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NEWS
CAPSULE
NaMo TV notice
NEW DELHI, April 3:
The Election Commission
has issued a notice
seeking a report from the
I&B Ministry on NaMo
TV, after opposition
parties asked the poll
body to direct the
ministry to suspend the
channel as it was violative
of the model code of
conduct. – PTI
Navy choppers
WASHINGTON, April 3:
The US has approved the
sale of 24 multi-role MH-
60R Seahawk maritime
helicopters to India at a
cost of USD 2.6 billion, the
State Department has
Rahul promises spl status to NE
announced. – PTI
IT detects hundreds of suspicious transactions in NE
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, April 3: The
Income Tax department has
detected hundreds of suspicious
transactions in banks, including
rural and cooperative banks, in
the past few days in the
Northeast and investigation has
been launched into some 200
cases so far.
“The initial sample data
received for a few days preced-
MONEY FLOW IN POLLS
ing March 31 has confirmed the
apprehension of our investigating
officers that banks are being
possibly used as safe conduits to
hide and move suspicious cash.
Investigation has been initiated
in about 200 cases so far,”
Northeast’s Principal Director of
Income Tax (Investigation)
Sanjay Bahadur said.
The data so far procured is
limited to about only ten days of
transactions supplied by just five
major banks of the region.
“Even from this small
sample, hundreds of suspicious
cash deposits/ withdrawals in
banks for amounts more than Rs
10 lakh have been discovered
and are under scanner,”
Bahadur said.
By collating and triangulating
internal intelligence reports, the
modus operandi seems to be that
cash is deposited in banks and
may move undetected through
banking channels or may stay
dormant till required. At the
appropriate moment, cash is
withdrawn in installments and it
evaporates in the system,”
Bahadur said.
The Income Tax official
admitted that the magnitude and
frequency of such transactions is
a matter of grave concern and
the investigation directorate is
gearing up for a massive
exercise of investigation in days
Inclusion of large
number of names of
to come as data from over 100
banks across the region is
expected to be received.
Income Tax officials admitted
that many suspicious transactions
preceding the announcement of
elections have gone below the
radar of the routine process of
election expenditure monitoring
and ground level intelligence
indicates that it is highly possible
that substantial part of this cash
(See page 7)
EC to seek
report on
Queen Oja’s
edu qualification
GUWAHATI, April 3: The
Election Commission (EC)
will seek a report on Thurs-
day from concerned authori-
ties on BJP’s Gauhati candi-
date Queeen Oja allegedly giv-
ing “false information” about
her educational qualification in
the affidavit, an official said.
A senior official of Election
Commission told PTI on
Wednesday that the Chief
Electoral Officer has taken
note of the reports of Oja al-
legedly giving “false informa-
tion” in the affidavit, which
was filed on Monday.
“We have decided to seek
a report tomorrow from the

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district election officer on the
issue,” he added.
Oja had submitted her high-
FLAYS MODI FOR FAVOURING RICH BUSINESSMEN est educational qualification
STATE ELECTORAL ROLLS as “Higher Secondary from
R DUTTA CHOUDHURY es admitted before The As- Krishna Kanta Handiqui State
(See page 7)
PLANET Y UNG GUWAHATI, April 3: With
sam Tribune that as there is
no mechanism to go for thor-
April 4, 2019 the Lok Sabha elections ough check of the nationality JOCOSERIOUS
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by Ankita Bharadwaz of foreign nationals may get sion of their names in the elec-
an opportunity to cast votes toral rolls, the possibility of
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Tarali Sarma
that the electoral rolls of As- ers cannot be ruled out.
Q The worth of sam include names of a sub- Sources revealed that during
self-love stantial number of illegal mi- the verification of the docu-
by Antariksha Hazarika grants. A large number of ments submitted by the ap-
Q Know your world: fake or forged voters ‘identi- plicants for inclusion of names
Sacramental festivals ty cards were detected dur- in the NRC, it was found that
Neelotpal Deka ing the process of verification more than 2,000 persons,
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Crossword. names in the National Regis- eigners by the Tribunals set
ter of Citizens (NRC), which under the provisions of the No need to make
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Rahul Gandhi addressing an election rally in Bokakhat, on Wednesday.– UB Photos
features. of illegal migrants. for inclusion of names in the for their wealth and
Highly placed official sourc- (See page 7) luxuries.
STAFF CORRESPONDENT Golaghat district, Gandhi said AGP executive president and gress president said.
the Congress, if voted to pow- a cabinet minister in the Sar- The party has promised to
JORHAT, April 3: Con- er, guarantees to deposit Rs bananda Sonowal-led govern- roll out the Nyuntam Aay Yo-
gress president Rahul 72,000 annually to poor Indian ment in the State, Kesav Ma- jana (NYAY) scheme, under
Gandhi today took a swipe families under the NYAY (Ny- hanta, recently quit the AASU which Rs 72,000 would be de-
at Prime Minister Narendra untam Aay Yojana) scheme. to contest the polls. posited in bank accounts of the
Modi for favouring unscru- The Bokakhat assembly “The Prime Minister prom- women belonging to poor
pulous businessmen and seat is within the Kaliabor ised to deposit money in the families, annually.
promised that if his party Lok Sabha constituency that accounts of people, but he has Gandhi stated that the
was voted to power the has Gaurav Gogoi, son of all along favoured the rich wealthy people employ
‘chor’ businessmen would former Chief Minister Tarun businessmen, most whom are ‘chowkidars’ (watchmen),
be taken to task. Gogoi, as the incumbent MP. chors (thieves)... The money which the Prime Minister
Addressing an election rally Gaurav is again the Congress (for NYAY scheme) will come himself has been doing for
in Bokakhat subdivision of candidate for the Kaliabor from the pockets of ‘chor’, to them (rich class).
parliamentary seat, while the whom ‘chowkidar’ Narendra Stating that the country was
BJP-AGP alliance has fielded Modi has given money during facing a severe unemploy-
Mani Madhab Mahanta from the last almost five years ment crisis, the Congress
the AGP in the seat, believed now,” Gandhi said. president promised that his
to be a Congress citadel with “Our government (if party, if voted to power, would
Tarun Gogoi and his young- formed) will deposit it (the ensure facilities for youths to
er brother Dip Gogoi repre- money) in the bank accounts start their own business.
senting the constituency sev- of the poor, particularly wom- Gandhi also said the Con-
eral times. en, irrespective of their caste, gress, if voted to power, would
Mahanta, the brother of class or religion,” the Con- (See page 7)

EC instructions not complied

with in NE
DEPOSITS, WITHDRAWALS ABOVE RS 10 LAKH
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, April 3: A
majority of the district elec-
tion officers (DEOs) in the
Northeast are not complying
with Election Commission
(EC) instructions to report in-
formation regarding cash de-
posits and withdrawals.
Northeast’s Principal Di-
rector of Income Tax (In-
vestigation) Sanjay Bahadur
today said the EC has spe-
cifically instructed that cash
deposits or withdrawals
above Rs 10 lakh shall man-
datorily be passed on to the
Income Tax department for
necessary action under In-
come Tax laws.
While DEOs are not com-
plying, banks too have ex-
pressed ignorance of the ECI
guidelines.
“Since notification of the
elections on March 10, only
14 out of the total 112 odd
DEOs in the region have sent
reports till March 31. When
compared to our own intelli-
gence reports from banks,
even these reports have been
substantially under report-
ed,” Bahadur said, adding that
the matter has been repeat-
edly flagged to the state chief
electoral officers by the In-
come Tax nodal officer but the
“response so far has been
negligible”.
The ECI has directed the
Income Tax directorate to use
all resources at their com-
mand to make expenditure
monitoring effective.
“Therefore, in absence of
required inputs from desig-
nated authorities so far, sev-
eral important steps have
been taken independently by
this directorate. Financial In-
telligence Unit of India (FIU),
RBI and major banks operat-
ing in the Northeast have
been asked to supply digital
data relating to cash deposits
and withdrawals above Rs 10
lakh,” the IT official said.
The data is being received
in batches since the past one
week and is being analysed.
The Income Tax directorate
has also requested for real-
time reports for the election
period for prompt action.
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IGNOU likely
to start new
online courses
NEW DELHI, April 3:
IGNOU is likely to start four
online courses from July
even as the varsity has iden-
tified 85 online pro-
grammes.
The varsity will start MA
in Hindi and three certificate
programmes after receiving
approval from the Univer-
sity Grants Commission,
Indira Gandhi National Open
University’s (IGNOU) vice-
chancellor Professor
Nagesh-war Rao said.
The open university has
submitted a proposal to the
UGC and is awaiting their
confirmation. Other univer-
sities have also submitted
proposals to the UGC.
The varsity has estab-
lished a centre for online
education and the centre has
identified 85 online pro-
grammes, including 46 un-
dergraduate/postgraduate
certificate, 22 diploma/post
graduate diploma, two un-
dergraduate, six postgradu-
ate and four awareness/re-
fresher/appreciation pro-
grammes to be launched
online.
Measures for capacity
building of faculty, conver-
sion of regular to online
mode and identification of e-
counsellors and evaluators
are being initiated accord-
ingly. – PTI
15 injured in
West Bengal
KOLKATA, April 3:
Around 15 persons, includ-
ing eight policemen, were
injured here on Tuesday in a
clash between the police and
agitating contractual teach-
ers.
The police carried out a
lathicharge when the agita-
tors tried to block the road
in front of a placement agen-
cy’s office in Minto Park area
demanding salary hike, po-
lice said.
The agitators were com-
puter teachers appointed in
government schools and col-
leges across the state on
contract through the place-
ment agency.
The entire area turned into
a battlefield when the police
resorted to lathicharge to
disperse around 300 teach-
ers who were forcibly trying
to enter a building where the
placement agency’s office
was located.
Six agitators were ar-
rested in connection with
the incident, a senior officer
of Kolkata Police said.
“The placement company
was getting Rs 3.50 lakh per
school annually from the
government and was provid-
ing a monthly salary of Rs
4,500 to each teacher for the
last 4-5 years. But the teach-
ers demanded a hike,” the
senior officer of Kolkata Po-
lice said.
Around 300 private teach-
ers, including 70 women,
started demonstrating in
front of the office building
around 10.30 am.
The effort of the police to
pacify the agitators went in
vain and they put up road
blockade. Many of them tried
to forcibly enter the office
after assaulting policemen
guarding the entrance of the
building, the officer said.
A clash ensued and in the
melee, eight police person-
nel and seven agitators
were injured, he said. – PTI
SC to hear pleas on issuance of electoral bonds
NEW DELHI, April 3: The
Supreme Court on Wednes-
day said it will hear the pleas
challenging the validity of the
Centre’s decision on issuance
of electoral bonds for political
funding on April 5.
A bench headed by Chief
Justice Ranjan Gogoi told ad-
vocate Prashant Bhushan, ap-
pearing for one of the peti-
tioners, Association for
Democratic Reforms (ADR),
an NGO, that the matter
would be heard by an appro-
priate bench on April 5.
ADR has recently filed an
NATIONAL
Mamata a roadblock to
Bengal’s growth: Modi
SILIGURI, April 3 : Term-
ing West Bengal Chief Minis-
ter Mamata Banerjee a
“speed-breaker” in the way
of rapid development in the
state, Prime Minister Naren-
dra Modi here on Wednesday
said she was not interested in
eliminating poverty as her
brand of politics would then
come to an end.
“I regret the speed with
which we worked in other
states, we could not achieve
in Bengal,” Modi said while
addressing a rally in support
of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)
candidates for the Lok Sabha
elections.
“In West Bengal, there is a
speed-breaker in the way of
your development. People
here know this speed-break-
er as Didi (as Banerjee is af-
Shah slams Congress silence on ‘Kashmir PM’
DEHRADUN, April 3: BJP
President Amit Shah on
Wednesday slammed the
Congress for its silence on the
National Conference chief
Omar Abdullah’s demand of a
separate Prime Minister for
Jammu and Kashmir.
“Omar Abdullah says
there should be a separate
Prime Minister in Kashmir.
His associates are raising
pro-Pakistan slogans. But
Congress is silent. I want to
ask Congress President
Rahul Gandhi to clarify
whether you are supporting
Shatrughan fires fresh salvo at Modi
PATNA, April 3: Actor-
turned-politician Shatrughan
Sinha fired a fresh salvo at
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi on Tuesday, charging
him with “wasting” money on
hiring a “choreographed
crowd” that chanted his name
“before, during and after”
speeches which lacked “con-
tent and depth”.
In a series of stinging
tweets, Sinha, who is all set
to quit the ruling Bharatiya
Janata Party (BJP) and seek re-
election from Patna Sahib on
a Congress ticket, also ac-
cused Modi of “arrogance”
and “EVM misuse” and ad-
vised him to “go for a real
press conference” and take
application in the court seek-
ing stay on the Electoral Bond
Scheme, 2018, which was
notified by the Centre in Janu-
ary last year.
It has said that amendments
carried out in the relevant Acts
have “opened the floodgates to
unlimited corporate donations
to political parties and anony-
mous financing by Indian as well
as foreign companies, which can
have serious repercussions on
the Indian democracy”.
The application further said:
“Electoral bonds are being
made available for a large
fectionately called),” he said.
Going all out against Ban-
erjee, he said acting as a
“speed-breaker”, she hin-
dered a number of central
welfare schemes in the state,
like Ayushman Bharat, PM-
KISAN, and Real Estate (Reg-
ulation and Development)
Act, 2016.
Alleging that Banerjee has
no concern for the poor, Modi
said she was proficient in play-
ing the politics of the poor.
“How can she work for end-
ing poverty? If poverty is ob-
literated, Didi's politics will also
come to an end,” Modi said.
Attacking the Congress and
the Communists, the Prime
Minister said they share the
same trait. “They need pov-
erty. They need the poor.
Their political gain is in keep-
or opposing this demand,”
Shah said at an election rally
in Uttarkashi town in the
Tehri constituency of
Uttarakhand which is going
to the polls on April 11.
Shah, however, made it
clear that the BJP would op-
pose the demand of a sepa-
rate Prime Minister tooth and
nail. “Till we are alive, we will
never allow this demand to
be fulfilled,” he said.
In this context, he re-
minded the people of the “sac-
rifice” of the BJP leader
Shyama Prasad Mukherjee
questions from journalists
“who cannot be bought and
can question you in the larger
interest of the nation”.
“Honourable outgoing Sirji.
Why are you wasting so much
money on different channels
and on the paid and choreo-
graphed crowd who chant your
name at any given time - dur-
ing, before and after your
speeches on the signal of the
conductors. Your speeches lack
content and depth these days
and have gone to the extent of
becoming highly repetitive and
irritating,” Sinha tweeted.
“Sirji, I still remain your
well-wisher despite your
EVM misuse and in spite of
all your arrogance. My hum-
number of days in the three
months leading to the general
election in the country...In
April-May 2019 to constitute
the 17th Lok Sabha.”
The matter holds impor-
tance as the Centre and the
Election Commission (EC)
have taken a contrary stand with
the former justifying the deci-
sion saying it would promote
transparency in political fund-
ing while the later saying the
changes made in the law would
have “serious repercussions”.
In its affidavit filed on one
ing the people in poverty. This
is the reason they have put
brakes on development.”
Modi said these parties
have hatched a conspiracy to
prevent the poor from bene-
fiting from development.
Terming the Trinamool
Congress, the Communist
Party of India-Marxist and the
Congress as “many sides of
the same coin”, Modi said
those parties should know
that their fight was against an
honest “chowkidar”.
Visibly happy at the huge
turnout, Modi said Banerjee's
boat had sunk. “Had I not seen
the sea of humanity here, I
couldn’t have even fathomed
that Didi’s boat has sunk. Your
warnings have reached Didi’s
ears. Your love and enthusi-
asm (for BJP) will give her
who strongly opposed Arti-
cle 370 that gives autonomous
status to Jammu and Kashmir
state.
“We are following the path
of Shyma Prasad Mukherjee
and we will not allow such
thing to happen,” Shah said.
Referring to the manifesto of
the Congress, Shah attacked
the opposition party for seek-
ing the scrapping of the sedi-
tion law.
“Who are you protecting?
In JNU, they (students) called
for dividing our country into
thousand pieces. But you
ble suggestion for you at this
eleventh hour would be to
become straight and go
straight.
Don’t hire or go for paid
channels. Instead go for a real
and genuine press conference
with people…who cannot be
bought, who can question you
in the larger interest of the
nation,” he said in another
tweet.
“Go for the press who are
not sycophants and cannot be
silenced by money and mus-
cle power – instead of going
for a conducted tour, well-re-
hearsed, well-practised, cho-
reographed slogan chanting
and with people of press of the
choice of the one man show
of the petitions filed by the
CPI(M) and its general sec-
retary Sitaram Yechury, the
Centre had defended its deci-
sion to issue electoral bonds,
saying it aimed at ensuring
“enhanced accountability”
and pushing electoral reforms
“to defeat the growing men-
ace of black money”.
The Centre had said the
electoral bonds were intro-
duced on January 2, 2018 to
promote transparency in
funding and donations re-
ceived by political parties.
These can be encashed by
sleepless nights,” he said.
“I salute Bengal by bowing
my head for giving me so
much love,” Modi said.
The Prime Minister said
the people of Bengal have lost
their money in multiple chit
fund scams and accused Tri-
namool MPs and ministers of
looting the poor. “There have
been chit fund scams in Ben-
gal. Didi's ministers, MPs and
aids looted the poor in the
name of running chit fund and
ran away.”
He said despite stiff resist-
ance from Banerjee, the Cen-
tral Ggovernment was doing
its best to spread develop-
ment in the state, including
education for tribal children,
jobs for youth, toilets and LPG
connections to every house-
hold. – IANS
stood silent outside. Do you
want to protect all those who
are facing sedition charges,”
he asked.
He also claimed that the
Congress wanted to repeal all
laws that provide security to
the armed forces. “You can-
not simply do it. We are stand-
ing like rock with the armed
forces,” he said.
Referring to the Pulwama
terrorist attack in February,
he said only Prime Minister
Narendra Modi has the
stamina to retaliate against
terrorists. – IANS
and two man army,” Sinha said
in yet another tweet.
“Your addresses right from
London were conducted and
choreographed, where you
abused doctors and had your
own conducted questions put
by your own paid anchor, well
known till recently,” he said in
his final tweet of the day, re-
ferring to a question-answer
session at Westminster com-
pered by Bollywood lyricist
Prasoon Joshi – said to be a
BJP supporter – wherein Mo-
di’s comment about Indian doc-
tors visiting abroad on tours
sponsored by pharma compa-
nies had evoked strong con-
demnation from the medical
fraternity back home. – PTI
Kaur sore over denial of
ticket from Chandigarh
CHANDIGARH, April
3: Upset over not getting
a Congress ticket from
this Lok Sabha seat,
former legislator Navjot
Kaur Sidhu on Wednesday
said she would have loved
if the party had respected
a lady and that it is the
people who are the actual
judge of a candidate.
“It’s okay. That is how
the party works,” Sidhu,
wife of Punjab Cabinet
Minister Navjot Singh
Sidhu, told reporters.
Former Railway
Minister Pawan Kumar
Bansal was re-nominated
as the Congress candidate
from Chandigarh, which
has nearly 6.2 lakh
electorates, who will
decide its next MP on
May 19.
an eligible political party only
through their authorised bank
accounts.
“Keeping in view the emer-
gent need to ensure that there
is enhanced accountability and
electoral reforms to defeat the
growing menace of black
money, especially when the
country is moving towards a
cashless-digital economy, the
legislature has adopted a con-
scious legislative policy culmi-
nating in the introduction of
the electronic reforms,” the
Centre’s affidavit said.
It added that electoral
State BJP leaders garland Prime Minister Narendra Modi during an election rally in
Kolkata, on Wednesday.-PTI
Sonia unhappy
over Congress
manifesto layout
NEW DELHI, April 3:
UPA Chairperson Sonia
Gandhi was apparently
unhappy over the layout of
party manifesto released on
Tuesday as she wanted a
bigger picture of party
President Rahul Gandhi on
the cover, sources said on
Wednesday.
Sonia Gandhi, who did
not look her usual self,
conveyed her viewpoint to
party leader Rajeev Gowda,
the convener of the
manifesto committee,
before she went to the
stage to release the
manifesto.
Sonia Gandhi was seen
talking to Gowda, who also
heads the party's research
department. She apparently
also wanted a bigger image
of party's hand symbol as
also a brighter layout.
The manifesto -- "Con-
gress will Deliver" --
carries a large picture of a
big gathering of people. At
the bottom, it has a small
picture of smiling Rahul
Gandhi along with the
party's hand symbol. There
is also big picture of the
party President sitting
Bansal is likely to be
pitted against actor-
turned-politician and
BJP’s outgoing MP
Kirron Kher.
Sidhu said she had been
holding public meetings in
Chandigarh for the past
one and a half months.
“I applied for the ticket
myself and I was fighting
my own case,” the former
legislator from Amritsar
said.Going one step
ahead, she said: “If he
(Bansal) needs me, I’ll
support him. But I do not
think he needs me.”
She clarified that there
was no competition
because of his seniority.
Earlier, she said she
was a woman
representative of the
party and she had done a
bonds did not have the name
of the donor or the receiving
political party and only carried
a unique hidden alphanumeric
serial number as an in-built
security feature.
Only a political party regis-
tered under section 29A of
the Representation of the
People Act, 1951 and which
had secured not less than one
per cent of the votes polled in
the last election to the Lok
Sabha or a legislative assem-
bly, would be eligible to re-
ceive the bonds, the Centre
had said. – PTI
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 3
4 held for
trying to
rob ATM
NEW DELHI, April 3:
Four men were arrested
for allegedly trying to rob
among rural women on ATM machines in Dwarka’s
Page 9 of the manifesto. JP Kalan area in the night
The slogan "Congress hours, police said.
will deliver" is written in
The accused were
large font size, while the
identified as Jaibir (23),
words "Manifesto - Lok
Sagar (19), both residents
Sabha elections 2019
Indian National Congress"
of JP Kalan, Chirag (19), a
are in smaller fonts at the
resident of Najafgarh, and
Arjun (20), a resident of
bottom.
Dhansa Village, they
Sonia Gandhi did not take
added.
any questions at the
On March 19, the police
manifesto launch event on
Tuesday and was seen
intermittently talking to
Rahul Gandhi sitting next to
had received information
regarding damaging of
ATM machines of Corpora-
tion Bank and Axis Bank
her. Rahul Gandhi had
near the Rawta More, a
suggested that party
senior police officer said.
spokesperson Randeep
Singh Surjewala let the The burglars fled the
spot after taking the CCTV
media ask questions to
other senior leaders on the camera of Corporation
stage. Bank.
Sonia Gandhi also did not During investigation,
deliver a speech like some CCTV footage was taken
other leaders present on from both the banks, in
the stage, including former which two to three
Prime Minister Manmohan persons were seen, the
Singh, former Finance police said.
Minister P Chidambaram On Sunday evening, a
and Gowda. police patrolling team
Surjewala, however, said apprehended three men
that the reports of Sonia from the JP Kalan area after
Gandhi being upset were noticing that they were
not correct. "It is not riding a stolen bike, Deputy
correct," he said. – IANS Commissioner of Police
(Dwarka) Anto Alphonse
said.
The police also noticed
that the features of one of
the apprehended men –
Jaibir – were similar to a
person seen in the CCTV
footage of ATM robberies.
lot of work in Chandigarh
During interrogation, the
and had a clean image.
three men confessed to their
Thanking supporters,
involvement in the incidents,
Sidhu in a message
along with one Arjun (20),
posted on her WhatsApp
the DCP said. – PTI
group said: “All team
members have been
working exceptionally
well for strengthening the
party and reaching out to
people with our vision for
Chandigarh and the
party’s vision for our
country. Love, hard work,
honesty and compassion
and keeping selfless
service is the mission of
our team.”
Another ticket aspirant
from Chandigarh was
former Union Minister
Manish Tewari.
Tewari has been a Lok
Sabha MP from Ludhiana.
– IANS
4 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

Saudi Arabia
denies role in
Jeff Bezos’
affair leak
WASHINGTON, April
3: Saudi Arabia has denied
any involvement in the
National Enquirer’s
reporting of Amazon
Founder and CEO Jeff
Bezos’ extra-marital affair.
A Saudi official told
CNN late on Tuesday that
the kingdom “categori-
cally rejects all allegations
that it is involved in any
fashion in the apparent
dispute” between Bezos
and American Media
Incorporated (AMI),
Algerians demand sweeping change as Bouteflika era ends
ALGIERS, April 3: Flag-waving
Algerians have celebrated the res-
ignation of veteran President
Abdelaziz Bouteflika, but vowed
Wednesday to keep protesting to
demand sweeping change to the
country’s political system.
The 82-year-old’s departure, an-
nounced on state media late on Tues-
day, followed weeks of massive dem-
onstrations that have shaken the
North African nation.
Car horns sounded on the streets
before jubilant crowds converged in
the centre of the capital Algiers to
cheer his departure.
Many Algerians have never known
any president other than Bouteflika,
who held power for two decades but
was rarely seen in public since suf-
fering a stroke in 2013.
Protesters in Algiers welcomed
his departure but said they were
determined to continue demonstrat-
ing, rejecting any transition that
leaves power in the hands of the
“system”.
“I want my daughter to remem-
ber this historic day. Bouteflika’s
gone, but it’s far from over,” said 35-
year-old Amal, who wore a T-shirt
with the slogan “I am against the
system” and vowed to march again
on Friday.
For 44-year-old engineer Hamid
Boumaza, Bouteflika’s resignation
was “too little, too late”.
“Bouteflika’s departure is no
longer enough. We want them all to Abdelkader Bensalah, acts as in-
go. We want full freedom and we will terim leader for up to 90 days dur-
march for as long as necessary.” ing which a presidential election
Others paid tribute to the long- must be organised.
time leader, but regretted that he Algeria has largely-avoided the
had clung to power for so long. turmoil unleashed by the Arab Spring
“Bouteflika worked. I voted for uprisings that brought down rulers
him at first, but he didn’t know how in neighbouring Tunisia and Libya.
to leave with his head held high,” But discontent, particularly among
said Bilan Brahim, 40. the young, turned to anger after
Algeria’s Constitutional Council Bouteflika announced in February
said on Wednesday it had accepted that he would seek a fifth term in
Bouteflika’s resignation and in- office in an election that had been
formed Parliament that his post was scheduled for this month.
officially vacant. He dropped his bid in the face of
Algeria’s Constitution says that the mass protests but also postponed
once the president officially resigns, the vote, angering Algerians who
the speaker of the Upper House of saw the move as a ploy to stay in
Parliament, currently 77-year-old power. – AFP

US warns
which publishes the GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
tabloid National Enquirer. OFFICE OF THE RETURNING OFFICER
The response came H.P.-02-SILCHAR PARLIAMENTARY
after a veteran security
ELECTION, 2019 (OBSERVER CELL
consultant at the tech
giant wrote an op-ed over
the weekend, claiming
that the kingdom had
Beijing ::::CACHAR:::SILCHAR)
No. COC.1/ELE/P.E./2019/102

NOTICE
Dated Silchar, the 02nd April, 2019

access to the billionaire’s

phone and had “gained
private information”.
The monarchy was
“intent on harming Jeff
Bezos” over The Wash-
ington Post (owned by
Bezos) coverage of
murdered journalist Jamal
Khashoggi, wrote Gavin
de Becker in a first-
person account published
in The Daily Beast on
March 30.
“Our investigators and
several experts concluded
with high confidence that
the Saudis had access to
Bezos’ phone, and gained
private information,” de
Becker said.
The private phone
messages of Bezos sent to
his lover, former TV
anchor Lauren Sanchez,
were published in The
National Enquirer in
October.
“As of today, it is
unclear to what degree, if
any, AMI (the parent
company of The National
Enquirer) was aware of
the details,” added de
Becker.
The Saudi official called
the allegations “a transpar-
ent attempt to damage the
kingdom’s image and the
reputation of its leadership”,
according to CNN. – IANS
A child pulls away from Pope Francis as he arrives for his weekly general audience, in
St Peter’s Square, at the Vatican on Wednesday. – AP/PTI
Malaysian ex-PM Najib goes on
trial over 1MDB mega-scandal
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3: Malaysia’s
disgraced ex-leader Najib Razak pleaded not
guilty to all charges against him as he went
on trial on Wednesday over a multi-billion-
dollar fraud, almost a year after his shock
election loss.
The 65-year-old faced the first of several
trials over his alleged involvement in the
looting of sovereign wealth fund 1MDB, a
state investment vehicle established to de-
velop the economy of the Southeast Asian
nation. The former Premier and his cronies
are accused of plundering billions of dollars
from the fund and spending it on everything
from high-end real estate to artworks and a
luxury yacht.
He had been tipped to win another term
in office easily last year and extend his
coalition’s six-decade stranglehold on
power, only to be soundly defeated by his
against force
Incursion by Chinese jets
WASHINGTON, April 3:
The United States on Tuesday
warned Beijing against the use
of “force or coercion” on Tai-
wan after the self-ruling island
said that two Chinese fighter
jets crossed a traditionally re-
spected maritime line dividing
the two sides.
“The United States op-
poses unilateral actions by any
party that are aimed at alter-
ing the status quo, including
anything related to force or
coercion,” State Department
spokesman Robert Palladino
told reporters.
“Beijing should stop its co-
former boss, Mahathir Mohamad, who ercive efforts and resume dia-
rode a wave of public anger over 1MDB logue with the democratically
to the premiership. elected administration” in
In the months that followed, once-dormant Taipei, he said.
investigations into the controversy were Beijing – which considers
relaunched and Najib was hit with dozens of Taiwan part of its territory
corruption charges linked to the plundering awaiting reunification – has
of the fund. stepped up its jet and war-
A small crowd of supporters was waiting ship crossings near the island
for Najib as he arrived at the Kuala Lumpur
since the 2016 election of
court ahead of his trial, and he prayed with Beijing-skeptic President
them for a few minutes before entering the
Tsai Ing-wen.
building to shouts of “Long Live Najib”. But going a step further,
Looking relaxed in the dock, he denied
Taiwan’s defense ministry said
seven corruption-and money-laundering that two Chinese J-11 fighter
charges related to the alleged theft of 42
million ringgit (USD 10.3 million) from SRC
International, a former 1MDB unit. It is just
a fraction of the hundreds of millions of dol-
lars that he allegedly stole. – AFP
It is for general information that Shri Sunil Kumar Yadav,
IAS, General Election Observer appointed by the-Election
Commission of India arrived at Silchar on 02nd April, 2019
and has been staying in room "Rukni". His Landline No.03842-
260060 and Cell Phone No. is 6002677495 and Fax No. 03842-
230239. Shri Ashish Gupta and Shri Sanjib Dey are performing
as Liaison cum Protocol Officer and their Cell Phone Nos. are
9466239534 and 9401283072.
jets took the highly unusual Anybody willing to communicate may contact the above
step on Sunday of crossing the telephone Nos.
median line in the Taiwan Further, willing person may also visit to the General Election
Strait that divides the main- Observer at Circuit House, Silchar from 5-00 P.M. to 7-00
P.M. during his stay in Silchar.
land from the island.
Taiwan scrambled its own Sd/- Addl. Deputy Commissioner
i/c, Observer Cell
aircraft and protested the “in- Parliamentary Election, 2019
tentional, reckless and pro- Cachar, Silchar
vocative action.” The United
States, like the vast majority
of countries, recognises only
Beijing, but it maintains a close
relationship with Taiwan.
Under the 1979 Taiwan Re-
lations Act passed by the US
Congress, Washington is le-
gally obliged to provide the
island with the means to de-
fend itself.
National security adviser
John Bolton stressed US com-
mitment for the Taiwan Rela-
tions Act in a tweet on Mon-
day amid events to mark the
law’s 40th anniversary.
“Chinese military provoca-
tions won’t win any hearts or
minds in Taiwan, but they will
strengthen the resolve of peo-
ple everywhere who value
democracy. The Taiwan Rela-
tions Act and our commitment
are clear,” he wrote. – AFP

