another vehicle was intercepted in the same area and Akhlaq Khan and Mumtaz Ahmed were arrested with 253 gm heroin and Rs 90,000 cash, police said.

FIRs have been registered in both the cases and investigation is on, they added.(PTI)

"Rajinikanth's daughter Soundarya has confirmed that her marriage with Ashwin Ramkumar is on a shaky ground".

New Delhi, Sept 18: Delhi chief minister Arvind Kejriwal on Sunday returned to the national capital from Bengaluru after having undergone a throat surgery for persistent cough.

He had had gone to Bengaluru on September 13 and the surgery took place the next day to correct an anatomical abnormality of his oral-pharyngeal and palatal area.

Before leaving for Delhi, Kejriwal thanked doctors of the hospital where he underwent the surgery.

"Discharged today after surgery. Thank u so much Kiranji, Dr Shetty n Dr Paul.

Can't express my gratitude in words (sic)," Kejriwal tweeted.

BJP and Congress have criticised Kejriwal and his deputy Manish Sisodia for "being away" from the na-

strategy of Mulayam to divert attention of people from his 'putra moh' (love for son)," Mayawati said.

"Now Shivpal has been made a sacrificial goat by brother Mulayam to establish Akhilesh's supremacy in the party before the Assembly polls," she said, adding this is evident from the fact that Akhilesh has been given the right to distribute party tickets.

BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday sought to drive a wedge in Uttar Pradesh.

Lucknow,Sept 18: Hours after the end of a bitter family feud in Samajwadi Party, BSP chief Mayawati on Sunday sought to drive a wedge in Uttar Pradesh's first family saying Shivpal Yadav was made SP state chief by Mulayam Singh Yadav to save son Akhliesh's image in view

of the party's "imminent defeat" in 2017.

"Shivpal has been made SP state president by (SP supremo) Mulayam to save son Akhliesh's image after 2017 defeat, which is certain due to poor law and order situation in the state.

"The entire family drama ended in such a way that it appeared it was scripted. The drama was enacted by Mulayam to show upper hand of Akhilesh. Meanwhile, a communal clash erupted in Bijnore but no one paid

attention to it," she said.

She alleged that the SP government has failed on all fronts and since "its defeat is imminent in the Assembly elections" due early next year.

On the reinduction of Gayatri Prajapati in the cabinet, Mayawati said a person who was mired in controversy due tocorruption in the mining department will be taken back in the cabinet. This shows there is something fishy and "the deal" should be exposed.

The CM keeping PWD department with him and not giving it to Shivpal also shows that something is wrong, she said.

(PTI)

"Mayawati said that the feud is a well-planned strategy of Mulayam Singh Yadav to divert people's attention from his 'putra moh' (love for son)".

This is a well-planned

Mumbai, Sept 18: In a move to bring down the huge pendency of cases of cheque bounce, the Bombay High Court has askedMaharashtra Government to amend laws to provide for serving warrants and summons to accused and witnesses through registered post, in addition to the procedure followed by the police machinery.

"We are of the view that as and by way of a special drive, the Director General of Police should ensure that all pending summons and warrants are served expeditiously in the State of Maharashtra," said a bench of Justices V M Kanade and Swapna Joshi in their recent order.

"We would like to recommend to the State Government, if it is possible, to amend the Criminal Procedure Code, 1973 and make an exception in respect of (cheque bouncing) cases under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act by making necessary amendment to permit service of summons either by Registered Post A.D, in addition to the service of summons through the police ma-

Chikungunya, dengue loom large over travel, tourism sector in Delhi New Delhi, Sept 18: The chikungunya and dengue outbreak in the national capital has begun to impact travel and tourism sector ahead of the holiday season, with industry experts cautioning that if the health threat is not contained timely then it could result in losses to the economy.

Facing the twin viral onslaught, many Delhi residents are advising their friends and families in India and abroad to cancel or postpone visits to the city, which is seeing an upsurge of chikungunya after a gap of nearly 10 years.

