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p5 Domestic help, accomplice p10 Mizoram Assembly Budget p15 GSA to get its own
held in murder of elderly lady Session from Feb 22 football ground

Overall Covid situation A success story

gone wrong

CORONA STATS
India
Cases Till now
optimistic: Centre
Active
Discharged
7,90,789
4,11,80,751
Kerala, It also said that a decline in
coronavirus infections and
daily positivity in Kerala is
still enormously high at 29.57
Deaths
New
5,06,520
67,084
Mizoram still positivity rate has been not- per cent, adding that the pos-
ed across all states, but near- itivity rate in Mizoram,
Source: Health Ministry * As of 8 am on Feb 10 reporting high ly 40 districts are still report- Himachal Pradesh, Arunach-
Assam cases positivity ing an increase in weekly cas- al Pradesh and Sikkim is also
es and there is a need to main- of concern.
GUWAHATI, Feb 10:
Five Covid deaths were
rates: Govt tain vigilance. The Union government
Rahul Kumar Das

reported in Assam in the NEW DELHI, Feb 10: “Presently, 141 districts noted that 69 per cent of ad- Bajali boy’s claim
last 24 hours, while 294 The overall Covid-19 have Covid-19 positivity rate olescents aged 15-18 years
new infections were
of bagging MBBS
pandemic situation in the over 10 per cent, and 160 dis- have been administered the
detected in 30,008 tests country is optimistic and tricts have positivity rate be- first dose of the Covid-19 seat in AIIMS,
conducted on Thursday.
The overall positivity rate
improving even as some tween 5-10 per cent in In- vaccine, while 14 per cent New Delhi proves
states, including Kerala dia,” the government said. received both doses.
stood at 0.98 per cent. to be false
Kamrup Metro district and Mizoram, are still re- It added that Kerala, Ma- “Covid appropriate behav-
ANN SERVICE
recorded 88 new cases. – porting high positivity harashtra, Tamil Nadu and iour has to be taken as new
Staff Reporter rates and are of concern, Karnataka have over 50,000 normal though there is a de-
A wild elephant killed in a clash between two wild elephants at Sonari Bagan, PATACHARKUCHI,
the Centre said on active cases. cline in cases, but be vigi-
Travel rules in Kaliabor on Thursday. – UB Photos
Thursday. It also said that the Covid lant,” it added. – PTI
Feb 10: Rahul Kumar Das,
NEW DELHI, Feb 10: a local boy, who recently
Travellers arriving in India hogged national media

HC asks petitioner to file response to State govt

won’t have to undergo a limelight for ‘bagging’ a
mandatory seven-day seat in the undergratuate
home quarantine or an RT- course (MBBS) in the
PCR test on the eighth prestigious medical insti-
day from February 14, GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The Gauhati tailed affidavit on the police encoun- court that 28 people were killed and department, National Human not dreaded criminals and the modus
according to revised
tution AIIMS, New Delhi
High Court today directed a petition- ters that have been taking place since 73 others were injured in police Rights Commission and Assam Hu- operandi of the police had been the by ‘clearing’ the National
guidelines for international
er, who filed a PIL against police en- the BJP returned to power in May actions from May 10, 2021 to Janu- man Rights Commission have been same in all the encounters, the PIL Eligibility cum Entrance
arrivals issued on
Thursday. – PTI counters in Assam, to submit a re- last year. The government had on ary 28 this year. named as respondents in the PIL claimed. The petitioner also doubt- Test (UG)-2021, has gone
sponse to the State government affi- February 7 submitted the affidavit. According to the affidavit, the in- filed by advocate Arif Md Yeasin ed the police statement published in into hiding after his claim
Kovind visit davit that said due process of law and “The opposition party sought cidents of police firing took place in Jwadder. newspapers which said the force had proved to be false.
TEZPUR, Feb 10: all guidelines of the National Human time to file an affidavit in reply to The petitioner sought an enquiry to retaliate in self-defence as the ac- The student hailing from
President Ram Nath Rights Commission (NHRC) were our affidavit. The Court according- PIL on police into the encounters by an independ- cused had tried to snatch service re- Raipur in Bajali district and
Kovind will visit Tezpur followed in such incidents. ly granted them time and fixed Feb- ent agency such as CBI, SIT or any volvers of the personnel.
University on February 26 A division bench comprising Chief ruary 21 as the next date (of hear-
encounters police team from other states un- According to the petitioner, the
staying with his mother
to grace the 19th who earns by selling tea in
Justice Sudhanshu Dhulia and Jus- ing),” Advocate General Devajit 27 districts and the highest number der the supervision of the court. He injured or dead persons were not a kiosk here even managed
convocation of the Central
university. This was tice Soumitra Saikia asked the peti- Lon Saikia said. of 10 people were killed in Karbi has also sought a judicial enquiry by militants, and it cannot be the case to con Chief Minister
informed by Sonitpur tioner to file the response within In the affidavit, the government Anglong district. Guwahati city re- a sitting judge of the Gauhati High that all the accused could snatch a Himanta Biswa Sarma with
deputy commissioner 10 days and said the matter will be said that due process of law and all corded the maximum number of Court in the incidents and mone- service revolver from a trained po- his ‘achievement’.
Bhupesh Chandra Das. – heard again on February 21. guidelines issued by the NHRC injuries at nine. tary compensation to the victims’ lice officer.
Correspondent The court had on January 11 asked were followed in all cases of police Besides the Assam government, families after due verification. SEE PAGE 7
the State government to file a de- encounters. It also informed the State police DGP, law and justice The people killed or injured were SEE PAGE 7

