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ET Bureau/Agencies New Delhi, Oct 26

A major earthquake struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing at least 135 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan and sending shock waves as far as

Major earthquake The U.S. Geological In the northern town

The death toll could

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have been reported in Chandigarh and Srinagar, though no reports of damage have come in.

incidents, at least 12 girls were killed in a stampede to flee their school building in the northeastern Afghan province of Takhar.

Prime Minister

The massive earth- In Afghanistan, a to-

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Narendra Modi has expressed concern and said India was ready to provide any assistance required.

tal of 33 were reported dead.

quake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale also jolted north India including Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR), Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.

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Massive tremors

In one of the worst

climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered.

New Delhi, officials said. The death toll could climb in coming days because communications were down in much of the rugged Hindu Kush mountain range where the quake was centered.

of Baramulla in the Indian-controlled part of the disputed Kashmir region, a 65-year-old woman became so panicked she had a heart attack and died.

Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 and occurred at a depth of 212 kilometers (130 miles) with its epicentre in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan.

struck the remote Afghan northeast on Monday, killing at least 135 people in Afghanistan and nearby northern Pakistan

At least 135 dead

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MoU between Assam and Australia to be signed soon

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Arunachal Governor says, State must have tourism related infrastructure for tourism to flourish

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Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) between the State of Assam and Australia ○

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cussed the finer points pertaining to the MoU that will be signed by senior officials of Education Department, Contd. on Page 4 ○

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Tarun Gogoi says, PM Modi's message of unity in diversity not loud enough

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Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi said that Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s message on unity in diversity against the backdrop of incidents of growing intolerance and hatred in the country has not been loud and clear. In a statement here today, Chief Minister Gogoi said that Prime Minister Modi’s Maan Ki Baat radio programme

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money

Commission recommends SC to order highpowered inquiry into illegal migration

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ET Correspondent New Delhi, Oct 26

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Edhi Foundation lauds Indo-Pak Govt.'s efforts for Geeta Faisal Edhi, Director of the Edhi Foundation, which had taken care of Geeta, the deafmute Indian woman living in Pakistan after accidentally

In mid-October 1815, two hundred years ago this month, a German doctor set sail from one of Russia's fledgling American outposts.

10%jump in Bharti Airtel Q2 profit Country's top telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday reported a 10.1 per cent jump in consoli-

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crossing the border over a decade ago, has extended his heartfelt gratitude to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Pakistan Foreign Ministry and the media in both countries for helping Geeta find her family in India.

Georg Anton Schäffer, an employee of the RussianAmerican Company (RAC) boarded the Isabella with the ostensible purpose of earning the favor of the Hawaii's King Kamehameha. But when he landed on Hawaii.

dated net profit to Rs. 1,523 crore for the quarter ended September 30, on the back of growth in data traffic.

The company had reported a net profit of Rs. 1,383 crore for the corresponding period last financial year.

Amazon will open a Diwali Store on its US and UK websites this year. The objective is to cater to the anticipated huge demand from the millions of Indians who live in these countries.

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Russia's Pacific Paradise

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quiry into issues concerning illegal migration from Bangladesh which is threatening to reduce the indigenous population of Assam to a minority by the year 2047. The one-man Upamanyu Hazarika Commission, set up by Su-

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ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26

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A one-man Commission report to the Supreme Court on India-Bangladesh boundary has recommended that the apex court order a high-powered in○

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Korean delegation thrilled to see Assam tea culture

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gird up their loins to thwart anticipated disruptive Contd. on Page 4

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Militants manage to flee

Bijoy Shankar Handique Jorhat, Oct 26

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preme Court, submitted its report on October 5 to the Court which has directed both the Central and Assam governments to respond to the recommendations within four weeks for hearing on November 5.

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Gogoi criticizes dropping of Nehru's name from Indo-US Fulbright scholarship programme ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26

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Following the recent entry of an armed group of ULFA militants in Tinsukia District, the security forces have also

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Huge cache of arms recovered Laxman Sharma/Rishu Kalantri Digboi, Oct 26

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The officer-in-charge of a police station here was arrested on Monday on the charges of hatching a conspiracy of looting a private bank's money while being transported to its ATM last week.

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20-member Korean Tea delegation comprising mainly women has come to see tea culture of Assam, its way of life and do business across Assam, Darjeeling and Sikkim. The Korean team visited Hilikja Tea Estate (a Scottish tea company), and Assam Agricultural University,

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi castigated the BJP-led NDA Government at the Centre for the decision to remove former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s name from the India-US Fulbright scholarship programme.

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After the completion of first phase of NRC updation in the state, now the second phase of verifying documents submitted along with the NRC form has started. In Golaghat also, the process of field survey is going on in which government officials led by officers of NRC Sewa Kendras are conducting field surveys and verifying documents. The officials appealed to all the people to cooperate with them.

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Huge crowds gathered at the Nehru Stadium, Khonsa on 24th October, to welcome Hon'ble Minister for Civil

ET Correspondent Golaghat, Oct 26

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Supplies, DoTCL and Mining Terong Aboh on his maiden visit as cabinet minister to hometown Khonsa.

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ET Correspondent Khonsa, Oct 26

People's cooperation urged for NRC field survey

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MoS Kiren Rijiju (centre) at his official residence.

Terong Aboh visits hometown as Minister of Civil Supplies, DoTCL and Mining

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ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26

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A delegation led by former minister of Agriculture, Chowna Mein and MLA from Namsai Chau Zingnu Namchoom called on Union Minister of State for Home, Kiren Rijiju at his official residence in New Delhi on 24th October, 2015.

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Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi at a meeting with faculty members of Melbourne University on finalizing a MoU between Assam and Australia on ‘Cross-cultural analysis and capacity building in construction management practices’ at his official chamber at Dispur in Guwahati.

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A faction of Arunachal Cong MLAs Police officer arrested for meet Rijiju, discuss financial affairs looting ATM

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tion of the 3Fs to the local self Government and accordingly we have concentrated on requirements of the basic services in all the villages,” the Chief Minister said.

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The State Government has released an amount of Rs. 44 crore to the Panchayati Raj Institutions for developmental

Tier of government works the closest with the rural population and therefore has the first hand understanding of the needs and potentials of the rural areas. “It is the commitment of our Government for devolu-

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projects at the grassroots level as per their respective developmental plans chalked out on need basis. Chief Minister Nabam Tuki while approving the release of the amount today observed that the Third

ET Correspondent Itanagar, Oct 26

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ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26

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Amazon announces Diwali e-stores on US, UK websites this year DIWALI SALE GOES GLOBAL ON AMAZON ØAmazon will open a Diwali

Store on its US and UK websites this year. The objective is to cater to the anticipated huge demand from the millions of Indians who live in these countries.

ØThe move has been made pos-

sible by the 5,000 Indian sellers on its platform who are eligible to export from here. ØThe export platform was thrown open to sellers in India in February this year on an experimental basis.

ØIndian sellers will be able to

sell their products to Amazon's 285 million registered buyers globally. ØIndian sellers can sell anything from clothes to home furnishings, jewellery, and handicrafts.

ØUS and UK consumers will

be able to get products - like Indian books in vernacular languages, history, music and other cultural products - that have traditionally been difficult to obtain.

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Diphu, Oct 26: The band Snuffer won ‘The Messiah’ gospel beat contest organized

by Diphu Baptist Church Youth Ministry at the Bravura Joysing Doloi auditorium here yesterday. The contest was organized to boost the status of gospel songs among the youths, claimed the organizers of DBCYM. Six bands contested for the coveted winner's title: The Cross, The Snuffer, John 3:16, The Resurrected Voices, God is Good, Relegated Voice and Son of God; almost all the bands presented their own numbers but Snuffer stole the show with its powerful and flawless devotional chant. John 3:16 was the first runners up while Relegated Voice was adjudged second runners up. All the contesting teams had their share of individual prizes which included vocalist, drummer, guitarist, bass guitarist, etc.

(Correspondent)

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Snuffer wins ‘The Messiah’

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Rs. 44 Crore released for PRIs' developmental projects

HNLC cadre surrenders Shillong Oct 26: One senior banned outfit Hynnietrep National Liberation Council (HNLC) cadre of 2000 batch surrendered before the Superintendent of Police (SP) (DSB) East Khasi Hills district here on Monday. The surrendered cadre was identified as Edmund Nongsiej (35) of Mawlai Wahumkhrah, Nongpdeng, Shillong. Nongsiej surrendered before the SP (DSB) forenoon without arms.

(Correspondent)

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Arunachal Governor JP Rajkhowa interacts with officials

on ‘Cross-cultural Analysis and Capacity Building in Construction Management Practices’ will be signed soon.

Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi met senior faculty members of Melbourne University and dis-

ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26

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The Governor of Arunachal Pradesh Shri JP Rajkhowa, who is on a three-day tour to Tawang, visited some of the tourism related infrastructures in Tawang on 26th October 2015.

During the visit, the Governor said that the State of Arunachal Pradesh has huge

potential for tourism, particularly for eco and adventure tourism as the whole State is blessed with nature’s bounty.

He said that to harness these bounties and for tourism to flourish, in addition to good roads, the State must have good tourism infrastructures, such as guesthouses, restaurants and other wayside amenities.

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Teenager gone missing Golaghat, Oct 26: A teenaged boy today went missing when he went for a swim in the Dhansiri river in Golaghat. According to reports, four boys from Janpara went to Dhansiri river for a swim. Suddenly, one of the boys named Babu Das went missing in the river. Local people, SDRF and deep divers from Tezpur team have been searching for the boy who is feared to have drowned. (Correspondent)

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YET ANOTHER KILLER QUAKE

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Doomdooma, Oct 26: Two youths, Ramesh Moran, 22 and Chanderjit Moran, 25, have been arrested in connection with an extortion demand of Rs 3 lakh from a trader named Kailash Singh of Kakojan which falls under Phillobari police station saying they are ULFA (I) cadres. The two arrested youths had given an extortion note to the businessman which bore a false signature of ULFA (I) leader Jiban Moran while demanding the money, the police sources said. Police have arrested a case No. 54/15 under section 387 of IPC and RW section 10/13 UA (P) Act. Further investigation is on. (Correspondent)

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A woman offering prayers on the occassion of Lakshmi Puja.Pic - Nakib Ahmed

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DIBRUGARH, TUESDAY, OCTOBER 27

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JACCHIN holds meeting over refugee issue at Chongkham Indrajit Tingwa Chongkham, Oct 26: The Joint Action Committee on Chakma Hajong Issue Namsai (JACCHIN) today held a meeting at Chongkham Cholop (Traditional Auditorium) which was attended by its member organizations, Tai Khamti Singpho Council (TKSC), Tai Khampti Development Society (TKDS), All Tai Khampti Singpho Students’ Union (ATKSSU) and various community based NGOs

from Namsai and Changlang districts. The meeting was convened to enlighten the outcome of the Joint High Power Committee (JHPC) on Chakma and Hajong refugees of Arunachal Pradesh core committee meeting held at New Delhi on 16 October last. C.S. Namchoom, Vice-Chairman JACCHIN attended the said meeting while Chow Sengkhun Manchey, a student leader represented JACCHIN in the rally at Jantar Mantar

organised by AAPSU in New Delhi. The JHPC meeting was said to have been inconclusive though held for at least two hours with regard to grant of citizenship to the Chakma and Hajong refugees. Hence, another round of meeting is slated very shortly at New Delhi. Further, JACCHIN has resolved to collaborate and move together with AAPSU in the fight against the grant of citizenship to the Chakma and Hajong refugees in the coming

days. The house was also informed that the review petition filed by the Government of Arunachal Pradesh and AAPSU have been admitted by the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India. Organisational matters of JACCHIN was also discussed threadbare. The meeting concluded with the unanimous resolution that JACCHIN shall not stop its movement against the grant of citizenship to Chakma and Hajong refugees in Namsai District.

Assam CM felicitates DID winner Proneeta Swargiary ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today felicitated Dance India Dance (DID) Season 5 Champion Proneeta Swargiary at his official residence in Khanapara. Chief Minister Gogoi while felicitating DID dancing sensation Proneeta, said her achievement has not only brought laurels to the State but also inspired and motivated the young generation. Proneeta thanked the people of the State, audiences, wellwishers and media for extending support to her

which helped her to bag the coveted honour at the national level. She attributed her success to the inspiration of her parents, her

dance guru Punit Pathak and hard work. The DID champion was accompanied by her parents. Dolly Gogoi, wife of the Chief

Must reaffirm commitment to make India 'corruption free': President Mukherjee

Minister was also present on the occasion. The 22year-old girl walked away with the coveted “Sunheri Taqdeer Ki Topi” title after beating Nirmal Tamang from Nepal and Jodhpur boy Sahil Adaniya in the grand finale. The dance reality show was judged by Gaiti Siddiqui, Punit Pathak and Mudassar Khan along with grand master Mithun Chakraborty. The grand finale was graced by former Miss World Aishwarya Rai Bachchan, who attended the episode to promote her recently released film "Jazbaa".

I have lost my original certificate of HSLC bearing Roll B02-260, No- 0308 of the year 2002.

Young participants seen taking part in a drawing competition held in Jorhat. Pic - Samir Roy

Peaceful Durga Puja Samarjyoti Gogoi Sadiya, Oct 26: People of Sadiya celebrated the Durga puja peacefully where a total of seven Durga puja pandals were built across various places of Sadiya.

The sub divisional administration as well as the durga puja committees had jointly takens step in organising a peaceful Puja celebrations where the VDP group assisted the puja committee.

There had been no news of disturbance. During the Bijoya Doshomi day the durga idol were immersed in the Kundil river. The sub division administration arranged for tight security due to the previous years' with the SDRF and fire brigade team deployed. The next day, peacefully the Mohorom was celebrated at Mosjid Patty, Chapakhowa.

Dal is so costly in India, Modi goes to America on 'hawaijahaaj' to eat it there: Rahul Gandhi

New Delhi, Oct. 26: President Pranab Mukherjee on Monday urged the nation to reaffirm the commitment to make India 'corruption free' and engage in ceaseless efforts to achieve this goal."I am happy to learn that the Central Vigilance Commission is observing Vigilance Awareness Week from October 26 to October 31, 2015.

Corruption affects the growth of a nation, reduces the Government's income and creates inequalities in distribution of income and wealth.

It is a major factor hindering

development," the President said writing to the Central Vigilance Commissioner. He asserted that it was critical that 'awareness' is generated and public opinion is developed on the evils of corruption."Corruption needs to be treated like a disease and focus should be on prevention. It is appropriate that the Commission has adopted the theme of "Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance" for the current year," the President said.He added that the measures adopted for 'Preventive Vigi-

Guv Acharya conveys Lakshmi puja greetings

Indian Coast Guard arrests 29 Sri Lankans

ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26: Governor of Assam and Nagaland, PB Acharya has conveyed his greetings and best wishes to the people on the occasion of Lakshmi Puja which is being celebrated in Assam tomorrow. The Governor has appealed to the people to observe and celebrate the sacred day of Lakshmi Puja, the Goddess of wealth and prosperity, in a religious spirit and uphold peace, amity and the feeling of brotherhood among all sections of the people.

Tarun Gogoi greets on the occasion of Laxmi Puja ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi greeted people on the occasion of Laxmi Puja. In a message here today Chief Minister Gogoi said, “I extend my warm greetings and good wishes to everybody both in Assam and outside on the occasion of Laxmi Puja”. Laxmi symbolises health, wealth, peace, prosperity and love. May Goddess Laxmi steer us on to the path of justice, fortune, wisdom and harmony. Let us pray to the Goddess to instil in us the spirit of brotherhood and love for all and guide us to progress, prosperity and harmony.

Colombo, Oct 26: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) Ship, Samudra Prahari apprehended two Sri Lankan trawlers - Holy Cross III and VI along with 29 Lankan nationals in Lakshadweep waters for poaching endangered marine species and sea cucumber.In a swift air-sea coordinated search, these fishing boats were located 18 Nautical Miles (approximately 35 km) west of

lance' would help not only reduce corruption but also contribute towards good governance by way of increasing efficiency, transparency and adherence to rule of law."I am happy that the Central Vigilance Commission is also focussing on students and youth for creation of awareness against corruption and promotion of good governance. I extend my greetings to all those associated with observance of the Vigilance Awareness Week, 2015," President Mukherjee said.

(ANI)

Chereapani Reef in Lakshadweep islands on Saturday. Thereafter, both the boats were apprehended by ICGS Samudra Prahari 40 Nautical Miles (approximately 72 km from Chereapani reef) after a hot pursuit.At 8 pm on October 23, a message was received from the Police Control Room, Kavaratti, through the Coast Guard District Headquarters at Kavarati regarding

Motihari, Bihar Oct 26: Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi, today, has hit out at Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the rising prices of pulses in the countryAddressing a public rally in Areraj, Gandhi said, "Modi ji and RSS people say dal roti mat khao, prabhu ke gunn gao but Modi ji goes to America and England on a plane and eats dal there."The Congress leader added that the Prime Minister has enough time to travel across

sighting of two unknown fishing boats by local fishermen off Chereapani Reef.Immediately, the coast guard vessel on routine patrol in L&M island was diverted for search and located the fishing boats. Simultaneously, the coast guard aircraft was launched from Kochi for air-sea coordinated search on Saturday morning.After hot pursuit and firing of warning shots both Sri Lankan fishing

the world in bright suits but has no time to meet farmers and Dalits. Rahul once again questioned the PM on the issue of black money. "Did anyone have money credited to their bank accounts? The money that was promised to them by Modi ji?" he said.

Rahul also attacked the Modi government over the Ballabgarh incident and reportedly said that there will not be a government that equated Dalits with dogs.

(Agencies)

boats were prevented from fleeing and apprehended off Chereapani Reef. The boats were in possession of approximately 4,000 to 5,000 kg of Sea Cucumber each, an endangered species under the Schedule-I of the Wildlife Act, 1972.The 29 Lankan poachers were taken into custody. This is the first such poaching incident in 2015.

(Agencies)

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

G M Hospital

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

AMC Road, Jalan Nagar Dibrugarh - 786 005

Archana Trauma & Orthopaedics Hospital

Brahmaputra Diagnostics & Hospital

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

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

Assam Medical College

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

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

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

Sanjivani Diagnostic & Hospital

Dr. Pawan Bajaj's Skin Clinic

Aastha Hospital

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

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

Paltan Bazar, Opposite Aditya Hospital Dibrugarh

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

Denimadhab Pegu Milan Nagar Dibrugarh Assam-786003

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Expenditures will be like oil spills– wasteful and dirty. But cosmic energies and positivity are gathering wind today, and you should do well to make full use of them in your personal and professional life.

Nothing overshadows your love for your children today. And love is precisely what drives you incessantly to give them the best possible of everything. Be it special classes for that extra edge in education, or a visit to a holy place to seek divine blessing, you will do it all today. And spending time with children isn’t all — you may end up taking a small but sweet trip in the evening.

You may expect the day to be as dull and mundane as those boring repeat telecasts of sitcoms. But remember, it’s not always going to be grey! The dance of planets will usher in new change for a better tomorrow. Keep hoping and who knows you may stumble upon something very interesting.

