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Vol. 1

Issue 143

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Dibrugarh, Thursday, October 29, 2015

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Dilapidated condition of Cash balance reserves in state’s approach road to warehouse account until yesterday is Rs. 810.67 Cr adds to consumers' woes Gas consumers of Indian Oil Corporation's authorized gas agency in Tinsukia town are going through a tough time while collecting gas cylinder from the warehouse which otherwise should have been delivered at home. Their woes do not stop there as the condition of the approach road leading to the warehouse of Tinsukia gas supply at Hijuguri is so bad that reaching there on foot is virtually impossible.

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Missing teenager's body recovered

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Around hundred retired teachers and employees of Dibrugarh University today

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Sangma by the banned outfit Garo National Liberation Army (GNLA) on Tuesday.

The BDO was abducted at Deku Deganggre at gunpoint while he along with two others were en route to Tura

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ET Correspondent Shillong, Oct 28

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Tapas Samaddar Rangia, Oct 28

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sues like corruption, continuous killing of rhinos and poor communication system in rural Assam", he alleged. The Governor further said that his concept of a developed or 'Bikasito' Assam was different from that of Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi.

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Meghalaya Police have launched combing operation to rescue the kidnapped Block Development Officer (BDO) of Chokpot Jude Rangku T ○

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Assam Govt. sets up one man inquiry committee ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 28

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The Assam government has set up a one-man inquiry committee to go into media reports of farmer suicides in the state from 2001 till date.

The government, through a notification issued on October 26, formed the Enquiry Committee to probe into media reports that 3,908 farmers had committed suicide in Assam since 2001 till date, a government release said today.

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One arrested for sexual assault ET Correspondent Margherita, Oct 28

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CMs of Assam and Meghalaya for their wholehearted support for the Games and called upon everyone to be hospitable and create an amicable atmosphere for the participants to play and feel at home during the South Asian Games. Union Secretary (Sports) of Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports Rajiv Yadav called upon the workforce to work in a timebound manner to organize the games in a professional and successful manner.

Acting on intelligence inputs, the Indian Army and Assam Police launched an operation late night on 27 October. As a result of a surgical search carried out by the Army and Police, four National Democratic Front of Bodoland [NDFB(S)] terrorists were apprehended.

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The Union Sports Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Tuesday announced that the 12th South Asian Games will be held in Guwahati and Shillong from February 6 to 16, next year. The 12th SAG was inordinately delayed for some unforeseen circumstance as it was supposed to be held in 2010. Sonowal said that around 4000 athletes

from South Asian region along with Olympians from these nations will be vying for top honours. "It is a matter of pride that Assam and Meghalaya will host an international event of this scale for the first time in the region," Sonowal said inaugurating a training workshop for workforce of the Games secretariat here. The sports minister urged the organizing committee to inculcate the country's traditions of hospitality. Sonowal thanked the

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Dhubri, Oct 28: The 17 Battalion of the BSF has seized 199 cattle from cow smugglers while they were being taken to Bangladesh last night. B.B.Sidhra, Commandant of the unit said that apart from the cattle, 720 bottles of liquor and 3 bicycles were seized from the smugglers. The market value of the seized item will be around 18 lakhs, sources said. (Correspondent)

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Army apprehends four South Asian Games to be held in Guwahati, Shillong from Feb 6 hardcore NDFB(S) terrorists

BSF seizes 199 cattle

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General Officer Commanding-In-Chief (GOC-in-C) of Eastern Command Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi yesterday visited the forward areas of Arunachal Pradesh, including Tenga and Tawang bordering China. During the visit, he interacted with the soldiers deployed in high altitude areas and also took a first-hand

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briefing from personnel in the forward areas. The Lt Gen would also be visiting Rangiya during the course of his three-day visit to the 4 Corps zone, a defence communique said. The Eastern Army Commander who arrived at Tezpur in Assam's Sonitpur district was received

by Lt Gen Sarath Chand, GOC 4 Corps, it said. He held discussion on wide ranging issues with the senior officers of the Gajraj Corps.

ET Bureau Itanagar, Oct 28

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staged a dharna at the university campus here in protest against the University authority for not releasing their pension. Recently,

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Golaghat, Oct 28: Sensation prevailed at Golaghat today when two fetuses were recovered at two different locations at the heart of the town. Today in the afternoon, the first fetus was found in a drain of Kushal Konwer Civil Hospital in Golaghat and later in the afternoon another fetus packed in a cartoon was seen by a security man in a drain near Golaghat District Sports Association Complex. Golaghat police have started investigation into the cases. Both these cases have again exposed the naked truth of our so called modern society.

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continuous killing of rhinos and poor communication system in rural areas. Acharya, was on a two-day visit to Morigan district to take stock of the implementation of development schemes, told reporters here that there was corruption at various levels in the state. "The state government is a mute spectator to is-

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GOC-in-C Eastern Command Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi visits forward areas of Arunachal

Two fetuses recovered

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DU retired teachers, employees protest for pension release

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In another scathing attack on the Assam government and the Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi, Assam Governor P B Acharya today termed the state government as a "mute spectator" to issues like corruption,

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A conglomerate of seven English state dailies of Arunachal Pradesh under the banner of the Arunachal Press Club has today organized a symposium on what has been termed as ‘Face-to-Face’ interaction at Itanagar. The central topic of the first edition of the symposium was the ‘Chakma-

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Golaghat, Oct 28: The dead body of a teenager named Babu Das of Arengapara in Golaghat who went missing in the Dhansiri river on 26 October was today recovered in the river by some fishermen. The deceased came with his friends for a swim in the river two days ago and went missing thereafter. Local people and SDRF personnel had searched for him but all in vain. Babu's death brings a wave of mourning in his locality. (Correspondent)

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Hajong Refugee Imbroglio’.

Learned local people from Arunachal including former legislators and the first president of All Arunachal Pradesh Students’ Union (AAPSU), Eken Riba threw light on the history and development of this issue. Participants from all diversified fields of profession were seen asking technical questions before the panelist.

ET Correspondent Itanagar, Oct 28

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Assam Guv. P B Acharya launches scathing attack on Assam Govt. and CM Gogoi

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Symposium on Chakma-Hajong issue held

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Approach road to warehouse of Tinsukia gas agency.

Pic - Baldeep Kaur

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Rishu Kalantri Tinsukia, Oct 28

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“The state government has been efficiently discharging its primary expenditure responsibilities from the Arunachal statutory share of central taxes received, which include: Salary, wages, pension of government employees; Development activities including state flagship programmes like CM’s Universal Health Insurance Scheme; Repayment of principal and interest of the debt availed; Crediting 25 crores per month in the consolidated sinking fund in RBI; Power purchase and fiscal support to running of State Transport System; State share of CSS schemes.”

The State Government has taken exception to the allegedly misleading reports in the media in connection with financial crisis and mismanagement of grants received from the central government. The Finance Department categorically denied all such allegations, which it said are deplorable and against public interest. In a statement the department said, “It has to be understood that from the current financial year, the old system of fixing plan size and transfer of plan grants through Planning Commission has been dis-

ees; Development activities including state flagship programmes like CM’s Universal Health Insurance Scheme; Repayment of principal and interest of the debt availed; Crediting 25 crores per month in the consolidated sinking fund in RBI; Power purchase and fiscal support to running of State Transport System; State share of CSS schemes.” Further the department clarified while saying that during the current financial year, the Finance Department has released more than Rs. 1,000 Crore out of the outstanding Rs.1,400 Crore at

pensed with. The grants are being devolved untied as share of central taxes as per the recommendations of the 14th Finance Commission.” “The grants released to Arunachal Pradesh by way of share of central taxes are not discretionary in nature. These are statutory in nature and therefore these are rightful share of the state government under the federal system of Indian Government.” “The state government has been efficiently discharging its primary expenditure responsibilities from the Arunachal statutory share of central taxes received, which include: Salary, wages, pension of government employ-

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All Assam Tea Tribe Students' Association, Margherita Regional Committee today submitted a memorandum to the sub divisional officer (civil) Margherita regarding sexual assault on a maid servant of 8 to 9 years of age hailing from the tea tribe community Contd. on Page 4

Uncle beheads nephew Post (POP) at around 12.30m.

According to reports, as a result of the land related dispute, one Jailal Garh of the village murdered his nephew Jainath Garh beheading him. Then he arrived at the Lilabari POP with the detached head carrying it in a polythene bag.

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ET Correspondent Lakhimpur, Oct 28

A thirty year old youth was today beheaded by his uncle at Village Chatakpur under Lilabari Police Out Post of Lakhimpur District. After the incident, the murderer surrendered at Lilabari Police Out ○

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Fake currency seized

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Indian fake currency amounting to Rs. 7000 has been seized from one Asheda Begum, 32, of Kanaimara village of Dhubri district yesterday. Begum who was shopping with her son and daughter in Kalapani bazaar under Mancachar police station of the district, was caught red handed by the traders with Indian fake currency all of Rs. 1000 denomination. Later she was handed over to police who

arrested her and have been interrogating her in the police station since yesterday. A police source informed that when they produced the fake currency to the bank for checking, bank officials informed them that all notes were fake but were of high quality which normally could go undetected.

Police sources also informed that Mancachar sector of Dhubri district is one of the points through which fake currency are being pushed to the districts in Assam through the porous Indo-Bangladesh border in Mancacchar.

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Kabir Mondal Dhubri, Oct 28

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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

Sonowal inaugurates Games Secretariat of the 12th South Asian Games ET Correspondent Shillong, October 28: Union Minister of State (Independent Charge), Youth Affairs and Sports, Shri Sarbananda Sonowal today inaugurated the Games Secretariat of the 12th South Asian Games, 2016 at Tennis Court Complex, J. N. Sports Complex, Polo Ground, Shillong in the presence of Meghalaya Sports and Youth Affairs Minister, Shri Zenith M. Sangma, Meghalaya Chief Secretary, Shri P. B. O. Warjri, Secretary (Sports) Department of Sports, Government of India, Shri Rajiv Yadav, Secretary General, Organising Committee, 12th South Asian Games 2016, Shri Jarnail Singh, Chief Executive Officer, 12th South Asian Games 2016, Shri R. K.

Sharma, Joint Director General, 12th South Asian Games 2016, Shri R. K. Sacheti and a host of other officials from the State Government.

“We should jointly take up the responsibility and make good use of the opportunity to make this grand event a success”, said Sonowal during his speech at the func-

tion.

Stating that Shillong city always carries a special status in the map of India, the Union Minister said that the South Asian Games will

Vigilance Awareness Week observed in city ET Correspondent Shillong, 28th Oct: Vigilance Awareness Week was observed today at Main Secretariat, Shillong which was attended by Chief Minister, Dr Mukul M Sangma, Deputy Chief Minister, Prof R C Laloo and Minister, Social Welfare, AH & Vety etc Smti Deborah Marak, Chief Secretary, Shri P B O Warjri, senior officers and employees of state government. Addressing the gathering Chief Minister, Dr Mukul Sangma expressed happiness to observe the Vigilance Week along with the rest of the country. He said that the theme of Vigilance Awareness Week, ‘Preventive Vigilance’ will look at preventive mea-

Skill development training ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 28: Governor of Assam and Nagaland, P. B. Acharya has appreciated the implementation of skill development trainings of Markazul Ma’arif, one of the wings of Ajmal CSR under the Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Grameen Kaushalya Yojana in three districts of Assam, viz., Nagaon, Dhubri and Goalpara. In an appreciation letter to Md. Moulana Badruddin Ajmal, he said that skill development is the need of the hour and commended Md. Ajmal’s bold initiative in implementing such training and has expressed his desire to visit the centres when they become functional.

Minister graces Barakhana at 1st AR H/Q ET Correspondent Khonsa, Oct 28: The Grand Barakhana in connection with the felicitation ceremony for the newly joined CO 1st Assam Rifles Col. B.B. Pun, was celebrated at AR Helipad, Khonsa on 26th October in which all Chiefs, Gaon Buras, PRIs, Public leaders, NGOs from Tirap district, DC, SP were present.

While welcoming the new CO 1st AR Col. B.B. Pun, the Minister for Civil Supplies, DoTCL, Mining Tirong Aboh said that civil society and Assam Rifles must have good relationship as shown by former CO Col. Prashant Nair adding that get togethers like Barakhana would definitely usher in friendly atmosphere between Tirap civilians and Assam Rifles. Several cultural items marked the day long celebration making it a grand success.

sures in sync with the objective of serving the people with complete transparency and accountability. He said that sensitizing the government employees who are associated in the matter of governance especially in the implementation of various government programmes and their effective delivery system which are conceptualized and designed to benefit the community and society is very crucial.

The Chief Minister reminded the government officials of their commitment to follow certain rules and guidelines which ensures inclusiveness, accountability and transparency. He stressed on the importance of all govern-

ment officials to remain acquainted with the parameters that ensure a positive perception in the approach of serving the people. He said that as agents of the institution of the government that create visibility of the various developmental programmes, it is the bounden duty of everyone to ensure that the amount earmarked for development is spent in the manner in which it is conceptualized that is to make a difference in the lives of the people. He urged all officials to deter from practices that deter from the spirit of transparency and serve the people with love and compassion.

Dr Mukul Sangma later administered the pledge to

all gathered to continuously strive to bring about integrity and transparency working unstintingly to eradicate poverty and doing one’s duty conscientiously without fear or favour in providing value based service to the people.

Earlier, Chief Secretary, Shri P. B. O. Warjri, in his introductory speech informed that the Vigilance Awareness Week is being observed in the country and the focus is to inform and sensitize government officials as well as the public on accountability, transparency and delivering in an effective manner so that the intentions of the government are not thwarted by corruption and inefficiency.

Senior AGP leader criticizes BJP ET Correspondent Margherita, Oct 28: Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) senior leader Dr Om Prakash Sahu of Margherita today criticized Narendra Modi-led BJP Government at the Centre for not effectively controlling the prices of essential commodities as a result of which the common people are suffering. Dr Sahu compared the ideology and principles of both the BJP Government and the erstwhile Congress Government both have similari-

ties. Sahu said, Prime Minister Narendra Modi had promised before the 2014 Lok Sabha polls that "bure din" have gone while "acche din" have arrived but one and half years of BJP Government at the Centre hence, no changes have taken place. Prime Minister Narendra Modi works for the benefit of the corporate houses and industrialists and not for the workers and farmers, Dr Sahu alleged. Criminals in the country are safe under both BJP and Congress

Governments, he further added. "The people of our country should now think of a '3rd front' now as both BJP and Congress have cheated the 'aam aadmi' (the common people) and I appeal to both the people of Assam and our country to think about regional parties," said Dr Om Prakash Sahu. "In our country daily farmers are committing suicide which is the biggest loss for our country but Prime Minister Narendra Modi is busy making foreign trips," Dr Sahu added.

benefit the budding talents of the country especially from the North Eastern Region as this is a platform for those youth who wants to excel in the area of sports. Out of 23 sports disciplines in the 12th South Asian Games 2016, 7 disciplines will be held in Shillong while the other 16 disciplines will be held at Guwahati.

During the programme, a dance group from Mawphlang presented “Ka Shad Suk Mynsiem” and another group from Mawkyrwat enthralled the audience with their flawlessly choreographed and finely composed drum rendition. Earlier in a day, the Union Minister attended a review meeting on preparedness by the State Government for the 12th South Asian Games 2016 at Hotel Pinewood, Shillong.

Acharya happy with development orchid park ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 28: Governor of Assam and Nagaland, PB Acharya has expressed his happiness at the development of an orchid park at Durgapur village of Kohora in Kaziranga by Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti (KMSS) and that it has now come up with two agricultural projects – a lemon orchard at Sarupathar in Golaghat and the cultivation and preservation of rare rice seeds in Jorhat. In an appreciation letter to Akhil Gogoi, Adviser, KMSS, the Governor has said that skill development is the need of the hour and that he was sure that such initiatives would encourage our young generations to come forward and utilize their skills and expertise in those fields and added that this will be the right step for agriculture sector prosperity.