"Our relatives from the US usually plan a trip to India around this time and they had even booked their tickets. But we asked them to postpone their trip because of the current situation in Delhi," said Rahul Desai, a corporate professional.

October-December is one of the peak travel seasons as festivals like Dussehra, Diwali and Christmas fall during it.

This quarter, besides, AprilJune is also seen as a major revenue-earning period for the travel sector.

Dengue and chikungunya have claimed at least 35 lives and over 2,800 people are down with mosquito-borne

Arvind Kejriwal. tional capital at a time when Delhi is grappling with the outbreak of dengue and chikungunya.

Sisodia is also scheduled to return today to Delhi from Finland where he had gone to understand its education system. Earlier this week, Congress had observed

'Bhagoda Diwas', saying Kejriwal and half of his cabinet were "absent" from Delhi.

"He is doing well, there is no problem. He is able to talk, but we are restricting him," officials at the Narayana Health City had said after the surgery.

Mayawati attempts to drive HC asks Maha to serve summons wedge in SP family, says Shivpal by post to reduce pending cases Yadav made sacrificial goat

Jammu, Sept 18: Six persons have been arrested in separate cases and over half-a-kg heroin, cash and two vehicles were seized from their possession in Poonch district of Jammu, police said.

One vehicle was intercepted by a police team of Nawabad police station and four persons were arrested with 265gm of heroin and Rs 2.10 lakh cash, they said.

The accused have been identified as Farooq Ah Dar, Mehmood Ahmed, Liaqat Ali and Mohd Shabbir.

While there are no reports on what was the real dealbreaker, the buzz is that they have had a difference of opinion for a long time.

The news has come as an absolute shocker for millions of fans of Rajinikanth.

The couple dated each other for about four years before getting hitched at a grand wedding ceremony in 2010 which was attended by high-profile people from

the film industry, politics, and business. They have a one-year-old son, Ved.Soundarya entered the tinsel town as a graphic designer and later went on to direct India's first motion capture film, Kochadaiiyaan, starring her superstar father.

She was also instrumental in arranging the meetings between Rajinikanth and director Pa Ranjith, which culminated into blockbuster Kabali. She also enjoys the reputation of being vocal about issues related to women's rights.(PTI)

fever in the national capital.

"My friend from Mumbai was planning to visit Delhi with his family during this time. But I asked him to cancel his trip as Delhi is currently reeling under the impact of dengue and chikungunya," said Vijay Singh, a senior police officer.

The national capital registers "about 35 percent" of India's total foreign tourist influx as it is used as a transit point during their travel.

"Delhi being hit the worst, the number of tourists visiting Jaipur, Udaipur, Jodhpur, Bikaner, Jaisalmer and other locations in the western state is coming down drastically with the state government itself cautioning tourists against the disease," according to an assessment by ASSOCHAM. The umbrella industry body has cautioned that the health crisis must be dealt with on a "war-footing" by the Centre and the state governments as the disease taking "epidemic proportion" is expected to result in a "loss to the tourism and aviation industries".

"With increasing cases of chikungunya and dengue and the kind of negative reaction on the tourists, the traffic is set to drop drasti-

cally, leaving a bruising impact on businesses such as hotels, airlines, taxi operators and restaurants.

"Many tour operators are now gearing up with precautionary steps for foreigners arriving in Delhi during the peak tourist season set to begin from October," says DS Rawat, Secretary General of ASSOCHAM. "Children are falling sick so families are not travelling.

One can perceive the visible fall in footfall. So, it has affected our business," a Delhi-based tour operator said.

In the winter season, roughly 2.5-3 lakh foreign tourists visit the Golden Triangle circuit of Delhi-AgraJaipur, accounting for about 30 percent of the total number of the inbound traffic in the country, says ASSOCHAM. According to official figures, the arrivals at the Delhi airport of foreign tourists with destinations is about 30 percent of monthly traffic of about 8 lakh and most of them are headed for the Golden Triangle circuit.

