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Border outposts
NEW DELHI, July 18:
The Centre has decided
to reduce the number
composite border outposts
along the India-
Bangladesh border. Now
422 outposts will be
constructed instead of
509, Minister of State for
Home Affairs Kiren Rijiju
said in Lok Sabha today.
Spl Correspondent
New China tank
NEW DELHI, July 18:
India today confirmed that
China has undertaken trial
of a new tank on the
Tibetan plateau. In a Rajya
Sabha reply, Minister of
State for Defence Subhash
Bhamre quoted the
Chinese Ministry of
Defence to confirm the
development. Spl
Correspondent
Addl portfolio
NEW DELHI, July 18:
Textiles Minister Smriti
Irani was today given the
additional charge of the
Information and
Broadcasting Ministry,
while the portfolio of urban
development was given to
Narendra Singh Tomar,
Minister for Social Justice
and Empowerment. PTI
Truce violation
JAMMU, July 18: The
Pakistan army violated
ceasefire today targeting
civilian areas and Indian
positions along the LOC
by firing mortar shells in
four sectors in the Rajouri
and Poonch districts,
prompting the Indian
Army to retaliate, officials
said. PTI
Cop electrocuted
DIBRUGARH, July 18:
Minaram Sonowal (54), a
policeman posted in
Tingkhong PS reportedly
died after he was
electrocuted in his home
at Ouphulia this morning.
Sonowal was electrocuted
while opening the grill of
his house. Staff
Correspondent
The Assam Tribune on Internet
http://www.assamtribune.com &
http://epaper.assamtribune.com
RN-1127/57 TECH/GH 104/2015-2017, VOL. 79, NO. 194, GUWAHATI, WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017, Pages 16
Sonowal-led delegation meets Modi
State seeks special package
to strengthen dykes
KALYAN BAROOAH
NEW DELHI, July 18:
Faced with devastating
flood and erosion, the As-
sam government today
called for a special package
for strengthening the net-
work of embankments in the
State, besides deputation of
a high-level Central team
led by a Union minister to
assess the damages caused
by floods and erosion.
A delegation of BJP MPs led
by Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal this afternoon met
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi at his Parliament House
office here and discussed a host
of issues concerning the State.
The delegation included Ram-
en Deka, RP Sharma, Bijoya
Chakravarty, Kamakhya Pras-
ad Tasa, Rameswar Teli and
Pradan Baruah.
Later talking to this news-
Hottest July day in 10
years for Guwahati
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: As a
depression, lying over the
northwest Bay of Bengal and its
adjoining areas of coastal Odis-
ha and north Andhra Pradesh, is
preventing incursion of mois-
ture towards the northeastern
region, Guwahati today re-
corded the highest July day
(maximum) temperature of
38.4 degree Celsius during the
past ten years making life mis-
erable for the citizens. Todays
day temperature of Guwahati
was also 6.6 degree Celsius
above its normal day temper-
ature meant for the day.
Under the impact of the
present weather system, the
monsoon system has ceased to
be active over the NE region
provisionally, said sources in
Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal interacting with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, in New
Delhi on Tuesday. UB Photos
paper, the Chief Minister said
that their prime demand was
sanction of a special package
for repair and re-enforcement
of the 5,000-odd kilometres of
embankment. The dykes have
not been repaired for the last
50-60 years.
the Borjhar-based Regional
Meteorology Centre (RMC)
here this evening.
However, the RMC sourc-
es maintained that the above
depression, which is lying cen-
tred above 70 km east, north-
east of Gopalpur in Odisha and
about 50 km southwest of Puri,
is very likely to move west,
northwest ward and cross the
Odisha coast tonight and be-
come weak. The monsoon sys-
tem is hence likely to move
towards the NE region partial-
ly within a day or two, bring-
ing rainfall activities back to
the region.
Sources further said that the
prevailing weather condition has
made Itanagar record a day tem-
perature of 38.6 degree Celsius
today. North Lakhimpur today
(See page 4)
The Chief Minister said
they have also demanded that
a sum of Rs 1,138.5 crore due
to the State under the Flood
Management Programme
(FMP) should be restored to
the State to meet the situa-
tion caused by the floods. The
China slams India
over Doklam row
BEIJING, July 18: India
should not use trespass into
the Doklam area in the Sikkim
sector as a policy tool to
achieve its political targets,
China said today, asking New
Delhi to immediately withdraw
its troops to avoid any escala-
tion of tension.
The foreign ministry also
said it was in close communi-
cation with foreign missions
in Beijing on the stand-off with
India, but refused to confirm
whether it held a special brief-
ing for them on the issue.
Since the illegal trespass by
Indian border personnel, many
foreign diplomats in China felt
shocked about this and (want-
ed) to confirm whether it was
true, the ministrys spokes-
man Lu Kang said when asked
about the reported briefing.
amount sanctioned in the last
financial year had lapsed,
Sonowal added.
The Prime Minister want-
ed to know how many districts
have been affected by floods
and details of the devastations
(See page 4)
The Chinese side maintains
close communication with the
foreign diplomatic missions on
the issues they are interest-
ed, Kang told reporters.
China reportedly held a
closed-door briefing last
week and conveyed their side
of the story on the stand-off
near the Bhutan tri-junction.
The stand-off has continued for
a month over the construction
of a road by China near the tri-
junction.
India has expressed concern
over the road construction
near the tri-junction, fearing it
may allow Chinese troops to
cut Indias access to its north-
eastern states. It has said the
road construction would rep-
resent a significant change of
status quo with serious secu- will demand a boat, not a
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Gas shortage grave, admits govt
New gas pipeline proposed
from Barauni to Assam
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: Ad-
minister said, Last year many
tea gardens in Karbi Anglong
were facing a shortage of gas
Bora said the Gas Authority
of India Ltd (GAIL) is ready to
undertake the gas pipeline
mitting that the situation aris- despite the presence of an project from Barauni if the Cen-
ing out of shortage of natural ONGC field nearby. Since about tral government is willing to pro-
gas in Assam is grave, Indus- a year now, I have been asking vide the viability gap funding.
try Minister Chandra Mohan the ONGC to collect the gas and If GAIL does not undertake
Patowary today said that un- provide it to us... In fact, I have the project, OIL, Assam Gas
less the gas was brought from even spoken to the Union Petro- Company Ltd and the Govern-
outside the survival of many leum Minister to hand over the ment of Assam could float a joint
industries in the State would ONGC fields to other PSUs. venture company and may un-
be at stake. Oil India Limited (OIL) dertake it. But the first prefer-
With no major new discov- CMD Utpal Bora said the ence should be GAIL due to its
eries being made in the re- shortage of gas in the State is expertise, Bora said.
gion in recent times, the State around 2 million cubic metre The OIL has conducted a
is pinning hopes on the pro- per day. Assam requires feasibility study of laying the
posed gas pipeline from around 10 million cubic metre new gas pipeline parallel to its
Barauni for which the Central per day as against the supply existing oil pipeline that runs
government has floated EoI of 8 million cubic metre. (See page 4)
(expression of interest).
Patowary was also critical
of the performance of ONGC
in the State and said he has
spoken to the Central govern-
ment urging it to hand over
some assets of the company
here to other PSUs like OIL.
We dont have the connec-
tion with the national grid. If
new fields are not discovered,
the future of many industries
like tea gardens, fertilizer, etc.,
is bleak. Due to the shortage
of gas, Lepetkata-based Brah-
maputra Cracker and Polymer
Limited (BCPL) has not even
gone up to achieving 50 per
cent of its capacity, Patowary
said.
Expressing his unhappiness at
the performance of ONGC, the
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Mayawati quits Rajya Sabha, attacks BJP

NEW DELHI, July 18: BSP chief
Mayawati on Tuesday quit the Rajya
Sabha, accusing the BJP of preventing
her from speaking in the House on issues
close to her heart like the cause of
depressed sections particularly Dalits.
I had wanted to raise issues
relating to Dalits and about the
atrocities committed on them in
Saharanpurs Shabirpur village. But
you saw the way the treasury
benches, including ministers,
behaved and prevented me from
speaking. When I cannot convey
what I want to, then I thought it is
not okay.
I decided I will resign. I have just
met the Rajya Sabha Chairman
(Hamid Ansari) and I have handed
over my resignation from the
House, she told reporters.
Mayawati has given a three-page
resignation letter to Ansari which
officials say may not be accepted
because members quitting the
Parliament are expected to submit
their resignation in a simple format
and without conditions.
Mayawati, whose six-year term
was to end in April next year, said
when she was on her way to submit
the resignation, leaders of the UPA
requested her not to resign saying her
strong voice was needed in the House.
I am thankful to them but I have
decided to stick to my decision,
she said.
The Leader of the Opposition in
the Rajya Sabha, Ghulam Nabi Azad,
criticised the treasury benches and
ministers for not allowing Mayawati
to raise issues of concern to her.
I tried to persuade her from not
resigning but I think she had already
made up her mind, he said.
The BSP has five more members
in the Rajya Sabha. Mayawati, 61, lost
power in Uttar Pradesh in 2012 and
her party was routed in this years
assembly elections, winning 19 seats
in the 402-member House.
Earlier, Mayawati stormed out of
the Rajya Sabha threatening to quit
when she was not allowed to speak
beyond three minutes over atrocities
on Dalits.
She demanded a discussion over
the issue but Deputy Chairman PJ
Kurien told her she had already made
her demand for a full discussion and
should let the House conduct its
business.
Launching a scathing attack against
the BJP government in Uttar
Pradesh and Modi-led Central
Government, she said both were
mute spectators to the violence
against Dalits in Saharanpur in May
when their houses were torched and
15 Dalits injured.
She said BSP leaders were not
even allowed to visit the affected
families.
As Kurien sought to stop
Mayawati, she said: If I am not
allowed to talk, if I cannot represent
the section of the society I belong to,
if I am not allowed to put across my
views on atrocities on Dalits, then
there is no point in staying in the
House. I will resign.
The veteran politician then walked
out in anger.
The former Uttar Pradesh Chief
Minister said she was following BR
Ambedkars example of having
resigned as the Law Minister when
he was not allowed to speak and table
the Hindu Code Bill.
Minister of State for Parliamentary
Affairs Mukthar Abbas Naqvi said
Mayawati had insulted the chair by
threatening to resign. She must
apologize.
CPI-M leader Sitaram Yechury
also said points made by Mayawati
were serious.
Amid noisy scenes, Kurien
adjourned the House till noon. When
it met then, the disruption continued
and the house was adjourned till 2
pm. and later till 3. Congress
members again came to the podium
and raised slogans. The House was
finally adjourned for the day. IANS

Farmers stage
protest in Delhi
NEW DELHI, July 18:
Around 2,000 farmers
protested in Delhi on
Tuesday to condemn the
anti-farmer policies of the
BJP Government and killing
of six farmers in Madhya
Pradesh last month.
They also pressed for
adequate remuneration for
their produce and complete
loan waiver.
The Kisan Mukti Yatra,
flagged off on July 6 at
Mandsaur in Bharatiya Janata
Party-ruled Madhya Pradesh,
reached Jantar Mantar
around 12 pm on Tuesday. It
was led by Swabhimani
Shetkari Sanghatana leader
and MP Raju Shetty and
Swaraj Abhiyan founder
Yogendra Yadav.
BJP MPs from Karnataka staging a protest in New Delhi on Tuesday. UNI Shetty and Yadav reiterat-
ed their demands of loan
Zakir Naiks waiver and remunerative
electoral promise of 50 per
cent profit above the
production cost and imple-
mentation of recommenda-
tions by the MS Swaminath-
an Committee.
Among the protesters
were about 40 children of
farmers from Maharashtra
who committed suicide in
recent years. They made an
appeal to the protesting
farmers not to commit
suicide to avoid negative
repercussions on their
family. IANS
Social activist Medha
Patkar, civil activist Prashant
Bhushan, CPI-M leader
Sitaram Yechury and Shiv
Sena MP Arvind Sawant
were among others who
sought farmers unity to
force the government to
bring a legislation to ensure
remunerative prices.

passport revoked Opposition decides to prices saying the farmers

MUMBAI, July 18: The In-
dian passport of televangelist
Zakir Naik, who is wanted in
connection with his role in a
terror case, was on Tuesday
revoked on the NIAs request,
an official statement said here.
The Regional Passport Of-
fice, Mumbai, has revoked the
Indian passport of Dr Zakir Ab-
dul Karim Naik, resident of B-
1005/1006 Jasmine Apart-
ment, 65-B, Dockyard Road,
Mazagaon, Mumbai, under the
provisions of the Passport Act
1967, a National Investigation
Agency (NIA) statement said.
The NIA had requested the
External Affairs Ministry to
revoke Naiks passport after
he failed to respond to three
summons in cases filed under
Unlawful Activities (Preven-
tion) Act against him last year,
an NIA official said.
The NIA took the step after
a special NIA court on April
21 issued non-bailable warrant
against Naik and subsequently
issued proclamation on June 15
requiring his appearance.
Following the Dhaka terror
attacks last year, the NIA had
filed the case against Naik, 51,
and other officials of his Mum-
bai-based NGO Islamic Re-
search Foundation.
Naik was on a tour abroad at
that time and has since not re-
turned to India allegedly to
evade arrest under various
charges, including inspiring ter-
rorist activities and money-laun-
dering. In December last, the
Central government had per-
manently cancelled the FCRA
licence of Naiks NGO and his
educational trust after declaring
it as a terror outfit. IANS
corner Govt in Parliament
NEW DELHI, July 18: A
combined opposition on Tues-
day chalked out a strategy to
aggressively corner the BJP-
led NDA Government during
the Monsoon Session of the
Parliament.
On the first working day of
the session, leaders from Tri-
namool Congress, Bahujan
Samaj Party, Rashtriya Janata
Dal, Left Front and other op-
position parties met in the
chamber of the Leader of Op-
position in Rajya Sabha.
Informed sources said the
DPCC President Ajay Maken and senior members of the party taking out a rally against
GST in New Delhi on Tuesday. UNI
parties reached an agreement
on six issues and decided to
raise them aggressively in
both the Houses by various
notices including adjournment
motions and debates.
Trinamool leader Derek
OBrien told reporters the is-
sues include the India-China
border stand-off, the situation
in Jammu and Kashmir in the
aftermath of terror attack on
Amarnath yatris, atrocities
against weaker sections in
view of mob lynching, hasty
implementation of GST in
were in huge distress.
CPI-Ms Yechury said he
will raise issues of loan
The government did not waiver and remunerative
give Madhya Pradesh farmers
a good price for their produce
prices in the ongoing session
of the Parliament.
view of job creation and nega- but instead fired bullets at We will talk about the
tive impact of demonetisation, them. Prime Minister loan waiver in parliament. It
farmers plight in view of re- Narendra Modi wants farmers is a right of farmers to get
cent suicides and misuse of to just produce food grains. He adequate price. The
central agencies to target po- thinks they are animals. government will have to
litical opponents. Farmers will have to take bring a law, Yechury said.
The opposition parties revenge, Shetty said. Sawant from the Shiv Sena
would meet every day before The protesting farmers said his party had always been
the start of the proceedings to were predominantly from in support of farmers and that
decide which issues will raised Madhya Pradesh, Punjab, it would raise their issues in
on the specific day. Haryana, Maharashtra, Tamil the Parliament. Leaders from
On stand-off with China in Sik- Nadu and Uttar Pradesh. the Janata Dal-United and the
kim sector, the opposition par- They demanded the Modi Biju Janata Dal also joined the
ties would demand the National Government fulfill its protesters. IANS
Democratic Alliance govern-
ment make a statement. IANS
Soldier killed
SRINAGAR, July 18: An Indian soldier was killed in firing by
Pakistani troops across the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and
Kashmirs Kupwara district on Tuesday, Defence sources said.
The soldier was killed when Pakistan army violated the cease-
fire in Naugam sector of the LoC in Kupwara.
The soldier was killed after being hit by a sniper fire from
Pakistan side of the LoC, a Defence source here, adding that
further details were awaited.
This was the second incident of a soldiers death in cross-
border firing in two days. IANS
Gang busted,
779 mobile
phones seized
GHAZIABAD, July 18: A
gang which stole mobile
phones or bought old ones and
sold them as new after chang-
ing their IMEI numbers has
been busted here, police said
on Tuesday, adding they had
seized 779 mobile telephones.
Superintendent of Police
Akash Tomar told the media that
police also found tools and soft-
ware the gang used in the crime.
When police raided their
hideout, they found eight men

