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India to continue diplomatic offensive

CAPSULE Op readiness JAMMU, Oct 14: GOC-inChief of Western Command Lt Gen Surinder Singh reviewed the operational readiness of the field formations in Pathankot, Samba and Jammu. He visited field formations and forward areas on October 13 and 14, a Defence spokesman said. – PTI

PANAJI, Oct 14: India is expected to continue with its diplomatic offensive against Pakistan on the issue of terrorism originating from there when it plays host to Russian President Vladimir Putin and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and leaders of Brazil and South Africa at the Summit of five-nation BRICS grouping here on Sunday.

Pak artistes NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The government has no plans to revoke the visa granted to Pakistani artistes working in Bollywood notwithstanding the current tensions with that country. “There is no proposal to revoke the visa granted to Pakistani artistes working in India,” a senior Home Ministry official said. – PTI

MFN status NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The government has so far not discussed the issue of withdrawal of the Most Favoured Nation status to Pakistan, Commerce and Industry Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said today. India had extended the MFN status to Pakistan way back in 1996. – PTI

Anti-terror hub NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The National Counter Terrorism Centre, an antiterror hub proposed by the previous UPA government, may be revived with a senior government official indicating that some discussions on the issue have taken place in recent past. – PTI

Intel failure NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Some lawmakers today raised the issue of alleged intelligence failure in connection with the terror attack at the Uri Army camp at a meeting of the Department Related Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, headed by Congress leader P Chidambaram, held here today. – PTI The Assam Tribune on Internet http://www.assamtribune.com & http://epaper.assamtribune.com

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Tibet’s exiled spiritual leader Dalai Lama (2nd right) arrives for a public religious lecture in Zurich on Friday. – UNI

Even preceding the BRICS Summit, Prime Minister Narendra Modi is likely to raise these issues with Putin and Xi on Saturday when a series of bilateral meetings are

slated at the seaside venue. With the meet taking place within weeks of Uri terror strike by Pakistan-based terrorists, India will be forceful

Terror issue in its demand at the BRICS Summit, which will also have a BIMSTEC outreach meet, for intensified efforts to tackle terrorism, including action against countries providing safe havens to terrorists and arming them. India has made strong references both at UNGA as well

Dhaka aloof on deportation Citizenship (Amendment) Bill of remaining illegal migrants No tinkering with Assam Accord: Cong SANJOY RAY

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Although a sense of alacrity has been witnessed lately following deportation of 10 illegal Bangladeshi nationals caught in Assam on Thursday, the neighbouring country is, however, yet to take a call on the fate of nearly 300 illegal migrants waiting to be deported from the State. Sources informed that since

2012, the State government had sent nearly 300 reports of Bangladeshi nationals caught on the Indian side (Assam) seeking their deportation. However, barring the latest instance, where 10 of them had been deported, the response has been more or less lukewarm from Dhaka. The reports seeking deportation of these nearly 300 illegal migrants in question were sent to the Ministry of Home

Affairs (MHA) by the State government only to be forwarded to the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) for follow-up action. In fact, Dispur has been reminding the Centre time and again to expedite the process and had recently submitted the entire list of such detainees. “It is the MEA that takes up the issue with its counterparts in Dhaka. Believing that the (See page 4)

UNESCO willing to prepare dossier for Majuli ernment to prepare a flawless nomination dossier of the rivGUWAHATI, Oct 14: The er island for the purpose. United Nations Educational, Disclosing this, sources in the Scientific and Cultural Organ- UNESCO Association here ization (UNESCO) Country Office in New Delhi has taken up the issue of wresting the World Heritage Site (WHS) told this correspondent that the status for the river island Ma- Country Office of the UN agenjuli seriously and it is eager to cy is so eager to wrest the WHS sign a memorandum of under- status for the river island that standing with the Assam gov- it has decided to engage AJIT PATOWARY

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UNESCO technical experts to examine the draft dossier of the island before giving it a final shape. The UNESCO Association is going to make an official announcement here tomorrow in this connection. This time, the dossiers for the WHS nomination will have to be submitted to the World Heritage Centre (WHC) of the UNESCO by February 3, (See page 4)

SPL CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Asserting that the Congress party will never allow the Centre to tinker with the Assam Accord, Assam PCC president Ripun Bora on Friday announced constitution of a committee under the chairmanship of former Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi to chalk out the party’s strategy on the issue of the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. The decision to form a special committee was taken after a delegation, led by Bora, called on AICC vice president Rahul Gandhi and discussed the issue relating to the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. Gandhi suggested that a committee under the chairmanship of Gogoi should be constituted to study and make recommendations. The party will adopt a strategy on Hindu Bengalis according to the recommendations of the committee, Bora said. Our company’s medicines Addressing newsmen, Bora are doctor-friendly... We offer demanded that the All Assam highest commission, doctor!

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State to promote electric vehicles SIVASISH THAKUR

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: The State government is planning to promote and popularise electric vehicles (EVs) in a big way in consonance with the Centre’s ambitious National Electric Mobility Mission Plan (NEMMP) 2020 that aims to have 50-60 lakh e-vehicles on road by 2020. This will effectively result in decreasing carbon dioxide emission by 24 million tons. The NEMMP provides subsidy to customers buying EVs and also for developing charging infrastructure for EVs. The Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV) – the country’s only registered society representing the EV industry – had a meeting with the Assam government in this regard recently. It made a number of recommendations for facilitating a healthy presence of EVs in the State. The SMEV is working closely with the Ministry of New & Renewable Energy, Ministry of Heavy Industry and the State nodal agencies on pilot projects for the implementation of electric mobility across States and Union Territories. “The Centre has accorded a lot of thrust in implementing the NEMMP with the States as active stakeholders for reducing emission of greenhouse gases from fossil fuel-driven

Students’ Union (AASU) should clarify its stand on the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill 2016. It may be mentioned here that the AASU had filed a writ petition (145/2016) in the Supreme Court but it mysteriously withdrew it. The students’ organisation should clarify before the people under what circumstances the petition was withdrawn, Bora said.

vehicles by replacing them with EVs in a phased manner. We had a meeting with Assam Transport Minister Chandra Mohan Patowary and he has shown keen interest in bringing EVs to Assam’s roads,” Sohinder Gill, director, corporate affairs, SMEV, told The Assam Tribune. Gill said that both the industry and the government had acknowledged and rectified the drawbacks of the policy following the slump in the EV market in 2014 and that the market was upbeat again. “ T h e r e were issues, like withdrawal of subsidy, delay in release in subsidy, shortfalls in EV battery technology, poor charging infrastructure and associated high costs, etc., but the problem areas have been addressed and the results are showing. The main challenge now is policy implementation and this can be done only with the State governments’ assistance,” he added. The recommendations made by the SMEV to the Assam government included reduction in VAT as it was among the few States where VAT was highest on EVs; facilitating a network of simple charging station to be spread across the State covering government offices, parking lots, station parking, market places, etc.; State-level subsidies on EVs as in case of Delhi where (See page 4)

as G-20 regarding Pakistan’s continued support to crossborder terrorism. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, without naming Pakistan at G-20, had said that “one single nation in South Asia” is spreading “agents of terror” in the region and it must be isolated, while External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj at the UNGA had said confessions of captured terrorists involved in terror strikes in India, including in Uri, are “a living proof of Pakistan’s complicity in cross-border terror”. (See page 4)

Draft electoral rolls published STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: The draft electoral rolls of the special summary revision of photo electoral rolls with reference to January 1, 2017 as the qualifying date have been published today in each Assembly constituency in the State. The total electors in the draft electoral rolls published today is 1,98,01,547, comprising 1,02,34,709 male and 95,66,838 female electors. The roll gender ratio in the draft electoral roll is 935 and the elector population ratio is 576, an official release stated. Significantly, compared to the electoral roll of the last Assembly polls, the draft electoral roll shows a decline of (See page 4)

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Free wifi launched NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Free wifi with a speed of upto 50 mbps was today rolled out across the six Blue Line stations on Delhi Metro’s premium Airport Express line. – PTI

SAARC summit boycott will bring positive result: Afghanistan HYDERABAD, Oct 14: Afghanistan today expressed hopes that decision by five countries to pull out of the SAARC summit in Islamabad will bring positive results and force non-cooperating member nations to walk on the path of peace and partnership. India and four other SAARC members – Bangladesh, Bhutan, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka – pulled out of the November summit, indirectly blaming Pakistan for creating an environment not conducive for

successful holding of the meet, in the aftermath of the Uri terrorist attack on September 18. “Afghanistan and India are at the forefront of supporting SAARC. The recent decision to boycott SAARC summit in Islamabad by India, Afghanistan and others is aimed at finding better ways to improve SAARC,” said Afghanistan’s Ambassador to India Shaida Mohammad Abdali. “SAARC should act in a manner it has been desired and aimed at. SAARC means con-

Septuagenarian ends life over poor health condition of Jaya COIMBATORE, Oct 14: Upset over the reports of the ill-health of Tamil Nadu Chief Minister, J Jayalalithaa, a 70year-old AIADMK worker allegedly committed suicide in nearby Tirupur district, police said today. Vellayappan, a former town secretary of AIADMK in Tirupur, had appeared dejected ever since Jayalalithaa was hospitalised on September 22.

He seemed more aggrieved on reading the news reports about the Chief Minister and consumed poison yesterday in his house in Sholayur in Tirupur district, police said. He was admitted to Tirupur Government Hospital and later brought to the Government hospital here, where he died without responding to treatment, they said. – PTI

‘Policies should not be determined by Assembly polls’ SRINAGAR, Oct 14: Former Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister Farooq Abdullah today said the policies of the country should not be determined by assembly elections in one state or the other. “There are elections everyday in this country. If we run the country only with an eye on assembly elections, it will not work,” Abdullah told reporters here after chairing a meeting of opposition parties in Kashmir on the situation in the Valley. The National Conference president said there was a need to have sound polices for the future of the nation. “We have to have sound policies for the future of the nation, not temporary solutions because we have elections here or we have elections there,” he said. On the recent RSS rallies held in the state, Abdullah said all opposition parties were opposed to incidents and events that can divide the people of the state. “None of us are in favour of such things which will divide the people of the state. India is not just one community, it is all communities irrespective of the colour, creed or where they live. “That has to be protected, that is the constitution of India. That constitution has to be respected by the present government in Delhi,” he said. – PTI

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nectivity, SAARC means business, SAARC means peace and stability. But if we see things happening contrary to that, then we must take steps to ensure those who are creating trouble change their course and be cooperative,” the Afghan envoy said. “We hope the decision not to participate (in the Islamabad summit) will give us a positive result. The positive result would be that those who do not cooperate in the same manner as other SAARC

member countries will also start following our path. The path of peace and cooperation. The path which brings ‘winwin’ situation for all. We hope that decision will bring about better results... Better future of this region,” Abdali said. He described relationship between India and Afghanistan as “very unique”. “No other country or countries can compete with our true relationship. It’s very unique and it’s very deep. It is based on cordial and friendly ties,” he said. – PTI

Odisha encephalitis toll 50 BHUBANESWAR, Oct 14: Japanese encephalitis claimed two more lives today, raising the toll due to the vector-borne disease to 50 in the past one month in Malkangiri district of Odisha. Meanwhile, a police complaint was lodged against Chief Minister Naveen Patnaik and several other ministers and officials in Malkangiri police station, holding them responsible for the death of children due to the disease in the district, police said. Chief District Medical Officer (CDMO) US Mishra said two children from Padia area died while undergoing treatment at the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) of the district headquarters hospital here. – PTI

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INTERNATIONAL China, Bangladesh ink 26 agreements after Xi-Hasina talks

DHAKA, Oct 14: Bangladesh and China today signed 26 agreements in the key areas of power, road and railway connectivity as Chinese President Xi Jinping held talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and vowed to elevate bilateral ties to a long term strategic partnership. “We are good friends and partners,” a spokesman of the Prime Minister’s office quoted President Xi as saying after his bilateral talks with the Bangladeshi Premier. He said Xi sought to elevate bilateral relations to the level of a “long term strategic partnership”. The Chinese leader’s comments came as he

along with Hasina witnessed the signing of 26 bilateral agreements and MoUs mainly on power, road and railway connectivity after bilateral talks, hours after Xi’s arrival here for a two-day visit. “The two leaders simultaneously opened six projects,” the spokesman said, without giving details of the projects. Earlier, Bangladesh rolled out the red carpet for Xi, the first Chinese head of state to visit the country in 30 years. A 21-gun salute marked Xi’s arrival as he stepped down from a special Air China flight and was received by Bangladesh President Abdul Hamid.

Four Bangladeshi Air Force jets escorted the aircraft carrying the Chinese leader as it entered the country’s airspace while a contingent of army, navy and air force accorded him a guard of honour after he landed. “We are ready to work with the Bangladeshi side to further deepen our political mutual trust and elevate our relations and practical cooperation to a higher level,” Xi said in a statement to the Chinese media at the airport. Prime Minister Hasina had told Chinese staterun Xinhua news agency on the eve of Xi’s visit that the tour would usher in a new era of “inten-

sive cooperation”. “We are very happy and feel honoured that President Xi is coming to Bangladesh. I believe that President Xi’s visit will also be more important for South Asia,” she said. The Prime Minister described China as Bangladesh’s “largest trading partner and said that her country considers China as a “trusted partner” in realising its dreams. “China is the leading generator of many of our mega projects in terms of finance, capitalisation and technology,” she said. Analysts say Dhaka is seeking to develop eco-

Modi’s Ravana terrorism comment draws ire in Sri Lanka COLOMBO, Oct 14: Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s comment that Ravana was the new form of terrorism has drawn fire from Ravana followers in Sri Lanka. In his Vijayadashami address in Lucknow on October 11, Modi had linked Ravana with terrorism and said that “the first person to fight terror was neither a soldier nor a politician, but the mythological bird Jatayu who fought against Ravana to protect a helpless Sita, whom he was trying to kidnap”. “We condemn the statement made by the Indian Prime Minister equalling King Ravana to a terrorist,” Ittapane Saddhatissa, a Buddhist monk who leads the Ravana Force, said. He said the Ravana Force would soon hand over a petition to the Indian High Commission here, protesting against this remark. Saddhatissa said Modi’s comment hampers the ongoing reconciliation process in Sri Lanka. Another organisation, Ravana Shakthi, said Ravana had not been dubbed a terrorist even in Ramayana. – PTI

Melania Trump threatens People Magazine with lawsuit WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Melania Trump threatened People Magazine and a former staff reporter with legal action over “false and completely fictionalized” statements in the writer’s account of Donald Trump forcing himself on her during a 2005 interview. The Republican presidential candidate’s wife denied that she encountered or conversed with writer Natasha Stoynoff in New York, tweeting a letter from her lawyer demanding a “prominent retraction and apology” of certain statements in the article, and threatening that Melania would otherwise “consider her legal options.” “The true facts are these: Mrs Trump did not encounter Ms Stoynoff on the street, nor have any conversation with her,” lawyer Charles Harder wrote. “The two are not friends and were never friends or even friendly.” His law firm requested that People and Stoynoff confirm within 24 hours that the demands were being met, saying “failure to do so will require Mrs Trump to consider her legal options.” The letter did not dispute Stoynoff’s allegations that Donald Trump forcibly kissed her during an interview for an article to mark his wedding anniversary with his then-pregnant third wife Melania in 2005. “I turned around, and within seconds he was pushing me against the wall and forcing his tongue down my throat,” Stoynoff wrote, an account the Republican White House hopeful vehemently denied. “These vicious claims about me of inappropriate conduct with women are totally and absolutely false,” he told a rally in West Palm Beach yesterday. At least six women have accused the New York mogul of making unwanted physical advances in accounts reported by The New York Times, NBC, People Magazine and others, most of them after he asserted during Sunday’s presidential debate with his democratic rival Hillary Clinton that he had never sexually assaulted a woman. – AFP

nomic ties with China while keeping its warm, strategic and political relations with India, as its traditional ally. Foreign Minister Mahmood Ali, told a media briefing yesterday, that Xi’s visit would have no negative impact on Bangladesh’s relations with other countries, particularly with India. “We don’t think so,” he said when asked if the visit could have any impact on Bangladesh’s very warm relations with New Delhi. The visit is the first by any Chinese head of state to Bangladesh in three decades after President Li Xiannian’s visit in March 1986. – PTI

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Protesters use a mattress as a cover during clashes with police officers, as students demand free education at the Vaal University of Technology in Vanderbijlpark, south of Johannesburg, South Africa, on Thursday. – UNI

Obama attacks Republicans for letting Trump ‘flourish’ WASHINGTON, Oct 14: US President Barack Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama have hit out at Donald Trump in the wake of his lewd remarks against women and criticised the Republican establishment for remaining silent and letting its presidential nominee “flourish” for political expedience. While the First Lady launched a scathing attack on the 70-year-old reality TV star over his “demeaning” remarks about women, saying his “sexually predatory behaviour” has left her “shaken” to the core, Obama said the problem is that Republicans have been “riding this tiger for a long time”. Michelle, in an impassioned campaign speech without taking naming Trump, said: “Last week, we saw this candidate actually bragging about sexually assaulting women. And I can’t believe that I’m saying that a candidate for President of the United States has bragged about sexually assaulting women. “The fact is that in this election, we have a candidate for President of the US who, over the course of his lifetime and the course of this campaign, has said things about women that are so shocking, so demeaning that I simply will not repeat anything here today.” Noting that she cannot stop thinking about the remarks, 52-year-old Michelle said it had “shaken me to my core in a way that I couldn’t have predicted” and added this was not some-

thing that one can ignore. Obama, while addressing an event in Ohio, noted the “great” speech Michelle made in New Hampshire highlighting their shared views on Trump. He went on to criticise Republicans for nurturing people like Trump and “standing silently” despite disagreeing on several issues. “The problem is not that all Republicans think the way this guy does. The problem is that they’ve been riding this tiger for a long time,” Obama said. “They’ve been feeding their base all kinds of crazy for years, primarily for political expedience” – birtherism, talk radio pushing the idea that Obama is the anti-Christ. Climate change deniers. Texas senators and governor who “didn’t shoot down conspiracy theories about a routine military exercise,” he said. “The people that knew better didn’t say anything. They didn’t say well I disagree with his economic policies but that goes too far. Trump took advantage of that,” he said. “So Republicans who let Trump flourish – they don’t get credit for at the very last minute when finally the guy that they nominated and they endorsed and they supported is caught on tape saying things that no decent person would even think, much less say, much less brag about, much less act on you can’t wait until that finally happens and then say, oh, that’s too much, that’s enough,” he said. – PTI

India to continue ... (Contd from page 1) Apart from the heads of governments of BRICS to attend the Summit on October 16, Prime Ministers of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar (State Counsellor) will be here to participate in the BRICSBIMSTEC outreach meet. New Delhi will also make all-out efforts to revive the Bay of Bengal Initiative for Multi-Sectoral Technical and Economic Cooperation (BIMSTEC) when Prime Ministers of Bhutan, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Myanmar (State Counsellor) attend the BRICS-BIMSTEC outreach meet. This also assumes significance given the collapse of the recent SAARC Summit after four countries, apart from India, pulled out of the meet to be hosted by Pakistan over the issue of cross-border terrorism, maintaining that the environment was not conducive to hold such an event. – PTI

Dhaka aloof ... (Contd from page 1) MHA and MEA had done the requisite, Dhaka is still to make up its mind on the issue of deportation of these foreigners languishing at various detention camps. However, the latest development has certainly provided a momentum to the entire initiative,” sources told this reporter. Sources informed that these detained Bangladeshi nationals are those who had confessed to have entered India through the porous international border and had even revealed their home address in Bangladesh. Contrary to this, there are nearly 300 other suspected illegal migrants lodged in the detention camps who had expressed ignorance about their home address and thus making their deportation virtually impossible. “We are hopeful that the deportation initiative does not stop here. With more and more suspected Bangladeshi migrants being detained and convicted, the burden on the State exchequer too is increasing,” a top Assam Police official said. “Until early 2016, only three such illegal migrants could be deported from Assam to Bangladesh in the span of three years time. We can just hope that the government puts the entire process on a fast-forward mode,” sources added.

Draft ... (Contd from page 1) 1,51,862 electors. The total number of electors in the last Assembly polls was 1,99,53,409. Official sources attributed the reduction to deletion of names of dead voters besides deletion of names of those whose names figured in more than one constituency. The period for filling of claims and objections of the revision is from October 14 to November 15, 2016, the release added. The reading of relevant part and section of the photo electoral rolls in gram sabhas and local bodies and RWA meetings, etc., and verification of names will be from October 18 to November 2, 2016. Special campaign dates with boothlevel agents of political parties for receiving claims and objections will be from October 23 to November 13, 2016. Disposal of claims and objections is scheduled for December 15, 2016. By January 5, 2017, the updating of database, merging of photographs, updating the control tables and preparation and printing of supplementary list will be done. Final publication of electoral rolls is scheduled for January 20, 2017. The Chief Electoral Officer, Assam, has requested all Indian citizens not registered as voters, even though attaining 18 years on or before January 1, 2017, to avail the opportunity to enrol names in the electoral rolls.

New navigation system uses Wi-Fi signals instead of GPS LOS ANGELES, Oct 14: Scientists have developed a highly reliable and accurate navigation system that exploits existing environmental signals such as cellular and Wi-Fi, rather than the Global Positioning System (GPS). The technology can be used as a standalone alternative to GPS, or complement current GPS-based systems to enable highly reliable, consistent, and tamper-proof navigation. It could be used to develop navigation systems that meet the stringent requirements of fully autonomous vehicles, such as driverless cars and unmanned drones, researchers at University of California, Riverside (UCR) in the US said. Most navigation systems in

cars and portable electronics use the space-based Global Navigation Satellite System (GNSS), which includes the US system GPS, Russian system GLONASS, European system Galileo, and Chinese system Beidou. For precision technologies, such as aerospace and missiles, navigation systems typically combine GPS with a high-quality on-board Inertial Navigation System (INS), which delivers a high level of shortterm accuracy but eventually drifts when it loses touch with external signals. Despite advances in this technology, current GPS/INS systems will not meet the demands of future autonomous vehicles for several reasons. – PTI

UNESCO willing ... (Contd from page 1) 2017. It will be scrutinized in June by the WHC. For the purpose of discussing the entire approach on the issue, the UNESCO Country Office is holding a stakeholders’ meet in the city towards the end of this month. UNESCO officials are also attending the meeting, said the sources. It needs mention here that since 2013, the UNESCO Country Office has so far made three communications with the State government for signing a MoU for the purpose of preparing the nomination dossier of Majuli. But there was no positive response from the State government in this regard, sources said. In 2012, the nomination dossier of the river island was rejected by the WHC on the ground of “incompleteness”. Since then no attempt was made by any of the authorities concerned from India to re-submit the dossier with the required modifications. The move to wrest the WHS for the river island was initiated by the non-government organisation Majuli Island Protection and Development Council in 1998-’99. Since then three nomination dossiers for the island were submitted with the WHC.

State to promote ... (Contd from page 1) the government provides subsidies to citizens; interest-free easy finance options from banks/government to benefit the end customers to own EVs; awareness campaigns to promote electric mobility; and deregistering polluting petrol two-wheelers used in food and e-commerce business deliveries and replacing them with electric two-wheelers in a phased manner. “As Guwahati is under the Smart City Mission, the government can put more efforts to develop a sustainable EVs adaptation policy for such cities. The Gujarat government gives additional subsidy for students on purchase of EVs and the Assam government can act similarly. The Central government has already started a phase-wise adoption of EVs in their official fleet,” he said. As concentrated toxic and poisonous gases that an average commuter breathes on the road when passing through slowmoving traffic every day is a major health hazard today, more and more countries are opting for EVs. Recently, the Maharashtra government waived off VAT, road tax and registration charges for EVs. Prices of EVs can be lowered using innovative solutions, such as a business model of leasing batteries, which makes initial price of vehicles lower and insuring consumers from issues related to performance, life and recycle of battery. According to experts, as market penetration of EVs increases, their cost will reduce simultaneously due to the synergy between economies of scale and advances in technology. The penetration of solar energy in the power sector has also gone through a similar experience.

Chief Construction Engineer (Army) No.1 Dinjan on behalf of President of India invites online lump sum bids on Two Stage Two Cover Bid System for the following work: 1. Name of Work: Provision of OTM Accommodation for Hospital at Likabali Military Station, Assam under Chief Construction Engineer (Army) No.1 Dinjan. 2. Estimated Cost: Rs. 3125.00 Lakh 3. Period of completion: 30 (Thirty) Months 4. Tender id: 2016_MES_89186_1 For further detail refer web site eprocuremes.gov.in/ eprocure.gov.in davp 10102/11/2776/1617 MILITARY ENGINEER SERVICES NOTICE INVITING E-TENDERS Chief Construction Engineer (Army) No. 1, Dinjan on behalf of President of India invites online lump sum bids on Single Stage Two Cover Bid System for the following work: (A) 1. Name of Work: Project Management Consultancy Services for provision of other than married accommodation for unit No 1 & 2 and Central Engineering Services at Rayang Station, Arunachal Pradesh under Chief Construction Engineer (Army) No.1, Dinjan. 2. Estimated Cost: Rs. 370.00 Lakhs (at par Market) 3. Period of completion: 30 (Thirty) Months 4. Tender id: 2016_MES_89007_1 (B) 1. Name of Work: Project Management Consultancy Services for Provision of Accommodation for certain units at Likabali(Assam) under Chief Construction Engineer (Army) No 1, Dinjan. 2. Estimated Cast: Rs. 280.00 Lakhs (at par Market) 3. Period of completion: 36 (Thirty Six) Months 4. Tender id: 2016_MES_89005_1 For further detail refer website www.eprocuremes.gov.in/ www.eprocure.gov.in davp 10102/11/2775/1617 F.No.2-1/2016 (Secretary App.)-VCl/

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Lakshmi Puja celebrations today Contributions of Sankaradeva WEATHER

GUWAHATI LOCAL FORECAST: Partly cloudy sky. Mist is likely to occur in the morning. Maximum and Minimum temperatures are most likely to be 33°C & 23°C respectively on Saturday. TEMPERATURE: Max 32.4° C Min 23.2° C

Symposium, lectures at IIT on Oct 17, 18 STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: IIT Guwahati, in collaboration with Indian National Science Academy (INSA), is organising a symposium and a couple of lectures on the October 1718 at its campus. The programmes are being organised as a part of the annual general meeting of INSA. The symposium, titled ‘Ecology and Biodiversity of North-Eastern India’, will be held on October 17 from 2 pm to 6 pm at the conference centre of IIT Guwahati. Various important topics related to nature, ecology, biodiversity, environment and conservation in the North East will be discussed in the symposium. On October 18, two public lectures will be organized. The lectures are on ‘Breaking bonds to order: A dream come true’ by Prof JP Mittal and on ‘Multidrug resistance: From Microbes to man’ by Prof Rajendra Prasad.

