79 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE NATION

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1 79 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE NATION PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH RN-1127/57 TECH/GH 104/ , VOL. 79, NO. 40, GUWAHATI, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017, Pages 20 Price Rs. 6.00

2 2 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 Requirement of Food & Beverages (Service) Steward. Only Female candidates required. Ph SV/P/8882/8 Indus hospitality now has office in Guwahati for cruise line jobs call SV/P/2615/4 Urgently required Direct Sales Managers for a reputed Life Insurance Company on Salary. Class XIIth and above. Contact SV/P/2661/1 No Advance Fee, Job Placement. Pay after join. Showroom Sales. Salary + commission. Send resume Girls & Boys. job7new@ gmail.com SV/P/2120/8 CD/SV/3283/1(B) Travel Office Manager Website Developer Manager, Digital Marketing Manager, Paltan Bazar, SV/P/2700/2 Looking for Hardware & Networking Personnel. Contact : , drop CV at atiqure@nanoinformatics.in SV/P/2711/2 We are looking for a Tour Trainee based in Guwahati who has to travel around North-East. Candidates who possess two wheelers to move within Guwahati will be given preference along with fluency in English / Hindi / Assamese or Fresher s who have completed Tourism Courses. Send your bio-data along with contact details to holidays@koyelitravels.in SV/P/2720/2 CD/SV/4244/1 Experienced Medical Sales Representative require for the whole North East Region, at distributorship firm for selling ICU & OT consumable products of an US based company. resume: biodata123@yahoo. com SV/P/2697/2 Required Manager, Caretaker for Resorts. Contact: / SV/P/2251/2 Wanted experienced Manager with Accounting, VAT, Service Tax knowledge and waiter, Steward for a restaurant in Guwahati, apply to Box No. 3282, The Assam Tribune, Guwahati SV/P/3282/1B CD/SV/.../1 SRI GURU NANAK NATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL GOPINATH NAGAR, NEAR LABOUR COMMISSIONER OFFICE SARABHATI, GUWAHATI-16 PHONE: WALK IN INTERVIEW DATE: (MON) TIME: A.M. 1. COMPUTER TEACHER: CANDIDATE MUST BE AN MCA. MINIMUM 1 YEAR EXPERIENCE PREFERRED. (SHOULD BE ABLE TO TEACH CLASS VIII, IX, X). 2) OFFICE ASSISTANT (MALE): CANDIDATE MUST BE ATLEAST B.COM WITH SMART PERSONALITY AND FLUENT IN ENGLISH. HE SHOULD BE CAPABLE OF LEADING THE ENTIRE OFFICE TEAM AND MUST HAVE THOROUGH COMPUTER KNOWLEDGE. CD/SV/P/2824/1 Required Urgently: 1. Sales Personnel with B.Sc/ Diploma preferable with one year experience for Industrial Product Marketing in NE region. 2. Accountant, B.com. with Tally. Please mail your resume to aradhanaguwahati@gmail.com. SV/P/2692/2 A renowned financial services firm is looking for MBA in finance /Chartered Accountant. Attractive incentive based salary package. Candidate may mail their resume to : pushpgeetfinancial@gmail.com SV/P/2737/2 Urgently required Receptionist (F) & Graphic Designer for Advertising Agency. Contact : , SV/P/2733/2 CD/SV/4240/1 Required Accountant, Office Executive, Showroom Executive, Manager, Site Supervisor , ud2016@rediffmail.com SV/P/8980/2 Wanted experienced Supervisors for Civil Construction works at Guwahati/North Guwahati. Mail resume to Imdassons@gmail. com SV/P/8975/2 Construction Company requires Diploma Holders Civil with 2 years field experience at Guwahati. Please your resume to Lmdassons@gmail. com. SV/P/8922/3 Urgently requirement for reputed Company Housewife >30 yrs. and retired person. Ph SV/P/8872/3 CD/SV/.../1 Wanted for Customer Care Receptionist (M/F), Marketing Executive Smart with 2 wheeler. Walk in 10th Feb, 17 Aircel Customer Care, Opp. Nemcare Hospital, Bhangagarh, Guwahati-5. SV/P/2671/2 Wonderful opportunity for retired persons, small businessman. Just work for 3-4 hours SV/P/8923/2 Wanted: MBBS Doctor for Belseri Tea Estate, P.O. Dhekiajuli, Sonitpur, Assam. Tea Garden experience preferred but not necessary. Immediate joining. Salary negotiable. Please apply to Box No. 3271, Assam Tribune, Ghy-3. SV/P/3271/4B Required some Waiters for our Restaurant in Bharalumukh area of Guwahati city. Contact No , SV/P/2984/1 Wanted one Sales Executive for immediate appointment in the Healthcare sector. Should be fluent in English and willing to travel. Please forward CV to Box No. 3284, The Assam Tribune, Guwahati or call SV/P/3284/1B LOOKING FOR A FEMALE RECEPTIONIST FOR HOTEL M.M. PALTANBAZAR NEAR KFC. SHOULD BE BEAUTIFUL, FLUENT IN ENGLISH/ 8000/- WALK FOR INTERVIEW ON MONDAY TIME- 12 NOON-3 PM. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT / / SV/P/2995/1 CD/SV/4243/1 Urgently required an Accounts Assistant for a construction company at Dibrugarh Area. The candidate should be B.Com and minimum 02 years of experience for the same position. Salary no bar for right candidate. Please sends your resume at gdas3469@gmail.com. SV/P/2996/1 Required a Female Receptionist cum Telecaller for an Educational Organization at Dispur. Salary 5000/-. Ph SV/P/2997/1 Required Sales Executive (M/F), JE (Electrical/Mechanical). Showroom Executive, Contact: , , SV/P/2999/1 Special home based Data entry projects Handwriting & Datatyping for unemployed. Earn 15,000 (p.m.) (T&C) / SV/P/3002/9 REQUIRED MARKETING EXECUTIVE FOR A REPUTED NEWS PAPER ADVERTISING AGENCY. SALARY + INCENTIVE AGE LIMIT 27. TWO WHEELERS WILL BE PREFERRED (GHY). SEND RESUME TO liventosolution3@gmail.com. SV/P/3004/1 Applications invited from qualified Teachers for Pre- Primary (H.S. with Junior Basic Training)/Primary (Graduate with B.Ed). Contact: Principal, Holy Child School, Chandmari, Guwahati. principalhcs01@ gmail.com. Call: / SV/P/3022/1 Required Relationship Manager for Bharati Capital, Guwahati. Insurance background is preferable. Salary negotiable. Cont SV/P/2803/1 Urgently required 1) Telecaller (F) fluent in English, Hindi, Assamese, having good knowledge of MS Office infrasilverlining@gmail.com. SV/P/2811/1 CD/SV/4241/1 URGENTLY REQUIRED FEMALE SALES MARKETING HAVING MINIMUM 4 TO 5 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN ADVERTISING AGENCY WALK IN INTERVIEW ON 15TH FEBRUARY TIME 10 AM ADDRESS: MAA KAMAKHYA ART GNB ROAD PANBAZAR NEAR HOTEL PRESIDENT. FOR MORE DETAILS CONTACT SV/P/3010/1 Required Office Assistant for a Travel Organisation at Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-21. Female years. Submit resume at pptravels@ymail.com. Contact SV/P/3014/1 URGENTLY REQUIRED 4 EXPERIENCED & SMART FEMALE COUNSELLOR FOR EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTE IN GUWAHATI FOR OFFICES AT PANBAZAR, BELTOLA & ZOO-ROAD SV/P/3017/1 MARKETING EXECUTIVE & OFFICE BOY FOR MEDIA ACADEMY WITH 1-2 YR RELEVANT EXPERIENCE. ATTRACTIVE SALARY + INCENTIVE. PH SV/P/9101/1 Required male/female DTP Operator. Call / Good salary. SV/P/9105/1 (Official/sitting jobs) at reputed companies. Qualification- H.S./ Graduate (Male/Female). Salary - Rs Rs /-. Contact before At Pratishruti, H/No. 26, Junali Path, Junali Bus Stop, RGB Road, Guwahati-24. Ph: , SV/P/2998/2 Urgently required Waiter/Waiters (male/female) for a reputed Restaurant in the heart of city. M: , SV/P/2625/2 Urgently required experienced Sales Staff for a reputed Travel company. Contact: Id: holidaysolution2008@gmail.com. SV/P/2880/1 Required some female Customer Care Executive staff for a therapy centre. Qualification- H.S+. Salary: attractive incentive. Address: VIGEN India, Ganeshmandir Path, Noonmati / SV/P/2881/1 Wanted Receptionist (F) 10 post. Service Eng (Mob Repairing) Trainer, Counter Sales Executive SV/P/2883/1 Slingshot Solutions Pvt. Ltd. Hiring Counselors, Trainer s with minimum 3 years experience. Trades required: Logistics, Beauty & Spa, Travel & Hospitality. Interested candidates may send their CV to hr@slingshotsolutions.org. SV/P/2887/1 Contact- UNACCO FINANCIAL SERVICES PVT. LTD. AN NBFC-MFI IS LOOKING FOR BRANCH MANAGER/ ASST. BM/FIELD OFFICER FOR ITS BRANCHES AT VARIOUS LOCATION IN ASSAM. QUALIFICATION: BRANCH MANAGER- GRADUATE WITH MINIMUM EXPERIENCE OF 3 YEARS IN M I C R O F I N A N C E INDUSTRY. ASST. BM GRADUATE WITH MINIMUM EXPERIENCE OF 1 YEAR IN MICROFINANCE INDUSTRY. FIELD OFFICER HSSLC (10+2) PASSED, PREFERABLY WITH KNOWLEDGE OF MFI. TWO WHEELER AND DRIVING LICENSE ARE COMPULSORY AS THE NATURE OF JOB IS FIELD ORIENTED. MUST BE WILLING TO TRAVEL. INTERESTED CANDIDATES CAN SEND THEIR CV ALONG WITH RECENT PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPH TO THE FOLLOWING ON OR BEFORE jobunacco@gmail.com. SV/P/2893/1 Required Experienced Accountant with knowledge of Tally Accounting. Mail your cv to studentgalleryguwahati@ gmail.com or drop your CV at : Student Gallery, Near AGP office, GNB Road, Above Bank of Baroda, Guwahati-1. SV/P/2917/1 Urgently required an Accountant with 4-5 years experience, salary- 10,000/-, Mail your resume to jobselection17@ gmail.com. SV/P/9022/1 Required experience/fresh Sales Girl for ladies garments showroom at R.G.B. Main Road, Near KFC Restaurant. Contact: SV/P/9024/1 Urgently required only retired persons & housewives for a leading financial company. A promising career assured SV/P/9032/1 ABCI Infrastructure Pvt Ltd, a leading Infrastructure Company in the N.E. Region is looking for immediate appointment for the following position Mechanical Engineer Diploma Mechanical holders with minimum 1-2 years of experience. Freshers can also apply. Salary is no bar for deserving candidate. Kindly mail to: hr@abciinfra.com. SV/P/9020/1 Required for Accountant/ Manager (Automobile) Telecaller/Furniture showroom/ Bellboy/Security Guard. # SV/P/9033/1 Urgently required for Manager/ Accountant Showroom/ Receptionist/Bell Boy/ Supervisor. # / SV/P/9034/1 Permanent job in Guwahati Back Office, Bank Executive, Accountant, Civil. Sitting job. S # SV/P/9035/1 1) Required a B.E. (Civil) with experience in Roads Works and Bridge Engineering. Salary Negotiable. 2) Required 2 Office Boy for petty jobs at office. 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Contact: SV/P/2976/2 Required Marketing & Sales Executive (with Two Wheeler) for advertising agency also required a experienced Graphic Designer. He should be creative and experienced for 3 yrs in Corel Draw and Photoshop. Salary negotiable. Mail at : umangghy@gmail.com or Call SV/P/2918/1 Direct selection: ITI, Electrical, Software, CCTV, Receptionist, Back Office, Connection, Sales, Architect , SV/P/2986/3 Wanted male Academic Counselor for Hi Tech Animation, Guwahati. Experience- 2 yrs. minimum. Contact- Anand Bose, SV/P/2981/2 Urgently required for a reputed Company in Guwahati. Housewives, Retired person, Businessman # SV/P/9048/1 Required following personals for a established Lifescience Distributor based at Guwahati. 1. Service Engineer (ITI/ Diploma in Electrical/Electronic Engineering) experienced preferred. Send your CV to careersmolbio@gmail.com. SV/P/2977/1 ATPA MEMBER GARDEN IN CHARAIDEO DISTRICT PRODUCING 8/9 LACS K.G. MADE TEA REQUIRES FACTORY ASSISTANT WITH MINIMUM 2/3 YEARS EXPERIENCE IN CTC MANUFACTURE. APPLY TO BOX NO. 177, C/O. THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, CHOLADHARA TINIALI, A.T. ROAD, JORHAT-1. SV/4233/2 Require smart fresh graduates in Future Group as Retail Executives. Contact / Behind Down Town Hospital, Zakir Hussain Path, House No-47. SV/P/9038/2 Required Area Manager for Security Manpower Service, location- Guwahati. Min Qualification is graduate & 2 years experience. Kindly contact at H. No. 43, Samannoy Path, Beltola Survey, Ghy , Ph SV/P/9042/2 Required for a Private Company at Guwahati, experienced Accountant having computer knowledge & own two wheeler to look after daily Accounts, Bank & Taxation works etc. Interested candidates may mail Resume to: vastvyapar@gmail. com. SV/P/9044/1 Urgently required Office Assistant/Co-ordinator for Education Sector, experience/ freshers. 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3 N E W S CAPSULE Missile test BALASORE (Odisha) Feb 11: India today successfully test-fired its interceptor missile off the Odisha coast, achieving a significant milestone in the direction of developing a twolayered Ballistic Missile Defence system. The interceptor was launched from Abdul Kalam Island (Wheeler Island) of ITR at about 7.45 am. PTI UP polls LUCKNOW, Feb 11: An estimated 64 per cent voter turnout was witnessed today in the first of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh polls which passed off peacefully in 73 Assembly constituencies, barring some stray incidents of violence. PTI (Details on Page 12) Quake kills 15 MANILA, Feb 11: The death toll from a powerful night-time earthquake in the southern Philippines has risen to 15 with about 90 people injured by falling debris and blunt objects, officials said. The quake was centred about 14 km northwest of Surigao at a relatively shallow depth of 11 km. AP The Assam Tribune on Internet & Where daffodils bloom Bedanta Choudhury UP CLOSE: Embracing life Anindita Deka Justice delivered Priyam Konwar WOMEN PLUS: The house of silk Bidisha Singha STYLEFILE: The L Word Shankari Chaudhury FICTION: The rendezvous - II Dr. Parag Kr. Bhattacharyya MONEY SMART: Choosing options Dipankar Jakharia HEALTHWISE: Leucorrhea Dr. Dharmakanta Kumbhakar MY SPACE: The fable of the runaway porcupines Leena Sarma THIRD EYE: The cook that never was Indrani Raimedhi 5 THINGS / Lights! Camera! Action! Parthajit Baruah Plus all our regular features PANKAJ BORTHAKUR JOYSAGAR (Sivasagar), Feb 11: A colourful cultural procession, showers of political promises to protect the historical sites and monuments of Sivasagar, pragmatic suggestions to promote the dialects and literature of all indigenous communities of the entire Northeast, and the elite citizens requests for preparing roadmaps for the development of vernacular medium schools dominated the daylong agenda of the centenary celebration of Asam Sahitya Sabha at the historic Jerenga Pathar here today. Participating in the first open session of the Sabha as the chief guest, Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal said that his government will start all necessary works to protect the sites and monuments of historical importance in Sivasagar from where the Ahom kings ruled the land for unity 79 YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE NATION PUBLISHED SIMULTANEOUSLY FROM GUWAHATI & DIBRUGARH RN-1127/57 TECH/GH 104/ , VOL. 79, NO. 40, GUWAHATI, SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017, Pages 20 Price Rs Cultural procession, open session mark Sabha centenary CM vows to preserve Sivasagar heritage A cultural procession being taken out as part of the centenary celebration of the Asam Sahitya Sabha, at Sivasagar on Saturday. Photo: Samarendra Sarma and progress. This historic Jerenga Pathar reminds everyone about the great sacrifice of Sati Joymoti for a noble cause. We are feeling proud to celebrate the completion of glorious 100 years of Asam Sahitya Sabha at this historic place, Manipur blockade may impact Naga peace talks: Ravi R DUTTA CHOUDHURY GUWAHATI, Feb 11: The Centre has taken serious note of the ongoing economic blockade of Manipur and warned that it may have serious impact on the ongoing Naga peace talks. The Centre s displeasure over the issue has also been communicated to the leaders of the National Socialist Council of Nagalim (I-M). Talking to The Assam Tribune, the Centre s interlocutor for Naga talks, RN Ravi admitted that the economic blockade of Manipur, a state going to polls soon, would have serious impact on the Naga political talks. He said the blockade has sharpened the divide between the Nagas and non-nagas in the Northeast and it would make his task of finding an early amicable solution to the issues more difficult. Ravi pointed out that the Naga political issue cannot be solved in isolation. He said the neighbours of Nagaland are important stakeholders. A long lasting solution to the Naga political issue is not possible by disregarding the sentiments of the neighbours and adopting a confrontational attitude towards them, he added. Expressing his displeasure on the stubborn attitude of the NSCN(I-M) on the issue of economic blockade, he expressed the view that if the leaders of the militant outfit maintain such an attitude, it would have serious impact on the progress of talks. The Centre s interlocutor was, however, hopeful of an amicable solution following the tripartite meeting on February 3 but unfortunately, the situation has not improved. In fact, two rounds of meetings failed to bring normalcy to the situation and if this trend continues, the talks would be seriously affected, he warned. It may be mentioned here that the NSCN(I-M) and United Naga Council are spearheading the economic blockade of Manipur. The blockade has seriously affected normal life of the people and created severe shortage of essential commodities, including petroleum products. (See page 10) which encourages us to devote for noble works for the welfare and development of all sections of people of the State, Sonowal said. He also said that Sahitya Sabha will have to play a significant role to spread the message of unity and progress of all the Couple killed at Kalaigaon CORRESPONDENT KALAIGAON, Feb 11: Tension gripped the Nijkalaigaon village area near Kalaigaon town after a couple was shot dead by unidentified miscreants on Friday night. One Bakul Rabha (35) and his wife Saru Rabha (25) were shot with AK series rifle at around 11 pm on Friday, police said. Neighbours heard sound of fire from automatic weapons during the incident. The miscreants also set the house on fire where the couple was sleeping. A bike, other household articles were also gutted along with the bodies of the couple. The couple had settled at the village four years ago. A police team arrived at the crime scene this morning and recovered 28 rounds of empty bullet shells from the spot. ADGP Mukesh Agarwal, Udalguri Deputy Commissioner Sadhana Hojai and SP Rajveer Singh also visited the site today. STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: In a bid to avoid hiccups during the High School Leaving Certificate (HSLC) and the Higher Secondary (HS) examinations, the State Government has decided to arrange poll-like security for the examination strongrooms from this year. Education Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma said the government is also contemplating to impose Section 144 in and around the examination centres to avoid unwarranted presence of unscrupulous elements. The minister, while participating in a video conference with the deputy commissioners (DCs) and the superintendents of police (SPs) here today, stated that the Education Department will draw power from various departments, including Home and Power to facilitate smooth conduct of the examinations. As far as examination strongrooms are concerned, it will be as like as what we see Poll-like security for exam strongrooms during elections. Even the electrical circuit of the room will be new and will be controlled from outside to avoid any incident of short circuit, he said. He added HSLC/HS preparation that the DCs and the SPs will be made responsible for the examination along with the supervising officers. In fact, the DCs will be vested with powers to suspend examination of any given centre if any (See page 10) JOCOSERIOUS You say I have been made cashless... When did I ever have cash? communities through the process of coordination, cooperation and assimilation among all people irrespective of class, religion, culture and linguistic differences on the valleys of Brahmaputra and Barak. Expressing utmost trust and confidence on the Asam Sahitya Sabha for the future development of language and literature of Assam and neighbouring Arunachal Pradesh, noted litterateur Yeshe Dorjee Thongchi requested the officebearers of the literary body to take up effective measures to use Assamese as the major lingua franca in his state. Hindi has been adopted as the lingua franca among many young people of the state whose forefathers used Assamese as their medium of language while communicating with the people of Assam. The common dialects of small tribes are now on the verge of extinction. I request Sahitya Sabha to take effective measures to reinstate the place of Assamese as the lingua franca in our Arunachal Pradesh, he said. Thongchi inaugurated the first open session of the centenary celebration today at the main venue which was dedicated to Assamese literary stalwarts Syed Abdul Malik, Sitanath Brahmachoudhury and Mahim Bora. Though the president (in-charge) of Sahitya Sabha, Prahlad Chandra Tasa presided over the meeting, he did not deliver any speech. Water Resources Minister Keshab Mahanta and Agriculture Minister Atul Bora also (See page 10) Cops hold meet to tackle eve teasing menace STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: With Jorhat town witnessing agitation by students over incidents of eve teasing, the police today held a meeting with the stakeholders to bring the situation under control and to prevent recurrence of such incidents in future. Special Director General of Police, Law and Order, Kula Saikia discussed the problems arising out of eve teasing in Jorhat in a meeting with the stakeholders, including college principals, students, officebearers of the student bodies, senior police officers and others to evolve ways to deal with the problem. Talking to The Assam Tribune after the meeting, Saikia said that the district police force has been directed to identify the culprits as soon as possible. The police was also asked to identify the vulnerable locations and deploy police personnel in plain clothes in such areas. Trained women (See page 10)

