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Vol. II

Issue 90

Dibrugarh, Sunday, October 16, 2016

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India, Russia seal big ticket defence deals

STOP COMMERCIALISATION OF EDUCATION: GOVERNOR

SPICEJET SEALS DEAL FOR OVER 100 AIRCRAFTS AT $12 BILLION

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Petrol prices up Rs 1.34 a litre, diesel by Rs 2.37

Pema Khandu releases Rs 53 crore 24 killed in a stampede at towards SSA/RMSA teachers salaries Rajghat Bridge in Varanasi

PTI ET Bureau New Delhi: Petrol price was today Bomdila, October 15 hiked by Rs 1.34 a litre, the fifth In a breather to the SSA and RMSA increase in two months, and diesel by Rs 2.37 a litre on back of spike in teachers, Chief Minister Pema Khandu today announced to clear all the global rates. pending salaries. The Chief Minister made this

The hike announced by oil announcement while speaking as chief companies is excluding state levies. guest during the Silver Jubilee Chindang Celebration of Sajolang community at Nafra. Accordingly, the finance department has been instructed to release Rs 53 crore through state government funds, he informed. The said amount as the pending liabilities for payment of salaries was released following a memorandum he received from the teachers association in Itanagar.

“By Tuesday next, the amount released will be transferred to Prior to that petrol price had been education department,” said Khandu. He appealed the teaching community hiked on three occasions while diesel discharge their duty sincerely and price was cut by 8 paise a litre on to to take care of the students’ future. October 1. Observing lack of required attention "The current level of international towards teaching community, the Chief product prices of petrol and diesel Minister stressed on showing them and INR-USD exchange rate warrant more respect for the service they impart

increase in selling price of petrol and diesel, the impact of which is being passed on to the consumers with this price revision," Indian Oil Corp (IOC) said in a statement.

dropped from the Cabinet Minister to induct Tamiyo Taga as the new minister, it is clarified that Tapang Taloh has voluntarily resigned from the post of cabinet minister to pave way for a strong and fruitful alliance of PPA and BJP Government in the state under NEDA, clarified the state government today in an official communiqué from the govt spokesperson.

Islamabad : Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif today said Pakistan is ready for talks with India if New Delhi was serious to resolve the Kashmir issue which, he said, is the "main cause of unrest" in the region. Pakistan had offered talks on outstandThe statement further clarified that ing issues several times but India did not Tapang Taloh was never dropped from reciprocate, he told reporters in Baku, the Cabinet Ministry. However, when Azerbaijan, where he wrapped up a three-day visit.

PAGE 8 India-US trade relationship to grow: Michael Froman Washington, Oct 15: Describing the reforms undertaken by the Indian government as "work in progress", a top Obama Administration official has linked the growth in bilateral trade between the two countries to India opening up and liberalising its economy. "Prime Minister Modi came in with a very ambitious agenda, including improving the business environment, the Make in India initiative, the Digital India initiative," US Trade Representative Michael Froman told PTI in an exclusive interview ahead of his next week's travel to India to attend the US-India Trade Policy Forum meeting.

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in building the future of our children. “Our society pays more attention towards other profession. But did we ever care about our teachers who are serving in villages and remote areas? Did we ever bother to ask what they need?” asked Khandu. He appealed the people of Nafra to send a good message that teachers here

are respected and that the society cares about them. “With such beginning made, we can build the morale of the whole teaching community,” said the Chief Minister. He also appealed the CBOs to take pro-active role in providing assistance to state government to improve services in education and health sector.