Another Indian sentenced by

US court in call-centre scam
WASHINGTON, April 3: An
Indian national has been sen-
tenced to 16 months in jail in
the US for his involvement in a
sophisticated call centre scheme
that victimised over 340 peo-
ple, resulting in over USD
200,000 in losses, in the latest
crackdown on India-based call
centre frauds in America.
The Department of Justice
said Mehboob Mansurali
Charania took part in a sophisti-
cated scheme organised in In-
dia, that included a network of
call centres. Call centre opera-
tors called US residents over
the telephone and misled the po-
tential victims into sending
money utilising a number of dif-
ferent confidence scams, court
documents showed.
Charania was convicted on
January 17, after he pleaded guilty
to engaging in an unlicensed
money transfer business.
Charania, who moved to
Tucker, Georgia in 2014, was
sentenced to one year, four
months in prison to be followed
by three years supervised re-
lease, and ordered to pay a USD
100 special assessment, and pay
restitution of USD 203,958.02
to victims of the scheme, the
DoJ said in a press release.
According to Treasury Inspec-
tor General for Tax Administra-
tion, J Russell George, since
October 2013, more than 15,000
victims have suffered over USD
75 million in losses to the perpe-
trators of telephone scammers
who impersonate Internal Rev-
enue Service (IRS) employees.
US investigation has identi-
fied 140 scammers who, have
or are, facing federal criminal
proceedings, the DoJ said.
The scams included imper-
sonation scams, where the call-
ers pretended to be IRS em-
ployees and demanded payment
of taxes and fees.
Other scams included grant
scams, where callers directed
victims to pay upfront fees for
fictitious grants; student loan
scams where callers threatened
victims if they did not pay ficti-
tious taxes and fees associated
with student loans, and hacking
scams, where callers would gain
remote access to the victim’s
computer, lock the victim out of
the computer, and deny access
to the computer until the vic-
tim provided payment. If the
victims agreed to pay, the call cen-
tres would have the victims send
the funds to the attention of ficti- The lead ship of the US Navy’s newest class of guided-missile
tious names used by Charania destroyers, the USS Zumwalt (DDG-1000), is assisted by a
through wire transfers, includ- tugboat at Joint Base Pearl Harbour-Hickam on Tuesday in
ing through MoneyGram and Honolulu. The ship’s arrival marks the first time Zumwalt
Western Union. – PTI has visited Pearl Harbour. – AP/PTI

US okays sale of 24 MH-60R Seahawk copters to India

WASHINGTON, April 3:
The US has approved the sale
of 24 multi-role MH-60R
Seahawk maritime helicopters
to India at an estimated cost of
USD 2.6 billion, the State De-
partment has announced, boost-
ing the Indian Navy’s anti-sur-
face and anti-submarine warfare
operations as China expands its
presence in the Indian Ocean.
Designed for hunting sub-
marines as well as knocking out
ships and conducting search-
and-rescue operations at sea,
the Lockheed Martin-built
helicopters, would replace In-
dia’s aging fleet of British-
made Sea King helicopters.
The Trump Administration on
Tuesday notified the Congress
that it has approve sale of 24 MH-
60R multi-mission helicopters,
which will provide the Indian
defence forces the capability to
perform anti-surface and anti-
submarine warfare missions.
The helicopters are de-
signed to operate from frig-
ates, destroyers, cruisers and
aircraft carriers.
In its notification, the State
Department told the Congress
that this proposed sale will
support the foreign policy and
national security of the US by
helping to strengthen the US-
Indian strategic relationship.
The sale, at an estimated
cost of USD 2.6 billion, will
improve the security of a ma-
jor defensive partner which
continues to be an important
force for political stability,
peace, and economic progress
in the Indo-Pacific and South
Asia region, it said.
“The proposed sale will pro-
vide India the capability to per-
form anti-surface-and anti-sub-
marine warfare missions along
with the ability to perform sec-
ondary missions, including
vertical replenishment, search
and rescue, and communica-
tions relay,” said the Congres-
sional notification. – PTI
 THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5

700 differently-abled Train with Election Commission’s

WEATHER
GUWAHATI
LOCAL FORECAST:
Generally cloudy sky.
Rain/thundershower is
likely to occur. Maximum
and Minimum tempera-
tures are most likely to
be 30°C & 19°C respec-
tively on Thursday.
TEMPERATURE:
Max 28.0° C
Min 18.4° C
Sweet-making
unit sealed
CITY CORRESPONDENT
GUWAHATI, April 3: The
Food Safety department of
Kamrup Metropolitan district
today sealed a sweet-making
factory in the Shantipur area
of the city on the charge of
violation of cleanliness rules.
The department carried
out an inspection based on a
complaint filed by public, fol-
lowing which samples of
sweets produced in the fac-
tory were sent to a laborato-
ry for investigation.
OBITUARY
Jogesh Goswami
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHA-
TI, April 3:
Jogesh Gos-
wami, the
oldest citizen
of Panjabari,
passed away at his residence
late last night. He was 94.
Goswami, who retired as
secretary of Mahkuma
Parishad, Sivasagar several
decades back, was a prolific
writer and authored four
books, besides contributing
many articles to newspapers
and journals. He was associ-
ated with various socio-cul-
tural organisations.
He leaves behind his wife,
a daughter and a son. He was
cremated at Navagraha today.
His death has been widely
mourned.
Cuddly teddies: Two bear cubs that were born at the Assam State Zoo about a month ago were brought out of their cave for the
first time by the Zoo keepers on Wednesday. – Photos: Rituraj Borthakur
voters in Kamrup Metro poll message flagged off
CITY CORRESPONDENT Deputy Commissioner and The letter also said that the
STAFF REPORTER
District Election Officer of State Disability Coordinator GUWAHATI, April 3: The
GUWAHATI, April 3: Kamrup (Metro) Biswajit will be the nodal officer to Kamakhya-Gandhidham Ex-
Around 700 differently-abled Pegu told The Assam Tribune. ensure smooth flow of com-
press train, decorated with
voters will cast vote in the It is noteworthy that the munication between the the message from the Elec-
upcoming Lok Sabha elec- Election Commission of India Chief Electoral Officer and tion Commission of India
tion in Kamrup (Metro) elec- (ECI) has appointed accessi- the accessibility observers in (ECI) urging people to par-
tion district. bility observers for the up- this election. ticipate in the upcoming Lok
Sources in the district ad- coming election in every “The accessibility observ- Sabha Election, was flagged
ministration informed that a state. The observers will er will visit as many polling off by Chief Electoral Officer
survey had been carried out oversee the efficient and ef- station locations as early as (CEO) Assam Mukesh Sahu
by booth-level officers to de- fective implementation of all possible to get themselves at the Kamakhya Railway
tect differently-abled voters instructions of the Commis- abreast of the ground situa- Station today.
at every polling station in sion related to accessible tion, so that corrective meas- The train will carry the
Guwahati in collaboration election at the field level. ures may be taken in time message of Systematic Vot-
with various NGOs and the “For all purposes, they and assess availability of ac- ers’ Education and Electoral
social welfare department. will act as the eyes and ears cessible awareness material Participation (SVEEP)
“We are ready to make this of the Commission during at ground level and accessi- throughout its journey till the
election accessible for all. For the period and provide in- bility of the polling stations completion of the poll.
the differently-abled voters, puts to the Commission from for persons with disabilities Flagging off the train, Sahu
the district administration the field about the steps tak- and senior citizens,” the let- spoke about the various ini-
communicated with the en to make the election ac- ter added. tiatives undertaken at the
The Kamakhya-Gandhidham Express which was flagged off on Wednesday. – UB Photos
health and social welfare de- cessible,” a letter written by The ECI has also issued a State level to attract all sec-
partments along with some Secretary of ECI AK Pathak charter of 27 points of re- tions of citizens to exercise SVEEP activities have been urban apathy. “Media, social SVEEP teams across the
NGOs to manage adequate to all state-level chief elec- quirements for making acces- their franchise. intensified in the low turnout media, tabloids, NGOs, radio State are in the field to en-
numbers of wheelchairs,” toral officers stated. sible polling stations. He also stated that various urban areas to overcome the partners, icons as well as gage more voters,” he said.
AIUDF, UPPL reach LS poll Prafulla Mahanta for vote to
‘understanding’ for 3 seats candidates opposed to CAB
STAFF REPORTER CAB forces’ and to support firm stand against the Bill.”
STAFF REPORTER Front (BPF) in the Bodoland Territorial uine Indian citizens should not face har- candidates who oppose the Mahanta said that many
Council (BTC). assment. Action should be taken against GUWAHATI, April 3: Bill. He said the people of other political parties, be-
GUWAHATI, April 3: The All India As per the understanding between foreigners on the basis of the Assam Former chief minister and Assam strongly opposed the sides the Congress, have also
United Democratic Front (AIUDF) and the two parties, AIUDF will support Accord and other existing rules. We senior AGP leader Prafulla Centre’s attempt to intro- taken a stand against the Bill
the United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) UPPL’s candidate in the Kokrajhar con- want compensation to families of victims Kumar Mahanta, who has al- duce CAB and called upon in Parliament.
have entered into a ‘political understand- stituency and UPPL will extend support of various killings. And we want reha- ready come out openly Prime Minister Narendra “There are many independ-
ing’ for the forthcoming Lok Sabha elec- to AIUDF’s candidates in the Barpeta bilitation of victims of ethnic conflicts,” against the decision of the Modi to consider that fact. ent candidates. But ultimate-
tion with regard to three constituencies – and Dhubri seats. said Islam. party leadership to renew “BJP president Amit Shah ly it is the voters who will
Kokrajhar, Dhubri and Barpeta. However, the agreement does not Speaking on the occasion, Narzary ties with the BJP, today called has stated that his party will decide who they want to vote
Announcing this at a joint press con- cover the Mangaldoi constituency, said that BTAD region has witnessed no upon the people of Assam to reintroduce CAB. If the Bill for,” he said. Mahanta reiter-
ference here today, AIUDF general sec- where UPPL-supported candidate Prad- development since formation of the support candidates who are is brought back it will be a ated his earlier decision not
retary Aminul Islam and UPPL vice ip Daimary is in the fray. BTC in 2003. “People of BTAD region against the Citizenship threat to the language, cul- to participate in the campaign
president Rwngwra Narzary said that “For many years certain forces have are unhappy due to the lack of security (Amendment) Bill, 2016, ture and heritage of Assam for the General Elections.
both parties have agreed to work on tried their best to create fissures be- and development and on account of the (CAB) in the forthcoming and the State will suffer. As He claimed that the
certain common issues like the Citizen- tween the Bodos and the non-Bodos in divisive politics prevalent now. The mis- Lok Sabha elections. the Prime Minister of the present leadership of the
ship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, need for BTAD. Some are doing politics in the rule of the BPF is responsible for the “People of the State will country, Narendra Modi AGP has violated the party’s
peace and security in the Bodoland Ter- name of Bodos and some are doing so growth of mistrust among the non-Bodo decide who to vote for. But should take into account all constitution by unilaterally
ritorial Area Districts (BTAD) region as in the name of the non-Bodos... AIUDF communities. We (UPPL and AIUDF) we request people to vote for these facts,” said the former taking the decision to renew
well as the areas on the north bank and and UPPL jointly want to do politics of have decided to work together to bring candidates who can forceful- chief minister. ties with the BJP without
lower Assam, rehabilitation of victims development and of peace and amity. We peace and amity and development and ly raise issues affecting the He added, “In recent days first seeking the consent of
of ethnic conflicts in the BTAD region, have resolved to jointly work for bring- security to the BTAD region. Both our State. We request people not there have been reports in the party’s general body.
to bring about confidence among peo- ing back confidence and goodwill among parties agree on certain common issues to vote for candidates who sections of the media that I When pointed out that Ku-
ple of diverse communities, besides all communities. We want peace and like the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill stand in favour of the CAB,” have asked people to vote for mar Deepak Das, who is con-
against what they termed ‘corruption security for all in BTAD, in the north and rehabilitation of victims of ethnic said Mahanta. the Congress party in the Lok sidered very close to Mahan-
and misrule’ of the Bodoland People’s bank and in lower Assam. Besides, gen- conflicts,” the UPPL leader said. He was addressing a press Sabha polls. Such reports are ta in party circles, is himself
conference here as conven- totally false. I have asked the now contesting from the Bar-
or of the Asom Andolan San- voters of Assam to exercise peta constituency as the
Shankar Jiwal grami Mancha. franchise according to their NDA candidate, the former
police observer Mahanta also called upon conscience. But I also request chief minister said, “It is bet-
all the regional outfits to the people to support those ter to put this question to
for Guwahati maintain distance from ‘pro- candidates who have taken a Deepak Das.”
LS seat
CITY CORRESPONDENT
Rs 60,000 penalty ‘Rongali’ festival
from April 5 to 7
GUWAHATI, April 3: The
Election Commission has ap- realised for violation CITY CORRESPONDENT
pointed IPS officer Shankar
Jiwal as police observer for of excise rules GUWAHATI, April 3: The
fifth edition of ‘Rongali’ fes-
Guwahati constituency dur- CITY CORRESPONDENT sale and production data of
ing the upcoming Lok Sabha tival, organised by a section
every factory, warehouse
election. of hoteliers and tour opera-
GUWAHATI, April 3: The and retail outlet by compar-
According to a statement tors of the region and driv-
district excise department of ing it with the data of last
issued by the Kamrup (Met- en by Trend MMS, with the
Kamrup (Metro) has collected year,” Nath said.
ro) district administration, Ji- support from the State Tour-
more than Rs 60,000 as penal- According to him, Kamrup
wal will be available at Guwa- ism and Cultural Affairs de-
ty for violation of rules after (Metro) district has alto-
hati Circuit House, Room No the Model Code of Conduct gether eight factories, 17 partment, is going to be held
23 from April 4 onwards till was imposed in the district. warehouses and 304 retail from April 5 to 7 here at
the election process is over. According to Superintend- liquor shops. Sonaram field.
“During this period inter- ent of Excise Debajit Nath, “The department has also According to the organis-
ested political parties, con- after implementation of the directed all factories, ware- ers, 15 top teams from across
testing candidates, common Model Code of Conduct, houses and retailers to install the state will participate in
public may meet him with sleuths of the department close circuit cameras at prop- the Bihu husori competition
their queries, objections and also seized 5,000 litres of for- er places and we will moni- to be held during the festival.
complaints between 9 am and eign liquor and 3,000 litres of tor the footage on a daily ba- “Besides Assam, the festi-
10 am every day,” the state- local liquor from various parts sis. In case of factories we val will showcase the cultures
ment added. of the district till date. Alto- will connect all close circuit of various tribes and commu-
nities of other northeastern
Singer quits Cong gether five persons have
been arrested in connection
cameras with internet proto-
col and directly monitor them states. Spectacular dance
STAFF REPORTER
with these seizures and sent from our office premises,” forms such as Cheraw dance
to judicial custody. Nath added. of Mizoram, Thang Ta, Dhol

Guwahati now a favourite healthcare GUWAHATI, April 3: Sing-

destination for Myanmar patients
CORRESPONDENT
JORABAT, April 3: Guwahati is fast
turning into a favourite healthcare hub
for patients from Myanmar.
According to Dr Gitartha Royme-
dhi, a healthcare management
specialist and chief operating officer
at the North East Cancer Hospital
and Research Institute (NECHRI),
Jorabat, patients from Myanmar,
particularly cancer patients, nowa-
days prefer the hospitals of Guwahati
for quality healthcare.
Dr Roymedhi informed that last
month a number of cancer patients
had travelled to the city from Manda-
lay, Myanmar searching for better and
upgraded cancer care. Many other
patients from the neighbouring
country are trying to contact NECHRI
through email and social media.
Dr Roymedhi, who is working to
promote medical tourism in the
State, said that the Myanmarese
Gorkha community prefer North
East India as their healthcare
destination. They can easily travel
to Moreh in Manipur. From Moreh
they do not face any problem in
reaching Guwahati. They can acquire
the medical visa in a short time from
the Indian Embassy in Mandalay
after submitting all the required
documents along with the invitation
letter issued by the hospital.
Dr Roymedhi further said that at
least a weekly direct flight from
Mandalay to Guwahati will bring the
patients from Myanmar closer to their
destinations in Guwahati or other
parts of Assam. Many Myanmarese
patients travel to countries like
Malaysia and Singapore for better and
quality treatment. But for the middle-
class Myanmarese citizens Guwahati
is turning into the best choice as they
can have quality treatment and
services at cheaper rates.
At Jorabat, the Nepali language is
spoken by a large number of people.
Since there are many Nepali employ-
ees at NECHRI, Myanmarese
Gorkha patients and visitors find it
convenient here during their stay as
they can communicate in their
mother tongue. They can speak a
little bit of Hindi too.
“One patient named Sha Si Dar has
been successfully treated and another
patient Khaka Bahar Du is undergo-
ing treatment. Both the patients are
happy and satisfied. They are
accompanied by their relatives and
friends. This is promoting the
tourism of our State also,” Dr
Roymedhi added.
Myanmar has a large Gorkha
population who have been living in
that country for centuries. During the
British rule in Myanmar (then Burma)
and World War II, a large number of
Gorkhas migrated to that country.
Many of the Myanmarese Gorkhas
serve in the Myanmar Army.
er Chinmoyee Bordoloi on
Tuesday quit the Congress
“We are working to imple-
ment the excise monitoring
system in a proper manner
He further informed that in
the daily monitoring of pro-
duction and sale data, no
Chalam of Manipur, Hozagiri
of Tripura, Naga warrior dance
from Nagaland, etc, will be
and joined the Liberal Dem-
ocratic Party (LDP). She said
in a statement that she took
in the district. Every day our
staff have been analysing
anomalies have been detect-
ed so far.
presented,” a statement of the
organisers said.
the step as a mark of protest
against the ‘betrayal’ of the
national parties.
Papers filed
GUWAHATI, April 3: Su-
preme Court advocate Upa-
manyu Hazarika and filmmak-
er cum advocate Junmoni
Devi Khaund today filed their
nominations as independent
candidates at the office of the
Returning Officer for Guwa-
hati Lok Sabha constituency.
– City Correspondent
Alumni meet
GUWAHATI, April 3: An
alumni meet is being or-
ganised on April 7 as part
of the concluding ceremo-
ny of golden jubilee cele-
bration of Gauhati Com-
merce College Boys’ Hos- Illegal earth cutting along the Brahmaputra at Jongorabori in Pub Dharapur under Azara
tel. – City Correspondent Police Station on Wednesday. – AT photo
 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

NYAY and its affordability

MESSAGE FOR TODAY
You miss 100 per cent of the shots you don’t take.
– WAYNE GRETZKY

■ Ajit Ranade are not independent or unconnect-

out private investment? and (b) Is what are called ‘tax expenditures’,
ed. The chances are, that in an econ-
it implementable? How do we iden- i.e., revenue foregone, is more than
omy where average incomes are tify and authenticate the benefici- Rs 6 lakh crore. Surely some prun-

Congress manifesto
Come elections and political parties of every hue will go
overboard in promising the moon for the common man.
With the Lok Sabha polls set to kick off in the State in about
a week’s time, parties have intensified their campaigns
and are reaching out to the masses with their respective
manifestoes. The Congress which released its manifesto
on Tuesday has promised a dozen-odd things for the North-
east where it has been pushed to the corner by a resur-
gent BJP in recent years. Indeed, the Congress is desper-
ate to regain some semblance of a foothold in what had
been their traditional stronghold for decades. Large-scale
corruption and a growing disconnect with the masses stem-
ming from its complacency, and the phenomenal rise of the
BJP in the past few years have combined to give a huge jolt
to the Congress. How it goes about the task of regrouping
and gaining back public support will be tested in these
polls. Among other things, the Congress has promised to
withdraw the Citizenship (Amendment) Bill if voted to pow-
er – something that is likely to strike a happy chord with
the indigenous people of the region. No doubt, the Con-
gress stand is largely driven by political expediency and
factored on the BJP’s opposite stand on the Bill, but even
so, it deserves credit for ensuring that the Bill was defeat-
ed in the Rajya Sabha.
The Congress manifesto which devotes one full chap-
ter to the Northeast also promises to revive most of the
schemes introduced during the erstwhile UPA regime.
But more than schemes per se, it is their anomalous im-
plementation where the problem lies. It is correct in its
reasoning that the northeastern States form a unique re-
gion with its own peculiarities and persisting with a one-
model-fits-all approach would do no good. A region-spe-
cific developmental approach with emphasis on address-
ing its peculiar concerns is what the Northeast needs.
Preservation of the region’s rich and diverse cultures,
languages, traditions, and biodiversity has to be taken
into account while formulating policies for the Northeast.
The issue of illegal migration from Bangladesh and how
best to tackle it in view of its growing complexities it has
acquired due to the presence of a large number of illegal
migrants in Assam is going to test any Government. The
Congress has spoken about “engaging the neighbouring
T
he Congress party an-
nounced that if elected to
form the next govern-
ment, it would imple-
ment a Nyuntam Aay Yojana
(NYAY), which will transfer Rs
72,000 as cash income annually to
the bottom fifth of the poorest fam-
ilies. The acronym NYAY means
justice. The implication is that this
‘injustice’ called acute poverty will
be tackled, possibly for the first time
by promising a direct transfer of
cash. It is true that direct benefit
transfer (DBT) has been imple-
mented for more than two dozen
schemes in the past five years. This
includes subsidy payment for cook-
ing gas, pensions, scholarships and
soon for fertilizers too. The idea of
giving direct cash to the poor was
mooted by the then Chief Econom-
ic Advisor Arvind Subramanian in
2017, and indeed a full chapter was
devoted to Universal Basic Income
(UBI) that was included in the Eco-
nomic Survey.
The philosophical foundation of
UBI is the same as NYAY, and is
also the same as that propounded
by John Rawls in his classic treatise
Theory of Justice. By a strange coin-
cidence Rawls’ modern classic was
published in 1971, the same year
that Indira Gandhi launched Garibi
Hatao as her election campaign.
The Rawlsian theory of justice
has two principles. The first prin-
ciple states that each person must
have equal right to the most ex-
tensive liberties compatible with
a similar system of liberty for all.
Thus, so long as my liberty does
not infringe on yours, I should
Loudspeakers, noise pollution and elections
■ Rajib Prakash Baruah
have unconditional maximum lib-
erty. The second principle states rising, even the poorest of the poor
aries? Is it not a moving target? ing is possible. As the third largest
do benefit. But a scheme like NYAY
Will it not lead to massive corrup- economy (in PPP terms), we can
that if we are to have inequalities,
they must be such that they do not
make the least well off person
makes us focus directly on the least
well off in society.
tion, as people scramble for in-
come certificates (much like the
afford to spend 2% of GDP on di-
rect transfers, albeit after expend-
worse off. In other words, if we There have already been muchscramble for caste certificates)? iture and revenue rationalizations.
are to move away from equality, debate and discussion about NYAY.
Both these are legitimate concerns We must also not forget that the
we must make sure that the poor Two years ago the Prime Minister
and should be discussed. most rapid and significant fall in
do not become poorer. announced that his Government To the first objection of afforda- poverty rates happened during the
John Rawls was a professor of was committed to doubling farm-bility, it is true that India’s com- high growth phase. So, growth and
Philosophy, and perhaps bined fiscal deficit is very job creation are the surest way to
too abstract to under- large. The debt to GDP reduce poverty quickly. But NYAY
stand. An easier way to We have to remember that the ratio should be falling but is also about reducing inequality, and
understand his principles fiscal deficit has two is not. If you count the the Rawlsian principle.
borrowing requirement The second objection about im-
was the way Mahatma
Gandhi articulated it 50 dimensions: expenditure and
of public sector, and add plementability is also serious. In a
years prior to Rawls. revenue. Are we doing enough off-balance sheet obliga- country where 90% of the work-
Gandhi’s line appears in tions, the number looks force is in the informal sector, we
many government docu- on the latter? India’s direct tax formidable. So, some don’t have accurate and authentic
ments, political speeches to GDP ratio is among the expenditure pruning is data on people’s income. Also, peo-
and indeed in the Econom- essential. Firstly, there ple move in and out of poverty.
ic Survey. Gandhi’s quote lowest in the world. We can are many redundant or Hence an untargeted, universal
is a call for action to all overlapping and dupli- scheme makes sense, but may be
future policymakers. He
widen the tax net without cate schemes which can more expensive. It is also true, that
said: “I will give you a tal- increasing rates. We can be rationalized. Second- unlike the earlier failed attempts of
isman. Whenever you are ly, the efficacy of current poverty alleviation, we are now in
in doubt, or when the self eliminate wasteful exemptions. spending can surely be the age of big data and data mining.
becomes too much with improved. Thirdly, we Political parties are using micro-tar-
you, apply the following test. Re- ers’ income in the coming five have to remember that the fiscal geted strategies based on data culled
call the face of the poorest and the years. Perhaps as part of that strat- deficit has two dimensions: expend- from social media, and other digital
weakest man whom you may have egy, the PM KISAN scheme was iture and revenue. Are we doing trails. We may thus have more tools
seen, and ask yourself, if the step announced in this year’s Union enough on the latter? India’s direct at our disposal to substantially re-
you contemplate is going to be of Budget. The scheme envisions a tax to GDP ratio is among the low- duce the problems of leakage to the
any use to him.” In other words, direct cash transfer of Rs 6,000 per est in the world. We can widen the non-poor. A better way for imple-
year to 120 million poor farmers. tax net without increasing rates. menting NYAY would be to test out
focus on the making the worst off
person better off. Focus on the last NYAY takes this much further. Of We can eliminate wasteful exemp- the idea in pilot projects and gradu-
in the line. all the criticism against NYAY, tions. We can lower the GST rate, ally phase it out across the country,
How is social well-being to be there are only two which are le- and include the excluded sectors with the assistance of local and State
evaluated? We have two choices. gitimate: (a) Is it affordable? i.e., like petro products, electricity and governments. Whatever the debate
Either we look at average well- will it not unleash a large fiscal real estate. Simplifying and ration- is on NYAY, the idea of direct cash
being (income, health, longevity) deficit, raise interest rates and in- alizing the tax system can make transfer as an attack on poverty has
or we focus on the lowest, the ‘last flation and endanger India’s sov- revenues buoyant. The other point entered the national discourse. It is
person’. The latter is the Rawlsian ereign rating, and spook away for- is to acknowledge that the ‘givea- about time.
idea. Of course, the two measures eign investors? Will it not crowd ways’ to the corporate sector, or (The Billion Press)
public meeting for electioneering pur- source of public nuisance and can of- vs Delhi Administration case of 1979
poses, shall not be used at night be- ten give rise to tension in a politically had held that the right to life includes