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TODAY Guwahati Senior Citizens’ Association meeting at Pensioners’ Bhawan at 10:30 am.

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a lifeline for Assam: Governor

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: The State will invoke the goddess of wealth and prosperity Goddess Lakshmi tomorrow with all traditional fanfare. Preparations are on in full swing to worship the Goddess and on the eve of Lakshmi Puja today, the capital city witnessed heavy rush at the markets as devotees purchased fruits and flowers and other paraphernalia for worshipping the Goddess. Many of the Durga Puja celebration committees in the city will be observing Lakshmi Puja by adhering to all the rituals necessary for the auspicious occasion. The temples which are dedicated to the Goddess have been decorated and illuminated as people will make a beeline tomorrow to offer their prayers seeking good fortune. In many localities in Guwahati, Lakshmi Puja will be celebrate collectively and arrangements are complete for worshipping the Goddess. As it is believed that the

ures and constitute the lifeline for the State to progress. He staged the first play a hundred years before Shakespeare did. Through GUWAHATI, Oct 14: One should take innaamghars and sattras, the saint did a mass spiration from the life and philosophy of replication of ideas and philosophy of Neo Srimanta Sankaradeva, who was a multi-facVaishnavism,” he said. eted genius and effected sweeping changes in The Governor conferred the Sattra Ratna society. Governor Banwarilal Purohit said this Award for 2015 to Jogadananda Chandra Goson the occasion of the honorary award-giving wami, Satradhikar ceremony for the of Sri Sri Deenjoy years 2015 and There is no end to the narration Sattra, and the Sat2016 organized by Asom Sattra Ma- of creative works of Sankaradeva. tra Bandhu award hasabha at Rabind- His contributions in diverse fields was given to Gopal Sarma. For ra Bhawan last are treasures and constitute the Chandra 2016, the Sattra evening. lifeline for the State to progress. Ratna award was Purohit, at the outset, congratu- He staged the first play a hundred given to Basistha lated the organisyears before Shakespeare did. Dev Sarma, Burha Sattriya of Barpeta ers for holding Sattra. The Sattra such an event to Bandhu award was given to Dr. Rabin Dev popularise the creative art and culture of the Choudhury and the Sattra Yuba Bondhu award legendary 15th-century saint-reformer to Dibyajyoti Saikia. The Governor also conSrimanta Sankaradeva. He said Sankaradeva gratulated the awardees for their contribuwas a great saint, scholar, poet, playwright, tion to the development of the sattras and dancer and socio-religious reformer whose upholding the culture of Assam. contributions in cultural and societal aspects The Governor lauded the mission of Asom built the greater Assamese community in a Sattra Mahasabha for the unification of the satperiod of crisis. tras and in bringing about cultural, social and The Governor added that in history, after spiritual advancement through the medium Gautam Buddha, Srimanta Sankaradeva’s of the sattras, and congratulated all the pername should come. “There is no end to the formers of the Sattriya Dance drama for their narration of creative works of Sankaradeva. performance. His contributions in diverse fields are treasSTAFF REPORTER

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People buying various puja items on the eve of the Lakshmi Puja, at Paltan Bazar in Guwahati on Friday. – UB Photos Goddess favours a clean surrounding that symbolizes hard work and dedication, citizens were seen cleaning their residences thoroughly. Individual

houses have been decked up with colourful lights for the occasion. Sale of earthen lamps was high as many prefer to illumi-

nate their residences with earthen lamps. Along with the vendors selling earthen lamps, the flower vendors too had brisk business today.

Where Diwali lights up lives of special children STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Apart from ushering in joy and enthusiasm, some occasions also contribute towards the overall development of those taking part in festivities. One such occasion that has, over the years, successfully established itself in the hearts and minds of the students, teachers and caretakers of Shishu Sarothi, is the festival of Diwali. This festival of light not only brings smiles to the faces of the students, but has also ensured their betterment. According to Mridula Baruah, deputy director, Centre for Special Education, Shishu Sarothi, Diwali is one of those festivals that has great impact on its inmates. “The festival has several benefits for our

children. As our children get involved in the festival through the process of decorating earthen lamps, it helps them gain attention, improves their identification and learning capability, enhances their handeye coordination and ensures their overall development,” said Baruah, adding that the diya or earthen lamp decoration process has gained momentum at the centre. It needs mention that last year

the students of Shishu Sarothi, a centre for rehabilitation and training for multiple disability, had decorated around 8,000 earthen lamps. This year the target is to decorate 10,000 earthen lamps. Already the students have completed cleaning, washing and drying these earthen lamps and will start decorating these lamps from Monday. “The festival also allows the children an opportunity to take a step towards self-sufficiency. They learn to colour and decorate the lamps in

the most eye-catching manner and a section of our inmates also get a part of the profit that comes from the sale of these decorated lamps,” said Baruah. Baruah further said that the preDiwali sale of the earthen lamps that is held at Shishu Sarothi has been attracting more and more buyers, with people coming forward to be a part of the efforts of the centre to give a dignified life to the differently-abled. The packaging of the earthen lamps is also done by the students and this activity is also beneficial to them as it helps them in calculation. As per demand of the customers, they count and pack the lamps that illuminate different nooks and corners of the State during the auspicious occasion of Diwali.

‘Joy of Giving’ week concludes GUWAHATI, Oct 14: As part of the Army Wives Welfare Association’s golden jubilee celebrations, the Red Horns Division organised a ‘Joy of Giving’ week to reaffirm its social commitment towards the local populace. Various activities were organised, which included blood donation camps and distribution of items at orphanages at Rongmen Village adjacent to Umroi Military Station, Baralumukh in Guwahati, SOS Children’s Village, Guwahati, New Hatipota, Koila Moila, Boro Bazar and Debargaon (Kokrajhar). The children at orphanages were gifted with various items which included books, toys, clothing, school bags, shoes, stationery etc. The gesture brought smiles and happiness on the faces of small children and was appreciated by the NGOs running the orphanages, a press release stated today. The week finally culminated with ‘Swacch Bharat Abhiyan’ during which officers and families took a pledge to spread awareness on cleanliness and also contribute towards Swacch Bharat. The officers and families carried out ‘Shram Daan’ to mark the culmination of the week. The civil population also joined hands in cleanliness drives and took pledge with the army officials.

6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI MESSAGE FORTODAY If I could explain it to the average person, I wouldn’t have been worth the Nobel Prize. – RICHARD P FEYNMAN

Nobel surprise Ever since inception, the Nobel awards have never ceased to throw up occasional surprises. This is truer for the Peace and Literature awards and more often than not, these create controversies. However, this year’s surprise award of the Nobel for Literature would not be likely to stir a controversy for no one, lyricist, poet or musician, would begrudge song-writer and singing legend Bob Dylan for having been awarded it. If there is some controversy, it is primarily due to the media having termed Dylan to be the first song-writer to have won a Nobel. Indian journalists have been quick to point out that Rabindranath Tagore, who won it as far back as 1913 for his poetical work Gitanjali, too had been a song-writer, music composer and even a singer. However, it needs to be recalled that it was not his lyrical or musical but poetic genius for which Tagore received the Literature Nobel. The Swedish Academy, on the other hand, had awarded it to Bob Dylan specifically “for having created new poetic expressions within the great American song tradition,” thereby linking his poetical lyrics to song and music. In a sense, a song-writer, no matter how poetic, has an advantage over the conventional poet. The former’s poetry, because it can be set to music and sung, has greater power of communication than a poet who deals only with words. An example can be cited about our very own Bhupen Hazarika, the philosophical depth of whose lyrics are made more communicable to a wider audience because they are set to music. Dylan’s iconic lyrics, such as those in the songs Blowin’ in the Wind or in The Times They Are A-Changing, may not have reached a global audience if they had remained simply in a printed form. It is the music which gives the populist flavour to his poetry, a trait acknowledged by the Swedish Academy when its spokesperson stated that Dylan “is a great poet in the Englishspeaking tradition…. and for 54 years now he’s been at it and re-inventing himself constantly, creating a new identity.” The moving power of his lyrics was asserted by the fact that these were taken up by pacifist, anti-war and civil rights activists and used as theme songs. Time after time the 75-year-old Dylan’s creativity continued to produce “poetry for the ears” in hit songs such as Mr Tambourine Man, Like a Rolling Stone and A Hard Rain’s AGonna Fall, blending different genres of American folk and mainstream music to create immortal musical masterpieces. Not only American musicians, but also those from the rest of the world, including India, have acknowledged the contribution made by Dylan in shaping their own music. Thus, in the ultimate analysis, the conferment of the award to him can hardly be construed as a Nobel surprise.

UP poll scenario Elections to the Legislative Assemblies of Punjab, Uttar Pradesh, Uttarakhand, Manipur and Goa will take place in early 2017. Of the five States, the fight for Uttar Pradesh or UP will be the most keenly watched one. With a registered voter strength of over 14 crore electors, UP is literally the heart of Indian politics. Among the political parties, the major stakeholders in UP are the Samajwadi Party (SP), Bahujan Samaj Party (BSP), Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Congress. In the 2012 Assembly polls, the SP emerged victorious by winning 224 seats, with BSP as the major Opposition party with 80 seats. The BJP and the Congress won from 47 and 28 constituencies, respectively. However, a lot of water has flown through the Ganga since then. In the 2014 Parliamentary elections, BJP and its ally Apna Dal, riding on the Modi wave, swept UP by bagging 73 of the 80 Lok Sabha seats from the State. Yet, politics is never static. The 2014 Lok Sabha polls have been termed by experts as an exception. In UP, as in other parts of North India, factors like caste, religion and kinship plays as important role in elections as much as issues like development and employment generation. The SP regime in Lucknow has been termed as a failure by most political watchers. The law and order situation has deteriorated sharply during the last few years and welfare issues have taken a back seat. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav has been left helpless on account of the fact that his father and party boss Mulayam Singh Yadav is the one who calls the shots. SP, which is basically a party of Mulayam and his relatives, is beset with interfamily squabbling, pitting Akhilesh against his uncle Shivpal Yadav, with Mulayam attempting to play the role of mediator. For the Congress, which has put up former Delhi Chief Minister Shiela Dixit as its face for the UP polls, the situation looks hopeless despite the padyatras of Rahul Gandhi and the likelihood that his sister Priyanka may hit the campaign trail. The grand old party has virtually no organisational base in UP. BJP’s stock has gone down since 2014. Even as it looks to consolidate the Hindu voters, recent attacks on Dalits across many States have put the party in a tight spot in UP. A defeat in UP could very well mean beginning of the end at the Centre for the saffron party. BSP supremo Mayawati is working hard to consolidate her Dalit support base, but she is locked in a tough contest with the SP and the Congress for the Muslim votes. More interesting developments can be expected from UP in the coming months and in the final reckoning a lot depends on which party is able to firm up the most viable conglomeration of castes and communities under its umbrella.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016

Cruising on the Brahmaputra

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had always been enthralled by the Brahmaputra river, as I am sure every individual belonging to this region is. Time and again, right from childhood at Jorhat, I have had opportunities of taking cruises or boat-rides on this river, unforgettable experiences, both delightful as well as thrilling. Some of my fondest memories during childhood had been steamer-trips across the Brahmaputra, a few of those, like the one from Kokilamukh to Tezpur, being of the longer, overnight variety. I still recall that the river in those days teemed with sihu or fresh-water dolphins, while an occasional turtle could be seen crawling upon sand bars. The cost itself had not been exorbitant – in fact, if memory serves me right, there had been provision for deck-class passengers who, however, had to cook their own food. Yet the trips provided to a child like me an incomparably exciting cruise across one of the biggest rivers in the world. Equally exciting had been the trips on country-boats. I remember rides in them taking relief material to flood-affected people of the area. The expert manner in which the boatmen tackled the powerful and fickle currents of the river had filled us with awe at their dexterity. At Guwahati, apart from the ferry-rides crossings to North Guwahati, I have also taken a number of cruises on the mighty river, quite a few on the cruiser named Alfresco Grand. This is a venture by the husband and wife duo of Hemanta and Shanti Doley, whose enterprising spirit is exhibited by the fact that they had way back started in a small manner, but today operates

a far bigger and imposing vessel, ancient temple no longer extant. stretch of the river besides Guwaand have become the most domiMyths too surround the Kamahati is steeped in history since the nant element in the Guwahati cruiskhya temple. The legendary king ancient days when this region was ing scenario. Narakasura is credited with first known as Pragjyotish right up to My last trip on the Alfresco having built the temple. The vainmodern times. There, in fact, is no Grand, the new “Lunch Cruise” glorious king, drunk with power, comparable part of Assam which, in introduced on the October 1 this wanted to marry the goddess Kareligious, political or mercantile year, has been the best I have ever makhya. But the latter, so the legspheres, has so many landmarks experienced so far. The number end goes, feigned acceptance on with signal historic associations. of novelties introduced by Hethe condition that he build a temFor instance, as far as the relimanta and Shanti Doley on this ple for her within a single night. gious aspect is concerned, this particular cruise makes it unique Narakasura was on the verge of cruise gives us a glimpse of the rockindeed. Cruising during the aftercompleting the task when Kamaisland of Umananda, the Urvashi noon over the majestic khya asked the goddess river, past the UmananBhairavi to assume the da and Urvashi Islands, The “Lunch Cruise” of the Alfresco guise of a rooster and with the Sariaghat Grand, familiarises visitors with a announce the break of Bridge in the backdawn, thus preventing slice of Assam’s history, something ground, is by itself awethe king from finishing inspiring. Add to it the which no other cruise has on offer. the temple within the other features of the time! As is Our generation has noted with a sense stipulated “Lunch Cruise” such as universally known, when the meal itself as well as of sorrow the gradual erosion of a distraught Shiva was the cultural entertain- knowledge of our younger generation carrying the body of Sati, ment, and the cruise Vishnu had averted catturns into a truly mem- with the history and aclysm by cutting it into orable one. pieces, with the yoni fallculture of Assam. The cuisine is totally ing at Kamakhya, makethnic and, as befitting our ing it one of the most imlocal style of cooking, simple, palatportant sites of Hindu pilgrimage. Khuti, as well as the Nilachal Hills, able, and delicious. Spicing the meal The route of the Alfresco Grand location of the famous Kamakhya up is the non-intoxicating, innocualso provides a glimpse of imporTemple. Upon Umananda, also ous and subtly delectable local brew tant historical sites, belonging both called the Peacock Island, stands a called apong. While one eats a leito the legendary sphere as well as Shiva temple, the last surviving surely lunch, one has the option of actual history. The spot called Asexample of the temples built by the watching dance and music performvakranta, for example, is associated Ahom king Gadadhar Singha. Howances by indigenous artists, the with the repeated “visits” to ever, though constructed in 1694, it items including the perennially faPragjyotish and Kamarupa of Krishhad been erected upon the ruins of na, most likely referring to attacks vourite Bihu Dance – else one can a stone-temple of the early medieby some Aryan chief upon the nonsimply gaze on at the shifting landval period. Through scriptural refAryan potentates of this region. In scape on the bank or the rippling erences in the Kalika Purana and turn, Asvakranta is supposed to be currents of the river. the Yogini Tantra, it is known that the spot where Krishna’s men restApart from this afternoon cruise, Umananda was an important piled their horses, when he attacked the Alfresco Grand also offers grimage site since ancient times. Narakasura, or eloped with Rukmini, evening as well as dinner cruises. Beside it is the Urvashi Khuti, or while rescuing his nephew AniHowever, what makes the “Lunch which has been traditionally used ruddha and his beloved Usha from Cruise” so unique is that the manto measure the level of water on being imprisoned by King Bana. agement has introduced a running the Brahmaputra. Legend has it that Of more contemporary historic commentary on the historic landthe Khuti was the celestial apsara relevance is the fact that the stretch marks as each of them is passed. Urvashi transformed into a rock – covered on this cruise had been the One needs to bear in mind that the it, in fact, had been the site of an

nodal point of the numerous riverbattles that had been fought between the Mughals and the Ahoms, including the do or die naval battle of Saraighat. Spots like Itakhuli, Amingaon, Pandu etc. have been mute witnesses to a gamut of historical events – the stretch, in fact, can be deemed to be a kind of cradle for the growth of the Assamese nation and focal-point of Assamese nationalism. All this is covered adequately within the commentary given during the “Lunch Cruise” of the Alfresco Grand, thereby familiarising visitors with a slice of Assam’s history, something which no other cruise has on offer. Our generation has noted with a sense of sorrow the gradual erosion of knowledge of our younger generation with the history and culture of Assam. Thus, not merely foreign visitors or Indians from outside, but also younger people from the State itself, can learn something of Assam’s past while taking this cruise even as they enjoy the food and the thrill of sailing on the mighty Brahmaputra. However, the most important aspect about this particular cruise is its affordability. I must confess I have always had a soft corner for “backpacker” tourists with limited budgets, but unlimited curiosity and sense of adventure. My own experience and encounters have shown me that they carry back impressions of this region and its history, culture and hospitality and communicate these to their own people in a far better and more effective manner than the “elitist” tourist seeking comfort rather than adventure. Cruises like those offered by Alfresco Grand are tailor made for such tourists and therefore serve a greater purpose than the merely commercial.

Transforming school education in Assam ■ Dr Dulumoni Goswami

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ver six decades ago, the Indian education system was transformed from an elite to a mass system. The Indian Constitution through Article 45 of the Directive Principle has directed to provide free and compulsory primary education for all children until they complete 14 years of age within 10 years from the date on which the Constitution comes into force. But the dream is yet to be realised. The 86th amendment of the Constitution, that made education a Fundamental Right, was passed in 2002. But the State has failed miserably in fulfilling this obligation. One of the most defining moments in the journey of universal education is this constitutional amendment, making education a Fundamental Right and adopting the corresponding Right to Education Act by Parliament in 2009. Right to Education is now being implemented all over India with effect from April 1, 2010, including Assam. The country has already launched Sarva Shiksha Abhiyan (SSA) to make quality primary education for all. The country

Letters to the

EDITOR Sir, - The people of Assam will always be indebted to Srimanta Sankaradeva for his seminal contributions, including spreading of his Vaishnavite ideology. Considering his novel efforts to cement society through his ideology, we feel that the Central and State governments are not keen on according him national recognition as a ‘Mahapurush’. It would perhaps be apt to release a postal stamp in memory of the 15th century saint reformer and ‘national religious leader’. Although the idea was first broached in 1968, but absence of a photograph of Sankaradeva acted as a hurdle. Though Chief Minister Sarat Chandra Sinha tried to break the deadlock after a series of discussions, it was finally decided that the Assam Government will display the pictorial image of Barpeta Sattra’s Guru Aakhan in the proposed postal stamp as there was no photograph of the Gurujana available. Ironically, till date no Government has implemented the decision.

has also embarked on the ambitious path of making secondary education universal and ensuring equitable access to all. For this purpose, Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan (RMSA) has already been launched all over the country. These achievements and policy measures have raised new expectations for the future. SSA has been started from 2002 with an aim to provide quality education for all children. After launching SSA, there has been remarkable change in Assam’s primary education scenario. At the time of launching of SSA in 2002-03, enrolment in primary schools was 41,54,077. Dropout is a major problem in the education sector. However, it has been reduced from 20.38% at lower primary and 35.19% at upper primary stage to about 11.94% to 7.20% during 201314. The number of schools in Assam has increased from 61,689 in 2012-13 to 64,171 in 2013-14, while a number of schools have been provincialised during 2013-14. Still, several problems related to teach-

ers are yet to be tackled. The Union Government has put special emphasis on access, equity and quality aspects of secondary education in response to the high social demand and increased completion rate in elementary education. Accordingly, The Centre launched Rashtriya Madhyamik Shiksha Abhiyan in March 2009. The objective of the Abhiyan is to provide universal access to secondary education by 2017 and achieve universal retention by 2020. Its objective is to achieve Gross Enrolment Ratio of 75% from ClassIX to XII within five years by providing a secondary school within 5 to 7 km of every habitation. As per Secondary Education Management Information System (SEMIS) data of 2010-11, the total number of secondary schools in Assam was 2,607 and higher secondary schools 645, while the Government has targeted to increase the number of secondary schools to 9,887 and higher secondary schools to 7,744 till 2017. It means that there is gap of 7,280 secondary schools and 7,099 higher secondary schools which need to be established within

five years. Similarly, 6.94 lakh students at the secondary level (ClassIX to X) and 2.25 lakh students at the higher secondary level (ClassXI to XII) have been enrolled as per SEMIS data 2010-11. During the 12th Five Year Plan, the State Government has projected 15.82 lakh enrolment in secondary level and 12.39 lakh enrolment at higher secondary level till the end of the Plan period. A gap of 8.88 lakh students at the secondary level and 10.14 lakh students at the higher secondary level will have to be filled up. During the 12th Plan period, the State Government has targeted to develop secondary education infrastructure. These include construction of 1,755 girls common rooms (905 constructed during 11th Plan), construction of 2,527 boys common rooms ( 133 constructed during 11th Plan), construction of 42,916 additional classrooms, 891 boys toilets, 1,396 separate toilets for girls, 2,845 science laboratories and 1,078 computer laboratories in the secondary schools. There has been considerable achievement in the primary educa-

tion scenario since the launching of SSA in 2002-03. Consequently, access to primary education has increased. Although there has been remarkable progress of school education in Assam during the last few years and a number of steps have been initiated to raise the quality, expansion and relevance of education, but the desired result is yet to be achieved. Assam is still still an educationally backward State in the national context. The Ministry of Human Resource Development through the National University of Educational Planning and Administration has developed an Educational Development Index to track the progress of elementary education on the basis of four parameters like access, infrastructure, teacher-related indicators and outcome. Unfortunately, Assam ranks 30th out of 35 States with EDI value of 0.490, while Kerala is at the top of the list with an EDI value of 0.708. It is necessary to take appropriate steps to accelerate the progress of school education not only quantitatively, but also qualitatively. Quality school education must be assured for all children.

Postal stamp on Srimanta Sankaradeva Coming to declaring national holiday on his birth anniversary, it is indeed necessary to highlight Sankaradeva’s contributions in nation-building as he had visited many far-flung places of India to spread his thoughts and ideology so as to unite all religions for peace and equitable development of the society irrespective of caste or creed. Prime Minister Modi too uttered the Gurujana’s name in his election rallies within Assam. We would therefore urge the State Government to make a watertight case before the Centre in this regard. Cultural organisations and the Satradhikars too could deliberate with the present State Government in an effort to accord national recognition to the great religious reformer. Yours etc., KAUSTAVMONI DAS, Bokakhat.

Pakistani artistes Sir, – There is a growing clamour over not casting Pakistani actors in films being made in India following the recent terrorist attack at Uri. MNS has issued an ultimatum to Pakistani artists to immediately

leave India within 48 hours. They are also against the release of movies in India. This have created divisive opinion among different sections of people in India. I personally feel that banning Pakistani actors will not help in any way to stop terrorism as they have done no harm. They are simply entertainers. Both the countries share the same culture and tradition. Some Pakistani artistes have a huge fan following in India. Similarly, our actors too are widely loved in Pakistan. Hence, sharing of art and culture across the borders should not be stopped. Moreover, the Pakistani civil society’s interest are similar to those in India. They simply want to be prosperous and happy. It is only their military establishment, terrorists and some vested interest political parties who continuously create tension between both the neighbours. Yours etc., UPASANA BHARADWAJ, Guwahati

Wastage of food Sir, – During Navami night, after enjoying the puja festivities, I along with my friends went to a restaurant for dinner. As we

finished our dinner, a bowl of rice was left untouched. Since my childhood, I have learnt not to waste food, as my father taught me that Annai Bhagawan (Food is God). In a country like India, where millions daily crave for a handful of food to survive for a day, wasting food is like commiting a crime. Almost one-third of the world population still suffers from hunger and malnutrition, resulting in death. Besides, there may be a neighbour who is craving for a morsel of food. Therefore, food should never be wasted. Yours etc., DEBABRAT SAIKIA, Guwahati.

On eradicating graft Sir, – With the advent of Modi, we are perhaps moving towards a ‘cleaner’ future. In order to curb corruption, we can mobilise a group of students in every district of the country, who may then meet the administrative head of the district, who will give his email address to the selected students. The students can then spread the news, as every student these days owns a mobile phone. They can use it to click pictures, make videos and collect audio recording of people trying

to offer bribe, or any official trying to demand pecuniary gratification, and send it to the aforementioned administrative head for exemplary punitive action. This will compel every person to think twice before trying to bribe or demand bribe. Yours etc., SAURAV ACHARYA, Lakhimpur

Civic amenities Sir, – Through the columns of your esteemed Daily, I would like to draw the attention of the Nagaon Municipal Board and the authority concerned towards the dilapidated condition of the roads, drains, public toilets, street lights, etc. in the town, which have been an issue of serious concern since several years now. Though the present MLA has promised to look into these matters, we nevertheless request the authority concerned to take stringent action and do the needful at the earliest. Yours etc., GAURAV GAUTAM SAHA, MG Road, Nagaon. Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and Letters to the Editor for publication in the editorial page may be sent to the email ID: [email protected].

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SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016

Second Saraighat bridge likely to be completed by December AJIT PATOWARY

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Construction of the over Rs 300-crore, one-storey motorable Saraighat-II bridge over the Brahmaputra is expected to be completed by end of December. Disclosing this, official sources

of a new major bridge so close to another major bridge is a very difficult task as far as sinking of the wells is concerned. Besides, an operating oil pipeline also runs very close to two new wells of the new bridge. The Oil India Ltd (OIL) had expressed inability to shift

to bear the highest prescribed load as per the Indian Road Congress specification. It will now cost slightly over Rs 300 crore, sources said. Originally, only the main bridge and the grade separator were considered while planning the project. But later on, additional work of signal-free

Rainfall activities during August and September last prevented laying of bituminous carpet over the girders. Rains also hampered construction of the approach road and earthwork, sources said. When asked to explain the uniqueness in its construction, sources said

Photo: Samarendra Sarma here said that the construction activities of the bridge started in 2006 and because of numerous problems, it took Gammon India, the construction company engaged in the project, almost ten years to complete the construction. This is so far the longest single girder bridge in the country with a length of around 1,493 metres. Moreover, it is constructed only at 40 metres downstream of the existing Saraighat-I bridge. Construction

crossing at Jalukbari point was also added to the original scope of work as well as a flyover at the junction point of the road from Hajo. These have increased the cost of the project considerably compared to what was estimated originally. Now, while the major works related with the project are completed, railings, crash barriers, mastic, bituminous carpeting of the main bridge and flyovers, earth work and pavement works are yet to be completed.

this bridge is made of a single girder, which is resting on eleven wells and two pile foundations on high bank – one on each of the banks of the Brahmaputra. When asked to explain the technique applied in constructing this single girder, sources said the girder was initially constructed as cantilever girders from each pier and then all ends of the girders were joined together to produce a continuous girder, sources said.