"It (outbreak) may have an impact, though mass cancellations have not been witnessed so far. With holiday season about to begin

this couldn't have come at a worse time.

"We hope the central and state governments take emergency measures to set matters right. At times perceptions and negative health advisories can create more havoc than actual ground reality," says Amber Dubey, partner and India head of aerospace and defence at global consultancy KPMG. "We have been avoiding shooting in farmhouses and areas which aren't clean. We are avoiding shooting in villages and areas where there could be mosquito-breeding. Apart from this, we have made it mandatory for everyone to use mosquito repellents," says Abhinav Chopra, a line producer.

Apart from this, we have made it mandatory for everyone to use mosquito repellents," says Abhinav Chopra, a line producer.

Members of the entertainment industry say despite taking precautions, people have contracted chikungunya while shooting.

A crew member of an upcoming TV show developed symptoms of chikungunya recently despite all the safety mechanisms in place. "We have

been shooting in Chandani Chowk area for our show.

We are taking all precautions like getting the place sprayed, wearing fullsleeved clothes," says Mumbai-based Sumeet Chaudhry, co-producer of the show. Javed Khan, another Delhi-based line producer said, "The "We have been shooting in Chandani Chowk area for our show. We are taking all precautions like getting the place sprayed, wearing fullsleeved clothes," says Mumbai-based Sumeet Chaudhry, co-producer of the show.

Javed Khan, another Delhibased line producer said, "The cast and crew have been mandated to wear fullsleeved shirts and pants.

Earlier, during summers, we would wear capris and halfsleeved shirts but now we wear trousers and fullsleeved shirts. We also wear mosquito bands throughout the day."

According to ASSOCHAM, in all, the

monthly foreign exchange earnings from the foreign tourists arrivals are between $1.5-2 billion a month during the winter season.

While the arrivals get disbursed to Maharashtra, south India and Goa coasts, a large concentration is around the Golden triangle.

As per the data, the percentage share of Foreign Tourist Arrivals (FTAs) in India during July 2016 among the top 15 source countries was highest from Bangladesh (17.30 percent) followed by the US (16.51) and the UK (11.67).

The percentage share of FTAs in India during July 2016 among the top 15 ports was highest at the Delhi airport (26.22 percent) followed by Mumbai airport (17.04) and Chennai airport (10.11 per cent), ASSOCHAM says.

India is targeting to attract one per cent of world tourists by 2020 and about 2 percent by 2025, banking heavily on India's strong tourism potential. (PTI)

"But it is not just the travel sector getting affected by the outbreak; even the film and entertainment industry is feeling its sting".

chinery," the bench added.

"The State Government may consider the suggestion since it has been established that if the summonses are served promptly, the pendency of the cases will be reduced practically," the bench said while hearing a public interest litigation filed by Vivek Vittal Mahamuni.

The petitioner made a grievance that warrants and summonses, which are issued by the Court, particularly in cases filed under Section 138 of the Negotiable Instruments Act, 1881, are not served on time.

The high court had therefore given directions to the respondents earlier to create a machinery for the service of warrants and summonses to the accused. The report, however, is awaited.

Public Prosecutor J P Yagnik informed the court that a meeting of top officials of police department was held on June 23 this year on the issue wherein it was resolved to delegate the job of serving summons and writs to the postal authority, since police machinery is already over-burdened with other work.

The court then asked the

state government to bring about amendment in laws to provide for serving summons by registered post.

The Judges noted that the High Court, in 2013-2014, had undertaken an exercise of finding out the stage at which bottle necks are created in cheque bouncing cases.

After all the statistical data were collected, it was noticed that almost 80 per cent of cases were pending at the stage of service of summons.

"We then gave directions to banks and financial institutions to send legal notice to the accused in such cases.

In view of these directions, within two years, the pendency came down from 3,45,000 to 69,000 in Mumbai.