February 11, 2022

O When the Bard met
3 electrocuted in Udalguri
the Nightingale CORRESPONDENT ing a cement mixture machine when a high
Avinibesh voltage wire suddenly fell on the machine
Sharma
UDALGURI, Feb 10: Three construction leaving three workers dead and critically in-
O Death of the ego
workers of a road bridge project at Gerenji juring two others.
Gauri Priya Bora
Kalajhar village along the Indo-Bhutan bor- The deceased workers are Ghero Ali of Ataka-
O Letting your mind fly
der in Udalguri district were electrocuted af- ta village of Darrang, Md Abbas Ali and Fakir Ali
Dr Jintu Borah
ter they were struck by high voltage elec- from Chaprabasti of Darrang. The injured – Bi-
O The write spin
tricity on Thursday. mala Begum and Jamir Ali – are undergoing
Bibhash
Choudhury
The construction workers were transport- treatment at Udalguri Civil Hospital.
O Conflicting choices
Jeuty Thakur
O Dear diary…
Prastuti Barua
State govt roadmap soon to
O Into the wilderness
Monoj Kumar
Hazarika
phase out single-use plastics
STAFF REPORTER gle-use plastic in the line of By another decision, the
the Centre’s plan to ban it by Cabinet has fixed speed lim-
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: In con- end of 2022. As the liveli- its for different types of ve-
JOCOSERIOUS sonance with the Centre’s pol- hoods of those engaged with hicles plying on different
icy to phase out single-use plas- the industry will be affected, types of roads.
tics by the end of this year, the we will provide alternative The speed curbs range
State Cabinet today decided to options for these stakehold- from a maximum of 100/80 km
entrust the departments of In- ers. Similarly, developing an per hour on four-lane nation-
dustries, Revenue, Urban De- alternative to single-use plas- al highways to 70/60 km on
velopment and Science & Tech- tics is also necessary. We have PWD roads to 60/40 km on
nology and Climate Change asked the four departments municipal roads for different
with the task of preparing a of Industries, Revenue, Ur- categories of vehicles. An
roadmap for the purpose. ban Development and Sci- eight-seater vehicle, for in-
The roadmap will also take ence & Technology and Cli- stance, will be able to move
care of aspects such as rehabil- mate Change to come up with at 80 km per hour on a four-
itation of those engaged with a roadmap with thrust on lane highway while those with
small single-use plastic produc- these two alternatives,” nine seats and more will travel
In our State the growth rate tion units and developing alter- Health Minister and Govern- at 70 km on PWD roads.
of controversies is much natives to single-use plastics. ment spokesperson Keshab
better than the GDP... “We are for phasing out sin- Mahanta told the media. SEE PAGE 7

Centre yet to take any action on panel’s

report on Clause 6 of Assam Accord
R DUTTA CHOUDHURY
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Two years back
on this day, all the members of the high-
level committee formed by the Central
Government for recommending meas-
ures for the implementation of Clause 6 of
the Assam Accord had signed the report
of the Committee. But the Central Gov-
ernment has not yet started the process
of implementing the recommendations
despite the fact that the Committee had
asked the Government to implement the
recommendations within two years.
The Committee members signed the
final report on February 10, 2020, and
informed the Centre. On February 25,
the then Chief Minister Sarbananda
Sonowal received the report on behalf
of the Union Home Minister.
Commenting on the delay on imple-
mentation of the recommendations of the
Committee, chief adviser of the All As-
sam Students’ Union (AASU), Samujjal
Bhattacharya told The Assam Tribune
that the Committee had given a timeline
of two years for implementation of all
the recommendations, but till date, no
action has been taken by the Centre in
this regard. He pointed out that after the
formation of the Committee, the Prime
Minister and the Union Home Minister
had given public commitments that the
recommendations of the Committee
would be implemented immediately af-
ter receiving the report. But in the last
two years, both of them did not utter a
single word on the report.
Bhattacharya asserted that providing
constitutional protection to the indigenous
people of Assam is a must in the face of the
unabated infiltration of foreigners into the
State. He pointed out that the Committee
had given wide-ranging recommendations
including reservation of seats in Assembly,
Parliament for indigenous people, the in-
troduction of inner line permit system,
delimitation of constituencies, protection
of land rights of the indigenous people, pro-
tection of language and culture, etc. These
issues are vital for the protection of the
identity of the indigenous people of the
State and the AASU would never sit idle
till the recommendations of the Commit-
tee are implemented, he asserted.
SEE PAGE 7
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Decision will be based on

