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5 ultras shot
SRINAGAR, May 6: Five
Hizbul Mujahideen ultras
were killed in an encounter
with security forces in
Shopian of Jammu and
Kashmir today, while five
civilians died in clashes
between protesters and law
enforcing agencies near the
encounter site. – PTI
(Also see page 3)
Abduction
KABUL, May 6: Seven
Indians working in a power
company in Afghanistan’s
northern Baghlan province
were allegedly abducted
today by Taliban gunmen
who apparently mistook
them for government
employees, Afghan media
reports said. – PTI
Loan fraud
NEW DELHI, May 6:
The Enforcement
Directorate has registered
a case of money laundering
in connection with an
alleged Rs 621-crore loan
fraud involving UCO Bank,
officials said today. – PTI
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Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal receiving the Bodousa Samanway Award from the All
Moran Students Union during the Golden Jubilee celebration of the student body at Bodousa
Samanway Kshetra in Tinsukia district on Sunday. – UP Photos
Move to step up security Bordumsa OC’s death
Bullet-proof vests in
along Myanmar border
R DUTTA CHOUDHURY
probe ambit
GUWAHATI, May 6: There
have been reports of move-
ments of cadres of the United
Liberation Front of Asom (In-
dependent) in the areas bor-
dering Arunachal
Pradesh and Nagaland
and there is need for in-
creasing security pres-
ence not only in the in-
ter-state border areas
but also along the bor-
der with Myanmar to
check the movements
of the militants. The
tragic death of Bhaskar
Kalita, the officer-in-
charge of Bordumsa po-
lice outpost once again
highlighted the fact that
there is need for concerted ef-
forts to check the movement
of the militants.
Highly placed security
sources told The Assam Trib-
une that the militants mostly
come down from their Aar-
akan camp in Myanmar by tak-
ing advantage of the porous
international border and then
they enter Assam through
Arunachal Pradesh and on a few
occasions they also come into
India through the tri-junction
of Arunachal Pradesh, Naga-
land and Myanmar. They take
shelter mostly in Tirap, Chang-
lang and Longding districts of
Arunachal Pradesh or Mon dis-
trict of Nagaland and look for
opportunity to sneak into As-
sam mainly for extortions and
a few occasions tried to hit the
security forces.
Commenting on the encoun-
ter on May 4, in which the po-
lice officer lost his life, sourc-
es said that there was a specif-
ic input of the presence of a
A P P
Y
H
L
I V E R
group of militants led by Ru-
pam Asom and Jan Asom in the
area and an operation was
launched. But the police offic-
er was killed in the encounter.
The ULFA(I) team came
down for extortions and ac-
cording to inputs a few
other small teams of
militants are moving
around along the inter
state border areas look-
ing for opportunities to
sneak into Assam.
Sources said that
though Army opera-
tions are on in Tirap,
Changlang and
Longding district of
Arunachal Pradesh, the
terrain puts the mili-
tants in an advantageous
position and there is need for
increasing the strength of the
forces. Sources said that ef-
forts should be made to in-
crease the strength of police
in the area as the local police
personnel would be in a bet-
ter position to deal with the
terrain. Over the years, the
NSCN(I-M) and NSCN(K)
(See page 4)
AFSPA to be lifted
when situation
improves: Rijiju
NEW DELHI, May 6: The
AFSPA, which gives special
powers to security forces op-
erating in conflict zones, may
be withdrawn from areas
where security situation im-
proves, Union Minister Kiren
Rijiju said today.
Rijiju also said the ongoing
Naga peace talks between the
NSCN-IM and the govern-
ment’s interlocutor were be-
ing followed up with utmost
sincerity and the outcome of
the dialogue would be posi-
tive, but he refused to give any
time-frame for signing the
peace pact.
“Since the security scenar-
io in the Northeast has im-
proved in the last four years,
AFSPA has been removed
from many areas. We are
hopeful that with further im-
provement, it may be lifted
from the remaining few areas
SBI denies cash
shortage in NE
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: State
Bank of India, North Eastern
Circle today strongly denied
reports of insufficient cash in
the region.
“We have official record of
88-90 per cent cash availabili-
ty in ATMs and all the branch-
es are equipped with sufficient
cash, there may be some diffi-
culties like power failure, net- incredulous!! When obesity
work connectivity issues due has become a big problem
(See page 4) in my country!
Price Rs. 6.00
JPC to begin public
hearing in State today
Around 100 bodies apply to make representations on Citizenship Bill
STAFF REPORTER “Discussions will be held with migrants/ the arrangements for the public hearing.
NGOs/public representatives and other Over 300 security personnel are expected
GUWAHATI, May 6: The Joint Par- stakeholders to hear their views and sug- to be deployed in and around the venue to
liamentary Committee (JPC) on Citi- gestions on the matters relating to various ensure there is no untoward incident.
zenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 will provisions of the bill,” official sources said. On its maiden visit to the State, the
hold a crucial public hearing in the Representatives of the Ministry of JPC will move to Silchar for another round
city tomorrow. Home Affairs, Ministry of External Af- of public hearing on Tuesday, and on May
Around 100 organizations, including the fairs, Ministry of Law & Justice and State 10 and 11 it will hold a similar exercise in
BJP-led government’s allies AGP and government will be present during the Shillong. The proposed amendment to the
BPF, and opposition parties Congress and discussions and the committee is expect- Citizenship Act has been staunchly op-
AIUDF, have applied to make represen- ed to have a separate discussion with posed by several groups in Assam.
tations before the committee headed by them later after the organizations and The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill,
BJP MP Rajendra Agrawal. individuals make their representations. 2016 was introduced by the Centre in Lok
Former Chief Minister Prafulla Kumar Each organization will be given time Sabha in July, 2016 to amend the Citizen-
Mahanta has sought time to make a rep- slots to make their representations. Only ship Act, 1955 to make illegal migrants
resentation individually. five members from an organization can who belong to six communities – Hindus,
The hearing will begin from 10:30 am meet the committee. Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Chris-
at the Administrative Staff College. tians – eligible for citizenship of India.
Meanwhile, the police today reviewed
SANJOY RAY
GUWAHATI, May 6: Bhaskar Kalita, officer-in-charge of
Bordumsa police station, had moved much ahead of the Assam
Police and CRPF team he was leading, which made his case
much worse during the encounter with ULFA(I) militants.
Preliminary investigation into the incident also suggested
that Kalita was first hit by a bullet on his hand and it was only
after he tried to take evasive action that he was virtually
cornered and fired upon by the group of militants from nearly
point-blank range leading to his death.
“As the team was left far behind, Kalita could not be provid-
ed backup. By the time the team of Assam Police battalion and
the CRPF Cobra unit reached the spot, the damage was al-
ready done,” a top police official told The Assam Tribune.
On the quality of the bullet-proof jacket, the official said that
the bullets were fired virtually from point blank range and
that too several rounds, and it was possibly owing to the force
the weapon generated that the vest got pierced.
The inquiry committee constituted by the State govern-
ment to look into the circumstances leading to the death of
Kalita has also started examining documents related to the
purchase of bullet-proof vests in the year 2011-12.
“We will look into the tendering process and check wheth-
er guidelines related to quality examination of the vests were
followed. As per the standard rule, all the vests are to be put
under extreme situations to check their quality,” sources said.
Sources added that many companies try to provide inferior
quality jackets to security forces and recently, such a case was
reported in Maharashtra where bullet-proof vests were re-
turned to the manufacturer. In Assam too, discrepancies in the
purchase of bullet-proof vests came to the fore in 2003.
in the near future,” he told
PTI.
The Armed Forces (Special
Powers) Act has been com-
pletely withdrawn from Meg-
halaya and partly from Aru-
nachal Pradesh but it is in force
in Nagaland, Assam and three
districts in Arunachal
Pradesh.
The controversial law, AF-
SPA, which empowers secu-
rity forces to conduct opera-
tions, arrest anyone anywhere
without prior notice, is also in
force in Jammu and Kashmir.
There have been demands in
the Northeast as well as in Jam-
mu and Kashmir that the AF-
SPA be withdrawn completely.
Referring to the ongoing dia-
logue between the Issak-Muiv-
ah faction of the National Social-
ist Council of Nagaland (NSCN-
IM) and the government
(See page 4)
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MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018
Man returns
home after
spending 5 yrs
in Pak jail
SEONI, May 6: Nearly five
years after he inadvertently
crossed into Pakistan and was
subsequently jailed, Jitendra Ar-
junwar, who hails from Madhya
Pradesh, today returned to his
home in Barghat area near Seo-
ni, four days after he was hand-
ed over to the Indian authori-
ties by their Pakistani counter-
parts at the Wagah border.
Arjunwar had reportedly
crossed into Pakistan’s Sindh
while in search of water across
the Rajasthan desert. He was
arrested by the Pakistan police
on August 12, 2013, and was
lodged in the Hyderabad Cen-
tral Jail in Sindh province there.
An assistant sub-inspector of
the Seoni police was sent to the
Wagah border along with Arjun-
war’s younger brother to re-
ceive him, Seoni Superintend-
ent of Police Tarun Nayak said.
Ailing Arjunwar, who walks
with the help of crutches, was
handed over to the Indian au-
thorities on May 2. The Minis-
try of External Affairs (MEA)
had last month confirmed to the
Pakistan authorities that Arjun-
war is an Indian citizen, follow-
ing which the Seoni police for-
warded documents related to
his citizenship as demanded by
the MEA and the Ministry of
Home Affairs, the SP said.
Arjunwar’s voter ID and ra-
tion card were submitted as
proof of his Indian citizenship.
Arjunwar’s brother, who works
as a mechanic in Barghat town,
had earlier said that his sibling
was unable to walk properly and
had to use crutches. – PTI
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JODHPUR, May 6: Bollywood
star Salman Khan arrived here
today for the hearing of his
application before a sessions judge
challenging the trial court order
sentencing him to a five-year jail
term in the 1998 blackbuck
poaching case.
The application is listed for
hearing tomorrow before Jodhpur
District and Sessions Judge
Chandra Kumar Songara, the
actor’s counsel Nishant Bora said.
Fifty-two-year-old Khan
reached Jodhpur this afternoon
from Mumbai by a regular flight,
a police official said. He is
accompanied by his sister Alvira,
bodyguard Shera and some
others, he said.
Union minister
joins AMU row over
Jinnah portrait
NEW DELHI, May 6: Wad-
ing into the Jinnah row, Union
minister VK Singh today said
those Muslims, who support-
ed the presence of Pakistan
founder’s portrait in the Ali-
garh Muslim University
(AMU), were insulting their
forefathers, who had rejected
his ideology.
They are Indians today be-
cause of their forefathers, the
Minister of State for External
Affairs said in a social media post.
A controversy has erupted
over the presence of Muham-
mad Ali Jinnah’s portrait in the
AMU, with BJP leaders de-
manding that it be removed.
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ble for India’s division cannot