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5 CITY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5 Minor s death at observation home stirs up a hornet s nest STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: The mysterious death of a minor boy three days after he was sent to an observation home (Kamrup) by police in Guwahati has raised eyebrows. Unruly scenes prevailed at the Bharalumukh Police Station last evening after the death of a minor boy, who was picked up by police in connection with a theft case on February 7. Although the police have denied any link to the case, eye witnesses and a few locals alleged that the minor, who was picked up along with two other minors, was beaten up by the policemen. The minor fell ill on Friday, after which he was rushed to the Gauhati Medical College and Hospital, where he died. Meanwhile, Miguel Das Queah of Utsah, an organisation working for the rights of children, has lodged a complaint with the Assam State Commission for the Protection of Child Rights (ASCPCR) in this connection. He alleged that although the death of the child was due to health complications, it has brought to the fore several procedural deviations on the part of the Bharalumukh Police Station, which has created a major hindrance in implementation of the Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, Citing various lapses, especially in relation to the detention of the three minors, including the one who died, Miguel has asked the Commission to initiate an inquiry into the matter for initiating action against the erring police personnel. The child rights activist also urged Runumi Gogoi, Chairperson of the Commission to take up necessary measures of community-based primary prevention to curb incidents of children being compelled to come in conflict with the law. Public meet decries anti-people policies of Centre, State Govt STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: A public meeting organised by the All India Trade Union Congress (AITUC) today criticised both the Union and the State governments for their anti-people and anti-assam stand, which, according to the organisation, reflected in several recent decisions of both the governments. Protesting against the Union government s move to amend the Citizenship Act and thereby give citizenship to foreigners on the basis of religion, the members of the organisation mentioned that it was an autocratic decision of the Union government without taking the people into confidence. The AITUC further alleged that the process of NRC update has been stalled due to the proposed amendment, which is against the interest of the people of Assam. A demand was also raised to accelerate the process of granting ST status to the six ethnic communities of Assam without further delay. A glaring example of the anti-people policies of the present government is its utter failure to control the prices of essential commodities, a promise it had made to the people repeatedly before coming to power. To add to the woes of the people, the demonetisation, without prior arrangements to handle the outcome, has left the common Guru Rabidas remembered STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: The Viswa Hindu Parishad Guwahati Mahanagar Samity, in collaboration with the Brihattar Guwahati Rabidas Sampradai, observed the birth anniversary of spiritual scholar Guru Rabidas in the city on January 10, said a press release today. A number of speakers dwelt at length on the life of Rabidas. Meanwhile, the VHP Guwahati unit has donated Rs 5,000 for the welfare of the Brihattar Guwahati Rabidas Sampradai, the release added. Media OPD GUWAHATI, Feb 11: Citybased Dispur Hospital s physician Dr Raj Kumar Dutta attended the media OPD at the Guwahati Press Club on Saturday. Over 25 mediapersons along with their families participated in the camp and received free healthcare consultations from the physician. They also got their weight, blood pressure and sugar checked by Champak Goswami (laboratory technician) and Jonprova Devi (nurse). people high and dry, the AITUC said. The meeting demanded adequate supply of notes of smaller denomination for the convenience of the common people. Other demands of the meeting included strengthening of the public distribution system, modernisation of the traditional weaving and bell-metal industry, scientific solution to the flood and erosion problem in the State, implementation of the equal wage for equal work system, registration of the construction workers and giving them the facilities as per the existing laws, creation of sustainable business options for the street vendors and steps for fulfilling the demands of the petroleum workers. Book on Dima Hasao released STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: A book throwing light on Assam s economically backward hill district of Dima Hasao, its people, society, insurgency and developmental efforts, authored by journalist Wasbir Hussain was released here today. The book, titled Power Play in Assam Hills: Aspirations, Development and Politics in Dima Hasao was released by Dr Mridul Hazarika, Vice Chan- STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: Burn Care Foundation (BCF), a social unit of Nemcare Hospital, engaged in development of burn care in the North East, as part of its efforts to disseminate information on burn care, will observe Burn Care Day in the District Library auditorium here from 9 am tomorrow. The programme will feature an exhibition depicting the progress of burn treatment available at Guwahati and first aid and prevention of burn ac- cellor of Gauhati University. Author Anuradha Sarma Pujari and Debojeet Thaosen, former CEM of the NC Hills Autonomous District Council were also present at the function. In his speech Dr Hazarika said the book contains a micro-level study of Dima Hasao, a beautiful region inflicted by insurgency and violence. Loaded with facts and findings, Power Play in Assam Hills will help university students, apart from others, for further research in this mostly unexplored area of Dima Hasao, he said. Published by Guwahatibased Wordweaves India, the book is a short compendium on the history of this southern Assam district and its people, touching on the reign of the Dimasa kings, the British annexation of the area, the scene just prior to India s Independence and the situation after The event was presided over by journalist Prasanta Rajguru. Burn Care Day today cidents. It will be inaugurated by Dr Karuna Sagar Das. The inaugural session will be attended by Governor Banwarilal Purohit; Ajit Kumar Bhuyan, senior journalist and chief editor of Prag News and Dr Sanjeev Uppal, Prof of plastic surgery, Dayanand Medical College, Ludhiana, as guests of honour. A CME on advances in burns management will be held from 2 pm for medical professionals, where eminent burn surgeons will deliver lectures and give demonstrations. CORRESPONDENT JALUKBARI, Feb 11: One Dipankar Baruah (29) of Falakata, Alipurduar (West Bengal) was arrested by Jalukbari police today in connection with a fake marksheet. The accused had come all the way from West Bengal to the Gauhati University for verifying his certificates and marksheet at the office of the Controller of Examinations. Upon verification the Controller of Examinations found that Dipankar had produced a fake Construction Equipment/ Vehicles for Sale On as is where is condition The following pre-owned equipment/vehicles in running condition are for sale near Silchar, Assam. 1. TATA Hitachi EX300 LCH (1No.), 2. L&T Komatsu make PC300 (2 No.),- 3. BEML make Dozer D-80 Al2 (2 No.), 4. TATA make LPK 2518/38 Tippers (6No.), 5. KATO make Crane -20 Tons cap. (1No.) 6. Bolero Camper Jeeps (2 No.). Interested Parties May Contact : / / Man held with fake marksheet Maths Mania GUWAHATI, Feb 11: Maths Mania, a mathematics exhibition of teaching-learning aids prepared by students of Class III of the SBOA Public School Guwahati under the guidance of Shukla Rani Bhattacharjee, a maths teacher of the school, was held recently on the school premises, said a press release today. The exhibition, inaugurated by Principal David Barman and administrative officer Gunin Choudhury, showcased quite a few innovative models prepared by the kids. Senior maths teacher PK Baruah judged the exhibits and declared the results. OBITUARY NN Laskar GUWAHATI, Feb 11: Noor Nehar Laskar, wife of Late Mohd Rehan Ahmed Laskar and a resident of Saheb Tilla, Zoo-Narengi Road here, passed away on Friday. Her janaza was held at the Islampur Kabarsthan. marksheet. The Controller immediately informed Jalukbari Police Outpost and he was apprehended. A case has been registered at Jalukbari Police Outpost and Dipankar has been sent to police custody for five days, police sources said.

6 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 MESSAGE FOR TODAY An independent judiciary is critical to the success of the nation. SANDRA O CONNOR Judiciary trumps Trump Just as the Judiciary in India had to repeatedly come forward to protect the Constitutional provisions from the onslaughts of the Legislature and the Executive, the American judicial system is also today playing an important role to ensure that the basic tenets of the American Constitution are not violated by the brash and arrogant actions of Donald J Trump, the new President of the USA. The refusal of a US Appeals Court to reinstate Trump s controversial travel ban on nationals from seven Muslimmajority countries has come as a major political setback to the new President. Trump had signed an executive order after assumption of office last month suspending the arrival of all refugees for at least 120 days, Syrian refugees indefinitely and barring citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days. This was one of his major campaign promises, apart from building a wall on the Mexican border and to give priority to American interests in all spheres of executive actions. Trump s inward looking policies in trade and commerce have already created ripples all over the world including India, which has expressed concern at Trump s policies on the IT sector. Significantly, the US Appeals Court while making it clear that they would not block a ruling by a Seattle Court that halted Trump s executive order has observed that the US government has pointed to no evidence that any alien from any of the countries named in the order has perpetrated a terrorist attack in the United States. Further, the Court has made it clear in no uncertain terms that it has full authority to review the executive order and the government cannot ask it to desist from doing so. The judgement means that citizens of seven Muslimmajority countries will continue to be able to travel to the US. In short, the Appeals Court order has made it clear that the federal judiciary retains the authority to adjudicate constitutional challenges to executive action. It would be interesting to see how the tussle between the Judiciary and the Executive unfolds in the coming days as President Trump has vowed to legally challenge the Appeals Court ruling by saying see you in court. ASTC revival Once it had the monopoly in the passenger road transport sector of the State. The buses with its famed charging rhino logo dominated the roads of the state. Its buses were the only means of transport which connected all the towns and sub-divisions of the State. Not only in transporting passengers, the Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC) was instrumental in creating a host of employment avenues both direct and indirect. With its assets in almost all the prime areas of the State there is no reason to believe that this highly profitable corporation would ever plunge in the red. But that s what had precisely happened. Very few would perhaps be able to compete with the administrators in our State in converting a highly profitable venture into a loss making one. Forget the monopoly status, the ASTC is now engaged in a constant struggle for its survival. However in this context the efforts of former transport minister Late Anjan Dutta should be lauded as he had once managed to revive the ailing transport corporation. Late Dutta with a host of innovative steps had given a new lease of life to the ASTC. But with the change of guards, dark clouds hovered over the ASTC once again. Mismanagement to the core, employment on political considerations, rampant corruption at all levels contributed in making ASTC a perpetual loss making corporation. However of late, the concerned authorities are making an attempt to usher in the good old days for the transport corporation so that it can once again contribute meaningfully to the State s economy. Apart from sound management policies, the corporation to win back the people s confidence must strictly adhere to virtues of discipline, punctuality and cleanliness. The silver lining in the functioning of the ASTC is the fact that its management has put in place a strong vigilance mechanism to make the errant employees fall in line. Since September last, over 250 cases of irregularities, including misappropriation of funds have been detected. Probe has also been initiated to examine all suspicious promotions that have been effected in the period The corporation is now going digital to keep a tab on all its activities. Apart from the authorities, the employees of the corporation too should put in their efforts to revive the corporation. Modern management techniques, political will and cooperation from the employees hold the key in making ASTC pick up steam once again. From THE PAST COMPLETE HARTAL OBSERVED IN ASSAM Opposition To Federal Plan Stiffens Fiscally prudent pro-people Union Budget Dr Rabindra Kr Choudhury M any people, perhaps, expected that the Union Finance Minister, Arun Jaitley at a time when five States are fighting Assembly polls on the one hand and the society has been clamouring for consumption stimulus to free itself from the demonetisation blow, on the other, would prefer to present a populist budget packed with generous give-aways along with a wide range of tax-cut even though it could mean a large sacrifice of fiscal consolidation, inflation stability, macroeconomic balance and inclusive growth. One has, however, to appreciate the Finance Minister that he has steadfastly overcome the temptation and has in his fourth consecutive budget managed to achieve a delicate balance between a propeople stance and fiscal prudence. While, political expediency called for large spendings in areas like agriculture, rural development, spread of small industries and allied farmings, etc., the Finance Minister s fiscal commitments demanded of him a planned roadmap of thinning down bulging deficits. A perusal of the Finance Minister s budget speech will bring out the fact that most of these commitments have more or less been realised. The other aspect that gets revealed from the budget speech is that the action plan appears to have maintained a path of fiscal consolidation without compromising in any way with the required expenditure. In a move to support higher government spending in the coming fiscal, the Finance Minister has pegged the fiscal deficit target at 3.2 per cent of GDP as against the current year s 3.5 per cent. The Finance Minister also assured in the Parliament that the quantum of fiscal deficit in would further be brought down to magnum opus in unmistakable terms, the edited book under review is a milestone in the world of academia, a must in all academic institutions, where local, regional and international issues of our contemporary world are discussed, debated and researched. It contains 74 pieces of the scholarly works of Professor Debo Prasad Barooah, some of which are his addresses in different academic forums. Others are his well-researched and analytical articles, covering different aspects of history, education, political science, human rights, international orders and affairs, and general issues of common interests. Naturally, it becomes a daunting task for any reviewer to comment upon all the thought-provoking works, which have received the masterly and scholarly touch of one of the celebrated academic personalities of our times. The book testified to his depth of information, analysis and knowledge that encompasses wide range of the topics from two world wars, to student movements and unrests, equality and human rights, futuristic perspectives on local, national and international problems, disarmament, women empowerment and gender justice, new world order, world peace movements, regional problems in our part of the world, political ideas and philosophies of Karl Marx, Mahatma Gandhi and Nehru, and many more. It is just impossible to give an overview or for that matter making critical observations. To write a review of such a book containing diverse issues is too difficult and uphill a task to handle. Yet some of the articles deserve attention. The article on Change, Development and Purpose of History (pp ), his Presidential Address before By A Staff Reporter GAUHATI, February 11: People in the Brahmaputra Valley of Assam observed an unprecedented twelve-hour hartal today bringing life to a complete stand-still in a spontaneous response to the call given by the All Assam Students Union in protest against the proposed reorganisation of the State into a regional federation. The hartal, synchronizing with the Protest Day call given by the Asam Sahitya Sabha, was total and peaceful in all the plains districts. According to official sources the hartal was also observed in some parts of Mikir Hills and Garo Hills districts contiguous to the plains districts. The hartal crippled road and rail communications, paralysed telegraph services and brought commercial and industrial activities to a halt in all the six districts of the valley. Train services were held up at different places from Furkating to Tinsukia in the Upper Assam and in Bijni and Tezpur by peaceful students pickets. SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, per cent of GDP. The growth rate of gross domestic product of the country, however, is presumed to hover round 6.7 per cent in and inflation around 5 per cent, both of which are certainly not very less than a reasonable goal given the prevailing circumstances. What is, however, important to note is that Finance Minister s projected tax collections on account of excise duty, corporation tax and services taxes show only a modest rise within the range of growth between 5 per cent and 11 per cent; but individual income tax collections are estimated to be considerably higher at 25 per cent and that, too, after losing around Rs 15,500 crore on account of changes made in the tax rate structure. What it indicates is that the Finance Minister legitimately expects a huge impact on income tax compliance due to the government s trajectory tirade against black money accumulation. One has to admit that Arun Jaitley s Union Budget is not only a straight forward, consistently bold and a people-friendly action plan, but has also brought under its sharp focus the elements of transparency and corruption-free approach to every layer of governance. It is not only that the ratio of income tax payers to population in India is one of the least in emerging world, but it is also that even among the few who pay income tax, the disparity continues to be huge. Thus, out of India s 1.25 billion population, only 19 million, i.e. 1.5 per cent currently pay income tax. While the top 10 per cent are paying 77 per cent of total tax revenue, the rest of 90 per cent tax-payers pay the remaining Dr DP Barooah s vision Abu Nasar Saied Ahmed A the North East India History Association, is a lengthy but highly scholarly debunk of not only the historical perspective of India s North East, but also a dispassionate assessment of the growth and development of academic environment in our region in the context of similar historical background elsewhere. Similarly, his article entitled The State of Political Science Research in North-Eastern Region and Agenda for the Future (pp ) is not just a mere status report on the subject but a well-thought-of assessment of current research in political science in our region and a prescription for future research. India s North East in general and Assam in particular are the prime concern and preoccupation in Professor Barooah s intellectual exercises, and therefore, in his writing on Indian Nationalism (pp ), Reflections on India s North East: Between Past and Future ( ), Panchayat Raj in Assam ( ) and in other articles written in Assamese and published elsewhere bear his unflinching commitment to focus on the problems facing Last Sunday an earthquake of a very mild intensity shook Bengaluru and I acted with commendable presence of mind and gallantry by diving under the sofa-cum-bed and praying fervently for safe deliverance. The temblor could not have come at a more opportune time for Bengalureans were floundering without conversation topics and it is up to them to extract the maximum mileage out of the temblor as a conversation opener. Well, a native son might say, it was simply horrendous wasn t it, but I didn t bat an eyelid, I was having my usual afternoon siesta when the walls 23 per cent since GST will expectedly be rolled out in few months time, the Finance Minister has not touched indirect taxes beyond a few relating to tobacco products. The most important focus areas of the budget deal with creation of youth power, augmentation of farmers economic capability, expansion of rural development and economic well being, larger amenities of poor people, expansion of socio-economic infrastructure, strengthening of financial sector, encouragement for One has to admit that Arun Jaitley s Union Budget is not only a straight forward, consistently bold and a people-friendly action plan, but has also brought under its sharp focus the elements of transparency and corruption-free approach to every layer of governance. digital economic expansion, quality-enhancement of public services, fiscal management efficiency and more scientific tax administration. The total budgetary expenditure for has been fixed at Rs lakh crore, i.e. a 6.5 per cent rise over the current year s revised estimate. It is important here to note that the private investment has continued to languish, as economic survey points out, due to affliction of banks with bad debts and corporate sluggishness. It is, therefore, necessary that public investment comes forward to fill the gap. Hence, in addition to tax resources, the budget proposes to go for an increase of divestment from Rs 45,500 crore in current fiscal to Rs 72,500 crore in Again, since informal sector of the economy is badly affected, Jaitley s budget has not only encouraged the MSME (micro, small and our region. His works are the testimony of his deep understanding of each of the issues he has addressed and that too with a clear and profound vision. That is why the most rewarding experience one derives out of these articles is his eminently solid set of problems solving prescriptions. Professor Barooah had written extensively on international affairs. In this connection, some of the articles, such as, The United Nations: Hopes for a Better World ( ), Glimpses of India-China Relations ( ) and What Kind of a New World Order ( ) are worth mentioning because all of them are reflections of his power of intellectual content and brilliant analysis. Professor Barooah could foresee many of the troubles now the world has been afflicted with, just as he could handle with intellectual sharpness and authority the problems of regionalism and politics in North East India with special emphasis on Assam notwithstanding. To be precise, the book infuses immense interests in all the important issues that one encounters in the public and academic domains, and therefore, this outstanding volume of scholarship should reach out to not only to students, researchers and scholars but also to a larger audience, who try to keep themselves involved in intellectual discourses with a wider perspective. The Preface of Arup Borbora deserves appreciation for a crisp presentation. It makes a reader comfortable with this intellectually heavy-weight work. A careful reading of it enables one to grasp the heart of the book and makes one to get oneself absorbed with the variety, beauty and readability of the book. (Arup Borbora (ed), Works and Visions of Dr. Debo Prasad Barooah (Guwahati: Chandra Prakash, 2015) pages 628, price Rs 950) fell out and I remember telling myself, I shouldn t wonder if that wasn t an earthquake and then the ceiling came crashing down and again I told myself. Yes, I believe it s an earthquake measuring 8.1 on the Richter Scale and then I went back to catch my 40 winks. Or you might say, When the quake hit I rushed outside and displaying extraordinary heroism and leadership, I organised emergency teams to free trapped women and children. Never mind the trapped women telling medium enterprise) sector through reduction of corporate tax by 5 per cent, it has also provided a good amount of subsidy in vulnerable areas of economy. Thus, while food subsidy bill is likely to rise by Rs 10,000 crore over the current year s level, the fertilizer subsidy will remain unchanged. The budget, in fact, shows a decline in petroleum subsidy though one might legitimately question its pragmatism in the face of climbing international oil prices. To widen employment network, the budget has planned to strengthen a number of productivity segments. Incentives and larger support base to farming connectivity and social sectors like health, education, skill formation, etc. are set to remain the corner stone of Jaitley s budget policy. The total allocation of rural, agricultural and allied sectors for is a record Rs 1.87 lakh crore. While the target for agricultural credit has been fixed at Rs 10 lakh crore, MGNREGA allocation in the budget estimate happens to be the highest ever at Rs 48,000 crore. While merger of railway budget with general budget and their combined presentation from this time onwards certainly points to a historic rationalisation of accounting and administration, Arun Jaitley in his budget allocates a record outlay of Rs 3.96 lakh crore on infrastructure proposals besides a capital outlay of Rs 1.3 lakh crore on amenities and safety network of Railways, Rs 27,000 crore on rural roads and Rs 64,000 crore on highways. While the budget provides for 100 skill formation centres during , several mobile companies are set to open factories and Pradhan Mantri Mudra Bank Yojana will find its capital investment doubled in Spinning yarns The last word S RAGHUNATH fiscal. With respect to direct taxes, the Finance Minister s budget has certainly accommodated equitability criterion. Thus, as a result of tax rate reduction in the lowest income slab of Rs 2.5 lakh Rs 5 lakh from 10 per cent to 5 per cent, all tax payers with income ranging between Rs 2.5 lakh and Rs 50 lakh will get a relief of Rs 12,500. The relief quantum though small, will benefit around 20 million low and middle income tax payers. While a 10 per cent surcharge for tax payers with income ranging between Rs 50 lakh and Rs 1 crore on one hand and 15 per cent surcharge for those with income above Rs 1 crore is apparently a dampener, but it is also a revenue generating measure based on equity principle of taxation. The corporate tax reform by way of its reduction from 30 per cent to 25 per cent for smaller enterprises having a turnover of below Rs 50 crore will benefit 90 per cent of the corporate sector enterprises that happen to be the largest group of employers. Hence, the Finance Minister s direct tax reform is in conformity with the requirement of post-demonetisation economy. The corporate leadership admits that Arun Jaitley s budget builds up a positive sentiment that would cause people to think in terms of the government taking all steps to boost growth with its focus on rural economy and infrastructure linked to job creation. The north-eastern region is also happy with reduction of corporate tax since most of its industries are MSME in nature and also would be benefited from increased disbursement of loans under the Mudra Bank scheme to the extent of Rs 2.4 lakh crore, besides budgetary focus on the poor, agriculture, infrastructure, rural development and growth. ( The author is former Professor & HoD, Economics, Gauhati University) Voices of the WEEK Courtesy: THE HINDU I have never seen such a revengeful attitude by anyone... Even if in some department some corruption took place, how can I be responsible for everything? Is Rajnath Singh responsible for the corruption in CRPF and BSF? TARUN GOGOI, ex-chief Minister, Assam It has been observed that since the eviction in fringe villages of Kaziranga in September last year, several such drives were carried out... A particular community was targeted and the eviction was done by giving a short notice to them. BADRUDDIN AJMAL, AIUDF chief I faced so many betrayals in the 33 years I have lived with Amma. I have overcome all those and we will overcome this one too... I swear this in the name of Amma. VK SASIKA- LA, general secretary, AIADMK The budget, with special emphasis on 18 key initiatives, will propel growth and development in the State. SARBANANDA SONOWAL, Chief Minister, Assam We are working on setting up virtual classrooms and other methods through which students from other north-eastern States can attend classes and get study materials. ARUPJYOTI CHOUDHURY, Dean, KKHSOU Achchhe din (good days) have come only for the industrialists in the country but for the farmers burey din (bad days) have come. RAHUL GANDHI, vice-president, Congress We as the EU, if we advance slowly with a view to the US we will have to see other trade agreements quickly. ANGELA MERKEL, German Chancellor their audiences, We were in our kitchens fixing lunch for our husbands when the temblor hit and we rushed outside and armed only with spoons, we began to dig frantically to free trapped men who were crying out piteously for succour from under the debris. Spinners of tall tales will have a field day, thanks to the quake. I was on my usual constitutional in Lal Bagh when there was this ear splitting sound and the ground under me literally sundered into two and there was this deepest and widest chasm I had seen in my life and if I had unwittingly taken one more step... But I regret that the epicentre of the quake should have been in Tamil Nadu and not a tri-junction between the Government Secretariat and the Chief Minister s official residence and the Legislators Hostel for in that case, the ruling Congress government could have promptly claimed that the quake was one more desperate attempt by the Opposition to dislodge it and capture power through the back door. I am confident that last Sunday s quake will last as a conversation topic for at least a week.