"This was because after the service of notice from the bank, most of the accused came forward and settled the disputes, and as a result, the pendency is decreased," the bench observed.

The bench has posted the matter for further hearing on September 29 after the prosecutor asked time to collect data of pending cases.(PTI)

PM Modi resorting to 'jumlebaji', says AISF leader Kanhaiya Kumar

Taking aim at Rahul Gandhi, Smriti Irani says Amethi's elected leader failed its people

Delhi, Sept 18: On18 September, All India Students Federation (AISF) leader Kanhaiya Kumar launched an attack on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the Prime Minister is resorting to "jumlebaji" (false promises) in a bid to divert the attention from core issues.

"Acche Din and bringing back black money issues are mere 'jumlebaji'. This is done to divert attention from core issues. The society cannot be benefited till politics of vote bank is pursued," Kumar, former president of JNU students union, said at an event.

He added that speaking against Modi gets people labeled as traitors.

"When we talk against Modi, were are labelled as traitors," Kumar said.

He said "division" of society on the basis of caste and creed should be stopped.

Amethi , Sept18: Targeting Congress vicepresident Rahul Gandhi, Union minister Smriti Irani today alleged that the "elected representative" from the Amethi Lok Sabha constituency has failed to address the issues of its people, and promised that she will look into their grievances.

"The elected representative may not resolve people's issue but I, as a central minister, will look into them," she said.

The minister was on a visit to Pipri village in the constituency, where an embankment on Gomti river will be built to prevent it from overflowing.

"The project has been sanctioned by the Union Water Resources Ministry. The villagers boycotted the 2014 Lok Sabha polls... The Union government is undertaking the project to save people from floods," she said.

Irani also inaugurated a health camp in Haliapur village in the Jagdishpur assembly segment.(PTI)

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Fashion Tips for Festive Season for the Busy Women Festive season demands a lot from the already busy Indian women. Apart from managing the household tasks and working in the office, you have to attend a number of functions like Puja, Dandiya night etc. and not staying fashion forward isn't option during this time. That's why we have some fashion tips that would help you out during the festive season, be it Eid, Diwali, Christmas or any other festival you celebrate.

Fashion Tips For Festive Season For The Busy Women Go colorful with anarkali suits

Go different with saree Saree is one of the most versatile garments worn by Indian women. Its graceful appearance defines the spirit of an Indian woman. This festive season, instead of going for heavily embroidered and fancy poly georgette sarees and go for humble fabrics like khadi and blend it with fine traditional embroidery like phulkari or kalamkari. Keep the makeup and accessories minimal.

When thinking of wearing a traditional suit, don't go for the plain stuff.

Pick up colorful clothes with cool prints. Wear bright shades as they reflect the spirit of celebration. Dull colors are just not meant to be worn during the festive season.

On the other hand, even though we love embellishments, sequins, heavy embroidery, wearing heavily embel-

If you're wearing a lehenga on some occasion like dandiya night, wearing a traditional lehenga is Sarees are undoubtedly the most common Indian wear. Be it best. Check out ournavratri speparty wear or daily office wear, sarees would always be in your cial collection of lehengas for top choices list. Although we believe a saree is a perfect piece of great some picks. Accessorize attire in itself, we support the idea of accessorizing the sarees to with traditional indian accessoenhance the overall look. ries. Mirrorwork and embroidery But choosing the right accessories for sarees have never been on lehenga would look gorgeous. easy. Things go wrong which makes women look overdressed and Experiment with different styles unappealing. And that's something we would never want to There are so many new styles that happen to you. And what's even worse is when it looks like you have hit the market this season. Acame straight out of your dressing room after draping a saree. line salwar kameez, gown styled Just the right amount of accessories for sarees is what you suits, lehenga sarees, pant style require. sarees, lehenga style suits, palazzo Let us help. Here are five kinds of accessories for sarees that will style suits, jacket style suits and make you fall in love with them! sarees are few of the most atten-

Choose a water-based foundation The base is critical in make-up, and thus, we recommend that you go for a water-based foundation. This will quickly absorb into your skin, and also not give off that greasy look that is synonymous with an oil-based foundation. You cannot avoid the sun in summers, so the choice of the foundation will make all the difference. A water-based one stays in place longer and is the ideal choice for the season.