scientific need: Govt
NEW DELHI, Feb 10:
Noting that the decision on
third dose of COVID-19 vac-
cine for all adults will be tak-
en based on scientific need,
the government today said
emerging knowledge on the
subject is under its active
consideration.
Responding to a question
at a weekly press conference,
NITI Aayog Member
(Health) Dr VK Paul said all
decisions on precaution dos-
es are taken first and fore-
most based on the need.
“The scientific need is the
first part that drives it, then
other considerations – pro-
grammatic and epidemiolog-
ical. Just because anyone else
is doing it, they have their
own context, we have our
own context and all this is
for all
adults
under constant scientific scru-
tiny and decision-making,” he
said.
The official said additional
need for vaccination and in-
clusion of population for vac-
cination is examined con-
stantly.
“... we also look at devel-
opments in the world and
keep analysing and all options
of vaccination are under ac-
tive consideration and as de-
cisions are taken, it would be
announced,” he said.
Responding to a question
on vaccination coverage, Joint
Secretary at the Health Min-
istry Lav Agarwal said
though there is variation in
coverage of vaccination be-
tween different age groups,
but collectively the vaccina-
tion pace is still good in the
country.
“In October last year, an
average 77.55 lakh doses
were given every day. In No-
vember, about 59.32 lakh
doses were given. In Decem-
ber, the number was 61.91
lakh and in January, it was
69.49 lakh and in the last nine
days, approximately 51 lakh
doses were given on an av-
erage every day. But with 96
per cent first dose coverage
and 78 per cent second dose
coverage, the available num-
ber of people who need to
get vaccinated reduces a bit,”
he said.
“If we look today, we are
giving 51 lakh doses on an av-
erage every day and we urge
you to bring awareness
among those in young ado-
lescents who have not yet
taken vaccination,” he added.
On reinfection cases dur-
ing the third wave, ICMR Di-
rector General Dr Balram
Bhargava said infection with
one variant does not provide
protection from the other
variant. So as variants have
emerged, reinfection has
been seen.
“However, we have seen
that the use of vaccination
prevents severe disease and
hospitalisation and death, and
COVID-appropriate behav-
iour is useful to prevent it.
The biological aspects play a Minister of State for Road Transport & Highways and Civil Aviation VK Singh along with his wife Bharti Singh poses for pictures
role from individual to indi- after casting their vote during the first phase of UP Assembly elections, in Ghaziabad on Thursday. – PTI
vidual,” he said. – PTI

Central deputation

States not sponsoring adequate Nearly 58% turnout recorded till

number of IAS officers: Jitendra Singh 5 pm in 1st phase of UP polls
NEW DELHI, Feb 10:
Union Minister Jitendra
Singh today said States have
not been sponsoring ade-
quate number of officers for
Central deputation which has
prompted changes in the
service rules.
In a written reply to Rajya
Sabha, he said the extant IAS
(Cadre) Rules, 1954 contain
provisions for Central depu-
tation of Indian Administra-
tive Service (IAS) officers.
“However, State govern-
ments have not been spon-
soring adequate number of
officers for Central deputa-
tion,” said Singh, the Minis-
ter of State for Personnel.
In view of the above, in
terms of the provisions con-
tained in Section 3 of All In-
dia Services Act, 1951, com-
Jitendra Singh
ments have been sought from
States/UTs on a proposal to
amend Rule 6(1) of IAS (Cad-
re) Rules, 1954 relating to the
Central deputation of IAS of-
ficers, which are under ex-
amination, he said.
In another reply, Singh said
the Indian Administrative
Service (Fixation of Cadre
Strength) Regulations, 1955
contain provision for a Cen-
tral deputation reserve not
exceeding 40 per cent of the
senior duty posts of a cadre/
joint cadre.
“However, State govern-
ments have not been spon-
soring adequate number of
officers for Central deputa-
tion. In order to address the
above issue, comments have
been sought from States/
UTs, in terms of the provi-
sions contained in Section 3
of All India Services Act,
1951 on a proposal to amend
Rule 6(1) of IAS (Cadre)
Rules, 1954,” he said.
The issue of proposed
amendments affecting the au-
thority of States or leading to
instability in States’ adminis-
tration does not arise, the
minister said, replying to a
question whether the “gov-
ernment intends to diminish
the authority of States over
their own officers”.
The Department of Per-
sonnel and Training (DoPT)
has recently proposed chang-
es in the IAS (Cadre) Rules,
1954 that will take away the
power of States to override
the Centre’s request for
seeking officers on Central
deputation.
As many as nine non-BJP
ruled States have opposed
the Centre’s proposal that
gives it an overriding power
while deciding on Central
deputation of IAS officers,
whereas eight others have
given their consent. – PTI
LUCKNOW, Feb 10:
About 58 per cent voter turn-
out was recorded till 5 pm
today in Uttar Pradesh,
where polling was held across
58 Assembly constituencies
in 11 districts.
Polling closed at 6 pm but
those already in queue were
allowed to vote, Election
Commission officials said.
There were reports of tech-
nical snags in EVMs at some
places, but voting was peace-
ful, they added.
“An average 57.79 per cent
polling was witnessed in Ut-
tar Pradesh till 5 pm,” an offi-
cial said.
Additional Chief Election
Officer (ACEO) BD Ram Ti-
wari said, “There were re-
ports of a technical error in
EVMs at some places.” Those
EVMs were being replaced
as the reports came in, he
added.
On the Samajwadi Party’s
allegation that poor voters
were not allowed to exercise
their franchise in Dundukhe-
da village in the Kairana As-
sembly constituency, Tiwari
said the district magistrate
concerned was asked to look
into the matter.
Till 5 pm, Agra recorded
56.61 per cent polling, Aligarh
57.25 per cent, Baghpat 61.35
per cent, Bulandshahr 60,52
per cent, Gautam Buddh Na-
gar 54.77 per cent, Ghaziabad
54.77 per cent, Hapur 60.50
per cent, Mathura 58.51 per
cent, Meerut 58.52 cent,
Muzaffarnagar 62.14 per cent
and Shamli 61.78 per cent, an
EC report said.
A report from Ghaziabad
said a minor skirmish took
place between supporters of
BJP leader VK Singh and
Congress leader Rajan Kant,
allegedly when the former
addressed mediapersons and
talked about the work done
by the BJP within the pre-
mises of a polling station, and
security personnel had to in-
tervene.
In Bulandshahr, a groom
reached the Char Khamba
polling station in the Sadar
Assembly segment to cast his
vote before joining his mar-
riage procession. The groom,
Balram, after performing the
‘Ghudchadhi’ ceremony,
reached the polling station on
a motorcycle to cast his vote.
Voters in Mathura braved
a dense fog in the morning
when the polling began but
visibility improved as the day
progressed.
As many as 623 candidates,
including 73 women, are in
the fray for the first phase,
and around 2.28 crore voters,
including 1.24 crore men and
1.04 women, besides others,
are eligible to cast their fran-
chise, State EC officials said.
State ministers whose fate
will be decided in the first
phase include Shrikant Shar-
ma, Suresh Rana, Sandeep
Singh, Kapil Dev Agarwal,
Atul Garg and Chowdhury
Lakshmi Narain.
Campaigning in the constit-
uencies going to the polls in
the first round of the seven-
phase election in the political-
ly crucial State ended on Tues-
day evening. – PTI