College drop-out multimillionaire vows to promote tourism in State

Body found at Jalukbari CORRESPONDENT

JALUKBARI, Oct 14: An unidentified body of an elderly person – aged around 60 – was found near Jalukbari police outpost today at around 1.30 pm. The body was sent for post-mortem at GMCH. The body has been kept at the GMCH morgue for identification, police sources said. The cause of death is yet to be ascertained.

the pipeline considering many factors, including cost and time. However, all the problems arising out of such factors were handled successfully, sources said. Sources said on top of the above, flood and high current very much restricted the working period for the construction of the bridge. Every year, the working period was reduced to about five months due to these factors. However, the bridge will be able

STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: A college dropout from Assam’s Hojai who went on to set up a Rs 500-milliondollar business empire in Laos, Habib Mohammad Chowdhury on Thursday pledged to work for the promotion of tourism and culture of the North-east in South East Asia. Addressing a gathering at the Maniram Dewan Trade Centre during the opening of the entrepreneurship conclave ‘Parivartan’, STAFF REPORTER Chowdhury spoke about his humble background and his GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Cityrags-to-riches story as he based advocate AS Tapader went on to establish a has been invited to attend multi-million-dollar the 18th World Congress of business set-up. Criminology to be held from “I have been trying my December 15 to 19 at best for cultural exchange Sonipat in Haryana. between North-east India The event is being jointly and Laos. I have already led organized by the Internation- some delegates from both al Society of Criminology and the sides. I see a plenty of the Jindal Institute of opportunities in tourism in Behavioural Sciences. the region. It will be great if

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we can send Bihu and Sattriya troupes to Laos and vice versa. And that’s how we can better the relationship between the two regions,” Chowdhury said while addressing the conclave. Senior Asom Gana Parishad leader Brindaban Goswami also addressed the audience at the event which was attended by various entrepreneurs. “The scenario is changing gradually...we need to encourage our youths to think about new ideas so that they can generate employment. Habib Chowdhury is an example every young entrepreneur will be proud of. I want him to support entrepreneurs from the region so that we can see more Habibs coming up,” Goswami said. Chowdhury, who was born and brought up in Hojai in Nagaon district, struggled hard to set up the HSMM Group of Compa-

nies in Laos which has emerged to be the largest Agarwood and Agar-based products company in South East Asia. Besides, they deal in perfume and mining. Now, his company has more than four lakh Agar plantations. In 2010, at the India-Laos Business Forum, Chowdhury founded the Indian Chamber of Commerce (INCHAM) in Lao PDR. “The North-east has a very important and strategic location. Nestled between Bangladesh, China, Bhutan, and Myanmar, it is ideally positioned for trans-border trade. Moreover, the neighbouring ASEAN region is one of the most dynamic economic regions of the world today. The ‘Act East Policy’ of our Government offers a huge opportunity to transform the whole economic landscape of this region,” added Chowdhury. Sharing his experience of early days in Assam and

Dubai, Chowdhury said that his determination has placed him at the position where he is now. “Due to financial crisis in the family, I had to drop out from my college. Leaving everything in Hojai, I had to go to Dubai in early 1990s to bear the responsibility of looking after my whole family. I wanted to make my family comfortable, to get what they needed. I wanted them to enjoy life. I was resolved never to stop until I fulfil my dream,” he said. Parivartan is a joint initiative of 3E Innovative Foundation and Saarathi Finmen to create an enabling environment for entrepreneurship to grow. The fiveday event is witnessing entrepreneurs from the region participating in the lecture and panel discussion series along with a pitching session where budding entrepreneurs and start-ups could pitch their ideas for angel funding.

12th Festival of Books for Children begins STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: With the central theme of child rights and child protection, the 12th Festival of Books for Children, organised by Anwesha, was inaugurated by renowned children’s writer Sandhya Rao at AEI Field, Chandmari today. The festival, focusing on inculcating book reading habits among children, will continue till October 21. In her inaugural speech, Rao asked children to read as many books as possible and develop a love for other languages as well. Speaking on the occasion, Tushar Rane, State head of UNICEF, Assam, lauded the initiatives of Anwesha in promoting creative thinking among children. “Availability of quality children’s literature in local languages is still lacking in India. It is important to realise the need of motivating kids to read good books, in the age of growing craze for technology,” he said. “Assam is the first State to declare a child protection day on March 4, which is an example for others,” he further added. Famous storyteller and author Jeeva Raghunath won the hearts of everyone present in the function by her gripping and innovative way of sto-

Students taking part in a ‘book march’ during the opening ceremony of the 12th Festival of Books for Children, organised by Anwesha, at AEI playground, in Guwahati on Friday. – UB Photos rytelling. Eminent writer Arup Dutta, in his speech, said that the society was undergoing tremendous changes in the field of culture and literature. “The craze for fantasy literature is replacing good children’s literature. So be very careful in what type of books you

choose to read,” he stated. Prominent writer AC Bhagawati, advisor of Anwesha Jatin Hazarika, District Development Commissioner, Kamrup (Metro) Barnali Sarma also spoke on the occasion. Earlier, Anwesha president Paresh Malakar delivered the wel-

come speech. Several organisations like Action Aid, sSTEP, Save the Child, State Child Protection Society and the district administration have put up stalls in the festival for creating awareness. A book march was also taken out by children of several schools.

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Enthusiasm marks ‘Blind Walk’ to promote eye donation East, in his address, referred to the shortage of cornea that InGUWAHATI, Oct 14: The dia was facing and exhorted all Project Vision North East, in to stand up to the cause of eye association with the youth donation so that “we can ensure wing of CII (Confederation of Indian Industry), Young Indians Guwahati Chapter (Gift an organ vertical) and Rotary Club Guwahati along with a host of other social bodies organized the ‘World Blind Walk 2016’ at Shradhanjali Kannan on Thursday. The walk was flagged off by Member of Parliament Bijoya Chakravarty. In the event, 20 to 30 visually-impaired children led 400 blindfolded adults on a one-kilometre walk starting from Shraddhanjali Kannan park. It was a first-of-its-kind experience for the blindfolded people to experience the challenges faced by visually impaired people. This event was simultaneously held in 55 cities across five countries on the same day. The occasion saw more than 150 people pledging to donate their eyes and each was given a certificate acknowledging the same. “I don’t believe that only people with eyes can see. People can see through their hearts as well. People should pledge their eyes for the larger cause of helping millions of blind people see. I applaud the efforts of The Project Vision team,” Chakravarty said. She also accepted the ‘Gift an Organ’ certificate from Rahul Chandak, chairman, Gift an Organ vertical, Young Indians, after she pledged her eyes. Rahul Chandak, while stressing the importance of organ donation, said that India faces a shortfall of around 1 lakh corneas annually – a small number actually considering the population of the country. But India collects only a meagre 35,000 corneas annually. “We hope more people will come forward to donate their eyes after this event,” he added. The event was attended by Rev John Moolachira, Archbishop of Guwahati, as guest of honour. Fr Joseph Mappilaparambil, chairman, Project Vision North STAFF REPORTER

that every Indian is able to see.” Many other organizations of the city and the north-eastern region also supported the event.

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Seminar on rural financing held CORRESPONDENT

DERGAON, Oct 14: A UGC-sponsored national seminar on ‘Rural financing in North-Eastern region of India: Issues and Challenges’ was held at Golaghat Commerce College recently under the aegis of the Department of Accountancy of the college in collaboration with the Assam Chamber of Commerce, Golaghat. The inaugural session began with the college song performed by a group of students and was moderated by Nazia Rahman, Assistant Professor, Department of English. In his welcome address, Dr Jatindra Nath Saikia, principal of the college welcomed the guests as well as the participants from various parts of the country. He emphasised on the relevance of the topic ‘rural financing in the North-Eastern region of India in the present day context’. He also highlighted the various aspects of the college in his welcome address. The keynote address was delivered by Dr Ashish Kumar Sana, Head of the Department of Commerce, Calcutta University and Director, Calcutta Stock Exchange. He also released a book edited by Dr Pranjal Pratim Dutta, coordinator of the seminar. The two-daylong seminar was graced by the Assistant General Manager of SBI, Golaghat Kabita Das, Dr Ashish Kumar Sana, HoD of Commerce, Manipur University Dr Rajmoni Singh, Professor of Assam University Dr Amalesh Bhowal and Executive Director, Rashtriya Gramin Vikash Nidhi (RGVN) Dr Amiya Kumar Sarma. A total of 86 papers were presented in six technical sessions. The coordinator Dr Pranjal Pratim Dutta offered the vote of thanks.

Karbi Anglong BJP unit formed

Better amenities sought in railway stations CORRESPONDENT

DIPHU, Oct 14: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Karbi Anglong District committee has adopted several resolutions to ensure better amenities in railway stations in Karbi Anglong. While addressing a press meet held here on Thursday at the Diphu Club, the newlyelected East Karbi Anglong BJP president, Ratan Teron said that the Karbi Anglong BJP has adopted major steps in order to solve the issues published in the vision document by the State as well as Karbi Anglong district BJP committees during the last Assembly elections. He said that this decision was

adopted during the first Karbi Anglong BJP executive committee meeting held here vowed to pressurise the Central Government to fulfill the promises they had made before the common people. He further said that the party has decided to move the Railway Ministry seeking a railway crossing at Borlangpher and Dhansiri, flyover at Diphu-Dhansiri roads, footbridges at Dhansiri, Borlangfer, conversion of Diphu Railway Station as junction, flyover at Kalibari crossing point of Betmahal to the CRPF headquarter near Bokajan, and railway crossings at Langsoliet and Khatkhati respectively. The Bokajan MLA, Dr Numal Momin admitted at the

press meet that the BJP is committed to ensure the allround development and the promises they made before the public during the last Assembly elections. It may be mentioned here that a new BJP committee was constituted for the East Karbi Anglong district taking Ratan Teron as president with four vice-presidents Dhansing Teron, Bharat Kr Timung, Rowland Killing and Seema Ronghangpi. Two general secretaries Ajit Dey and Amarsing Tisso were also appointed. The five secretaries appointed are Anita Rongpharpi, Raju Tisso, Sarsing Phangcho, Khorsing Rongpi and Dipty Gogoi. The body comprises 26 executive members.

Meet resolves to popularise contributions of patriots GUWAHATI, Oct 14: The Mahapurush Madhavdev Foundation of Jorhat in association with the local Freedom Fighters’ Sanmilan observed Gandhi Jayanti and conferred four memorial awards on the occasion, a press release received here stated. A meeting held on the occasion resolved to popularise the seminal contributions of patriots Maniram Dutta Dewan Borbhandar Baruah, Piyali Barua and Kushal Konwar for the future generations. The function under reference was held at the Jorhat district Freedom Fighters’ Sanmilan Bhawan. The prize-giving function was conducted by

the Foundation’s founder secretary Ratul Baruah. Organised in sync with Gandhi Jayanti, the Pulin Bordoloi Award in memory of the noted actor was conferred on Porijit Bora, a student of Rebakanta Barua High School, while the Niru Barua Award in memory of the late social worker was presented to Prasurjya Gogoi, a student of Sadhoni Jatiya Vidyalaya of Jorhat. Similarly, Suvrajit Bora was given the Kanak Bordoloi memorial award, while Rahul Bora, a student of Rebakanta Barua High School was presented the Tirthanath Sarma Barua award respectively. Earlier, the ceremonial lamp

was lit before a bust of the Father of the Nation by senior citizen-cum-freedom fighter Debeswar Doloi. The objectives were elucidated by Ratul Baruah, who condemned the proxy war perpetuated by Pakistan, including the recent Uri attack. He recounted the supreme sacrifice of the brave Indian soldiers along the international border. As a part of the itinerary, the official mouthpiece of the Foundation titled Amar Thikona was formally released at the function by advocate Pradip Bora. At the outset, Ram Dhun was presented, while Niru Rekha Baruah recited the Naam Ghosa.

Devotees taking out a Bhagawat yatra on the occasion of Srimanta Sankaradeva’s 568th birth anniversary celebrations at Panbari, Narayanpur on Thursday. – UB Photos

Lakshmi puja at Bajali, Kaithalkuchi areas ANN SERVICE

PATACHARKUCHI, Oct 14: Lakshmi puja will be celebrated at various places of Bajali subdivision and adjoining areas of patacharkuchi from tomorrow with various programmes. At Barbhaluki Bharalipara, the puja will be celebrated with a three-day programme. The programmes include cleanliness drive, flag hoisting, smrititarpan, illumination, inauguratuion of puja by Pabindra Deka MLA Patacharkuchi LAC tomorrow. On October 16, various programme like plantation, quiz competition among students, in the evening, a programme of felicitation will be held and at night a jatra party will perform a show. On the concluding day, Bhagabat paath, ojapali, felicitation to the local meritorious students of the area and at night, a jatra party CORRESPONDENT will perform. At Bamunpara, the puja will DHUBRI, Oct 14: Two perbe held with a seven-day prosons were picked up by police gramme. This year, the puja on Thursday night in connecwill be celebrated for the 80th tion with the stone pelting inyear in the area, about 14 km cident on the day of Bijoya from here. The puja will be Dashami, during Durga imformally declared open by Anil mersion. Kr Das, retired principal of A case vide DBB PS C/No Bani Vidyalaya. The other pro1092/16 was registered in the Dhubri PS following which the Garo National Council (GNC) activists taking out a protest rally against revocation of South grammes include quiz competition, drawing competition, Kamrup district at Boko on Thursday. – UB Photos duo were picked up by police.

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OBITUARY

Puspa Nath Sarma CORRESPONDENT

MORIGAON, Oct 14: Puspa Nath Sarma, founder president of Morigaon District Journalists’ Association (MDJA) and a distinguished citizen of Morigaon town breathed his last at his own residence at Jyoti Nagar here last night following a brief illness. He was 82. A veteran journalist of Morigaon district, PN Sarma was born at Dergaon in 1934. He graduated from Cotton College in 1958. Later he joined as an Assistant Teacher at Gurjuguniar High School, Golagahat for five years. He took his MA degree in Economics from Gauhati University in 1968. He came to Morigaon in 1971 and joined as a Subject teacher of Economics at Morigaon HS&MP School. Sarma started his journalism career through Dainik Asam and Dainik Janambhumi in 1971 as a correspondent from Morigaon town. He served The Assam Tribune as a correspondent from Morigaon from 1988 to 2002. He was the first Principal of Morigaon Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya from 1994 to 1997. His death has cast a pall of gloom in Morigaon district. Several organisations like the Morigaon District Journalists’ Association, Morigaon Sahitya Sabha, Journalist Association of Assam have deeply mourned his demise and conveyed their condolences to the bereaved family.

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recitation competition, ghosa naam competition etc. A drama in memory of Achyut Lahkar will be staged by local artists. On October 16, the other programmes include ojapali, felicitation, dance competition etc., will be held to mark the celebrations. In Puthimari, the puja will be celebrated with a five-day programme. The main gate of the puja will be declared open by Dipul Patgiri, member of the zila parishad. In Bhotanta Saderi, the puja will be celebrated with a eight-day programme. At Pathsala Milanpur, the puja will be celebrated with a three- day programme. In Patacharkuchi, the puja will be celebrated with a one-day programme. In Nityananda, the puja will be held with a fiveday programme. A Correspondent adds from Tihu: Like in previous years, this year also the religious people of greater Kaithalkuchi area are celebrating the 80th Shri Shri Lakshmipuja Mahotsov with a three-day programme at the Mandir premises of Kaithalkuchi from tomorrow. The first day’s programmes will begin with a cleanliness drive followed by flag hoisting by Surendra Nath Das, president of the celebration committee, garlanding

programme at the Martyrs’ altar by Sailendra Prasad Sarma, coordinator, Sankardev Academy, Nalbari, swahid tarpan by Himan Barman, president, Nalbari Zila Students Union, tree plantation by Jajyaswam Haloi, president, Kaithalkuchi Bazar Samittee. The lighting of lamp will be attended by Haladhar Goswami, senior citizen, Ramani Mohan Sarma, retired teacher, Dr Babul Kr Bezbarua, Professor, Gauhati Medical College, Dr Subhash Barman, Professor, Ratnapeeth College, Chapar, Pranab Kr Barman, distinguished poet, Basistha Sarma, Dr Arup Kr Das, Bhaskar Sarma, president, Madhupur Mandal BJP and Kamakhya Sarma, Hemen Sarma and Sarat Barman, social workers. The other programmes of the remaining days include Bhagawat path, nagara naam, ayotir naam etc. The 50th Shri Shri Lakhmipuja of greater Haribhanga village will be observed at Haribhanga Chowk with a two-day colourful programmes from tomorrow. The programmes include flag hoisting, garlanding, banti prajjalan, pratima sthapan, ayotir naam competition, felicitation, nagara naam etc.

57,000 doubtful documents for NRC detected in Cachar CORRESPONDENT

SILCHAR, Oct 14: Cachar district has registered an impressive run rate of 4,290 documents verified in the past 25 days for the month of September. Out of the 10,21,500 documents which were sent for office verification a total of 5,91,600 documents were verified till September 27 registering 57.93 per cent of performance which is next to Barpeta and Nagaon. But the issue which has been a cause of concern for the officials of the district NRC cell is the piling number of doubtful documents obtained from the applications. According to sources here, 57,000 documents have been detected as “NO” documents so far. Sources said that the ‘NO’ documents have been classified in two categories viz., forged papers and records not available (RNA). “A major chunk of the ‘NO’ documents have been tampered birth certificates, ration cards, postal passbooks etc. The documents will be sent for re-verification. Moreover, it is also learnt that five cases each at Katigorah and Udharbond regarding tampered birth certificates, have been registered, sources said.

Durga puja celebrated with gaiety and religious fervour ANN SERVICE

BADARPUR, Oct 14: Durga puja was celebrated with traditional religious fervour and gaiety at Badarpur alongwith the rest of Karimganj district peacefully. This year, the total number of Durga puja, in Greater Badarpur Railway colonies, Badarpur civil town exceeded 200 with Badarpur Railway Town, accounting for most of them. From Mahasasthi to Bijoya Dasami – the sky remained cloudy, dampening the spirits of the devout. However, the people thronged in every pandal, right from the morning to seek the blessings of the Mother Durga. The people young and old alike did the mandatory rounds of the puja pandals, dressed in their colourful best. All the puja pandals were beautifully decorated and colourfully illuminated. Various roads were teeming with people, well upto midnight.

The Bijoya Dasami day was marked by the tumultuous presence of devotees. The womenfolk playfully smeared ‘sindoor’ on each other. On that very day, all the idols immersed in the Barak river at Badarpur Ghat. The same picture was also reflected in Karimganj town and several parts of the entire Karimganj district. ANN Service adds from Lumding: Durga puja was celebrated at Lumding with gaiety. This year, a total of 48 community pujas were held. Among the 48 pujas, mention may be made of the puja pandals and idols of Kalibari, South Hill Colony (which celebrated golden jubilee), Brick Field, Nadirpar (Harulongpher), Santiniketan Sangha, Sitalabari, JKS (Club), Uttar Lumding, Milan Sangha, Red Star, Officers Colony, Fish Market, etc. Jagiroad Correspondent adds: Durga puja festivities concluded at Jagiroad area on October 11 with the immersion of the idols at Jagi Bhakatgaon, seven km form here,

under Mayong circle. A festive atmosphere prevailed during the immersion time, with thousands of people lining the streets. The 94th edition of the Jagi Bhakatgaon Anchalik Shri Shri Durgotsav Udjapan Samiti drew the attention of the public particularly because of the old plays performed on the occasion. There were a total of 39 puja mandaps under jagiroad PS this time, chief among which were the puja mandaps at Nizarapar, Mayong block, Nellie, Kishor Club, Railway Colony, Ghunusa, Barowari, Silbhanga Railway Gate, Main Chariali etc. Gauripur correspondent adds: Inclement weather dampened the spirits of puja revellers as the devotees were forced to remain in the pandals for hours together since Mahasaptami. However, improvement form Mahanavami lifted their spirits and they offered prayers before the Goddess. This year altogether 36 pujas were organised in Gauripur area. The Harisabha, Paulpara and the Bazar Durga puja attract-

Kalyani Barbaruah: a tribute A pious lady of Kushalnagar, Moranhat, Kalyani Barbaruah died on October 5 last at her residence due to oldage ailments at the age of 81. Born on February 28, 1936 at Handique Gaon, Amkotiachuk of Sivasagar district, she had her early schooling at No. 331 Lower Primary School at Handique Gaon and then Phuleswari Govt. High School at Sivasagar. However, she got married before her matriculation. After marriage, she moved out of Assam with her husband, an Air Force Officer. She travelled to many

places of the country because her husband was transferred and posted at different Air Force stations. Instead of sitting idle at home, she engaged herself in many social, developmental and welfare activities under the Air Force Welfare Society. Later to educate their kids, she came to Assam and settled at Moranhat, departing from her husband's working place in the early 60s. Besides looking after the family, she engaged herself by establishing a cutting and tailoring school, the very first at Moranhat, under the guidence of USHA Company, which used to provide one year diploma

course certificate to the passed out students in the examination conducted by the company. Significantly, her effort in this regard seemed helpful to generate self employment particularly among the women folk. Getting inspiration of her work, some of her students also set up many such schools at Moran and other localities. Later, she was deeply inspired by Vaishnavite culture. In the early part of the 80s, she joined the Srimanta Sankardev Sangha and devoted her life to the promotion and development of Vaishnavite culture in the society. She used to participate in the religious rituals like naam prasanga,

dihanaam etc., in the locality. She took the leading part in the competitions. She was a kind hearted, soft spoken, energetic and benevolent lady. Due to her amiable and gentle nature, she was loved and respected by all. Her death cast a pall of gloom in the society as well as among the relatives and her admirers. She leaves behind three sons, a daughter, three daughter-in-laws, a son -in -law and eight grandchildren besides a host of relatives. Today, on the day of her adyashraddha, we pray to the Almighty to grant eternal peace to the departed soul. – Pankaj Borpatra Gohain

ed the maximum number of devotees. Several goats were sacrificed at the historic Royal Durga puja of the Gauripur Royal family, whose members could not attend the puja due to the death of Shyamalesh Barua (Ruby), the second son of the legendary Pramathesh Chandra Barua. The idols were immersed in the Gangadhar river. Staff Reporter adds: The Durga puja celebrations at Koliabor was an occasion with a difference as the subdivisional administration and the Koliabor Sahitya Sabha joined hands with the organisers in celebrating the legacy of the great women of Koliabor beginning with the Ahom warrior-martyr Mulagabhoru. A host of other distinguished women of the area including freedom fighters and writers were also remembered on the occasion. “We wanted to convey a message to society regarding woman empowerment. And the Durga Puja which

symbolises the power of our women through the demolition of the evil Mahisasura by Goddess Durga was the appropriate occasion for this. The people of Koliabor paid homage to a host of their distinguished women in this Durga Puja,” Pankaj Chakravarty, Sub Divisional Officer, (Civil) Koliabor, said. The pujas had the theme ‘Celebrating the Glorious History of Koliabor Women.’ An audio homage celebrating the contributions of these women was also played at the puja mandaps during the festive days. The women who were paid homage included Mula Gabhoru, and freedom fighters Guneswari Devi, Mohini Gohain, Muktabala Baishnavi, Padumi Bhuyan, Molani Khataniar, Jobesi Koch, Dalimi Saikia, Putul Bora, Ghunusa Bora, Pakhili Bhuyan, Rupohi Bhuyan, Akoni Koch, Golapi Baruah and Sumitra Bhuyan besides writers Sabitri Bargohain, Swarna Goswami, Usha Barthakur, Sadori Bora and Dr Nilima Dutta.

Bongaigaon admin tough on fireworks rule CORRESPONDENT

BONGAIGAON, Oct 14: Considering the general safety of the town and to avoid risk of fire incidents, the administration will keep an eye on the selling of fireworks in the district during the celebration of Deepawali, said Sanjeev Sharma, ADC, Bongaigaon. Already two local traders of Bongaigaon town have applied in the Deputy Commissioner’s office for obtaining license to sell fireworks during the festival

of lights. As per the Explosive Rules, 2008 under Explosive Act, 1884, it is mandatory for the license seekers to follow safety norms in storing and selling of fireworks. The safety rules do not allow any licensee to store more than 5000 kgs of fireworks in any accommodation in residential areas. For it a licensee has to arrange separate accommodation at a place away from inhabited areas. The guideline also prohibits the selling of China-

made fireworks in the country. Also the licensee is allowed to sell sound emitting crackers, having sound limit below 125 decibels. The traders who store and sell fireworks throughout the year, have to take license from Petroleum and Explosive Safety Organisation (PESO), the guideline says. A drive against Chinamade fireworks and other lighting materials would be launched soon in the town, Sharma said.