Keep the blush and eyeshadow light As with the colors of fabrics for the summer season, the colors that you choose for the blush or the eyeshadow should also preferably be light. Pastel hues are the ideal choice for sure. A little pink or a bright crimson would just be perfect.

We all know how much we love those smoky eyes. But if you ask our suggestion, they are best avoided in the summers.

This is one tip on makeup for summers that you will want to thank us for!

Tap dry the face at regular intervals If you want your make-up for seasons to stay on for the entire day, it is important that you tap the face dry with a high-quality tissue at regular intervals. Just take out the tissue every once in a while, and tap dry to remove any sweat. The only word of caution is not to rub the tissue on the skin, as it will cause the

Bangles & Bracelets Bangles have always been a favourite choice of Indian women, and they go well with sarees. Bangles and bracelets are available in many materials like gold, silver, steel, ferrous, wood, metal, and plastic and of course glass.

Bindi

When wearing straight suits or a salwar kameez, pick up refershing colors like cream, nude and peach. Give a splash of bright colors to the outfit to enhance its overall appeal. Consider wearing pom poms/woolen balls at the border of the dupatta for a different look. Laced dupattas are also going great these days. You can also wear the traditional Punjabi phulkari as a dupatta with a plain salwar kameez.

It looks awesome.

6 Must-Have Accessories For Sarees

Make-up is an integral part of any woman's beauty routine. We all know the ordeal of choosing the right products and styles when it comes to the summers. The impact of the sun is way too significant to be overlooked in this weather, and hence, it is very critical to develop a healthy make-up routine. Let us highlight some key areas to focus on when it comes to make-up for summers. We are sure you will derive benefits out of these, and be on the way to glowing and flawless skin. So let's get started.

Printed suits are super comfy and look beautiful. Go for traditional jewelry with this get-up but give a little twist by sporting single statement pieces like maang tika or a heavy waistband.

Go elegant with salwar kameez

Go traditional with lehengas

Make-up Tips For Summers

lished and heavy suits is just not comfortable. But who said style can't come without discomfort? Focus on comfort rather than design.

Accessories For Sarees & Doing Them in The Right way

If you think Bindi looks good only on married women, you're mistaken. Young women have also tried on this beautiful accessory, and it looks fabulous on them.

But making the right choice is necessary. The selection of the bindi must be governed by what kind of face structure you have.

tion-grabbing trends.

We suggest you experiment with these and look a bit different this festival.

What do you think?

Apart from these four ways, you can also consider wearing maxi dresses which look really cool these days. It would be very unique and nice if you experiment with bottoms like wear an afghani salwar instead of a normal one or so on. The key is to introduce something unique to your outfit. That would not only enhance the overall appeal of the outfit but also allow you to look different with minimum efforts.

These are our fashion tips for the festive season. We have covered all the traditional Indian dresses that you might think of wearing and explained the latest trends in those styles. We hope you have an amazing time during this festive season.

makeup also to come off along with the sweat; something you certainly don't want!

Do not forget the sunscreen Before stepping out of the house, do apply a generous portion of sunscreen on areas of the skin that will be exposed to sunlight, especially the face. We are in a hurry most of the times, so it is advisable also to keep one bottle of the sunscreen with you in your handbag. The thing to be borne in mind is that the sunscreen that you use is a gel-based one and not one with a cream base. Cream can cause oiliness on the skin; gel-based sunscreen will ensure that does not happen. Also, check the SPF level before you buy a sunscreen; generally, an SPF 30 would suffice.