Remember that actions always speak louder than words. You will, in all probability, finish your work that has been seeking your attention for long now. You shall also successfully bring continuing disputes to the table and resolve them logically.

Despite repeated failures, very few realise that the key to success is in having the patience of a saint. Vexation invariably leads to an outburst which, in turn, can ruin your reputation and future prospects in innumerable ways.

Today, you need to keep your calm and smile back even if faced with an adverse situation. Doing as directed may help you overcome troubles and take the right decisions.

You have already fulfilled your short-term objectives. But you are ambitious, and straightaway begin setting your long-term goals. But all work and no play makes Jack a dull boy. Leisure time with family will rejuvenate and prepare you for a better stint at work.

For those in the creative fields of marketing or advertising, today is an extraordinary opportunity to tweak your marketing mix into bringing in maximum profits with bare minimum efforts. Your health interests will also take priority now, and you will find yourself spending more time in the gym.

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15-day refresher in-service teachers’ training for Roing Block Roing, Oct 26: A 15-day refresher in-service teachers’ training programme at BRC level for Roing Block organized by the SSA District Mission begins at Anchal Samiti Hall here today. Ravi Dhawan, Deputy Commissioner of Lower Dibang Valley District cum District Project Director, SSA District Mission while attending the inaugural programme urged teachers “to improve and bring positive impact on the students”. He urged the primary teachers to participate in the training programme with the right spirit and also requested the resource persons to make it a more interactive session rather than just a routine training.

He further asked them to impart teachings on moral values apart from subject matters saying that as be-

ing the primary teachers, “you deal with the young talents and the most impressionable minds which can be moulded in any direction” and further urged them to mould the children in the right direction with the right teachings.

Mijum Lego, DDSE cum District Project Officer, SSA District Mission informed that such training is being imparted to the teachers every year to make them acquainted with the new learning techniques and process evolved by the NCERT for imparting quality education to the students. He expressed hope that the teachers would make best use of the training programme.

Siky Mikhu, Pedagogy Coordinator (SSA) in his introductory speech informed that the refresher

in-service teachers’ training is being imparted in three blocks of the district separately with the physical target of 359 upper primary and primary teachers in the district. The training will be imparted on three batches for Roing Block.

During the training programmes, main emphasis will be given on early literacy programme and early school mathematics for class I & II, Mathematics, language and CCE for class III to V and focus on Science & Mathematics will be given for upper primary teachers, Mikhu informed. Basant Singh, Principal DIET Roing and Lecturers from DIET Dr J K Katiyer, J S Mehra, N P Singh and B N Tiwari from Govt. Hr. Sec. School, Roing are the resource persons for the training programme. (DIPRO)

Vishal Bharadwaj and team arrive at Pasighat to finalize shooting site Maksam Tayeng Pasighat, Oct 26: The renowned Bollywood Filmmaker Vishal Bharadwaj has arrived at Pasighat on his second visit this morning after an earlier visit in July last, along with 11 other HoDs and assistants to finalize the shooting sites for his upcoming film ‘Rangoon’, a portion of which will be shot here in the district from January next year.

The ‘Rangoon’ team comprising mainly DirectorProducer Vishal Bharadwaj, Associate Producer Vikash Mehta, Production Designer Subroto Chakraborty along with others visited Pongging bridge area, Bodak Village and Partung riverine island just south of Pasighat town today. The team visited a traditional Adi home in

Opium and IMFL seized at Silli village Spl Correspondent Pasighat, Oct 26 : The Adi Baane Kebang Women Wing East Siang Unit Anti Drug Committee (ADC) headed by its Chairman Joya Tasung Moyong, senior team leader Omem Ering, camera woman Momang Jamoh and convener ADC Osi Koyu along with village women wing activists and two Gaon Buras of Silli village conducted a surprise check at the Silli village under Maryang Sub-Division in Upper Siang District on Sunday. During the surprise check/raid, 341 pieces of opium rolls and many bottles of illegal IMFL sold were seized by the team, informed ADC Chairman Joya Tasung Moyong in a press statement this evening. The seized opium rolls were burnt after informing the administration and IMFL destroyed in the presence of village gaon buras. The ABKWW East Siang ADC team visited the Silli village under Upper Siang District on the invitation of village womenfolk who were concerned about the existing illegalities in the village ruining the lives of many.

border for harmonious relationship between the two Asian giants, a Raj Bhawan release said today. The Governor also lauded the Army personnel for doing their duty in such a difficult and harsh terrain. Interacting with the Army personnel at 'Maitri Sthal', 33 km from Tawang, Rajkhowa said the people of Arunachal Pradesh should take pride in the Indian Army.

Commanding Officer of 14

Punjab Regiment, Col Rajesh, Sena Medal, briefed the Governor on Bumla Pass and activities in 'Maitri Sthal' towards Sino-India friendship. On his way to the border post, the Governor paid homage to Param Vir Chakra Awardee Subedar Joginder Singh at his memorial located at a height of 16000 ft, near Bumla. During his visit, the Governor was pleased to see large number of tourists vis-

iting the border post and its surrounding area and the Army and civil administrations, jointly facilitating the visitors. He expressed hope that the serene and pristine environment on way to the border post will be preserved and more tourists will be able to see the nature at its best, which in turn will boost the rural economy of the district and state as a whole, the release said.

SPORTS Danglat FC enter semis after edging past HSS, Chongkham 9th Chongkham Champions Running Trophy ET Correspondent Chongkham, Oct 26: Danglat FC defeated HSS, Chongkham 2-1 in a match of the ongoing 9th Chongkham Champions Running trophy at the Chongkham mini stadium.

The tournament is being organised by the Chongkham Youth Welfare Association.

The Chongkham camp of the army is helping the organizers in publicity of the event which has become a popular event of the locality. The match was a closely contested one as both the teams played some great football. HSS, Chongkham managed to take the lead in the 14th minute when Buddhiman

Gurung scored from the left plank with pin point accuracy.

However, two quick goals in the second half by Danglat FC put them in the lead. Ralhom got the equaliser in the 58th minute while Elunji’s goal in the 62nd minute put them in the lead. Sailem Melo was adjudged as the player of the

match. In yesterday’s match, 2nd Mile, Namsai defeated Kholoriang FC 1-0. The match was a closely contested one but Otomso’s goal was the difference between the teams. Lukbi Lomri was adjudged as the player of the match was for his defensive skills. Tomorrow, 2nd IRBN will take on Momong-A.

Terong Aboh visits hometown as Minister of Civil Supplies, DoTCL and Mining Contd. from Page 1 The Minister's reception programme was made more copious and prolific with the ardent participation of DC, Tirap, SP, Tirap, CO, 1st Assam Rifle, CO 36 Bn CRPF, PRI leaders, Chiefs, GBs and eminent public leaders. While greeting the stupendous crowd at Khonsa's Nehru Stadium Terong Aboh appealed to and

entreated the people to take full advantage of the benevolent Chief Minister's Universal Health Insurance Schemes.

While delivering his exuberant speech to the huge crowds Hon'ble Minister Terong Aboh appreciated the district administration of Tirap, state and central police departments and PRI leaders for their fabulous and remunerative deeds for the sake of burgeoning peace and

development in Tirap District and said that with full determination he would work harder for the accretion and development of the entire area of Tirap district. He announced infrastructure developmental sanctions for different Panchayat Blocks, Government Higher Secondary School, Khonsa and Government Hospital, Khonsa and told that all de-

velopmental sanctioned funds would be implemented and utilised scrupulously under the jurisdiction of district administration. Tirap ZPC Mr. Chawang Lowang while greeting and congratulating Terong Aboh urged him to work harder with the heart of acquisitiveness for the emancipation of people from every injustice prevalent in our contemporary society.

Amazon announces Diwali e-stores on US, UK websites this year Contd. from Page 1 The move has been made possible by the 5,000 Indian sellers on its platform who are eligible to export from here.

For the e-tailing giant, India is no longer just a big market.

"We are looking at the country as a big export hub," said Diego Piacentini, the company's global head of international consumer business. The export platform was thrown open to sellers in India in February this year on an experimental basis.

Now it has been formalized.

Indian sellers will be able to sell their products to Amazon's 285 million registered buyers globally. "I believe what we are building now is the road for India to export to the rest of the world. Indian sellers can sell

anything from clothes to home furnishings, jewellery, and handicrafts. The 5,000 sellers exporting now is just the tip of the iceberg. Those numbers will grow dramatically," Piacentini said, adding that this was in line with the 'Make in India' objective of the Indian government. Given India's huge base of small and medium businesses, Piacentini said the country would be a big base for Amazon to procure products for its global customers. "I don't know how big, but definitely huge. It is difficult to project any numbers now. We could have never predicted Amazon India operations would grow by four times in a year," he said.

US and UK consumers will be able to get products - like Indian books in vernacular languages, history, music and

other cultural products - that have traditionally been difficult to obtain. In the next few months, Amazon will also open the Indian store in other European countries and then in the rest of Asia. Piacentini said the export platform would help the company differentiate from other e-commerce players in attracting sellers to the platform. The platform allows sellers to directly get in touch with consumers, reducing the number of layers in between. Amazon India has grown its India consumer base and seller base by 2.5 times this year, compared to last year. Amazon said in its recent investor conference call that 90% of its Indian sellers use the warehouse and logistics the company had built in the country as against the third party resources it employs

for more than half its requirements in the developed markets. At its Amazon Seller University, it is also training Indian sellers on how to sell on Black Friday in the US with techniques related to imaging, advertising, branding, marketing, email, etc. Black Friday, in the fourth week of November, is one of the biggest shopping days in the US and the beginning of the Christmas shopping season. "What matters is the level of service we are giving and how we manage the hard laws of taxation across borders.

Many of these sellers were selling their products as white label products through existing retailers but now they can sell them as their own brand. From managing a B2B business, they can become a B2C business," Piacentini said.

played a pivotal role in convincing the bollywood team to shoot here in the state.

The team ‘Rangoon’ was assisted

by District Tourism Officer Nuyee Talong and Tourism Information Of-

ficer Duyir. The team will be here in the district for 3 days after which they will return with their entire crew member on January next.

Rangoon is an upcoming Bollywood romantic mu-

sical, directed by Vishal Bhardwaj and produced

by Sajid Nadiadwala. The project is a period film set during II World War. It stars Shahid Kapoor, Saif Ali Khan and Kangana Ranaut in lead roles.

7.5 magnitude earthquake rocks Afghanistan, Pakistan, North India Contd. from Page 1

Arunachal Governor wishes for glorious future of Indo-China friendship ET Bureau Itanagar, Oct 26 : Arunachal Pradesh Governor J P Rajkhowa has expressed his wish for a bright and glorious future for Indo-China friendship during his visit to a remote border post in Tawang district bordering the neighbouring country. During his visit to the border post of Bumla yesterday, the Governor placed a stone on the 'Heap of Stones' on the Indo-China

Bodak village under Mebo Sub-Division here in the district where some romantic scenes will be shot. They also rafted on Siang (Brahmaputra) river from Pongging bridge (hanging bamboo bridge) to Raneghat bridge and then visited Partung areas.

While talking to this scribe, the team ‘Rangoon’ said that they have found the places appropriate and shooting will begin by 1st week of January next year.

Vikash Mehta, Associate Producer said that shooting of the film here in the state is mainly decided owing to the initiative of the department of tourism, Govt of Arunachal Pradesh as the team had also visited places like Shillong for the shooting which were later cancelled. Secretary Tourism, Joram Beda is said to have

The massive earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale also jolted north India, with panic-stricken people rushing out of houses and buildings that shook during the temblor lasting almost a minute.

The U.S. Geological Survey said the earthquake had a preliminary magnitude of 7.5 and occurred at a depth of 212 kilometers (130 miles) with its epicentre in the Hindukush mountain range in Afghanistan. It struck at around 2.40 pm, sending ripples across several states like Jammu and Kashmir, Delhi, the National Capital Region (NCR), Punjab, Uttarakhand and Rajasthan.

In one of the worst incidents, at least 12 girls were killed in a stampede to flee their school building in the northeastern Afghan prov-

ince of Takhar, just west of Badakhshan province where the tremor's epicenter was located. In Afghanistan, a total of 33 were reported dead on Monday. In addition to the 12 schoolgirls in Takhar, seven people died in the eastern province of Nangarhar, two in Nuristan province in the northeast, three in eastern Kunar province and nine in Badakhshan, officials said.

In Pakistan, 102 deaths were reported by early evening, most in northern and northwestern regions bordering Afghanistan. In the northern town of Baramulla in the Indiancontrolled part of the disputed Kashmir region, police officer Imtiyaz Hussain says a 65-year-old woman became so panicked she had a heart attack and died.

Massive tremors have been reported in Chandigarh and Srinagar,

though no reports of damage have come in. The NDRF has been put on alert and 24 battalions are ready for deployment. DG, NDRF OP Singh said: “So far we haven’t received news about any damage in the country. We are trying to contact officials in Jammu and Kashmir. We have alerted our battalions in Punjab and Ghaziabad for rescue operations in Jammu and Kashmir and NCR respectively. Twenty four teams are on alert and if the crisis worsens we will be on the field. We cannot get in touch with officials in J&K as phone lines are down." Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed concern and said India was ready to provide any assistance required.

People frantically rushed out of their houses and offices as the ground shook.

In the national capital, metro services were briefly

halted. In Srinagar, residents said they saw the buildings “swinging”, reminding them of the devastating quake in 2005.

In the Pakistani capital, walls swayed back and forth and people poured out of office buildings in a panic, reciting verses from the Quran.

Vineet Gahlot, the director of seismology at the Indian Meteorological Department, said the earthquake had a magnitude of 7.5 and an epicenter deep in the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The location has a population 666,668. The density of the location is 19/Sq Km, with 330000 in a radius of 75 km. The GDACS also states that the area has steep slopes (up to 90 per cent) and may be susceptible to landslides. Details of calamities, if any, are awaited. The full extent of the damage and the number of possible casualties was not yet known.

Arunachal Governor says, State must have tourism related infrastructure for tourism to flourish Contd. from Page 1

The tourism related facilities must be clean, hygienic and maintained properly.

While visiting the Presidential Suite of the tourist guesthouse, near the Circuit House, which is under repair for some electrical faults, the Governor advised the officials to ensure that regular checks are carried out of electrical appliances and maintenance done. He emphasised on annual maintenance, inspection, mega checking of all the facilities by the concerned departments and use

of ‘ISI’ (Bureau of Indian Standards) marked appliances. He said that such precautions will not only ensure longevity of infrastructure but also provide safe and comfortable stay to the guests. The Governor said that these facilities must also reflect indigenous aesthetic values bringing serenity of the place. Sharing his view, the First Lady Smt Rita Rajkhowa added that more flowers and other decorative locally available plants must be added in the tourism related facilities.

Before returning to the State Capital, the Governor also visited Tawang Rope-

way and took a ride. He lauded the tourism department for the facility and said that it is a very good tourism initiative in the district. Sharing his experiences in Switzerland, Scotland, USA and India, the Governor advised the District Tourism Officer, Tawang, to go for three to four more cable cars as there are large numbers of tourists queue for the ride.

He also suggested that there must be some sales counters in the other end or terminal so that tourists can avail refreshments and snacks, including famed Butter Tea of the Buddhist Community, during their visit to

Ani Gompa. Moreover such counters will provide avenue for employment opportunities for local youth.

The Governor also advised her to take necessary precautions for the safety of the tourists and also of the ropeway. District Tourism Officer, Tawang, Smt Tsering Dekey informed that the Tawang Ropeway, funded by DoNER (NLCPR) at the cost of Rs.330.89 lakh, has a rope length of 1184 Metres running from Tawang Monastery to Gyangong Ani Gompa. It is one of the most popular tourism facilities in Tawang. She added that safe inspections are carried out every month.

Rs. 44 Crore released for PRIs' developmental projects Contd. from Page 1

The grant under the 14th Finance Commission will be utilized by the Panchayati Raj Institutions for welfare

and developmental projects like garbage management, drainage system, electrification, etc. in villages. The Chief Minister while presenting the budget for finan-

cial year 2015-16 had proposed allotment of Rs 100.00 crore for rural local bodies, which included Rs 88.52 crore from the FFC (Fourteenth Finance Com-

mission) Grants. For this he had suggested a need based action plan to be prepared by engaging experts for maximum benefit to the villagers.

A faction of Arunachal Cong MLAs meet Rijiju, discuss financial affairs Contd. from Page 1

Both the legislators apprised the MoS regarding the concerns of the local people in the wake of recent Supreme Court verdict to grant citizenship rights and settlement to Chakma and Hajongs living in Arunachal Pradesh.

The delegation had made a strong plea to seek the support of Home Ministry for finding a lasting solution besides making effective review of the Supreme Court’s verdict in the interest of indigenouspeople of Arunachal Pradesh.

Meanwhile Rijiju ex-

plained to the delegation that his ministry is taking a strong note of the court’s order and informed them that proper advice had already been given to the state government for filing a review petition in the Supreme Court. The delegation has also expressed their displeasure with the way the state government has handled the case in a casual manner. On the other hand, speaking to The Eastern Today exclusively, Namsai MLA Zingnu Namchoom denied any form of dissidence said to be prevalent in the Congress party at this point of time. He said he cannot comment about the internal

politics that is happening inside the party. Apart from the discussion on Chakma and Hajong issue with Rijiju, the MLA revealed that he and Chowna Mein had requested the MoS to release immediate central funds for developmental projects in the State.

According to the MLA, the MoS said that the Govt. at the Centre is regularly giving money to the tune of Rs. 500 Crore every month to the State; "it goes to the State exchequer and most of the Utilization Certificates of many developmental projects have not yet been received," the MLA said as he was informed by the MoS. Mean-

while, Namchoom also informed that pending funds for PMGSY projects have been released by the centre recently.

He said as told by the MoS to him that the money must be given to the people within threedays from last week.

Namchoom didn’t want to comment on whether he is in the dissident faction in the Congress party. He also denied when asked on whether he is happy with the present guard in the party. However, rumours have been doing the rounds that he is a strong supporter for the change of guard in the Congress party and supports dethroning of Nabam Tuki from the Chief Ministerial chair.

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Thousands throng music festival - Bacardi NH7 ET Correspondent Shillong, Oct 26: The 6th edition of the music festival - Bacardi NH7 Weekender 2015 kicked off its first chapter this year at the picturesque Shillong at Kurkalang ground Bhoirymbong of Ri-Bhoi district. Thousands of music lovers from all over Shillong and surrounding cities thronged Bhoirymbong to catch some of the biggest international and Indian acts on 23 and 24 October.

The two-day fest which faced the opposition of several non-governmental organizations (NGOs) on the sale of liquor inside the ground, was graced by the Chief Minister of Meghalaya Mukul

Sangma.

The first day of the festival in the hills of Shillong saw a diverse and incredible lineup of both Indian and international artists. Right from iconic artists like The Wailers who performed all over the world to the great Indian voice of Parikrama who mesmerised the audience with their fusion tunes, the first day of the Shillong leg had it all.

Popular home-grown band Imphal Talkies wowed the crowd with their fervour and fresh music. Shaa’ir + Func brought thousands to their feet to dance, sway, and take in the enriching experience.