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Director who
launched
Khan was driven straight from appear before the court after a Dharmendra dies
the airport to a five-star hotel, month on May 7 when it would
the official said. The actor will hear his plea for suspension of
MUMBAI, May 6: Veteran
filmmaker Arjun Hingorani,
be present in the court during sentence. He also directed Khan who launched Dharmendra in
the hearing of his appeal, his not to leave the country without Bollywood with the 1960 film,
counsel said. the court’s permission. Dil Bhi Tera Hum Bhi Tere,
Khan was released from the Chief Judicial Magistrate Dev died yesterday. He was 92.
Jodhpur jail, where he spent two Kumar Khatri had on April 5 According to the statement,
nights, on April 7 after then sentenced Khan to five years in the last rites of the deceased
District and prison for killing two blackbucks filmmaker were performed in
Sessions Blackbuck killing during the shooting of Hum Saath the Vrindavandham. A prayer
Judge Saath Hain in Kankani village service is expected to be held
Ravindra Kumar Joshi granted him near Jodhpur on the night of in Mumbai. Dharmendra took
bail in the case. However, in a late October 1, 1998. to Twitter to express his grief
evening order on April 6, Joshi The trial court had acquitted over Hingorani’s demise.
was transferred to Sirohi as part of his Bollywood colleagues Saif Ali Hingorani, whose career
a reshuffle carried out by the Salman Khan arrives at the Jodhpur airport on Sunday. – PTI Khan, Tabu, Neelam and Sonali spanned three decades beginning
Rajasthan High Court. He was Bendre and a local, Dushyant from the 1960s, is mostly re-
replaced by Songara. had allowed Khan’s application for against his conviction. Singh, giving them the “benefit membered for frequently collab-
In his order granting bail, Joshi suspension of sentence for a month The judge had asked the actor to of doubt” for the incident. – PTI orating with Dharmendra. – PTI
Kashmir varsity teacher’s militancy
stint lasts just 36 hours
be accepted in a public-funded SRINAGAR, May 6: The life of Mo- 3.30 pm on Friday. He had also written to the Director
hammad Rafi Bhat, an assistant profes- He spoke to his mother the last time General of Police, requesting him that
institution, they have said.
sor at Kashmir University, as a militant that day without giving any hint about all efforts be made to trace Bhat’s
Singh said: “If you are not a
lasted less than 36 hours as he was his short-lived future plans. whereabouts.
Muslim but support the por-
among the five militants killed in an en- Several youths, who joined the mili- However, this morning Bhat was
trait’s presence because you
counter with security forces in Shopian tant ranks in a wave following the kill- among the militants trapped in an en-
think that protests against it
district of Jammu and Kashmir today. ing of Hizbul Mujahideen commander counter in Badigam village in Zainapo-
curbs your freedom, then you
Bhat’s involvement with militancy Burhan Wani in 2016, have had a short ra area of south Kashmir’s Shopian
should think if you would like
began sometime late afternoon on Fri- life with some of them getting killed district.
on the walls of your house a
day and ended after he was trapped in a within a fortnight. The encounter broke out after a cor-
picture of somebody whose
security forces cordon at Badigam in Bhat’s family informed university don and search operation was launched
hands are stained with the
Shopian late last night, making him an authorities about his disappearance by security forces following specific in-
blood of your own people.”
ultra with possibly the shortest active yesterday morning, following which formation about the presence of mili-
“Without a doubt, freedom is
time in militancy in the State. protests rocked the varsity campus tants in the area.
everybody’s right. But we tend
Bhat, a resident of Chundina area of over his disappearance. The universi- Police said they brought Bhat’s fami-
to forget that how many great
central Kashmir’s Ganderbal district, ty’s Vice Chancellor had met the pro- ly from Ganderbal to persuade him to
people shed their blood in
was a contractual assistant professor in testing students and assured them that surrender, but to no avail. Bhat was
achieving it. Will they be proud
the Sociology department of the uni- all efforts would be made to trace the killed in the encounter along with four
today of the manner in which versity and had gone missing around missing professor. other militants. – PTI
you are using your freedom?”
the former Army chief asked in
the post titled ‘Let us protect
our freedom from abuse’.
Apparently addressing AMU
Death toll in Ludhiana
students, he said they should
be aware of the expectations
cylinder blast climbs to 11
the country has from them. LUDHIANA, May 6: The death toll in a gas Colony of Giaspura last week, injuring 35 people.
Singh suggested they have to cylinder blast in the Giaspur locality here rose Yadav, his wife Sunita (40) and son Raj (13)
choose between wisdom and to 11 today, an official said. succumbed to injuries at the CMC Hospital later.
prudence, or narrow-minded- Pawan Kumar (35) succumbed to burns this Residents of houses neighbouring Yadav’s are
ness and extremism. morning at the CMC Hospital here, Assistant among the dead. Yadav’s two daughters, Kajal and
Violence broke out on the Commissioner of Police (South) Dharm Pal said. Pooja, are undergoing treatment at a hospital here
AMU campus on Wednesday as Kumar had suffered 75 per cent burns, Pal add- and are in a critical condition. Twenty others are
the row over the portrait trig- ed. The cooking gas cylinder had exploded in the being treated at various hospitals and five of them
gered a right-wing protest. – PTI residence of Ashok Kumar Yadav (58) in Samrat are in a critical condition, the ACP said. – PTI
Father accompanying
student dies of heart attack
CHENNAI, May 6: A 46- The father suffered a heart
year-old man from Tamil attack this morning when he
Nadu, who accompanied his was in a lodge after seeing off
son to Kerala for the National his son at the exam centre.
Eligibility-cum-Entrance Test Later, Palaniswami announced
(NEET), died of a heart attack that the Tamil Nadu Govern-
today as the aspiring doctor ment would bear the higher ed-
wrote the examination una- ucation expenses of Kasturi
ware of his father’s death. Mahalingam, accepting an appeal
Chief Minister K Palaniswami from the student’s mother.
conveyed his condolence to the The Chief Minister said the
kin of the deceased and an- appeal was made by Krishna-
nounced a solatium of Rs 3 lakh samy’s wife, Barathi Ma-
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 4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
Bangladesh
proposes India’s
induction as OIC
observer
DHAKA, May 6: Bangla-
desh has proposed restructur-
ing of the charter of the Or-
ganisation of Islamic Confer-
ence to pave way for inclusion
of non-Muslim countries like
India as an “observer state”.
The OIC is a 57-member
grouping of Muslim majori-
ty nations. “A number of coun-
tries – not OIC members,
have large number of Mus-
lims as their citizens . . .
There is a need to build bridg-
es with those non-OIC coun-
tries,” Bangladesh’s foreign
minister Mahmud Ali said as
his counterparts in the group
joined in their annual council
called Council of Foreign
Ministers (CFM) in Dhaka.
He said the induction was
needed so that a large
number of Muslim popula-
tion “do not remain un-
touched by the good work of
OIC and “that is why, re-
forms and re-structuring is
critical for OIC”.
The Muslims may be minor-
ity in those countries, but in
terms of number – they often
exceed the total population of
many OIC member countries,
Ali told the CFM after Prime
Minister Sheikh Hasina opened
the meet yesterday. – PTI
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Israel strikes Hamas Gaza
post over kite attacks
“
It was a direct
response
to a new
Palestinian
tactic of flying
kites with
firebombs
attached
across the
Gaza border
into Israel to
set farmers’
fields alight
GAZA CITY (Palestinian
Territories), May 6: Israel
struck a facility of the Gaza
Strip’s Hamas rulers over-
night, the movement’s mili-
tary wing said today, with the
Israeli army saying it was re-
acting to kite-borne fire
bombings.
A military spokeswoman
said it was a direct response
to a new Palestinian tactic of
A Pakistani mine worker carries an injured colleague upon arrival at a hospital in Quetta,
Pakistan on Saturday. – AP/ PTI
23 killed as coal mines
collapse in Pakistan
ISLAMABAD, May 6: Two neighbour-
ing coal mines collapsed after gas explo-
sions in Pakistan’s southwestern Balo-
chistan province, killing 23 people, officials
said today.
The first accident occurred in Marwaarh,
45 kilometres east of provincial capital
Quetta, due to a gas explosion yesterday.
The roof caved in following the blast trig-
gered by the accumulation of methane gas,
killing 16 miners, Deputy Commissioner
Farrukh Atique told PTI.
“We have recovered all the 16 bodies
from the rubble caused by the collapse in
the coal mine,” Atique said.
There were 30 labourers inside the mine
when the explosion occurred. All the in-
jured miners were rescued and taken to
the hospital.
Rescue officials said a dozen of the dead
miners belonged to Shangla district of Khy-
ber Pakhtunkhwa.
“The collapse apparently took place be-
cause of a gas explosion and the miners
working at that time were trapped inside.
Some died on the spot, while others who
Pak Army seeks better
ties with India: report
LONDON, May 6: The Pa-
kistani military leadership
led by Army Chief General
Qamar Javed Bajwa is reach-
ing out to India because it has
realised that the way to peace
and prosperity is through
military cooperation with
New Delhi, a Pakistani ana-
lyst has said in a British think-
tank commentary.
The powerful army, which
enjoys considerable influence
over policy decisions in Paki-
stan, has ruled the country
for much of its life since it
gained independence 70
years ago.
“In a historic first last
month, Pakistan’s Army
Chief of Staff (COAS) Gen
Qamar Javed Bajwa invited
Sanjay Vishwasrao, the Indi-
an military attache, and his
team to the Pakistan Day
military parade in Islama-
bad,” wrote Kamal Alam, a
visiting fellow at the UK-
based Royal Unites Services
INTERNATIONAL
flying kites with firebombs at- the Israeli spokeswoman
tached across the Gaza bor- said.
der into Israel to set farmers’ Israeli media have in recent
fields alight. days reported significant dam-
“Last night an aircraft age to farms due to kite-flown
struck a terror post belong- Molotov cocktails, though the
ing to the Hamas terror or- devices face difficult odds in
ganisation adjacent to the se- making it across the fence
curity fence in the northern while staying alight.
Gaza Strip,” a spokeswoman Forty-nine Palestinians
told AFP, without describing have been killed by Israeli
the target. forces since protests and
clashes began along the Gaza
border on March 30, and hun-
dreds of others have been
wounded by gunfire.
Demonstrators are de-
manding the right to return
to their homes seized by Is-
rael in 1948, which Israel ar-
gues would effectively spell
the end of their country as a
Jewish state.
No Israelis have been hurt
Hamas’s Ezzedine al-Qas- in the weeks of protests and
sam Brigades military wing the military has faced inter-
said in a statement that it was national criticism for its use
a border observation post and
that nobody was injured in the
of live ammunition. – AFP
The Israeli military spokes-
attack.
“The strike was in re-
sponse to an incident that took
woman made a point of add-
ing that the latest strike had
no connection to a so-far un-
place yesterday in which ter- explained explosion in the
rorists launched burning in- central Gaza Strip on Satur-
cendiaries in an attempt to day which killed six Hamas
light fires in Israeli territory,” fighters. – AFP
“ We have
recovered all
the 16 bodies
from the
rubble caused
by the
collapse in the
coal mine
were badly injured breathed their last un-
der the rubble,” Atique said.
Chief of Provincial Disaster Management
Authority (PDMA) Muhammad Tariq also
confirmed that 16 miners had been killed.
Hours later, another coal mine collapsed
in Sooranj area, in which seven miners
were killed, Geo TV reported.
Two workers were rescued in an uncon-
scious state, while bodies of two miners
were recovered last night, an official said.
The rescue operation resumed this
morning and bodies of remaining five la-
bourers were recovered.
Mining is considered highly dangerous
in Pakistan where dozens of miners are
killed each year due to lack of modern min-
ing facilities, training and equipment.
According to the Pakistan Central Mines
Labour Federation (PCMLF), about 100 to
200 labourers die on average in coal mine
accidents every year.
Last month, at least 11 miners were killed
in two separate mining incidents in Darra
Adam Khel area of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
and Jhelum district of Punjab. – PTI
Institute (RUSI).
In a sign that strain ties be-
drills in Russia in September,
with Chinese participation.
tween the two neighbour are “These initiatives come
warming up Gen Bajwa fol- against a background of al-
lowed this two weeks later most weekly exchanges of
by saying that the Pakistan fire along the Line of Con-
trol... However, they mark a
change in attitudes that start-
“ These
initiatives
come against
a
background
ed when Bajwa became
COAS in November 2016,”
the report said.
During a visit to the UK last
year, Gen Bajwa addressed a
gathering at RUSI and an-
nounced that the “Pakistan
army is now no more inse-
of almost cure and feels confident of its
weekly future and that he welcomes
exchanges of Indian participation in Paki-
fire along the stan’s flagship infrastructure
Line of project, the China-Pakistan
Control Economic Corridor (CPEC)”.
The report notes that both
military wanted peace and di- India and Pakistan have tried
alogue with India, Alam said to forge relationships before
in his report released last as well. In the 1980s, Gen
week. Zia-ul Haq, and then Indian
The two countries will also prime minister Rajiv Gandhi
take part in joint military became close. – PTI
Russian cadets march during a rehearsal for the Victory Day military parade in Red Square in Moscow, Russia on Sunday.
The parade will take place at Moscow’s Red Square on May 9 to celebrate 73 years of the victory in WW-II. – AP/PTI
Pak interior minister shot at in
suspected assassination bid: Police
LAHORE, May 6: Paki-
stan’s Interior Minister Ah-
san Iqbal was today shot at
and injured in a suspected
assassination bid after he ad-
dressed a rally in Punjab
province, police said.
Iqbal, 59, sustained a bul-
let wound on his right shoul-
der. He was attending a cor-
ner meeting in Narowal’s
Kanjrur Tehsil when the in-
cident occurred, the police
was quoted as saying by
Dawn News.
Wickremesinghe
pledges more
party reforms
COLOMBO, May 6: Sri
Lankan Prime Minister Ranil
Wickremesinghe, under
pressure to resign from his
position and the UNP lead-
ership, today pledged for re-
forms in the party so that its
second run could play a deci-
sive role in the island nation’s
oldest political party.
Wickremesinghe, 68 has
led the United National Par-
ty (UNP) continuously since
1994 and faced many revolts
for his ouster.
In February, he was asked
to resign as the prime minis-
ter by President Maithripala
Sirisena. Last week he com-
fortably defeated a no-trust
motion moved by the Joint
Opposition against him.
Wickremesinghe, who
leads a national unity govern-
ment in alliance with Sirise-
na’s Sri Lanka Freedom Par-
ty (SLFP), received 122
votes against the motion
while 76 favoured the motion
to oust him.
“We have set in the reform
programme and I will intro-
duce more reforms so that
the party’s second level can
play a decisive role in the
party affairs,” Wickremesin-
ghe told addressing his par-
ty’s May Day celebrations
held here today.
“We must work as one
team to ensure UNP’s victo-
ry,” the Premier said. – PTI
(Contd from page 1)
made strong bases in those
three districts of Arunachal
Pradesh and the other mili-
tant groups are now taking
advantage of the situation.
Sources admitted that de-
spite repeated requests by
the Government of India, the
Myanmar Government is yet
to launch any concerted of-
fensive to drive out the mili-
tants camping in the area and
most of the active militant
groups of the North East are
operating from those camps.
Sources admitted that My-
anmar has its own compul-
sions as the presence of mil-
itants in its territory is not
one of the priority areas for
the neighbouring country.
Moreover, Myanmar admin-
istration hardly has any pres-
ence in the areas where the
militants are having their
bases. The presence of a large
He was shifted to the Dis-
trict Headquarters Hospital,
the report said. Family
sources confirmed that the
interior minister is being
shifted to Lahore.
The suspect has reported-
ly been taken into custody,
according to police. Dis-
trict Police Officer Imran
Kishwar said that the attack-
er used a 30-bore pistol to
fire at Iqbal from a distance
of around 18 metres.
“One of the shooters has
Ideas for improving
Varanasi water
urbanism!
NEW YORK, May 6: Stu-
dents from America’s Co-
lumbia University and India’s
IIT Kharagpur have present-
ed unique ideas for improv-
ing urban life and reinvent-
ing water urbanism in Vara-
nasi, according to an Indian
official here.
Seven teams, comprising
post-professional urban de-
sign students at Columbia
University’s Graduate School
of Architecture, Planning and
Preservation and the gradu-
ate students and scholars
from IIT Kharagpur recently
made final presentations on the
project ‘Rethinking Water
Urbanism in Varanasi’ as part
of their curriculum at the In-
dian Consulate here.
“The future of Varanasi lies
somewhere in these presen-
tations. Varanasi is the window
into India, the fountainhead of
our civilization. These designs
are planted on the ground,
small changes that can make
big differences,” India’s Con-
sul General in New York San-
deep Chakravorty told PTI.
He said the challenge would
be how to implement these
ideas on the ground but
stressed that the designs and
proposals made by the stu-
dents to improve water ur-
Move to ...
Naga population is also help-
ing the militants as they are
using the facilities of the
NSCN(K) in Myanmar. The
Government of Myanmar
assured India on several oc-
casions that strong action
would be taken against the
rebels using the territory of
that country as safe sanctu-
aries and a proposal was
mooted for setting base of
Myanmar Army in the area
where the militants are tak-
ing shelter. But so far, no con-
certed move by Myanmar is
seen on the ground, sources
admitted.
Meanwhile, there is a move
to increase the strength of the
Assam Rifles to increase vigil
along the border with Myan-
mar but raising new battalions
will take some time. Sources
said that by the time new bat-
talions are raised, a move is
on to redeploy the forces to
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018
been arrested and (is) being
interrogated by the police,”
Punjab government said in a
Twitter message.
Confirming the incident,
Pakistan Muslim League-Na-
waz (PML-N) leader Tallal
Chaudhry said Iqbal was out of
danger. The arrested suspect
is 20-22 years old, he added.
Corner meetings become
common as elections come
close with politicians inter-
acting with supporters and
common people. – PTI
banism in Varanasi are “in-
credible.”
“What struck me is that it
is not just people in India who
are thinking and working for
Varanasi, people in New York
are also doing that,” he said,
expressing hope that some of
the proposals eventually get
implemented on the ground.
Kate Orff, a Columbia fac-
ulty member, said through
these projects, “we are try-
ing to change the pathway of
urbanization and put forward
new and very grounded vi-
sions for alternative futures
and new ways of thinking
about urban space.”
She said that among the
presentations was a project
looking at the concept of re-
foresting Varanasi through a
method that is overlaid with
ritual practice and a project of
reinventing the ‘nalas’ as
green filtration spaces.
The urban design students
had travelled to Varanasi in
March and, working with stake-
holders, students from IIT and
Banaras Hindu University, as-
sessed first-hand the situation
on the ground that helped them
make their proposals that fo-
cus on alternative ways of
thinking about the urban spac-
es in the Indian city. – PTI
the vulnerable locations to
check free movement of mili-
tants. But redeployment will
also take some time as neces-
sary infrastructure will have to
be created.
SBI denies ...
(Contd from page 1)
to prevailing storm and
heavy rains in few places.
However, overall situation of
cash currency availability is
quiet normal all across the
northeastern states,” said
SBI CGM, NE Circle,
PVSLN Murty.
Murty also requested the
people to abstain from the
spread of such panic in the
social media also.
Meanwhile, the RBI is
making all possible arrange-
ments for uninterrupted
supply of cash in the region,
SBI officials said.
1,500 junior
doctors’ job offers
in UK withdrawn
after blunder
LONDON, May 6: In a
major goof up, up to 1,500
junior doctors in the UK
who were offered posts as
registrars have had their job
offers withdrawn, with
authorities blaming human
error for the mistake that
has left many emotionally
and financially stressed.
Last week, the Royal
College of Physicians (RCP)
discovered a significant
number of candidates were
credited with the wrong
score, because of an error
transferring data from one
computer programme to
another - and may therefore
have received an incorrect
job offer.
The RCP, which oversaw
the recruitment, has
apologised, blaming human
error. It said the process
would have to be re-run, the
BBC reported.
In a statement, the British
Medical Association said it
was “appalled”.
“We cannot express how
unacceptable we find this
situation,” adding: “This has
caused extreme anxiety for
trainees.”
The junior doctors were
alerted to the error on
Friday. Fellow doctors
described juniors as being in
tears.
Many were set to uproot
their families to take up the
job offers, selling homes,
putting offers down on
houses, moving children to
new schools and partners
resigning from jobs to find
new ones, the report said.
ST3 Recruitment is a
nationally co-ordinated
system for recruiting doctors
across England, Scotland and
Wales into a broad range of
specialities. – PTI
AFSPA ...
(Contd from page 1)
interlocutor, the minister said
the Narendra Modi govern-
ment was sensitive toward the
issues of the Nagas and the
Northeast.
“The process of Naga talks
are being followed up with
utmost sincerity. So the out-
come will be positive,” he
said.
Rijiju refused to say any-
thing when asked about the
possible dates for signing the
final peace accord to bring
lasting peace in the insurgen-
cy-hit Nagaland.
A framework agreement
was signed on August 3, 2015
by NSCN-IM general secre-
tary Thuingaleng Muivah and
the government’s interlocu-
tor RN Ravi in the presence
of Prime Minister Narendra
Modi.
The framework agree-
ment had come after over 80
rounds of negotiations span-
ning 18 years, with the first
breakthrough made in 1997
when the ceasefire agree-
ment was sealed after dec-
ades of insurgency in Naga-
land which started soon after
India’s Independence in
1947. – PTI
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018
WEATHER
GUWAHATI
LOCAL FORECAST:
Generally cloudy sky.
Rain/thundershower is
ver y likely to occur.
Maximum and Minimum
temperature are most
likely to be 28°C & 22°C
respectively on Monday.
TEMPERATURE:
Max 28.8° C
Min 22.4° C
CPI-M to stage
protest against
price rise
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: In pro-
test against the ever increas-
ing prices of petrol, diesel and
other essential commodities in
the regime of Prime Minister
Narendra Modi-led BJP gov-
ernment, the Communist Par-
ty of India (Marxist) will hold a
demonstration at the Guwaha-
ti Club rotary on May 8.
The CPI (M) has asked the
like-minded organisations and
common people to join the pro-
test to force the Union and State
governments to take decisive
action on the issue of price rise.
“In Assam, prices of essen-
tial commodities, including food
grains, have gone up at the rate
of 40 per cent. Similarly, the
petrol and diesel rates are also
soaring with every passing day
and as predicted, it might go up
significantly in the days to
come. In such circumstances, if
common people do not regis-
ter their protest, the situation
will become worse in the very
near future,” the Kamrup (Met-
ro) district committee of the
party stated.
It further criticised the
present government for taking
up a scheme to hand over the
heritage sites of the country,
including four such sites of the
State, to private parties for
their maintenance.
Bihu dance being performed during the Journalists’ Mukoli Bihu programme organised by Samannai, in Guwahati on
NFR using latest tech
to enhance safety
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: As
part of a safety-related initi-
ative, the Northeast Fron-
tier Railway (NFR) has in-
stalled Block Proving Axle
Counters (BPAC) in 260
block sec-
tions out of
the 368 in its
jurisdiction.
“ A x l e
Counters are
a reliable and
cost-effec-
tive train de-
tection sys-
tem. It de-
tects presence of a train on
the specified portion of the
track which can be platform
lines, main lines of station
yard or block section be-
tween two stations. It is a
device on a rail that detects
the passing of a train be-
tween two points on a
track,” said an official state-
Sunday. – UB Photos
ment.
Axle Counters are used to
overcome the twin problems
of dependency on humans to
verify the complete arrival
of train and to cut down de-
lays associated with the
granting of line clear in con-
ventional block working.
“It automatically verifies
the complete arrival of train
and enhances safety. Without
this device, the Station Mas-
ter has to visually observe
every passing train and ex-
change signal with the guard
positioned at the rear of the
train to ensure the arrival of
CITY
train. Although this practice
is still followed, the Axle
Counters technically prove
the arrival of train, making
it error-free,” said the state-
ment.
“This arrangement does
not permit two trains with-
in the same
block section
at the same
time, which
decreases
the chance of
collision. The
purpose is to
prove the
complete ar-
rival of train
with the help of systems and
remove dependency on hu-
mans in verifying the com-
plete arrival of a train. Up-
gradation of signalling sys-
tem is the basic requirement
for increasing speed, there-
by increasing the carrying
capacity of the railway
track,” added the statement.
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5
Maligaon foot overbridge
renovation nears completion
STAFF REPORTER The existing Maligaon said the GMDA CEO.
foot overbridge experiences It is noteworthy that the
GUWAHATI, May 6: The great stress during festivals State government had
renovation of the foot and it needed to be widened announced in the 2016-17
overbridge at Maligaon with proper roof covering Budget a project to install
here, which includes and shifting of nearby lifts in the existing foot
installation of lifts, is nearing utilities. The renovation has overbridges in the city to
completion. cost around Rs 53 lakh, Dr make them user-friendly
“The foot overbridge M Angamuthu added. and safe.
renovation is nearing Mumbai-based M/s The GMDA accordingly
completion. Once testing Signpost India Pvt Ltd initiated national bid
and commissioning are installed the lifts at both process for installation of
completed, it will be opened ends to facilitate easy lifts in all the existing foot
for public use,” said Dr M movement of pedestrians. overbridges at Bharalu-
Angamuthu, Chief Execu- “Twenty-four hours mukh, Maligaon, Lachit
tive Officer (CEO) of the power back up will be Nagar and Dispur (near the
Guwahati Metropolitan provided for the lifts’ Secretariat) on the Public
Development Authority
(GMDA).
movement and better
illumination of the area,”
Private Partnership (PPP)
mode.
Crack down on vehicles
Seminar on
exotic birds
causing pollution
GUWAHATI, May 6: A
seminar on exotic birds is go- T he Traffic Police slaps fines for car park
ing in the no-parking areas, but when it
comes to vehicles releasing thick black smoke,
ing to be organised by the As-
there is total inaction on its part. The govern-
sam State Zoo on May 9.
“It will be a great opportuni- ment, from time to time, comes up with strong
words expressing its intent to crack down on
ty for birders and breeders in
pollution-causing vehicles. The pollution con-
Guwahati to interact with ex-
trol authorities, too, toe the same line and say
perts in breeding exotic birds,”
DFO Tejas Mariswamy said. things that we, the common people, would like
to hear. But, the truth is that there is com-
Dr Debashish Banerjee,
plete disre-
proprietor of Sunshine Bird
World, one of the largest ex-
gard on the Cashless ATMs
part of the Common people continue to suffer as
otic bird aviaries in India, based
government many ATMs of different nationalised/pri-
in Kolkata, will be the guest
and its law- vate banks are running dry of cash at dif-
speaker. Dr Banerjee is a
enforcing ferent places of the city due to negligent
member of numerous avicul- Citizens are requested to
agencies in attitude of the bank authorities.
tural organisations, including express their Guwahati-
the American Federation of specific views within 100 this regard, The ICICI Bank ATM at Jatia and the
Aviculture (AFA) and the Loro words and mail the same to: which em- Central Bank ATM on the bank premises
citizensvoice365@gmail.com boldens the are still out of service. People are forced
Parque Fundacion (LPF).
ignorant and to hop from one ATM booth to another in
He has also toured exten-
errant drivers to break rules with impunity. search of cash.
sively across Europe and
Such assaults on the environment start Bank officials say everything depends
South- East Asia, visiting
early in the morning, which is really pa- on process and systems. Though the Gov-
countless avicultural setups,
thetic. I, therefore, urge the government ernment of India has taken several initia-
bird parks and bird farms to
to immediately put a strong, foolproof sys- tives to deal with the cash crisis at ATMs,
gain experience and exposure
tem in place so that cars breezing past re- many loopholes are still needed to be
to various avicultural manage-
leasing heavy smoke can be spotted and plugged to make the system run smooth-
ment methods used there.
stopped at one traffic point or another, and ly. Hope the higher authorities will act ur-
The State Zoo and Sunshine
penalised heavily. gently in this regard.
Bird World are in talks for part-
Debashish Bezbaruah – Dhrubajyoti Sarma
nership in exotic bird conser-
New Guwahati Kahilipara
vation. – Staff Reporter
 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018

Assam can be on high growth trajectory

MESSAGE FOR TODAY
One needs to be slow to form convictions, but
once formed, they must be defended against the
heaviest odds. If these projects are completed on signed the India-Bhutan-Bangladesh- In spite of Assam being rich in natu-
– MOHANDAS K GANDHI ■ Harishankar Brahma time, Assam will be a major benefi-Nepal Motor Vehicles Agreement ral resources, the economic condi-

ULFA activities
The killing of a young police officer by ULFA (Independ-
ent) militants during an encounter at Bordumsa in Tinsukia
district has evoked spontaneous public condemnation. The
incident also goes to show that despite the marginalization
suffered by the Paresh Baruah faction of the ULFA in re-
cent years, it is still capable of inflicting damage on police
and security forces. In fact, the Upper Assam areas of
Bordumsa, Pengeri, Jagun, etc., have been a hotbed of
insurgency as evidenced by a spurt in subversive activi-
ties by the outfit in the past couple of years. In December
last year, a father-son duo was gunned down by the ULFA
(I) at Bordumsa, and earlier the same year, a joint ambush
by the NSCN (K) and the ULFA (I) resulted in the death of
two soldiers at Jagun. The latest incident raises questions
on the police’s preparedness levels as well, as the team
which was on its way to raid a militant hideout was totally
caught on the wrong foot by the well-equipped ultras. The
efficacy of the bulletproof vests used by our policemen has
also come under the scanner, as those apparently failed to
shield the slain officer. The forested border areas in the
region have been providing the ideal cover for the mili-
tants, enabling them to indulge in violence. With insur-
gency on the wane in Assam and most of the ultra outfits
engaged in peace dialogue with the Government, some
complacency seems to have crept into the police and se-
curity forces. The setbacks suffered by the police and
security forces warrant enhanced deployment of police
and security forces in the vulnerable areas. Almost all the
attacks by the ultras took place in forested terrains near
the Arunachal Pradesh border and this raises questions
on the preparedness of the security forces in such areas.
Given that the Assam-Arunachal border is witnessing grow-
ing ultra movement for quite some time – and the fact that
the Arunachal-Myanmar international border is a favoured
route of the ultras – the security agencies need to devise
an effective strategy to counter the threat.
The Bordumsa incident should serve as a wake-up call
for the State Government which needs to deal firmly with
violence even while keeping the doors open for talk with
I
n the first week of February,
2018, the Government of Assam
had very successfully hosted the
Global Investment Summit in
Guwahati, which was attended by the
two Prime Ministers of Indian and
Bhutan. This was a very laudable and
historic achievement of the present
State Government. If we rely on the
media reports, approximately Rs 1
lakh crore worth of memoranda
were signed between various inves-
tors with the State Government.
This was definitely a welcome and
creditable achievement. The people
of the State will be waiting eagerly
for its systematic and phased imple-
mentation in a time-bound manner.
Implementation of these various en-
terprises and industrial projects
would be definitely welcomed by the
local unemployed youth as well as
other entrepreneurs. This will boost
employment opportunities. The de-
mands for all goods and services will
rise with the establishment of vari-
ous industrial units, which will ben-
efit not only Assam, but it will also
trigger various opportunities and de-
velopment in the neighbouring
north-eastern States. This is a win-
win situation for all, provided the
State pursues it to the logical end.
There are few basic issues that
need to be resolved very urgently.
For example, the drinking water sup-
ply in Guwahati and its neighbour-
hood. Guwahati city is located at the
bank of the mighty Brahmaputra.
Despite the presence of this mighty
river, the drinking water supply in
the city only covers 40% of the total
households, while the rest have to
Making rural medical service enriching for doctors
■ Dr Monprativ Barooah
fend for themselves. This negative (2015), which will allow easy move-
ciary. The state electricity genera- tion of the rural population is pathetic.
factor will militate against the State ment of goods and passenger traffic
tion company should initiate or aug- The number of BPL families are on
interest. Earlier this issue is re- ment their existing capacity in both
within this region. There will be an the rise which is unacceptable. This
solved, better it would be for the hydro and gas-based projects. It added pressure to upgrade the In- needs to be attended quickly and re-
image of the State. This would also should initiate time-bound pro- dian road network. Right now the dressed. To achieve this, the quality
attract investment, especially in the
hospitality and tourism sector. None
grammes to undertake renovation
or improvement of the existing
condition of the National Highways
in several districts of Assam is de-
of the food grain delivery system of
the state administration must show
would come to the city or invest in plorable. This requires the urgent
projects or take up new projects. In improvements. If the State is deter-
the State in the absence or lack of short, the State Government must attention of both the Centre and the mined to show results and wished to
basic minimum facilities or ameni- Assam Government.
pursue with the relevant authorities be on the higher growth trajectory,
ties. This is one of the major lacunae including the North Eastern Electric The availability of suitable land for then it must remove the existing cul-
of the State. setting up of various indus- ture of suitcase bureaucracy, where
One of the major con- trial projects is critical. It officers are always in the lookout for
straints which is imped- If the State is determined to is desirable that the State Central deputation at the cost of the
ing growth in Assam is the show results and wished to be Government identifies va- State interests.
absence of electricity. The cant Government land and Assam is having four oil refineries
power generation in the on the higher growth trajectory, earmark them for certain and petrochemical complexes. The
State is very low. Today
Assam requires the daily
then it must remove the existing specific purposes as being
done by various progres-
by-products of the petrochemical
units could be utilized for various
uninterrupted power sup- culture of suitcase sive States like erstwhile projects like plastic products, chemi-
ply of minimum 2000 Andhra Pradesh, cals and dyes. The State is noted for
MW. This demand will bureaucracy, where officers are Karnataka, Tamil Nadu,
tea, handloom, cane, bamboo, bell
grow higher. No one always in the lookout for Gujarat and Maharashtra. metal, paan-supari products. These
would dream of industri- There should be a ruthless can be developed into clusters in an
alization or attracting any Central deputation at the cost policy to remove en- integrated manner to provide easy
investment or FDI in the of the State interests. croachers from Govern- raw materials and affordable credits
State in the absence of de- ment and forest lands, es- and marketing. Every effort should
pendable power supply. To pecially those lands which be made to train the local youths and
achieve this objective, the State must Power Corporation Ltd (NEEPCO) are under National Parks, sanctuar- entrepreneurs to come out in large
pursue with the Union Government to expedite completion of all projects ies and reserve forest. numbers to get involved in the na-
to complete all the existing ongoing located within or outside the State Since Assam is located in a heavy tion-building process.
power projects, especially the to benefit the entire NE region. rainfall region and with the presence The State Government should
Bongaigaon-Salakati NTPC thermal In the area of surface transporta- of large water-bodies throughout the adopt aggressive policies to export
power project which was launched tion (road), there is an imperative year, there is ample scope for devel- these products to our neighbour-
in 2009. The delay is causing huge need to ensure that the ongoing opment of fisheries in the State. ing countries, especially to Bhutan
cost overrun and severe loss to the projects are completed on time in- Pisciculture should be promoted in and Bangladesh with whom we
country. Similar is the fate of the cluding the Bogibeel road-cum-rail- the State to extend gainful employ- have close relations. Incidentally,
NHPC project at Lower Subansiri, way project, and that their quality of ment to farmers and entrepreneurs. if we have to seriously implement
which is presently in the doldrums construction is maintained and up- Assam could be a net exporter rather the Act East Policy, then one
due to various objections and graded. This is due to the fact that than being an importer of fish. This should have the capacity to pro-
agitations. I am sure these technical the entire NE States are disaster only requires a clear-headed policy, duce and export to our neighbour-
issues could be easily resolved by prone. It is always subjected to heavy credit extension services and proper ing countries, failing which we will
mutual discussion and deliberation. rains/flood. The Centre has already implementation at the ground level. remain an importer.
and entice doctors to happily take up penditure on healthcare to 2.5% of Converting a civil hospital to a medi-
rural posting, especially those hail- its GDP by 2025 so that each State cal college incurs huge resource in-