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The meeting reportedly did not discuss the issue of resignation of the CM. According to a CMO source, the question of the CM resigning from his post does not arise. The DAN Legislature Party at the meeting also resolved to appeal to the agitating groups to lift the indefinite bandh, and take up the offer for dialogue being extended by the State Government in the true spirit of democratic practices so as to bring about an amicable resolution. A CMO release informed that the meeting came to the conclusion that the stage now is set for dialogue and negotiations on the future course of action to be taken in the issue of civic body polls. The JCC and NTAC met the Governor at Raj Bhavan on Friday and submitted a memorandum reminding him of his assurance to punish the wrong doers as per the Constitution. The memo said the assurance has not been carried out so far in spite of the fact that the CM had admitted his wrong deeds and apologised on behalf of the government. They urged the Governor to intervene and to take immediate action as assured earlier. Meanwhile, presidents of 13 NPF divisions in Nagaland held a consultative meeting in Kohima and seriously viewed some of the party men and women participating in the agitation against the government, according to a press release. They also endorsed the leadership of Dr Shurhozelie Liezietsu and TR Zeliang. Students casting votes in the election of Central Executive Committee of Khasi Students Union held at Dinam Hall, in Shillong on Saturday. UB Photos BJP counsels Congress not to mix religion with politics CORRESPONDENT ITANAGAR, Feb 11: Taking strong exception to the allegations levelled by Arunachal Pradesh Congress Committee (APCC) on BJP that it was trying to convert the pristine hill State into a Hindu majority State, the State BJP president Tapir Gao today advised the APCC to refrain from bringing religion into politics. APCC has turned into loose cannon. Of late, it has been uttering nonsensical words and gibberish which don t have any meaning or substance, said Gao in a press statement here this eveing, while reminding the Congress that BJP is a political organisation with deep rooted ideological belief Mizo women climbing the economic ladder AIZAWL, Feb 11: More and more women in the Northeastern State of Mizoram are climbing the economic ladder, with a little help from the government. These women, mostly belonging to the poorest of poor households, are taking up alternative livelihood activities like opening petty shops and small businesses or expanding the existing ones like farming, poultry, piggery and goatery. Women Self-Help Groups, formed under the North East Rural Livelihood Project (NER- LP), run by Development of North Eastern Region (DoNER) Ministry, are working as force multiplier for economic empowerment of individual members. Members of an SHG formed under NERLP take up economic activities either jointly or individually, unlike in an earlier scheme where members of an SHG could work on only one activity. We allow members of an SHG to work either jointly or separately unlike an earlier government scheme. This has fetched good results, said Reuben Ranglong, Aizawl District Project Manager of NERLP. Observing that group activities and individual efforts have both shown successes, he gave an example of a women tailoring SHG in Sihphir village in Tlangnuam block. Ten members of the group, aged between 25 and 45, started the tailoring unit with a little financial assistance from NERLP. Every member of the group now earns about Rs 8,000-Rs 10,000 a month, besides giving employment to five other women. Similarly, an individual member of another SHG in the village expanded her poultry business after taking loan from the group. 54-yearold Lalchhuanthangi earned about Rs 3,45,000 last year. Her husband who earlier used to do in nation s unity and integrity. The Congress, apparently rattled by ever-rising exodus of party s panchayat leaders to ruling BJP fold, has yesterday accused PM Narendra Modi and BJP of trying to convert Arunachal into a Hindu State, while claiming that the rich tradition and culture of the indigenous tribes of Arunachal were at stake under BJP rule. We know the long history of APCC that has been a catalyst in reducing the indigenous population, claimed Gao while reiterating that BJP has always stood for policies that supported preservation of indigenous population and its practices, tradition and culture. Taking a dig at the Congress, he said, For long, Congress perpetuated the divide & rule policy (It) must understand that new age Indian or Arunachalees have understood the games that Congress indulge to fool the commoners. Sabka Saath, Sabka Vikas is the mantra of Modi-led Govt at the Centre, and the State Govt under the Chief Minister is making all out effort in creating an inclusive govt, added the BJP president. With open heart, we have welcomed all the legislators into our party fold and therefore, it is natural that grassroot leaders are joining us and have expressed trust in Modiji and Khanduji s leadership, Gao said. odd jobs now works full-time in poultry, he said, adding that there are many such success stories. Under NERLP, an SHG is given Rs 1 lakh in three instalments over a period of one year. Our focus is on training and capacity-building of SHG members and we monitor their progress regularly, Reuben said. At present, 1,604-odd SHGs with 10 members each are functioning in Aizawl district. We have already covered 95 per cent of the over 3,920 poorest of the poor households, he said. Aizawl district houses nearly 40 per cent of Mizoram s total lakh population. The project is also operational in the State s second largest district by population, Lunglei. Despite initial success, SHG members are facing a few problems. According to them, getting loan from banks to further expand their activities and link with the market remain big hurdles. We need support so that we can sell our produce in the market at the right price. And bank loans too are not easily accessible, said an SHG member. In its latest implementation status and results report, the World Bank, which funds NERLP, said the progress was moderately satisfactory. However, only 30 per cent of the fund could be utilised so far in the project which is set to end in March Asked why fund utilisation was low, a project official said, Even though the project was officially launched in 2012, implementation on the ground could be started in mid Due to non-expenditure of allotted fund in the first two years, the total utilisation stands at 30 per cent. The objective of NERLP is to improve rural livelihoods, especially that of women, unemployed youths and the most disadvantaged, in four Northeastern States of Mizoram, Nagaland, Sikkim and Tripura. PTI Pul s widow seeks CBI probe into his death ITANAGAR, Feb 11: Days after a news portal made public the contents of the 60-page booklet allegedly written by former Arunachal CM Kalikho Pul before committing suicide, his widow Dongwimsai Pul today demanded that the Centre initiate a CBI inquiry into his death. The news portal The Wire had on February 8 published the content of the booklet Mera Vichaar (My Thoughts) wherein Pul had allegedly brought corruption charges against Chief Minister Pema Khandu, his deputy Chowna Mein and Tourism Parliamentary Secretary Passang Dorjee Sona. Addressing a press conference here today, Dongwimsai demanded that the Prime Minister and Union Minister of State for Home Kiren Rijiju initiate a CBI inquiry into Pul s death. She also demanded that Khandu, Mein and Sona should step down to facilitate a free and fair investigation. PTI WEATHER NORTHEAST Forecast for North Eastern States: Rain/thundershowers is very likely to occur at isolated places over Arunachal Pradesh and weather is most likely to remain dry over Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram & Tripura. No large change in minimum temperatures at most places over the region during next 48 hrs. Warning: Nil. Temperatures : Max ( C) Min ( C) Dibrugarh Tezpur Silchar Dhubri Jorhat N Lakhimpur Shillong Imphal Itanagar Aizawl Agartala Kohima N/A 9.2 Pasighat Cherrapunjee JCC announces Nagaland bandh from Monday CORRESPONDENT DIMAPUR, Feb 11: Joint Coordination Committee (JCC) has announced a total bandh in Nagaland from February 13 and urged the people to be prepared for any eventuality. JCC convenor Supu Jamir said NTAC and JCC team made it clear to the Governor in their meeting with him yesterday that the consequences will be very severe. The JCC further termed as absurd and a blatant lie the Nagaland Home Minister Y Patton s statement with regard to the January 30 agreement. Accusing the State Government, including Patton, of twisting the contents of the agreement, JCC said, In the said discussion, the CM had clearly stated the postponement of the ULB elections will be done with immediate effect. But with regard to the duration (of postponement), the HM and CM stated that it will be subject to the decision of Cabinet and State Election Commission. The JCC maintained that it at no point the meeting agreed to hold elections with 33 per cent reservation for women, rather it called for postponing the elections State-wide to make way for holding dialogue with the tribe bodies with regard to women reservation. The Home Minister s statement that the JCC agreed to holding of elections with 33 per cent reservation is nothing less than his wild imagination with a view to misguide the public. The agreement was signed with a view to avoid bloodshed but the state government violated it. Therefore the said agreement stands nullified and cancelled. BODOLAND UNIVERSITY A State University, Established under the Bodoland University Act, 2009 KOKRAJHAR , ASSAM Applications are invited from the Indian Citizen for the following Teaching Posts of Bodoland University. Teaching Posts: Sl. Departments Associate Assistant Professor No. Professor 1 Assamese 01 2 Bodo 01 3 History Computer Science & 01 Technology 5 Mathematical Sciences Biotechnology 01 7 Management Studies 01 For Details of Academic Qualifications, Specialisation, Experience, Reservation, Application Fees & Forms, Pay Band & Grade Pay and all others requirements please visit University Website: Advt. No. BU/TS/2017/06, dated 11/02/ 2017 for Teaching Posts. All these posts will come under New Pension Scheme(NPS) Last Date of receipt of application: up to 3:00 P.M. Sd/- Registrar, Bodoland University.

8 STATE 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 Legal awareness camp held GUWAHATI, Feb 11: The Gauhati High Court Advocates Association in association with Assam State Legal Services Authority and with the cooperation of Saraighat College, Changsari held one legal awareness camp at the auditorium of Saraighat College on February 4, a press release stated. The awareness camp was formally inaugurated by Principal Dwijen Kumar Saikia by lighting a lamp in the presence of Putul Ch Deka, president and Dipen Goswami, general secretary, of the Association. The meeting was presided over by Principal, Dwijen Kumar Saikia of Saraighat College, Changsari. A chorus was performed by the students and teachers of Saraighat College at the beginning which was followed by speech on land revenue related matters by Dr Dangshi Barman, advocate and adviser to the Government of Assam. Basanta Kr Sarmah, advocate and District & Sessions Judge spoke on domestic violence and its impact on various families and explained various legal remedies. Dhiren Ch Chetia-Phukan, advocate addressed the gathering explaining various laws, rules of criminal offences in addition to laws related to police manual, police activities and public awareness on such matters. Another resource person Jogesh Ch Roy Choudhury, advocate and retired police officer also spoke on police-public relations, role of police and public awareness. Mridula Das, advocate, recited one poem of Jyoti Prasad Agarwala and delighted the audience. Mridul Kumar Saikia, Dy Secretary, Assam State Legal Service Authority graced the occasion by his presence and speech. A short but valuable speech was delivered by Dwijen Kumar Saikia, who presided over the meeting. Dr DN Barthakur: a tribute Dr Dhirendra Nath Barthakur, one of the most outstanding agriculture scientists of the country, passed away in Guwahati on February 2 last after a brief ailment. Born at Digambarchuk of Jorhat town on September 21, 1926, Dr Barthakur was two classes senior to me in the Jorhat Government High School. I joined the Jorhat Government High School in class VII when Dr Barthakur was in class IX. I knew him to be a student leader, a sportsman and a senior student with interest in music. Dr Barthakur was the second child of Jagannath Barthakur and Jamini Bala Devi among their ten children. As the morning shows the day, Dr Barthakur showed his talent right from his primary school days and had a uniformly brilliant career up to his PhD classes. In my early high school Our revered teacher Prof Bimala Patowary, a resident of Rehabari, Guwahati passed away in the morning hours of January 29 following a brief illness. Born to Late Advocate Mahendra Nath Deka and Ratna Bala Deka on July 17, 1931 at Panbazar, she did her schooling at Panbazar Girls High School. Then she was admitted to Cotton College, Guwahati and completed Intermediate in Science (ISc) and BSc (Hons) securing 1st Class. Later she got completed MSc in Botany in 1955 from Gauhati University and served at Cotton College as a lecturer in Botany for a short period. After that she joined as Research Assistant-cum-Botanist at Govt. Ayurvedic College in Initially she taught Physics, Chemistry and Biology in addition to doing research work in Medicinal Plants and after the starting of the Degree course, she served as Lecturer in Botany and retired from the Post of Professor in July She A cultural procession being taken out to mark the Bir Chilarai Divas celebration programme at Howraghat Naamghar, in Karbi Anglong on Friday. UB Photos Teaching staff shortage hits Raha HS School ANN Service RAHA, Feb 11: At a time when the State Education Minister claims better functioning of Government schools, the ground reality tells a different story. The Arts and Science stream students of Raha HS School are facing acute shortage of teaching staff especially in Maths, Sanskrit, Geography and Political Science subjects for more than 10 years. The students of the Sanskrit subject of the institution told ANN Service that they have been studying the subject in the school without a teacher since The post has been lying vacant since then and no one has been appointed till now by the concerned authority which hampers the efforts of the students to get education in Sanskrit in the school. The same is the case with the Geography, Maths and Po- days I remember Dr Barthakur along with other student leaders like late Kamaleswar Bora, who later became a commissioner and a vice-chancellor, led the students of our school in all the agitations against the unjust action, and orders of the Deputy Commissioner Humphrey and also against British rule. Dr Barthakur who learnt early lessons on music and agriculture from his father grew up, subsequently, as an accomplished musician and a great agriculturist. Dr Barthakur began his service career at Tocklai Tea Research Institute as an Assistant Micrologist and joined later as a lecturer in the Assam Agricultural College. A very popular teacher among the students, Dr Barthakur became a professor in A musician himself, Dr Barthakur composed and gave tune to the theme song of the Agriculture College which is known to be one of the best in the country. Dr Barthakur, who specialised in rice was a distinguished rice specialist of Govt of Assam and was the founder director of Research wing of the Assam Agricultural University. He was the founder director of the ICAR Research Complex for North- East Region for a couple of years before becoming the Deputy Director General of ICAR and a consultant of Agriculture, North Eastern Council. Those were the most memorable and intellectually exciting days of my entire service career when I was in the North Eastern Council as a DIPR and Dr Barthakur as the Deputy Director General of ICAR was the Agricultural Consultant of the NEC. Dr Barthakur with his imagination and leadership inspired the entire team of NEC experts to join in friendly cricket matches, musical nights, debate competitions and, of course, regular picnics. Dr Barthakur unlike many Bimala Patowary also served as In-Charge Principal for a period of about one year. She was very sincere and duteous in taking classes. She had good knowledge of medicinal plants and conducted surveys in different places of Assam and Meghalaya. As a result of her hard labour, the present museum of Dravyaguna Dept in Govt Ayurvedic College still exists as standard one. Prof Bimala Patowary was also inclined towards religious books and as such she published books like Bhagabatar Madhur Kahini, Geetamrit, Niti Kathar Uddhriti etc., in addition to her publication Glossary of Medicinal Plants in Assam and Meghalaya. She also published a few books in Assamese on herbal medicines available in Assam. She was a well-known gentle litical Science subjects. The post of the Geography subject is lying vacant since 2013, that of Maths teacher since 2015, and Political Science since The students of XI and XII standards are studying the said subjects on their own in the school without teachers and have been appearing in examinations by studying themselves. But some of the students find it hard to deal with the subjects and have already left the subjects due to the dearth of teachers. Apart from that, the vacant posts of teachers have pushed the students of this institution towards darkness. Talking to ANN Service, the students said, We do not know why the authority concerned has not appointed any teacher to fill the vacant posts of these subjects. We have been suffering a lot in receiving education in these subjects and the concerning authority remains silent to our problem. When asked, Bijaya Gogoi, the principal of the school admitted that the students of higher grade classes have been receiving education in the school without teachers in Maths, Sanskrit, Geography, and Political Science. We have several times brought it to the notice of the higher authority about the problem the students are facing and asked them to appoint teachers in those subjects as soon as they could. But we have not yet seen any fruitful action, she added. The conscious parents and students are in the hope that before the problem becomes worse, the Education Minister takes some immediate measures to fill the vacant posts of the teachers in those aforementioned subjects so that no students show interest in migrating to other institutions or leave the subjects. others was not a dry and abnormally serious scholar. As a matter of fact many foreign experts while meeting Dr Barthakur for the first time could not imagine that behind the jovial and outwardly light hearted and most humorous person could be one of Asia s most outstanding scientist, specially in Field Crops and more specifically in Plant Breeding and Genetics. As a professor and a vice-chancellor he was most outstanding and was extremely popular among the teachers and the students. Dr Barthakur, who was highly respected by internationally known scientists like Dr MS Swaminathan and Dr Emett L Pinnel, was equally loved and respected by thousands of Grade III and Grade IV employees of the Agriculture University and the ICAR. On the day of his adyashraddha today, I pray to the Almighty for the eternal peace of his soul. DN Chakravartty lady, soft spoken and having an amiable personality. She was very pious and loved by all people in her locality and among relatives. The death of Bimala Patowary was deeply mourned in Rehabari, Guwahati and at the Govt Ayurvedic College. She leaves behind her husband, lone son, and a daughter along with a host of relatives. May her soul rest in peace. Dr Anil Kumar Sarma Tulika Sarma Barkataki Tulika Sarma Barkataki of Malowali Santipur area of Jorhat passed away at 6.30 am on February 2 following a protracted illness. She was 46. Having served as a music teacher at Moabund Tea Garden High School during the time of her untimely demise, her premature death was widely mourned. Several organisations, including Anatar Silpi Mancha of Jorhat, Santipur Dorangichuk Mahila Samiti, Assam High School Teachers Association, besides her colleagues at Moabund Tea Garden High School condoled her death. She was closely associated with several socio-cultural organisations. Of amiable disposition, she endeared herself to all through her suave demeanour. The youngest among six siblings, she was born and brought up at Tilikiam, a rural pocket off Knowledge City Jorhat. Musically inclined since her childhood, hers was a classic case of passion married to profession, as she subsequently went on to become a music teacher. On the occasion of her adya sraddha today, I pray to the Almighty to grant the power of forbearance to her family members so that they may gather strength to bear the great misfortune with silent tears. May God grant eternal peace to Tulika s departed soul. Sanjoy Barkataki CORRESPONDENT BONGAIGAON, Feb 11: Chief Minister Sarbananda Sonowal on Friday conferred the Bir Chilarai Award to martyred jawan, Bolen Harijan, who had sacrificed his life fighting with Maoist rebels in Jharkhand. His wife Bornali Harijon received the award on behalf of her late husband from the Chief Minister. In his address, Sonowal called upon the people to come forward and build a pollutionfree, violence-free and alienfree Assam eulogising the role of the Bir Chilarai. He also mentioned about projects taken up by his government in the name of Bir Chilarai to develop in Bongaigaon district. Chilarai Divas celebrated at Bongaigaon, Dhubri CORRESPONDENT KALAIGAON, Feb 11: Man-elephant conflict has been a burning issue in Assam in the recent years. The only reason was massive destruction of forests and encroachment on all national parks, wildlife sanctuaries, reserve forests, proposed reserve forests, grazing fields and riverine lands. In the northern areas of Udalguri district bordering Bhutan and Arunachal Pradesh, this man-made conflict has been creating a havoc during the past five years i.e., from 2012 to 2016 with the deaths of 85 human beings and 35 wild elephants beside damage of several hundred houses and crops. At the same time, the district has witnessed massive encroachment on forest lands during the periods. As per official records out of 24,995 hectares of lands belonging to wildlife sanctuary, reserve forests, proposed reserve forests (PRF), 8762 hectares are already been under encroachment. (1365 ha in Khalingduar RF; 2343 ha in Rowta RF, 155 ha in Bhairabkunda RF, 400 ha in Bornadi WLS; 920 ha in Kundarbil PRF; 3520 ha in Bhairabkunda PRF; 60 ha in Newly PRF). No steps to evict encroachment had ever been taken by the Assam Government or BTC administration. Rather another 1000 hectares of lands belonging to Newly PRF have now been under process to be handed over to Ramdev-owned Patanjali group for establishment of a mega herbal park. Recently, the Assam Government directed the Dhansiri Forest Division, The Chief Minister unveiled a statue of Dr Bhupen Hazarika and flagged off a toy train at local Eco Park before attending the celebration at Gandhi maidan here. Following this programme, he headed towards the head office of AKRSU (P) and unveiled a statue of Bir Chilarai there as per the invitation by the student group. Soon after this programme, Sonowal left for Guwahati. Legislators Phani Bhusan Choudhury, Aswini Ray Sarkar, Ashok Singhal and Ranjit Das were also present in the function. Our Dhubri Correspondent adds: Bir Chilarai Divas was celebrated in Dhubri district with great fervour and enthusiasm by various organisations, students unions and literary bodies. The Day was centrally observed by the district administration in association with the AJYCP at the Netai Dhubuni Ghaat besides the statue of the legend. On the occasion, various speakers stressed the immediate need of the conservation and preservation of the remains of the Garh, currently submerged in the mighty Brahmaputra, build by Parikhit Narayan, grandson of the legend, in memory of bravery of Chilarai in the 17th century. This Garh which was the biggest Garh in Assam then has protected the town from many dangers for years. A few remains of the Dhubri Garh are in the riverbed of Brahmaputra, which need immediate attention, said Bikash Sharma, DIPRO, Dhubri. We all must come together for the preservation of these remains or else the future generation will forget about it. Speaking on the occasion, the Deputy Commissioner, Dhiraj Choudhury, said that at the current scenario, the following of the teachings of Chilarai are the need of the day. The programme was also attended by the former minister, Nozibul Umar, ADC Polash Protim Borah, former president of Asam Sahitya Sabha, Dhubri branch, Lutfar Rehman and members of the AJYCP. Gowalini nitya, Goalpariya loka geet were also performed on the occasion and a drawing competition was also organised. Meet suggests steps to mitigate man-elephant conflict Udalguri to suggest measures well in advance for mitigation of the man-elephant conflict in the district. A 35- member district level committee has also been formed in advance with Deputy Commissioner, Udalguri as chairman; DFO, Udalguri as member secretary; Superintendent of Police, wildlife activists, all Range Officers, concerned VCDC presidents and gaonburahs etc., as members. The first meeting of the committee was held recently at the conference hall of the Deputy Commissioner, Udalguri on February 7 which was presided over by Sadhana Hojai DC, Udalguri. The meeting was attended by MK Sarma, DFO, Dhansiri Forest Division, Udalguri; Anupam Choudhury, ADC, Udalguri; Bhaskar Jyoti Manta, ADC, Udalguri; Pranjal Bora, SDPO, Bhergaon; Debarshi Choudhury, DSP, Udalguri; Dibakar Das, ACF, Udalguri etc., besides wildlife activists. After detailed discussion, the meeting adopted a few resolutions urging the Assam Government and the BTC authority to thrash out a solution of the issue. Important suggestions were: (i) Government to direct tea garden managements of McLeod Russel India, Goodricke, Amalgamated TE (Tata) to sponsor at least one kunki elephant each at the disposal of the Forest department during peak seasons of the conflict ie., from July to December each year. The tea companies also be directed to maintain a plot of minimum 10 hectares of land with drinking water provision so that migratory herds of wild elephant herds BUREAU DIBRUGARH, Feb 11: Rampant lawlessness and an indifferent police and civil administration in the city came up for discussions at Friday s meeting of the Dibrugarh Nagarik Sangha (DNS), held under the presidentship of Jogendra Nath Borah. The unabated encroachments of almost every public space in the city and the total indifference towards the situation by the police and the civil administration caused serious concern among members of the Sangha. The Sangha s secretary, Ron Duarah explained that the DNS has written several petitions to the authorities, but that these have not yielded any results. He added that the Sangha had demanded eviction of all encroachments at the State Government level also, but nothing more than an acknowledgment was received from a principal secretary. Encroachments of pavements and roadsides have become so chronic in the city that it is now impossible for a pedestrian to walk on any of the footpaths here. By being could take shelter; (ii) Government to recognise members of EOL (Elephants on the Line) who had been given training on wild elephant behaviour, GIS, GPS, wildlife photography and safety measures to be taken during chasing of wild elephants of six sectors of the district as volunteers supporting Forest Department keeping in view the shortage of manpower in the department; (iii) Government immediately to identify vacant plots of lands adjoining RF, PRF, WLS, revenue lands for creation of new grasslands with bamboo and banana plantation and more JFMC forests in order to provide shelter to wild elephants and to check further encroachment (iv) anti-depredation squads be formed in vulnerable villages frequently affected by the conflict comprising ten to twelve young youths of the villages under the leadership of the trained leaders to be headed by forest officials; (v) honorarium to members of the squads be sanctioned at least for six months in a year ie., from July to December; (vi) Funds also be made available for uniform, boots, jackets, torch lights, refreshments and transportation of the members; (vii) the persons engaged in anti-depredation squads must be covered by insurance to meet any kinds of accidents leading to death or injury and (viii) a corpus fund with sufficient funds be created to meet with immediate relief in case of deaths caused by wild elephants. The minimum immediate relief towards deaths as provided earlier may be raised from Rs 5000 to Rs 20,000. Distinguished poet Samir Tanti (L) and prominent musician from tea tribes Ram Sashoni (R) being awarded the prestigious Sirish Sahitya Bota and Sirish Sangeet Bota respectively at the Sirish Mahotsav by APPL Foundation at Naharkatia recently. Youth killed, another hurt in mishap CORRESPONDENT NALBARI, Feb 11 : A youth was killed and another injured when the Pulsar bike (AS-01- BZ-6028) they were riding in hit a divider on NH 31 at Ghograpar in Nalbari district Friday evening. The deceased was identified as Satish Boro (18) of Rangiya. The injured youth Saniram Boro was admitted to Nalbari Swahid Mukunda Kakati Civil Hospital, which referred him to GMCH in critical condition. The youths were returning home after attending a marriage ceremony in Nalbari district. Nagarik Sangha concern at unabated encroachments forced, therefore, to walk on the streets, citizens are exposing themselves to the risk of accidents every day. In the New Market, HS Road, Rotary Road and RKB Road areas here, sundry traders have taken over every nook and cranny, with neither the police, the civil administration nor the municipal authorities doing anything about it. The Sangha members were dumbstruck to get to know that almost all the encroacher-traders of the city have to pay to municipal tax collectors, who park these illegal collections into personal coffers.