‘The Great
Khali’ joins BJP
NEW DELHI, Feb 10:
Dalip Singh Rana, better
known as ‘The Great Khali’ for
his exploits in the World Wres-
tling Entertainment, joined the
BJP today, saying he is im-
pressed with Prime Minister
Narendra Modi’s work for the
country’s development.
A former Punjab Police of-
ficial, he joined the party at
its headquarters in the pres-
ence of Union Minister Jiten-
dra Singh and its general sec-
retary Arun Singh.
Incidentally, Khali had lent
his support to the year-long
farmers’ agitation against the
three farm reform laws, now
repealed.
Jitendra Singh said Khali is
a man of nationalist ideology
whose heart remained in In-
dia wherever he lived.
Khali said India has got a
good Prime Minister in Modi
and that he joined the BJP as
he wanted to be part of the
exercise for the country’s
development. – PTI
Don’t insist on wearing religious
things till disposal of matter: HC
BENGALURU, Feb 10: The Karnataka ing religious dress”, he said.
High Court hearing the ‘hijab’ issue today However, the petitioners’ lawyer Deva-
asked students not to datt Kamat requested the court
insist on wearing any cloth to consider his objection that such
on campuses of education- an order will amount to suspen-
al institutions which can sion of his client’s constitutional
instigate people, till the rights under Article 25. “That will
matter is resolved. be a total affront to their rights,”
Posting the matter for Kamat contended.
Monday, the full court also In response, Chief Justice
HIJAB
said the educational insti- Awasthi said the arrangement is
ROW
tutions can resume class- only for a few days till the matter
es for the students. is resolved and asked him to
The three-judge full cooperate.
bench of Chief Justice Ritu Raj Awasthi, On Wednesday, Justice Dixit, who was
Justice JM Khazi and Justice Krishna S hearing the case, referred the case to Jus-
Dixit, which was formed on Wednesday, tice Awasthi’s consideration with a view
also said it wants the matter to be re- that a larger bench may look into the case.
solved at the earliest but till that time The hijab row started in December-
peace and tranquillity is to be maintained. end when a few students started coming
“Till the disposal of the matter, you to the government pre-university college
people should not insist on wearing all in Udupi wearing hijab. To protest against
these religious things,” CJ Awasthi said. it, some Hindu students turned up wear-
“We will pass an order. Let the schools/ ing saffron scarves. The row spread to
colleges start. But till the matter is re- other educational institutions in different
solved, no student should insist on wear- parts of the State. – PTI