The Governor also appreciated the KMSS for their inventiveness and congratulated and commended the efforts of Akhil Gogoi and his team of the KMSS for taking up such a great cause.

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

G M Hospital

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

AMC Road, Jalan Nagar Dibrugarh - 786 005

Archana Trauma & Orthopaedics Hospital

Brahmaputra Diagnostics & Hospital

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

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

Assam Medical College

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

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

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

Sanjivani Diagnostic & Hospital

Dr. Pawan Bajaj's Skin Clinic

Aastha Hospital

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

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

Paltan Bazar, Opposite Aditya Hospital Dibrugarh

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

Women fishing with traditional fishing equipment ‘Polo’ at the wet land in Dhakuakhana. Pic - UB Photos

ASTRO FOR YOU Today the stars advocate that you concentrate on money matters and how to save some, and in this purpose you will remain engrossed. However, be advised not to neglect domestic duties lest you encounter a morose spouse. So carry on and make a dash for that movie as planned. Don’t cancel it.

A short trip could be in the offing today. Before proceeding, you may, however, be compelled to make changes in your itinerary. If you are not too happy with the new schedules and decide to stick to your original plans, you are likely to feel disturbed, uneasy at the end of the day. It would be better if you reconciled to the changes that are needed and then make a positive effort to make the trip an enjoyable and fruitful one.

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You will succeed in a new venture and will brim with radiance and energy.

This is the best time for get-together and kindle contact with friends and relatives.

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There is a very strong possibility of major improvements in your public standing and image today. But it all depends so much upon your personal character, and, therefore, you must guard it zealously, even with your own life.

Those who seek to malign or dent your reputation will be disappointed.

Do your deeds and don’t expect returns is what Indian mythology has taught us since time immemorial. Now, it’s time to implement it, especially at work.

You may have to wait a little longer in terms of your business and joint venture. However, don’t lose hope as the fruits of patience are sweet.

Good Samaritans around you may give unsolicited, but valuable advise. Take it as a hint, and consider it for your betterment. Take your decision after following the advise, and this may definitely yield benefits.

You want to enhance your knowledge by exploring foreign shores, but luck hasn’t favoured you yet. Today is a favourable day for you to try again for higher studies. If associated with the Stock Market or speculation, you are likely to make profits. You will come across many opportunities, but you need to identify and explore them to the fullest.

There are no short-cuts to success. You know this very well and work you socks off to get what you want. Colleagues, friends and family – all of them will acknowledge and appreciate your efforts and achievements. Though you will be apprehensive about it, you will have to take some risks to bring the desired change in your life.

Interactions with those of the opposite sex will mark your day. It is also a good day to strike up friendship with those of the opposite sex. For those in love, today is a good day to spend time with your partner. For those looking for love, now is the best time to pop the question to that special someone you’ve secretly admired for long.

PRASAR BHARATI (India's Public Service Broadcaster) ALL INDIA RADIO : DIBRUGARH (M.W.529.1m/KHz567 F.M. 101.30 MHz) Phone No.-03732325456 E-mail -dibrugarh@air.org.in Facebook Page-All India Radio Dibrugarh Programme Highlights

29-10-15 (THURSDAY) 5-35 A.M-Bhaktigeeti(Devotional Songs) 6-10 A.M-Swasthya Charcha (Health Programme) 6-15 A.M-Classical Music 6-50 A.M-Dihanaam 7-15 A.M-Aajir Dinto (Morning Information Service) 7-30 A.M-Geetanjali(Assamese Modern Song) 8-35 A.M-Surar Panchoi(Composite Programme of Assamese Film Songs) 9-05 A.M- Antara(Composite Programme of Hindi Film Songs) 12-05 P.M-Bhajan , Artist-Madhuwanti A. Chetry 12-30 P.M-Ghar Jeuti (Women's Programme)-Talk-"Bittiya Porikolponai Jeewanak Anandamukhor Kore" by Bina Devi Bordoloi 3-30 P.M-Mishing Geet by Anil Kr. Doley 3-45 P.M-Programme in Miju Mishmi 4-05 P.M-Programme in Khamti 4-25 P.M-Programme in Wancho 4-45 P.M-News for Arunachal Pradesh 5-00 P.M-Programme in Idu 5-20 P.M-Programme in Tangsa 5-40 P.M-Programme in Nocte 7-15 P.M-Yuvavni-"Prerona"-A Phone-in Programme on Skill Development 8-00 P.M-Gyanmalini (Sponsored Programme of Directorate of Distance Education, D.U) 9-30 P.M-Feature-"Sharatar Subas". Written and Produced by Syed Sadulla Sd-/H.O.P

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DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

Sitang Pot-wa celebrated with traditional fervor and gaiety ET Correspondent Itanagar, Oct 28: Chanting of Namo Tassa Bhagavato Arahato Sammasam Buddhassa echoed in air and filled the morning ambiance with joy as Theravada Buddhist devotees thronged the Theravada Buddha Vihara at Itanagar to celebrate the most auspicious occasion of Sitang Pot-wa with traditional fervor and gaiety today.

Sitang Pot-wa, in Tai Khampti, means, “End of the Rains Retreat”. It is the day that marks the end of the Buddhists three month retreat during the rainy season. The date changes every year, and falls on the full moon of the eleventh lunar month (October). The rains retreats begin with the Sitang Khao-wa in July which last for three lunar months from July to October and ends with celebration of Sitang Pot-wa in October. The festival is the time of merry making retaining its spiritual characteristics.

The venerable head monk of Theravada Buddha Vihara, Bhikkhu Ratnadiip delivering his discourse dwelt in length on the significance of celebration of Sitang Pot-wa and said that observances of such festival helps to establish a bridge of fraternity, solidarity, amity and mutual understanding between the

Sangha and lay community.

So, in order to celebrate the festival with religious and cultural essence, we should try not to show bad behavior or speech that is contrary to our tradition and should strive spiritually for the attainment of higher standards of morality, he further added.

Citing a verse from Dhammapada the second book of the Khuddaka Nikaya of the Suttanta Pitaka consisting of 423 verses in 26 chapters arranged under various heads, the Venerable Bhikkhu spoke on how the verses of Buddha exhorts one to achieve that greatest of all conquests, the conquest of self; to escape from the evils of passion, hatred and ignorance; and to strive

hard to attain freedom from craving and freedom from the round of rebirths. In the Dhammapada are enshrined the basic tenets of the Buddha’s teaching, he informed.

Before concluding his discourse, venerable Bhikkhu Ratnadiip read out a summary of “The story of Theri Khema”, Verse 347 of the Dhammapada stories which contains a total of 305 stories to the devotees so as to help them towards better understanding of the Dhammapada.

The end of Sitang Pot-wa today will also marked a joyous celebration of kathina- dana ceremony on October 31next at Theravada Buddha Vihara Itanagar during which the laity will gather to make

formal offerings of robe cloth and other requisites to the Sangha.

Earlier, lay devotees donated and offered Petesa (Celestial tree), Lik from the Tripitika volumes (Tai scriptures), Sangkaan (Monk robes) and other essential commodities to the Sangha (monks) besides offering food to the monks and taking the Five Precepts and listening to a Dharma talk. The day concluded with a community feast and with evening chanting of the Buddha’s teachings and meditation.

The festival of Sitang Potwa was also celebrated enthusiastically in Namsai, Changlang district and other districts where Theravada Buddhist resides.

Foot rally for promoting Special Summary Revision Programme Roing, Oct 28: Around 400 people participated in a foot rally organized by the District Election Office, Roing in the Roing Township this morning as part of Systematic Voter’s Electoral Education Programme (SVEEP) activities to create awareness on Special Summary Revision Programme which has started on October 1 last.

The rally was organised with the theme, “Greater Participation for a Stronger Democracy”. The rally that started from three different locations viz. Roing Welcome Gate, Mayu and Eze Tower at around 8:00 am culminated at Gandhi Park near Post Office. Addressing the gathering, Ravi Dhawan, District Election Officer called upon the participants to enroll themselves in the Electoral Roll who have attained 18 years of age and above as on 01.01.2016 which is the qualifying date. He requested the people to avail themselves of the rights guaranteed under the Constitution saying that every

person has the right to vote and every vote matters. He also informed that one man can cast only one vote and called upon the people to cooperate with the Election Machinery for preparing Error Free Electoral Rolls.

A Help Desk was put up near the Gandhi Park by the District Election Office fa-

cilitating the people to collect forms and also for clarification of doubt/queries (if any). The date of receiving of forms for Claims and Objection starts w.e.f. 01-102015 till 31-10-2015. One can download Form 6 (to enroll name in the electoral roll) at www.eci.nic.in or ceoarunachal.nic.in and can

also be collected from Booth Level Officer of the respective polling stations, AERO/ Electoral Registration Officer/District Election Office.

Forms for claims and objection can be submitted online through Election Commission’s “National Voters’ Service Portal”, URL: http://nvsp.in/. (DIPRO)

Kathina Cibara Dana celebrations start at Dharmapur in Arunachal Pradesh

Governor calls upon social and Non Governmental Organisations to work for preservation of the cultural heritage

ET Bureau Itanagar, Oct 28: The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa graced the premiere screening of the short animation film, ‘Abotani’, the first tribal story from the Tani tribes of Arunachal Pradesh to be adapted for animation, at Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh on 28th October 2015.

Speaking on the occasion, the Governor lauded the Adivasi Arts Trust, London, the Department of Mass Communication, Rajiv Gandhi University, Rono Hills, Doimukh and Centre for Cultural Research & Documentation, Naharlagun for the project. He said that such animation projects on folklores, culture and traditions will go a long way in preservation of tribal cultural heritage. It tells about the tribal culture, ethos, lifestyle and social values. Such animation projects will bring more interest to the younger generation about their culture, mythologies and traditions, as they are always fascinated by animated characters of Mahabharat, Ramayan and other stories imparting moral values. He added that these animated characters are best way to

educate the younger generation.

The Governor informed that more than 200 tribes of the world have been lost and their culture and tradition got extinct.

Stressing that no tribe, culture, language, folklore, dances and traditions must be lost, He called upon more social and Non Governmental Organisations to work for preservation of the cultural heritage.

The Governor exhorted the students of Mass Communication, RGU to shoulder the responsibility to carry out more documentation and research in the area of folk culture in collaboration with Adivasi Arts Trust, London, Lalit Kala Akademi, New Delhi, Centre for Cultural Research & Documentation, Naharlagun and other parallel organisations and bodies.

The Governor pointed that there are 26 major tribes and 110 sub-tribes in the State, but he is yet to have the lists of all the sub-tribes. He called upon the literates and scholars to bring out the list of the tribes as it will help in exploring their history, segregations, folklores and ethnicity. It is important as it will help in identifying their dis-

tinct individuality and uniqueness and cultural diversity of the State.

The Governor emphasized on documentation, research and then preservation of cultural heritage, traditions and customs. He said the good values of our culture should be revived and promoted, while obsolete ones should be avoided.

He added that indigenous religion which is part of their culture should not be disturbed and may be allowed to practice.

Former Chairman, Lalit Kala Akademi, Dr. K. K. Chakraborty, while highlighting the importance of animal film, said that such endeavour will help in reviving and bringing out of tales and folklores of the tribal communities and also draw attention to diversity of tribal culture.

Vice Chancellor of Rajiv Gandhi University, Prof.

Tamo Mibang, who also spoke on the occasion, said that such project will not only help in preservation of folklores and folktales but also provide a international audience.

Introducing the animated film to the curious and enthusiastic audience, Secretary, Adivasi Arts Trust, London, Ms. Tara Doughlas gave an indepth presentation of the process of making the

film. She informed that a three week long Animation Workshop was conducted in RGU, Doimukh in January 2013. It was first such workshop to take place in the remote state of Arunachal Pradesh. It will provide local participants from the tribes of the State unique opportunity and environment to explore their own cultural heritage for stories and artistic inspiration for a short animation film to represent the vast north eastern state in a collection of animated tribal folktales, Tales of the Tribes. Most of the films in the collection focus on the northeast region, with other stories from Sikkim, Nagaland and Manipur.

Tribal folktales from Arunachal Pradesh were documented from Dr Verrier Elwin’s two books, Myths of the Northeast Frontier of India and A New Book of Tribal Fiction.

Ms Douglas said that the film aims to sustain the indigenous narrative, self expression and strengthen diversity.

The First Lady of the State Smt Rita Rajkhowa, Co-Producer of Abotani Animated Film, Mr. Paolo Polesello, Chairperson, Centre for Cultural Research & Documentation, Naharlagun, Smt Minoti Riba, RGU Registrar, Prof. Rachob Taba, and a large numbers of distinguished guests and invitees attend the premiere screening.

In tune with the screening of the film based on tribal folklore, a fusion folk musical band, ‘The Star Song Project’ of Mr. Hage Chobin, Mr. Marbom Mara, Ms Nikon Tana gave some fusion numbers in Apatani, Galo and Nyshi songs respectively with Eken Taba in Guiter and Prakash Thapa in percussion.

ET Correspondent Diyun, Oct 28: The Kathina Cibara Dana or the auspicious robe offering ceremony starts today in one of the Chakma villages called Dharmapur that comes under the administrative control of Changlang District, Arunachal Pradesh.

Chakma Buddhist Maha Guru Venerable Nanda Pal Mahathero is to grace the ceremony. Thousands of devotees are to participate in this august event.

These kinds of celebra-

tions are being witnessed throughout the world and are being celebrated by the Buddhist followers with great pomp and gaiety. Meanwhile, the Chakma Buddhist Society (CBS) is going to celebrate this auspicious Buddhist festival on 1st November, 2015 at New Delhi. Kathina is a Buddhist festival which falls at the end of Vassa, the three-month rainy season retreat for Theravada Buddhists. The season during which a monastery

may hold Kathina is one month long, beginning after the full moon of the eleventh month in the Lunar calendar (usually October). Kathina Civara Dana or the 'robe offering ceremony' is a festival in which Buddhist devotees donate different items, including robes to the monks. "After the rainy season, the robes that monks wear get worn out. So, it is our duty as Buddhists to offer them new robes and new requisites for them to be able

to get on with their lives normally and meditate," a devotee in Dharmapur says. "The motive of this ceremony is that it is our (Buddhists) duty as Buddhist to follow the ancient and sacred traditions. It is our (Buddhists’) method of sustaining and maintaining our religion. The robe that the Buddhist monks wear is known as 'Civara' and it is believed that the donation of robes to monks is the highest sacrifice according to Buddhism.

Rally against drug addiction A Staff Reporter Dibrugarh, Oct 28: An awareness rally against drug addiction and abuses was today organized by Dibrugarh Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan in association with Youth Family Services Committee here in

which hundreds of youths participated. The rally was inaugurated by Prasanta Phukan, MLA, Dibrugarh at Old Governments Boys’ High School field. Utpal Mazumdar, Dibrugarh, BJP Nagar Mandal president and other members from the

party were present during the programme. While speaking on the occasion, Prasanta Phukan said that many families have been destroyed due to intoxication and many lives were lost due to drug addiction.

He said that awareness

would be created to stop such menace. Vivekananda Kendra Vidyalaya, Marwari Hindi High School and Surajmal Jalan Balika Shiksha Sadan, including students from several schools participated in the rally.

Cash balance reserves in state’s account until yesterday is Rs. 810.67 Cr Contd. from Page 1

the beginning of this financial year based on the physical progress of works.

These releases mainly pertain to contractors’ due payments. “It has been categorically clarified by FD that the state has been dis-

charging its primary expenditure responsibilities and has sufficient cash balance reserves to meet the future requirements. In fact, the

cash balance reserves in the state’s account as on 27th October is 810.67 crores.” The statement stated.

Symposium on Chakma-Hajong issue held Contd. from Page 1

While shedding light on the technical development of this issue in the State since those initial years af-

ter the temporary arrangement made by the Central Govt. of these Chakma and Hajongs here, Eken Riba said that the impact of this refugee issue was not big on those initial days and there

were no social-related problems that had arisen between the refugees and the indigenous people of the State, unlike today. But he maintained firmly that the elected representatives from

those times have taken this issue very lightly and that there was no united effort seriously considered so far by the State Govt. at large. The seminar was moderated by the working journalists.