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You can contact : Mat/B/P/9059/1A Hindu/ Assamese/ 35 yrs/ BE/ now working as a Mechanical Engineering in ONGC/ Guwahati based family/ Caste no bar. Contact now : Mat/B/P/9060/1A Bengali/ Kayastha/ 32 yrs/ 5'9''/ B.Tech/ working with ONGC/ Tripura/ only son/ Good family. Call : Mat/B/P/9051/1A Bengali/ Kaibarta/ 35 yrs/ 5'8''/ Doctorate in Science/ working with IOCL as a Quality Control Officer/ Shillong. Call : Mat/B/P/9052/1A Bengali/ Kshatriya/ 30 yrs/ 5'7''/ Masters degree in Finance/ working as a Branch Manager in State Bank of India/ Assam/ only son. Call : Mat/B/P/9053/1A Bengali/ Brahmin/ 31 yrs/ 5'10''/ B.Sc, MBA/ working with State Bank of India as an Asstt. Manager/ Silchar. Call : Mat/B/P/9054/1A Bengali/ Kayastha/ 33 yrs/ B.Tech/ working as Inspector of Taxes/ posted in Guwahati/ only son. Call : Mat/B/P/9055/1A Groom DoB , BA, LLB, English Honours, Bengali Advocate. Cont : Mat/B/4238/1 Nepali, Shrestha/ Newar, 34 yrs, 6', M.Sc, Govt. job. Looking decent Nepali girl. 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CD/TN/4248/1 Call to make Vedic knowledge a way of life STAFF REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: While the Vedic knowledge and wisdom is being admired and accepted by people from even the most advanced countries of the world, we in India are still unaware of the full potential of our traditional knowledge. Rather than bracketing the Indian culture-heritage and knowledge within the limits of religion, we can gain a lot by accepting it in our way of life. This remark was made by State Education and Finance Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma, while addressing the Hindu Spiritual and Service Fair at Chandmari here today. He asserted that the most modern sustainability concepts like ecological balance, importance of recycling, judicious use of resources etc., are propagated in the ancient scriptures of India and the concept of service to mankind is the main driving force of such knowledge. The fair has been organised for the first time in the northeastern region, by the North East Chapter of the Hindu Spiritual and Service Foundation. The three-day event that started yesterday emphasises revalidating the concept of service in the Hindu tradition as a way of life and encouraging more and more social service activities. Cops hold... (Contd from page 3) police personnel will also be deployed in such areas. Saikia said that the police and transport department personnel would launch joint operations against motorcycles without number plates and also against those involved in rash driving, while the district police force would examine the feasibility of opening a helpline for the victims of eve teasing. The legal aid cell members have been requested to launch an awareness campaign in educational institutions, Saikia further Ladies learn Driving Technically with expert female instructor. Drive with confidance. 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Moreover, a unique musical drama directed by popular actor Jatin Bora, depicting the tradition, heritage and culture of India was also staged at the event. Many eminent personalities including Sumanta Chaliha, Manju Borah, Mrigen Sarania among others took part in an open meet here, where a book titled Rattotam Bharat by Dr Niranjan Kalita was also released on the occasion. The organisations participating in the fair include North Kamalabari Sattra, Heritage Foundation, Friends of Tribal Society, Government Ayurvedic College, Divya Jyoti Jagrati Sansthan among others. (Contd from page 3) malpractice is detected. We will then conduct separate examination for that particular centre and action will also be taken against those responsible, Sarma said. Each of the examination centres will have close circuit television (CCTV) cameras installed, the Minister said, adding, the Education Department has sent a confidential list of examination centres with poor track record so that a close watch could be maintained on these centres. The HSLC and Assam High Madrassa examination, 2017 (Contd from page 3 attended the open session of the Sabha. The State Government will donate 50 bighas of land to the Sahitya Sabha in this historic Jerenga Pathar. Jorhat MP Kamakhya Prasad Tasa has already paid Rs 10 lakh for the initial work of construction of a project here. Our Government will leave no stone unturned to promote the language and literature of the State and the 100- year-old Sahitya Sabha will open up new avenues in this regard, said Mahanta, who was incidentally the president of the reception committee of WEATHER GUWAHATI LOCAL FORECAST: Mainly clear sky to partly cloudy sky. Fog/mist is very likely to occur in the morning. Minimum temperature is most likely to be 11 C on Sunday. TEMPERATURE: Max 29.0 C Min 10.6 C Cleanliness drive at city college GUWAHATI, Feb 11: A cleanliness drive was carried out in the campus of the Beltola College here by the Environment Awareness Cell and NSS Unit on Friday, said a press release today. A great number of faculty members and students and NSS volunteers took part in the cleanliness drive, which was led by the Principal Dr Ajit Borkotoky and two faculty members, Bharati Devi, in-charge of the Environment Awareness Cell and Kamaruj Jaman programme officer of the NSS Unit. Activists of Asom Jatiyatabadi Yuva Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) and Asom Jatiya Mahila Parishad staging a sit-in demonstration over various demands, in Guwahati on Saturday. UB Photos Poll-like security... will begin from February 17. Meanwhile, the Board of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) has decided to go for computerised evaluation of Mathematics answer scripts this year. Sarma said that if everything goes as planned, the SEBA may opt for computerised evaluation of all the subjects from the next year. In the ensuing HSLC examination, we will introduce OMR answer scripts. This has been done to add transparency to the entire process of evaluation, the Minister added. added. CM vows to... the Sabha s Kaliabor session. Meanwhile, a cultural procession was taken out today from the Boarding Field of Sivasagar town without any president of the Sabha for the first time in its 100-year history. Participants carried portraits of 68 past presidents of the apex literary body during the rally. In the absence of the president, two persons displayed the Sabha logo on the top of an elephant which led 38 cultural troupes of different communities and organisations, covering around 6 km from the heart of the town to the main venue. Manipur blockade... (Contd from page 3) The Govt of India signed a framework agreement with the NSCN(I-M) on August 3, 2015 and efforts were on to sign the final agreement as soon as possible by taking the views of all the stakeholders into account. The Centre was trying for an inclusive solution of the Naga political issue and hence efforts were on to take the views of all the stakeholders into account before signing the final agreement. All elected representatives of Nagaland were also consulted. The Centre s interlocutor also had several rounds of meetings with the Government of Manipur and the other neighbouring States to get their views on the issue before signing of the final agreement. But the economic blockade has now threatened to seriously affect the progress of talks and it is obvious that the signing of the final agreement with the NSCN(I-M) for a lasting solution to the problem will now be delayed.

11 BUSINESS & ECONOMY SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11 CAPSULE Coal India net dips NEW DELHI, Feb 11: The world s largest coal miner CIL today reported a 22 per cent decline in consolidated net profit at Rs 2,884.4 crore for the third quarter ended December 31. Net profit came in at Rs 3,718 crore in the same quarter of the previous fiscal, Coal India (CIL) said in a regulatory filing. However, the company s total income rose to Rs 21,531.2 crore in the quarter under review from Rs 20,928.4 crore in the same period a year ago. PTI Idea Cellular NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Telecom operator Idea Cellular today logged a consolidated net loss of Rs crore for the December 2016 quarter compared to a net profit of Rs crore in the yearago period, hurt by newcomer Reliance Jio s free voice and data promotions. Total income also has decreased to Rs 8, crore for the quarter, from Rs 9, crore in the same period in the previous year, as per a BSE filing. Shalimar Paints NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Shalimar Paints today reported a standalone net loss of Rs 18 lakh for the third quarter ended December 31, 2016, impacted by demonetisation. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 2.05 crore in the October-December period of the last fiscal, Shalimar Paints said in a BSE filing. PTI IFCI posts loss NEW DELHI, Feb 11: State-run infrastructure term lender IFCI today reported standalone net loss of Rs crore for third quarter ended December on higher provisions for bad loans and fall in income. The company had registered a net profit of Rs crore during the October-December period of previous fiscal. PTI GlaxoSmithKline Pharma NEW DELHI, Feb 11: GlaxoSmithKline Pharmaceuticals today reported per cent decline in net profit at Rs crore for the quarter ended December 31, on account of mandatory price cuts as well as demonetisation. The company had posted a net profit of Rs crore for the same period of previous fiscal. PTI RCom Q3 loss NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Reliance Communications has posted a net loss of Rs 531 crore for the third quarter of the current fiscal, a company statement said here on Saturday. The company s revenue was at Rs 4,922 crore, down 4.3 per cent from Rs 5,142 crore in Q2. IANS Punj Lloyd Q3 net NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Infrastructure major Punj Lloyd s net loss narrowed to Rs crore during the quarter ended December 31, The company had clocked a net loss of Rs crore in the October-December quarter of , it said in a BSE filing. PTI Vedic Brahman NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Start-up firm Vedic Brahman, which deals in facilitating Hindu Pujas, expects to break even by November this year. We are reaching out to high networth individuals in metros and tier 2 cities. Soon we will also start e-commerce vertical which will help us break-even by November, which is by the end of first year of our operation, Vedic Brahman Founder and CEO Piyush Srivastava said. PTI BHIM app launched on ios platform NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Indigenous digital payments app BHIM, which the government has developed for fast and secure cashless transactions, was today launched on the ios platform. The much awaited #BHIM for ios is now available on the AppStore. Apple users, download #BHIM now! #ItPaystoBHIM, Niti Aayog today said in a tweet. The Bharat Interface for Money (BHIM) was available on Android platform. On December 30, Prime Minister Narendra Modi launched the app for fast and secure cashless transactions using mobile phones. BHIM is a platform designed to make payment through UPI and USSD modes simpler. Last month, IT Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad said that the number of downloads for BHIM app has crossed 1-crore mark. The BHIM app downloads which have shot up in a matter of a few days shows how India is changing with regard to adoption of digital payments and cashless transactions, the Minister had pointed out. Digital payment channels like mobile wallets, USSD and RuPay have seen massive uptake and rise in transactions post demonetisation. According to government data, the number of transactions on USSD (mobile short code message used mainly for banking services on feature phone) saw a whopping 5,135 per cent jump, from 97 such deals a day on November 8 to 5,078 on December 25. UPI transactions which allows users to transfer funds from one bank account to another using a smartphone grew 1,342 per cent, from 3,721 such transactions a day on November 8 to 53,648 on December 25. PTI Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, MoS for Finance and Corporate Affairs Arjun Ram Meghwal and RBI Governor Urjit Patel at the customary post-budget meeting of the Central Board of Directors of RBI, in New Delhi on Saturday. UNI SEBI evolving in tune with market needs: Jaitley NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Emphasising that Indian securities market has seen significant developments, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley today said the regulator is evolving in accordance with the needs of the economy and markets. Discussing the Budget initiatives with the SEBI board here today, Jaitley said regulations have been evolving very fast and that the regulator as an institution has established lot of credibility for itself. The future agenda for the capital markets regulatory body, including evolving technological and policy changes, was also discussed, he told reporters after addressing SEBI board and top officials at the customary post-budget meeting. SEBI chairman UK Sinha said the Finance Minister was informed about the developments in the market as well as current issues SEBI and market are facing. We had a very healthy discussion on that... We discussed various items for implementation post Budget announcement, he added. Jaitley said SEBI is a professional organisation with a considerable experience in this line and has been evolving as per the needs of the economy and the VS Sundaresan, CGM, SEBI, addressing the gathering at a two-day workshop on Indian Securities Market organised jointly by CMS-NALSAR and the Institute of Company Secretaries of India (ICSI) at NALSAR in Hyderabad on Saturday. UNI Augmented reality could be as big as smartphone: Cook LONDON, Feb 11: Augmented reality (AR) has the potential to become as big as the ubiquitous samrtmphone and help people out in daily life, Apple CEO Tim Cook has told The Independent newspaper. Unlike virtual reality, which closes the world out, AR allows individuals to be present in the world but hopefully allows an improvement on what is happening presently, Cook said in the interview. But the Apple CEO stopped short of detailing what the copany would do with AR. I regard it as a big idea like the smartphone. The smartphone is for everyone, we don t markets itself. Primarily, we discussed issues relating to markets... subjects related to future agenda, some of which are SEBI s own agenda because of various evolutions in markets and technologies and have to think the iphone is about a certain demographic, or country or vertical market: it s for everyone. I think AR is that big, it s huge, Cook said. some of which are necessitated by Budget announcements. It is those subjects which we have discussed at the meeting today, he noted. According to a release issued by SEBI, the Finance Minister SEBI a big responsibility, says chairman-designate NEW DELHI, Feb 11: A day after being named the next SEBI chief, senior bureaucrat Ajay Tyagi today said it is a big responsibility and he is looking forward to handling it. As chairman of the Securities and Exchange Board of India (SEBI), Tyagi will oversee regulation and surveillance of capital markets and all the market infrastructure entities such as stock exchanges and intermediaries including brokerage firms, mutual funds, FPIs, investment banks and rating agencies, as also thousands of listed companies. When I join there, it is a big responsibility and I look forward to handling it, Tyagi told reporters here after Finance Minister Arun Jaitley addressed SEBI s board members and top officials at a customary post-budget meeting with the regulatory authority. Tyagi, a 1984 batch IAS officer of Himachal Pradesh cadre, is at present Additional Secretary (Investment) in the Department of Economic Affairs and handles capital markets, and would succeed UK Sinha as SEBI chairman after the extended tenure of the incumbent ends on March 1. The Appointments Committee of the Cabinet headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi has approved his appointment for a period not exceeding five years or till the age of 65 years, an order issued by Personnel Ministry said last evening. 58-year-old Tyagi, who hails from Uttar Pradesh, did PG in Economics. He did Masters in Public Administration from Harvard and holds Masters in Technology (Computer Science), as per his official resume. He holds a Bachelor degree in Electronics also. PTI I view AR like I view the silicon here in my iphone, it s not a product per se, it s a core technology, he added. This is, however, not the first remarked that the Indian securities market has witnessed very significant developments in the last 5-6 years, particularly in the context of technology heavily influencing the market operations accompanied with increase in the size of markets. Jaitley also complimented SEBI and observed that SEBI as an institution has established a lot of credibility for itself, the release said. During the interaction, various reforms and regulations, including in the areas of ease of doing business, governance, corporate bond market, exit of regional exchanges and high frequency trading were touched upon. Need for further development of commodity markets in both the spot and derivatives segments and the recent Union Budget proposal to look into integrating the two segments were also highlighted during the discussion, the release said. Minister of State for Finance Arjun Ram Meghwal, Economic Affairs Secretary Shaktikanta Das, Chief Economic Adviser Arvind Subramanian and SEBI chairman-designate Ajay Tyagi, who is currently an Additional Secretary in the Finance Ministry, were also present. PTI time Cook spoke favrourably of AR. Virtual reality probably has a lower commercial interest over time and that augmented reality is the larger of the two, probably by far technology website The Verge quoted Cook as saying last year. The Virtual Reality Society (VRS), an information and news resource for virtual reality and its related technologies, describes augmented reality as a technology that takes the real world of the present and projects digital imagery and sound into it whereas virtual reality immerses your senses completely in a world that only exists in the digital realm. IANS RBI board meet discusses economic scene NEW DELHI, Feb 11: The Reserve Bank central board today took stock of the current economic situation, global and domestic challenges and other specific areas of its operations. The 563rd meeting of the central board meeting was chaired by RBI Governor Urjit R Patel... The board reviewed the current economic situation, global and domestic challenges and other specific areas of operations of the Reserve Bank of India, the Central bank said in a statement. Deputy Governors R Gandhi, SS Mundra, NS Vishwanathan and Viral Acharya were present. Addressing the board, Finance Minister Arun Jaitley spoke about focus of the Budget on the rural sector, housing and infrastructure while sticking to fiscal discipline. He also dwelt on introduction of the goods and services tax (GST) and reduction of taxes for small and medium enterprises (SMEs), RBI said. The board complimented the Finance Minister on the Budget, it added. The other directors of the board present at the meeting included N Chandrasekaran, Bharat Doshi, Sudhir Mankad, Rajiv Kumar, Ashok Gulati and Manish Sabharwal. Government nominee directors Shaktikanta Das, Secretary, Department of Economic Affairs, and Anjuly Chib Duggal, Secretary, Department of Financial Services, were also in attendance. PTI Long-gestation projects to blame for high NPAs: Patel NEW DELHI, Feb 11: RBI Governor Urjit Patel today attributed the banks grappling with high bad loans to legacy issues saying they are mostly on account of credit facility provided for long-gestation projects before He further said the problem of non-performing assets (NPAs) was earlier also but it is only recently that the issue is being recognised. Patel said that sectors in which bad loans have emerged over the years pertain to longgestation projects, which were mostly funded before Therefore,... By definition, this proportionate amount is a legacy issue, although the recognition and reporting of these have taken place only recently, the RBI Governor said. Finance Minister Arun Jaitley after addressing the RBI board said a legal and executive framework to deal with NPAs has been put in place by the government as its resolution is an ongoing process. Jaitley also said the bad loans figure has increased owing to emergence of some new NPAs or loans that have been continuing. Congress leader Veerappa Moily had recently raised the bad loans issue in Parliament and said the NPAs figure has grown since I was in Parliament responding to a comment which Moily had made. What was figure in 2014, then 2015, 16, 17 it increased. So I had said these are all loans which have been continuing and what s have been added is either the discovery of some non-performing assets as a result of some exercise that RBI had directed to be undertaken and also the interest factor has increased, Jaitley said. After the Asset Quality Review (AQR), there was huge surge in NPA. In the third quarter of the last fiscal alone, NPAs rose over Rs 1 lakh crore. PTI Old notes figure should be verified one NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Hinting that it could be a long wait for people to know the amount of old currency notes that were deposited post-demonetisation, RBI Governor Urjit Patel on Saturday said the figure should be a verified one and not just an estimate. The number that we should now divulge should be verified one and congruent with the complex accounting. There are tens of thousands of bank branches and 4,000 currency chests, Patel said here post the Reserve Bank of India Board s meeting with Finance Minister Arun Jaitley. Given that the window is open till March 31 and June 30 at lower level, we need to be careful and try that this is a number which is not a mere estimate but a verified number both physically and in the accounting sense, Patel added when asked about the estimated amount of old currency notes that have come back. IANS LIC s stake in Infosys rises to 7.02% NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Life Insurance Corporation of India (LIC) today said it has acquired an additional two per cent stake in Infosys in over three years ending February 2017, taking its total shareholding in the Bengaluru-based software major to 7.02 per cent. The disclosure comes at a time when the company s founders and its board have clashed over the issues of corporate governance, CEO compensation and severance pay of former CFO. LIC, in a filing to BSE, said it has acquired about 4.63 crore shares or per cent stake, thus taking its total holding in Infosys to per cent. The transactions were made through market purchases between the period September 26, 2013 to February 07, 2017, it said. LIC said that the equity share capital/total voting capital of Infosys after the deal stood unchanged at crore shares of face value of Rs 5. Over the last few days, Infosys has come under fire from its founders like NR Narayana Murthy, who have raised concerns on corporate governance lapses and questioned the compensation paid to CEO Vishal Sikka. Murthy, along with other co-founders Nandan Nilekani and S Gopalakrishnan have written to Infosys board asking why Sikka s compensation was raised and hefty severance packages offered to two top-level executives who quit the company. Sikka was paid Rs 48.7 crore in base salary, bonus and benefits last year as compared to base salary of Rs 4.5 crore for a partial period in Murthy has questioned paying the former CFO (Rajiv Bansal) a 30-month severance pay which amounted to Rs 23 crore. Infosys, however, has denied any corporate governance lapses, and emphasised that its board is fully aligned with the strategic direction of Sikka and is very appreciative of the initiatives taken by him in pursuance of this transformation. PTI

12 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI NATIONAL 64 pc turnout in Phase 1 of UP polls LUCKNOW, Feb 11: An estimated 64 per cent voter turnout was witnessed today in the first of the seven-phase Uttar Pradesh polls, which passed off peacefully in 73 Assembly constituencies, barring some stray incidents of violence. Chief Electoral Officer T Venkatesh said at some places, there were reports of election slips being snatched, leading to pelting of stones and clashes. The turnout was estimated at around 64 per cent till the close of polling, he told a news conference here at the end of polling. The first phase witnessed a three per cent rise in voter turnout as in the same phase in 2012, covering these Assembly constituencies, it was 61 per cent. Etah recorded a 73 per cent turnout, Muzaffarnagar 65 per cent, Bulandshahr 64 per cent, Noida 60 per cent and Ghaziabad 57 per cent, he said. A to- tal of 2.60 crore voters, including over 1.17 crore women and 1,508 belonging to third gender category, were eligible to cast their ballot to decide the fate of 839 candidates. A report from Baghpat said members of different communities clashed in the Baghu colony in the city when one side tried to stop the other from casting their votes. Ten persons were injured in the clash and had to be admitted to hospital, the police said. Another incident of violence was reported from Baghpat, where the Ajit Singh-led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) workers obstructed Dalit voters from casting their vote in Looyan village under Badaut area, leading to a clash and FIRs being lodged against three party workers. In Meerut, the police detained Gagan Som, brother of controversial BJP leader Sangeet Som, for carrying a pistol inside a polling booth. Gagan had reached the polling booth in Sardhana Assembly seat at 9 am. The security personnel deployed there frisked him and recovered a pistol from his possession. He was immediately detained, the police said. Officials said that as per the poll code, those possessing licensed weapons are required to deposit them with the police. The permission to keep arms is granted in special cases only. Sangeet is a sitting MLA from Sardhana and had shot to limelight for his controversial speeches during the 2013 Muzaffarnagar riots. The first phase of polling will decide the electoral fortunes of the son of Home Minister Rajnath Singh, Pankaj Singh (from Noida), Congress Legislature Party leader Pradeep Mathur (Mathura) against whom BJP spokesman Srikant Sharma is in the fray, daughter of BJP MP Hukum Singh Mriganka Singh (Kairana), and controversial BJP MLAs Sangeet Som and Suresh Rana from Sardhana and Thanabhawan respectively. Former BJP State president Lakshmikant Bajpai (Meerut), RJD chief Lalu Prasad s sonin-law Rahul Singh (SP) from Sikandrabad, and Sandeep Singh, grandson of Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh from Atrauli are among other key figures in this phase. The districts where polling was held are Hapur, Shamli, Muzaffarnagar, Baghpat, Meerut, Ghaziabad, Gautam Buddha Nagar, Bulandshahr, Aligarh, Mathura, Hathras, Agra, Firozabad, Etah and Kasganj. In the 73 constituencies where polling was held, the SP and BSP had bagged 24 seats each in the 2012 polls, BJP 11, RLD nine and Congress five. PTI SP, Cong release 10-point programme for UP LUCKNOW, Feb 11: Seeking to win over 300 of the 403 Assembly seats in Uttar Pradesh, Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi today jointly released ten commitments on which their alliance would work on coming to power. The two leaders at a press conference released the commitments which include major promises made by the two parties to the people of the State in their manifestos. The list of commitments include distribution of free smartphones to youth, employment guarantee through skill development to 20 lakh youths, loan waiver to farmers, cheap power and proper remuneration for crops. It also commits to provide Rs 1,000 monthly pension to one crore poor families and onetime food at Rs 10 to the urban poor, 33 per cent reservation to CHANDIGARH, Feb 11: Agitating Jat leaders, who are seeking quota in education and government jobs besides other demands, today met representatives of the Haryana Government-appointed committee and had discussions on their demands and grievances. While the committee members listened to the demands and grievances put forth by the Jats, All India Jat Aarakshan Sangharsh Samiti (AIJASS) president Yashpal Malik, who is spearheading the pro-reservation stir in the State, said the stir would continue till their demands are met. The committee headed by the Chief Secretary met a del- 500-kg Egyptian woman lands in Mumbai for treatment MUMBAI, Feb 11: Eman Ahmed, one of the heaviest women in the world weighing 500 kg, today landed here for weight reduction treatment at a local hospital and was lifted, along with the bed on which she laid while travelling, with the help of a crane. Eman (36), who travelled to India in an EgyptAir plane, landed at the Mumbai International Airport shortly after 4 am and reached the Saifee Hospital around 6 am. The special bed on which she laid during the journey was hoisted with the help of a crane, doctors said. She was transported by a fully equipped truck, which was followed by an ambulance and police escort, to the Saifee Hospital where a special room has been built for her. The woman, who has not moved out of her house for 25 years, will be under observation for about a month before Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav and Congress vice president Rahul Gandhi releasing the 10-point common minimum programme of the alliance, in Lucknow on Saturday. UNI women in government jobs and 50 per cent reservation in panchayat and local bodies elections, besides power, road and water to every village in five years. Free cycles to all girl students from classes IX to XII and Eman Ahmed Protesting Jat leaders meet Haryana Govt panel egation of Jats in Panipat today led by Malik. The Chief Secretary, Home Secretary and ADGP (Law and Order) met us. We had a discussion on our demands and gave them the list of our demands. We also brought to their notice the grievances which our community members are facing at various dharna sites across the State, Malik said over phone. Some Jat activists have alleged that the administration was trying to exert pressure for restricting the participation of volunteers in dharna by sending notices. Malik said that February 19 would be observed as Balidan Divas in memory of those who lost their lives during last year s agitation. Today was the first meeting between the representatives of AIJASS and the State Government ever since the protest was launched in the State about two weeks back. Besides seeking quota in education and government jobs, the demands of the Jats include the release of those jailed during last year s agitation, withdrawal of cases slapped during the protest and government jobs for the kin of those killed and injured while taking part in the stir. There is also a demand for action against BJP MP from Kurukshetra Raj Kumar Saini for his alleged anti-jat rants. The BJP Government in the State this week formed a fivemember committee, headed she undergoes surgery, doctors said. She is currently under the care of a city-based bariatric surgeon, Muffazal Lakdawala, and his team of doctors. They have been treating bed-bound Eman for almost three months and took all necessary precautions for her transportation from Egypt s Alexandria, an aide to Lakdawala said. Transporting Eman to Mumbai was a challenging task keeping in mind the complexities of her case as she is a high-risk patient who has not been able to move or leave the house for the last 25 years, doctors said. Eman was accompanied by Aparna Govil Bhasker, an advanced laparoscopic and bariatric surgeon at the Centre of Obesity and Digestive Surgery and head of the Department of Bariatric Surgery at the Saifee Hospital, and Kamlesh Bohra, senior intensivist, Department of Critical and Intensive Care at the hospital. She, along with her sister Shaimaa Ahmed, arrived here meritorious students, free homes to over 10 lakh poor Dalit and backward families, four-lane roads connecting all districts and metro in six main cities also figure in the list. For the minorities and backwards, it promises representation in ratio to their population in all the welfare schemes as also police modernisation for making it more effective and the phased expansion of Dial 100 scheme. by Chief Secretary DS Dhesi, to hold talks with Jats to consider the demands and resolve the problems of those agitating for reservation among other issues in the State. Chief Minister Manohar Lal Khattar had recently indicated that the issues could be resolved through dialogue for which the Government s doors are always open. Even as the ongoing proquota Jat stir entered the 14th day today, the situation remained peaceful in the State, officials said. The main Opposition party in Haryana, the INLD, has openly come out in support of the agitating Jats this time and asked the Government to meet their demands. PTI early today. To prepare her for the flight, the team of doctors was in Egypt for the last 10 days to optimise the conditions for her travel. Given the fact that Eman is so heavy and had not moved since the last 25 years, she is at a high risk of pulmonary embolism and hence, has been put on blood thinners to try and minimise the chances of such an eventuality during her transfer, doctors said. A special bed was created by local Egyptian artisans in accordance to the safety measures as laid down by EgyptAir for her safe transport on ground and in the plane. As a precautionary measure, the flight was furnished with all the equipment required in case of an emergency such as portable ventilator, portable defibrillator, oxygen cylinders, intubating laryngoscopes and other drugs. PTI G/3551/1 G/3550/1 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 Voters waiting in a queue at a polling booth during the first phase of the Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections in Sahibabad on Saturday. UNI These commitments include the promises made by Rahul Gandhi during his Statewide Kisan Yatra, such as loan waiver to farmers and reduction of power tariff for them a long-time demand of the Congress. At least Samajwadi people practically give shape to what they say but some others only do mann ki baat but kaam ki baat nahi karte... They do not say in rallies and in districts what are the achievements of their Government, Akhilesh said. (They say) two families have entered into an alliance... I will say that two youths have come together, it is an alliance of the SP and Congress..., he stressed in response to a jibe at Prime Minister Narendra Modi s comment in this regard. These are ten steps to development worked out by the two parties on which the Congress and SP will work on coming to power in future, Akhilesh added. PTI Pained by theft of Nobel citation: Satyarthi NEW DELHI, Feb 11: Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi today said that he is pained at the theft of his Nobel citation and ornaments given to his wife by his mother as they were precious for the family. He also said that the theft has strengthened his resolve to continue working for the cause of children and he has not thought about hiring additional security. A replica of the Nobel Peace Prize and its citation awarded to child rights activist Satyarthi were among the valuables stolen from his southeast Delhi residence in his absence on February 7. PTI Minister, 2 MPs switch allegiance to Panneerselvam CHENNAI, Feb 11: Tamil Nadu Chief Minister O Panneerselvam today drew more blood from the Sasikala camp in the battle for power with a minister, two Lok Sabha members and the AIADMK spokesperson joining him, while she issued a veiled warning that patience was wearing thin on not being sworn in. With leaders coming under pressure from party cadres and apparent public sentiment against VK Sasikala, School Education Minister K Pandiarajan, PR Sundaram and K Ashok Kumar, both MPs, switched over to the Chief Minister s camp in the morning, pledging their support. In the evening, party veteran, spokesman and minister in the MGR Cabinet C Ponnaiyan drove to the Chief Minister s residence and offered his support. A former minister MM Rajendra Prasad also joined the Chief Minister s camp. The leadership of the party and government should be in good hands and that is Panneerselvam who was trusted thrice by Jayalalithaa to be the Chief Minister. All of us should work towards this goal, he told the cadres with Tamil Nadu School Education Minister Pandiarajan (C) pledging his support to caretaker Chief Minister O Panneerselvam, in Chennai on Saturday. UNI Panneerselvam by his side at the Chief Minister s residence where they received him amid thunderous applause. Rattled by the desertions, Sasikala, who has been elected the leader of the AIADMK legislature party, drove to the luxury resort, 100 km from here, in an attempt to prevent the MLAs who have been put up there for the last three days from switching sides. KA Sengottaiyan, who was appointed the presidium chairman after the removal of Madhusudhanan, told reporters after Sasikala s meeting with the MLAs that all the MLAs have taken a pledge that they would back her to the hilt till she becomes Chief Minister. Kept waiting, Sasikala wrote a letter to Governor Ch Vidyasagar Rao, asking him to take steps immediately to swear her in at the earliest. She said she was ready to parade the party MLAs supporting her before him. She told him she had on Thursday submitted an elaborate presentation to invite me to form the Government as I have absolute majority, besides the original letter and true copy of the resolution electing her as the AIADMK Legislature party leader. Sasikala said she believed that the Governor would act immediately to save the sovereignty of the Constitution, democracy and the interest of Tamil Nadu. PTI