DU reopening

Wait for hostel rooms to be longer

as allotment process to take time
NEW DELHI, Feb 10:
While the Delhi University
(DU) has announced the re-
sumption of offline classes,
students seeking hostel ac-
commodation will have to
wait a little longer as the col-
leges might take a few more
days to complete the process
of allotment of rooms, offi-
cials said.
Amid continued protests by
student outfits demanding re-
sumption of offline classes at
DU, the varsity had on
Wednesday issued an order
announcing commencement of
classes in physical mode for all
undergraduate and postgrad-
uate courses from February 17.
Following the announce-
ment, DU colleges have
sprung into action to prepare
for the arrival of students, and
cleaning and revamping of hos-
tel rooms has begun.
However, the application
process for admission into hos-
tels will take time, officials said.
According to sources at the
Maharaja Agrasen College,
hostel rooms might not be
ready by February 17 since
they have been closed for near-
ly two years.
However, college principal
Sanjeev Kumar Tiwari said
they are working on a “war
footing” to prepare the hostel
rooms.
“The hostel has a capacity
to accommodate 56 students.
We have begun preparing the
rooms by putting a fresh coat
of paint on the walls. The room
allotment process was done
online,” he said.
Another task for the college
administration is to ensure
rooms are ventilated and there
is enough space for two stu-
dents.
“We will have to see the
size of the room and if it’s a
small room, only one student
will be allowed. The hostel list
can’t come out on February
17 and will take a couple of
days more. This usually hap-
pens every year. After the
admission process finishes,
the hostel list is prepared,”
said Kirori Mal College prin-
cipal Vibha Chauhan.
Meanwhile, the varsity has
advised outstation students to
plan their arrival in Delhi in
such a manner that they are
able to complete the isolation
period of three days before
joining their respective col-
lege/department.
Pankaj Arora, Dean, Stu-
dents’ Welfare, DU, said,
“Each hostel has a manage-
ment committee and they will
decide on the further process-
es. We had a meeting with
hostel provosts day before
yesterday (Tuesday) and we
advised them to complete the
process of hostel allotment
online so that students know
where they will be going after
they return to Delhi.”
“Arranging isolation facility
is the prerogative of the hos-
tel and if students wish, they
can complete their three-day
isolation period somewhere
else and then come to the hos-
tel,” Arora said. – PTI
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and Young Professional (Social Science) from eligible candidate in prescribed format DAMASCUS, Feb 10: Arabic, as she nervously played
along with all necessary documents and testimonials may be submitted to “The Roza Barakat’s tormentors with the ends of her long dark Janasanyog/D/15339/21 Sd/- Treasury Officer, Sonitpur Treasury
Director, NERIWALM, Dolabari, P.O: Kaliabhomora, Tezpur-784027, Assam through have been defeated, but the braid, the red polish on her
registered post/speed post on or before 03.03.2022. Details regarding application horrors she endured still hold dainty fingers fading.
her captive. For years, her ISIS captors
format, qualification etc. may be found in website www.neriwalm.gov.in.
She was 11 years old when told her she would never be ADVERTISEMENT
Sd/- Deputy Director (Admin) she was captured and en- accepted if she returned. “I be- The District Fishery Development Officer, Barpeta invites applicaton from
Janasanyog/DF/2664/21 NERIWALM slaved by the Islamic State lieved them,” she said.
any community, groups for the project "Construction of Village community
(ISIS) group, along with thou- Barakat’s tale, corroborat-
sands of other Yazidi women ed by Yazidi and Syrian Kurd- tank with fish culture inputs for the first year" under the scheme Fishery
Regional Office and girls taken when the mil- ish officials, is a window into Mission Society- Chief Minister's Samagra Gramya Unnayan Yojana (FMS-
Employees’ State Insurance Corporation itants overran northern Iraq the complicated realities faced CMSGUY) within Barpeta and Bajali District.
(Ministry of Labour & Employment, Govt. of India in their brutal 2014 campaign. by many Yazidi women who
Panchdeep Bhawan, MRD Road, Bamunimaidam, Guwahati-781021 Torn from her family in the came of age under the brutal Terms and Conditions are laid for the Project:
Website : www.esic.nic.in, www.esic.in town of Sinjar, the enclave of rule of ISIS. a. Average pond size (Water spread area) for each project : 1.00 Ha
the ancient religious Yazidi Traumatised and lost, many
Notice Inviting Expression of Interest (EOI) for Empanelment of Hospitals/Health b. Average land size for each project : 1.38 Ha
minority, she was taken to struggle to come to terms