the elusive ULFA (I) ‘c-in-c.’ The aftermath of the killing
of the police officer is bound to witness intense offensives
against the ultras but no less urgent is the need to boost
intelligence and improve follow-up action. While the State
Government is pursuing a peace process with a number
of separatist militant outfits such as the ULFA, NDFB,
DHD, etc., the process is falling short of yielding the
desired results because one faction or the other of all
those engaged in dialogue continues to wage a battle
with the Government, often targeting innocent civilians
in the process. Then, the ongoing peace talks must be
rounded up within a stipulated time frame and the ultras,
particularly the leaders, made to join the mainstream as
law-abiding citizens.
C
onsidering the changes,
the field of medical edu-
cation as well as the
health sector of our State
(and the nation) can easily earn the
‘unique’ distinction of being the one
to have witnessed the most number
of attempted ‘reforms’ till date. No
other sector, say agriculture, engi-
neering, public administration, etc.,
has been subjected to such a variety
of interventions or policy injunctions
in a short span of time by the ruling
class like the health sector. While
many such reforms/policies had been
sustainable and continue to contrib-
as service the medico puts in the
medical college concerned as a whole.
But why is the young doctor cho-
sen for compulsory rural service
when there are so many experienced
heads around? The government had
obviously realized that no amount of
coercion could compel the senior
doctors to go to rural areas who pre-
ferred to resign rather than go to
ruddy villages. The doctors were
however not unjustified in their
choices. This is because the govern-
ment never ensured adequate facili-
ties to the doctor before sending him
to a remote area. A decent doctor’s
ing from a rural background. But the
rural doctor has none of that. And
that is why the experienced, well-
settled doctors are reluctant to leave
all behind and go to a remote place
and serve the populace out there.
However, the young MBBS
graduate doesn’t have such a liber-
ty. In the formative years, he/she
struggles to learn the tricks of the
trade, gain a foothold, and dreams
of studying further. The govern-
ment knew well that an additional
year can be easily extracted from
him/her. All that was needed is to
make rural service the compulso-
could meet its rising healthcare
needs. India currently spends only
around 1.2 % of its GDP on health
with the government contributing
only 29% of the total health spend-
ing. Compared to India, the UK
Government contributes around
83% to its total health spending.
Thus it is clear that to augment the
healthcare services further, the gov-
ernment has to spend more on
health. Simply posting a doctor, and
that too a young inexperienced doc-
tor, in the periphery won’t serve
the purpose until and unless every
primary and community health cen-
volvement and an additional burden
on the exchequer. If this is the case,
then it defies logic as to why the Gov-
ernment is hell bent in converting all
district hospitals into medical colleg-
es. Even a 60-year-old premier insti-
tute like the Assam Medical College
still hasn’t been able to catch up with
the likes of CMC Vellore, or PGI,
Chandigarh. Why then create many
more medical colleges which will
serve no better purpose than civil
hospitals in the coming years? The
existing ones should be uplifted,
number of MBBS seats increased and
converted to centres of excellence

Karnataka polls ute to the improvement of health

indices of the nation, a few others
had been somewhat bizarre, to say
The polls to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly sched- the least. One such policy is the de-
uled for May 12 can be termed as the quarter-finals, be- cision of the government to compul-
fore the semi-finals later this year when States like sorily send MBBS graduates to far-
Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh will go to flung areas for a stint of rural posting
the elections to elect new Vidhan Sabhas, followed by the every year. In other words, the young
final which will be the 2019 parliamentary polls. Pundits doctor is selected as the chosen one
believe that if the BJP manages to win in Karnataka, there – to shoulder both the responsibility
is every possibility that Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the burden of health care deliv-
ery into rural India. Mind you, the
may prematurely dissolve the Lok Sabha to facilitate si-
young MBBS graduate cannot fur-
multaneous polls to the Parliament coinciding with the As- ther his academic career until and
sembly elections in Rajasthan, Madhya Pradesh and unless he/she completes this stint of
Chhattisgarh in October-November this year itself. Stakes rural service. This one year of rural
are high for both the BJP and the Congress in Karnataka. posting happens to be over and above
For the Congress, Karnataka is one among the last few the six years of rigorous study as well
States under its kitty, along with Mizoram, Punjab and the
Union Territory if Puducherry. So, for the grand old party,
which dominated Indian politics for decades, things have
fallen to such an extent that Karnataka is now the only ‘big’
Letters
to the
State still under its control. The loss of Karnataka will, in a
sense, mean that the Congress has lost its relevance as a
national force. On the other hand, for the BJP, Karnataka is
EDITOR
the only State in the south where it is a force to reckon with Sir,– The MHRD has in-
structed all the universities and
on its own. The saffron party had earlier formed the Gov-
colleges to introduce the Choice
ernment in Bengaluru and Karnataka is considered by
many party insiders as the gateway for the spread of the Based Credit System (CBCS)
and to make the higher education
‘Hindutva’ ideology in the southern part of the country.
increasingly ICT based. The
Opinion polls have suggested that the State can witness a CBCS is apparently not a bad
hung Assembly this time. Such an outcome will be a boon to system. It is said that it gives the
the Janata Dal (Secular) lead by former Prime Minister HD students the opportunity or
Deve Gowda and his son HD Kumaraswamy, which is the freedom to choose the subjects
third major party in the State. they like. But this freedom is
superficial. In an environment,
However, with less than a week left for the polls, it is still
where the demand of the market
too early to call the elections one way or the other. Money
power seems to have been used rampantly by all the sides determines everything and is
driven by profit, a student’s
with seizures of over Rs 120 crore already made in Karnataka
choices will be lopsided towards
by the Election Commission. While the Congress is doing some particular subjects. And
its best to focus on the issue of corruption scandals that some important branches will
cropped by during the BJP regime headed by former Chief suffer. We should always keep
Minister BS Yeddyurappa and also on the matter of grant- our windows open towards an
ing status of religious minority to the Lingayats, the saf- unknown future. None can
foresee all the benefits and future
fron party is doing its best to highlight the shortcomings of
possibilities that can be derived
the Government headed by Chief Minister S Siddaramaiah.
There have also been reports about attempt at ‘Hindu’ from some ideas. The demand of
the market and the necessity of
mobilization. Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP boss
the people do not necessarily
Amit Shah as well as the Congress leader Rahul Gandhi coincide.
are spending a lot of time and energy in Karnataka. Both The aims and objectives of the
sides are also keeping an eye on the JD (S) which can education system of this great
spring a last minute surprise, especially in the Vokkaliga- country should be to educate its
dominated areas around Mysore in south Karnataka. A lot people. Our education system
can happen over the next one week. must be sensitive towards the
needs of different regions,
quarter to live in with all basic amen-
ities was never on offer; neither was
the forlorn healthcare set-up ever
replete with necessary manpower
and infrastructure. Most of the far-
flung health centres are still not con-
nected with decent enough roads.
Shortage of electricity 24x7 and lack
of composite reinforcement always
remain a bane for the in-service doc-
tor. The government also never cared
to reward the willing doctor with
some incentives such as allowances
for children’s education, fuel and help-
er allowances or subsidiaries and
canteen facilities. Such privileges, in
line with the defence sector, could
have made a whole lot of difference
Educating people and our institutions
different sections of people. It
must encourage the pluralistic
cultures, unity amidst diversity.
Our education system should
encourage scientific temper,
freedom of thought, debates and
arguments. The schools must be
capable of eradicating illiteracy,
disseminating ideas. Educational
institutions must generate
employable men and women
who can serve the needs of the
society (not only the interest of
the market). Institutions of
higher education must be the
centres of scholarly thoughts and
original ideas. Yours etc.,
RANJIT CHOUDHURY,
Goalpara.
Degree courses
Sir, – Through your esteemed
daily, I would like to draw the
attention of our policymakers
both at the Centre and in the
State to the fact that there is a
significant increase in the
enrolment in BA, BSc and BCom
courses in Assam during 2004-05
to 2015-16. In 2004-05, a total of
1,92,808 students were enrolled
in these three courses whereas
the same has increased to
4,31,278 in 2015-16 with a
growth rate of 223.68%. On the
other hand, enrolment in BA
course has the maximum growth
ry eligibility criteria for the post-
graduate entrance. Such a criteri-
on will ensure that the newbie toes
the line drawn by the government
without much of a fuss.
The recent National Family and
Health Survey (NFHS) clearly in-
dicates that India now shoulders the
twin burden of both communicable
as well non-communicable diseas-
es. This means that while we still
grapple with high infant and mater-
nal mortality, we continue to lose
lives to malaria, dengue and dysen-
tery; disease like diabetes, stroke
and heart attack are also striking us
hard. Therefore, the NFHS survey
clearly envisions raising India’s ex-
rate of 232.76% followed by BSc
with 203.68% and BCom with
182.83% respectively. The
matter of concern is that, having
this growth rate in these
courses, the adequate support
mechanism such as infrastruc-
ture, permanent teaching posts
as per the UGC faculty-student
ratio, etc., should be ensured by
both the Central and State
governments. Otherwise, only
increasing the number of
colleges in the State without
looking into these crucial points
will result in a futile exercise on
the part of our policymakers who
are at the helm of affairs of our
higher education system. Yours
etc., Dr KALYAN DAS, Silchar.
Rotten meat
Sir, – Apropos the article, ‘Is
your meat, milk and eggs safe?’
(AT, April 28), I fully agree with
the authors that in Assam, the
butchers slaughter animals in a
poor hygienic way. The food
inspectors and related officials
must look into this. But the most
shocking news is from West
Bengal, where unscrupulous
businessmen were selling the
meat of dead and diseased
animals and mixing that with
normal meat. Similarly, dead and
diseased chickens were also sold
tres and the district hospitals are
converted into fully-equipped cen-
tres with the capacity to provide pri-
mary, secondary and tertiary level
healthcare.
Then again, the Assam Govern-
ment is also in the process of con-
verting every district civil hospitals
into medical colleges. This plan de-
fies logic. Medical colleges are the
teaching-cum-treating institutions.
They require far greater administra-
tive attention and managerial skills
as compared to civil hospitals which
serve only as treating hospitals. A
well-equipped adequately-manned
civil hospital can deal with most of
the diseases at the community level.
there. Such business practice
was going on for many years,
may be with political patronage.
This dishonest business was
identified by the locals, and not
by municipality officials or food
inspectors. So, the Government
of Assam must invigorate its
food inspectors and other related
officials so that such incidents
never take place anywhere in
Assam. Yours etc., Dr
SHANKAR CHATTERJEE,
Hyderabad.
Silly politics
Sir,– It is extremely disheart-
ening to see the war of words and
personal remarks made by the
top leaders of various political
parties without any valid reasons.
Personal remarks made by the
political leaders are deemed as
attempts to divert the attention
of the public from the real issues
concerning the country, besides
being a mere wastage of time
that only undermines the
people’s faith on their repre-
sentatives who get elected with
firm promises to deal with the
woes and grievances of the
general masses. The recent silly
‘dare task’ being played by the
Prime Minister of India and the
current president of the Con-
gress was indeed demoralizing,
with emphasis on research and de-
velopment. The autonomy of the dis-
trict civil hospitals should be kept in-
tact and their capability to deal with
most of the emergencies must be
enhanced. At present, here in Assam
most of the district and government
hospitals are merely serving as re-
ferral centres, from where patients
make a beeline to the mushrooming
private hospitals nearby.
Simply put, the act of sending in-
experienced newly passed out doc-
tors to the rural areas simply serve
as a makeshift arrangement. The
rural medical service has to be made
rewarding as well as enriching for
each and every doctor.
where Modi dared the Congress
president to speak in Hindi,
English or his mother tongue to
deliver a speech in Karnataka for
15 minutes without reading out
from a piece of paper on the
achievements of the party; Modi
was responding to Gandhi’s call
to allow him to speak for 15
minutes on various issues and
that the Prime Minister would
not be able to sit for 15 minutes.
There are several other instances
coming to light everyday where
the politicians simply engage in
throwing derogatory personal
remarks against one another. The
strong democracies of the world
are characterized by the exist-
ence of equally robust Opposition
parties that engage themselves in
constructive criticism against the
ruling parties in a way of ensuring
better welfare of the people.
Thus, it is high time that the
ruling party as well as the parties
in the Opposition concentrated on
greater issues perturbing the
country rather than playing such
blame games or making personal
remarks. Yours etc., ANINDITA
NATH, Titabar.
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Munin Barua
memorial meet
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: Re-
membering eminent Assa-
mese film director, script writ-
er and theatre personality
Munin Barua, the All Guwa-
hati Students’ Union and
Chalachitra Samaj, Assam,
will organise a tribute pro-
gramme as well as memorial
meet on the bank of Dighali-
pukhuri from 4 pm tomorrow.
Barua, who died on April 7
last, had been instrumental in
popularising and establishing
the Assamese cinema both in
the State and outside. His best
known films include Pita Putro,
Prabhati Pakhir Gaan, Hiya
Diya Niya, Daag, Nayak and
Dinabandhu, among others.
A number of eminent per-
sons associated with the As-
samese cinema and cultural
world would take part in the
memorial meet.
One arrested in
chit fund case
Contributions of Prabhat Chandra Sarma recalled
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: Tributes
were paid to the memory of Prab-
hat Chandra Sarma, educationist
revolutionary, freedom fighter and
social reformer, at a function held
at the Vivekananda Kendra on the
occasion of his birth centenary.
The centenary celebration was
organised by Guwahati Sabita Sab-
ha with assistance from the family
members of the departed freedom
fighter.
Dr Banikanta Sarma, president,
Guwahati Sabita Sabha, presided
over the function. Dr Roman Sar-
ma, general secretary of Guwaha-
ti Sabita Sabha, welcomed the
guests and explained the signifi-
cance of the occasion.
Inaugurating the function and
lighting the ceremonial lamp, sen-
ior journalist DN Chakravartty rec-
ollected the manifold qualities of
head and heart of Sarma and dwelt
on his great contributions as a rev-
olutionary freedom fighter, educa-
tionist and social reformer.
Referring to the seven stages of
India’s struggle for freedom, Chakra-
vartty said that the country did not
achieve freedom only through the in-
BIRTH CENTENARY CELEBRATION
dependence movement led for 30
years by the Congress under Gan-
dhiji. He explained how the Indian
people, right from the revolt by the
princes from 1760 and spanning
through Sepoy revolution, peasant
revolutions, tribal mutinies, the Con-
gress movement, the INA move-
ment under Netaji and revolts by the
Indian Navy fought for India’s inde-
pendence, scripting shining chapters
of the struggle for freedom.
A book on Prabhat Chandra Sar-
ma edited by Prof Upendranath Sar-
ma was released by Dr Kulendu
Pathak, former Vice Chancellor of
5 teachers awarded for excellence
STAFF REPORTER
Dibrugarh University.
Dr Pathak in his speech recollect-
ed the sacrifices made by Sarma as
a great freedom fighter and referred
to his manifold services as an edu-
cationist and social thinker.
He said that a hitherto unknown
chapter of Gauhati University where
Dr Bhupen Hazarika, while working
as a professor in the varsity in 1954,
tried to introduce Mass Communi-
cation as a subject in the university
but could not succeed because of cer-
tain factors. Had he succeeded, then
Gauhati University would have been
the second university in the coun-
try with Mass Communication as a
subject in the curricula.
Prof Upendranath Sarma, in his
speech, described Sarma as a great
thinker, Sanskrit scholar and a his-
torian.
Delivering a speech on Prabhat
Sarma as a revolutionary, Dr Chan-
dra Mohan Sarma spoke about the
deeds of the scholar and referred to
the great struggle he had to over-
come to establish himself as an ed-
ucationist in his later life.
Dr Sunil Pawan Baruah delivered
a speech on Assam’s glorious role
in the country’s struggle for free-
dom. He recollected the sacrifices
made by several patriots during the
early stages of the freedom strug-
gle. He also spoke on the role of As-
sam in the 1942 Quit India Move-
ment, in which, besides those who
embraced martyrdom, hundreds of
unknown men and women under-
went incalculable sufferings at the
hands of the British rulers.
Dr Banikanta Sarma, in his pres-
idential address, termed Sarma as
a great social reformer with unpar-
alleled patriotism. He hoped that
the new generations of Assamese
youth would get inspiration from
the deeds of courage of Sarma.
Workshop on sexual
harassment at
workplace
GUWAHATI, May 6: A workshop on sexual harassment
at workplace was held here earlier this week for the
managers and mid-level employees of the Centre for
Microfinance & Livelihood, an initiative of Tata Trusts
(CML-Tata Trusts).
Around 30 members participated in the programme,
which was organised to create an understanding on
various practical and legal aspects of the subject.
Sexual harassment at workplace is no more restricted to
the traditional understanding of office, but the meaning of a
workplace is now an extended one, said Shahnaz Rahman,
Member of the State Police Accountability Commission,
Assam.
Speaking on the occasion, Anurita Hazarika, Project
Director, North East Network (NEN), focused on the need of
an internal committee and the inclusion of at least one field
staff in the committee of ‘Prevention on Pre-contrives,
Prohibition & Redressal of Sexual Harassment at Work Place
(POSH) Policy’ of the organisation. Participants from
Guwahati, Boko, Gogamukh, Agartala and Imphal participat-
ed in the workshop. – Staff Reporter
World Hand
Washing Day
GUWAHATI, May 6: On the occasion of World Hand
Washing Day on Saturday, city-based Down Town Hospital

GUWAHATI, May 6: “The teachers

STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: The
Bureau of Investigation of Eco-
nomic Offences (BIEO) of the
Assam government has arrest-
ed a 38-year-old man from
Duliajan, who allegedly col-
lected crores of rupees from
gullible customers on the pre-
text of various schemes.
The accused, Maheswar
Rao, was the head of the
Duliajan branch of Haryana-
based RDPL Landmark And
Infrastructure Limited which
had operated in the State from
2011 to 2015.
The company had alleged-
ly collected over Rs 40 crore
from customers through its
offices at various locations like
Guwahati, Nagaon, Sivasagar,
Duliajan, Tezpur, Silapathar,
Dibrugarh, etc.
The fraud came to light af-
ter one Sasibala Sarma lodged
a complaint following refusal
by the company to disburse
her maturity amount.
“The company collected
money in the name of various
schemes. They also offered 18
per cent interest for certain
deposits,” sources said.
“Rao had reportedly col-
lected around Rs 9 crore from
the Duliajan area. He has been
booked under various sec-
tions of the IPC and the Prize
Chits and Money Circulation
Schemes (Banning) Act,”
BIEO SP Shyamal Prasad Sai-
kia said.
Investigating Officer Praful-
la Barman said one of the di-
rectors of the company,
Praveen Kumar Rohilla and his
staff Satish Prasad and Pramod
Das were arrested earlier.
“But some of the accused are
still absconding, including one
of the directors and Rohilla’s
brother,” he added.
the theme ‘how to create a favourable
atmosphere of learning among teachers
and students’. He stressed the need of
for extracurricular activities) and Man-
ju Rani Laskar (Bookland Pragya Sad-
hana Award).
organised a ‘Hand washing practice programme’ for the
underprivileged children of Parijat Academy.
Around 200 children, from KG level to Class V, attended
are the backbone of society. The initia- value-based education. Meanwhile, about 50 principals and the programme.
tive to honour the teachers is a very re- Teacher’s Excellence Awards were founders from various reputed schools Nurses from Down Town Hospital taught the students
markable one and it will instil an ambi- given on the occasion. The five winnersof Guwahati were felicitated on the oc- of Parijat Academy the steps of hand washing and also
ence of respect-giving to casion. Among them highlighted how the benefits of hand washing go beyond
the teachers in the socie- were Nellie Ahmed Tan- protecting one’s own health. The reason behind this
ty. It is very commenda- weer, Ashotush Agarwal practice was to raise awareness and encourage hand
ble that Bookland Publica- and Dr Nripen Kumar washing habits to prevent spread of infection. To encour-
tion has come out with Dutta. Bookland Saman- age hand washing every day among the students, the
such unique concept of nay Sahitya Award-2018 hospital also provided a number of hand washing signage
Teacher’s Excellence was given to reputed au- handouts and liquid hand washes to the Parijat Academy
Awards in the North- thor and poet Dr Nanda authorities. – Staff Reporter
east,” eminent writer Dr Singh Borkala for his con-
Lakshmi Nandan Bora
said this while delivering
tribution to unity in the
greater Assamese socie- Bohagi Utsav
his lecture at the first
Bookland Teacher’s Ex-
ty through literature.
The programme was at- at Japorigog
cellence Awards-2018 and tended by Dr Hiralal Du- GUWAHATI, May 6: Udayan Sangha of Krishnanagar,
Samannay Sahitya Bota- One of the teachers receiving the Bookland Teachers’ Excellence Award, wara, writer and former Japorigog here will celebrate its 34th Bohagi Utsav on
2018 here today. in Guwahati on Sunday. – UB Photos VC of Gauhati University, May 12 and 13 on the premises of No.1 Krishnanagar LP
The Sahitya Akademi Dr Rohini Kumar Baruah, School. On May 12, the flag of Udayan Sangha will be
Award winning author also said this included Biren Bora (Binod Nath Me- noted writer and retired IAS, Swapnanil hoisted by Sangha’s president Binoy Kr Talukdar. On May
award will surely inspire the young morial Life Time Achievement Award), Baruah, retired IAS and writer, Narayan 13, a souvenir titled Udayan will be released by Asam
teachers to do their duty with more ded- Anita Nath (Malati Nath Memorial Deka, MLA, Borkhetri constituency, Dr Sahitya Sabha president Dr Paramananda Rajbongshi at
ication and commitment. Professor Teacher of the Year), Chandra Saharia Kalpana Duwara, former Professor of the open meeting. During the two-day Bohagi Utsav,
Gautam Biswas, Director of IIT Guwa- (best teacher for excellent teaching Physics, GU and Dr Suchitra Kakati, writ- different other programmes will also be held, stated a
hati, gave a power-point presentation on methods), Jatin Bordoloi (best teacher er and educationist. press release. – Staff Reporter

Janasanyog/DF/515/18 Janasanyog/DF/526/18
 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
STATE MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018