13 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 13 LEISURE & LIFESTYLE Whenever I feel inspired by nature, I try to bring it out in my Kathak compositions, Pandit Birju Maharaj tells Sahana Ghosh in an interview Davis with Sunny. Natural grace Dancing like a peacock in the rain, leading Kathak exponent Pandit Birju Maharaj held audiences in Amaravati, Andhra Pradesh, spellbound with his new composition. Soon after, confessing his ardent love for nature, the face of Indian Kathak in the world stressed more artistic creations on key environmental issues. I really love nature. Whatever I feel, as inspired from nature, I try to bring it out. There should be compositions on environmental issues (like climate change, natural resource depletion, et al) for the people, the veteran told IANS in an interview at the Amaravati Global Music and Dance Festival. Birju Maharaj performed with his ensemble, including danseuse Saswati Sen, at the Pavitra Sangamam amphitheatre, straddling the confluence of the Krishna and Godavari rivers. Talking to IANS after his performance, the Padma Vibhushan awardee expressed displeasure at the man-made disruption of natural balance. I see big buildings going up, the earth being dug out and nature harmed. Our environment should be preserved. The balanced is being disrupted. It pains me. You see metro construction happening all across. Although this is for our convenience, but it shouldn t happen at the cost of disrupting the natural balance, he lamented. The torch-bearer of the Kalka-Bindadin gharana of Lucknow, Birju Maharaj is a direct descendant of Ishwari Prasadji, the first known Kathak teacher. Admitting his voracious appetite for naturerelated TV programmes, he said he sees rhythm in every step of life and that is what keeps him ticking at 79. I watch a lot of Discovery and Animal Planet. If you see a lion walking or a cheetah running, you find rhythm in every movement, in every step. There is rhythm in everything in life. When this rhythm stops, everything stops. For example, for one who is walking at a slow pace, we would corelate it with the introductory vilamvit laya (slow tempo) in the Hindustani classical genre, Birju Maharaj said counting out the beats. This rhythm in nature should keep going and we have a responsibility to do that because humans have a connection with their surroundings, he explained with a smile of contentment. At the young age of 28, the living legend received the Sangeet Natak Akademi Award, besides several other prestigious awards like the Kalidas Samman, Soviet Land Nehru Award, Shiromani Samman and Rajiv Gandhi Peace Award. He has been conferred honorary doctorate by Banaras Hindu University and Chhattisgarh s Khairagarh University. 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You have the ability to act on different possibilities. Your childlike side often emerges, which creates more excitement. Others are drawn to you, as you certainly are not boring to be around. If you are single, you will have your share of suitors all year long. You ll need to figure out what type of relationship you want. If you are attached, the two of you enjoy each other s company, but you don t always agree. You have very different types of desires, yet the attraction between you remains strong and valid. Accept your difference. VIRGO can be very fussy. The Stars Show the Kind of Day You ll Have: 5-Dynamic; 4- Positive; 3-Average; 2-So-so; 1-Difficult. ARIES (March 21-April 19) Emotional extremes run parallel with misunderstandings. You will be forthright about what you desire. Others might need to adapt to whatever you request. Those who care will adjust accordingly. Tonight: Mentally prepare yourself for tomorrow. TAURUS (April 20-May 20) You can make a difference, if you so choose. A loved one might try to manipulate you. Remain aware of your needs. You see life from a totally different perspective. Try to explain where you are coming from. Tonight: Ever playful. GEMINI (May 21-June 20) Try to understand what is happening with a close friend or family member, if possible. You might prefer to be concerned with other matters involving your friends or a professional situation, but still give this person your time and attention. Tonight: Stay anchored. CANCER (June 21-July 22) Ask questions, and think more fully about what needs to happen. A loved one might want to go off to the movies, whereas you d prefer to hang out at home and have an early dinner. Can you mix the two? Learn to compromise. Tonight: Speak your mind, but remain diplomatic. LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) Your ability to make a difference in someone s life is apparent. However, a problem involving your finances could emerge. You might find this person s demands difficult to meet under the circumstances. Explain the issue as clearly as possible. Tonight: Among the crowds. VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) You might be more empowered than you realize. Think twice about what is happening between you and someone else. You could feel as if this person is pushing the line when dealing with you. Put your best foot forward, and enjoy the moment. Tonight: All smiles. LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) You might be working through a problem and could want some time to yourself. You know that a restrictive situation will not work for you. Say little until you are absolutely sure about how you are going to approach the issue. Tonight: Take some much-needed personal time. SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) Your ability to resist someone s charm becomes obvious. You might believe that you know what a loved one wants, but perhaps it is just reflective of your own desires on a deeper level. Be more open to what this person says he or she needs. Tonight: Hang out with a friend. SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21) You have a strong sense of direction that takes you down a new path. Honor a need for a fast change. How you approach a key person in your life might change once you see him or her in a different setting. Update your perspective. Tonight: On top of your game. CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) Evaluate what is happening around a particular issue. You might want to head in a new direction, take an educational course and/or do some traveling. Explore different ways of approaching life. Remain sensitive to the potential of a bond. Tonight: Speak your mind. AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18) You ll break past someone s need to control you by demonstrating a willingness to work with this person on more of an individual level. You have a greater sense of what you would like to see develop from this relationship. Tonight: Opt for dinner out. PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20) You are extremely social and quite willing to go in your own direction, if need be. A partner might want to do something a certain way. If you can go along with this person s request, do. Be open to his or her suggestions and ideas. Tonight: Be yourself, and stay present. Thought for the day If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some. FRANKLIN Across 1 Threadbare (6) 4 A tree (5) 7 Wax cylinder with wick (6) 13 Put in order (7) 14 Thurman of Pulp Fiction (3) 15 P G Wodehouse s Bertie (7) 16 Hindu god of fire (4) 17 Writing fluid (3) 18 Female relative (4) 21 Residing or inhabiting (8) 23 Inhabitant (8) 27 Thousands of years (9) 29 Rudimentary, of olden times (9) 31 Height (9) 32 Suffer the want of? (2,7) 33 Special stories or articles (8) 37 Matters remaining (8) 42 Warbled or intoned (4) 43 Capture or HEALTH CAPSULES by Bron Smith Health Capsules is not intended to be of a diagnostic nature. arrest (3) 44 Church service? (4) 47 Deputize for? (5,2) 48 United State Steamship, abbr. (3) 49 Infuriates, makes mad (7) 50 Frightened (6) 51 Did needlework? (5) 52 Employed again (6) Down 1 Portions (6) 2 Air as prefix (4) 3 Film maker Shyam (7) 5 Dripping, leaking or secreting (7) 6 Crisp biscuit (7) 8 Beautified, bedecked or embellished (7) 9 Tax on goods (4) 10 Boners or bloomers (6) 11 Italian dynasty - ice mid anagram (6) 12 Labours; does hard work (6) 19 and true : the jury? (6,3) 20 Antitoxins used as remedies (9) 22 Offensive (7) 24 Aural appendage (7) 25 Small piece of live coal etc. in dying fire (5) 26 hollow : defeats conclusively? (5) 28 Girl s name (3) 30 Believer: suffix (3) 34 Wheel or roll along (7) 35 Interim ruler (6) 36 Insulate, isolate or sequester (7) 37 Quick reply (7) 38 Determined the total of (6) 39 Be owed (7) 40 Invited persons? (6) 41 Deleted or rubbed out (6) 45 Island near Sumatra (4) 46 Birds lay them (4) SOLUTION TO SUNDAY CROSSWORD 966 Across: 1 Shabby, 4 Beech, 7 Candle, 13 Arrange, 14 Uma, 15 Wooster, 16 Agni, 17 Ink, 18 Aunt, 21 Dwelling, 23 Resident, 27 Millennia, 29 Primitive, 31 Elevation, 32 Go without, 33 Features, 37 Residues, 42 Sung, 43 Cop, 44 Mass, 47 Stand in, 48 USS, 49 Enrages, 50 Scared, 51 Sewed, 52 Reused. Down: 1 Shares, 2 Aero, 3 Benegal, 5 Exuding, 6 Cracker, 8 Adorned, 9 Duty, 10 Errors, 11 Medici, 12 Sweats, 19 Twelve men, 20 Antidotes, 22 Noisome, 24 Earlobe, 25 Ember, 26 Beats, 28 Ena, 30 Ist, 34 Trundle, 35 Regent, 36 Seclude, 37 Riposte, 38 Summed, 39 Deserve, 40 Guests, 41 Erased, 45 Java, 46 Eggs.

14 14 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 WASHINGTON, Feb 11: President Donald Trump has pledged close security and economic cooperation with Japan as he described the US-Japan alliance as the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Pacific region, a day after patching up with an assertive China over the Taiwan issue. We are committed to the security of Japan and all areas under its administrative control and to further strengthening our very crucial alliance. The US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Pacific region, Trump told reporters at a joint INTERNATIONAL Trump, Abe pledge to strengthen US-Japan strategic ties Polish PM stable after car accident WARSAW, Feb 11: Polish Prime Minister Beata Szydlo was in stable condition in hospital after a car accident, a government spokesman said. The prime minister was riding in a motorcade yesterday when a Fiat 600 driven by a 21-year-old man struck her vehicle in the southern town of Oswiecim. Her car was forced off the road and crashed into a tree, with the front of the car badly damaged. Two security agents including Szydlo s driver were also injured, one of them suffering serious leg injuries. Szydlo underwent medical tests in a local hospital before being transported in the evening by helicopter to a military hospital in Warsaw. AFP ISIS executes 5 Egyptians CAIRO, Feb 11: The ISIS group in Egypt claims to have executed five men it accused of working for the army, which is battling the jihadists in the Sinai Peninsula. In a series of photos published Friday on the secure messaging app Telegram, five men presented as army elements are seen lying face down on the ground before a militant shoots them in the back of their heads with an assault rifle, the SITE intelligence group said. Jihadists have killed hundreds of soldiers and policemen since the military overthrow of Islamist president Mohamed Morsi in 2013 unleashed a bloody crackdown on his supporters. The crackdown decimated the Islamist movement and killed hundreds of his followers, and set off a jihadist insurgency that has killed hundreds of security personnel. AFP news conference with the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe yesterday. Seeking to put behind any friction as a result of his sometimes provocative statements during the presidential campaign, Trump hugged Abe as he arrived at the White House, and offered strong reassurances about America s commitment to Japan s defense in the face of China s increased military assertiveness. The bond between our two nations and the friendship between our two peoples runs very, very deep, Trump said. This administration is committed to bringing those ties even closer. We are committed to the US-Japan alliance is the cornerstone of peace and stability in the Pacific region security of Japan and all areas under its administrative control and to further strengthening our very crucial alliance. Abe s visit, which was Trump s second with a head of government since being sworn in last month, came a day after the US President, in a telephonic talk with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping and agreed to honor a position that effectively acknowledges Taiwan is not separate from China. Trump had enraged China by stating that the One-China policy on Taiwan is up for negotiation and that he is not fully committed to it. During the press conference, Trump insisted that it is important that both Japan and the US continue to invest very heavily in the alliance to boost their defence capabilities. He said the two countries face numerous challenges and bilateral cooperation is essential to address them. We will work together to promote our shared interests, of which we have many, in the region, including freedom from navigation and of navigation and defending against the North Korean missile and nuclear threat, both of which I consider a very, very high priority, Trump said. PTI US President Donald Trump and his wife Melania (L) wave with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe (2nd R) and his wife Akie Abe while boarding Air Force One as they depart for Palm Beach, Florida, at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland on Friday. UNI US, Chinese air encounter unintentional: Pentagon BEIJING, Feb 11: The Pentagon said a close encounter between a Chinese early warning aircraft and a US Navy patrol plane over the South China Sea appeared to be unintentional and both pilots maintained professional radio contact, in the first such incident known to have taken place under President Donald Trump s administration. A Chinese KJ-200 flew within 1,000 feet of a US Navy P-3C in international airspace over Scarborough Shoal near the Philippines on Wednesday, Pentagon spokesman Capt. Jeff Davis told re- Chinese soldier returns home after five decades BEIJING, Feb 11: A Chinese soldier, who was stuck in India for over 50 years after he crossed over the border post 1962 war, today arrived in Beijing with his Indian family members to an emotional reunion with his Chinese kin. Wang Qi, 77, was received by his close Chinese relatives, besides officials of the China s Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Indian embassy when he arrived here along with his son, daughter-in-law and grand daughter from Delhi-Beijing flight. Wang became emotional as he hugged his relatives, their first reunion after he crossed into Indian side over five decades ago. It was an emotional reunion, an official present at the airport told PTI here. Wang was accompanied by his son Vishnu Wang, 35, daughter-in-law Neha and grand daughter, Khanak Wang. His Indian wife Shushila, however, stayed back. Indian officials said Wang and family members will be later flown to Xian, the provincial capital in Shaanxi province from where he will be taken to his native village Xue Zhai Nan Cun in the province. His return became a possibility after India and China worked out modalities for both Wang and his Indian family to travel together to China and later return as per their wish. PTI porters in Washington. He said the Chinese aircraft crossed the nose of the P-3, forcing it to make an immediate turn. We don t see any evidence that it was intentional, he said, adding that the incident was a one-off. He said both pilots were in normal radio contact and their communication professional. The Chinese Defense Ministry did not immediately respond to a faxed request for comment. However, the website of the Communist Party newspaper Global Times quoted an unidentified ministry official as saying that the Chinese pilot had responded in a legal and professional manner. We hope the US side will focus on the relationship between the two countries and two militaries in their entirety, adopt concrete measures and eliminate the root causes of accidental incidents between the two countries on sea and in the air, the unidentified official was quoted as saying. Philippine Defense Department spokesman Arsenio Andolong also expressed concern because the incident happened near Scarborough Kids who enjoy maths reach higher academic heights BERLIN, Feb 11: Children who enjoy studying mathematics and take pride in good scores are more likely to have higher academic achievements, say scientists who found that positive emotions and success at learning in math mutually reinforce each other. Scientists found that students learning and cognitive performance can be influenced by emotional reactions to learning, like enjoyment, anxiety and boredom. Researchers Ludwig- Maximilians-Universitat (LMU) in Munich in Germany studied how students emotions in a school context relate to their achievement. Shoal, which is located within the Philippines 200-mile exclusive economic zone but claimed by China, which seized it in 2012 after a tense standoff with Philippine vessels. We re worried of possible miscalculation and it s good to know that nothing untoward happened, Andolong said by telephone. If such foreign aircraft venture into Philippine airspace, we deserved to be told out of courtesy. Such incidents have occurred occasionally over and within the South China Sea, which China claims virtually in its entirety. AP Trump not to address Parliament during UK visit LONDON, Feb 11: With Donald Trump s state visit to the UK triggering controversy over his address to the Parliament, Britian may host him during parliamentary recess to avoid a snub of the US President by the lawmakers, a media report said today. The State visit invitation on behalf of Queen Elizabeth II has attracted a lot of opposition in Britain following the new President s controversial immigration ban on citizens of seven Muslim-majority countries entering the US. The Speaker of the House of Commons, John Bercow, was the latest to weigh in on the issue earlier this week saying he was strongly opposed to an address by President Trump in Westminster Hall. Buckingham Palace and White House officials are in discussions to plan the visit around August and September this year, when Parliament will be in recess, the Guardian reported. A source told the newspaper that such a plan was the preferred option at the UK end. Parliament will be in summer recess until September 5 and adjourns again for the annual political party conferences on September 15 for nearly a month. A weekend within that period is now a likely timeframe for the visit. This would take any address to MPs and Lords out of the itinerary. As the Queen and her husband, Duke of Edinburgh, usually spend time in Balmoral Castle in Scotland at that time of the year, it remains to be seen whether the customary state banquet will be held in Windsor Castle or back in London at Buckingham Palace. According to the report, officials are also said to be keen to limit Trump s public exposure more generally during the visit, in order to reduce the opportunities for protests and disorder on a state occasion. PTI The study focused on achievement in math, which is not only important for education and economic productivity but is also known to prompt strong emotional reactions in students. We found that emotions influenced students math achievement over the years, said Reinhard Pekrun, professor at LMU Munich and Australian Catholic University. Students with higher intelligence had better grades and test scores, but those who also enjoyed and took pride in math had even better achievement, said Pekrun, who led the study. Students who experienced anger, anxiety, shame, boredom, or hopelessness had lower achievement, he said. The research was conducted as part of the Project for the Analysis of Learning and Achievement in Mathematics (PALMA). It included annual assessments of emotions and achievement in math in 3,425 students from grades five through nine. Students self-reported emotions were measured by questionnaires, and their achievement was assessed by year-end grades and scores on a math achievement test. The study also found that achievement affected students emotions over time. PTI 13 killed, 20 hurt in bus-van collision in B desh DHAKA, Feb 11: At least 13 people were charred to death and 20 others injured when a head-on collision between a bus and a van hauling gas cylinders resulted in massive explosions in southwest Bangladesh, police said today. The accident took place last night on a highway connecting Dhaka and Khulna town in Faridpur district. Thirteen people have died so far in the accident while nearly 20 people are being treated for injuries caused by the accident, a police official said. Media reports quoting witnesses said that a massive fire engulfed both the vehicles as the gas cylinders fell off the van following the collision with a bus and exploded. They said that most of the victims were burned to death beyond recognition. Most of them died almost instantly. Some of the wounded bus passengers were critically injured, a police officer said, adding that the death toll may increase. The van driver was among the dead. Fire service and Civil Defence assistant director Momtaz Uddin said that the fire might have occurred by the explosion of gas cylinders. PTI Trump considering new order on immigration WASHINGTON, Feb 11: President Donald Trump has said he is considering signing a brand new executive order by next week to temporarily bar citizens of seven Muslim-majority nations from entering America, a day after a US court refused to reinstate his controversial travel ban. We will win that battle. The unfortunate part is that it takes time statutorily, but we will win that battle. We also have a lot of other options, including just filing a brand new order, Trump told reporters travelling with him on Air Force One from Andrews Air Force Base to Florida. Asked if his plan might be to issue a new executive order, Trump said: It very well could be. We need speed for reasons of security, so it very well could be. Trump said that in honour of the (9th US Circuit court) decision he will likely wait until next week to respond with any action. Perhaps Monday or Tuesday, he said. The new executive order on immigration would include security measures, Trump said. New security measures. We have very, very strong vetting. I call it extreme vetting and we re going very strong on security. We are going to have people coming to our country that want to be here for good reason, he said. The President s remarks came after a three-judge bench of the 9th US Circuit Court of Appeals in San Francisco refused to reinstate his controversial travel ban on Thursday. The judgement means that citizens of seven majority- Muslim countries will continue to be able to travel to the US. Trump signed the executive order last month suspending the arrival of all refugees for at least 120 days, Syrian refugees indefinitely, and barring citizens from Iran, Iraq, Libya, Somalia, Sudan, Syria and Yemen for 90 days, fulfilling one of his central campaign promises. We will be doing something very rapidly to do with the additional security for our country. You ll be seeing that sometime next week, Trump said speaking at the White House. PTI Pak concerned over security in Indian Ocean: Aziz KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan s top diplomat Sartaj Aziz today alleged that India s evolving expansionist maritime security strategy and undemarked border of Sir Creek pose threat to the security of the Indian Ocean. The un-demarcated borders in Sir Creek have the potential to cast a shadow on maritime security. India s evolving expansionist maritime security strategy is a cause for concern for peace in Indian Ocean, said Aziz, the PM s Advisor on Foreign Affairs. He made the remarks at a conference on Strategic outlook in Indian Ocean Region 2030 and Beyond Evolving Challenges and Strategies organised by the Pakistan Navy as part of a multination five-day naval exercise in the Arabian Sea. Nuclearisation of the Indian Ocean has also led to further instability in the region, he added. He said that with 95 per cent of Pakistan s trade taking place through sea, Pakistan was heavily dependent on a tension-free Indian Ocean. Aziz said Pakistan is third largest Indian Ocean littoral country and as a matter of policy it continues to pursue the goals of realising the economic potential of the region. We are aware of our national interests and every effort would be made to strengthen our capacity to ensure that we remain ready to meet the emerging maritime security challenges. For us, to remain oblivious of the developments taking place in the Indian Ocean Region is not an option. These developments have a direct impact on our security and prosperity, he said. Aziz said that the several Indian Ocean Region contains several conflict zones and the region s maritime security challenges have grown and are affected by key variables such as militarisation, the involvement of major and extra-regional powers, and non-traditional security threats. PTI Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan meets with UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres (L) in Istanbul, Turkey on Saturday. UNI