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BAYM to gherao MLA Sushanta Borgohain's house on Nov 3 Jaganath Gogoi Demow, Oct 28: With the view to highlight the artificial flood problems of Demow's Lacit Nagar and Juti Nagar and various other problems of Demow, Bihator Assomiya Yoyba Mansha (BAYM) Demow town committee informed through a press release that

they will take up a gherao house programme targeting the house of Parliamentary Secretary Home Department, MLA of Thowra constituency Susanta Borgohain on 3 November 2015. According to Jadav Gogoi Hassive Sift of Sivasagar district (BAYM) they apprised the MLA of

Thowra constituency of these problems many times but the political leader has neglected them. The organisation is looking to place demands like solving problems being faced in terms of repairing damaged roads of Thowra constituency, reopening OPD service at Demow Civil Hospital, completion of con-

struction of RCC bridge on Deari river which connects Bokotha with Demow.

Meanwhile, Jadumoni Kalita president of Demow town committee (BAYM) and Ansuman Boruah Hassive sift Demow town committee (BAYM) requested everyone to support their programme.

Local MLA lays foundation stone for bridge

ET Correspondent Doomdooma, Oct 28: The local Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) MLA, Dilip Moran laid the foundation stone for the construction of the long-awaited bridge on Doomdooma river at Doomdooma today. Since the last many years, the

people of Kumharipatti have been raising their voice demanding construction of this bridge but in return they got only false assurances barring now.

Earlier, the bridge was destroyed on Aug 27, 1997 due to flood at Doomdooma as a result of which the road

election the Congress lost in this constituency while BJP emerged as the winner as a result of which the approved proposal got stuck in red-tape. However, due to the continual efforts of BJP MLA Dilip Moran the state government approved the proposal for a new bridge construction. Now, in place of the proposed 100 metre long bridge, a 76 metre wide bridge will be constructed and the tender has been given to Narayan Mukherjee of Digboi. In the ceremonial speech of the foundation stone laying ceremony, Dilip Moran stated that under the central government 's NICPR plan, the bridge will be constructed within one and half years with an estimated amount of rupees 4 crores and 20 lakhs. The ceremonial function was anchored by engineer Nirod Bora of PWD.

connectivity from Kumharipatti to Dhekuwali Patti got cut off.

This road is known as Old AT Road. The former Congress MLA Durga Bhumij had sent a proposal to the state Government for the construction of the bridge on the river but in the last

Members of Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan takes out an anti-drugs rally under BODH programme in Dibrugarh on Thursday. Pic - Manoj Pandey

DU retired teachers, employees protest for pension release Contd. from Page 1

Assam Government has released 2 crore rupees towards providing pension to retired teachers and employees of University in Assam. Several former teachers who were agitating said that the government

had announced the pension scheme in April 2013.

However, on March 9, 2015 in a general body meeting of the association held a resolution to put pressure on the university authority as well the state government to immediately release pension for retired teachers and employees was

adopted. CK Das, joint secretary of the association, said those teachers and employees who immensely contributed to the development and growth of Dibrugarh University over the years are now faced with immense financial hardship to run their families. The association de-

manded the authority of the Dibrugarh University to immediately release the pension fund. The association said that the DU authority has been silent about the matter and if their demand is not fulfilled within a stipulated time then they would intensify their movement.

Assam Govt. sets up one man inquiry committee Contd. from Page 1

Additional Chief Secretary, Revenue and Disaster Management, Subhash Chandra Das, has been

named as the head of the panel which will probe whether these farmer suicides had indeed occurred as reported and ascertain the sequence of such sui-

cides, if any, along with the causes thereof, the release said. The committee will also pursue any other matter that it may find relevant to the inquiry and suggest

preventive measures to avert recurrence. The panel will have to submit its report within 30 days from the date of issue of the notification, the release added

One arrested for sexual assault Contd. from Page 1

by one Surya Upadhaya on 26 October at 9.00 pm at Rampur under Jagun Police Outpost, Margherita Sub division. The incident

is said to have taken place at the house of one Mahaprasad Sharma (Thapalia) of Rampur under Jagun Police Outpost where the victim was working as a maid servant.

Umesh Jaal and Lobo

Kumar Murmu President and Secretary of AATTSA Margherita Regional Committee respectively said that they have submitted a memorandum to the SDO(C) Margherita containing three demands with

the view to deliver justice to the victim without delay.

Meanwhile, Lekhapani Police under Margherita Sub Division have arrested Surya Upadhaya while further investigation is going on.

Army apprehends four hardcore NDFB(S) terrorists Contd. from Page 1

During the search, the terrorists opened fire on the Army. However, due to presence of civilians in the vicinity, the Army did not retaliate indiscriminately

but still managed to overpower the terrorists. The apprehended terrorists were led by Rajeev Basumatary alias Mwrgwng, who was involved in the December 14 Adivasi carnage. He is known to be part of the

close group of Bidai, a top NDFB(S) leader. The other three were Hitesh Narzary, who has been in the group for the past one year, Mohanto Narzary and Antho Narzary. One 7.65 mm pistol, ammunition and

two grenades were recovered from the terrorists.

The place of apprehension of the four NDFB(S) terrorists is village Doraiggapnae Laimati, police station Ranikhata, district Chirang.

Uncle beheads nephew Contd. from Page 1

Admitting to the crime, Jailal informed the police

that Jainath naturally wreaked havoc in the village for no reason. He even harassed and tortured his par-

ents and family members very often. Many a time, he was trialed at the ‘Raij Mel’ in the village. Today he could

not tolerate his misbehavior regarding their land dispute as a result of which the murder happened.

Bandh peaceful in Sonari ET Correspondent Sonari, Oct 28: The 12-hr Sivasagar district bandh call given by the Sivasagar District Salary Deprived Teachers’ Association passed off peacefully in Sonari today. In the morning hours, some of the teachers and their supporters stopped public vehicles from plying by forcibly taking out the keys. Later, some of them tried to burn the effigies of Assam CM Tarun Gogoi and education minister Sarat Borkatoky, however, police prevented

them to do so. Later 12 teachers and their supporters were arrested by the police. Educational institutions, banks, business establishments were closed during the bandh while attendance in the government offices was thin. No untoward incident has been reported from any part of Sonari. In Mathurapur, police arrested some teachers and their supporters while they were coming out to enforce the bandh this morning.

They were later released.

Bandh affects normal life

Jaganath Gogoi Demow, Oct 28: Unpaid primary school teachers of

Sivasagar district numbering 1530 supported by Bihaytor Assamiya Youth

Mansha, Moran Students' Union, All Assam Workers' Association, Nikhil Varot Trade Union, Addbashi Students' Union among others staged a 12-hour Sivasagar district bandh on Wednesday from 5 am to 5 pm demanding payment of their dues. Educational institutions, banks, business establishments, circle office, block office, etc. remained closed in Demow. The protesters staged the demonstration against the Tarun Gogoi-led Congress

government. Slogans like "Education minister murdabad" etc. were raised and tyres burnt on National Highway 37 at Demow Sariali. According to sources, no major untoward incident happened except in the Demow area under Demow police station.

Some lady teacher protesters were crying and said that if Assam government doesn't clear their dues immediately then they would take drastic steps.

12-hour Sivasagar bandh impactful ET Correspondent Sivasagar, Oct 28: There was a notable impact in the wake of the 12-hour Sivasagar District bandh called by the teachers deprived of their salaries since the past 3 years on Wednesday. It may be mentioned that the 1476 in number teachers of Sivasagar district engaged across various schools here have been deprived of their salaries on the grounds of various unresolved issues by the Assam Government as a result of which many of the teachers either committed suicide or were compelled to earn their bread by working as day labours. Despite many agitations and protest schedules undertaken by the forum of the teachers from time to time, they

got nothing but assurances from the Assam Government. The bandh was supported by several local and people’s organizations in Sivasagar. The picketers tried to obstruct vehicular movement on the roads by setting fire on tyres. Picketers were arrested from various parts of the district including Sivasagar Town, Nazira and Amguri and later released on sureties.

However two of the teachers were sent to Sivasagar district jail under non bailable sections by Magistrate Tapan Gohain for causing hindrance to Government works. They were Lily Mohan and Basanta Neog.

During the bandh, the business establishments remained closed, schools, colleges and offices were seen abandoned, plying of

private and public vehicles was halted except for a couple of ASTC buses under police guard. The attendance of employees at the Government offices was too very thin. The protesters had however exempted the ongoing 2nd

Sivasagar Book Festival organized by “Khoj” from the bandh and two competitions of Wall magazine writing and letter writing were held at the festival arena in the presence of numerous book lovers and competitors.

Dilapidated condition of approach road to warehouse adds to consumers' woes Contd. from Page 1

These allegations are labeled by none other than one of the consumers of Tinsukia gas supply.

Baldeep Kaur, a resident of Basbari and a consumer of Tinsukia gas supply told The Eastern Today correspondent that despite due time for delivery of gas cylinder to consumers' residence, the agency hardly bothers to deliver gas cylinders for which they are even paid for by IOC. "We don't get them, hence due to necessity we are forced to go to collect the same

from their warehouse," Baldeep added.

She said, this has been a regular practice on the part of Tinsukia gas agency.

What is more pathetic about this agency is when they are called and informed about non-delivery of gas cylinder, instead of helping out by arranging delivery of gas cylinder at homes, consumers are asked to go to their office and file a complaint or collect it from warehouse, she added. "Since the office is at the other end of Tinsukia, we are left with no option but to collect it from their warehouse and more im-

portantly we get stuck while going to their office and filing complaint even as food does not get cooked in our kitchen due to no gas," she added.

According to sources, Tinsukia gas agency was allotted to one Mrs Chowdhury way back.

Since she has grown aged and not in a condition to run the same one Mahender Sureka of Tinsukia got involved in running this gas agency. Ever since than the agency office has been shifted to AT Road, near Chirwapatty police station and often all types of complaints pour in against this

gas agency including black marketeering of cylinders.

IOC pays Rs 10 per cylinder to the agency for delivering the gas cylinder to the registered residence of the consumer but despite that Tinsukia gas agency is breaking all norms set by IOC, claimed sources.

Consumers have called upon the deputy commissioner of Tinsukia and IOC officials to take action against illegal practice by Tinsukia gas agency and construct the approach road to the warehouse so that the consumers do not have to further suffer in the wake of taking delivery from the agency's warehouse.

Assam Guv. P B Acharya launches scathing attack on Assam Govt. and CM Gogoi Contd. from Page 1

He criticized the methods adopted by the Tarun

Gogoi-led government in implementing the different developmental schemes of the central government.

The Governor also ex-

pressed concern over the recent cases of teachers and farmers allegedly committing suicide in the state. He also met senior government

officials, representatives of more than 20 social organizations and discussed various local problems of the district.

Police launch combing operation to rescue kidnapped BDO Contd. from Page 1

in an official government vehicle yesterday between 6:30–7 pm. South Garo Hills SP Mr. Lakador Syiem informed that the police have launched operation yesterday evening, to trace the abducted BDO. The SP said that operation was launched in the entire Chokpot region with additional forces from other districts of Garo hills. The BDO was kidnapped while going to attend a funeral at Deku on the way to Tura,

when he was stopped by four suspected GNLA rebels.

They chased the two others and held the BDO hostage and the vehicle was left behind. The SP said that the BDO was driving the vehicle as his driver was on leave. Police had taken the statement of the two men who are eyewitness to the incident. Meanwhile, the GNLA claimed responsibility for kidnapping the BDO. In a release issued to the media in local vernacular by the western range commander Hedio C Momin

alias Karak Momin, the outfit claimed that the BDO had replied to the chief minister that 40 crore rupees meant for black topping of Chokpot road was taken away by the outfit and the situation was not conducive for initiating development works. “We have not taken any money from the BDO whatsoever till date. We have abducted him to find out why he lied to the chief minister”, the outfit said. They also claimed that the BDO when confronted by villagers on the non-payment of wages of

248 villages for works initiated under Mahatma Gandhi National Rural Employment Guarantee Act (MGNREGA) amounting to Rs. 20 crore, he (BDO) had replied to the villagers that the money was taken away by the government for the Chokpot by-election. The BDO is a 2010 Meghalaya Civil Service batch cadre and had been posted in Chokpot for the past two years. Police claimed that the BDO had received several threats and extortion demand by the GNLA..

DIBRUGARH, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 29

34 percent votes cast till 1 p.m. in third phase of Bihar polls

Patna, Oct. 28: An estimated 34 percent votes were cast till 1 p.m. in the third phase of Bihar Assembly elections. Polling is underway in 50 constituencies, spread over six districts, amidst tight security arrangements. Re-polling is also being held at booth no.131 of Banka Assembly constituency and at booth no.188 of Chakai constituency. Polling on these booths was held on October 12 during the first phase of polling. Governor Ramnath Kovind, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Union Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and

former chief minister Rabri Devi exercised their right of franchise. Non-functioning EVMs have been reported from a few places in Nalanda, Bhojpur, Buxar and Siwan districts. Polling, which began at 7 a.m., will conclude at 5 p.m. in 40 constituencies, while it will end at 4 p.m. in the remaining 10 Naxal-affected seats. A total of 1.45 crore electors are eligible to decide the fate of over 800 candidates, 71 of whom are women. Of the total 14,170 polling stations, 6,747 have been declared as critical and 1,909 as Left Wing Extremist hit polling stations. (ANI)

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Bihar election is about aspirations and lost opportunities: Jaitley Patna, Oct. 28: Expressing confidence of the BJP-led NDA's clean sweep in the Bihar Assembly polls, Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Wednesday said the conventional arithmetic has ended this time as this election is about people's aspirations and lost opportunities. "In this election, the conventional arithmetic has come to an end. The basic chemistry has changed in this election. The youth and women are with the BJP and NDA

in large numbers. It is difficult to assess them in this changed chemistry," he told in an exclusive interview. "I feel many times that there is disparity between ground reality and media analysis.

If you watch national news, you will think Bihar polls are being fought on the issue of beef. So, this election is about people's aspirations and lost opportunities," he added when asked that the caste arithmetic has taken the focal point as just 10 days are left for the cam-

paigning. Jaitley also downplayed the BJP's move not to declare the chief ministerial candidate for Bihar.

"Not declaring a CM candidate doesn't make a difference. We won in Maharashtra, Haryana and Jharkhand; we had not declared any chief ministerial candidate for these states.

We decide it (the chief ministerial candidate) later," said Jaitley. "So, not having a chief ministerial candidate varies from state to state.

You declare it where you have an identified leader or a sitting Chief Minister. We have both options when we do not have an identified

leader or a sitting Chief Minister," he added. The Finance Minister further said the RJD and JD (U) have betrayed the people of Bihar in the last 25 years.

"Every election has its own slogan and catch line. Corruption has come to an end.

The government is taking decisions one after the other. Despite the world economy moving at a slow pace, India is making all attempts to progress. So, there is an atmosphere of excitement and improve-

Delhi intervention sought in tea impasse Siliguri, Oct. 28: In a bid to end the stalemate in 16 tea estates under the Duncans group in north Bengal, senior trade union leaders have proposed their umbrella organizations to stage a workers' agitation in Delhi soon to draw the attention of the Union commerce and industry ministry. Senior leaders associated with tea plantations apprehend that more tea workers will die if the deadlock continues. It may be mentioned that some tea workers have died in other closed tea plantations, including the Bagrakote Tea Estate owned by the Duncans group. The latest victim of poverty was Mukti Santhal, who died owing to prolonged illness at the Bagrakote TE. "I have proposed to the leaders of the co-ordination committee of trade unions and others associated with the Joint Forum to stage a workers' agitation in Delhi. The objective is to draw the attention of the central government as well as the commerce and industry ministry in a bid to resolve the crisis of over

25,000 workers associated with 16 tea plantations in north Bengal," an 86- yearold trade union leader, Chitta Dey, told The Statesman over the phone. "I have already made the proposal, but there is a question mark on the preparations for the programme in Delhi. We will discuss the matter in the next meeting of the Joint Forum,"Mr Dey, the convener of the co-ordination committee, said. "The state labour directorate has been

convening reconciliation meetings on the present crises in the Duncans plantations. The state labour directorate should immediately issue a notification and refer the case to the tribunal.Both the central and state governments should take up the matter at a war-footing in the interest of the 25,000 tea workers," Mr Dey said. "The Tea Board, which is under the Union commerce and industry ministry, should take

over such sick industries based on the Tea Act 1953.