countries of Bangladesh and Myanmar” for resolving the
issue of illegal immigration. Regrettably, no Government
of India had ever taken up the issue of cross-border mi-
gration with Bangladesh and the common man will take
this assurance with a large helping of salt. Economic de-
velopment has been a crying need for the Northeast and
in the long run, only an economically-empowered North-
east will be able to resolve many of its issues which are
actually the fallouts of its prolonged underdevelopment.
The Congress’ promise to restore the special category
status to the northeastern States is welcome as is the
pitch for a separate industrial policy for the region. Its
assurance to get the draconian AFSPA suitably amended
– if actually translated into reality — will also be appreci-
ated by the common man.
FAO report
In this so-called modern era of scientific and technolog-
ical advancement, it might have been presumed that hun-
ger and famine among humanity would long be over. How-
ever, the 2019 report of the Food and Agricultural Organ-
ization (FAO) paints a totally different picture! According
to it, famine conditions had existed last year in a mind-
boggling 53 countries with Africa being the worst-hit re-
gion. Many of the conditions were man-made, the ravage
of war being the primary cause for acute hunger in many
parts of the globe. Among regions which severely suf-
fered from food scarcity have been conflict hotspots such
as Yemen, Syria and Afghanistan. Others have suffered
from prolonged droughts, excessive rain or natural calam-
ities like hurricanes which had destroyed standing crops,
causing extreme food shortages. The report states that
African nations were disproportionately affected as almost
72 million people on that continent, including severe suf-
ferers such as the Republic of Congo, were confronted
with acute hunger. Not surprisingly, in the countries listed
as being on the verge of famine, up to 80% of the people
subsist on agriculture for their livelihood. This entails that
not only do they require food supplies as relief, but also
material and technical help to regenerate their agricultur-
al sector. However, in many cases, the ongoing conflict not
only prevented food aid from getting to the needy, but also
the support required for boosting agriculture.
Large-scale displacement of population and increase in
the number of migrants and refugees too had contributed to
the harsh reality that over 113 million people globally suf-
fered from malnutrition and acute hunger last year. Quite a
few nations felt the pressure placed upon them by arrival of
large number of refugees, which includes Bangladesh that
had to bear the burden of sheltering hundreds of thousand
Rohingyas displaced from Myanmar, and nations neighbour-
ing war-torn Syria. The irony, that when a sizeable chunk of
population in affluent nations have food surplus as well as
unpardonable wastage, so many in other parts of the world
face disease and death due to hunger, will not be lost on the
knowledgeable. Moreover, FAO reports reflect only the
short-term scenarios and do not go into predictions of the
long-term picture, which is equally dire. In most parts of the
less developed world the population growth is outpacing
food production, thus increase in the food crisis has been
predicted by experts. The sole salvation for mankind lies in
further technological breakthroughs in food production. For
instance, had it not been for the Green Revolution which
proved to be a game-changer for India, our predicament
today might have equalled Africa’s!
W
ith the Lok Sabha
election campaign
gradually picking up,
contesting parties
and candidates are drawing up vari-
ous strategies to woo the voters. They
will use all kinds of tools to take their
messages to the voters, and one of
the oldest and most commonly used
tools being the loudspeaker. While
advancement of technology has
brought to use various new kinds of
tools, the humble loudspeaker has
remained the most favourite tool of
several generations of politicians and
political parties because of its loud
sound and ease of mobility.
While a political party or a candi-
date can easily reach out to a large
mass of people simultaneously in eve-
ry nook and corner of a given area
with the help of a loudspeaker mount-
ed on a vehicle which has quick mo-
bility, it has also emerged as a serious
menace to the people and environ-
ment in terms of sound pollution. The
use of loudspeakers definitely cause
serious disturbance to various sections
of the society, especially the sick, in-
firm, elderly, and of course students.
According to scientists, use of loud-
speakers also cause disturbance to
household animals.
But then, since the loudspeaker is
unavoidable, the Election Commis-
Letters
to the
EDITOR
Sir, – Ever since China refused
earlier in the month of March to
sanction under the United Nation’s
Resolution 1267 in the Security
Council to declare the Jaish-e-
Mohammad chief Masood Azhar as
a global terrorist, the news has
drawn sharp reactions in both the
print and electronic media. China’s
action stems from the fact that both
China and the Islamic terror groups
follow the same ideology –
‘dastardly act’ and ‘deception’ – as
the state policy and proclivity to
force religious dogmas on the
society respectively. Remember
the pro-democracy gathering at the
Tiananmen Square in 1988 which
was ruthlessly crushed by gunning
down thousands of students and
youths. The ongoing state-
sponsored abuse and atrocities on
the Muslim minorities in China are
a stark pointer to the worst kind of
human rights violation. Similarly,
the terror groups like the JeM,
LeT, etc., have openly created
regimented groups of militant
outfits which are being trained in
sophisticated arms in Pakistan for
killing human beings in the name of
sion, with the intention of striking a
balance between the right of political
parties and candidates to use loud-
speakers during the election cam-
paign and the right of the citizens not
to be disturbed by high decibel sound
pollution, had in 1994 restricted the
use of loudspeakers only from 8 am
to 7 pm. While that was the first such
order issued by the Election Com-
mission, it also said that political par-
ties and candidates would have to
obtain permission from the appro-
priate authorities to use loudspeak-
ers during the period from the an-
nouncement of election to the decla-
ration of results.
That Election Commission order
however was soon challenged by the
AIADMK during some bye-elections
in Tamil Nadu, and the Madras High
Court put a stay on it. The Election
Commission soon approached the
Supreme Court, which set aside the
Madras High Court order and modi-
fied the Commission’s order by al-
lowing use of loudspeakers between
6 am and 10 pm. Six years later, the
Election Commission issued fresh
consolidated orders superseding all
earlier instructions. Accordingly, “a
public address system or loudspeak-
er or any sound amplifier, whether
fitted on vehicles of any kind whatso-
ever, or in static position, used for
China and Islamic terror
religion. Their terror network is
spread world over.
While the international opinion
has been focused on fighting
terrorism, China’s dilly-dallying
with the issue is likely to weaken
the fight against terrorism. Since
India is badly affected by the
scourge of cross-border terrorism
being sponsored from neighbour-
ing Pakistan, the former should
build up a persistent campaign for
abolition of veto power of the
exclusive club of big five in the
UNSC to prevent its misuse.
Yours etc., PANNALAL DEY,
Guwahati.
Undue delay
Sir, – Through your esteemed
daily, I would like to bring the
attention of the authorities
concerned to the fact that it has
been almost a year since the Assam
Petrochemicals Limited issued the
advertisement regarding recruit-
ment for graduate engineers for
Chemical, Mechanical, Civil,
Instrumentation and Electrical
Engineering posts. The aspirants
filled up the application forms by
paying a fee of Rs 300 through
demand draft. But the company
seems to be hardly concerned for
filling up the vacancies as no written
tween 10 pm and 6 am.” The Elec-
tion Commission, by its order of De-
cember 26, 2000, also said that loud-
speakers used beyond the prescribed
hours would be confiscated along with
all apparatus connected to it.
Most importantly, according to
Section 14.2 (iv) of the EC Model
Code of Conduct, political parties,
candidates and any other person us-
ing loudspeakers for election pur-
poses also have to inform the author-
ities the registration number(s) of
vehicles on which loudspeakers
would be fitted while obtaining per-
mission to use loudspeakers. Vehi-
cles found using loudspeakers with-
out permission would be confiscated
forthwith along with loudspeaker and
all apparatus used with it, the Model
Code said. While Returning Officers
are vested with power to grant per-
mission for use of loudspeakers for
election purposes, the police have
been asked to strictly enforce that
no loudspeaker is used by anyone in
violation of the EC directives.
The Election Commission also re-
stricts use of loudspeakers by politi-
cal parties and candidates during the
48 hours ending with conclusion of
polling on voting day. The EC has in
Section 14.2.2 of the Model Code of
Conduct clearly said, “Use of loud-
speakers is generally regarded as
examination is conducted till date.
Nowhere in the world does any
department take such a long time to
conduct an exam. Yours etc., AN
ASPIRANT, Jorhat.
Poll time woes
Sir, – I am a resident of Barkan-
daz Road, Fauzdaripatty, Nagaon. It
was totally a coincidence that the
roads around our area were starting
to get repaired just before the
elections. It was supposed to be like
when the people will go to exercise
their universal adult franchise in the
upcoming elections on a beautifully
paved road, they will surely keep in
mind the Government’s empathy
towards basic infrastructure. So
hoping for better things, we dealt
with all the inconveniences like not
being able to take out our vehicles
and instead started walking
because the whole road was dug up
and stone chips were laid.
Everything was going fine. We
didn’t mind the time it was taking to
complete the whole process, slow
or fast, we just wanted a finished
road. Gradually, the final stage was
reached, piles of blocks were
brought and around 20% were laid.
Then, suddenly, one fine day the
whole process stopped and we
don’t know why. We are scratching
surcharged atmosphere.” the right to live in peace, to sleep in
When it comes to the intensity or peace and the right to repose and
loudness of sound emanating from the health. In February 2012, the Su-
loudspeaker, the Election Commis- preme Court said: “A citizen has a
sion has, in Section 14.2.3 of its Mod- right to sound sleep because it is fun-
el Code of Conduct said that authori- damental to life.” To disturb sleep,
ties concerned of the state pollution therefore, would amount to torture,
control boards have to ensure that which is now accepted as a violation
decibels of the sound generated did of human right.
not exceed the ‘permissible limit as It is also important to cite Rule 5
fixed under relevant law/guidelines’. of the Noise Pollution (Regulation
It is very important to understand and Control) Rules, 2000 under the
that restriction on the use of loud- Environment (Protection) Act,
speakers – whether during elections 1986. It particularly deals with use
or on other occasions – are related of loudspeakers/PA system, and says
to the right to life and personal liber- that a loudspeaker or a public ad-
ty as defined under Article 21 of the dress system shall not be used ex-
Constitution. Article 21 of the Con- cept after obtaining written permis-
stitution of India provides that “no
person shall be deprived of his life or
sion from the authority. Moreover,
a loudspeaker or a PA system shall
personal liberty except according to not be used at night (between 10
procedure established by law”. Ac- pm to 6 am) except in closed
cording to Article 21, ‘life’ is not premises for communication with-
merely the physical act of breathing. in, like auditoria, conference rooms,
It does not connote mere animal ex- community and banquet halls. While
istence or continued drudgery Rule 5(3) empowers State govern-
through life. It has a much wider ments to permit use of loudspeak-
meaning which includes right to live ers or PA systems between 10 pm
with human dignity, right to liveli- to 12 midnight on or during any cul-
hood, right to health, right to pollu- tural or religious occasion, subject
tion-free environment, etc. Since to such terms and conditions as are
loudspeakers cause noise pollution, necessary to reduce noise pollution,
it definitely adversely affects the right such permission cannot exceed a du-
to life. Moreover, the Supreme ration exceeding 15 days in all dur-
Court in its order on the Sunil Batra ing a calendar year.
our heads trying to figure out the TV talk shows
reason. The piles of blocks are still
lying there to be used in some
Sir, – The talk shows studded
with controversies and unfruitful
other time, perhaps. Maybe we are debates in vernacular media often
supposed to lay the blocks on our remain incomplete and inconclu-
own! Yours etc., DWEEPJYOTI sive. These kinds of discussions
DEKA, Nagaon. usually make commoners totally
Election issue confused and left in complete
Sir, – Not very long ago, Assam disarray. The intent of the partici-
was overwhelmed by a fresh wave pants harbouring a particular
of regionalism, seldom to be seen in ideology or view seems to be in
recent times. It has been a lost dictating the gullible people instead
opportunity for the regional political of making them votaries of a true
parties and other indigenous democracy. This is not at all a good
organizations for having failed to sign in a state where people’s
conceive a unilateral front against governance is believed to be
the major national parties in the playing a pivotal role. Rather than
upcoming Lok Sabha election. The analysing the pros and cons of the
fallacy of a particular regional party, matter debated, the participants
playing with the sentiments of the either dictate the people to opt for a
Assamese people, is also out in the particular political party or to shun
open. That no political party wants it; they never talk about the
an immediate end to the illegal conscience voting. The sole intent
immigration problem in Assam is of the discussions should be to
evident from a simple fact that the
inspire and enlighten the audience
contentious Citizenship (Amend- so that they can gradually under-
ment) Bill, 2016 is not even a poll stand the very essence of a vibrant
issue in Assam. Surprisingly, parties democracy. Yours etc., Dr RAJIB
love to talk about solving the BHATTACHARYYA, Rupnagar,
Bangladeshi problem in Assam, but Guwahati.
only in their poll manifestos. So,
Articles (within 1000-1100 words) and
what’s the poll issue for the 2019
Letters to the Editor for publication in
election in Assam? Yours etc.,
the editorial page may be sent to the
BANRAJ KALITA, Guwahati. email ID: editor@assamtribune.com.
 THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
Ayursundra
announces
launch of
health kiosks
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, April 3 : Ayur-
sundra Diagnostics on Wednesday
announced the launch of its kiosks
that would work as ‘health senti-
nels’ in reaching out to the last mile
of the healthcare delivery chain.
The event began at 11 am at
the corporate office of Ayursun-
dra Healthcare Pvt Ltd at Lachit
Nagar here.
According to Dr Abhijit Haza-
rika, co-founder and CEO of Ay-
ursundra Healthcare, Ayursundra
model is designed to reduce the
gap between diagnosis and treat-
ment while easing the patient’s
anxiety and making treatment
more cost effective for him. The
inter-connectivity facilitates opti-
mal utilisation of the available re-
sources for patients to receive the
appropriate medical attention.
The unique approach of providing
affordable and quality healthcare
to the ‘last mile’ is based on the
revolutionary ‘Hub and Spokes’
model. This ensures uniformity
in deliverables and services. Pa-
tients will be able to access their
reports at any of the centres re-
gardless of where they are from.
The kiosk support will act as
the ‘sub-spoke’ in the ‘Hub and
Spokes’ model that will supple-
ment the spokes and hub by reach-
ing out to the last mile and pro-
viding quality and affordable
healthcare services at people’s
doorstep. This will reduce the
hassle for patients in the remot-
est areas by reducing their ex-
penditure on travel and time. A
kiosk is already running at Amin-
gaon and another will be started
from now at Kalgachia.
Earlier, the opening address was
given by guest of honour journalist
Nava Thakuria, where he briefed
the audience on the role of health-
care providers in society and how
quality and affordable healthcare in
the region is the need of the hour.
After the event, the journalists
present were given a free check-
up in the premises. Blood sam-
ples were collected in order to
check the level of uric acid as part
of a Guwahati Press Club survey
to determine how many scribes
in the city are suffering from gout.
Inclusion of ...
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NRC. The number may also in-
crease as the final verification of
the documents is now going on.
Sources pointed out that names
of more than 40 lakh applicants
were not included in the draft of
the NRC and names of majority
of them, who attained 18 years of
age, must have been included in
the electoral rolls. “We cannot yet
say that all the 40 lakh people
whose names did not appear in
the draft of the NRC, are foreign
nationals. But the fact remains that
they are suspected nationals and
they will have an opportunity to
cast votes in the ensuing polls,”
sources admitted. Interestingly,
more than five lakh of the people,
whose names did not appear in
the draft of the NRC, did not file
claims for inclusion of their names
and no one is sure names of how
many of them feature in the elec-
toral rolls.
Moreover, during the verifica-
tion process, a number of fake or
forged voters’ identity cards
were detected and in some in-
stances, some people even had
such identity cards in different
names, which proved beyond any
doubt that the voters’ lists are
not correct, which will enable
suspected foreigners to cast
votes to elect representatives to
the Parliament.
Replying to a question as to how
suspected foreigners managed to
get names included in the elector-
al rolls, sources admitted that there
is no foolproof mechanism to check
the nationality of persons before
inclusion of names in the voters’
lists. Sources said that during the
revision of the electoral rolls eve-
ry year, thorough checking of doc-
uments is not done as was done in
case of the NRC, while, there is no
provision for backend verification
of the documents. Moreover, ma-
jority of the forgeries during the
process of updating the NRC were
detected during the family tree
verification of the applicants, which
is not done in case of preparation
of the electoral rolls.
CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 7
Story of Young Turks combating crimes against children
MANASH PRATIM DUTTA is Bengali-speaking. The population is of
over a thousand people and most of them
Bhaskar Nagar slum area fell in love with
a boy from Mangaldai who had befriend-
GUWAHATI, April 3: Abhinandan
Foundation India, a group of child activ-
are daily wagers. The situation is the
same in every slum of the city.”
ed her on Facebook. Later, she eloped
with the boy. Unfortunately, after a few
ists, has been trying to curb child sexu- “Child marriage has always been a days into their ‘marriage’, the boy took
al abuse and child trafficking cases in major problem among these people. her to Rajasthan and sold her off for Rs
the city. Most of these cases remain unreported 25,000. One day, somehow the victim
The group comprises 60 children, because of various social issues. Moreo- managed to call up her mother and nar-
most of whom are below 16 years of age ver, slum children are not getting prop- rated her ordeal. The victim’s mother
and all are slum dwellers. er education due to lack of awareness on then sought our help and we moved the
According to founder of the group the part of the parents and teachers. In Chandmari Police Station.
Chiranjib Chakravarty, a Higher Sec- some cases, it has been found that even “Unfortunately, the response of po-
ondary student of Gauhati Commerce a Class V student is unable to read pri- lice was not forthcoming. Without los-
College, Abhinandan Foundation India mary-level books,” he lamented. ing heart, we contacted with Sunita
was formed in 2016 by reviving the According to him, there is a need to Changkakoti, Chairman of the Assam
Happy Children Club formed by the make womenfolk more aware of the State Commission for Protection of
World Vision India among slum chil- pertinent issues, as mere celebration Child Rights. It was only after she rang
dren. They are now concentrating on of International Women’s Day is not up the officer in-charge of the police sta-
Uzanbazar, Noonmati and Bhaskar Na- enough to bring a discernible change in tion that police took up the case and af-
gar areas of the city to combat the the picture. ter three weeks, rescued the girl, too,”
crimes against children. The Foundation had carried out a he disclosed.
“Our aim is to eliminate child sexual survey in 2016 and found 53 child la- month, the victim called us and informed the pervert and one day caught him red The group carries out awareness
abuse, child marriage and child traffick- bourers in and around Bhaskar Nagar. that he reached home safely.” handed at the Uzanbazar fish market just camps in various schools of the city,
ing completely from our society. We The survey report was submitted to “During an awareness camp on ‘Safe when he was showing porn to the vic- where, according to Chiranjib, all their
have a lot of challenges before us, but the authority concerned, but no action touch and bad touch’ at Uzanbazar, we tim,” he said. activities are run with contributions from
we are confident about achieving our ob- has been taken yet, Chiranjib alleged, were informed about a child sexual Revealing about the third case, he said, the members’ own pocket money.
jectives,” Chiranjib, himself a slum adding that some people even engage abuse case involving a girl. We were “Last year, a man sexually assaulted a “Now we have 60 members. As a
dweller at Bhaskar Nagar, said while talk- slum children in various misdeeds, told that one person used to show her seven-year-old girl in the Bhaskar Na- tool of creating mass awareness against
ing to The Assam Tribune. stealing in particular. porn video forcefully before trying to gar slum area. In this case, too, her par- child abuse, we have organised some
Narrating their journey so far, Chiran- “Till today, we have rescued two child assault her. Her parents’ condition is ents did not move the police as they were rallies in our area, during which we
jib said, “Substance abuse and sex rack- victims of sexual abuse and two of traf- so poor that they did not want to take extremely poor. Later, one of our mem- shouted slogans in front of the houses
ets are common in our slum area. We ficking. One of the trafficking victims any legal step against the offender. bers came to know about the incident of the culprits involved with the hei-
always get threats when we raise our hailed from Bhutan. One of our mem- But, we managed to convince them and and we tried to convince the parents. nous crimes,” he said.
voices against such social evils. The area bers found him crying on the roadside. later a complaint was filed at the Latasil Ultimately, they filed a police complaint. The Foundation is now going to or-
has a mixed population, comprising both Then, we contacted the Childline and Police Station. The culprit, though, is still absconding.” ganise a campaign against eve-teasing
Hindus and Muslims, while the majority handed over the boy to them. After one “Then, we spent three weeks tracing “In another case, a girl from the in Guwahati.
Guwahati Rly Station first to get Conference on evolving sciences
ISO 14001: 2015 certification at Cotton University in June
STAFF REPORTER is the authorised certification body of the International
STAFF REPORTER sions will be held on the recent will take part in the conference to
Accreditation Services (IAS) of United States of Amer-
advances in various specialised present their research findings.
GUWAHATI, April 3: Guwahati Railway Station ica, which is a member of International Accreditation
GUWAHATI, April 3: Cotton aspects of green, sustainable and Willing participants may register
has become the first station in India to obtain the ISO Forum (IAF). While ISO makes standard and policy,
University is going to organise a evolving sciences such as life and for the conference and may send
14001: 2015 certification for implementation of envi- IAF regulates and authorises certification bodies to is-
national conference on green, sus- environmental sciences, green the abstract of the research paper
ronment management system by carrying out direc- sue certificates after assessment to meet compliance as
tainable and evolving sciences and sustainable chemistry, mate- for poster/oral presentations etc.,
tives issued by the National Green Tribunal. per related standard,” the statement said.
(GSES-2019) with a two-day pro- rials science, mathematical, phys- by May 30 to the convenor Dr
An official statement said that the certification has M/s Caliber Management Solution had started au-
gramme from June 28. It will also ical, climate and earth sciences, Manjit Kr Bhattacharyya by email
diting the facilities at
Implementation of the Guwahati Railway host the 64th annual technical ses- besides interdisciplinary sciences. (manjit.bhattacharyya@cottonuniversity.ac.in,
sion of the Assam Science Socie- Renowned scientists, faculty phone number 94350-13331). For
environment Station on February 22
ty during the said period. members and research students further details, they may visit the
management and completed the
According to a press release from different universities and re- website of Cotton University
work on March 22
system by March. The report and issued by the university, discus- search institutions of the country (www.cottonuniversity.ac.in).
carrying out certification were re-
directives issued ceived on March 26.
by the National ISO (International
Retired FCI
Green Tribunal
Organisation for Stand-
ardisation) is responsi- employees’
been issued for “providing passenger amenities in
clean and green environment throughout the entire
ble for establishing standard in different areas of activ-
ities. There are many types of ISO certification and meet tomorrow
railway station premises with high class reserve (VIP) ISO-14001 is for environment management system GUWAHATI, April 3: An urgent
lounge, waiting rooms, AC and non-AC retiring as per international norms and was upgraded last in meeting of the retired employees of
rooms, refreshing area, food courts and sanitation.” 2015. Hence the certificate is called ISO 14001:2015. the Food Corporation of India of the
It said that as per direction of the National Green “The certification will be reviewed in 2020 and so North East zone will be held on April
Tribunal, NF Railway had given consultancy contract stricter environment norms regarding waste disposal, 5 at 10 am at the Swahid Nyas
for environment management system to M/s Calib- etc., have to be adhered to by NF Railway in the Guwa- Bhawan near Guwahati Planetarium
er Management Solutions in February this year. hati station area. Provision of mechanised cleaning, anti- here to discuss the latest develop-
“M/s Caliber Management Solution is a consultancy rodent treatment, use of standard cleaning chemicals, ments in the Employees Pension
firm based in Delhi and Guwahati which is the author- etc., which are already in place, will be monitored and Scheme 1995, according to a press
ised associate of TNV Certification. TNV Certification audited by the certifying agencies,” the statement said. release issued here today.
IT detects
hundreds...
(Contd from page 1)
flow is being misused for
vitiating free and fair
elections. This preliminary
finding has been brought to
the notice of the ECI.
An interagency coordi-
nation meeting has been
scheduled for tomorrow
for better synergy and
exchange of actionable
intelligence in real time.
As on April 2, the cash
seizures by the Income
Tax department in various
interceptions in the region
stands at Rs 1.96 crore.
Since the date of
notification of general
elections, over 150 Income
Tax officials have been
deployed in seven control
rooms and 41 surveillance
teams across the region to
monitor 112 districts and
Issues of Cachar Paper Mill being addressed, at the Guwahati Press Club on Wednesday. – UB Photos 12 airports.
EC to ... Rahul promises ...
(Contd from page 1) had mentioned her academic qual- (Contd from page 1) ister Narendra Modi of crediting Rs
Open University in the year 2011”. ification as “matriculation in 1968” not allow the contentious Citizen- 15 lakh to bank account of each citi-
When contacted, KKHSOU Vice from Panbazar Girls High School. ship (Amendment) Bill, 2016 to be zen of the country.
Chancellor Hitesh Deka said the Oja, on the other hand, stood passed in Parliament. He added that Gandhi also lambasted Modi for fa-
varsity does not offer any higher by all the information provided in the Congress will restore special cilitating big corporate houses and as-
secondary or 12th standard course. her affidavit and smelled a con- status of northeastern states and sured that the public money looted by
“We do not have any such spiracy by Congress in this con- introduce a new industrial policy to businessmen like Anil Ambani would
course. No open university in the troversy. “I have not provided any make the region a manufacturing be recovered if the Congress is voted
country offer higher secondary false information. You will get to hub. to power.
course,” Deka said. know all the truth on the day of Gandhi also said that the Congress Earlier, the Congress president
He, however, informed that Oja scrutiny. Congress is losing in party was committed to ensuring arrived at the venue of the poll rally
did a Bachelor Preparatory Pro- Gauhati and that is why spreading minimum wages for tea garden work- in a helicopter after taking part in
gramme (BPP) in 2011-12 and these rumours,” Oja told PTI. ers that the Narendra Modi-led gov- similar campaign rallies at Bokakhat
took admission in the degree For the Gauhati seat, the Elec- ernment failed to fulfil. and in Nagaland. Assam Pradesh
course, but did not continue. tion Commission has fixed April North Lakhimpur Correspond- Congress Committee president
While contesting the 2011 As- 4 as the last date of filing nomina- ent adds: Congress president Ra- Ripun Bora, Lakhimpur district Con-
sembly elections from the Gauha- tions, April 5 for scrutiny, April 8 hul Gandhi addressing a poll rally gress president Dr Joy Prakash Das
ti East constituency as an Asom for last date of withdrawal and here reminded the voters about the and party other leaders were
Gana Parishad (AGP) candidate, Oja April 23 for the polling. – PTI false promise made by Prime Min- present in the poll rally.
 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
STATE THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

NPP to contest alone in

LS poll in State
PRANJAL BHUYAN
GUWAHATI, April 3: National People’s
Party (NPP) will contest the forthcoming
Lok Sabha polls on its own in Assam and
the Conrad Sangma-led outfit will go to
the electorate with the agenda of federal-
ism and provide a common platform to all
the communities of the North East.
NPP has already announced its candidates
for seven constituencies of Assam – Sil-
char, Diphu, Kaliabor, Tezpur, Jorhat, Di-
brugarh and Barpeta – and is also thinking
of contesting from the Guwahati seat.
“We have declared our candidates for sev-
en constituencies. We have so far not final-
ized our nominee from Guwahati. In addi-
tion, we have decided to extend support to
candidates of the United People’s Party Lib-
eral (UPPL) in Mangaldoi and Kokrajhar
seats. But we are not having alliance with
United People’s Party Liberal (UPPL) candidate Urkhao Gwra Brahma filing his nomination papers for the Kokrajhar LS any party,” Dilip Bora, convenor of NPP’s
seat, on Wednesday. – UB Photos Assam unit told The Assam Tribune.
Bora, who was recently appointed con-
venor of the State unit by Meghalaya
gion at the Centre who can raise the de-
mands and share the grievances of the
North East people in unison,” said Bora.
He said that all the States of the North
East face certain common problems and
challenges which need urgent solution.
Bora cited lack of industrialization, un-
employment, poor infrastructure and
other bottlenecks, as well as natural ca-
LOK SABHA
ELECTION
power in different States these issues can
be resolved at the local level by means of
discussion among the State govern-
ments,” said Bora.
He said that the NPP is also commit-
ted to promote the local languages of the
North East.
“The Centre should be a unifying force
and not unitary. India can become strong
only if all its constituent States are strong.
More power should be given to the States.
All the north-eastern States are resource
rich. Assam has oil, tea and forest prod-
ucts. Meghalaya has uranium, coal and
limestone. States should be able to get
maximum benefits out of these. Now we
are only getting royalty. Why should
States get only royalty? We should have
control over resources and we can give a
share of the revenue to the Centre,” said
the NPP leader.
Asked about the issue of the Citizen-
ship (Amendment) Bill, 2016, and about
NPP being a part of the BJP-led North
East Democratic Alliance, Bora said, “The

Direct contest likely between Chief Minister and NPP president Sang-
ma, claimed that the party has allotted
tickets only to individuals who already
2019
Congress party dominated the political
landscape of the North East for a long
time and yet it was not able to accord due

BJP, Cong in Lakhimpur HPC have experience of working among the

CORRESPONDENT
DOOMDOOMA, April 3: Lakhimpur
Lok Sabha constituency in Assam will
vote in the 2019 election to form the 17th
Lok Sabha on April 11 along with four
other constituencies out of 14 in the State.
The HPC comprises nine Assembly
constituencies, namely, Majuli,
Naoboicha, Lakhimpur, Dhakuakhana,
Dhemaji, Jonai, Chabua, Doomdooma and
Sadiya and a total of 16,81,834 voters will
exercise their franchise in the election.
The LAC wise distribution of these
voters are – Majuli-1,25,016, Naoboicha-
2,01,891, Lakhimpur-1,74,825, Dhakua-
khona-1,94,043, Dhemaji-2,35,986, Jonai-
2,84,023, Chabua-1,49,319, Doomdooma-
1,41,520 and Sadiya-1,75,211.
Lakhimpur HPC is said to be one of the
most politically active and vibrant con-
stituencies in the State. The population
of the constituency is multi-cultural and
multi-ethnic in nature. The HPC had been
under the dominance of Congress most
of the time since 1967. In that year Con-
gress candidate Biswanarayan Shastri
emerged as the first MP of the Lakhim-
pur seat. He won from the seat for the
second term in 1971. In 1977 Lalit Ku-
mar Doley of Congress, in 1985 Gakul
Saikia of AGP, in 1991 Bolin Kuli of Con-
gress, in 1996 Arun Kumar Sharma of
AGP, in 1998 & 1999 Ranee Narah of
Congress, in 2004 Arun Kumar Sharma
of AGP and in 2009 Ranee Narah of Con-
gress won from this seat. In the 2014
Lok Sabha election, Sarbananda Sonowal
of the BJP won the seat defeating Con-
gress candidate Ranee Narah by 2,92,138
votes. The BJP retained the constituen-
cy in the bye-election in 2016 after Sar-
bananda Sonowal vacated the seat to take
over as the Chief Minister of the State.
Pradan Baruah of BJP defeated Hema
Hari Prasanna Pegu of the Congress by
almost two lakh votes to retain the seat
for the BJP.
In the ensuing election for the forma-
tion of the 17th Lok Sabha, a bilateral con-
test is expected in the HPC. Though the
number of the candidates in fray in the
election of the HPC is 11 with Anil Bor-
gohain of INC, Anup Pratim Baruah of
Nationalist Congress Party, Amiya Ku-
mar Handique of Communist Party of In-
dia (Marxist), Arup Kalita of Communist
Party of India, Pradan Baruah of BJP, Ubai-
dur Rahman of Asom Jana Mancha, Dilip
Moran of Assam Dristi Party, Bhupen
Narah of Voter’s Party International, Hem
Kanta Miri of Socialist Unity Centre of
India (Communist), and Independent can-
didates Ambaz Uddin and Prabhu Lal Vai-
snava, the main contest will be between
BJP and Congress.
However, BJP candidate Pradan Baru-
ah will face a tough challenge due to anti-
incumbency factors. Moreover, the issue
of Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2016
may create a hazard for him in his next
journey to Delhi. But , this time the rul-
ing party is hoping to get total support
from the Hindu Bengali voters on the plea
of CAB. Moreover , the BJP should be
able to penetrate the traditional Congress
masses in their respective constituencies
and have a public profile.
lamities among the issues affecting the
entire region.
“Efforts are needed to increase power
respect to the aspirations of the people of
this region. For that reason we wanted a
counter to the Congress. So in all States
vote banks in the tea gardens of the con- “Our main agenda is federalism. We generation, improve communication, of the region there were attempts to form
stituency through various schemes intro- want a federal structure in the true sense open up the region to the ASEAN coun- alliances to defeat the Congress. That was
duced by the State government to woo of the term and we want control of the tries, turn Guwahati into an international achieved and the NEDA was formed. But
the tea labourers. local people over their own resources. hub, increase the pace of railway electri- if any party, whether the Congress or the
On the other hand , BJP’s alliance part- Our intention is to provide a common fication and expansion of railway lines and BJP or any other third force, try to bring
ner Gana Shakti has a strong base in the platform to all communities and ethnic doubling of rail tracks, tackling erosion back such a Bill in the future, then we will
constituency which may help the BJP can- groups of the North East. We want to and flood, solving inter-State disputes, as oppose it vehemently. Our first commit-
didate. But, it is still a big question wheth- create a platform where there will be rep- well as for proper use of water resourc- ment is to the people of the North East,”
er the another alliance partner AGP sup- resentatives of different States of the re- es. We believe that if the NPP comes to said Bora.
porters will cast their votes in favour of
the BJP candidate or not as majority of
AGP supporters are unhappy with the
AGP-BJP reunion.
Moreover, Assam Dristi Party candi-
date Dilip Moran may also create prob-
lem for the BJP candidate. Moran, a
former BJP leader and MLA of Doom-
dooma LAC quit BJP and contested the
bye-election in 2016 in this seat as an
Independent candidate when the BJP re-
fused to give him party ticket. In that
bye-election Moran was able to get
42,667 votes. This time too, he is sup-
posed to get good support from the peo-
ple, specially in Doomdooma and Sadiya
LACs.
Similarly, a section of Congress work-
ers is maintaining a neutral stand, being
unsatisfied with the allotment of party
ticket to established businessman Anil
Borgohain who is not a widely known
person across the constituency.
On the other hand, Amiya Kumar Hun-
dique of CPI (M) and Arup Kalita of CPI Stickers with messages being pasted on LPG cylinders to generate voters’ participation in the ensuing LS polls, by the
are expected to emerge as crucial fac- Cachar district administration at Silchar on Wednesday. – Photo: Silchar Staff Correspondent
tors in the election in the HPC. Still the
Congress candidate is trying his best to
woo the voters in favour of him.