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DIBRUGARH, Oct 14: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal today announced the institution of State Awards for promoting scientific research and studies in the State. Inaugurating the four-day 24th State-level National Children’s Science Congress at the Dibrugarh University Ranghar auditorium here, the Chief Minister said that the awards would be instituted to honour scientists for research in science and technology. “One award will be for an upcoming young scientist, while the other award will be for an established scientist. The job of identifying the beneficiary scientists will be entrusted to a recognised NGO or scientific organisations,” he added. The Chief Minister also announced that a national-level Vigyan Mela (science fair) would be held in the State in the near future where a cross section of people from villag-

Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal addressing the State-level National Children’s Science Congress at the Dibrugarh University in Dibrugarh on Friday. – AT photo es, tea gardens, hills, char areas and river banks could get opportunities to explore and discover the capabilities of science and technology. “We want

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to take science to the remotest of areas and also make it accessible to all,” he said. Altogether 273 child scientists from 27 districts of the State have converged for the prestigious four-day scientific event at the varsity with their teacher guides and district coordinators. The focal theme of the event is ‘Science, technology and innovation for sustainable development with special emphasis on accessibility for differently abled persons.’ The subthemes are ‘Natural resource management’; ‘Food and agriculture’; ‘Energy’; ‘Health, hygiene and sanitation’; ‘Lifestyle and livelihood’; ‘Disaster management’ and ‘Traditional

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tion. The State organiser of the conclave is the Assam Science Technology and Environment Council (ASTEC). Keshab Mahanta, Minister for Science and Technology, Information Technology and Water Resources, stated that the State Government had plans to bring in eminent scientists from outside the State and the country for holding interactive programmes in educational institutions. Eminent scientist and professor Bhupendra Nath Goswami, former Director of the Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology and Emeritus Fellow, Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER), Pune, urged the State

an island as the road to Mathanguri has been washed away. Animals have been stranded on narrow highlands. A park officer said that no loss of wildlife has been reported from any part of the park till now. He also stated that patrolling on elephant backs is being done round the clock and tourists have also been provided elephant rides within limited areas. But the movement of tourists in vehicles has been suspended. Meanwhile, tour operators in the park have suffered a setback as the roads washed away by the flood will take a long time to repair. They requested the Forest department to expedite the process of reconstruction of all roads, specially the one leading to Mathanguri, after the flood subsides.

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BARPETA, Oct 14: The Manas National Park-cumTiger Project has been severely affected by the devastating flood during the last three days. Floodwaters of the Beki river have entered the park through the broken embankment at Panchmail under the Bahbari range of the park and inundated a vast area. The embankment was washed away during the flood in July this year. The release of waters from the Kuriswu dyke in Bhutan has been attributed to the untimely flood. Most roads inside the park have been flooded which has made movement impossible for both the park personnel and tourists alike. The scenic Mathanguri, the main tourist attraction, has turned into

Worker from Sivasagar drowns in Delhi water plant SPL CORRESPONDENT

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Montu Baruah, who hailed from Sivasagar district in Assam, drowned in the Bhagirathi water treatment plant at Gokulpuri here this morning. Baruah, who had been working at the water treatment plant since the last five

years, was rushed to the GTB Hospital where doctors declared him brought dead. He is survived by his wife and a son, who lives in Assam, said the North-east Cell of Delhi Police.

Draft electoral rolls published across State CORRESPONDENT

SILCHAR, Oct 14: The Cachar District Election Office today released the draft electoral rolls for the seven Assembly constituencies of Cachar district for 2017. The draft rolls were released in the presence of Cachar Deputy Commissioner S Vishwanathan and representatives of various political parties in a meeting held at the conference hall of the Zilla Parishad. The draft electoral rolls are published corresponding to the special summary revision of photo e-rolls for 2017. As per the rolls, the district has 10,93,888 electors out of whom 5,71,575 are male and 5,22,313 are female. There are as many as 5,540 D-voters in the district with the highest 1,475 from the Katigorah constituency. Jitu Kumar Das, District Election Officer, said that the final electoral rolls would be published on January 20 next year. “The deadline for settling claims and objections regarding the names in the electoral rolls is November 15. New voters who will attain the legitimate age for voting on January 1, 2017 can submit applications by filling up Form 6. Also, the names of deceased persons can be deleted from the list through Form 7. Form 8 can be used to submit photographs in 2.5x2 cm size as specified by the Election Commission of India. Form 8A can be used by the voters to change their residential location within the

district,” Das added. He said that a software is being used by the district election office to detect duplication of voters. The duplicate names will be subsequently deleted from the voters list. DC Vishwanathan said that the polling officials engaged in the collection of details for data enumeration must take note of the previous errors so that error-free electoral rolls could be prepared. Earlier, members of political parties and leading citizens of the district aired their grievances against the loopholes in the process of enumeration and collection of data from voters by Block Level Officers (BLOs). Shashankha Shekhar Dhar, BJP representative in the meeting, pointed out the lapses in duty on the part of the BLOs. He alleged that the majority of the BLOs did not undergo any training to collect data from voters, which is why the voters list has a number of errors. Seema Das, a BLO, clarified that the BLOs alone should not be blamed for the errors in the voters list. There are occasions when operators also enter wrong data. “Moreover, the forms, specially 6 and 8, which we submit are not entered in the list. Voter ID cards have many spelling errors for which the BLOs face criticism. Instead of criticism, there must be cooperation from the people and the administration for preparing error-free electoral rolls,”

she added. ANN Service from Golakganj adds: As per the direc-

tive of the Election Commission of India, the process of special amendment of the voters rolls has begun in Dhubri district. In this regard, the District Election Officer, Bistirna Baruah, informed that on Friday, the draft electoral rolls of the three Legislative constituencies under the Dhubri subdivision were published as per the special amendment process. Complaints or objections, if any, regarding the draft electoral rolls may be filled on or before November 14, sources said. Special camps will be set up on October 23 and November 13 to take up the registered complaints with the booth level agents of different political parties. On December 15, after the settlement of all the complaints and objections, the final voter rolls will be published on January 20, 2017. Barpeta Correspondent adds: The summary revision of the electoral rolls of all the six Assembly constituencies under the Barpeta Election District with January 1, 2017 as the base got under way on Friday. Barpeta Deputy Commissioner Thaneswar Malakar formally released the draft electoral rolls in a meeting at the conference room of his office this morning. The meeting was attended by officials associated with the revision and representatives of political parties. As per the schedule, claims

and objections regarding the electoral rolls will be accepted up to November 15. The draft will be examined and various aspects regarding the rolls will be explained to the public in meetings in local bodies and gram sabhas between October 18 to November 2. Special campaigns for the disposal of the objections will be initiated from October 23 to November 13 in association with the boothlevel representatives of the political parties. Claims and objections will be disposed of within December 15. The final rolls will be published on January 20 next year. As per the draft rolls published on Friday, the Barpeta Election District has 9,92,489 voters with 5,07,849 male and 4,64,499 female electors. Out of them, 20,141 are D-voters and excluding them, there are 9,72,348 voters. Sorbhog tops the list with a total of 1,97,692, followed by Barpeta with 1,79,161 voters. The number of voters in the draft rolls for Mania, Baghbar, Sarukshetri and Chenga Assembly constituencies are 1,79,107, 1,39,169, 1,75,756, and 1,21,604 respectively. ANN Service from Sonari adds: The draft voters list of No. 105 Mahmora and No. 106 Sonari LACs were released at the public auditorium in Sonari on Friday. At present, there are 62,529 male and 57,454 female voters in Mahmora LAC, while 79,382 male and 72,332 female voters are in the Sonari LAC. There is one D-voter in

the Mahmora LAC. The draft voters list will be available at the Deputy Commissioner’s office at Sonari, Revenue Circle Officers’ offices at Mahmora, Sonari and Sapekhati, Sonari Municipality and Moran Town Committee offices, all development blocks, gaon panchayats, post offices and police stations of Charaideo district. The final voters list on the basis of January 1, 2017 will be published on January 20, 2017. Claims and objections could be filed within November 15, which will be disposed of on December 15. On the eve of the publication of voters list, Monimala Phukon Borthakur, Deputy Commissioner, Charaideo, addressed a press meet at the DC’s conference hall on Thursday. Abul Kalam, Election Officer, Charaideo, gave a briefing on the ongoing process of the correction of voters list as per the guidelines of the Election Commission of India. Samiron Bora, ADC, and Mamoon Borkatoky, SDIPRO, were also present on the occasion.

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knowledge system.’ The budding scientists will present their innovative and creative ideas through project exhibitions during the event. They will also get opportunities to interact and exchange views with eminent scientists from the country and abroad during the sessions and also through video conferencing. The four-day State-level National Children’s Science Congress is being organised by the National Council for Science and Technology Communication (NCSTC), Department of Science and Technology, New Delhi, in association with the Dibrugarh University. The event is being supported by the district administra-

Government to create an environment to motivate young minds to work on scientific topics. “Students must get inspired and motivated through research and scientific environment,” he added. Dr Arup Mishra, Director, ASTEC, stressed on the development of the scientific temperament among students by adopting innovative methods. The participating child scientists, during their morning assembly, pledged they would conduct scientific activities under a cooperative spirit and not competitive spirit. Some of the highlights of the event are the book fair and science exhibition, display and presentation of the child scientists’ projects, visit to the university laboratories, learning science with fun activities, quiz, cultural events, sightseeing, etc. Dr Debi Prasad Duari, Director, Research and Academics, Birla Planetarium, Kolkata; Pradip Saikia, Principal Petrophysicist at Schlumberger Oilfield Services, Luanda, Angola; Dr Achinta Narayan Bezbaruah, North Dakota University, USA (via video conferencing), among many others, will interact with the participants, the organisers said. Dibrugarh Deputy Commissioner Laya Madduri, Dibrugarh University Vice Chancellor Professor Alak Kumar Buragohain, Jorhat MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa, MLAs Prasanta Phukan, Chakradhar Gogoi, Bimal Borah and Teres Goala also attended the inaugural function.

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Dr Navakrishna Das, Professor of Computer Science, South Louisiana Community College, Lafayette City, passed away following a stroke today. Originally hailing from Hajo, Dr Das did his BTech from Indian School of Mines, Dhanbad. He had a brief stint with the ONGC in Assam after which he left for the US and did his masters there. He served in several reputed institutions before joining the South Louisiana Community College. He leaves behind his wife and two sons.

AGP has not drifted away from goals: Atul Bora STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: The Asom Gana Parishad (AGP) has not drifted away from its avowed goals. It will not allow the sacrifices of the martyrs of the Assam Agitation go in vain. This was the assertion made by AGP president Atul Bora at Sarupeta while addressing the open session of the central function held on the occasion of the 32nd foundation day of the regional party. According to a press release issued by the party, Bora said the AGP is for detection, determination and deportation of

illegal migrants on the basis of the Assam Accord. The party will stand by the indigenous peoples of the State during their hour of need. Addressing the open session, former Chief Minister and founder president of the party Prafulla Kumar Mahanta said that the party would uphold the interests of the indigenous peoples of the State and would not make any compromise with any authority on the issue of illegal migrants. Mahanta emphasised the need for upholding regionalism for redressing the grievances of the indigenous peoples of the State.

The open session was also attended by senior leaders of the party Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Birendra Prasad Baishya, Biraj Kumar Sarma, Ramendra Narayan Kalita, Dr Kamala Kalita, Kumar Dipak Das, Nurul Hussain, Pabindra Deka, Gunindra Nath Das, Renupama Rajkhowa and Asom Yuva Parishad president Sunil Deka and Asom Mahila Parishad president Dr Amiya Mahanta, among others. The party also held functions at its Ambari headquarters here to celebrate its 32nd foundation day, added the press release.

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NORTH EAST Nagaland Bar Association opposes Uniform Civil Code

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DIMAPUR, Oct 14: Nagaland Bar Association (NBA) has appealed to the Prime Minister to retain the provisions of Article 371 A in case the Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is introduced throughout the country. The Bar Association made the appeal following reports that the Central Government has entrusted the Law Commission to examine the feasibility to introduce the UCC all over the country, In a memorandum addressed to the Prime Minister, NBA president Tali Ao and secretary V Hukavi Zhimomi said they were “highly grate-

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ful” to the Parliament of India for incorporation of Article 371 A into the Constitution wherein the social customs and practices of the Nagas were protected. The Association pointed out that the personal and social life of the Nagas was mostly governed by the un-codified customary practices and usages since time immemorial. They said there was no occasion in the judicial history wherein any of those traditional customs, practices and usages have been held or struck down as opposed to law. The NBA said the Nagas, therefore, continued to “remain in absolute contention” with the present

status as protected under the Constitution. The Association expressed apprehension that if UCC was introduced covering the entire country, it would cause much hardship and social disorder to the Nagas because the personal and social life of the Nagas were “quite distinct” from the rest of the country. In the light of the above, the NBA appealed to the Prime Minister that if any such law like UCC was introduced, the provisions of Article 371 A “may be allowed to retain as it stands today.” In another representation addressed to Union Minister of Law & Justice, the NBA sug-

gested that appointments to the Judiciary required revamping through establishment of Indian Judicial Service for recruitment to the higher judiciary including the apex court. The Association also suggested constitution of National Judicial Commission (NJC) for the purpose to conduct test both written and viva voce for selection of candidates. It further suggested that recruiting authority or the NJC should consist of retired judges of the Supreme Court on tenure system to be nominated by a committee consisting of members from the executive and the judiciary.

AIZAWL, Oct 14: Mizoram would incur an additional expenditure of Rs 563.22 crore annually if it implements the recommendations of the 7th Central Pay Commission, State Government officials said today. Officials of the State Finance department informed that the calculation was made after the Federation of Mizoram Government Employees and Workers (FMGE and W), an umbrella organisation of all the State Government employees associations, asked the department A Regional Samvaad (North East India) was organised by North Eastern Hill University in collaboration with Tata Steel to to undertake the estimate. promote traditional medicinal practices of the NE region, in Shillong on Friday. – UB Photos However, the proposal had already been denied by Chief Minister Lal Thanhawla. The State Government would not implement the Seventh Pay Commission recommendations due to fiscal crunch, the CM had earlier said. He said SOBHAPATI SAMOM are digitally uploaded onto the ethat the financial burden would Cabinet application and can be acbe too heavy unless the CenIMPHAL, Oct 14: Perhaps cessed by the Cabinet Ministers RAJU DAS The Raj Bhavan’s history tre comes forward to help the for the first time in North East, through the Internet.” dates back to 1874 when ShilState Government. – PTI The e-Cabinet application the Cabinet meeting with MaSHILLONG, Oct 14: Meg- long was made the provincial nipur Chief Minister O Ibobi implemented in Manipur is to halaya’s heritage building – capital of composite Assam. Singh in the chair went digital go paperless and have an auto- Raj Bhawan – and Mawlyn- The private house of the Chief with the introduction of e-Cab- mated workflow and decision nong village have been Commissioner was known as inet in the State on Thursday. making process in an efficient awarded after being certified the Government House, The Cabinet meetings tradi- manner digitally. The whole as environmentally friendly which came to be known as Raj KOHIMA, Oct 14: Nagaland tionally require about 20 sets of process of receiving the pro- by Indian Green Building Bhavan on December 6, 1951. Public Health Engineering de- Cabinet Memorandums which posal from Departments, to fi- Council (IGBC). It is spread over an area of partment today launched first typically will have a number of nalisation of the Agenda list and The Raj Bhawan here has 30.67 acres. The area concomputerised water billing Annexures. A Cabinet Memo- approval by the Cabinet is to- been certified under IGBC for sists of beautiful lawns, garsystem in the State. randum, on the average consists tally automated. The Memo- Green Existing Buildings while dens and also kitchen garden. The system which became of about 15-20 pages which mul- randums and the associated Mawlynnong village has been Some old pines and other functional from today for Ko- tiplies to about 400 pages of Cabinet decisions will be ar- certified as Green Village. variety of trees are also found hima district was formally printed material. chived for future reference. IGBC is part of the Confed- in the Raj Bhavan. launched by PHE Chief EngiThe application is designed and eration of Indian Industry (CII) “In the e-Cabinet, i-pads were Mawlynnong is an econeer, Kevisekho Kruse here. provided to Chief Minister and developed in-house by the De- and was formed in 2011. IG- friendly tourist destination. The Department presently Ministers to conduct Cabinet partment of IT, Manipur and is BC’s objective is to “enable a The village located some 90 is catering to the water supply meetings in the electronic/digit- one of the first initiatives by Gov- sustainable built environment kms from here is dubbed the requirements of 6,072 domes- al mode,” Chief Minister’s Of- ernment of Manipur to utilise IT for all and facilitate India to be “Cleanest village in Asia.” The tic consumers and 12 commer- fice said. “With the e-Cabinet and e-Governance in an effective one of the global leaders in the awards were given at the 14th cial consumers in Kohima, he application, the Cabinet Memo- manner at the highest level of sustainable built environment Green Building Congress on said. – PTI by 2025”. October 8 in Mumbai. randums with all the annexures decision making authority.

e-Cabinet introduced in Manipur

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BJP leader inducted in Khandu Ministry CORRESPONDENT

ITANAGAR, Oct 14: Senior BJP MLA Tamiyo Taga was today inducted in the Pema Khandu-led PPA Government in Arunachal Pradesh. With this latest political development, the saffron party became the part of the ruling dispensation in this politically fragile hilly State. Previously, the BJP was extending outside support to the PPA Government. People’s Party of Arunachal (PPA) is one the constituents of the recently floated regional outfit, North East Democratic Alliance (NEDA). Taga, the four-time MLA from Rumgong Assembly con-

stituency, was administered the oath of office and secrecy by acting Governor V Shanmuganathan in a brief function at Darbar Hall of Raj Bhawan here this morning. Chief Minister Pema Khandu, Speaker Tenzing Norbu Thongdok, Cabinet Ministers, Parliamentary Secretaries, MLAs, senior State Government officers, among others, witnessed the swearing in ceremony. Earlier, Khandu had dropped Industries, Textiles & Handicrafts and Cooperation Minister Tapang Taloh from his Ministry to accommodate the former Education Minister Taga. Khandu was sworn in as

Chief Minister on July 17 last after the incumbent Nabam Tuki of Congress, who was reinstated to the post by Supreme Court following months of political turmoil, had resigned a day earlier just few hours ahead of his scheduled floor test. On September 16, Khandu along with 42 other Congress legislators staged a dramatic exodus from the grand old party to join the regional party PPA. He had paraded 42 MLAs before Speaker Thongdok who accepted their merger. In a House of 60 members, the effective strength of PPA is now 59. The ruling PPA has 43 members and BJP 11, Congress three and Independents two.

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Water billing system introduced in Nagaland

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016

Raj Bhawan, Mawlynnong get ‘green’ awards

SHILLONG, Oct 14: Kickstarting a campaign for the seven vacant seats in two tribal autonomous district councils in Meghalaya, the ruling Congress today expressed confidence to win all seats. “We stand united and we will win all the seven seats,” MPCC chief DD Lapang told reporters after a party meeting held here to launch the campaign for the bypolls. He said that the candidates for the seats were selected in just one sitting of the party which showed unity of the party. Echoing similar views, Chief Minister Mukul Sangma said the party is gearing up and taking stock of the situation to acclimatise party workers and the candidates with issues and

initiatives of the government. Stating that the party manifesto was also discussed during the meeting, Sangma said the election manifesto will be the guiding principle – “to look at where we are, how we are trying to fulfill our promises and how the party is responding to various issues and accordingly resolve them”. Asked on the performance of the Congress, he said, “Election is a wonderful opportunity to connect with the people on various important issues.” Stating that the Congress always stood firm to protect the interest of microscopic communities including the tribals in NE region, Sangma said, “Every good thing that happened in the NE has com-

plete connect with the Congress. No good thing has happened without the Congress.” According to him, States like Meghalaya, Mizoram, Nagaland, Arunachal Pradesh and others are all “protected” because of the constitutional provision which is an “offshoot of the farsightedness and vision of Congress leaders”. The bye-election was necessitated after seven of the eight legislators who held two elected offices resigned as members of the KHADC and JHADC following the passage of the Prevention of Disqualification (Members of Legislative Assembly of Meghalaya) (Amendment) Act, 2015, which seeks to end holding of dual posts by the MLAs, last year.

Bob Dylan should have got Nobel prize in 60s: Lou Majaw CORRESPONDENT

SHILLONG, Oct 14: One of the biggest admirers of Bob Dylan, Lou Majaw today said the legendary singer should have received the Nobel prize in the 60s. “I am surprised why it took so long to give him the award. It should have been given in the 60s. It has come way too late,” Majaw, who sings Dylan’s covers, said. He, however, added he is immensely pleased that final-

ly the man he admires has got the Nobel prize. “I love Bob Dylan’s music for its lyrical depth,” Majaw said. Majaw has been celebrating Dylan’s birthday in the State Capital here in his own humble way for several years now. Each year, Majaw and his singer friends get together and play some of the Dylan’s songs. “We will be playing this Sunday in honour of Dylan getting the Nobel prize,” Majaw informed. Dylan has been awarded the Nobel prize for Literature for

the beautiful lyrics of his songs. Some of his songs Blowin’ in the Wind, Mr Tambourine Man, Forever Young and several others are anthems for music lovers the world over. “Dylan has brought a new expression of poetry through his songs. Poetry has some element of musicality and Dylan has been able to make that connect between poetry and music,” AS Guha, Regional Director of Indira Gandhi National Open University and also a poet and writer, said.

India’s oldest journalist lives in Aizawl ZODINSANGA

AIZAWL, Oct 14: Lalbiakthanga Pachuau, 90, who is editing a Mizo vernacular newspaper here since 1953, has been claimed to be “India’s oldest working journalist.” The Government of Mizoram, in association with Mizoram Journalists’ Association, the State’s apex journalists’ body, today declared Pachuau, Editor of Zoram Tlangau as the oldest working journalist in the country during a special function here today. Pachuau, after he served in British Indian Army during World World-II, started his own daily newspaper Zoram Thupuan in 1953. Mizoram Information and Public Relations Minister Lal A different kind of fountain: A burst in the main water pipeline in Tura led to a huge gush of water that literally turned into Thanzara handed over a citaTURA, Oct 14: Teachers of a fountain on Friday. – Tura Correspondent tion in recognition for his nuGaro Hills under the aegis of All Garo Hills Primary School Teachers’ Association (AGHPSTA) has announced a sit-in protest in front of the West Garo Hills Deputy CommisPRABIR SIL Kantamani Tripura. Special Branch on April 11 and Around 50 per cent rebel going’ peace dialogue. sioner’s office here on OctoThey deposited one wire- five more NLFT cadres joined leaders and cadres have alFollowing the request of the ber 17 against the alleged failAGARTALA, Oct 14: Banned less set and some incriminat- the mainstream on May last. ready got settled in Bangla- outfit’s self-styled supremo ure of the Meghalaya GovernThe latest surrender is seen desh and they don’t want to Biswamohan Debbarma for ment to respond to the de- outfit National Liberation Front ing documents during the surof Tripura (NLFT) has suffered render. The 7th Bn BSF and as important as the outfit’s return home due to various peace talks, the Ministry of mands of the teachers. Home Affairs (MHA) had The teachers had earlier a setback once again as five of its 13th Bn Tripura State Rifles strength has been waning with complications, sources said. cadres surrendered to Special have provided logistic support every passing day at a time Under the rapidly changing sought the State Governserved a 15 day ultimatum to the State Government on the Branch of State police in a re- for crossing over Indo-Bangla when the tripartite peace talks scenario, the NLFT leaders ment’s consent for initiating a are really worried on how to dialogue with the outfit. demand that teachers ap- mote Border Outpost (BOP) in border to facilitate the surren- are on. North district. dered process, according to an According to the latest incarry forward the tripartite Although the State Governpointed by the State be no The surrendered militants official release from police puts, the NLFT has only 65 peace talks with the Centre. ment has agreed on the longer be categorised as govAfter two rounds of peace NLFT’s plea, the ongoing ernment and non-govern- were identified as self-styled headquarters here on Friday. cadres including front-line Earlier, altogether 32 NLFT leaders in Bangladesh and a talks, there is no progress in peace talks have not made ment teachers and teachers corporal Bisurai Debabarma, appointed since 1995 are reg- Hiralal Tripura, Jalaska cadres along with their fami- major section is not willing to the process putting a question much progress over the past Tripura, Rambadal Tripura and lies surrendered before the shun the path of violence. mark on the success of the ‘on- few months. ularised. – Correspondent AIZAWL, Oct 14: A 47-yearold man was killed on the spot and his wife injured when a barrage of rocks hit the car in which they were travelling at a place called ‘Midum kham’ on AizawlLunglei road today, police said. Police said that the barrage of large rocks fell on the car near Sumsuih hamlet killing Lalbiaktluanga of Aizawl instantly inside the car which he was driving. His wife Lalduhawmi sustained serious injuries, the police said. The car was severely damaged by the rocks. – PTI

Garo Hills primary teachers to stage sit-in on Oct 17

Peace talks with NLFT under cloud

merous contributions to the society mainly social work. Pachuau wrote his first news article on May 16, 1953 in Zoram Thupuan and started publishing and editing his own daily newspaper without a break till date. He was elected as president of Mizoram Journalists’ Association for three terms. He co-founded the Association for Voluntary Blood Donation in Mizoram as general secretary and later was elected as

president for a number of terms from 2001. The association is the main source when it comes to blood donation. His contribution in this field has earned him three special awards from State Blood Transfusion Council. The war veteran-turned-journalist had been decorated with war medals, including Burma Star, Independent Medal, J&K General Service Medal and Sainya Seva Medal. He has held the post of president of World War Veteran Association of Mizoram numerous times. He was one of the key delegates at the Mizo peace talks between the then outlawed Mizo National Front and Government of India during the early 1980s. He was the founder president of Mizoram Social Defence Union during the 1990s and campaigned vigorously against alcohol and drugs.

NSCN-K cadres held CORRESPONDENT

DIMAPUR, Oct 14: The Assam Rifles apprehended an NSCN-K cadre and seized one .22 pistol from New Colony, Zunheboto district on October 5. An Assam Rifles release today said based on information about extortion activity in the area by NSCN-K cadres, Assam Rifles troops along with police launched a search operation and apprehended the NSCNK cadre identified as Tomakum Yimchunger. Following his interrogation, one .22 pistol with magazine, arms, etc., were recovered from one Keiseikham Yimchunger of Khumishi A village. He was also arrested. They were involved in extortion besides manufacturing and supply of illegal weapons to underground factions, the release said. The apprehended cadres were later handed over to Zunheboto Police.