But both the state and the Centre are allegedly reluctant to come forward," he added. However, another senior leader and spokesperson of the Joint Forum,Ziaul Alam, said:"Both the state and Central governments have allegedly allowed the Duncans group owned by GP Goenka and others to go with their own designs."

"The labour department has

done its duty, and now it is the duty of the state and central government's commerce and industry departments," he said, adding, "Duncans is now under the board for industrial and financial reconstruction (BIFR)." Enforcement officials from the provident fund office have filed cases against GP Goenka and others over non-payment of workers.

Recently, Darjeeling district officials have expressed concern over the ongoing unrest in some tea plantations owned by the Duncans group.

North Bengal development minister Gautam Deb has also taken initiatives to resolve the crisis and restore law and order at Gangaram TE near Bagdorgra in Siliguri. "The situation needs a permanent solution.

Distribution of rice and wheat at the rate of Rs 2 and 3 per kg respectively by the state government is not the permanent solution. No initiative has been taken to resolve the ongoing deadlock in the 16 Tea Estates under the Duncans group ,"Mr Dey said. (Agencies)

Commercial helicopter service to connect entire NE soon Patna, Oct. 28: Polling for the third phase of the five-phase Bihar Assembly elections began at 7 a.m. amid tight security arrangements on Wednesday. A total of 808 candidates are in fray for 50 assembly seats across Bhojpur, Buxar, Nalanda, Patna, Saran and Vaishali districts. Authorities have deployed 1,107 companies of para-military forces and the state to ensure peaceful voting.

Rashtriya Janata Dal

(RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's sons Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Prasad are contesting the polls from Mahua and Raghopur constituencies respectively. The voting for the first two phases were held on October 12 and October 16, during which 81 assembly constituencies went to polls. The counting of votes and declaration of results for 243seat Bihar Assembly will be held on November 8.

(ANI)

New Delhi, Oct. 28: In a bid to attract more investment and enhance tourism in the Northeastern states, the Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Ministry on Tuesday mooted commercial helicopter service to improve the poor intra-regional connectivity in the entire region. "The biggest hurdle in attracting investments, tourism and entrepreneurship in Northeast is the lack of adequate connectivity," union Minister Jitendra Singh said during a meeting attended by senior officials of the ministry after which the decision was taken. Highlighting the poor rail and road connectivity in the hilly region,

Singh said, "Improvement in air connectivity is the only immediate viable option to develop the region."

Meghalaya pictured on the rail map after six decades of Independence on November 29, when Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged off the first train for Meghalaya from Guwahati. The rail network expansion also started on a fast track in the last one year but still many states are still not connected by rail.

"The ministry is taking up with the Civil Aviation Ministry, the prospect of developing Guwahati Airport as a regional hub for the entire Northeast where the helicopters can be grounded there overnight and can be

put to use for commercial sorties for civilian passengers at frequent intervals to different destinations in all the eight states of Northeast," Singh said.

"This will give the civilians, the freedom to plan their movement as per their requirement and priority, and not be constrained by the availability of a routine air-

craft flight," he added. Singh also said that discussion can be held with different helicopter companies like Pawan Hans and issues related to equity can be worked out to the mutual advantage of all.

"Guwahati Airport is connected by regular flights to a number of destinations including Delhi, Kolkata, Jaipur and Bangalore, and therefore, when regular commercial helicopter service gets initiated, passengers from any part of the country or abroad who land at Guwahati airport by a civil aircraft will have the option to take a connecting helicopter flight to a further destination in the region," he added. (Agencies)

ment in the country," he added. Polling for the third phase of Bihar Assembly elections began at 7 a.m. amid tight security arrangements today. Fifty constituencies spread over six districts are going to polls in this phase. Polling will conclude at 5 p.m. in 40 constituencies, while in the remaining 10 Naxal-affected constituencies it will end at 4 p.m. Over one crore 45 lakh electorates will decide the electoral fate of 808 candidates, including 71 females. (ANI)

Militants abduct official in Meghalaya Shillong, Oct. 28: Militants have abducted a government official in Meghalaya, police said on Wednesday. Block Development Officer Jude Rangku T. Sangma was kidnapped by Garo National Liberation Army militants on Tuesday from a remote area in South Garo Hills district, an officer said. Inspector General of Police F.D. Sangma told IANS over phone that the official was abducted at gun point around 5.30 p.m. from Diganggre while he was on his way to Tura, the district headquarters of West Garo Hills. He said the Meghalaya Civil Service officer was posted in Chokpot block, a militant hub, for more than two years.

In the past, Sangma received several threats and extortion demands from the GNLA but he did not pay heed to the threats.

Tuesday's incident comes close on the heels of the recovery of the body of an Intelligence Bureau officer, Bikash Singh Kumar, and a cloth merchant, Kamala Saha, after they were kidnapped and murdered by A'chik Songna An'pachakgipa Kotok militants. One of Sangma's family members, who did not wish to be named, told IANS that the family has not received any ransom call.

The GNLA had earlier slapped extortion demands ranging from Rs.5 lakh to Rs.1 crore on petrol pump owners, coal dealers and businessmen in the coal-rich districts of Garo Hills. The GNLA is fighting for a separate Garoland in the western part of Meghalaya.

(Agencies)

NEHU students demand continuance of non-NET fellowship ET Correspondent Shillong, Oct 28: The students of NEHU have opposed the decision to discontinue the non-NET fellowship and have demanded continuance of the fellowship from the Ministry of Human Resource Department.

In a memorandum, it stated a demand to con-

tinue the non-Net fellowship and a hike in the fellowship for all students.

The decision of the University Grants Commission to scrap the non-NET (National Eligibility Test) fellowship to MPhil and PhD scholars prompted protests from students at its ITO headquarters. It decided to discontinue the

Conjoined twins vote in Bihar

fellowship on October 7, on the grounds that the scheme lacked accountability and transparency.

The memorandum also stated that if the demands of the students body is not met within October 28, 2015, it will be compelled to lock down any office connected with UGC. After protests by students,

the HRD Ministry asked the UGC to refer its decision to an expert committee last Friday. On Sunday, HRD Minister Smriti Irani said that the ministry was not only in favour of continuing the scheme, but also wants to bring it within the ambit of the Direct Benefit Transfer Scheme.

Bihar, Oct. 28: Nineteenyear-old conjoined twins Saba and Farah cast their ballot on Wednesday here in the Bihar assembly elections -- on a single voter identity card. "Conjoined twins Saba and Farah have cast their vote at a polling booth near their residence

in Samanpura locality in Patna," an official of the state Election Commission said here.

Saba and Farah live with their parents. After casting their vote on a single voter identity card, Saba and Farah told the media that they have decided to use

Dr Mukul Sangma administered the pledge to all gathered to continuously strive to bring about integrity and transparency working unstintingly to eradicate poverty and doing one's duty conscientiously without fear or favour in providing value based service to the people during Vigilance Awareness Week was observed at Main Secretariat, Shillong. Pic - UB Photos

their right to elect a right government in the state.

"We have voted as per our willingness to take part in formation of the next government," they said. Three months ago Chief Minister Nitish Kumar issued a direction to authorities to increase the twins'

monthly grant to Rs.20,000 from Rs.5,000 after they met him at his weekly janata darbar here and submitted a petition.

Two years ago, the state government had agreed to pay the grant following a Supreme Court directive.

The apex court had ordered

the Bihar government to take care of the twins' medical expenses. The court's direction came on a public interest litigation filed by Aarushi Dhasmana, a law student in Pune.

Their father Shakeel Ahmad -- who runs a

small roadside eatery -said the grant would help the family take proper care of the twins. The Supreme Court in its order had ruled out surgery to separate the two sisters after doctors said the operation risked the life of one of them.

(Agencies)

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Rahul,Sonia reach out to Dalits Delhi, Oct. 28: Amid recent incidents of atrocities against Dalits and vulnerable sections of society from various parts of the country, Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi asserted that India belongs to people of every religion, every caste and every section, even as he stressed the need to give "more attention" to the cause of the weaker sections of society. Seeking to reach out to Dalits, Rahul inaugurated their

yatra programme here to commemorate the birth anniversary of Maharishi Valmiki on Tuesday. Addressing a gathering of people of the Valmiki community, including sanitation workers, Rahul said the country belongs to people from all religions and castes and sections.

He also maintained that a special focus should be given to the cause of empowering the weaker sections of society "if everyone is to stay happily in the country". "Congress' ide-

ology tells us that this country belongs to all...to people of each religion, caste and each individual.

All should live with re-

Musharraf's statement must be raised in bilateral, international forums: NCP New Delhi, Oct. 28: Expressing serious concern over former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf's remark that Islamabad supported and trained groups like the Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the 1990s to carry out militancy in Kashmir, Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) leader Majeed Memon on Wednesday said India must raise this issue at bilateral and international forums. "Pervez Musharraf's statement needs to be verified. If it is found to have any substance then we must take it up very seriously.

If Kashmiris have been trained or Pakistanis have been trained to be sent to India for terrorist activities then it is a matter of great concern.

We should take it up not only bilaterally, but also internationally like in UN," Memon told.

Memon further said that Musharraf's remark of

Rlys announces new stoppages for 6 mths Bhubaneswar, Oct. 28: Howrah-TitlagarahHowrah Ispat Express will stop at Loisinga on an experimental basis for a period of six months from 1 November, said railway sources. The 12871 Howrah-Titlagarh Ispat Express will arrive at Loisinga at 1820hrs and will leave at 1822hrs towards Titlagarh. In the return direction, 12872 Titlagarh-Howrah Ispat Express will arrive at Loisinga at 0632hrs and will leave at 0634hrs towards Howrah. The timings and stoppages for this train at other stations will remain unchanged. In another announcement, the East Coast Railway said the Puri-Barbil-Puri Express and Puri-ParadeepPuri Inter City Express will halt at Delang Station on an experimental basis for a period of six months from 1 November.

(Agencies)

Shiv Sena leader shot in the head Mumbai, Oct. 28: Shiv Sena leader Anil Chauhan was shot at by two unidentified men in Mumbai on Tuesday. Chauhan was rushed to the hospital and admitted after he was shot in the head by two men around 8:15 p.m. "He has been admitted to the KEM hospital. An FIR has been lodged and the investigation into the case has begun," Deputy Commissioner of Police Avinash Amburey told the media here.(ANI)

comparing Shiv Sena founder Bal Thackeray with 26/11 terror attacks mastermind Hafiz Saeed need not be given any importance as it is aimed at provoking India. "This statement of Pervez Musharraf doesn't need to be given any importance. Who is Pervez today? He is the expresident of the country and it is his individual view. We should not get unduly disturbed or provoked by statements coming from such

people from Pakistan," he said. During an interview to Duniya TV, Musharraf branded Jama'at-ud-Da'wah chief Hafiz Saeed and LeT leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi as Pakistani 'heroes' during their alleged freedom struggle in Kashmir.

Musharraf also branded Osama Bin Laden, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi as Pakistan's heroes during the 1980s. (ANI)

Congress urges govt. to approach UN over Musharraf's remarks New Delhi, Oct. 28: Congress leader Rashid Alvi on Wednesday urged the government to approach the United Nations and expose Pakistan after its former President Pervez Musharraf admitted to Islamabad's involvement in terrorist activities. "This is not the first time that Musharraf is saying such things. The entire world knows that those spreading terror in India are given protection

by Pakistan and also help them. Hafiz Saeed and Dawood Ibrahim cannot live there without the help of Pakistan Government," Alvi told. "Musharraf is a former president, what he has said is important. In-

spect and love and harmony. And if we want everyone to stay happily, then the weaker ones, oppressed ones, who don't

Johannesburg, Oct 28: The United States has, for the 24th time, voted against the UN Assembly resolution calling for an end to the Cuban embargo despite the re-establishment of diplomatic relations between the two countries. The resolution, which was adopted for the 24th year in a row and received overwhelming support from 191 of the 193 UN member states, was opposed only by the US and its ally Israel, like previous years. The reason the US stated for voting against the resolution was that the text did not reflect "the significant steps that have been taken and the spirit of engagement". Cuban Foreign Minister Bruno Rodriguez Parilla said, introducing the draft resolution, that text took note of the recent developments and welcomed the new course of US-Cuba relations.

Last year, 188 of the 193 UN member states voted in favour of the resolution to end the Cubaembargo. While Israel and the US voted against it, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia and Palau abstained. (ANI)

able to do other work as well." Rahul also hailed Maharishi Valmiki for "telling the world about Lord Rama". Earlier, the Congress president Mrs Sonia Gandhi extended her greetings on the Maharishi Valmiki Jayanti. "Celebrated as the Aadi Kavi who authored Ramayana, he guides the spiritual conscience of the nation and will forever remain an inspiration for generations to come," Gandhi said.(Agencies)

Indrani Mukerjea, suffering from suspected dengue Mumbai, Oct. 28: Byculla Women's prison authorities on Wednesday informed a Metropolitan Magistrate court here that Indrani Mukerjea, main accused in the sensational Sheena Bora murder case, was suffering from suspected dengue. "We have informed the court that Mukerjea is suffering from suspected dengue and her platelet levels have gone down to 65,000," a jail official said. He further told that doctors from JJ hospital are attending to Indrani in the prison and if it's imperative to admit her, then she will be taken to the hospital. The jail officer's report, submitted to Magistrate R V Adone, came after the court yesterday directed the prison authorities to produce Indrani in view of the application made

by CBI seeking her voice samples. The central probe agency had told the court yesterday that it had got hold of some call records which purportedly featured her voice,

and therefore it wanted her voice sample for verification. The local court on October 19 had extended the custody of Mukerjea, her former husband Sanjeev Khanna and her driver Shyamvar Rai till October 31. On September 7, a fortnight after their arrest and prolonged interrogation, the court had remanded Indrani and Rai to judicial custody till September 21, which was later extended till October 5 and further upto October 19.

A day after on September 8, Khanna too was remanded in judicial custody.

Indrani, Khanna and Rai have been arrested on the

charge of murdering 24year-old Sheena and disposing off her body in a Raigad forest in April 2012.The police had exhumed remains of a body from Raigad forest and later claimed that digital superimposition of the profile of Sheena had matched with the skull recovered from the forest.

The police have also extensively grilled Indrani's husband Peter Mukerjea, though he is not an accused in the case. Others questioned in connection with the case include Peter's son Rahul Mukherjea and Vidhie, daughter of Indrani and Sanjeev Khanna. (Agencies)

Taj Mahal finds new follower in Zuckerberg

Agra, Oct.28: Many have been charmed by living monument, the Taj Mahal, and now it was the turn of Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to be stunned by its impeccable beauty. dia must approach the "I am in India for our UNregarding this and ex- Townhall Q&A tomorrow, pose Pakistan," he added.

In an interview to a leading Pakistani news channel, Musharraf had said New Delhi, Oct. 28: that it was Pakistan who A 55-kg malignant tuhad trained Taliban, m o u r h a s b e e n r e Osama Bin Laden, moved from the body Haqqani Network and of a 26-year-old paHafiz Saeed. According to reports, Musharraf de- tient, who had been scribed Bin Laden as a bedridden for over two hero and praised the mili- years in a life threattants fighting in Kashmir. ening condition, at a city hospital. Doctors (ANI)

US votes against removing Cuban embargo for 24th time

get space, they need to be given priority," Rahul said, while flagging off a procession at Red Fort Ground here on the occasion of Valmiki Jayanti.