Pastel hues for the lip colors For the lips, you can choose lip glosses in light hue such as pink, orange, and brown. These go well with all outfits. The Bold red color is best avoided during the summer season. The summer heat can also cause dryness of the lips, so it is very important that you keep them moist and well- nourished. You can make use of a good quality lip balm and apply it every 3-4 hours to keep your lips healthy.

Cleanse well, especially at night The rays of the sun can cause the make-up sometimes to clog the pores of your skin, resulting in blackheads and whiteheads.

Thus, it is important that you clean your face properly at night and remove all make-up before you go to sleep. Use a good quality cleanser and ensure that not an iota of the makeup is left on the face. As a good practice, you can also use rose water post cleansing. Rose water has cooling properties, and can help to keep the skin healthy after all the heat it has been exposed to during the day.

Drink lots of water All this said and done, make-up for summers will not be useful if your daily intake of water is insufficient. The body loses a lot of water due to sweating, and the skin can look worn out if you do not have enough of water every day. Try and drink at least 8 to 10 glasses of water daily.

Summers take a heavy toll on the skin. So it is always advisable to buy branded products of high quality, and incorporate them into the daily routine for healthy skin.

If your face is long, a round Bindi will look good. If you have a square or round face, go for a long bindi. Choice of bindi also depends on the look you're aiming for.

A fancy shimmery or stone-studded bindi would look you mature and gaudy while a plain small bindi would give you a cute girlish look.

Kamarbandh

This isn't a daily wear accessory but is ideal for a party wear or festive look with a saree. Kamarbandh is an Indian version of the belt that goes around your waist. It is usually worn with sarees or crop top lehenga styled suits that recently came into vogue. This accessory tops the list of our favourites. It is so good.

Footwear: Yep, we know they are an essential piece of attire. Who goes out without footwear? But choosing the right shoe for saree is a big task. We don't want you to pick the wrong ones. Check out this post to find out the footwear that goes well with a saree

Blouse H e r e c o m e s another essential that works awesomely well as an accessory.

The design of your blouse can uplift your entire look a n d therefore n e e d s careful attention.

Follow this post for some saree b l o u s e designs ideas.

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2nd Thansen Wangchadong Memorial Football Tournament 2016, Tirap

Borduria edge past Noglo 2-1, E Thindong win

TODAY' MATCH Dated : 19-09-2016 1ST MATCH

ET Correspondent Khonsa, Sept 18: Borduria Football Club defeated Noglo Football Club 2-1 in the second ongoing Thansen Wangchandong memorial Football tournament organized by W.Lowangdong and family in collaboration with Tirap district administration at Nehru Stadium in Khonsa here today.

Both the teams toiled hard but could not open their account in the first half.

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KHUNNU FC V/S

DNK 2ND MATCH TIME : 03:OO PM

KHONSA FC V/S

STRIKER FC

TOMMOROWS MATCH Date: 20-9-2016NG 1ST MATCH

A action moment of the match. Pic - Dr. Chanwang Mongchan

In the second half, Noglo FC took the lead in the 57th minute when Sumchuk Nokbi received a pass from his teammate from the right flank and found the back of the net.

Borduria FC equalized through Khapong Henkey , whose stunning left-footer made the score 1-1. Borduria FC

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CHINKOI FC V/S A scene during the penalty shootout. Pic - Dr. Chanwang Mongchan

KINGFISHER FC 2ND MATCH

made further progress in the match by scoring their second goal in the 69th minute. Nokwang Lokhow collected a pass

from the left flank netted the ball.

On the other hand, Noglo FC missed some scoring

opportunity.

In the second match, Thindong FC beat Moktowa FC 5 - 3 in penalty shoot out.

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Mumbai vs New Zealand: Luke Ronchi makes his case as warm-up ends in draw New Delhi, Sept 18: Back-up opener Luke Ronchi made his case for selection in the first Test with a cracking century as New Zealand's only warmup match of the India tour ended in a draw against Mumbai at the Feroze Shah Kotla .