Asias first public planetarium renovated engaged in changing the IMEI

KOLKATA, July 18: Asias
first public planetarium, the
MP Birla Planetarium here,
has been upgraded after 52
years with the latest hybrid
projection system from
German optical giant Zeiss,
at a cost of Rs 42 crore,
officials said on Tuesday.
Equipped with state-of-
the-art Skymaster Velvet
projection system, full-
dome digital projectors and
an astro corner, the
renovated planetarium will
open its doors to the public
from July 22.
numbers. A gang member said
they bought a software from
Gaffar Market in Delhi for Rs
We have transformed the Debiprosad Duari. highest resolution in India at 10,000 which can remove the
planetarium from only opto- The observatory, inaugu- the moment, Wiechmann IMEI number of any mobile
mechanical to hybrid rated in 1963, was the told IANS. phone except those of Apple and
projection system. The second one to be opened in In its 52 years of opera- Blackberry and install new ones.
contrast (resolution) of the the Commonwealth after tion, the planetarium has Each such phone was then
projection system is London. hosted more than 25 million sold as new with a fresh and
2,500,000:1. This is really According to Martin people and designed and concocted IMEI number. The
high-end technology for Wiechmann, Vice President presented over 300 astro- gang made Rs 7,000-8,000 on
India. It is basically an opto- of Strategic Business Unit nomical shows. every phone sale.
mechanical projector capable Planetariums at Carl Zeiss, West Bengal Chief They had sold thousands of
of showing the night sky as it the planetariums resolution Minister Mamata Banerjee, mobiles, Tomar said.
is seen naturally. There are is probably the highest in who unveiled the new look of The gang members were
accompanying nine hybrid India. the planetarium, advocated identified as Chand Mohd,
resolution digital projectors The system was inclusion of the observatory Akram, Kasif, Shanu, Gaurav,
that create an immersive customised as per the in the Indian and internation- Manoj and Hari Om, all resi-
impression of the cosmos, planetariums needs. This al tourist map as a must- dents of Ghaziabad, and Afsar,
said observatory director may be the system with the see destination. IANS a resident of Delhi. IANS
 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
Remains of Indian
Buddhist monk donated
to Chinese authorities
BEIJING, July 18: The well-preserved remains of a mum-
mified Buddhist monk from India who migrated to China have
been donated by a Chinese temple to the local government in
northern Hebei Province, a state-run media reported today.
The remains are said to belong to Buddhist master Cixian
Sanzang in the Khitan Empire or Liao Dynasty (916-1125).
Underneath the gold foil and incense ashes of the statue,
teeth from the upper jaw, as well as the ribs and the spine were
well preserved, including even the joints, Wu Yongqing, a
senior orthopaedic doctor with the No. 1 Peoples Hospital of
Wuan City said.
The remains were donated by Dinghui Temple in Huoshui
town to Wuans cultural relics protection institute. Master Cixian
Sanzang was from India and went to Khitan, translating many
important sutras. After he passed away, his body was kept in
soil and paint, state-run Xinhua news agency reported. Accord-
ing to Wang Wei, head of the Wuan Citys cultural relics protec-
tion institute, the remains are quite precious. PTI
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I, Barnali Banik, D/o Gour
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NAHARKATIA
Notice Inviting Re-Quotations
Sealed quotations affixing
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(Rupees eight and twenty-
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INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
11 rebels killed in Syria
BEIRUT, July 18: Nearly a
dozen Syrian rebels have been
killed in hit-and-run clashes
make them (SDF) regret oc-
cupying this land and displacing
thousands, the statement said.
with a US-backed alliance
dominated by Kurdish forces
Syrias conflict erupted in
March 2011 with anti-govern-
in the countrys north, a mon- ment protests, but it has since
itoring group said today. evolved into a complex civil war
Rebels were locked in their drawing in regional powers.
second day of fighting today Turkey has backed rebels in
with units from the Syrian Syrias north to take on both
Democratic Forces around the the Islamic State group as well
village of Ain Daqna. as the Kurdish Peoples Pro-
tection Units (YPG), which
The fighting (on Monday)
make up the bulk of the SDF.
killed 11 fighters from Syrian
Ankara considers the YPG a
rebel factions and wounded
terrorist group and the Syrian
four SDF fighters, the Syri-
branch of the Kurdistan Work-
an Observatory for Human ers Party, which has waged an
Rights said. insurgency inside Turkey since
Ain Daqna, in Aleppo prov- 1984. Rights groups, including
ince, has been held by the US- Amnesty International, have
backed SDF since February. It accused the YPG of razing vil-
lies in a contested sliver of land lages and displacing residents
between the alliance and Turk- in northern Syria, which the
ish-backed rebels. militia has denied. AFP
In a statement released on
Monday, rebels fighting un-
Irans Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif greeting United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres at the UN der the banner of Ahl al-Di-
headquarters in New York City on Monday. PTI yar said they attacked Ain
Daqna because they see the
Fresh calls for Zuma to step down SDF as occupiers.
We promise our people
more flash attacks... We will
on Mandela birth anniversary
JOHANNESBURG, July 18: As mil- Zuma fired Gordhan a few months ago Elders was marked with the launch of
lions of South Africans today marked the amid the huge public outcry about the the Walk Together movement, which
99th birth anniversary of Nelson Man- decision bringing about a serious down- aims to continue the work started by
dela, there were also renewed calls for grade in South Africas status by interna- Mandela to bring about peace and respect
embattled President Jacob Zuma to step tional ratings agencies. for human rights globally.
down over his alleged links to tycoons. Gordhan said Mandela as the first dem- Amid all the political activity, individu-
More than 100 civil society organisa- ocratically elected President had a sense als and organisations undertook huge
tions, including the Ahmed Kathrada of purpose that was non-negotiable. feeding scheme projects and distribution
Foundation, named after Mandelas long- For a country that has produced a of clothing and blankets on one of the
time fellow political prisoner and confi- Madiba and by that, I mean not just the coldest days of the winter in many areas
dante who died in March this year, held a individual, but that collective of leaders of South Africa.
we should be ashamed of ourselves in Despite all the frenzied participation
newed calls for Zuma to step down. terms of how we are attempting to con- in community activities for which many
The 75-year-old President has come duct ourselves in leadership terms to- corporates allowed staff to take time off
under pressure for the past two years day, Gordhan said. from work, the Nelson Mandela Founda-
following revelations of alleged state cap- Also in Cape Town, almost 1,000 peo- tion called on all South Africans to make
ture through his links with the wealthy ple participated in a walk from the Grand every day a Mandela Day through a re-
Gupta family, originally from India. Parade, where crowds gathered to listen newed commitment to making a sustain-
In Cape Town, highly-acclaimed former to Mandelas iconic speech delivered able difference in the lives of those less
South African Indian-origin Finance Min- from a balcony at the City Hall in 1990 fortunate.
ister Pravin Gordhan, during a panel dis- after his release from prison, to the Cape July 18 was declared as the Mandela
cussion on Radio Station 702 about Man- Town International Convention Centre Day by the United Nations in 2009.
delas legacy called for Zuma to step down (CTICC) to celebrate the Mandela Day. The revered leader, regarded as the
to allow the country to fulfil the aspira- At the CTICC, the 10th anniversary of father of the democratic nation, died
tions of Mandela. a group set up by Mandela known as The in 2013. PTI
May asks party MPs to Six killed in Pak
building collapse
stop backbiting KARACHI, July 18: At least
six persons, including a wom-
an and a child, were killed and
LONDON, July 18: British Prime Minister and damaging briefings against UK Chancellor a dozen others injured today
Theresa May has warned her Conservative Philip Hammond. Ahead of the Cabinet meet- when a dilapidated three-sto-
Party MPs to stop backbiting or risk having ing, a Downing Street spokesperson said: Cab- reyed building collapsed in
Opposition Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn head inet must be able to hold discussions of gov- this Pakistani port city, offi-
the UK Government. ernment policy in private and the Prime Min- cials said.
The Conservative Party chief has been ister will be reminding her colleagues of that.
Rescue workers pulled out
plagued by infighting and plots to overthrow Over the weekend, Hammond had claimed
the survivors and bodies from
her since her gamble to call a snap election that his Cabinet colleagues were briefing re-
under the rubble in Liaquata-
backfired last month and lost the Tories their porters against him because they were not
bad town and shifted them to a
overall majority in the House of Commons. happy with the agenda that I have. hospital. Several other resi-
No backbiting, no carping. The choice is Asked whether Cabinet members were dents are feared stuck in the
me or Jeremy Corbyn and no one wants seeking to undermine Hammond, UK Home rubble.
him, May told lawmakers present at a Con- Secretary Amber Rudd insisted ministers were The injured included four
servative Party summer drinks reception on united in wanting to make sure that we deliv- women who were sent to the
the House of Commons terrace yesterday. er a Brexit that does protect the economy. hospital for treatment. An
She also reportedly told her party colleagues Philip Hammond has talked about that and
eyewitness said that 20 peo-
to go away over the summer for a proper he is absolutely right to do so, she said. ple were residing in the build-
break and come back ready for serious busi- The latest rows at the top level of the UK Cab- ing. PTI
ness as Parliament breaks for its summer inet are being perceived as another example of
recess in the UK this week. Mays weakness in the wake of the general elec- Ukrainian
May followed up the warning at a Cabinet tion, which left the Conservatives dependent on
meeting today, in an attempt to enforce disci- the Democratic Unionist Party for support to get separatists
pline by ordering her top team to stop leaks government Bills passed in the Commons. PTI proclaim new state
MOSCOW, July 18: Separa-
Hottest ... State seeks ... tists in eastern Ukraine have
proclaimed a new state on the
(Contd from page 1) (Contd from page 1)
recorded a day temperature of territories they control. More
caused by the floods, said sources. The delegation also urged
38 degree Celsius, which was than 10,000 people have died
the Prime Minister to despatch a delegation under a Cabinet
7.4 degree Celsius above its in fighting after Russia-backed
minister to assess the damages caused by the floods.
normal for the day. Dibrugarh rebels took control of parts of
Meanwhile, the Chief Minister urged the Prime Minister to
recorded a day temperature of Ukraines industrial heartland
ensure that India raises the issue of illegal infiltration with Bang-
36.3 degree Celsius today and in April 2014.
ladesh. The delegation apprised the Prime Minister that Bangla-
it was 5.5 degree Celsius above deshi political leaders have been claiming that India has never Ukraine signed a cease-fire
its normal for the day. raised the problem of illegal migration from Bangladesh to India. deal with the separatists in
Silchar today recorded a day They referred to State Minister for Foreign Affairs of Bang- 2015, which also provided for
temperature of 36.4 degree a gradual return of the areas
ladesh Md Shahriar Alams claims made in Guwahati recently.
Celsius and it was 4.9 degree RP Sharma said that he underlined the need to resolve the into Kievs fold while giving
Celsius above its normal for problem urgently reminding the Prime Minister about his elec- some autonomy to the areas.
the day. Shillong recorded a tion promise made in Assam. The agreement was never ful-
day temperature of 28.9 de- The delegation also referring to the uncertain fate of the ly implemented. AP
gree Celsius and it was 5.2 Panchgram and Jagiroad paper mills sought the Prime Minis-
degree Celsius above its nor-
mal for the day. Dhubri re-
ters intervention for revival of the two paper mills, whose
employees have not received their salaries for months.
New gas ...
corded a day temperature of (Contd from page 1)
Sonowal said that they also drew the attention of the Prime
35.2 degree Celsius today and Minister to the need for promotion of investment in the North- from Barauni to Naharkatiya.
it was 5.4 degree Celsius above east and urged him to revive the Northeast Industrial Invest- The 750-km proposed gas
its normal for the day. ment and Promotion Policy that has expired last financial year. pipeline connected to the
Pasighat today recorded a Sonowal further said that they also urged the Prime Minis- national grid would incur a
ter to revive Tocklai Tea Research Institute set up in 1901. cost of Rs 4 crore per km, as
day temperature of 36.7 de-
gree Celsius and it was 6.7 The Chief Minister said that he informed the Prime Minister per initial estimates.
degree Celsius above its nor- about the initiative taken to declare Majuli river island carbon- Two pipelines have
mal for the day. Cherrapunji already been laid in the 18-
free. He also informed him about the step taken to plant 10,000
today recorded a day temper- trees, including flower plants. The initiative will not only boost metre-wide right of way
ature of 29.1 degree Celsius the scenic beauty of the area but also act as major tourist attrac- (ROW) owned by the OIL,
and it was 6.9 degree Celsius tion. The ultimate aim is to turn Assam into the organic hub of the second being from
above its normal for the day. the Northeast, he said. Meanwhile, Lok Sabha MP Ramen Deka Siliguri to Numaligarh. We
Tezpur today recorded a day said that during the interaction with the Prime Minister, he have to see if we can accom-
temperature of 36.6 degree underlined the need to bring Darrang district on the railway modate the third one within
Celsius and it was 4.8 degree network, a move, which he claimed would be beneficial for move- the ROW (area acquired by
Celsius above its normal for ment of goods and passengers. The railway connectivity also has OIL having a width of 18
the day. security implication as the area is near to the Chinese border. metres), he said.
 WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
WEATHER
GUWAHATI
LOCAL FORECAST:
Partly cloudy sky to
generally cloudy sky.
Rain/thundershower is
very likely to occur.
Maximum & Minimum
temperature are most
likely to be 33C & 27C only gone shriller by the day, with little or
on Wednesday.
TEMPERATURE:
Max 38.4C
Min 27.5C
2 minor sisters
meet with
watery grave
CORRESPONDENT
JALUKBARI, July 18: In a lapidated State Highway. Private vehicles
tragic incident, two sisters
drowned in the Bharalu river
at Jyotikuchi under Fatasil
Ambari Police Station today.
The deceased were identi-
fied as Sajida Begum (13) and
her younger sister Maina Be-
gum (10).
According to sources, the
girls met with the watery
grave while they were trying
to cross the river on a plantain
raft. They had gone to a local hanging at her residence in Gu-
shop to buy some grocery rugram on Monday night. Her
items. As they were return- husband Nisheeth Jha has since
ing, Maina fell into the water. been arrested by Gurugram
As her elder sister Sajida tried police. Jha hails from Gujarat.
to rescue her, she too fell into
the water.
The sisters were taken her schooling from Nichols
out of the river by the locals School in 2007. She completed
and rushed to a nearby hos- her graduation in English Liter-
pital, where doctors declared ature from Cotton College and Xanto Xisto Hristo Pushto Moha
them dead.
Meeting of task
force on malaria,
JE, dengue
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: A
meeting of the District Task
Force on malaria, Japanese
Encephalitis (JE) and dengue
was held in the office of the
Deputy Commissioner of
Kamrup Metro here today.
The meeting, held under the
chairmanship of District Devel-
opment Commissioner Barna-
li Sarma, discussed the present
status of vector-borne diseas-
es in the district and laid em-
phasis on gearing up activities
like fogging and conducting
mass awareness programmes,
among other measures.
Sarma instructed the Gu-
wahati Municipal Corporation
(GMC) and the Joint Director
of Health Services of Kamrup
Metro to set up a control room
for JE and dengue.
She also directed GMC and
the Health department to joint-
ly prepare an action plan for
carrying out fogging in all the
wards of the city.
Proactive role of
society can check
drug abuse
GUWAHATI, July 18: A
proactive role of the society is
required to check the increas-
ing problem of drug addiction
in Assam, Dispur MLA Atul
Bora said last evening while
speaking as the chief guest in
an inaugural function of a new
Drug Abuse Rehabilitation
Centre in Guwahati run by a
public charitable trust Hope
Foundation, stated a press re-
lease.
Bora warned that drug ad-
diction has assumed alarming
proportions with even chil-
dren falling prey to substance
abuse of commonly available
chemicals like dendrite and
erazex. He lauded the efforts
of the new institution and
urged them to do research also
to study the reasons for this
negative growth.
Dr Sunita Changkakati,
chairperson of the Assam
State Commission for Pro-
tection of Child Rights, speak-
ing as the guest of honour,
also called for greater com-
munity participation in tack-
ling this menace.
Earlier, managing trustee of
Hope Foundation, Kangkana
Hazarika Choudhury; project
director of the rehab, Rabiul
Islam; and programme coordi-
nator Dipankar Baruah; all
spoke in detail on the problem
and the treatment model.
PWDs excuses galore for state of Panikhaiti-Chandrapur road
RITURAJ BORTHAKUR
GUWAHATI, July 18: Nowadays, the buz-
zwords on the corridors of the State Sec-
retariat at Dispur are Digital India, Smart
City, wi-fi connectivity, et al. But, just about them in a quandary. The State PWD has
15 km from the seat of power, people trav-
elling on the Narengi-Panikhaiti stretch
everyday are not much amused by these
highfalutin words. They are crying for a
decent road for years now, and the cry has
no attention coming from the government.
What has been shocking for residents of
greater Panikheti-Chandrapur-Mayong
area is that despite lying so close to capital
Dispur and under the Dispur constituency,
the road has remained moribund for years
together.
Settled in patches of land surrounded by
water, hundreds of people have to reach the
main road by boat only to experience a har-
rowing ride in Magic four-wheelers or tuk-
tuks to the city on the backbreaking and di-
Artiste from Assam found dead
at Gurugram, husband arrested
SPL CORRESPONDENT Bidisha was a popular face,
known mostly for her acting in
NEW DELHI, July 18: Popu-
lar Assamese actress-singer
Bidisha Bezbaruah was found
A resident of Uzanbazar in
Guwahati, Bidisha completed
later pursued her diploma in Dusto. She had also acted in the
Mass Communication. Bidisha Hindi movie Jagga Jasoos.
was the daughter of Aswini and Bidisha shifted to Mumbai,
Ranjeeta Bezbaruah. before returning to New Delhi
Noted Music director Ramen Choudhury (3rd L) along with others releasing an audio CD
titled Ghoxaamrit containing musical rendering of a few cantos of Mahapurush Madhavdevs
Naam Ghoxa, at Guwahati Press Club on Tuesday.
CITY
breaking down due to the condition of the
road is no news to people of this area today.
If floodwaters are the bane of citizens in
the rainy season, the dry season is no boon
either, as dust pollution takes over to leave
excuses galore for the lax maintenance of
the road, where, according to the officials
themselves, the last major carpeting repair
work was done in 2012.
For the record, the road is now under the
Assam Agricultural Competitiveness
Project (AACP) of the State PWD, which
looks after the World Bank-funded projects.
Before that, it was under the City 3 Divi-
sion of PWD. The World Bank had approved
the project connecting Narengi to Bhakat-
gaon in Morigaon (50.86 km) more than
four years back.
PWD officials say the environmental the project, the State government did not
clearance for the project took some time
as it passes through the Amchang and Po-
bother to sanction any other work on the
stretch during these years, despite repeat-
bitora wildlife sanctuaries, which delayed ed pleas from the locals. The work order
execution of the project. was given only in December last.
As the World Bank had already approved The WB project has been divided into
very recently. She was living at
the Sushant Apartment in Huda
city, Sec.43, Gurugram.
Earlier, sources close to the
family alleged that the case was
being handled sloppily by Sec-
tor 43 Police Station in Guru-
gram. The case was under the
supervision of DCP Dipak Ku-
mar. It was alleged that no state-
ment of first responders was
recorded. An FIR had been
Bidisha
lodged, but no charge was al-
legedly framed. However, fol-
lowing Chief Minister Sarba-
nanda Sonowals intervention,
the police swung into action and
managed to arrest Bidishas hus-
band. He will be produced in
the court tomorrow.
out over the next three-
Admin set
to conduct
eviction along
city road
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18:
The Kamrup Metro district
administration is preparing
to carry out an eviction
drive to remove encroach-
ers at various places along
the stretch from Zoo Road
Tiniali to Bonda and
Panikhaiti.
The demarcation
exercise for the main
drive, which is expected to
facility at Six Mile for the injection around Chariali, Guwahati
be started tomorrow, began
this morning.
The move has come
following complaints from
various quarters regarding
encroachment by squatters
on government land, which
has among other things led
to hindrance to the free
flow of rainwater through
the channels and drains.
Additional Deputy
Commissioner of Kamrup
Metro Nabadip Pathak,
along with the circle
officers of the Guwahati
and Chandrapur revenue
circles, oversaw the
demarcation exercise.
A drive to clean up the
drain along the Zoo
Narengi Road was also
started. Kamrup Metro
Deputy Commissioner Dr
M Angamuthu said that
the drive would be carried
not public friendly. The online system has
four days.
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5
of the road will not be widened the exist-
ing road will be revamped with pathways
on both sides.
According to the work order, the en-
tire project needs to be completed in 18
months. However, six months on and
there has been little progress.
Now, the PWD blames it on the short-
age of construction materials. To escape the
wrath of the people, the contractors had
reportedly filled some potholes with bricks
recently, only to invite the ire of organisa-
tions like the AASU.
Following the protests, we held a meet-
ing with the locals. We convinced them that
the bricks would be laid properly with roll-
ers and would be removed once the actual
work starts, a PWD official said.
With the reported shortage of construc-
stretches. The two-km stretch from Naren- tion materials continuing and in view of the
gi to Bonda will be four-lane. The Rs 16.79
crore has been awarded to Jayanti Contrac-
ongoing rainy season, it appears that the
work on the road, if at all, is unlikely to gain
tor Pvt Ltd. The Bonda-Gavali stretch, pace before September. As such, the peo-
which is around 20 km, will be executed ple of the area, in all likelihood, will have to
by Sweety Infrastructure Pvt. This stretch experience another tormenting summer.
Bad behaviour of doctors
B ad behaviour by doctors and nurses rather lengthened the process, as it takes
has always been healthcares dirty lit- more than a month to book a slot to take
tle secret. Almost everyone in the health- the learners test. Also, while I was taking
care industry has a story to tell about har- the learners licence test, I faced a techni-
assment, insults traded back and forth or a cal glitch where few questions got skipped
screaming match in hospitals without my knowledge. The
or nursing homes. Outrageous authority said that they
behaviour is common in al- werent responsible for such
most all these places. occurrences. This major
My mother had a low glitch could have got my test
platelet count. So the attend- Citizens are requested to terminated. Therefore, the
express their Guwahati-
ing doctor of the health clinic specific views within 100 authorities should look into
concerned advised her to take words and mail the same this matter and take respon-
an injection at night. When the to: citizensvoice365@gmail.com sibilities for such happenings.
pharmacists of many nearby Improvement of the online
pharmacies refused to administer the in- system with the introduction fee payment
jection at home, I took her to a healthcare is a must. Layan Kaushik, Hatigarh
8.30 pm. I also took the prescription with
me. However, the doctor of the casualty Ganesh Mandir Road
department refused to administer the in- On several roads of the city, although
jection as my mother is a patient of another the authorities have installed temporary
hospital. At last, around 9 pm, I took my barricades to debar illegal parking of ve-
mother to the previous hospital for the in- hicles, it is seen that some vehicle own-
jection. What would have happened if my ers invariably defy the system for their
mothers condition had deteriorated while selfish gains, and the shopkeepers on the
going from one hospital to another through roadsides also seem to abhor this system
heavy traffic jam? Doctors are said to be life as it seems to hamper their business in-
saviours and we expect a positive response terests. As a result, the barricades are nev-
from them. Chimpi Sarmah, Panjabari. er in the place where they are supposed
to be. Such actions put other road users
Flop show in great inconvenience, because the road
The recent introduction of the online is broken in several parts as well. One such
application system for the driving licence road is the Ganesh Mandir Path of the New
has not proved to be as effective as it Guwahati area under the Noonmati Police
seems. Without the online fee payment Station. The width of the road is narrowed
option, the whole online process is a friv- further because two-wheelers are parked
olous step. It takes more than an hour for on the road almost all the time. We hope
an applicant to pay the fees for driving li- the authorities concerned would prove
cence at the DTO office payment counter. their mettle by foiling such designs of these
Also, reporting at the same counter twice unscrupulous rule-breakers and also ensure
for the verification of the documents sub- strict and regular monitoring of the traffic
mitted online is unnecessary. The whole situation on this road.
process of issuing the driving licence is Shaswati Parashar,
Bamunimaidam, Guwahati
Janasanyog/787/17
 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
MESSAGE FOR TODAY
You can adopt the attitude there is nothing you
can do, or you can see the challenge as your call
to action.
CATHERINE PULSIFER
RTI concerns
Two different aspects of the Right to Information
(RTI) Act have been raised in totally different con-
texts, but are of relevance to the issue as to what
type of information can be obtained under it. In As-
sam the State Information Commission had made the
crucial observation that personal information, which
is exempted under the RTI Act of 2005, or third party
information, can be divulged by the relevant authori-
ties if it serves public interest. However, the public
interest served must outweigh any possible harm or
injury the disclosure of such information might cause
to the third party. Constitutionally, the right to pri-
vacy is as essential as the right to information, and
personal information should not in normal circum-
stances be made public. Petitions lying before the
Supreme Court of India regarding the mandatory link-
ing of Aadhaar, which contains biometric details of
individuals, with other actions including filing of in-
come tax, have objected on such ground. Thus while
granting access to third party personal information,
the Commission does need to examine the entire rami-
fications of any RTI request and satisfy for itself
whether public interest is really being served. It is
within the realm of possibility that the individual seek-
ing information on a third party might be wanting it for
personal reasons and not for public benefit and the
RTI authorities have to weigh carefully the motive of
the ones seeking this information.
The second aspect is of equal importance. The Re-
serve Bank of India has submitted before the Supreme
Court that it was not in favour of publishing the list of
loan defaulters who owed the public sector banks Rs
300 crore or more because such disclosure might in-
volve the statutory, contractual and fiduciary rights of
the defaulters. Earlier, the Apex Court had wanted to
know the RBIs response to the suggestion that names
of such defaulters should be put in the public domain
because they had been using taxpayers money. In de-
clining to do so the RBI has also asserted that publica-
tion of the list of defaulters would hurt business cli-
mate in the country and endanger the jobs of thou-
sands! The spurious nature of the central banks argu-
ments needs hardly to be stated; as the counsel for
the petitioner has pointed out, the RTI also covers the
RBI and it has to respond to queries when these are
sought by members of the public. Also, there is an ele-
ment of hypocrisy in the RBIs refusal to disclose names
of the bigger fish; it is no secret that banks have in the
past put up notices along with photographers of petty
defaulters in newspapers, the objective being to shame
them into paying up. The public has every right to
know about the identities of those who are fiddling with
the taxpayers money, something which the RBI needs
to concede.
Jail bribery charge
Money can buy almost anything and everything. It
can also help in loosening the shackles of a crime con-
vict inside a high security prison. If one has money
and wields power, a prison sentence can just end up
being a temporary change of address for the convict.
And nothing exemplifies it better than the way strict
prison rules were circumvented by AIADMK (Amma)
leader VK Sasikala. Convicted in a disproportionate
assets case, VK Sasikala has been lodged at Parapana
Agrahara central prison in Bengaluru since February.
Like any other convicts, Sasikala too would have been
an ordinary prisoner serving a four-year jail term away
from the public glare. But DIG D Roopa had brought
the spotlight back on Sasikala. The DIG who had joined
the jail department few weeks back brought it out to
the open the way Sasikala managed to get special
treatment in the central prison including an exclusive
kitchen for her meals. Roopa in her report had pointed
accusing fingers at her senior officer. The DIG claimed
that her boss was fully aware the way Sasikala flouted
the prison rules. But what gave a new dimension to
the issue is the fact that the DIG had accused her sen-
ior officer, DGP (Prisons) HN Sathyanarayana Rao, of
accepting bribe from Sasikala. Roopa had alleged that
Sasikala had paid Rs 2 crore for enjoying special ben-
efits inside the jail.
The court while sentencing Sasikala had made it very
clear that no VIP treatment will be given to her. The
DIGs report has exposed the way the courts order has
been flouted. DGP Rao had rubbished the charges lev-
elled against him by Roopa as absolutely false, baseless
and wild. Denial of the charges just does not absolve
one of guilt. The Karnataka Government must conduct
a thorough probe into the charges levelled by the DIG.
But Sasikala is not a one-off case of influential and pow-
erful prisoner enjoying VIP perks while serving jail sen-
tence. It has become quite evident that the jails across
the country have become a safe haven for some of the
inmates to run their criminal activities. In cahoots with a
section of unscrupulous jail officials, these inmates with
the help of mobile phones are carrying on their illegal
activities from the confines of the jail itself. The authori-
ties must take corrective steps to ensure that prisons
do not serve as a secured place from where the crimi-
nals can safely run their activities. A strict mechanism
must be put in place to ensure that jails serve the pur-
pose for which they have been set up.
Socio-legal effects of drug abuse
Dr Nalini Kanta Dutta
T
he issues and problems
related to the use of nar-
cotics and other depend-
ence-producing drugs
and their trafficking are complex
and multidimensional. The legal as-
pects relating to the regulation of
narcotics and other dependence-
producing drugs cannot be exam-
ined in isolation. But the same can
be discussed in relation to the so-
cial, economic, medical, cultural and
psychological factors that have a
bearing on the legal strategies and
mechanics of regulation. The issue
of drug addiction among all sections
of Indian citizens and its trafficking
has assumed a serious magnitude
in India and elsewhere. More and
more youngsters are coming into
its grips. Today we face the twin
problems of drug trafficking and
drug abuse on a much larger scale
than at any time in the past. We fre-
quently get to read in print media
and see on the TV screens about
narcotic drugs being seized by cus-
tom officials at airports, railway sta-
tions and on roads on way to tran-
sit. Stories of students drug addic-
tion, smuggling by drug mafias,
crimes with narcotic drugs have
brought the menace into sharp fo-
cus. Today the drug menace has en-
gulfed the entire world.
In India the situation is quite grim.
Brown sugar is the commonest
drug of addiction, especially in the
metropolitan cities and their satel-
lite towns. Opium (afing) and can-
nabis (charas, bhang) continue to
be a stable form of addiction com-
monly in rural areas. In India, pop-
py for opium is cultivated under
Public education in Assam: the blame game
Dr Akhil Ranjan Dutta
W
hat we witnessed
on July 10, 2017 in
the so-called re-
view meeting with
the heads of the schools with zero
pass percentage in the HSLC Ex-
amination 2017 convened by the
Education Minister Dr Himanta
Biswa Sarma was indeed questiona-
ble. It was so not solely on the ground
of the treatment being meted out to
those headmasters, which of course
crossed all limits of dignified behav-
iour, but the calculated move to-
wards discrediting provincialization,
and also dismantling the given norms
of disciplinary actions. While the per-
formance of the schools in a particu-
lar year is dependent on a whole lot
of issues and arrangements includ-
ing the government policies on
awarding grace marks and also the
variation of results from one year to
another, the exercise conducted by
the Education Minister overlooked
those issues.
What were the objectives behind
the review meeting of the day?
Apparently, it aimed at drawing ac-
countability of the non-performing
schools and the school heads. How-
ever, the way the proceedings of the
meeting unfolded, the exercise mis-
erably failed to move closer to those
Letters
to the
EDITOR
Sir, A number of industrial
units in Assam have remained
closed for years. Besides others,
two public sector undertakings of
the State the Nagaon Paper Mill
(NPM) and the Cachar Paper Mill
(CPM) have remained closed for
a long time. Further, two weaving
and processing units of the Assam
Polyester Cooperative Limited
(APOL) located at Tulsibari,
Rangiya have also remained closed
for decades; only the spinning
section of the unit has been in
operation wherein 700 workers
work. The NPM and CPM each
with an installed capacity of one
lakh metric ton per annum
started commercial production
from October 1985 and April 1988
respectively. Operations at the
CPM have remained suspended
since September 2015 while the
NPM suspended operations since
March 2017. With 1,500 regular
employees, the livelihood of nearly
two lakh people are linked to these
two units. The Cachar staff has not
got salaries since October 2016,
while those at Nagaon are not paid
since December last year. Nearly
strict government supervision in
Madhya Pradesh, Rajasthan and
Uttar Pradesh. Heroin, opium and
morphine are derived from the
same source. Cannabis is produced
from the hemp plant. Marijuana,
hashish, charas, ganja, bhang, kef
and dagga are various varieties and
preparations of hemp plant.
According to experts, a drug ad-
dict usually passes through five stag-
es. The first stage is the
stage of experiment when
seeking new pleasures. He
feels that he can handle the
The coast of south Tamil Nadu
drug well and can come out and the airports of Chennai and
whenever he wants. This
stage is connected to ado-
Trivandam are favourable transit for
lescent drug users. Stage points for the big operators. The
II is the stage of casual use.
One major reason of con- southern Tamil Nadu has
tinuation of the drug be- become a safe haven for the Sri
yond the stage of experi-
mental use is that the drug Lankan drug runners. Mumbai,
facilitates social interac- Gujarat and Rajasthan are the
tions. Stage III is the stage
of dependent use. In this favourable locations to get
stage, a person becomes a
victim of his habit. Stage
narcotic drugs by the Sri
IV is characterized by Lankans.
gross physical, psycholog-
ical and social deteriora-
tion. The fifth stage starts when the
brains response to the drug gets al-
tered permanently. A small number
of addicts of this stage finally stop the equally. Apart from human suffer-
habit, because of financial burden or
occupational stress.
There can be no doubt that drug
addiction has gripped a sizeable sec-
tion of our citizens, mostly students
of both the sexes. It is most shock-
ing to see bright school and college
boys and girls becoming drug ad-
objectives. What came out promi-
nently from the exercise was that
the decision on the part of the State
Government to provincialize the
schools in 2013 was altogether a
wrong decision.
When the Education Minister
called on the headmasters to the
stage and enquired about the per-
formance in the last result, the issue
being repeatedly raised was the year
the school was provincialized and
what has been the performance of
the schools both before and after
provincialization. Most of those
schools, which came under scrutiny
on the day, were provincialized in
2013. What also came out prominent-
ly in the exercise was that the schools
performed poorly compared to the
pre-provincialization period. Accord-
ingly, the conclusion drawn was that
the prime cause behind poor per-
formance was the provincialization!
Provincialization made the teachers
economically secure thereby mak-
ing them indifferent to their duties.
Therefore, the way out is de-pro-
vincialization. It is a horrifying logic.
Let us take this in its face value,
that provincialization has been the
problem behind the poor perform-
ance of those schools. Now, is it only
the schools provincialized in 2013
Revival of closed industries in Assam
700 workers, both casual and
regular, of APOL have also not
received their salaries since the
last seven months. With salaries
stopped, the workers of these
industrial units have faced a big
financial crisis. All such industrial
units in Assam need to be revived
soon. The BJP-led State Govern-
ment must persuade the Central
Government to provide the
required funds for the revival of
the Cachar and Nagoan paper mills.
Further, the Assam Government
should take action to revive the
closed units of APOL as early as
possible. Yours etc., MAHESWAR
DEKA, Rangiya.
Bandh call
Sir, Through this esteemed
column, I would like to request the
Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra
Parishad (AJYCP) to reconsider
their decision to call for the 48-
hour Upper Assam bandh on July
20 and 21 considering the following
reasons it would aggravate the
condition of the people currently
reeling under the massive floods
and add to their insurmountable
woes; the relief and rehabilitation
works by the line departments and
the NGOs would be adversely
affected; AJYCP is known for
championing the cause of dual
WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
dicts. One of the best ways to keep increases in medical treatment, law
away oneself from drug use is to enforcement, maintenance of judi-
engage in activities like sports, cial system, drug-related crimes,
music, debates, etc., so that ques- control and prevention of drug traf-
tions of boredom, frustration, de- ficking, etc. In fact, the evil effects
pression and inferiority complex do of drug addiction encompass all as-
pects of human life. It also promotes
not arise. Parents can help their chil-
dren in a big way. Many youngsters
take to drugs because they feel ne-
lawlessness and corruption in soci-
ety. As a whole it affects the health
glected. Creation of strong family of people, health of nation and the
bonds help children to develop familysociety at large.
love and self-confidence. Habit for- India has become a most vulnera-
mation of narcotic drug use has in- ble place for drug trafficking due to
its peculiar geographical
location. The internation-
al and national gangs of
drug traffickers carry out
their activities from India
transit purposes. The
terrorist organizations,
both inside and outside the
country, are very much
active in earning from nar-
cotic drugs business at the
cost of damaging the lives
of a section of young gen-
eration, mostly students.
More than half of the ille-
gal heroin used through-
out the world comes from
the Golden Triangle
where the borders of My-
anmar, Laos and Thailand
meet. The arrested drug-
creased considerably and has been carriers have revealed that there are
wrecking havoc in the society af- renewed activities in these countries.
fecting generations of boys and girls This has had an adverse effect in
Manipur and other north-eastern
ing and family disruption, there is States where hardcore addicts, par-
the incalculable economic burden ticularly the insurgents, have be-
imposed on society in terms of pro- come carriers. The prevalence of
viding prevention, treatment and HIV among the injecting drug users
rehabilitation to the victims, loss of in an epidemic form has already cre-
skilled manpower, etc. The magni- ated an alarming situation particu-
tude of the social costs of drug abuse larly in three NE States Manipur,
may be direct or indirect, such as Nagaland and Mizoram. In recent
which are performing poorly over even for the last five to seven years
the years? What about the most re- when Assam was fortunate to have
puted schools in the past years? What an energetic and efficient Education
about Cotton Collegiate School, Minister in the form of Dr Himanta
Sonaram Higher Secondary School, Biswa Sarma.
PR Government School in Goalpara, But, the performance in the cur-
North Lakhimpur Government rent year altogether is different. Let
Higher Secondary School, etc., us look at the controversy regard-
schools that produced best of the tal- ing grace marks by SEBA in the
ents at different points of time, but past years. It was none other than
no longer enjoy such reputations? the Education Minister who came
Who are responsible for their poor out openly and said that the reason
performance? Are the teachers sole- behind the improved performance
ly responsible for their poor per- in the schools in the recent years
formance? Are not the policies of was due to the policy of awarding
gross indifference adopted by the grace marks by the successive gov-
successive governments towards the ernments. In other words, the per-
public education system so as to in- formance was not entirely academ-
tensify privatization of the education ic, but an outcome of political deci-
system under the much celebrated sions. The Education Minister has
process of liberalization and privati-
zation responsible for it? Forget
claimed to have corrected this dan-
gerous practice this time and ac-
about all those schools, but, what cordingly the pass percentage has
happened to the school that the Ed- come down. The reduced pass per-
ucation Minister himself studied, a centage in the current year is the
reputed school of the yesteryears? actual result, the Education Minis-
Why has the Education Minister ter has asserted. If that is the fact,
failed to patronize his own school and then the 2013 parameter itself is
to convert it into a model one? What erroneous. The schools which had
one is arguing here is that poor per- performed better in the past is not
formance of the public schools has because of the merit of the students,
deep structural roots. This will be but due to political manipulation, the
evident, once we compare the per- minister will argue. In other words,
formance between the public and it has nothing to do with provincial-
private schools in the HSLC exami- ization. Now, the fundamental ques-
nations for the last 10 to 15 years, tion that is yet to be answered con-
citizenship and regional autonomy in China, India and Bangladesh,
for Assam. It should stick to its old there should have been a concerted
guns rather than straying into
other patches like demanding ST
sustained effective mechanism by
all three countries toward the
status for particular ethnic groups, solution to the problem of flood.
declaring flood as a national Raising posters, banners and
problem, etc.; bandhs have never shouting slogans during the flood
done anything good to our State season cannot help mitigate the
other than serving as a tactic for sufferings of the affected people.
drawing attention of the Govern- Politicians and the other organiza-
ment and hogging the limelight in tions could have come to a
the media. Yours etc., MANOJ common platform to make it a
BORTHAKUR, Sivasagar. national issue. The people of
Flood havoc Assam tend to forget the present
Sir, Swapnanil Barua men- tragedy by the time Goddess
Durga will be arriving to fight the
tioned many points in his well-
great Mahisashura with fanfare.
written article Floods and the
Let the people change their minds
vicious cycle (AT, July 11) about the
perennial 67-year-old problem that this time and empathically ask the
has devastated many families in peoples representatives to delve many others injured. As there is
most areas of Assam. However, he into the task of river control. Yours
has not touched a few points. One is etc., Dr TRIDIB BARUA, Ambari,
the roles of the bureaucrats and Guwahati.
technocrats in implementing the Preserving a legacy
various schemes related to the Sir, A brief visit to Dibrugarh
control of flood and erosion. Many on July 16, 2017 and driving by the
schemes were partially or riverside road brought a mixed
inefficiently done with no clear
feeling of agony and ecstasy.
vision. The erstwhile Department Ecstasy, because of the fruitfulness
of Flood Control was taken for of human effort of the utility-
granted for siphoning off funds. The oriented beautification of the
top echelons and other dignitaries riverbank, and agony at the sight of
involved directly or remotely had the neglected ruins of the
concentrated in personal uplift. The residence of the founder of the
mighty Brahmaputra being a lifeline Assam Medical College, Barry
times, South India is becoming hub
for the drug runners. The coast of
south Tamil Nadu and the airports of
Chennai and Trivandam are favoura-
ble transit points for the big opera-
tors. The southern Tamil Nadu has
become a safe haven for the Sri
Lankan drug runners. Mumbai, Gu-
jarat and Rajasthan are the favoura-
ble locations to get narcotic drugs by
the Sri Lankans.
The Golden Crescent is another
international route of narcotics
smuggling covering Iran, Afghani-
stan and Pakistan. Heroin brought
to India also through the land routes
from the Golden Crescent are smug-
gled to the outside world. Narcot-
ics are brought to Mumbai, Kolka-
ta, Delhi and Chennai through air
routes, while through sea routes
they are brought to the major ports
of India. Nepal and Bangladesh are
also major suppliers of narcotics to
India. The drug seizures indicate that
huge quantities of narcotic and psy-
chotropic substances have possibly
been smuggled to the UK, US and
other European countries from In-
dia. The reason for the increasing
menace include huge profit derived
from this illegal trade; mens craze
for seeking pleasure irrespective of
the cost; encouraging drug trade by
the neighbouring countries with a
view to destabilize their enemy
countries; corruption of internal con-
trol agencies like police administra-
tion having nexus with smugglers;
lack of social consciousness and the
absence of an effective legislation on
the control of the drug menace.
The present government should
initiate strategies for effective con-
trol of this menace both at the na-
tional as well as international level.
vincingly by the Education Minis-
ter is what has been the intention
behind bringing in such a contro-
versy thereby reducing the pass
percentage? Was it also aimed at
discrediting the newly-provincial-
ized schools, paving the way for de-
provincializing them now?
The assertion that the provin-
cialization process in 2013 was both
erroneous and filled with corrup-
tion is also very dangerous. The
minister asserted that he wanted
to review it now, and will take nec-
essary steps for rectification,
meaning de-provincializing some
of the provincialized schools, if nec-
essary. But, who will take the po-
litical responsibility if the provin-
cialization was carried out through
corrupt practices? Dr Sarma was
the Education Minister at that
point. Can the minister disown this
moral and political responsibility?
Precisely, therefore, what has
come out of the whole review exer-
cise is not reviewing and rejuvenat-
ing the public education system.
Rather the target has appeared to
have had a motive behind, i.e., to
discredit the educational institutions
being taken over by the Govern-
ment, and accordingly to initiate the
process of disowning this responsi-
bility. Let us be alert to this move
and the agenda.
White. There must be urgent
public move to mobilize all the
necessary resources to take up a
project to restore the house
including the campus to its original
glory. Yours etc., SANJIB
SABHAPANDIT, Mother Teresa
Road, Guwahati.
Bad road
Sir, The portion of the NH-37
(A) passing by the Don Bosco
High School, Tezpur is in the most
dilapidated condition. The road is
full of potholes making it danger-
ous for the moving traffic and for
the students and teachers of the
school. Several serious accidents
have occurred till date taking
more than three human lives with
no specific speed limit, frequent
accidents are galore. Through
your esteemed daily, I would like
to draw the attention of the
authorities concerned for filling up
the potholes at the earliest and
also for the construction of speed-
breakers or rumble strips, so that
the number of accidents can be
checked. Yours etc.,
NEELOMONI SAIKIA, Tezpur.
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AIUDF flays Centre,
State Govt over
flood scene
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: Accus-
ing the Central and State gov-
ernments of adopting a lackadai-
sical attitude with regard to pro-
viding relief to the victims of the
current wave of floods, the All
India United Democratic Front
(AIUDF) today demanded that
Assams flood issue be declared
as a national problem.
AIUDF president and Lok
Sabha member Badruddin Aj-
mal said here that he would
meet Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi during the ongoing
Monsoon Session of Parlia-
ment and seek a special pack-
age for relief and rehabilitation
of the flood victims of Assam.
Our MP Radheshyam
Biswas raised the issue of As-
sam floods twice in the Lok
Sabha today before the House
was adjourned. Tomorrow I
am leaving for New Delhi and
I will meet the Prime Minis-
ter in this regard, said the
IIT student goes missing
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: A research student of the Indian
Institute of Technology, Guwahati, is reportedly missing
since Monday.
Police said that Funuma Mazumdar was last seen yesterday
and investigation is on to trace her. Her mobile phone loca-
tion is also being traced, the police said.
MP from Dhubri.
He added that Barpeta Lok
Sabha MP Sirajuddin Ajmal
also had earlier demanded a Rs
20,000 crore package to solve
the flood and erosion problem
of Assam. We will again seek
a special package from the
Centre. Assam flood should
also be declared as a national
problem, he said.
Ajmal lambasted the State
governments poor handling of
the rescue and relief opera-
tions in the flood-hit areas.
The Chief Minister is say-
ing that relief is on the way.
The Finance Minister is say-
ing that Rs 400 crore is availa-
ble for flood relief. So why are
Artistes performing at a function organised by Sadhana Kathak Kendra in association with the Directorate of Cultural
Affairs, Assam, at Rabindra Bhawan in Guwahati on Tuesday. AT photo
funds not being released. The
Finance Minister is, in fact,
calling upon the NGOs to help
in the relief effort, he said.
Green gesture by
Ajmal also castigated the
Centre and said no senior min- Oil India Limited
ister has so far bothered to STAFF REPORTER
come to Assam to take stock
of the situation here. GUWAHATI, July 18: In a
unique gesture, the Dulia-
jan-headquartered Oil India
Limited today sent out a
green message by present-
ing neem saplings instead of
the customary bouquets to
dignitaries at a function that
the PSU organised here to
mark the launch of its start-
up initiative.
An OIL spokesman said OIL
CMD Utpal Bora has taken the
initiative to create awareness
among the people to safeguard
the environment.
New office
building
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: In-
dustries and Commerce Min-
ister CM Patowary today in-
augurated the new office build-
ing of the Executive Engineer
of industries and commerce
department at the Industrial
Estate, Bamunimaidam, here.
The two-story building has
been built at a cost of Rs 1.75
crore and it has a total area of
7,203.60 square feet.
Prabasi Asomiya
Kendra
GUWAHATI, July 18: A
Prabasi Asomiya Kendra set
up in the office campus of As-
sam Industrial Development
Corporation Ltd (AIDC), Gu-
wahati, was inaugurated today
by Industries and Commerce
Minister CM Patowary.
The Kendra is dedicated to
facilitate the people of Assam
origin living abroad and as a
centre to help and engage
with Assams vast diaspora.
Patowary said that the Kend-
ra would facilitate the Assa-
mese diaspora in the forth-
coming Global Investors
Summit to be held here in Jan-
uary 2018. Staff Reporter
A child keeps her face covered to avoid the heat as she rides on a two-wheeler in Guwahati
CITY
The flowers we give,
though they have a value, are
actually thrown away later.
They are of no use, the
spokesman said.
Industry Minister Chandra
Mohan Patowary, who was
present at the function, was
impressed with the gesture.
He said he too, would in-
struct his departments to rep-
licate the idea at functions they
organise.
Environmental degrada-
tion and pollution have be-
come a serious global con-
cern, he said.
Patowary quoted a report,
Industries and Commerce Minister Chandra Mohan
Patowary unveiling the plaque of the Executive Engineers
building in Guwahati on Tuesday. UB Photos
Tourism awards
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: Tour-
ism and hospitality profession-
als from eastern India will
gather under one roof to rec-
ognise and honour the best tal-
ents from the industry at the
East-India Travel Awards 2017.
The award ceremony, now in
its fourth edition, is scheduled to
be held in the city on Wednesday.
Over 120 stalwarts from the in-
dustry will attend the event.
One of the most prestigious
awards in the tourism indus-
try of the country India Trav-
el Awards is an all-India plat-
form to recognise the region-
al achievers of the tourism and
on Tuesday. UB Photos
according to which, Canada
has the highest number of
trees per person (8,953 per
person). Russia comes second
with 4,461, followed by US
(716) and China (102 trees per
person). India has a tree pop-
ulation of only 35 billion, which
comes to just 28 trees per
person.
See the picture we will
present to our future genera-
tions. We must treat this as-
pect seriously and must ensure
that these gifted trees survive.
I will plant my sapling on my
campus and ensure that it
grows, the Minister added.
hospitality industry, who have
worked steadfastly towards
empowering the industry. To
ensure fair and unbiased judge-
ment, this award follows a
unique system of jury judge-
ment and internet voting.
Sanjeet, mentor of India Trav-
el Awards, said, Owing to the
hard work and diligence of the
members of the fraternity, the
world of tourism has reached a
new height today. The India
Travel Awards is our endeav-
our to recognise the silent play-
ers who have made a difference
through their consistent effort.
India Travel Awards is sup-
ported by the Union Ministry
of Tourism.
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7
Rs 200-cr flood relief
sought from oil sector
STAFF REPORTER Ltd (OIL), despite suffering a
GUWAHATI, July 18: As-
sam Congress Legislature Par-
slump in profits to the tune of
over 95 per cent between
December 2016 and the first
ty (ACLP) Leader Debabrata quarter of 2017-18 and facing
Saikia today urged Union Min- a similar situation in its explo-
ister of State (Independent) for ration business too, has con-
Petroleum and natural Gas tributed Rs 25 crore for con-
Dharmendra Pradhan to imme- struction of Sardar Vallabhb-
diately direct the petroleum hai Patels statue in Gujarat
industry of the country to sanc- and another amount of Rs 25
tion Rs 200 crore for relief and crore for development works
rehabilitation of lakhs of flood- in and around the Kamakhya
hit people of the State. temple, which include con-
In a letter to the Union Min- struction of an alternate route
ister, Saikia said that such a to the Neelachal hill. Certain-
step would qualify to be termed ly, these activities could be
as fulfilling corporate social treated as part of OILs corpo-
responsibility. rate social responsibility, point-
He argued that the Oil India ed out Saikia.
Land transfer from locals
to business class rued
Awareness
meet on cattle
GUWAHATI, July 18: Social activist Dhiren Baruah, in his
letter to the members of the high-level committee constituted
farming
STAFF REPORTER
to look into the issue of land settlement, stated that Guwahati,
during the last 25 years, has witnessed large-scale transfer of
land from the indigenous people to powerful business classes.
Further, the Ceiling Act has forced the majority of the local
GUWAHATI, July 18: Rash- and indigenous land owners to sell their land to the richer
triya Gau-Raksha Bahini, As- people coming from outside the State, and, if the problem
sam, and NGO Anubhuti re- continues, then the indigenous people will be facing annihila-
cently organised an awareness
meeting on cattle farming at
tion on the social, economic, cultural and political fronts.
Baruah also expressed concern over the trend of the
Sonaigaon in Sonapur area on state governments giving settlement to individuals, insti-
the outskirts of Guwahati. tutions at city wetlands, riverside and on the hills from
The meeting decided to make time to time, in clear violation of the environmental and
a gaushala on 50 bighas of land other laws. Staff Reporter
with the help of local people and
a youth leader, Dharmendra Pe-
leng. Apart from dairy farming,
the objective of the gaushala will
be to make organic manure with
cowdung and use the gomutra
(cow urine) for therapeutic pur-
poses. The meeting was presid-
ed over by Anubhuti president
Pabitra Bhuyan.
Condemning any form of vi-
olence in the name of protect-
ing cows, the Gau Raksha Ba-
hini members stated that cow
rearing and cattle farming
should be promoted by high-
lighting their positive aspects.
It further asked the adminis-
tration to take necessary meas-
ures immediately to stop cross-
border cattle trade. It also asked
the State government to form a
cattle commission in the State.
Environmentalist
wins award for
innovation
GUWAHATI, July 18: Dr Am-
arjyoti Kashyap, president of
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hancement of organic green LIFE INSURANCE CORPORATION OF INDIA
cover towards an organically Jorhat Divisional Office, JEEVAN PRAKASH. Gar-ali, Rajabari,
Jorhat-785014 (Assam).
green, healthy and economi- Date : 15.07.2017 Sr. Divisional Manager
cally sound rural India.
Millennium Alliance is a joint
platform of USAID; Technology
Development Board (TDB) of
Department of Science and Tech-
nology, Government of India;
UKs Department for Interna-
tional Development (DFID);
ICCO Cooperation; ICICI Foun-
dation for Inclusive Growth;
Wadhwani Initiative for Sustain-
able Health (WISH); World Bank,
Facebook, and FICCI as the nod-
al agency that sources, evaluates,
selects and scales impact innova-
tions to deliver socio-economic
development for the needy.
Entrance tests
put on hold
JALUKBARI, July 18: Fol-
lowing a Gauhati High Court
order (Ref Case No WP(C)
4125/2017), all entrance tests
for admission into PG courses
for 2017-2018 have been kept
on hold for the time being by
the Admission Committee of
the Gauhati University. The
GU authority have urged the
students to visit the university
official site for any update on
the matter. Correspondent
 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
STATE WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017