Road communication between

Haflong and Silchar disrupted
CORRESPONDENT

HAFLONG, May 6: Heavy

rains have disrupted the road
communication between
Haflong and Silchar as a huge
stretch of road covering Rekho
village to Boromuolkhoi have
been damaged.
The condition of the road
between Jatinga and
Harangajao of the NH 54 popu-
larly known as the East West
Corridor , which is also said to
the lifeline for the people , is
now in a shambles. The con-
struction company- NKC-
JKM (JV), which was engaged
for repairing the road has failed A portion of the road in Halflong which was washed away following incessant rains. – Photo:
to build the road causing se- Halflong Correspondent
vere hardships for the people. the agony of the people. Mission was observed here. DFE HR DMMU, Karbi
This is of course a perennial “We have been suffering a In this connection, a meet- Anglong.
problem for the people living lot due to the poor condition ing was held which was at- The objective of the pro-
in the area. Despite the grav- of the road. However, the Na- tended by Ngamrothang gramme was to highlight the
ity of the problem, the authori- tional Highway Authority of Hmar, Executive Member, development programme
ties concerned have turned a India (NHAI) is in a deep slum- Naresh Ghose, Principal Sec- launched by the Central Gov-
blind eye to the issue. Disap- ber for which it has failed to retary of NC Hills Autono- ernment for the uplift of the
pointed with the State Gov- take action against the con- mous Council, Vinod Kumar, poorer sections of the people
ernment’s inaction, several struction company,” a section Director, Ministry of Labour living in the country by pro-
Members of the Sadou Asom Nibanuwa Parishad staging a protest against the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 at Bijoynagar, organisations have been hold- of people alleged. and Employment, Hari Har viding various schemes like
on Saturday. – UB Photos ing dharnas for the last couple Kaushal Vikash Divas ob- Shukla, Ministry of Heavy In- Prime Minister Avas Yojana-
of months, but to no avail. The served: The Aajeevika Evam dustries, Nodal Officer, Nipolal Gramin, Prime Minister

Hike in trade licence people of Dima Hasao have

now decided to approach the
Prime Minister considering
Kaushal Vikash Divas organ-
ised by Harangajao block un-
der the State Rural Livelihood
Hojai, BJP president, Rafeal
Hmar, branch manager of
LDRB, Dhrubo Jyoti Malakar,
Ujwala Yojana, Saubhagya
Yojana and Indradhanush
Yojana.

fee irks Jorhat traders

STAFF CORRESPONDENT
4th annual conference Betel nut-laden trucks seized
hike in trade licence fee. He traders , JMB Commissioner with traders coming to know BAIHATA CHARIALI , May 6 : Acting on a tip-off, Baihata

JORHAT, May 6: Steep hike

in trade licence fee, both new
and annual renewal, of busi-
ness establishments and shops
by the Jorhat Municipal Board
(JMB) has led to disappoint-
ment among the traders’ com-
munity here.
The traders have opposed
the JMB decision and have sub-
mitted representations to the
JMB and the Jorhat Deputy
Commissioner in this regard.
The general secretary of
Upper Assam Chamber of
Commerce (UACC) Pawan
More told The Assam Trib-
une that the JMB in an ‘arbi-
trary manner’, without having
any discussion made a steep
Bodofa Upendra Nath Brahma remembered
CORRESPONDENT
NALBARI, May 6: Rich trib-
utes were paid to Bodofa Up-
endra Nath Brahma in a meet-
ing held at Nalbari Natya Man-
dir on May 1 on the occasion
of his 38th death anniversary.
The Nalbari district com-
mittee of the Asom Jatiyata-
badi Yuba Chatra Parishad
(AJYCP ) for the first time or-
ganised the death anniversary
of the father of Bodos. Trib-
utes were paid on the portrait
of Late Upendra Nath Brahma
by Ramen Kalita, chief secre-
tary of the Nalbari district
committee of AAJU,
Kamalesh Sarma, president of
the Nalbari District Press
Club, Jiten Sarma, president
of the Nalbari Press Club and
Abdul Mazid, president of the
Nalbari APCU.The tribute-
paying meeting was held with
Mrinal Kumar Barman, presi-
dent of Nalbari district com-
mittee of AJYCP in the chair.
BEEOs served show-cause
further alleged that the Board
has increased the fee abnor-
mally causing a major problem
for the traders..
“We have appealed to the
JMB to review its decision as it
will have serious impact on the
growth of business,” More said.
He pointed out that in cer-
tain categories of business
there has been increase from
Rs 2,500 per annum to Rs
10,000, Rs 300 to Rs 800 and
Rs 700 to Rs 3,000.
More said that UACC will
decide on the future course of
action if JMB did not amend its
decision and discuss the matter
with the traders’ associations for
an amicable settlement.
Lending support to the irked
Addressing the meeting,
senior journalists Hemanta
Barman, Ramani Barman and
ABSU leader Sunil Sujju Bas-
umatary recalled the contribu-
tions of Late Brahma towards
the socio-political uplift of the
Bodo community. A souvenir
Bodofa published on the occa-
sion was released by Atul
Swargiwary, president of the
Baksa district Bodo Sahitya
Sabha.
Mahanta’s warning:
Former Chief Minister Praful-
la Kumar Mahanta said that if
the proposed Citizenship
Amendment Bill 2016 is
passed in the Parliament, the
Assamese people will lose their
identity. Talking to mediaper-
sons, Mahanta who visited Nal-
bari district recently and met
the party workers further said
that though the State Govern-
ment is raising the slogan of
development, its stand on the
proposed Citizenship Amend-
ment Bill has become a serious
of Ward No 6 Ankur Gupta of
the BJP, is learnt to have dis-
appointed with the decision.
Gupta has written to the Di-
rector of the Municipal Ad-
ministration, Guwahati and
Jorhat DC urging them to
lower the rates.
The Ward Commissioner
stated that according to Sec-
tion 79F of the Assam Mu-
nicipal Board Act, 1956, the
rate of taxes determined un-
der this Act should be notified
by the Municipal Boards/Town
Committees by issuing a pub-
lic notice within a period of
three months before coming
into force.
Gupta alleged that the said
procedure was not followed,
issue for the indigenous
people.This amendment bill
will pose a serious threat to the
Assamese people and the As-
sam Accord will become irrel-
evant. Mahanta said that the
State Government should take
stern action regarding the on-
going violence, killing and
crimes against women. He add-
ed that some departments have
really failed to carry out devel-
opment work in the State. “ I
have failed to develop the road
conditions in my constituency
despite my repeated efforts”,
Mahanta said.
Mrs Nalbari talent contest
held: To give an exposure to
the women of Nalbari district,
the BM Creations organised a
talent contest among the wom-
en at Nalbari Natya Mandir re-
cently .In the competition, Mona
Jain was adjudged Mrs Nalbari
while Niharika Mazumdar Das
became the first runners-up and
Sarmistha Kaushik the second
runners-up. Besides, others ti-
about it while going for annual
renewal of their trade licences.
He alleged that the decision to
hike the fee was taken on De-
cember 30, 2017, but the State
Government had not been in-
formed about the decision, nor
any approval taken.
Gupta further alleged that
the JMB was not functioning
as per the government rules
and regulations specified un-
der the Municipal Act. He
claimed that a large number of
shops within JMB area were
operating without obtaining
trade licences, which was ille-
gal and causing loss of rev-
enue. Gupta demanded imme-
diate legal action by the JMB
against such shops.
tle winners were Rumi Medhi
– Mrs talent, Manasi Das– Mrs
most popular woman, Jyoti
Rekha Roy – Mrs Huminity,
Munmun Nath – Mrs Personal-
ity, Sarmistha Kaushik– Mrs
presentable,Mona Jain – Mrs
beautiful hair, Manima Adhikari
Kalita– Mrs Photogenic, Dipika
Devi – Mrs beautiful skin, Ban-
dita Bhagawati– Mrs most styl-
ist, Niharika Mazumdar– Mrs
beautiful smile, Minakshi
Chaudhury Nath – Mrs beauti-
ful eyes, Binu Devi – Mrs inspi-
rational and Minu Singhania –
Mrs lovable woman.
On the occasion some other
competitions were also held.
In the talent competition Man-
abendra Adhikari, a popular
cine director, Kiran Boro, Mrs
Earth Universe, Rabi Sarma,
a popular cine actor and Bar-
nali Devi Gaud acted as
judges.On behalf of BM Crea-
tions Bandana Kalita and Moni-
ka Roy offered the vote of
thanks to the participants.
Protest against
privatisation of
of Dhubri working
journalists concludes
GAURIPUR, May 6: The
fourth annual conference of
the Dhubri district unit of the
Assam Union of Working
Journalists was held on May
4 on the premises of Dhubri
Sahitya Sabha Bhawan with a
day-long programme.
In the morning, Ashikur
Rahman president of the unit
hoisted the flag and smriti
tarpan was performed by
Mrinmay Deb Adhikary, sec-
retary.
The delegates’ meet held
on the occasion discussed
various problems faced by
the working journalists and
adopted a number of resolu-
tions.
The open meeting held in
the afternoon felicitated the
members of the deceased
Surendra Mohan Goswami: a tribute
The earliest thing I recollect
of Akanimama (Surendra Mo-
han Goswami) is the arrival of
the foreign letter at our Motin-
agar, Shillong residence, with
his trademark handwriting in
bold. He ensured that nothing
gets missing in the address. He
was very meticulous. My
mother used to tell us that he
had gone after completion of
MSc and that he had gone by
ship to London. Our acquaint-
ance was more through the
contents of his periodical let-
ters detailing his well-being and
happenings in London. My
mother would go through
word by word the contents of
the letters and narrate to us his
well-being. Through his letters
we came to know about televi-
sion and I vividly remember a
photograph of his sent to us
while relaxing at his apartment
scribes Dilip Kumar Chakra-
barty and Joydeep Barua. The
meeting was addressed by
Tutumani Phukan, secretary
of the State Union Bhaskar
Sharma, organising secretary,
Udayan Chakraborty, presi-
dent, Dhubri Sahitya Sabha,
Inamul Haque, advocate, Bi-
kash Sharma, DIPRO and a
few others. They in their
speeches appreciated the role
of the correspondents of the
area for highlighting the prob-
lems of the district.
The conference elected a
new executive body with
Ashikur Rahman, Mahesh
Ray, Altaf Hussain and Mrin-
may Deb Adhikary as presi-
dent, vice-presidents and
secretary respectively. –
Correspondent
at Kensington Place, London,
watching television. We, as
small children were very curi-
ous and could
not believe
that there can
be something
like a televi-
sion.
Akanima-
ma was the
fifth child in a
family of nine
children.. He
was the
youngest
amongst the
five sons. My mother Elee was
younger to him. Akanimama
was seemingly very close to
her. His letters to her confirm
his added affection towards
her. Aita also used to tell sto-
ries about Akanimama and I can
still recall tears rolling down
Chariali Police seized five betel nut-laden ( supari ) trucks and
detained the drivers and the helpers of the trucks on the Na-
tional Highway- 31 at Baihata Chariali recently. The operation
was carried out as per direction of the Sub-divisional Police
Officer (SDPO) of Rangiya . The trucks bearing registration
no- UP 21N -7987 , RJ 51GA- 0237 , HR 46- 6807 , UP 21 N-
2735 and AS 01 DC- 0371 ), were carrying betel nut from
Dimapur to Nalbari without having valid documents.
The truck drivers confessed that they had brought the
consignments for Balaji Roadline Transport Agency . Police has
began investigation. It is learnt that betel nut smuggling has
been going on in and around the Baihata Chariali area. “ Betel
nut is generally brought from Myanmar across the porous bor-
der and then sent to various parts of the country as per de-
mands,” a highly-placed source informed the ANN Service.
Foundation stone laid
RANGIYA, May 6: Minister of State for Irrigation and Rev-
enue (Independent Charge), Bhabesh Kalita laid the foundation
of a public toilet service under the MSDP scheme at Pub-
Rangiya Pragati Sangha premises on Friday. The total cost of
the said project is estimated to be around Rs 7 lakh and the
same would be constructed as per government specification
for use by the common people. The Minister observed that as
such a facility was an essential requirement of the common people,
hence it will be completed at the earliest possible under strict
vigilance of the local people so that no anomaly can take place
during the construction process.– Correspondent
her cheeks, wanting to see remaining in London for many
Akanimama come back from years his approach towards life
London. Akanimama finally re- was very simple. He had his
turned for own typical sense of humour.
good in 1965. He got married to Bulima-
I was in Class mi who got herself well-adjust-
VIII at that ed to the large joint family. She
time, studying got a job in Loreto Convent,
in Donbosco Shillong. Akanimama and his
School Gauha- family became our neighbours
ti and there- in Zoo Road, Guwahati. He
fore had the was very fond of Bulimami and
privilege of was completely dependent
receiving upon her. Bulimami deserves
Akanimama in lot of praise that she remained
Gauhati. He solidly behind Akanimama in
became our taking all care till his end.
role model. He was very tall Akanimama was the last
and handsome and of fair com- surviving member amongst
plexion with some British eti- the nine siblings. He was 89 at
quette. He was an embodiment the time of his passing away.
of love and affection and took Today, on this day of his ad-
lot of care of everyone in the yashraddha, I pray for the eter-
family. He was a very simple
person by heart, and despite
nal peace of the departed soul.
– Samir Baruah