Along with some great music and a breath-taking view, this year’s festival

Assam CM condoles demise of Satradhikar ET Correspondent Guwahati, Oct 26: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi today condoled the death of Satradhikar of Narayanpur Beloguri Satra Sri Sri Bhadrakanta Deva Goswami. In a condolence message, Chief Minister Gogoi said Satradhikar Sri Sri Bhadrakanta Deva Goswami worked relentlessly for peace, amity and unity among all sections of the people by spreading the message of Srimanta

Sankaradeva. “One of the leading lights of Vaishnavism, Sri Sri Bhadrakanta Deva Goswami made significant contribution to the spread of Vaishnavite faith. A versatile genius and a renowned exponent of Satriya dance, music, art and culture, he also contributed to the Assamese religious literature,” he added. The Chief Minister while condoling his death, prayed for eternal peace of the departed soul.

also featured the Engrave’s Maker’s Market. This unique Bazaar is a specially curated space for artists, craftspeople, DIYers from across India to showcase their creative products.

From hand-woven baskets and beaten metalware, to funky tees, fashion accessories, jewelry, bags, art, home décor and more, this smorgasbord of unique products from a variety of makers caught the fancy of everyone present there. One of the other attractions that the festival goer’s fancied is the food!

The first ever edition of Shillong Weekender was revolutionary in all aspects right from music to natural beauty and food.

Day 2 had gamut of expe-

riences including the much-anticipated metal legends Megadeth along with Indian favourites Lou Majaw & Friends, Kailasa, Bhayanak Maut, Scribe, Swarathama, Nucleya and many more.

Over the last five years, Bacardi NH7 Weekender has grown to be one of the country’s most loved musical weekends - representing Bacardi India and Only Much Louder’s commitment to giving fans unforgettable musical experiences - a reflection of the untamable spirit of the festival. This year, over 150 artists will play at the Bacardi NH7 Weekender’s five editions – Shillong, Kolkata, Delhi, Pune and Bengaluru.

Agrasen Jayanti observed ET Correspondent Golaghat, Oct 26: The Agarwal Community of Golaghat observed Agrasen Jayanti yesterday. In a day long programme, various competitions were held like Go As You Like, Drawing Competition, Plate Decoration and Lamp Lighting Competition. The children and ladies took part in the same.

A meeting was held in the evening which was presided

by Rajkumar Agarwal. Chief guest Mahendra Modi of Agricultural University and Naveen Agarwal were made to sit on the dias with the chief guest lighting the ceremonial lamp. A cultural programme was also held. 32 meritorious students of Class 10, 12, Graduate level, Masters level were felicitated. Vote of thanks was given

by Abhishek Jagnani. The prizes were sponsored by Bijoy and Sushil Jasrasaia.

Interactive programme on Modern Poetry held at Moirabari College Dalim Phukan Morigaon, Oct 26: An interactive programme on modern poetry was held recently at Moirabari College organized jointly by the Dept. of English and the Dept. of Assamese.

Eminent poet, fiction writer and critic Harekrishna Deka attending the programme as the resource person replied to various questions asked by the participants. He also gave critical interpretation of two of his self-composed poems titled ‘Uttarpurush’ and ‘Saraighat Dolongor Pora’.

Dwelling on Wordsworth’s definition of poetry as the ‘spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings’ and Eliot’s

‘impersonal theory of poetry’ he said that each of them

theorized on poetry from different perspectives and in dif-

ferent literary contexts.

Wordsworth’s ‘spontaneous overflow’ is qualified by ‘emotion recollected in tranquility’; and Eliot’s escape from personality is a reaction to the overabundance of emotion and lack of intellectual quality in poetry. But a complete ‘escape from personality’ is not possible for a poet, he said. The programme was chaired by Dr. Angshuman Das, Associate and Head, Dept. of Assamese and was anchored by Sadiqul Islam, Associate Professor, Dept. of English. The programme was attended by a large number of teachers, employees and students of the college.

Commission recommends SC to order high-powered inquiry into illegal migration Contd. from Page 1 Undertaking extensive tours of the Indo-Bangladesh border in Assam, the Hazarika Commission suggested creation of a 'Sterile Zone' by demarcating/ identifying a particular stretch from the international boundary in the riverine area and provision of identity cards to villagers there. The report stated that though the operational agency guarding the border on the ground was in favour of creation of a sterile zone, a policy decision from the Central and state government is awaited.

Observing that the primary reason for illegal migration is hunger for land, the Commission recommended that there should be a restriction in the transfer of land – whether by way of sale, purchase, gift or any other such transaction, or by way of allotment from the government or any other agency – only to those who have been citizens of India in the year 1951 and

their descendants. It is imperative that the statutory restrictions on transfer of land to nontribals in existing tribal belts in Assam now be extended to non-tribal areas as well to stave off illegal migrants from acquiring land, the report suggested. The report claimed that the foreigners acquired land "through all means, the favourite mode being to pose as flood and erosion affected persons from other districts with the aid and assistance of a complicit and corrupt administration". The big influx over the years has created a huge immigration population which competes for jobs, in government institutions with Indian citizens, without verification of the antecedents of such non-Indians, the Commission noted and suggested that the same benchmark for transfer of land be adopted to be an effective deterrent for any illegal migrant and protection of indigenous inhabitants. On illegal migration from

Bangladesh threatening to reduce the indigenous population of Assam to a minority in the next 32 years, the report quoted eminent civil engineer Indrajit Baruah who has studied the problem since the Assam Agitation and instituted several cases in this regard. The report said he has arrived at the finding after undertaking a statistical analysis of the change in the demographic pattern and by extrapolating the population growth figures in Assam.

"What has been held by the Supreme Court more than 10 years ago, in the Sarbananda Sonowal case, still holds good on the ground. "In fact, the situation has become worse.

"In spite of all these facts being within the knowledge of the Central and State governments, the influx into Assam and into new areas of Assam continues unabated and in spite of being patently illegal, the governments have gone out of their way to support foreigners in direct contravention of rights of

citizens and indigenous inhabitants," the report said. Stating that a Bangladeshi passport holder can not only own land in Assam but also contest an Assembly election, the report said it is indicative of the manner in which illegal migrants of doubtful nationality have managed to entrench and establish themselves in the state. Therefore, the necessity, for an independent investigation and an enquiry into these nexuses and all the facts in this regard, cannot be overstated, the report asserted. "It is only after unearthing the nexuses and the relevant facts in this connection that the apex court will be able to pass correct and appropriate orders. "Furthermore, the unearthing of such nexuses and concomitant facts will be a valuable guide to laying down the procedure for verification of the antecedents of those who have applied to be included in the National Register of Citizens (NRC) as also clearing the land under encroachment," the Commission said.

Gogoi criticizes dropping of Nehru's name...

Contd. from Page 1 Terming the decision to drop former Prime Minister Nehru’s name from the scholarship programme as unfortunate and uncalled for, Chief Minister Gogoi said the present dispensation at the Centre is attempting to replace

Nehru’s domestic and foreign policy legacy with its own.

“The decision to shed Nehru’s name from the scholarship programme that benefited tens of thousands of students is really unfortunate and uncalled for. Is the present dispensation trying to relegate Nehru’s contribution in laying the founda-

tion of modern India and his rich domestic and foreign policy legacy to the backburner and replacing them with its own? Is the Centre trying to rewrite history by removing the icons of our freedom struggle?” he retorted.

Gogoi said the present dispensation at the Centre had ear-

lier taken retrogressive steps in discontinuing the postage stamps on former Prime Ministers Indira Gandhi and Rajiv Gandhi and belittling their contributions to make modern India. “All the decisions expose the vindictive attitude and narrow mindset of the present Central Government,” he added.

Huge cache of arms recovered Contd. from Page 1 moves by the banned Paresh Baruah led militant faction.

Security forces are conducting hunt operations in various vulnerable pockets of the entire district including the AssamArunachal border. According to

fresh security inputs, security forces recovered an IED, magazines, torch lights, blankets and jackets here this evening during the operation being conducted at Noloni reserve forest in Pengaree, Tinsukia District jointly by 7 Madras and Kumaon regiments in associa-

tion with team Penagree Police led by OC JS Warry. According to sources, following the encounter with the security forces, the militants managed to escape, however, the security forces seemed confident of desirable outputs as the entire green belt has been surrounded

by security forces. Meanwhile, latest inputs confirmed the encounter followed by intense combing operation. However, no reports of death or casualty on either side has been received at the time of filing this report.

Details of the operation and its outcomes are awaited.

colorful rangoli designs are made by women, on the floor of their living room or entranceway, to welcome Goddess Lakshmi - the Goddess of Wealth at Dibrugarh. Pic - ub photos

Coaching programme for entry in services concludes at Moirabari College Dalim Phukan Morigaon, Oct 26: The closing function of the UGC sponsored coaching programme for entry in services organised at Moirabari College was held on October 17 last. Ex DGP, Assam and eminent litterateur Harekrishna Deka who attended the programme as the chief guest, in his speech, called upon the students to work dedicatedly to attain suc-

cess in life. He emphasized on the difference between ‘job’ and ‘service’ and stressed on the need of commitment in any job. He also recollected how he prepared for the IPS. Earlier Sadiqul Islam, Associate Professor, Dept. of English and Coordinator of the programme delivered a short speech highlighting the achievements of Sri Deka in different fields.

Among others who at-

tended the programme as invited guests were Jamal Uddin Ahmed, Chairperson of the Governing Body, and Md. Abdul Jabber, ex Principal-in-Charge, Moirabari College. The meeting was presided by Md. Saiful Islam, incumbent Principalin-Charge and was attended by a large number of teachers, employees and students of the college. The vote of thanks was offered

by Md. Rofiqul Islam, As-

sociate Professor and Head, Dept. of Education.

The coaching programme had started on May 16, 2015.

Among the resource persons were Md. Sohrab Ali (retired Deputy Commissioner), Prof. Monirul Hussain (Gauhati University), Dr. Raza Rafiqul Hoque (Tezpur Central University) and Dr. Anjan Bhuyan (Tezpur Central University). A total of 145 students participated in the programme.

Tinsukia E-media award 2015 given away ET Correspondent Tinsukia, Oct 26 : The much awaited Tinsukia E-Media Award 2015 was awarded on Sunday evening at a high profile function held at Hotel Aroma. Deputy Commissioner of Tinsukia Puru Gupta was the chief guest of the function.

He was accompanied by Addl.

Superintendent of Tinsukia police (HQ) Lamhao Dongal, MLA of Chabua, Raju Sahu and leaders of various student organizations including AASU, All Assam Moran Students' Union, All Assam Tai Ahom Students' Union, Brihotar Asomiya Yuva Manch and members of several durga puja committees.

Tinsukia E-media Forum President Abhijit Ghose delivered the welcome speech.

Later, Tinsukia E-media Forum advisor Ranjit Dutta took forward the function by welcoming the chief guest deputy commissioner of Tinsukia Puru Gupta and others with fulam gamocha. Speaking on the occasion, Ranjit Dutta said that this year two unique starts have been initiated through which one journalist from the district and one social worker will be honoured for their outstanding work in their respective fields. This shall continue every year, he added.

Accordingly, veteran journalist from Doomdooma Arjun

Baruah was honoured with a fulam gamocha, momento and an appreciation certificate.

The social worker award went to Kishore Deka, a renowned youth. However, he was not in town to receive his award.

The function was followed by giving away of awards for best durga puja, best pandal and best pratima in 3 categories A, B and C. The committee members of the winners were awarded during the function.

The award for best pandal went to Sri Sri Maa Durgeshwari durga puja committee (Thanda Ghar) in group A, West Sripuria sarbajanin durga puja committee in group B and Tingrai Habi Sarbajanin

Sitlabari durga puja committee in group C. The award for best durga puja went to New Tinsukia Durga Puja committee in group A, Devi Phukri Sarbajanin durga puja committee in group B and Natya Mandir samity in group C. The award for best pratima went to Nauphukri durga puja committee in group A, Purvanchal (Sripuria) durga puja committee in group B and Sripuria durga puja committee in group C. Members of Tinsukia E-media Forum Arjun Mishra, Amit Gogoi, Pramod Sharma, Suraj Das, Sanjib Tamang, Vijay Sharma, Yash Dev Singh, Bhola Dey and others played key roles during the function.

MoU between Assam and Australia to be signed soon Contd. from Page 1 Government of Assam in Melbourne soon. In course of the discussion, Gogoi suggested for inclusion of smart village concept in the MoU and enhancing skill and capacity building to create employment opportunities to ease out the unemployment problem.

Faculty of Melbourne University while appreciating Chief Minister’s suggestion said there is a long-felt need to embark on the smart village concept to arrest the rising migration of rural people to the towns and cities by ensuring similar facilities in villages.

The MoU on the anvil focuses on housing and infrastructure sectors by adopting best construction management practices and developing a range of solutions in a cross-cultural context between the State of Assam and Australia. “Focusing on housing and infrastructure sectors, the project aims at fostering relevant knowledge for augmentation of construction management practice and collaborative capacity building,” said Professor Mark Burry, Faculty of Architecture (Urban Futures), Building and Planning, Melbourne School of Design, Melbourne University. Professor Burry pointed

out that the project would result in creation of technical and intellectual knowledge and opportunities for sustained growth in a cross-cultural milieu. “The project is highly significant because it addresses a key research area focusing on skills and knowledge relevant to the challenges and opportunities and social inclusivity with focus on housing and infrastructure projects,” he added.

Partnering with IIT Guwahati and Assam Engineering College, the project incorporates existing research outcomes vis-a-vis methodology applicable to urban futures, social

inclusion and life-cycle management of built environment projects developed by faculty members of Melbourne University. The Rs 8.79 crore project will be carried out in three phases over a threeyear period. The meeting was attended, among others, by Chief Secretary VK Pipersenia, Principal Secretary, Education, Paban Kumar Borthakur, Principal Secretary, Finance, Dr. Ravi Kota, Senior lecturer (Construction & Project Management), Melbourne School of Design, University of Melbourne, Dr. Hemanta Doloi.

Tarun Gogoi says, PM Modi's message of unity in diversity not loud enough Contd. from Page 1 yesterday did not articulate the strong resentment brewing in the country in the backdrop of incidents of violence laced with communal and casteist overtones. “PM Modi’s Maan Ki Baat failed to send a strong message in the backdrop of volatile situation prevailing in the country with incidents of

intolerance and hatred on the rise,” he said. Chief Minister Gogoi said Prime Minister Modi, who is vocal and decisive in taking quick decisions, shows no signs of alacrity and urgency to rein in the growing incidents of intolerance and hatred that pervade the atmosphere of the country. “There was no sense of urgency in PM Modi’s message, as he did not

spell out the line of action to contain the inimical forces that threaten to bring about discord in diversity,” Gogoi asserted.

Gogoi said that when certain forces are trying to impose will on others fraught with dangerous implications for the country, the Prime Minister did not underscore the need to forge in unity to promote diversity. The Chief Minister said he failed to com-

prehend as to why the present dispensation at the Centre did not convene a meeting of the National Integration Council to discuss the volatile situation in the country and for adopting pragmatic and effective measures to tide over the situation. “If it is not a proper time to call for a meeting of National Integration Council, then when will the time come?” he wondered.

Police officer arrested for looting ATM money Contd. from Page 1 The police officer Bhupen Chandra Das hatched the plot to loot Rs 19 lakh while the money was being taken from the bank's Nalbari branch to its

ATM in Baihata Chariali on the National Highway 31 near Moranjana on October 20, Kamrup district Superintendent of Police Indrani Barua said. Das executed the plot along with Paban Barman, the security guard of a money

transporting agency employed by the bank, another employee of the agency Taijuddin Ahmed, his brother Prasur Ali and one Iftikar Saikia, the SP said. The police officer's involvement in the robbery came to light after the arrest of

Saikia on Sunday. The car that carried the stolen money was also recovered, she said.

Paban, Taijuddin and Prasur were arrested earlier. The SP was hopeful that the robbed money would be recovered soon.

Korean delegation thrilled to see Assam tea culture Contd. from Page 1

and the team will perform Korean Tea ceremony at Guwahati Brahmaputra Ashoka Hotel as well as in Darjeeling and Gangtok on 29th Oct and 1st Nov next. The programme

has been organized by Korea International Tea Research Institute and Indo-Korean foundation led by CK Chung, the director of Indo-Korean Foundation and Prof.

Chung in-oh. Assam tea, its location, scenic beauty, visual beauty and its flavour in and around

the tea gardens and its tea factories have thrilled the Korean team.

CK Chung, one of the members of the delegation, said that those who love tea cannot be ignorant of Indian tea. He said, they are familiar with Assam and Darjeeling tea which are

common household names in their country.

"We are very happy to meet people from the tea industry which was enjoyable and pleasurable experience gained from this trip," Prof. Chung in-Oh, director of Korean International tea Research Institute said.

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PM praises Meghalaya Shillong, Oct 26: Prime Minister Narendra Modi heaped praise on Meghalaya for carrying on with the mission of cleanliness for years with particular reference to Mawlynnong.While addressing the nation during his bimonthly 'Mann Ki Baat' programme aired by All India Radio on Sunday, the Prime Minister said he was amazed to know that there is a village called Mawlynnong in the remote North East region which is devoted to cleanliness since last several years."Mr Shanmuganathan, Governor of Meghalaya, has written a letter about Mawlynnong village. He informed that this village was awarded the cleanest village in Asia few years back. I was amazed to know that there is such a village in the remote North East," Modi said.According to the Prime Minister, Meghalaya is passionately carrying the mission of cleanliness for years and this "infuses confidence in us, that our country will surely be clean through the efforts of the countrymen". He said that that in 2019, when India will be celebrating the 150th birth anniversary of Mahatma Gandhi, 125 crore people of the country can proudly say, "We have made India garbage free". (Agencies)

Former minister Lal Thanzara to be Congress candidate for Aizawl North bypoll Aizawl, Oct 26: Former Mizoram health minister and Chief minister Lal Thanhawla's younger brother, Lal Thanzara has been selected as the Congress candidate in the bypoll to Aizawl North - 111 Assembly seat, scheduled to be held on November 21.

Incidentally, the seat fell vacant after Lal Thanzara had resigned on August 18 last in the wake of an alleged 'conflict of interests' for his holding more than 21 per cent shares in a construction company which had bagged road construction work under the state government. His selection was announced by MPCC Vice President R Lalzirliana today. Lal Thanzara's HP Food Products company was also alleged to have supplied nutrition items to the state

Social Welfare department when he was the Parliamentary Secretary and later a minister of state. Lal Thanzara had said that allegations against him, though baseless and false, caused embarrassment to the government and the Congress party. He had denied the allegations by opposition parties that he received pecuniary benefits from Sunshine Overseas Company, the construction company. He had, however, admitted that the company gave him shares, but without his knowledge.