Time will decide my political

journey: Gautam Roy
CORRESPONDENT
SILCHAR, July 18: At a time
when speculations about his aspira-
tions of joining the BJP is becoming
the most discussed political gossip
in Barak Valley and across the State,
former Congress Minister and an
influential politician Gautam Roy
chose to let time decide his political
journey in the days ahead.
In reply to questions on wheth-
er he would be seen in saffron jer-
sey eyeing the 2019 Lok Sabha
elections, 69-year-old Roy said
Let time give the best answer to
Krishak Mukti Sangram Samiti activists protesting against alleged corruption in the construction of a hospital at Khumtai, on Monday. the speculations. Interestingly,
UB Photos during the 40 minute interaction,
the ace politician showered prais-
es on the BJP Government while
friends in the Congress camp, hint-
ing at the Silchar MP Susmita Dev.
Roy, who is well-known for his
political wit, said the Silchar MP
has carved a niche in the national
politics by dint of her work and vi-
sion. But we must admit the fact
that she belongs to the numbered
Opposition and hence the efforts
mean little significance. He was
quick to remind that he has made
noticeable contributions for the
people of Silchar constituency,
which he believes are strong claims
for his possible candidature.
On the other hand, when Congress
leaders of the State are visiting dif-
ferent places of Barak Valley to dem-
onstrate their anger and dissatisfac-
tion against the BJP Government
the former Congress Minister and
an influential politician Gautam Roy
has said that it is not the correct time
to point fingers at the Government.
The Congress Government had
the habit of putting blames. There
was rampant corruption during the
Congress regime for which the
present Government has initiated
probes, Roy maintained. Claim-
ing that he has no allegations on
the performance of the Ministers
in the BJP- led alliance Government
in the State, Roy was critical about
the role of some of the contractors
and higher officials who have their
hands dipped in corruption. Stains
of corruption are still there in the
machinery and I am happy to see
the Government putting pressure

Art of Living to start skill devp he minced no words to slam his both at the Centre and at the State, to keep things transparent.