15 SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 15 SPORTS Amla, de Kock tons lead SA to 5-0 and No. 1 CENTURION, Feb 11: Hashim Amla made a sparkling 154 and his opening partner Quinton de Kock a rapid 109 in a batting blitz that earned South Africa an 88- run victory over Sri Lanka at Centurion on Friday and a 5-0 whitewash in their one-day international series. South Africa, who have now won 11 successive ODIs to go top of the world rankings, set their visitors an imposing target after being sent into bat by racking up 384 for six in their 50 overs. Sri Lanka fell well short in reply, finishing on Amla and De Kock shared a partnership of 187 as the South African openers got stuck into some mediocre bowling. More than 50 percent of the home side s runs came from boundaries. It took Sri Lanka until the 27th over to make a breakthrough, De Kock being caught on the boundary by Sandun Weerakkody off Suranga Lakmal. A tiring Amla perished in the penultimate over but not before increasing his scoring rate, taking only 19 balls to add his last 50 runs. Faf du Plessis made 41 and captain AB de Villiers teased the crowd with some unorthodox strokeplay but lasted only 11 balls. Sri Lanka lost early wickets but opener Niroshan Dickwella offered the touring side, at the end of a three-month tour, hope of an unlikely victory as he PCB suspend Sharjeel, Latif in corruption probe KARACHI, Feb 11: Pakistan batsmen Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have been provisionally suspended and sent home from a Twenty20 competition being played in Dubai as part of an anti-corruption investigation, the country s cricket board has said. The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) was investigating whether an international syndicate had attempted to influence matches in the Pakistan Super League, it said in a statement. Both Sharjeel and Latif play for Islamabad United in the PSL, which is being played in Dubai due to security concerns in Pakistan, though the final will be staged on home soil. Sharjeel Khan and Khalid Latif have been suspended and the rigorous and South Africa s Hashim Amla plays a shot during the 5th ODI against Sri Lanka at the SuperSport Park Stadium in Centurion, on Friday. Napoli s Piotr Zielinski celebrates his goal during the Italian Serie A soccer match against Genoa in Naples, Italy, on Friday. Napoli won 2-0. HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Crediting his rampaging run to captaincy, Indian swashbuckler Virat Kohli says the added responsibility has left no room for complacency in his batting and that has helped him achieve the recordbreaking feat of four double hundreds in as many Test series. Kohli, who smashed 204 on the second day of the ongoing one-off Test against Bangladesh in Hyderabad, said captaincy has helped him go for longer innings in Test matches. I don t know, I think it is because of captaincy that you tend to go on more than what you usually would as a normal batsman. I think the room for complacency is no more present when you become captain. So, that has something to do with me playing long innings, the 28-year-old righthanded batsman said. I have always wanted to play long innings and my first seven or eight hundreds were not even 120 plus scores. After that I made a conscious effort to bat long and control my ex- wide-ranging investigation by the PCB supported by the ICC will continue as part of collective efforts to protect the integrity of the sport, the PCB said. Sharjeel played the opening match of the 2017 edition for defending champions Islamabad against Peshawar Zalmi, while Latif was not part of the playing XI. PSL Chairman Najam Sethi said in a statement that they were working with PCB s and International Cricket Council s anti-corruption units to root out corruption. The investigation of the PCB Anti-Corruption Unit backed by the ICC ACU has been effective in dealing with this case to date and we will continue to work in the closest collaboration as the investigation proceeds, he said. Agencies Kohli credits record-breaking spree to captaincy, fitness Khawaja says he s ready to make his mark in India MELBOURNE, Feb 11: Having wasted a chance to play in India in 2013 due to the homework-gate saga, Australian opening batsman Usman Khawaja says he has learnt his lessons and is determined to make his mark in the upcoming fourmatch Test series in India beginning later this month. Khawaja was in the Australian squad that toured India in 2013 when he became one of the four players, alongside Shane Watson, Mitchell Johnson and James Pattinson, to be embroiled in the homework saga involving then-coach Mickey Arthur. His subsequent suspension for failing to provide written feedback on how the team could improve ended Khawaja s chance of playing Tests on that Indian tour, meaning the series opener in Pune on February 23 citement or not be complacent at any stage, he was quoted as saying by bcci.tv, when asked about his hunger for big scores. En route his 204, Kohli became the first batsman in the history of Test cricket to claim four double hundreds in as many series. In the process, he surpassed the legendary Sir Don Bradman and Rahul Dravid, both of whom had three double hundreds in successive series. Kohli s four double hundreds have come against West Indies (200), New Zealand (211), England (235) and now Bangladesh. The Indian captain said that he s is no longer satisfied with Test hundreds and his fitness level allows him to play for longer innings and eye bigger scores. I worked on my fitness level over the years and I feel I can go for longer periods now. I don t get tired as much as I used to before. Definitely, I don t get satisfied when I get a Test hundred which used to be before, because I used to give too much importance to Test cricket separately. Now I have started to treat it as any game of cricket and I have to keep going on till the time the team needs to, said the Delhi batsman. Asked how he has been able to maintain consistency across the three formats, he said, It is not easy to do especially with the amount of cricket we play nowadays. It is more of a will be his first at that level against the host country, who are currently top ranked in the longer format of the game. It was a tough tour (India 2013), even from the sideline, just because we were losing games and things were not going our way, Khawaja was quoted as saying by Fairfax Media in a report appeared in Sydney Morning Herald. The Australian team is currently training in Dubai ahead of the Test series against India. There was a bit going on in and around the change room at the time. I think that happens from time to time, especially when you start losing games it s tough work. It is one of those things, we have a different group now, (different) support staff. All experiences... Probably more so bad experiences or experiences where you fail probably help shape you as a cricketer and a person more. You always seem to learn when you don t quite do as well or when the team doesn t quite do as well, if things don t go your way, Khwaja said. Australia lost the 2013 series 0-4 and still have not won a Test on Indian soil since 2004, when Adam Gilchrist led the side to a memorable 2-1 victory. Khawaja is now tasked with helping Australia nullify India s deadly spin duo of Ravichandran Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja. I always get really excited playing against really good opposition, really good players, really good bowlers. At the end of the day, that s what it s all about, playing and challenging yourself against the best players in the world, Khawaja said. PTI mental thing. I don t necessarily focus too much on practice because sometimes you might not get to practice so much. I think mentally you need to focus and think about what you are going to do in the game. Switching to different formats is the need of the hour in these days cricket. I certainly want to contribute in all three formats. That has always been the mindset and I have to prepare in a certain way. It is more mental than going into the nets. He, however, admitted that the Hyderabad pitch was not as testing as other wickets on which he had scored his double centuries earlier. The wicket was very good to bat on, to be honest. It was not as testing wicket as other wickets that I scored double centuries on. I think the focus was only to follow my intent but at the same time be careful in terms of choosing my shots. Luckily I struck a right balance in this particular innings and it feels good to have a big 17 killed in Angola s soccer match stampede score, Kohli said. Kohli could have been out on 180 when Bangladesh off-spinner Mehedi Hasan Miraz got a leg before decision from on-field umpire but on his batting partner Wriddhiman Saha s insistence he went for a DRS request and the decision was overturned and he was able to get to his double hundred. Asked why he did not think of using DRS initially, Kohli said, I thought if the ball had spun right from under my eyes when I was batting on 180-odd it has to spin a lot for me to miss it because I have been connecting well. It was not a lapse in concentration, the ball really spun sharply from in front of my pads. So the thinking was that. Plus we had two reviews and if I got out I was going to be the fifth batsman who got out and the others could use one review still. But Kohli said he was sure he was out leg before and so he did not use the DRS second time when he walked off the field on 204. PTI LUANDA, Feb 11: Angola today announced an investigation into a stadium stampede that killed at least 17 and injured scores in what was described as the southern African country s worst football tragedy. The government set up a commission to probe yesterday s crush in the northern town of Uige, the national Angop news agency reported, with children among the victims. Another body will be set up to help the families of the victims and assist in organising funerals after tragedy struck the domestic league match between host team Santa Rita de Cassia and Recreativo de Libolo on the opening day of the season. Several children have been killed, police spokesman Orlando Bernardo told AFP. There was a blockage at the entrance to the January 4 stadium. This obstruction caused multiple fatalities - 17 deaths, and there are 56 injured in the hospital, he said. Police said hundreds of fans had tried to enter the already packed stadium to see the match, causing a crush that pushed some people to the ground. Many of the dead were trampled to death or suffocated. While the players were on the field, outside fans were trying to get into the stadium and a gate probably gave way to the pressure of the crowd causing several people to fall who were literally trampled on by the crowd, the Recreativo de Libolo club said in a statement on its website. AFP Star-packed North favourites to lift T20 inter-zonals MUMBAI, Feb 11: Starstudded North Zone, comprising four members of the 2011 World Cup winning squad including captain Harbhajan Singh, start odds-on favourites in the T20 Inter Zonal league for the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy commencing at the Wankhede Stadium tomorrow. The North side has explosive batsmen in Yuvraj Singh, Gautam Gambhir, Shikhar Dhawan and Rishabh Pant, and wily bowlers such as Harbhajan, who missed the entire first class domestic season, the ageless Ashish Nehra and leggie Yuzvendra Chahal, to name a few, to bank on. North, thus, appears to be the side to beat in the fiveteam inter zonal round-rob- in league that ends on February 18. Led by Harbhajan, North have the right balance in all departments as they take on South Zone in the second match on day one starting at 1:30 pm following the tournament opener commencing at 9:30 am between hosts West Zone, to be led by wicket keeper Parthiv Patel, and the Suresh Raina-led Central. The fifth team in the league is East, led by Bengal captain Manoj Tiwary, who are to play their first game on February 13 against Central. That the tournament comes ahead of the February 20 IPL auction at Bengaluru was noted by West coach and former Saurashtra batsman Sitanshu Kotak. This is the best possible team West can put out. We will try and see everyone gets an opportunity all 15, three players are going out after two games to play in the warm-up game against Australia (at the nearby Brabourne Stadium from February 17-19), he said. The tournament schedule (all games at Wankhede from 9:30 am and 1:30 pm respectively) Feb 12: Central v West followed by South v North; Feb 13: North v West followed by Central v East; Feb 15: South v East followed by Central v North; Feb 16: South v West followed by North v East; Feb 18: East v West followed by South v Central. PTI Solution of last problem Originating from Japan, su do ku is a mind game and a puzzle that can be solved with proper reasoning and logic. Fill the grid with digits in such a manner that every row, every column and every 3 x 4 box accommodates the digits 1 to 12 without repeating any. bludgeoned 39 runs off 19 balls before holing out to De Villiers at mid-off from the bowling of Wayne Parnell. A 93-run partnership for the fifth wicket steadied the innings and Sachith Pathirana made 56. But with Sri Lanka falling well behind the required rate and the match heading towards a tame finish, 31-year-old Asela Gunaratne brought up his maiden ODI century and finished unbeaten on 114. SCORECARD South Africa: Q de Kock c Weerakkody b Lakmal 109, HM Amla c Mendis b Madushanka 154, F du Plessis c Lakmal b Madushanka 41, AB de Villiers c Kumara b Vandersay 14, JP Duminy c Dickwella b Lakmal 10, F Behardien c Gunaratne b Lakmal 32, CH Morris not out 3, WD Parnell not out 1; Extras: (b 4, lb 5, w 10, nb 1) 20; Total: (6 wickets; 50 overs; 230 mins) 384. Fall of wickets: 1-187, 2-250, 3-271, 4-309, 5-371, Bowling: RAS Lakmal , C Kumara , LD Madushanka , DM de Silva , SS Pathirana , JDF Vandersay , DAS Gunaratne Sri Lanka: N Dickwella c de Villiers b Parnell 39, WU Tharanga c Rabada b Morris 7, BKG Mendis c de Villiers b Morris 1, DS Weerakkody c Rabada b Parnell 10, DM de Silva b Imran Tahir 11, DAS Gunaratne not out 114, SS Pathirana c de Villiers b Morris 56, LD Madushanka run out (Behardien) 7, JDF Vandersay b Morris 7, RAS Lakmal not out 20; Extras: (b 4, lb 9, w 11) 24; Total: (8 wickets; 50 overs; 214 mins) 296; Fall of wickets 1-25, 2-43, 3-55, 4-70, 5-82, 6-175, 7-183, Bowling: K Rabada , CH Morris , WD Parnell , Imran Tahir , JP Duminy , AL Phehlukwayo , F Behardien Agencies SU DO KU Argentina striker joins Sao Paulo RIO DE JANEIRO, Feb 11: Brazilian football club Sao Paulo has signed Argentina striker Lucas Pratto from Atletico Mineiro in a four-year deal. The 28-year-old will be officially presented to the club s fans on Sunday after Sao Paulo on Friday agreed to pay Mineiro an undisclosed transfer fee, reports Xinhua. We now have one of the best forwards on the continent, an Argentina international and possibly an important player in the next World Cup, Sao Paulo president Carlos Silva said. We are very happy and satisfied. It s an important investment but it was planned and it was made possible by our financial recovery programme. Pratto scored 41 goals in 104 appearances for Atletico Mineiro following his 2015 move from Velez Sarsfield. He has capped four times for Argentina s national team, scoring two goals. IANS Wenger may quit Arsenal LONDON, Feb 11: Arsenal legend Ian Wright believes Arsene Wenger will quit the Premier League club at the end of the season. Wenger is out of contract in the summer and the Gunners boss has yet to agree a new deal amid growing anger among Arsenal fans at the team s failure to mount a strong title challenge. Arsenal are trailing 12 points behind leaders Chelsea following a damaging 3-1 defeat at their London rivals last weekend. It is 13 years since Wenger last led Arsenal to the English title and some supporters believe it is time for him to go. Wright, who played under Wenger from 1996 to 1998, had dinner with the 67-yearold on Thursday and revealed the end could be in sight after 21 years. AFP

16 16 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI SPORTS SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2017 Skipper Rahim, Shakib lead Bangladesh fightback HYDERABAD, Feb 11: Indian bowlers faced dogged resistance from Bangladesh middleorder led by captain Mushfiqur Rahim, who hit a defiant 81 to take his team to 322 for six at stumps on day three of the oneoff Test here today. Premier all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan s attacking 82 also contributed to Bangladesh s fightback. At close of play, Rahim was ably supported by Mehedi Hasan Miraz, who was batting solidly on 51. However, the visitors still trail India by 365 runs after the hosts declared at 687 for six yesterday. Umesh Yadav (2/72 in 18 overs) was India s best bowler on display but spin twins Ravichandran Ashwin (1/77 in 24 overs) and Ravindra Jadeja (1/60 in 29 overs) didn t look incisive APPOINTMENT Applications are invited to fill up the following vacancy in The Assam Tribune, Guwahati. Proof-Reader: The Candidate should be graduate preferably with major in English, with good knowledge of Assamese language, ability to translate from English to Assamese & Assamese to English, and at least 3 years working experience in a daily newspaper or a reputed Publishing House. The age of the applicants should not be above 35 years. Emoluments and perks as per Wage Board recommendations will be offered. Apply with complete bio-data along with xerox copies of the original certificates along with a photograph, within 10 days of publication to: Personnel Officer, despite being economical on a track that is still pretty good for batting. Ashwin infect was hit for 12 boundaries. Ishant Sharma (1/54 in 16 overs) looked more effective with the old ball but he did inflict some pain to Mushfiqur with a shorter that had him in some pain. But the gritty Bangladesh skipper whipped the next for a boundary. While India still have the upperhand with two full days of play, Bangladesh certainly would have gained confidence as they showed stomach for some fight in the last two sessions of the day after a poor morning. The young Miraz showed maturity beyond his years to help his captain by playing risk free cricket, only hitting the loose deliveries en route a maiden Test M. R. D. Road, Chandmari, Guwahati Indian players celebrate after Umesh Yadav (3rd right) took the wicket of Mominul Haque during the 3rd day of the one-off Test against Bangladesh at Hyderabad, on Saturday. half-century. Mushfiqur hit 12 boundaries in 206 balls while Miraz hit 10 boundaries in 103 balls. The final session yielded 76 runs in 30 overs. Korean TT coaches Jong Son N (R) and Jong Hyok In will impart coaching in a 15-day Assam TT Association sponsored State level camp, organised by the Sivasagar District Sports Association at the Boarding Field Indoor Stadium in Sivasagar from Saturday Dutta leading in veterans chess GUWAHATI, Feb 11: Top seed Krishna Dutta of Guwahati stopped the giant killing spree of unseeded Shyam Babu Singha also of Guwahati in the fifth round of the 40th All Assam Inter District Veteran Chess Championship being held at the Rajbari Athletic Club here. Shyam Babu, who earlier beat 2nd seed Prodim Bhuyan in 3rd round and 7th seed Md Ardash Ali in 4th round could not withstand the attack of top seed Krishna Dutta and lost after the 46th move. Now Krishna Dutta is leading the table with 5 points after the 5th round. Shyam Babu Singha and Deba Dutta (Dibrugarh) are in joint 2nd spot with 4 points each. In the 5th round Deba Dutta beat Prodip Bhuyan (Guwahati). Nilkamal Das (Guwahati) and Subrata Nandi Roy (Cachar) shares the 3rd spot with 3.5 points each. In the 5th round Nilkamal Das beat Hiranya Das of Guwahati and Subrata Nandi Roy beat Sankar Sarma of Guwahati. Padmeswar Konwar of North Lakhimpur, Md Ardash Ali of Barpeta, Manik Dutta of Charaideo, Sankar Sarma, Prodip Bhuyan, Bamcha Singh from Guwahati are in next position with 3 points each. Final round will be held tomorrow at 9 am and prize distribution will be held at 3 pm. Top ten players will be awarded cash prize, a release said. ITF Futures at Jorhat GUWAHATI, Feb 11: Preparations are on at the Jorhat Tennis Club to conduct the ITF Futures, a World Ranking Tournament of the International Tennis Federation for men with a prize-money of US $ , at its own courts in Jorhat from February 20 to 25. The qualifying rounds will be held on February 18 and 19. It is after 14 years that this international event will be held at the Jorhat Tennis Club. Players from eleven countries Russia, Poland, Germany, Spain, France, Netherlands, Kazakhstan, Great Britain, USA, Chinese Teipei and Australia besides host India have confirmed their participation. The players from India who are in the main draw are N Sriram Balaji, Vishnu Vardhan, Karunuday Singh, Sasi Kumar Mukund, N Vijay Sunder Prasanth, Sidhart Rawat, Sanaam Singh, Rishab Agarwal, Ranjeet Virali Murugesan and Dalwinder Singh. The events to be held are men s singles and doubles. While the main draw in singles will have a draw of 32, the doubles will have a draw of 16, stated a release. Guwahati Challenge cricket SPORTS REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: Chandmari Sports Club and Brahmaputra Boys Club garnered points in the Servo 24th Guwahati Challenge Trophy All Assam Prize-money Cricket Tournament winning today s group league matches at the Judges Field here. In the first match of the day, Chandmari SC posted a fivewicket victory against Vintage XI while in the second encounter Brahmaputra Boys trounced ASEB Sports Club by an identical margin. Brief scores: Vintage XI 74 (Rahul Roy 27, Aksah Sharma 4/3, L Kiran Singh 3/17). Chandmari SC 75/5 (Akash Sharma 29, Rahul Baid 3/30). ASEB SC 151/9 (Parag Thakuria 34, Sanku Mahanta 34, Bijoy Barman 23, Sunil Roy 3/ 24, Rakesh Das 2/16). Brahmaputra Boys 152/5 (Sagar Shah 49, Sunil Roy 37, Pranta P Patra 2/20, Manash P Sarma 2/ 33). Today s matches: ASEB SC vs TACC, Bishnujyoti Sangha vs Titan Club. Printed and published by Ganesh Ch. Das on behalf of Assam Tribune Pvt. Ltd. at the Tribune Press, Tribune Buildings, P.O.- Assam Tribune, M.R.D. Road, Chandmari, Guwahati Tel (EPABX), , (News Desk), FAX advt@assamtribune.com; n e w a s s a m t r i b u n e. c o m ; atribunenews@gmail.com. Editor: Prafulla Govinda Baruah The seventh wicket partnership between Mushfiqur and Miraz yielded 87 runs in 32.5 City CC storm into final in Bud cricket SPORTS REPORTER GUWAHATI, Feb 11: City Cricket Club stormed into the final of the 15th Bud Challenge Cricket Tournament for the Jugal Kishore Newatia trophy. In the first semifinal of the championship played at the Mangaldai Stadium today, City Cricket Club smashed Navajyoti Club by a big margin of 114 runs. Put into bat first City batsmen, riding on man-of-the-match Jyotiradity Chetia s 80-ball 56, posted a challenging total of 221 for eight in the stipulated 40 overs. Kalyan Gogoi was the other leading scorer with 39. Jyoti Medhi (3/35) and Chanakya Sarma (3/50) were the main wicket takers for the losing team. The Navajyoti batsmen failed to hit form and were all out for 107 in 25.4 overs. Brief scores: City CC 221/8 (Jyotiraditya Chetia 56, Kalyan Gogoi 39, Shuhel Rahman 23, Bastab Hazarika 17, Jyoti Medhi 3/35, Chanakya Sarma 3/50). Navajyoti 107 (Avijit Singha Roy 24, Jay Singh 21, Manashjyoti Gogoi 3/30, Rohit Rowniar 2/10, Raj Agarwal 2/16). Today s match: (S/F) Bud CC vs Ankurjyoti Club. Equestrian meet begins at Imphal CORRESPONDENT IMPHAL, Feb 11: The 5-day 14th Director General Assam Rifles Sentinel Cup, State Equestrian Championship was inaugurated at the historic Mapal Kangjeibung pologround here yesterday. More than 100 riders from 12 teams of different Clubs under Manipur Equestrian Association (MEA) are participating in the championship which is being organised by the 6th Assam Rifles. Inspector General of Assam Rifles (South) Major General Virendra Singh attended the inaugural ceremony as Chief Guest. Speaking on the occasion Singh highlighted the dedication of MEA to encourage the sport and preserve the rich heritage and sporting culture of Manipur. President Dr S Joykumar Singh of MEA, president S Buddachandra Singh of Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association, secretory organising committee Dr Th Chaa Mangilal and Commander 9 Sector Assam Rifles Brigadier JS Bainsla also attended the inaugural function as presidium members. In the day s Tent Pegging and Show Jumping competition for both individual and team categories were held where Th Santosh of Chingheihunba Club in men s category bagged first position with 31 points while his clubmate Th Ratan occupied second position with 29 points. overs but more importantly showed that there aren t too many demons in the pitch. The best part was their application in the final session. There was a point of time when Mushfiqur had scored only four runs in an hour in the post tea session. He was ready to put his head down and defend and with very less turn on offer, Ashwin never looked menacing. Bangladesh still need 166 runs to avoid follow-on and on a fresh morning, a few quick wickets can mean that Virat Kohli would like to ensure follow on. But with his bowlers already sending down 104 overs, he might just want to give them rest and pile a few runs in the second innings. The post lunch session was comparatively better for Bangladesh with 121 runs coming at the loss of two wickets. But India after getting Shakib and Shabbir Rahman in quick succession, looked in complete IN LOVING MEMORY OF control before Mushfiqur and Mehedi resisted. Shakib, who was instrumental in stemming the first session rot, went on the counter smashing his way to 82 off only 103 balls before his indiscretion landed the visitors in trouble. Once Shakib was dismissed, the visitors quickly lost another wicket with Shabbir (16) being trapped leg before by Jadeja. SCORECARD India 1st innings: 687 for 6 decl Bangladesh 1st innings: Tamim Iqbal run out (Yadav/Kumar) 25, Soumya Sarkar c Saha b Yadav 15, Mominul Haque lbw b Yadav 12, Mahmudullah lbw b Sharma 28, Shakib Al Hasan c Yadav b Ashwin 82, Mushfiqur Rahim not out 81, Sabbir Rahman lbw b Jadeja 16, Mehedi Hasan Miraz not out 51. Extras: (LB-13) 13. Total: (For 6 wkts; 104 overs) 322. Fall of wicket: 1-38, 2-44, 3-64, 4-109, 5-216, Bowling: Bhuvneshwar Kumar , Ishant Sharma , R Ashwin , Umesh Yadav , Ravindra Jadeja PTI Late Dr. Dhirendra Nath Borthakur DOB: DOD: Grief Striken Family Members House No. 5A, Byelane-3 Bishnu Path, Rukminigaon, Guwahati-22