SATURDAY, OCTOBER 15, 2016

CAPSULE Rupee recovers MUMBAI, Oct 14: The rupee today staged a smart recovery from its threeweek low against the US currency to close up by 23 paise at 66.71 on heavy corporate dollar sales as well as easing inflationary pressure. – PTI

ICICI Bank MUMBAI, Oct 14: In a major rejig of senior management positions, ICICI Bank today appointed its brokerage business head Anup Bagchi as executive director of the bank and head of retail banking, replacing Rajiv Sabharwal. – PTI

FabAlley NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Online fashion brand FabAlley is looking to launch its own chain of exclusive outlets in the next 18 months and has raised USD 2 million as part of its offline expansion plans. – PTI

GoAir HYDERABAD, Oct 14: Wadia group-promoted GoAir said its fleet size would be increased to 26 by end of this fiscal from 21 at present as the budget carrier is looking to fly on international routes from 2017. – PTI

Palm oil NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Palm oil imports fell marginally to 7,73,497 tonnes in September this year, but rising shipments of refined palm oils are hurting domestic refiners, industry body Solvent Extractors Association (SEA) said today. – PTI

BUSINESS & ECONOMY

India’s wholesale inflation eases NEW DELHI, Oct 14: India’s annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices eased to 3.57 per cent in September from a two-year high of 3.74 per cent in August, official data showed on Friday. The annual wholesale inflation during the corresponding period last year stood at ()4.59 per cent. After rising for the first time in April following 17 straight months of contraction, the WPI (Wholesale Price Index) has cumulatively risen by 4.28 per cent in the current fiscal up to September. However, food articles inflation last month increased by

5.75 per cent on year-on-year (YoY) basis. On a sequential basis, it was lower than August’s 8.23 per cent rise. Nonetheless, the annual rate of inflation for some commodities remained rather high on a YoY basis: Potatoes (73.31 per cent), pulses (23.99 per cent) and fruits (14.10 per cent). The protein-based food items such as eggs, meat and fish became dearer by 7.44 per cent. Besides, wheat became expensive by 7.01 per cent. However, onion prices were down (-)70.52 per cent in September this year, against the like month of the previous year. Overall vegetables prices came

down by (-)10.91 per cent. The expenses on primary articles which constitute 20.12 per cent of the WPI’s total weight rose by 4.76 per cent. Prices of manufactured products, which comprise nearly 65 per cent of the index, continued to rise for the sixth straight month, rising by 2.48 per cent in September. The prices rose by 2.42 per cent in August. The sub-category of manufactured food products, which includes sugar and edible oils, registered a rise of 11.21 per cent. This was mainly caused by a spurt in sugar prices, which rose by 32.92 per cent,

as a result of production shortages. The cost of edible oils rose by 5.87 per cent. On the other hand, fuel inflation accelerated in September. It edged up by 5.58 per cent as compared to a 1.62 per cent rise in August and (-)1.00 per cent in July. Diesel prices continued to rise after seeing an uptrend which started in June after many months of consecutive fall. Prices of high-speed diesel rose by 19.08 per cent last month. The gasoline or petrol prices inched up by 1.25 per cent, while the LPG cost declined by (-)1.30 per cent. – IANS

Rising NPAs remain a challenge for PSU banks: IMF NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Describing India as a “bright spot” in the complex set of economic forces, IMF Chief Economist Maurice Obstfeld today said rising NPAs in Indian public sector banks remain a challenge despite progress. “The complex set of economic forces continues to shape a subdued global growth outlook. Not only India, but China is maintaining its growth. India is a bright spot, inflation in India and CAD are coming down,” Obstfeld said at an event organised by Brookings India here. “But there are still structural challenges. Rising NPAs in public sector banks remain a

challenge despite lots of progress.” Earlier this month, the International Monetary Fund had projected a robust 7.6 per cent growth rate for India in 2016 and 2017, but had asked the government to continue reforming its taxation system and eliminate subsidies to provide more resources for investments in infrastructure, education and healthcare. Gross non-performing assets (NPAs) of the public sector banks surged to 9.32 per cent (Rs 4.76 lakh crore) of advances in 2015-16, from 5.43 per cent (Rs 2.67 lakh crore) in 2014-15. Many lenders, including

Bank of India, Dena Bank and Central Bank of India, have reported losses for the quarter ended June due to a sharp jump in provisions on account of an asset quality review mandated by RBI in December. In a bid to shore up cashstrapped public sector banks, the government in August had announced capital infusion of Rs 22,915 crore for 13 lenders, including SBI, to revive loan growth that has hit a twodecade low. This is the first tranche for the current fiscal and more funds will be provided, depending on performance of PSBs. The newly-appointed IMF chief economist said India has

been beneficial of a fall in commodity prices and emerging economies as a whole have a favourable view of trade. “In US, the perception is trade is job killer. World has imposed greater trade barriers on Asia than Asia has imposed on the rest of the world,” Obstfeld said. According to the noted economist, growth of advanced economies was a disappointment in 2016, but emerging ones performed well in 2016. “Advanced economies’ weight of GDP in global growth has come down that partly explains some disenchantment of globalisation in these countries,” Obstfeld observed. – PTI

Dell laptop BENGALURU, Oct 14: Expanding its Inspiron 5000 series, US-based computer technology company Dell on Friday launched a new laptop in India at Rs 39,590. The Inspiron 5567 laptop features 15-inch full-HD display, Intel 7th Gen Core i7 processors, up to 2TB storage and AMD Radeon R7 series graphics with up to 4GB GDDR5 memory. – IANS

Sensex up 30 points MUMBAI, Oct 14: The Indian equity markets on Friday closed on a flat-to-positive note on the back of positive inflation macro-data points and value buying. However, gains were capped due to long-liquidation which was triggered by caution over the ongoing quarterly earnings season and outflow of foreign funds. The wider 51-scrip Nifty of the National Stock Exchange (NSE) inched up by 10.05 points or 0.12 per cent to 8,583.40 points. The barometer 30-scrip sensitive index (Sensex) of the BSE, which opened at 27,712.22 points, closed at 27,673.60 points – with a slight rise of 30.49 points or 0.11 per cent from the previous close at 27,643.11 points. The Sensex touched a high of 27,763.54 points and a low of 27,548.18 points during the intra-day trade. On Thursday, both the key Indian indices plunged due to global cues such as increased chances of a US rate hike, disappointing China trade data and renewed fears of an early exit of Britain from the European Union (Brexit). – IANS

TRAI proposes uniform broadcast inter-connection norms NEW DELHI, Oct 14: In a move to check arm-twisting practices and bring in more transparency in broadcasting business, regulator TRAI today proposed uniform interconnection guidelines for transmission of TV channels across all available platforms like cable, DTH and IPTV. “The Authority is of the view that the common regulatory framework for interconnection of all types of addressable systems will ensure a level-playing field among different service providers,” TRAI said in a note explaining draft norms on inter-connection issued today.

At present, two separate regulatory frameworks are applicable for inter-connection of HITS (head-end in the sky operator), IPTV and DTH, and cable TV services. HITS is a satellite multiplex service that provides cable channels. In the broadcast sector, there are a number of intermediaries between a broadcaster and the end consumer. The broadcast takes the route of distribution network and reaches viewers either through DTH, cable operator or an IPTV. As per the Draft Telecommunication (Broadcasting and

Cable Services) Inter-connection (Addressable Systems) Regulations, 2016, a common inter-connection rule when implemented would foster competition, promote orderly growth and result in better quality of services at affordable prices to subscribers. The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India in the draft has proposed capping of carriage fee charged by distribution networks like DTH players, cable operators for transmitting TV channels at 20 paise per channel per user. Besides, “no carriage fee is to be paid by a broadcaster if

the subscription of the channel is more than or equal to 20 per cent of the subscriber base”. The regulator has proposed prohibition of any exclusive agreement between the broadcaster and the distributor of a channel that can prevent any other distributor from obtaining TV channels of such a broadcaster for distribution. Similarly, it has proposed to prohibit such exclusive agreements between a distributor of TV channels with a broadcaster that prevents any other broadcasters from obtaining access to the network of such a distributor. – PTI

Union Minister for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Ram Vilas Paswan inaugurating a seminar on ‘Standards Build Trust’ in New Delhi on Friday. – PIB

Centre to use postal network for pulse distribution NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The Central government has decided to use postal network for distribution of subsidized pulses and release more chana from buffer stock to ensure availability of these commodities at reasonable prices during the ongoing festival season. The decisions were taken at a meeting of the Inter Ministerial Committee on prices of essential commodities headed by Union Consumer Affairs Secretary Hem Pande here on Friday, an official source said. The committee at its meeting also reviewed availability and prices of essential commodities, especially pulses, and suggested that in the absence of government outlets in the states, postal networks

Intex introduces new smartphones NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Domestic Mobile handset-maker Intex Technologies on Friday launched its Aqua 5.5 VR and Aqua Craze II smartphones at Rs 5,099 and Rs 5,990, respectively. The 4G Volte-enabled smartphone Aqua 5.5 VR comes with a 5.5-inch HD IPS screen display along with a 5MP front and back camera. The device is powered by a 64-bit Quad-core Mediatek processor along with 1GB RAM, 8GB ROM and 32GB expandable memory coupled with the latest Android Marshmallow 6.0 OS. Aqua Craze II has a 5-inch HD IPS screen and is powered with Android 6.0 Marshmallow, 1GB RAM and 8GB ROM. This device also comes with 5MP front and back camera along with LED flash. “After extensive research and user inputs, we developed the Aqua 5.5VR and Aqua Craze II that promise to deliver improved quality of selfies as well as multitasking and better connectivity,” said Unnikrishnan Mohandas, Product Head-Intex Technologies, in a statement. – IANS

Union Minister for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arun Jaitley at the BRICS Economic Forum Meeting in Goa on Friday. Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs Shaktikanta Das is also seen. – PIB

duced by an efficient exporter unviable, Sitharaman said. The Minister further said that the Prime Minister too is very conscious of this fact as to “what it (logistics cost) does to our exports”. “We have quite a few discussions on how best we can overcome these issues in the short term” but logistics are long terms issues, the Minister added. “The priority of this government has definitely been on how to cut down on the logistics challenges whether it is road or reviving inland water ways, identifying newer waterways and improving ports is another big issue,” she said.

The Ministry is also working on making all the ports EDI (electronic data interchange) and on this both the customs and commerce ministry is working on. “On logistics, a complete comprehensive picture is being handled,” she added. The Commerce Ministry also had an inter-ministerial meeting to look at the issues related with railways and high freight cost “which are really mounting”. “We are engaging with railways to cut logistics cost,” Sitharaman said. Talking about the taxation matter, she said: “it is one of the vexing issues”.

“Infact, GST would raise our ambition saying why can’t taxation be simplified and subsumed many of these (state) taxes into GST so that we handle only one tax. We are trying to simplify it,” she said. Since the taxation matter also involves many states, the government is making sure that it takes them on board. “Simplification of tax is the top agenda of this government. We shall definitely address these issues,” she said. Further, the Minister said that the Director General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has started a two-day workshop with 36 port officers to look into the issues of exporters.

The Ministry, she said, is working on establishing 24x7 connectivity and presence of authorities at the ports. “We shall ensure that there shall not be a day wasted for exports and import for some reason,” Sitharaman said adding the government is also working on improving ease of doing business and imparting skill in people. Exports were in negative zone between December 2014 and May 2016 due to weak global demand and slide in oil prices. Shipments witnessed growth only in June this year thereafter again entered into negative zone in July and August. – PTI

should be used for the pulses’ distribution. The committee observed that there were declining trends in the prices of pulses in recent weeks. It also reviewed procurement arrangements of Kharif pulses by government agencies, an official release said. It was informed that so far 500 procurement centres have

been opened and farmers were being paid through cheques or bank transfer instantly. The meeting was attended by senior officials from the ministries of Agriculture, Food, Commerce, Revenue, Metals and Minerals Trading Corporation of India (MMTC) and National Agricultural Cooperative Marketing Federation (NAFED), the source said. – IANS

India Inc favours interest rate cut

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: As wholesale inflation eased to 3.57 per cent in September, India Inc today said measures taken by the government to contain price rise have borne results and hoped that RBI will push banks to bring down rates further. Going forward, industry and experts anticipate prices to remain benign, estimating wholesale price-based inflation, which reflects the annual rate of price rise, to remain below 4 per cent till the year-end. The wholesale inflation in August stood at 3.74 per cent. CII Director General Chandrajit Banerjee said the anti-inflationary supply side measures of the government have been successful and rising inflation has been brought under control. “With both retail and wholesale inflation moderating, there is a case for further cut in policy interest rate. Besides, falling industrial production has to be given a lift,” Assocham Secretary General D S Rawat said. Wholesale inflation eased to 3.57 per cent in September as food articles, led by vegetables, witnessed softening of prices. Retail inflation in the month too dropped to a 13-month MUMBAI, Oct 14: Cement low of 4.31 per cent mainly on prices have increased by Rs 30-40 per bag in the West, North and Central markets over the past few months despite a sluggish volume growth, a report said. “All-India cement prices imMUMBAI, Oct 14: Public proved by Rs 3 per bag to Rs 332/bag in October 2016, led sector Canara Bank today said by price increase in Western it will raise up to Rs 2,500 region. Prices have increased crore in one or more tranches by Rs 30-40/bag in West, by issuing Basel-III compliant North and Central markets bonds. The majority of the lender’s over the past few months. directors have consented “to However, volume growth remained sluggish,” said a re- raise additional Tier-I capital port by Kotak Institutional funds through Basel-III compliant additional Tier-I perpetual Equities. On the demand side, heavy bonds in rupee terms domestimonsoon rains played a spoil- cally for an amount not exceedsport and industry volumes ing Rs 2,500 crore in single increased by only 2.3 per cent tranche or in tranches dependY-o-Y in July-September 2016 ing on the market conditions,” after 6 per cent growth in Q1 it said in a regulatory filing. The bank said the capital is FY17. Maharashtra, a major mar- being raised to maintain ket, witnessed a sharp rise in healthy CRAR during the curcement prices, Rs 24 per bag, rent financial year. in October. – PTI It further said the board has

Cement prices up

Govt working on logistics, taxation issues to boost exports NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Government is working on addressing the key problems of exporters related with logistics cost and taxation to boost the country’s outbound shipments, Commerce Minister Nirmala Sitharaman today said. She also said that the Ministry has started the review of the foreign trade policy (FTP) with an aim to do mid-course corrections in the export schemes if required. Speaking at a conference on ‘Strategies for Double Digit Growth in Exports’ organised by Assocham here, the Minister said logistics is one of the “biggest issues” and it makes the cost competitiveness pro-

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account of easing vegetable prices, data released on Thursday showed. Good monsoons and government action have helped in abating the price level and various assessments indicate prices to remain benign. “We do hope that going ahead banks will take a cue and further translate this into lower lending rates which is one of the key factors that can help boost IIP which continues to remain dismal,” FICCI President Harshavardhan Neotia said. Remaining in the negative zone for the second month in a row, industrial production contracted by 0.7 per cent in August due to slump in manufacturing, mining and capital goods segments. “Despite the flaring up of crude oil prices in the current month, we expect WPI inflation to remain below 4 per cent in October-December quarter. Subsequently, WPI inflation is likely to rise to as much as 4.5 per cent in JanuaryMarch 2017,” Vice President & Senior Economist at ICRA Limited Aditi Nayar said. The Monetary Policy Committee headed by RBI Governor Urjit Patel had last week cut benchmark interest rate by 0.25 per cent to 6.25 per cent. – PTI

Canara Bank to raise Rs 2,500 crore also approved constituting a ‘Bond Committee’ to determine the structure of the issue size, tenor, coupon, timing of the issue, date of allotment, listing and other matters connected to the issue. Canara Bank’s shares closed at Rs 313.3 apiece on BSE, up 0.92 per cent over their previous close. Indian banks are expected to fully comply with Basel III standards by March 2019 to improve and strengthen their capital planning processes. The norms are being implemented to soothe concerns on potential stresses on asset quality and consequential impact on performance and profitability of banks. – PTI

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12, OCTOBER 15, 2016, SATURDAY sists of four main modules, comprising of technical, cultural, management and sports themes, which are further segmented into more than 60 events. When such a fest is organised by a technical institute, it is obvious that technology is given much emphasis. In Auxesis 6.0 also, there were a series of technical events, including the vibrant robotics contests. Additionally, there were two hightech workshops on robotics and automobiles, which were conducted by experts from IIT-Delhi and IIT-Bombay, and a photography workshop by Nikon School. Apart from the technical events, there was the entertaining cultural section. The key attractions here were the high voltage metal-rock show ‘Ransack’ and the glamorous ‘Kallisteia’ – a fashion show. Ransack is a stage where upcoming bands battle it out for fame, along

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ests or festivals are the contemporary face of any educational institution or university today. Be it the popular TechFest of IIT Bombay or Alcheringa of IIT Guwahati, these festivals have become a far-reaching platform for the youth. There are numerous fests which are being conducted in almost every reputed technical institute and university of India. One such dynamic fest of the North-East region is the recently concluded Auxesis of Dibrugarh University, which was held from September 23 to 25. Auxesis is organised every year by the B-Tech department of Dibrugarh University, which is popularly known as DUIET (Dibrugarh University Institute of Engineering and Technology). Started in the year 2011 by a group of

highly talented and spirited engineers with the motto: “Imagine, Innovate and Create”, Auxesis has become a popular fest, especially in Upper Assam. The three-day long annual technocultural and management fest was organised this year for the sixth consecutive year in a grand manner. Generally, Auxesis con-

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with some rocking performances by invited guest bands. Chronic Xorn and Still Waters were the headlining guest bands of this year. In Kallisteia, fashion aspirants from all over Assam get a platform to enter the fashion arena. This year, it was conducted by the popular fashion designer Abhijit Singha, and the X-factor of this show was that the winners would get a wild card entry into the Mega Mr Northeast 2017 and Mega Miss Northeast 2017 contests. Another notable event in the cultural module was the open street dance battle known as ‘Go Streetz’, and the unplugged music contest ‘Euphonics’. This year marked the collaboration of Auxesis with Campus Heroes of ‘Metropolis’ – the popular urban winter festival of Guwahati. Auxesis is the first college fest where Campus Heroes has been conducted. There were many events in the management module that were equally stimulating. An important part of this module was the quiz

A glorious fest Anurag Barman

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ike in the previous years, this year, too, on Septemhury, Pallav Bordoloi, Sudeepa Barbara and Parmita Buragober 24, the North East Indian American Cultural Orhain Handique. Other programmes like Namprasanga, Borganization (NEIACO) celebrated the Tirubgeet, Sattriya dance recital were also performed hav tithi of Sri Sri Sankardeva in New Jer- Jintu Sarma by the youths. sey, USA. This year the NEIACO invited Dr Pitambar Dev Goswami, who joined the AuDr Pitambar Dev Goswami, Satradhikar of Auniati Satra, Majuli, to grace the occasion as their chief guest, along with two other bhaktas from Majuli. The programme was celebrated at the Auditorium of the HTCS (Hindu Temples and Cultural Societies of USA, aka the Balaji Temple), at Bridgewater, New Jersey. To celebrate the tithi of Sankardeva, they staged a Bhaona with the group comprising of Dr Pitambar Deva Goswami, Geeti Das, Bimal Rajbanshi, Chayanika Mohan, niati Satra at the age of Poonam Bordoloi, Shakuntala Choud10 and went on to become the 16 th Satradhikar of Auniati in the year 1997, also delivered a special lecture on “Influence of Satras on the Socio-Cultural life of Assam”, which was organised by the Rutgers South Asian Studies Programme of Rutgers University on September 26, at the Livingston Students’ Centre, New Jersey. The talk explored the vital role of satras in Assam and how that role has changed over time. This initiative taken by the North-East Indians to celebrate the Sankardeva tithi in USA, despite their busy schedules is a fantastic effort. Such ventures will help propagate our culture and legacy among foreigners as well as Indians who have been living abroad for decades.

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ince time immemorial, sanchi miniature paintings have occupied a sanctified place in the history of Indian literature and art. One of the clearest mentions about the use of sanchipat (bark of the sanchi tree) in works of literature can be found in the historical accounts of seventh-century poet Banabhatta’s Harsha Charita, written to glorify king Harshavardhana – who ruled Kannauj at the time. Kumar Bhaskar Barma, ruler of ancient Kamrup, had friendly ties with Harshavardhana and sanchiputhis were stated to be among the special gifts he had received from the latter. In the subsequent periods, too, sanchipat was widely used for works of literature and painting in some parts of the country, including Assam. In the 15th and 16th centuries, under Vaishnavite saint-scholars Sankardeva and

Madhabdev, the Sattriya form of painting flourished and immortal works like Chitra Bhagawat,

The Guru abroad

Mihir Bordoloi remembered

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he 82nd birth anniversary of legendary singer late Mihir Bordoloi was observed on October 8 at Gitayan, a music school founded by him at Jorpukhuri Par. At the function, the artistes from Vivekananda Kendra presented Ganesh Vandana, Krishna Vandana, Shiv Vandana, and Bhajans based on Bhagawat Gita. A few singers from Gitayan, including Binita Sarma, Bobita Das, Eva Bhattacharya, Minali Barman, besides the acting principal of the institute and artist-awardee singer Dimbeswar Das presented songs of Mihir Bordoloi. Earlier, while lighting the lamp, Kamalini Bordoloi welcomed the guests.

Beauty Sharma Barua’s Shakti

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ell-known singer Beauty Sharma Barua recently presented her latest offering Shakti, an MP3 containing nine Stotras and Vandanas for ‘peace and strength’. The album, a rare one by an

Assamese singer, includes tracks like Ganapati Dwadasa Stotram, Om Namah Shivay, Namaste Sharanye Shive Jayanti Mangati Kali, Yaa Devi Sarvabhutesu, Jaya Bhagawati Devi, etc. The album was formally released at a function in the premises of Auditek Studio, in the presence of a number of guests, by Umakanta Sarma, Sanskrit scholar. The guests of honour at the function were Pulak Banerjee, JP Das, Karunadhar Sarma and Dulal Sarma. Importantly, the proceeds from the sale of this album are going to be donated towards ‘national development’ through the Lead India movement.

bashree Gogoi, Bichitra Borgohain, Reev Batsalya, Sourav Baruah, Mukut Deka, Babu, Smrity Das, Kajal Sharma, Prafulla Kr Nath, Dipankar Gogoi, Ruprekha Das, Sarat Hazarika, Sadhan Ray, Rati Ray, Arup Nath, Syon Hazarika, among others.

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new action-based Assamese film Hari Om, directed by young director Arup Jyoti Rabha, and produced under the banner of Brahmaputra Boys Entertainment, is set to release on October 21. The coproducers of the film are Nekibur Jamal and Dr Kamalendu Roy. The film has been inspired by the massively popular film Bloodsport, starring Jean Claude Van Damme. The key feature of this film is that the stunts in the movie are real and the action scenes have been shot without using any VFX, cables or stunt and body doubles. The key roles in the film have been essayed by Bhaskar Ranjan, Prince, Trishna Kurmi, De-

ternational Film Festival, held at the Siri Fort auditorium, New Delhi, from September 16 to 18. The film has been written and directed by young director Manas Sagra, hailing from Rajapathar Tiniali of Karbi Anglong district. The film centres around two little boys and their childhood activities – portrayed by Himangshu Sarma and Suraj Borah, supported by two other child artistes Madhurjya Morom Bora and Priya Goipa, along with Guneshwar Bordoloi and Mamoni Vaidya. Altogether 93 films were screened in the festival. Readers are hereby invited to contribute original articles related to culture of the North-East (film, music, drama, etc.), along with photographs. They may be e-mailed to [email protected]. – Features Editor

competition, popularly known as ‘Trivial Paradox’. Popular quizmaster Major Chandrakant Nair was invited to conduct the quiz. There were many motivational lectures too, delivered by eminent personalities like Satya Narayanan R, Chairman and Executive Director of CL Educate, followed by Kakoli Mitra, Managing Director at Merolyn Engineering Pvt Ltd, and Air Marshal AK Gogoi. Another youth-centric zone at this fest was the live gaming stall. The popular mobile game Mili Militia was introduced this time, along with other famed games like Need for Speed, Counter Strike, Call of Duty and FIFA. Any youth-centric fest remains incomplete without sports. So, at Auxesis, too, people were ready to compete in the fields of cricket, football and carrom competitions. During the course of the three days, there were many new events that were included in the list such as the DY Adda with popular TV anchor Anupam Chakravarty, and for the first time people here got the opportunity to experience KTM bike stunts and parkour stunts, exclusively in the campus. The last night’s show,

known as “The Chromatic Waltz”, was rocked by the famous youth band The Local Train, and Coke Studio’s popular artiste Hriday Gattani. There were many social initiative events as well, such as blood donation and flood relief camps, a tree plantation drive by Padma Shri awardee Jadav Payeng, and the massive Dibrugarh Run – which was organised to support women’s safety. As the term ‘auxesis’ signifies the growth in human cell development, the students of DUIET believe in unity and team work. As a result, Auxesis has made its name not only at the State level but also at the national level within a period of six years. In the monotonous life cycle of a student, which includes lectures and exams, these festivals reflect a certain degree of enthusiasm of students. The most important thing about these festivals is that they develop a sense of brotherhood and work culture among the youth. While there are innumerable festivals organised by various colleges, institutes and universities across the North-East, there are some which succeed in making a mark. Auxesis is one of them.

sam do want a change in the picture. Over a year ago, Diganta Hazarika of Jorhat exhibited his works on Vaishnavite manuscripts in Guwahati, strictly following the traditional norms. A few weeks ago, a workshop was held at the Arundhati Art Gallery in Guwahati on the art of making sanchi manuscripts. There are others who have displayed such interest in Sattriya manuscript painting. One artist who has shown utmost sincerity and dedication to revive the tradition is Sujit Das of Nagaon. Blessed with in-depth knowledge and clear vision, Sujit has not only sought to give the Sattriya tradition of art a new lease of life, but also to take it forward by infusing newer ideas. Sujit has produced a large number of works in the Sattriya style of sanchipat painting – obeying its technical tenets while thematically making a marked departure. The colours hengool (red), haital (yellow), dhol mati (white), kajol (black), neel (blue), etc., are all there on his ‘palette’ and so are other prominent traits of Sattriya puthichitra. But he has chosen to deviate from the tradition of focussing mostly on Krishna and his colourful, eventful life. In a series of sanchipat paintings, Sujit has worked on the theme Ramayana and depicted the key moments of the epic in the Sattriya style. Sujit is usually a figurative painter, closer to canvases and acrylics; but he has worked hard to stick to the basic rules of Sattriya painting and yet produced works of admirable quality based on his theme. Sanchipat painting is a painstaking exercise. The manual preparation of the indigenous colours is utterly tedious and time-consuming. The preparation of the sanchi bark alone is more laborious; the drying and the subsequent readying of the surface can really test one’s patience. In this fast-paced world, such time-consuming practices are not much in vogue. What Sujit has sought to accomplish, therefore, is worthy of praise. His hard work has earned accolades in and outside the country. Recently, he exhibited his works in Colombo and took part in a seminar at the University of Visual and Performing Art in the Sri Lankan capital, where Sujit enlightened the audience on Sankardeva in the context of the latter’s works of art and literature. While trying to give sanchipat painting a new direction, it is hoped Sujit will also continue to highlight Sankardeva’s contributions on the global platform. ([email protected])

Sanchi painting Tirtha Koumudi, Ojamil Upakhyan were the outcome of this great exercise. Eminent scholars KK Handiqui and Maheswar Neog have divided Assamese puthichitra into five distinct categories – Tai Ahom, Sattriya, Darrangi, Gargaon and akin to Gargaon. Among these, the Sattriya form has perhaps been most extensively researched by various scholars at different points of time. However, although much has been written, the traditional practice itself has withered over time, and in the 20th century, either due to artists’ dwindling interest or due to the import of European artistic philosophies under the British reign, the tradition of sanchipat painting witnessed a gradual decline. And now, while ancient sanchi works have been carefully preserved in museums, artists, by and large, have not quite risked going back in time. Artists like the late Tapan Bordoloi, of course, did work on miniature paintings inspired by the Sattriya tradition and tried to combine mythology with modernity. In recent times, though, it seems some young artists of As-

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cclaimed actor Irrfan Khan, who has made inroads into Hollywood, has won awards galore, but he says an Oscar is one trophy that can change “everything” for an artiste. In a recent interview, Irrfan opened up about his Oscar fantasy. Asked where he will keep the Oscar when he gets it, Irrfan said: “So many awards mean so little, but that… that is an award that would change everything; it can open up every choice for an actor. If it were ever to come, it would come with its own place. It would find its own place,” added the actor, who features in Hollywood director Ron Howard’s forthcoming film Inferno, featuring Tom Hanks. British filmmaker Asif Kapadia’s The Warrior in 2001 gave a much-needed fillip to his career and an exposure to the West that opened new vistas. From

there on, there was no looking back. He has been associated with Hollywood films like The Namesake, Life of Pi, A Mighty Heart, Slumdog Millionaire, and The Amazing Spider-Man.