Woman murdered Awareness generated on rights

project at Jorhat Central Jail
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
JORHAT, July 18: The Art of Liv-
ing, which is a Bengaluru-based
NGO founded by Ravi Shankar and
is involved in propagating peace and
human values across the globe, has
planned to undertake spiritual and
skill development programmes at
the Central Jail here.
Addressing mediapersons here
on Saturday, Deepak Sharma, who
is a key aide of Ravi Shankar, and a
trustee of the NGO, said as part of
the organisations initiative to start
activity in Upper Assam for uplift
of socio-economic condition and
also reduce stress and anxiety of
the people, a project will soon be
started at the Jorhat prison.
Sharma said Assam being an
agrarian State has great potential to
expand in the agriculture sector. He
Majuli hit by
storm, many
houses damaged
JORHAT, July 18: Over 600 hous-
es were partially damaged across
Majuli district and power supply dis-
rupted after trees got uprooted and
damaged power cables in several
areas following a high-velocity thun-
derstorm passing over the river is-
land at around 9.30 pm on Sunday.
Majuli Revenue Circle Officer Ajit
Sarmah told The Assam Tribune that
there were no reports of loss of lives
due to the storm, the impact of which
was more in Upper Majuli.
Sarmah said that corrugated iron
sheets of over 600 houses were
blown away. He said that several
roads were blocked and power lines
damaged due to uprooting of trees.
He said that restoration work was
in progress. Staff Correspondent
Two arrested on
charges of looting
SILCHAR July 18: Two persons
were arrested for allegedly involved
in looting office property inside the
abandoned MV Checkgate at Di-
garkhal along the Assam-Meghalaya
border in Cachar district.
According to police, as many as 25
miscreants thronged the office and
were found looting the office materi-
al. Two arrested during the operation
were identified as Sumanta Gosain(20)
and Lochan Gosain(27), residents of
nearby Kalaincherra Tea Garden.
Police informed that the arrrsted
were produced before the court fol-
lowing which they were sent to ju-
dicial custody. It may be mentioned
that Digarkhal MV Checkgate was
shut down recently following a Gov-
ernment order. Correspondent
OBITUARY
Ajit Kalita
A CORRESPONDENT
TIHU, July 18: Ajit Kalita, a res-
ident of Kanimara village and Lec-
turer of SD Jr College, Tihu, who
was rushed to the Dispur Hospi-
tals in a critical condition due to
brain haemorrhage, passed away on
July 16 morning. He was 54.
Kalita was admitted to the hos-
pital on July 12 and was in a state
of coma. His body was brought to
the college premises and taken
out a in procession through the
town under the aegis of Teach-
ers Unit of SD College and the
Tihu Anchalik Students Union.
Several organisations of greater
Tihu area have deeply mourned
his sudden demise. He was loved
and respected by all for his amia-
ble nature. He leaves behind his
wife and two brothers.
said The Art of Living, which has
undertaken different projects like
rain water harvesting, and river re-
juvenation in the rest of the country,
could lend its hand in various ways.
Sharma said The Art of Living
has been working for a long time in
the north-eastern region with As-
sam as a focus area. He said the
NGO runs 19 schools in backward
areas of the State having a domi-
nant tribal population. Sharma said
that about 700 teachers are em-
ployed in these schools. Out of 92
skill development centres run by
the NGO, seven are in Assam.
The trustee said that based on the
Gurujis thinking that inside every
criminal there is a victim crying for
help, prison inmates are accorded
priority by the organisation and
hence a programme to provide
counselling to the inmates through
Consumption of salani
fish a health hazard
CORRESPONDENT
GAURIPUR, July 18: Due to
shortage of production of local vari-
eties of fish and extinction of some
of the local fish, the fish traders of
Assam bring salani fish from States
like Andhra Pradesh, West Bengal,
Bihar and Madhya Pradesh to meet
the needs of the people here, pur-
chasing tonnes of fish to the tune of
Rs 150 crore annually. As a result,
the Government of Assam is losing
revenue which is said to be a mat-
ter of concern. Formerly, the State
Government realised 0.5% on
salani fish but due to implementa-
tion of GST, the Government is un-
able to collect the taxes as before.
Sources close to the traders in-
formed that the Government of
Madhya Pradesh has requested the
State Government not to collect
any tax on their consignment of fish.
Sources further informed that the
traders of the district of Dhubri
mainly bring in rou, katla, chital,
ari, pava, borali and Thailand
magur in well-sealed thermocol
cartons filled with ice so that the
fish could be easily preserved for a
pretty long time without rotting and
formalin, a chemical is used to keep
India home to four venomous snake species, but many more myths
Snake Man Saurav Barkataki being felicitated on the occasion of World Snake Day at
Sonitpur Press Club at Tezpur, on Monday. UB Photos
SHAMBHU BORO
TEZPUR, July 18: Urging everyone to
extend their cooperation in scaling down
the human-wildlife conflict for building a
better eco-friendly environment, noted lit-
terateur and the president of Tezpur Sahi-
in Charaideo dist
STAFF CORRESPONDENT of differently-abled persons
various meditation techniques is fol- and he was hopeful that within a
lowed and rehabilitation training month the project could be started. CORRESPONDENT son, she highlighted the different
J O R H AT, J u l y 1 8 : Po m p y facilities available with the Gov-
sessions are undertaken. He said from militancy to medi-
Saikia, wife of Subudh Saikia, DIPHU, July 18: A community- ernment for their uplift and said
Sharma said that based on this tation, another programme was
principle, various social develop- being undertaken in several States, was reportedly hacked to death level workshop was organised here that Jirsong Asong and Shishu
ment programmes like providing including Assam, to bring mem- by Subudh with a machete at on Monday by Shishu Sarothi-Cen- Sarothi were working together
training for skill enhancement of bers of extremist outfits like ULFA her parents home on Monday tre for Rehabilitation and Training for their welfare.
the jail inmates are in progress in overground, i.e., to the mainstream after a quarrel at Baghmorial for Multiple Disability, which is a Barman further said that though
Assam. A skill development cen- of social life and to prepare them to village under Sapekhati Police Guwahati-based organisation, in they were working in several dis-
tre for imparting training for elec- lead normal lives by providing var- Station in Charaideo district. collaboration with a local NGO tricts of Assam, but it was found
trical trade and short-term beauty ious rehabilitation options. named Jirsong Asong. that the differently-abled persons
Police sources said that Sub-
treatment courses were under The trustee said the organisation In the awareness programme, of Karbi Anglong were still igno-
udh, who happens to be a resi- different facilities available and for- rant about their rights and facili-
way in Tinsukia and Guwahati cen- which had earlier helped the flood-
dent of adjoining No. 1 Mora- mulated by the Government, be- ties. The concerned department
tral jails respectively. hit people of Assam, will now pro-
nhabi Medelajan village, surren- sides the rights and laws for the only disburses pension and schol-
He said that apart from under- vide relief material in North La-
taking meditational training ses- khimpur, which is one of the worst dered himself before police af- disabled persons, were elaborate- arships to them, without generat-
sions, a programme to impart train- flood-hit district in the State. The ter committing the crime. ly discussed. More than 40 differ- ing any awareness.
ing on making bags made of paper Art of Living has also been conduct- The couple, it may be men- ently-abled persons attended the We have tied up with Jirsong
and cloth will be undertaken at the ing spiritual sessions to lessen the tioned, have a three-year-old son. workshop. Asong here to work with the dif-
Central Jail, Jorhat for the inmates. flood-hit peoples trauma and suf- Saswati Barman, Project Coor- ferently-abled persons for their
Sharma said talks with the Jorhat ferings, since July 17. He added that One drowned dinator of Disability Empowerment economic uplift and for provid-
Central jail authorities and the dis- the NGO has an office and an CORRESPONDENT Initiative of Shishu Sarothi said the ing other facilities to them, she
trict administration have been held ashram located in Guwahati. NGO is fully devoted to working added.
DHEMAJI, July 18: One Dimb- for people with multiple disabili- Fr. Thankachen, who works for
eswar Pegu (48) of Sissimukh
Dakshin Domkata village under
Machkhowa Outpost in Dhemaji
ties. It engages in education, health,
advocacy, livelihood, providing
scholarship for disabled students
the specially-abled persons, high-
lighted the welfare activities taken
up by Jirsong Asong since the last
district, drowned on July 13.
Flood waters of the Gainadi
and creating awareness about their
rights and laws. The workshop
stressed on generating awareness
five years in Rongmongve areas of
Karbi Anglong by generating
awareness among the disabled per-
the fish fresh. It is also interesting to note that washed away the victim on that
on the rights and laws of the disa- sons about their rights and privi-
Some fishery scientists opine the salani fish brought from out- fateful day while he was trying to
bled persons, facilities available leges and how to link up with the
that regular consumption of salani side the State are usually reared in catch fish in the river with a net.
with the Government, and also to District Social Welfare Depart-
fish may cause serious health prob- big ponds and the fish so reared are His body was subsequently
make the differently-abled people ment, who is responsible for the
lems like blockade of blood circu- fed chemicals for rapid growth and found floating a few yards away
aware about the latest Rights of welfare of the disabled persons.
lation, heart problems, kidney fail- to increase their weights. These from the site of drowning.
Persons With Disability Act, 2016, Lisa Beypi, Saswati Saikia, Puja
ure and stomach troubles of vari- chemicals are also harmful to health
His untimely death was deeply Barman said. Rajkhuwa and Abhilasha Bharali
ous kinds. Huge stocks of salani specially for the children.
mourned in the areas. Taking part as a resource per- also spoke a few words.
fish are regularly brought to be Enlightened people from all sec-
sold in fish markets of Dhubri, tions have urged the Government to
Gauripur, Bilasipara, Sapatgram, clarify its stand on the issue as regular
Golakganj, Agomani, Halakure, consumption of such fish usually is
Boxirhat and even in small mar- said to be the main cause of dehydra-
kets located in the remote places tion among the consumers in general
of the district. and the children in particular.
AASU fetes 114
bright students
RANGIYA, July 18: Under the aegis of Rangiya unit of AASU, a total
of 114 HSLC and HS-passed meritorious students were recently felici-
tated at a function held at the Haradutta-Biradutta Bhavan here.
AASU central committee secretary Lurinjyoti Gogoi, who spoke on
the occasion, stressed on the need of value-based education and devel-
opment of society through proper education.
Besides, other senior AASU office-bearers also spoke on the occasion
and urged the students to devote their time and energy to studies in
order to become responsible citizens of the country in future.
Earlier, the students were felicitated with certificates of proficiency,
Singer Jina Rajkumari with her group, representing Purbanchal Tai Sahitya Sabha, performing during
gamosa and trophies. The students also shared their views while shar-
the 13th International Conference on Thai Studies at Chiang Mai in Thailand, on Sunday. UB Photos
ing their opinion on the present-day education system. Correspondent
of a special felicitation programme organ- vine snakes. Only about one-fourth of all the desire to kill it. World Snake Day can
ised by the Sonitpur Press Club in connec- snakes are venomous, and all of them would be used as a tool to educate and inform
tion with the World Snake Day to felicitate much rather avoid human contact if they people about how to deal with snakes,
wildlife activist Saurav Barkataki, also said could. Maximum snake bite incidents oc- whom to call, resources available to them
that the July 16 is celebrated as World Snake cur when humans inadvertently step on or etc, he maintained.
Day. Though a relatively obscure day with otherwise disturb the peaceful creatures. In the special felicitation programme,
unclear origins, it is celebrated by wildlife India, with all its stereotypes of snake- Saurav Barkataki who is popular among
enthusiasts across the world with great charmers, is home to only four venomous the people as Sarpa Bandhu (friend of
passion. This day is celebrated both virtu- snake species, but many destructive su- snake) was felicitated with a citation, phu-
ally and physically, bringing together snake- perstitions and myths. lam japi, sarai and a phulam gamosa.
lovers to rejoice in at the marvels of na- World Snake Day, conservationists Speaking on the occasion, Deputy Com-
tures creation, he said. hope, can help remove peoples fears and missioner, Sonitpur, Manoj Kumar Deka
Highlighting certain facts regarding the illusions about snakes, and help them gain appreciated Sonitpur Press Clubs efforts
day, he said that in 1967 a snake farm was recognition as a marvellous adaptable apex in organising such an event and urged the
started in Texas, which was subsequently species. The sinuous muscles and sharp dedicated wildlife activist to continue his
brought into popular culture in the 1970s fangs of snakes have captured the imagina- service towards wildlife conservation.
through a song by the famous rock band tion of human societies for centuries, with Attending the function CCF, Northern
the Ramones. Since then, its tourist ap- the earliest known carved representation Range, P Sib Kumar, in his speech stated
peal has only grown, and it has become an nearly 12,000 years ago in Turkey who have that Saurav Barkataki is a pride for the
irresistible stop for many travellers on road- played a major role in religion and mythol- Forest department who has always been
trips in the area. July 16th is naturally the ogy, from the Bible to the Mahabharata to standing with the forest department in
busiest day of their year, and brings World ancient Egyptian texts. Snakes play an im- every crisis thereby creating a positive
Snake Day to the attention of many who portant role in the ecosystem by control- opinion towards the wildlife conservation.
would otherwise remain ignorant of it. ling rodents and pests, and greater aware- Receiving the felicitation, Saurav Bar-
Small NGOs capitalise on the day to con- ness can help raise support to understand kataki said that he remains determined to
duct awareness programmes about snakes these elusive creatures further. Common work in the field of wild life conservation.
tya Sabha, Hemanta Kumar Baruah said for the general public, Hemanta Baruah species are sometimes kept as pets, but in At last from the presidents chair, the pres-
recently that wildlife including the venom- said adding that an important contribution a rush for exotic species much damage can ident of the Press Club, Subhas Chandra
ous or non-venomous can never be a hu- of World Snake Day is to the cause of con- be done. For example, the species could Biswas said that Saurav Barkatakis selfless
man beings enemy, rather they are friends servation of a sometimes dangerous but become endangered, or be introduced to a zeal in saving wildlife has created an ideal
of humans because without this, a balanced mostly misrepresented reptile. Snakes live new area by mistake, upsetting the ecolog- spirit among the wildlife lovers. Among oth-
ecological environment is not possible. on every continent except Antarctica, and ical balance. The initial reaction on finding a er dignitaries, the occasion was also graced
Baruah who was speaking on the occasion can vary from 32 feet long pythons to tiny snake for most lay-people remains fear and by the DFO, Sonitpur, Debendar Suman.
 WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
Deuram Tasa Award
presented to sculptor
Siva Prasad Marar
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
JORHAT, July 18: The Deuram Tasa Award of the Jorhat Zila
Sahitya Sabha was presented to noted Guwahati-based sculp-
tor Siva Prasad Marar at a function organised at the Radha
Kanta Handique Bhawan within the Asam Sahitya Sabha cen-
tral office campus here today.
The award, which carries Rs 20,000 cash and a citation, was
given to Marar today on the occasion of Tasas death anniversa-
ry by educationist Binita Dutta. A seleng sadar and a bag of
books, were also presented to the sculptor.
Deuram Tasa, from Jorhat, was a known literary figure from
the tea tribes community of the State.
Accepting the award, Marar while thanking the Jorhat Zila
Sabha, said that he felt encouraged by the award, which was a
recognition to his works. He announced that he will organise
an exhibition of his sculptures in Jorhat in the near future.
The meeting was presided over by Chndra Baruah, president
of Jorhat Zila Sahitya Sabha, and was attended, among others, by
former Asam Sahitya Sabha general secretary Basanta Goswami,
former president of Jorhat Zila Sahitya Sabha Nalinibala Hazarika,
Dr Bipin Khongia, professor, Assam Agricultural University, former
professor of Assamese department of JB College Manik Saikia
and general secretary of Jorhat Zila Sahitya Sabha Khirod Das.
A souvenir named Alpana, published by the Jorhat Zila Sah-
itya Sabha, and edited by Kabita Tasa, member of the Jorhat
Zila Sahitya Sabha, was released by Dr Bipin Khongia.
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STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9
Four killed, 53,337 affected
by flood in Nagaon dist
CORRESPONDENT materials and about the con- mad offered the vote of thanks. Neog, Inspector of Schools,
tractor entrusted to distribute A number of educationists in- Nagaon. Students of 9th grade
NAGAON, July 18: Over the materials. cluding Prof Dulumani Goswa- from different provincialised
53,337 persons belonging to Nagaon DC further in- mi (GU), Dr Poly Vauquline schools of undivided Nagaon dis-
101 villages of the district were formed that employees of his (GU), Dr Sarmistha Das (Tezpur trict, numbering 120, took part
affected during the recent flood. office donated one days salary University), Dr Manoshikha in the camp. Knowledge of yoga,
Besides this, 4976.96 hectares for the flood victims. Borooah( principal, College of traditional sports, career coun-
of agricultural land was also af- Seminar: Education depart- Education, Nagaon), Dr Tribe- selling, drama and street play,
fected. This was informed by ment of Rupahi College organ- ni Saikia (Mahapurush Sree- waste management, disaster
Nagaon Deputy Commission- ised a UGC-sponsored nation- manta Sankardev Vishawvidy- management, library manage-
er Shamsher Singh while ad- al seminar on Women Empow- alaya) and retired professor ment, E seva, Prakriti mela, quiz
dressing the media here yes- erment and Changing Scenar- Abdus Salam graced the semi- etc., were imparted to the par-
terday. Twenty-two relief io of Women Education in North nar as resource persons. More ticipants.
camps have been put up and ad- East India on June 28 and 29 than 100 papers were present- A video conference with
equate relief materials distrib- last. Inaugurating the seminar, ed in the seminar during the Green School, Bali, Indonesia
uted among the affected peo- former registrar of Tezpur two days of the seminar. was also arranged for the par-
ple, DC Singh added. Central University Mahendra In the valedictory session, GB ticipants of the camp.
Four persons died in the dis- Ahom threw light on the topic. president Lutfur Rahman was Participants got the oppor-
trict due to the flood and an Delivering the keynote ad- on the chair and Dr Tribeni Sai- tunity to interact with eminent
amount of Rs 4 lakh each was dress, Prof Dulumoni Goswa- kia was the guest of honour. Prin- personalities in various fields
given to the next of the kin of mi of Gauhati University ob- cipal Dr BN Pattanaik present- like Dr Bhim Kt Sharma
the flood victims as govern- served that education is a must ed the concluding remarks and (Tezpur University), environ-
ment grants. Survey works to for empowerment of women. convener Prof Riazul Haque of- mentalist Dr Jayanta Sarma,
find out the actual loss during Governing Body president fered the vote of thanks. Education Commissioner RC
the flood is on. Lutfur Rahman was on the chair Summer camp: With an aim Jain, Nagaon Deputy Commis-
On the other hand, Kaliabor in the inaugural session and to provide activity-based holis- sioner Shamsher Singh, State
subdivision administration re- principal Dr BN Pattanaik wel- tic learning on an array of top- Water Resource Minister
leased a flood data base App, comed the guests and partici- ics, a seven-day residential sum- Keshab Mahanta, MLA Rupok
informed SDO Pankaj Chakra-
varty. This App will help to get
pants. Organising secretary
Prof Anowar Siddique ex-
mer camp was held under the
aegis of RMSA, Nagaon from
Sarma and others. A number
of associations related to edu-
information about the flood plained the significance of the July 6. The camp was formally cation extended their support
damage, distribution of relief seminar. Prof Noor Maham- declared opened by Mridul for the success of this camp.
State set to get Post Office
Passport Sewa Kendras
STAFF REPORTER ices to the citizens of the country, the Minis-
try of External Affairs and the Department
GUWAHATI, July 18: The Ministry of of Posts have bilaterally decided to utilize
External Affairs and the Department of the head post offices and post offices in the
Posts have decided to establish Post Office country as the POPSKs.
Passport Sewa Kendras (POPSKs) in the This ambitious partnership is in its sec-
district headquarters of Dhubri, Goalpara, ond phase with a goal to open another 149
Karbi Anglong, Kokrajhar, Darrang, Sonit- POPSKs in 25 different States, raising the
pur, Lakhimpur, Dibrugarh and Tinsukia, number of such centres to 235. In the first NATIONAL HEALTH PORTAL
an official press release stated here on phase, 86 POPSKs were opened. The MEA Gateway to authentic health information
www.nhp.gov.in
Monday. also opened 14 Passport Seva Laghu Kend-
Tender for "Selection of Agency for supporting
It needs mention here that in an effort to ras (PSLKs) after May 2014 that covered
content creation, analytics and response management
conveniently deliver passport-related serv- all the northeastern States. of MoHFW Social Platforms"
National Institute of Health and Family Welfare (NIHFW) is an
Mass prayer on OBITUARY autonomous organization, under the Ministry of Health and Family
Welfare, Government of India, acts as an 'apex technical institute'
Nasiruddin
August 5 at Balajan Ahmed
as well as a 'think tank' for the promotion of health and family
welfare programmes in the country. This Institute has been
appointed by MOHFW, GOI as a Nodal Agency for Coordination
Tiniali in Kokrajhar
of all the Activities in the country under the Centre for Health
NORTH Informatics (CHI).
LAKHIM- CHI/ NIHFW invites proposal from various reputed agencies for
CORRESPONDENT es to Kokrajhar Government PUR: July 18 : "Selection of Agency for supporting content creation, analytics
HS and MP School play- Prominent and response management of MoHFW Social Platfoms"
KOKRAJHAR, July 18: ground, to be followed by pay- senior citizen Detailed Tender Document for services and scope of work can be
The Kokrajhar district ad- ing of floral tributes at the and one of the downloaded from NHP http://www.nhp.gov.in/tender_pg and
from website of Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP): http:/
ministration has decided to Swahid Bedi, ceremonial pioneers of modern civil engi-
/eprocure.gov.in/cppp/. Deadline for Proposal submission is 03.00
organise an all-religion mass hoisting of the National Flag neering works of undivided
PM, Monday 31st July, 2017.
prayer programme to render by the VIP at the designated North Lakhimpur, Nasiruddin
davp 17153/11/0010/1718 Director, NIHFW
a special prayer by the peo- playground at Kokrajhar Gov- Ahmed, breathed his last at
ple belonging to different ernment HS and MP School, 3.45 pm today in his residence
faiths on August 5 at Balajan distribution of awards, certif- in North Lakhimpur following
Tiniali for the eternal peace icates and felicitation by the a prolonged illness. He was 87. GAUHATI UNIVERSITY
of those people killed in the VIP, display of cultural events, A man of utmost simplicity Guwahati - 14
and progresive ideas, Ahmed NOTICE INVITING TENDER
extremist violence last year distribution of fruits etc., to
leaves behinds a legacy of NIT No. T/17-18/171
on that day. the patients and jail inmates Dated 17.07.2017
credible civil public engineer-
This was decided in a meet- and a football match between Sealed tenders in two bids in F-2 form is hereby invited
ing held today, to chalk out the Kokrajhar district administra- ing works in Lakhimpur and
from the Electrical Firms/Contractors of relevant categories
programme for the ensuing In- tion XI and BTC XI. Dhemaji districts.
registered under Gauhati University, P.W.D.; C.P.W.D., M.E.S
dependence Day celebrations. In this connection, the DC He is survived by his wife, two and any other State or Central Govt. undertaking having valid
The meet was held under the entrusted the DIPRO to ar- sons, three daughters and a host Electrical Contractors License & experience in execution of
chairmanship of Bibekananda range the prabhat pherry, of- of relatives. His Janaja will take similar type of electrical work for the work of Electrification
Choudhury, DC, Kokrajhar in ficials of the Education depart- place tomorrow at North La- to the newly constructed GU Market Complex including
the conference hall of the DCs ment to ensure participation khimpur Town Kabrastan at 9 campus/area outdoor lighting (with octagonal pole).
am. His death has been widely Approximate value of work is Rs. 14,25,000/- and Tender
office here. of teachers and students in fees is Rs. 500/- The tender papers will be issued at the office
The meeting discussed the the programme, Chairman, mourned by all sections of the
society in North Lakhimpur. of the undersigned from 20.07.2017 up to 27.07.2017 and
last years programme and de- Kokrajhar Municipality tenders will be received at the office of The Registrar up to 2
cided to start the I-Day cele- Board to arrange for paying Correspondent
p.m. on 28.07.2017. For further details, please contact the
bration programme with the homage at Swahid Bedi,
prabhat pherry followed by PWD (Building) department
Dr Dhiren office of the undersigned during office hours or visit GU website
www.gauhati.ac.in
hoisting of the National Flag and ADC, who looks after the Bujorborua Sd/- Superintending Engineer i/c,
Gauhati University
at individual properties, offic- Nazarat branch, to prepare GUWAHA-
es of Central and State gov- the rostrum etc., at ceremo- TI, July 18: Dr
ernments, govt undertaking nial flag hoisting site. Dhiren Bujor-
offices and educational insti- He also asked the cultural borua, manag-
tutions. Thereafter, a proces- officer and the district sports ing director,
sion of teachers and students officer to arrange the cultural Pragjyoti Eye
will be taken out from their programme and football match Care and Research Centre Pvt
respective schools and colleg- respectively. Ltd, Guwahati died yesterday fol-
lowing a brief illness. He was 75.
Dr Bujorborua was a pioneer
Free health camp of modern opthalmology in the
North East. An academician of
for flood victims repute, Dr Bujorborua was an
ex-professor of Regional Insti-
STAFF CORRESPONDENT tute of Opthalmology.
DIBRUGARH, July 18: The Assam Branch Indian Tea Asso-
ciation (ABITA Zone-1) in collaboration with All Dibrugarh
Re-advertisement for Engagement of
District Students Union, organised a day-long free health camp Nyaya Mitras by Department of Justice,
at Lezai Kalakhowa Gaon Panchayat for the flood-affected fam- Government of India.
ilies of the area.
At least eight medical officers from Dikom, Muttuck, In view of various shor t coming in
Greenwood, Romai, Singlijan, Nahortoli, Lepetkatta and Hat- applications submitted by applicants, it has
tialli tea estates were engaged for the health camp. About 450 been decided to re-invite online applications
people from Gozai Gaon, Banhbari, Bam Kalakhowa, Sakaip-
afresh from interested RETIRED JUDICIAL
athar, Itakhuli, Digholia, Panikhowa, Lajimukh, attended the
camp for a free health check up. They were also given medi- OFFICERS and RETIRED GOVERNMENT
cines free of cost. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS only preferably with
Sailen Goswami, Chairman, Dibrugarh Circle, ABITA -1 said legal background as Nyaya Mitras as per the
that the camp basically provided general health check up and Terms of Reference and Eligibly criteria. To
free medicines.
Madhurjya Barooah, Secretary, ABITA Zone 1 said that the
apply click on http://www.nyayamitra.co.in.
district administration and the Joint Director of Health Servic- Last date of submission of application is 31st
es, Dibrugarh provided essential medicines for the camp. The July, 2017. APPLICANTS APPLIED
local Block Primary Health Centre Barbaruah also supported
PREVIOUSLY ARE ADVISED TO APPLY
the initiative. The Circle Officer, Dibrugarh West also visited
AGAIN ONLINE. davp 24101/11/0004/1718
the camp and interacted with the people.
 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
NORTH EAST WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017

HC dismisses Liezietsu petition, Drugs worth

Rs 3 cr seized
SALE NOTICE
It is notified for general information to all concerned
that sealed tenders affixing Court Fee Stamps of Rs.
in Manipur
WEATHER
NORTHEAST
Guv asks for floor test today CORRESPONDENT