Care Organisations (HCOs) / Diagnostic Centres for providing Super-speciality
treatment and diagnostic services in the North East Region (NER).
Syria, sold multiple times and with the past, while the Yazidi c. All community groups including Farmer Producer Company (FPC), Farmer
repeatedly raped. community is at odds over Producer Group (FPG), Farmers Producer Organization (FPO), Self Help
The Regional Director (i/c), ESIC NER, invites Expression of Interest (EOI) from She bore a child, a boy she how to accept them.
Government/Semi Government / CGHS panel / Private Hospitals / Diagnostic Centers Group (SHG) and NGOs etc, having land in their ownership, lease, donated
has since lost. Now, at 18, she “What do you expect from
of repute located in the North East Region (Assam, Meghalaya, Nagaland, Tripura, speaks little of her native dia- a child who was raped at 12, & Govt. land shall be eligible for assistance upto maximum 1 Ha (water
Mizoram & Arunachal Pradesh) for providing Super-speciality treatment & diagnostic lect, Kurmanji. gave birth at 13?” said Faruk area) only. The cost of construction of community pond over & above 1 ha
services on cashless basis to ESI beneficiary as per CGHS rates (given at its website). With the defeat of ISIS in Tuzu, co-chair of Yazidi WSA shall be borne by the community group.
For more details, interested HCOs may visit the website at www.esic.nic.in/tenders 2019, Barakat slipped into the House, an umbrella of Yazidi
shadows, opting to hide in the organisations in northeastern d. The land applied for the scheme should belong to the village community,
or www.eprocure.gov.in/eprocure/app Tender ID: 2022_ESIC_669097_1
turmoil that followed the Syria. religious institutions like Satra, Temple, Namghar, School. College, Club
Last Date & Time of submission of completed EOI (Online): 28.02.2022 at 05:00 PM worst of the battles. “After so much shock and etc or Govt. khas land under possession by such community.
Regional Director (i/c) As ISIS fighters were ar- abuse they don’t believe in
e. The land owned by community group by means of lease agreement, should
davp 23123/12/0007/2122 ESIC R.O., Guwahati. rested, their wives and chil- anything anymore, they don’t
dren were packed into deten- belong anywhere.” be for a period not less than 7 years effective from 1st January of the year
tion camps. Barakat was free, The AP does not typical- of approval (2022).
No. BRD/RD/31/2021/1 but she couldn’t go home. ly identify people who say f. Individual land of single pattadar, but taken on lease by a group of people/
PRESS NOTICE “I don’t know how I’ll face they are victims of sexual
my community,” she told The assault unless they grant unemployed/SHGs shall not be less than 10 years. In this regard the
Chief Engineer, PWD (NH Works), Assam on behalf of Governor of Assam invites online bids
from the registered Class-I (A) contractor of PWD (NH Works) at the E-tendering portal Associated Press, speaking in permission. – AP beneficiary shall furnish a registered deed (non-transferable) in terms of
"www.assamtenders.gov.in" for the SOPD works as mentioned below :- lease agreement.
Sl
No
Name of Work Appx.Value of
work
(Rs. in lakhs)
Prominent Myanmar g. The community group or committee who occupied the land, particularly
Govt. Khas land shall apply with supporting documents such as resolution
1 Repair and maintenance of NH-54 (Silchar Lailapur section) from
km 2.00 to km 8.876 under SOPD for 2021-22. (Providing BM in
Rs. 411.37 L
filmmaker arrested of the general body meetings, by-laws, possession certificate etc. In case
of Govt. Khas land, a clearance/No-Objection Certificate from the concerned
profile correction and pot hole repair in stretches, 30mm thick
overlaying of BC, replacing damaged interlocking CC block
pavement with new ones including earth work in shoulder in
after a year on the run Circle Officer/DC is essential.
h. The Community/Groups/Social Institution must submit No Objection
stretches) under PWD, NH Division, Silchar, BANGKOK, Feb 10: An league, who is also a promi-
Package No.BRD/RD/SIL(SOPD)/2021-22/07 award-winning film director nent figure in the entertain- Certificate (NOC)/Notary Affidavit as well as Willingness Certificate (WC)
2. Repairing of NH-329, (Lumding-Diphu -Manja Road ) from Ch.0.00 Rs. 369.95 L in Myanmar has been arrest- ment industry. He spoke on to implement the scheme by their Executive Committee.
to 2.350 of Diphu- Manja portion and from Ch.0.00 to 1.650 of ed almost a year after he was condition of anonymity be- i. The Community/Groups/Social Institution must be free from internal conflict/
Diphu-Lumding Portion, ( DIG Office to Medical College put on a wanted list for en- cause of fear of arrest.
Tiniali Length= 4.00km of NH-329, under Bakulia NH Division couraging government em- Wyne has won multiple Social conflict for utilization of their land for the said fishery purpose (s)