Assuring his party's support to Dalits, Rahul said he wanted to see the youths of the Valmiki community get educated and take up professions in other spheres,too. "You are no less than soldiers and I know you work like a force.But I also want that your children get options, education and are

and I decided to visit the Taj Mahal. I have always wanted to see this," tweeted Zuckerberg after visiting the Taj Mahal on Tuesday. "It is even more stunning then I expected.

It is incredible what people can build-and what love can

motivate us to build," he said in another tweet.

Thanking the Facebook founder, a tweet on Taj Mahal page reads, "Welcome, Mark Zuckerberg.

Your @facebook also helps spread love in a big way. Keep it going." (ANI)

Farmer threatens to immolate self to stop mining on his land Angul,Oct 28 : Even as farmers' suicide across the state remains unabated, a poor farmer of Kaniha area here served a notice to the Angul district collector that he will self immolate due to mining activities on his land.

Damodar Swain of village Kansmunda who heads a family of five shot off an ultimatum to the district collector with an appeal to protect his land from the Kaniha mine authorities. He complained that his agricultural land has been taken up for mining without any compensation.

"No money was paid to me as compensation not to speak of rehabilitation and the issue is kept pending with the tribunal. In such a situation the coal authorities forcefully marched with heavy machines on my land recently destroying it. How can I sustain my family when I depend on my small patch of agricultural land to feed my children.

Besides farming, I also work as daily wage earner to support my poor

family," he stated in his letter to the collector.

Swain also alleged that "coal authorities are using the police against me" .He sought permission from collector to end his life to get rid the torture. According to another villager Ganeswar Shaun, Damaodar's case is not an isolated one , there area several such cases where Kaniha coal authorities occupy tenancy land before the compensation is disbursed. The disputes are pending in tribunal since 1995 with the main issue being the quantum of compensation towards land, he added. He said there has been wide resentment in the locality on this issue.Talcher sub collector Shyam Bhakta Mishra said he was aware of the Swain's letter and would look into the matter. "Of course there is an issue over rate of the compensation amount and the matter is kept pending in the coal tribunal .However a meeting will be held soon to try and find a way out. (Agencies)

PM Modi to hold bilateral meetings with African leaders today

New Delhi, Oct. 28 : A day ahead of the India-Africa Forum Summit in national capital, Prime Minister Narendra Modi will hold bilateral meetings with Heads of State of 20 African countries here on Wednesday.

External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj will also inaugurate the Business Forum today, which will be attended by the business associations of India and Africa, and also hold bilateral meetings

with some of her African counterparts. Several African businessmen are expected to participate in the day-long deliberations. Swaraj had earlier highlighted how India and Africa have worked together to develop a common understanding of core priorities for an inclusive economic growth to eradicate poverty and allocate adequate resources for sustainable development. (ANI)

55 kg tumour removed from patient's body

at Max Hospital (Saket), who conducted the surgery on the patient Gurmeet Singh from Jalandhar, said he was in this condition for the last seven years. "It was a life threatening condition as the tumour, on his right thigh, was malig-

oncology department of the hospital said. The enormity of the tumour comes out from the fact that following the surgery, the patient weighs only 37 kg. Singh was operated upon last Wednesday.

Singh, who earlier underwent chemotherapy sessions for in Jalandhar, said he came to Delhi after trying few treatment options there. Doctors said Singh can start walking with a walker but won't be able to use prosthetic limb as they had to remove his right lower nant. It was so huge the right femur of the bone," Dr Durgatosh limb and the pelvic bone. that it extended from patient to the pelvic Pandey of the surgical (Agencies)

President Mukherjee greets Turkey on eve of their National Day New Delhi, Oct. 28: President Pranab Mukherjee on Wednesday extended his greetings and felicitations to the government and people of the Republic of Turkey on the eve of their National Day. In his message to Recep Tayyip

Erdogan, the President of the Republic of Turkey, he said, "On behalf of the Government, the people of India and on my own behalf, it is with great pleasure that I extend warm greetings and felicitations to Your Excellency and to the friendly

people of Turkey on the occasion of your National Day." "India and Turkey have enjoyed traditionally close relations based on shared values and historical linkages. India is committed to strengthening and expanding our bilateral relations for the mu-

tual benefit of our two peoples. Please accept, Excellency, my best wishes for your good health and for the welfare and prosperity of the friendly people of the Republic of Turkey," President Mukherjee added. (ANI)

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Quake toll reaches 255, Nawaz announces relief package Islamabad, Oct. 28: The death toll from the earthquake, that shook northern parts of Pakistan on Monday, has risen to 255 while 1,697 are reported injured across the country. The National Disaster Management Authority (NDMA) says at least 9,209 houses were damaged in the affected areas with Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) province being the worst-hit with 208 deaths, 1,518 injured and at least 8,453 houses damaged. Prime Minister Nawaz while addressing a press conference in Peshawar, announced a Rs0.6 million relief package for those killed in the earthquake. He also announced Rs0.1m for each person injured in the disaster. The

premier said that every person handicapped by the quake would receive Rs0.2m, while Rs0.2m was announced for building the houses destroyed in quake.

"Owners of partially damaged houses will get Rs0.1m to repair their shelter," said the PM. Answering a question, the premier reaffirmed that the aid package was announced for affectees of KP, Fata and Gilgit Baltistan while the expenditure will be shared by the federal and provincial governments. The cheque distribution is to commence Monday and affectees will receive the cash through bank counters established near relief camps. "We would have started it (cheque distribution) today,

but to keep the process transparent, a verification committee has been set up

Nepal earthquake was less catastrophic than feared

Washington D.C, Oct 28 : A new study has revealed that the April 2015 Gorkha earthquake that struck Nepal was less intense than might be expected from a magnitude 7.8 quake in the area. In a region of major faulting and massive tectonic plate collisions, with an especially dense population centered on the country's capital of Kathmandu, seismologists had expected the worst from a major earthquake.

And the quake and its major aftershocks did cause

more than 8,000 fatalities, 22,000 injuries and hundreds of thousands of collapsed or damaged buildings. But the damage was not as catastrophic as expected, said U.S. Geological Service geophysicist Susan Hough, guest editor of the Gorkha focus section papers. The world community of earthquake professionals expected an earthquake like this directly beneath Nepal would take a far greater toll on property and lives. So it poses a major challenge to understand

and explain the shaking from the earthquake, said Hough. Hough and others conclude that the shaking was less damaging than expected because of how the Kathmandu valley's "bowl" of ancient lake bed sediments responded, noting that they know that valleys like this greatly amplify shaking from small and moderate earthquakes, but in very large earthquakes, a nonlinear effect kicks in.

The study is published in Seismological Research Letters. (ANI)

Death toll from deadly quake reaches 248 in Pak Karachi, Oct 28: The death toll from the deadly 7.7 magnitude earthquake has reached 248 in Pakistan after the quake jolted the country on Monday. The National Di-

saster Management Authority (NDMA) said at least 1,665 are injured across Pakistan.

Rescuers are providing relief aid to victims of the earthquake. NDMA Chairman Ma-

jor General Asghar Nawaz said that the threat of landslides still loomed over the mountainous areas due to large-scale movement of glaciers and rock formations. (ANI)

Seven Pak Afghan President personnel welcomes UK killed near Pak-Afghan decision to uphold troops border Karachi, Oct. 28: At least seven Frontier Corps (FC) personnel were killed in a terrorist attack at a check post of northeast of South Waziristan's Angoor Adda which is situated near the Pakistan-Afghan border.

The Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) stated that the terrorists opened heavy fire from across the Pak-Afghan border, reported. North and South Waziristan are among Pakistan's seven tribal districts near the Afghan border which are the home ground for many insurgents and are strongholds of Taliban and Al Qaeda operatives. The Pakistan Army had launched military operations Zarb-i-Azb and the National Action Plantargeting insurgents in these area following attacks on Karachi's Jinnah International Airport and Peshawar's Army Public School in 2014 respectively.

According to the government, over 3,000 militants have been killed since the launch of these two operations. (ANI)

Kabul, Oct. 28: Afghanistan President Ashraf Ghani has welcomed United Kingdom decision to uphold its current military commitment of around 450 British troops in Afghanistan throughout 2016.

Afghan President welcomed the step and said that Britain's cooperation will continue in military assistance that includes cooperation in the war on terrorism and training of National Security and Defense Forces (ANSDF) as well in development and economic areas. As terrorism continues to threaten the region, the world should work to-

gether against it to ensure peace and stability in the region, he added. Although Britain's combat mission has ended and the terrorist threat to the European country from this region has reduced, UK Defence Secretary Michael Fallon on Tuesday announced to continue to support the Afghan government to build a peaceful, secure and prosperous future for the country. Britain ended its combat operations in Afghanistan in October 2014, but continued to keep troops in the country to advice and train Afghan security forces. (ANI)

to identify actual affectees and assess damages," said Nawaz. The PM said that

a federal government representative while the relief distribution will be completed til Thursday. The initial quake - which struck the country at 2:09pm Monday - has been followed by several aftershocks, measuring as high as magnitude 4.8, according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). Soon after the quake, PM Nawaz had ordered for 2,000 tents to be sent to the earthquake-affected areas. An MI-17 helicopter was also placed at the disposal of the KP government to carry out relief efforts. "A nine-bed mobile hospital with team of surgeons will be dispatched to verification committee will Dir immediately," read a comprise a local resident, a statement issued by the military force personnel and PM House. A crisis cell was

immediately formed to coordinate with all federal, civil, military and provincial agencies for damage assessment and rescue and relief efforts. Joint Secretary Prime Minister Office Kazim Niaz is heading cell while NDMA, respective Provincial Disaster Management Authorities, Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) and Earthquake Reconstruction and Rehabilitation Authority (Erra) were made a part of the cell. After chairing a high-level meeting in PM House on Tuesday, which was also attended by COAS Raheel Sharif and Interior Minister Chaudhry Nisar, Nawaz said his government would announce a relief package to help quake victims. Helicopters and mili-

tary planes were transporting relief supplies and military engineers were working on restoring communication lines disrupted by landslides, said Lt. Gen. Asim Saleem Bajwa, the army spokesman. Pakistan International Airline (PIA) has offered free transportation of relief goods to the federal government and the NDMA from domestic and international destinations.

A spokesperson for the national flag carrier said yesterday that PIA employees were with the people affected by the earthquake.

He said: "Pakistan International Airlines is ready to provide assistance, if necessary for the people of earthquake affected areas."

(Agencies)

Japan gives emphasis on eco-system, tourism Tokyo, Oct. 28: LED lighting illuminates the city at night. LED lights are now available in all colors and spread all across the city.

Japan's Tokushima prefecture is the hub of manufacturing LED lights. The region owns the facility to provide a consultation of a new LED product development and evaluation of the product performance free-of-charge. "Compared to incandescent bulbs, The LED bulb can reduce the power consumption about 1/6 with the equal amount of light emission. We believe that LED can contribute to more energy saving in the future, since the luminous efficiency is rapidly improving," said Toshiaki Kagawa of Tokushima Prefectural Industrial Technology Center. LED traffic signal is one of the products which were jointly developed by Tokushima Prefecture and local businesses by taking advantage of energy saving feature of LED. The LED traffic signals can be replaced easily to the traditional incandescent traffic

lights. Only requirement is to simply replace the bulb. In addition to energy saving, LED bulbs have 10 times longer life. The local government in Tokushima is flooded with orders from all country Japan. The facility is working on product development across the range, such as the development of LED interior lighting or indoor plant cultivation. In addition, there is a growing expectation for LED in this coast area, possibility to save the natural lives. The sea turtles visit to this coast when it comes to spawning season every year, but the numbers have been decreasing in recent years. It is because of street light affect. It's not only environment, Japan is giving special emphasis to attract tourists in the country. Odaiba is one of the most popular tourist spots in Tokyo city, where Toshiba has put their special concierge in one of the department stores.

"Hello. I'm Junko Chihira, Communication Android from Toshiba.

I'd like to give the very best service I can for you

until Tokyo Olympic in 2020," said Junko Chihira, Communication Android, Toshiba. "The reason why we started this android project is because we wanted to make a robot which fits into our daily life rather than industrial robot," added Hitoshi Tokuda, Chief Specialist, Marketing Strategic Office, Toshiba Corporation.

The appearance of this android is very close to human. Her job is to show a lot of information

with digital signage. She speaks not only Japanese but also Chinese and English. The power source is air. It can prevent overheat. Also, it realizes smooth movement of the android like human being. "She got call from many countries. Foreign people are more interested in robot than Japanese and they want to see her. She is soon going to Philippines and Shanghai. This android will be more fitted into

Musharraf admits nurturing terrorism Lahore, Oct. 28: Former Pakistan President Pervez Musharraf admitted nurturing militancy and supporting extremist groups including Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) in the 1990s to carry out terrorist activities in Kashmir.

During an interview to Duniya Tv, Musharraf branded Jama'at-ud-Da'wah chief Hafiz Saeed and LeT leader Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi as Pakistani 'heroes' during their alleged freedom struggle in Kashmir."In 1990s, the freedom struggle began in Kashmir. At that time Lashkar-e-Taiba and 11 or 12 other organizations were formed. We supported them and trained them as they were fighting in Kashmir at the cost of their lives.

Hafiz Saeed was our hero, as so were the Kashmiris who crossed over to this side of the border to wage Jihad," he added. Musharraf

also branded Osama Bin Laden, Jalaluddin Haqqani, Hafiz Saeed and Zakiur Rehman Lakhvi as Pakistan's heroes during 1980s. He also added that Pakistan had trained, funded and supported militancy to carry out its own interest in Afghanistan to fight the Soviets. He acknowledged that Pakistan trained jihadists from all over the world and sent them to fight against Russia in Afghanistan. He said that Bin Laden, Zawahiri, Taliban and the Haqqani network were also Pakistan heroes. However, religious militancy, which had a positive impact, has now converted into terrorism, the former president admitted.

He said that action should now be taken to stop and control these extremist groups as they are attacking and killing Pakistani

people.

However, Musharraf refused to comment on whether action should be taken against Hafiz Saeed and Lakhvi, the masterminds of 26/11 Mumbai attack. Commenting on India's demand for action against the two terrorists, he said that Pakistan is following what India is doing. Citing ex-

amples of Shiv Sena's recent protest against Pakistani leaders and artistes performing in India, he asked why no action was taken against the party. If India is talking about Saeed then they should give us Colonel who was involved in Samjautha blast in which many Pakistanis were killed, he added. (ANI)

human's daily life in the future. We want her to evolve along with human. So we want her to be invited to many different places and used for many different purposes.

Those kinds of experiences allow the evolution of her," said Hitoshi Tokuda, Chief Specialist, Marketing Strategic Office, Toshiba Corporation. The company says she will be more interactive android in the near future. (ANI)

Nepal set to elect President on Wednesday Kathmandu, Oct. 28: Nepal is all set to elect its new President in Parliament on Wednesday after political parties failed to come up with a consensus candidate. With the promulgation of the Constitution on September 20, it was required to elect a new President within a month of the commencement of the Parliament session. The Nepali Congress Party, the main opposition, has picked up its veteran leader Kul Bahadur Gurung as the candidate for President, whereas CPNUML has named senior leader Vidya Devi Bhandari for the post. Narayan Maharjan of Nepal Workers and Peasants' Party has also filed nomination papers for the top post.

Incumbent President Ram Baran Yadav was elected as the first President of Nepal in 2008 after the country was declared a republic. Yadav was initially supposed to be in office for two years, but the constitution took seven years to be prepared and adopted because of differences between political parties. (ANI)

SITE stands by reports on ISIS link in B'desh attacks Dhaka, Oct. 28: The USbased SITE Intelligence Group, which tracks online activity of White supremacist and jihadi organizations, reiterated its claim of Islamist State of Iraq and Syria's links behind Hossaini Dalan bomb

blasts and killing of two foreign citizens in Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Government has denied any ISIS link in these attacks and claimed responsibilities of local conspirators, including Bangladesh National Party

chief Khaleda Zai behind the incidents. SITE has stated that the government's repeated efforts to deny ISIS hands in these attacks are misleading. It will be much better for the government to face the reality and fo-

cus on countering the extremist group, reported.