IMPHAL, July 18: In one of

8.25 (Rupees Eight and Paise twenty five) only are
invited from the intending tenderers for sale of the
Charaipani Earth/Clay Minor Mineral Permit Area for
the year 2017-19 under Jorhat Division. The tender will
Forecast for NE: Moderate rain/
BHADRA GOGOI Governor Acharya directed staked claim to form the new obtain the vote of confidence
Speaker Dr Imtiwapang Aier the States biggest drug haul, be received in the office of the undersigned on
thundershower is very likely to government with majority on the floor of the House after
DIMAPUR, July 18: In a narcotic drugs and psychotrop- 09.08.2017 upto 3 PM (I.S.T.). The details of the tender
occur at most places over Na- to summon an emergent spe- support. the by-election to be held on
galand, Manipur, Mizoram & major embarrassment for ic substances worth Rs 3.39 paper can be collected from the office of the undersigned
cial session of Nagaland Assem- After considering the facts July 29. It left the matter to
Tripura and at many places over
Nagaland Chief Minister Dr crore in international market during office hours in any working day on payment of
Assam & Meghalaya and light bly at 9.30 am tomorrow to test and circumstances of the case, the wisdom of the Governor
Shrhozelie Liezietsu, the the majority support of the have been seized during an op- Rs. 100/- (Rupees one hundred) only per copy of Tender
to moderate rain/thundershower the Court found that there was to take a decision after proper
is very likely to occur at a few Kohima Bench of Gauhati eration in Manipurs Chandel Notice & Form. If the office does not function on the date
present Cabinet led by Lieziet- no merit in the writ petition application of mind.
places over Arunachal Pradesh.
High Court today dismissed district bordering Myanmar. of any reason the next date will be fixed for receiving
su. The High Court Bench ob- filed by Liezietsu and dis- In his petition, Liezietsu
Warning: Thunderstorm with
his writ petition filed on July A combined team of Assam the tender.
served that the Governor had missed the same accordingly. argued that the decision of the
gusty wind speed reaching Rifles and Manipur police at
40km/hr is likely to occur at iso- 14 challenging the directive taken the right decision to ask In its order, the Court said Governor asking him to con- Sd/- Divisional Forest Officer,
of Governor PB Acharya ask- the Chief Minister to obtain a Moreh launched an operation Jorhat Division, Jorhat
lated places over Assam, it is of the considered opinion duct a floor test on or before Janasanyog/1806/17
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, ing him to obtain a vote of at Kwatha junction on Mon-
vote of confidence on the floor that the contention of the sen- July 15 was ex-facie uncon-
Mizoram & Tripura. Heavy rain
confidence on the floor of the day wherein one suspected
fall is very likely to occur at
of the House to see which out ior counsel for the petitioner stitutional, illegal, arbitrary
State Assembly. of the two contesting claimants juvenile who was carrying a
isolated places on July 19 over that there has been violation and violative of the basic fea- TENDER NOTICE
The Court also vacated its in- back pack and using the jun-
Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, of Chief Ministership has a ma- of Rule 3 of the Conduct of tures of the Constitution. 2nd Extension to tender Notice No. MT/APHQR/Tender/REP./
Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura.
terim order passed on July 14 gle route was intercepted, 2010/205/111 Dtd. 16.05.2017
jority in the House. Business is premature and Liezietsu is contesting the by-
Temperatures: staying the directive of the Gov- according to police. Due to poor response to the notice inviting tender as quoted
Rebel NPF MLAs led by therefore, not tenable. election from Northern Anga-
Max (C) Min (C) ernor to the Chief Minister on Later, on the jungle route, above, sealed tenders affixing Court Fee Stamp of Rs. 8.25
former CM TR Zeliang yes- The Court also rejected the mi - I Assembly seat from which (Rupees Eight and Paisa twenty five) (non refundable) only are
Dibrugarh 36.3 26.7 July 11 and 13 to conduct a floor terday claimed the support one woman Liam Haokip (30)
contention of the senior coun- his son Parliamentary Secretary hereby invited again from the intending proprietors of Motor Cycle
Tezpur 36.6 27.0
test on or before July 15. was detained, the police add-
of 37 MLAs out of the 47 NPF sel that sufficient time should Khriehu Liezietsu resigned to Garage/ Motor Electricals Repairing/ Vulcanizing & Tyre/ Tube
Silchar 36.4 26.8 ed. Based on information from
Dhubri 35.2 28.8 Following the Court verdict, MLAs. On July 8, Zeliang be given to the petitioner to make way for his father. changing within G.M. Corporation for repairing of Motor Cycles/
the suspects, two others were Electrical repairing of all kind vehicle/ Vulcanizing & Tyre/ Tube
Jorhat 36.2 26.4
N Lakhimpur 38.0 24.0 detained from an auto-rick- changing (all kind of vehicles) of the Assam Police Headquarters,
Shillong 28.9 17.7 shaw. The latter were sup- Ulubari, Guwahati- 7 for the year 2017-18 on or before 25.07.2017
Imphal 28.1 20.7 posed to carry the package to upto 11.00 AM and will be opened on the same day at 3.30 PM
Itanagar 38.6 23.9 or on subsequent working day if it falls on Govt. holiday in presence
Aizawl 30.1 14.2
Churachandpur in Manipur. of the intending tenderers or their authorised representatives.
Agartala 34.6 27.2 Later, the person involved "For further details regarding the following work items the
Kohima NA 18.9 in sending the drugs from interested firms may contact the Assam Police Hqrs.,
Pasighat 36.7 25.7 Moreh was also apprehended. M.T. Branch, Ulubari, Ghy- 7"
Cherrapunjee 29.1 20.5 Sd/- Asstt. Inspector General of Police (A)
The police seized 127 grams
Janasanyog/1808/17 Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati
of brown sugar, 109 grams of
Manipur Budget heroin number 4 (grade 1) and
6,970 number of WY(World is
session begins Yours) tablets from the back- IMPORTANT NOTICE
tomorrow pack, it added.
The arrested juvenile is be-
(IN CONNECTION WITH RECRUITMENT OF
CORRESPONDENT ASSISTANT TEACHERS UNDER SSA,ASSAM)
ing produced before a Juve-
No.SSA/TT/Engagement of Asstt.Teacher/1095/2017/1590 Date: 18.07.2017
nile Justice Board, while the
IMPHAL, July 18: The In connection with the advertisement of engagement ofAssistant
five others from Moreh have
Budget session of Manipur As- Teacher under SSA, Assam vide No. SSA/TT/Engagement of Asstt.
been detained.
sembly will be held from July Teacher/ 1095/2017/1218, dated: 30.06.2017, it is for general information
20 to August 4, according to Boston Marak to all concerned that the district wise day wise Schedule for verification
of documents has been uploaded in the official website
Assembly sources.
However, opposition Con- new CEM of www.ssaassam.gov.in.
The candidates are requested to bring a set of self attested
gress legislators are unhappy
over the short Budget session.
GHADC photocopies of all relevant documents and mark sheet etc along with the
CORRESPONDENT Original copies, They are requested to bring photo identification document
The session was earlier fixed such as Voter ID, PAN Card, Driving Licence, Bank Passbook, Caste
from July 20 to August 16, Con- Certificate, Ration Card and Students Identity Card issued by concemed
TURA, July 18: The Con- authority for photo identification of the candidates.
gress MLA and party spokes-
gress led MDCs of Garo Hills It has been noticed that some candidates have applied in more than
person Kh Joykishan said.
Autonomous District Council one district. Such candidates are requested to verify their documents
The Congress will raise the
(GHADC), led by Boston Ma- only in one district. If any candidate has been found that he/she has
issues of framework agree- verified his/her documents in more than one district then the authority
ment between Centre and rak, today won the vote for the
Meghalaya Chief Minister Dr Mukul Sangma unveiling the plaque of the newly-created Mawpat C&RD Block, in Shillong formation of the new Execu- reserves the right to accept his/her candidature in any one of the districts
NSCN-IM, indigenous peo- on Tuesday. UB photos and cancel his/her candidature in (any) remaining district/districts.
ples rights and flood situation tive Committee (EC). Sd/- Mission Director,
in the upcoming Assembly ses- The Congress won the vote SSA, Assam, Kahilipara,
sion, he said.
Tripura Guv to BJP demands probe into through secret ballot by a mar-
gin of 17:11 against the NPP
candidate for CEM, Sukharam
Janasanyog/5392/17 Guwahati-19

Mizoram CM, MLAs wealth

take up blockade
issue with Centre
CORRESPONDENT
AGARTALA, July 18: Break-
ing the silence on the national
highway and railway blockade
by IPFT, Tripura Governor
Tathagata Roy on Tuesday said
he would take up the issue with
the Centre and the State Gov-
ernment to find a solution to
the eight-day old standoff.
Worried by the blockade
programme, we met the Gov-
ernor and submitted a mem-
CORRESPONDENT
AIZAWL, July 18: Mizoram
unit of BJP today submitted an
FIR with the State Anti-Cor-
ruption Bureau demanding a
probe into the manifold in-
crease of assets of the State
MLAs, especially those of the
ruling Congress.
As per analysis by Mizoram
Election Watch and Association
for Democratic Reforms
(ADR), the MLA candidates
average assets growth was Rs
2.62 crore from the average
Rs 82.81 lakh in the 2008 elec-
tions, a 217 per cent growth.
BJP president Prof JV Hlu-
na said with that much increase
in wealth being a legislator is
more lucrative than owning a
gold-mine.
Even as the Chief Minis-
ter claimed that his govern-
ment is free of corruption, his
and his MLAs wealth has in-
creased manifold during the
last eight years as if they have
struck a gold mine, he said.
According to the BJP, CM Lal
Thanhawlas assets increased
by 311 per cent (from Rs 9.15
crore to Rs 2.22 crore) during
five years from 2008 to 2013.
However, the CM is not the
one with the highest increase
of wealth, Congress MLA La-
lrobiaka is. The wealth of Lal-
robiaka increased from Rs 5.81
lakh in 2008 elections to Rs
1.40 crore, a whopping 2306
per cent increase.
Other MLAs, of them from
ruling Congress, with highest
increase of assets are: H Zoth-
angliana (1351 per cent), John
Rotluangliana (523 per cent),
PC Lalthanliana (428 per cent),
Lalrinmawia Ralte (422 per
cent), KS Thanga (366 per
cent), Hmingdailova Khiangte.
Sangma. Though the Congress
had 16 MDCs, one NPP-led
coalition MDCs apparently
voted for the Congress. The
deputy chairman, Mettrinson
G Momin of NPP was not re-
quired to vote.
The election came more
than three months after admin-
istrators rule was imposed
after the resignation of the
CEM, DT Sangma before fac-
ing a trust vote.
Accepting the defeat NPP
candidate Sukaram K Sang-
ma and former CEM DT
Sangma wished the new
ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022
No. 26PSC/CON/Exam-152/2015-16
NOTIFICATION
It is for information of all concerned candidates who appeared
in the Screening Test for recruitment to the post of Junior
Engineer (Civil) under Fishery Department held on 04.06.2017
that the Answer Keys of the above Screening Test for the
subjects of General Studies and Engineering, Discipline is
uploaded in APSC website www.apsc.nic.in. Candidates are
requested to visit the website and if any Answer Key, in his/her
opinion is found to be incorrect/wrong, he/she is asked to
submit the Correct Answers as per his/her opinion along with
supporting documents/papers etc. to substantiate the claim to
the undersigned personally or by post latest by 24.07.2017 for

Khandu Govt completes

orandum seeking his inter- CEM well while assuring taking necessary action from this end. No claim for correction
vention to end the agitiation- their support in the smooth of Answer Key will be entertained if same is not supported by
al programme that has caused conduct of the House. specific documents. Reference to any website or any
unspecified documents will not be entertained.

one year in office

tremendous suffering to the
people, BJP State unit pres-
ident Biplab Deb told party
supporters, who were on the
streets today.
Deb said, The Governor is
well aware about the happen-
ings in the State. He is also
worried over the blockade.
The Governor told me that
he will speak to the Centre as
well the State Government on
the issue at the earliest, Deb,
who was part of the five-mem-
ber delegation, said.
Deb further said the Gover-
nor exhorted him to withdraw
the blockade of CMs official
residence since it will cause
suffering to the people. The
blockade of CMs residence
was lifted later in the evening.
CORRESPONDENT
ITANAGAR, July 18: Mark-
ing the completion of one year
in office by the Pema Khandu-
led Arunachal Government, a
slew of schemes and pro-
grammes were launched in a
State level function at Banquet
Hall here on Monday.
BJP national general secre-
tary Ram Madhav launched the
Ujjala Scheme in the presence
of party leaders, Ministers,
Parliamentary Secretaries and
others. A brief presentation on
Ujjala scheme was made by a
representative from EESL
Company which was followed
by distribution of LED bulbs.
Secretary (Information
Technology) Sonam Chombay
made a presentation on Pandit
Deen Dayal Upadhyaya Bunkar
Yojana, Chief Ministers Kri-
shi Rinn Yojana, CMs Adarsh
Gram Yojana (Rural Transfor-
mation Fund) and District In-
novation & Challenge Fund.
This was followed by launch-
ing of Facebook page of Fi-
nance and Investment depart-
ment by Deputy Chief Minis-
ter Chowna Mein.
Apart from launching the
CM Helpline 155250, a toll
free number for the citizens
to register their grievances,
The newly-elected CEM
Boston Marak in his address No objection will be received after the last date i.e. 24.07.2017.
appealed to all to work to- Sd/- Principal Controller of Examinations
Assam Public Service Commission,
the Chief Minister also re- that State Government has cre- gether in ensuring a smooth
Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22
leased a souvenir titled 1 year ated 3,200 jobs in various de- governance of the autono- Janasanyog/5350/17
in office listing several partments in addition to 2,000 mous body.
achievements of his govern- in Police department. He also
ment in different sectors. informed about various initia- PRESS NOTICE
Khandu, in his speech, said tives taken to check corruption. No. CE/BLD/ELECT/06/93/Pt-IV/ 26
impetus has been given on Earlier, senior BJP leader The Chief Engineer P.W.D. (N.H. Works.), Assam on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites bid for the following works from registered
contractor of class I (A, B, C & Class- II )under APWD (Electrical ), as mentioned below:
governance reforms through Madhav appreciated Khandu
Sl. Name of Work Approx. E.M.D. (2% for E.M.D. to Tender
use of IT to bring in transpar- Govt for performing well in No. Value Time of General, be Cost
ency and accountability. one year. He said it shows the of Work Completion and 1% for drawn in
Speaking on education sec- commitment of the Govt to- (in lakhs) SC/ST/OBC favour of
tor, he announced to discontin- wards ensuring transparency 01 Renovation and repairing of Street Rs. 76,064.00 for E.E., PWD, Rs.
light at NH-37 from Khanapara Fly- Rs. 38.03 30 days General , for Guwahati 1500/-
ue the no detention policy say- and accountability.
Over to Lakhara Chariali. SC/ST/OBC Electrical
ing it has brought down quality Speaker TN Thongdok, State Rs. 38,032.00 Division
in education. He also informed BJP president Tapir Gao, Power 02 Providing LED Street light in the Rs. 4,62,013.00 E.E., PWD, Rs.
that the Centre has decided to Minister Tamiyo Taga, Agricul- median of NH-37 (From Rs. 231.01 30 days for General , for Guwahati 7,000/-
have board exams for class X ture Minister Wangki Lowang Lakhara Chariali towards Jalukbari) SC/ST/OBC Electrical
(Length of road = 5.00 Km) Rs. 2,31,007.00 Division
from 2017-18 session. and RD Minister Alo Libang also
03 Providing LED Street light in the Rs. 4,62,013.00 E.E., PWD, Rs.
The Chief Minister informed spoke on the occasion. median of NH-37 (From Rs. 231.01 30 days for General , for Guwahati 7000/-
Jalukbari towards Lakhara Chariali) SC/ST/OBC Electrical
(Length of road = 5.00 Km) Rs. 2,31,007.00 Division

Assam is flood-prone, NEEPCO not responsible for floods 04 Renovation of utility Service (Street
Light) in KM 134/200 to 144/00 of
NH-37 in the State of Assam from
Rs. 152.23 30 days
Rs. 3,04,458.00
for General for
SC/ST/OBC
E.E., PWD,
Guwahati
Electrical
Rs.
5000/-

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
SHILLONG, July 18: North East-
ern Power Corporation Limited
(NEEPCO) today said Assam is a
flood-prone State and therefore blam-
ing the Ranganadi dam as the cause of
flood in North Lakhimpur district is
highly misplaced.
NEEPCO officials said that 23 dis-
tricts of Assam have been affected by
flood. Therefore, to say that one of
the dams in Arunachal Pradesh is re-
sponsible for the flood in North La-
khimpur is totally misplaced.
All Assam Students Union has de-
manded the closure of Ranganadi dam
terming it as a water bomb. The stu-
dents organisation blames the dam
as one of the causes for the flood in
Lakhimpur.
However, NEEPCO Chairman and
Director, AG West Kharkongkor to-
day disagreed and said here that its
Ranganadi dam in fact was able to di-
vert some of the flood water for pow-
er generation thereby reducing the
effect of flood in Lakhimpur.
He said that the gates were opened
before June 30 and it is not a fact that
additional water was discharged. It is
the natural flow of flood water from
upstream that flowed down.
There is this misinformation about
the Ranganadi dam being one of the
causes for the flood, but it may be men-
tioned that timely warnings were giv-
en. Moreover, the catchment area
upstream and downstream is more or
less same, SK Singh, NEEPCO Di-
rector (Technical) said.
He said that the catchment area up-
stream is 1,894 square kilometre and
the catchment area is 1,047 square kilo-
metre downstream. So the downstream
in itself is prone to flood during Mon-
soon season with such a large catchment
area, irrespective of the dam.
The Corporation did acknowledge that
there has been some communication gap
between the Corporation and the dis-
trict administration in creating awareness
about the dams safety features.
The official said that despite caution-
ing the people through the district
administration about the threat of flood
more education and awareness pro-
grammes are needed.
Singh said, during the pre-monsoon
season the preparedness level needs
to be high. This is one area the Corpo- Satmile point near Guwahati Rs. 1,52,229.00 Division
ration needs to engage with the district University bye Pass to VIP Fly-Over.
administration more proactively as part 05 Providing LED Street light along Rs. 52,127.00 E.E., PWD, Rs.
the approach road of Rs. 26.06 30 days for General for Guwahati 1000/-
of its Corporate Social Responsibility. Gopinath Bordoloi International SC/ST/OBC Electrical
NEEPCO officials said the Corpora- Airport from VIP Chock to Rs.26,064.00 Division
tion needs more cooperation from the Jagaron (Upto Airport Authority of
Assam Government so that people do 06 Providing LED High Mast lighting Rs. 87.05 30 days Rs. 1,74,100.00 E.E., PWD, Rs.
system along the Road N.H. -37 for General for Guwahati 3000/-
not inhabit near the Ranganadi river, es- from Khanapara Fly Over to VIP SC/ST/OBC Electrical
pecially during the Monsoon season. Chock near GopinathBordoloi Rs. 87,050.00 Division
The NEEPCO has therefore briefed International Airport (At
Lokhora Chariali, Gorh Chook point,
Assam Chief Minister Sarbananda BoragaonSatmaile point near
Sonowal a few days ago about the Guwahati University bye pass point,
misinformation about flooding Longkaswar point, DharapurTiniali
point Godhuli Bazar and Rani
caused from water discharge from its
Chock,Total=8 Nos.)
Ranganadi dam. 1. Value of work is approximate only & bid value may differ for which no claim will be entertained.
We have met the Assam Chief 2. Details of the bidmay be seen at e-procurement portal website i.e. www.assamtenders.gov.in and also in the office of the undersigned
Minister and explained to him about during office hours.
3. The bidders must be enrolled in www.assamtenders.gov.in
our position regarding discharge of 4. Work order will be issued after receiving the Administrative Approval from Govt.
water from the Ranganadi dam. He Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD (N.H.works)
gave us a patient hearing, Singh said. Janasanyog/878/17 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3
 WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
CAPSULE
UltraTech Cement
NEW DELHI, July 18: Aditya
Birla Group firm UltraTech
Cement today reported a 15.14
per cent increase in the
consolidated net profit at Rs
897.91 crore for the first
quarter ended June 30. The
company had posted Rs
779.83 crore net profit in the
same period of the previous
fiscal, UltraTech Cement said
in a BSE filing. PTI
Bata plans
KOLKATA, July 18: Bata
India is planning to boost its
presence in rural areas and
will increase its e-commerce
presence to shore up sales,
the company today said.
Speaking at the companys
84th annual general meeting,
Bata Chairman Uday Khanna
said the company is aggres-
sively penetrating footwear
markets of tier-III and IV towns
and has increased its focus to
improve performance in single
town Bata stores. PTI
Hindustan Unilever
NEW DELHI, July 18: FMCG
major Hindustan Unilever today
reported a 9.28 per cent
increase in standalone net
profit at Rs 1,283 crore for the
first quarter ended June 30,
driven by growth in consumer
business. The company had
posted a standalone net profit
of Rs 1,174 crore in the same
period of the previous fiscal,
Hindustan Unilever Ltd (HUL)
said in a BSE filing. PTI
SBI Realty
NEW DELHI, July 18: Indias
largest commercial bank SBI
today said it has launched a
dedicated portal SBI Realty that
will help home buyers to choose
flats from its 3,000 approved
projects across the country.
State Bank of India has taken
another step towards customers
convenience by launching SBI
Realty a one stop integrated
website www.sbirealty.in for
home buyers, the bank said in a
statement. PTI
Eicher cuts prices
NEW DELHI, July 18: Eicher
Trucks and Buses, a part part
of VE Commercial Vehicles, has
reduced prices by up to 5 per
cent in order to pass on the
GST benefits to customers.
The company is offering price
reductions from 1.5 per cent up
to 5 per cent on its range of
trucks and buses. PTI
Ashok Leyland
NEW DELHI, July 18: Hinduja
Group flagship Ashok Leyland
today inked a pact with Chetan
Maini-promoted Sun Mobility to
develop electric mobility
solutions.The global partnership
between Chennai-based
commercial vehicle-maker and
Sun Mobility will leverage Indias
innovation and engineering
potential to develop electric
mobility solutions, Ashok Leyland
said in a statement. PTI
Honda launches
limited edition
Amaze
NEW DELHI, July 18: Honda
Cars India Ltd (HCIL) today
launched a limited edition version
of its compact sedan Amaze, with
the petrol variant being priced at
Rs 6.48 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The petrol trim of the Privilege
Edition is priced at Rs 6.48 lakh
while the diesel version is tagged
at Rs 7.73 lakh.
The new version comes en-
riched with advanced infotainment
system, enhanced exterior and
safety features.
Our endeavour has always been
to offer best-in-class features to our
customers and we are happy to of-
fer the Privilege Edition of the Hon-
da Amaze with digipad for advanced
infotainment, HCIL Senior Vice-
President, Marketing and Sales,
Jnaneswar Sen said in a statement.
The new trims come with vari-
ous features like dual airbags, ABS
(in diesel variant), power adjusta-
ble ORVMs, steering-mounted
controls, among others. PTI
96% Indians at risk while using public Wi-Fi system
NEW DELHI, July 18: A whopping 96 per
cent of Indians put personal information at risk
while using public Wi-Fi for checking bank
accounts, sharing personal photos and videos,
a report by Norton by Symantec said today.
According to the Norton Wi-Fi Risk Re-
port 2017 by Symantec, consumers are un-
able to resist a strong, free Wi-Fi network
and their online behaviour may be placing
their personal information at risk.
There is a deep divide between what
people think is safe when it comes to using
public Wi-Fi versus the reality, said Ritesh
Chopra, Country Manager, Consumer Busi-
ness Unit, Symantec, in a statement.
BUSINESS & ECONOMY
Govt asks RIL, Shell, ONGC to pay $3 bn
NEW DELHI, July 18: The gov-
ernment has sought about $3 bil-
lion from Reliance Industries, Royal
Dutch Shell and ONGC following a
partial arbitration award in its
favour over cost recovery in Pan-
na/Mukta and Tapti (PMT) oil and
gas fields in the Arabian Sea.
The Directorate General of Hy-
drocarbons (DGH) on May-end
slapped the demand notice on
them, which included interest and
certain other charges over a gross
amount it calculated following the
October 2016 final partial award
(FPA), sources in the government
and the PMT joint venture said.
The notice does not contain any
date for making the payment or the
OIL Chairman and Managing Director Utpal Bora and representatives of IIT-Guwahati and start-up companies after signing a tripartite
MoU in presence of Chandra Mohan Patowary, State Minister of Commerce and Industry, in Guwahati on Tuesday. UB Photos
OIL launches start-up initiatives
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: Oil India
Ltd (OIL) today launched its start-
up initiatives by entering into sep-
arate agreements with two ven-
tures, both related to treatment of
waste water.
The two North-east-based start-
ups Innovative Interventions Pvt
Ltd and RD Grow Green Ltd will
use the incubation facility at IIT-
Guwahati.
The tripartite agreements be-
tween OIL, IIT-G and the start-ups
were signed today.
OIL Chairman and Managing
Director Utpal Bora signed the
MoUs on behalf of OIL, along with
Prof Prasanna, Dean, IIT-G, and
the directors of the two start-up
companies.
The two projects will deal with
treatment of formation water for
Major telcos push for
doubling of IUC
NEW DELHI, July 18: Incum-
bent operators Bharti Airtel,
Vodafone and Idea Cellular to-
day sought doubling of intercon-
nection usage charge (IUC), a key
input for mobile tariffs, saying
that terminating incoming calls on
their networks costs 30-35 paise
per minute.
Any change in IUC has a direct
impact on mobile call rates as the
charge is taken into account while
setting telecom tariffs.
The new entrant Reliance Jio,
however, batted for levying no
charge on incoming calls.
Today all the major operator
participated. Some operator were
of the view that we should go to
bill and keep, other asked for re-
ducing it, some said keep it con-
stant at current level. Some oth-
ers said that it should be in-
creased, TRAI Chairman RS
Sharma told reporters after a day
long workshop meeting with tel-
What someone thinks are private on their
personal device can easily be accessed by
cyber criminals through unsecure Wi-Fi Net-
works or even apps with privacy vulnerabil-
ities, he added.
The report says that 73 per cent of Indians
will do or swap something for a strong Wi-Fi
signal including watching a three minute ad-
vertisement (35 per cent), to something as
critical as allowing access to personal emails
(19 per cent), personal photographs (22 per
cent), online dating profiles (16 per cent),
contact lists (19 per cent) and giving permis-
sion to access and even edit personal social
media profiles (19 per cent).
consequences that would follow if
the payment is not made, they said.
Besides, they added, it was issued
without waiting for the arbitration
panel to give its final award after
hearing rejoinders from the parties
Partial arbitration award over cost recovery
to the dispute and, in the last stage,
quantifying the amount payable.
RIL and Shell had last November
challenged in an English court the
FPA by a three-member arbitration
panel headed by Singapore-based
lawyer Christopher Lau, upholding
the government view that the prof-
it from the fields should be calculat-
ed after deducting the prevailing tax
utility purposes and treatment of
industrial effluents using electro-
quantum techniques.
One start-up will develop a sys-
tem to treat the water co-produced
with oil and recover resources like
sodium hydroxide and sulphur. The
second start-up would make an ef-
fluent treatment plant, which will
be able to treat the water used for
drilling to make it reusable.
Bora said the two projects will use
incubation facilities at the IIT-G and
start their work from August, with a
time-frame of one year being set for
completing their testing stage.
Depending on the success, the
work will be carried forward by
floating separate companies, with
OIL having 26 per cent stake in each.
He said Rs 1.33 crore has been
earmarked for the two projects.
OIL is the first oil PSU to reach
this stage of association in the start-
ecom operators.
The IUC is fixed by the Tele-
com Regulatory Authority of In-
dia. At present IUC of 14 paise
per minute is levied on every do-
mestic incoming calls by the tel-
ecom operator receiving it.
When asked if telecom opera-
tors suggested increasing mobile
termination rate in the range of
30-35 paise from 14 paise levels
at present, Sharma responded af-
firmatively without naming any
particular operator.
He said there are other charg-
es that are part of IUC but 14
paise charge for handling domes-
tic calls dominated the discussion
during the workshop because of
the high volume of calls that are
subjected to these charges.
He did not give any timeframe
for firming up the IUC recom-
mendations but said they will be
finalised soon.
Airtel has said their cost of car-
The survey also revealed that 31 per cent
Indians use public Wi-Fi for viewing explicit or
suggestive contents, of which 44 per cent admit
to doing so at work and 49 per cent in hotels.
The survey, which included more than
15,000 consumers in 15 countries, noted that
almost half (48 per cent) of Indian users have
accessed Wi-Fi without the Wi-Fi network
owners permission.
The report provides certain measures to
ensure security over the web which includes
using Virtual Private Network (VPN) and
looking for HTTPS (Hypertext Transfer
Protocol Secure) in the web addresses while
visiting a website. IANS
of 33 per cent and not the 50 per
cent rate that existed earlier.
It also upheld that the cost re-
covery in the contract is fixed at
$545 million in Tapti gas field and
$577.5 million in Panna-Mukta oil
and gas field. The two firms want-
ed that cost provision be raised by
$365 million in Tapti and $62.5 mil-
lion in Panna-Mukta.
Sources said the government has
joined the appeal in the English
court, rendering infructuous the
process of the arbitration panel giv-
ing the final award and quantifying
the amount payable.
up initiative, as envisaged and an-
nounced by the Prime Minister in
August 2015, the CMD added.
The Board of OIL had approved
a Rs 50-crore OIL start-up fund on
September 30, 2016. To initial the
process of developing start-ups, an
MoU was signed with IIT-G in De-
cember last.
The CMD said the start-up fund
was created to encourage innova-
tion and entrepreneurship in
North-east India.
Lauding the OIL initiative, Assam
Industry and Commerce Minister
Chandra Mohan Patowary, who was
present at the meeting, thanked the
PSU for choosing to kick-start its
start-up initiative from the State.
Speaking on the occasion, IIT-G
Director Prof Gautam Biswas high-
lighted the need for intervention from
all branches of science for viable ex-
ploration of oil and natural gases.
rying incoming call is 30 paise and
hence IUC should be raised so
that they are able to recover their
cost, said an industry source who
did not want to be identified.
Vodafone said the cost of carry-
ing incoming calls on its network
is 30 paise without taking into ac-
count the licence fees and 34 paise
after including it, he said.
According to the source, Idea
Cellular has said that cost of car-
rying incoming call on its network
is around 30 paise as per meth-
odology used by TRAI, while as
per its own calculation the cost is
35 paise per minute.
The company stated that it is
unable to recover its basic cost at
the current IUC rates.
The Aditya Birla group firm de-
manded that IUC should be raised
so that telecom operators are
able to recover cost of carrying
load of incoming calls from other
networks. PTI
The way arbitration works is
that the panel first gives an FPA. It
then gives time to parties to dis-
pute to file appeals and hears them.
The final award is then given. In
the final stage, the amount payable
is quantified, a source said.
Since the judicial seat of the ar-
bitration is at London and that the
arbitration agreement is gov-
erned by the English law, any chal-
lenge to the partial award in ef-
fect puts on hold the arbitration
tribunals process.
So, only after the court disposes
of the appeal can the arbitration tri-
bunal work on final award and quan-
tification of the amount payable, the
source said. PTI
Nine out of 21
PSBs reported
losses in FY17:
Gangwar
NEW DELHI, July 18: Nine of
the 21 public sector banks, including
IDBI Bank and Indian Overseas
Bank, reported losses during 2016-
17, the parliament was informed
today.
As many as 13 state-owned
banks had reported losses during
2015-16 financial year.
In a written reply in Rajya
Sabha, Minister of State for
Finance Santosh Kumar Gangwar
said IDBI Bank had reported a
loss of Rs 5,158 crore in the last
fiscal, while the amount was Rs
3,417 crore in the case of Indian
Overseas Bank.
Other loss making state-owned
banks were Allahabad Bank, Bank
of India, Bank of Maharashtra,
Central Bank of India, Dena Bank,
Oriental Bank and UCO Bank.
The minister further said all
the public sector banks are
maintaining a positive balance in
revenue reserves. Revenue
reserves, refers to undistributed
revenue created for strengthen-
ing the financial position of a bank.
Replying to a question in
relation to capitalisation of PSBs,
Gangwar said the government
under the Indradhanush Plan has
earmarked Rs 70,000 crore for
infusion in them between financial
years 2016 and 2019. The
government has already infused a
sum of Rs 47,915 crore to PSBs
during 2015-16 and 2016-17 based
on quantitative analysis of growth
and compliance levels, the
minister said. PTI
Union Minister for Law and Justice and Information Technology Ravi Shankar Prasad and Indian
Chamber of Commerce (ICC) President Shashwat Goenka, at an interactive session organised by ICC
in Kolkata on Tuesday. UNI
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11
Electricity out of GST
Steel manufacturing cost will
go up: Steel Ministry to PMO
NEW DELHI, July 18: The steel
ministry has expressed concerns
that cost of steel manufacturing will
increase as electricity, being one of
the major inputs, has been kept out
of the goods and services tax.
The concerns were expressed at
a recent meeting of the ministry
with the Prime Ministers Office, a
government official said.
Electricity being a major input
for steel industry will increase the
cost of manufacturing if it remains
out of the GST, the official said.
The concerns were also ex-
pressed by the steel ministry dur-
ing the meeting that the Clean En-
ergy Cess of Rs 400 per tonne
which was being charged pre GST
remains effectively non-cenvatable
in the new regime.
Natural gas, one of the inputs
used in manufacturing sponge iron/
Hot Briquetted Iron, an interme-
diate product used in steel making,
has been kept out of GST purview.
Under the previous regime, a par-
States taking steps to
improve ease of doing
business: DIPP Secy
NEW DELHI, July 18: State
governments are taking several
steps such as setting up of single
window system for approvals
with an aim to improve ease of
doing business, a top official said
today.
Department of Industrial Policy
and Promotion (DIPP) Secretary
Ramesh Abhishek said that as many
as 17 states have made laws to pro-
vide single window system.
Powers of several departments
have been given to one person to
man these systems, he said.
He said for the first time bet-
ter performing states like And-
hra Pradesh are hand-holding the
less performing ones to improve
their investment climate and
their rankings.
Andhra Pradesh and Telangana
have jointly topped the 2016 all-
India State/Union Territory-wise
Lawrence & Mayo announces
140 years discounts
BUSINESS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, July 18: One of
the oldest and leading optical
retail chains of the country,
Lawrence & Mayo, has an-
nounced exciting offers including
up to 50 per cent discount on
their complete eyewear collec-
tion to mark 140 years of the
company.
Addressing the media on the
occasion, Suman Anjoy, Business
Head, L&M, said, We, at
Lawrence & Mayo, are thrilled to
celebrate 140 years of our
inception and are delighted to
have initiated this sale for our
customers anticipating that it
would give them the freedom to
own high-end brands of eyewear.
The offer has come with a
massive discount of up to 50 per
cent on a wide range of interna-
tionally-renowned frames and
sunglasses.
The sale will be on till
September 30 next and will be
valid on major international
tial was available, the official said.
However, in the new regime,
the tax paid on the natural gas is
a cost and no input tax credit is
available on the same, the offi-
cial added.
The Steel Ministry is also of
view that royalty is charged on iron
ore at 15 per cent of the base price
and is yet not cenvatable.
Besides, Forest Development
Fee (FDF) and similar charges like
contribution in District Mineral
Foundation and National Mineral
Exploration Trust, which are in the
nature of tax, need to be subsumed
in GST, the official said.
The steel industry had earlier in
the month said that with GST roll-
out the unorganised players in the
sector will have to move to organ-
ised form of doing business.
GST Indias biggest tax reform
since the Independence was
rolled out this month, unifying
more than a dozen Central and
State levies. PTI
Ease of Doing Business rankings.
Talking about this years rank-
ing, the secretary said that per-
ception is an important component
in ease of doing business, so this
year, we are checking the percep-
tions also.
We are doing user survey on
every parameter... We need to
make things simpler and faster,
he said, adding the DIPP is also
pushing ministries and regulators
to help improving business climate.
Earlier authorities used to check
every container at ports but now it
has been asked to check only 10
per cent of the containers to facili-
tate movement of goods.
India ranks 130th in the World
Banks Doing Business Report for
2017. The government has been
encouraging states to improve busi-
ness climate to better the countrys
position in the global list. PTI
brands, Anjoy added.
Sounding a positive note on the
companys 11 per cent growth
even in the face of demonetisa-
tion in the last financial year,
Anjoy said, The company
intends to further increase its
presence with maximum stores
coming up in cities like Kolkata
Guwahati, Siliguri and Bhu-
baneswar to strengthen its
foothold in the Eastern and
North-Eastern part of the
country.
In the North-east particularly,
he said, the company is planning
to open stores in Jorhat,
Dibrugarh and Shillong, besides
having two more outlets in
Guwahati.
L&M presently has 115 outlets
spread across 44 cities in India
and deals in brands like Emporio
Armani, Cartier, Silhouette,
Mont Blanc, Nyasa, Porsche, Tag
Heuer , Versace, Polo, Rayban,
Vogue, Tommy, CK and latest
varieties of contact lenses of top
quality brands.
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NATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017