Gohainbari TE initiative
to help the needy lauded
ANN SERVICE
SIVASAGAR, April 3: The
LB Group under Gohainbari
Tea Estate in Nitaipukhuri
Mouza observed its golden ju-
bilee celebration recently.
Jorhat MP Kamakhya Pras-
ad Tasa, Director Indira
Borthakur and Chief Manager
of Gohainbari Tea Estate San-
jeev Boruah lit ceremonial
lamps in hallowed memory of
the founders Lakhyeshar
Borthakur and Birajabala
Borthakur.
Indira Borthakur urged the
workers and employees to
cating illicit drugs and liquor
from the tea estate. The gar-
den management felicitated
football teams from Gohainbari
and Panidihing High School and
headmasters Pradip Borgo-
hain and Pranjal Phukan on the
occasion.
Further, the tea garden
management presented
cheques worth Rs 10,000 each
to two meritorious students –
Barasha Handique and Pallavi
Baruah.
Goat camp: Assam Hill
Goat Development Board or-
ganised a goat camp at
Dikhowmukh in Sivasagar on
through scientific goat rearing.
Dr David Bordoloi, veteri-
narian from Karbi Anglong
spoke about different diseases
affecting goats like PPR, goat
pox, entertoscimia and the
danger of interbreeding with
unprotected bulls.
The organisers also made
the participants aware about
commercial rearing of goats
and on banking and insurance
facilities that were available.
The camp was also attended
by Dr Akshayvat Keshry,
Head of the Veterinary De-
partment, Pradip Handique,
Head of Krishi Vigyan Kend-
cVIGIL
operational
in Udalguri
CORRESPONDENT
UDALGURI, April 3: Along
with rest of the country, the
easy to use cVIGIL mobile ap-
plication is now operational in
Udalguri district to prevent un-
lawful activities like violation of
Model Code of Conduct (MCC)
and Election Expenditure Mon-
itoring (EEM) violations by con-
testing candidates, political par-
ties or anyone related to the
candidates contesting in the
forthcoming general elections.
The resultant cVIGIL mobile
application shall connect the vig-
ilant citizens with the District
Control Room, Returning Of-
Unique idea to attract first-time
voters in Hailakandi
CORRESPONDENT
HAILAKANDI, April 3: In an effort
to catch them young, the Hailakandi
district administration in partnership
with SVEEP Cell has come up with a
unique idea to attract the first-time vot-
ers belonging to the new generation.
Launching an appeal to the first-time
voters and youth using social media
here on Tuesday, District Election Of-
ficer cum Deputy Commissioner
Keerthi Jalli urged them to come out
and cast their vote as it has great pow-
er to change things for the better.
She said the idea behind it all is to
motivate and inspire the youth who
usually do not turn up for voting as they
consider it as a fun-filled holiday.
Using Bollywood memes to cut the
ice between government and the Gen-
next and then seek their promise to
vote by way of a selfie with a Face-
book frame specially created for
Hailakandi voters is a unique and at-
tractive way to woo the young voters
by the district administration and
SVEEP Cell.
Jalli is personally sending a message
to all first-time voters of Hailakandi
through an appeal to come and vote
and, in return, is seeking their show of
support through usage of the frame on
their DPs of their social media accounts
for wide publicity.
Making an impassioned plea to the
young voters, Jalli said, “I write to you
personally to seek your promise to go
and vote on the April 18 in Hailakandi.
If you agree to go and vote, you can use
the frame ‘Hailakandivotes’ on Face-
book and change your DP and send a
snapshot to this number in return
which will be highlighted on our ‘Vot-
ers of Hailakandi’ FB page. Looking for-
ward to your changed filters towards
democracy too.”
The district administration has left
no stone upturned to ensure cent per
cent polling on election day with focus
on youth and women.

Threat of CAB not yet over:

keep her directly posted about
their grievances.
Tasa lauded the role of the
garden management in eradi-
AGP Barpeta seat candidate Kumar Dipak Das seeking blessing from Burha Satradhikar
Bashistha Dev Sarma of Barpeta Satra, at Barpeta on Wednesday. – UB Photos
March 24 for treatment of
goats and to sensitise local
people about the huge finan-
cial gains a farmer can accrue
ficer or District Election Offic-
ra, Dr Anupananda Goswami, er. The mobile application al-
Dr Divakar Baruah, Dr Sid- lows the vigilant citizens to give
dhartha Dutta and Dr live reports on incidents of
Devananda Seleng. MCC or EEM violations with-
in minutes of having witnessed
them. The users don’t have to
rush to the office of RO or DEO.
The app is available in the Gog-
gle Play Store or iOS store for
download and the same can be
used to click photos or capture
videos that show the MCC/
EEM violations.
OBITUARY
Manish Ch
Bhattacharjee
GUWAHATI, April 3: Man-
ish Chandra Bhattacharjee, AFS
(Retd), Director of Audit, Govt
of Assam, passed away on
March 29 last. He was 81.
He leaves behind his wife,
two daughters and a host of
relatives and well-wishers.
His death has been widely
mourned.
Bhubaneswar
ANN SERVICE
MIRZA, April 3: The Congress candi-
date for Mangaldoi Lok Sabha constitu-
ency Bhubaneswar Kalita has said that
the threat of passage of the Citizenship
(Amendment) Bill, 2016 is not yet over
as the Bill might be tabled again in the
Parliament if the BJP is voted to power
and called upon the voters of Mangaldoi
Lok Sabha constituency to cast their
votes in favour of Congress candidate in
order to prevent passing of the CAB at
any cost, and thereby, protect the iden-
tity, language, heritage, art and culture of
Assam.
Addressing an election rally at Dimu
and Kottakhat in Rangiya LAC of Kam-
rup district on April 1, Kalita said that
BJP party has vowed to bring the CAB
again if it is voted to power and added
that the CAB would violate the clauses
of the historic Assam Accord and distort
the identity, language and heritage of As-
sam. It will also incite violence in Assam.
Launching a frontal attack on Prime
Minister Narendra Modi, Kalita said that
the Indian Prime Minister has travelled
80 to 90 countries seeking investments
in India but he has miserably failed to
bring in foreign investment into India.
Kalita also criticized the employment
policies of the BJP-led Central govern-
ment. “Prime Minister had assured the
people of India to provide two crore jobs.
Instead 72,000 jobs are being lost per day
as per the report of National Sample Sur-
vey Organisation ( NSS ),” he said.
Kalita threw light on several anti-As-
sam policies of the Narendra Modi-led
Central government and said that the
Congress-led UPA Government at the
Centre had granted special category
status to Assam and had given crores of
rupees of funds to Assam for its speedy
development. But the BJP Government
has snatched away the special category
status, thereby deceiving the people of
Assam. He said that if Congress is vot-
ed to power again, then the special cat-
egory status for Assam would be re-
stored.
He assured the people of Mangaldoi
HPC to implement several Central
projects in Mangaldoi if voted to power.
“We will upgrade Baihata Chariali-Man-
galdoi national highway into a four-lane
highway and extend the railway line from
Guwahati to Mangaldoi in a bid to boost
surface communication facilities in Man-
galdoi HPC,” he said and added that the
two MPs – Narayan Chandra Barka-
taky and Ramen Deka of the BJP – had
failed to bring in a single Central project
to Mangaldoi HPC.
He said that the Congress party will
work for the benefit of poor farmers,
weavers and pump in more funds for the
State.
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9

Triangular contest most

likely in Dibrugarh
BUREAU
DIBRUGARH, April 3: With the first
phase polling day for the Lok Sabha elec-
tions nearing fast, candidates are acceler-
ating their campaign momentum to the
extent possible. For the Dibrugarh Lok
Sabha seat too, a triangular contest is
emerging, with Bhaben Baruah of the
National People’s Party (NPP) literally
nibbling at the heels of Paban Singh Ghato-
war of the Congress and Rameswar Teli
of the BJP. For the record, however, there
are eight contestants in the fray here. But
barring the trio mentioned above, elec-
tioneering by the others can be described
as palliative, at best.
Baruah, a former minister of state of
the Assam Government, has been twice
MLA from Chabua, once in 1985 and
again in 1996. He joined the NPP on
March 14 and the party offered him the
Dibrugarh Lok Sabha ticket. The NPP,
NEDA chairman Himanta Biswa Sarma along with the AGP-BJP alliance candidate for Tezpur Pallab Lochan Das at a which is a nascent political party in As-
road show during election campaigning in Dhekiajuli, on Wednesday. – UB Photos sam, is still functioning with an ad-hoc
state committee, with retired IPS offic-
er Dilip Borah as the convener. Baruah
told The Assam Tribune that the NPP’s
special appeal is that it is a regional po-
litical party with a spine. “Our leader
Conrad Sangma (Chief Minister of Me-
ghalaya) had the spine to tell Prime Min-
ister Modi that the Citizenship Amend-
ment Bill will not be in the interest of
the northeast, and has to be repealed.
Our country is a federal structure where
strong chief ministers make the coun-
try greater,” he said.
With the Citizenship Bill still a strong
social issue in Assam, Baruah has latched
on to it, and in the process is giving the
Congress and BJP camps some elector-
al competition. His election campaign
hinges around the permanent repeal of
the Bill and sugarcoated by promises of
several projects in the constituency, in-
cluding an International Trading Centre
along the Stilwell Road near Jagun, a
mega statue of Lachit Borphukan near
the Bogibeel bridge, a major rail muse-
um in Dibrugarh, a tea museum at
Chabua, etc.
Speaking to this newspaper, promi-
nent Congress leader and candidate for
the constituency, Paban Singh Ghatowar
says the Citizenship Bill issue continues
to remain a burning topic, and that the
BJP’s views on it are against the will of
the people of the State. He regretted
that the BJP president Amit Shah con-
tinues to remain adamant on reintroduc-
ing the Bill and making it a law. Ghato-
war said the people of Assam will not
accept the Bill and that this will be re-
flected in this time’s election results.
Ghatowar, who has already been Dibru-
garh MP five times earlier, is in the elec-
tion fray for a sixth term.
Facing considerable flak and still re-
maining in the ring for a fight is Rameswar
Teli of the BJP, who wants voters to vote
for his second Lok Sabha term. He has
been labelled a “silent MP” by many, as
he has hardly spoken for the Dibrugarh
constituency in the past five years. De-
spite the allegations of being incompe-
tent, he puts up a brave face, hoping to
ride piggyback on his party’s credentials.

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BJP working sincerely for tea
garden people: Himanta
CORRESPONDENT
TEZPUR, April 3: Health
and Finance Minister and
NEDA convenor Dr Himanta
Biswa Sarma today took part
in a number of massive elec-
tion rallies and road shows at
Dhekiajuli, Rangapara, Behali,
Sotea and Tezpur to campaign
for the BJP candidate of 9 No.
Tezpur Parliamentary Constit-
uency Pallab Lochan Das. Tez-
pur will go for polls on April
11 in the first phase.
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Dhekiajuli TE playground and
addressed a mammoth gath-
ering. Here he said that BJP
has always addressed tea gar-
den labourers’ issues. “Dur-
ing the Congress regime, tea
garden people were simply
used by the Congress as their
vote bank. But today, the BJP
is very sincerely working for
their all-round development as
a result of which already a good
deal of welfare schemes have
been introduced in the tea gar-
den areas,” he said. It was fol-
lowed by a road show taken
out throughout Dhekiajuli
town. Besides other senior
BJP activists, the NEDA con-
venor was escorted by the
candidate Pallab Lochan Das.
He then attended an elec-
tion rally at Rangapara Railway
field wherein he also ad-
dressed a huge gathering. He
urged the people to make the
nation’s Prime Minister
Narendra Modi strong to
make India one of the stron-
gest countries in the world. Dr
Sharma afterwards went to
Behali to address another pub-
lic meeting wherein he urged
the people to come forward
extending their helping hand
towards making Modi’s hand
stronger by casting their valu-
able votes to BJP on April 11.
After that he addressed a
public gathering at Sootea at
New Ketla Field. Putting an
end to the day-long election
campaign programme lastly, he
attended two different election
rallies at Milanpur and Swahid
Bakori in Tezpur wherein he
urged the people to vote for
the BJP to keep the nation and
the region safe from various
anti-national forces. Then he
took part in a road show pro-
gramme throughout the town.
It needs mention here that in
the morning, the State incharge
for the ensuing Lok Sabha poll
Mahendra Singh addressed
mediapersons here and said that
he is confident of winning all the April 3: Assam Chief Minister
Lok sabha seats in Assam.
Sonowal campaigns at Siripani
CORRESPONDENT velopment. He appealed to the khuakhana MLA and Minister
public to vote in favour of BJP Naba Kumar Doley also deliv-
SILAPATHAR, April 3: candidate Pradan Baruah. Dha- ered speeches in the meet.
Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal today visited Siripani
playground in Jonai LAC un- NOTIFICATION
der 14 No. Lakhimpur Lok In continuation of this office earlier Notifications
Sabha constituency. Sarbanan- vide letter Nos. TE (Ex) Admn-2/2019/157, dtd.
da Sonowal visited Siripani for 15.02.2019 & TE (Ex) Admn-2/2019/159, dtd.
BJP candidate Pradan Baruah. 15.02.2019 and published through leading
Sonowal said that the Con- Newspapers vide Janasanjog/D/9497/18 &
gress had failed to develop the Janasanjog/D/9484/18, dated 16/2/2019, it is
nation in the last 55 years, but
brought to the notice of all concerned that the date
the BJP government has devel-
oped the country in the last five of Online Registration to appear in the Polytechnic
years. The Modi Government Admission Test (PAT)-2019 for admission into Three
has worked for the speedy de- years Diploma Courses in Modern Office
Management (MOM) course of PCPS Girls’
Polytechnic, Guwahati and Diploma Courses of the
‘Congress State Polytechnics of Assam/ Rajiv Gandhi Institute
synonymous with of Petroleum Technology, Sivasagar has been
extended and will remain open till 12/04/2019.
bad governance’ Candidates are to apply online by logging into
CORRESPONDENT
www.dte.assam.gov.in and dteassamexam.in/
19PAT.
NORTH LAKHIMPUR,
Sd/- Director of Technical Education,
Janasanyog/D/18/19 Assam, Kahilipara, Guwahati-19.
Sarbananda Sonowal addressed
a poll rally in Gojain-Monai
Kshetra in Bogeendai under
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CORRESPONDENT
MANGALDAI, April 3: Bhubaneswar
Kalita, the Congress candidate for 8 Man-
galdoi Lok Sabha seat has claimed that
the voters of the parliamentary constitu-
ency who voted for a BJP candidate for
the last three consecutive terms have
become sick of the hollow and false prom-
ises of the BJP MPs and its Prime Minis-
ter and this time they would vote Con-
gress to power.
“The scenario of election in 2014 and
that of 2019 is completely different. Last
time there was a wave in favour of the
BJP. People voted the BJP to power with
big expectations. But now they well un-
derstand that PM Modi and all parliamen-
tarians of the saffron party made only
hollow and false promises”, said Kalita.
He was addressing the media at Mangal-
Low-key electioneering in Goalpara district
CORRESPONDENT
GOALPARA, April 3: With barely three
weeks left for the third phase polling of the
general elections scheduled on April 23,
campaigning by various political parties has
remained low key in the district. It may be
mentioned that there are four Assembly
constituencies in the district and 36 Dudh-
noi (ST) falls in Gauhati Lok Sabha constit-
uency while the other three namely 37
Goalpara (East), 38 Goalpara (West) and 39
Jaleswar fall in Dhubri constituency.
No posters or banners have been found
till now on the walls across the town.
Campaigning by the candidates has yet
to gather any steam as all the political
parties have restricted their campaigns
in the minority-dominated areas in the
district and have only gradually started
to reach out to voters of these areas.
Many of the candidates in the fray are
keeping their tour programmes secret
dai on Tuesday evening for the first time
after being nominated as the Congress
candidate for the Lok Sabha seat.
“The BJP government at the Centre
and the elected BJP parliamentarian
from Mangaldai failed miserably in im-
plementing the Central schemes in the
constituency and the BJP and its allies
this time have no election issue,” the
veteran politician and the member of
the Upper House asserted. Lashing out
at Modi, Kalita reminded the media
about the comment of Modi in an elec-
tion campaign where he had declared
that from May 16 next of that year all
the illegal Bangladeshi foreigners will
have to leave Assam bag and baggage.
However, the BJP government is pre-
paring to bring more Bangladeshis into
the country with the help of CAB. The
Congress candidate also charged the
till the eleventh hour as a part of their
political strategy.
Meanwhile, talking to this correspon-
dent the District Election Officer (DEO)
and also the Deputy Commissioner Var-
nali Deka said that she is collecting feed-
back on poll-related violations from the
ground level in a bid to ensure free and
fair elections in the district. She also in-
formed that the flying squads and static
surveillance teams formed by the district
administration for keeping strict vigil for
adhering to the Model Code of Conduct
and also necessary steps have been initi-
ated by the law enforcement agencies to
check the flow of cash. Deka further men-
tioned that wide publicity has been given
so that all election laws are strictly ad-
hered to with matters related to adver-
tisements on the intermediaries/social
media platforms and also scanning for
any cases of paid news by the media cer-
tification & monitoring committee
Modi government for taking up anti-
industry policies in the North East and
scrapping of all central aids to Assam
and the North East under the special
category.
In response to a question from media
regarding the burning issues of Mangal-
dai in the election manifesto of the As-
sam Pradesh Congress, Kalita who
heads the manifesto publishing commit-
tee claimed that several important is-
sues have been included in the manifes-
to but he refused to name those issues
before its release. However, in his re-
ply to a question in terms of his signifi-
cant contribution as a parliamentarian
over the years, the four-time Rajya Sab-
ha MP failed to mention any one such
significant achievement. He simply said,
“a Rajya Sabha MP has to distribute funds
all over the State.”
formed at the district level for handling
the violation of related cases.
Moreover, Varnali Deka said that work
for the elections are going as per sched-
ule as three rounds of training pro-
grammes of all the polling personnel
besides on EVMs and VVPATs have been
already conducted and also a slew of ac-
tivities undertaken including sensitisation
and training of persons with disabilities
(PWDs) under SVEEP to encourage all
the citizens to participate and cast their
votes in the ensuing general elections.
Out of 946 polling stations, 63 have been
identified as critical while three have been
marked as vulnerable polling stations.
There will be one all woman polling sta-
tion with women polling officers and se-
curity personnel in each LAC. There will
also be three model polling stations in each
LAC. In addition, there will be one polling
station for People With Disabilities
(PWDs), Deka further added.
number +91-60026-84074 and Landline No.
0361-2730486.
Published in the interest of general public of
No. 7 Gauhati Lok-Sabha Constituency,
Assam.
Sd/- Nodal Officer
Model Code of Conduct
Kamrup (Metro) Election District
Janasanyog/DF/14/19 Lok Sabha Election 2019
NOTICE
Cotinuation to the earlier advertisement vide Janasanyog
No. DF/1117/18 & DF/1261/18 and C/2771/18, the registered
Dairy Cooperative Societies (DCS) who were approved by
the District Level Committee (DLC) and subsequently validated
and finalised by the State Level DCS Validation and Finalization
Committee (SLDCSVFC) are hereby informed to contact the
concerned District Dairy & Vety Officer for detail information
for lifting the cattle from ALPCo Feed Mill premises, Sonapur.
The approved Standard Operating Procedure (SOP) and the
selected list of the DCS has already been sent to all District
Dairy & Vety Officers of the respective district.
The distribution will be done as first come first serve basis
subject to availability of cattle at quarantine venue as received
in transit from military farms. The DCSs are required to collect
the movement advice from the Directorate of Dairy
Development, Assam producing all relevant documents
specified in the SOP before lifting the cattle from Sonapur.
The cost of cattle transportation and other incidental
expenses are to be borne initially by the DCSs themselves
which would be reimbursed from Assam Milk, Meat and Egg
Mission Society (AMMEMS) after observing all the formalities
as described in the SOP.
The exact date and time of the lifting of cattle shall be
indicated by the key Nodal persons. The lifting of cattle/release
of cattle to the Dairy Cooperative Societies shall commence
from 5th of April, 2019. There shall be no distribution on Govt.
holidays. The distribution shall continue only till availability of
cattle as per actual numbers received from Military Farms.
Key Nodal persons-
1. Sri Utpal Kr. Sharma, Dair y Dev, Assam (Phone:
+917002414592)
2. Sri Ajit Kr. Sarma, CPS, Dairy Dev, Assam (Phone:
+918876592906)
3. Dr. Pradip Gogoi, quarantine site at Sonapur, Nodal Person
(Phone: +919435298832)
4. Sri Amarendra Deka, Dair y Dev,Assam (Phone:
+918638062012)
5. Sri Jogen Ch. Thakuria, Dairy Dev,Assam (Phone:
+919435409886)
(Sd/- Managing Director),
Assam Milk, Meat and Egg Mission (AMMEMS),
OTI Building, Khanapara, Guwahati- 22
Janasanyog/DF/5/19
 10 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
NORTH EAST THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

Brown sugar
seized in Manipur
CORRESPONDENT
WEATHER IMPHAL, April 3: Assam Rifles has arrested an alleged
NORTHEAST drug smuggler carrying brown sugar worth Rs 1,87,20,000 at
Khudengthabi check post located along Imphal-Moreh High-
Forecast for North Eastern
States: Rain/ thundershower way in Manipur, according to a press release.
is very likely to occur at many At around 12 noon yesterday, based on specific input from a
places over Nagaland,
Manipur, Mizoram and
reliable source, a joint team of Assam Rifles troops and Police
Tripura, at a few places over Commandos stopped a Maruti Alto (MN 02 G 3132) travel-
Assam and Meghalaya and ling from Moreh to Imphal for checking, Assam Rifles PRO
at isolated places over (South) said in a press release.
Arunachal Pradesh.
While checking the vehicle, 70 packets of orange coloured
Warning: Thunderstorm
powder suspected to be brown sugar was found hidden inside
accompanied with gusty wind
and lightning is likely to occur the body of the vehicle. The contraband items were being
at isolated places over allegedly smuggled by one Haopu Haokip (33), a resident of
Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Moreh. The smuggler along with the contraband was handed
Manipur, Mizoram and Tripura.
over to Moreh Police Station, the release said.
Temperatures: In one of the biggest recoveries of contraband drugs this
Max (°C) Min (°C) year, Assam Rifles had seized a huge quantity of ‘World Is
Dibrugarh 25.6 17.0 Prime Minister Narendra Modi waving to the people during an election rally at Pasighat in Arunachal Pradesh on Wednesday. – UB Photos Yours’ tablets worth approximately Rs 14.58 crore in Teng-
Tezpur 26.9 17.9 noupal district bordering Myanmar on February 19 last.
Silchar 32.2 16.4
Dhubri 26.0 20.0
Jorhat 26.1 17.4
N Lakhimpur
Shillong
Cherrapunjee
27.8
20.0
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10.3 Rs 1.80 cr seized at Pasighat Rahul promises to return
Aizawl 29.9 15.1

everything Modi ‘stole’ from NE

Kohima 24.4 20.3
Pasighat 25.2 16.6
Itanagar 29.0 17.2
Imphal 27.1 11.6
Agartala 33.4 17.3
Arms deposit
order
SHILLONG, April 3: The
District Magistrate, East
Khasi Hills district of Meg-
halaya today directed all li-
cense holders to deposit their
arms and weapons at the
nearest police station, out-
post or beat house.
The order was passed in
view of the Model Code of
Conduct enforced for the en-
suing Lok Sabha elections.
“Non-compliance of the order
will result in imposition of pen-
alties and punishable with im-
prisonment for a term which
shall not be less than one year
but which may extend to
three years and shall also be
liable to fine,” the order said.
– Staff Correspondent
Minor raped
TURA, April 3: A seven-
year-old girl from West Garo
Hills was raped after which
the accused has absconded.
The incident allegedly took
place on April 1 and a case was
registered yesterday at Tura
Women Police Station.
According to reports, the
minor was forcefully taken to
a nearby secluded area where
she was sexually assaulted
by the accused. He also
threatened the girl against
revealing the incident to an-
yone. Subsequently, the ac-
cused fled the village.
“We are on the lookout for
the absconding accused. The
victim has also been medi-
cally examined,” said police.
The All Meghalaya Minor-
ity Students Union
(AMMSU) has condemned
the incident. It has also de-
cided to take out a rally to
spread awareness on such
crimes. – Correspondent
ahead of PM’s rally
CORRESPONDENT
ITANAGAR, April 3: In
the highest-ever cash sei-
zure so far by the agencies
appointed by Election Com-
mission (EC), the Flying
Squads have seized a whop-
ping amount of Rs 1.80 crore
at Pasighat on Tuesday night,
just hours before Prime Min-
ister Narendra Modi’s pub-
lic rally there, according to
State’s Additional Chief Elec-
toral Officer Kanki Darang.
Incidentally, Pasighat falls
under Arunachal East Parlia-
mentary constituency, which
is being contested by State
BJP president Tapir Gao.
“The Rs 1.80 crore seized
by the flying squad team at
Pasighat has already been re-
ferred to the Income Tax de-
partment,” informed the
Addl CEO Wednesday
evening, while dodging the
‘Effort to divide Tripura on
ethnic lines will never succeed’
CORRESPONDENT
AGARTALA, April 3: The
dream of bringing about a di-
vision in Tripura on ethnic
lines would succeed despite
misguided efforts being made
by Congress and regional forc-
es, Chief Minister Bilab Ku-
mar Deb has alleged.
“A mischievous effort is on
to misguide people on these
sensitive issues in Northeast-
ern States as well as in Tripu-
ra. The opposition forces are
also trying to provoke ethnic
violence in the State but their
efforts will not succeed”, the
Chief Minister said while ad-
dressing an election rally at
Takarjala, a tribal belt in West
Cong trains gun on BJP
question whether any case
was registered in this con-
nection.
He informed that till date,
the total unaccounted cash
seized in Arunachal Pradesh
since model code of conduct
(MCC) came into force has
increased to Rs 5.50 crore.
Giving details about the lat-
est seizure, Darang informed
that the Flying Squad sta-
tioned at Pasighat, acting on
a tip-off, recovered the cash
of Rs 1.80 crore from two
parked vehicles – one, bear-
ing registration number AR-
09B 3797 (Scorpio) and an-
other white coloured Fortun-
er bearing number AR-01K
0009 – at the premises of
Siang Guest House, Pasighat
last night at about 9.30 pm.
He said that as per infor-
mation available with him, Rs
Tripura district on Tuesday.
Deb said that the idea of
National Register of Citizens
(NRC) had been mooted by
the country’s first Prime
Minister Pandit Jawaharlal
Nehru at the behest of As-
sam’s first Chief Minister
Gopinath Bordoloi.
“The law passed in Parlia-
ment had provided for prepa-
ration of NRC and it was done
in 1951 but was never updat-
ed. It was only after a Supreme
Court order in 2006 that the
updating of NRC was taken up
and such NRCs should be
there for all States, he said.
Deb asserted that BJP and
its allies are determined to
protect the vital interests of
1 crore was found from the
vehicle (AR-09B 3797)
owned by BJP candidate from
Mebo constituency Dangi
Perme’s son Christopher
Perme and the remaining
amount of Rs 80 lakh from
the Fortuner, which is regis-
tered under the Deputy Sec-
retary, Transport, Govt of
Arunachal Pradesh. The
amount was claimed to be of
ex-MLA Ralom Borang.
Reportedly, the second ve-
hicle (AR-01K 0009) was
part of Chief Minister Pema
Khandu’s convoy.
Meanwhile, opposition
Congress has alleged that a
raid on the convoy of CM
Khandu, Deputy CM Chow-
na Mein and BJP’s Arunachal
president Tapir Gao has
“found Rs 1.8 crore in cash
that exposes the brazen cor-
the indigenous people of
North East.
“We assure you that BJP
will work for your welfare by
empowering the ADC and by
ensuring your livelihood and
prosperity; nothing will be
done to even remotely dam-
age your interest. You can
rest assured of this”, he said.
The rally was attended by a
large number of people be-
longing to the indigenous com-
munities of Takarjala and its
outlying areas, a stronghold of
IPFT supremo NC Debbarma.
IPFT, which is a partner of
the BJP-led coalition govern-
ment in Tripura, has decided
to contest the Parliamentary
election alone.
ruption and poll violation as
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi holds a rally in Pasighat
at 10 am today”.
Demanding the resigna-
tion of Khandu and Gao, the
Congress said the sensation-
al ‘cash for votes’ scandal has
exposed the BJP. “Was this
cash reportedly transferred
for PM Modi’s morning rally
in Pasighat today? Is it not a
clear case of ‘Chowkidar’ be-
coming ‘Chor’?” it asked.
However, Chief Minister
Pema Khandu has refuted the
charges and claimed that ‘cash
for votes’ is practiced by the
Congress, not the BJP.
While admitting that he got
the information about cash
seizure this morning only,
Khandu said the matter is un-
der the investigation of the
Election Commission, adding
that he has also urged the par-
ty president to look into it.
Cong demands
sacking of
Khandu
SPL CORRESPONDENT
NEW DELHI, April 3:
The Congress on Wednes-
day demanded that Chief
Minister Pema Khandu
and his deputy Chowna
Mein should be immedi-
ately sacked.
Addressing a press
conference Congress
chief spokesperson
Randeep Surjewala also
sought the termination of
the candidature of Tapir
Gao, the BJP’s Arunachal
Pradesh president who
has been fielded from the
Arunachal East) Lok
Sabha constituency.
Alleging that a “cash-for-
vote” scam was busted in
Arunachal Pradesh with the
recovery of Rs 1.8 crore in
CORRESPONDENT
DIMAPUR, April 3: Con-
gress president Rahul Gan-
dhi on Wednesday promised
to return everything Naren-
dra Modi Government
“stole” from the North East.
Addressing a mammoth
election rally for Congress
candidate KL Chishi for the
lone Lok Sabha seat in Naga-
land at DDSC stadium here,
Gandhi said the Modi Govern-
ment has taken away special
status granted to the North
East, North East Industrial
Policy, other special provisions
and want to impose Citizen-
ship (Amendment) Bill (CAB)
on the region.
“We understand you have
unique challenges, unique
problems and you require spe-
cial status. We are committed
to bring the special status back
to the NE and the North East
Industrial Policy,” he said.
He assured not to allow
passage of CAB in the Parlia-
ment in future. He said he
listened to a large number of
people from NE on the Bill
and could feel their pain and
Congress president Rahul Gandhi in Naga traditional attire at an election rally in Dimapur
decided not to allow the Bill
to pass in Rajya Sabha.
According to Gandhi, the
Congress does not see the NE
as a region but as a potential
bridge with South East Asia.
He said the Look East Policy
has the power to completely
transform the NE which has
huge natural resources.
He accused the Modi Gov-
ernment of taking away mon-
ey from NE and giving it to top
industrialists of the country.
Gandhi said Congress be-
lieved that every part of In-
dia has its own way of look-
ing at the world while the
Modi and RSS want to im-
pose their ideology on India.
He assured to protect the
culture, history, identity and
customs of Nagaland and the
NE. He said when Nagas are
not allowed to voice out, then
it cannot be India. “Congress
and I will not allow Nagas’ way
of thinking and their way of life
to be crushed,” he asserted.
“We want to ensure that no-
body can challenge the Nagas,”
he stated. He also assured to
defend the history, identity,
proud heritage, culture, way of
life of the entire NE people.
Gandhi reiterated the Con-
gress will ensure that every
household in India whose earn-
ing is less than Rs 12,000 a
month get Rs 12,000 every
month, if it comes to power at
the Centre. The amount will
be credited to their account
every month, he assured.
Calling the minimum in-
come guarantee scheme
“revolutionary”, he said In-
dia cannot afford to have poor
people in 21st century.
He said any entrepreneur
who wants to start a business
will not have to take permis-
sion from any government de-
partment and will be given loan.
On the Naga issue, Gandhi
said it is a complex issue which
involves many stakeholders.
He assured to listen to all the
stakeholders and try to find a
solution as soon as possible.
“This is a clear commitment
once again to you. I will not give
you empty promises,” he said.
Gandhi said the Congress
does not believe in words but
on deeds while Modi makes
new commitment in his eve-
ry speech.