He had claimed that he resigned as a minister and a legislator to prove his innocence so that he could be investigated freely by the investigating agencies. Other political parties were yet to announce their candidates for the by polls. (Agencies)

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ASAK ultras buried bodies of IB official, trader in same grave Tura, Oct 26: Search teams from South Garo Hills police have recovered two bodies, believed to be that of central intelligence official Bikash Kumar Singh and cloth merchant Kamal Saha, from a single grave outside of Bolchugre village in Dambuk Aga area on Saturday ending the month long mystery on the fate of the two kidnapped victims of ASAK militants.The decomposed body of central official Bikash Singh was iden-

tified from the clothes on the corpse. He was wearing a red t-shirt and jeans at the time of his abduction.The murder of the two unarmed men was most chilling as the cold blooded murderers reportedly bludgeoned them from behind with a sharp weapon as was evident from the injury marks on the back of their heads.Both victims were buried in a sitting position in a single grave.

With the identification process over, the family of the

murdered central official is already enroute to Garo Hills from their home town in Bihar and is expected in the region today.Police sources also reveal that some of the villagers from Bolchugre were aware of the murder and the burial site but preferred to remain silent all along over fears of reprisal by the militants.It is believed that both kidnapped victims were murdered shortly after they were taken captive by the

ASAK militants following the discovery that one of them was a central intelligence official.

After their kidnap from Panda reserve forest while travelling in a public sumo from Rongara to Baghmara on September 24 morning, both victims were taken towards interior Bolchugre village, 12 km inside of Dambuk Aga after which they were executed in cold blood under circumstances that remain a mys-

tery.

The militants had initially tried to cross over into neighbouring Bangladesh but with the BSF on red alert following news of the abduction and police search teams deployed into the forested region, the militants fled in the direction of Chokpot after murdering their victims and burying them in a single shallow grave.

Garo Hills police made a breakthrough in the case

BSF personnel assault woman Kolkata, Oct 26:An ailing woman (44), who was brutally tortured on her way back from a medicine shop by two female and one male BSF constables for failing to show her original voter identity card, is now knocking on the door of the director general of police (DGP), West Bengal for justice.The woman also alleged that the male BSF constable molested her in front of the two female constables in the name of searching her. She was admitted to a hospital after being violently beaten up by the BSF team.The incident took place a few days back but no one has been arrested in this connection. Human rights activists and family members of the woman have also urged the DGP to take action.Jyoti Santra (name changed) is a resident of Kulia village near Bagdah (close to India-

Bangladesh border), in North 24 Parganas.

Santra's husband, Madhab Santra (name changed), is an aged person, surviving on daily wages.Santra was down with high fever and stomach disorder a few days back. She has to visit

Helancha market to buy medicine, but it was 12 to 14 km away from Kulia village. The ailing Santra was returning home from the market at around 12.30 p.m. when two female BSF constables stopped her near RakhiBattala

(Ronghat area) and asked her to produce her identity proof. At that time, she only had a photocopy of her voter identity card but the female constables asked for the original voter identity card. Failing to produce the same, she was verbally abused at the spot and the female BSF constables detained her. A male constable also allegedly outraged Santra's modesty by using obscene and filthy language at the spot.The victim was allegedly forced to go to Ronghat border out post (BOP) and she was confined in a room at the BOP. She was forced to stay without water. The woman also alleged that the female BSF constables forcibly held her hands and legs and another BSF personal of the same BOP continuously hit her with fist and kicked her.Santra was subjected to brutal tor-

ture inside this room for two and a half hours. As a result, she incurred grievous injuries on the left side of her forehead. Later, she was rescued by another BSF personnel and two local panchyat members.She was later admitted to Bongaon sub-divisional hospital.Police said that her statement had been recorded during her stay at Bongaon sub divisional hospital. Kirity Roy, secretary of Banglar Manabadhikar Suraksha Mancha (MASUM) and national convenor of the programme against custodial torture and impunity (PACTI) said that they have already lodged a complaint with National Human Rights Commission (NHRC) regarding this matter."If such crimes are not prevented and justice not be provided to the woman, then law and order situation could turn worse in the area," Roy said.

(Agencies)

Gov, CM call to combat corruption Dimapur, Oct 26: One major source of corruption arises because of lack of transparency, Nagaland Governor, P.B. Acharya said and emphasized on the need to have accountability for good governance, possible only through transparency in operation.The Governor appealed to all administration, institution and individual officials, the need to bring about greater transparency and accountability in the system of governance to minimise corruption. In his message on the occasion of "vigilance awareness week" observed throughout the country under the slogan "preventive vigilance as a tool of good governance", Acharya said: "Good governance includes governance through empowerment, participation, accountability, transparency, equity and justice".It encompasses process, structures and organisational traditions

that determine how power is exercised, how stakeholders have their say, how decisions are made and how decision makers are held into account, he added. In this regard, the Governor advocated for a strong legal system, an accountable administration of public fund with a clear mission to improve the quality of lives of citizens and establish legitimacy and credibility of institution.Acharya said offices and department can develop a strategic mechanism like preventive vigilance by way of studying the organisation, its policies, processes and people to indentify vulnerabilities to corruption and recommend corrective measures. He said it would also involve cutting down administrative delays, reducing arbitrariness and discretion and decision making, simplification of rules and procedures and to bring about more transparency, ac-

countability and openness in government functioning. Preventive vigilance ensures clean and prompt administrative action towards achieving efficiency and effectiveness of the employees in particular and the organisation in general.

For this, Acharya said "regular/surprise checks and inspections, discreet watch upon officers of doubtful integrity, to ensure rotation of officials in sensitive positions, educating officers to take clean, honest, effective and transparent decision would go a long way in

improvement to our entire system of governance".The Governor opined that if adequate attention was paid to preventive vigilance, most of the vigilance cases would not come up. He also encouraged management/institution to be interested in preventive vigilance measures.Acharya wished the state vigilance commission all the best in its endeavour to improve systems of governance and to reduce/eliminate corruption.Nagaland chief minister, T.R. Zeliang on Sunday asserted that his government was commit-

ted to fight corruption in the state and called upon every citizen to contribute and re-dedicate themselves to fight the menace.

In his message, on the occasion of the Vigilance Awareness week (October 26-31) under the theme "preventive vigilance as a tool of good governance", Zeliang reminded that once the Lokayukta Bill 2015 is passed, the vigilance commission would be strengthened and the fight against corruption would be intensified in order to provide good governance.He however appealed to every citizen saying: "The task of combating corruption should not be left to the vigilance commission alone, but all the concerned citizens should contribute their best in the fight against corruption, and re-dedicate themselves to work with honesty, integrity and sincerity to eradicate corruption from our society".

He said good governance

'Durga Puja in Kolkata insensitive to disabled' Kolkata, Oct 26: Despite the provision of wheelchairs, a majority of Durga puja organisers in Kolkata lack "sensitivity" and understanding of rights for disabled, a survey said today. The findings of the 'Paralympic Pujo Parikrama' survey of 25 marquees conducted by the Civilian Welfare Foundation (CWF) showed that inclusivity in terms of ease of access for the disabled has been "comp l e t e l y ignored"."Pandals created stairs instead of ramps or made separate ways beside the normal access point for general public, thus rejecting major attractions of the

pandals for disables," showed the survey."The general public way should be made disabledfriendly rather than any separate way for them a perspective completely overlooked by puja committees.""Inclusivity has been completely ignored," said the survey, adding that inclusivity and access has not improved since last year. It said many of the awardwinning and popular Pujas fail when it comes to providing access to the disabled."Till the jury of all those awards includes disability access as an important parameter, things are not going to change," the report said. Organizers also pre-

ferred that disabled citizens visit the marquees during the daytime."Daytime visit is more preferable for the

organisers as it is convenient for them but if some of the big budget pujas can accommodate disabled individuals with

proper sensibility during the night time then the rest of the Puja organizers are also expected to do so," the report said. (Agencies)

was all about making the best possible policy decisions, and implementing them in the most effective manner. This way, it would ensure transparency in implementing government schemes and programmes, utilization of funds for the welfare of the people, Zeliang added.The chief minister broadly described preventive vigilance as adoption of a package of measures to improve government's systems and procedures, so as to reduce the scope for discretion and corruption.

Backing his statement with the famous quote"prevention is better than cure", Zeliang said the idea of preventive vigilance as a tool of good governance was important, as it could reduce the number wrong doings and maintain transparency, accountability and efficiency in the government. "Preventive

vigilance is not exactly the task of vigilance commission, but that of the government authorities at every level. The supervisory officials can prevent their subordinates from committing wrongs, and vice versa, by maintaining vigilance over one another", he added. The chief minister also wished the State Vigilance Commission the best in its endeavour to combat corruption.Central Vigilance Commission observes the 'Vigilance Awareness Week' annually, keeping in view the spirit of the eminent leaders like Sardar Patel and the need for fighting the social evil of corruption. The significance of October 31 is that it is the birthday of the Bismarck of India, Sardar Vallabh Bhai Patel. This year the main focus of observing the Awareness Week is 'Preventive Vigilance as a tool of Good Governance'. (Agencies)

after arresting Sengran D Shira, brother of ASAK commander Senbat, from Tura on Friday last.

He revealed to police the direct involvement of Senbat in the kidnapping and murders of the official and the trader and also led police to the burial site in a forest, 2 km from Bolchugre village in Dambuk Aga region. Dambuk Aga is approximately 20 km from Baghmara town. (Agencies)

Congress has 'disappeared' in Bihar: PM Modi Buxar, Oct.26 (ANI): Prime MinisterNarendra Modi on Monday took a jibe at the Congress Party for their 'disappearance' from the battle field in Bihar and said that nobody even bothers about the grand old party in the state."I want to shift my focus and ask the Congress Party. It is evident that nobody bothers about them in Bihar," said Prime Minister Modi while addressing a rally here."The people of the nation should know that the Congress Party is also contesting the Bihar elections but has disappeared from the battle front. Neither they are there in the newspapers, nor are they visible on the television screens.

They have given away 40 seats to NDA. For those 40 seats, there is no one to contest against the NDA," he added.Prime Minister Modi, who has been pitching his agenda of development in the state, also fired fresh salvos at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD boss Lalu Prasad Yadav. (ANI)

After tantrik jibe, PM Modi brands Lalu as 'virus' Buxar, Oct. 26 : As Bihar gears up for the final three phases of polling, Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday dared the pair of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Yadav and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to go ahead with their entire ammunition of abuses and extensive plotting against him because 'more the mudslinging, more the lotus will bloom'. Training his guns once again on Lalu and Nitish, the Prime Minister said that their only agenda was to bring him down instead of Bihar's development."I am your neighbour which is why I have the right to tell you that you must punish your wrongdoers on the 8th. You must decide if you want 'mantra-tantra' (black magic) or 'loktantra' (democracy). I dare the 'brothers' to come ahead and use all their abuses and plotting against me because the more you engage in mudslinging, the more the lotus will bloom," Prime Minister Modi said addressing a rally in Buxar. (ANI)

Jharkhand doctors threaten resignation over new leave system Ranchi, Oct 26: Doctors in Jharkhand threatened mass resignation on Monday if the state government did not withdraw the new leave system."On Sunday, we met the principal secretary of the chief minister and apprised him about our concern. If the state government does not withdraw the decision, we will go on mass leave on November 2 and tender mass resignation on November 15," Bimlesh Singh, president of Jharkhand State Health Service Association (JHSA), told reporters today. November 15 is the day the state of Jharkhand came into being. As per the new system, the doctors

and teachers posted in rural areas will have to seek leave from 'mukhiyas' (village heads).

The mukhiyas have also been empowered to check their attendance.The new system has not gone down well with the doctors.

More than 600 doctors under the JHSA took out a protest march on Sunday. The agitating doctors were on their way to blockade the chief minister's residence but were stopped near the governor's house. The doctors then staged a sitin near the governor's house. Complaints were lodged against more than 200 doctors for engaging in a scuffle with police.

The doctors are receiving support from the Indian Medical Association (IMA). "Why only doctors and teachers, civil servants and police officials should also be brought under the panchayat raj system," Bhati Kashyap, IMA women's wing president, told media. A teachers' association has also announced it will join the protest against the new leave system. The teachers will launch a signature drive against the new system and hand over a memorandum to Chief Minister Raghubar Das. On November 15, they will protest before the chief minister. (Agencies)

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Supreme Court Seeks Virbhadra Singh's Reply on CBI Plea against Himachal High Court Order New Delhi,Oct 26: The Supreme Court today sought response from Himachal Pradesh Chief Minister Virbhadra Singh on two petitions filed by CBI against the High Court order granting protection from arrest and other relief to him and his wife in a disproportionate assets case.A bench comprising justices FMI Kalifulla and UU Lalit issued notice to the state government and fixed the petitions of CBI for hearing on November 5.It however, did not allow the plea of Attorney General Mukul Rohatgi, appearing for CBI, that the order of the

Himachal Pradesh High Court be stayed.The agency had filed a transfer petition and a special leave petition in the apex court seeking transferring the case against Mr Singh from Himachal Pradesh to Delhi and setting aside of the order passed by the state high court, respectively.In its plea, the CBI had said that the high court order has virtually stalled the investigation process by granting relief such as protection from arrest and no interrogation of accused without its prior permission.It had said that the high court not only restrained CBI from

arresting Mr Singh but also embargoed it from filing charge sheet without its prior leave.The Himachal Pradesh High Court had on October 1 restrained CBI from arresting Mr Singh and his wife in the DA case but

Recommending castration for paedophiles apt, say social activists Mumbai/Bengaluru, Oct.26: Welcoming the Madras High Court's suggestion of considering castration as punishment for child rapists, two social activists on Monday said that the suggestion made to the Centre was apt as the existing Indian law is unable to protect the child from abuses."Child abuse cases in India are increasing. The Madras High Court in one such case has come up strongly and said that the Indian law is unable to prevent child abuses.

The conviction rate in child abuse cases is barely 2.4 percent whereas the offences against children have increased by 400 percent," social activist Abha Singh told ANI."When rapists are going scotfree and paedophiles are going scot-free, a Madras High Court judge has rightly suggested that there should be castration. Many other countries like U.K, USA, Polland and many other countries subscribe to castration and it has

been seen that it has been successful in checking the paedophiles," she added.Another social activist and lawyer Pramila Nesargi echoing similar sentiments expressed her delight with the Madras High Court judge's suggestion."I always advocated that castration can be the only remedy because the existing law is not creating any fear in the minds of the people.

People may call it barbaric but judge has openly said that barbaric punishment should be given for barbaric crimes," Nesargi told ANI.In a strongly-

worded order, the Madras High Court had earlier this month recommended castration as punishment to child sex abusers observing that "barbaric crimes should definitely attract barbaric models of punishment".Justice N. Kirubakaran, in a recent order against a British national, made the recommendation to the Centre saying that castration would achieve "magical results" in preventing child abuse.The number of child abuse cases has increased from 38,172 in 2012 to 58,224 in 2013 and to 89,423 in 2014.

(ANI)

India Needs to be More Aggressive in Defending Its Territory: Manohar Parrikar New Delhi,Oct 26: India needs to be more aggressive in defending its territory, but the aggression shall not be for its own sake, Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar said on Monday."In last eight-ten years, there has been a lot of change in the perspective and challenges. We have to be more aggressive in defending (our territory).," he said, adding that aggression should not be for its own sake.Talking to reporters on the sidelines of

the Naval Commanders' Conference in Delhi, the minister also congratulated the navy for reduction of piracy in the High Risk Area (HRA) of the Indian Ocean."Piracy level has gone down. It will bring down the costs for the shipping industry," he said. Mr Parrikar said that a new maritime strategy document has been prepared by the Indian Navy as the challenges have grown since the last time the strategy document came out.The

minister released the follow-on edition of the Indian Navy's strategic guidance document 'Freedom to Use the Seas; India's Maritime Military Strategy' published in 2007. It would come into effect from December 1.The revised edition is titled 'Ensuring Secure Seas: Indian Maritime Security Strategy', which highlight the incontrovertible link between the seas and India's resurgence in the 21st century. (Agencies)

Hundreds participate in yoga campaign in Mumbai Mumbai, Oct. 26: In an endeavour to promote healthy living, an NGO on Sunday organised a yoga campaign 'Yoga by the Bay'. in Mumbai.'I love Mumbai' an NGO led by BJP leader Shaina NC organised the campaign at Marine Drive.BJP leader Shaina NC said, "You know our Prime Minister Narendra Modi has started International Yoga Day on June 21, and we have taken this campaign as forward as possible. Now,

our only agenda is to ensure people are healthy, people respect their city and people love there city. I think the fact that this organisation has grown so large is obviously the inspiration of Prime Minister Modi of spreading awareness of yoga."Health guru Mickey Mehta, who has especially devised a 'Yo Workout' that entail simplified yoga, which can easily be practised by the people of all ages, said, "It is very

gratifying because this movement, which our PM Narendra Modi ji has started and Shaina NC ji has taken it forward. It is so good, yoga is so good. It is an answer to all problems; it's a solution to all problems of life."Since the yoga campaign began on International Yoga Day on June 21, it was attended by as many as 8,000 people. It has become a monthly fixture occurring on the last Sunday of every month. (ANI)

had allowed the enquiry in the matter to proceed with a direction that the court be informed before interrogating the couple.

Mr Singh had filed a petition in the High Court pleading that raids on his private residence and

other premises were conducted with "malafide intentions and political vendetta" by the CBI.Mr Singh in his petition had alleged that the agency had overstepped its jurisdiction in filing the case and questioned how the agency could raid his premises when the case was already pending in the Delhi High Court and also before the Income Tax tribunal and other Income tax authorities, where all documents relating to his returns have been submitted.Mr Singh had sought directions from the high court to quash the FIR registered

against him and his wife under Sections 13(2) and 13(1) (e) of Prevention of Corruption Act and Section 109 of IPC by CBI on September 23 here in Delhi.The Delhi High Court is also hearing a PIL filed by an NGO, Common Cause, alleging that Mr Singh had received unaccounted money to the tune of nearly Rs. 5 crore. It also referred to his revised IT returns for the years 2009-10, 2010-11 and 2011-12 and claimed that it showed an increase in agricultural income to the tune of Rs. 6.10 crore. (Agencies)

Underworld Don Chhota Rajan Arrested in Indonesia Jakarta,Oct 26: Fugitive underworld don Rajendra Sadashiv Nikalje, better known as Chhota Rajan, wanted over a series of murders in India, has been arrested in Indonesia after decades on the run, police said today.Acting on a tipoff from Australian police, Indonesian authorities detained Rajan on Sunday as he arrived in the popular resort island of Bali from Sydney, Bali police spokesman Heri Wiyanto told media.The 55-year-old Rajan, gangster in India, had been on the run for two decades, Mr Wiyanto said, with Interpol flagging him as a wanted man back in 1995."We received information from police in Canberra yesterday (Sunday) about the red notice for a murderer," he told media."We arrested the man at the airport yesterday (Sunday).

New Delhi, Oct. 26: External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Monday expressed her gratitude towards the Edhi Foundation which took care of Geeta while she was in Pakistan."I am very happy. It is after so long that our innocent Geeta has returned to her nation. I am extremely thankful to Edhi foundation. I don't have words to express my gratitude,"

she said."Your husband, Abdul Sattar Edhi and Mrs. Bilquis Bano, I have thanked you separately.

But I want to thank you for loving her like your own daughter and also protecting her religion.