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hile the tension between India and Pakistan is escalating with each passing day, here’s news that might shock moviegoers and all cinema aficionados. As per latest reports, National Award-winning filmmaker, Shyam Benegal wants to work with Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in a film that would talk about reuniting the warring countries through art and cultural ties. The film is titled Ye Raste Hain Pyaar Ke, and will be directed by Harsh Narayan. Fawad could be seen playing a musician in the film. At a time when most Bollywood actors and filmmakers have taken a stern stance against casting Pakistani actors in Indian films, Benegal’s wish to work with Fawad might not go down too well with the Bollywood fraternity. On the one hand, CBFC Chief, Pahlaj Nihalani made it loud and clear that he is totally against Pakistani actors working in Bollywood films, and on the other, his colleague Benegal is already contemplating casting Fawad for his next.

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he Assamese community of Australia celebrated the first Assam Convention on a beautiful day at the Pennant Hills Community Centre in Sydney on October 1. This was a wonderful opportunity for the Assamese diaspora in Australia to meet, greet and share the cultural roots of Assam. The Convention started with a kickoff meeting on September 30, where the aims and objectives of the Convention were discussed. Representatives from each Australian state and territory provided an overview of the activities of their respective Assamese communities. The cultural evening commenced with a welcome speech delivered by Nayeem Islam, President of the Assamese Association, Australian Capital Territory and New South Wales. The president gave an overview of Assam Convention, Australia and how the initiative had been taken to build a strong Assamese community in multicultural Australia. The convention was inaugurated by the Consul General of India, Sydney, B Vanlalvawna, who highlighted the cultural achievements of the Assamese community in Australia. The lighting of the lamp – Bonti Projjolon, was carried out by a representative from each Australian state and territory – ACT, NSW, Victoria, Western Australia, South Australia and Queensland. The Consul General also inaugurated the first edition of the souvenir magazine Xomonnoy. This was followed by a Sattriya dance by Nilakshi Borah from Melbourne, who beautifully presented Ram Kotha. This vandana began with Nandi Sloka, which is sung in praise of Lord Ram. Her performance enthralled the audience. The representatives of the Australian states sang a beautiful version of the popular Bhupen Hazarika number Dola he dola. The incredible aspect of this performance was that the singers had never met or rehearsed together for the performance.

The team from Canberra captivated the audience with fabulous performances, such as Alex and Manash’s soulful instrumental recital of the song Mayabini by Zubeen Garg and Manab Sarma’s brilliant mime act. The theme of this act was “live and let live”. It was based on

formed by Barsa, Lisa, Rahul Doloi, Rahul Rajkhowa, Priyanka, Aarush, Eashan, Riha, Lisan, Rayaan, Keanu and Yoana. The skit was followed by a Jeng Bihu, which was indeed very musical and colourful, and it got the audience clapping to its beats. The participants were Monjita, Barnali, Jonali, Mitali, Prashanti, Papari, Partha and Shekhar. The cultural evening also featured a number of old and new Assamese melodies, performed by some local artistes like Manoj, Jharna, Shekhar, Prashanti, Gitanjali, Sushmita, Pragati and Bhaskar,

the story of a bird and a hunter. Bhasha Ghar, Sydney, presented the ten incarnations of Lord Krishna’s

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he advent of English in Assam started with the beginning of British rule in the Northeastern part of the country after the Anglo-Burmese war of 1824-1826. Thereafter, it was the missionaries, with their key interest in propagating Christianity, who initiated the process of translating English literature into local languages, through the medium of the printing press. In this regard, credit should be given to missionaries like William Carey and Rev Nathan Brown, who printed, translated and published various books, chronicles and magazines – like the first Assamese magazine Orunodoi. The Orunodoi also published numerous works like Puroni Asom Buranji, Chutia Buranji and Kamrupor

Dashavatar. Sushmita showcased this in a with support from dance form, chanting Pranab, Pranjal and the prayer from Nam Moni on the accompaGhosha – Matsa Kurma Narasingha nying instruments. The husband-wife with a shankha or conch. The dance was duo of Papori Barua and Pranjal Bora performed by young talents Lara, Tara from Perth, Western Australia also enand little Krishna Arohan, and introduced chanted the audience with their powerby Anay, Adi, Neev, Arhi, Vedantic, Akash ful performance. Pranjal composed the and Dion, with candles in their hands. It background score of the songs, and achas to be noted that companied Papori on the the Assamese comShrutidhara Kaushik acoustic guitar. munity in Sydney has Prarthana Devi’s invested time and energy in stabilising touching recitation of Keshab Mahanta’s an informal language and cultural appre- poem Aghonar kuwoliye bat bheti korise ciation school Bhasha Ghar, providing amoni was memorable. The most anticchildren with an insight into their Assa- ipated performance of the convention was the Bihu performance by the Sydmese roots, culture and traditions. The talented children from Melbourne ney Bihu dol – whose performances have then presented a skit which was per- not only been popular among the AssaAssamese (1841) and authored the book A Glimpse of Assam (1884). Bronson’s A Dictionary in Assamese and English (1867) is also worth mentioning. The first English weekly The Times of Assam (1895) was printed from the Radhanath Press in Dibrugarh. The paper was discontinued in 1947, and around the same time, on August 4, 1939, a new legacy was born from the Baruah Press in Dibrugarh, which was named The Assam Tribune. In the recent times, the Publication Board of Assam, established in 1958, has

Buranji, Ananda Ram Dhekial Phukan’s A Few Remarks on the Assamese Language and on Vernacular Education (1855), Miles Bronson’s A Spelling Book and Vocabulary in English, Assamese, Singpho and Naga (1839), etc. Following the example of Orunudoi, several newspapers and magazines saw the light of day. Among them was an Anglo-Assamese weekly which was published in 1885 from Gauhati, named Assam News. Noted Assamese personalities who embraced the English language and literature were Anandaram Dhekial Phukan (1829-1859) and Hem Chandra Baruah (1836-1896). Moreover, special mention should be made of the works of William Ward and his wife Susan, who revised Harriet Cutler’s work Vocabulary and Phrases in English and

Choral Music is music sung by a group of people as a unit. Usually, the term choral music implies two or more singers for each part, whereas the term part-song is used for vocal music having one singer for each part. Most choral music is written for a chorus, or choir, consisting either of women and men, of boys and men, or solely of men, women or children. Although complex genres of choral music developed in Western music, part-singing practices are found throughout the world, in folk and tribal contexts as well as cultivated traditions. Such singing often accompanies manual labour, expresses joy or sorrow, or forms a part of religious rituals. Among the world’s many singing traditions are the polyphonic (multipart), polyrhythmic choruses of African music. In ancient Greece, religious feelings were expressed in drama by a chorus. Although the chorus members – like those of modern opera – were dancers and actors as well as singers, the term chorus eventually indicated only singers.

of Assam. The medley comprised of Bihu, biya naam, borgeet, jhumur, jikir, Goalporia lokageet, etc. Another brilliant enactment was the play Sita Horon, performed by the team from Melbourne. The actors performed the popular Ramayana sequence in a humorous way, and managed to get the audience into fits of laughter. The drama was acted in and directed by Dr Pranjal Deka, and the cast included Dr Achyut Haloi, Dr Vibhuti Mahanta, Dr Hemanta Doloi, Rituraj Rajkhowa, Ritwick Borah, Shekhar Baruah, Indrani Borah, Bhargavi Baruah, Manas Pathak, Dhan Rai Baruah, Papari Barman and Rangam Rajkhowa. The evening ended with a Bihu song by Papori Barua from Perth. Papori invited everyone to the stage and they revelled in singing and dancing to the popular Bihu geet. It was a moment to be cherished forever in this first Assam Convention, Australia. though, have been able to build their reputation in the literary circles like Anjum Hasan, Jahnavi Barua, etc. However, when it comes to making it big in the global arena, we find ourselves in isolation. The probable reason behind this isolation could be the fact that exposure to the English language is only found in the cities. In rural areas, English is not a preferred choice of communication, mainly due to lack of educational options. Assamese, being the mother tongue, is the preferred choice of communication and instruction. No doubt, Assamese has to be given more importance, but in the modern context, if the Assamese legacy has to grow and have a global reach, we need to bring in English in our dealings with outsiders. We need to motivate the youth, and encourage the seasoned writers to compose more and more original works in English and publish these on a regular basis. Publishing houses should come forward to create opportunities for these individuals to showcase their talents and discover avenues to integrate English into the Assamese mindset. However, it does not mean that we should forget our roots. Our mother tongue is our identity, our pride. To propagate our culture, heritage and history, a concerted effort is required for English language to thrive here. The expansion of the English language does not mean that the rich Assamese language and heritage will suffer, because our culture has strong roots. The expansion, will, in fact, open new dimensions for Assamese culture.

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been entrusted with the responsibility of publishing and editing books in the different languages of the State, along with English. Noted classics that have been reprinted include Anundoram Borooah’s EnglishSanskrit Dictionary, Bhabhabhuti and His place in Sanskrit Literature, etc. As such, keeping in view the humble beginnings of the English language in Assam, let us now hold a scrutiny of this language in contemporary terms. Undoubtedly, there are many academic institutions in Assam that are imparting

mese community globally, but also in native Assam. It indeed created the atmosphere of a Bihu toli. The Bihu dol was led by Bhaskar Chetia, and the participants were Nandini, Jharna, Leena, Vinita, Gayatri, Prarthana, Chandan, Pranab and Moni. Another mesmerising item was a medley that walked everyone through the different pages of Assamese musical history and gave a complete picture of Assam’s rich cultural heritage. Gitanjali and Sushmita compiled this medley to give a glimpse into the melodies

knowledge in English, and bright students who pass out from these institutions get many job opportunities in their respective spheres of interest. Some stay back in the State, while many others prefer to move out in search of better career opportunities. Very few choose to write in English as a career. In fact, there are very few established English writers and scholars from Assam. Some of them, E-mail your questions with answers to: [email protected] or post at: THE COLOSSEUM, Mosaic, Saturday Supplement, The Assam Tribune, Guwahati-781003 or SMS at: 9864102417. Send your name in each SMS.

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From Shajid Khan, Tangla – 2) Which Indian art form, conceived by the Manipuri king Bhagyachandra Singh in the 18th century, entered UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity recently? 3) What is common among a tragedy by Euripides concerning the fate of families when the husband/ fathers are killed in war, a brand of male prophylactics, and the mascot of the University of Southern California? 4) From which books did Baden Powell, the founder of Scouting, use many themes in setting up his movement, as well as the names of the leaders within it? 5) One of the characters in Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream is the victim

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A forgotten rebellion Joykanta Sarma

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he Communist movement of India forms a glorious chapter in the history of India – both pre and post-Independence – although it has faded of late, falling prey to the political whirlwind of the late Eighties and the early Nineties of the last century. Assam’s Communists too, despite their tiny organisational strength and in the teeth of fierce instruments of repression on the part of the rulers, played a significant role, particularly during the country’s Independence struggle, and during the first post-Independence decade. At that time, the Revolutionary Communist Party of India (RCPI) was extensively pro-active, primarily among the peasants, like the undivided Communist Party of India (CPI). Many autobiographical books written by prominent RCPI leaders such as late Haridas Deka, Tarunsen Deka, Uma Sarma, A Story of My Struggle Mohanlal Mukharjee, etc., have thrown suf- Sailen Medhi ficient light on the party activities rendered Natun Assam by them in their own capacities. The latest Price: Rs 500/in this series is Sailen Medhi’s A Story of My Struggle – published posthumously. An ardent RCPI activist of that time, Medhi later became a prominent lawyer and an independent MLA for a single term. He wrote extensively in Assamese on various socio-political subjects, but this book in English is expected to reach the eager non-Assamese readers. It is more of a political document – of the RCPI days of the late Forties and early Fifties of the last century, than an autobiography. In the second chapter of the book, one will find how the Communist Party of India was split, following a disagreement between the party and Soumyendra Nath Thakur on the Communist International’s (1935) revised decision on Gandhi and Indian National Congress. Thakur first formed the Communist League of India (1935), which was renamed as the RCPI in 1943. At that time, a number of student leaders such as Debendra Nath Sarma, Upendra Nath Sarma, Haren Kalita, etc., also decided to set up a branch of the Communist League in Assam, with Haren Kalita as its secretary. Sailen Medhi, then a student, was actively associated with the league and later the RCPI, performing party duties like acting as armed bodyguard to underground leaders such as Bishnu Prasad Rabha, and as a secret messenger while he was overground. But after the issuance of an arrest warrant, he himself had to go underground. The book has a vivid description of how communes under the party were formed in the undivided Sivasagar, Kamrup and Goalpara districts among the tribal and non-tribal farmers along the Chinese model, as a first step towards investing power to the peasants, who, in the process, refused to give back the due share of crops to the zamindars. All in all, the book may be reckoned as an important political document as it provides substantial material on a forgotten chapter of history.

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n exciting piece of news for Assamese literature enthusiasts is that the initiative to republish all the 28 novels of Nirode Choudhury has been set in motion, thanks to the efforts of the late writer’s wife Indira Choudhury and son Emon Choudhury. Published by Emon Books, the first four novels – Aporahnor Rong, Kuhum, Kanchghar and Psychedelic Dhekia – have already hit the stands as a 253-page single volume, billed as Aporahnor Rong. The remaining 24 novels will also be brought out in six consecutive volumes. Nirode Choudhury was a household name in the field of Assamese writing during the ’60s and ’70s by virtue of his uncanAporahnor Rong ny ability to narrate the joys and sorrows Nirode Choudhury of the common masses, especially the midEmon Books, Guwahati dle and lower middle class. His writings Price: Rs 200/are still fancied among a large section of the Assamese readership. A prolific writer, Choudhury – in his characteristic style mostly depicts the protagonists’ struggles to squeeze out a decent space in society, minutely describing people and their dilemmas with such authority that the reader invariably identifies with the characters. Choudhury’s optimism also contributes to his popularity as a journalist, a novelist and an eminent man of letters. Mostly set in middle-class scenarios, the characters’ mindsets are shaped through the pulls and pressures of the world around them. His stories usually conclude with triumph for the characters, despite the compromises. It may be mentioned that the novel Psychedelic Dhekia was adapted into a successful tele-serial titled Grahonantor by Chandra Narayan Baruah, while a play bearing the original name was successfully directed by the late Bidyut Chakraborty. On the other hand, Kanchghar was made into a successful film by the late Bijoy Choudhury and the late Piyush Kanti Roy, with lyrics by Dr Bhupen Hazarika and music by Jitu-Tapan.

of a spell that puts a donkey’s head on his shoulders. What is his name?

unities From Shajid Khan, Tangla – 6) Which character did Johnny Depp play in the film Alice in Wonderland? 7) For which popular brand did Kishore Kumar once appear in an advertisement? 8 ) This two-part Bollywood crime film, cowritten, produced and directed by Anurag Kashyap is centred on the coal mafia of Dhanbad. Name it.

do-re-me 9) In Japan, what is Bunraku a type of? (Sujit Karmakar, Guwahati) 10) If saffron is often referred to as yellow gold, what is referred to as pink gold? (Biren Choudhury, Guwahati)

11) The UK’s Inns of Court is made up of how many legal societies? (Affan Bakhtiar, Guwahati) 12) “All the world’s a stage, and all the men and women merely players,” is from which Shakespeare play? (Suman Das, Guwahati) 13) What traditional term from the late 1800s refers to the difference between a price paid for a company or business, and the actual (lower) ‘book value’ of its assets? (Ditul Das, Beltola, Guwahati) 14) What is the name of the young hero raised by wolves in Rudyard Kipling’s The Jungle Book volumes? (Usha Das, Birubari, Guwahati)

crescendo 15) A ‘grimoire’ is a book of what? (Tushi Das, Dimapur, Nagaland)

1) Lenin Peace Prize 2) Sankirtana 3) Trojans 4) The Jungle Book and Kim ANSWERS 5) Nick Bottom 6) Mad Hatter 7) Brylcreem 8) Gangs of Wasseypur 9) Puppetry 10) Shrimp 11) Four (Inner Temple, Lincoln’s Inn, Middle Temple, Gray’s Inn) 12) As You Like It 13) Goodwill 14) Mowgli 15) Magic spells.

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China refuses to budge on India’s NSG bid, Azhar’s banning BEIJING, Oct 14: On the eve of President Xi Jinping’s India visit, China today stuck to its guns saying that there was no change in its stand on India’s NSG membership bid and New Delhi’s attempts to get JeM chief Masood Azhar designated as a terrorist by the UN. As Xi is due to arrive in Goa tomorrow to take part in the BRICS Summit, Chinese Foreign Ministry Spokesperson Geng Shuang said the relations between India and China made “great headway” despite some “disputes” but there was no change in in Beijing’s stand on the issues of NSG and Azhar. “I have stated China’s position. I would like to reiterate that the UN committee

dealing with the listing does it according to provisions of the UN charter,” he said while replying to a question on India’s application to ban Azhar following the Pathankot terrorist attack. Geng, at a briefing, said China maintains that 1267 Committee of the UN designated to ban terrorist outfits should work on true facts and make a decision according to consensus of its members. All parties are divided in listing of the relevant people. And this is why China has put on hold banning Azhar, he said. The second technical hold put by China will give enough time to make the listing decision, Geng said, adding that this also shows the responsible and professional attitude

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of the Chinese side. “China’s position has not changed regarding the joining of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) by India,” Geng said. Speaking on the same issue earlier this month, China’s Vice Foreign Minister Li Baodong had harped on the need to build consensus over the admission of new members in the 48-member NSG. Geng said today that he wants to “underscore” that in recent years China and India relations had been making “great headway” despite some “disputes”. He said that the “mainstream of bilateral relations have been positive” and “cooperation far outweighs competition”. – PTI

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NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Describing India as a “university of tolerance”, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asserted that religious persecution will never be allowed in the country. “Tolerance is essential for peaceful existence. People from all religions live peacefully in India and practise their religion without any fear of discrimination. That is why India is a university of tolerance,” Singh said at a meeting of Christian leaders organised by India Christian Council here. Singh said Christianity came to

India almost 2,000 years ago and Kerala is home to St Thomas church which is one of the world’s oldest churches. He said India cannot forget the contribution of Christians – from Saint Thomas to Mother Teresa – who tried to eradicate evils from our society. “There were incidents of attacks on churches in Delhi which came up in the run up to elections (to Delhi Assembly). But I would like to say that religious persecution will never be allowed in India whether it is before or after election,” he said. Targeting Pakistan, Singh said

while India chose to be a secular country, Pakistan declared itself a theocratic state and was now pursuing terrorism as state policy “In 1947, India was divided on the basis of religion and despite that, it chose to be a secular state. “The nation (Pakistan) separated from it declared itself a theocratic state. That country uses terrorism as a state policy.” It is very unfortunate that some countries make terrorism a state policy. There can be differences between people that can be resolved through dialogue but not by taking

up guns, he said, adding, a terrorist does not belong to any caste, creed or religion. “Not only India, but many countries in the world have been affected by terrorism. A terrorist is a terrorist who does not belong to any caste, creed or religion. Although, some people link terrorism with religion but it is wrong,” he said. The Home Minister said in India, people from all religions get respect and it is the only country where all sects of Islam are found. “All important religions find place in India,” he said.

The meeting was attended by BJP MP and National Chairman of the All India Confederation of SC/ST Organisations Udit Raj and Joseph D’Souza, Moderator Bishop, Good Shepherd Church, India and President of All Indian Christian Council. D’Souza asked the Christian community to stand with the government and support it in the fight against terrorism. The Council requested Singh to send a circular to state governments and police to ensure protection of Christians and places of their worships. – PTI

Mulayam praises tainted Prajapati

Kerala industries minister resigns

LUCKNOW, Oct 14: Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav today showered praise on minister Gayatri Prajapati, who is facing charges of illegal mining, saying he is an “undisputed leader” and devoted to the party. He also made Prajapati the coordinator of a programme to celebrate the party’s silver jubilee on November 4. “SP has ensured honour to poor, women and backward after struggle. It is the miracle of SP policies that people from a common family became minister,” he said. Pointing at Prajapati, who was sitting near him, Yadav said “persons like Prajapati have become ministers. He is an undisputed leader and devoted for the party and work for it”. Announcing that SP will be organising a programme on the silver jubilee of the party on November 4 at Janeshwar Mishra Park in the state capital, he said Prajapati will be its coordinator. He directed all the party MP, MLAs, ministers and workers to participate in the programme. Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav had sacked Prajapati, who was the Mining minister, following charges of illegal mining against him. The Allahabad High Court had ordered a CBI probe into it. He was later reinstated, following intervention of SP chief, and given Transport ministry. – PTI

T H I R U VA N A N THAPURAM, Oct 14: In a big blow to the five-month old CPI(M)-led LDF government in Kerala, Industries minister E P Jayarajan today resigned from the Cabinet in the wake of the raging appointment row. His resignation from the Pinarayi Vijayan Cabinet came after a CPI(M) state secretariat meeting, which permitted him to take the decision. Coming out of the meeting, Jayarajan told reporters, “Now you people are happy. Isn’t it?” State party secretary Kodiyeri Balakrishnan said Jayarajan had wanted to be allowed to put in his papers to ”uphold the image of the party and set Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh addressing the National Christian Leaders’ Conference, in New Delhi on an exemplary model in conFriday. – UNI trast to the previous Congress-led UDF government”. The Kannur strongman and the number two in the Cabinet, Jayarajan had admitted before the secretariat that he had committed a ‘mistake’ by appointing a close relative in a LUCKNOW, Oct 14: Sama- still the SP’s Chief Ministe- making Janeshwar Mishra where),” he said. PSU in the industries departjwadi Party supremo Mu- rial candidate for the upcom- Trust office as “war room” The family feud in the par- ment and sought permission layam Singh Yadav today said ing elections. ahead of the state polls and his ty had came to the fore after to resign. – PTI the party’s Chief Ministerial The remarks come as an- departure before the SP the merger of Quami Ekta Dal candidate will be decided by other setback to Chief Minis- chief’s arrival during Lohia was cancelled at the behest of elected party legislatures af- ter Akhilesh Yadav, who was death anniversary programme. Akhilesh. ter the 2017 Uttar Pradesh recently removed from par“There is no dispute in the Akhilesh’s supporters, inKOTA, Oct 14: In yet anothAssembly elections. ty’s state president post ow- family. Shivpal had met him cluding some MLCs and preser case of suicide by a coaching “The Chief ministerial can- ing to an apparent feud in the (Akhilesh) this morning. In the idents of party frontal organistudent here, a 16-year-old didate will be decided by the first family of the state. last elections, votes were sations, led protests against his medical aspirant from Bihar has elected party legislatures and They also contest the ‘un- sought in my name but I made removal but had to backtrack killed himself by jumping into parliamentary board. This is disputed’ position of Akhilesh him (Akhilesh) the state’s after Mulayam’s intervention. the Chambal River and left a vidour job. This is not your (me- as the Chief Ministerial candi- CM,” he said. The supporters were later eo message for his younger “Kise kahan baithana hai, expelled by newly appointed dia) work,” he told report- date of Uttar Pradesh. brother asking him to work hard ers here when asked whethMulayam, however, parried hum khud tai karenge (I will state party chief Shivpal from to fulfill their parents’ dreams. er his son Akhilesh Yadav was questions regarding Akhilesh decide whom to place the party. – PTI Aman Gupta, a class 11 student from Radhopur in Bihar, jumped into the river from the Hanging Bridge in the afternoon yesterday, Rafiquedeen, SI, RK Puram police station said. He had taken admission into a premier institute this year and was preparing for NEET. He was charge sheet is being filed staying at a rented accommodawithout it. On numerous oction in Mahaveernagar II area. casions, the concerned invesBefore taking the extreme tigating officers (IOs), SHOs, step, Aman made a video clip ACPs and DCPs (of some diswith his mobile phone at the tricts including south and south Bridge apologising to his parwest) have been warned in this ents for his action and for not regard but it appears that they being able to do what they had do not pay any heed for the expected of him. sake of speedy trial... He also appealed to his “A show cause notice be younger brother, Chhotu, to sent to all the concerned IOs, study hard to fulfill their parSHOs, ACPs and DCPs as to ents’ dream, the SI said. – PTI why the cost should not im-

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Delhi police faces court’s ire for failing to file CFSL report NEW DELHI, Oct 14: A city court today took strong exception to Delhi Police’s failure to file forensic reports on time “despite repeated warnings” and asked why cost should not be imposed on it for such inaction. Additional Sessions Judge DK Sharma made the observation while hearing arguments on charge against JNU student Anmol Ratan for allegedly raping a 28-year-old fellow student at a university hostel. It noted that in its charge sheet filed last month, the prosecution had not included the CFSL report, saying the police seemed to pay no heed for speedy trial. “It has been noted time and again that the prosecution has been directed to obtain expert’s opinion on time but

posed for failing to file forensic reports,” the court said, adding that a cost of Rs 10,000 will be imposed in future if such failure recurs. The court, which was scheduled to hear Ratan’s bail application, posted the matter for hearing on October 17 after noting that counsel for the accused was not present before it. – PTI