NE Forum for Indigenous People formed cash from Chief Minister

Pema Khandu’s convoy, he
on Wednesday. – Photo: Correspondent

CORRESPONDENT ja Lancha of Manipur has been the region has to nominate The next round of meeting asked the poll panel to

IMPHAL, April 3: A forum

called North East Forum for
Indigenous People (NEFIP)
was constituted at the end of
the day-long North East Peo-
ple’s Conference here to ad-
dress the common issues
confronting the region.
Announcing this at a hur-
riedly called press conference
here, Ruatliana Fanai, who
moderated the concluding
session of the first-ever NE
People’s Confrence, here to-
day, informed that Ningthou-
unanimously nominated as the
convenor of the core commit-
tee of NEFIP.
Ruatliana, a social activist
from Mizoram said, “The
Forum firmly resolved to
stand unambiguously clear to
oppose the impending threat
that has come from the Citi-
zenship (Amendment) Bill.”
Regarding the functioning
of the NEFIP, Ruatliana, who
was accompanied by the lead-
ers of various civil society or-
ganisations of NE States, said
that every member State in
three members each to the
core committee of the Forum.
He stated that the Forum
shall have a State coordinating
unit or State chapter which
shall look after the activities
with an objective to make the
Forum democratic and inclu-
sive. He added that the Forum
also unanimously resolved to
support the demands for the
implementation of the ILP (In-
ner Line Permit) system,
NRC (National Registration of
Citizens) and other influx reg-
ulating legislations.
of NEFIP is likely to be held
in Shillong to deliberate on the
future modalities and culmi-
nation of the conference as per
the issues and concerns.
On Tuesday, the first NE
People’s Conference was
held in Imphal to create a
common political platform
for the Northeastern region.
The conference was joint-
ly organised by the civil soci-
ety organisations of Assam,
Arunachal Pradesh, Manipur,
Meghalaya, Mizoram, Naga-
land and Tripura.
register a case against
Prime Minister Narendra
Modi as well.
He accused the BJP of
using “money power” to
woo voters in the North-
east. The party also claimed
the raid was conducted
after Youth Congress
workers complained to
authorities in Pasighat.
There was no immediate
comment available from the
BJP or the EC on recovery
of the cash.
IGNOU Imphal Centre convocation
CORRESPONDENT
IMPHAL, April 3: The
32nd Convocation of Indira
Gandhi National Open Uni-
versity (IGNOU), Regional
Centre, Imphal was held
here on Wednesday, accord-
ing to an official report.
Addressing the Convocation,
Manipur Governor Dr Najma
Heptulla said that the occasion
is a golden opportunity to share
thoughts and views on higher
education in a unique forum
where almost all stakeholders
are present – students, teach-
ers, academicians, researchers,
some policy makers both past
and present and outstanding
members of civil society.
With the main objective to
promote open and distance
education system in the coun-
try, IGNOU was established
by an Act of Parliament in 1985
and since then it has been con-
stantly trying to bring about
democratisation in higher ed-
ucation and provide quality
education irrespective of age,
religion, gender and region.
The Governor also inaugu-
rated an exhibition. Certifi-
cates to 1,694 PG Diploma,
Diploma and Degree learn-
ers in different courses were
also distributed during the
Convocation ceremony.

No match for Sikkim’s victorious regional parties since 1979

GANGTOK, April 3: Sikkim
is the only State to have elect-
ed regional parties to power in
all the Assembly polls since
1979, and political leaders at-
tribute it to the “strong” senti-
ment of people, who are
“wary” of national parties.
The regional parties have
been dominant in Sikkim
ever since it merged with
India in 1975 because of the
“trust” reposed in them by
the indigenous people, for
protecting their aspirations
and interests, they said.
Sikkim National People’s
Party (SNPP) president De-
lay Barfungpa said, “We can’t
trust national parties to safe-
guard Article 371(F), which
protects the special rights of
the Sikkimese people.”
Echoing similar views,
spokesperson of the ruling
SDF KT Gyaltsen said, “Re-
gional parties, particularly
the SDF, have been ruling
Sikkim for a long time, as
they have aligned their ide-
ology and governance with
the best interests of the Sik-
kimese people.”
In the first Assembly polls
held in October 1979, the Sik-
kim Janata Parishad (SJP) led
by Nar Bahadur Bhandhari had
swept to power by a simple
majority, winning 16 out of 31
seats which it had contested.
Two other regional par-
ties, the Sikkim Congress
(Revolutionary) and the Sik-
kim Prajatantra Congress
(SPC) had won 11 and four
seats, respectively.
The SJP subsequently
merged with the Congress
(INC), but Bhandari fell out
with the grand old party and
went on to form a new re-
gional party – the Sikkim
Sangram Parishad (SSP).
The SSP then swept the
Assembly polls held in 1985,
winning 30 out of the 32 seats.
Bhandari also went on to
win the Assembly polls in
1989, as the SSP bagged all
32 seats to become the Chief
Minister for the third term.
His popularity, however,
waned in the early 1990s with
his one-time protege Pawan
Kumar Chamling revolting
against Bhandari’s leadership
and forming his own party,
the Sikkim Democratic
Front (SDF).
The voters continued to
repose their trust in regional
parties, with Chamling lead-
ing the SDF to victory in the
1994 Assembly polls by win-
ning 19 seats. Bhandari’s SSP
stood second with 10 seats.
The 1999 Assembly polls
were again dominated by the
regional parties with the SDF
retaining power for a second
successive term with 24 seats,
while the SSP maintained its
status as the main opposition
in the State Assembly.
In the 2004 Assembly polls,
Chamling’s SDF steamrolled
opposition parties by winning
all the 32 seats.
The SDF continued its vic-
torious march in the 2009
Assembly polls as well, pick-
ing up all but one seat. Cham-
ling led his party to a fifth con-
secutive term in power in the
2014 polls, claiming 22 seats.
The 2014 Assembly polls
witnessed the emergence of
yet another regional party,
the Sikkim Krantikari
Morcha (SKM), formed by
Prem Singh Tamang, popu-
larly known as PS Golay.
Despite being a political
novice, the SKM won 10 seats
in the 2014 Assembly polls.
In 2019, simultaneous As-
sembly and Lok Sabha polls will
be held in Sikkim on April 11.
In the upcoming Assembly
polls, the two sworn rivals
are once again fighting each
other, fielding candidates in
all 32 Assembly seats.
Other regional parties
have also thrown their hat
into the fray this time, prom-
inent among them being
iconic former India football-
er Bhaichung Bhutia’s Ham-
ro Sikkim Party (HSP).
Spokesperson of HSP Biraj
Adhikari, who is contesting
from Rhenock Assembly con-
stituency and the lone Lok Sab-
ha seat, said a “stong regional
sentiment” runs in Sikkim, as
the local people are “wary” of
the national parties with re-
gards to protection of their spe-
cial rights under Article 371(F).
“The Sikkimese people
have never trusted the na-
tional parties to protect their
interests, rights and aspira-
tions and nor will they do so
in the future,” he said. – PTI
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
Govt, RBI will have to
bring new rules: Kant
MUMBAI, April 3: The
government and the Reserve
Bank will have to bring in a
new set of regulations to en-
sure that borrowers repay
their debt on time following
the Supreme Court striking
down an earlier rule of the
monetary authority, NITI
Aayog Chief Executive Am-
itabh Kant said today.
Amidst a rash of announce-
ments over income support
schemes, the bureaucrat also
stressed the need to ensure
higher growth to fund such
dole-outs.
With the Supreme Court
striking down (the February
12, 2018 RBI circular on
NPAs) as ultra vires, the is-
sue needs to be relooked at
by both the RBI and govern-
ment to arrive at a new reg-
ulation that will ensure that
financial discipline from bor-
rowers should continue, he
told reporters.
Speaking on the sidelines
Domestic demand
to aid India’s
growth: ADB
NEW DELHI, April 3: Key
policy measures by the govern-
ment to improve the invest-
ment climate and boost private
consumption and investment
will help India lift its economic
growth in the next two fiscal
years, an Asian Development
Bank (ADB) report said today.
In its Asian Development
Outlook (ADO) 2019, the ADB
projects India’s gross domes-
tic product (GDP) growth to
rise to 7.2 per cent in 2019 and
reach 7.3 per cent in fiscal 2020,
reversing two years of declin-
ing growth as reforms to im-
prove the business and invest-
ment climate take effect.
“India will remain one of
the fastest-growing major
economies in the world this
year given strong household
spending and corporate fun-
damentals,” said ADB Chief
Economist Yasuyuki Sawada.
“India has a golden oppor-
tunity to cement recent eco-
nomic gains by becoming
more integrated in global val-
ue chains. The country’s
young workforce, an improv-
ing business climate, and a
renewed focus on export ex-
pansion all support this.”
Besides, the report said, the
income support to farmers,
hikes in procurement prices for
food grains, and tax relief to tax-
payers earning less than Rs
500,000 ($7,212) will boost
household income. – IANS
Bookings open
for 2019 Honda
Africa Twin
BUSINESS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, April 3:
Aiming to take the
#TrueAdventure spirit to
the next level, Honda Motor-
cycle & Scooter India Pvt Ltd
today announced opening of
bookings for 2019 Africa Twin
motorcycle in India.
The ruggedly designed
2019 Africa Twin promises to
ensure an unforgettable riding
experience, regardless of the
distance, terrain or weather, a
company statement said here.
Speaking on how the true
adventurer will revolutionise
off-roading in India, Yadvinder
Singh Guleria, Sr Vice-Pres-
ident - Sales and Marketing,
Honda Motorcycle and Scoot-
er India Pvt Ltd, said, “Since
its Indian debut in 2017, the
mighty Africa Twin has always
seen high demand. The adven-
ture seekers in India experi-
enced the revolutionary DCT
for the first time and were
highly impressed with its un-
matched performance. The
2019 Africa Twin takes the ‘go
anywhere’ spirit one step
ahead with its fresh new ap-
pearance.”
The 2019 version of Africa
Twin is priced at Rs 13.5 lakh
(ex-showroom, pan India), the
statement said, adding, custom-
ers can contact Honda’s exclu-
sive sales & service Wing World
outlets across 22 cities.
of a conference of the World
Federation of Exchanges
here, Kant said such a move
ensuring timely repayment
and resolution of stressed
assets is essential for long-
term growth.
Kant said a lot of work has
been done by the government
and the RBI to
bring in financial SC order
discipline and good
regulation to end on NPA
crony capitalism.
In what is being
circular
seen as a jolt to the bad as-
sets resolution framework,
the Supreme Court on Tues-
day quashed the stringent
RBI circular which mandat-
ed banks to recognise even
one-day defaults and finding
a resolution within 180 days
failing which the account in
question has to be sent to
bankruptcy courts if it is Rs
2,000 crore and above.
The ruling by a division
bench of Justices Rohinton
Govt may direct PSBs
on bad loans resolution
NEW DELHI, April 3: In
order to prevent whittling
down of insolvency laws post
the Supreme Court’s quash-
ing the RBI’s February 2018
debt resolution framework,
the Finance Ministry may
give directions to state-run
banks to undertake sector-
specific resolution of their
non-performing assets
(NPAs or bad loans), a senior
official source said today.
“Yesterday (Tuesday) the
Supreme Court said author-
isation from the Central Gov-
ernment is necessary for RBI
to direct the insolvency proc-
Expect to come out of PCA Vistara starts operations
in 2nd quarter: UBI MD
KOLKATA, April 3: City-
based United Bank of India
(UBI), which reported loss-
es for the last seven quarters,
is expecting to come out of
the prompt and corrective
action (PCA) list of the RBI
in the second quarter of the
current financial year, a top
official of the bank said.
“We should be coming out
of PCA by the second quarter
of 2019-20. Things are hap-
pening the way we have strat-
egised,” Ashok Kr Pradhan,
MD and CEO of UBI told PTI.
Pradhan said that the bank
is not growing due to lack of
capital. “However, the gov-
ernment has given us capital
support. Last year the bank got
Rs 5,000 crore which will help
us to meet the regulatory re-
quirements,” Pradhan said.
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Nariman and Vineet Saran has
put a big question mark on the
resolution of 70 large accounts
which together owe the sys-
tem over Rs 3.8 lakh crore.
The ruling came on a peti-
tion filed by 34 power com-
panies which alone owe Rs
2.3 lakh crore to banks.
Legal and indus-
try experts have
voiced concern
over the order,
stating that there
was a marked
change in borrowers’ behav-
iour after the circular was is-
sued which would now change
for the worse.
Meanwhile, on the rash of
announcements on income
support like the Congress
promise of ensuring an annu-
al income of Rs 72,000 each
to poor families which account
for 20 per cent of country’s
population through the Nyay
scheme, which would involve
an outgo of Rs 3.6 lakh crore
ess against stressed assets.
“Directions which can be
issued to banks can only be
in respect of specific defaults
by specific debtors. So in a
way, it will be the govern-
ment which will direct the
banks on the NPA resolution
mechanism and this could be
the way forward,” the
source said.
Section 35AA of the Bank-
ing Regulation Act gives
power to the Central Gov-
ernment to authorise the Re-
serve Bank of India (RBI) to
direct any bank to initiate in-
solvency proceedings
in Dibrugarh
He said that the bank is in-
creasing the asset book by
changing the risk-weighted
asset portfolio.
“The bank is increasing
the advance book by manag-
ing the risk-weighted expo-
sures. Earlier, the asset book
was tilted towards risky as-
sets. Now we are going for
AA and AAA rated accounts”.
He said that UBI had re-
ceived around Rs 4,500 crore
through NPA resolution dur-
ing the last year. “Our GNPA
should be in the range of 15
per cent to 16 per cent by
March 2019, down from
21.27 per cent earlier.”
Pradhan said, “This last quar-
ter we expect to be in profits
and continue for the rest of the
period quarter-on-quarter.”
RBI had imposed PCA on
THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11
per annum, Kant flagged the
need to look at growth.
You cannot have redistribu-
tion without growth. If you
don’t grow higher you will not
have surpluses to put into
these schemes, he said, add-
ing, the country needs to
grow at 9-10 per cent as
against the present 7 per cent,
to generate such surpluses.
While delivering his
speech, he said radical re-
forms will be required to ac-
celerate growth from the
present levels.
“We will have to focus
more on manufacturing that Bajaj Auto’s General Manager (Business) Rajeev Verma (L) and DGM (Business Planning) Prashant R Ahir (2nd R) at
will result in higher exports the launch of Bajaj Auto quadricycle ‘Qute’, in Lucknow on Wednesday. – PTI
which deliver higher margins
per unit of sale,” he said, add-
ing, “such a move will also
create jobs as we cannot grow
without jobs.”
Agriculture will also need
DoT to seek EC
nod on VRS for India made an offer to US to
to be focused on, Kant said,
and called for scrapping the
APMC and Essential Com-
MTNL, BSNL staff
NEW DELHI, April 3: The
resolve trade issues: Prabhu
Telecom Ministry will seek NEW DELHI, April 3: The steps being taken to resolve would like to buy about 1,000
modities Acts. – PTI
approval from the Election Commerce Ministry, after con- trade issues with America. aircraft from the world and
Commission to move its Cab- sulting various departments However, he did not dis- the US could be one of the
inet proposal to offer voluntary like IT and Agriculture, has close the details of the offer. potential suppliers.
retirement scheme for MTNL
and BSNL employees, a gov-
made an offer to the US to re-
solve trade issues between the
Although officials of India
and the US have been nego-
Defence purchases and this
kind of procurement is going
ernment official said today. two countries, Union Minis- tiating a trade package, to change the things dramat-
The Department of Telecom ter Suresh Prabhu said today. America last month an- ically with regard to trade
(DoT) is preparing a Cabinet The US is demanding nounced to withdraw bene- balance, he added.
against a defaulter. note recommending voluntary greater market access for its fits being provided by them India’s exports to the US
RBI’s February 12, 2018, retirement scheme (VRS) for agricultural, dairy products to Indian exports under their in 2017-18 stood at $47.9 bil-
circular had said that the BSNL and MTNL employees and medical devices. Besides, Generalised System of Pref- lion, while imports were
banks would have to seek above 50 years of age. they are seeking reduction in erences (GSP) programme. $26.7 billion. The trade bal-
resolution under the Insol- “The DoT is preparing a import duties on certain IT The US has decided to go ance is in the favour of India.
vency and Bankruptcy Code Cabinet note for seeking its products and increasing their ahead with its decision to When asked about the gov-
(IBC) if a borrower fails to approval to grant VRS to BSNL exports to bridge trade defi- scrap the preferential trade ernment’s plan to send an
pay the due amount within a and MTNL employees. The cit with India. benefit under GSP scheme official delegation to the US
period of 180 days of first department is going to imme- Prabhu said that whatever after 60 days, which is expect- for holding consultations, the
default. The circular was ap- diately approach Election the US is asking from India ed to impact India’s exports minister said: “We have not
plicable for loans of Rs 2,000 Commission for its nod to ap- is concerned with different to the US worth $5.6 billion yet decided.”
proach the Cabinet,” the offi-
crore or more, and was a ministries, including IT and under this programme. Trade experts have stated
cial, who did not wish to be iden-
general circular. Agriculture. Prabhu said that in the last that trade dialogue will help in
tified, told reporters.
Several companies in the “We have consulted all the one year, the US exports to resolving the issues as the US
power, sugar, fertiliser and The ministry has to seek ministries and we have given India have increased by about is one of the largest trading
infrastructure sectors had ob- approval from the EC since them an offer,” the Com- 48 per cent and it does not in- partners of India. The US is one
jected to the circular’s “one the Model Code of Conduct merce and Industry Minister clude defence purchases made. of the few countries with which
size fits all” approach. – IANS is in place for LS polls. – PTI told PTI when asked about the He also said that India India has a trade surplus. – PTI
CBIC asks GST
officers to be cautious
Processing of fresh registrations
BUSINESS REPORTER
the bank in December 2017
which had led to restrictions on GUWAHATI, April 3: Full-service carrier Vistara, a joint NEW DELHI, April 3: ate without any registration
lending, non-opening of new venture of Tata Sons and Singapore Airlines, today launched Cracking down on tax evad- and are not applying for rev-
branches and non-recruitment its operations in Dibrugarh. ers, the CBIC has asked tax ocation or cancellation of reg-
of staff as the cost-to-income Vistara now connects Dibrugarh to Delhi with daily direct officers to be cautious while istration and are instead ap-
ration of the bank was adverse. same aircraft service through Bagdogra, and also offers the processing application for plying for fresh registration.
The advance book of the first direct flight option between Dibrugarh and Bagdogra, fresh GST registration by Instead, many of them are
bank increased by Rs 4,000 the carrier said in a statement here today. those businesses whose ear- applying for fresh registration,
crore during the last financial Customers from Dibrugarh can also take onward con- lier registration has been can- so as to evade taxes which were
year with advances presently nections via Delhi to Ahmedabad, Bengaluru, Mumbai, celled due to non-compliance. due under earlier registration.
touching Rs 73,000 crore. Chandigarh, Chennai, Hyderabad and Pune, the statement The Central Board of Indi- “It is instructed that the
Pradhan said, “The target said, adding that customers travelling to and from interna- rect Taxes and Customs proper officer may exercise
this year for advances should tional destinations via Delhi can also have seamless same- (CBIC) also directed tax of- due caution while processing
touch Rs 80,000 crore and de- terminal international transfers at Delhi’s T3, from where ficers to analyse the informa- the application for registration
posits at Rs 1,35,000 crore.” Vistara operates. tion by an applicant in the submitted by taxpayers,
He said that capital would
be required for growth of the
Commenting on the start of operations, Sanjiv Kapoor, Chief
Strategy & Commercial Officer, Vistara, said: “We’re very
fresh registration form re-
garding details of proprietor,
where the taxpayer is seeking
another registration within the
bank. “We will raise capital pleased to start operations in Dibrugarh, the third city in director/members of manag- State although he has an exist-
ing committee of associa- ing registration within the said
from the market, maybe in
the third quarter.”
North-east India. This service between Dibrugarh and Bag-
dogra for the first time connects the two major tea-growing tions/board of trustees, etc., State or his earlier registra-
“We will also raise Rs 100 regions of India. With Vistara’s presence, customers now have vis-a-vis any cancelled regis- tion has been cancelled,” the
crore from the employees the option of a full-service airline between Delhi and Dibru- tration having same details. CBIC said in its communica-
through Employees Stock Pur- garh, providing them a chance to experience the service and Recently, a large number tion to field offices.
chase Scheme,” he said. – PTI product Vistara is famous for.” of registrations has been can- The goods and services
celled by tax officers on ac- tax (GST) law allows a per-
count of non-compliance. son to take separate regis-
However, it has come to
notice of taxmen that such
businesses continue to oper-
tration on same Permanent
Account Number (PAN) in
the same State. – PTI
NEW DELHI, April 3: Wal- Oracle (24), and Qualcomm (25).
mart-owned Flipkart is the most “This year, half the compa-
preferred workplace in India,
followed by Amazon and OYO
nies are new entrants on the list,
including IT giants such as TCS
VW Group to merge
in the second and third places,
respectively, according to a list
and IBM that showcase the
changing job and hiring land-
passenger car
compiled by professional social
media network LinkedIn.
scape,” said LinkedIn India
Managing Editor Adith Charlie. entities in India
Internet companies dominate Charlie further said that “the NEW DELHI, April 3: Škoda, Audi, Porsche and
the top 10 spots in LinkedIn’s presence of more blue chip In- German auto major Volkswa- Lamborghini – will maintain
fourth edition of the ‘2019 Top dian companies such as Larsen gen today said it intends to their individual identities,
Companies’ list for India. & Toubro and Reliance Indus- merge all passenger car en- dealer network and custom-
IT giant Tata Consultancy Serv- tries, among others, emphasis- tities in India, which will now er experience initiatives.
ices (TCS) made its debut at the es the fact that these large firms be led by group firm Skoda The brands will work un-
seventh place, new entrants and are getting better at attracting Auto as part of its new strat- der the leadership of Gur-
home-grown internet and con- millennial employees”. egy for the country. pratap Boparai, who is cur-
sumer services companies Swig- The report further noted that The boards of
gy and Zomato were ranked sixth majority of companies on the the three Indian Skoda Auto rently the Man-
aging Director
and eighth, respectively. list made maximum new hir- subsidiaries – to lead of VWIPL and
Uber, another new entrant, ing for engineering jobs fol- Volkswagen In-
took the fifth spot, while One97 lowed by operations and busi- dia Pvt Ltd
operations SAIPL, with a
common strate-
Communications was at the ness development. (VWIPL), Volkswagen gy for the Indian market.
fourth rank and oil and energy The list analysed billions of Group Sales India Pvt Ltd and “India is an important and
conglomerate Reliance Indus- data points generated by Linke- Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd an attractive growth market
tries was at the 10th place. dIn’s over 610 million members (SAIPL) – have approved the for the Volkswagen Group.
Others on the list include con- around the world to come up with proposal for their merger, With the proposed merger, we
sulting firm Boston Consulting a blended score used to rank the the Volkswagen (VW) Group intend to combine the techni-
Group (BCG) at 13th, Yes Bank winners in each geography. said in a statement. cal and managerial expertise
(14), IBM (15), Daimler AG LinkedIn ranked the companies The proposed merger is of the three companies to un-
(16), Freshworks (17), Accen- based on four criteria – interest now subject to necessary lock the Volkswagen Group’s
ture (18), Ola (19), ICICI Bank in the company, engagement with regulatory and statutory ap- true potential in India’s com-
(20), PwC India (21), KPMG In- employees, job demand and em- provals. It, however, said VW petitive automotive market,”
dia (22), Larsen & Toubro (23), ployee retention. – PTI Group brands – Volkswagen, Boparai said. – IANS
 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
BJP fields former
Congressman
against Sonia
NEW DELHI, April 3 :
The BJP on Wednesday an-
nounced its candidates
against UPA Chairperson
Sonia Gandhi while dropping
two sitting MPs, Kirit
Somaiya from Mumbai
North East and Ram Charitra
Nishad from Machhlishahr in
Uttar Pradesh.
The party has pitted former
Congress leader Dinesh
Pratap Singh, who joined the
BJP a year ago, against Sonia
Gandhi in Rae Bareli and
fielded Bhojpuri cine star and
singer Dinesh Lal Yadav, popu-
larly known as “Nirahua”,
against former Uttar Pradesh
JK poll panel
gets over 180
complaints
JAMMU, April 3: The
Jammu and Kashmir poll
panel has received over 180
complaints of alleged viola-
tions of the model code of
conduct, through the cVigil
app and other modes, an offi-
cial said Tuesday.
The Election Commission
had launched the cVigil ap-
plication last month to facili-
tate a person send to the poll
panel geo-tagged videos and
photos of various electoral
malpractice.
Of the total complaints, 123
have been disposed of while
the rest 59 are being looked
into, State Chief Electoral
Officer (CEO) Shalinder
Kumar said, adding over 20
employees were also sus-
pended for violating the poll
code.
Out of 88 complaints re-
ceived through C-Vigil and
other online modes, 61 were
India-Australia
maritime exercise
begins
NEW DELHI, April 3: The
third edition of AUSINDEX,
a joint maritime exercise be-
tween India and Australia,
began in Visakhapatnam on
Tuesday, the Navy said.
Australian Navy Ship
(HMAS) Canberra, a landing
helicopter dock, Newcastle
and Paramatta, both frigates,
a Durance-class multi-product
replenishment oiler along
with HMAS Collins, a conven-
tional submarine, arrived in
Visakhapatnam to participate
in the third edition of
AUSINDEX.
The Indian Navy would be
represented by INS Ranvijay,
a multi-role destroyer, INS
Sahyadri, a multi-role stealth
frigate, INS Kora, a missile
corvette, INS Kiltan and INS
Sindhukirti, conventional sub-
marines.
In addition to embarked
helicopters such as the
Seaking Mk 42B and Chetak,
the aviation component of the
Indian Navy shall include
Dornier maritime patrol air-
craft, Hawk Advanced Jet
Trainers and P8I aircraft.
CPI announces
candidates
NEW DELHI, April 3: The
Communist Party of India
(CPI) on Wednesday an-
nounced its candidates for nine
Lok Sabha seats from Uttar
Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh,
Jharkhand and Bihar.
The candidate list released
by the party includes East
Champaran in Bihar, Chatra
seat in Jharkhand and Shah-
dol in Madhya Pradesh as well
as six seats in Uttar Pradesh.
The party has announced
Prabhakar Jaiswal from the
East Champaran seat, Arjun
Kumar from Chatra and Kes-
hkali Kol from Shahdol.
Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav
from Azamgarh.
The BJP fielded Prem Singh
Shakya against Samajwadi
Party (SP) patriarch Mulayam
Singh Yadav in Mainpuri and
Chandra Sen Jadun against
Akshay Pratap Yadav, son of SP
leader Ram Gopal Yadav in
Firozabad.
The party has replaced
Machhlishahr MP Ram
Charitra Nishad with V.P. Saroj.
Dropping Somaiya, the
BJP has fielded Manoj Kotak
from Mumbai North East.
Somaiya’s candidature was
strongly opposed by Shiv
Sena, the BJP ally. – IANS
dropped, 22 disposed of and
five are under examination,
he added.
The actions against elec-
toral malpractice included
registration of 6 FIRs, sus-
pension of 24 state govern-
ment employees, besides
seizure of 36 illegal weapons
and cash worth Rs 19.68, he
said, adding a considerable
quantity of liquor too has
been seized.
For free and fair conduct of
the Lok Sabha elections in
the state, the election depart-
ment has also formed 1,500
mobile and static teams, be-
sides deploying flying squads
with video cameras to ensure
strict adherence of the poll
code.
“We will not overlook a
single complaint whether it is
against a big leader or a junior
one, no one will be spared,”
said CEO Kumar. – PTI
The bilateral maritime ex-
ercise is aimed to strengthen
mutual cooperation and en-
hance interoperability be-
tween the Royal Australia
Navy (RAN) and Indian Navy
by providing opportunities for
interaction and exchange of
professional views between
the personnel of the two na-
vies, the Navy said in a state-
ment.
“The third edition of
AUSINDEX scheduled from
April 2 to 14 would involve
exercises in all three dimen-
sions with focus on Anti Sub-
marine Warfare (ASW) and
shall be held in three phases,”
the statement said. The har-
bour phase shall witness pro-
fessional interaction in the
form of Subject Matter Ex-
pert Exchange (SMEE) for
sharing best practises, cross
deck visits in addition to sport-
ing, social and cultural engage-
ment, it said.
Operational planning con-
ferences towards the smooth
conduct of the sea phase shall
also be held during this pe-
riod, it added. – PTI
In Uttar Pradesh, the par-
ty has named Satish Kumar
from the Bareilly seat, Chan-
dra Koree from Shahja-
hanpur, Mahendra Pratap
Verma from Banda, Ashish
Singh from Gorakhpur,
Triloki Nath from Lalganj and
Santosh Pratap Singh from
Balia.
Till now, the CPI has an-
nounced 31 candidates, in-
cluding former JNU student
leader Kanhaiya Kumar from
Begusarai seat in Bihar and
senior party leader Atul Ku-
mar Anjaan from Ghosi in
Uttar Pradesh. – PTI
NATIONAL THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
Monsoon likely to
be ‘below normal’
NEW DELHI, April 3:
Monsoon this year is likely
Singh told reporters here.
“The Pacific Ocean has be-
sibly would support rainfall
during the second half of
to be “below normal” at 93 come strongly warmer than Monsoon,” he said.
per cent of the Long Period average. The model projec- Among the areas that will
Average (LPA) owing to de- tions call for 80 per cent be affected due to deficient
veloping El Nino in the Pa- chance of El Nino (weather- rainfall are Karnataka,
cific Ocean, which poses producing phenomena) dur- Vidarbha and Marathwada in
higher risk for the eastern ing March-May, dropping to Maharashtra, southwest
parts and a major portion of 60 per cent for June to Au- Madhya Pradesh, Bihar,
central part of the country gust. This means, it is going Jharkhand along with the
being rain deficient, private to be a devolving El Nino north-eastern states.
weather forecaster Skymet year, though retaining On the other hand,
said on Wednesday. threshold values all through Chhattisgarh, Odisha, and
The average, or normal, the season. Thus, Monsoon coastal Andhra Pradesh will
rainfall in the country is de- 2019 is likely to be below receive more rainfall, said GP
fined between 96 and 104 per normal,” he said. Sharma, President (Meteor-
cent of a 50-year average for Once the El Nino tamps ology and Climate Change)
the entire four-month down, neutral conditions will at Skymet.
monsoon season, which is set out, allowing improve- Onset of monsoon can not
887 mm. ment in rainfall, said Mahesh be predicted at this moment
Skymet said monsoon is Palawat, Vice President (Me- and it has no relation with the
going to have “a very slug- teorology and Climate overall rainfall the country
gish start” and deficit rains Change) of Skymet. receives, he said.
are likely to spill into July.
However, the second half
of the season would see bet-
“The saviour factor could
be IOD (Indian Ocean Di-
pole) which is likely to be in
The rainfall in June will be
77 per cent (126 mm) of the
LPA while it will be 91 per
ter rainfall as August and
September are expected to
the neutral or positive phase
during the Monsoon. Thus,
cent (263 mm) in July, 102
per cent (266 mm) in August Union Minister and BJP candidate Nitin Gadkari during an election campaign in
see normal rains, Skymet it may be able to absorb some and 99 per cent (171 mm) in
Managing Director Jatin of the El Nino blues and pos- September. – IANS
Nagpur, on Wednesday. – PTI
Notification Sl. No. & Name of No. & Name of Polling Station Change in Nomenclature
No. LAC
It is for general information to all that as approved by Election Commission of India vide letter No. 64/ECl/LET/
TERR/NEII-AS/2017 dtd. 29/03/2019 and communicated by the Office of the Chief Electoral Officer, Assam vide 62 53-Gauhati East 148 - Gandhibasti Girls High Gandhibasti High School
letter No. ELE. 85/2015/342 dtd. 20/03/2019, the following polling stations have been shifted from existing School (R/W) (R/W)
location to new location in connection with the Parliamentary Election, 2019. 63 53-Gauhati East 149 - Gandhibasti Girls High Gandhibasti High School (L/W)
Sl. No. & Name of No. & Name of Polling Shifted to School (L/W)
No. LAC Station 64 53-Gauhati East 162 - Puberun L P School Gopinath Vidyapith
1. 51-Jalukbari 168 - Maharishi Vidya Jiban Ram Durga Sarobar 65 53-Gauhati East 177 - Rajgarh Girls High School Rajgarh High School (R/W)
Mandir (R/W) LP School (R/W)
(R/W)
2 51-Jalukbari 169 - Maharishi Vidya Jiban Ram Durga Sarobar
66 53-Gauhati East 178 - Rajgarh Girls High School Rajgarh High School (L/W)
Mandir (L/W) LP School (L/W)
(L/W)
Sd/- District Election Officer, 67 53-Gauhati East 202 - Hatigarh LP School (R/W) Geetanagar High School (R/ W)
Kamrup Metropolitan Election District,
68 53-Gauhati East 206 - Hatigarh LP School (L/W) Geetanagar High School (L/W)
Guwahati.
69 53-Gauhati East 208 - Hatigarh LP School (M/W) Geetanagar High School (M/W)
Notification 70 53-Gauhati East 209 - Geeta Nagar ME School (R/W) Geetanagar High School (N/W)
This is for general information to all that changes of nomenclature of the following polling stations of the 4 LACs 71 53-Gauhati East 210 - Geeta Nagar ME School (L/W) Geetanagar High School (E/W)
falling under Kamrup Metropolitan Election District, Guwahati have been done in connection with the Parliamentary 72 53-Gauhati East 233 - Housing & Urban Assam State Housing Board
Election, 2019. But the electoral roll will be published in the existing names of the school and not according to the Development Corporation Ltd., (R/W)
changes given below: Ganeshguri (R/W)
Sl. No. & Name of No. & Name of Polling Station Change in Nomenclature 73 53-Gauhati East 234 - Housing & Urban Assam State Housing Board
Development Corporation Ltd., (E/W)
No. LAC
Ganeshguri (E/W)
1 51-Jalukbari 89-Amingaon Rly. LP School (R/W) Railway DTP School, Amingaon (R/W)
74 53-Gauhati East 235 - Housing & Urban Assam State Housing Board
2 51-Jalukbari 90-Amingaon Rly. LP School (L/W) Railway DTP School, Amingaon (L/W)
Development Corporation Ltd., (L/W)
3 51-Jalukbari 123 - NP ME School (R/W) NP ME High School (R/W)
Ganeshguri (L/W)
4 51-Jalukbari 124 - NP ME School (L/ W) NP ME High School (L/W)
75 54-Gauhati West 78 - Azara MV School (R/W) Chandra Prava Bora Girls High
5 51-Jalukbari 131 - Adarsha Sishu Vidyalaya Pandu Adarsha High School
School (R/W)
6 51-Jalukbari 179 - Dadara High School (R/W) Dadara Higher Secondary School (R/W)
76 54-Gauhati West 79 - Azara MV School (L/W) Chandra Prava Bora Girls High
7 51-Jalukbari 180 - Dadara High School (L/W) Dadara Higher Secondary School (L/W) School (L/W)
8 52-Dispur 51- Bonda LP School (R/W) Bonda Anchalik High School (W/W) 77 54-Gauhati West 80 - Azara MV School (M/W) Chandra Prava Bora Girls High
9
10
52-Dispur
52-Dispur
54 - Bonda LP School (L/W)
55 - Bonda LP School (M/W)
Bonda Anchalik High School (N/W)
Bonda Anchalik High School (S/W) 78 54-Gauhati West 94 - Ram Charani Girls High
School (M/W)
DharapurONS School (R/W)
11 52-Dispur 56 - Bonda LP School (E/W) Bonda, Anchalik High School (R/W-1) School (R/W)
12 52-Dispur 68 - Narengi ME School (R/W) Narengi High School (M/W) 79 54-Gauhati West 95 - RamCharani Girls High Dharapur HS School (L/W)
13 52-Dispur 71 - Narengi ME School (L/W) Narengi High School (N/W) School (L/W)
14
15
16
52-Dispur
52-Dispur
52-Dispur
110 - Satgaon LP School (L/W)
111 - Satgaon LP School (R/W)
114 - Satgaon LP School (M/W)
Satgaon High School (E/W)
Satgaon High School (W/W)
Satgaon High School (N/W)
80
81
54-Gauhati West
54-Gauhati West
96 - Ram Charani Girls High
School (M/W)
100 - Mainakhurung LP School (R/W)
Dharapur HS School (M/W)
Maina Khorong ME School (R/W)
17 52-Dispur 145 - Maidam Bakrapara LP School (R/W) Maidam Vidyapith ME School (R/W) 82 54-Gauhati West 101- Mainakhurung LP School (L/W) Maina Khorong ME School (L/W)
18 52-Dispur 155 - Maidam Bakrapara LP School (M/W) MaidamVidyapith ME School (M/W) 83 54-Gauhati West 102 - Garoghuli Nayagaon LP School 600 No. Garoghuli LP School
19 52-Dispur 156 - Maidam Bakrapara LP School (L/W) Maidam Vidyapith ME School (L/W) 84 54-Gauhati West 106 - 894 Balika Prathamic Vidyalaya 4 No. Barigaon Balak- LP School
20 52-Dispur 150 - Bakrapara ME School Maidam Vidyapith ME School (E/W) 85 54-Gauhati West 107 - Dehan Garigaon Balak Garigaon ME School (R/W)
21 52-Dispur 151- Patarkuchi LP School (R/W) Patarkuchi ME School (M/W) Muktab (R/W)
22 52-Dispur 152 - Patarkuchi LP School (L/W) Patarkuchi ME School (E/W) 86 54-Gailhati West 108 - Dehan Garigaon Balak Garigaon ME School (L/W)
23 52-Dispur 235 - Rajdhani LP School (R/W) Rajdhani ME School (M/W)
Muktab (L/W)
24 52-Dispur 236 - Rajdhani LP School (L/W) Rajdhani ME School (E/W)
87 54-Gauhati West 116 - Sundarbori LP School (R/W) Sundarbori ME School (M/W)
25 52-Dispur 246 - Rajdhani LP School (E/W) Rajdhani ME School (N/W)
88 54-Gauhati West 118 - Sundarbori LP School (L/W) Sundarbori ME School (L/W)
26 52-Dispur 269 - Chandrapur Joygopal ME Chandrapur High School
89 54-Gauhati West 130 - Tarun Ram Phukan Hindi Torun Ram Phukan Hindi High
School (R/W) (N/W) School (R/W) School (R/W)
27 52-Dispur 271 - Chandrapur Joygopal ME Chandrapur High School 90 54-Gauhati West 131 - Tarun Ram Phukan Hindi Tarun Ram Phukan Hindi High
School (M/W) (M/W) School (M/W) School (M/W)
28 52-Dispur 273 - Chandrapur Joygopal ME Chandrapur High School (S/W) 91 .54-Gauhati West 132 - Tarun Ram Phukan Hindi Tarun Ram Phukan Hindi High
School (L/W) School (E/W) School (E/W)
29 52-Dispur 274 - Chandrapur Joygopal ME Chandrapur High School 92 54-Gauhati West 133 - Tarun Ram Phukan Hindi Torun Ram Phukan Hindi High
School (E/W) (E/W) School (L/W) School (L/W)
30 52-Dispur 287 - Amching Jorabat Hindi LP K.T.R. Memorial ME School
93 34-Gauhati West 135 - Adarsh Minor School (R/W) Adarsha Vidyalay ME School (R/W)
School (R/W) (R/W)
94 54-Gauhati West 136 - Adarsh Minor School (M / W) Adarsha Vidyalay ME School (M/W)
31 52-Dispur 288 - Amching Jorabat Hindi LP K.T.R. Memorial ME School
5 54-Gauhati West 137 - Adarsh Minor School (L/W) Adarsha Vidyalay ME School (L/W)
School (M/W) (M/W)
32 52-Dispur 289 - Amching Jorabat Hindi LP K.T.R. Memorial ME School 96 54-Gauhati West 139 - Kamakhya Vidyapeeth Kamakhya Vidyalay High
School (L/W) (L/W) (R/W) School (R/W)
33 52-Dispur 330 - Samatapathar ME School 97 54-Gauhati West 140 - Kamakhya Vidyapeeth Kamakhya Vidyalay High
(R/W) Chamata High School (R/W) (L/W) School (L/W)
34 52-Dispur 331 - Samatapathar ME School 98 54-Gauhati West 166 - Lokpriya Bordoloi Vidyalaya Lokapriya Bordoloi Vidyalay
(M/W) Chamata High School (M/W (R/W) ME (R/W)
35 52-Dispur 332 - Samatapathar ME School
99 54-Gauhati West 167 - Lokpriya Bordoloi Vidyalaya Lokapriya Bordoloi Vidyalay
(E/W) Chamata High School (E/W)
(L/W) ME (L/W)
36 52-Dispur 333 - Samatapathar ME School (L/W) Chamata High School (L/W)
100 54-Gauhati West 175 - Tetelia ME School (R/W) Tetelia High School (R/W)
37 52-Dispur 338 - Barbila LP School (R/W) Barbila ME School (R/W)
101 54-Gauhati West 176 - Tetelia ME School (L/ W) Tetelia High School (L/W)
38 52-Dispur 339 - Barbila LP School (L/W) Barbila ME School (L/W)
102 54-Gauhat West 248 - Sabitri Bharali ME School Sabitri Bharali High School (N/W)
39 52-Dispur 349 - Bogibari LP School Bogibari High School (L/W)
103 54-Gauhat- West 252 - Bibekananda LP School Bibekananda Vidyapith ME
40 52-Dispur 353 - Teteliguri LP School (R/W) Teteliguri ME School (R/W)
(R/W) School (R/W)
41 52-Dispur 354 - Teteliguri LP School (L/W) Teteliguri ME School (L/W)
104 54-Gauhat- West 253 - Bibekananda LP School (M/W) Bibekananda Vidyapith ME
42 52-Dispur 393 - Durung Pahar LP School (R/W) Durung LP School (R/W) School (M/W)
43 52-Dispur 394 - Durung Pahar LP School (L/W) Durung LP School (L/W)
44
45
52-Dispur
53-Gauhati East
395 - Durung Pahar LP School (M/W)
13 - Udayachal LP School (R/W)
Durung LP School (M/W)
Dispur Udayachal High School (R/W)
105 54-Gauhati West
106 54-Gauhati West
254 - Bibekananda LP School (L/W)
255 - Bibekananda ME School
Bibekananda Vidyapith ME
School (L/W)
Bibekananda Vidyapith ME
46
47
48
53-Gauhati East
53-Gauhati East
53-Gauhati East
14 - Udayachal LP School (M/W)
15 - Udayachal LP School (L/W)
16 - Udayachal LP School (E/W)
Dispur Udayachal High School (M/W)
Dispur Udayachal High School (L/W)
Dispur Udayachal High School (E/W)
107 54-Gauhati West 256 - Bibekananda LP School
(E/W)
School (N/W)
Bibekananda Vidyapith ME
School (E/W)
49 53-Gauhati East 17 - Udayachal ME School (R/W) Dispur Udayachal High School (N/W) 108 54-Gauhati West 257 - Udalbakra LP School (R/W) Sabitri Bharali High School (N/W)
50 53-Gauhati East 18 - Udayachal ME School (L/W) Dispur Udayachal High School (S/W) 109 54-Gauhati West 258 - Udalbakra LP School (E/W) Sabitri Bharali High School (S/W)
51 53-Gauhati East 36 - Gaya Ram LP School (R/W) Birubari Rupnagar Vidyalay (R/W) 110 54-Gauhati West 259 -Udalbakra LP School (L/W) Sabitri Bharali High School (E/W)
52 53-Gauhati East 38 - Gaya Ram LP School (L/W) Birubari Rupnagar Vidyalay (L/W) 111 54-Gauhati West 260 - Udalbakra LP School (M/W) Sabitri Bharali High School (R/W-1)
53 53-Gauhati East 71 - Gurkha L.P. School (R/W) Gorkha ME School (R/W) 112 14-Gauhati We st 283 - Machkhuwa Mazid LP Machkhuwa Mazdia LP School
54 53-Gauhati East 72 - Gurkha L.P. School (M/W) Gorkha ME School (M/W) School (R/W) (R/W)
55 53-Gauhati East 73 - Gurkha L.P. School (L/W) Gorkha ME School-(L/W) 113 54-Gauhati West 284 - Machkhuwa Mazid LP Machkhuwa Mazdia LP School
56 53-Gauhati East 124 - Bengali Girls High School Bengali High School School (L/W) (L/W)
57 53-Gauhati East 131 - Uzan Bazar Ferry Ghat L.P 131 - Uzan Bazar Jahaj Ghat 114 54-Gauhati, West 292 - Bishnupur Bidyaniketan ME Bishnupur Bidyaniketan High
School (R/W) L.P School (R/W) School (R/W) School (N/W)
58 53-Gauhati East 132 - Uzan Bazar Ferry Ghat L.P 132 - Uzan Bazar Jahaj Ghat 115 54-Gauhati West 294 - Bishnupur Bidyaniketan ME Bishnupur Bidyaniketan High
School (L/W) L.P School (L/W) L.P School (L/W) School (L/ W) School (E/W)
59 53-Gauhati East 133 - Hapivilla LP School (R/W) Uzanbazar Sishu Vidyalay 120 54-Gauhati West 276 - Badrinath ME School (R/W) Badri Das Hindi ME School (R/W)
(Hapivilla) (N/W) 121 54-Gauhati West 277 - Badrinath ME School (L/W) Badri Das Hindi ME School (L/W)
60 53-Gauhati East 134 - Hapivilla LP School (L/W) Uzanbazar Sishu Vidyalay
(Hapivilla) (L/W) Sd/- District Election Officer,
Kamrup Metropolitan Election District
61 53-Gauhati East 136 - Hapivilla LP School (M/W) Uzanbazar Sishu Vidyalay
Janasanyog/DF/7/19 Guwahati
(Hapivilla) (S/W)
 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 13
THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
LEISURE & LIFESTYLE
17:00 Nazar
17:30 Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala
18:00 Kasautii Zindagii Kay
18:30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
13:00 Roll No. 21 12:30 Kumkum Bhagya 19:00 Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke 12:30 Best Of Crime Patrol
14:00 Oggy And The... 13:35 Nayak: The Real Hero
13:00 Kundali Bhagya 19:30 Dil Toh Happy Hai Ji 18:30 Mere Sai
17:00 Tom And Jerry Tales 17:05 Vidhwansak
13:30 Manmohini 20:00 Kasautii Zindagii Kay 19:10 Vighnaharta Ganesh
17:30 Oggy Ki Space Chase - The Destroyer
14:00 Guddan Tumse Na Ho... 20:30 Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala 20:00 Chandragupta Maurya
19:00 Oggy And The... 20:00 Shamboo Shankara
14:30 Rajaa Betaa 21:00 Krishna Chali London 20:30 Main Mayke Chali Jaungi...
22:25 Prem Ratan Dhan Payo
15:00 Jhansi Ki Rani 21:30 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 21:00 Patiala Babes
16:00 Pavitra Rishta 22:00 Yeh Rishtey Hain Pyaar Ke 21:30 Ladies Special
17:00 Jodha Akbar 22:30 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 22:00 Yeh Un Dinon Ki Baat Hai
18:00 Guddan Tumse Na Ho... 23:00 Nazar 22:30 Crime Patrol - Dastak
18:30 Rajaa Betaa 23:30 Kasautii Zindagii Kay 23:30 Best Of Crime Patrol 14:00 Seizer
19:00 Yeh Teri Galiyaan 16:45 Ishqbazz Gunda
19:30 Manmohini 19:00 League Of Gods
20:00 Guddan Tumse Na Ho... 21:00 The Monkey King 2
20:30 Tujhse Hai Raabta 13:00 Uttaran 23:15 Ghost Rider
21:00 Kumkum Bhagya 12:30 Kesarri Nandan 14:00 Balika Vadhu MOVIES OK
20:30 Craig Of The Creek 21:30 Kundali Bhagya 13:00 Gathbandhan 14:30 Kasam 13:35 Nayak:The Real Hero
21:30 Teen Titans Go! 22:00 Ishq Subhan Allah 13:30 Kitchen Champion 15:00 Madhubala
22:30 Aapke Aa Jaane Se 14:30 Khatron Ke Khiladi Jigar Pe... 16:00 Mere Dil Ki Lifeline 12:00 Movie
22:00 We Bare Bears
23:00 Guddan Tumse Na Ho... 17:00 Kitchen Champion 17:00 Kasam 15:00 Movie
23:00 Dragon Ball Super 17:30 Udaan
23:30 Clarence 23:30 Kumkum Bhagya 18:00 Khatra Khatra Khatra 18:00 Movie
18:00 Balika Vadhu 21:00 Movie
18:30 Dance Deewane
20:00 Madhubala 12:46 Movie
21:00 Mere Dil Ki Lifeline 14:45 Movie
13:00 Kullfi Kumarr Bajewala 22:00 Uttaran 17:47 Movie
13:30 Kasautii Zindagii Kay 23:00 Mere Dil Ki Lifeline 19:46 Movie
14:00 Ye Hai Mohabbatein 21:00 Movie
14:30 Nazar 22:38 Movie
15:00 Divya-drishti
15:30 Krishna Chali London 19:00 Udaan
19:30 Ishq Mein Marjawan 18:00 Nimki Mukhiya
12:30 Chhota Bheem 20:00 Shakti Astitva Ke Ehsaas Ki 18:30 Radhakrishn
14:00 Ice Age
14:00 Grizzy And The... 20:30 Kesarri Nandan 19:00 Kaal Bhairav Rahasya
15:30 Big Trouble In Little China
16:00 Chhota Bheem 21:00 Gathbandhan 19:30 Pyaar Ke Papad
17:30 Trolls
19:00 Super Bheem 21:30 Jhansi Ki Rani 20:00 Ek Thi Rani Ek Tha Raavan
19:00 Transporter 2
21:00 Chhota Bheem 22:00 Roop 20:30 Nimki Mukhiya
21:00 Rise Of The Planet Of The
22:00 Grizzy And The... 22:30 Vish Ya Amrit Sitaara 21:00 Radhakrishn