17 GUWAHATI FEBRUARY 12, 2017 WOMEN PLUS The house of silk FICTION The rendezvous-ii THIRD EYE The cook that never was UP CLOSE Embracing life ANINDITA DEKA writes about the childlike enthusiasm of a scientist the late Prof. Oliver Smithies. Where daffodils bloom BEDANTA CHOUDHURY is enthralled by Wordsworth s abode of flowers. Ihad the privilege of experiencing the enchanting Lake District in the United Kingdom, in the heart of which nestles the famous Dove Cottage, in which William Wordsworth wrote some of the greatest poetry in the English language, during the eight years that he lived there. Nestled between a rocky hill, popularly known as the Old Lady at the Piano, and the Grasmere Lake, this little nook is a splendid retreat. Wordsworth, who lived in Grasmere village for 14 years, had described it as the loveliest spot that man hath ever found. As a connoisseur of poetry myself, I felt enchanted as I walked around the house and the neighbourhood. It is a sight that cannot be described in words, one that naturally inspires creativity, romance and poetry. The low hanging clouds that kissed the hill, the pleasant breeze that blew from across the lake, the sight of flowers and call of birds, created a magical ambience. Today, the neighbourhood also houses other buildings, which in Wordsworth s time did not exist, and I realised what a pristine view William Wordsworth would have had from his window as if witnessing a live painting of the lake, the hill and the grasslands. It is believed that in 1799, William Wordsworth came across the Dove Priyam Konwar N ot guilty, boomed a voice followed by collective gasps, heralded by tones of assent during the International Military Tribunal for the Far East, commonly called the Tokyo Trials. This lone voice of dissent belonged to Justice Radha Binod Pal, who acted as the only South Asian judge among the panel of judges appointed to try the Japanese leaders and officials on the war crimes they had committed during the Second World War. To be fair, one can simply assume what transpired in the past can be effectively whitewashed over time with the trace of new, significant events. In that sense, after the defeat of Japan against the Allied forces in World War II, it was forced to undergo a trial where all the wartime leaders, including the former Prime Minister of Japan, Hideki Tojo and 24 others were to be convicted of crimes and sentenced to death by a tribunal. This trial may be long omitted from the attention of many, but it is important to remember that this claim of justice was, however, fraught with partiality on the side of the Allied powers and Justice Pal was the first to raise a voice of dissent against this injustice shown, at a time when even India was also under the decree of England. Unmistakably, this single act of valour in speaking for the Japanese defendants in an international court where nearly all his Allied power colleagues convicted the Japanese prisoners to be guilty of pulling Class A crimes against peace and humanity brought this Indian lawyer international recog- Cottage accidentally, while walking past with his brother John and fellow poet Samuel Taylor Coleridge. William and his sister Dorothy moved in soon thereafter. Three years later, William married Mary Hutchinson, and three of William and Mary s five children were born there. Dorothy Wordsworth continued to live with her brother s family. It is in this house that Dorothy wrote the accounts of their life and experiences in Grasmere, which were eventually published in 1897, decades after her death, as the famous Grasmere Journal. There is also a pretty little garden within the Dove Cottage premises. Wordsworth had described this garden as the work of our own hands. The garden still bears flowers, plants and vegetables. The Dove Cottage and the garden are managed by the Wordsworth Trust. One of the placards in the garden read, I shelled peas, gathered beans and worked in the garden till half past twelve. D.W., August 23, It must have been an excerpt from Dorothy Wordsworth s journal. The sight of the garden and Dorothy s words set my imagination rolling about the sights and sounds of the times when the Wordsworths lived there. I also visited the Wordsworth Graves, where William and his immediate family members, including his siblings, wife and children are rested. The graves are located in a corner of the churchyard of the famous St. Oswald s Church, a few hundred metres away from Dove Cottage. While the sight of the graves grounded my soaring emotions, reminding me of the finiteness of human existence juxtaposed against the infiniteness of Nature, the sight of the Daffodil Garden beside the graves filled my heart with pleasure. The Daffodil Garden is situated between the Oswald Church and the River Rothay that flows by on its course to the Grasmere Lake. The Daffodils by William Wordsworth has been one of my all-time favourite poems. I have grown up reading and reciting it. As soon as I saw the Daffodil Garden, my mind rushed to my childhood days when I used to fondly recite the poem. I did not see any daffodils as I had visited Grasmere in autumn, and the Justice delivered nition in Japan that remains till date, and serves as a touchtone in Indo-Japanese relations ever since. His strong advocacy for true justice even earned him a place in the Yasukuni Shrine in Tokyo, which commemorates war heroes of Japan. Before being dispatched for the Tokyo Trials, he was already a former Professor of Law at the Calcutta University and well-versed and educated in matters of international law. This could be said to be one of the reasons why he could so stoutly voice a dissenting verdict from the very beginning. He never allowed any colonial power or influence affect his decision and questioned the very legitimacy of the Tokyo Trials. He stated that the trials were a sham employment of legal process for the satisfaction of the desire for revenge. He argued that the actions of the Japanese people were fuelled on the engines of self-defence and liberation, rather than on action of aggression and control for power. He noted his dissenting verdict in a lengthy book, where he discredited the trial, giving the reasons; it did not take into account the pressure of western daffodils bloom only in Spring, but I could vividly imagine how resplendent the garden would look in Spring. I couldn t help but recite aloud, and then my heart with pleasure fills, and dances with the daffodils. While my soul hummed William Wordsworth s The Daffodils, my mouth uttered Bhupen Hazarika s, Sopun sohoror moromi sorotor suworoni sonali. Perhaps, the beauty of Nature has ever inspired the best of human words. The visit to Grasmere was, indeed, an endearing autumn memory of a dream town that will remain etched in gold in my mind. The daffodils loomed in my imagination, and Wordsworth s classic poem kept echoing in my mind, as I left Grasmere, only longing to return, and next time in spring. A host, of golden daffodils; Beside the lake, beneath the trees, Fluttering and dancing in the breeze. bedanta.choudhury@gmail.com colonialism on the trials, the use of atom bombs by the United States from the list of crimes and the lack of judges from the vanquished nations on the bench. It was not a reflection of true justice, according to him, but only the exercise of the victor s justice. This opposition to the unanimous decision was, however, banned from publication by the Occupational Forces and released for publication only after the occupation ended with the signing of the San Francisco Peace Treaty in 1951, that accepted the Tokyo Trials verdict. It was after this show of honest adjudication that he was elected to the United Nation s International Law Commission where he served for 14 years from 1952 to He revisited Japan in 1966 where he was conferred the First Class of the Order of the Sacred Treasures, Japan s greatest civilian honour by the Emperor of Japan. This felicitation on his honour laid the stage for future Indian and Japanese diplomats to reinforce Indo-Japanese friendship whenever they visit each other s country. In 2005, at a formal event in honour of the visiting Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi in India, Manmohan Singh mentioned Justice Pal s dissenting judgment to be the hallmark of friendship and regard that India has for Japan. Similarly, in 2007, the Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe laid a tribute to this Indian lawyer during his speech at the Parliament in Delhi and even visited Kolkata to pay respects to the son of the man who heroically prevented the powers of the West in setting another massacre at the Tokyo Trials. W here do ideas come from? To answer this, I have another question. Where should I start from? Professor Oliver Smithies uttered. The vibrant smile in his ebullient face, the wrinkles of experience and knowledge, the energetic and encouraging voice, the greatness of his mind and his magnetic personality left me awestruck. A licensed pilot who flew planes even at the age of 89, Professor Oliver Smithies won the prestigious Nobel Prize (Physiology and Medicine) in the year 2007 for discoveries of principles for introducing specific gene modifications in mice using embryonic stem cells. I was lucky enough to have heard his motivational speech on Where do ideas come from? during the 64 th Lindau Nobel Laureate Meeting, 2014, in Germany, which still inspires me. He continued, Let s start from my childhood. Professor Smithies very cheerfully narrated his early school life in a small place called Copley, Yorkshire (England) on the bank of River Calder. Interestingly, he beamed, the valley through which the River Calder runs has given rise to five Nobel Laureates. He attributed the secret of this success to the teachers of those Grammar Schools who taught them how to inculcate new ideas. He mentioned about one of his teachers, who was not really liked by everyone. I did not like him at all, he spoke in a grave manner. But he taught us calculus, and he made it a marvellous subject. We could learn so much from him. You can also learn great and good things from someone who is not a nice person for you. Those words still ring in my ears. During his days in Balliol College, Oxford University, Professor Oliver Smithies realised the necessity of reading. I remember reading an article by Fritz Lipmann in the year 1947 and it was so revealing and exciting that I still remember where I was sitting then, the colour of the journal, how it looked like. I realised I was so inspired from reading. Ideas come from reading and reading good things. He was trained by his supervisor to analyse everything, rather than plainly accepting facts. His ideas started coming in. He humorously mentioned that his Ph.D. work was rarely cited in any of the further scientific works. He strongly opined that Ph.D. is just a beginning, or rather a learning process and doesn t necessarily need to be something great or, as many of us think, breakthrough. He also showed us snapshots of his laboratory notebook. I still go to the lab every day, even on weekends, he said merrily, and always keep a notebook, a pencil and a rubber in your pockets whenever you are going to learn something new, he smiled. He affirmed, Ideas also come from our experiences and memories. I remember helping my mother do laundry. She cooked starch, and applied the slimy gel-like liquid to my father s shirt collar to clean them. That idea led me to propose starch gel as an electrophoresis medium. He designed Southern Blot from his memories of mimeograph (a machine that forces ink on paper through a stencil). Both these were significant contributions by Professor Smithies to Biochemistry. He also shared how his gliding experiences boosted ideas in him. When I was teaching someone to fly, he sweated profusely, but a few days later, after he started to fly without my help, he came to me pointing at his shirt, and said, Look Oliver, dry! This is not a lesson in flying, but a lesson in science that you have to overcome your fear to reach new heights. When he concluded his lecture, I was spellbound and my eyes were moist. I was clapping as hard I could, my eyes fixed on him as he slowly walked down the stage in slow steps, waving to everyone. Having stayed around him for seven days at a trot, I saw how he could enjoy each and every moment of the day. He would crack jokes, chill over a glass of red wine and enjoy dancing. Every scientist has to stay young. Even though it sounds crazy, but if we observe a small child, aged one or two, we see their habit of looking around things, seeing what it is or what it means, likewise, a scientist has to be a child forever, he conveyed. His message to the young generation, Find out something that you enjoy doing, and then pursue it. It need not be science, but it must be something that excites you. The great soul left the world on January 10, 2017, but his words shall remain immortal. His contribution for the greatest benefits of mankind will be sincerely acknowledged by the world.

18 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE GUWAHATI SUNDAY READING FEBRUARY 12, 2017 WOMEN PLUS Bidisha Singha The house of silk Fresh from her success at the Lakme Fashion Week, in Mumbai, designer Sanjukta Dutta talks shop. This last one week, whenever I opened my Facebook profile, I could see Preity Zinta strutting her stuff down the ramp, decked in a gorgeous red and black mekhela chador. A few weeks ago it was Hollywood-girl Priyanka Chopra in a muga set, and then last year it was Bipasha Basu and Zarine Khan. While purists might not be in favour of this Bolywoodisation of the Assamese garb, it goes without saying that it is Bollywood that can take the mekhela chador to the world, much like the Kanjeevaram and the Benarasi. Well, that s the idea that drove Sanjukta Dutta into the designing fold. In fact, it was her designs that were flaunted by these celebs over the last year; Preity Zinta being the latest at the recent Lakme Fashion Week in Mumbai. This was my debut solo show at the Lakme Fashion Week It was a houseful and I was delighted to see such a wonderful response. My collection saw a balance of infused traditional Assamese motifs with stylish trends. This time, Dutta also introduced sarees and lehenga cholis made from Assam silk. The designer has been a part of several prestigious shows like the India Beach Fashion Week, Goa 2016, the Mysore Fashion Week, 2015 and the Women s Era Palaash Miss India She also designed and presented two angavastrams to Prince William and Princess Kate Middleton during their Assam visit last year. While the Banarasis and the Chanderis are quite popular all RELATIONSHIP Preston Ni Teenagers are unique and often self-contradictory. As a group, they strive for individuality, yet crave peer acceptance. They act like they know everything and yet, lack much experience. They feel invincible and yet, are often insecure. Some teenagers thrive on testing and challenging authority. A few may be self-destructive. across India, the mekhela chador or the Assamese split sari (as they call it now) made out of paat or muga silk is fast catching up. This designer claims to have 40 per cent non-assamese clients and the reactions that she gets post her shows is nothing but encouraging, The only reaction I have received from everyone is This is awesome, so pretty and so easy to wear in comparison to a sari. Dutta got into full-fledged designing in the year 2012 when she started her own business with just three handlooms; prior to that she had been working in the PWD department, cushioned by her engineering degree. Within the very first year and a half, she managed to sell 3000 units. So the very next year, she set up two handcrafted units in Guwahati, and then in 2014, she opened a commercial boutique. She presently employs over a 100 workers, out of which she works closely with 63 female artisans. We are one big family and I have ensured that my weavers get quality accommodation, food and even education for their kids close to the factory, she reveals. The mekhela chador is enjoying a riotous revival of sorts. There s nothing plain and simple about this attire anymore. There s colour, there s character, there s exuberance, there s life. While the mekhela chador is slowly making inroads into the Indian fashionista s wardrobe, it s enjoying a riotous revival of sorts back home. There s nothing plain and simple about this attire anymore. There s colour, there s character, there s exuberance, there s life. You want any particular shade, any motif, any pattern, you can have it. You can also have prepleated sets so the wearer only has to put it on and use the hooks to put the mekhela in place. Customisation is the b u z z w o r d. Even Dutta has experimented with a Tackling teens It s not easy when you have to deal with difficult teenagers in your life. Here are some keys to successfully handling teenagers: Avoid giving away your power: One of the most common characteristics of difficult teenagers is that they love to push your buttons and make you react negatively. This can be done in a variety of ways, including and not limited to teasing, disobeying, not listening, back talking, temper throwing, rule breaking, dismissing, haggling, and provoking. The first rule of thumb in the face of a difficult teenager is to keep your cool. The less reactive you are to provocations, the more you can use your better judgment to handle the situation. When you feel upset or challenged by a teen, before you say or do something that may worsen the situation, take a deep breath and count slowly to ten. In many instances, by the time you reach ten, you would have regained composure, and figured out a better response to the issue, so that you can reduce, instead of exacerbating the problem. Establish clear boundaries: Since most teenagers want to experience greater independence and selfhood, some will inevitably challenge you in order to test the extent of their power. In these situations, it s important to set boundaries in order to maintain a workable and constructive relationship. The boundaries need to be articulated clearly and specifically. The most effective boundaries are those which are fair, reasonable, and can be applied consistently. If you ve been dealing with a difficult teen for some time without communicating clear boundaries, state that from this point forward, things will be different, and back up your statement with actions. Utilise assertive and effective communication: Author James Humes noted that: The art of communication is the language of leadership. This statement is particularly applicable when it comes to working with and motivating teenagers. When you face a difficult young person, strengthen your position by utilising assertive communication skills. whole lot of ideas, I love playing with colours and designs. Some of my works draw influences from Bandhej of Gujarat, Leheria from Rajasthan, Ari from Kashmir, and various other digital prints. I experiment with these textures with my own touch of Assamese ethos. Every single mekhela chador is unique, and it goes through a rigorous 45-day production cycle. With so many designers and boutiques around, the mekhela chador s revival is a heartening trend, a movement that Dutta is proud of initiating. I pursued my energy and time in reviving and redesigning the mekhela chador, to help it retain its relevance and attractiveness for today s discerning urban consumer. So, today when I see so many boutiques and designers also making and selling them, I do not feel alone in the process of keeping my tradition alive. I feel extremely happy that this small movement is now gaining momentum and I m confident that it will transform into a full-blown movement. In mild situations, maintain humour and show empathy: In relatively mild situations when a teenager is being difficult, show empathy by not over-reacting. Respond with a smile, rather than a frown. Say to yourself with some humour: there he/ she goes again, and then get on with your business. Stay above the din. Avoid telling a teenager what to do in trivial matters. Persistent unsolicited advice may be interpreted as picky at best, and a threat to the young person s individuating selfhood. At worst, this may make you the enemy or other side. Allow reasonable room for the teenager. In serious situations, deploy consequence(s) to lower resistance, and compel respect and cooperation: When a teenager insists on violating reasonable rules and boundaries, and won t take no for an answer, deploy consequence. The ability to identify and assert consequence(s) is one of the most powerful skills we can use to stand down a challenging person. Although difficult teenagers are not pleasant to deal with, there are many effective skills and strategies you can employ to minimise their defiance and increase their cooperation. It s one important aspect of leadership success! STYLE FILE Shankari Chaudhury shankz.ch@gmail.com The L Word This is the month of senseless mush! Hence, while we are at it, we can afford to bring some TLC to our homes too. Valentine s Day does not mean painting your whole house red or strewing red roses all over! For the hopeless romantics to even the ones happily married to their single lives, here are a few quick fixes that will transform your home into a lush and inviting space with oodles of love! If you have it, flaunt it! Cushion covers are the best bet for any occasion. If you want to go big, bright and bold or soft, pastel and flirty, you will be spoilt for choice as there are zillion funky cushion covers flooding the market. Be it the bedroom or the lounge, cushion covers will definitely pick up the mood in a jiffy. Fairy lights bring home the magic Any mundane space will be transformed in minutes with the aid of fairy lights. Try descending a bunch of them from your curtain rods in the midst of some light and flirty sheers and lo and behold... there will be magic! You can also tie them around large mirror frames or against any wall art and you will feel the romance in minutes. Switch off any other distraction and stay afloat in this dreamy twinkling ambience! Romantic fairy lights with personal Polaroid pictures is the perfect backdrop for some cuddles Mushy quotes on cushions can never go wrong Make way for some love... in the kitchen Kitchen is the place which is most neglected when it comes to decorating. But this Valentine s Day, surprise your better half with cute and thoughtful accents that speak volumes of the love you share. Even a dash to the fridge to grab a soda should bring a smile to your lover s face! A jar filled with flirty heart-shaped cookies on the mantelpiece or arranging his favourite scotch bottles with a love note tied to them will surely pick up the mood. A surprise boys night for the man of your life Romantic tablescapes or creating clusters with fun and unique objects to bring in the love Tablescapes are creatively designed table arrangements or centrepieces that highlight a special theme. In addition to table tops, creating unique clusters or arranging your favourite objects on bookshelves, coffee tables and mantles can also create drama! Something quirky... something flirty... something that is unique to you is what makes your home special with your personalised touch! Gorgeous vignette with vintage books, roses, candles and oh! A birdcage! Homemade heart-shaped cookies to tease your better half! Love is in the details This Valentine s Day, make it all about him/her. Has she been pining inside for that oven for a long time now? Does he need a new pair of running shoes? Make it personal make it intimate. Forget the latest or the brightest or even the most expensive! Bowl her over by sneaking her off for a drive in the middle of the day and treating her to her favourite spa session or how about planning a surprise boy s night for your husband by inviting all his buddies for a game night? Keep those beers chilled and the nachos stacked high and I promise it could be very rewarding going forward! Hope you now have enough ideas to make this Valentine s Day special for yourself as well as your loved one. Cheers to a beautiful feeling called love! Fish and Chinese mallow curry (Lofa saak aru maas or anja) Ingredients: Fresh water fish... 4 pieces Ripe jujube fruits (bogori) pieces Chinese mallow (lofa saak)... 1 bunch Tomato (large), chopped... 1 Mustard seeds... ½ tsp Turmeric...1 tsp Green chilli... 1 Mustard oil... 1 tbsp Extra oil... to fry the fish Salt... to taste Sugar... a pinch Method: Sprinkle the fish with turmeric powder and salt and set aside to marinate for 20 minutes. Meanwhile, wash, clean and chop the greens. Drain and crush with your hands to break the leaves. Heat oil in a deep pan set over medium heat and fry the fish, until lightly browned. Drain on absorbent kitchen paper and set aside. In another pan, heat a tablespoon of mustard oil. Add the mustard seeds. When the seeds begin to splutter, add the green chilli, jujube fruits, tomatoes, sugar, turmeric and salt and sauté over medium heat until tomatoes turn pulpy. Stir in the chopped greens and sauté over low flame, until the leaves soften. Pour in a cup of water and bring to a boil. Reduce heat and cook over medium heat until the greens have cooked through. Stir in the fish and cook for a few minutes to the desired consistency. Adjust seasonings and serve with rice. CULINARY corner SHARMIN PASHA Sharmin Pasha is a food writer currently based in Dubai, UAE, where she teaches privately-organised cooking lessons on different techniques of cooking. She also hosts an informative page featuring Assamese recipes on Facebook, which was created to showcase the culinary treasures of Assam to the world and to preserve ethnic recipes for generations to come. Sesame seed crunch (Tilor tukra) Ingredients: Brown sugar... ¾ cup Water... 3 tbsps Honey... ¼ cup White sesame seeds... 1 cup Roasted black sesame seeds... 1 cup Salt... a pinch Baking soda... ½ tsp Method: Coat a square tray with oil or butter. Put the sesame seeds into a frying pan and stir them over low heat until they are aromatic. Transfer the seeds to a bowl; set aside. In a deep pan or wok, stir together sugar, water and honey. Bring to a boil over medium heat, stirring occasionally. Once the mixture comes to a rolling boil, cook for exactly two minutes, or until dark amber colour. Add the baking soda and remove the pan from the heat. Stir in the sesame seeds until well mixed. Immediately pour onto greased tray, spread- ing with greased spoon. Score lightly with a sharp knife into squares or rectangular bars. Let them cool completely before breaking them along the score lines. Store the sesame crunch in an airtight container for up to one week.