The Bangladesh Government, however, has turned its efforts toward a baseless campaign to discredit SITE and its Director, Rita Katz, it stated. The organisation said the claim

has been reiterated by numerous ISIS media channels, including Telegram Messenger and the group's publically available al-Bayan reports. It can also be read in a proISIS Bengali blog, it stated.

(ANI)

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Farmer suicides A tricky situation for Assam Government Assam chief minister Tarun Gogoi during an interactive programme with 100 farmers from different parts of the State, declared 2015 as 'Year of Agriculture' and further said that his Government is emphasing on farm mechanisation while the farmers have to adapt to modern techniques of farming to raise agriculture production, thus boosting their income. How such a promise would be considered in the context of the farmers' welfare at a time when farmers allegedly prefer ending their lives. Consequently, amid stepped up cases of farmer suicide, the Assam government is looking to probe into the allegations of farmer suicide cases during the last 14 years. Meanwhile, a Government statement announced that it will probe into the media reports with regard to 3,908 farmers committing suicide during the last 14 years.

Earlier in 2014, farmers at Assam's Abhayapuri town in Bongaigaon district threatened to commit suicide in protest against the spurious quality of maize seeds distributed to them by the state government. Even though the maize plants bloomed fully in the 43,200 square feet land under plantation, there was hardly any yield in them, the farmers alleged. The poor production has pushed the 50-odd farmers to a severe financial crisis. Ironically, these farmers registered a record production last year by selling many quintals of produce in the market.

For over a decade, farmer suicides in India have been a serious public policy concern. More recently, this has led to a shrill media outcry and much politicking. The government response to the crisis of farmer suicide has mostly been simplistic and sometimes aggravating. The main issue with offering "special packages" to deal with such a problem is that it is reactionary rather than preemptive long-term policy.

According to a report by the National Crime Records Bureau, as many as 16,632 farmers, including 2,369 women, killed themselves last year, constituting 14.4% of the total number of suicides in the country.

More than 16,000 farmer suicides were reported across the country last year, representing a slight drop from 17,060 in 2006. But the broad trends of the past decade seem unshaken - farmer suicides in the country since 1997 now total 182,936, according to a National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) report 'Accidental Deaths and Suicide Report - 2007'.

Maharashtra retains the dubious distinction of reporting the largest number of suicides (4,238) - for the third time in four years - followed by Karnataka (2,135), Andhra Pradesh (1,797), Chhattisgarh (1,593), Madhya Pradesh (1,263), Kerala (1,263) and West Bengal (1,102).

These states were in the top seven list in 2006 too. The five worst affected states - Maharashtra, Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh - account for two-thirds of all such suicides - 16,632 - in the country. Together, they saw 11,026 suicides in 2007.

Women safety and North-East Crime rate against women is on the rise The northeast, comprising seven states, was once a safe place for women. But that no longer holds true.

An increasing number of crimes against women, especially rape, dowry deaths and other kinds of sexual harassment, are being reported from different states in the region. Women are seemingly not safe in Assam.

As per a report available encompassing 2005 to 2014, nearly 16,000 women have been raped, around 1,400 killed for dowry and over 120 lynched in the name of witch-hunting. Another data reveals that 68,329 women were tortured while 15,931 were raped during the period. As many as 78 women died after rape, 1,388 deaths were caused due to dowry and 123 women were killed in the name of witch-hunting. While 1,217 women were raped and four died due to rape in 2005, a total of 2,047 women were raped and 13 died due to rape in 2014.

There were 99 dowry deaths in 2005, and the figure rose to 205 last year. Again in 2005, 13 women were killed in the name of witch-hunting while six women were killed last year. The highest rape-related deaths 15 - occurred in 2012, while 2014 saw the highest of 2,047 rape cases. The year 2014 also accounted for the highest dowry deaths at 205. Witch-hunting took the highest toll in 2011 with 31 deaths. Witch-hunting cases have shown a declining trend due to precautionary moves and awareness campaigns launched by the state government. Police have charge-sheeted 44,877 people.

While 1,385 of them have been punished by courts, trials were on for the rest of the accused. On the other hand, there were 26,464 cases of abduction of women during the period, and 13,568 abductors were arrested.

The latest statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau (NCRB) corroborate the fact that crime against women has risen sharply in the northeast, with Tripura recording the highest rate - 37 per cent against the national crime rate of 18.9 per cent - in 2011. Assam stood second highest in the country with a crime rate of 36.9 per cent. Nagaland had the lowest rate of crime against women in the region - 1.9 per cent. The NCRB registered only 38 cases of crime against women in 2011 in Nagaland. Of the 2,28,650 incidents of crimes against women in the country, according to the NCRB, Assam registered 11,503 incidents. Assam Police statistics reveal that last year 5,745 cases of cruelty by husband and their relatives on women and 2,011 cases of rape were registered. Crime against women in Arunachal Pradesh, another tribal state, is also on the rise with the law-enforcing agencies failing to curb the menace.

According to the state government, 190 cases of atrocities against women were reported in the state in 2010, which, however, came down slightly to 171 in 2011.

All these incidents only point towards the null rule of the Congress government. If women are not safe in their own native places how can they ever think of being safer in some other place?

South China Sea: What 12 Nautical Miles Does and Doesn't Mean What the United States actually hope to accomplish by sailing within 12 nm of Chinese claims in the South China Sea? Graham Webster dering our maritime and rives from the fact that The U.S. Navy is reportedly preparing to conduct "freedom of navigation" (FON) operations, sending one or more surface ships within 12 nautical miles (nm) of Chinese-claimed features in the South China Sea. The administration has been pressured to go ahead with this demonstration of U.S. views on conduct at sea, but the terms of the public debate have failed to match the legal and political implications.

Though details are scarce, unnamed U.S. and Asian officials told The New York Times U.S. allies were being briefed on the plans, which reportedly involve traveling near one or more of China's recently constructed or expanded outposts.

Daniel Kritenbrink, the new senior director for Asian affairs at the U.S. National Security Council, reportedly told a closeddoor meeting the decision to go ahead was already made.

Over the past several months, a media narrative had emerged that pitted the Department of Defense against the White House and the State Department, with the military pushing for FON operations within 12 nm and the civilians more cautious.

Senator John McCain summarized the increasingly heated rhetoric in favor of the demonstration neatly: "We continue to restrict our Navy from operating within a 12 nautical mile zone of China's reclaimed islands, a dangerous mistake that grants de facto recognition of China's man-made sovereignty claims." Colin Clark of Breaking Defense echoed McCain in what became something of a mantra among those favoring a stronger stance against Chinese construction in the Spratly Islands: "I understand that we have granted China de facto recognition of the temporary structures so far by or-

air forces to observe a 12 nautical mile limit."

These statements and many others implied that, by not sailing military vessels within 12 nm of Chinese outposts, the United States recognizes either Chinese sovereignty over the maritime features or recognizes a Chinese territorial sea surrounding them. Both of those implications are arguable at best, and more likely false.

Recognizing Nonexistent Claims Through Inaction Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) statements in response to questions about potential intra-12 nm FON operations illustrate why the debate did not correspond with reality. MFA spokesperson Hua Chunying said last week, "There is no way for us to condone infringement of China's territorial sea and airspace by any country under the pretext of 'maintaining the freedom of navigation and overflight.'" In May, Hua said: "The Chinese side advocates the freedom of navigation in the South China Sea, yet the freedom definitely does not mean that foreign military vessels and aircrafts can enter one country's territorial waters and airspace at will."

The Chinese government has not, however, made statements asserting claims specifically to territorial seas surrounding the outposts in question. Hua's statements, therefore, are part of a carefully cultivated ambiguity cultivated by Chinese officials - an ambiguity inherent in the still-ambiguous nature of Chinese claims within the so-called nine-dash line.

In essence, McCain and others have argued the United States, through inaction, is recognizing claims China has been careful never to make.

To understand why requires a brief discussion of maritime law. The significance of 12 nm de-

the UN Convention on the Law of the Sea (UNCLOS) generally grants coastal states jurisdiction over a 12 nm territorial sea emanating from the coast. Since China has not declared the lines from which a territorial sea would be drawn in the South China Sea, operating within 12 nm is not dealt with concretely by the UNCLOS rules governing activity in territorial seas.

Nonetheless, the message sent by FON operations within 12 nm of Chinese-occupied outposts differs depending on the nature of the underlying maritime feature.

While avoiding the highly technical and sometimes confusing language of UNCLOS, it is useful to differentiate between two types of features currently occupied by China in the Spratly Islands. We can call one type "constructed islands."

Constructed islands were built on top of natural features that did not originally rise above the water at high tide. Entering within 12 nm of a constructed island sends the message that the United States believes, in accordance with UNCLOS, that construction on top of features that were fully submerged at high tide does not produce a right to a territorial sea - and so even if sovereignty were settled, there would be no 12 nm limit.

The other type of feature we can call "enlarged islands." As the name suggests, enlarged islands are produced by adding to natural features, at least part of which originally reached above water at high tide. Should sovereignty over such enlarged islands be settled, a territorial

sea could be declared. Entering within 12 nm of enlarged islands, therefore, could be construed to be transiting a yet undeclared territorial sea. Should China wish to object in the language of UNCLOS, it would have to claim that the U.S. ships did not satisfy the rules of "innocent passage," which allows ships to transit territorial seas under certain conditions. China has pushed for a norm that for military vessels should notify or seek permission from the coastal state before innocent passage, something not provided for in UNCLOS. Objectives and Risks As you can see, the legal significance of FON operations is highly contingent on settlement of sovereignty, the natural history of the feature, and claims made by the states. The legal significance of such moves is further muddied by the fact that the United States is not a party to UNCLOS, since it has not been ratified by the Senate.

Clearly something beyond the law is going on here, and if the proposed operations go forward, the question will be which type or types of outpost are involved and how China's government responds.

What the U.S. Navy eventually does should depend on the overall objectives.

One U.S. objective might

be to force China's government to make explicit claims in the language of UNCLOS, claims that could later be challenged through mandatory dispute resolution under the convention by a state that has actually ratified it.

U.S. requests in official and unofficial forums for China to clarify its claims have not produced results, so FON operations could be intended to further that goal. Disrupting China's ambiguity carries risk, however, since Chinese officials might find themselves forced into maximalist claims that public opinion would make it hard to walk back.

Another U.S. objective could be to continue the longstanding U.S. practice of FON operations while being seen to be "doing something" about China's South China Sea activities that are objectionable to other claimants and regional states.

This desire to have U.S. efforts be seen publicly fuels suggestions from non-authoritative Chinese sources, such as retired military officers and media analysts, who have said China could respond to FON operations with potentially dangerous tactics like ramming ships. If the goal were merely continuing the U.S. FON pro-

gram, a quiet mission, also sailing past outposts constructed by Vietnam or other states, would have sufficed.

U.S. officials may believe the Chinese strategy has been to change the "facts on the water" while avoiding specific claims that might not find support under international law. If so, the risk of locking Chinese officials into a maximalist claim, or provoking a potentially dangerous response, might be deemed acceptable. If this is the case, the United States might do better to engage in a joint patrol with an ally who is a member of UNCLOS, since that state could potentially avail itself of dispute resolution under the convention. The advance publicity given to U.S. deliberations could also allow Chinese authorities to prepare to challenge the United States peacefully and avoid catching local security forces offguard.

In any event, if the U.S. government goes forward with these plans, it clearly intends to send a public message. Observers should heed the details of that message, but the U.S. government should be prepared for media, foreign governments, and public opinion to misread or distort its intentions.

A Tale of AMC Hospital Dibrugarh

Sir, Three new Medical Colleges have been set up in Assam, viz. at Jorhat, Tezpur and Borpeta in addition to the existing ones at Dibrugarh, Guwahati and Silchar. With the setting up of the new colleges, certain negative aspects, too, cropped up. Whenever, the members of the Medical Council of India arrive at a particular college for verification, patching up

operation starts immediately, with the summoning of doctors from other colleges to show that adequate number of doctors is there for fear of accreditation to the said Medical College being abrogated. The Assam Medical College and Hospital (AMCH) is one of the oldest Medical Colleges of Asia. It pains us to note that in the event of the arrival of Medical Council of India at Jorhat or Tezpur, doctors from AMCH are taken away for a certain period. The AMCH also suffers from shortage of nurses, wheelchairs. As far as we understand, the AMCH authority has not suffered from a fund-crunch. Sarbananda Sonowal, the only minister in the union cabinet also arranged for a handsome amount to the AMCH authority. We notice with a sense of concern that in terms of mitigating certain vital grievances, the AMCH authority cuts a sorry figure.

Meanwhile, it would be plausible on the part of the authority concerned to arrange for adequate numbers of street lights instead of leaving an Achilles heel for the antisocial to exploit. The most interesting point to note is the haphazard parking of vehicles near the Jalan Mandir. Once, there was a provision of car-parking at the Jalan Mandir Road, but now the route is reported to have been illegally occupied by the Jalans. A number of times, we came across reports that lands belonging to AMC had been encroached upon. But our astute ministers remain mute spectators for reasons

best known to them. The district administration, too, turns a blind eye to the burning issue. The present incumbent at the helm of affairs of the district is known for his dynamism, we appeal to him to take appropriate steps to free the lands from the landgrabbers, whosoever they may be.

Yours etc.

Ashok Bordoloi Dibrugarh

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1).A bank which accepts deposits makes business loans, and offers related services is called as_________. a) Development Bank b) Commercial Bank c) Central Bank d) Investment Bank Answer: b 2).What is the name of the banks which acts as a banker of all other banks? a) Development Bank b) Saving Bank c) Central Bank d) World Bank Answer: c 3).In which of the following type of bank account, a depositor can deposit his funds any number of times he likes and can also withdraw the same any number of times he wishes? a) Demat Account b) Recurring Account c) Saving Account d) Current Account Answer: d 4).In which type of account a specified amount is deposited every month for a specific period, say, 12, 24, 36 or 60 months? a) Recurring Account b) Demat Account c) Current Account d) Fixed Deposit Account Answer: a 5).An inter-bank funds transfer system, where funds are transferred as and when the transactions are triggered, is called_________. a) Mobile Banking b) Bill Payment Service c) Internet Banking d) Real Time Gross Settlement (RTGS) Answer: d 6).Among the following which is the primary func-

tions of the banks? a) Acting as trustees and executors of the property of their customers on their advice. b) Accepting deposits c) Collecting and payment of cheques, rent, interest, etc on behalf of their customers. d) Buying, selling and keeping in safe custody, the securities on behalf of their customers.