notices for misuse of funds power stations

CORRESPONDENT
HAILAKANDI, May 6:
District Mission Coordina-
tor, Sarba Siksha Abhiyan,
Hailakandi, FR Laskar has
served show-cause notices
to Block Elementary
Education Officers
(BEEOs) of Katlicherra,
Hailakandi and Lala in the
wake of misuse of funds
during procurement of
school uniforms. In a letter
issued on Wednesday,
District Mission Coordina-
tor, SSA, Laskar said the
BEEOs failed to regulate
the process of poor quality
school uniforms despite
strict directive to them.
“Even after my strict
instruction on April 3, no
action was taken, which
naturally proves your
failure in regulating the
process of procurement of
quality school uniforms,”
he said in the letter.
The BEEOs have been
asked to reply to the show-
cause notices within three
days or else disciplinary
proceedings would be
drawn against them.
It may be mentioned
here that several organisa-
tions and public repre-
sentatives, including
Hailakandi MLA Anowar
Hussain Laskar had alleged
large-scale misappropria-
tion of funds in the name of
procurement of school
uniforms. Three head
teachers of Katlicherra
Education Block had been
placed under suspension
for their involvement in
the school uniform scam.
Public grievances
redressal day : Chief
Executive Officer (CEO) of
Badarpur Electrical Circle,
has decided to hold public
grievances redressal day in
view of the growing
complaints.
Assistant General
Manager (RE), Badarpur
Electrical Circle, Abdul
Aziz informed that the
public hearings would take
place at the Hailakandi
Electrical Division,
Hailakandi during afternoon
on every Saturday.
Deputy Commissioner,
Hailakandi, Adil Khan has
given directions to hold public
hearings in the wake of lot of
complaints received by the
district administration on
Public Grievances Redressal
Day held every Tuesday.
CORRESPONDENT
BISWANATH CHARIALI,
May 6: The Biswanath Chariali
unit of the Assam State Power
Workers’ Union and ASEB
Pensioners’ Association staged
a two-hour sit-in demonstra-
tion on Friday and protested
against the APDCL’s proposed
privatisation of 47 33/11 KV
sub-stations in the State.
They also opposed ‘handing
over’ of historical monuments
to the private parties under the
government’s ‘Adopt-a-Herit-
age’ policy. “This is an unethi-
cal move on the part of the
State Government as the his-
torical sites are the pride of
Assam,” they allged.
Later, the protesters sub-
mitted a memorandum to the
Chairman of the APDCL
through AGM Pranab Kumar
Gogoi. A rally being taken out on the occasion of Kaushal Bikash Divas at Demow on Saturday. – UB Photos
 MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018
STATE
Labour welfare schemes discussed
CORRESPONDENT
HAILAKANDI, May 6: Ka-
rigar Kalyan Diwas was ob-
served in Hailakandi district
on Saturday.
Organised by the District
Labour Office at Ratanpur Road
in Bahadurpur, an awareness
programme and on-the-spot
registration of construction
workers was organised under
the Building and Other Con-
struction Workers’ (Registra-
tion of Employment & Condi-
tions of Service) Act, 1996.
Several speakers highlight-
ed the fact that the landmark
BOCW Act, 1996 was meant
to regulate employment and
conditions of service of build-
ing and other construction
workers and to provide for
their safety, health and welfare.
They also demanded prop-
er utilisation of funds collect-
ed by way of cess at the rate of
1% of construction cost in-
curred by the employer under
the Building and Other Con-
struction Workers’ Welfare
Cess Act, 1996. Some advo-
cated utilisation of the accumu-
lated funds for the welfare of
such people who are primari-
ly migrant workers and those
who are uninformed and ex-
tremely poor.
Representatives of the trade
unions said the BOCW Act en-
acted for the benefit of the unor-
ganised sector must address the
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speech narrated about differ-
ent welfare schemes for the
labourers which were intro-
duced by the Government
from time to time.
In all, names of 45 labourers
were registered at the meet-
ing which was chaired by vet-
eran trade union leader of Bar-
peta, Mathura Das.
Auto emission testers take
Govt to task over anomalies
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
JORHAT, May 6: The All
Assam Auto Emission Testing
Station Owners’ Association
(AAAETSOA) has alleged that
the owner of a Guwahati-
based private firm named Glo-
bal Associate in connivance
with a top official of the State
Transport Department was
“running a syndicate” by com-
mitting gross irregularities
that were in severe violation
of the Government rules.
The AAAETSOA, estab-
lished in 2001, has over 70
members who run over 150
auto-emission testing centres
across the State, has alleged
that due to the irregularities
committed by Global Associ-
Brahmaputra embankment
unrepaired at Biswanath!
CORRESPONDENT
BISWANATH CHARIALI,
May 6: Around 50 bighas of
agricultural land was report-
edly eroded by the mighty
Brahmaputra on the south-
ern part of Biswanath during
the first part of this month
on account of the lackadaisi-
cal attitude of the Water Re-
sources Department, the lo-
cal people alleged.
It may be mentioned that a
project named ‘Protection of
Biswanath Panpur, including
areas of upstream Silamari and
far downstream Bhumuraguri
to Boragaon against erosion by
the Brahmaputra’ was taken up
under the Flood Management
Programme (FMP)-XII at an
estimated cost of Rs 170 crore
and achieved considerable
progress.
Work on the scheme start-
ed in February 2015 and sub-
stantial progress was
achieved upto March 2016.
About 21 percent of the State
share was released against
the said project by the State
Water Resources Depart-
ment. Contractors engaged in
the said project disclosed
that they had put all effort to
complete the work on time,
but failed to do so due to ear-
ly flood season in 2016. The
executed protection works
successfully withstood the
thrust of the Brahmaputra
and no erosion or damage was
observed during the flood in
2016. When the flood season
was over, the contractors
Dibrugarh KVK bags
coveted award
BUREAU
DIBRUGARH, May 6: The
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK)
of Dibrugarh under the Assam
Agricultural University
(AAU) was awarded the Best
KVK Award for successful im-
plementation of NICRA (Na-
tional Innovations on Climate
Resilient Agriculture) project
for the year 2017-18.
The award was presented at
a review workshop held at Bar-
apani in Meghalaya and organ-
ised jointly by ICAR-ATARI
Zone-VI (comprising of Aru-
nachal Pradesh, Assam and Sik-
kim) and Zone-VII (comprising
of Meghalaya, Nagaland, Ma-
nipur, Mizoram and Tripura).
The award was presented
on the basis of successful im-
plementation of different cli-
mate-resilient interventions in
the farmers’ field in adopted
villages, horizontal expansion
of these technologies to near-
est villages and overall way of
presenting the activities
Addressing the gathering as
distinguished guest, Gunindra
Nath Das, MLA of Barpeta
constituency urged upon the
working class of the district to
be vigilant and avail the oppor-
tunities offered to them under
various welfare schemes in-
troduced by the Government.
He also distributed registra-
ate, the vehicle owners and
emission test station owners
as well were facing losses.
Addressing mediapersons
here today, the office-bearers of
the association alleged that since
2013, the said firm has been al-
lotted contract by the Transport
Department to open several
emission testing stations across
Assam without inviting tenders.
They alleged that in Guwahati
only the firm was awarded con-
tract to run about five auto emis-
sion testing stations without fol-
lowing the tendering process.
Pritim Piku Borah, spokes-
man of the association, who is
an owner of a testing station at
Jamugurihat in Sonitpur dis-
trict, alleged that the Govern-
ment should have followed the
again started work, but no
payment was allegedly made
against their progress of
work by the Government.
Obviously, the contractors en-
gaged in the aforesaid project
refused to continue with their
work further and hence the
scheme remained incom-
plete due to non-realisation
of their pending bills.
Not surprisingly, heavy
damage took place at Solmari
area during the flood in 2017
and a major portion of the
embankment was eroded.
Local people expressed ap-
prehension that there would
be heavy damage to the al-
ready executed work if no
work or repair was taken up
before the flood season starts
this year.
Proving the affected people’s
3 arrested for killing
20-yr-old Cachar girl
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
SILCHAR, May 6: Cachar Police arrested three persons in
connection with the alleged molestation and murder of a 20-
year-old girl whose body was recovered from Chappannahal
Tea Garden on Saturday night.
According to police, the arrested persons have been identi-
fied as Baccha Nunu Karmakar (20), Raju Santhal (20) and
Sajan Rikison (28). Another person identified as Gupta Rikison
was also arrested later. Cachar SP Rakesh Roushan said that
based on an FIR lodged by the father of the deceased girl, a case
vide 96/18 under Section 366/376/302/34 of the IPC was regis-
tered at Udharbond Police Station. Those arrested were re-
manded to five-day police custody, the SP informed. It may be
mentioned that the father of the girl had complained on May 3
that his daughter was missing since May 1.
through power point presen-
tation in the workshop.
The Zonal Monitoring
Committee (ZMC) compris-
ing Dr HK Senapati, former
Dean of OUA&T and Chairman
of ZMC, Dr AK Tripathi, Di-
rector of ICAR-ATARI, Zone-
VI, Guwahati and Vice-Chair-
man of ZMC and Dr S Yadav,
PS of ICAR-CRIDA, Hydera-
bad also visited the project
implementation site at Dibru-
garh recently for monitoring
of NICRA project implement-
ed by KVK Dibrugarh in its
adopted villages Panimirigaon
(Lezaimiripathar Gaon) and
Jhanjimukh village of Barbaru-
ah block in Dibrugarh and ex-
pressed satisfaction over the
activities.
This project is directly mon-
itored by CRIDA (Central
Research Institute of Dry land
Agriculture), Hyderabad via
host institute Assam Agricul-
tural University. The main ob-
jective of this project is to dis-
seminate climate-resilient
tion certificates to the labour-
ers who got their names reg-
istered in the meeting.
Pranjal Das of the local La-
bour Office presented an ac-
count of the benefits to the la-
bourers provided by the Gov-
ernment with details of dis-
bursement by the office from
2012 to 2018. He urged the la-
tendering process while
awarding contracts to the said
firm to open emission testing
stations, as was done in allot-
ting to other firms since 2001.
Borah also alleged that Glo-
bal Associate has been arbi-
trarily (without inviting ten-
ders) awarded permission by
the Transport Department to
run mobile emission testing
service stations in rural areas
of the State by installing ma-
chines on vehicles.
He alleged that the firm was
carrying out the service by
charging exorbitant rates –
much more than the Govern-
ment prescribed rates – for
conducting the test on differ-
ent categories of vehicles and
even without conducting tests.
apprehension to be correct, a
large portion of land was erod-
ed. On the other hand, local peo-
ple alleged that even 50 percent
of work was not completed by
the department in the Bhojmari
and Silamari areas. Around 1.6
km area covering the said vil-
lages had to be protected by
constructing a dyke at an esti-
mated cost of Rs 96 crore.
Thus, the unrepaired
dykes have posed a serious
threat to the people of en-
tire Biswanath LAC in
Biswanath district. Though
a deadline for repairing the
dykes was fixed on April 30
by the State Government,
yet it seems that the Water
Resources Department has
not bothered to take timely
action in Biswanath, the af-
fected people lamented.
technologies directly to the
farming community to miti-
gate weather aberrations.
Among many climate-resil-
ient interventions, few up-
scaled technologies which have
been spread to nearby villag-
es are cultivation of short-du-
ration early ahu varieties
Disang and Kolong and culti-
vation of pre-Kharif maize un-
der pre-flood situation, im-
proved cultivation of potato
(variety: Kufri Jyoti, Kufri
Pukhraj) and cultivation of to-
ria (rapeseed; variety TS 36
and TS 38) under post-flood
situation, cultivation of late-
sown toria TS 67 in rice-toria
sequence, rearing of high-
yielding backyard poultry
(Vanaraja, Kamrupa, Kalinga
Brown) in raised house (chang
ghar), rearing of improved
breed of pig (Hampshire, York-
shire) under backyard system
etc. Cropping intensity of
these two villages increased
manifold during the last cou-
ple of years.
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9
No. CS/GRD/SOPD(G)./2018-19/04/
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER
Superintending Engineer PWD, Guwahati Road
bourers to register their names
with the Labour Office, which Circle, Guwahati-01 on behalf of Governor of Assam
will enable them to avail Gov- invites bid for Improvement of Road under S.O.P.D.
ernment-sponsored benefits. (G) for the year 2017-18-Guwahati Road Division of
A number of trade union 1 (one) no. package, amounting to Rs.29.02745 Lakh
leaders, officers and other dig- (Approx). Details may be seen in the website
nitaries also spoke on the ocas- http://assamtenders.gov.in. and also at the office
sion and urged the working of the undersigned during office hours.
classes to come forward to
avail the benefits. Sd/- Superintending Engineer, PWD (Roads),
Guwahati Road Circle, Guwahati-01
Janasanyog/CF/474/18
G/1441/1
No. T/MLC/SOPD(G)/2017-18/ Date.02/05/2018
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER
Superintending Engineer PWD, Mangaldai Road
Circle on behalf of Governor of Assam invites bid from
Borah claimed that receipts approved and eligible Contractors registered with
issued by mobile emission Assam PWD (Roads) or Contractors registered with
testing centres run by the firm other State/Central Government Departments,
showed the same reading Institutions, Undertakings and Authorities for the works
across the State, which was a under SOPD (G) for the year 2017-18 of 3 No. packages
clear indication that malprac- under Darrang District of Assam amounting to Rs.
tice was taking place. 151.082 Lakh (Approx).
Borah exhibited receipts Details may be seen at http://assamtenders.gov.in
purportedly issued by the firm as well as in the office of the undersigned during office
by charging high rates. He fur- hours.
ther alleged that the firm has in Sd/- Superintending Engineer PWD
gross violation of existing Gov- Janasanyog/CF/483/18 Mangaldai Road Circle
ernment rules been issuing
authorisation letters to several NO. JCSE. 29/2009/Pt.I/
persons and private firms to EXPRESSION OF INTEREST
conduct mobile emission serv-
The Secretary, Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society,
ice in various parts of Assam in Guwahati invites “Expression of Interest” for the below
a manner similar to granting mentioned works from registered Class-I & II APWD (building)
permission given to a franchise. contractors, reputed firms, designers, artist/ architect and
He exhibited copies of such individuals etc and will be received upto 2.00 PM of 21.5.2018.
authorisation letters purport- The bids will be opend on the same day at 2.30 PM in presence
edly issued by the firm. of bidders who to attend or his authorized representative.
“How could a private firm Details may be obtained from the office of the undersigned
grant authority to another pri-
vate party to carry out a serv-
ice which only the Govern-
w.e.f. 09.5.2017 to 19.5.2017.
1. Name of work: Designing and installation/construction of
“MEMORABILIA” connection with Guwahati International Film
ment could grant permission
to run,” he questioned.
Festival and Golden Jubilee of Jyoti Chitraban.
The undersigned reserves the right to accept or to reject
AAAETSOA general secre- any or all the offers without assigning any reason thereof.
Sd/- Secretary
tary Milan Sankar Hazarika Jyoti Chitraban (Film Studio) Society
from Lakhimpur further al- Janasanyog/CF/497/18
leged that in recent times it
has come to the notice of the
association that the Depart- COTTON UNIVERSITY
ment had allotted contract to College Hostel Road, Panbazar
the same firm to open emis- Guwahati- 781001
Website: www.cottonuniversity.ac.in
sion testing station within pet-
rol/diesel pump premises with- WALK-IN-INTERVIEW
out inviting tenders. Walk-in-Interview for Project Assistant
Hazarika said that the asso- Advt. No. Recruitment/CU/2018/003 Dated: May 05, 2018
ciation will approach the Trans- Eligible candidates are invited to attend ‘walk in interview’ for a
port Department soon and will contractual post of one Project Assistant in the Department of
submit a memorandum to the Zoology for a period of 1 year under a DBT project titled “To
what extent benthic diversity indicates water quality of wetlands
Minister concerned, pointing
of Guwahati having different pollution load” under ‘Proposal for
out the gross irregularities be- the use of Foldscope as a research tool’
ing committed in the Depart- Essential qualifications: Master’s degree in Biological
ment and demand immediate
Sciences. Specialization or expertise in Fishery/Limnology/
steps to prevent the same. EnvironmentaI Biology is preferred
AAAETSOA organising Remuneration: INR 12,000 per month
secretary Pankaj Bezbaruah Term of the Post: 1 Year.
said that the association was Date & Time of Interview: 18th May.2018, 11 am
Venue: Department of Zoology, Cotton University
taking legal advice on the issue
Terms and Condition:
and was also contemplating to 1. No TA/DA and official accommodation will be provided for
approach the court, if required.
Chief adviser of the associa-
tion Jayanta Bora of Jorhat and
appearing in the interview
2 The candidate should bring all the original copies of
testimonials at the time of interview along with Photostat
Abdul Rafiq, an association
member from Nagaon, were
also present on the occasion.
copies for submission.
Advt. No. Recruitment/CU/2018/003
Janasanyog/DF/546/18
Dated: May 05, 2018
Registrar
No. CS/T/BD/34/2018/3
PRESS NOTICE
The Addl. Chief Engineer, PWD, P.C.C. Project Complex , Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3
, on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites bids from the APWD Contractor of Class – I (A &
B) for the following work having experience in similar nature of work.
Details of the bid may be seen at e-procurement portal website i.e.
www.assamtenders.gov.in and also in the office of the undersigned during office hours
from 15:30 hrs of 14.05.2018 to 14:00 hrs of 28.05.2018.
The bidders must be enrolled in www.assamtenders.gov.in
Sl. State/ Name of Work Approx. Time of Bid security Bid security Tender
No. Pakage Value of completion to be drawn Cost
Work in favour of (Rs)
(Rs in lakh)
1 Bldg. Construction of new 176.56989 18 Rs. 3,53,140.00 (for General) E.E., PWD, 6000.00
hostel building - for (eighteen) Rs. 1,76,570.00 (for reserved Jorhat Bldg
SC/ST students in month Category) Divn
H.R.H. The Prince of
Wales Institute of
Engineering &
Technology, Jorhat
under AICTE Govt.
of India sponsored
AQIS Scheme
Sd/- Addl Chief Engineer, P.W.D.
P.C.C. Project Complex
Janasanyog/C/654/18 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3
NO. DHTCM(C). 68/ 2018/241
SHORT NOTICE INVITING RE-TENDER
In pursuant to the letter No DW/SCA to TSP (Vety)349/2016-17/66. Dated 10th August. 2017 of the
Directorate of WPT & BC. Assam,Guwahati-6,the undersigned invite Re- Tender in prescribed form
affixing non refundable Court fee stamp of Rs. 8.25 (Rupees Eight and paisa twenty five) only with a
validity period of 180 days to be eventually drawn up in APWD F-2 form for the following works in
Karimganj/Cacnar districts of Assam, from the Govt. Registered contractcrs class as shown below
under APWD(B) Assam. The tender shall be received on 16/05/2018 upto 2.00 PM and will be opened
on the same date at 2.30 PM in presence of the contractors or their authorized representatives. The
Tender documents & other details may be obtained from the office of the undersigned on payment of
nonrefundable sum of Rs 100.00 only through crossed Indian Postal Order during office hours in between
10.30 A.M. to 4.30P.M. from 07/05/2018 to 15/05/18.
The sites of construction of workshed (Handloom) covers above two districts i.e. Cachar- 2 SHG and
Karimganj-2 SHG.
Payment will be made subject to availability of fund by the Directorate of Welfare of Plan Tribes and
Backward Classes, Assam, Rukmini Nagar,Guwahati-6 subject to produce Bill with required certificates/
documents..
Sl. Name of works & and Per unit cost Group Value of work E/M Time of Regn. &
No. Beneficiaries (SHG) Workshed No in Group wise comple- Class
(Rs.in lakh) (Rs.in lakh) tion PWD(B)
1 Construction of workshed Rs.4.16 Gr.-41 16.64 2% for 60 days Class-III
(Handloom) under WPT Gen. &
& BC Deptt. Assam for 1% for above
SHG. at under Cachar or SC/ST/
Karimganj Dist. OBC
Sd/- Director,
Janasanyog/C/656/18 Handloom & Textiles, Assam.
 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
WEATHER
NORTHEAST
Forecast for North Eastern
States: Moderate rain/
thundershower is likely to
occur at most places over
Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland,
Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura
and light to moderate rain/
thundershower is likely to
occur at a few places over
Arunachal Pradesh.
Warning: Thunderstorm with
gusty wind is very likely to occur
at isolated places over Assam,
Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur,
Mizoram and Tripura on May 7.
Heavy rain is very likely to occur
at isolated places over Assam,
Meghalaya, Manipur, Mizoram
and Tripura on May 7.
Temperatures :
Max (°C) Min (°C)
Dibrugarh 31.0 21.2
Tezpur 27.0 22.3
Silchar 28.2 19.6
Dhubri 28.9 23.1
Jorhat 26.2 21.7
N Lakhimpur 31.0 20.1
Shillong 24.4 16.0
Cherrapunjee 20.7 15.4
Aizwal 28.9 8.6
Kohima 21.8 12.6
Pasighat 30.0 20.9
Itanagar 28.7 20.7
Imphal 25.8 18.4
Agartala 33.0 24.6
Development is
the ‘best antidote’
to insurgency:
BJP youth prez
NEW DELHI, May 6:
Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
president Poonam Mahajan has
claimed that the Modi Govern-
ment’s ‘Act East Policy’ is lead-
ing to “massive development”
in the Northeastern States and
has earned people’s confidence.
Mahajan, who was on a
three-day tour of Tripura, As-
sam and Manipur, made these
remarks at programmes held
by BJP youth wing on Satur-
day, a BJYM statement said.
“Time for divisive politics is
over. Now it is time for devel-
opment,” she said, adding that
the Central Government has
various plans for the region.
BJP has accorded high pri-
ority to turn India’s ‘Look
East Policy’ into the ‘Act East
Policy’, she said, according to
the statement.
The policy serves two pur-
poses for the government,
which is stronger trade and
business ties with other
south-east Asian countries and
development opportunities to
the Northeastern States, she
said, adding that development
is the “best antidote” to in-
surgency. – PTI
Meghalaya installs
e-prison software
STAFF CORRESPONDENT
SHILLONG, May 6: Meg-
halaya Government has in-
stalled the e-prison software
at Shillong District Jail becom-
ing one of the first States in
North East to install such a
software in the prison.
Home Minister James Sang-
ma said here recently the in-
stalled software would help
improve work efficiency in the
prison. Sangma added that the
prisoners’ database whould be
stored through the software
and would also bring in more
transparency in the work cul-
ture of the district prison.
The Home Minister further
informed that the software
would be installed in the remain-
BJP hails new Chakma CEM’s humble roots
CORRESPONDENT
AIZAWL, May 6: Mizoram State
BJP today hailed the new Chief Exec-
utive Member of Chakma Autonomous
District Council (CADC) Shanti Jiban
Chakma’s humble roots, likening him
with Prime Minister Narendra Modi
and President Ram Nath Govind.
“Just as Prime Minister Narendra
Modi rose from being a chaiwalla to
Prime Minister, and President Ram
Nath Govind from mud house to Rash-
trapati Bhavan, Shanti Jiban Chakma
has attained the highest office in the
CADC from a humble house,” State
BJP said on Facebook post.
“BJP assures Indians that the low-
est man in the society can attain the
BSF jawan shoots dead
3 colleagues, kills self
CORRESPONDENT & PTI
AGARTALA, May 6: A BSF jawan al-
legedly shot dead three colleagues with
his service weapon before committing
suicide today at a border outpost at Magu-
ruli in Unakoti district, about 180 km from
Agartala, police said.
SP (Special branch), Shankar Debnath
said the BSF jawan opened fire on three
others including a head constable before
killing himself.
The incident happened at around 1 am.
The head constable died on the spot.
One of the injured jawans succumbed to
injuries at Unakoti district hospital and
another jawan, who was shifted to ILS Hos-
Manipur Deputy Chief Minister Yumnam Joykumar Singh (2nd from R) paying tribute to the memory of Maharaja Narasingh
on the occasion of his 226th birth anniversary observation in Imphal on Sunday. – Photo: Newmai News
Deb asks Centre to get port restriction
imposed by Bangladesh removed
NEW DELHI, May 6:
Tripura Chief Minister Biplab
Kumar Deb has asked Centre
to ensure removal of port re-
strictions on several items im-
posed by Bangladesh so as to
increase export to the neigh-
bouring country.
Addressing an interactive
session of Chief Ministers of
Northeastern States on ‘Act
East Policy’ here on Friday,
Deb also said the Ministry of
External Affairs should take
initiative for implementation of
ing four prisons of the State.
The installed software has
been developed by Centre and
was first successfully installed at
Tihar jail as a pilot project. Here
at the Shillong District Jail, the
software was installed with the
help of NIC, Shillong.
The Union Law Ministry had
written to Chief Secretaries of
at least a dozen States to im-
mediately migrate to e-prisons.
The Centre wants to integrate
all prison data across the coun-
try in an attempt to roll out
long-pending prison reforms
and ensure release of under tri-
als booked for petty crimes.
The Ministry of Home Af-
fairs has sanctioned Rs 42 lakh
for the installation and is ex-
pected to release more fund
The bamboo-and-tin-roof house where the new CEM is said to be dwelling.
highest office and that is the success of in the society can raise a voice in the ance by two traditional rival parties has
democracy. Now, the poorest section Council which we hope would be fol- scripted history in Indian politics.
pital in Agartala, also died, Debnath said.
He said investigation is on and a de-
tailed report is awaited.
When contacted, a highly placed BSF
official confirmed the incident.
Rifleman Shishupal of BSF fired upon
head Rifleman Vijay Kumar apparently
in a tiff. Subsequently, Shisupal also opened
fire at Rifleman cum Driver Rakesh Ku-
mar Yadav and Constable Rinku Kumar
and later shot himself dead.
Constable Rakesh Kumar Yadav and
Rifleman Rinku Kumar were taken to Civil
Hospital at Kailashahar, where constable
Rinku succumbed to his injuries. Consta-
ble Rakesh Kumar was evacuated in an
ambulance to ILS hospital here where he
BBIN (Bangladesh, Bhutan,
India and Nepal) motor vehi-
cle agreement for free move-
ment of vehicles from Agarta-
la to Kolkata via Dhaka.
Deb said during 2016, to-
tal volume of trade between
Tripura and Bangladesh was
Rs 304. 83 crore and export
from Tripura was only Rs
4.60 crore. Thus, there is se-
vere trade deficit being faced
by Tripura due to port re-
strictions imposed by Bang-
ladesh on the items export-
in the coming days.
Sangma, meanwhile, stressed
that a Central Jail is required in
the State and the State Govern-
ment will write to the Centre
regarding this requirement.
“It’s important that Meghalaya
has a central jail. At present we
have only district jails. We will
write to the Centre in this re-
gard,” Sangma said.
Emphasising on decongesting
Shillong Jail, Sangma said he is
hopeful that very soon Nongs-
toin jail will be completed.
“Shillong district jail is over-
crowded as the strength should
be 150 persons. But the number
of inmates lodged in the jail is
much more. Work is on to com-
plete the Nongstoiñ jail at the
earliest,” Sangma informed.
NORTH EAST
Sangma’s daughter
to contest Ampati
by-election
SHILLONG, May 6:
Meghalaya Leader of Opposi-
tion Mukul Sangma’s daughter
breathed his last on Sunday morning. Miani D Shira will be the
Inspector General, Tripura Frontier and Congress candidate for the
senior BSF officials rushed to the spot for May 28 by-election in Ampati
an enquiry, a BSF press release said. “At constituency in the State,
the moment, we are in deep sorrow and party officials said.
the enquiry will unearth the reason be- AICC president Rahul
hind the most bloodiest incident in a BSF Gandhi has approved Shira’s
barrack in recent past”, said a senior BSF name after her name was
official under the cover of anonymity. shortlisted and sent by the
The BSF Tripura Frontier has expressed State party leadership for
deep shock, at the fratricide at BOP Ma- approval, they said quoting a
groli in Unakoti district’s Kailashahar sub- communique by AICC general
division on Saturday night and have offered secretary Mukul Wasnik.
their condolences to the next of kins. The by-election was
Arrangements have been made to send necessitated after Sangma
the mortal remains of the dead soldiers resigned from Ampati after
to their respective homes by air. winning from Songsak seat
as well in the State Assem-
bly election on February 27.
The by-elections will be
held on May 28 and the
result will be declared on
May 31. The last date of
withdrawal is May 14.
Chief Electoral Officer FR
Kharkongor said that the
Election department has
sought deployment of four
companies of Central armed
police forces.
The BSF has also been
asked to keep tight vigil
along the Indo-Bangladesh
border and district officials in
Assam have also been
requested coordination for
successful poll, he said. – PTI
Zeme Nagas
of Assam upset
DIMAPUR, May 6: Zeme
Council of North East India
(ZCNEI) said it was ag-
grieved at non-inclusion of
Zeme Nagas of Assam in the
framework agreement
signed between Government
of India and NSCN (IM).
A press release issued by
ZCNEI said “historically,
the Zeme Nagas of Assam
were indigenous inhabitants
prior to bifurcation of
Nagaland from Assam,
which was just a district
known as Tuensang Hills”.
ed from Tripura. Tripura), and resolve other
The Council said non-
The Chief Minister request- relevant issues.
inclusion of Zeme Nagas of
ed Ministry of External Affairs The CM said at present
Assam in the framework
to take appropriate measures there has been no significant in-
agreement does not augur
to remove trade restrictions on vestment from Bangladesh into
well with the aspiration of
27 items from Tripura to Bang- Tripura or other parts of North
unified Naga homeland.
ladesh so as to improve the East and the neighbouring coun-
“We consider this exclu-
trade of Tripura with Bangla- try should be persuaded.
sion as willful oppression,
desh and to reduce the trade Deb also said Bangladesh
belittling our immense
deficit significantly, a State Gov- has not taken up all the neces-
contribution in the form of
ernment statement said. sary measures for activating
supreme sacrifices made by
Deb said MEA should take the Land Customs Stations
Zemes of Assam, including
initiative to operationalise (LCS) due to which bilateral
financial support, etc.”
Chittagong port, which is only trade between Bangladesh and
ZCNEI stated.
75 km from Sabroom (South Tripura is hampered. – PTI
The Council implored
upon the goodwill of the
stakeholders to review the
Most wanted criminal framework agreement in
an accommodative spirit in
surrenders in Garo Hills the greater interest of
Nagas as a whole, particu-
CORRESPONDENT tion notes were, however, tak- larly Zeme Nagas of
en into custody, barring him.
Assam. – Correspondent
TURA, May 6: Most wanted William had earlier contact-
criminal, William A Sangma, who ed Church elders before con- JIC term
had twice escaped police custo-
dy, finally surrendered to police
tact was made with police for
his surrender. Police teams es-
extended
in North Garo Hills (NGH) this corted him from his house near DIMAPUR, May 6:
afternoon. His surrender came Boko in Assam to Resubelpara Nagaland Government has
about a month after he made a in North Garo Hills (NGH). extended the period of the
daring escape from Tura Civil “He said that the reason for Judicial Inquiry Commission
Hospital where he was taken for his surrender was his desire (JIC) probing the January 31,
2017 incident in Dimapur by
a medical check-up. to lead a normal life. We have
After his escape from custo- handed him over to West Garo six months.
dy in March, William had shift- Hills (WGH) police as he was State Home department,
ed base to South Garo Hills still under judicial custody in a notification, stated that
(SGH), where he formed anoth- when he escaped the last the JIC’s period has been
extended from January 29 to
er gang that was called ARA. time,” said SP, NGH, Dr
The gang had submitted de- Sacheng Marak. July 28 for submission of its
mand notes to the residents of He surrendered without report, after the expiry of its
Mindikgre in SGH after which arms this afternoon. He was earlier notification extending
it for three months.
there was a demand for a police handed over to WGH police
outpost in the area. Most of where he formally surren- Two persons lost their
those responsible for the extor- dered to police. lives during the Statewide
protest over 33 per cent
reservation for women in
urban local bodies, in
Dimapur on January 31,
2017. – Correspondent
lowed consecutively in the Legislative
Assembly,” the BJP said. No.BN/14/2018/5
BJP stands for the lowest section of The Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Building), Assam, on behalf of the Governor of Assam invites Bid for the
the society thereby enforcing the following building works from registered Class-I (A)/Class-I(B) contractor under P.W.D. (Building) Assam having
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der the Sixth Schedule of the Constitu-
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tion in 1972. SJ Chakma was elected as Building for accommodation of Addl.
leader of the United Legislature Party, Chief Engineer, PWRD, Barak Valley,
formed by six Congress councillors and Assam at First Floor and Executive
I Engineer, PWD, Silchar Building Division,
five BJP councillors of CADC that threw Silchar at Second Floor including Car
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tions. The formation of post-poll alli- Cachar District.
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Over Rs 4 lakh seized in
election-bound Ampati
CORRESPONDENT
TURA, May 6: South West
The person, a VEC secre-
tary claimed the cash belonged
to him and was meant for dis-
Garo Hills (SWGH) district ad-
ministration together with
tribution under MGNREGS.
Poll Code of Conduct man-
Election officials seized over dates that cash above Rs 50,000
Rs 4 lakh from a vehicle in poll- cannot be carried at one time.
bound Ampati on Saturday. “The matter is currently be-
According to information, the ing investigated. With election
team consisting of Election offi- code of conduct already in place,
cials, static surveillance teams such huge amounts are prohibit-
and police, along with magis- ed from being carried around,”
trates made the seizure of Rs said Dikki D Shira, additional
4,29,800 from Garobadha village. deputy commissioner of SWGH.
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CAPSULE
PF interest for FY18
NEW DELHI, May 6:The
Labour Ministry is likely to
notify this week the five-
year low 8.55 per cent
interest on PF for 2017-18,
paving the way for
retirement fund body
EPFO to credit returns into
the accounts of around 5
crore subscribers. The
Finance Ministry has
ratified 8.55 per cent rate of
interest on EPF for last
fiscal. “The Labour Ministry
has sought Election
Commission’s approval to
notify rate of interest for
crediting the same into
members’ accounts by the
EPFO in view of model
code of conduct for
Karnataka elections,” a
source said. “The nod is
expected anytime this
week to provide 8.55 per
cent rate of interest to the
EPFO subscribers,” the
source said. – PTI
ICICI Bank meet
NEW DELHI, May 6:
The board of ICICI Bank,
which will meet tomorrow
for approving the annual
earnings of 2017-18, may
see some discussion on
the allegations of conflict
of interest against the
lender’s CEO Chanda
Kochhar, sources said.
There are series of
allegations of impropriety
in ICICI Bank extending
loans to some companies
and enjoying reciprocal
benefits. The issue is
being investigated by
multiple agencies
including CBI and Income
Tax department. – PTI
Dish TV plans
NEW DELHI, May 6:
Dish TV, which has
completed its merger with
Videocon d2h, plans to
invest around Rs 1,700
crore as capex in the
current fiscal and
strengthen both the
brands across India, top
officials said. Dish TV
would retain both the
brands to leverage their
strengths and is looking at
benefits worth Rs 500
crore from synergies in
the first year itself, Dish
TV Group CEO Anil Dua
told PTI. While Dish TV
would look to enhance
penetration in South India,
where Videocon d2h has a
strong presence, the latter
would look to do the same
in East India, he said. –PTI
HPCL diesel delivery
NEW DELHI, May 6:
After IOC, state-owned
Hindustan Petroleum
Corp Ltd (HPCL) has
launched home delivery
of diesel in Mumbai and
has plans to expand it to
other parts of the
country. ‘HP Fuel
Connect’ will “deliver
diesel to select custom-
ers having fixed equip-
ment, heavy machinery
in their premises in
surrounding areas of
Uran, Raigad in
Maharashtra,” an HPCL
press statement said.
Like IOC, HPCL too has
mounted a diesel
dispenser on a mid-sized
truck along with a
storage tank for deliver-
ing the fuel at customers’
doorsteps. – PTI
Lenskart investment
NEW DELHI, May 6:
Online eyewear firm
Lenskart today said it
has earmarked about $2-
3 million to invest in
companies that are
working on either
products or technologies
that can help provide
affordable eyecare
solutions. As part of this
strategy, the Ratan Tata-
backed firm has invested
$500,000 (about Rs 3.3
crore) in US-based
ThinOptics. – PTI
Telecom Ministry to decide on
Idea’s 100% FDI proposal: Prabhu measure implementation
NEW DELHI, May 6: The
Telecom Ministry is the
competent authority to take
the final call on Idea Cellular
Ltd’s proposal for infusing
100 per cent foreign direct
investment (FDI) in the
company, Commerce and In-
dustry Minister Suresh Pra-
bhu has said.
The Department of Tele-
com (DoT) has put some
condition while seeking
views of the Department of
Industrial Policy and Promo-
tion (DIPP) on the proposal.
“The matter is completely
in the domain of the line min-
istry. We have already clarified.
No need of our approval,” Pra-
bhu told PTI in an interview.
It was communicated to
DoT that they are the com-
petent authority to deal with
Cos get scrutiny notices
for mismatch
GST returns: underpayment by 34% of
businesses detected
NEW DELHI, May 6:
GST officers have started
sending scrutiny notices to
companies whose tax pay-
ment did not match the final
sales return, after Revenue
authorities detected under-
payment of GST by about 34
per cent of businesses, a
source said.
Besides, companies whose
final sales return GSTR-1 did
not match GSTR-2A, which
is a purchase return auto-
generated by system from
his seller’s return, have also
received scrutiny notices.
As per an analysis done by
the Revenue department in
March, 34 per cent of busi-
nesses paid Rs 34,400 crore
less tax between July-Decem-
ber while filing initial summa-
ry return (GSTR-3B).
These 34 per cent of the
businesses have paid Rs 8.16-
lakh crore to the exchequer
by filing GSTR-3B, whereas
analysis of their GSTR-1 data
shows that their tax liability
should have been Rs 8.50-
lakh crore.
In one notice issued by
Gujarat GST commissioner-
IBA draws up plan to
the proposal, he said.
“We have sent back (the
proposal) immediately. We
have stated that it is for you
to decide,” he said, adding
that tax liabilities do not con-
stitute additional condition.
Idea’s proposal assumes sig-
nificance against the backdrop
Merger with Vodafone
of pending merger with Voda-
fone India to form the coun-
try’s largest telecom operator.
The FDI policy allows an
overseas firm to buy up to 49
per cent stake in an Indian tel-
ecom company under automat-
ic approval route. But the gov-
ernment approval is required
for stake above 49 per cent.
Idea and Vodafone an-
nounced last year that they
ate on May 4, taxpayers have
been asked to explain the
reason for “discrepancies” in
filing GSTR-3B and GSTR-
1 for October-December pe-
riod by May 14.
“If no explanation is re-
ceived by the aforesaid date,
it will be presumed that you
have nothing to say in the
matter and proceedings in ac-
cordance with law may be
initiated against you without
making any further reference
to you in this regard,” the
notice said.
Tax experts said that GST
law provides for 30 days’
time to be given to taxpay-
ers for replying to scrutiny
notices. However, in the said
case only 10 days’ time has
been granted.
AMRG & Associates Part-
ner Rajat Mohan said: “The
government should issue
strict guidelines for the offic-
ers to be reasonable and ra-
tional in disposing of the no-
tice after giving the full op-
portunity of being heard to
the taxpayers. In one of such
notice tax officer has given
10 days (out of which four
would combine their opera-
tions to create the country’s
largest telecom operator
worth over $23 billion, with
a 35 per cent market share.
Foreign shareholding in
Idea as on March 31, 2018,
stood at around 34 per cent,
including 7.49 per cent in pro-
moter group and the rest as
public shareholders. British
telecom multinational Voda-
fone Group Plc is a majority
shareholder in Vodafone India.
Foreign shareholding in
the combined Idea-Vodafone
entity, thus, would breach the
automatic approval limit of 49
per cent.
According to the Idea-Vo-
dafone merger announce-
days weekly off) against a
maximum 30-day period al-
lowed in rules.”
EY Partner Abhishek Jain
said that the activity of data
analytics at the end of Reve-
nue authorities has com-
menced with various players
receiving notices, seeking
clarifications on differences
between GSTR-1 and
GSTR-3B as well as GSTR-
2A and GSTR-3B.
While the reconciliation
between GSTR-1 and 3B is
to essentially verify payment
of taxes for all outward sup-
plies made, reconciliation
between GSTR-2A and
GSTR-3B is to ensure that
credits claimed by business-
es only pertain to taxes actu-
ally paid by the suppliers and
there not being any loss to
the government exchequer
on this account, Jain said.
The government has col-
lected over Rs 7.41-lakh
crore as GST in the last fis-
cal. However, there were
concerns that due to absence
of anti-evasion measures
there might have been leak-
ages in tax revenue. – PTI
ment, Vodafone would own
45.1 per cent of the combined
company after transferring a
4.9 per cent stake to Aditya
Birla Group for Rs 3,900 crore
in cash, concurrent with com-
pletion of the merger.
As the DoT had added a
condition in the proposal, the
matter was sent to the DIPP.
The merged Idea-Voda-
fone entity will have the high-
est subscriber base of 41
crore accounting for over 35
per cent market share and
second largest spectrum
holding of 1,850 megahertz
in the country.
The debt of the resultant
entity is expected to be
around Rs 1.1-lakh crore as
per debt situation of Idea and
Vodafone India at the end of
September 2017. – PTI
Favourable tax
structure a
prerequisite,
says Merc CEO
Launch of EVs
in India
NEW DELHI, May 6:
German luxury car-maker
Mercedes-Benz can drive in
a fully electric vehicle to In-
dia as early as next year de-
pending on a favourable tax-
ation structure for such ve-
hicles in the country, a top
company official said.
Globally, the company is
developing a range of elec-
tric vehicles and expects that
by 2022, around 20-25 per
cent of its total sales world-
wide would come from elec-
tric vehicles (EVs).
“We believe in electric ve-
hicles. Globally, we are putting
in resources to develop EVs.
By 2022-24, we are going to
have 15-20 completely new
such models. We strongly
believe that 20-25 per cent
of our volume by 2022 might
be EVs. We are gearing up in
that direction globally. In In-
dia, it all depends again on
taxation,” Mercedes-Benz
India MD and CEO Roland
Folger told PTI.
He added that currently
there is no inherent interest
to switch to EV segment
among buyers in the country
and that to make the seg-
ment attractive, there is a
need to have such vehicles
on the ground.
“By 2019, we can bring in
our first electric vehicle (in
India) and with attractive
range... But there are lots of
things in India which we need
to clarify...,” Folger said.
When asked about specific
things that the company would
look at before bringing in the
EV, Folger said: “We would
need a solution which lets us
bring in the CBU vehicles...
You need to start small and
then grow organically. You can-
not do that if the only benefits
available currently would go
into locally manufactured ve-
hicles,” he added.
He said that the fully im-
ported completely built units
(CBU) of EVs should be
treated at par in terms of tax-
ation with locally manufac-
tured vehicles supporting
green technology.
“When we reach a certain
volume, say 600 units on
CBU basis, then we can turn
it into local manufacturing as
well,” Folger added. – PTI
NEW DELHI, May 6: Indi-
an Banks’ Association (IBA)
has drawn up a plan for meas-
uring implementation of ‘re-
forms agenda’ by public sec-
tor banks on six specified pa-
rameters, which include cus-
tomer responsiveness, cred-
it offtake and digitalisation.
This assumes sig-
nificance as the capi- Reforms agenda of PSBs the reforms agenda,
tal infusion in the
state-owned banks is direct-
ly linked to their perform-
ance on reforms front.
The government in October
last year had unveiled a huge
Rs 2.11-lakh crore two-year
roadmap for strengthening
NPA-hit government-owned
banks, which includes recapi-
talisation bonds, budgetary sup- wide-ranging reforms take
port, and equity dilution.
The IBA has decided to
Honda narrows gap with
Hero MotoCorp in April volumes
MUMBAI, May 6: Japa-
nese two-wheeler maker
Honda is not far away to de-
throne its previous partner
Hero MotoCorp as the No 1
player in the domestic mar-
ket if the April volumes are
any indication, as the current
No 2 has narrowed the gap
with the market leader for
decades to just 12,134 units.
Hitting a sixer in the vol-
ume sweepstake in April at
6,81,888 units, which is up 18
per cent over the same
month in 2017, Honda Mo-
torcycle & Scooter India has
steeply narrowed the gap
with Hero which sold
6,94,022 units in the month,
which is an addition of 16.5
per cent more customers
and thus narrowing the gap
to just 12,134 units.
For, Honda, the 6-lakh units
milestone comes exactly a
PNB eyes 11% business
growth in FY19
NEW DELHI, May 6: Nirav
Modi fraud-hit Punjab National
Bank (PNB) aims to grow its
total business by 10.8 per cent
and close the current fiscal with
Rs 12-lakh crore business on
the back of increased focus on
CASA mobilisation.
The board of the bank in a
meeting held last Saturday,
deliberated on the future
roadmap for the bank and im-
plementation of the Finance
Ministry’s Enhanced Access
& Service Excellence
(EASE), PNB CEO Sunil
Mehta told PTI.
“The bank will aim at
growing by 10.8 per cent
year-on-year to aim at total
business of Rs 12-lakh crore
in FY19. Similarly, the bank
has planned 13.7 per cent
Hotel Gateway
Shillong opened
hire a consultant for “meas- EASE encompasses a syn-
uring implementation of PSB ergistic approach to ensuring
Reforms Agenda – ‘En- prudential and clean lending,
hanced Access and Service better customer service, en-
Excellence’ (EASE)”. hanced credit availability, fo-
PSBs account for 70 per cent cus on MSMEs and better
of the Indian banking system governance.
and play a critical role in the The banks, IBA said, would
nation’s banking and economic be monitored and measured
on performance in
which spans across
growth landscape, the IBA said six themes – customer re-
while inviting bids from con- sponsiveness, responsible
sultants having a minimum banking, credit offtake, PSBs
turnover of Rs 100 crore in the as UdyamiMitra, financial in-
past two years in India. clusion and digitalisation, and
“The massive recapitalisa- ensuring outcomes with re-
tion of PSBs was approved by gard to HR practices.
the government and it is im- The banking sector is pass-
portant to ensure holistic and ing through tough times with
non-performing assets (NPAs)
place alongside to utilise this crossing Rs 8.31-lakh crore at
capital effectively,” it said. end-December 2017. – PTI
year after it had crossed the But he was quick to add
5-lakh units mark last April that Honda will not be able
and of the total April volume, to lead the market for the full
domestic sales grew 15 per year given its capacity con-
cent to 6,35,811 units. straint, which is only 6.4 mil-
But in the total volumes lion units per annum at its 11
the gap is still too large – assembly lines, while Hero
Hero closed FY18 with 7.5 has a huge lead in this with
million units, up from 6.66 9.2 million installed capacity.
million in FY17 while Honda However, he further said
closed the year with 6.1 mil- the gap may continue narrow
lion, up from a little over 5.01 as Hondas bikes sales are also
million in the previous fiscal. vrooming, driven by the CB
Hero has set a 10-million- Shine.
volume target for FY20. When asked whether Hon-
This means that the month- da is on course to become the
ly sales gap that Honda has largest player, Honda Senior
with Hero is too close. Giv- Vice-President for Sales &
en the momentum that the Marketing Yadvinder Singh
Japanese company has gained Guleria told PTI: “We just
in the past many years, it don’t have the capacity. Even
seems that a month is not if we decide to add a new as-
very far away when Honda sembly line, it will take at
may overtake Hero, says an least two years to go on
auto analyst who asked not stream. So the question does-
to be named. nt arise as of now.”– PTI
growth in CASA (current challenge as well as our cus-
account savings account) to tomers who have placed their
aim for an amount of Rs 1- trust with us has been over-
lakh crore,” he said. whelming. The ‘business re-
Over the last few weeks, the modelling’ brought alive by
bank has focused on changing changes at PNB is essential to
and improving its systems and ensure that the bank continues
processes to reduce custom- to grow and compete with its
ers’ risk and further strength- peers better,” he further said.
en the bank, he added. PNB has been actively
This includes increased in- working towards reducing
tervention of technology, seg- people risk and improving in-
regation of responsibilities, ternal systems over the past
introduction of new verticals few weeks, the CEO noted.
and realignment of process- To achieve the objectives,
es, he said, adding that the he said, the bank has under-
bank’s Mission Parivartan is taken various steps, including
helping drive this change to harnessing the power of tech-
refresh business processes nology and use of artificial in-
and better meet present-day telligence (AI) for reconcilia-
requirements, Mehta said. tion of accounts and incorpo-
“The response from the rating analytics for improving
team to step up and face a new audit systems. – PTI
CAIT demands
scrutiny of
Flipkart-Walmart deal
NEW DELHI, May 6:
Traders’ body CAIT today
demanded scrutiny of the
proposed $12-billion Flip-
kart-Walmart deal, claiming
that it will promote loss
funding and predatory pric-
ing in the e-commerce
sector.
It is really unfortunate that
in spite of having a clear FDI
policy, foreign companies are