Irrfan is back
Apes
23:00 Mr. Bean 23:00 Tantra 21:30 Musakaan
16:00 Iss Pyaar Ko Kya Naam... 23:00 The Amazing Spider-man STAR GOLD
23:30 M.A.D. 23:30 Crime Hour 22:00 Savdhaan India
20:00 Taqdeer

15:30 Do Or Die
16:00 Remote Survival 13:45 Taqdeerwala
17:00 Airport Security 16:50 Ready
Feels grateful for love and support 12:00 Jaws & Claws 18:00
18:30
Street Genius
Science Of Stupid
07:00 Breakfast Live
08:30
12:00
Druto Xongbaad
Duporor Xironam 20:00
22:25
Taqdeer
Jaguar
13:00 Animal Planet Exclusives 08:00 Live at 8 13:00 Cinemaghar
14:00 Young Survivors 19:00 Do Or Die 09:00 Good morning Assam 15:00 Abelir Khobor
14:42 Survival Games 19:30 Science Of Stupid 10:00 Assamese news 17:00 Xondhiyar Xirunam

T
20:00 World's Deadliest 11:30 Kotha Barta (R) 18:00 Xondhiyar Xeerxo Xongbaad
he film fraternity India in February this year, and See you soon Irrfan. Swara 21:00 India's Mega Kitchens 12:00 Mid Day Live 19:00 Dintur Xironaam
welcomed Irrfan Khan made a rare media appearance Bhasker: Welcome back Irrfan 22:00 Remote Survival 13:00 Assamese Telefilm 20:00 Druto Xongbaad 14:46 Happy New Year
23:00 Inside North Korea... 14:30 Afternoon Prime 20:30 North east scan 18:34 Soori The Street Fighter
back with open arms as last month at Mumbai airport. sir! Wish you health and 17:30 Guwahati Bisesh 21:00 Dintur Bixoi
STAR MOVIES
21:00 Khoonkhar
18:00 Guwahati Live 22:00 Aporadha Nama 23:34 Zinda Hoon Mein
the actor, who was lying low But he seemed to be happiness… you are our 18:30 Breaking @ 6:30 23:00 Noixo Xironam 23:00 The Amazing
for months following neuroen- avoiding paparazzi as he chose inspiration. Nimrat Kaur: To 19:00 Assamesse Prime Time Spider-man
20:00 Discussion Show
docrine tumour diagnosis and to hide his face with a muffler. welcome you back would 21:00 Super Prime Time
22:00 Live at 10 08:30 Sikithsa Nidan (Health Prog.)
treatment, took to social However, on Tuesday, the mean acknowledging your 12:00 Forged In Fire 22:30 Noixo Guwahati 08:35 Swachh Bharat Batori 14:15 Shola Aur Shabnam
13:00 Pawn Stars 23:00 Noixo Batori 08.50 Batori 17:55 Daring Gundaraaj
media to express gratitude to actor was devoid of any urge absence. Irrfan you have been 14:00 Food Tech 15:00 Prog. on Right to Education 20:30 Dashing Jigarwala 2
15:00 Omg! Yeh Mera India
those who gave him love and to hide away when he was more present than ever 15:28 Super Senses
16:00 Forged In Fire
15:30 Yuva Darpan 23:30 Asuravadham
16:00 Animal Planet Presents 16:00 Abelir Batori
support to help him get seen at Mumbai airport again. before. Awaiting your rekin- 17:00 Monster Week 17:00 Storage Wars 1700 Xopun 16:05 Krirangan (Sports Prog.)
18:00 Weird, True & Freaky 17:30 Shipping Wars 1730 Barala Kai 16:30 Geetmala
through his tough phase. The lower half of his face was dled magic with baited breath. 19:00 Animal Planet Exclusives 18:00 Monster Motor Challenge 1830 Xopunor Aasutia Rang 17:00 Nimishote Batori
19:00 Tougher Than It Looks
Celebrities like Swara first covered with a black mask, May your brightest ever 20:00 Chasing Monsters
19:30 Win, Lose Or Fail
2000 Jonaki Kareng 17:02 DD Kisan TV Serial in Hindi
14:29 Run
21:00 Animal Planet Presents 2030 Xopun 17:30 Krishi Darshan
Bhasker, Hansal Mehta, but he later removed it for the chapter begin. 22:00 Monster Week
20:00 Crazy Wheels 2100 Oi Khapla 18:00 Dharabahik 17:22 Insan
20:30 Omg! Yeh Mera India 2130 Bah Amarawati Bah 20:00 Samba ZEE CINEMA
Guneet Monga and Randeep paparazzi, and continued to Randeep Hooda: Welcome 23:00 Animal Planet Exclusives
21:00 Forged In Fire 2200 Borola Kai
18:30
18:45
Batori
NE News
22:28 Bhai - The Lion 23:34 Zinda Hoon Mein
Hooda among many others walk with the trademark lilt in back brother. KayKay Menon: 22:00
22:30
Pawn Stars
Storage Wars
welcomed Irrfan. his walk back in place. Welcome back brother! Irrfan. 23:00 Ancient Aliens
In an emotional note posted There has been a buzz that Vinay Pathak: This is the best 13:00 The Dark Side Of Crocs 20:00 Vivo Ipl 2019 Live 17:00 Motogp 2019 Hls
14:00 Monster Fish 23:45 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls 18:00 Ufc Fight Night
on his social media account on Irrfan will soon start shooting news I’ve heard in ages! 15:00 Jungle Queens 21:00 Espn Fc Show
14:00 Ucl 2018/19 Hls
Wednesday, Irrfan shared his for the sequel to his 2017 film Supremely happy and thrilled! 16:00 The Dark Side Of Crocs
13:00 Big Cats 15:00 Uel 2018/19 Hls 21:30 Formula E Street Racers
17:00 Return Of The Lion 18:30 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls 16:00 Serie A 2018/19 Hls 22:00 Super League Triathlon Hls
thoughts on the prayers, “Hindi Medium”, opposite Welcome back Monsieur! 18:00 Survive The Wild 14:00 Extreme Fishing 12:30 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls
19:00 Maruti Suzuki Ipl: Live 17:00 Ucl 2018/19 Hls 23:00 Motogp 2019 Hls
15:00 Factomania 13:00 Game Plan
blessings and love he received Kareena Kapoor Khan in Irrfan Khan. Atul Kasbekar: So 19:00
20:00
America The Wild
Jungle Queens 16:00 The Hunt 13:30 Road To World Cup
23:45 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls 18:00 Nba Hls
14:00 Vivo Ipl - Themed Hls 19:00 Serie A 2018/19 Hls
while he was fighting the London. delighted. Welcome back 21:00 Dead By Dawn 17:00 Fierce Earth
14:30 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls 20:00 Espn Fc Show
22:00 Lion Gangland 17:30 Secrets Of Everything 20:30 La Liga 2018/19
ailment in London. Here’s what celebrities Irrfan Khan. 23:00 Survive The Wild 18:00 Fishing Impossible
15:00 Game Plan 12:00 Ucl 2018/19 Hls
22:30 Serie A 2018/19 Hls
14:00
16:00
Sa Vs Australia Test Hls
Sl Vs Sa Odi Hls
15:30 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls 13:00 Wwe Raw
It was in March last year tweeted: Sayani Gupta: Welcome back 19:00 Rick Stein's Far Eastern...
16:00 Vivo Ipl - Themed Hls 15:00 Uel 2018/19 Hls 23:00 La Liga 2018/19 Live 17:00 Aus Vs Eng 2018 Odi Hls
20:00 Food Factory 16:30 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls 16:00 Motogp 2019 Hls 18:00 Australia Vs Sa Odi Hls
that the versatile actor had Hansal Mehta: We love you Irrfan Khan my heart is 20:30 Food Detectives 17:00 Game Plan 17:00 Wwe Raw 19:00 Sl Vs England Odi Hls
21:00 Deadly Dinosaurs
announced his diagnosis and Irrfan! So happy to see you smiling! Great luck and great 13:00 Remote Survival 21:30 Deadly 60
17:30 Road To World Cup 19:00
20:00
Ucl 2018/19 Hls
Wwe Raw 13:30 Serie A 2018/19
20:00
21:00
Wi Vs England Odi Hls
Sa Vs Sri Lanka Odi Hls
18:00 Vivo Ipl - Themed Hls
said that he was going abroad back. Guneet Monga: So health! Godspeed! 14:00 The Great Human Race 22:00 Extreme Fishing 18:30 Vivo Ipl 2019 Hls 22:00 Atp World Tour Uncovered 15:30 Atp World Tour Uncovered 22:00 Australia Vs Sa T20i Hls
15:00 Science Of Stupid 23:00 Life Story 19:00 Maruti Suzuki Ipl : Live 22:30 Serie A 2018/19 Live 16:00 Tna Greatest Matches 23:00 Sl Vs India Odi Hls
for treatment. He returned to excited to have you back sir ! (Source: IANS)