Answer: b 7).What is the name of the terminal that used to swipe the credit or debit cards during payment of a service at a merchant's store? a) Shopping Terminal b) Real Time Terminal c) Point of Sale Terminal d) None of these Answer: c 8).What is tagline of Bank of Baroda? a) India's Multinational Bank b) World's Local Bank c) International Bank of India d) India's International Bank Answer: d 9).Among the following which is not the part of the Scheduled Banking Structure in India? a) Public Sector Banks b) Money Lenders c) Regional Rural Banks d) Private Sector Banks Answer: b 10).BCSBI stands for________. a) Banking Codes and Standards Board of India b) Banking Credit and Standards Board of India c) Banking Credit and Service Board of India d) Banking Codes and Service Board of India Answer: a

11).The Commercial Banking System in India consists of ___________. a) Regional Rural Banks and Cooperative Banks b) Scheduled and NonScheduled Banks c) Nationalized Banks and Private Sector Banks d) None of these Answer: b 12).EBT stands for_________. a) Electronic Behind Treatment b) Electronic Belated Transfer c) Electronic Benefit Transfer d) Electronic Begin Transaction Answer: c 13).Telebanking service is based on_________. a) Virtual Banking b) Online Banking c) Core Banking d) Voice Banking Answer: d 14).Among the following which is NOT a public sector Bank? a) HDFC b) Bank of Baroda c) Indian Overseas Bank d) State Bank of Mysore Answer: a 15).Systematic Investment Plans are a customer centric facility provided by which of the following? a) Private Banks b) Commercial Banks c) Stock Brokers d) Mutual Funds Answer: d 16).Among the following terms, which is NOT related to banking and financial transaction? a) Credit default swap b) Securitization c) Consolidation d) Provision coverage ratio

Answer: c 17).Which one of the following does not quality as priority sector lending by Commercial Banks? a) Small Industrial Loan b) Software Exports c) Small Business Loans d) Education Loans Answer: b 18).A bank normally does not have a deal with as issue related to__________. a) Intellectual property rights b) Payment and settlement system c) Contractual rights of creditors d) Cases of insolvency Answer: a 19).Non-performing assets are cause for serious concerns for banks. Why are these loans known as nonperforming? a) Banks have to make provision for these loans in their balance sheet b) Interest on these accounts are not charged c) Recovery of bank's funds are difficult d) All of the above Answer: d 20).Banks has different interest rates for different loans products. To which rate are these interest rates linked? a) RBI Administered rate b) Prime lending rate c) Base rate d) Bank rate Answer: c 21).The rate at which the RBI lends short-term money to the banks is known as? a) Repo Rate b) PLR c) CRR d) Reverse Repo Rate Answer: a 22).In which year does the

Reserve Bank of India was nationalized? a) 1949 b) 1950 c) 1952 d) 1955 Answer: a 23).Which of the following acts governs the RBI Functions? a) Foreign Exchange regulation act 1973 b) Companies Act 1956 c) Banking Regulation Act 1949 d) RBI Act 1934 Answer: d 24).Among the following which is NOT a function of RBI? a) Accepting deposits from commercial banks b) Issuer of currency c) Accepting deposits from general public d) The banker of the government Answer: c 25).Where was the headquarters of RBI is located? a) Delhi b) Mumbai c) Kolkata d) Chennai Answer: b 26).Who is the first government of the RBI? a) Sir Benegal Rama Rao b) Sir James Taylor c) Sir Osborne Smith d) C D Deshmukh Answer: c 27).Among the following which is NOT decided by RBI? a) Bank Rate b) Reverse Repo Rate c) Base Rate d) Repo Rate Answer: c 28).RBI was set upon the recommendation of ____________. a) Mahalanobis Committee

b) Fazal Ali Commission c) Narasimham Committee d) Hilton- Young Commission Answer: d 29).In India, RBI prescribes the minimum SLR level for scheduled commercial banks in India in specified assets as a percentage of bank's_________. a) Time Liabilities b) Net Demand and Time Liabilities c) Demand Liabilities d) None of these Answer: b 30).CRR refers to the share of ______ that banks have to maintain with RBI of their net demand and time liabilities. a) Liquid Cash b) Solid Cash c) Forex reserves d) Gold Answer: a 31).Among the following which service is NOT offered by RBI to Government departments? a) Distributing RBI Bonds to Government departments b) Payment of salaries and pensions c) Remittance facilities d) Direct and indirect tax collections Answer: a 32).Which is the quantitative instrument of RBI? a) Statutory Liquidity Ratio b) Cash Reverse Ratio c) Bank Rate Policy d) All of the above Answer: d 33).When RBI is lender of last resort, what does it mean? a) RBI stops providing funds to all banks

b) RBI Advances necessary credit against eligible securities c) Commercial Banks gives fund to the RBI d) RBI advances necessary credit against eligible securities Answer: d 34).CASA stands for_______. a) Customer Analysis and Saving Pattern b) Current Account and Savings Account c) Credit Account and Savings Account d) Cost Appreciations and Selling analysis Answer: b 35).Banks are allowed to sell which of the following third party products? a) Mutual Funds b) Credit Cards c) Term Deposits d) Gift Cheques Answer: a 36).When RBI raises the Cash Reserve Ratio, which of the following action will banks take? a) Bank have to decrease the deposit rates b) Banks are required to increase their lending to the priority sector c) Banks have to increase their lending and deposit and rate d) They have to deposit additional money with RBI as reserve money Answer: d 37).Among the following statement which is

correct? a) The fiscal policy of India is approved by RBI b) RBI has the Deputy chairman Planning commission on its board c) RBI is responsible for the overall monetary policy d) RBI is just like all other commercial banks Answer: c 38).What is meant by Bank rate a) Rate of interest charged by banks from borrows b) Rate of interest charged by RBI on its loans to banks c) Rate of interest on Interbank loans d) Rate of Interest on bank deposits Answer: b 39).Increase in remittance from non-resident Indians suggests______. a) Reduces the balance of payments deficit in India b) Has no effect on the balance of payments position c) Increases the balance of payments deficit in India d) All of the above Answer: a 40).Among the following which is NOT a method of Credit Control? a) Open Market Operations b) Bank Rate Policy c) Cash Reverse Ratio d) Credit Deposit Ratio Answer: d

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India displaces China, regains biggest gold consumer tag Mumbai, Oct 28: India regained its top position from China as the biggest overall consumer of gold in the first nine months this year with a total consumption of 642 tonnes, a survey said.

China is trailing by just 63 tonnes at total consumption of 579 tonnes in the first nine months, according to GFMS Gold Survey Q3 2015 Review and Outlook. In India, jewellery consumption increased by 5% year-on-year to an estimated 193 tonnes in Q3 2015, the highest quarterly consumption since Q1 2011 and the highest third quarter demand since 2008, the report published by Thomson Reuters stated.

Retail investment rose

30% year-on-year to 55 tonnes, the highest since Q4 2013. The increase in demand in the third quarter is primarily attributed to the fall in local gold prices to the lowest since August 2011. The total official gold imports to India in the third quarter increased by 23% to 263%, which is the highest quarterly volume year-to date. In China, after a lacklustre second quarter this year, which was the lowest second quarter recorded since 2011, gold demand rebounded in the third quarter. Total gold demand amounted to 196 tonnes for the period, a modest 3% year-on-year improvement. The improvement in gold demand during the third

TAKING BACK THE TOP SPOT q India regained its top position from China as the

biggest overall consumer of gold in the first nine months this year with a total consumption of 642 tonnes, a survey said. q China is trailing by just 63 tonnes at total con-

sumption of 579 tonnes in the first nine months, according to GFMS Gold Survey Q3 2015 Review and Outlook.

q In India, jewellery consumption increased by 5%

year-on-year to an estimated 193 tonnes in Q3 2015, the highest quarterly consumption since Q1 2011 and the highest third quarter demand since 2008, the report published by Thomson Reuters stated.

q Retail investment rose 30% year-on-year to 55

tonnes, the highest since Q4 2013.

q The increase in demand in the third quarter is

primarily attributed to the fall in local gold prices to the lowest since August 2011.

q The total official gold imports to India in the third

quarter increased by 23% to 263%, which is the highest quarterly volume year-to date.

q Total gold demand amounted to 196 tonnes for

the period, a modest 3% year-on-year improvement.

quarter was driven by factors like the yellow metal regaining its attractiveness as an alternative investment vehicle as investors turned cautious of the equity markets. Demand for the precious metal, both in the form of jewellery and investment bars, picked up immediately after gold price breached $1,100 in mid-July, also helped by rise in seasonal demand, lead by Chinese Valentine's Day in August and the Autumn festival in September.

The official depreciation of the yuan, which was announced on August 11, also boosted gold demand.

(Agencies)

Edhi Foundation turns down PM's 1 crore grant ANI New Delhi, Oct 28: Pakistan's Edhi Foundation recently turned downed the donation of Rs. one crore announced

by Prime Minister Narendra Modi for taking care of Geeta and urged him to allocate the donation for welfare of hearing and speech impaired in India. "Edhi Foundation refuses to accept the money donated by the Prime Minister as a matter of policy. It does not accept any aid from governments and donor agencies," said Faisal Edhi,

Trustee of the Edhi Foundation."The foundation urges the Prime Minister to allocate the donated money for the welfare of hearing and speech impaired community in India," he added. Expressing gratitude towards the Pakistan-based Edhi Foundation for taking care of deaf and mute girl Geeta, Prime Minister had yesterday announced a Rs. one crore donation for it. What the Edhi family has done is too priceless to be measured but I am happy to

announce a contribution of Rs. 1 crore to their foundation," Prime Minister Modi tweeted. "I don't think any amount of words are enough to thank the Edhi family for taking care of Geeta. They are apostles

of kindness & compassion," the Prime Minster sated in another tweet.

Geeta had accidentally strayed into Pakistan at the age of 11 and was handed over to the Edhi Foundation by Police, who found

drive around eight thousand and four hundred raids were conducted across the States. It said, the state governments have initiated action under Essential Commodity Act to make available seized pulses in retail markets. The states have indicated that seized

ANI New Delhi, Oct 28: Finance Minister Arun Jaitley launched ESahyog and PAN camps, both initiatives of the Income Tax Department, to improve services, and said that it will help in questioning the transactions within the system which do not get reflected in the tax returns. "Eventually the idea is to capture some part of transactions within the system, so that if those don't get reflected in the tax returns, questions can be asked," Jaitley told the media here. "The object of the income tax department is to make life as easy as possible for assessee and difficult only for those who consciously evade and avoid. The fact that as of 5.5 crore asses-

see, there are already 23 crore PAN Card holders and this number is going to increase, I am quiet sure that as camps increase, just we had success of some other schemes of the government, this will increase significantly," Jaitley said. Jaitley further said that a committee has been constituted to simplify the provisions of Income Tax Act. "The idea

stocks will be made available in retail markets within a week.

More states have also started selling pulses through government and cooperative outlets. The release also added that prices of pulses in the whole sale market have also registered declining trend.

is to make Income tax Act also simpler. We have last few months being resolving past issues. We have constituted a committee to simplify the provisions of Income Tax Act. The Committee would be headed by Justice Ishwar," he added. The PAN camps are aimed at expanding the coverage of number of people through the Permanent Account Number.

Telcos warn of hike in mobile tariffs

her at Lahore railway station. External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj thanked Edhi Foundation founders Abdul Sattar and Bilquis Edhi for taking care of Geeta and safeguarding her religion. Edhi Foundation is a non-profit social welfare program in Pakistan, founded by Abdul Sattar Edhi in 1951.

Edhi is the head of the organisation and his wife Bilquis, a nurse, oversees the maternity and adoption services of the foundation.

Its headquarters are in Karachi, Pakistan.

Pulse prices decline as over 82000 tons seized ANI Mumbai, Oct 28: Over eighty two thousand tonnes of pulses have been seized so far during the de-hoarding operations launched by several states, thus resulting in a marginal fall in the whole sale prices.

An official release said that during the

E-Sahyog and PAN camps

ANI Pune, Oct 28: Raising the voice against TRAI's regulation on call drops, telecom operators on Tuesday warned that mobile tariff will go up if they are forced to pay compensation for dropped calls. The operators have also asserted that it is not possible to make a network free from call drops. In a

joint letter to Telecom Regulatory Authority of India, telecom industry bodies said that the regulation is an invitation for limitless misuse and gaming of the system that as per estimates will lead to a three per % hit on revenues. The TRAI has mandated operators to compensate consumers from January 1 if they face call drop problem.

However, the regulation limits compensation to only three call drops in a day which means maximum compensation can be of Rs. 3 in a day to a consumer. Telecom Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad had said recently that call drop issue is starting to improve. The Minister named telecom operators like Airtel, Aircel, Idea, Vodafone and Tata Tele among those having contained the problem and said nearly half of the defective mobile sites have been fixed to address the menace. The regulator had in June and July conducted drive tests in Mumbai and Delhi, which showed unsatisfactory network quality. TRAI than convened a meeting of all telecom operators to improve quality of network.

puter chips so the car can "think" to deliver autonomous driving. The Japanese automaker called it IDS, which stands for "intelligent driving system." Nissan, based in Yokohama, Japan, said it will offer some autonomous driving features by the end of next year in Japan. By 2018, it said the vehicle with the technology will be able to conduct lane changes on highways. By 2020, such vehicles will be able to make their way through intersections on regular urban roads. Nissan officials said they were working hard to make the car smart enough to recognize the difference between a red traffic light and a tail light, learn how to

turn on intersections, where white lane indicators might be missing and anticipate from body language when a pedestrian might cross a street.

Nissan's IDS vehicle is also electric, with a new battery that's more powerful than the one currently on its Leaf electric vehicle. Although production and sales plans were still undecided, it can travel a longer distance on a single charge and recharge more quickly. A major challenge for cars that drive themselves is winning social acceptance. They would have to share the roads with normal cars with drivers, as well as with pedestrians, animals and unexpected objects. That's why some automakers at the show packed the technology into what looks more like a golf cart or scooter than a car, such as Honda Motor Co.'s cubicle-like Wander Stand and Wander Walker scooter. Instead of trying to venture on freeways and other public roads, these are obviously designed for controlled environments, restricted to shuttling people to pre-determined destinations. At a special section of the show, visitors can try out some of the socalled "smart mobility" devices, such as Honda's seat on a

single-wheel as well as small electric vehicles. "Regardless of how zanily futuristic and even dangerous such machines might feel, especially the idea of sharing roads with driverless ones, that era is inevitable simply because artificial intelligence is far better at avoiding accidents than human drivers," said HIS analyst Egil Juliussen.

Such technology will offer mobility to people who can't drive or who don't have cars, and it can also reduce pollution and global warming by delivering efficient driving, he said. Other automakers, including General Motors, BMW, Mercedes, Toyota and Tesla are working on self-driving technology, as are players outside the industry, such as Google and Uber.

Cars already can connect to the Internet. Automakers envision a future in which cars would work much like smartphones today, to have passengers checking email, watching movies or checking out social media and leave the driving to the car. Japan is eager to showcase such technology in time for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, such as having driverless cars pick up athletes from airports and taking them to Olympic Village. (Agencies)

Traders allege Amazon, Snapdeal Green self-driving cars steal festival sales flout norms the show at Tokyo auto event

New Delhi, Oct 28: The Confederation of All India Traders (CAIT) on Tuesday reiterated a demand for government action against ecommerce firms such as Amazon, Flipkart and Snapdeal saying the companies were violating FDI norms through their festival sales. "The inaction on the part of the authorities have further encouraged them (e-commerce firms) to flout the policy openly just

under the nose of the Government," CAIT said in a letter addressed to Secretary Department of Industrial Policy & Promotion as well as Commerce Secretary. It added that these sales are creating unhealthy competition in the market resulting in major losses to offline vendors in various categories of commodities. "These e-commerce companies are receiving foreign investments and therefore are authorised to

conduct Business-to-Business sales but in reality they are making direct sales to consumers," CAIT pointed out. The traders' body had earlier said that e-commerce companies claim to be a marketplace and therefore can only provide a technology platform for the sellers who are registered with them.

"Since ownership of inventory is not held by the said companies they cannot offer 'sale' or 'discounts' in total-

ity on their portals. But they are doing so which also establishes that they are not marketplaces and are openly flouting FDI policy," the industry body had said. It had also registered a complaint with the Ministry of Commerce to take action against these companies. The traders' body said it was yet to receive a response from the government even after 15 days of submitting the complaint. (Agencies)

Flight bookings double on festive sal New Delhi, Oct 28: Festive season sales by low-cost carriers (LCC) have led to almost doubling of bookings. Deep discount carrier SpiceJet recently put up three lakh tickets for sale with domestic fares starting at Rs 749 (taxes extra) and international ones beginning from Rs 3,999 (allinclusive). Under this offer, tickets on routes like Delhi to Amristar, Ahmedabad to Mumbai all are priced at Rs 749 base fare (taxes extra).

While within the international sector, the sale offering for Chennai to Colombo is at Rs 3,999 all-inclusive. The threeday sale launched will be open

till Thursday midnight and tickets sold under this will be for travel between February 1 and October 29, 2016. "The yearlong travel period under the current offering will provide SpiceJet customers with

immense flexibility while enabling them to plan their travel well in advance," said a SpiceJet spokesperson.