You also safeguarded her eating habits," Swaraj added.She further thanked the foundation on behalf of the head of the state and the entire nation. (ANI)

5 Dead after Canada Whale-Watching Boat Sinks What we know is that this man was suspected to have carried out 15 to 20 murders in India."Bali police were coordinating with Interpol and Indian authorities, Mr Wiyanto said, adding it was likely Rajan would be deported to India.A spokesperson for Australian Federal Police said Interpol in Canberra had alerted Indonesian authorities "who apprehended Nikalje at the request of In-

dian authorities".The federal police confirmed last month that Nikalje was living in Australia under another identity and had been in discussions with Indian authorities, the spokesperson said, but would not provide further details.Interpol's website states that Rajan was born in Mumbai, and was wanted for multiple charges including murder and possession and use of illegal firearms. (Agencies)

Section 66 A of IT Act was badly drafted: Jaitley New Delhi, Oct. 26: Union Finance Minister Arun Jaitley on Monday asserted that Section 66A of Information Technology Act, which was struck down by the Supreme Court in March, was badly drafted." Section 66A of IT act was very badly drafted. The width and ambit of 66 A was much wider than the restriction of Article 19 (A)," said Jaitley while speaking at the Sardar Patel memo-

Sushma thanks Edhi Foundation for taking care of Geeta

rial lecture."The only restrictions which can be imposed are the restrictions which are envisaged under Article 19 (A). The moment you travel beyond 19 (2) restrictions, you violate the right of free speech irrespective of the medium that the principle will hold whether you are speaking in a public meeting, an auditorium, in print media or social media," he added.The Supreme Court had earlier in

March said such a law hit at the root of liberty and freedom of expression, the two cardinal pillars of democracy.

The apex court said the section has to be erased from the law books as it has gone much beyond the reasonable restrictions put by the Constitution on freedom of speech. The apex court also said Section 66 A was vaguely worded and allowed its misuse by police. (ANI)

Canada, Oct 26: Five people have been confirmed dead and one missing after a whalewatching vessel carrying 27 sank off Canada's Pacific coast near Vancouver Island, the Coast Guard said.A total of 21 people had been rescued, Lieutenant Commander Desmond James of the Coast Guard's rescue center in the provincial capital Victoria, told media, adding that the search had now been called off.Meanwhile 18 victims were taken to hospital, many of them needing warming after being plucked from the ocean, according to CBC news.The boat, Leviathan II, was some 12 kilometers (seven miles) off Tofino, a resort town on the western edge of Vancouver Island, when a distress call was received

around 5 pm (0000 GMT) saying that the ship was sinking.The 20meter (65-foot) cruise vessel is owned by Jamie's Whaling Station and Adventure Centres of Tofino. It was reportedly out on one of its last tours of the season, which ends October 31.For unknown reasons, the ship capsized in waters less than 10 meters (33 feet) deep, but its bow remained visible above water. Several lifejackets and personal effects such as handbags and clothing could be seen floating nearby. A number of boats converged at the site to help the Coast Guard with its search effort, including vessels from the Ahousat aboriginal community, with one taking eight people aboard, according to an account in the Vancouver Sun newspaper. (Agencies)

Summit an effort to bring India closer to Africa: MEA New Delhi, Oct.26 : Ministry of External Affairs Additional Secretary and Chief Coordinator of India-Africa Forum Summit Syed Akbaruddin today said that the event should be seen as a national effort to bring African countries closer to India."We will have representatives of all countries and the African Union when we have the main summit day on October 29. Efforts like these obviously take a long time. This is a national effort and not a departmental effort. It is not a sectional effort, but it is an effort that India is rolling out and is putting its best foot forward to engage with all of Africa," Akbaruddin told ANI here.The third India-Africa Forum Summit began on Monday with a meeting among the senior officials of the host nation and 54 countries from

the African continent. It will last till October 29.It is being projected as a landmark event, as over 50 African heads of government and state will be attending and meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi for possible one-to-one exchanges.This massive gathering of leaders from a rising continent on Indian soil, is a possible indicative of India's emergence as a leading developing nation, and is of greater appeal for Africa due to nits rising economic growth over the past year and the international standing earned

by Prime Minister Modi during his over 20 trips abroad.There is also a view that China is no longer the economic powerhouse it once used to be in Asia, and therefore, India appears to be more attractive to the Africans who are trying to cope with the sharp

slowdown in mineral exports to China.There also doubts about China maintaining its investment potential in Africa.India-Africa trade is presently pegged at over USD 70 billion, and there is talk of it

matching or even surpassing China-Africa trade, which is worth approximately USD 200 billion.The emphasis of this third summit is on the 'blue economy' as also a reminder that many African countries

are part of the Western Indian Ocean littoral.The two previous India-Africa summits were held in 2008 and 2011, in New Delhi and Addis Ababa. The actual summit this time among the leaders is scheduled on October 29.Prime Minister Narendra Modi yesterday said it is for the first time that an event of such a big scale is being held in India and assumes significance considering the historic linkages between the two sides."From Oct 26 to 29, India Africa Forum Summit is being held here. On Indian soil, it is for the first that an event of such a big scale is being held. Leaders of 54 African countries and Unions have been invited. Outside Africa, this is the biggest convention," Prime Minister Modi had said in his radio programme 'Mann Ki Baat'.(ANI)

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Earthquake of Magnitude 7.5 Hits North India, Epicentre in Afghanistan New Delhi,Oct 26: A powerful earthquake measuring 7.5 on the Richter scale shook north India a little after 2.30 pm on Monday. Massive tremors lasting almost a minute were reported in Delhi, Kashmir, Himachal Pradesh, Haryana and Punjab. Strong tremors were also reported in Pakistan, where 10 people are injured in the Punjab province, early reports said. The US Geological Survey or USGS said the 7.5 quake's epicentre was in

the Hindu Kush region of Afghanistan. The earthquake occurred over 150 km deep in the earth.

"Heard about strong earthquake in Afghanistan-Pakistan region whose tremors have been felt in parts of India. I pray for everyone's safety," tweeted Prime Minister Narendra Modi who is campaigning in Bihar, where assembly elections are being held.People rushed out of offices and homes as buildings shook in national capital Delhi. The Delhi

Pakistan quizzes over a million people during anti-terror crackdown Karachi, Oct 26 : Pakistan's Law enforcement and intelligence agencies have reportedly questioned over a million people under the National Action Plan (NAP) to counter terror which was devised last year in December after the Peshawar school carnage. According to the media, experts somehow believe that arresting or questioning people is not the solution as there is an absence of any institutional reforms. Since intelligence-based raids began on December 28, 2014, law enforcement agencies have questioned 1,073,699 people during 73,058 operations across the country.The agencies arrested 85,213 suspects during this period with the highest (40,477) arrested in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Around 25,215 people were arrested in Sindh, 8,639 in Balochistan, 5,371 in Punjab; 2,329 in Islamabad and 755 suspects were arrested in tribal areas. (ANI)

Metro has halted services for a while as a precautionary measure.In Srinagar, phone and electricity lines are down, and damage has been reported to the Lal Chowk flyover in the Jammu and Kashmir capital. "As we rushed out, we saw cars shaking," said a man in Chandigarh. Video footage from the city showed panicked people rushing out of offices.Hundreds of people in the towns and cities where tremors were felt are still outside, fearing aftershocks. (Agencies)

their police uniforms and submit the rifle and bullets," the officer said. A team of Indian police driving police jeep inside Nepali territory with an assault rifle has raised suspicions of many, and rightly so because all vehicular movements along the Miteri Bridge at Birgunj-Raxaul border point are currently being obstructed by the agitating Madhes-centric parties. "Even rickshaws and ambulances cannot cross the bridge. They (Indian police team) might have been assisted by the protesters, or else they could not enter at all," a local man said. A Madhesi protester, meanwhile, claimed that the Indian police jeep was able to cross the Miteri Bridge with the help of the protesters themselves who are currently blocking traffic at the border point.

(Agencies)

Pak Govt.'s efforts for Geeta Karachi, Oct 26 : Faisal Edhi, Director of the Edhi Foundation, which had taken care of Geeta, the deaf-mute Indian woman living in Pakistan after accidentally crossing the border over a decade ago, has extended his heartfelt gratitude to External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj, Pakistan Foreign Ministry and the media in both countries for helping Geeta find her family in India."I would like to thank Indian Foreign Minister

Sushma Swaraj, Pakistan's Foreign Ministry and Indian and Pakistani media.

They helped a lot in finding Geeta's family," Edhi said."She has been with us for almost 13 years.

Now it is time for her to return," he added, Geeta left from Karachi and is expected to land in New Delhi by 10: 20 AM today, after which she is expected to meet External Affair Minister Sushma Swaraj.

Geeta had identified her family from a photograph

sent to her by the Indian High Commission in Islamabad. She will be handed over to her real

parents only after the DNA test. The Ministry said that if the DNA does not match, then she will be accommodated at either of the two identified institutions in Delhi and Indore. Geeta was reportedly just 7 or 8 years old when she was found sitting alone on the Samjhauta Express by the Pakistan Rangers 15 years ago at the Lahore railway station. The Police then took her to the Edhi Foundation in Lahore and later she was shifted to Karachi. (ANI)

Kabul, Oct. 26 : Security forces who have been fighting Taliban militants in the Babaji area in southern Helmand province said that they are unable to win the battle against Taliban due to a lack of military equipment.A sol-

dier told the Tolo News that Taliban has re-captured several areas from the forces, due to a lack of military equipment and support.The militants have killed family members of many police officers in the area.A pub-

lic order police commander said that the extremist organisation has also destroyed many bridges and burned down school for cooperating with government.The provincial council Karim Atal has been demanding

for urgent reinforcement troops for the battle as the Taliban has moved closer to Lashkargah city.The government should pay serious attention to this clash and provide air support to the troops, he added. (ANI)

rejected the claim and said there was no evidence that the extremist Sunni militant group had any presence in the country. It also rejected Islamic State claims for killing the Japanese man, and for the bombing of a Shiite procession over the weekend that left a teenage boy dead and more than 100 people injured.Bangladesh has instead accused domestic Islamist militants along with Islamist political parties - specifically the opposition Bangladesh Nationalist Party and its main ally, Jamaat-e-Islami -of or-

Kabul, Oct 26: At least two Afghan Independent Human Rights Commission (AIHRC) employees were today killed in a blast in Jalalabad in eastern Nangarhar province after their vehicle hit a roadside mine, said local officials. According to media, two other employees have been confirmed injured by police

officials.Hazrat Omar Mashriqiwal, a spokesman for the provincial police chief, said the incident took place at 8:30 am local time after the vehicle they were travelling in struck the improvised explosive device (IED).The blast took place when the employees of AIHRC were on the way to their office. (ANI)

Lanka to confiscate Indian boats but release poaching fishermen Colombo, Oct 26 : In an endeavor to deter the Indian fishermen from Tamil Nadu trying to invade the island's water for poaching, the Sri Lankan Government will now take strict action against the owners of the boats and release the fishermen.According to LankaPage, Sri Lankan Minister of Fisheries and Aquatic Resources Mahinda Amaraweera

said the government will release the poaching Indian fishermen but will confiscate their boats and fishing equipments.He said that most of the boats entering Sri Lankan waters are owned by Tamil Nadu politicians. Amaraweera, who was addressing an event in Batticaloa, said the Tamil Nadu politicians are using the fishermen issue to their political advantages. (ANI)

President to undertake official visit to Thailand Colombo, Oct 26: President Maithripala Sirisena will undertake an Official visit to the Kingdom of Thailand from 1st to 4th November 2015, on the invitation of the Prime Minister of Thailand, General Prayuth Chan-oCha. This visit also coincides with the celebrations of the 60th Anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between Sri Lanka and Thailand.During the visit, President Maithripala Sirisena will be received in audience by Her

Royal Highness Crown Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn, and bilateral discussions will be held between President Maithripala Sirisena and Prime Minister Chan-o-Cha.The discussions will focus on areas of mutual interest to enhance closer links and cooperation between the two countries.

President Maithripala Sirisena will address the business forum organized by the Thai Joint Standing Committee on Commerce,

Police arrest 4 suspects in killing of Italian aid worker in Bangladesh's capital Dhaka, Oct 26: Police in Bangladesh have arrested four suspects in the killing of an Italian aid worker last month, and said Monday that the alleged gunmen had confessed to being hired to attack "a white man" in order to destabilize the impoverished South Asian nation. Cesare Tavella was gunned down by motorcycle-riding assailants Sept. 28 while jogging in the diplomatic quarter of Dhaka, Bangladesh's capital. Five days later, a Japanese citizen was killed in a similar attack in northern Bangladesh.The killings spooked the country's expatriate community and threatened its fragile economy, which is heavily reliant on foreign aid and a $25 billion garment industry supplying clothing for int e r n a t i o n a l brands.Responsibility for the attack on Tavella was quickly claimed by the Islamic State group, but Bangladesh's government

Karachi, Oct. 26: The United States has assured that it will persuade India to re-engage in talks with Pakistan on all issues, including the longstanding dispute of Kashmir.Senior Pakistani officials told media that the assurance was given by the US President Barack Obama during his meet with the country's Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif last week. The Obama administration will 'privately' suggest Prime Minister Narendra Modi that negotiations are the only way to deescalate tensions with Pakistan.

Hopefully, India will resume the bilateral talks with Pakistan without any pre-conditions, the official added.In the joint statement issued earlier after the talks in Washington, Sharif and Obama urged for Pakistan-India bilateral talks to enhance the peace and stability in the SouthAsia region. (ANI)

Two AIHRC employees killed in blast Edhi Foundation lauds Indo-

'Indian cops enter Nepal with AK-47' Afghan forces lack equipment to fight Taliban Kathmandu, Oct 26: Five Indian police officers were stopped by Parsa district police at Parwanipur in Birgunj, about 15km away from Raxaul border point, as they were driving in a police jeep (MPO 3 A 1915) with an AK-47 rifle and its ammunitions on Friday. Sources said one of the Indian police officers identified himself as SP Narwada Prasad Warkade from Rewa district in Madhya Pradesh. Upon enquiry by Parsa police, Warkade and his men reportedly explained that they had reached there by mistake. One Nepali police officer who was at the scene said that the Indian officers were apparently on their way to Kathmandu to visit Pashupatinath Temple.

"But they drove back to India when we demanded that they change

US to urge India to hold talks with Pakistan

chestrating the violence to destabilize the already fractious nation.Today, Dhaka Metropolitan Police Commissioner Asaduzzaman Mia said the latest arrests supported that theory.The suspects, including known professional killers identified from closed-circuit television footage from the attack site, allegedly told investigators they'd been hired by "a big brother" to kill Tavella in order to "create chaos" in the country, Mia said."We have identified that so-called big brother. When we are able

to arrest that man, it will be clear who used them," the police commissioner said.Mia said that the attackers targeted Tavella simply because he was Caucasian. "Tavella was not their specific target, he just became a victim being a white," Mia said. "The killers asked whether he had any enmity with that foreigner; he replied, 'No, you have to kill a white man.'"The killers also said they'd received half of the payment promised for the attack, according to Mia, who did not specify any figures. "We have interrogated them separately. We need to interrogate them more, with permission from court," he said.The suspects were not involved in the assault on the Japanese man, Mia said. "That's a separate group," he said, without giving any details or saying whether authorities had any leads.The arrests are considered a major breakthrough for

Bangladesh, which has been struggling to stem a rising tide of violence, including the murders of four atheist bloggers claimed by radical Islamist groups this year.Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, a moderate who pledged to stamp out militant radical groups, on Saturday reiterated her stance of "zero tolerance" for terrorists. In recent years, she has overseen the arrest of dozens of suspected militants and the banning of six groups.Experts say the crackdown has left some of the country's more hardline Muslims feeling alienated, and has led to a resurgence in activity by Islamic extremist groups.

Last week, an email purportedly signed by the banned Ansarullah Bangla Team militant group and sent to Bangladeshi media threatened more attacks on atheist bloggers, as well as on working women and media that criticize "jihad."(Agencies)

Industry and Banking. Associated with this occasion would be Somkid Jatusripitak, Deputy Prime Minister & Economic Affairs Minister of Thailand.During this visit, President Maithripala Sirisena will launch the exposition of the Sacred Relics from the Mahiyangana Raja Maha Viharaya in Puttamonthon. The exposition will continue until 16 November 2015.A Statue of the Gauthama Buddha will

also be gifted to the people of Thailand as a symbol of the close friendship maintained between Sri Lanka and Thailand, based on Buddhist links that predates the establishment of formal diplomatic relations between the two countries.

Sixty Venerable priests from temples across Sri Lanka will also travel to Thailand to be part of the religious events which are scheduled for this occasion. (Agencies)

Evidence against Myanmar men accused of Brit murders 'unreliable' Bangkok, Oct 26: Two Myanmar men accused of murdering a pair of British backpackers in Thailand last year should be acquitted because of "unreliable" forensic evidence and a flawed police probe, a court heard today. Zaw Lin and Win Zaw Tun are accused of the murder of 24-year-old David Miller and the rape and murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, on southern Koh Tao Island in September 2014.Both men have pleaded not guilty and face the death penalty if convicted over a case which tarnished Thailand's reputation as a tourist paradise and has seen the police accused of bungling the investigation.A verdict is expected on Christmas Eve.Prosecutors insist their case against the men is watertight and includes DNA found on Witheridge's body and around the crime scene.But the defense has raised doubts over the forensic evidence, bringing in an expert witness who said the murder weapon - a garden hoe - did not carry the DNA of the accused.The

defense delivered their closing statement Monday, the culmination of a 21-day trial stretched out over more than three months that has heard harrowing details of the gruesome murders.The forensic testimony against the accused is "unreliable and... inadmissible," the statement released to the media said, adding "the prosecution's case is marked by an absence of significant evidence" to prove guilt.Questioning the integrity of the murder probe, the defense said the two migrant workers were "questioned without lawyers" and made to sign documents that they did n o t understand.Confessions made soon after their arrest were later retracted as they

were given under duress, it added.Lead defense lawyer Nakhon Chompuchat said his clients hoped "common sense" would prevail and see them acquitted. The battered bodies of the British holidaymakers were found on the sleepy diving island of Koh Tao on Sept.

15, 2014.Police say Miller was struck by a single blow and left to drown in shallow surf while Witheridge had been raped and then beaten to death with a garden hoe.

Family members of both victims have attended parts of the trial, often breaking down during the more harrowing moments.It is not clear whether they will be present for the verdict on Dec. 24. Christmas is not a public holiday in Thailand.

(Agencies)

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Russia's Pacific Paradise Community Radio Developing a community by using radio Community Radio in India in its brief history has come a long way, since the first campus radio station began its operations in 2004. By November 30, 2008, there were 38 community radio stations, in which two were run by non-government organisations (NGOs) and the remaining 36 by educational institutions. Within two years the numbers of community radio has doubled and are in various stages of being operational.