Soldier kills officer Tollywood members to be

SRINAGAR, July 18: A sol-
dier shot dead an Army Major
while on duty fired several
shots at the officer, police sourc- interrogated in drug case
on Tuesday following an alter- es added. Major Thapa died in- HYDERABAD, July 18: Au- Telugu reality show. does not take drugs and is not
cation over the use of a mobile stantly. thorities probing the drug rack- Leading actor Ravi Teja is involved in the racket. She said
phone in Jammu and Kashmirs Defence Ministry spokes- et in Hyderabad will begin in- scheduled to appear on July 24. her son would appear before
Baramulla district, police said. man Colonel Rajesh Kalia said terrogating some Tollywood Her mother Rajyalakshmi told the authorities to give an ex-
Both the Army and police have in a statement: In an unfortu- personalities in connection with the media on Monday that he planation. IANS
launched an investigation. nate incident at one of the for- the case from Wednesday, offi-
Major Shekhar Thapa of 8 ward posts in Uri sector, an
cials said on Tuesday.
Rashtriya Rifles was killed by a Army officer was killed in fir-
The Special Investigation
fellow soldier in Uri sector of ing by one of the jawans after
Team (SIT) of the Prohibition ASSAM PUBLIC SERVICE COMMISSION
the Line of Control (LoC) which an altercation.
and Excise Department of Te- Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-781022
divides Kashmir between In- The officer succumbed to his
langana will question the art-
dia and Pakistan, the police said. injuries on the spot. Further in- No. 34PSC/CON/Exam-178/2016-17
ists, including some leading
A soldier who had been told vestigations by the Army and NOTIFICATION
actors and actresses over the
not to use the mobile phone police are underway. IANS It is for information of all concerned candidates who appeared
next 11 days. The SIT has sum-
in the Screening Test for recruitment to the post of Assistant
Minister for Foreign Affairs of Australia Julie Bishop during a discussion with Union Minister moned 12 Telugu film person-
NOTIFICATION Inspector of Schools under Education (Secondary)
for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Defence Arun Jaitley, in New Delhi on Tuesday. UNI alities for questioning. Officials
Department held on 04.06.2017 that the Answer Keys of the
In continuation of earlier communication vide Ref. have served them notices, ask- above Screening Test for the subjects of General English,
No. DPN-21/2017/28 dated 20.05.2017 in connection
with Computer Skill Test for the post of Assistant Librarian
and Junior Assistant of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya
Ailing PoK resident to ing them to appear in person
between July 19 and July 30.
Well-known director Puri
General Studies & Pedagogy is uploaded in APSC website
www.apsc.nic.in. Candidates are requested to visit the
website and if any Answer Key, in his/her opinion is found to be
Adarsha Mahavidyalaya, Dalgaon, has been schedule
to be held on 24th July, 2017 at the District Computer
Centre located in premises of Mangaldai Govt. Higher
get visa: Sushma Jagannadh is scheduled to ap-
pear before the team on the
first day. He, however, is like-
incorrect/wrong, he/she is asked to submit the Correct
Answers as per his/her opinion along with supporting
documents/papers etc. to substantiate the claim to the
Secondary School.The list of the shortlisted candidates NEW DELHI, July 18: Ex- POK is an integral part of sonal letter requesting for a
ly to send his advocate as he is undersigned personally or by post latest by 24.07.2017 for
ternal Affairs Minister Sush- India. Pakistan has illegally oc- Pakistani visa for Kulbhushan
for this computer skill test will be uploaded through the said to be busy with shooting. taking necessary action from this end. No claim for correction
ma Swaraj today waived the cupied it. We are giving him Jadhavs mother. of Answer Key will be entertained if same is not supported by
website www.darrang.gov.in and also displayed in the Actresses Charmee Kaur
condition of a letter from Pa- visa. No letter required, However, she assured Aziz specific documents. Reference to any website or any
notice board of office of the Deputy Commissioner, and Mumaith Khan are sched-
kistans Foreign Adviser Sar- Swaraj tweeted. that any Pakistani national seek- unspecified documents will not be entertained.
Darrang. Candidates of both the categories are here uled to be questioned on July
taj Aziz for an ailing PoK res- Alis family has appealed to ing a medical visa to travel to No objection will be received after the last date i.e. 24.07.2017.
by requested to visit the said website regularly for their 20 and July 21 respectively. As
ident to get a visa and said he Swaraj to revoke the require- India with his recommendation Sd/- Principal Controller of Examination
immediate update. The eligible candidates will bring a notice could not be served
would be allowed to come ment of a letter from Aziz for would be given one immediate- Assam Public Service Commission,
all the original certificates/mark sheets along with two here as Pakistan- occupied- a medical emergency visa. ly. In a series of tweets, Swaraj on Mumaith Khan, a SIT team Jawaharnagar, Khanapara, Guwahati-22
copies of recent passport size photograph for Kashmir was an integral part On July 10, Swaraj had reit- had said, I have my sympathies has rushed to Mumbai, where Janasanyog/5359/17
verification on that day. of India. erated the need for a letter by for all Pakistan nationals seek- the actress is shooting for a
Sd/- Deputy Commissioner, Osama Ali, a 24-year-old Aziz and expressed dismay ing medical visa for their treat-
Janasanyog/5345/17 Darrang, Mangaldai resident of Rawalkot in PoK,
has been diagnosed with a tu-
over the lack of courtesy
shown by her Pakistani coun-
ment in India. All that we re-
quire is his recommendation for

mour in his liver and wants to terpart, who she said had not the grant of medical visa to Pa- 1 Z1 1 21 11
seek treatment in Delhi. even acknowledged her per- kistan nationals. PTI
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as the Opposition members, led
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The application with all relevant documents along with the us and vociferously demanded a
M 1 M1 M 1 documentary evidence of successful completion of projects undertaken discussion on the issue.
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They were protesting against
College, Dibrugarh on or before 3.00 PM dated 29th July 2017. The
1 1 1 S decision of the Hospital Management Committee is final for the selection a circular issued by the Mano-
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Assam Medical College & Hospital,
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the Legislators. PTI
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WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
LEISURE & LIFESTYLE
Defining raga
21:30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 19:00 Sethji
22:00 Ishqbaaaz 19:30 Aisi Deewangi...
22:30 Dil Boley Oberoi 20:00 Zindagi Ki Mahek
23:00 Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji 20:30 Piya Albela
13:00 Roll No. 21 14:00 Crime Patrol - Satark 23:30 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam... 21:00 Kumkum Bhagya 15:47 Non-Stop
14:00 Ben 10 15:00 Crime Patrol Dial 100 22:00 Woh Apna Sa 17:36 Iron Man
15:00 Roll No. 21 19:00 Yeh Moh Moh Ke Dhaage 22:30 Zindagi Ki Mahek 19:45 The Dictator
16:00 We Bare Bears 19:30 Peshwa Bajirao 21:00 The Transporter Refueled
23:00 Aisi Deewangi...
17:00 Ben 10 20:00 Mahabali Hanumaan 22:45 Journey 2: The
17:30 Teen Titans Go 23:30 Kumkum Bhagya
20:30 Pehredaar Piya Ki 13:00 Criminal Minds Mysterious Island
18:00 Larva 21:00 Beyhadh
18:30 Horrid Henry
21:30 Kuch Rang Pyar Ke Aise Bhi
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20:30 Roll No. 21 22:00 Crime Patrol Dial 100
21:00 Teen Titans Go
21:30 Horrid Henry
13:30 Udann
22:00 Ben 10
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23:30 Teleshopping 13:00 Tu Sooraj Main Saanjh Piyaji 14:30 Ek Shringaar STAR MOVIES
13:30 Ek Aastha Aisi Bhee 14:00 Just for Laughs 15:00 Kasam 21:00 Pirates OfThe Caribbean:
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14:30 Love Ka Hai Intezaar 16:00 The Big Bang Theory 16:00 Dil Se Dil Tak
13:00 The Tom And Jerry Show 16:30 Two and a Half Men 16:30 Ek Shringaar HBO
15:00 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam...
13:30 Chhota Bheem 17:00 Fleming 22:45 Journey 2:The
15:30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
14:00 Mighty Raju 18:00 Castle
16:00 Meri Durga Mysterious Island
16:30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 19:00 Just for Laughs
20:00 Top 20 Funniest
21:00 The Catch 14:35 The Day After Tomorrow
22:00 Class 17:01 How To Train Your Dragon 2
23:00 Criminal Minds 19:04 Amber Alert
21:00 Pirates Of The Caribbean:
Dead Man's Chest
17:00 Thapki Pyar Ki 16:00 Main Insaaf Karoonga
17:30 Bhaag Bakool Bhaag 18:55 De Dana Dan
18:00 Savitri Devi College and... 22:35 Anaconda 3: offspring
14:30 Chhota Bheem 13:00 Zindagi Ki Mahek 19:00 Devanshi
17:00 Mighty Raju 13:30 Aisi Deewangi... 19:30 Sasural Simar Ka
17:30 Chhota Bheem 17:00 Ishqbaaaz 14:00 Woh Apna Sa 20:00 Shakti
19:30 Hole In The Wall 18:00 Mere Angne Mein 14:30 Kumkum Bhagya 20:30 Udann
20:30 Chhota Bheem 18:30 Meri Durga 15:00 Zindagi Ki Mahek 21:00 Karmafal Daata Shani
21:00 The Tom And Jerry Show 19:00 Saath Nibhaana Saathiya 15:30 Sa Re Ga Ma Pa Lil Champs 21:30 Ek Shringaar
21:30 Takeshis Castle 19:30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 17:00 Aisi Deewangi... 22:00 Dil Se Dil Tak SONY PIX
22:00 Chhota Bheem 20:00 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam... 17:30 Woh Apna Sa 22:30 Kasam 21:00 Jurassic World
Ragas are a formless form, says an eminent musicologist 22:30
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M.A.D
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Chandra Nandni
Naamkarann
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Kumkum Bhagya
Bin Kuch Kahe
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Bhaag Bakool Bhaag
Savitri Devi College and...

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agas are one of the most prominent acceptance of music any music as a language
musical heritages of India but one rests largely on the proposition that music does
13:29 Battleship
always falls short of expressions for not support the notion of lexical meaning. 15:50 The Chronicles Of Riddick
21:30 Baggage Battles
explaining this terminology. An But in the present context of raga-ness, this 22:00 Pawn Stars
18:23
21:00
The Mummy
Jurassic World
22:30 Storage Wars
eminent musicologist has now described ragas as objection can be questioned, he argued. 23:00 Forged In Fire 07:00 Breakfast Live
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0830 Fast News
a formless form. Each raga qualifies almost entirely as a linguistic 13:00 Fast and Fierce 08:00 Live at 8 1330 Whattsup News STAR GOLD
14:00 Animal Planet Exclusives 09:00 Good morning Assam 1530 Cinema 18 18:55 De Dana Dan
Deepak S Raja, a sitar and surbahar exponent statement, and is understood by the members of 15:00 Extreme Survivors 10:00 Assamese news 1630 Gaon Connect
16:00 Lords of the Jungle 11:30 Kotha Barta (R)
(Etawah Gharana) who has studied musicology the raga music community just as a statement in 17:00 Animal Planet Safari 12:00 Mid Day Live
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under the guidance of eminent scholars elaborated any spoken language is understood by its native 13:00 Snakes in the City 13:00 Assamese Telefilm 1830 Assamese Prime Time
14:30 Afternoon Prime 1930 English News
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that a raga is formless because it represents only ethnic-linguistic community, he claimed. 15:00 Science of Stupid
17:30 Guwahati Bisesh 2000 Prime Time Debate 15:43 Loafer
18:00 Guwahati Live 2200 Aparadhnama
a possibility of an aesthetically coherent and Another aspect he touched upon was how 15:30 You Cant Lick Your Elbow
18:30 Breaking @ 6:30 2230 North East English News
17:58 Lingaa
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emotionally satisfying manifestation. And it is also magically a raga transforms itself into melodious 17:00 Worlds Weirdest Animal...
19:00
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Assamesse Prime Time
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a form in itself because it has distinct and compositions when performed by artists and how 18:00
18:30
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Science of Stupid
21:00 Super Prime Time
22:00 Live at 10 08:30 Goalporiya Lokogeet
recognisable contours. each time it manages to elicit a different response 18:00 Snake Week
19:00 Nat Geo Investigates 22:30 Noixo Guwahati 08:35 Art of Living/Health Tips
20:00 The Lion Ranger 23:00 Noixo Batori 08:50 Batori ZEE ACTION
Exploring a musicians relationship with his art from the audience. It draws on the cultural memory. 19:00 Animal Planet Exclusives 21:00 Science of Stupid 15:00 Akholor Juti
20:00 Extreme Survivors 22:26 Don 2
and how this relationship is shaped by the The association of the sound patterns of a raga with 21:00 Lords of the Jungle
22:00 Indias Mega Kitchens 15:30
16:00
Grahak Suruksha
Abelir Batori
23:00 Science of Stupid
phenomenon of the raga, Raja spoke in detail while their meaning reside in the collective unconscious, 22:00 Jaws and Claws 23:30 Brain Games : Paranormal 1430 Anuradha
16:05 Swachha Bulletin
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discussing the topic, Perspective on raga-ness at just as the association of words in a spoken or written 1930 Borola Kai (R) 16:30 Tathyachitra
2000 Pita Putra 17:00 Nimishote Batori
the Kumar Gandharva Memorial Lecture Series language reside in the memory of the culture in 2030 Abelir Ramdhenu 17:02 Sambhawana, 2016
13:00 The Island with Bear Grylls 2100 Oi Khapla 14:06 Dildaar: The Arya
organised by the Raza Foundation here on Sunday. which the language has evolved, he added. 14:00 Food Factory 2130 Bharaghar
17:30
18:00
Krishi Darshan
Dharabahik 17:04 Saathi
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Raja, who is also the author of The Raga-ness of In Hindustani and Western art music, music 15:00 River Monsters 2200 Borola Kai 18:30 Batori 20:00
22:26
Ghatak
Don 2 15:43 Loafer
13:00 Pawn Stars 16:00 Man Woman Wild 2230 Abelir Ramdhenu (R) 18:45 NE News
Ragas: Ragas Beyond the Grammar drew upon theorists share a divergent view when it comes 14:00 Food Tech 17:00 Wild Discovery
several aspects like defining ragas as a linguistic to giving the status of the commanding form to 15:00 Omg! Yeh Mera India 18:00
18:30
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What Happened Next ?
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statement, its relationship with cultural memory ragas and compositions (bandish). According to 17:00 Storage Wars 20:30 Great Centuries : Virat Kohli 14:30 Winning Post
and the notion of a raga as a transcendental entity Raja, the proposition that which of the two plays a 17:30
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Baggage Battles
American Pickers
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22:00 India Tour of Sri Lanka H/ls 18:30 World Tour Car Champs
to present a collage of perspectives that simplified pivotal role in constructing a melody will always 19:00 Food Tech
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19:00 Rajputana Premier League
20:00 Omg! Yeh Mera India 22:30 PGA Tour Special Show
the context of ragas. be debatable. 21:00 Counting Cars 15:00 Match Point : India vs. WI 14:30 Mens FIH Hockey World... 23:00 Extreme Sailing
23:30 SL Tour of England H/ls
He maintained that the communicative In Western art music, American philosopher 15:30 Total Kabaddi 14:00
15:00
ATP 1000 Masters 2017
Americas Cup 2017 H/ls
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efficiency of a raga, which is a rule-based system of art, Prof Susanne Langer, accords the status of 17:00 NZ Tour of England H/ls 16:00 Moto GP 2017 H/ls
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of sounds, is often attributed to the receptivity of the commanding form to the composition because 17:30 Kbd Countdown
19:00 The Worlds Strongest Man
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the listener as much as the competence of the it is the composition which determines the entire 19:00 ICC Cricket 360
21:00 Moto GP 2017 H/ls 14:00 Trans World Sport
19:30 KBD Heroes 15:30 IPL Top Knocks : 2011
performer. However, despite musics universal process of invention and elaboration. Whereas Prof 19:00 Man Vs. Wild 20:00 SL Tour of England H/ls 16:00 IPL Top Spells : 2011
22:00 WWE Smackdown 15:00 X Games 2017
16:00 UFC
resonance, experts in linguistics have not granted Susheel Saxena argues that, in Hindustani music, 20:00 River Monsters 21:00 SA Tour of England H/ls 16:30 India Rising : Virat Kohli 19:00 TNA Xplosion
21:00 Wild Frank In India 22:00 Badminton Unlimited 17:00 India Tour of Sri Lanka H/ls 20:00 TNA Wrestling Unifnished...
the status of a language to music. the raga rightfully occupies this status, he 22:00 Man Vs. Wild 22:30 Kbd Countdown 19:00 Zimbabwe Tour SL H/ls 21:00 Super Boxing League 2017
23:00 Naked and Afraid 14:00 PGA Tour Special Show
The reason for this, Raja felt, is because the reiterated. IANS 23:00 ICC Womens WC H/ls 20:00 India Rising : R Ashwin 23:30 X Games 2017