Listed cos need to ensure good corporate

finding an escape route,
whether it is in retail or e-
commerce, Confederation of
All India Traders (CAIT) said

governance standards: Assocham in a statement.

NEW DELHI, May 6: List-
ed companies need to ensure
good corporate governance
standards as they cannot af-
ford any wrongdoing amid
increased investor aware-
ness and strict disclosure re-
quirements, industry body
Assocham said today.
“Indian stock market is
showing an increasing tenden-
cy for zero tolerance towards
any perceived dishonesty on
the part of companies, expect-
ing them to remain fully trans-
parent and compliant in cor-
porate governance and has
severely punished the com-
panies faltering on transpar-
ency,” Assocham said.
It also cautioned promoters
to remain committed to en-
hancing shareholders’ value.
“Gone are the days when a
firm or its promoters could get
away with practices which do
not follow the best of stand-
ards. Thanks to increasing
awareness among the inves-
tors and strict disclosure
norms, one cannot afford any
wrongdoing knowingly or un-
knowingly,” the chamber said.
Assocham cited the back-
drop of a few recent exam-
ples where share prices of
some companies witnessed
wild fluctuations and erosion
in wealth on the suspicions
of unfair transactions.
It noted that while a lot has
been done in the area of cor-
porate governance “still a lot
more is needed”.
The industry body said the
predominance of foreign port-
folio investors and large
number of domestic mutual
funds with enough clout in the
market has also led to a situa-
tion where the punishment for
any act, which even appears to
be wrong, can be severe in
terms of wealth erosion.
“So, the companies listed
in the stock market have to
be extra careful in ensuring
that the corporate govern-
ance standards are in line with
the best international prac-
tices,” said Assocham Secre-
tary General DS Rawat.
Besides, he said, credit must
also be given to the regulator
SEBI (Securities and Ex-
change Board of India) for en-
suring that the companies are
made to provide all material
disclosures which have a bear-
ing on the stock prices. – PTI
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: Ho-
tel Gateway Grandeur
launched its luxurious bou-
tique wing in Shillong dubbed
‘Hotel Gateway Shillong’ at
Keating Road, Police Bazar
on May 1.
The new addition, with a
contemporary touch, has an
inventory of 30 air-conditioned
rooms with vibrant interiors
and a splendid ambience.
The hotel is located at the
heart of the city at Police Ba-
zar, Shillong, Meghalaya. The
Managing Director of the
Hotel Group, Mriganka Haz-
arika, stated that the motto
behind the expansion is to
offer warmth and homely
comfort to the guests and
provide quality service
which is lacking in Shillong
despite the city being one of
the most visited tourist des-
tinations of the North-east.
The traders’ body took a
strong objection to the Wal-
mart-Flipkart deal and de-
manded the government to
form a regulatory authority
for e-commerce and till the
authority is formed, no such
deal should be allowed.
“This (Walmart-Flipkart)
deal should not be allowed
since it will encourage more
loss funding and predatory
pricing on e-commerce
which is already gripped with
malpractices,” CAIT said. –
PTI
 NATIONAL
12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018