Diphu, in the State of Assam for the year 2021- 22 under SOPD. ployees to join protests awards for best director and and the land must be encumbrance free.
Note: Value of work is approximate only & may differ for which no claim will be entertained. against military rule, a col- best screenplay from the j. Must be ready to submit a court affidavit to the Dept. of Fisheries, Assam
● The Contractors/ Bidders must be registered on the www.assamtenders.gov.in for league and local media re- Myanmar Motion Picture
participating in the bidding process. prior to starting of the scheme by stating that if implementation of the
ported on Thursday. Organisation.
● Other details may be seen at the e-procurement website i e www.assamtenders.gov.in scheme is ceased under any circumstances before completion and after
● Joint venture is not permitted for the above works
Htun Zaw Win, whose pro- In addition to his popular
● This tender Notice is issued in anticipation of receipt of AA for the work . The work will be fessional name is Wyne, was feature films, he has also investment of a part of the approved fund, than the community/groups/
allotted subject to receipt of AA from Govt. Mere participation in the Tendering process will arrested on Wednesday at his worked on movies and social institution will refund the already invested amount to the government
not entitle any Bidder for any claim. apartment in Yangon after shorts dealing with political (****Notary Affidavit****).
Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD, (NH Works) spending most of the past themes, including land-grab-
Janasanyog/CF/3282/21 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3. year on the run, said the col- bing and censorship. k. The Community group or committee shall agree to contribute their share (if
The colleague said the 48- nay) for completion of the project as per plan and estimate.
NIT NO- AGRI/ENGG/4874/ KC -XXVI/ /BID/2021-22/245 year-old Wyne is believed to
l. The minimum numbers of bonafide members in a community/group shall
PRESS NOTICE have gone home to receive
medical treatment. not be less than (ten) numbers.
The Director of Agriculture, Assam, invites bids for the work stated in the table below with a validity of 90 (Ninety) days from
the date of opening of the bids from registered Class- I Contractor/Firm/Pvt. Limited Co. of either Agriculture Department or He has not fully recovered UNIT COST & PATTERN OF ASSISTANCE
APWD (Bldg). Details of the bids may be seen in the e-portal <assamtenders.gov.in>. The Bidders must be registered with the from a stroke in 2019.
E-tendering system (ETS) of the Govt. of Assam. (Website: http//www.assamtenders.gov.in).All terms and conditions will be Sl Project Unit Unit Cost Pattern of assistance
According to the inde-
as per the Bidding Documents. pendent Assistance Associa- No Component (in Lakh) CMSGUY Beneficiary
SI Name of District Location Estimated Bid security/ Earnest Cost of Period of tion for Political Prisoners, Share Share
work. value of work Money Deposit (in Rs) document completion 12,059 people have been ar-
(in Rs.) in Rs. in days 1 Civil work for 1.00 8.40 100% Nil
rested since Myanmar’s mil-
For Gen For
itary ousted the elected gov- construction of Tank (One)
(2% of SC/ST/OBC
ernment of Aung San Suu Kyi Hectare
bid value) /MOBC*
in Rs. (1% of bid on February 1 last year. 2 Inputs for 1st Year 1.00 Ha 4.00 30% 70%
value) Of those, 9,056 remain
(One)
in Rs. detained. The army takeover
triggered widespread pro- Hectare
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
1 Construction 1)Karbi 1)Tumpreng Seed 1,03,16,485.00 2,06,330.00 1,03,165.00 2,000/- 180 days tests and the formation of a N.B.:
of Knowledge Anglong Farm civil disobedience move-
1. The Applicaton is to be submitted alongwith relevant documents in a
Centre with ment. Celebrities including
training hall 2) Kheroni LSMF 1,03,16,485.00 2,06,330.00 1,03,165.00 2,000/- 180 days film directors, actors, sing-
application format.
ers, artists, and models at- 2. The application forms may be collected from the Office of the District Fishery
2)West Karbi 3)Tarabasa Seed 1,03,16,485.00 2,06,330.00 1,03,165.00 2,000/- 180 days tended rallies against the Development Officer, Barpeta & Bajali during office hours.
Anglong Farm, Bokolia military and used social me- 3. The last date of submission of application is 21.02.2022.
Bidder must submit proof of their belonging to SC/ST/OBC/MOBC from the proper authorities. dia to express their support
Sd/- Director of Agriculture of the nationwide movement Sd/- District Fishery Development Officer
Janasanyog/CF/3286/21 Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22
against army rule. – AP Janasanyog/D/15319/21 Barpeta
 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022
CITY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 5