Know your DAY LOCKHORNS CROSSWORD - 6035

beyond
compare? (7)
By JACQUELINE BIGAR
5 Clintons
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Wednesday, July 19, 2017: prosecutor (5)
This year you often opt not to share what is on your mind. Your perspec- 6 Daisy plant (2-3)
tive could be changing with time, and you might want to take a stand once
8 A story (4)
you condense your views and feel confident in your judgments. Others find
you unusually desirable. If you are single, you could meet someone of 9 ___ in : include
significance in the next few months. Do not push for a commitment ? (3)
make sure this person is a good fit first. If you are attached, you might feel 12 Boot part (3)
the need to allow your significant other to play a stronger role in the
13 Brightly
relationship. GEMINI makes an excellent healer for you.
The Stars Show the Kind of Day Youll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 3- coloured lizard
Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult. (5)
ARIES (March 21-April 19) 15 Windy (5)
Strong feelings mixed with self-discipline push you across 18 Man of
the finish line. You will see the results, but somehow you might feel Montmartre (5)
as if you could have done better. Recognize the constraints that surround Across Chaminida ___
19 A cry of joy, its
you. Do not take this issue and make a big deal out of it. Tonight: Hang out. 1 Syrian city (6) (4)
said (1,2)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
Be aware of what someone expects from you. You might be
unusually impatient with certain matters. Try not to let this mood
THE PHANTOM By Lee Falk
7

8
Purchase tax
(8)
Dabbling duck
26 Muscat native
(5)
28 The objective
20 A cooking fuel
(3)
affect those around you. If you need to take a walk to center yourself, do. (4) case of the 21 Indian paceman
Avoid releasing tension in a quarrel. Tonight: Pay bills. Javagal ____
10 Viva Zapata! pronoun he (3)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
When youre focused, you are able to achieve a lot. star (6) 29 Put back, as in (7)
You might be driven to handle a financial situation now before 11 Be disloyal court ? (6) 22 Genetic-code
it is too late. With your energy as high as it is, it would be wise to deal (6) 30 Convert into molecule (3)
with this matter sooner rather than later. Tonight: Speak your mind, but 14 Limited, in gaseous state 23 Sight (6)
use diplomacy. short (3) (6) 24 Amongst or
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
16 Eat greedily 31 Old-time actor surrounded by
Understand your limits, at least with your ability to sustain
complications. You could feel as if you need to step back and get a (5) Wallace (4) (4)
complete perspective on several issues. Do not think that you always have 17 The two or 32 Annoy (8)
25 Designed, made
to participate in everything. Be discriminating. Tonight: Get some extra zzzs. more beings 33 Hankered (6)
or named (6)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) just Down
You always do well when involved with several people, be 26 Do __ __ : last
mentioned (4) 1 Very nearly
it at work or at a social happening. You could be pushed to the ditch effort (2,3)
19 Pool problem (3,3)
point of fatigue and irritation, yet youll still cruise right past any hassles. 27 Lifeless (5)
(5) 2 Ample (6)
Recognize what is happening, and dont be a harsh critic. Tonight: Out late. 28 Scots Wha __
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) 21 Sandbar (5) 3 Norways
22 Attracts (5) capital (4) (Burns poem)
You could be on top of a personal matter and ready to devote
a certain amount of time to an important project with friends. You can
accomplish a lot if you focus and screen your calls. A boss is more than aware
BLONDIE 23 Sri Lankan
paceman
4 Shyam ___ :
film director 30
(3)
Dull colour (4)
of what you are doing than you might realize. Tonight: A must show.
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
Do not get caught in a situation where the person de- SOLUTION TO TRIBUNE CROSSWORD 6035
mands an immediate answer. Remember, you are capable of going 27 Amort, 28 Hae, 30 Grey.
only so far and doing only so much. Be more forthright with your investiga- Gas, 21 Srinath, 22 DNA, 23 Vision, 24 Amid, 25 Styled, 26 Or die,
tion of a certain issue. Tonight: Put on music that allows your mind to drift. 8 Tale, 9 Add, 12 Toe, 13 Agama, 15 Blowy, 18 Homme, 19 A ha, 20
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Down: 1 All but, 2 Plenty, 3 Oslo, 4 Benegal, 5 Starr, 6 Ox-eye,
Read between the lines when dealing with a partner whose Yenned.
personality often prevents you from getting to the bottom of an Omani, 28 Him, 29 Remand, 30 Gasify, 31 Reid, 32 Irritate, 33
issue. Though you find this person to be charming, you often find it difficult to
Ltd, 16 Gorge, 17 They, 19 Algae, 21 Shoal, 22 Draws, 23 Vaas, 26
work with him or her. Tonight: Have a quiet but serious chat with a loved one.
Across: 1 Aleppo, 7 Salestax, 8 Teal, 10 Brando, 11 Betray, 14
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
You might want to do a better job of listening. A partner
could amaze you with his or her diverse ideas and thoughts.
Together, youll come up with unusual but effective solutions. You have HEALTH CAPSULES JUMBLED WORDS
an ability to assimilate a lot of facts and information. Tonight: Defer to a by Bron Smith Given below are four jumbled words. Solve
the jumbles to make proper words and move
loved one. them to the respective squares below. Select
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) the letters in the shaded squares and jumble
them to get the answer for the given quip.
You might want to try a different approach to a work-related
matter that affects your daily life. You could be dealing with a
versatile, quick-witted personality, and you could be overwhelmed by what
you hear. Build a solid foundation. Tonight: Time to relax.
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
You have an interesting perspective, whereas others seem
to be in one camp or the other. Your ideas could be totally different
and have an impact on others. You might be tired of explaining, but you will
say only as much as you need to. Tonight: Lighten up the mood.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
If you can play it low-key for majority of the day, do. As a
result, you are likely to feel a lot better than you have in quite a
while. Still, it might be important to keep certain goals to yourself. Go with
the flow of the moment. Tonight: Invite a friend or two over for dinner.
___ is the art of concealing your source.
Franklin P. Jones (11)
Thought for the day SOLUTION
Who to himself is law, no law doth need, Offends no law, and is a
your source. Franklin P Jones
Health Capsules is not intended Answer: Originality is the art of concealing
king indeed.
to be of a diagnostic nature. Words: Broad/board, icily, tibial, gurney.
GEORGE CHAPMAN
 14 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
INTERNATIONAL WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017

India, UK discuss Cardinal unhappy

extradition, visa issues
LONDON, July 18: India and the UK have
discussed the issues that affect the extradition
of fugitives across the board and the prob-
lems faced due to delays by British authorities
in granting visas to Indians, including students.
The issues were raised with British au-
thorities by Union Home Secretary Rajiv
Mehrishi, who was in the UK as part of the
India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue, which con-
cluded yesterday.
Asked if the extradition of fugitive liquor
baron Vijay Mallya and former IPL chief Lalit
Modi were raised specifically with the UK,
Mehrishi said the issues that affect extradition
across the board were discussed, rather than
specific cases.
Mr Mallyas case is sub judice. The issues
around extradition discussed during the meet-
ings only focused on any difficulties that may
arise in extradition cases in general, he told
reporters at the Indian High Commission at
the end of his week-long visit.
Mallya, the 61-year-old former chief of the
now-grounded Kingfisher Airlines, has been
in the UK since March 2016 and was arrested
by Scotland Yard on an extradition warrant on
April 18. The airliner owes nearly Rs 9,000
crore to various Indian banks. Out on a bail, he
is fighting the extradition case in a UK court.
He had fled India on March 2 last year.
Modi, also said to be in the UK, is wanted by
Indian authorities in connection with a money
laundering case.
India and Britain have an extradition treaty,
signed in 1992, but so far only one extradition
has taken place under the arrangement that
of Samirbhai Vinubhai Patel.
During the talks Mehrishi held in the UK,
India raised the issue of visa problems faced
by Indians, including delays in student visa
decisions, the high amount charged for the UK
visas and the lengthy waiting period for Indian
tourist visas.
The issue of women abandoned by Indian-
origin and NRI spouses from the UK back in
India was also raised by India and it was agreed
that follow-up meetings on that would take
place next week with senior Indian High Com-
mission diplomats.
The Union Home Secretary held talks with
Brandon Lewis, UK Minister for Immigration
and others over the past week, most of which
are not in the public domain.
The UK raised the issue of illegal Indian
immigrants overstaying in the UK. Approxi-
mately, the UK has been able to identify in the
region of about 1,000 illegal immigrants from
India a year. We made it clear that it is a matter
of policy for India that anybody identified as an
Indian who is illegally in the UK, we will expe-
dite his or her return, Mehrishi said.
The India-UK Home Affairs Dialogue was
set up during UK Prime Minister Theresa
Mays visit to India in November 2016.
The first meeting under the process took
place in New Delhi in May and the meeting in
London was co-chaired by Mehrishi with UK
Permanent Secretary Philip Rutnam. PTI
Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attending a
welcome ceremony outside the Great Hall of People in Beijing on Tuesday. UNI
Pak court lifts ban on Indian TV shows
LAHORE, July 18: A Pakistani court today
lifted a ban imposed by the countrys media
watchdog on airing of Indian teleplays calling it
unreasonable restrictions.
The Lahore High Court declared the Paki-
stan Electronic Media Regulatory Authoritys
(PEMRA) ban on airing Indian teleplays null
and void after the federal government told the
court that it has no objections to Pakistani pri-
vate TV channels telecasting Indian TV shows.
Although PEMRAs ban on the airing of In-
dian films on television channels was lifted in
February, permission to air teleplays or tele-
vision dramas was not granted.
Martins said. Panorama added that the news had upset many at
The petitioners counsel, Asma Jehangir,
argued in court today that a ban on Indian tel-
eplays appeared strange while Indian films
were being openly aired.
LHC Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said
the Indian content with objectionable or anti-
Pakistan content could be censored, but there
was no need for a complete ban.
The world has become a global village. How
long unreasonable restrictions could be im-
posed, he said. He added when Indian mov-
ies are being screened in cinemas in the coun-
try, what justification the PEMRA has to ban
them on TV channels. PTI
over copyright to
Saint Teresa sari
ROME, July 18: The famous white sari with three blue borders
worn by Saint Mother Teresa has been copyrighted by nuns, and
one of the Vaticans top cardinals is not pleased. Holy Mother
Teresa of Calcutta is a universal symbol, beloved by believers
(and) unbelievers, said Cardinal Jose Saraiva Martins (85), an ex-
prefect of the powerful Congregation for the Causes of Saints.
It is absurd that taxes will now have to be paid on her sari.
It is the first time I have heard anything like it, he was quoted
as saying by the online version of the Italian weekly, Pano-
rama, which hits shop shelves on Thursday. The sari was re-
portedly recognised as an Intellectual Property of the Mission-
aries of Charity by the trademarks registry in India on the day
the revered Catholic nun was raised to sainthood in Septem-
ber last year. It means those using images of the sari in
anything from books and films to calendars will have to pay.
It certainly does not honour the saints memory, Saraiva
the Vatican to the point that Pope Francis may be moved to speak
out. The white sari, now worn by nuns be-
longing to the Missionaries of Charity
throughout the world, is a symbol of pu-
rity, while the three blue borders repre-
sent poverty, chastity and obedience.
Mother Teresa won the 1979
Nobel Peace Prize and was re-
vered around the world as a
beacon for the Christian val-
ues of self-sacrifice and chari-
ty. She spent all her adult life
in India, first teaching and then
tending to the dying poor
for decades before her
death in 1997 at the age of
87. AFP Saint Teresa

Trump pushes for

Made in America
products
WASHINGTON, July 18: US
President Donald Trump has
pushed for Made in America
products to fight unfair and
stupid trade practices amid
criticism that his own family
business outsources product
manufacturing to countries like
India, China and Bangladesh.
Surrounded by Gibson gui-
tars, Stetson cowboy hats and
other Made in America prod-
ucts, Trump promised to stand
up for American companies
and their employees, warning
that the US would take retalia-
tory action against other coun-
tries unfair trade practices.
We have countries that
charge us 100 per cent tax on
a product. And when that prod-
uct is sold by them to us, we
brilliantly charge them noth-
ing, Trump said, with a tinge
of sarcasm. People say, Oh
thats free trade. No, thats
stupid trade. Thats really stu-
pid trade. Its incredible,
Trump was quoted as saying
by CNN.
Noting that he was elected
on promises of reigniting
American manufacturing, the
President touted his adminis-
trations efforts to bolster US
manufacturing and strip away
burdensome government reg-
ulations and promised he
would do more to level the
playing field for US companies.
But Trump offered no new
policy or specific action that
would advance those goals,
signing only a symbolic Made
in America proclamation and
promising still-unrevealed
policies that would make US
manufacturers so happy.
The day provided an op-
portunity for Trump to turn
the page away from the Rus-
sia-related controversies
swirling around his adminis-
tration and instead provide
images of him marvelling at a
host of products made in all
50 US states.
My administration is re-
moving the burdens and reg-
ulations on your companies so
that you can compete, thrive
and grow, he said. PTI

Bodies of Swiss couple

found after 75 years

GENEVA, July 18: A couple that disappeared in the Alps

75 years ago has been found preserved in a receding gla-
cier, ending decades of uncertainty for their seven chil-
dren, the Swiss media reported today.
The bodies were found lying near each other in the Dia-
blerets massif in southern Switzerland, along with back-
packs, a bottle, a book and a watch, according to the Le
Matin daily. The head of the Glacier 3000 ski resort, Ber-
nard Tschannen, told Le Matin that the bodies were found
last Thursday.
It was a man and a woman wearing clothes from the last
(World) War, Tschannen was quoted as saying. The ice
preserved them perfectly and their belongings were in-
tact. Tschannen told the paper that the couple had likely
fallen into a crevasse.
A DNA search has been planned to definitively establish
their identities, but Le Matin quoted Marceline Dumoulin
as saying she believed the remains were of her parents,
who went missing on August 15, 1942.
Marcelin Dumoulin, a 40-year-old shoemaker at the time,
and his wife Francine, a school teacher aged 37, had left
their village of Chandolin to graze their cattle in the moun-
tainside. Searches were carried out for more than two
months, but ultimately the seven orphans five boys and
two girls were placed in foster homes.
We spent our whole lives searching for them, without
stopping. We never thought wed be able to give them the
funeral they deserved, Marceline Dumoulin, who was
four when her parents went missing, told Le Matin. AFP
 WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017
SPORTS THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 15

Lukaku opens his account

as Manchester United win
SALT LAKE CITY, July
18: Romelu Lukaku bagged
his first goal in a Manchester
United shirt on Monday as
the Premier League giants
laboured to a 2-1 victory
over Real Salt Lake in Utah.
Lukaku, who joined the
Red Devils from Everton in
a reported 75 million
($98.2 million) transfer last
week, fired United ahead on
38 minutes, latching on to a
low cross from Henrikh
Mkhitaryan.
The 24-year-old Belgian
international striker had also
been involved in Uniteds
equaliser scored by Mkhi-
taryan in the 29th minute
after Luis Silva had given
Salt Lake a shock early lead.
Lukaku used his strength
and physical presence to
hold off the Real defence to
feed Jesse Lingard who
provided the pass for
Mkhitaryan to score.
The United goals were the
rare highlights of a disjointed
first half performance from
Jose Mourinhos side, who
had travelled to Utah earlier
on Monday from their Los
Angeles training camp.
For much of the opening
half United were second
best against a lively Salt
Lake side, with their
defence being given a torrid
time by a team who are
languishing near the foot of
Major League Soccers
Western Conference.
The lively attack trio of
Luis Silva, Joao Plata and
Jefferson Savarino often left
Uniteds defence scrambling
to get into position, with
Phil Jones finding the
movement of the Salt Lake
front two hard to deal with.
A surging run from
Savarino set up Silvas
opening goal on 23 minutes.
United however respond-
ed swiftly with Mkhitaryans
equaliser just before the half
hour mark.
Real coach Mike Petke,
with one eye on his teams
MLS fixture in Portland on
Wednesday, withdrew his
entire starting line-up at the
30-minute mark, and United
capitalised to take the lead
through Lukaku.
Mourinho also fielded a
new starting XI for the
second half, with Marcus
Rashford and Anthony Martial
leading the line for United.
United again struggled to
impose themselves howev-
er, and their frustration
boiled over when Antonio
Valencia was sent off for a
reckless lunge on Sebastian
Saucedo midway through
the second half.
United will face Manches-
ter City in Houston on
Thursday in the third game Romelu Lukaku of Manchester United scores their second goal during the pre-season friendly match against Real Salt Lake at
of their US tour. AFP Rio Tinto Stadium in Utah, on Monday.

Germany held by Sweden;
Russia stun Italy at womens Euro
BREDA (Netherlands), July
18: Holders Germany were
held to a goalless draw by Swe-
den while underdogs Russia
stunned Italy as Group B opened
at the womens Euro tourna-
ment in the Netherlands.
In Breda, Sweden picked up
their first point in 12 competi-
Nadezhda Karpova (L) of Russia vies with Cecilia Salvai of
Italy during the Group B match of the womens Euro tournament
at the Sparta Stadium in Rotterdam, on Monday.
Root cant believe Vaughan blast after SA shocker
tive encounters with Germany,
who have won the European ti-
tle six times in a row and eight
times overall.
Earlier in Rotterdam, first-
half goals from Elena Danilo-
va and Elena Morozova hand-
ed Russia a surprise 2-1 win
over Italy.
In a reprise of the Olympic
final from Rio, Germany kept
Sweden under pressure in an
uneventful first half but they
failed to create scoring chances
against a solid defence.
Their dominance continued in
the second half, with substitute
Mandy Islacker the biggest
threat for the Swedish goal.
In the 65th minute, she flicked
a low cross from Carolin Simon
just past the post.
Sweden then demonstrat-
ed their strength on the coun-
ter- attack but Stina Black-
stenius failed to deliver follow-
ing a superb run as her weak
shot was blocked by Almuth
Schult who also stopped Lot-
ta Schelins breakaway effort
two minutes later.
Seven minutes before the
end, Islacker flicked a low pass
from captain Dzsenifer Maro-
zsan under the crossbar, but
Chelsea keeper Hedvig Lindahl
cleared the ball over the bar.
In Rotterdam, Russias
Danilova struck nine minutes
into the game with a low shot
from outside the box that took
Italian keeper Chiara Mar-
chitelli by surprise at her left
post. AFP
NOTTINGHAM, July 18: Joe Root
was stunned by former England captain
Michael Vaughans assertion that his side
the game.
The England batting has been ap-
palling, said Vaughan, who played
Englands second innings was even
worse, with Roots men bowled out for
just 133 in pursuit of a world-record tar-
But the Yorkshireman accepted his
side ought to be able to bat in different
styles according to the match situation,
had failed to respect Test cricket during alongside Roots father Matt at the Shef- get of 474 with more than a day to spare whatever the individual preferences of
their thumping 340-run defeat against field Collegiate Club in Yorkshire and on Monday as South Africa levelled the particular players.
South Africa at Trent Bridge. has been a friend of the family since Joe four-match series at 1-1. We need to make sure we learn
Ashes-winning skipper Vaughan, now was a boy. This was Englands sixth defeat in quickly... (so that) if we are in a similar
a commentator with BBC Radios Test Maybe its a lack of respect about their last eight Tests and Root, in charge situation (in the third Test) at The Oval,
Match Special, made his stinging com- what the game is, said Vaughan, one of for just the most recent two, was taken for example, we play it slightly smart-
ments as England lost seven first-in- the leading Test batsmen of his era. aback by mentor Vaughans comments. er, said Root.
nings wickets for 62 runs to be bowled They look like they are playing a I think thats very unfair I cant Part of Test cricket is trying to find a
out in little more than 50 overs for 205 Twenty20 game. They have this ap- believe hes actually said that. balance of both (attack and defence)
in reply to the Proteas 335. proach of attack, attack, attack. There is We pride ourselves on winning se- and even if its not your strength, you
Roots 78 was the only fifty in a mea- no thought or feeling of seeing off a bowl- ries like this, and unfortunately weve build it into your natural game, he add-
gre total that left England well behind in er or wearing a team down. played poorly this week, Root added. ed. AFP
FC Goa team
signs Ferran Spanish soccer president and son arrested
MADRID, July 18: Police say they were Juan Padron, the federation vice gional federation for Tenerife.
Corominas have arrested Spanish Football Feder- president of economic affairs, and the Police said the five men were arrest-
PANAJI, July 18: FC Goa ation president Angel Maria Villar, his president and the secretary of the re- ed on charges of corruption as part of a
have roped in Spanish for- son and three more federa- probe into the finances of the
ward Ferran Corominas for tion executives as part of an federations.
a one-year contract, a club anti-corruption probe. Spains minister of educa-
official said. Spains Guardia Civil said Maria Villar tion, culture and sport, Inigo
Popularly known as Coro, in a statement today that Vil- Mendez de Vigo, told national
the 34-year-old has made lar, his son Gorka Villar, and television moments after the
over 250 appearances in La three other football officials raids that in Spain the laws
Liga and also have turned out were detained while raids are enforced, the laws are the
for the likes of Elche, Osasu- were carried out at the fed- same for all, and nobody, no-
na, Mallorca and at Espanyol, eration headquarters. body is above the law.
where he spent the best part Villar is also a senior vice UEFA said in a statement
of 10 years. president of FIFA and sen- it is aware of the reports
He started out at Espanyol ior vice president of UEFA. regarding Mr Villar Llona.
in the B team before being Police said the other three We have no comment to
promoted to the first team in men who were arrested make at this time. AP
the summer of 2003.
After saving the club from

Sehwag chooses silence Constantine wants to

relegation with a last minute
Sameer, Prannoy to lead goal in the 2005/06 season,
Coro went on to win Copa Del

Indian challenge at US Open Rey and was also instrumen-

ANAHEIM (US), July 18:
Back in action after recover-
ing from an injury, Sameer
Verma will look to put the best
foot forward when he com-
petes at the US Open Grand
Prix Gold badminton tourna-
ment which begins here to-
morrow.
Sameer, who had reached
the finals of 2016 Hong Kong
Super Series and clinched the
Syed Modi Grand Prix Gold
this year, had suffered a shoul-
der injury and couldnt partic-
ipate at Indonesia and Austral-
ia Super Series last month.
A former National champi-
on, Sameer was then forced
to withdraw from last weeks
Canada Open after failing to
get visa on time.
The 22-year-old from Dhar
will now look to go full throt-
tle when he opens his cam-
paign against Vietnams
Hoang Nam Nguyen.
HS Prannoy and Parupalli
Kashyap will also look for good
results this week after early
exits in Calgary.
Commonwealth Games
champion Kashyap will have
a tough task ahead when he
meets top seed Korean Lee
Hyun Il, while second seed
Prannoy, who had a good out-
ing at Indonesia Super Series
Premier, will face Austrias
Luka Wraber in the opening
round.
Among other Indians in
mens singles, Abhishek Yel-
egar will take on third seed
Brice Leverdez of France, La-
khanee Sarang will face Ja-
pans Kenta Nishimoto and
Harsheel Dani will square off
against Mexicos Arturo Her-
nandez at the Anaheim Con-
vention Center Arena.
In womens singles, Nation-
al champion Rituparna Das
and Ruthvika Shivani Gadde
will lead the charge in the ab-
sence of Saina Nehwal, who
pulled out of the event.
Shivani will face third seed
Japanese Aya Ohori, Sri
Krishna Priya Kudaravalli will
fight it out against USAs Maya
Chen and Sai Uttejitha Rao
Chukka will take on Nether-
lands Gayle Mahulette.
Rituparna will take on
Rachel Honderich, while
Reshma Karthik will face
Denmarks Sofie Holmboe
Dahl. PTI
tal in the clubs run to the
UEFA Cup final in the 2006/
07 season, where they fin-
ished runners-up to Juande
Ramos Sevilla.
Coro moved to Elche via
Girona and was a vital cog
in the team. He played the
captains role on various oc-
casions.
A diminutive forward, Coro
operates as a second striker
and is excellent at linking up
play and occupying spaces be-
tween the oppositions de-
fence and midfield.
We are pleased to have
got Coro on board. Coro is
exactly the sort of profile we
have been looking for. We feel
with his level of experience,
he will be real asset to the
team, FC Goa president Ak-
shay Tandon said. PTI
after India head coach snub build team for future
MUMBAI, July 18: Virender
Sehwag today evaded questions
on the controversial selection of
the Indian teams head coach af-
ter being pipped by Ravi Shas-
tri for the high-profile job.
Sehwag was among the
shortlisted candidates who were
interviewed by the Cricket Ad-
visory Committee, comprising
Sourav Ganguly, Sachin Ten-
dulkar and VVS Laxman.
Known to speak his mind,
Sehwag, when asked whether
he was told about a separate
batting and bowling coach, he
said, If you ask questions on
Umeed India (the show he
is promoting) then I will an-
swer. Thanks.
Sehwag also spoke on diffi-
culties faced by Indian athletes
to prepare for events like the
Olympics and World Champi-
onships.
When asked about his strug-
gle when compared to these
athletes, the former right-hand-
ed batsman said, My struggle
was nothing in comparison to
them. For me cricketing facili-
ties were available at every
corner, there are 1000s of acad-
emies in Delhi where one gets
facilities and equipments. There
is no struggle for us cricketers
in front of them.
Some of the athletes whom
he interviewed for the show are
wrestler Sakshi Malik and row-
er Dattu Bhokanal. He also said
that he was touched by the strug-
gle of Dattu, who at one time
did not know swimming before
finishing 13th in the Rio Olym-
pics last year. PTI
DOHA, July 18: Indian
national football team coach
Stephen Constantine,
presently in charge of the India
U-23 side, prefers long-term
goals rather than looking for
quick results from the
upcoming AFC U-23 Champi-
onship Qualifiers which kicks-
off in Doha tomorrow.
India are scheduled to
play Syria in their opening
match of the tournament
tomorrow.
Ive been a person who
have always preferred to
build a team for the future.
Im working with this bunch
of guys so that a few may
come up the ranks and land
up with the senior national
team in the coming days,
Constantine said in the pre-
tournament press confer-
ence, here today.
India U-23 side are
coming into the tournament
on the back of a two-week
long camp in New Delhi
followed by two back-to-
back international friendlies
against Singapore.
A year back, Syria had
made it to the finals of the last
edition of the AFC U-23 AFC
Championship, but their
campaign didnt go as planned.
This tournament is of
immense importance for us
and I believe, as it is for every
team here. Well give our
best to qualify from this
group, Syrian coach Hussein
Afash mentioned. PTI