Tapang Taloh not dropped but he resigned, clarified Khandu

The movement of prices in the international oil market and INRET Bureau USD exchange rate shall continue to Itanagar, Oct 15 be monitored closely and developing trends of the market will be reflected Apropos news item published in the in future price changes, it said. local dailies that Tapang Taloh was

Kashmir issue ‘main cause of unrest’ in region: Sharif

The Chief Minister made this announcement while speaking as chief guest during the Silver Jubilee Chindang Celebration of Sajolang community at Nafra.

the matter of BJP joining the Govt came up, it was Tapang Taloh who volunteered to come forward for the welfare and greater interest of the state and its people under the dynamic leadership of Pema Khandu. In the recent past, there have been a lot of turns in the political arena of our State Arunachal Pradesh, some which were necessary and some call-of-themoment for overall welfare of the people and to maintain peace. We have now emerged as a strong regional party – PPA – in absolute majority to run the government, the statement stated. “Our political strength has the admiration and support of BJP, which

has since decided to join hands in providing the much needed participatory governance in the State as partner. As a member of the strong North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA), it is but natural for us to honour the gesture of BJP”. At such a time when it had become difficult for the Party leadership to make a decision, it was the generosity of Tapang Taloh who graciously paved way for a strong coalition with BJP. He selflessly resigned from the his post of minister in the larger interest of the State to facilitate induction of BJP MLA, Tamiyo Taga ji as Minister in the PPA-BJP coalition government of the state, the communiqué added.

Land owner and ABSU (E) hit back, termed BBK’s resolution unfair Staff Reporter Pasighat, Oct 15

Hitting back to the resolution passed by Bogong Banggo Kebang rejecting the claims and pleas of Rukbo family over Rukbo Morang (Greenbelt) which is being donated to state government for development of a New Market by BBK, the Rukbo family represented by one Omak Rukbo has termed the resolution as unfair, In a letter to President, BBK today, the Rukbo family has made it clear once again that the said lands were not handed over to the district administration or state government as stated by BBK. “The rejection of our

ownership right and claim and objection was also not fair, for, the land is ours and we have not handed over this mentioned area to any Banggo. Also, we were not informed nor called to attend the meeting. So, the resolution passed by that meeting held in the private residence of Yane Dai, ASM of GTC, Tebo in our absence is defamatory against us”, said Omak Rukbo who represents his other two brothers. He also said that, in our Adi society, there has no system or local rule to reject anybody from ownership rights knowingly. “If Bogong Banggo happens to introduce or implement this system in our society,

“The rejection of our ownership right and claim and objection was also not fair, for, the land is ours and we have not handed over this mentioned area to any Banggo. Also, we were not informed nor called to attend the meeting. So, the resolution passed by that meeting held in the private residence of Yane Dai, ASM of GTC, Tebo in our absence is defamatory against us”, said Omak Rukbo Contd. on Page 4

73% sanitation coverage in Dibrugarh District A Staff Reporter Guwahati, 15 Oct

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Dibrugarh district have achieved 73% sanitation coverage. On 3rd Oct last Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal himself lauded the efforts of 48 villages and 12 tea gardens of Dibrugarh district for achieving open defecation free (ODF) status. However it is unlikely that the Government would be able to declare the whole district ODF by this year as targeted. In fact, possibly not even a single district would be able to declare ODF. In July, The Dibrugarh district administration and the Public Health

Engineering department have planned several programmes under Swachh Bharat Abhiyan and have resolved to convert the district into an open defecation free district within a year. In a meeting held among the heads of different departments, the district administration with the cooperation of all the departments set a 100 days deadline as the first initiative to convert 100 villages open defecation free. The Govt have targeted to declare Kamrup (Metro), Nalbari, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar districts as ODF. The status of sanitation coverage in ODF-targeted districts during 2015-16 was 77% in Nalbari, 73% in

Dibrugarh, 60% in Kamrup (Metro), and 53% in Sivasagar. Impediments in the form of fluctuating construction costs, delay caused by heavy floods, state election and addition of new identified families/households are factors that can force the state to miss out on its target of declaring Kamrup (Metro), Nalbari, Dibrugarh and Sivasagar districts ODF. The status of sanitation coverage in Assam in 201516 (based on Baseline Survey data) was 54%. A state government source revealed that Kamrup (Metro) district may become the first ODF district in the state by February next year.