Travel portal Yatra president Sharat Dhall said: "The Diwali sale by Spicejet and

IndiGo announced Tuesday has brought cheer to travellers. The airlines have announced a three-day sale for the travel period February to October 2016 with prices as low as Rs 749 for domestic travel and Rs 3,999 for international travel. This plays out very well as people can plan their summer vacations and the long weekends next year taking advantage of the super fares ... we are already seeing bookings for these air lines increase by over 178%, and anticipate a further increase over the next two days as the promotion gathers momentum."

(Agencies)

Tokyo, Oct 28: Visions of cars that drive themselves without emitting a bit of pollution, while entertaining passengers with online movies and social media took center stage at the Tokyo Motor Show. Japan, home to the world's top-selling automaker, has a younger generation disinterested in buying, owning or driving cars. The show is about wooing them back. It's also about pushing an ambitious government-backed vision for the future that paints Japan as a leader in automated driving technology. Nissan Motor Co. showed a concept vehicle, loaded with laser scanners, an eight-way 360 degree camera setup, a radar and com-

"Sangakkara is a world-class sportsman and we are excited to welcome him on board."

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Ngechang FC, Changlang football club win Lomhom Tangha Changlang, Oct 28:: Ngechang FC and Changlang FC registered victories in their respective matches of the football tournament organized by the All Changlang District Students’ Union (ACDSU) at the General ground here today. Seventeen teams are participating in the tournament from across the district. The Champions and Runners up teams will receive trophies and cash prize of 1 lakh and 50,000 rupees respectively. ‘The Eastern Today’ has been roped in by the organizers as the media partners for the tournament. In the first match of the day, Ngechang FC defeated Ultimate Football Changlang Club 3-0.

The first goal of the match was courtesy an own goal in the 2nd minute . The lead was doubled in the 25th minute when Limnong Taikam found the back of the net from just outside the penalty box.

They scored the third goal just after half time in the

Sangakkara gives nod to play Pakistan Super League

ANI Karachi: Former Sri Lanka batting great Kumar Sangakkara has become the latest cricketer to enroll for the draft of the inaugural edition of the Twenty20 Pakistan Super League(PSL), which is scheduled to be held next year in Dubai and Sharjah. "Sangakkara is a world-class sportsman and we are excited to welcome him on board," Najam Sethi, the head of PSL was quoted as saying. Sethi also said that the left-hander brings a wealth of experience to the PSL, adding that his inclusion would make the player draft even more exciting. The glittering tournament will feature international superstars like Kevin Pietersen, Chris Gayle, Lasith Malinga, Luke Wright and Tim Bresnan.

47th minute with Luncha Lungphi scoring with a header. The match was expected to be close one but it did not live up to the expectations of the audience.

In the days other match, Changlang football club (CFC) edged past All Changlang District Student Union (ACDSU) 2-1 in a closely contested game.

Both the teams played some wonderful football and were neck-to-neck till the final whistle. ACDSU took the lead early and were in the drivers’ seat for most part of the game in the first half. CFC drew level on the stroke of halftime. After the lemon break, both the teams came out with renewed energy, but neither team could find the goal.

The winner came from Wenkam Lulin of CFC in the 77th minute when he scored with a left footer.

The tournament has seen a good turnout of audience in the first few days and the organizers are hopeful that it continues to do so in the days to come.

ACDSU organized football tournament in full swing

ANI Dubai: Pakistan's head coach Waqar Younis believes that the second Test between his side and England in Dubai was a good advertisement for the longest format, adding that there is no danger to the Test cricket. Waqar described the Test cricket as 'actual' and said that the format should be appreciated in the way it is going on. The 43-yearold, however, said that there is need to increase the num-

the event peacefully and smoothly and should leave no stone unturned to make the event memorable. The onus is on everyone to discharge their respective duty voluntarily without misunderstanding and make the occasion historic”, appealed the DC. Sufficient engagement of Police personnel, volunteers, committee of district officials including the teams from Arunachal Pradesh Football Association, District Sports Officials, CALSOM, AMSU, All Mishmi Women Welfare Association, Bazaar Welfare Committee joined the brigade with the view to conduct the programme remarkably.

Dr Mohesh Chai, local MLA as patron also expressed his enthusiastic support and also vowed to provide every possible support to make the event significant. He also appealed one and all cutting across all political affilia-

tions to contribute in hosting the programme effectively.

According to BC Das, in charge DSO, overall 17 (seventeen) teams are participating in the tournament. “We are physically, mentally and financially in tandem with district administration since the last week to give full getup to the tournament," informed Das. The Jubilee ground and GHSS ground have been given a complete facelift for

the smooth conduct of the tournament.

The tournament is scheduled to be held from 2 November up to 12 November. Meanwhile, Chief Minister Nabum Tuki has consented to grace the occasion as chief guest and Padi Richo President APCC (I) as guest of honour on the opening day. The tournament is being organised by district administration under the aegis of Arunachal Pradesh Football Association.

RAMFT enters quarterfinals Aalo, Oct 28: Eight teams have entered the quarterfinals stage of 3rd Rebi Ado Memorial Football being organised at General Football Ground Aalo.

In the first quarterfinal match, Kabu FC plays Hiker Gumin, Artu Tadin clashes with Yigi Kaum, All Kombo locks horns with DPGC and Jumi Combats faces Memo United for the semi final berths. The tournament is being played on a knockout basis. (DIPRO)

Moran town club pips South Dhurubajyoti Jorhat Sports Association 1-0 Sangha beat Tingrai ET Correspondent Bhakulajan 52nd ATPA shield football Jorhat, Oct 28: The inaugural day match shows tournament gets underway Sangha 3-1 the day of the 52nd ATPA shield football tournament which was kicked off at Jorhat Stadium here today, as Moran Town club trowns South Jorhat Sport Association (SJSA) by 1-0 goals in just 18 minutes during the first half.

Both the teams right from the word ‘go’ tried to overpower each other by twisting , dippling and long shots from the backs of both the ends had thrilled the spectators as well as the commentators in mum as SJSA team tried to over power by any means or cost to equalize the goal.

Earlier Jorhat MLA cum ACCI secretary hoisted the tournament flag while Ramesh Phukan a former prominent footballer inaugurated

ANI New Delhi: Off-spinner Ravichandran Ashwin, who was injured in the first ODI against South Africa at Kanpur, is close to fitness and looking forward to the series ahead. Speaking about his presence in the Test series, Ashwin said he is confident that he

would bowl well in the upcoming matches. Ashwin also expressed his views on India's performance in the ODIs against South Africa, saying the young side is relatively inexperienced and, therefore, there is a need to give them some time. The 29-year-old further said his side was

aware of the fact that it would be a hard fought series against South Africa.

India has lost the ODI series against the visitors following their shocking 214run defeat in the fifth match in Mumbai. The two sides will now play four-match Test series, starting from November 5 in Mohali.

Dubai Test `good advert` for cricket: Waqar

Lohit gears up to host XIV Tadar Tang Memorial State Level Football Tournament 2014-15 Bishnu Rana Tezu, Oct 28: Lohit gears up to host the premier XIV Tadar Tang Memorial State Level Football Tournament 2014-15 which is a first of its kind in the district. The much football enthusiastic district is getting to host the tournament. Arrangement of adequate required infrastructures to smoothly organise the tournament is going on in full swing.

Medical facilities, water supply, accommodation, electricity and other requisite amenities have been thoroughly discussed here at the review meeting with the Committee under the chairmanship of Tamiyo Tatak DC here at the DC conference hall today. All together 18 Committees have been formed and their respective tasks have been assigned to ensure overall arrangement of the tournament. “The district is hosting a major tournament for the first time and it is our prerogative to hold

Ashwin close to fitness ahead of Test series

ber of Tests they play in a year, which according to him is a major issue. Expressing his views on their huge 178-run win over England, Waqar admitted that his bowlers displayed their best performance in the Dubai Test. He added that the bowlers showed resistance and made the overall cricket good. With the win, Pakistan are currently in lead 1-0 against England following their first Test ended with a draw. The two sides will

play the final Test of the three-match series on November 1 at Sharjah.

Misbah should retire after England series, says Bazid ANI Karachi: Former cricketer Bazid Khan has said the end of the England series will be the right time for Pakistan Test skipper Misbah-ul- Haq to retire, adding that the latter has done his bit for the country. Lavishing praise on Misbah, Bazid said that the 41-year-old is a brilliant batsman as well as a great captain. Describing Misbah as a 'passionate cricketer',

Bazid said that the former has great love for cricket and he would always remain associated with the game despite his retirement. The former player also expressed his views on Shoaib Malik's return, saying he was brilliant against the spinners and performed fantastically. He further said that Malik is a utility cricketer in one-day matches, who has the ability to change the momen-

tum of the game himself.

Bazid, however, said that he is not sure of Malik's ability in Test cricket as he has not shown the quality of taking the number three or four slot. Pakistan , who have taken a 1-0 lead in the three-match Test series against England, will play their final Test at Sharjah on November 1. Besides, the two sides will also play four ODIs and three T20s, starting from November 11.

Halmari Sewaji Sangha overcome Dibrugarh Railway Football Club Sports Correspondent Dibrugarh, Oct 28: Halmari Sewaji Sangha beat Dibrugarh Railway Football Club 3-1 in the first Gunaram Dhekial and Subha Baruah All Assam Football Championship 2015 organised by Khowang Sports Association in association with Sonowal Kachari Autonomous Council at

Burikhawang playground in Khowang today.

Midfielder Amir Patar of Halmari Sewaji Sangha opened the floodgates for his team in the 58th minute by converting a pass from the left flank. Amir again scored the second goal for his team in the 68th minute with a shot from just outside the penalty box. The third goal for the leading

team was scored by Nipul Karmarkar in the 74th minute. For Dibrugarh Railway Football Club, Dipak Ghatowar scored the lone goal in the 89th minute. In the first half however both teams toiled hard but failed to score.

Tomorrow, Duliajan Football Academy will lock horns with Dibrugarh Football Coaching Centre.

Bark FC register victory against Shan FC

B-division league

the 52nd ATPA shield football tournament in the historic Jorhat stadium today.

Tomorrow’s match between Karbi Anglong football club versus Borbheta sporting club

Sports Correspondent Dibrugarh, Oct 28: Dhurubajyoti Sangha defeated Tingrai Bhakulajan Sangha 3-1 in the MK Dutta Memorial B-division league 201516 organized by Dibrugarh District Sports Association (DDSA) at Chowkidinghee playground here today. Altogether, 16 teams participated in the tournament.

For Dhurubajyoti Sangha, Akash Das opened the account for his team in the 5th minute by converting a pass from the left flank. Akash came strongly in the 20th minute by beating the opponents’ defender and scored another goal cut-

ting in from the left flank.

Utpal Sonowal of Dhurubajyoti Sangha scored the third goal in the 40th minute for his team by converting a pass from Akash Das from the right flank. At the post lemon break Dhurubajyoti Sangha was leading with three goals. In the second half Dhurubajyoti Sangha stepped into the ground with a defensive mindset.

For Tingrai Bhakulajan Sangha, Dambro Sonowal scored the lone goal for his team in the 75th minute by converting a pass from the left flank. Tomorrow, Deepjyoti Sangha will play Chandraprashad Football Club.

ET Correspondent Haflong, Oct 27: Bark FC defeated Shan FC 4-3 in a closely contested match of the 11th CEM’s Cup Carnival invitational football tournament, 2015 organized by Dima Hasao Sports Association here today at N.L. Daulagupu Sports complex in Haflong.

Bark FC scored the first goal of the match in the 10th minute through Kekrusato when he scored from the left plank. They doubled their lead in the 19th minute when he

found the back of the net again, this time from inside the plenty box. Shan FC pulled one back in the 28th minute through Lalhruoi.

The match was so close that Shan FC were back on level terms in the 42nd minute when Remlien found the back of the net with a right footer. However Bark FC went into the break in the lead when they scored in injury time in the first half. The second half was even more competitive, however there were not many goals as in the

first half. Shan FC managed to make it 3-3 in the 70th minute courtesy Rosan Lama’s terrific goal.

The match seemed to be heading for a draw before a late strike for Zumzum for Bark FC in the 84th minute ensured them victory. There were three yellow cards shown in the match, namely to Peisudibe of Bark FC, Rosan Lama and Lalthanzam Rasul of Shan FC. Tomorrow, Rongmei Youth Club will take on Upper Republic Veng FC.

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FASCINATING FACTS

The Donkey and the Horse Once, there lived a washer man named Bheema. He had a donkey and a horse.

The donkey carried clothes to the pond and back to his house. The horse carried Bheema to the market and back, occasionally. The donkey worked much harder than the horse.

On a bright sunny day, Bheema was going to the pond with donkey. He took the horse along to give it a drink of water. The donkey was carrying a heavy load of clothes. The horse was carrying nothing. The load was unusually heavy and the donkey's back was hurting.

When the pain became unbearable the donkey said to the horse, "This load is too much for me, brother!

Please take some of this load on your back."

The horse replied somewhat rudely, "Eh! Why should I? I am here only to carry our master to the market." The proud horse continued on his way. The day was getting hotter as the day went on.

The donkey felt totally exhausted. He was almost dragging himself. "Humph!

Humph!" The donkey tried

The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body.

Your heart beats around 100000 times a day, 36500000 times a year and over a billion times if you live beyond 30.

Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone marrow of your bones.

The colour of a hu-

middle ear. The staples (or stirrup) bone is only 2.8 millimetres long.

Your nose and ears continue growing throughout your entire life.

Infants blink only once or twice a minute while adults average around 10.

As well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.

CRAFTY CRAFTS Salt Water Picture

to move. He just could not.

The poor donkey collapsed to the ground. "Oh! What has happened to the poor donkey?" thought the washer man.

Immediately he took the load off the donkey. "Indeed the load is really very heavy.

I should have been little more careful," thought the

ABRA CA DABRA

washer man. Then he gave some water to the donkey.

The donkey felt better now.

The washer man then picked up the bundle of clothes off the back of the donkey and placed it on the horse's back. "Umf! Umf! Came the sound from the horse's mouth. "I should have helped the donkey. I

made a mistake. I should have taken half the load when the donkey requested me. Now I realize sharing a burden is easier." The horse carried the heavy load of clothes for the remaining distance. There after both the donkey and the horse lived together.

What You Need: * Paint * Paper * Water * Paintbrush * Salt Instructions: 1. Start by using a thick paintbrush to thoroughly wet a piece of paper or thin card.

2. While it's still wet, take some light blue water color and wash it over the wet paper 3. Next, splash in some strong abstract blobs of color, about half way down the paper.

4. Use another watery color…and then another. These blotches

LAUGH OUT LOUD Little Radha was practicing the violin in the living room while her father was trying to read in the newspapper.

The family dog was lying and as the screeching sounds of little Radha's violin reached his ears, he began to howl loudly.

The father listened to the dog and the violin as long as he could. Then he jumped up, slammed his paper to the floor and yelled above the noise, "For pity's sake, can't you play something the dog doesn't know?"

Phantom Coin What You Need: o.Two large coins Instructions: 1 . H o l d t w o l a rg e coins together between your index fingers.

2.Rub the coins up

mans skin is determined by the level of pigment melanin that the body produces.

Adult lungs have a surface area of around 70 square metres!

It takes the body around 12 hours to completely digest eaten food.

Most adults have 32 teeth.

The smallest bone found in the human body is located in the

and down quickly, and watch what happens.

It looks like a third coin magic ally a ppea rs between the other two!

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will eventually be exotic coral on a tropical sea bed!

5. Next, add vivid blue and greens to the bottom of the picture to create the sea bed.

6. While the paints are still wet, gently sprinkle on some ordinary table salt. Sprinkle it randomly, and take care not to put too much on.

7. When the paint has

dried, gently shake the salt off.

8. You'll see that where the salt settled, it has reacted with the paint and given it a fantastic tropical coral-like effect!

WHAT AM I ???

RIDDLES Q: What did Rina take a ladder to her school?

A: She wanted to be in high school.

Q: What comes thrice in December, once in February and never in March and April?

A: The letter E Q: What does the older chimney say to the younger chimney?

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