Du Plessis hails new Kallis Philander SU DO KU

NOTTINGHAM, July 18: South
Africa captain Faf du Plessis said Ver-
non Philander was on the way to be-
coming the new Jacques Kallis after
his man-of-the-match winning display
in a crushing 340-run win over Eng-
land in the second Test at Trent Bridge.
Philander was in fine form with both
bat and ball as South Africa won with
more than a day to spare.
He made valuable scores of 54 and
42 at number seven before taking
three wickets for 24 in 10 overs as
England, chasing a huge 474 for vic-
tory, collapsed to 133 all out in what
was their heaviest Test defeat, in
terms of runs, at Trent Bridge.
Now retired South Africa great
Kallis was an outstanding all-round-
er, scoring 45 Test hundreds and av-
eraging more than 55.
The lively paceman also took 292
wickets at 32.65, and held 200 catches
as well.
Philander, primarily a fast-medium
bowler with a priceless ability to move
the ball late, is some way off matching
those figures his highest score in 45
Tests is 74.
But 169 wickets at an average of
22.21 are proof of his potency as a
bowler.
Hes becoming the new Jacques
Kallis the way hes batting, said du
Plessis regarding Philander after the
Proteas levelled this four-match series
at 1-1.
Hes a fantastic cricketer. When
theres something there (in the pitch),
hes probably the best in the world at
doing something with it.
South Africa altered the balance of
their team after a 211-run defeat in
the first Test at Lords, a match du
Plessis missed following the birth of
his first child, and the returning skip-
per was delighted by how Philander
had embraced his enhanced role in
Nottingham.
We left a batsman out to play two
all-rounders, with that comes extra
responsibility, said the captain.
With the promotion to number this game. He stepped up to the plate.
seven, I backed his technique and he Philander and Chris Morris took two
responded by getting crucial runs in wickets apiece as they reduced an Eng-
land top order featuring three left-hand-
ers to 72 for four before lunch on Mon-
days fourth day.
England had been set a target way in
excess of the record Test fourth innings
winning score of 418 for seven by the
West Indies against Australia at St
Johns in 2002/03.
But, even with a huge number of
runs to play with, Philander gave lit-
tle away.
Former England captain Michael
Atherton, writing in The Times, said
England lost four wickets to some of
the best fast bowling you will see, add-
ing: Philanders opening spell from the
Pavilion End should be commissioned
as a textbook offering for any seamer
of medium pace on how to put top or-
Philander made valuable scores of der left-handers under pressure.
54 and 42 at No. 7 before taking three The 32-year-old Philander, explain-
wickets for 24 in 10 overs as England ing how he went about his work, said:
collapsed to 133 all out. With the moving ball here its difficult
because you cant just leave me, with
the odd one nipping back.
Im looking to attack off-stump con-
sistently and that makes life difficult for
those left-handers.
Fast bowler Morne Morkel was un-
lucky not to take a wicket on Monday,
as the recalled Morris made his pres-
ence felt.
With the addition of Chris, our at-
tack is even greater because weve got
four seamers now, said Philander.
Its exciting to be part of it and to
lead an attack.
This match was also a triumph for du
Plessis, who took the bold decision to
bat first and deployed precise field set- Solution of last problem
tings which helped account for Moeen Originating from Japan, su
Ali in both innings. do ku is a mind game and a
puzzle that can be solved
All this came against a backdrop
with proper reasoning and
of South Africa being without coach logic. Fill the grid with digits
Russell Domingo following the in such a manner that every
death of his mother, while fast bowl- row, every column and every
3 x 3 box accommodates the
er Kagiso Rabada served a one- digits 1 to 9 without repeat-
match ban as a result of swearing at ing any.
Ben Stokes at Lords. AFP
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SPORTS WEDNESDAY, JULY 19, 2017

Sri Lanka pull off record chase to beat Zimbabwe
COLOMBO, July 18: Niroshan
Dickwella and Asela Gunaratne guid-
ed Sri Lanka to a record 388 target to
beat Zimbabwe by four wickets on
Tuesday in a pulsating end to their one-
off Test.
A crucial 121-run sixth-wicket stand
between Gunaratne (80 not out) and
Dickwella (81) secured Sri Lankas
best-ever run chase.
Sri Lankas previous best was
against South Africa in 2006, when
they achieved a 352-run target. Tues-
days chase was also the highest in Asia
and fifth best in Tests.
Man-of-the-match Gunaratne an-
chored the chase to perfection after
Dickwellas departure, putting on an
unbeaten 67-run partnership with Dil-
ruwan Perera (29 not out) to take Sri
Lanka to victory.
The win in Colombo was a boost
for new Test captain Dinesh Chandi-
mal and eased Sri Lankas pain after a
shock defeat in the one-day series
against the minnows.
Its always tough when youre bat-
ting in the fourth innings but I told the
team that they should play their nor-
mal game and they played some out-
standing innings, especially Dickwella
and Asela, Chandimal said.
Its always challenging as a captain
but its about doing the right things on
and off the field, said Chandimal, who
took over after Angelo Mathews quit
because of the ODI loss.
Zimbabwe skipper Graeme Crem-
er claimed four wickets with his leg-
Sri Lankas Asela Gunaratne gets down for a reverse sweep during day five of the one-off Test against Zimbabwe in
Colombo, on Tuesday.
spin to return with overall figures of caught behind off left-arm spinner Sean
9-275 at the R Premadasa Stadium. Williams while attempting an auda-
But Gunaratne, who played most of cious reverse sweep.
the Test as a batsman after injuring his Dickwella survived a stumping
hamstring in the first innings, tackled chance from Sikandar Razas off-spin
the Zimbabwe spinners with ease dur- on 37 and was then dropped by wick-
ing his 151-ball stay. etkeeper Regis Chakabva on 63.
Wicketkeeper-batsman Dickwella The stumping reprieve cost Zim-
rode his luck to reach 81 before being babwe dearly. It was referred to the
third umpire, who ruled him not out
despite replays showing his toe was
on the crease a case where the bats-
man can be given out.
Earlier, Cremer sent overnight bats-
man Kusal Mendis trudging back to
the pavilion for 66 after Sri Lanka re-
sumed on 170-3.
Cremer struck again with his leg-
spin to have Mathews caught and
bowled for 25. The visitors scented
victory, but it was not to be for the
10th-ranked side.
Credit to them... But the way the
guys fought and got the runs on the
board and pushed Sri Lanka till the
last day was great, said Cremer.
The one-day series is a high point
for us, we brought that confidence into
the Test match and it gave us the be-
lief that we could push the big teams.
For Sri Lanka, veteran left-arm spin-
ner Rangana Herath also stood out
with five wicket hauls in each innings.
He got the man of the series award
for his overall match figures of 11-249.
Zimbabwe batsman Craig Er-
vines 160 in the first innings and
allrounder Razas 127 in the second
essay were also notable performanc-
es in the match.
Sri Lanka host the number-one
ranked India for three Tests, five One-
Day Internationals and a single Twen-
ty20 later this month.
SCORECARD
Zimbabwe 1st innings: 356.
Sri Lanka 1st innings: 346
Zimbabwe 2nd innings: 377
Sri Lanka 2nd innings: FDM Karunaratne b
Williams 49, WU Tharanga c Moor b Cremer
27, BKG Mendis c Williams b Cremer 66, LD
Chandimal c Masakadza b Cremer 15, AD
Mathews c & b Cremer 25, N Dickwella c
Chakabva b Williams 81, DAS Gunaratne not
out 80, MDK Perera not out 29. Extras: (b 9,
lb 8, w 2) 19. Total: (6 wickets; 114.5 overs)
391. Fall of wickets: 1-58, 2-108, 3-133, 4-
178, 5-203, 6-324. Bowling: Sikandar Raza
13-1-58-0, SC Williams 43.5-2-146-2, AG Cre-
mer 48-6-150-4, MN Waller 4-0-10-0, CB Mpo-
fu 6-3-10-0. Agencies
England eves
in ICC WC final
BRISTOL, July 18: Host England made it to the final of the
ICC Womens World Cup edging past South Africa by two wick-
ets in the thrilling first semifinal here today.
Batting first South Africa scored 218 for six in the stipulat-
ed 50 overs and in reply England gathered 221 losing eight
wickets with two balls to spare.
SCORECARD
South Africa: L Wolvaardt b Knight 66, L Lee b Shrubsole 7, T Chetty
st Taylor b Sciver 15, M du Preez not out 76, M Kapp run out 1, D van
Niekerk run out 27, CL Tryon c & b Gunn 1, S Luus not out 21. Extras:
(w 4) 4; Total: (6 wickets; 50 overs) 218. Fall of wickets: 1-21, 2-48,
3-125, 4-126, 5-168, 6-170. Bowling: KH Brunt 10-1-40-0, A Shrubsole
10-1-33-1, NR Sciver 4-0-25-1, LA Marsh 9-0-37-0, A Hartley 9-0-40-0,
JL Gunn 6-0-35-1, HC Knight 2-0-8-1.
England: L Winfield c du Preez b Khaka 20, TT Beaumont b Khaka 15,
SJ Taylor run out (van Niekerk) 54, HC Knight c Wolvaardt b Luus 30, NR
Sciver b Luus 3, FC Wilson c Chetty b Kapp 30, KH Brunt b Daniels 12,
JL Gunn not out 27, LA Marsh b Ismail 1, A Shrubsole not out 4. Extras:
(b 5, w 17, nb 3) 25. Total: (8 wickets; 49.4 overs) 221. Fall of wickets:
1-42, 2-61, 3-139, 4-142, 5-145, 6-173, 7-213, 8-217. Bowling: S Ismail
9.4-1-49-1, M Kapp 10-1-43-1, A Khaka 10-2-28-2, M Daniels 10-0-47-1,
D van Niekerk 5-0-25-0, S Luus 5-0-24-2. Agencies
Sachin urges youngsters to
stop being couch potatoes
MUMBAI, July 18: Urging recipe for disaster. What India
the younger lot of the coun- needs is more participation in
try to become healthy by tak- sporting activities, said the
ing part in sporting activities, cricket legend after being an-
batting maestro Sachin Ten- nounced as Sony Pictures Net-
dulkar reminded them that works Indias ambassador for
young and unhealthy popu- Sports at a function here.
lation is a perfect recipe for SPN also announced the
disaster. launch of two new sports chan-
By 2020 India is set to be nels, Sony Ten 2 HD and Sony
the youngest nation by popula- Ten 3 HD, bringing its overall
tion. But in obesity we are number of sports channels to
number three. A young and un- eleven including six HD
healthy population is a perfect channels. PTI

City CCC meet semis

SPORTS REPORTER
Right-back
Trippier signs new
Shastri has his way, Arun back as bowling coach
GUWAHATI, July 18: Senior Blue and Jun- MUMBAI, July 18: Acceding to newly- years until the closure of next World Cup, All depends on their availability, it
ior Yellow entered the final of the City Cricket Tottenham contract appointed chief coach Ravi Shastris de- Chaudhary said. depends on individuals, the number of
Coaching Centre organised inter-group crick- LONDON, July 18: Totten- mand, the BCCI today appointed Bharat Aruns appointment marks a complete days they want to give but their inputs
et tournament. Arun as the Indian cricket teams bowling u-turn for the BCCI, which had named Za- will be invaluable and they are most
ham Hotspur right-back Ki-
coach, ending days of confusion surround- heer Khan as bowling consultant initially welcome, he added.
In the semifinal matches at the Dispur Pa- eran Trippier on Tuesday ing the position. Chaudhary, on his part, said there was
rade Ground today, Senior Blue (198/8) de- signed a new five-year con- Arun was Indias bowling coach during never any confusion on Dravid and Zaheer
feated Senior Yellow (162) by 36 runs while tract with the English foot- Shastris previous tenure as Team Direc- despite the obvious flip-flops by the BCCI.
the Junior Yellow (89) team downed Junior ball club until 2022. tor and the latter had insisted on his ap- At the first place I am absolutely clear
Red (70) by 19 runs. We are delighted to an- pointment in his soon-to-start second stint that it is not a fiasco, once we appointed
nounce that Kieran Trippier with the Indian team. the head coach, obviously he had to think
Nalbari soccer league has signed a new contract with The decision to appoint Arun, on a two-
year contract, was taken after Shastri met
of his responsibility which come with that
appointment, and it is very clear he want-
TIHU, July 18: Chamata Anchalik Krira Sang- the club, which will run until
the Committee of Administrators (CoA) ed his core team. The other two (Zaheer
ha defeated Ghagrapar Anchalik Krira Santha 2022, the club confirmed in a and BCCI officials, including acting pres- and Dravid) are consultants, he said.
2-1 in the first semifinal of the Bheluram Bar- statement. ident CK Khanna and Secretary Amita- Shastri thanked the Cricket Advisory
man Memorial A Division Football League of The 26-year-old has made bh Chaudhary. Committee comprising Sachin Tendulkar,
the Nalbari Sports Association played at the 41 appearances for the club I was in England and was watching ten- Sourav Ganguly and VVS Laxman for
Bhabajyoti Goswami, international category 1 since joining from Burnley in nis (the Wimbledon). I was very clear in picking him for the high-profile job.
referee of the International Weightlifting Gordoun HS School playground, Nalbari today.
June, 2015. my mind what my core team would be, I would like to thank the CAC because
Federation has been invited to conduct the Asian The second semifinal will be played between
The England national has what you just heard is my core team, Shas- before clarifying that it was for specific over- it is a privilege and an honour to be Indias
Youth and Junior Weightlifting Championships 1st ASRF and Barbhag United Sports Club tri said after Chaudhary announced the seas tours. coach. And I would like to thank the CAC
tomorrow, stated a press release. represented his country from
to be held at Kathmandu from July 22 to 29. appointment in a press conference. There is no clarity on Rahul Dravids for considering me worthy enough for the
Under-18 through to Under- Arun is now likely to resign from the position as batting consultant either. job, he said.
Assam players shine in School chess tourney 21 before being included in the
first team.
position of assistant coach in the IPL fran-
chise of Royal Challengers Bangalore.
I have spoken to both the individu-
als and they are as good as three or four
The BCCIs handling of Zaheer and Drav-
ids appointment has faced severe criti-
OIL-AITA tennis tourney gets off Trippier earned his first sen- Besides, the BCCI also decided to re- years ago, and they are fantastic crick- cism with former CoA member Ramachan-
GUWAHATI, July 18: The Mind Sports ior team call earlier this sum- tain Sanjay Bangar as assistant coach and eters. Their inputs will be invaluable, dra Guha calling it public humiliation of
SPORTS REPORTER mer and went on to make his R Sridhar as fielding coach till the 2019 they will be on board when they speak the two stalwarts of Indian cricket.
Foundation and Assam Jatiya Bidyalay organ-
GUWAHATI, July 18: Assam players put up debut in Paris in a friendly ODI World Cup. to these authorities, was Shastris cryp- Neither Zaheer, nor Dravid have yet spo-
ised Servo Challenge 6th Raktabh Dutta Patrick Farhad also continues as phys- tic response on queries regarding Za- ken about the lack of clarity regarding their
a fine show today in the OIL-AITA Super Se- match against France.
Choudhury Memorial North East School io... All of them are part of the team for two heer and Dravid. positions. PTI
ries Tennis Tournament for boys and girls U- Obviously I was raring to
Chess Championship got underway at the
12 and 14 years. go all last season and the sea-
Jatiya Bidyalay premises here today.
Altogether six players from Assam reached
the quarterfinal stage in the girls U-12, U-14 years
and boys U-12 years age groups on the second
Altogether 100 players are taking part in
the meet which will be conducted by
son before, I was just wait-
ing for my opportunities. If I Aruns tips increased my consistency: Umesh
Lakhyajyoti Saikia as chief arbitor and he will get the opportunity to play NEW DELHI, July 18: during an interview. ers, Umesh last season also balls will be used for Tests in-
day of the championship being played at the All even more, I will grab it with
be assisted by Swaraj Buragohain, Padma Umesh Yadavs consistency The results showed be- showed that he could bring the stead of the SG Test balls
Assam Tennis Association complex in Chachal.
Todays results: (Boys U-14, 1st Rd) Aditya Pratim Gogoi and Nandan Buragohain. both hands and I wont look has been one of the major cause I worked on my bowl- deliveries back into right hand- used for matches in India.
Bhagawati (AS) bt Arunesh Borah (AS) 7-5, 1-6, 6-4; In the opening ceremony, Guwahati Press back, Trippier told Totten- highlights of Indias success- ing when I was getting in and ers more consistently. Kookaburra balls on flat
Prajwal Prasana Tewari (MH) bt Abhay Chhabra (DL) 6- Club secretary Naba Thakuria, sports journal- hams website. ful domestic Test season and out of the team. Bharat Arun Actually, my natural grip on decks can be a challenge after
3, 6-4; Arunava Majumdar (WB) bt Aman Phogaat (DL)
6-2, 6-1; Aayush P Bhat (KA) bt Jason David (KA) 6-1, ist Pulin Saha and president of the Assam Jatiya It feels like Ive progressed the pacer gives a lot of credit sir used to work a lot with the seam is one where fingers the ball gets semi-old (25
6-0; N Nithin Balaji (TN) bt Keshav Goel (WB) 6-0, 6-0; Bidyalay Dilip Kumar Dutta Choudhury were a lot since Ive been here and to the newly-appointed bowl- me when I wasnt part of the are locked. Thats the grip for overs). The best chance to get
Andy Thaosen (AS) bt Rahul Pamei (MN) 6-3, 6-0; Wyatt present as guests. Ive got to thank my teammates
Obrien (WB) bt Krish Sanjay Waghani (MH) 6-0, 6-2; ing coach Bharat Arun who playing XI. When I would be outswing deliveries (away go- quick wickets with red Kooka-
Leston Vaz (MH) bt Karthik Neal Vaddepalli (TS) 6-2, 6- and the manager for that. Ive worked on his flaws during in Nagpur, it would be Sub- ing for right-hand batsmen). burra is the first 15 overs when
3; Harsha Pradeep Kumar (KA) bt Anargha Ganguly
(MH) 6-3, 6-2; Anchit Gogoi (AS) bt Rethin Pranav R S
IPSC U-14 boys learned a lot obviously Im his earlier stint with the na- roto Banerjee sir (former Before this season, I the seam remains pro-
delighted to be with England, tional team. India seamer) who would worked on open grip with a nounced. Once the seam flat-
(TN) 6-2, 6-1; Tushar Paul (AS) bt Hrishikesh Iyer (MH)
6-2, 6-4; Kavin Karthik KS (TN) bt Hasith Srujan G (AP)
soccer begins it was a great experience, get- Yes, last season has been work on my technique. I am slight alteration of my wrist tens out, it would be a chal-
6-3, 6-1. (Girls U-12, pre-Q/F) Siddhi Khandelwal (GJ) GUWAHATI, July 18: The Indian Public ting the feel of it and how they one of my best in Test cricket indebted to both, Umesh, position. This grip has two fold lenge for the fast bowlers, he
bt Soha Singh (KA) 6-2, 6-2; Sameeksha Sachin Shroff Schools Conference (IPSC) inter-school U-14
(MH) bt Kanishka SS Mallela (KA) 6-0, 6-2; Khushi Sahil
work, and at the back end of where I showed a lot of con- who played 12 out of Indias benefit you can get the de- admitted.
Sarma (MH) bt Ridhi Choudhury Poka (TS) 6-0, 6-1; boys soccer tournament, hosted and organised by last season I was really enjoy- sistency. But having shown 13 Tests, said. livery back in and also at times So what will be his strategy
Madhurima Sawant (MH) bt Namrata Das (AS) 6-2, 6-0; the Miles Bronson Residential School (MBRS), ing it here at the club. that level of consistency, I It was also a season, where get it to straighten after pitch- if he is given an imaginary sit-
Bhumi Shekhar (WB) bt Meghna Bharadwaj (AS) 6-1, 6- Borjhar got off to a colourful start at the Assam
2; Sweta Samanta (WB) bt Khushi Rao Battula (TS) 6-0,
I didnt want it to end, re- would attribute the success to Umesh got 17 wickets against ing, Umesh explained. uation of Sri Lanka batting at
7-5; Vaibhavi Saxena (KA) bt Ananya Borthakur (AS) 6- Agricultural University ground here today. ally, because I was getting a lot the efforts I had put in to recti- Australia highest by an Indi- Umesh is mentally prepar- 250 for four after 65 overs and
0, 6-0; Pari Singh (MH) bt Chandni Srinivasan (GJ) 6-0 Altogether 10 IPSC schools from different of game time, so Im just look- fy my mistakes of preceding an pacer in four Test series. ing for the upcoming tour of he is brought for his second or
(concede). (Boys U-12, pre Q/F) Aayush P Bhat (KA) bt
parts of the country are participating in the tour- ing forward now. IANS seasons, Umesh told PTI Known for his out-swing- Sri Lanka where Kookaburra third spell. PTI
Shree Saran Kanugovi (TS) 6-3, 6-1; Satdeep Satheesh
Nair (KA) bt Kavin Karthik (TN) 6-7(3), 6-4, 6-2; Prajwal nament of MBRS chapter. Captain Edwin Jothi
Prasana Tewari (MH) bt Manan Nath (AS) 6-3, 6-3; Rajan, principal, Sainik School, Goalpara and
Bushan Haobam (MN) bt Nithis LN Balaji (TN) 6-0, 6-0;
Jigyashman Hazarika (AS) bt Karthik Neal Vaddapali
Dr Sarat Saikia, chief scientist, Horticulture Re-
(TS) 4-6, 1-0 (Concede); Andy Thaosen (AS) bt Rethin search Station, Assam Agricultural University
Pranav R S (TN) 6-0, 6-0; Arunava Majumdar (WB) bt were present in the opening ceremony as the
Arnav Bijay Manral (WB) 6-2, 6-1; Harsh Fogaat (DL) bt
Wyatt Obrien (WB) 7-5, 6-2. (Girls U-14, pre Q/F) Ishika
chief guest and guest of honour respectively.
Chakma (AS) bt Kanishka Mallela Srinath (KA) 6-0, 6-0; Chief guest Rajan extended his cordial greet-
Justina Buragohain (AS) bt Nimrat Kaur Atwal (CH) 6-2, ings and good luck to all the participants.
6-2; Pari Singh (MH) bt Sweta Samanta (WB) 4-6, 6-2,
6-2; Siddhi Khandelwal (GJ) bt Vaubhavi Saxena (KA) Dr Saikia and founder principal of the MBRS
6-3, 6-3; Hatvee R Chaudhury (GJ) bt Sameeksha Dr NK Dutta also spoke on the occasion.
Sachin Shroff (MH) 6-0, 6-1; Kristi Boro (AS) bt Ridhi Todays results: Sainik School, Goalpara bt Emerald
Choudhury Poka (TS) 6-0, 6-1; Karthika Vijay (TN) bt Heights, Indore (5-0); MBRS, Guwahati bt Modern
Manasvi Vardham (KA) 6-1, 6-1. (Boys U-14, pre Q/F) School, Barakhamba Road (6-0); Assam Valley School,
Kritanta Sarma (AS) bt Sarnaav Ghosh (AS) 6-0, 6-0. Balipara bt Sanskar Valley School, Bhopal (7-0).

Guests take salute during the march past in the opening ceremony of the IPSC inter-school U-14
boys soccer tournament in Guwahati, on Tuesday.
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