In a city, the definition of 'community' might have its variations. Also, the issues that urban listeners areas face are a far cry from their rural counterparts. Nevertheless, they are important in cities where marginalised groups in their communities. Developmental messages relevant to the city's needs have to reach the relevant interest groups in the population, which again, may not be carried by the commercial radio stations. By and large, the obstacles to expanding access to communication technologies for marginalised groups lay in a lack of political will in policy that fails to recognise the importance of communication in political, economic and social development. Moreover it also needs to be recognised that community radio by itself is neither an end nor an independent means to reach the marginalised audience for achieving social development. It has to be coordinated with ground level initiatives and has to be perceived as an additional arm for social communication and capacity building programmes.For many communities, using the medium of community radio may have great potential to share developmental messages. But first, there needs to be an agenda based on collective need, which will be of benefit to the community. Most communities are still dependent on NGOs to coordinate and steer the entire exercise. Several other groups have applied for licenses but their applications have been rejected on one ground or the other.

In other cases, the processing time is too long to sustain the enthusiasm of the applicant parties. This is yet another reason for slow growth. The 'dependency syndrome', wherein a large section of the population still expects the government to take the lead all along, is also another reason why growth in this sector has been slackFor community radio to truly become the third tier of radio broadcasting, growth needs to be speeded up. This can be done through a more active process of dialogue between the government and the potential community radio users. Aspects such as operational hassles, technical expertise and sustainability issues can be discussed in an open forum that helps both sides understand the other's requirements.

Since the sustainability issue is one of the main aspects where many potential community radio users may face a problem, they have to explore other means of sustenance as well. Community radio is a process and cannot exit on social isolation. It is not simply about producing programmes to put on air it requires preparing and creating awareness and information of a community radio from the very beginning. It is about developing a community by using radio.

Scheme - To Ensure the Rights of the Girl Child A step towards equality of all After the successful implementation of innovative schemes like the 'Jan Dhan Yojana,' Make in India' and Swachh Bharat Abhiyan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched one more scheme, 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao' (save the girl child, educate the girl child) in the beginning of the year with the intention of increasing girls' literacy rate in India and also to bring in some amount of changes in the living condition of a female in India.

The scheme also aims at making girls independent both socially as also financially through education. This approach of the Government can facilitate in generating awareness and improving the efficiency of delivery of welfare services meant for the women. The latest census of 2011 reveals a declining trend in CSR in the age group of 0 to 6 years, the figure for girls having gone down to 919 per 1,000 boys, from what it was in the 2001 census - 927. The practice of aborting female foetus has become more rampant with the availability of modern diagnostic tools for sex determination of the unborn. With the social biases favouring the male child on consideration of economic advantages and the deep-rooted attitude of labelling the girl child as more of a liability, the sex ratio in the country has been skewed. The process of elimination continues even after birth in various forms of discrimination in matters of health, nutritional and educational needs of the girl child. Therefore, it has been rightly stated that women's disempowerment begins even before birth. Concomitantly, the fact remains that empowerment of women leads to allround progress and emancipation from backwardness of beliefs and unscientific practices in the society. And towards driving this home among the rural folks confined to superstitious beleifs and practices, the new media and communication methods need to be fully utilised. The 'Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao,' campaign has been launched to achieve this objective, of bringing about the awareness and the change.We cannot call ourselves citizens of 21st century by practising the crime of female foeticide- we are worse than people in the 18th century when newly born baby girls were drowned in a bowl of milk. At least they allowed those girls to see their mother's face, see the world for a few moments. We do not even allow that because we do not even let them be born. The "Beti Bachao, Beti Padhao" scheme was initially implemented in 100 districts across the country, including 12 in Haryana. These include 87 districts where the child sex ratio is below the national average, 8 districts where it is above the national average but is showing a declining trend and five districts where it above the national average and improving. The last five have been selected so that the child sex ratio levels can be maintained and they can become models for other districts.

In 1815, a German, on behalf of the Russian-American Company, tried to conquer Hawaii in the name of the Tsar

Casey Michel In mid-October 1815, two hundred years ago this month, a German doctor set sail from one of Russia's fledgling American outposts.

Georg Anton Schäffer, an employee of the Russian-American Company (RAC) boarded the Isabella with the ostensible purpose of earning the favor of the Hawaii's King Kamehameha. But when he landed on Hawaii, Schäffer set the wheels in motion for a chapter of failed Pacific conquest since smothered in archives, forgotten by all but a handful of scholars.

The tale of Russia's abortive attempt to claim the Hawaiian archipelago - then called the Sandwich Islands, sighted by Europeans for the first time only 37 years prior - includes as much autocratic realpolitik as it does imperial fumbling. It may not even be correct to call the affair a wholesale "Russian" attempt to conquer the islands; there's no evidence that either the emperor or the foreign minister ever supported a formal annexation of the archipelago and eventually they "categorically rejected" the opportunity, as historian N. Bolkhovitinov wrote.

Rather, it was the RAC, Russia's foremost vehicle for North American expansion, which set its gaze on the Pacific islands. The islands' sandalwood and tobacco was too good to pass up.

The strategic placement in the Pacific would link Russia into prime shipping lanes, and the opportunities for grain and other harvests could help prop the empire's impoverished Pacific Rim outposts in Okhotsk, Kamchatka, and Sitka. It seemed a lucrative target for expansion.

Russians had maintained trading ties with the islands for over a decade, though their engagement was not nearly as deep as that of the expanding U.S. government. In early 1815, a company ship laden with furs ran aground on the island of Kauai - its goods reportedly seized by the local

king, Kaumualii.

Schäffer was dispatched to the islands to help engineer the return of the company's goods, preferably by winning the favor of King Kamehameha on the big island of Hawaii.

Schäffer, however, seemed an odd choice to lead the mission.

"There is just not a lot known about Schäffer," Patricia Polansky, a Russian bibliographer at the University of Hawaii, told The Diplomat. "Certainly nothing I know about here in our local Hawaii archives, which I have worked in many times."

A surgeon by trade, Schäffer was perhaps best known for his attempts at supporting the tsar against the Napoleonic invasion. As biographer Lee Croft wrote, Schäffer's efforts to back Moscow came in the form of trying to construct a "shark-shaped, hydrogen-filled, rotorwing-powered balloon from which to drop timed-fuse explosives" on invading forces. As to why the RAC selected Schäffer from their roster to head the mission to Hawaii, history doesn't have a clear answer.

Nonetheless, Schäffer led the campaign, and landed on the archipelago in November 1815. The physician arrived to find a set of islands churning with local politics, the intricacies of which Schäffer was almost certainly unaware. The big island of Hawaii remained under the nominal reign of Kamehameha, "the Napoleon or Peter the Great of Polynesia," according to Bolkhovitinov. By the time of Schäffer's arrival, Kamehameha had earned the position of sovereign over the entire archipelago - save for the northernmost islands of Kauai and Niihau.

Ruled by Kaumualii, these two islands stood autonomous - with de facto independence, according to historian Peter Mills - from the remainder of the archipelago, sending an annual tithe to the sovereign but avoiding Kamehameha's wholesale rule.

At the time, the entire archipelago retained a form of internationalized independence; while the English had presented the Sandwich Islands as a gift to King George III in 1794, going so far as to raise the crown's flag over the islands, London opted to forgo outright annexation in order to focus on outposts in Australia and the surrounding environs.

Still, it didn't take long for suspicions to latch themselves onto Schäffer. The surgeon "found tact and diplomacy of little help," according to historian Richard Pierce. British and American traders on the islands including Kamehameha's chief adviser - quickly voiced their suspicions about his intentions, resulting, as Schäffer wrote, in a wealth of "abuse and slander" against him.

According to Pierce, "some of the King's advisors even urged that [Schäffer] be killed." Fortunately for the physician, he managed to swing his medical prowess and cull the King's favor.

He soon convinced Kamehameha to grant him land for a factory on the island of Oahu.

However, conditions at the factory rapidly deteriorated. Supplies remained sporadic. American and British advisers kept up their pressures, resulting in "attempts on [Schäffer's] life," writes Bolkhovitinov.

As such, Schäffer sought and gained an audience with Kaumualii, who quickly unspooled a tale of political woe on the physician. According to Kaumualii, Kamehameha had swiped Kaumualii's rightful place on the Hawaiian throne and this since-forgotten king, with two islands to his name, was ready "to assent to anything which would gain him an ally."

Schäffer responded swiftly. On May 21,

1816, firmly in his guise as representative of the RAC - and, by extent, tsarist reign - Schäffer watched Kaumualii pledge himself and his crown to Emperor Alexander I, and agree to exclusive trading rights with Russia and the RAC. The RAC backed Schäffer's moves. As Aleksandr Baranov, who'd originally assigned Schäffer his task, wrote, should peaceful means fail, "the whole island of Kauai should be taken in the name of our Sovereign Emperor of all the Russias and become a part of his possessions."

But Kaumualii gave his islands and his stewardship freely to Moscow, parading in a Russian naval officer's uniform, in honor of Kauai's new sovereign.

And that wasn't all. A few weeks later "[l]osing all touch with reality," wrote Bolkhovitinov - Schäffer signed a "secret treaty" by which he would receive some 500 of Kaumualii's men to lead a military charge against the remaining islands.

Once occupied, the islands would not only cut all trade with the United States, but Russia would receive "carte blanche for this expedition and all assistance in constructing fortresses on all islands."

Schäffer pledged ships and ammunition for the assault.

Meanwhile, as he continued construction on a pair of new forts and raised the Russian flag over Kauai, the surgeon awaited the RAC's approval. Schäffer's line of

logic was straightforward: Through these holdings Russia will soon obtain able and experienced seamen. The Chinese will have to allow the Russian flag to wave in Canton. The English and Americans will have their trade cut off. …

The Sandwich Islands must be made a Russian West India and a second Gibraltar. Russia must have these islands at any cost! … No power in the world has more right to these islands than Russia!

But Schäffer's hopes for a tsarist Pacific paradise fell on wary ears. Where the RAC stood willing to seal trading rights on several islands, concerns about a full-fledged assault on the British- and American-dominated islands stalled Schäffer's designs. As the RAC forwarded the request to Moscow, American forces uprooted Schäffer from his Oahu outpost, even leading a failed attempt to drag the Russian flag from its Hawaiian perch. RAC employees soon received further threats from their American counterparts - along with Kaumualii, whom the Americans threatened to kill if he didn't abandon Schäffer.

"There was no way we could oppose our enemies; our forces were weak," Schäffer wrote.

Failing even to hang on to the holdings he'd maintained, a disgraced Schäffer left Hawaii for good on July 7, 1817.

His departure, in the end, was likely for the best. When Moscow received Kaumualii's of-

fers of annexation and learned of Schäffer's plot to conquer the remainder of the Hawaiian islands for Russia, Moscow blanched. Between the unreliability of Kaumualii and the simple matter of distance - to say nothing of risking the ire of the "adventurous" Americans both the emperor and his foreign minister nixed the idea. Not only had the RAC lost the toehold Schäffer earlier gained, but the surgeon botched the wholesale annexation attempt, leaving Hawaii's status as independent up to the Americans flooding the archipelago with traders and missionaries.

The Hawaiian Schäffer affair remains one of the first territorial flashpoints between Russia and a budding United States, but would soon be overshadowed by higher profile dealings in Alaska and the Pacific Northwest. (To say nothing of what would come in time: alliances and enmity, World Wars, revolutions, a Cold War, detente, and now Crimea and Syria.) Nonetheless, while Schäffer remained chagrined by the entire debacle, he found a mote of historical justice. As the surgeon warned, should Russia pass on Hawaii, it would lose its "possessions on the northwest shore of America, and the Americans of the United States would take possession of them in short course."

Forced growth is not better than organic growth

Sir, Not surprisingly, the local media of Northeast these days is rife with stories focusing on the ground reality that the internationally-famed Kaziranga National Park, the pride of the Northeast for having earned the rare distinction of being a world heritage site, has been facing a serious identity crisis for a host of man-made prob-

lems. Concocted though the news reports may seem at first sight, given their international significance, in reality, these are not something that can be discounted as unfounded because they have also become a talking point even among the wildlife lovers and conservationists. One aspect of the problem that does pose a serious threat to the very existence of the park is the haphazard growth and development of tourism-related infrastructure, polluting industries. This deleterious development is not only precipitating environmental hazards in the No Development Zone (NDZ), the park but also, more particularly, blocking natural animal corridors in the area. There is no element of doubt in mind that the tourist-inflow to the park will increase if there is growth of tourism-related industry within it or its peripheries. For this will, in turn, enable the State government to earn huge amount of money by way of revenue, but, commercial exploitation of the park at the expense of wild animals cannot be support-worthy.

So, this is my humble request to the state government and Atuwa Munda as well, to take care of the park as this will be very helpful in increasing the tourism sector of NE. Yours etc Rohan Saikia Duliajan

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Management of Universities in India Pranjal Bezborah This has necessitated these types is almost ecutive Council on all been a matter of great Universities, the institutions of higher education and research are central to a nation's capacity to connect with the international knowledge system and adopt, adapt and further develop the new technologies. The management of universities is probably the most important as well as the most complex issue in higher education policy today. It is becoming increasingly evident that in a world of rapid change, a university cannot simply be administered, but must be managed to adapt to the new scientific and societal environment without neglecting its responsibility. Universities are now seriously challenged to take measures in respect of admissions, curriculum pedagogy, planning and budgeting in ways they have never done before. Effectiveness of any organisation, including the university, depends upon its ability to accomplish three essential aims, namely, to achieve goals, maintain itself internally and adapt to new and everchanging environment.

As a result of financial stringency, coupled with demands for improved efficiency, universities have been forced to reduce expenditure, seek new sources of funding and improve utilisation of existing resources.

changes in the mechanisms, techniques and styles of university management. Effective functioning of universities in the present era is conditioned by an effective and productive use of the existing resources. In view of this, universities are required to change their outlook, as their traditional way of functioning can hardly improve the quality of management.There is a need to concentrate on the development of a strong 'management force' to guide academicians and administrators being two crucial segments of the university, it is upon the purposeful and healthy interaction of these two that depends the efficiency of the university system.

According to Philip H. Coombs, "Unless educational systems are wellequipped with appropriately trained modern managers who, in turn, are well equipped with good information flows, modern tools of analysis, research and evaluation and are supported by well-trained teams of specialists, the transition of education from its semi-handicapped state to a modern condition is not likely to happen."Indian universities broadly fall into two main patterns, the unitary and the affiliating.

The administration and management of both

similar i.e., done through authorities. The university is a corporate body constituting the Chancellor, the Vice Chancellor, members of bodies namely, the Court, the Executive Council, the Academic Council, Boards of Studies, Finance Committee and Selection Committee.

Some of these bodies are advisory while others are executive and also specialised. In this pattern, the Vice Chancellor is both principal executive and the academic head of the university and the major issues relating to courses of studies, revision of curricula, examination reforms, students' welfare are handled by him after discussion with the faculty. In the same way, the Court is the supreme governing body; it initiates policy decisions in all administrative matters. But the executive Council is a more compact body than the Court; it has to administer the revenues and properties of the university and taking agenda preparation problems.

While the Academic Council is the supreme body in academic matters, it has the power to make regulations regarding admissions of students to colleges, degrees and diplomas, courses of studies and schemes of examinations. It advises the Ex-

academic matters.The routine administration is left to officers like Registrar and Controller of Examinations in the university. The day-to-day problems are investigated by the Registrar so as to leave the Vice Chancellor with more time to be utilised for solving academic and planning problems.

Thus, we see the close relationships between various statutory bodies of the university in terms of both academic and administrative functions.Any administration has two main functions; formulation of policies and implementation of policies. In these, the teaching academic staff also takes an active part in most of the following cases; development proposals, broad research policy framework, creating professional consultancy services, agenda preparations and papers for Board of Studies, Councils, budget allocations, specifications and purchase of equipments, books and journals and also the matter of admission of students and arranging professional and practical training for them. The Indian universities have been traditionally 'administrationoriented rather than 'teacher oriented'. But the relationship between the academic and administrative staff has

debate. The problems and difficulties arise when we try to establish a set of hard and fast rules regarding the delegation and decentralisation of authority. The solution of the problem of day-today internal management in universities lies somewhere between these two concepts - administration oriented and t e a c h e r oriented.However, it is shocking to note that the universities are not free from corruption, incompetence and inefficiency.

There is corruption and malpractices in examinations. There is corruption and impropriety when teachers do not adhere to a proper code of conduct and indulge in things that are unbecoming of a noble profession like teaching! Is there really a code of conduct for the profession today? There is red tapism all round; delays in getting sanctions and approvals, delays in holding examinations and in declaring the results, delays in appointing teachers and so on.

Computers are purchased for the Computer Lab (where "kickbacks" are frequent) but no personnel are appointed to man that lab (because no "kickbacks" are available!). The academicians are simply at the mercy of "babus" and must be able to please

them if they wish to have even a fraction of what they need! And that in institutions providing computer education, computers are rarely used in administration because the "babus" do not want that! Institutions that impart management education are often "mismanaged" since the "babus" decide what type of management the institution deserves!If one looks at the composition of the manpower in the university, one will find a small number who are supposed to teach, but a formidable army of those who are supposed to help the teaching-learning process. These are the "babus" of administration. Instead of facili-

tating the teaching learning process, they prefer to be hurdles and obstructions. They determine academic priorities - to the total detriment of the quality of education.

They constitute the "nonperforming" overheads of the educational system at the micro-level and a significant proportion of the cost per student. Let us

remember that incompetence and inefficiency often leads to blatant violation of laws and failure to comply with requirements like regular audit of accounts and compliance with important laws like that of Provident Funds and Income Tax. There is a volcano waiting to erupt in some of our universities.

References: 1.Association of Indian Universities, Internal Management in Universities, A.I.U., New Delhi.

2.Latha Pillai and B.S. Ponmudiraj, Academic Governance: Issues of Quality Assurance and Accreditation, University News, Vol. 40, No. 36.

3.V.R. Iyer, Higher Education in a Liberalised Economy, University News, Vol. 42, No. 01.

4.Shakeel Ahmad, Management Information System: Tool to Enhance Efficiency of University Management, University News, Vol. 40, No. 46.

One Of The World's 'Most Evil' Company Is Behind 3 Lakh Farmer Suicides In India Sharat Karekatt In the last three years over 3 thousand farmers committed suicide in India. Farmers are the breeders of life, backbone of an agrarian economy like India.

And their deaths, not due to natural causes but suicides as a result of crumbling debts, are indeed a cause of concern. Of course famines and pestilence had been part of Indian farmers' predicament since forever, the recent troubles however can be attributed to something much more modern and far more sinister - Genetically Modified Crops Corporations have entered Indian markets selling Genetically Modified Crops promising Green Revolution, increase in production, progress, empowerment, sharing, conservation, elimination of hunger, rainbows and unicorns and what not. But the truth is far from it‌they have failed to control pests and weeds and have instead created totally resistant superpests and superweeds, they have damaged the soil, destroyed traditional forms of farming and have trapped poor farmers in debt while pretending to work for their welfare. Instead of being a saviour, they have in fact become bringers of death.

GMO And Monsanto Genetically Modified Organisms or GMO are living organisms whose DNA has been manipulated in laboratories through genetic engineering. According to pro-GMO communities, some benefits of genetic engineering in agriculture are increased crop yields, reduced costs for food or drug production, reduced need for pesticides, enhanced nutrient composition and food quality, resistance to pests and disease, greater food security, and medical benefits to the world's growing population. All so beautiful.