Cong a ‘deal party’: Modi

CHITRADURGA/RAI- of protecting the corrupt, will take place on May 15. name and tells the people he is
CHUR (Karnataka), May 6: adopting a divide-and-rule pol- At his rally in Chitradurga, honest. The time has come to
Firing a barrage of barbs at the icy, making false promises and Modi, while referring to cor- bid farewell to the Congress
Congress, Prime Minister having no agenda other than ruption charges against a min- party that is not interested in
Narendra Modi today labelled your welfare. Make it a clean
it as a “deal party” that was sweep for the BJP and send this
being uprooted from all over Chief Minister home as he only
the country, and said no one can goes around giving clean chits,”
save it now. Modi told the crowd.
Taking the BJP’s campaign in Accusing the Congress of side-
poll-bound Karnataka to full lining stalwarts like BR Ambed-
throttle, Modi also accused the kar and undivided Congress
Congress of “distorting histo- president and former Karnata-
ry” as part of a conspiracy to ka Chief Minister S Nijalingap-
divide the society. pa, he said the party was inter-
At poll rallies at Chitradur- ested in promoting only one
ga and Raichur, he flayed the family and naming “thousands
Congress Government led by of schemes” after them.
Siddaramaiah for celebrating At Raichur, the Prime Min-
the “jayantis of sultans” (birth ister said the Congress’s “new
anniversaries of Muslim rul- “abusing Modi.” ister without naming him, said, mantra is spreading lies”. The
ers) for the sake of “vote bank Listing out a string of elec- “The Congress is a party that Prime Minister accused the
politics”. toral defeats of the Congress, neither has dil (heart) nor is it Congress of not allowing the
He was apparently referring including those in Maharash- pro-Dalit. It is a deal party.” Parliament to function because
to the Siddaramaiah Govern- tra and Tripura, the Prime Targeting Chief Minister Sid- it feared he was “gaining the Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh and Ananth Kumar campaign for the Chickpet constituency candidate, Uday
ment’s controversial decision Minister said: “Now they can- daramaiah, the Prime Minister trust of the people by complet- Garudachar (R), ahead of the Karnataka Assembly election in Bengaluru on Sunday. – PTI
of celebrating Tipu Jayanti eve- not survive. No one can save said he always keeps character ing his works successfully one
ry year on November 10, com- the Congress now. For 70 certificates ready in his suitcase. after the other”.
memorating Tipu Sultan, the
legendary 18th century ruler
years they have misled and
befooled the people.”
“Whenever an allegation of cor-
ruption against a minister is
He said the Karnataka elec-
tions were a contest between India to forecast reach of Kairana by-poll:
RLD for joint
of Mysore. The State goes to polls on made, he immediately takes out the Congress’s “misdeeds and
Modi accused the Congress May 12. The counting of votes a character certificate, writes the people’s aspirations”. – PTI tsunami waves inland Opp candidate
NEW DELHI, May 6: India It claimed more than 2 lakh coast of any State but the wave against BJP
Modi speaking at low level: Siddaramaiah will now be able to foretell the
distance a destructive sea wave
would travel after it breaches the
lives in South and South-east
Asian nations.
During the tsunami, deadly
has the potential to inundate
low-lying areas of the same
coast,” Shenoi added. The
LUCKNOW, May 6:
Buoyed by the Opposition’s
grand success in Gorakhpur
BENGALURU, May 6: As Prime Minis- er with a “face value”. to attack him because otherwise, the peo- coast, a prediction that can greatly waves of up to 30 metres services are likely to become
ter Narendra Modi continues to hurl barbs “We expected a dignified language ple would have perceived it as the truth.” and Phulpur, the Rashtriya
reduce loss of life and property. lashed at the coast. operational by year-end or Lok Dal (RLD) today said it
such as “seedha rupaiah sarkar” to target from him (Modi). But what he spoke was At all his election rallies in poll-bound The Indian National Centre “But we were not able to early next year, he said.
him, Karnataka Chief Minister Siddaramai- the BJP’s language and not the one of a Karnataka, Modi has made a scathing attack would contest the May 28
for Ocean Information Servic- tell how much it will inundate During the 2004 tsunami, In-
ah today lashed out at him for making “per- civilised person. He spoke at a very low on the Siddaramaiah regime, saying it was a Kairana Lok Sabha by-poll
es, under the Ministry of Earth the coast. We developed a dia provided alerts to South-
sonal attacks” and speaking at a “low level”. level...This is not the language of the “gold medallist” in corruption and calling it with the “full support” of
Sciences, has developed a mod- model on sea surge that helped east and South Asian nations in
The Prime Minister was using a lan- Prime Minister,” he told reporters here. a “seedha rupaiah government” (corrupt), like-minded, non-BJP
el to predict how far sea water in predicting the penetration as far as the South China Sea,
guage that did not befit the office he held, The Chief Minister said it was expect- a punning allusion to the Chief Minister’s parties.
would travel after violating nat- of waves on the land. The same where New Delhi has strate-
the Congress leader said, taking excep- ed that Modi would speak about the BJP- name. Referring to Modi calling his dispen- “We have decided to field
ural boundaries, INCOIS direc- model will now be used for this gic and commercial interests.
tion to Modi calling his dispensation a led Central Government’s achievements sation a “10 per cent government,” Siddar- Tabassum Begum from
tor SSC Shenoi said. purpose,” Shenoi said. This However, India would not be
“10 per cent government” and “seedha and criticise the Congress Government amaiah wanted to know if the Prime Minis- Kairana Parliamentary
This would be a Level-3 alert will also help in giving location- able to provide the new Lev-
rupaiah sarkar” while attacking him over in Karnataka. ter had any evidence to back his charge. under India’s Tsunami Early specific alerts. constituency,” Uttar Pradesh
el-3 alert about the extent of
alleged corruption. Maintaining that he neither made per- Stating that the Karnataka election would Warning System, put in place Last month, the INCOIS is- inundation to these nations. RLD chief Masood Ahmad
Siddaramaiah also mocked the Karna- sonal comments nor used unparliamentary be a three-cornered contest between the after the deadly 2004 tsunami. sued an alert after high ener- The RIMES Council is com- told this news agency.
taka BJP, saying it solely depended on words, Siddaramiah said, “When he (Modi) Congress, BJP and JD(S), he accused the The Level-1 tracks the magni- gy waves arising from a cy- posed of heads of the National “We expect the full
the Prime Minister as regards the May spoke in an uncivilised manner, initially I saffron party of “experimenting communal- tude of a tsunami and Level-2 clonic circulation in the Atlan- Meteorological and Hydrologi- support of like-minded, non-
12 State Assembly polls as it had no lead- thought I would not react. But I was forced ism” in the coastal region of the State. – PTI generates an alert about a po- tic off the South African coast cal Services and national scien- BJP parties, especially the
tential tsunami and wave height. hit the Indian coast. tific and technical agencies gen- Samajwadi Party and Bahujan
On December 26 in 2004, a A detailed study was done erating multi-hazard early warn- Samaj Party, besides the
RSS body for magnitude 9.1 earthquake on the topography on the Indi- ing information. It has several Congress. Tabassum Begum
alternative struck beneath the Indian an coast, which is a part of the African, South Asian and South- joined the RLD today and
hopefully, she will emerge as
Ocean near Indonesia, trigger- model, Shenoi said. east Asian countries as mem-
ways to revive ing one of the biggest tsuna- “A wave of three metres bers. Currently, India chairs the the joint Opposition
candidate,” he said. – PTI
Air India mis the world had ever seen. may not affect a part on the RIMES Council. – PTI
NEW DELHI, May 6: The
RSS-affiliated Swadeshi Jagran
Manch, which has expressed
reservation on Air India’s
disinvestment, will present a
report to Civil Aviation Minister
Suresh Prabhu this month,
suggesting “alternative ways”
to revive the national carrier.
Prabhu recently met SJM co-
convener Ashwani Mahajan to
discuss the stake sale in the
national carrier, sources said.
“A five-member team led by
Mahajan is preparing a report,
Monkeys quenching their thirst during a spell of heat wave in a village, on the outskirts of
which will suggest alternative
New Delhi on Sunday. – PTI
ways to revive Air India and
present its report to the Civil

‘No precedent of Govt returning Aviation Minister this month,”

a source said. The report will

SC collegium’s recommendation’ be considered before taking any

KOCHI, May 6: The Government’s deci-
sion to send back the Supreme Court colle-
gium’s recommendation for elevation of Utta-
rakhand Chief Justice KM Joseph as a judge of
the top court was unprecedented and needed
more detailed discussions, Justice Kurian
Joseph, a member of the collegium, said today.
“Things that should not have happened had
happened – that is the general feeling,” the apex
court judge told reporters on the sidelines of a
function here. He was replying to a question on
the Centre returning the recommendation of
call on Air India’s disinvestment,
the same source added.
the collegium and asking it to reconsider Jus-
When contacted, Mahajan
tice KM Joseph’s elevation to the apex court.
confirmed that he and four other
“There is no precedent of the names recom-
economists are preparing the
mended by the collegium being returned (by
“report” on Air India. The SJM
the Centre). So, more detailed discussions
previously suggested that the
should take place (on the matter),” the Supreme
Government should monetise
Court judge said, without elaborating further.
Air India’s assets to repay debt,
The collegium had, on May 2, deferred a
rather than selling its stake.
decision on the issue of reconsidering its rec-
Mahajan said Air India has
ommendation to elevate Justice KM Joseph,
operating profits, but is running
after it was sent back by the Government last
into losses due to its debts. “So,
month. – PTI
rather than selling stake in
the national carrier, the
Government can reduce its
debt by selling off its land,”
he told this news agency. His
remarks assume significance
as RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat
has categorically said Air
India should not be sold to a
foreign buyer.
The Centre has invited
‘expression of interest’ to sell a
76-per cent stake and
management control in the
airline. Mahajan has said that the
SJM is “opposed” to
disinvestment of the national
carrier in its “current form”,
asserting the airline can be made
profitable by repaying debt.
He blamed the Congress for
the sorry state of the airline and
alleged that during the UPA rule,
profitable routes of Air India were
given to other airlines.
The Indian government owns
100 per cent equity of Air India,
which was founded in the 1930s.
The airline is commonly known
for its Maharajah mascot. The
Government has injected more
than Rs 23,000 crore since 2012
to bail out the airline. – PTI Janasanyog/DF/486/18
 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 13
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018
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Will & Grace
23:00
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Super Bheem
Mighty Raju Series
21:30 Uttaran
20:30
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Everybody Loves Raymond
The Chef’s Line
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20:58 The Spy Next Door
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 14 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
In this May 2 photograph provided by Kensington Palace, Britain’s Princess Charlotte
cuddles her brother Prince Louis, on her third birthday, at Kensington Palace, in London.
Prince William and his wife Kate have released two pictures documenting
the early days of Britain’s newest prince. – AP/ PTI
Saudi detains thousands for
months without trial: HRW
DUBAI, May 6: Saudi Ara-
bia has detained thousands of
people for up to a decade with-
out trial, Human Rights Watch
said today, slamming the coun-
try’s powerful crown prince
for the “arbitrary detentions”.
Official data from the inte-
rior ministry, analysed by
HRW, showed that authorities
had detained 2,305 people for
more than six months – some
for over a decade – without
referring them to court.
The ultraconservative
kingdom, an absolute monar-
chy, has introduced a string of
reforms in past months,
spearheaded by the country’s
unchallenged Crown Prince
Mohammed bin Salman,
dubbed “MBS”, who was ap-
pointed heir to the throne in
June 2017.
Yet arbitrary detention ap-
pears to have “increased dra-
matically in recent years”,
according to HRW. The group
‘McCain does
not want Trump
at his funeral’
WASHINGTON, May 6:
Senator John McCain, 81 and
battling brain cancer, has
made clear he does not want
President Donald Trump to
attend his funeral, US media
reported today.
McCain, a Vietnam war
vet and respected senator
from Arizona who has had a
turbulent relationship with
Trump, instead wants Vice
President Mike Pence to
represent the White House,
The New York Times and
NBC News said, quoting
people close to McCain.
McCain is also using a new
book and documentary to
express regret about not hav-
ing selected former Senator
Joseph Lieberman as his run-
ning mate in 2008 against
Barack Obama and instead
going with populist Sarah
Palin, the Times said. McCain
has been fighting an aggres-
sive form of brain cancer for
more than a year. – AFP
“
If Saudi
authorities can
hold a detainee
for months on
end with no
charges, it’s
clear that the
Saudi criminal
justice system
remains broken
and unjust, and
it only seems to
be getting
worse
urged authorities to “stop
holding people arbitrarily”.
“If Saudi authorities can
hold a detainee for months on
end with no charges, it’s clear
that the Saudi criminal justice
system remains broken and
Lanka JVP to push
for abolition of
presidency
COLOMBO, May 6: Sri
Lanka’s communist party JVP
today said it would move the
twentieth amendment to the
Constitution seeking abolition
of the all-powerful executive
presidential system of gov-
ernance.
“We will soon start talking
to Tamil and Muslim minority
parties to get their support,”
JVP senior member Vijitha
Herath said.
The Janatha Vimukthi Pera-
muna (JVP) is to move a pri-
vate member’s bill in Parlia-
ment to abolish the presiden-
cy. The primary intention of
the 20th amendment is to abol-
ish the Executive Presidency.
“We all know that there
were pledges to abolish the
presidency by all Presidents
who were elected. We believe
it can be done,” Herath said.
Some sections of the pow-
erful Buddhist clergy and Sin-
hala majority nationalist polit-
ical parties have expressed
strong opposition to the move
and accused the JVP of a con-
spiracy. The National Bhikku
Council, a religious-politico
group, publicly vowed to op-
pose the move.
“We assure those who claim
that 20A will undermine the
unjust, and it only seems to
be getting worse,” said Sa-
rah Leah Whitson, Middle
East director for the New
York-based rights group.
“It seems that MBS’s Vi-
sion 2030 plan better de-
scribes the length of deten-
tions without charge than an
aspirational time horizon for
reforms.” Mohammed bin
Salman is the architect of his
country’s “Vision 2030”
plan, a sweeping reform
project aimed at weaning
Saudi Arabia off of its de-
pendence on oil and modern-
ising one of the most restric-
tive countries in the world.
The project includes plans
to privatise part of oil giant
Aramco and boost the role of
women in the workforce.
Women will be permitted
to drive in Saudi Arabia from
June. The kingdom has one of
the highest execution rates in
the world. – AFP
“
We all know that
there were
pledges to abolish
the presidency by
all Presidents who
were elected. We
believe it can be
done
country’s unity and territorial
integrity that it would not hap-
pen. The JVP is keen to en-
sure both status.” Herath
stressed. He said they had pre-
liminary talks with former
President Mahinda Rajapak-
sa’s new party. Rajapaksa’s
comment that he would sup-
port the move brought criti-
cism from within his own
ranks. Rajapaksa was elected
twice as President.
In 2010, he adopted an
amendment to the Constitu-
tion allowing him to contest
any number of times to be
president but the Sri Lankan
government in 2015 through
the nineteenth amendment to
the Constitution restored the
two-term limit. This means
Rajapaksa cannot become the
President again. – PTI
INTERNATIONAL
Iran warns US it would regret
quitting nuclear deal
TEHRAN, May 6: Iranian
President Hassan Rouhani
said today that if the United
States quits the nuclear deal
between Tehran and world
powers then Washington
would regret it “like never
before”.
US President Donald
Trump has threatened to
abandon the agreement when
it comes up for renewal on
May 12, demanding his coun-
try’s European allies “fix the
terrible flaws” or he will re-
impose sanctions.
“If the United States leaves
the nuclear agreement, you
will soon see that they will
regret it like never before in
history,” Rouhani said in a tel-
Bar Nepalis
from joining
foreign armies:
Left alliance
KATHMANDU, May 6:
A special Left alliance task
force Formed by the ruling
CPN-UML and CPN-Mao-
ist Centre parties has rec-
ommended barring Nepal’s
youths from joining foreign
armies, a media report said
today.
The task force also sug-
gested that the previous
treaties and agreements
governing Nepali nationals’
service in foreign armies
should be scrapped through
diplomatic channel, the
Himalayan Times reported.
Around 44,000 Nepali
nationals are currently
serving in the Indian and
British armies as well as
Singapore Police.
The work plan for
achieving economic devel-
opment and prosperity
states that Nepali citizens
“will be barred from join-
ing any foreign army,” the
paper said.
UML vice-chair and co-
ordinator of the task force
Bamdev Gautam has sub-
mitted the report to Prime
Minister K P Sharma Oli
and CPN-MC Chair Prach-
anda.
“The (Left) alliance pro-
posed banning Nepalis
from joining foreign armies
mainly because Nepal as a
member of the non-align-
ment movement should not
send its youths to join for-
eign armies,” the paper
quoted a left alliance lead-
er as saying.
In the past too, parlia-
mentary panels had urged
the government to bar
Nepalis from joining for-
eign armies. Nepal’s Su-
preme Court had passed an
order eight years ago, say-
ing recruitment of Nepa-
lese in Singapore Police
Force was illegal, but that
order was not implement-
ed, the paper said.
There are seven Gurkha
regiments, 40 battalions in
the Indian Army with
around 40,000 Gurkha sol-
diers, including in the As-
sam rifles, the paper said.
Citing Indian security
experts, it said that 70 per
cent of Indian Gurkhas are
Nepali citizens.
In 1947, when India
gained Independence, a
tripartite agreement
among Nepal, India and
Britain transferred four
Gurkha regiments from
the British Army to the
Indian Army.
There are 80,000 ex-
Gurkhas, 17,000 Nepalis in
Assam Rifles and 11,000
widows receiving welfare
fund. They receive Rs 12
billion from the Indian gov-
ernment annually. – PTI
After death, Hawking cuts ‘multiverse’ theory down to size
PARIS, May 6: With a sci-
ence paper published after his
death, Stephen Hawking has
revived debate on a deeply
divisive question for cosmol-
ogists: Is our Universe just
one of many in an infinite,
ever-expanding “multi-
verse”? According to one
school of thought, the cos-
mos started expanding expo-
nentially after the Big Bang.
In most parts, this expan-
sion or “inflation” continues
eternally, except for a few
pockets where it stops.
These pockets are where
universes like ours are
formed – multitudes of them
“ Trump must
know that our
people are
united, the
Zionist regime
(Israel) must
know that our
people are
united
evised speech in northwest-
ern Iran.
“Trump must know that
our people are united, the Zi-
onist regime (Israel) must
know that our people are unit-
30 killed in ‘blast at Afghan
voter registration centre’
KHOST (Afghanistan), May
6: A blast at a voter registra-
tion centre in Afghanistan’s
restive east today killed or
wounded at least 30 people,
officials said, capping a bloody
week in the war-torn country.
The bomb had been placed
in a tent being used to regis-
ter voters on the grounds of a
mosque, Khost provincial po-
lice chief Abdul Hanan Zadran
told AFP.
“A crowd of people who had
come out of the mosque had
An aerial image released by the US Geological Survey, this Friday, shows a column of
robust, reddish-brown ash plume occurring after a 6.9 magnitude earthquake shook the
Big Island of Hawaii. The Kilauea volcano sent more lava into Hawaii communities on
Friday, a day after forcing more than 1,500 people to flee from their mountainside homes.
Authorities detected high levels of sulfur gas that could threaten the elderly and people with
breathing problems. – AP/ PTI
that are often likened to
“bubbles” in an ever-ex-
panding ocean dubbed the
multiverse.
Many scientists
don’t like the idea,
including Hawk-
ing, who said in an
interview last
year: “I have nev-
er been a fan of the
multiverse.”
If we do live in
an ever-inflating
multiverse, it
would mean the
laws of physics and chemis-
try can differ from one uni-
verse to another, a concept
ed,” Rouhani added.
The nuclear deal was
struck in 2015 between Iran
and Britain, China, France,
Germany, Russia and the
United States, then led by
gathered to register” when
the blast took place, he said,
putting the casualty toll at
“about 30”.
But provincial deputy direc-
tor of public health Gul Mo-
hammad Mangal told AFP at
least 12 people had been killed
and 33 wounded in the explo-
sion. Mangal warned the toll
could rise, with several of the
wounded in a critical condition.
“Ambulances are still bring-
ing more people,” he added.
It was the latest attack on
that scientists struggle to
accept.
In his last contribution to
cosmology, Hawking – with
co-author Thomas Hertog
from the KU Leuven univer-
MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018
Barack Obama.
Under the pact, sanctions
were lifted in return for a com-
mitment not to pursue a nu-
clear bomb, but Iran says it is
not reaping the rewards de-
election preparations and
comes almost a week after 25
people were killed in a double
bombing in the Afghan capital
Kabul.
Nine journalists including
AFP chief photographer Shah
Marai were among the dead.
BBC reporter Ahmad Shah
was killed in a separate attack
in Khost province.
The latest assault on a voter
registration centre is likely to
deter more people from sign-
ing up for the long-delayed
parliamentary and district
council elections scheduled for
October 20.
On April 22 a suicide bomb-
er blew himself up outside a
voter registration centre in
Kabul, killing 60 people and
wounding more than 100.
Just over 1.2 million adults
had registered by Saturday,
three weeks after the two-
month long process began, data
compiled by the Independent
Election Commission (IEC)
showed.
The IEC, which is oversee-
ing preparations for the vote,
hopes to register up to 14 mil-
lion adults at more than 7,000
polling centres. – AFP
sity in Belgium – does not
dismiss the multiverse con-
cept, but proposes dramati-
These pockets are
where universes
like ours are
formed –
multitudes of them
that are often
likened to
‘bubbles’ in an
ever-expanding
ocean dubbed the
cally scaling it down.
“We are not down to a
single, unique universe,”
spite complying with the deal.
The Islamic republic has
always denied it sought a nu-
clear weapon, insisting its
atomic programme was for
civilian purposes.
Rouhani did not specify
how Iran would react if the
US pulls out of the deal. But
he said he had given “the nec-
essary orders”, notably to
Iran’s Atomic Energy Organ-
isation, in anticipation of
Trump’s decision.
On Thursday Ali Akbar
Velayati, the foreign policy
adviser to Iran’s supreme
leader Ayatollah Ali Khame-
nei, warned Tehran would quit
the nuclear deal if the United
States withdraws. – AFP
Tunisia votes
in first free
municipal
elections
TUNIS, May 6: Tunisians
head to the polls today for the
first free municipal elections
since the 2011 revolution,
seen as another milestone on
the road to democracy in the
birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Yet while the North Afri-
can country has been lauded
for its transition from dec-
ades of dictatorship, interest
in the poll remains muted as
struggles with corruption
and poverty continue.
Tunisians have voted in
parliamentary and presiden-
tial elections since the fall of
dictator Zine El Abidine Ben
Ali, but municipal polls have
been delayed four times due
to logistic, administrative and
political deadlocks.
“This Sunday will not be
like other days. For the first
time the Tunisian people are
called to participate in mu-
nicipal elections, something
that seems simple but it is
very important,” Tunisian
President Caid Essebsi said
on Saturday.
He has called for a “mas-
sive turnout”, but observers
expect a low attendance.
Seven years after the oust-
er of Ben Ali sparked hope
across the country, Tunisians
say they are now disillu-
sioned with rising inflation,
persistent unemployment
and corruption.
The country was hit by a
wave of protest at the start
of the year over a new aus-
terity budget introduced by
the government.
“These municipal elec-
tions won’t change anything
for us. We will always be on
the same cart without
wheels or a horse,” 34-year-
old Hilma, a housewife, told
AFP.
French-language daily La
Presse wrote that voters are
“battered, bitter and disillu-
sioned... Due to the blatant
and heavily felt absence of
economic and social re-
forms”.
The municipal elections,
enshrined in the new consti-
tution and one of the demands
of the revolution, mark the
first tangible step of decen-
tralisation since the end of
Ben Ali’s rule.
Experts predict Tunisia’s
two political heavyweights –
the Islamist Ennahda move-
ment and the secular Nidaa
Tounes party – will come out
on top in nearly every dis-
trict. – AFP
the University of Cam-
bridge quoted Hawking as
saying of the paper submit-
ted before his death on
March 14 and published this
week in the Journal of High
Energy Physics.
However, “our findings
imply a significant reduction
of the multiverse, to a much
smaller range of possible uni-
verses.” The new hypothe-
sis relies on a branch of theo-
retical physics known as
string theory, and concludes
that the cosmos is “clearly
finite”, Hertog told AFP,
though still composed of nu-
merous universes. – AFP
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Juventus on brink of title after win over Bologna MILAN, May 6: Douglas
Costa sparked an emphatic
comeback as Juventus
closed in on a seventh
successive Serie A title by
recovering from a goal
down to beat Bologna 3-1.
Juventus entered the
game in Turin with a four-
point lead over chasing
Napoli and just three
matches of the season to
play, but the hosts fell
behind to a first-half penalty
from Bologna’s Simone
Verdi.
However, an own goal
from visiting defender
Sebastien De Maio on 52
minutes allowed Juventus to
draw level before Costa
supplied Sami Khedira and
then Paulo Dybala for two
quick goals to seal the victory.
Juventus’s six-year reign
in Italy looked under threat
a fortnight ago when Napoli
snatched a dramatic 1-0 win
over Massimiliano Allegri’s
side, but last week’s late
heroics in Milan left the
Paulo Dybala of Juventus in action during the Serie A match against Bologna at the Allianz Stadium in Turin, Italy. Turin giants once again in
charge of the title race.
After Juventus threat-
ened through Gonzalo
Higuain and Alex Sandro,
Bologna grabbed a surprise
lead when Lorenzo Crisetig
pounced on a sloppy pass
from Gianluigi Buffon and
was fouled in the area by
Daniele Rugani.
Italy striker Verdi calmly
rolled the spot-kick past
Buffon to send Bologna
ahead on 30 minutes and
quieten the expectant
Allianz Stadium.
The introduction of
Brazilian Costa for Blaise
Matuidi at half-time
triggered an electrifying
response from the home
team and Juventus hit back
when De Maio sliced an
attempted clearance into
his own net.
Bologna nearly regained
the lead after a defensive
lapse left Emil Krafth alone in
front of Buffon, the veteran
keeper producing a marvel-
lous fingertip stop to divert
the ball onto the upright.
That served as a wake-up
call for Juventus who went
ahead on 63 minutes as
Costa’s deep cross floated
over a flapping Mirante and
was stroked home at the far
post by Khedira.
Another surging Costa
run down the left produced
his side’s third goal six
minutes later when his low
cross was brilliantly
dispatched first-time by
Dybala for his 22nd goal of
the season.
Juventus can clinch the
title on Sunday if Napoli
lose to mid-table Torino,
otherwise victory in one of
their final two matches –
away to Roma and at home
to relegated Verona –
would also be enough.
Earlier, AC Milan
climbed back into the
Europa League places with
a 4-1 home win over
Verona that consigned the
visitors to an immediate
return to Italy’s second
division.
First-half goals from
Hakan Calhanoglu and
Patrick Cutrone allowed
Gennaro Gattuso’s side to
grasp control at the San
Siro, where Milan were
beaten 1-0 by lowly
Benevento in their last
home game.
Ignazio Abate added a
third just after half-time
with South Korean Lee
Seung-Woo grabbing a
consolation for Verona
before Fabio Borini
completed the rout in the
final minute.
Milan moved up to sixth,
two points clear of Atalanta
who travel to Lazio on
Sunday, although they could
also qualify directly for the
Europa League by beating
Juventus in the Italian Cup
final on Wednesday.
Verona suffered their fifth
successive defeat, a run of
results that has left them
seven points adrift of safety
with just two matches to play
and confirms their relegation
to Serie B alongside
Benevento. – AFP