Know your DAY LOCKHORNS CROSSWORD - 6556

money
beforehand
By JACQUELINE BIGAR (6)
6 Dine at
HAPPY BIRTHDAY for Thursday, April 4, 2019: home (5)
This year, you often come off far more assertive than you think you 7 Woodwind
do. Take a risk. If you’ve weighed the pros and cons of a situation, instruments
you’ll make a good decision. If single, you draw many admirers. Others (5)
feel your magnetism and energy. You have your pick of your admirers. 9 Virus that
If you’re attached, you and your partner often disagree. Respect your causes
differences, and agree to disagree. ARIES can be combative. AIDS (3)
The Stars Show the Kind of Day You’ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4-Positive; 12 One of the
3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult. smaller
states of
ARIES (March 21-April 19)
North East
★★★★★ You say what’s on your mind. Don’t push another person too
India (7)
far. You could be surprised by how he or she reacts. You could walk
14 Edge (3)
through this person’s reaction. You might find that this person is more easygoing
Across Otto (4) 16 Covered
than you anticipated. Tonight: Be spontaneous.
3 Steal; hit 2 4 Romantic with hair (5)
TAURUS (April 20-May 20)
hard (5) singer (7) 17 Zoo beast
★★★ Gather more information. There’s a lot going on behind the
scenes that you prefer to ignore. You could find that the cost of a
project or daily activity might be escalating before your very eyes. Tonight:
THE PHANTOM ® By Lee Falk 8 Post-op
therapy (5)
1 0 Jewish
2 6 Meditative
chant (6)
2 9 Blend,
19
20
(5)
Roared (7)
Little rascal
Keep a secret just that.
scholar (5) mingle (3) (5)
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
1 1 Past tense 3 1 Ottoman 21 Hurts (5)
★★★★ You always exhibit energy and personality. At this point, you
of do (3) governor (5) 23 Six-sided
could be feistier than you have been in the recent past. Try not to fly
1 2 Entertain- 3 2 Deliberated figure (7)
off the handle. Use your insightful sarcasm effectively. Tonight: Choose your
ment unit - (7) 24 Yearns for
company and place.
the idiot 3 4 Covered in (6)
CANCER (June 21-July 22)
box (2,3) creeper (5) 25 Pen point
★★★★ Take your place in the limelight. Others seek you out and
1 3 Competi- 3 5 Joke (3) (3)
want your feedback. You might not realize how angry you are
tion (7) 3 6 In the past 27 Frustration
about a personal matter. Keep the restraint that you’ve had until now. Your
1 5 Hamelin (5) exclamation
anger could be more challenging than you initially thought. Tonight: To the
musician 3 7 The (5)
wee hours.
(5) keystone of 28 Old form of
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22)
1 8 Roman an arch (5) yours (5)
★★★★★ You could be debating whether taking the lead on a
matter that you feel strongly about is worthwhile. A friend cheers seven (3) 3 8 Organic 30 Of plants,
you on. Plunge in, knowing that this action works for you. Clear out a 1 9 Disappear compound having tall
misunderstanding, but don’t lose sight of the big picture. Tonight: Where (6) (5) spindly
your friends are. 2 1 Hot and Down stems (5)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) irascible ? 1 Darken (5) 32 Editor’s
★★★ You could feel pressured by a boss or authority figure who wants
what he or she wants. One-on-one relating proves more effective in BLONDIE (7)
2 2 Burn
slightly (4)
2 Corpse (7)
4 Undulating
(4)
33
excision (4)
____ chi:
Chinese
clearing out a misunderstanding. Your sense of direction helps forge an agree-
ment with a partner. Tonight: Be part of a team. 2 3 Physicist 5 Give the exercises (3)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22)
★★★★ Defer to an assertive associate or friend. This person has SOLUTION TO TRIBUNE CROSSWORD – 6556
good ideas, but won’t tolerate others playing devil’s advocate. Try to Leggy, 32 Dele, 33 Tai.
grasp where others come from. You’ll have a way of understanding some of the 21 Pains, 23 Hexagon, 24 Craves, 25 Nib, 27 Aargh, 28 Thine, 30
hot ideas kicking around. Tonight: Meet a friend for dinner. 9 HIV, 12 Tripura, 14 Lip, 16 Pilar, 17 Rhino, 19 Vroomed, 20 Scamp,
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Down: 1 Bedim, 2 Cadaver, 4 Wavy, 5 Prepay, 6 Eatin, 7 Oboes,
★★★ Your effectiveness could be tested. You might not know which is Gag, 36 Agone, 37 Coign, 38 Ester.
the best way to proceed. You’re smart enough to be able to test out 24 Crooner, 26 Mantra, 29 Mix, 31 Pasha, 32 Debated, 34 Ivied, 35
different theories or explanations. Direct your energy toward the person who Rivalry, 15 Piper, 18 Vii, 19 Vanish, 21 Peppery, 22 Char, 23 Hahn,
can make a difference. Tonight: Share with a key loved one. Across: 3 Swipe, 8 Rehab, 10 Rabbi, 11 Did, 12 Tv set, 13
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
★★★★ Another person charges toward you and has an idea that works
for them. Your way to get past a problem with this person will be to JUMBLED WORDS
acknowledge how the approach works for the party in question; also, state
HEALTH CAPSULES®
by Bron Smith Given below are four jumbled words. Solve
your case. Tonight: Let the other party decide. the jumbles to make proper words and move
them to the respective squares below. Select
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) the letters in the shaded squares and jumble
★★★★ You could decide to head in a new direction. You have all the them to get the answer for the given quip.
energy that you need to pursue a goal. If anyone blocks you, you’re
likely to lose your temper. Use care around your home, investments and a
personal matter. Tonight: Indulge in a favorite game.
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
★★★★ You see a situation far differently from those around
you. You’re willing to take a stand and manage a loved one or
child with wit and emotion. Good feelings and caring flow back and
forth. Your sense of caring and general friendship draws others. To-
night: At a favorite spot.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
★★★ Stay in touch with your spending. It easily can get out of hand.
Financial isssues could cause a problem with a personal or domestic
matter. Once you loosen the reins on your checkbook, you might go overboard. ___ doesn’t change you. It reveals who
you are when you no longer have to be
Tonight: Keep your budget. nice. (5)
★★★ SOLUTION
have to be nice.
Thought for the day reveals who you are when you no longer
Fate pulls you in different directions. Health Capsules is not intended Answer: Money doesn’t change you. It
to be of a diagnostic nature. Words: Hover, shunt, mauler, overly.
– CLINT EASTWOOD
 14 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
INTERNATIONAL THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

Brunei introduces stoning to death for gay sex, adultery Will complicate
BANDAR SERI BEGAWAN
(Brunei), April 3: Brunei on
Wednesday introduced harsh
new sharia laws, including death
by stoning for adultery and gay
sex, despite a storm of global
criticism from politicians, celeb-
rities and rights groups.
The tough penal code in the
tiny country on tropical Borneo
island – ruled by the all-power-
ful Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah –
fully came into force following
years of delays.
The laws, which also include
amputation of hands and feet for
thieves, make Brunei the first
place in East or Southeast Asia
to have a sharia penal code at the
national level, joining several
mostly Middle Eastern countries
such as Saudi Arabia. Rape and
robbery are also punishable by
death under the code and many
of the new laws, such as capital
punishment for insulting the
Prophet Mohammed, apply to
non-Muslims as well as Muslims.
The decision to push ahead
with the punishments has
sparked alarm around the world,
with the United Nations label-
ling them “cruel and inhumane”
The sultan, who has been on
and celebrities, led by actor
the throne for over five decades,
George Clooney and pop star
also insisted that Brunei was a
Elton John, calling for Brunei-
“fair” country and the environ-
its resolution,
says China
owned hotels to be boycotted.
ment for visitors was “safe and
In a public address to mark a
harmonious”.
special date in the Muslim calen-
Officials confirmed the laws
dar, the sultan called for stronger
had entered into force. Sharia
Islamic teachings but did not
laws have triggered worldwide
mention the new penal code.
condemnation, and Phil
US move to take
“I want to see Islamic teach-
Robertson, deputy Asia director
ings in this country grow
at Human Rights Watch, de- Azhar issue to UNSC
stronger,” he said in the nation-
scribed the code as “barbaric to BEIJING, April 3: China on The State Department was
ally televised speech at a con-
the core, imposing archaic pun-
Wednesday hit out at the US responding to China criticising
vention centre near the capital
ishments for acts that shouldn’t
for threatening to use “all the US, France and the United
Bandar Seri Begawan. even be crimes”. – AFP
available resources” to desig- Kingdom for moving a draft
nate Pakistan-based JeM chief resolution at the UNSC as “not
Masood Azhar as a ‘global ter- a constructive move” and that

Restaurant blast in rorist’, saying Washington’s

move is complicating the is-
sue and not conducive to peace
it “set a bad example”.
China, on Monday criticised
the US for directly taking the
southern Philippines and stability in South Asia.
After China put a hold on a
issue of listing Azhar as global
terrorists to UN Security

wounds 13 French proposal to list Azhar

MANILA, April 3: A
bomb blast outside a
restaurant on Wednesday
wounded at least 13
people, including children,
in the insurgency-plagued
southern Philippines,
authorities said.
The explosion shattered
a window at the front of
the eatery, striking family
members gathered for an
event in the town of Isulan
on Mindanao island,
Mayor Marites Pallasigue
told AFP.
The southern Philippines
is plagued by multiple
armed groups ranging
from Communist insur-
gents to ISIS-aligned
jihadists, which leave the
area mired in poverty and
violence. Police cordoned
off the area outside the
shattered facade of the
restaurant as a probe
began into who was
responsible.
“The bomb was placed
at the back of the air
conditioner,” said
Pallasigue, putting the
number of wounded at 13.
“Most the victims are
related to each other,” she
added. Police confirmed
the explosion but said the
number of wounded could
be as high as 18. No deaths
have been reported.
On a neighbouring island
to the south of Mindanao,
an ISIS-claimed attack in
January on a cathedral
during Sunday mass killed
21 and wounded about a
hundred others.
The bombing cast a
shadow over a vote less
than a week earlier to give
Muslims in the south of
the Catholic majority
Philippines greater
resources and control over
their affairs.
The explosion on
Wednesday in Isulan
happened just a few metres
from the site of a deadly
blast which occurred last
year and was believed to
have been carried out by
Islamist militants. – AFP
Chinese honour guards, left, receive caskets containing the remains of Chinese soldiers from South Korean honour guards
during the handing-over ceremony at Incheon International Airport in Incheon, west of Seoul on Wednesday. The remains
of 10 Chinese soldiers killed during the 1950-53 Korean War will return home from South Korea for burial. – AP/PTI
Maduro loyalists strip
Guaido of immunity
CARACAS, April 3: Maduro loyalists stripped
Venezuela’s Juan Guaidó of immunity on Tues-
day, paving the way for the Opposition leader’s
prosecution and potential arrest for supposedly
under the 1267 Al Qaeda Sanc-
tions Committee of the Coun-
cil, the US on March 27 circu-
lated a draft resolution to the
powerful 15-nation Council to
blacklist Azhar and subject him
to a travel ban, an assets freeze
and an arms embargo.
Chinese Foreign Ministry
spokesman Geng Shuang told
a media briefing here that
China is adopting constructive
and reasonable stand on the
issue to resolve it properly.
He was responding to a
question about State Depart-
ment spokesman’s assertions
that the US will use all “avail-
able resources” to blacklist
Azhar.
The US on Tuesday report-
edly said it will “utilise all avail-
able resources” to ensure
Jaish-e-Mohammad founder
Azhar, was held accountable.
US plays down NASA’s criticism
of India over space debris
Rubio – who has Trump’s ear on Venezuela policy WASHINGTON, April 3: The US has
– said before the vote that nations recognising downplayed NASA’s criticism of India over
Guaidó as his country’s legitimate leader should space debris created by the country’s anti-
take any attempt by Maduro’s government to satellite missile test, saying the two nations
Council after it had put a tech-
nical hold on the US, UK and
French resolution earlier to
declare him a global terrorist
in the UN’s 1267 Sanctions
Committee dealing with coun-
ter-terrorism issues.
On Monday, Geng claimed
“positive progress” has been
made to resolve the vexed is-
sue and accused the US of scut-
tling its efforts.
China has so far blocked the
move to designate Azhar as a
‘global terrorist’ four times in
recent years.
On Wednesday, the Chinese
Foreign Ministry spokesman
said vast majority of the UNSC
members believe that efforts
should be made under the
1267 Sanctions Committee to
solve this designation through
dialogue and consultation in-
stead of pushing the draft reso-
lution at the UNSC. – PTI
a strong strategic partnership with India, and
we will continue to pursue shared interests
in space, in scientific and technical coopera-
tion with India, and that includes collabora-

Trump says he called violating the constitution when he declared him-

self interim President.
But whether the government of President
President Xi Jinping Nicolas Maduro will take action against the 35-
year-old lawmaker remains unclear. Guaidó has
embarked on an international campaign to topple
the ‘king’ of China the President’s socialist administration amid deep-
ening social unrest in the country plagued by
nearly a month of power outages .
He declared himself Venezuela’s interim Presi-
dent in January, and vowed to overthrow Maduro.
So far, however, Maduro has avoided jailing the
man that the administration of US President
Donald Trump and roughly 50 other nations rec-
ognise as Venezuela’s legitimate leader.
The Trump administration has threatened the
Maduro government with a strong response if
Guaido is harmed and Florida Senator Marco
“abduct” him as a coup.
“And anyone who cooperates with this should
be treated as a coup plotter and dealt with ac-
cordingly,” Rubio said on Twitter.
However, the vote against Guaido was unani-
mous, and Constituent Assembly president and
socialist party boss Diosdado Cabello accused the
Opposition of naively inviting a foreign invasion
and of inciting a civil war.
“They don’t care about the deaths,” Cabello
said. “They don’t have the slightest idea ??what
the consequences of war are for a country.”
The Constituent Assembly, which is made up
entirely of Maduro loyalists, met a day after
Maduro ally and Venezuela Supreme Court of
Justice Maikel Moreno ordered it to strip
Guaidó’s immunity for violating an order ban-
ning him leaving the country. – AP
would continue to pursue shared interests in
space that includes collaboration on safety
and security in space.
State Department deputy spokesperson
Robert Palladino’s remarks came a day after
National Aeronautics and Space Administra-
tion termed as a “terrible thing” India’s
shooting down of one of its satellites that has
created about 400 pieces of orbital debris.
“The issue of space debris, that is an im-
portant concern for the United States, and I
would say that we took note of the Indian
Government’s statements that the test was
designed to address space debris issues,”
Palladino said.
“I think we spoke a little bit about this last
week. But as we’ve said previously, we have
tion on safety and security in space,” he said.
Last week, India carried out Mission
Shakti, in which it successfully targeted a
low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed its
success as “an unprecedented achievement”
that makes India “a space power.”
NASA administrator Jim Bridenstine said
about 60 pieces of debris have been tracked
so far out of which 24 are going above the
apogee of the ISS.
“That is a terrible, terrible thing to create
an event that sends debris and an apogee
that goes above the International Space Sta-
tion. That kind of activity is not compatible
with the future of human spaceflight that we
need to see have happen,” he said. – PTI

WASHINGTON, April 3: man of the Central Military

US President Donald Trump
said he called his Chinese coun-
terpart Xi Jinping a “king” dur-
ing his first state visit to Beijing
in 2017 and that the top Com-
munist Party leader appeared
to appreciate the remark.
Addressing the National
Republican Congressional
Committee spring dinner in
Washington on Tuesday,
Trump said Xi had denied he
was a king.
“He said, ‘But I am not
king, I am President.’ I said
‘No, you’re President for life,
and therefore you’re king’,”
Trump told his audience,
prompting laughter, CNN re-
ported.
“He said, huh. He liked that.
I get along with him great,” it
quoted the US President as
saying.
Trump, 72, visited Beijing
in November 2017, just
months before China’s rubber-
stamp legislature, the National
People’s Congress, dropped
the two-term limit on the Chi-
nese presidency in March.
The controversial move
cleared the way for Xi, 65, to
serve indefinitely as China’s
head of state, strengthening his
grip on power.
China abolished monarchical
rule in 1912 when the last
emperor of the Qing dynasty,
Pu Yi, was overthrown to es-
tablish the Republic of China.
Xi is also serving as Gen-
eral Secretary of the ruling
Communist Party and Chair-
Commission.
President Trump was ac-
corded red-carpet treatment
during his 2017 visit to Beijing,
becoming the first foreign
leader to dine in the Forbid-
den City since the founding of
modern China.
Speaking from the Great
Hall of the People in Beijing
before their bilateral meeting,
Trump said, “My feeling to-
ward you (President Xi) is an
incredibly warm one. As we
said, there’s great chemistry,
and I think we’re going to do
tremendous things for both
China and for the United
States. And it is a very, very
great honour to be with you.
Thank you very much.”
After their meeting, Trump
told Xi, “I want to thank you
again – you’re a very special
man – for your gracious hospi-
tality.”
Trump has also hosted Xi at
his Mar-a-Lago resort in
Florida in April 2017.
Following Trump’s trip to
China, the relationship be-
tween the two countries has
grown rockier. Starting early
in 2018, Trump began impos-
ing tariffs on billions of dollars’
worth of Chinese exports to
narrow the trade deficit, spark-
ing a trade war.
In his speech to the Republi-
can committee, Trump said that
had he not imposed the tariffs,
the Chinese economy would
have caught up with the United
States within years. – PTI
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Kohli acknowledges RCB still We showed we want to win this league,

searching for right combination
JAIPUR, April 3: Royal Chal-
lengers Bangalore skipper Vi-
rat Kohli has conceded that his
struggling team is yet to get the
right balance and will continue
experimenting with its combi-
nations in the ongoing IPL.
RCB are winless in the on-
going edition. They went down
to Rajasthan Royals by seven
wickets, their fourth succes-
sive loss, on Tuesday night.
“This is a month-and-a-half
or a couple of months maxi-
mum. You have to think of the
Virat Kohli looks dejected after dropping a catch during the IPL match against Rajasthan then these things can happen,”
best possible combination go-
ing forward. We will definitely
sit down and consider talking
about what we can do. What can
we do to get the balance right,”
Kohli said after the match.
“Hopefully get some fresh
guys in and they can make
some cracking match-winning
performances for us and get
the team going. That’s an im-
portant factor: to think on our
feet. Just focus on the best XI
we can take on the park and
be competitive every game,”
Royals in Jaipur.
says Suarez after Barca comeback
MADRID, April 3: Lionel Messi and Luis
Suarez led Barcelona to a stunning come-
he added. prove our performance and back against Villarreal on Tuesday and may
Kohli said he is still hopeful
take a bit of confidence that we have ensured there will be no return for
of a turnaround.were a bit more competitive Atletico Madrid in La Liga’s title race.
“We have 10 games to go.
than the last game,” he said. Atletico play Barca at the Camp Nou on
If we start turning things
Kohli said they needed a few Saturday and were given fresh hope of a
around pretty soon, then we
more runs on the board against resurgence when struggling Villarreal, in-
can get on a roll as well. We
Rajasthan on Tuesday. spired by the brilliant Santi Cazorla, led the
have to keep believing as a
“We were more competi- Catalans 4-2 going into the final minute.
side. Just four games in, we
tive. But we were 15-20 short But Messi, who had started on the bench,
would have liked one result
with the bat. I thought 160 drove in a free-kick in the 90th and in the
our way if not two.
was competitive, but with the 93rd, Suarez fired in a devastating half-vol-
“The Mumbai game and this
dew factor, 15 runs more ley to earn Barca a 4-4 draw and an unlikely
one, I thought we played well.
would’ve been more challeng- point. Combined with Atletico’s earlier 2-0
We just didn’t grab on to our
ing,” he said. victory over Girona, the result means the
chances, we will like to im-
The RCB fielders dropped gap at the top is reduced to eight points
a number of catches and Kohli ahead of this weekend’s top of the table
said they can’t afford to com- meeting but Ernesto Valverde’s side cele-
mit such mistakes if they want brated Suarez’s goal like it was a winner.
to finish on the winning side. “In the end it is only a point but there
Rajasthan skipper Ajinkya is a certain feeling after coming back from
Rahane and Steve Smith were two goals down in the last minute,” Val- Luis Suarez of Barcelona celebrates after scoring the equaliser to make it 4-4 during
dropped and their contribu- verde said. the La Liga match against Villarreal in Villarreal, Spain.
tions with the bat helped the Cazorla, meanwhile, sank to his knees, a
hosts win. chance spurned for Villarreal to pull four The pair have now scored 51 goals Messi as Coutinho tapped in a pass by Mal-
“It was not easy to get the points clear of the relegation zone, with Celta between them in the league this sea- com, who then headed in Arturo Vidal’s cross
boundaries in the second in- Vigo, now only two behind, still to play Hues- son, just one shy of the total managed for a 2-0 lead after 16 minutes.
nings but if we make that many ca on Wednesday. They had come from two by Real Madrid. But Villarreal sprung into life, revived by
mistakes (dropped catches), down, as Samuel Chukwueze and Karl Toko “The spirit we showed at the end, to Chukwueze, who pulled one back seven min-
then we will fall on the losing Ekambi cancelled out early goals from refuse to give in, to come back in the last utes later. A sumptuous flick by Iborra
side. In a tournament like IPL, Philippe Coutinho and Malcom. Vicente Ibor- minute – we showed that we want to win launched the counter-attack and Cazorla sent
when you have no momentum, ra and Carlos Bacca looked to have sealed this league,” said Suarez. the striker clear. Chukwueze’s shot struck
an incredible win, only for Messi and Sua- Rested along with Gerard Pique and Ivan the post but cannoned back to him and this
said Kohli. – PTI rez to intervene. Rakitic, it seemed Barcelona would not need time, he guided it into the far corner. – AFP

Lower-order worry for Delhi
against Sunrisers
NEW DELHI, April 3: Skip-
per Shreyas Iyer would look to
sort out his team’s lower-order
woes and strive for consistency
when Delhi Capitals face a ram-
paging Sunrisers Hyderabad in
an IPL match here on Thursday.
A dramatic lower-order col-
lapse against Kings XI Punjab
exposed Delhi’s batting frailties
and Iyer would look to plug those
holes to stand a chance of taming
Sunrisers, who have been on a
roll with back-to-back wins. A
new look Delhi made a rampag-
ing start to the season with a su-
perb win over three-time former
champions Mumbai Indians but
since then they have struggled
with their lower-order. Delhi are
currently fifth in the eight team
standings with two wins and as
many loses after four games and
consistency is something which
Kean on target for Juve despite racist abuse in Cagliari
MILAN, April 3: Rising Ita-
ly star Moise Kean was tar-
geted by racist abuse after he
continued his goal-scoring
spree to push Juventus closer
to an eighth consecutive Serie
A title on Tuesday with a 2-0
win over Cagliari.
Kean, 19, slotted in his
fourth goal in as many league
games in the 85th minute af-
ter defender Leonardo Bonuc-
ci nodded in the opener on 22
minutes in Sardinia.
The youngster’s celebration
after scoring, however, infuriat-
ed the Sardinian crowd who had
jeered the teenager throughout
after he was booked for diving
in the first half.
During the match, Kean,
along with his French team-
mate Blaise Matuidi and Bra-
zilian Alex Sandro, had been
targeted by monkey noises,
they would be looking for. Delhi
had failed to score six runs from
the last over against Kolkata
Knight Riders, thus taking the
match to Super Over and it was
only due to Kagiso Rabada’s su-
perb yorkers, they had managed
to scrape through in the end.
However, Delhi’s lower-or-
der came unstuck against Kings
XI on Monday night when they
inexplicably lost seven wickets
for eight runs to lose the game
by 14 runs. Delhi were 144 for
three in the 17th over, chasing
167 before being bowled out for
152 in 19.2 overs.
“I am really speechless. Re-
but these increased in intensi-
ty after the second goal.
Kean celebrated with his
hands outstretched in front of
the Cagliari fans after scoring.
But Bonucci claimed that
Kean should not have pro-
voked the home supporters
and said his team-mate was
partly to blame for the unsa-
voury scenes.
“Kean knows that when he
scores a goal, he should cele-
brate that with his team-mates.
He knows he could have done
something differently too,”
Bonucci told Sky Sport Italia.
“There were racist jeers
after the goal, Blaise heard
it and was angered. I think
the blame is 50-50, because
Moise shouldn’t have done
that and the Curva (Cagliari
fans) should not have react-
ed that way.
ally disappointing. It is a cru-
cial match and losing such
matches is not going to bene-
fit us. Mentally we need to
train ourselves – we are get-
ting good starts, need to finish
better,” Iyer had said.
Rishabh Pant, who played a su-
perb knock of 78 to pile up a
mammoth 213 against Mumbai
in the first match, has been the
highest run-scorer for Delhi
while the likes of Shikhar Dha-
wan, Prithvi Shaw, Iyer and Co-
lin Ingram too have been among
runs. The bowling department
has been led by Rabada, while
they also have Kiwi pacer Trent
Boult and Ishant Sharma in
their ranks. Young Nepalese
leg-spinner Sandeep Lamich-
hane too has performed well
so far for Delhi. – PTI
MATCH STARTS AT 8 PM
“We are professionals, we
have to set the example and
not provoke anyone.”
Cagliari fans appeared to
throw objects at Kean, and
the match was momentari-
ly stopped and an appeal
made over the speakers,
while Matuidi reacting furi-
ously to the jeers at the
same stadium where he was
targeted last season.
The abuse came on the day
that UEFA president Ale-
ksander Ceferin said he will
ask referees to stop matches
in the future when there is rac-
ist chanting.
“As usual, there are some
idiots, but also normal peo-
ple,” said Juventus coach Mas-
similiano Allegri.
“We have cameras, we iden-
tify and ban them.” Cagliari
president Tommaso Giulini,
Sindhu, Srikanth enter 2nd Stage set for Mr Saraighat contest
round of Malaysia Open
KUALA LUMPUR, April 3: Top Indian shuttlers PV Sindhu
and Kidambi Srikanth advanced to the second round of the
Malaysian Open World Tour Super 750 tournament here on
Wednesday.
Olympic and world championship silver medallist Sindhu
staved off a spirited challenge from World No. 20 Aya Ohori 22-
20, 21-12 to record her sixth win over the Japanese, while
India Open finalist Srikanth beat Indonesia’s Ihsan Maulana
Mustofa 21-18, 21-16 in 38 minutes.
Fifth seed Sindhu will now look to avenge her All England
loss against Korea’s Sung Ji Hyun, whom she faces next, while
Srikanth will meet Thailand’s Khosit Phetpradab on Thursday.
HS Prannoy, who had reached the quarterfinals last week at New
Delhi, however, bowed out after losing 12-21, 21-16, 21-14 to Sit-
thikom Thammasin of Thailand following a hard-fought battle.
With Sameer Verma too crashing out in the opening round,
Srikanth is the only Indian in the fray in men’s singles.
Men’s doubles pair of Manu Attri and B Sumeeth Reddy,
who had entered the semifinals in India Open, also failed to
cross the opening hurdle, going down 16-21, 6-21 to seventh
seeds Han Chengkai and Zhou Haodong of China.
In the women’s singles match, World No. 6 Sindhu fell back
in the opening game after an initial 5-2 lead as Ohori jumped to
a 12-7 advantage. – PTI
Moise Kean of Juventus vies for the ball with Fabio Pisacane
and Luca Ceppitelli (R) of Cagliari during the Serie A match at
the Sardegna Arena in Cagliari, Italy.
however, blamed Kean for stir- had done what Kean did, the
ring up tensions. reaction would have been the
“If (Federico) Bernardeschi same,” said Giulini. – AFP
Bhabajyoti Goswami (2nd left) and Basanta Das (2nd right) addressing the media.
SPORTS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, April 3: The stage is all set
for the 30th Mr Saraighat RG Baruah Me-
morial All India Classic Bodybuilding Cham-
pionship which is scheduled to be held on
April 6 at the ITA Centre here.
Saraighat Gym under the aegis of the As-
sam Body Builders and Fitness Association
affiliated to Indian Body Builders Federation
will hold the bodybuilding event where lead-
ing national and international bodybuilders of
the country will contest for the crown, in-
formed organising secretary Bhabajyoti Gos-
wami and executive chairman Basanta Das in
a press conference held here today.
Mr Saraighat title winner will walk away
with a cash award of Rs 1,50,000 while the
second and third position holders will be-
Radial Club in semis
SPORTS REPORTER
GUWAHATI, April 3: With back-to-back
victories in the three-team group, Radial
Club of Nagaon made it to the last-four stage
of the Assam Cricket Association organ-
ised Assam Premier Club Championship.
In their second match at the ACA Stadi-
um in Barsapara here today, the Nagaon
outfit humbled India Club of Silchar by a
convincing margin of seven wickets.
Deciding to bat, the Silchar team failed
to withstand the sharp Radial bowling and
were all out for a paltry 81 in 34.5 overs.
Chasing the small target, the Nagaon side
lost three wickets in gathering the required
runs in 15.3 overs.
Brief scores: India Club 81 (Raihan
Jameel Mazumdar 27; Bichitra Baruah 5/
16, Mrinmoy Dutta 2/11). Radial Club 83/
3 (Debajit Baruah 29, Asif Wasim 23; Ikra-
come richer by Rs 1,00,000 and Rs 80,000
respectively. Cash prizes will be offered to
the top ten position holders.
The State contest will be conducted for
the Pratidin Mr Saraighat Assam title along
with Mr Saraighat competition on the same
stage where the champion will get Rs 30,000
and the second and third position winners
will receive Rs 20,000 and Rs 15,000 respec-
tively. Top five position holders will get cash
awards in this contest.
Assam Governor Prof Jagdish Mukhi will
be the chief guest on the occasion.
Assam team for Mr Saraighat: Khanjan
Pratim Talukdar, Dipu Dutta, Subhadeep
Baidya, Monjit Roy, Koshar Ali, Ashim Dih-
ingia, Subhit Gogoi, Nayanmoni Neog,
Mainul Islam.
mul Ali 2/29).
Today’s match: India Club vs Doom-
dooma CCC.
Shahil wins title
in Sri Lanka
GUWAHATI, April 3: Assam chess prodi-
gy Shahil Dey emerged champion today in
the U-12 category of the Asian Youth Rapid
Chess Championship being held in Sri Lanka.
He scored 6.5 points out of possible 7 points
in 7 rounds played under rapid time control.
Shahil is a member of the 20-member In-
dian contingent that is taking part in the Asian
Youth Chess Championship (Rapid, Blitz and
Classical events) that is underway at Sri Lan-
ka and will conclude on April 9. Shahil, a train-
ee of Assam Chess Club is also participating
in the classical event of the tournament and is
seeded 3rd in the starting rank list.