Now, one of the main crops in India is cotton.

Cotton is a crop susceptible to various kinds of pests. BT Cotton is a Genetically Modified Cotton which was introduced by a company called Monsanto promising better yield and increased resistance to pests.

When India deregulated its seed sector encouraged by World Bank in order to escape grinding poverty that was afflicting the nation, India unknowingly also allowed some dark forces inside as well.

Evilest of them all, Monsanto saw the opportunity, swooped in and bought all cotton seed companies it could and created agreements with the

rest. Within a few years, all the seeds our farmers could lay hands on were Monsanto's.

Common resource became intellectual property.

They came to the farmer guaranteeing riches, sustainability, empowerment via increased production.

Enchanted by the promises of future riches, farmers borrowed money and bought these crops, paying 1000 times more than what they pay for traditional ones.

More production, less use of insecticides, sure why not? By aggressive lobbying, BT Cotton became main source of seed farmers could use.

These buggers presently controls 95% of the market.

Now, it would have been all great if they delivered what they promised. But BT Cotton did not resist main pests such as bollworm, in fact had high tolerance to many secondary pests like Whiteflies, which weren't much of a problem earlier. They became a growing menace forcing farmers to use increased insecticides. Which again, these companies themselves provided.

Double income!

Cotton which could be grown with a mixture of food crops had to be grown as a monoculture. Soil was badly affected, traditional cot-

ton crops cannot be grown here.

Thirdly, Bt Cotton requires large amount of water which the officials of this organization 'forgot' to mention to the farmers in one of the driest regions in India, who solely rely on monsoons. The probability of crop failure is now really high.

Then, they implemented something called Gene Use Restriction Technology, in which seeds produced by the crops will not grow. Viable offspring would not grow. Farmers have been reusing seeds from earlier crops to plant future crops for generations, that option was crashed. They have to buy seeds every time.

Apart from this, because farmers were using its intellectual property, they had to pay

royalties on their crops to Monsanto.

Establishing Monopoly Monsanto seems to be very much inspired by Henry Kissinger's words -"Control oil and you control nation, control food and you control the World."

They smuggled controlled substances into Indian Market flouting Indian laws, conducted large scale field trials in various locations without permission from concerned bodies and without waiting for the trial results they already introduced their goodfor-nothing-shit into the market. They also went on to collect royalties on their seeds from poor farmers sending them into debt even when Indian laws do not permit seed patents.

Their first BT failed, then they released BT II which they claimed

to be superior. But again data suggests that instead of reduced pesticides, the usage has been increasing every year along with all the other above mentioned problems.

These are the problems that this company is causing in India. They are a pest worldwide.

No wonder this organization were ranked the most evil company in a global survey in 2013.

In the past 20 years, 3 lakh farmers have committed suicide. Majority of them are cotton farmers. And they have been driven to take these drastic steps due to financial crisis exacerbated by BT Cotton.

3 Lakh livesdirectly ruined by Monsanto.

Genetic Engineering has not been able to keep their promises, instead they have become a tool for ownership.

Monsanto does not care if their science is inferior and the crop they invented is destroying the environment, if their seeds are becoming pest tolerant instead of pest resistant. They care only that the crop is theirs and the cash should flow. They have destroyed alternatives and they have made everything that remains, theirs.

GM Lobbyist and politicians would argue that GM crops have been a great boon for Indian agriculture and economy. In a bid to promote GM crops, traditional varieties were banned from some government seed banks. They play the world hunger card to promote GMO. But presently, that is not the case we are observing with companies promoting GMOs. This article is not against Genetically Modified Crops, I believe GMO can be a good tool against many problems if used correctly. I am against the fraudulent and deceptive methods taken by corporations such as Monsanto, their secret propaganda and their deliberate techniques in acquiring monopoly over food. If you are a humanist, you should advocate for rights of people to choose, whereas it is obvious that this company's strategy is totally against any rights, any freedom of

choice.

There should be satisfying amounts of tests carried out, its results published and reviewed by scientific community before it is labelled to be fit for use. Clearly this has not been the case.

Monsanto's subversion of democratic legal processes, apathetic attitude towards the plight of farmers is really disgusting. There is no satisfying evidence that GMO is the answer to world hunger. In fact quite the contrary it has been leading factor of farmer debt and suicide and as a result contributing to hunger.

So, what is our solution?

A report by USC Canada's 2012 Primer on the Global Food Crisis claims "The world food crisis is not a scarcity problem; it's an access and distribution problem, fundamentally linked to the way our food is produced. Simply put, our global food system is unfair and no longer works. It needs a dramatic transformation.

How we grow our food matters."

The present government riding on mantra of development wants to bring another green revolution by investing more on GMO. Hopefully they be scientific in their approach and allow GMO after properly testing and reviewing.

And hopefully they keep the companies like Monsanto out of the picture.

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BUSINESS

10%jump in Bharti Airtel Q2 profit New Delhi, Oct 26: Country's top telecom operator Bharti Airtel on Monday reported a 10.1 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs. 1,523 crore for the quarter ended September 30, on the back of growth in data traffic. The company had reported a net profit of Rs. 1,383 crore for the corresponding period last financial year, Airtel said in a statement. Reacting to the earnings numbers, the shares of the company were trading at Rs. 357.25, down 0.42 per cent on BSE. Total revenue of the company rose 4.3 per cent to Rs. 23,836 crore for the reported period compared with Rs. 22,845 crore last year. Consolidated mobile data revenues grew 49.8

per cent to Rs. 3,806 crore, boosted by data traffic growth of 76.3 per cent.

"Airtel's revenue growth in India has accelerated to 13.3 per cent in Q2 on an underlying basis, the highest in the last 12 quarters.

With the commercial launch of 4G services across 334 towns and rollout of 3G services in our gap circles, we are now best positioned in the industry to leverage the fast growing data market," Bharti Airtel MD and CEO (India and South Asia) Gopal Vittal said.

Mobile data revenue contributed 21.5 per cent of mobile India revenues while it stood at 14.5 per cent in the corresponding period last year. Data average revenue per user

Sensor ops by Toshiba to be sold to Sony Tokyo, Oct 26: Toshiba Corp is set to sell its image sensor business to Sony Corp. for around 20 billion yen ($164.68 million) as part of a restructuring plan laid out earlier this year, sources with knowledge of the deal said. Toshiba, whose businesses range from laptops to nuclear power, is undergoing a restructuring after revelations this year that it overstated earnings by $1.3 billion going back to fiscal 2008/09. Image sensors, which are used in digital cameras and smartphones, are part of

Toshiba's system LSI semiconductor business.

Toshiba plans to sell its image sensor manufacturing plant in Oita, southern Japan, and pull out of the sensor business altogether, said the sources, who declined to be identified. The sale is likely to be finalised soon, the sources said.

Toshiba is considering several options for its system LSI semiconductor business and its discrete semiconductor business and that debate is ongoing, a Toshiba official said when contacted. (Agencies)

INCREASING PROFIT Country's top telecom operator Bharti Airtel reported a 10.1 per cent jump in consolidated net profit to Rs. 1,523 crore for the quarter ended September 30, on the back of growth in data traffic.

The company had reported a net profit of Rs. 1,383 crore for the corresponding period last financial year.

Reacting to the earnings numbers, the shares of the company were trading at Rs. 357.25, down 0.42 per cent on BSE. Total revenue of the company rose 4.3 per cent to Rs. 23,836 crore for the reported period compared with Rs. 22,845 crore last year.

Consolidated mobile data revenues grew 49.8 per cent to Rs. 3,806 crore, boosted by data traffic growth of 76.3 per cent.

Airtel's revenue growth in India has accelerated to 13.3 per cent in Q2 on an underlying basis, the highest in the last 12 quarters.

Mobile data revenue contributed 21.5 per cent of mobile India revenues while it stood at 14.5 per cent in the corresponding period last year.

Data average revenue per user (ARPU) increased by Rs. 42 to Rs. 193 (year-on-year) in the reported quarter, led by 35.9 per cent increase in data usage per customer.

The company said Africa performance has improved with underlying revenue growth of 5.1 per cent in second quarter, which is highest in the last four quarters.

(ARPU) increased by Rs. 42 to Rs. 193 (year-on-year) in the reported quarter, led by 35.9 per cent increase in data usage per customer.

The company said Africa performance has improved with underlying revenue growth of 5.1 per cent in second quarter, which is highest in the last four quarters. "Strong demand is being witnessed both in voice and data with our consumption increasing by 19.5 per cent and 104.5 per cent respectively. In the first half of the year, we have divested tower assets of USD 1.7 billion," Airtel Africa MD and CEO Christian de Faria said. The net debt of the company at the end of September 30 stood at Rs. 70,777 crore. (Agencies)

Bank to observe 2-day strike in December Vadodara, Oct 26: Bank employees will observe a country-wide strike on December 2, a leading union said. All-India Bank Employees Association (AIBEA) general secretary C.H. Venkatchalam said the strike call was to press its demand to address issues like de-linking associate banks from the SBI and extending compassionate appointments according to government guidelines.

Separately, the State Sector Bank Employees Association (SSBEA) has also given a call for strike on two days (December 1 and 2) in SBI's associate banks, the association's chairman Mahesh Mishra said.

SSBEA may go for an indefinite strike in associate banks, to be followed by an indefinite stir by AIBEA in

lets in Uttarakhand. According to officials at Patanjali, this is meant as a customer feedback exercise while the company gears up for a nationwide launch.

Incidentally, Ramdev, during a press conference on October 9, had announced that the noodles would be launched in the market on October 15. An MoU had also been signed with the Future Group, which operates su-

permarket chain Big Bazaar, to this effect. But according to sources, it was simply not possible to bring the product into the market in the short time span announced by the yoga guru. "It is just a single unit at the Patanjali Food & Herbal Park at Padartha on HaridwarLaksar road that has been producing the noodles. If our brand has to compete with Maggi, which may

Rs 51,000cr investment proposals received by Gujrat in 2015 Ahmedabad, Oct 26: If one goes by the latest data released by the department of industrial policy and promotion of Union ministry of commerce and industry, Gujarat tops in getting new investment proposals in 2015. The state has received investment intentions worth Rs 51,108 crore during January-August 2015. Projects to the tune of Rs 4,060 crore have been implemented during the same period. According to the Union ministry of commerce and industry data, with a lion share of 21.62%, Gujarat has raced ahead of states like Maharashtra, Karnataka, Andhra Pradesh and West Bengal in attracting new investments. In fact, the state has surpassed the total investment of Rs 39,620 crore pledged for the entire 2014. As on August 2015, all the states cumulatively received Industrial Entrepreneur Memorandums (IEM) of total Rs 2,36,423 crore for 1,302 projects with Gujarat having 207.

"The confidence level of the investors in Gujarat is the highest among all the states.It's the main reason why we got the highest investment intentions in the country year after year. Our USP is the best infrastructure and security of the investment," said state finance minister and state government spokesperson Saurabh Patel. The rise in

number of proposals is also attributed to the Vibrant Gujarat Summit in January 2015. There was a sudden spurt in proposals soon after the summit. This could also have led to more and more people filing investment proposals," said Gujarat State Council of FICCI chairman Rajiv Vastupal. However, regarding actual implementation of the proposals, with Rs 4,060 crore worth proposals being implemented so far this year, Gujarat lags behind the states like Maharashtra (Rs 7,383 crore) and Madhya Pradesh (Rs 6,682 crore). Industry experts opine that the situation on ground is different and business environ-

ment is tough. "As per a research report by a leading rating agency , capacity utilization by industry has come down to 61% across all the sectors in the country .There is no appetite for capital expenditure in most of the sectors. The figures by the government need further analysis to understand the actual scenario," said Sunil Parekh, a citybased industrial advisor.

When asked about relatively lower realization of investment intentions, Patel said, "It is a dynamic process.

Several projects are under implementation and by the end of the financial year, our investment realization figures will be very impressive." (Agencies)

Sony Xperia Z5 dual launched all banks by the end of December if their demands

were not conceded, Mr. Mishra warned. (Agencies)

Ramdev's noodles to be available by next month Haridwar, Oct 26: As consumers await the return of Maggi, Yoga guru Ramdev's Patanjali Ayurved Limited (PAL), which announced the launch of its own brand of atta noodles some time ago, may make its brand of atta noodles the product available in the first week of November before Diwali.

Acharya Balkrishna, the yoga guru's confidante and managing director of PAL, said that by early next month, the product would have been tested and feedback taken. "We will be fully ready to take our product to the consumers within the next fortnight," he said.

Supplies of the instant noodle, priced at Rs 15, have already started in limited quantities to select out-

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start production soon, we need to have a huge quantity of the product being produced in various units," said an associate of the yoga guru, who did not wish to be named.However, the Patanjali management when queried said that the production of noodles had been going on in various units at different locations.

"We have pressed the units of Sidcul (Haridwar),

Guwahati and Kanpur into the production of our noodles," said Balkrishna.

On being asked why the delay happened against the proposed schedule, he said that the company wanted to come into the market with full force so that "we can pose a strong challenge to our rivals." Meanwhile, retailers who were given the noodle samples reported a good response to the product. "The noodles have been well received by the customers but as of now, we have been given only three boxes of the product. We will have a better idea of the response when more stocks are put up for sale," said Subodh Yadav, who runs a Patanjali retail store at Civil Lines in Roorkee. (Agencies)

Tokyo, Oct 26: Japanese electronics major Sony launched its new Xperia smartphones this week - Z5 and Z5 Premium - priced at Rs.52,990 and Rs.62,990. The phone comes with the same design and look as the Xperia's Z series. Other than the dedicated camera button for the quick launch camera app, the addition seems to be the fingerprint scanner on the side. What is interesting is the positioning of the scanner: the power button doubles up as the scanner. No other phone has a scanner on the side.

The Z5 is also IP65 and IP68 certified which means it is dust proof and water proof. We held the phone over a stream of running water and it functioned properly even after the cold bath. The phone's 5.2-inch screen has a good 427 pixel density and there were no problems with viewing angles. Watching videos and gaming is also a good experience, com-

bined with a good sound system. The Z5's 64-bit octa-core Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, along with a 3GB RAM unit, can take most of the things thrown at it, including heavy games.

The smartphone's camera is the best of the features on the phone. The camera, in combination with several modes that are usually seen in all Z series phones, can take wide angle pictures. The rear camera is 23-megapixel camera and the front camera is five-megapixel. The phone carries 2,930 mAH battery. In terms of con-

nectivity, the phone supports dual 4G nano-SIM cards and also VolTE, which Reliance's Jio Infocomm will launch by the year-end. Also, the Z5 comes loaded in terms of storage. It has 32 GB internal memory that can be expanded to 200 GB. Other features like NFC, Bluetooth module 4 and WiFi and WiFi direct are also available on the phone. The company also seems to be banking on integration of other Sony services like its television channels and Playstation to attract more users.

(Agencies)

Emphasis on cereals prime reason for high pulse prices New Delhi, Oct 26: The current spike in pulse prices could have been anticipated, but India's cereal-centric food security policies emphasize rice and wheat while disincentivizing the production of pulses despite clear trends that show a declining preference for cereals.

Even though India's dependency on imported pulses grew as imports rose from 2.7 million tonnes in 2010-11 to over four million tonnes this year, minimum support price-driven procurement and the Food Security Act's commitment of 61 million tonnes a year drove cereal production despite overflowing godowns. The MSP policies have resulted in buffer stocks of 61 million tonnes, largely rice and wheat, as of June this year - some 20 million

tonnes more than the strategic reserve of 40 million tonnes (MTs). Though the NDA government has moderated the yearly increase in MSP, procuring cereals remains priority for the Centre and states. The situation presents a widening demand-supply mismatch as while per capita consumption of cereals declined in both urban and rural areas (see chart), the demand for other protein food is rising, indicating emerging preferences for "high value" food across all income segments according to NSSO consumption expenditure data. Analysis of NSSO data from 1993-94 to 2011-12 across three income segments - the 1030, 30-70 and 70-100 deciles - broadly representing the lowest, middle and high income groups show

the trend clearly. The monthly per capita consumption of cereals declined 8.2% in the lowest decile, 16.5% in middle decile and 21.6% in the highest in rural areas. The decline in per capita consumption of cereals makes a strong case for more targeted support to the most needy rather than the food security scheme's coverage of 67% of the population or an estimated 82 crore individuals -- more than thrice the number of people below the official poverty line. According to NSSO data, while consumption of cereals (as a proportion of proteins) fell from 69.42% to 62% in rural areas between 199394 and 2011-12, consumption of pulses went up from 9.76% to 10.57%. The trend was even more pronounced in urban areas.

At the same time, production of pulses fluctuated between 17.09 MTs and 19.2 MTs during 2010-11 and 2013-14. During 2014-15, it was 17.38 tonnes against the domestic requirement of about 22 MTs. The government estimates the production to increase to 18.32 MTs as the sown area has risen from 10.2 million hectares in 2014 to 11.5 million hectares this year. As the population's middle income segment expands, the demand for more varied food will increase. Urgent policy corrections like re-focussing the MSP strategy on pulses and targeting the NFSA on the lowest decile classes in the NSSO surveys are needed in the light of rising demand for milk, milk products, eggs, meats and vegetables. Food and Agricul-

ture Organization's 2012 report shows India's per capita milk and dairy products consumption has doubled since the 1970s and may account for 21% of global consumption by 2050. FAO and ICAR studies show per capita meat consumption rising to 18 kg in 2050. India is the world's third largest producer of eggs and the fifth in poultry. Broiler demand is projected to grow 15-18% in the next couple of decades. But production depends on the rain gods since little over 15% of area under pulses has assured irrigation. Moreover, traditionally, farmers have not taken up cultivation of pulses because of changes in production and prices in the absence of an effective price support mechanism by government. (Agencies)

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HEALTH & LIFESTYLE More fruits, non-starchy veggies can help you shed those extra kilos You may want to start eating more fruits and non-starchy vegetables as a new study has associated them with less weight gain. Increased consumption of fruits and non-starchy vegetables is inversely associated with weight change, according to the longitudinal study conducted by Monica Bertoia of Harvard T. H. Chan School of Public Health and Brigham and Women's Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, and colleagues.

The research shows differences by type of fruit or vegetable, suggesting that characteristics of these foods influence the

strength of their association with weight change.The 2010 Dietary Guidelines for Americans recommend

that adults and children should eat a variety of fruits and vegetables to help them achieve and maintain a healthy

weight.After adjusting for self-reported changes in other lifestyle factors such as smoking status and

physical activity, an increased intake of fruits and of several vegetables was inversely associated with 4-y weight change (-0.53 lb (- 0.24 kg) for each extra daily serving of fruit, -0.25 lb (-0.11 kg) for vegetables).

However, starchy vegetables, for example peas (1.13 lb; 95 percent CI 0.37 to 1.89 lb) and corn (2.04 lb; 95 percent CI 0.94 to 3.15 lb), were associated with weight gain. These findings may not be generalizable-nearly all the participants were well-educated white adults, and the use of dietary questionnaires and self-reported weight

measurement may have introduced measurement errors. However, study strengths include a very large sample size and long follow-up, with consistent results across three cohorts.