Guardiola backs Delph Formidable SRH Stoke City relegated after loss to Crystal
for World Cup berth face struggling RCB Palace; West Brom beat Tottenham
MANCHESTER, May 6: lises his squad. face Huddersfield on Sunday. HYDERABAD, May 6: A vival as they need to win ev-
Pep Guardiola believes Ga- “Maybe it will be a risk if It is a point not lost on consistent Sunrisers Hyder- ery game and also hope that
reth Southgate would be tak- he doesn’t take him to the his club manager and an abad unit would look to con- other results go in their favour
ing a risk if he did not name World Cup,” Guardiola said area Guardiola is looking to solidate its position at the top to remain in contention for the
Fabian Delph in England’s when asked if Southgate improve. of the points table while Roy- play-offs. They are placed sixth
World Cup squad after an would be taking a gamble if “He has a good heart, he is al Challengers Bangalore will in the table with just three wins
impressive season from the he names Delph. a fantastic person,” said fight for survival when they from nine games.
Manchester City utility man. “Today Gareth Southgate Guardiola. “I think he is a guy clash in the Indian Premier Come tomorrow, Kohli
Delph, 28, overcame three was here, we spoke about for the group. League here tomorrow. and AB de Villiers will have
injury-ravaged seasons to be- the English players in the “Last season, he didn’t Courtesy their splendid to weave some magic with
come Guardiola’s first-choice team, he is delighted with all play but he always helped the bowling attack, SRH their willows to make it
left-back following the knee of them; John Stones, Kyle team, he was always there. emerged as good defenders tough for SRH, whose
problem suffered by Ben- (Walker), all of them. Delph “He encourages the guys initially but by defeating Del- bowlers have proved to be
jamin Mendy in September. as well. that are playing in his posi- hi Daredevils with a seven- headache for all teams. The
His form, and ability to “I would like to see Fabian tion, it is important for the wicket margin yesterday, return of their fast bowler
play at numerous positions, Delph at the World Cup, of balance of the dressing room they proved that they can pull Bhuvneshwar Kumar only
has seen the former Aston course it depends on Gareth, to have good guys who are off tight chases as well. strengthens their attack.
Villa midfielder emerge as a because I think he deserves it. playing and good guys who The hosts have already RCB’s big guns have failed
strong contender for South- “He is a player who can are on the bench. taken long strides towards a to fire but now is the time to Patrick van Aanholt of Crystal Palace scores the second goal against Stoke City during the
gate’s squad. Southgate vis- play in different positions, he “And he is an exceptional play-offs spot but still there deliver since one more de- Premier League match at the bet365 Stadium in Stoke on Trent, England.
ited Guardiola and his English helps us to play good foot- player, the only problem and are issues that must be both- feat would spell their ouster.
contingent for talks at their ball, to be better, to give an I agree with you is the fact ering them ahead of the busi- Parthiv Patel (who scored LONDON, May 6: Jake Liv- with one game left as they fight intervention.
training ground on Friday. extra pass.” Question marks about injuries. ness end of the tournament. 53 runs against Chennai) and ermore kept alive West Bro- to extend their eight-season But Mark Hughes’ side do
Delph won his ninth, and persist about Delph’s dura- “Our dream for next sea- Opener Shikhar Dhawan’s Brendon McCullum need to mwich Albion’s slender hopes stay in the Premier League. climb out of the relegation
most recent, cap in Novem- bility, however, with the City son would be regularly more low strike rate must be a support their side and the of avoiding relegation as his Albion’s last game of the sea- zone, sitting above Swansea on
ber 2015, but Guardiola man scheduled to make what fit than he was in the last two concern for them along with likes of Mandeep Singh and last-gasp strike clinched a dra- son is at Palace next Sunday, but goal difference heading into that
clearly believes his player would be just his 30th Pre- seasons, especially last sea- a shaky middle-order. Colin de Grandhomme have matic 1-0 win over Tottenham, they will go down if there is a crunch clash in midweek.
should be on the plane to mier League start in three son. But we are going to try The Virat Kohli-led RCB, to step up. – PTI while Stoke were relegated winner between third-bottom Huddersfield, two points
Russia when Southgate fina- seasons when the champions and work on that.” – AFP though, are struggling for sur- MATCH STARTS: 8 PM after a 2-1 defeat against Crys- Swansea and fourth-bottom above the bottom three, are
tal Palace on Saturday. Southampton at the Liberty also in trouble as they prepare
Albion knew only three Stadium on Tuesday. to face champions Manchester
Sousa stops Tsitsipas to reach home Estoril final points at the Hawthorns would
be enough to stave off relega-
A draw would take the rel-
egation battle down to the
City on Sunday.
Fourth-placed Tottenham’s
ESTORIL (Portugal), May 6: Portu- (next week)... I’m not too excited, but tion for a few hours at least. last weekend. defeat leaves them five points
gal’s Joao Sousa scored a popular victo- not too sad either. With Darren Moore’s side “We have been on this ahead of fifth-placed Chelsea,
ry, beating Greek teenager Stefanos Tsit- “I’ll try and give my best.” just minutes away from drop- road for four, nearly five who can close the gap in the
sipas 6-4, 1-6, 7-6 (7/4) to reach the final Sousa will be aiming for his first tro- ping into the Championship, weeks. We wanted to get race to qualify for the Champi-
of the Estoril Open. phy since winning at Valencia in 2015 as Livermore sparked wild cele- some pride and commitment ons League if they beat Liver-
He is the first local since Federico Gil he plays American Frances Tiafoe, who brations when the midfielder back,” Moore said. pool on Sunday.
in 2010 to make the home final. upset second-seeded holder Pablo Car- prodded home after a goal- “Through hard work and At the bet365 Stadium,
“It was a fantastic match for me, reno Busta 6-2, 6-3 in their semifinal. mouth scramble two minutes commitment results are Stoke had hope of staying up
it’s a dream to be in a final at home,” Sousa and Tiafoe have never played. into stoppage time. coming.” when Xherdan Shaqiri scored
Sousa said. The 20-year-old American, the Incredibly, Albion were on Since replacing the sacked with a 43rd-minute free-kick.
“He’s been playing well on the clay. world number 64, won his first ca- the brink of relegation again Alan Pardew in early April, But James McArthur equ-
I’m pleased with my level, the first set reer title in February in Delray just hours later when fellow Moore has masterminded a alised in the 68th minute and
was one of the best of my career. He Beach, Florida. strugglers Southampton took significant improvement in Patrick van Aanholt slotted in
raised his game in the second and I was The 29-year-old Sousa, ranked 68th, a second-half lead through Albion’s form. Palace’s winner with four
not able to keep up.” began the season 3-6 but has turned his Nathan Redmond at Everton. Wins over Manchester Unit- minutes left.
“But I think I won the tie-breaker in fortunes around, compiling a 14-4 But, with just seconds left ed, Newcastle and Tottenham, Paul Lambert’s side are
the third due to more experience in record since March. in stoppage time, Tom as well as a draw against Cham- bottom, three points from
those situations. It’s great to now have Sousa will be playing his 10th career Davies’s deflected strike res- pions League finalists Liver- safety, with only one game re-
Joao Sousa of Portugal celebrates after defeating Stefanos Tsitsipas of Greece
a chance for the title.” The 44th-ranked final – he also won at Kuala Lumpur in cued a 1-1 draw for Everton pool, have kept them dream- maining.
in the Estoril Open semifinal in Estoril, Portugal.
Tsitsipas was beaten as he competed 2013. Tsitsipas made a strong recovery and stopped West Brom be- ing of an epic escape act. Stoke have spent 10 seasons
in his 10th match in 13 days after reach- said. “But Joao played better than me. I trol, but he found some holes in my after losing the tight opening set against ing relegated for now. Southampton, who had Jap- in the Premier League, but a
ing the Barcelona final a week ago did feel dominant at some points in the game and took advantage. He played national number one Sousa, with the West Brom, owned by Chi- anese defender Maya Yoshi- run of 13 games without a vic-
against Rafael Nadal. second set. in a good way. 19-year-old Greek sweeping the sec- nese entrepreneur Guochuan da sent off in the 86th minute, tory ensured that streak will
“I played okay, but I am tired,” he “I thought I had things under con- “I feel fine on clay heading to Madrid ond set 6-1. – AFP Lai, are two points from safety were crushed by Davies’s late come to an end. – AFP

United fans and rivals rally around stricken Ferguson SU DO KU

LONDON, May 6: Messages of
support continued to pour in as leg-
endary football manager Sir Alex
Ferguson fought for his life today fol-
lowing emergency surgery for a
brain haemorrhage.
Considered the most successful
manager in the history of British foot-
ball, Ferguson won 38 major tro-
phies in just over 26 years in charge
of Manchester United, including 13
Premier League titles and the UEFA
Champions League twice.
It is a measure of the Scot’s suc-
cess on the pitch, and his stature off
it that tributes poured in from
around the world of sport, and be-
yond, to wish the 76-year-old a
speedy recovery after he underwent
surgery yesterday.
“Everyone at AC Milan wishes
Sir Alex Ferguson a full and speedy
recovery,” said a statement by the
seven-time European champions on
their official Twitter page early to-
day morning.
Juventus coach Massimiliano Al- pact it causes, and the strength that (0800 GMT). loved ones in our thoughts during
legri, who is on the verge of lead- can be drawn from those who care.” Concerns for Ferguson’s health this time, and we are united in our
ing the Turin giants to a seventh Ferguson, who retired from man- mounted when it was announced by wish to see him make a comfort-
successive Serie A crown, said: agement five years ago, appeared in his son, Darren, the manager of En- able, speedy recovery.”
“Stay strong Alex Ferguson.” News good health when presenting a com- glish third-tier club Doncaster, Pending updates on Ferguson’s
of Ferguson’s condition also had an memorative vase to old rival Arsene would miss his side’s match against condition today, messages of support
impact beyond the world Wigan because of “fami- from all walks of life poured in.
of football. Sir Alex Ferguson ly reasons”. “I wish Sir Alex Ferguson a
Top American baseball News of Ferguson’s speedy and full recovery,” said Brit-
side the Chicago White operation was made pub- ish Labour MP John McDonnell, the
Sox posted a heartfelt lic by United in a state- Shadow Chancellor.
message on their Twit- ment that appeared to be “A brilliant manager and a good
ter page weeks after one cautiously optimistic man, who won the respect of all of
of their players, Danny about his prospects for us football supporters worldwide.”
Farquhar, recently suf- recovery. Wenger, who spent many years
fered a brain haemor- “Sir Alex Ferguson as Ferguson’s main managerial ri-
rhage while sitting in the has undergone emergen- val in England’s Premier League, Solution of last problem
team dugout. cy surgery today for a offered his support to the Scot in
Originating from Japan, ‘su
“The #WhiteSox brain haemorrhage,” the a short statement to the Daily Mail do ku’ is a mind game and a
stand with the @ManUtd statement said today. today. puzzle that can be solved
community in sending our positive Wenger, who is stepping down as “The procedure has gone very “I am concerned and I’m thinking with proper reasoning and
logic. Fill the grid with digits
thoughts to Sir Alex Ferguson,” said Arsenal manager, at United’s Old well but he needs a period of inten- about him and his family,” said the in such a manner that every
the message on @whitesox. Trafford ground last week. sive care to optimise his recovery. Frenchman. row, every column and every
“Having been recently impacted But yesterday an ambulance was His family request privacy in this “I trust his strength and his strong 3 x 3 box accommodates
by a brain hemorrhage in our own called to the Scot’s home in Chead- matter. character will get him well very the digits 1 to 9 without
family, we know the dramatic im- le, near Manchester, at 9:00 am “We will keep Sir Alex and his quickly.” – AFP
 16 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
SPORTS MONDAY, MAY 7, 2018

MI register 13-run victory against KKR
MUMBAI, May 6: Suryaku-
mar Yadav’s successive half
century and an all-round per-
formance from Hardik Pandya
powered Mumbai Indians to a
13-run win over Kolkata
Knight Riders, keeping them
in play-offs contention in the
Indian Premier League.
Yadav (59 off 39) continued
his rich run with a fourth fifty of
the tournament before Pandya
(35 n.o. off 20) plundered the
KKR attack to nudge the hosts
to 181 for four. Yadav’s opening
partner Evin Lewis (45 off 28)
too made a valuable contribu-
tion in the 91-run stand.
KKR skipper Dinesh
Karthik (36 n.o. off 26) tried
his best to get his team over
the line but was unable to after
the visitors needed 60 runs off
the last 30 balls.
By the final over, KKR need-
ed 23 runs and Krunal Pandya
BAI doles out cash rewards
GUWAHATI, May 6: The sure to be here to celebrate the The BAI awarded Rs 20 lakh
the standings with eight points, Badminton Association of India heroics of our players in the to Saina Nehwal for winning the
having earned their fourth win felicitated the Indian badminton Commonwealth Games. They gold medal in the individual
in 10 games. team for its spectacular success- have not only created history but event, and Rs 10 lakh each to
es on Saturday evening, doling have once again underlined In- PV Sindhu and K Srikanth for
SCORECARD
Mumbai Indians: Suryakumar Ya- out a whopping cash reward to dia’s reputation as one of the top winning the silver medal in
dav c Karthik b Russell 59, Evin Lewis the tune of Rs 1,30,00,000 to the performers globally,” Sarma said. their respective events.
c Lynn b 43, Rohit c sub (RK Singh) victorious Commonwealth
“We would like to thank the The young men’s doubles pair
b Narine 11, Hardik Pandya not out
35, Krunal Pandya c Shubman Gill b Games players. government, the Sports Author- of Satwiksairaj Rankireddy and
Narine 14, JP Duminy not out 13. BAI president Dr Himanta ity of India and the BAI for all Chirag Shetty, who etched their
Extras: (LB-1,W-5) 6. Total: (For 4 Biswa Sarma and Indian Olym- their support over the last few name in history books by becom-
wickets in 20 overs) 181. Fall of
wickets: 1-91, 2-106, 3-127, 4-151. pic Association president Dr years. I thank the president for ing the first ever men’s doubles
Bowling: Rana 2-0-17-0, Prasidh Narinder Dhruv Batra who was organising such a wonderful func- team from India to win a medal
Krishna 4-0-39-0, Johnson 3-0-25-0, present as the chief guest gave
tion to appreciate the team’s per- in the CWG, were awarded Rs
Narine 4-0-35-2, Chawla 3-0-35-0,
Yadav 2-0-17-0, Russell 2-0-12-2.
away all the cheques at a grand formance,” Gopichand said. 15 lakh (Rs 7.5 lakh each).
Kolkata Knight Riders: Chris Lynn ceremony in New Delhi and was The team which made histo- The women’s doubles pair of
c Bumrah 17, Shubman Gill c K Pan- attended by the top brass of the ry by winning India’s first ever Ashwini Ponnappa and Sikki
dya b H Pandya 7, Robin Uthappa c
Cutting b Markande 54, Nitish Rana
BAI, chief coach Pullela Gopic- gold medal in the mixed team Reddy were also given Rs 7.5
c Bumrah b H Pandya 31, Dinesh hand and the entire team, includ- event was presented with a lakh (Rs 3.75 lakh each) for their
Karthik not out 36, Andre Russell c ing the support staff. cheque for Rs 50 lakh (Rs 5 lakh bronze medal winning feat, stat-
K Pandya b Bumrah 9, Sunil Narine
c Sharma b K Pandya 5, Piyush
“It gives me immense plea- to each of the 10 players). ed a press release issued here.
Chawla not out 0. Extras: (B-4, LB-
Hardik Pandya of Mumbai Indians celebrates with his team-mates after dismissing Shubman 4, W-1) 9. Total (For 6 wickets in
Gill of Kolkata Knight Riders during the IPL match in Mumbai, on Sunday. – PTI 20 overs) 168. Fall of wickets: 1-
28, 2-28, 3-112, 4-115, 5-131, 6-163.
defended them comfortably 35) first fifty plus score of the win for slow starters Mumbai, Bowling: McClenaghan 4-0-30-1,
Bumrah 4-0-34-1, H Pandya 4-0-19-
with the innings ending at 168 competition also went in vain. who had beaten KXIP on Fri- 2, K Pandya 3-0-29-1, Markande 3-
for six. Robin Uthappa’s (54 off It was another much needed day. They remain in fifth spot in 0-25-1, Cutting 2-0-23-0. – PTI

Munin Nobis re-elected

GSA president
Slow bowlers finding new
SPORTS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, May 6: Munin Nobis was today re-elected the
ways to combat broad bats
president of the Guwahati Sports Association (GSA) at its
Annual General Meeting (AGM) held at the RG Baruah Sports
complex here today.
W hen a third format was
added (T20) it was
largely seen as the final nail in
also among the most econom-
ical, that also suggests that the
best way to curb run flow is to
build their bowling combina-
tion around these spinners.
The second half of the tour-
Nobis with 54 votes retained his post while Dilip Sankar
the coffin for spinners around pick wickets. nament is where the wickets
Saikia could only manage 31 votes. Dhrubajyoti Kalita has
been elected the new general secretary with 61 votes as L the world. A It should come as no sur- wear down a touch and the spin-
Hemanta Singh managed 21 votes good 14 years prise that the three teams to ners have a bigger impact. Hy-
Among the three contenders for the vice president’s after the have won the title multiple derabad have lost two games
post, Manjit Bhagawati with 62 and Bhola Boro with 57 launch, the times have had a tweaker thus far and those are the only
votes were elected as Musleuddin Ahmed could manage slow bowlers spearheading their attack. If it two games where, Rashid
47 votes. Bablu Choudhury with 48 votes will be the cricket have found was Ashwin who wrote the Khan had looked rusty. It is not
secretary as Ranjit Kr Sarma got 36 votes. Manash Nandi refreshing success scripts for Chennai Chahal’s fault that his team is
with 52 finished ahead of Arup J Das with 32 to be elected Kris Srikkanth
ways to com- Super Kings, it was Harbhajan not winning. To bowl in the
the hockey secretary.
In other sections, Kartik Phukan (vice president from insti- bat broad bats, benign tracks Singh for Mumbai and Sunil toughest phases of the game
tutions), Chayaram Boro (treasurer), Debashis Bose, Kajal Pal and smaller boundaries to Narine for Kolkata. and still be giving away only
Choudhury (Asst GS), Pranab Kr Singh (football), Amba Saikia emerge as the key component And what’s more important 7.81 runs per over, shows how
Patgiri (volleyball), Kamini Sarma (basketball), Dipak Pato- not only in T20s but white ball is that spinners develop with craft the youngster has been.
wary (badminton), Gitartha Das (TT), Dhruba Brata Das (ath- cricket in general. age, add more tricks along the By Sunday evening, a clear-
letics) were elected uncontested. We are into the 11th season way and definitely command a er picture should emerge on
of the most who is making
Chess tourney ends competitive the final four.
GUWAHATI, May 6: Club Chess Foundation became the T20 league in Irrespective of
champions in the Akshayam Open Rapid Chess Tournament the world, and the teams that
at the Assam Chess Club premises here today. Dhrupad the numbers manage the cut,
Kashyap scored 6.5 points out of 7 rounds and remained available now the attack that
undefeated in the entire tournament. Uddipta Gogoi, Maha- are a fair sam- comprises of
rnab Deka, Manthan Kashyap Datta and Ravi Kant Tiwari ple size. Among the top nine bigger shelf life than speed- the best spinners will go a
were placed second to fifth respectively. The tournament wickets takers, five are spin- sters. It is only logical that fran- long way in deciding the win-
was organised by Assam Chess Club, an unit of city based
sports promotion NGO Akshayam. Altogether 68 players from
ners. The impact bowlers are chises spend a huge amount to ners. – TCM
the city participated in the day-long event played under
rapid time control. Biswajit Bharadwaj was the chief arbiter
of the event while Nandan Buragohain and Mrinal Deka were
the deputy arbiters.
Special category prize winners: (U-7) 1st Abhirup Saikia of Ak-
GCFC U-18 trials
shayam, 2nd Keertan Kalita of GCA, 3rd Hridika Das. (U-9) 1st Mayank
Chakraborty of GCA, 2nd Mrinmoy Rajkhowa of Akshayam and Ankit
Basumatary of Akshayam, 3rd Karnav P Kalita of GTC Chess Founda-
conclude
tion. (U-11) 1st Pran Govinda Parasar Kashyap of GCA, 2nd Bringnish GUWAHATI, May 6: A total of 433 footballers from across
Kalita of GTC Chess Foundation, 3rd Sajal Saroj Lahkar. (U-13) 1st
Abhinav Dubey of GTC Chess Foundation, 2nd Nihad Islam Hazarika of the Northeast and States including Madhya Pradesh, Uttar
GCA, 3rd Achitanga Kashyap of Akshayam. (Girls) 1st Rishita Sinha of Pradesh, Gujarat and West Bengal took part in the Guwahati
Akshayam, 2nd Afsheen Afsha Zaman of Akshayam, 3rd Moitryee City FC’s (GCFC) first ever trial for its U-18 youth team
Borah of Akshayam. (Youngest Participant) Harshadeep Deka.
organised at the Horticulture Research Station, Kahikuchi on
May 5 and 6.
U-13 ID cricket starts The trial was organised in association with Sportscraft Man-
SPORTS REPORTER agement. Selected players will represent the club in all local,
GUWAHATI, May 6: Dhemaji won the inaugural match of regional and national level youth competitions including U-18
the Umananda Bora Memorial U-13 Inter District Cricket Tour- I-League in near future, said club director Kaustab
nament by defeating Karimganj at the ACA Stadium in Barsa- Chakraborty in a statement.
para here today. He also informed that GCFC shall soon form its U-13 and
Electing to bat, Dhemaji managed 97 runs for the loss of six
wickets in their stipulated 20 overs, while Karimganj could
U-15 age group teams with the same objective. Along with
only manage 85 for the loss of four wickets in their stipulated team formation, GCFC shall continue its grassroots develop-
overs. Altogether 39 teams are participating in the knock-out ment projects and soon start football schools in various parts
tournament. of the city and a youth academy, stated a press release.

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