"The state government is regularly reviewing the situation. Every Friday, there is a review meeting on the issue. We want to make the four targeted districts ODF as soon as possible," the official added. According to the last Baseline Survey, there were 6.37 lakh defunct toilets in the state and around 3.80 lakh families have been added since then. The defunct toilets were constructed in 1999 and were meant for the poorest of the poor. The criteria for Above Poverty Line (APL) families getting free pucca toilets include factors like families belonging to small marginalised farmers, families headed by women

and the disabled, SC families and so on. "After the last BLS, we found that many of the new identified families were not eligible for free toilets. Construction costs have also fluctuated. There are practical and logistical issues that need to be dealt with," the official added. The change in sanitation coverage from 201314 to 2015-16 was 14% in Assam. Lakwa block in Sivasagar district was officially declared ODF last December. It became the first block in the state and in the northeast (barring Sikkim) to achieve 100% sanitation overage. (With inputs from agencies)

Varanasi stampede: 24 killed; Bridge collapse led to chaos, claim organisers Agencies New Delhi, 15 Oct

At least 24 people were killed in a stampede at Rajghat Bridge on the border of Varanasi and Chandauli where a large number of people had

gathered for a religious event on Saturday afternoon. The incident took place when thousands of followers of religious leader Jai Gurudev were on their way to Domri village on the banks of the Ganga to take part in the two-

day camp, police said. About one lakh devotees took part in the procession despite the fact that permission was sought for a gathering of only 3,000 people. Contd. on Page 4

Drug worth crores seized in Dibrugarh A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Oct 15

A large consignment of 5.2 kg of narcotic drugs was seized during a raid in Dibrugarh today morning which is probably one of the biggest drug haul in the state. The seized drugs include 2 kg of heroin and 3.2 kg of brown sugar. Police said that they have got information and on the basis of that the raid was conducted at a rented house in Amolapatty area of the town following a tip-off by an informer. The main accused Sirbek Ahmed is absconding while the police have detained the landlord of the house Tajuddin Ahmed, who also happens to be the general secretary of the peasant leader Akhil Gogoi-led Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) Dibrugarh unit. Two others, Arif Ali (relative of the accused) and a house maid have also been picked up for questioning. Dibrugarh SP Gautam Borah said, “It is a huge haul, probably the biggest drug consignment seized in the state. Unfortunately we could not catch the main accused as he left the house with an accomplice just moments before the raid. We have come to know that he is carrying with him a consignment of contraband drugs for delivery. We are trying to track him down”. Borah said that so far 15

In one of the biggest drug busts in the state, 5.2 kg of narcotic drugs were seized in Dibrugarh on Saturday. Photo by Manoj Pandey Dibrugarh

drug dealers and peddlers have been arrested after ‘Operation Drugs-Free Dibrugarh’ was launched in the first week of May. Police said the drug lord Elahi Sheikh was arrested on July 8 which was the biggest success of Dibrugarh Police. Sheikh considered the kingpin of the illicit narcotics trade in entire upper and middle Assam used to run his business from Panchali and Kalibari area of the town with the help of a close-knit network consisting mostly of school dropouts and women peddlers. A couple of days ago, Rahul Verma, a former scribe of the Itanagar-based English daily Dawnlit Post who was caught by the Dibrugarh

police with 30 grams of brown sugar was found dead at his residence here under mysterious circumstances. Brown sugar is considered more dangerous than heroin and cocaine. Also known as smack, it is an adulterated form of heroin. Pure heroin accounts for only 20% of brown sugar while the remaining 80% comes in the form of chalk powder, zinc oxide and even strychnine. Strychnine is generally used as a pesticide for killing rodents. These impurities in brown sugar make it more risky than other drugs. The drugs are sniffed, smoked or injected while an overdose can cause slow and shallow breathing, circulatory failure, convulsions, coma or death.

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After including local VAT, petrol will now cost Rs 66.05 a litre in Delhi from midnight tonight as against Rs 64.72 per litre currently. Diesel will cost Rs 55.26 per litre as against Rs 52.61 a litre at present. The price of petrol was last hiked by 14 paise per litre and that of diesel by 10 paise a litre on October 5, following an increase in commission paid to dealers.


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