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rigid stand against men. It just means women should also have a chance to pursue their goals as equally men. “You can be a traditional girl, who wants her man to love her, her boyfriend to call her... And still be a feminist, you don’t have to be a different species,” he says. The banker-turnedauthor who has already penned six fictions, has for the first time written from a female perspective, which he calls, “challenging.” “I had the idea seven years back but I didn’t have the courage then. Writing in the first person as a girl and on feminism is a challenging job and to do that one needs to have experience,” he says. Bhagat’s

One Indian Girl is a “bold” book about a young girl who has qualities that defy the notion of an ideal Indian girl - makes a lot of money and has an opinion on everything. To draw the character of his protagonist Radhika Mehta, Bhagat says that he reasearched for a few months during which he met around hundred women to find out the kind of lives they led and how they balanced between work and home. The author said that since his novels are read in small towns too, he has to be “sensitive.” “I have to give them something which they can relate to,” he says. On his writing style re-

maining the same through seven books and 12 years, he says, “That, a writer can’t change. It’s like handwriting. If I write in a simple way, it is my style but it’s a great style because it works for millions of people. “there may be a section who may think ‘it is too simple for me’. It is possible. But, I am not insecure with my readership. So, now I can experiment with my writing. This book (One Indian Girl) is an experiment,” he said. Bhagat’s last book, Half-Girlfriend is being adapted into a film of the same name starring Bollywood actors Arjun Kapoor and Shraddha Kapoor. His earlier works Five Point Someone, One Night@the Call Center, The 3 Mistakes of My Life and 2 States: The Story of My Marriage have all been previously adapted for Bollywood. – PTI

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NEW DELHI, Oct 14: The Centre today rebuked the All India Muslim Personal Law Board for trying to “politicise” the law panel’s move to seek feedback on Uniform Civil Code and said it should not be linked to ‘triple talaq’, where the core issue is gender justice and ending discrimination against women. Calling for an “enlightened debate” on Uniform Civil Code (UCC), Information and Broadcasting Minister M Venkaiah Naidu said the “real mood” of the country was to

end triple talaq and some people were trying to create confusion over the two issues. “You (All India Muslim Personal Law Board) join the debate. Let there be enlightened debate. You put forth your point of view. Let a consensus be evolved. Why are you trying to bring in the name of Prime Minister and call him dictator,” Naidu told reporters. The Centre’s sharp reaction came a day after the All India Muslim Personal Law Board and various other Muslim organisations announced

that they will boycott the Law Commission’s process to take views on the contentious Uniform Civil Code. They said the move amounted to the Modi government declaring “war” on their religious rights and that the UCC will “kill” India’s pluralism. Naidu said some people were confusing the issue of triple talaq with Uniform Civil Code. “The real mood of the country is that people want this triple talaq to end. People do not want any discrimination on basis of any religious faith

PATNA, Oct 14: Defending the Centre’s stand on ‘triple talaq’, Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad today said when over a dozen Islamic countries were regulating the practice by en-

not been found against sharia, then how can it be wrong in India, which is a secular country?” Prasad told reporters here. The minister, however, refused to comment on the issue of Uniform Civil Code. “The Law Commission is considering it and has sought views of various sections of the society. Since it is under their consideration, I have nothing to say,” he maintained. For the first time in India’s constitutional history, the Centre had on October 7 opposed in the Supreme Court the prac-

tice of triple talaq, ‘nikah halala’ and polygamy among Muslims and favoured a relook on grounds of gender equality and secularism. The Law Ministry, in its affidavit, referred to constitutional principles like gender equality, secularism, international covenants, religious practices and marital law prevalent in various Islamic countries to drive home the point that the practice of triple talaq and polygamy needed to be adjudicated upon afresh by the apex court. – PTI

Cinema owners association bans films with Pak artistes MUMBAI, Oct 14: Amid growing demand for a ban on Pakistani artistes, Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India (COEAI) today decided not to release movies starring actors from Pakistan in Maharashtra, Gujarat, Karnataka and Goa. This announcement puts an uncertainty on the release of Karan Johar’s Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, which sees Pakistani actor Fawad Khan in a supporting role and is slated to arrive in theatres this Diwali. Addressing the media, COEAI’s president Nitin Datar said that the decision was not taken under any political pressure, but rather, keeping public sentiment in mind. “Today, the meeting of Cinema Owners Exhibitors Association of India took place and it was decided that keeping in mind the patriotic feelings

and the national interest of our country, we request all our members and exhibitors to refrain from screening movies which have involvement of any Pakistani artist, technicians, directors, music directors etc,” Datar said. “We are also in the process of requesting other associations connected with the film industry to support the sentiments in the best interest of our nation.” He said that while the decision to not screen certain films would cause monetary losses for the theatre owners, there might have been greater damage if their screens were vandalised. “The association is not going to screen any movie and the decision implies from today until things don’t get normal. States included under the association are Gujarat, Maharashtra,

Karnataka and Goa,” Datar added. In the wake of Uri attack last month, Fawad, Mahira Khan and other Pakistani actors were targeted by Maharashtra Navnirman Sena (MNS), which had issued an ultimatum to them to leave India within 48 hours or be forced out. The party has also threatened to stall the releases of Ae Dil Hai Mushkil and Raees, starring Mahira in the lead role. Subsequently, the Indian Motion Picture Producers Association (IMPPA) passed a motion to ban artistes from across the border from working in the industry till Indo-Pak relations are normalised. It, however, had said that Ae Dil Hai Mushkil, Raees and other films starring Pakistani actors, which have completed production, would not be affected. – PTI

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Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramaiah hearing public grievances, in Bengaluru on Friday. – UNI

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: A non-bailable warrant (NBW) has been issued against AAP MLA from Matiala Gulab Singh, who is also co-incharge of party’s Gujarat affairs, for failing to join investigation in a case of extortion involving his alleged associates, police said today. Reacting to the development, Gulab Singh, who has been named in the FIR, said that he has informed the police that he is in Gujarat for party work and will join the investigation on October 18. Aam Aadmi Party leaders, meanwhile, questioned the timing of the move by Delhi Police as it came ahead of party chief Arvind Kejriwal’s October 16 rally in Gujarat. – PTI

Court reserves order on bail plea of suspended judge’s husband NEW DELHI, Oct 14: A special court today reserved its order on the bail plea of the husband of a judicial officer, arrested in a graft case in which she was allegedly caught by CBI while accepting bribe. Special CBI Judge Sanjeev Aggarwal fixed the matter for October 17 to pronounce the order on the bail application of accused Alok Lakhanpal, who sought the relief on the ground of parity with his wife Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal who was a senior civil judge at the Tis Hazari Court here. Besides Alok, the court also

heard arguments on the bail plea of co-accused and an advocate Vishal Mehan. Both Alok, a practicing lawyer, and Vishal are in judicial custody. The CBI opposed their applications saying they should not be released as they could influence the probe in the case. The court had earlier granted bail to Rachna Tiwari Lakhanpal, who was suspended after her arrest, considering that there was nobody to look after her two minor kids as her husband was also under incarceration. The judicial officer, her husband and Vishal were

arrested by CBI on the night of September 28. According to CBI, the judge and her husband were arrested while allegedly receiving a bribe of Rs four lakh from Vishal, who was appointed as local commissioner in a case adjudicated by her, at her residence. CBI had claimed that during searches at the judge’s residence, Rs 94 lakh case was seized by it along with two locker keys and other material. “A case was registered under Prevention of Corruption Act against the advocate on a complaint alleging that in a matter

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against women. As I told you, the issues are gender justice, non-discrimination and dignity of women,” he said. Criticising AIMPLB, Naidu even said, “If you are so interested in making political comments you can as well join any political party of your choice. This is not expected from Muslim Personal Law Board and other religious leaders. “You have to confine yourself to the issue and the issue is to put forth your opinion before the Law Commission,” he added. – PTI

Prasad defends Centre’s stand acting laws, how could it be considered wrong for a “secular” country like India. His remarks came a day after the All India Muslim Personal Law Board opposed the Centre’s affidavit in Supreme Court on the practice and also boycotted the Law Commission’s consultations on Uniform Civil Code (UCC). “Over a dozen Islamic countries such as Pakistan, Tunisia, Morocco, Iran and Egypt have regulated triple talaq. If Islamic countries can regulate the practice by enacting law, and it has

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being heard by a Senior Civil Judge (West), Tis Hazari Courts, Delhi, she had appointed him (Vishal) as local commissioner for conducting an inspection of the disputed property and submitting his report. “The advocate (appointed as LC) allegedly demanded a bribe of Rs two lakh for himself as well as Rs 20 lakh for the said senior civil judge for deciding the matter in favour of the complainant,” it had said. CBI had said its teams laid a trap at the designated place where the bribe was to be allegedly paid by Vishal. – PTI

Author-journalist Kuldip Nayar (L) and Deputy Chairman of Rajya Sabha Prof PJ Kurien (R) lighting the ceremonial lamp to inaugurate the Aster Media Awards function in New Delhi on Thursday night. – UNI

Opp parties pitch for Indo-Pak talks SRINAGAR, Oct 14: Opposition parties led by National Conference today said India and Pakistan should hold talks for the resolution of Kashmir issue and the Centre should initiate a political process in the state, stressing that war is not the solution. “We are all concerned about peace in Jammu and Kashmir. India and Pakistan should sit on a table and resolve this issue,” NC president Farooq Abdullah told reporters after chairing a meeting of leaders of opposition parties, including Congress and CPI(M). “Through dialogue, our (Kashmir) issue will also be resolved. War is not a solution,” he said. Recalling Atal Bihari Vajpayee’s famous speech in Kashmir in 2002, Abdullah said the then Prime Minister had maintained that friends can be changed but not neighbours. “If we live in peace with neighbours, we will all prosper. If we

take the route of confrontation, their development might be hampered but ours will also be affected,” he said. Terming the prevailing situation in the Valley as “dangerous”, he said all parties should work together for peace for which a political process has to be initiated. “We are unanimous that the current situation is dangerous. The sooner it is resolved the better it is for the state and the South Asian region. “It is a political issue. The Prime Minister has said it needs to be resolved and it is even in the agenda of the ruling party (PDP) to have a dialogue with all stakeholders, including Hurriyat Conference,” Abdullah, who was accompanied by leaders from other opposition parties, said. He said for the dialogue process to start, all political prisoners and youth arrested during the current unrest should be set free. The opposition parties also

demanded a commission headed by a retired Supreme Court judge to probe the deaths and loss of eyesight due to use of pellet guns in Kashmir and find who is responsible. The former Chief Minister said if the government was serious about improving the situation in Kashmir, it should stop the security forces from allegedly indulging in vandalisation of homes and harassment of inmates. “The government should also reconsider its decision to hold annual school examinations (in November). The schools have been closed for three and half months. The examinations should be delayed... It has been done in the past,” he said. Asked if the demands of opposition parties will embolden the terrorists, Abdullah said, “If we resolve this issue, there will be no terrorism. If the two nations resolve this issue, terrorism will die automatically.” – PTI

NEW DELHI, Oct 14: After initial reluctance, the Army today briefed members of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Defence on the surgical strikes carried out by its men on terror launch pads inside Pakistan Occupied Kashmir. At least three members who attended the meeting said Vice Chief of Army Staff Lt Gen Bipin Rawat briefed the Committee on the September 29 surgical strikes. “A brief statement was made by the Army on the sensitive issue. But no questions were taken,” a member said. But another member from NDA said Congress’ Madhusudan Mistry wanted to ask questions which was denied by panel chief Maj Gen BC Khanduri (Retd). “There was a heated exchange of words between the two ... No questions were finally taken,” he said. Earlier, the standing committee was to get “Briefing by the representatives of the Ministry of Defence on surgical strikes across the Line of Control (LoC)”. But later, the agenda was changed to hearing by officials of the Defence Ministry, the Law Ministry and the Election Commission “on the status of implementation of E Postal Ballot System”. Yesterday, two senior Congress members Ambika Sonia and Mistry had dubbed the move to change the agenda as “high1y unacceptable”. “The decision not to brief the committee over surgical strikes under the garb of secrecy only amounts to ‘lack of confidence’ in the Members of Parliament, who are in the committee and who are bound by the oath of secrecy. This position is absolutely unacceptable to us,” party General Secretaries Soni and Mistry had said in a joint statement yesterday. – PTI

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comet strike may have triggered the rapid warming of Earth caused by an accumulation of atmospheric carbon dioxide 56 million years ago, which offers analogs to global warming today, researchers have found. Sorting through sample of sediment from the time period, researchers from the Rensselaer

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tained “shocked quartz”, definitive evidence of their impact origin, and exhibited microcraters or were sintered together, evidence of the speed at which they were travelling as they solidified and hit the ground. Atmospheric carbon dioxide increased rapidly during the Paleocene-Eocene Thermal Maximum (PETM), and an accompanying spike in global temperatures of about 5° to 8° Celsius lasted for about 150,000 years. However, the source of the carbon dioxide had not been determined and little is known about exact sequence of events. One clue can be found in a sudden shift in the ratio Comet impact led to ancient global of carbon isotopes (atoms warming event, says a study containing a number of neutrons unequal to the Polytechnic Institute in the US discovered evprotons in their nucleus) in certain fossils from idence of the strike in the form of microtekthe time period. In particular, Foraminifera, or tites – tiny dark glassy spheres typically formed “forams”, produce a shell whose chemistry is by extraterrestrial impacts. representative of atmospheric and ocean carbon “The coincidence of an impact with a major isotopes. climate change is nothing short of remarkable,” The research team initially set out to examine said Morgan Schaller, assistant professor at the ratio of carbon isotopes in Foraminifera fossils Rensselaer. over time, to more closely pinpoint events durSchaller was searching for fossilised remains ing the PETM. The discovery of microtektites of Foraminifera, a tiny organism that produces was “completely by accident”, he said. a shell, when he first noticed a microtektite in Ordinarily, the team passes samples through the sediment he was examining. Microtektites sieves of various sizes, to isolate samples most are typically dark in colour, and do not stand out likely to contain forams. The tektites, which on the black sorting tray researchers use to are smaller than most forams, would have been search for light-coloured fossilised remains. largely removed in this process. Once Schaller noticed the first microtektite, Once the team made the discovery, they obresearchers switched to a white sorting tray. tained a sample from a fourth site – Medford – Microtektites are spherical, or tear-drop where the unit is naturally exposed at the surshaped, and are formed by an impact powerful face. The Medford samples also contained mienough to melt and vaporise the target area, crotektites. casting molten ejecta into the atmosphere. The research appears in the journal Science. Some microtektites from the samples con(Source: PTI)

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CROSSWORD - 5801 3

HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Saturday, Oct. 15, 2016: This year you often waffle between two conflicting ideas. You see the logic in both perspectives. Others might find you to be wishy-washy or hard to deal with, as you tend to be nonreactive. Many of you will broaden your immediate circle. If you are single, you will meet someone whom you find to be enticing and exciting. Don't commit until you are sure you have met Mr. or Ms. Right. If you are attached, your significant other often acts in unanticipated ways. Your life will be full of surprises as a result. ARIES can have quite a temper. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You'll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult

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THE PHANTOM

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BLONDIE

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caste system ? (9) 23 Frost over mire (4) 24 Consumes (4) 26 Came across (3) 27 Feudal underling (4) 29 Eject or expel (4) 32 Energy source (4) 33 Internal (5) 34 Negligent (6) 35 Boundless (8) 36 Contractile protein of muscle (6) Down 1 Small fight (5) 2 Ask for something

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SOLUTION TO TRIBUNE CROSSWORD – 5801 Down: 1 Scrap, 2 Claim, 3 Ebbs, 4 Shoot, 5 Spun, 6 Meadow, 9 Credit, 11 Mud, 12 Spasm, 13 Midterm, 15 CIA, 16 Boa, 18 Chests, 20 Hyson, 21 Kit, 22 RAF, 23 Remedy, 25 Use, 28 Eosin, 30 Untie, 31 Tries, 32 Aids, 33 Ibis. Across: 4 Sesame, 7 Calabash, 8 Ocular, 10 Amiss, 13 Morn, 14 Pump, 15 Cite, 16 Box, 17 Acid, 19 Dhow, 21 Kshatriya, 23 Rime, 24 Eats, 26 Met, 27 Serf, 29 Oust, 32 Atom, 33 Inner, 34 Remiss, 35 Infinite, 36 Myosin.

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ARIES (March 21-April 19) ★ You are likely to feel the Full Moon in your sign. You could do the unexpected and surprise those around you. A friend tries to calm the waters and help others gain a fresh perspective. Listen to this person's insights about you. Tonight: Go for what you want. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) ★ You could be overwhelmed by everything that is happening. You even might experience a sudden insight. You'll be able to process this revelation at a later point, especially if it is uncomfortable. You will benefit from the knowledge you gain. Tonight: Not to be found. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) ★ ★ Your emphasis is on your friends. You will want to bring people together for a fun event, but you have a lot to do. Run some errands in order to feel more comfortable. A change in your perspective and your ability to relax and let go will save the day. Tonight: Love where you are. CANCER (June 21-July 22) ★ You feel the effects of the Full Moon. You are able to accomplish a lot with this frenetic energy upon you. Some of you will go into work, whereas others will take on a project and see it through to completion. Movement relaxes you when you feel tense. Tonight: Time to celebrate! LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) ★ ★ You could feel overwhelmed by what is happening. Reach out to someone at a distance. You might be baffled by this person's strong reaction. Listen to news that is likely to affect your plans. Be open to what others would like to do. Avoid a power play. Tonight: Off to the movies. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) ★ You might be taken aback by someone's desire to get his or her way. You could notice a frantic type of energy around this person and a personal matter. Confusion surrounds a last-minute change of plans. You will need to adapt rather than judge. Tonight: Opt for togetherness. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) ★ A friend or partner seems to be unusually demanding. You might opt to do something other than deal with his or her energy. A family member could be adding an element of chaos to your days. Tonight: Go along with someone else's desires if you want to keep the peace. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) ★ ★ Continue working on certain projects. How you say "no" to someone could define the quality of your interactions with this person for a while. Bone up on your diplomatic skills. The unusual seems to mark a change in attitude. Tonight: Happily let go of some stress. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) ★ You seem to have fire in your veins. You suddenly become active, romantic and more fun-loving. In many ways, you return at least for now to the person everyone loves and desires. You might be surprised by what a close loved one or friend shares. Tonight: Let the fun begin. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) ★ Emphasis is on the quality of your home life. Often you have to juggle far more than what most people can handle. Be aware of what is happening behind the scenes. You might need to consider creating stronger boundaries in various facets of your life. Tonight: Expect a jolt. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) ★ ★ Consider insulating yourself from all the calls and requests that head your way. You often wonder what would be best for you to do, but then you don't follow through once you answer that question. Be willing to honor your needs. Tonight: Swap jokes with friends. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) ★ You can't be too careful when dealing with your finances. The unexpected seems to run through this area of your life. Remember that spontaneity can be good as well as bad. Your energy levels build as you view a changeable situation. Tonight: Count your change.

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HEALTH CAPSULES®

JUMBLED WORDS

by Bron Smith

Given below are four jumbled words. Solve the jumbles to make proper words and move them to the respective squares below. Select the letters in the shaded squares and jumble them to get the answer for the given quip.

HAGAR THE HORRIBLE

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Hunger drives the ____ out of the ______. – French proverb (4,...,4)

Thought for the day

SOLUTION Health Capsules is not intended to be of a diagnostic nature.

Words: Roost/roots, rovel, define, willow. Answer: Hunger drives the wolf out of the wood. – French Proverb

Come live with me, and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove, That valleys, groves, or hills, or fields, Or woods and steepy mountains, yield. – MARLOWE

INTERNATIONAL Trump plays victim card, rejects India and US are partners, allegations of sexual abuse not allies: Menon

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WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Facing a series of charges of sexual assault, a defiant and combative Donald Trump tried to play the victim card claiming he is subject to a ‘conspiracy’ hatched by the rival Clinton campaign and said that the very survival of the US is at stake.

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Corporate media in our country is no longer involved in journalism. They’re a political special interest no different than any lobbyist or other financial entity with a total political agenda

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The 70-year-old reality TV star and the Republican presidential nominee rejected claims by women against him of sexual abuse as “preposterous and ludicrous” allegations that “defy truth, common sense and logic”. “Let’s be clear on one thing, the corporate media in our country is no longer involved in journalism. They’re a political special interest no different than any lobbyist or other financial entity with a total political agenda, and the agenda is not for you, it’s for themselves,” he said at an election rally in West Palm Beach, Florida. “Their agenda is to elect crooked Hillary Clinton at any cost, at any price, no matter how many lives they destroy. For them it’s a war, and for them nothing at all is out of bounds. This is a struggle for the survival of our nation, believe me. And this will be our last chance to save it on November 8th, remember that,” he told thousands of his support-

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NYT says no libel, no retraction, no apology for Trump story WASHINGTON, Oct 14: The New York Times has rejected Donald Trump’s claim the newspaper had libeled the Republican presidential nominee, saying its story about two women who said he sexually assaulted them was “newsworthy information about a subject of deep public concern.” In a letter Thursday, Times attorney David McCraw said Trump “has bragged about his non-consensual sexual touching of women” and that multiple women had already come forward. “Nothing in our article has had the slightest effect on the reputation that Mr. Trump, through his own words and actions, has already created for himself,” he wrote. The Times reported Wednesday that two women told the paper of his unwanted sexual advances. One, Jessica Leeds, said Trump groped her on an airplane more than three decades ago. The other, Rachel Crooks, said Trump kissed her without invitation in 2006 when she was a 22-yearold receptionist for a real estate firm located at Trump Tower. Trump vehemently denied the allegations, and demanded through his attorney that the story be retracted. At a rally in Ohio, Trump said the media had “slandered and lied about me with false accusations.” The Times refused to retract the story, saying its reporters worked diligently to confirm the women’s accounts. “It would have been a disservice not just to our readers but to democracy itself to silence their voices,” McCraw’s letter said. – PTI

Republican US presidential nominee Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally in Cincinnati, Ohio on Thursday. – UNI ers in this key battleground state yesterday. Trump said this election will determine whether the US is a free nation or whether it has only an illusion of democracy, but are in fact controlled by a small handful of global special interests rigging the system. “This is reality, you know it, they know it, I know it, and pretty much the whole world knows it. The establishment and their media enablers will control over this nation through means that are very well known. Anyone who challenges their control is deemed a sexist, a racist, a xenophobe, and morally deformed,” he alleged. Trump’s angry response came a day after two women accused him of inappropriately touching them as reported by the New York Times. He has sent a legal notice to the daily, which has refused to take down its story and asserted that it stands by it. – PTI

WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Indo-US ties can best be described as “partners”, which are equal, and not “allies”, former foreign secretary and national security advisor Shivshankar Menon has said, noting “unprecedented” cooperation in key areas like maritime security and defence. “I would not say we are in their (US) camp or an ally (of US). I think, what I always used (the term) is partnership. It is a partnership that has grown. We have transformed the relationship. But that has been bipartisan,” Menon told PTI. Menon, whose first book post retirement ‘Choices: Inside the making of India’s Foreign Policy’ is all set to hit book stores globally next week, said that each of the successive Indian governments in the last few decades have done their bit to take the relationship further forward. “The first NDA government led by the Prime Minister (Atal Bihari) Vajpayee did the Next Steps in Strategic Partnership, which actually opened up defence co-operation and various cooperation in space and various sensitive forms of cooperation. “The UPA government did the civil nuclear which again removed the biggest obstacle and changed the mindset actually in India and the US about the relationship. The NDA govern-

ment now, the present government has done the joint vision statement in the Asia-Pacific, taking one more step further,” he said. “So today, we have a very deep partnership. But it is a partnership,” said Menon, who played a key role in strengthening of India-US relationship first as the foreign secretary and then in his capacity as the national security advisor to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Partnership is not something that the US is used to, the former top Indian diplomat said. “And we also have to get our head around a very close partnership in India. It’s new for both of us,” he said. “The US is used to having allies who follow or clients who obey. Partners are equal. And partners each bring different things to the table and work together. I think, we are learning how to do it,” Menon said. “If you look at maritime security, counterterrorism, intelligence, look at various aspects of national security, defence co-operation, DTTI for instance, many of these things are unprecedented. But we are learning how to build a partnership,” he said. “We are at a stage where partnership, relationship has been better than it has been ever been before, but there is still a way to go. Still things to do,” he added. – PTI

Clinton leads Trump by seven points: poll

US Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton (L) chats to Ellen DeGeneres during a commercial break in taping of the Ellen Show in Burbank, Los Angeles, California on Thursday. – UNI

Around the WORLD

Kim returns to social media after Paris robbery LOS ANGELES, Oct 14: Reality TV personality Kim Kardashian has returned to social media after she was robbed at gunpoint in Paris. The 35-year-old “Keeping Up With The Kardashian” star’s presence was immediately noticed by her fans as she was previously following 121 accounts on Twitter (before robbery) but as on Friday she follows 107 people, reported Entertainment Tonight. However, Kardashian has not yet tweeted anything. Her last post was on October 3. She is still “shaken up” about the incident and “doesn’t feel ready to talk about it,” according to a source. – PTI

Brad Pitt reunites with kids LOS ANGELES, Oct 14: Actor Brad Pitt has met some of his kids for the first time since news of his and Angelina Jolie’s divorce broke. The meeting was also joined by a therapist, as recommended by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCFS), which has been investigating the 52-year-old star over child abuse claim, reported People magazine. There is no clear word on which children Pitt did not get to see that day. Jolie requested sole physical custody of their six children in her divorce filing with visitation for Pitt, while Pitt wants shared custody. – PTI

WASHINGTON, Oct 14: Hillary Clinton, the Democratic presidential nominee, is leading Donald Trump by seven points, according to a latest national opinion poll conducted by a media outlet seen friendly to the Republican leader. “Clinton receives 45 per cent to Trump’s 38 per cent. Libertarian Gary Johnson is at seven per cent and Green Party candidate Jill Stein gets three per cent,” Fox news said in its latest poll yesterday. The TV channel is seen friendly to the Republican leader. Last week, Clinton was up by two points in the four-way contest (44-42 per cent). “In the two-way match-up, it’s Clinton over Trump by eight (49-41 per cent). She

had a four-point edge a week ago (48-44 per cent, October 3-6). Clinton’s lead is outside the poll’s margin of sampling error in both the two-way and four-way contests,” the news channel had said. After the surfacing of a decade-old video surfaced in which Trump is seen making lewd remarks about women, Clinton’s lead over the reality TV star has increased. RealClearPolitics, which keeps tracks of all major polls, said on an average, Clinton is now leading Trump by 6.7 percentage points. According to some other polls, Clinton is ahead of Trump in some of the key battleground States like North Carolina and Florida. They are in a virtual tie in Ohio. – PTI