The authors stated that their findings support benefits of increased fruit and vegetable consumption for preventing long-term weight gain and provide further foodspecific guidance for the prevention of obesity, a primary risk factor for type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular diseases, cancers, and many other health conditions. The study is published in PLOS Medicine. (ANI)

Cleaning products from household items Top recipes for different areas of the home to help you clean green - and save cash.

Multi-Purpose Cleaner What you need: Water, white vinegar, lemongrass and eco washing-up liquid. Fill half a spray bottle with water then top up to three-quarters full with white vinegar. Add 10 to 15 drops of lemon grass which blocks the smell of vinegar and is naturally antibacterial.

Add a couple of drops of washing-up liquid and shake before use.

Tile Cleaner What you need: Bicarbonate of soda, white vinegar and lemon juice. Mix two parts bicarb to one part vine gar and one part lemon. Use a damp cloth to apply the mixture to the tiles and leave for 10 minutes before rinsing off.

This can also be used on draining boards, sinks, baths and sinks, baths and

s h o w e r doors.

Furniture Polish Wooden Floor Polish What you need: Olive oil and lemon juice. Mix one part olive oil with one part lemon juice.Rub on furniture or apply with a spray bottle then polish with a dry cloth.

Vinyl, Laminate Or Tiled Floor Cleaner What you need: Hot water, white vinegar and essential oils. Dilute 8 tbsp vinegar in three litres of hot water.Add a few drops of tea tree, lavender or lemon-grass essential oil for a lovely smell.

No-Streak Glass And Mirror Cleaner What you need: White vinegar, water and newspaper. Mix equal parts white vinegar and water in a spray bottle. Apply then wipe dry with

crumpled newspaper.

Toilet Cleaners To deodorise: Sprinkle bicarbonate of soda into the bowl, squirt vinegar and scour with a brush.To remove limescale: Pour white vinegar on to tissue

Coffee doesn't risk your heart A new study has found no association between coffee consumption and an increased risk of atrial fibrillation.

The research includes a meta-analysis of four other studies, making it the largest study its kind, involving nearly 250,000 individuals over the course of 12 years.

Moderate coffee consumption has been associated with a reduced risk of coronary heart disease and stroke. Its association with atrial fibrillation (AF), a heart condition that causes an irregular and often abnormally fast heart rate, has been unclear.

AF is the most frequent form of irregular heartbeat, causing a substantially increased risk of stroke, heart failure and all-cause mortality. It has previously been speculated

that high coffee consumption may increase the risk of developing atrial fibrillation.

Lead author Susanna Larsson, from Karolinska Institutet, Sweden, said that they found no evidence that high consumption of coffee increases the risk of atrial fibrillation.

This is important because it shows that people who like coffee can safely continue to consume it, at least in moderation, without the risk of developing this condition.

In sex-specific analyses, coffee consumption was associated with a non-significant increased risk of

AF in men, but a non-significant decreased risk of AF in women. Whether men may be more sensitive to a high coffee or caffeine intake warrants further study, say the authors.

While the authors adjusted for major AF risk factors, they warn of possible bias and confounding factors that may have influenced their results, and highlight the limits of self-reported data. All studies were conducted in either Sweden or the US, thus reducing the generalizability of the results.

The study is published in the open access journal BMC Medicine. (ANI)

paper and stuff under the rim. Pour white vinegar into the bowl and leave for several hours. To remove stubborn black limescale: Sprinkle 2 tbsp non-toxic bleach into the bowl and leave for a mini-

mum of two hours or overnight if possible.

Top Tips For Greener Cleaning -As with any shopbought cleaner, always check your home-made cleaner on any surface

that might need delicate cleaning such as limestone kitchen surfaces or ceramic bath tubs.

-Label all of your ingredients and keep them out of reach of children.

While most of these allnatural cleaners are not poisonous, some can be harmful if swallowed by children or pets.

-To save time and money, make your cleaning products in advance and buy the ingredients in bulk to save money and avoid excess packaging.

-Make large batches of the recipes and store them in reusable airtight plastic containers and spray bottles.

-Add your favourite essential oils or herbs to any of these formulas for fragrance. (Agencies)

Chocolate, pizza among most addictive foods According to a new study, highly processed foods are closely linked to eating disorders or behaviours that mimic addiction.

Chocolate and pizza are the most addictive foods, according to a new study that found that these highly processed foods are closely linked to eating disorders or behaviours that mimic addiction. A research team from the University of Michigan and Columbia University's New York Obesity Research Centre looked into common addictive foods. The team analysed 35 different foods items and surveyed 120 undergraduates at the University of Michigan and around 400 adults. The team used the Yale Food Addiction Scale, developed by psychologist and lead author of the study Ashley Gearhardt, to assess food addiction risk.

Chocolate topped the list of foods that are most addictive. It was followed by favorites such as ice cream, French fries, pizza and cookies, 'Tech Times' reported. Cheese, bacon, pretzels, fried chicken, soda and cake

also made it to the Top 20 list. Processed foods have higher levels of glycemic load and fat compared to the non-processed ones.

Researchers found that processed foods are closely associated with eating disorders or behaviours that mimic addiction. "Processing appears to be an essential distinguishing factor for whether a food is associated with behavioural indicators of addictive-like eating," the researchers said."Highly processed foods are altered to be particularly rewarding through the addition of fats and/or refined carbohydrates (like white flour and sugar)," said researchers. For instance, poppy is not addictive

until it is processed into a refined state (opium).

Grapes are not as addictive until turned into wine. Symptoms of food addiction include loss of control when it comes to quantity intake, inability to stop or cut down intake despite the presence of strong desire and continued use regardless of existing negative effects.

Researchers also found there is an increased activity in parts of the brain related to the reward system when given food cues. This increased activation in the same region is present in patients with substance-abuse illnesses. The study was published in the US National Library of Medicine. (Agencies)

7 Style Tricks That Will Make All Men Look Taller

Men, nowadays, are too conscious about their height and how they look.

Being on the shorter side has its own disadvantages but it's not that big a deal if you can sport the right clothes. Height has a lot to do with perception, and your clothes are on the front lines as far as changing that perception is concerned. It's not your fault if you were born short, but you can always look taller.

Using the following style tricks, you can play around with your short height!

1. You need to avoid wearing short sleeved t-shirts Short sleeved shirts make your arms look short and if the arms look short, so will the rest of your body.

Instead, wear long sleeved shirts and roll up the cuffs of that shirt by which you can avoid the situation!

2. Fitted clothes to your rescue!

Long, short, thin or thick, we recommend you to wear fitted clothes always. But fitted clothes will specifically help people with short height as loose fitting of clothes can make an optical illusion to the other person.

3. The length of your shirt/ t-shirt shouldn't go below the hipbone Anything longer than your hipbone will make you look

short as if would cover most part of your body. Your aim should be to make your legs look longer and your body will in turn appear longer as well.

4. Never ever try to wear baggy/ low waist pants Loose baggy pants would make you look even smaller than your height. We recommend you to wear fitted pants on your waistline and also, avoid folding the cuffs of the pants at the bottom which contribute to shorter legs!

5. Monochromatic colour scheme help create an illusion of height It's a known fact that darker colours help you create an illusion of height for the other person. All black outfits won't favour you as well but you have to stick to a combination of monochromatic colours like black and white.

6. Skinnier ties instead of the classic broad ones Diverting the attention to your slim tie from the body is what you are look at. Slim ties have this tendency to grab the eye of the viewer, so it'll be a good trick to make an illusion.

7. Long hair won't help you either!

Shorter hairstyles would bring the best of your height. Long hair hide the neck which helps in elongating the body! (Agencies)

Tips to protect your leather accessories Classy and chic, leather products need a lot of attention for their upkeep.

Heavy on your pockets, with a few measures, you can keep leather accessories for a little longer.

Here's taking a look at some of them...

- By applying a moisture barrier and allowing it to set in before using the item, you can avoid the stiffness of your accessory.

Try protecting it as much as possible from water and other liquids.

- There are many cleaners available in the market that helps in keeping leather items just the way they are. At home, you can make a solution with moisturising soap and clean your items with a wet cloth; do not rinse it, though, as it may lead to wearing out of

the piece. Ensure that your cleaner leaves no greasy residue behind.

For extra protection, there are brushes available in the market that helps in cleaning the obscure areas and those with stitches.

- In case your accessory is extremely expensive, you can protect it by polishing. But be cautious, since many of these chemicals contain colouring factors they may completely damage the item. Some of them also have a tendency to clog the pores in leather or dry it out. (Agencies)

"Test is completely different, the challenge is completely different. At the same time how you play Test cricket is completely different to how you play ODIs. If you get wickets like Chennai then the Test series will be very interesting. I feel it will be an interesting series and the result of ODI and T20 series will not bother the Test players."

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Lunglong Youngsters blanks Kengkhu FC 7-0 and David Ziro who scored two and one goal respectively. Sangkey scored his fourth goal through some skillful play in the 81st minute. He dodged the opposition defenders before managing to get the ball past the diving goalkeeper to make it 7-0.

In the second match of the day, Civil Power FC, Miao

defeated Jukhi FC 1-0 after Kamaitu Tikhak scored in the 18th minute. The audience throughly enjoyed the matches and were hopeful that the tournament will be a great spectacle in the district.

One of the spectators said that, “ We are very happy that the organizers took the initiative of holding the tournament in the district.”

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Siriwardana shines as Lanka seal series 2-0 against Windies

Morningstar FC held by Shan FC

Lomhom Tangha Changlang, Oct 26: Lunglong Youngsters thrashed Kengkhu FC in the second match 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.

Today’s match was a completely one-sided game

India retain second spot in ICC ODI ranking despite series loss ANI Dubai: India has retained it second position in the ICC ODI ranking despite their 2-3 series defeat to South Africa in Mumbai. With the win, South Africa, who entered the series with 110 points, rise to the 112 points and has reclaimed third position in rankings. By stint of a series of impressive batting displays the top 10 has re-jigged and a number of Proteas batsmen have risen in the ICC Player Rankings for ODI Batsmen. Skipper AB de Villiers retains his number one ranking, and is now 96 points clear of India's Virat Kohli in second place, after scoring three centuries (104 not out, 112 and 119) in five matches. Hashim Amla has dropped three places to fifth, while Dhoni has moved up two places to sixth and holds an 11point advantage over his team-mate Shikhar Dhawan. There were also gains for Rohit Sharma (up three places to 12th) and career-high gains for Ajinkya Rahane (up 11 to 27th) and Farhaan Behardien (up 12 to 76th). There is a career high jump of

seven places for Faf du Plessis who is level in 10th place by wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock who has vaulted 13 places after scoring 318 runs in the series, including 103 and a match-winning 109 in the decider. In the ICC Players Rankings for ODI Bowlers, Australia's Mitchell Starc has returned to the top of tree as Imran Tahir has slipped four places in the top 10.

Dale Steyn has dropped one place to sixth, although Morne Morkel has climbed three places to eighth, and is now six points behind Mitchell Johnson, after claiming seven wickets for 132 runs in three matches.

Ravichandran Ashwin has dropped a place to 10th, while a number of other bowlers have made significant gains across both series including Akshar Patel (up 19 to 28th), Amit Mishra (up 13 to 32nd), Mohit Sharma (up four to 44th) and young Proteas paceman Kagiso Rabada has risen 58 places to a career-high 49th after being the joint-leading wickettaker in the series alongside Steyn with 10.

where Lunglong Youngsters dominated proceedings from the onset and never allowed Kengkhu FC to get a grip of the match.

They were tactically sound in both attack and defence.

For Lunglong Youngsters, the star of the match was undoubtedly Kapthing Sangkey, who scored four wonderful goals. He

opened the scoring in the 16th minute through a free kick from just outside the box. Sangkey struck again in the 29th minute when he found the back of the net after a one-on-one with the goalkeeper. He completed his hat-trick in the 36th minute through a penalty.

Apart from him, there were goals from Khilman Jugli

ET Correspondent Haflong, Oct 25: Morningstar FC and Shan FC played out an intense draw in a 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.

Lachit Bora got the opening goal for Morningstar FC in the 25th minute through

some skilful play. At the break, Morningstar club was leading 1-0, but soon Shan FC drew level when Bedhan Engti scored from outside the box in the 48th minute. The match saw as many as four yellow cards as tempers flared towards the end of the match as both teams searched for the winner. Tomorrow, Muolhoi Youth Club will take on Upper Republic Haflong Veng FC, Mizoram.

claimed four and three wickets respectively while Dhammika Prasad and Dilruwan Perara shared two wickets between themselves. Herath, who picked up five wickets in the entire match, was adjudged the 'man of the match' and Siriwardana was named as 'player of the series' for his brilliant performance in the entire series. Sri Lanka had won the first Test in Galle by an innings and six runs.

Hamilton wins third F1 world championship at US GP

Reeva Steenkamp's father desirous to meet Pistorius ANI Johannesburg: Reeva Steenkamp's father Barry Steenkamp has expressed his desire to meet paralympic runner Oscar Pistorius, saying that it will help to get more 'closure' over the killing of his daughter. Barry Steenkamp asserted that he would not say anything to Pistorius and

would just have a look at his daughter's killer. He added that the 28-year-old paralympic runner has been extremely lucky with the sentence. Meanwhile, Reeva's mother June, said, that she only wants Pistorius to realize the loss that the family is suffering by his deed. Earlier, Pistorius was released on parole and put

under house arrest at his uncle's house after serving almost a year in prison for killing his girlfriend.

Pistorious will now spend the rest of his five-year sentence under house arrest.

Meanwhile, prosecutors are calling on a panel of judges at the country's Supreme Court to overrule a decision by another judge to acquit

Pistorious of murder charges. A state appeal against Pistorius murder acquittal will be heard in November. If prosecutors succeed in their appeal against the culpable homicide conviction in the Supreme Court of Appeal and have it upgraded to murder, Pistorius would face a minimum of 15 years in jail.

Manchester City return to top after dull derby draw Agencies London: Manchester City returned to the top of the Premier League by drawing 0-0 away to Manchester United in a disappointing local derby. They have 22 points, the same as Arsenal, but a better goal difference. United stay fourth, two points behind, with West Ham United also above them. They came closest to a goal when substitute Jesse Lingard hit the bar six minutes from the end.

City had won six of the previous eight league derbies, but like the home side found chances hard to come by this time.

Harry Kane scored a hat-trick for Tottenham Hotspur, who moved into the top six of the Premier League with a resounding 5-1 victory away to Bournemouth in the first league meeting between the clubs. The home side, playing their first season in the

top-flight, took the lead in the first minute through Matt Ritchie, but England striker Kane equalised from a penalty eight minutes later.

Mousa Dembele and Erik

Lamela had Spurs 3-1 ahead by half-time and Kane completed his hat-trick with two more goals in seven minutes.

Bournemouth's third defeat in four games left them fourth

from bottom, two points above the relegation places.

Sunderland registered their first Premier League win of the season by thumping local rivals Newcastle United 3-0 at home to move off the bottom of the standings. It was a huge boost for new manager Sam Allardyce in only his second match in charge since replacing Dick Advocaat. The visitors, who had been on top in the first half, had defender Fabricio Coloccini sent off just before the interval when he conceded the penalty from which Adam Johnson scored the opening goal.

Billy Jones added the second and Steven Fletcher's late volley meant Sunderland moved above their neighbours in the relegation places while Aston Villa dropped to bottom spot, two hours after sacking manager Tim Sherwood.

Suarez treble gives Barcelona comeback win over Eibar Agencies Barcelona: Barcelona needed Luis Suarez to be at his clinical best with a hattrick in a 3-1 comeback win at home to modest Eibar which put the champions level on 21 points with arch-rivals Real Madrid at the top of La Liga. Real, who host Barca in the first of the season's two La Liga 'Clasicos' on Nov. 21, lead on goal difference with nine matches played. Barca's

ANI Colombo: Milinda Siriwardana's all round performance helped Sri Lanka to clinch a 72-run win in the second and final Test against West Indies on Monday. With this win, the hosts won the two-match series 2-0. Chasing the target of 244, the West Indies team was bundled out for 171 in their second innings.

For the hosts, Rangana Herath and Siriwardana

defence has been ragged this season and more poor play at the back allowed Borja Gonzalez in to give Eibar a surprise 10thminute lead at the Nou Camp. A well-worked move resulted in a simple header for Suarez to level in the 21st minute and Neymar drove into the area and fed the Uruguayan to make it 2-1 with a low strike into the corner three minutes into the second half.

Chances were scarce after the break until Neymar lifted a pass over the top for Suarez in the 85th minute and he chested the ball down and arrowed a shot past Asier Riesgo in the Eibar goal for his second La Liga hat-trick. Suarez's third goal, his seventh in the Spanish top flight this season, came moments after Barca's Javier Mascherano was shown a straight red card for ver-

bally abusing one of the assistant referees. "We started off going behind, it was a difficult game because of that and that's what we need to start looking at," Suarez after the game. "Last season we conceded very few goals," added the 28-yearold, who made his Barca debut exactly one year ago.

"These are phases in which every time the opponents get forward they score and we have to correct that."

ANI Johannesburg: Reigning world champion Lewis Hamilton has sealed his third Formula One world championship by cruising to a commanding victory at thrilling US Grand Prix.

With his win, Hamilton became the first British

driver to win back-to-back championships and the first to win ten or more races in consecutive seasons. The 30 year old Mercedes team-mate Nico Rosberg finished second ahead of Ferrari's Sebastian Vettel, who finished third by just 0.5 seconds.

Dhoni lashes out at ‘worse’ Indian fielding at Wankhede ANI Mumbai: Following India's heart wrenching 214-run defeat against South Africa in the series decider ODI match at Wankhede, skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni has labelled his side's fielding during the fifth ODI match as 'worst'. Dhoni, upset with his side's dismal performance, said that he could not even count it as their bad performance. "As far as fielding is concerned, it was one of the worst I have seen in my career. Yes, we dropped few catches, we bowled too short at the start, but I think up to 2025 overs we were in control. Later on, they (South Africa) started to accelerate. And 439 runs was a very difficult target to chase. It was such a bad performance that I cannot even count it as a bad performance," Dhoni said after the match. The 34-yearold said that there is a need to analyze the things that were going wrong and have to find an immediate solution to it. "I think first and the foremost thing you have to realize is what are the things that are going wrong. Because till you don't know the problem, it's very difficult to find the solution. It may be a bowling department, it may be a batting department. It may be the middle-over partnerships. So if you break cricket in small things, it

does help you. It actually makes the job much easier to address the problem," he said. Expressing his views on their upcoming Test series against South Africa, Dhoni said that it's completely different format and the results of T20 and ODI series would not be going to bother the team. "Test is completely different, the challenge is completely different. At the same time how you play Test cricket is completely different to how you play ODIs. If you get wickets like Chennai then the Test series will be very interesting. I feel it will be an interesting series and the result of ODI and T20 series will not bother the Test players," the Indian skipper said. Earlier, India had also lost the three match T20 series by 0-2 and now they have also lost the five-match ODI series.

The Indian team will now look to regain their lost pride in the four- matchTest series against South Africa, starting from November 5.

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