19 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE GUWAHATI SUNDAY READING FEBRUARY 12, 2017 FICTION Dr. Parag Kr. Bhattacharyya I am equally happy to find you here, I respond. There is complete silence for some time. Only the sound of sipping coffee. Tirtha decides to take leave of us. He suddenly stands up and breaks the silence. I have some urgent work at College Street. See you in the evening at Assam House, he says. He bids farewell to Joba and me and rushes to the door. Joba then comes closer to me. Perhaps, she has many things to say. I now look at her closely, the young Joba who often visited Coffee House only to meet me. The message from her heart reaches mine and the other people sitting around us are oblivious of it. I remember the day we first met when she was a student of Jadavpur University. In those days, she was a frequent visitor to the National Library. One day, we got introduced to one another at the National Library. She was delighted to learn that I was a poet. At that time, I used to contribute poems to leading magazines and had also published a volume of poetry. I gave her a copy of my book with my signature on it. She had hardly ever composed a poem, but she could recite poetry very well. She won my heart by reciting my poetry. I frequently visited Kolkata to meet her. Sometimes, we used to take a stroll at the Victoria Memorial Garden, watch movies and plays, or visit Coffee House to discuss poetry. I had several friends in Kolkata, among whom Amitav Dutta was a renowned Bengali poet. I met him at a conference in Mysore. We became intimate friends. Once I met him at Coffee House and introduced him to Joba. She was enamoured by his poetry. Joba and Amitav often used to visit Coffee House and there grew an intimate relationship between them. Once when I met Joba at Coffee House, I could find that she was bewitched by Amitav, so much so that she would be talking about him all the time. Once when I had visited Kolkata after a long interval, I tried to contact Joba, but I could not do so. I went to her aunt s house and came to know that she had left the city some time back and had been living in some other city with her uncle, who was an employee of the State Bank of India. MONEY SMART Dipankar Jakharia money.smart@assamtribune.com (leenasarma@rediffmail.com) The cold was so intense in that part of the country that winter that most of the animals perished in the process. Many porcupines also fell prey to the harsh winter. The ones which had survived the onslaught of Nature so far decided, as a clever survival strategy, to huddle together, so that the warmth emanating from their bodies could provide the succour in the form of heat to keep them alive. However, there was a problem in that scenario, too. The quills entered into the bodies of one another, causing intense and somewhat unbearable pain to all the compatriots in duress. Some of the porcupines, finding the pain unbearable, ran away from the scene. But being deprived The rendezvous - II What I am trying to do is utterly unfair. I am going to compare two products which are totally different from each other, both in composition and also in objective. Yet, I am going to do it. Why? Because both are bought primarily for income tax deduction. Public Provident Fund or PPF and Equity Link Savings Scheme or ELSS are both eligible for deduction under Section 80C of the Income Tax Act. Any investment upto Rs. 1.5 lakhs in both the schemes are eligible and are extremely popular with investors across the country. Unlike Bank Fixed Deposits or Post Office NSCs, the interest earned from PPF is also tax-free. Meaning, the entire amount on maturity, is tax-free. Therefore, PPF MY SPACE Leena Sarma I felt dejected and returned to the Assam House. Tirtha had noticed my woeful state then, but I did not reveal the actual cause of my condition. I rejected Tirtha s offer of visiting Coffee House that day. But soon I realised that I must keep visiting Coffee House. Some day, she might come there with her favourite poet. Only a glimpse of her would bring an end to this state of agony and sorrow. Life became completely insipid. I lost my poetic energy. I was in a stupor of mental weariness. I tried to erase her image from my memory, but failed. I started believing that Joba was a nymph and I was merely chasing a mirage. But, to my utter astonishment, I found her again, today. She was alone this time, without her favourite poet. We shared and recalled the memories of the intimate associations. Joba asked ruminatively Pratap da, do you still remember that rainy night when we took a dangerous ride from College Street to Ballygunge. How could I forget that day when it was raining so heavily? It was an enthralling moment! There is a spell of silence again. Joba does not know where to begin her story. At last, I break the silence? What happened to you, Joba, why did you suddenly go missing? I am really sorry, Pratap da; I could not inform you regarding my sad plight. What a painful existence I have had to pass through! After a short pause, she continues, Can you forgive me, Pratap da? I did a lot of injustice to you. Injustice, what do you mean? I asked. I rejected your genuine feelings and scores highly as an option for taxfree income. On the other hand, investments in any equity which is more than one year old, falls under long-term capital gain, hence, also tax-free. All ELSS products have a lock-in period of three years, hence, by default are tax-free on maturity. And this is where the similarity ends between the PPF and ELSS. When it comes to lock-in period, ELSS scores more than PPF. PPF s lock-in period is 15 years; whereas ELSS s lock-in is only three years. ELSS is the only product which enjoys tax benefit under Section 80C with three years lock-in. When it comes to risk, both are poles apart. PPF is a government- backed product with assured return. That means, the government stands as the grantor to give you the assured return on maturity. Whereas, ELSS is dependent on the market returns. That The fable of the runaway porcupines means, the ELSS predominantly invests in the stock market and its returns are market-linked. Needless to say, it falls in the high risk and high return category. Choosing options But before branding it as a high risk investment, which it is, let us also understand its returns. If I take the average return of ELSS of the last 15 years, it is almost 18 per cent. The beauty of life and living lies in taking up and facing challenges, rather than shying away from them. relied upon a scoundrel who floored me with his sweet and magical words. I do not understand what you mean, I ask, puzzled. I mean, Amitav Dutta. He created a dream world and I started to develop a sense of false hope in it. He was not a poet but an egoist and a betrayer who could not see beyond his own interest. She continues. I went to Florida for several months and then returned to India. When I came back, I did not feel like contacting anybody. How strange, why did you go to Florida? I ask her. To meet Amitav Dutta. I got completely bedazzled by his poetry and his ideology. One day, he proposed to me and I accepted. We solemnised our marriage in a temple, but I kept even my uncle and aunty in complete darkness about the whole episode. Then he left for Florida with an assurance that he would soon return to take me along with him. But, I was pregnant. I told everything to my uncle and he was completely shattered. My uncle wrote a letter to Amitav stating my condition. Amitav wanted me to come to Florida immediately and he told me that he would come to receive me at the airport. The day I landed in Florida, Amitav did come to the airport to receive me. But I started to feel that he was not very comfortable with me. He was trying to hide something. He had also arranged a separate accommodation for me. He came to visit me at times. I urged him to stay with me, but he tried to avoid meeting me. Soon I came to know that he was in a relationship with a Jewish girl. When I asked him about the future of our relationship, he responded in a trivial manner, It is upon you to decide whether you want to stay here. Or else, you are free to go back. I vehemently objected. I told him he was responsible for exploiting the lives of two women by playing with their emotions. She sighed and went on talking. I returned to India with my daughter without thinking what was going to happen to me and my child. It is a long story about how I brought up my child and nurtured her in the midst of adversities. I managed to get a job in a private company and this is how I started learning to become independent and instilled the same sense of freedom in my daughter. She is now doing her masters in Mass Communication at Jadavpur University. I remain silent after listening to the tale of her life s struggle. She says, Pratap da, you are lucky not to have a girl like me as your life partner. Whenever I feel hopeless, I read poetry from the book you had presented me. But I cannot compose anything now, I tell her. Why did you stop writing poetry? she asked. Because nothing inspires me to write poetry. Now tell me about your life and your life partner, she asks. I am single. I am a confirmed bachelor. I gave my heart and soul to someone else a long time back and did not feel the necessity to have a family, I laugh. Joba feels dejected. Tears roll down her cheeks. Now you have to start anew and I shall remain with you as your inspiration. Oh really! We will meet at Coffee House again. We will sit here for long chats over coffee. You will create new poetry and I shall recite it. We can do nothing about the time that is lost, but it is preserved in the form of memory. Every moment that is gone has its own glory and charm. Can we assure ourselves that from now on we will make the best use of time and relive every moment that we had spent together at Coffee House? Concluded (Translated by: Anurag Bhattacharyya) Here, I am taking the average of all ELSS products as a whole. That for me is an impressive performance. If you take the return of PPF, the average is 8.7 per cent in the last 15 years. Now the million dollar question is, whether to take the risk for an expected superior return, or to stick to the assured return but for a lesser value. Maybe my next back of the book hypothetical calculation will be of little help. Let us assume, 15 years back, if you had invested 1.5 lakhs in PPF every year, you would have generated a total return of 46 lakhs, 37 thousand. But 15 years back, if you had put your money into ELSS, you would have now made 1 crore, 13 lakhs. Now the decision is yours. If you are willing to take a little risk and remain a disciplined investor for a long period, ELSS is undoubtedly the best choice. But if you want security above anything else, PPF is your option. from the bodily warmth, these runaway creatures died in the cold. This simile may be extended to human relationships as well. Any kind of relationship in the world causes pain, anguish and agony in the form of hatred, jealousy, sacrifice, adjustment, or compromise. But when anyone wants to forsake these relationships to escape all these pain and compromises, he or she will suffer a painful emotional death. It will be tantamount to forsaking the big entity called life itself. When a mother gives birth to a child, she cries in pain. Birth is always a painful process. But that doesn t deter a mother from undergoing this agonising phase. The pain does not end there. The pain of feeding, nourishing, educating, sermonising, controlling, teaching, showing the right path and catering to all the whims, fancies and tantrums of the child is a never-ending path to be traversed by the parents. If all the parents in the world decide not to have children for all these difficulties, there would be an end to human race. Similarly, marriage is also a relationship where the partners have to undergo a lot of pain in the form of adjustment. But very few are shying away from this overwhelmingly cumbersome but breathtakingly beautiful institution for the fear of undergoing a path full of thorns. There are innumerable instances of people taking marriage vows not once, but several times. Why do they do so? The simple reason is that they want to be HEALTHWISE Dr. Dharmakanta Kumbhakar drkdharmakanta@yahoo.com Leucorrhea Leucorrhea or excessive vaginal discharge is one of the common gynaecological problems encountered in women of reproductive age, which has far-reaching psychological effects. Unless properly treated, leucorrhea affects health and efficiency of women in all spheres. In normal women of reproductive age, some secretions from bartholin, sebaceous, sweat and apocrine glands, along with skene s ducts and mucous crypts of vulvo-vagina, uterine, cervical secretions are always present. Normal vaginal secretion is granular and contains desquamated epithelial cells carrying glycogen, cervical mucus, and lactobacilli. It is scanty and appears white or grey. The ph of the normal secretion is acidic (4.5 to 5.7). The amount of secretions varies according to hormonal status and condition of genital organs; and complaints of excessive discharge depends upon tolerance and hygienic conditions of the women. Changes in the vaginal epithelium, and in the normal bacterial flora and ph of the vaginal secretion are considered to be predisposing factors of leucorrhea. Leucorrhea doesn t interfere with conception or pregnancy. Normal leucorrhea is colourless, without any abnormal odour. Leucorrhea is characterised by painless white discharge per vaginum and may be symptom of many underlying diseases. The usual cause is estrogen imbalance. It can be due to vaginitis, cervicitis or endometritis. Leucorrhea is a natural phenomenon during pregnancy. Non-pregnant women experience leucorrhea during ovulation (generally transparent discharge), vaginal infections or sexually transmitted diseases. During pregnancy, a high concentration of hormones, especially estrogen and secretions from cervix and vagina and normal bacteria present in the vagina can cause leucorrhea. As a result of hormonal effects on the genital tract, there is an increased blood flow to the vaginal area, which results in increased vaginal secretions. Moreover, hormonal changes in pregnancy favour hyperaemia and ectopy of the squamocolumner junction at the external cervical orifice. This favours excessive secretion of mucoid discharge. This discharge generally increases as the pregnancy progresses. Pelvic inflammatory disease refers to pyogenic gram positive and gram negative bacteria, tubercular and syphilitic organisms, chlamydial infection, parasitic, fungal or other infections of uterus or fallopian tubes. It occurs when bacteria moves upward from the vagina or cervix into the reproductive organs. PID can lead to infertility, abscess formation, ectopic pregnancy and chronic pelvic pain. Micro-organism associated with bacterial vaginosis increases the risk of PID. Pathological conditions like general debility, anaemia, diabetes, tuberculosis, chronic nephritis, endocrine disorders, trauma to genital organs, neoplasm (benign, especially when infected and malignant), pelvic congestion, uterine prolapse, vaginal medication, genital fistula, infection or inflammatory conditions of the reproductive systems and even psychological factors are some non-specific causes which increase the amount of vaginal discharge to a degree that makes the condition a pathological problem. Although birth control factors play a dominant role in family planning, they can have adverse gynaecological problems, one among which is leucorrhoea. Sometimes, leucorrhea occurs after tubectomy and post-intrauterine contraceptive device use. The insertion of intrauterine contraceptive devices (IUCD) irritates the vagina, which in turn reacts by releasing abnormal vaginal discharge. Confirmation can be done by tests like urine analysis, pelvic examination, standard pregnancy test, Chlamydia test, bacterial smear, Pap smear, and ultrasonography. Appropriate therapy in the form of antifungal and antibacterial needs to be given to treat coexistent infections. Ensuring proper hygiene of the genital region is the best method of reducing leucorrhea. Vaginal deodorants or scented soaps should not be used. Cotton underwear and loosefitting pants should be worn. It is advisable for women to consume a good diet with light and easily digestible food and plenty of water. Taking proper rest, sleeping adequately, and abstaining from smoking also help in keeping a check on leucorrhea. Regular exercise also helps to prevent excessive discharge. alive and kicking and that is possible only when they dare to take challenges in the realm of relationships. It is sometimes believed that a man or a woman comes to the world alone and he or she leaves this world alone. All the relationships that we forge in the process of living are like camaraderie developed with the fellow-travellers we meet on the way. It is like undertaking a train journey in the same compartment or in some cases, in the same bogie together and developing a bond with the other passengers. But unless we strike a conversation with our fellow travellers or share our thought, food and ideas with them, the journey becomes thoroughly boring. We argue with the TTE on behalf of our fellow travellers, we try to bargain with the hawkers to save someone from getting cheated, we look for doctors or medicines if someone falls ill, and so on. We become a part of one another till this journey lasts. But the moment the train reaches our respective destinations, there remains no trace of this bonhomie. We are virtually lost in our respective worlds and those train journeys remain a part of some vague memories. The same is true in human relationships also. These relationships last till our life lasts. But till life goes on, all relationships are to be accepted, endured, sustained and treasured with the packages of pain, pleasure, commotion and bewilderment. Then only a mystery or a marvel called life can be enjoyed with all its hues. The beauty of life and living lies in taking up and facing challenges, rather than shying away from them like the runaway porcupines of the cold countries.

20 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE GUWAHATI SUNDAY READING FEBRUARY 12, 2017 ARIES (MAR 21 APR 19) TAURUS (APR 20 MAY 20) GEMINI (MAY 21 JUN 20) CANCER (JUN 21 JUL 22) LEO (JUL 23 AUG 22) VIRGO (AUG 23 SEP 22) LIBRA (SEPT 23 OCT 22) SCORPIO (OCT 23 NOV 21) SAGITTARIUS (NOV 22 DEC 21) CAPRICORN (DEC 22 JAN 19) AQUARIUS (JAN 20 FEB 18) PISCES (FEB 19 MAR 20) The cook that never was Ilove cooking, when it is done by somebody else. There, I have made a clean breast of it, my lack of culinary talent of any kind, a lack that in another age would have certainly condemned me to lifelong spinsterhood. Something about my lack of domestic skills seemed to charm my other half three decades ago, enough to commit himself to a woman who would venture to cook only as a last resort. Alas, the most I can do to imitate Nigella is to lick the chocolate sauce off my fingers. In my objection to this art, one may go as far as to say that cooking is an intensely approval-seeking, predominantly female activity. I have seen my mother, grandmother slave for hours producing the most divine, ambrosial meals, only to elicit mere grunts of grudging approval from their men. And even as the last morsel was being licked off the plate, there came the logistics of planning the next meal, the next culinary triumph of visual and gastronomic delight. This endless regimen of peeling, chopping, grinding, sautéing, basting, stirring, brings to mind the labours of Sisyphus, always compelled to heave the stone perpetually rolling down the hill. One of my vivid meal time memories of childhood is my mother raising her hands in dismay as we polished off her meal and exclaiming, Oh no, not so fast it took hours to get this done! Then there came a time when the power of the mother s love led to the efflorescence of a talent I never suspected I possessed. When my boys were still at home I scaled the dizzying heights of cookdom by turning out believe it or not, delights as varied as chocolate cake, biryani and prawns simmering in coconut sauce. My Ian McEwans, Norman Mailers and Erica Jongs were pushed aside for Sanjeev Kapoor, Madhur Jaffrey and Tarla Dalal. Till date I refuse to acknowledge the fact that my boys must have slurped it all up because hectic play had given them a voracious appetite anyway. And alas, as they flew the coop one by one, my culinary skills rusted and fell by the wayside. F O R E C A S T FEBRUARY 13 19, 2017 Suddenly, your friendships and your group involvements become a priority. A typical example would be a rock band, a group venture or a political party. The ripples from this week will stretch into the rest of the year. Work, unpaid work or university life brings back past-life karma. About once a year, the news cycle begins all over again and a major announcement, piece of gossip or decision will reach you soon. The focus goes across the map, to distant people or places, but take your time choosing. If you have travel in mind, whatever kind of trip you are taking, this is a very important journey for There may be a genuine past life connection, which you will realise mid-year. In another life you picked up financial rewards or debts and these will be played out soon enough. This is a moment of truth for your business interests, house, apartment, possessions, charity, finances, and so on. You ll actually get to the facts and figures much earlier. All eyes on your former, current or potential partner this week. You re setting up karma. Go slow. You ll be heading towards a significant decision about him/ her this month. From Thursday, a situation you had assumed was over, involving this person, will return. This revival or resurrection is very important! Your ruling planet Mercury moves into your work, lifestyle, body, housework and daily routine zone this week. That s a big deal for you and there will be important news later mid-week. This may be a matter relating to your food, doctor, drugs, drink, healer or fitness. What you choose to do about partners, or the babies and children in your life, puts you on a new destiny trail. There will be a hugely important answer to a question, or perhaps some breaking news. You get the impression you ll be making one of those choices in your life again, and you re quite right. It s all about your apartment, flatmates, family or house this week and there will be news, so start thinking hard! The time has come to make some year-changing decisions about your family, apartment, home town, house, homeland and/or household. Your choices now about the internet, or study, come back to you in three months time, so go into this carefully. Your book, thesis, blog or other big idea is back on the drawing board this week. This may be multimedia or just old-fashioned public speaking, but what comes your way is the first link in a chain of changes, affecting You may or may not believe in reincarnation, but reincarnation believes in you, especially with a money or property decision. This is past-life stuff. Clearly, 2017 will be one of those years when you either revive an old pattern, or actually revive an old set-up. Matters of name, image, reputation, profile and personal appearance are back on your agenda in a major way. The cycle you are in this week is a hint of what is to come, as you must step back and look at yourself from a distance, to appreciate just how much image matters this year. Pisces, your life is a guessing game this week as you re either keeping secrets or operating behind-the-scenes. Take your time with a decision. The past is returning to the present this week. Whatever you assumed was over, or almost over, is very unlikely to be over at all. Even as restaurants are opening in our city on an everyday basis, and people are vlogging about the pleasures of partaking every exotic dish in the world, many of my women friends are admitting to doing less of the real cooking that our mothers did. It requires a great deal of resourcefulness, patience and imagination to cook a meal, says Asha. After a day at work, all I want is to warm leftovers in the microwave and switch on the telly. THIRD EYE Indrani Raimedhi indrani.raimedhi@gmail.com This in turn, is causing more and more people avoid cooking altogether, as they do not feel up to the competition and have performance anxiety of a neurotic level. The bar, indeed, has been set too high. PAGE TURNER Robin Sharma is out with his latest book Little Black Book for Stunning Success: Tools for Action Mastery. Aiming to bring success even to the average person in leading meaningful lives and building their futures, he shares potent insights that have helped many to do wonderful work. Akhada is the official biography by Saurabh Duggal of one of India s greatest wrestling coaches Mahavir Singh Phogat. It tells the amazing story of a father battling against daunting odds to make his daughters international stars. It is a heartwarming account of a father who defied social conventions and gave his daughters a winning chance. Where is the challenge of cooking nowadays? asks Bidisha, another friend. You get everything in packets spices, sauces, cuts of meat. Even vegetables are prechopped. This may no doubt be convenient but when I rustle a meal these days, my family praises the supermarket, not me. I know what you mean, says Asha grimly. Another thing I have issues against is the demystification of food. Food that you would get only at home the pigeon cooked with papaya, or tengamora guti in masoor dal, are all available in many eateries promoting Assamese food. Though at one level I m happy our recipies are in safe hands and becoming commercially viable for our entrepreneurs, I feel that our children will remember our food only against the backdrop of a restaurant. Looking on my childhood, mealtimes of a large family had so much emotional richness, so much more intimacy than we do today. Today, in a nuclear family set-up, things have come to such a pass that we have our meals in front of the TV. And on weekends, I am ashamed to say, I speed dial the takeaway so that I don t spend time in the kitchen. Then there is this phenomenon of celebrity male chefs out to prove that what women do, men can do better. Think of them all swaggering, rather sautéing before the cameras Gordon Ramsay, Anthony Bourdain, Guy Freri, Marco Pierre White to every Nigella Lawson or Kylie Kwong. There has grown up this whole thing of celebrity chefdom that is very far from the tradition of the simple housewife putting herself through many unexpressed trials to keep her family well-fed. Now cooking is about flamboyance, glitz, having one s TV show, signing autographs, endorsing brands, the works. There has been a dramatic shift from serving meals to showcasing gourmet fare. This in turn, is causing more and more people avoid cooking altogether, as they do not feel up to the competition and have performance anxiety of a neurotic level. The bar, indeed, has been set too high. Tell me what you eat and I will tell you what you are so said the French epicure Jean Anthelme Brillat-Savarin. The fastfood generation is being deprived of the nourishment of home-cooked meals. As working mothers struggle to balance their careers and homes, they turn to shortcuts, heat and serve options that are a far cry from what my own mother devoted to turning out for years on end. This evening, as I digged into an Arabian mezze platter at a café nearby, I felt a pang of regret at never making a big success of being a cook.thankfully, the minute one of the boys is home, my culinary inclinations kick to high gear. That s love, actually! The following are books to look out for this month when you need reading material for those quiet weekends. Jhumpa Lahiri s In Other Words reveals the writer s passion for the Italian language. This book is an autobiographical work written in Italian and describes the process of a writer finding a new voice. It is a thoughtprovoking work of introspection and discovery. I am a Troll by Swati Chaturvedi is a sensational, no-holds barred investigation on the culture of online hate speech based on interviews with political leaders, students and bureaucrats. This book faithfully represents the times we live in. T he Legend of Lakshmi Prasad by Twinkle Khanna is a collection of magical stories that will have you tear up or split your sides laughing. Full of colourful, memorable characters, Khanna makes observations that are wholly relevant to today s times. 5 THINGS/ Lights! Camera! Action! I did a lot of homework before approaching Adoor Sir PARTHAJIT BARUAH is a film scholar and author of Face to Face: The Cinema of Adoor Gopalakrishan. 1Why Adoor Gopalakrishan Adoor Gopalakrishan is one of the finest and most venerated filmmakers in world cinema. His subjects are always modern and are deeply rooted in the socio-cultural milieu of Kerala. For him, the art of making a film resembles a spiritual meditation, and his own films are products of long periods of contemplation, research and analysis. In his 50 years journey across the cinematic map, he has made 12 feature films that transcend the linguistic, cultural and geographical boundaries. 2 Cinema 3 and my journey I was exposed to world cinema when I was studying at Fergusson College, Pune, and FTII (Film Appreciation Course). P.K. Nair, the founder director of NFAI, Pune, was very close to me. After my classes, I used to spend my evenings with him and discuss only cinema. One day, in the course of our discussion, I expressed my desire to know more about Malayalam cinema. I was fascinated by Adoor Sir s way of making films. K.A. Beena, a fellow participant at the Film Appreciation Course in FTII, helped me reach out to Adoor Sir. First meeting with Adoor Gopalakrishan I did a lot of homework before approaching Adoor Sir. I was mesmerised to see the rich architecture of Darsanam, his house which was constructed in 1977 at Trivandrum. We had almost a two-hour discussion on his cinema, and finally, at the end of our discussion, I said, Sir, I would like to write a book on your films, which, I assure you would be different from the others. Probably, Adoor Sir realised my sincerity and honesty, and said, Go ahead. After lots of challenges, the book Face to Face finally came up, with grand success both at the national and international levels. FILM INTERVIEW Shoma A. Chatterji If the police officer in Kahaani is an example, or, the small-time television stringer in Bajrangi Bhaijaan is another one, then one must concede that Nawazuddin Siddiqui is a show stealer and not just a scene stealer. Take his cameo role of a pimp in Talaash. Or, in Gangs of Wasseypur 2. More recently, one has seen his performance in Haraamkhor, while being highly praised for his performance in Shah Rukh Khan s Raees. He has worked with top directors in Indian cinema. Success has come lately, but Siddiqui sounds despondent. Excerpts from an interview: We hear you have stopped attending award functions. Why? What is the whole point of these awards, I d like to know. In fact, I have told most of these award organisers to keep me out of any short-list now and in future. At the end of it, the actor who will pick the trophy will get it for a performance he himself feels he has not done justice to. Kahaani happened after 12 long years of struggle. You will miss me if you blink in Sarfarosh (1999), The Bypass (2003) and Munnabhai MBBS (2003). Your career is going great guns. Why do you sound so unhappy? The kind of films an actor loves to do are not happening. For example, I just took a token fee of rupee one for my work in I m not the Bluebird of Happiness. I m the Bluebird of Easy Credit and a Quick Thrill. 4 Actor first Haraamkhor because for these kind of films, money is not important. The actor in me wants to remain alive with films like these and the director made it meaningful for me in terms of the story, the treatment and the characterisation. It has done the rounds of festivals and has fetched me a prestigious award at an international festival. But the Indian audience is getting to watch the film after four long years. It would make any actor feel sad, wouldn t it? But don t you like to work in mainstream films? Of course, I do. It s very important for our bread and butter. It s also a great learning experience. But it fails to satisfy the actor in me because most directors work within the given gheesa-peeta formula. When Anurag Kashyap, Sujoy Ghosh and other directors tried to change this The key to happiness is learning how to enjoy being unhappy. My happy moments with the book When HarperCollins, one of the leading publishing houses in the world, accepted my book proposal, and when the legendary filmmaker Shyam Benegal inaugurated my book Face to Face at the Kerala International Film Festival these two moments are some of the most memorable in my life. 5What I learnt from Adoor Gopalakrishan When you work on a legendary filmmaker like Adoor, you have to be very careful while asking questions, because he has a thorough knowledge in cinema, painting, theatre and literature. I started working on my book in , and it took me almost six years. During the course of my writing, Adoor s philosophy and principles influenced me a lot. Sincerity, focus and dedication are the basic elements I have learnt from him. I was always advised to have patience and not to be in a hurry in producing a work. Happiness doesn t mean life is perfect. Happiness means my life stinks, but at least there s something good on TV. (As told to Indrani Raimedhi) cliché in Hindi cinema, I was perhaps the happiest actor around. We believed that if a film was lauded at film festivals, it would do commercially well too. But that didn t happen. We really can t place a finger on the pulse of the audience and this is what depresses me a lot. But Shah Rukh Khan has gone on record saying that your performance in Raees is by far your career s best. Doesn t that lift your spirits? Yes, of course it does. It has brought back that small ray of hope. Working with him is great fun on one hand, and you also learn a lot, on the other. Both of us are crazy about good work and about putting in the best we can. Shah Rukh is a great star, but when he comes to the sets, he becomes as ordinary as you and I. You have done the main lead in eight films over the past six years. Doesn t that give you reason to be happy? I was happy in the beginning. But not one of these eight films has been released yet. I don t have the faintest clue about whether they will ever release. This has chipped away that happy feeling. But I do feel thrilled when I get to work in these kind of films. Popular films keep your kitchen fires running. But these films fulfil the hunger of the artiste within you. Trans World Features (TWF) I love you with my heart because my brain asks too many questions! I have to watch as much TV as I can. Thousands of people in Hollywood are depending on me!