Hardline Muslim groups protest against Jakarta’s incumbent Governor Basuki Tjahaja Purnama, an ethnic Chinese Christian running in the upcoming election, in Jakarta, Indonesia on Friday. – UNI

Gripped by grief, Thais mourn Maldives Opp death of beloved monarch slams ‘despotic’ C’wealth exit BANGKOK, Oct 14: Thailand began its first day in 70 years without a king today in a profound state of mourning, as the crown prince asked for more time before ascending the throne following the death of his father and the world’s longest-reigning monarch, Bhumibol Adulyadej. The government declared a public holiday and people across the shaken nation dressed in black, their eyes swollen and red with hours of weeping. Many were still breaking down and sobbing in building halls, elevators, shops in spontaneous outburst of emotion that reflected the deep love and respect Bhumibol commanded in Thailand. The 88-year-old king had spent much of the last decade hospitalised for a variety of ailments, and the momentous news, announced in a palace statement yesterday, had long been both anticipated and feared. But the nation remained stable and life continued largely as usual with most shops, banks and tourist sites open. A one-year mourning period for the government has been declared together with a 30-day moratorium on state and official

People mourn for Thailand’s late King Bhumibol Adulyadej at the Grand Palace in Bangkok, on Friday. – UNI events. But as previously speculated, no demands have been made of the private sector. The government has only urged people to refrain from organizing entertainment events for a month, apparently mindful of the need to ensure that the sputtering economy does not suffer. Tourism is one of Thailand’s big-

gest revenue earners, and entertainment remains an integral part of it. The public holiday was declared this morning after people had already come to work. The stock market and banks remained open, as did Thai embassies worldwide. After plunging for days, the Thai stock market opened up, rising

MALE, Oct 14: The main Maldives opposition party accused President Abdulla Yameen of behaving like a despot Friday for quitting the Commonwealth in the face of mounting criticism over his rights record. The party of the exiled former president Mohamed Nasheed said the unilateral decision to pull out of the 53member bloc was another example of how Yameen was turning the honeymoon islands into a diplomatic pariah. “President Yameen has made the Maldives a very isolated place,” the Maldivian Democratic Party (MDP) said in a statement. “This is an absolute despotic move, which says much about the Yameen regime and its political posturing and disregard for international or public opinion.” The Maldives has been wrangling with the Commonwealth over its human rights record since the toppling of Nasheed, the Indian Ocean archipelago’s first democratically-elected leader, in February 2012. Nasheed secured political asylum in Britain earlier this year after travelling to London for medical treatment while on prison leave from a controversial 13-year jail sentence. The country of 340,000 Sunni Muslims is famed for its coral-fringed islands but has been gripped by political unrest since the fall of Nasheed and there are regular anti-government protests. The Commonwealth had put Male on notice after Nasheed stood down as president in 2012 and said he had been forced out in a coup. Nasheed was accused of “terrorism” and jailed in 2015 for 13 years following a rushed trial which a UN panel found to be flawed. The US has warned that democracy is under threat in the Maldives. – AFP

Elton John to publish memoir on his life LOS ANGELES, Oct 14: Singer Elton John is currently working on his memoir, which will feature his expansive career and personal life. US publisher Henry Holt and UK sister company Pan Macmillan announced the news of the award-winning musician’s first book, reported Entertainment Weekly. Talking about his experience on first time writing a book, John said, “I’m not prone to being a nostalgic person. I’m often accused of only looking forward to my next gig or creative project. It’s come as quite a surprise how cathartic I am finding the process of writing my memoirs.” The 69-year-old musician recalled his old times, saying his journey has been a rollercoaster ride. “As I look back, I realize what a crazy life I have had the extreme privilege of living. I have grown up in a period of extraordinary change in our world — and have had the joyful honour of rubbing shoulders and working with so many of the people at the heart of these changes. – PTI

Two trillion galaxies in ‘observable’ Universe: NASA PARIS, Oct 14: There are a dizzying two trillion galaxies in the Universe, up to twenty times more than previously thought, astronomers reported on Thursday. The surprising find, based on 3D modelling of images collected over 20 years by the Hubble Space Telescope, was published in the Astronomical Journal. Scientists have puzzled over how many galaxies the cosmos harbours at least since US astronomer Edwin Hubble showed in 1924 that Andromeda, a neighbouring galaxy, was not part of our own Milky Way. But even in the era of modern astronomy, getting an accurate tally has proven difficult. To begin with, there is only part of the

cosmos where light given off by distant objects has had time to reach Earth. The rest is effectively beyond our reach. And even within this “observable Universe,” current technology only allows us to glimpse ten percent of what is out there, according to the new findings. “It boggles the mind that over 90 per cent of the galaxies in the Universe have yet to be studied,” commented Christopher Conselice of the University of Nottingham, who led the study. “Who knows what interesting properties we will find when we observe these galaxies with the next generation of telescopes,” he said in a statement. Using deep space images from Hubble,

Conselice and his team painstakingly converted them into 3D to measure the number of galaxies at different times in the history of the Universe. The analysis reached back more than 13 billion years – very near the time of the “Big Bang” thought to have given birth to the Universe. A galaxy is a system of millions or billions or stars, held together by gravity, with planetary systems within them. Using new mathematical models, the astronomers were able to infer the number of “invisible” galaxies beyond the reach of telescopes, leading to the surprising realisation that the vast majority are too faint and far away to be seen. – AFP

SPORTS

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Djokovic, Murray through to Shanghai Masters semis SHANGHAI, Oct 14: World No 1 Novak Djokovic suffered a major scare against world number 110 Mischa Zverev before fighting back to reach the semifinals of the Shanghai Masters. The Serbian top seed came back from a set and a break down to win 3-6, 7-6 (7-4), 6-3 in two hours 20 minutes, setting up a last-four tie against Spain’s Roberto Bautista Agut. Djokovic, 29, made a number of uncharacteristic errors against Germany’s Zverev – including two double faults and 14 unforced errors in a nervy 62-minute second set – but was far more comfortable in the decider, breaking early as the qualifier ran out of steam. Britain’s Andy Murray continued his fine form in China as

FIFA team to visit Guwahati MARGAO, Oct 14: A 13member strong FIFA delegation led by Event Manager and Project leader for FIFA U-17 World Cup, Marion Mayer-Vorfelder and Tracy Lu respectively will be visiting India between October 19 and 25. They will be inspecting each of the six stadiums and all the designated training sites in each city to evaluate the progress for the FIFA U-17 World Cup to be held in India next year. The delegates will have inspection in Kochi on October 19, Navi Mumbai (October 20), Goa (October 22), New Delhi (October 23), Guwahati (October 24) and Kolkata (October 25). – PTI

Guwahati chess c’ship GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Farhan Tanvir and Afshin Afsha Jaman are leading in the U-7 category of the Guwahati Chess Championship (junior, women and veteran) organised by Guwahati Chess Association at the South Point School from October 13 to 16. In the second round, Farhan beat Sibangshu Deka while Afshin Afsha Jaman got the better of top seed Mrinmoy Rajkhowa. Ronit Barman and Mrinmoy Rajkhowa share the second spot with 1 points each. In U-9, Jyotsnabh Talukdar, Baibhabi Baruah, Mayank Chakraborty and Barnav Deka are in the lead with 2 points each. Attri Nibir is in second position with 1 point. In U-11, Anubrat Barthakur and Pran Gobinda Parashar Kashyap are joint leaders with 2 points from 2 rounds. Nihad Islam Hazarika, Sajal Saroj Lahkar, Jayaditya Das and Ayan Baruah occupy the second spot with 1.5 points each. In U-13 (girls), Medha Baruah is leading the field with 2 points after the second round while Anoushka Priyam is in second position with 1 point. In U-13 (boys), Debaprita Roy is leading the field with 3 points after completion of third round. Risav Sarkar is in second position with 2.5 points. In U-15 (boys), Arunabh Gohain, Aaorohan Bharadwaj and Mridumoloy Das are leading the field with 2 points each. In U-17, Uddipta Kakati is leading with 2 points. In U-17 (girls) Simran Ahmed is leading with one point. Hiranya Das is leading in the veteran category with 2 points after the second round, stated a press release.

Unbeaten Delhi take on NEU FC NEW DELHI, Oct 14: Unbeaten in their last two matches, an upbeat Delhi Dynamos take on table toppers NorthEast United in their first home game of the Indian Super League here tomorrow. Delhi had begun their campaign with an impressive 3-1 win over defending champions Chennaiyin FC in Chennai before playing out a goal-less draw at Kochi against Kerala Blasters to collect four points from two matches. Brazillian Marcelo Pereira was the star against Chennaiyin as he scored two goals in that match. There was a drop in form for Delhi in the match against Kerala and they would now aim for a win in their first home game – the first also for head coach Gianluca Zambrotta. Zambrotta may have to face with the prospect of more people cheering the rival team than his side tomorrow as the Northeasterners residing here will turn up in large numbers at the Jawaharlal Nehru Stadium but he is unfazed. “It (fans turning up) is good for football. I am also hoping that more fans of Delhi Dynamos will come tomorrow to watch the match,” Zambrotta said at the pre-match press conference. Asked how his game plan would be against NorthEast United tomorrow, he said, “My plan will be 11 players playing defensive as well as attacking football.” NorthEast, on the other hand, would look to maintain their impressive run in the league, having beaten Kerala (1-0), FC Goa (2-0) and FC Pune City (1-0) while losing to Mumbai City FC (0-1). Head coach Nelo Vingada knows that his side will get a good support from the crowd, but he said tomorrow’s match would be the toughest for his side so far in the league. – PTI

he beat David Goffin in straight sets to reach the semifinals. The second seed maintained his 100 per cent record against the Belgian with a 6-2, 6-2 win in one hour 35 minutes. The Scot will play either American Jock Sock or France’s Gilles Simon next. “It was a tough match. I struck the ball really well and created a lot of chances on my return game,” said the world number two. The 29-year-old Wimbledon champion squandered six break points in the second game of the second set, a battle that lasted over 15 minutes, and with the score at 2-2 had to save two break points on his own serve. But Goffin failed to convert any of his opportunities in that crucial period and Murray went on

to break his opponent in the fifth game. On the other hand, Roberto Bautista Agut ensured his second ATP World Tour Masters 1000 semifinal after beating ninth seeded Jo-Wilfried Tsonga 6-3, 6-4. His first semifinal came two years ago on home soil in Madrid, where he lost to Rafael Nadal. “I’m happy about being in the semifinals. But also, I’m happy with the way I’m working, with the way I’m planning all my days, with the way I’m playing on the court,” said Bautista Agut. “I’m feeling great. I hope to continue like this.” Bautista Agut will need to overturn a 0-5 FedEx ATP Head2Head record against World No 1 Djokovic if he is

to make the final. “I am playing well and I’m doing the things well to face Novak,” said the Spaniard. “For sure it’s a good moment to face him. Novak is one of the best tennis players in history. I played against him a couple of really good matches. I know if I play good I can make it a difficult match for him.” Bautista Agut has run the rule over Tsonga in 2016 and Friday’s quarterfinal followed suit as the 15th seed claimed victory in 73 minutes. After Bautista Agut had raced to a 5-1 lead in the opener, Tsonga clawed his way back into contention to make the second set competitive. But Bautista Agut made his decisive move in the 10th game, breaking Tsonga for the win. – Agencies

Focus on Thakur’s affidavit ahead of BCCI SGM NEW DELHI, Oct 14: President Anurag Thakur’s affidavit, to be submitted in the Supreme Court, will be the focal point of discussions when the BCCI’s affiliated units meet for a Special General Meeting (SGM) here tomorrow to deliberate upon implementation of the Lodha Committee Reforms. Other issues that could be discussed at length are “One State One Vote” recommendation and three-year tenure with three year cooling off period. The apex court had directed Thakur to file an affidavit and clarify whether he had asked the ICC to write that Lodha Recommendations amounted to government interference. This was reportedly claimed by ICC Chief Executive Dave Richardson in some recent media interactions. The BCCI legal team is preparing the affidavit. According to sources close to the BCCI president, he only “followed up on former president Shashank Manohar’s earlier plea wherein he (Manohar) had stated appointment of CAG representative in Apex Council will subject to interference.” “Since the issue was only raised by

Shashank, Anurag was following up on that,” a reliable source told PTI. With Supreme Court scheduled to hear the case on Monday, it is perhaps the last chance for the richest cricket body in world to discuss the issues which they feel will affect the functioning of the Board. “We are not against One State One Vote clause. All we are saying is that why can’t the voter base be increased? Let Manipur, Mizoram, Nagaland and Arunachal Pradesh have voting rights. But at the same time let Mumbai and Saurashtra not lose theirs,” an office bearer from one of the eastern States said. It is unlikely that members will agree on threeyear term with three year cooling off period. Many in the Board feel that the best idea would be to have two terms of six years with three year cooling off period in between two terms. Incidentally this was a proposal mooted by former Indian cricket team director Ravi Shastri. While Vidarbha and Tripura have decided to accept Lodha Reforms in totality, till now majority of the State units still feel recommendations are unacceptable. – PTI

Azhar lights up Pakistan’s day-night Test DUBAI, Oct 14: Opener Azhar Ali became the first batsman to record a century in a day-night Test off a pink ball as he helped Pakistan dominate West Indies in Dubai today. Ali’s unbeaten 146 guided Pakistan to 279-1 at close on the opening day of the first Test – just the second day-night match in Test cricket’s 140-year history – after Misbah-ul-Haq won the toss and opted to bat on a flat Dubai stadium pitch. Asad Shafiq was the other not out batsman with 33. Cricket saw the innovation of day-night Tests with a pink ball for

the first time when Australia played New Zealand at Adelaide in November last year, attempting to reverse the trend of dwindling Test crowds. Australia won the low-scoring affair on the third day by a narrow three-wicket margin, with Australian wicket-keeper Peter Nevill’s 66 the top individual score. Ali bettered that and put his name in the records book with a 366-minute stay at the crease, hitting 14 boundaries, but unlike Adelaide where the attendance was 1,23,000 over three days, only 500odd people passed through the gates in Dubai.

Despite the empty stands Ali and Sami Aslam, who fell for 90, started brightly with an imperious 215run stand for the opening wicket. Ali drove off-spinner Roston Chase to mid-off for his ninth boundary to complete his 11th Test century – his second in three matches – before pumping the air in jubilation. Aslam, 20, missed out on a hundred by 10 runs when he swept Chase onto his stumps. He hit nine fours in his 290-minute stay at the crease. It was a second time unlucky for Aslam who was run out for 82 in the Birmingham Test against England two months ago. West Indies took the second new

We’ll continue to play aggressive cricket in ODIs: Rahane DHARAMSALA, Oct 14: “Aggressive intent” was the key behind India’s overwhelming success against New Zealand in the Test series and the hosts aim to continue playing the same brand of cricket in the upcoming five-match ODI series, middle-order batsman Ajinkya Rahane said here today. India whitewashed New Zealand 3-0 in the just-concluded Test series to claim the numero uno position in the ICC Test rankings and Rahane credits the success to aggressive intent. “I think discipline will be the key. The kind of cricket we played in the Test series, our intent was aggressive all the time. So here again our intent will be aggressive, play intensive cricket and play to our strength rather than focusing on opponent’s strengths and weaknesses,” Rahane told reporters at the HPCA stadium. He also said that gaining the momentum

early on will be key in deciding the fate of the five-match series, which starts with the first ODI here on Sunday. “I am really looking forward to the OneDay series, especially after the Test series. But again it is important to start fresh here. Momentum will be the key. Winning the first match will be very important to be in that momentum,” said the Mumbaikar, who is the vice-captain of the Test side. Asked how difficult it is for a cricketer to make adjustments from one format to the other in a short span of time, Rahane said: “I believe its completely mental adjustment because as a professional cricketer it is important for us to adjust to any format. “It is important how we adjust mentally. Getting used to the conditions will be a big factor and we are actually experienced in that. So we don’t think too much about the

change in formats. It’s all about how you deal with certain situations and factors. Mental adjustment will be key in ODIs,” he said. India have rested three senior cricketers in Ravichandran Ashwin, Mohammad Shami and Ravindra Jadeja from the series, keeping in mind the long season ahead. With an aim to broaden the bench strength, the new selection committee, headed by MSK Prasad, have included a few youngsters – Jayant Yadav, Axar Patel, Dhawal Kulkarni, Mandeep Singh and Manish Pandey – in the squad. – PTI

ball as soon as it was due after 80 overs with Pakistan on 249-1 but failed to get another wicket. Chase was the lone wicket-taker with 1-63 in 21 overs. “I got run out at Birmingham and here I fell short again but this is cricket and I am unlucky,” said Aslam. “The occasion of 400th Test excited the players so it’s befitting that we made a good score.” SCORECARD Pakistan, first innings: Sami Aslam b Chase 90, Azhar Ali not out 146, Asad Shafiq not out 33, Extras: (b1, lb2, nb6, w1) 10. Total: (for 1 wkt; 90 overs) 279. Bowling: Gabriel 14-2-55-0, Cummins 16-2-62-0, Holder 15-4-30-0, Brathwaite 8-2-21-0, Bishoo 16-3-45-0, Chase 21-2-63-1. – AFP

DRS likely for India-England series NEW DELHI, Oct 14: In what could be termed as a marked departure from its earlier stance, the BCCI is seriously contemplating using Decision Review System (DRS) during India’s upcoming home series against England. If DRS becomes a reality it will be for the first time that technology will be used for a bilateral Test series in India. The last time it was used on Indian soil was during 2011 ICC World Cup. An ICC spokesperson independently confirmed to PTI that global body’s GM cricket Geoff Allardice along with representatives from company providing technical support will meet BCCI bigwigs and coach Anil Kumble. “Next week’s meeting is to discuss the recommendations from the DRS technology testing project (conducted by MIT engineers), along with improvements in HawkEye ball-tracking technology that have been introduced over recent years,” the ICC spokesperson said. Kumble’s presence is vital in the scheme of things not only because he is the chairman of ICC Cricket Committee but also he had visited the MIT laboratory last year to monitor the progress on the much talked about ball tracking and Hawk Eye technologies. – PTI

Hulkenberg set for Renault switch NEW DELHI, Oct 14: German driver Nico Hulkenberg is set for a move to Renault next Formula 1 season after spending five years at Force India. Force India have agreed to release Hulkenberg from the contract with team boss Vijay Mallya today confirming Hulkenberg’s departure. “Having spent five years with us, Nico has become a great friend and contributed a huge amount to the team’s success. He’s an outstanding driver, who has scored more points for this team than anybody else. While it’s true we will miss Nico, we respect his decision to explore fresh opportunities and it would be wrong to stand in his way,” said Mallya in a statement. Hulkenberg is reported to have signed a two-year deal with Renault, who returned to the grid as a factory team this season. The Enstone-based outfit might have fared below expectations with just eight points to show this year but Hulkenberg has made his decision believing in the long-term ability of the team. Despite being highly rated and scoring bagful points for Force India, the 29-year-old was unable to stand on the podium whereas his teammate of last three years, Sergio Perez, stood on it four times. – PTI

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Rajasthan in comfort zone against Assam

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GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Team Rajasthan took a 13-run lead with seven wickets in hand on the second day of the four-day Group B Ranji Trophy match against Assam. At the Dr YS Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam today, in reply to Assam’s first innings total of 195, Team Rajasthan scored 208 for the loss of three wickets overpowering the Assam bowlers. Mahipal Lomror is batting with 84 facing 239 deliveries while Rajat Bhatia is accompanying him with 42-ball 28. Ashok Maneria (44) and Vineet Saxena (30) were the other useful contributors for the Rajasthan team.

Today, the Assam bowlers looked toothless as they hardly could put any impact on the opponent batsmen. While the medium pacers Arup Das (1/31), Abu Nechim Ahmed (1/48) and Pallav Das (1/21) managed to grab one wicket each the spinners went wicket less. SCORECARD Assam 1st innings: 195 Rajasthan 1st innings: Manender Singh lbw b Arup Das 4, VA Saxena c Arun Karthik b Abu Nechim Ahmed 30, MK Lomror not out 84, AL Menaria lbw b Pallav Das 44, R Bhatia not out 28. Extras (b 17, nb 1) 18; Total (3 wickets; 88 overs) 208; Fall of wickets: 1-8, 2-84, 3-159. Bowling: Arup Das 17-6-31-1, Krishna Das 22-12-33-0, Abu Nechim Ahmed 174-48-1, Pallav Das 13-5-21-1, J Syed Mohammad 5-0-14-0, Gokul Sharma 8-1-24-0, Amit Verma 6-1-20-0.

GUWAHARI, Oct 14: The Directorate of Sports and Youth Welfare announced the Assam team for the Dr T Ao Trophy Football Tournament which will be held at Naharlagun, Arunachal Pradesh from October 15 to 26, stated a release.

Samit Khaklary, Minisang Narzary, Rupam Saikia, Subhakhan Rabha, Sachin Basumatary, CA Laldingsang,

Prabal Pratim Deka, Shyam Pegu, Satrughan Konwar, Prabin Rabha, Prince Hussain, Saurav Chutia,

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Pranab Das, Nipu Mirdha. Manager: Rajen Gohain, coach:Darshan Gohain.

The team: Subal Rabha, Anil Duarah (both goalkeeper), Moneswar Mushahary (capt), Amit Rabha,

Tripura put Services in trouble SPORTS REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: Tripura bowlers gave a tough time to the Services batsmen on the second day of the four-day Group C Ranji Trophy match at the Barsapara stadium here today. Tripura completed their first innings, resuming at 228 for seven, at 275 and took as many as nine Services wickthem are in the national camp ets for 202. Baring Shamsher SPORTS REPORTER GUWAHATI, Oct 14: The at Patiala while some of them Yadav (not out 71 off 159 balls, 44th Assam State Inter District are under treatment for injury. 4x4, 1x6) other Services batsHe informed that the inter- men fell cheaply. Weightlifting Championship

ID weightlifting from Oct 16

(Junior and Senior) will be held at the Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium, Dispur from October 16 to 18. Informing about the threeday championship, the secretary of the Assam Weightlifting Association (AWA), the organisers of the championship, Bhabajyoti Goswami said, about 200 weightlifters from 16 affiliated units, including SAI, IIT, NF Railway, Assam Police will be seen in action in various weight categories. Goswami revealed that competitions will be conducted in the weight categories of 56kg, 62kg, 69kg, 77kg, 85kg, 94kg, 105kg and above 105kg for men and 48kg, 53kg, 58kg, 63kg, 69kg, 75kg and above 75kg for the women. When asked about the State weightlifters who represented the country in international meets, Goswami said most of

national weightlifters from Assam like Papul Changmai, Monalisa Sonowal, Swapna Priya Baruah, Zameer Hussain, Apurba Sonowal will not be seen in action. However, another international Champak Dutta will take part in the meet. Goswami further revealed that as the game of weightlifting is very tough and technically demanding, to excel in the event players need to be highly dedicated. Proper infrastructure and diet is required to improve in this game which are not available in Assam. The AWA is urging the State Goverment to allocate a space in the Bhogeswari Phukanani Indoor Stadium so that they can set up an office and training arena. Other AWA officials Basanta Das, Ramen Das and R Dutta were also present in the press conference.

SCORECARD Tripura 1st innings (overnight 228/ 7): RA Dey c Verma b Raj 34, Gurinder Singh lbw b Pathania 35, Rana Dutta lbw b VU Yadav 12, AK Sarkar not out 16. Extras (lb 3, nb 4) 7; Total (all out; 91.4 overs; 407 mins) 275; Fall of wickets: 8-244, 9-246, 10275. Bowling: DG Pathania 28-8-713, RR Raj 21-5-59-2, P Raj Bahadur 12-0-37-0, Muzzaffaruddin Khalid 192-61-4, VU Yadav 11.4-1-44-1. Services 1st innings: AH Gupta c Patel b Murasingh 24, S Chatterjee lbw b Rana Dutta 4, NH Verma c Gurinder Singh b Rana Dutta 5, Ravi Chauhan lbw b Sarkar 0, SU Yadav not out 71, G Rahul Singh c RA Dey b A Dey 28, Muzzaffaruddin Khalid c A Dey b Murasingh 4, VU Yadav c Patel b Rana Dutta 15, DG Pathania st Patel b Gurinder Singh 34, RR Raj b Gurinder Singh 0, P Raj Bahadur not out 4; Extras (lb 10, w 1, nb 2) 13. Total (9 wickets; 74 overs) 202. Fall of wickets: 1-17, 2-23, 3-32, 449, 5-92, 6-105, 7-139, 8-194, 9-194; Bowling: MB Murasingh 19-5-46-2, Rana Dutta 13-3-36-3, AK Sarkar 121-31-1, Gurinder Singh 15-2-53-2, A Dey 15-3-26-1.

India Club to host AITA meet SPORTS REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Oct 14: India Club will host the 6th India Club All India Tennis Association (AITA) Championship Series for U-14 Boys and Girls from October 17 to 21 at its own courts here. Announcing this in a press conference today the chairman of the organising committee Shankar Dutta Lahkar revealed that the aim of holding the tournament is basically to provide national level exposure to upcoming players of the State. “Rubbing shoulders with the leading players of the other State our youngsters will have the opportunity to garner experience and will be able to measure their standard,” said Lahkar. The tournament carries valuable AITA ranking points with the champion securing 25 points and runner-up pocketing 20 points. Accordingly the two semifinalists will get 15 points each. Points will be awarded to the first round losers also. Around 100 players from all over the country will be vying for the top honours with the sizable participants from the northeastern region. These two tournaments are being powered by Oil India Ltd, Numaligarh Refinery Ltd, Maruti Suzuki India Pvt Ltd, Binod Nissan Motors Pvt Ltd, Airtel, Purbanchal Cement Ltd, Cent Ply, Ashoka Furnishing Pvt. Ltd, Sujata Bonded Warehouse, Industrial And Firm Equipments, Rahee Track Technology, Guna Tamuly Phukan (Hemolata Heritage) and Janambhumi Group among others.

City CCC cricket tourney GUWAHATI, Oct 14: The City Cricket Coaching Centre will host the All Guwahati Inter School/Institution Cricket Tournament at the Dispur playground from October 20. Interested schools/institutions may contact the officials of the organising body at the competition venue.

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