Ronchi's racy 107-run knock was the highlight of the New Zealand second innings which ended at 235 all out in 66.4 overs on the third and final day, providing the visiting side more batting practice ahead of the first Test beginning in Kanpur on September 22.

Mumbai, starting the day at 431 for five, batted for 11 overs before declaring at 464 for eight to end up with a 140-run first innings lead. Siddhesh Lad, who was overnight on 86, went on to complete his hundred off 99 balls and remained unbeaten.

For New Zealand, their second innings was all about giving time in the middle to batsmen who struggled or who did not

get a hit at all in the first opening the bowling with innings. a pace-spin combine, Therefore, the out-of- struck in the second form Martin Guptill came o v e r with Guptill out to bat with a different l a s t ing only two opening partner in Luke balls.

Ronchi and not Tom T h e batsman, Latham, who topwho is exscored with a solid pected to 55 in the first inkeep his place nings. for the first Ronchi, on the Test despite a other hand, lean run, was did not get caught at first to bat on slip after leftthe opening arm spinner day, thus V i s h a l giving him Dabholkar inan opportuduced an edge. nity to stake With Kane a claim for Williamson, the opening Ross Taylor spot. And and Latham eventually among the runs he did that in the first innings, with a comleft-arm spinner manding Mitchell Santer perforcame out to bat at mance. number three but he Luke Ronchi The day soon departed after t h r e e being stumped off pitch did Lad's bowling, leavhave some usual wear and ing the visitors at 62 for 2 tear but not enough to lunch in 15 overs. trouble the batting side One of the few times the consistently. Mumbai, pitch raised alarm bells

Pakistan Tennis Federation under fire for including a Canadian national in the team "The referee didn't allow Asad Nawazish to play and disqualified him as his Pakistani passport had expired few years back".

Aisam-ul-Haq Qureshi pulled out of the Davis Cup tie against New Zealand.

Karachi, Sept 18: The Pakistan Tennis Federation (PTF) is under fire for including a Canadian national as a fourth player in the Pakistan squad for their Davis Cup Asia-Oceania Zone Group-1 tie against New Zealand in Christchurch.

Pakistan were soundly beaten

by the Kiwis 5-0 in the tie which means that it has been relegated to the Asia-Oceania Zone Group-11 again.

But more than the result which was expected after tennis ace, Aisam ul Haq boycotted the contest the PTF is facing criti-

cism for including Asad Nawazish as the fourth member of the Davis Cup squad on the grounds that if it sent only a three-member playing team it could face disqualification by the International Tennis Federation.

Ironically the referee at the Davis Cup tie in Christchurch didn't allow Asad to play in the matches and disqualified him as his Pakistani passport had expired few years back.

"When the referee asked for a copy of Asad's passport it transpired his Pakistani passport had expired few years back and he had travelled to New Zealand on his Canadian passport," one source in the PTF confided.

Former international Mushaf Zia said the whole episode was an embarrassment since it was clear that Asad had not even bothered to get his Pakistani passport renewed in so many years and yet was sent to New Zealand for the tie. (PTI)

was when southpaw Henry Nicholls was caught behind off leftarm-spinner Gohil, on a ball that rose sharply and the wicket-keeper collected it well above the waist height.

All this while, Ronchi displayed top form as he dished out some delightful cover drives besides using the long handle effectively.

He was literally dealing in boundaries as he hammered 12 fours on way to completing 50 runs off 57 balls. He clobbered three sixes and as many fours in the second half of his innings.

As he punished the bowlers, wickets kept falling at the other end and by the time he was stumped after scoring a sublime hundred, New Zealand

Brief scores: New Zealand : 324/7 decl and 235 all out in 66.4 overs (Ronchi 107, Watling 43; Valsangkar 3/41).

Mumbai: 464/8 decl in 114 overs. were left at a precarious 162 for six, just 22 ahead of Mumbai with more than a session remaining in the day.