United have no margin for error, admits Solskjaer SU DO KU

WOLVERHAMPTON (UK), April
3: Ole Gunnar Solskjaer admitted
Manchester United have no further
margin for error in their bid to secure
a top-four finish after a damaging 2-1
defeat against Wolves on Tuesday.
Ashley Young’s needless dismissal
and Chris Smalling’s farcical own goal
were the low points of a disappoint-
ing evening for Solskjaer’s side at
Molineux.
United had been set a target of 15
points from their remaining seven
games by the manager before their
visit to Molineux.
That total is now 15 points from six
matches, with games to come against
both Manchester City and Chelsea at
Old Trafford, a target which Solskjaer
admits leaves no room for mistakes.
“I’m as confident as I was three hours
ago,” joked Solskjaer after the defeat.
“I said we need 15 points from our
last seven games and now we need
Ole Gunnar Solskjaer 15 from our last six.
“It’s difficult but then again, we’re a
very good team and it’s going to be diffi-
cult for anybody who plays against us.
“This was a tough game but a per-
formance that deserved a win.” Scott
McTominay’s first goal for United was
equalised by Diogo Jota before the
interval, but the game’s turning point
proved to be a second yellow card
collected by Young with just 57 min-
utes gone.
Young was booked twice in the
space of five minutes for fouls on Jota,
the second a particularly unpleasant
high challenge.
“When you’re on a yellow you’re
always in danger of it being a yellow
card again,” said Solskjaer.
“Probably it was a bad decision by
Ashley but in the heat of the moment
he reached for the ball and was a little
bit too high, it made it more difficult.
“We didn’t get the pressure built that
we expected, so we kept possession
well but then they scored with the first
chance they put the ball in the box.”
United finally caved to Wolves’ nu-
merical superiority 20 minutes later,
when Raul Jimenez rose above Phil
Jones and headed a Joao Moutinho
cross goalwards.
The awkward attempt saw Small-
ing and goalkeeper David de Gea be-
come entangled, with the former mak-
ing the final touch as the ball rolled
over the line. McTominay’s memora-
ble first ever goal in professional foot-
ball had come after just 13 minutes.
A patient left-wing build-up ended
with Jesse Lingard playing the ball
centrally to Fred, with the Brazilian
quickly moving it sideways to Scot-
land international McTominay. Solution of last problem
The 22-year-old unleashed a bril-
Originating from Japan,
liant, right-foot finish from 25 yards ‘su do ku’ is a mind game
that beat the diving Rui Patricio and and a puzzle that can be
nestled in the far left-hand corner. solved with proper
It might have been an even health- reasoning and logic. Fill
the grid with digits in such
ier position with Romelu Lukaku a manner that every row,
having already headed a good chance every column and every
directly at Patricio and Lingard do- 3 x3 box accommodates
the digits 1 to 9 without
ing likewise from Lukaku’s chip for-
repeating any.
ward. – AFP
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SPORTS THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019

Dismissing Kohli and AB best moment of my cricketing career: Shreyas Gopal

ICC to join hands with JAIPUR, April 3: Claiming the covet-
ed wickets of Virat Kohli and South Afri-
first win of the season, a seven-wicket
victory over struggling Royal Challeng-
match conference here.
“Any wicket is a big wicket but obvi-

Interpol to fight corruption can run-machine AB de Villiers was the

DUBAI, April 3: The International
Cricket Council (ICC) on Wednesday said
it has sought “closer working relations”
with the Interpol, an organisation which
facilitates worldwide police cooperation,
to widen the scope of its fight against
corruption in the sport.
The cooperation was discussed during
ICC Anti-Corruption Unit General Man-
ger, Alex Marshall’s visit to the Interpol
headquarters in Lyon, France.
“The ICC and Interpol are keen on
working together and our meetings in
Lyon last week were productive. The ICC
has an excellent relationship with law en-
forcement agencies in a number of coun-
tries but working with Interpol means we
are connecting with their 194 members,”
Marshall said in a media release.
Marshall said the idea is to ensure that
players are better educated about the cor-
ruptors and Interpol’s vast network
would be helpful in this.
“Our focus is on education of players
and prevention and disruption of cor-
ruptors. Where our enquiries reveal
criminal offences have been commit-
ted, we will refer this to the relevant
law enforcement organisations and this
makes Interpol an important partner
for us,” he added.
Interpol’s Criminal Networks unit As-
sistant Director Jose de Gracia said the
organisation will be glad to assist the ICC.
“Sport brings people together, but
criminals looking to make large profits
best moment of my cricketing career,
says young Rajasthan Royals spinner
ers Bangalore on Tuesday night.
“Getting Virat Kohli and AB de Vil-
liers in same match is a dream for
ously these two are big names so it feels
that much more better. But I feel I
shouldn’t be getting ahead of myself and
can undermine its integrity. Our meet- Shreyas Gopal. any youngster. It is the best moment stay calm,” he added.
ings and cooperation with partners such The leg-spinner took 3 wickets for 12 of my cricketing career and definite- The 25-year-old said that it was hard
as the ICC help us shape a collaborative, runs in his magical four-over spell, which ly one of biggest moments of my IPL to devise a plan against batsmen like
holistic response,” said de Gracia.
helped Rajasthan Royals secure their cricket,” Shreyas said at the post Kohli and de Villiers’ stature. – PTI
Cricket has been fighting the menace
of match-fixing for quite a few years.
Some of the biggest names in the game
have been accused and even found guilty
of accepting bribes from bookmakers
with the list including the likes of late
South African captain Hansie Cronje,
Herschelle Gibbs and former India cap-
tain Mohammad Azharuddin.
The most recent case of proven cor-
ruption in international games came to
light in 2010 when the Pakistani team
was accused of spot-fixing during a Test
match against England. – PTI

India beat
Indonesia 2-0 in
Olympic qualifiers
MANDALAY (Myanmar),
April 3: Dangmei Grace
scored a brace as the Indian
women football team defeat-
ed Indonesia 2-0 in the AFC
Olympic Qualifiers Round 2
match here on Wednesday.
Grace (27th, 67th) scored
once in each half as the team in
blue took control of the proceed-
ings right from the first whistle.
Speaking later, head coach
Maymol Rocky said: “We
wanted to start our qualifying
campaign on a winning note
and we have done so. Indone-
sia proved to be tough oppo-
nents that committed bodies
in defence but we found a way
to gather three points.
“It is important to keep the
winning momentum alive...
We are taking one match at a
time and our focus shifts on our
next opponents Nepal (on April
6),” she added.
Keeping their winning mo-
mentum alive after the success
of their 5th consecutive SAFF
title win, the Indian women
mounted pressure on the oppo-
nents from the opening minute.
Some crafty work down the
wings by Sanju and Ratanbala
Devi caused havoc on the op-
position defence that was una-
ble to read the play of the Indi-
an women.
Sanju’s cross in the 24th
minute caused chaos in the Indo-
nesian defence, with one defend-
er almost turning it into an own
goal before clearing the lines.
Sandhiya’s run in the 26th
minute, after she was found by
Sanju, caught the Indonesian
defenders napping. – IANS

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Live well,

“ Will robots with AI

rule over the Earth
eat well,
study
well,

”
in the future?
love your
GUWAHATI, THURSDAY, APRIL 4, 2019
Technology is advancing so fast culture,
that we cannot predict what will respect
come in the next few years. Robots
are artificial agents acting in the Batman turns 80 your
real world environment. They have etective Comics’ (DC) superhero Batman recently turned 80, after parents.
the advantage over humans by
being able to live forever, and they
can be made stronger and more
resilient. They will also take over
D debuting on March 30, 1939, in the pages of Detective Comics
No. 27. He was created by Bob Kane and Bill Finger. In order to
celebrate the 80-year publishing history of this superhero, DC released
Deepak Mundhra,
two commemorative books in March – the collector’s issue of Detective
the jobs, daily tasks of humans. Comics No. 1000 on March 27, and a special hardcover book
Class-IX, Brookfield
School, North Lakhimpur. Robots are also getting smarter titled Detective Comics: 80 Years of Batman – The Deluxe Edition, which
each day because of the input of released on March 12.
information to them. We cannot be sure, but there is a
probability that robots will rule over the Earth in the future.

Who was Ivan Pavlov?

van Pavlov (1849-1936) was a Russian physiologist and
Yes, robots with AI will rule over
the future world. We can take the
example of Sophia – the human
Pick the book
I Nobel laureate, best known for his studies of reflex behaviour.
He was born in Ryazan, and educated at the University of
Saint Petersburg and at the Military Medical Academy, Saint
robot, created by David Hanson.
Sophia uses Artificial Intelligence,
such as visual data processing
Storybooks are more beneÞcial for you than e-books.
esearchers have found that story-time parent-child pairs during reading sessions done in

R
Petersburg; from 1884 to 1886, he studied in Breslau (now and facial recognition. Robots Tarali Sarma is a National Award-
with printed books are more helpful than a lab. Parents read similar stories in three different
Wroclaw, Poland) and Leipzig, Germany. Before the Russian are smarter, more versatile and winning singer and music director.
Revolution, he served as director of the department of Physiology e-books. When grown-ups are reading formats: traditional printed books, e-books without
autonomous. They can be way to toddlers, they have more meaningful any bells and whistles, and “enhanced” e-books with
at the Institute of Experimental Medicine (part of the present Himashri Nath, Class-VII,
The people who have influenced me
St. Vivekananda English
stronger and more resilient. They conversations when the stories are in extra features like sound effects or animation. During
Academy of Medical Sciences), Saint Petersburg, and professor of
Academy, Guwahati. are immune to diseases and can traditional printed books than when stories are in each reading session, researchers observed how much the most...
Medicine at the Military Medical Academy. In spite of his opposition
to Communism, Pavlov was allowed to continue his research in a solve problems very quickly with e-books. interaction, conversation and collaboration happened Have been my parents and Nature.
laboratory built by the Soviet Government in 1935. Pavlov is noted the correct coding and software. But still, it will take ten Results of the small experiment suggest story- between parents and kids. The devotional songs of the satras have
for his pioneering work in the physiology of the heart, nervous to 20 years for robots to be part of the world and rule time with tablets may not be as good for your With printed books, parents talked to kids always mesmerised me.
system, and digestive system. His most famous experiments, over us in the future. There are still a few tasks which development. “Parents and toddlers know how much more about the stories. The grown-
begun in 1889, demonstrated the conditioned and unconditioned robots cannot perform. The turning point of my life...
to engage over a book, but when adding ups paused to do things like ask kids if they
reflexes in dogs, and they had an influence on the development of
remembered something they did that’s similar to Was singing a Borgeet in the serial
physiologically-oriented behaviourist theories of psychology during a tablet into the mix, it deflects from
With the development of what’s happening in the story, or Sachipator Puthi – a serial telecast
the early years of the 20th century. His work on the physiology of some of the positive benefits of that
technology and science, people asking kids what they think will on TV. Then came my first album –
the digestive glands won him the 1904 Nobel Prize in Physiology shared reading experience,” said lead
are experimenting with everything happen next, the researchers Abhimaan.
or Medicine. His major work is Conditioned Reflexes. study author Dr. Tiffany Munzer
Pavlov’s term “Conditional Reflex” was mistranslated from the Russian as “Conditioned Reflex”, in their lives. So, robots with of the University of Michigan’s report in Pediatrics.
Toddlers also spoke The happiest moments of my life...
and other scientists reading his work concluded that since such reflexes were conditioned, they must Artificial Intelligence will not only C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital
up more to ask Winning the National Award, and the
be produced by a process called conditioning. As Pavlov’s work became known in the West, the be in our lives in the future, but in Ann Arbor, U.S.A. “That
idea of “conditioning” as an automatic form of learning became a key concept in the developing questions and birth of my son Ray.
might also rule over the Earth. isn’t to say there
specialism of Comparative Psychology, and the general approach to Psychology that underlay Nowadays, we can see robots share their
is no benefit A change I would like to see in the
it, behaviourism. The British philosopher Bertrand Russell was an enthusiastic advocate of the performing critical operations own opinions
importance of Pavlov’s work for philosophy of the mind. to electronic society.
Khushboo Das, Class-VII, in hospitals which even the and ideas
Maria’s Public School,
books, just less about the I want people to stop gossiping, and
best doctors find difficult to do, than when you aspire for greatness.
Guwahati. stories when
and robots are also getting compare it with a parents were
citizenship! Sophia (the AI robot) is a role model and an print book.” Message for today’s youth.
reading from
inspiration for many, and scientists want to create more For the study, Munzer’s Live well, eat well, study well, love your
printed books.
like her. But with rising technology, we should not forget team videotaped 37 culture, respect your parents.
our real worth as humans. – Agencies

Robots are a reality today and om!” Priya hugged her beauty comes from the colour of our
they would soon appear in public
places in more complex shapes.
Unlike humans, they are immune
to diseases and can solve
problems very quickly with correct
coding and software. They have
“M
her mother asked.
mother, as she got down
from the school bus.
“So, tell me, how was
your first day at school?”

Priya, a nine-year-old, had been en-

rolled into a new school lately, and today
The colours of love
Ankita Bharadwaz, H.S.L.C. Candidate,
Sankardev Shishu Niketan, Karara.

“Why?” Priya’s mother asked.

@2002 Viacom International Inc.
said Priya.
Priya’s mother took her to their garden.
“Look at the flowers in our garden.
hearts. All people are equally beautiful.
Therefore, we shouldn’t hate any-
one.” Priya’s mother looked at Priya after
saying all this. “All the different coloured
flowers in our garden make it beautiful. If
there were only one-coloured flowers in
this garden, it wouldn’t be so beautiful.
been taking away many human was her first day at school. “Because she is dark-skinned!” Priya They are of different colours. But all of Isn’t it?”
jobs. Yes, technology can pretty “Everything went fine. The teachers are replied. them are equally beautiful. Colours can Priya nodded. “You are right, Mom. I
Tusna Basumatary, much control us. But, on the other very friendly and kind. I made two new “No, Priya, you should not judge people make them look varied, but cannot reduce will befriend her tomorrow and will also
Created by Arlene Klasky, Gabor Csupo, and Paul Germain.
Class-X, St. Vivekananda friends already. And another girl had also because of their skin colour,” Priya’s their beauty. People are also like flowers, apologise to her. I was wrong. From
English Academy,
hand, we still need humans to do
come to befriend me. But, I told her clearly mother tried to explain. and our Earth is like a garden. We may today, I will never hate anyone.” Priya’s
Guwahati. many things, as robots cannot that we cannot be friends with her.” “But, they don’t look pretty to me,” look different from each other, but real mother beamed at her.
make their own decisions and
think emotionally. Instead, they will remain sophisticated CONTRIBUTOR POEM OF THE WEEK SKETCH OF THE WEEK
machines. Therefore, by 2050, they will be a big part of OF THE WEEK Pradnya Roy, Yashvi Khemani,
the world, but definitely will not rule over the Earth. Ankita Bharadwaz, Guwahati. Guwahati.
Karara.
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Kushmanda Deka, Class-VIII,
birth, marriage, as well as death.

Sacramental
St. Mary’s H.S. School, Guwahati.
Birth rites include naamkaran (name-
giving ceremony), annaprasana (the first
“Oops! rice-eating ceremony), pre-puberty rites,

festivals
Today is my and puberty rites. The kan-bindhoni,
result day...” i.e., the ear-piercing ceremony,
NEXT WEEK’S PICTURE prevalent in some localities of
the Barpeta district, may be
Tribal communities of Assam have many sacred rituals termed a family festival as
also a sacramental festival
linked to birth, marriage and death.

Dear Ishani Aunty,
I have a dark complexion and this
makes me very self-conscious. I use
fairness creams, but nothing helps.
What can I do?
– Gargi
Dear Gargi,
If I were you, I would not be con-
cerned at all. Be a beautiful person
by being kind to others. Build up
your career. Honour your parents.
H
uman life, in most
cultures of the world, is
a kind of social move-
ment from one status
and role to another.
The occasion of passing from
one such stage to another is
Q Please collect your certificates from our office. marked by special ceremonies
and festivals. The basic pattern
[Send your entries to
planet_young@assamtribune.com]
of the festivals associated with the rites
of life-cycle is more or less the same
rich and well-established people
among all sections of the non-tribal
since it is an expensive affair. Certain
Hindus of Assam, though different tribal
ceremonial rites are so elaborate that it
takes months to get them arranged. Like
the Karbis, the Pati Rabhas also celebrate an
elaborate death rite. This is termed as Phar-
kanti. The Pharkanti, in its true sense, is the
combination of many festivals celebrated by
singing songs and dances. On one hand,
it is a death rite, and on the other, it is a
peace festival. This rite is also based on a
myth prevalent in the Rabha society. Karbis

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since it is a kind of puberty rite. Ear-piercing
si
Fairness creams do more harm than and Rabhas, both believe in rebirth after
appears to be a rite that is performed by many
ap
death. The hope of rebirth is one of the ob-
good. Build up your confidence and tribes of India and elsewhere at the time when a
tr
jectives of this festival. The Tai Ahoms also
focus on more worthwhile issues. bo
boy or girl attains the age of puberty. Marriage
celebrate the death rite known as Medam-
rites also involve several rituals and playing of
rit
me-phi. It is a ceremony in which oblations
communities
coomm
mmununit
itie Assam
iess of Ass
Assam observe
am o
obs
bser
erve
ve tthe
he games between the bride and the bridegroom.
ga
Dear Ishani Aunty, ACROSS DOWN are offered to the dead and sacrifices to the
same in their own ways. The Mus- Death is another important ritualistic affair.
My friends do group study and they 1 2 ACROSS DOWN
lim communities also celebrate a few The Karbis celebrate the death rite with
gods. In the present-day society of the Tai
say it’s great fun. But, my mother 1. 51 – 9 1. 30 + 13 Teacher: “What is the full form Ahoms, the rite is observed publicly in the
festivals associated with the life-cycle. great festivity and it is known as Chomangkan.
does not let me join in. How can I 2. 18 – 7 2. 23 – 10 of GK?” style of a festival.
3 4 5 The main life-cycle festivals are those of But the ceremony is generally limited to the
convince her? 3. 78 – 15 3. 86 – 20 Student: “God knows!” (only4_pol@yahoo.co.uk)
– Barun 4. 82 – 49 4. 8 + 26
6 7 6. 42 + 22 5. 78 + 13 Gaurab Bala, Class-X,
Dear Barun,

4
South Point School, Guwahati. Name the only
Studies are serious business and the 7. 47 – 26 6. 14 + 51
last thing you ought to want is hav- 8 8. 4 + 21 7. 70 – 42 continent where
9
ing fun. Study on your own and stay 9. 20 + 48 8. 13 + 13 Nancy: “How would you know butterflies don’t exist.
ahead of the others. 10. 71 + 15 9. 30 + 37 if an elephant is hiding
10 11 12 under your bed?”
11. 97 – 40 10. 78 + 4 Bhabana Rabha,
Dear Ishani Aunty, 13. 33 + 3 11. 11 + 45 Joel: “My head would
H.S.L.C. Candidate,
My best friend comes from a mod- 13 14 14. 93 – 14 12. 89 – 20 hit the ceiling!” St. Mary’s Sr. Sec. School,
est background. I am having my 15. 38 + 39 13. 93 – 56 Maligaon, Guwahati. 1. What is the next odd
Q: “Why did the fish Michael Mouse went looking for number after 31?
birthday next week, but I don’t want 15 16 16. 25 + 23 14. 96 – 18 some cheese and is now lost. Can ***
her to buy me an expensive pres-
ent. Any suggestions?
– Aliya Calculate the
swim in saltwater?”
Ans: “Because pepper
would make it sneeze!” 1 What is the study of
insects known as?
you show him the way back to his
mouse hole?
2. What is the opposite of
down?
***
SOLUTION

5
3. How many
Dear Aliya, Which insects have
clues and fill sides are there

2
It’s simple. Ask all your guests not to Jim: “Can you name a Name the only insect ears on their legs? in a triangle?
bring gifts. Tell them you will not ac- in the grids with tree that would fit in your that can turn its head ***
cept presents. That will be a big relief hand?” and look behind its 4. What is half of 12?
for your friend. I am happy you are
the answers. shoulders. ***
Tim: “No. Which tree is it?” 5. What season
so considerate. © Ken Egan - mm1156
Jim: “A ‘palm’ tree!” comes after
autumn?
***
6. How many
legs does a
spider have?
1. Which animal, among the 2. According to folklore, 3. Which sign of the zodiac ***
following, does not belong does the sandman help has a sting in its tail – 7. When your
‘Chucking a wobbly’
6
grandmother
to the cat family – a cheetah, children cross the road, Sagittarius, Cancer, or Name the largest was young,

3
a rottweiler, or a leopard? build sandcastles, or fall Scorpio? is Australian slang for Which insect is species of butterfly. were there
throwing a tantrum. popularly known as mobile phones?
asleep?
the ‘goldbug’? 5. Winter, 6. Eight, 7. No.
ISN·T THAT
GO ON, DON·T BE SCARED. THE WHY ARE YOU
1. 33, 2. Up, 3. Three, 4. Six,
WHAT IS YOUR WHAT YOU DO ANSWERS
CAT WON·T RECOGNISE YOU IN ZODIAC SIGN? THROWING
WHEN YOU CHUCK
THAT DISGUISE! JELLY?
A WOBBLY?
Who has How do What do Do you know
the most young ghosts love what happened
- dangerous job spooks like to chew? to the Egyptian
in Transylvania? their eggs? Boooble pharaoh who ate
Dracula’s Terri-fried gum. crackers in bed?
6. Queen Alexandra’s Birdwing. dentist. He became
4. Antarctica, 5. Grasshoppers, crickets and locusts,
a crummy
1.Entomology, 2. Praying Mantis, 3. Golden Tortoise Beetle, Mummy.
Answers: 1. A rottweiler, 2. Fall asleep, 3. Scorpio (the scorpion). ANSWERS
JP158 Copyright: Dave Allen 2007 www.funny-business.com.au
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The worth of
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life has changed when you began to

self-love Antariksha Hazarika, Class-VIII,

Little Flower School, Dibrugarh.
breathe, when your breath opened
your heart, when you learned to love
1 Gaffe 4 Fillip
Bugs! Bugs! Bugs!
yourself. Self-love brings

“A
a) A one-line joke a) Stimulus flower does not think me every colour of joy,
b) Blunder b) Quote of competing with every sign of love, every
By Bob Barner
c) Chatter c) Young mare the flower next to it, voice of my childhood.
d) Elderly man
Pick the words closest in meaning.

P
d) Witticism retty ladybugs, fluttering butterflies, creepy daddy longlegs,
it just blooms.” Do Here’s a piece of
and roly-poly
you know what this advice, the moment you
bugs are some
means? It simply says, be the beauti- feel suffocated by nega-
2 Marginal
a) Soft
5 Tasteless
a) Insensitive
of the familiar
creatures featured
ful you. As most of us are students, in tivity, express positive
b) Close to a lower limit b) Meaningless the past years of schooling, we have thoughts in any form
in this whimsically
c) Out of the question c) Not truthful learnt a huge amount of new things. you can. Write, draw,
d) Inappropriate illustrated insect
d) False But none of us have learnt how to listen to music, what-
album. Complete
love ourselves. So many years of edu- ever. If you feel better,
with an “actual
5. d) Inappropriate. cation, yet nobody has taught us why keep doing it whenever
3 Earthy
a) Warm
4. a) Stimulus,
3. d) Robust,
size” chart and bug-
o-meter, listing fun
we should love ourselves. We have
been told that we are unique, but we
you feel sad. It’s your
loophole from the dark
b) Nurturing facts about each
are never told to treasure it. This is side. Some days when
2. b) Close to a lower limit,
c) Heavy 1. b) Blunder, bug, Bugs! Bugs! sion because of the negative radia- terday, but yesterday’s me is still me.
something important that we do not I’d like to talk about im-
d) Robust Bugs! will inform
Answers: know. I request parents to explain tions around them. I feel so bad when Today, I am who I am with all my fail- portant topics, I run out of words to ex-
and entertain curi- people hurt themselves on purpose. ures and mistakes. Tomorrow I could
it to their kids at an age when they plain like thousands of stars bypassing
ous little bug lovers Do you ever care for your body? It be a little wiser and that’ll be me, too.
can understand it well, before it is too a black hole. I find myself lost, unable
everywhere. loves you so much, it’s always trying These failures and mistakes are what I
late. Because by loving ourselves we to express myself. I see many people
can boost our mental strength and to keep you alive, it’s making sure am, forming the brightest stars in the who can express themselves through
you breathe while you sleep, stop- constellation of my life.” This year,
Know your
self-esteem. If we are able to love music, painting, creation. It’s fine if
ourselves for who we are, we have al- ping cuts from bleeding, fixing broken make an aim to start loving yourself. you aren’t able to immediately because
ready achieved what so many people bones, finding ways to beat the illness You have magic in your bones, gold slowly you’ll learn. Loving yourself does
6 dn
masterpieces haven’t. that might get you. It’s time you start in your soul, don’t let anyone treat not happen overnight. It’s a process,
Never blame students who have loving it back. Every ounce of your you like you are ordinary. Love the a journey and takes a long, long time,
Yangsook Choi low self-esteem. I myself grew up in physical form is perfect as it is. choices you have made, all the ones lots of people give up if it takes too
an environment like that. But, I knew We were born to find the reason that have split tears, raised laughter long. Be patient. The wait is worth it.
his writer and illustrator
1 ac
5 dn T grew up in South Korea,
and now shuttles between
that I wasn’t worthless, so I wasn’t
discouraged. People fall into depres-
of our existence. As rapper RM once
said, “Maybe I made a mistake yes-
and sprouted anger. Love your spirit,
soul, ego. Love the way your entire
Trust me, the journey to self-love is
simply amazing.

New York and Seoul. This

multi-national life is reflected
3 dn
2 dn

9 dn
in her books. Her characters
are interesting, complicated
and really authentic. She il-
TERM OF THE WEEK In time
Glass ceiling
1 2 3
lustrates her books with soft,
7 dn
dreamy colours and strong, Dear Bhaity, Bhonti,
graphic images.
G
4 5 lass ceiling is the invisible barrier erected by

7 ac
Her books include: men to stop women from being promoted. The
term the ‘glass ceiling’ first came into use in
It’s a pleasure to receive your contributions for
6 7 The Name Jar. 1986 when two Wall Street Journal reporters coined
8 9 Peach Heaven. the phrase to describe the invisible barrier that blocks
women from the top jobs in corporate America. every occasion – be it Holi, Bihu, Independence
Since then the metaphor has also been applied
to the barriers of minorities. The glass ceiling is the
Day, Durga Puja, Diwali, Christmas, etc.
10 11
4 ac
10 ac Locomotive theory that women and minorities do not advance
into senior management or executive positions within
12 By Brian Floca corporate America. It is a barrier that has been in
place since women started redefining their roles in the However, many of you send your contributions
T
his picture book is for older readers. With longer text and
historical detail, Locomotive explores the early days of the family since World War
8ac 13 14
II, when their husbands
transcontinental railroad and it will fill you with nostalgia for
the days when
were forced to leave
home and go fight in
too late and hence, we cannot publish them. I
travelling by the War. At this time,
train was a
14 dn grand adven-
the wife went to work to
support the family. request you to please send your poems, sketches,
ture for those At the end of the
War, this new trend did
above the age
of five. While not cease. Women re- etc., at least two weeks before any occasion.
the text may ceived this era as a time
of choice. Although the
12 ac

13 dn
be geared to-
ward the older
majority of the women,
at this time, chose not
That way, you won’t be disappointed.
crowd, the lyri- to continue working

13 ac 11 dn
cal, rollicking
rhythm and
when the War ended,
a percentage remained
With love, as always,
(Wild –––)
stunningly de- in the workforce. This change in the culture and struc-
tailed illustra- ture was not accepted on a positive note. Women and
9. Flower, 11. Window, 13. Boar, 14. Comb.
tions will draw minorities faced multiple barriers to promotions.
Down: 2. Plug, 3. Desk, 5. Spacecraft, 6. Shark, 7. Sapphire, SOLUTION in readers of (Michael R. Neal – September 28, 1999 –
12. Nightingale, 13. Bookcase. History of the Glass Ceiling.)
all ages.
Across: 1. Moped, 4. Drumsticks, 7. Sugar, 8. Hay, 10. Screw,
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Sketch of the week Poem of the Week

Yashvi Khemani, Class-VIII,
Tension Pradnya Roy, Class-VI,
Holy Child School, Guwahati South Point School, Guwahati.
The moment you are in tension,
You will lose all your attention.
Then you are in total confusion,
And you will feel irritation.
Mother Earth
You will spoil personal relations, Mother Earth, Mother Earth,
Ultimately, you won’t get any co-operation. She is the one who gives us birth.
You will be in a state of complication, But, the trees, the mountains, and the hills,
You may have to start meditation. One-by-one, all are getting killed.
Instead,
Try to understand a situation, She gives us air, and food, and home.
Think about the solution, “But, that’s not enough!” We humans scream;
This is meditation, With greed, our hearts do beat,
Which will give you relaxation, With evil hopes, our eyes do gleam.
And keep you free from tension. Mother Earth, Mother Earth,
Solve your problems by discussion, No one understands Her worth.
This will be effective for your profession. People work with a lot of zeal,
Don’t thank me; it’s not a free suggestion, Only to make money for their meals.
It’s only for your best. Oh! Please stop filling Mother Earth with dirt!
If you understand my intention, Champak Thakuria, Class-XII,
Jawaharlal Nehru College, Boko
You will never be in tension. We are destroying Her,
Abhigyan Dey, Class-I, No longer, can She take our so-called “love”; Rohit Gupta, Class-V,
Tannistha Sharmah Bordoloi, Class-VII, Now, we must flee like scattered doves!
Don Bosco School, Panbazar, Guwahati Miles Bronson Residential School, Guwahati
Gurukul Grammar Sr. Sec. School, Guwahati. She’ll give us all, unto the end;
Let’s save our dear Mother Earth.
Amazing Bali
was here in Assam for my winter vacation when my

I grandmother decided to take me on my first trip to

Bali for my birthday.
It was the morning of January 5 and I woke up early,
but found that my sisters had woken up even earlier. It
was soon evening and it was time for us to go to the
airport. My mom was in line to check-in and then we
went through all the other checks. I did not even realise
I am a star when we reached Kolkata. We waited at the Kolkata
airport for a long time and then we changed planes
I am a star, to Kuala Lampur, and then again, for Bali. When we
As no one can be. reached Bali, we went through Immigration. Our tour
My dresses are like sparkling diamonds, driver was waiting for us. We went to an Indian restau-
My hair is like a beautiful crown. rant for lunch. After that, we went to a hotel and swam
I will be the bravest, in the hotel’s private swimming pool. It was evening
As no one can be in the world. and we decided
My books are stepping stones towards success. to have Indone-
I am a star! sian food in the
hotel itself.
Ashmita Borah, Class-IV, The next day
Don Bosco School, Baghchung. was my birth-
day. I saw two
cards kept for
Aviskha Dey, Class-VIII,
me on the side
Don Bosco School, Panbazar, Guwahati
table and all my
family members Shloka Shelar, Class-IV,
Liza Rahman, Class-VIII, Tisha Gaur, Class-II, NPS International School, Guwahati
wished me. The
St. Mary’s H.S. School, Guwahati Little Flower School, Katrain, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh
hotel people
also wished me
and gave me a
cake. After that
we went around
Bali. We went
to a batik shop,
the government
emporium, a
silver-making village, etc. Then we went to a moun-
tain called Kintamani, where we saw three volcanoes.
After that, we went to a paddy field. On our way, we
saw many street shops. After that, we went to a place
where we could buy and taste coffee. We were also
shown how coffee is made. We also enjoyed a Balinese
dance performance.
The next day, we went to a turtle island in a glass-
bottom boat. We took some bread to feed the fish on
the way. There were several varieties of fish, birds,
snakes, besides giant turtles. Our hotel had lots of fun
activities and we really enjoyed our stay. But then, our
time in Bali was soon over and we had to come back
home.

Eshanya Dutta, Tanya Gaur, Class-II, Sabeeha Ahmed, Class-IV, Doris Disha Mazumdar, Megha Gaur, Class-V, Shreya Dutta, Class-IX,
Maharishi Kids Home, Barsajai, Guwahati Little Flower School, Katrain, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh NPS International School, Guwahati Maria Montessori House of Children, Guwahati Little Flower School, Katrain, Kullu, Himachal Pradesh. Kendriya Vidyalaya, Khanapara, Guwahati