However, B J Watling (43) and Latham (25) calmed nerves in the dressing room after resuming from the tea break at 187 for six in 49 overs. They shared a 55-run stand to guide the team to safety. The game ended before the stipulated time when Ish Sodhi mishit to be caught at mid-on.(PTI)

"Luke Ronchi's racy 107-run knock was the highlight of New Zealand second innings which ended at 235/ 10 on the third and final day of warm-up match".

India beat Chinese Taipei to finish 7th in FIBA Asia Challenge Tehran, Sept 18: The Indian men's basketball team upstaged Chinese Taipei 80-68 in a classification match to finish seventh in the FIBA Asia Challenge 2016, here on Sunday.

Chinese Taipei took the early initiative and surged ahead 22-15 in the first quarter.

The Indians, however, came back strongly and in the second quarter took a slender one point lead at 33-32.

The third quarter was

a neck and neck fight which the Indians won by just one point.

It set the ball rolling for the Indians in the fourth and final quarter as they completely dominated the period with a 28-18 scoreline to seal the contest in their favour.

Vishesh Bhriguvanshi stole the limelight for India, scoring 22 points, while Yu-An Chiang was the top scorer for Chinese Taipei with 16 points. (PTI)

Leander Paes.

We didn't put best mixed team forward in Rio Olympics: Paes New Delhi, Sept 18: The bitterness of not getting a shot at the Olympics mixed doubles event continues to rankle Leander Paes and the veteran Indian tennis star has no qualms in stating that the country did not send its best team in the event to Rio. "I can very clearly say that in this Olympics and last Olympics we didn't put the best team forward. This Olympics the mixed doubles was a great opportunity. What more does a man need to do than win four Grand Slams in 14 months. There was no more tournaments to win, I could not create anymore tournaments. Sad. Long story short, let's nurture these kids," Paes said referring to his fantastic mixed double run leading up to the Games.

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna had been picked to represent India in the Games and the duo lost in the semi-finals before going down in the bronze medal playoff as well.

Paes was speaking to the media after partnering Saketh Myneni in a hardfought men's doubles loss to Olympic champions Rafael Nadal and Marc Lopez in the ongoing Davis Cup. The 43-yearold said he would love to partner Myneni in the circuit as well.

"I always believe it is the decision of the selection committee and captain but considering the way we played against a gold

medal winning team and that too against 14-time Grand slam champion and Marc Lopez who has just come from winning a grand slam, good God, it will be crazy to switch anything around but having said that I am here to support the team," the 43year-old said.

"I have a little long sight, sometimes people believe in it and sometimes people don't. We have the Asian games coming up in 18 months and the Olympics in four years and whether

youngster has it in him to be a Grand Slam winner.

"I am really excited because I and Saketh played for the first time together.

I am impressed by his serve and return. I think he is a natural hard court player. I think he is a really good leader. In India, most guys want to follow and having played with 107 players, I kind of know his personality is not so bad.

"He gets out there, and even in tough situations he would say 'Lee crack your

HIGHLIGHTS "I can very clearly say that in this Olympics and last Olympics we didn't put the best team forward," Paes said.

Sania Mirza and Rohan Bopanna had been picked to represent India in the Rio Games.

Paes said he would love to partner Myneni in the ATP circuit as well.

I am around or not around, we need to nurture these guys or else four years from now it will again be a tussle who is playing and who is not.

"I would love to play with him. I had a lot of partners who are much less talented than him. If I get Saketh for six months and if he keeps working hard, this guy can win a Grand Slam with others not just with me. This guy can be a Grand Slam winner, he is a hell of a player," he added.

Paes heaped praise on Myneni, saying that the

return'. I like that someone is working with the perspective of winning. I enjoyed playing and if we can have 4-5 matches together we will do really well to build a partnership here," he said.

"He is very receptive to something you tell him...for four sets, we knew what shot we wanted to play, we wanted to come back against them."

Myneni, on his part, said that he wants to concentrate on playing singles right now.

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