Talks inconclusive, employees’

WEATHER
GUWAHATI
LOCAL FORECAST:
Partly cloudy sky be-
coming generally cloudy
towards afternoon or
evening or night. Maxi-
mum and minimum tem-
peratures are most likely
to be 24°C and 10°C re-
spectively.
TEMPERATURE:
Max 23.8°C
Min 10.9°C
Govt official held
for taking bribe
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Pa-
pori Mehta, a senior assistant
in the State agriculture depart-
ment, was caught red-handed
by sleuths of the Directorate
Vigilance and Anti Corruption
while she was accepting a
bribe of Rs 15,000 in Athgaon
area of the city on Thursday.
According to the police, the
accused had demanded Rs
1,00,000 from the complainant
for processing a file regarding
a proposal for appointment on
compassionate ground in the
agriculture department. Today,
she went to Athgaon to collect
the first instalment of the de-
manded bribe money from the
complainant.
Notably, the complainant’s
husband who was a government
driver in the agriculture depart-
ment, had died recently. After
the demise of her husband, the
complainant applied for appoint-
ment in the department on com-
passionate ground.
Based on the complaint, the
Directorate Vigilance and Anti
Corruption today laid a trap at
Athgaon around 10.45 am and ar-
rested the public servant. A case
has been registered in this con-
nection under Section 7(a) of the
Prevention of Corruption Act.
body to continue with protest
P&RD contractual employees’ demands
CORRESPONDENT tive signs of acceptance of our the council said.
main demands. As such, the The council will stage a sit-
JORABAT, Feb 10: With the talks remained inconclusive,” in protest tomorrow in front
talks between the Panchayat & said Gautam Koch, general sec- of every zila parishad’s or dep-
Rural Development (P&RD) retary of the protesting council uty commissioner’s office
Commissioner and the All As- after the meeting with P&RD across the State and will also
sam Panchayat & Rural Devel- Commissioner Bikram Kairi. go on a hunger strike on Feb-
opment Contractual Employ- Koch further informed that ruary 18 at the same locations.
ees Council on Thursday re- the council would continue Meanwhile, the council has
maining inconclusive, the lat- with the pen-down till the de- also forwarded memorandums
ter has decided to carry on
with its protest.
mands are met. “We have
been repeatedly sidestepped,
to the MLAs and MPs, wher-
ever possible, voicing their
Over 8,000 contractual em- as several rounds of talks at various demands.
ployees of the P&RD depart- the departmental level or with The council’s demands in-
ment, demanding job security government representatives clude job security for up to 60
along with other benefits, have have proved futile,” he added. years, preparation of ROP (re-
been on an indefinite strike Expressing displeasure with vision of pay) for all employ- Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma visiting the ailing satradhikar of Barpeta Satra who is undergoing treatment at the GMCH,
since February 1. the outcome of Thursday’s ees, implementation of the pol- on Thursday. – UB Photos
“They assured us of provid- meeting, the council made it icy of equal pay for equal work,
Apurba
ing Employees’ Provident
Funds (EPF) starting next
month and gave hope on ex-
clear that they would not be
sitting for any further meet-
ings at the departmental lev-
all government benefits for
the contractual employees and
engaging the contractual em-
Bezbaruah Domestic help, accomplice held
gratia benefits during the meet-
ing, but nothing was given in
el. Only a meeting with the
P&RD Minister or the Chief
ployees in vacant permanent
posts on the basis of depart-
cremated
STAFF REPORTER
in murder of elderly lady
writing. There were no posi- Minister would be accepted, mental examinations. STAFF REPORTER Baharul Islam was arrested ago. Sources said Rubina’s hus-
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The
from Bongaigaon and Rubina band was also involved in the
last rites of singer-lyricist GUWAHATI, Feb 10: A Begum from the Fatasil Am- crime and he is a close friend
Award to LGBI Airport Apurba Bezbaruah were per-
formed at the Navagraha cre-
matorium on Thursday.
group of six people brutally
killed one 60-year-old Anu
bari area of the city. Both of
them have been booked un-
of arrested Baharul Islam.
“It was a well-planned
ANN SERVICE voices were heard during the easy to access facilities for Hazarika and looted valuables der section 302 of IPC and murder. But the main motive
Minister of Cultural Affairs
pandemic in 2021. test and vaccination were a from her residence at Kala- the Court of Chief Judicial, of the crime is not yet clear.
Bimal Bora offered his last re-
AZARA, Feb 10: The Lokpri- Throughout the global pan- few programmes LGBI Air- pahar on the late night of Feb- Kamrup (Metro) today sent They might have killed Anu
ya Gopinath Bordoloi Interna- demic, LGBI Airport complied port had organised with help spects to the noted singer at
the crematorium. Earlier, his ruary 6. Among those who both of them to six-day po- Hazarika only to loot her
tional (LGBI) Airport has been with norms and protocols in line and support from the State were involved in the crime, lice custody. properties,” Barua told The
mortal remains were taken to
honoured with ‘The Voice of the with the Central and State gov- health department and Na-
the premises of Jyoti Chitra- police arrested two culprits On the other hand, the in- Assam Tribune.
Customer Award’ by the Air- ernments while prioritising the tional Health Mission.
ports Council International health and safety of its passen- Re-arrangement of seating ban, Rabindra Bhawan and – Baharul Islam and Rubina vestigation is on to trace the On the other hand, police
(ACI), recognising the resil- gers. Constantly striving to facilities in departure and ar- Swahid Nyas in the city. Begum – during an operation whereabouts of other mem- are yet to ascertain the
ient efforts put in by all the provide 100 per cent satisfac- rival areas to maintain social last night. bers of the gang. amount of cash and other val-
stakeholders and employees. tion, the airport rolled out var- distancing and installation of GMC eviction, According to Assistant Police said Rubina was a do- uables looted by the gang
The airport has been awarded ious passenger-centric initia- plexi-glass to minimise face- Commissioner of Police mestic help of Anu Hazarika from the residence of Hazari-
for demonstrating relentless tives in the year gone by to to-face interactions were inspection drives (Azara) Kakoli Banya Barua, and she left the job a few days ka after killing her.
efforts in gathering passenger facilitate a safe and convenient some of the many initiatives CITY CORRESPONDENT
feedback on customer needs in travel during the pandemic and that were introduced for pas-
2021 and providing the best- ensured effectiveness of their
in-class travel experience. initiatives through quarterly
sengers’ safe transit through
the airport. Besides, the
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The
Guwahati Municipal Corpora- GMC resumes Mobile snatchers’
Launched in 2020, the ACI feedback surveys. State health department also tion on Thursday carried out gang busted
recognition acknowledges the Touch-less features like
continued efforts of the airports Common Use Self-Service
that remained committed to (CUSS) kiosks for passengers
set up 21 counters for test-
ing a single planeload of pas-
sengers on the go, ensuring
eviction and inspection drives at
Basistha, Sarabhati and Ulubari. biomethanation CITY CORRESPONDENT
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Police on
giving priority to their passen- to check in, multiple chan-
gers and ensuring that their nels for arriving passengers,
quicker and hassle-free test-
ing at the airport.
The drives conducted by the
GMC’s health and enforce-
ment branches were carried
plant operation Thursday busted a gang of mobile
snatchers and recovered 20 mo-
bile phones from their possession.
out at Basistha between 10 am CITY CORRESPONDENT Fancy Bazar areas will be col-
A police source said based on
and 12.30 pm, at Sarabhati be- lected for this purpose. The dai- a tip-off, a team from Paltan Ba-
tween 1 pm and 3 pm and at GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The ly requirement of the plant is zar Police Station arrested Ro-
Ulubari between 3.30 pm and Guwahati Municipal Corpora- around 5,000 kg of segregated hit Ali and Hira Basfor during a
5 pm at Ulubari. tion (GMC) on Thursday re- organic waste that in turn will raid near Nepali Mandir in the
A total of 60 business estab- sumed operations of the bi- produce 800 units of electricity Paltan Bazar area.
lishments were inspected, in- omethanation plant situated at as well as 450 kg of manure. Based on the information pro-
cluding unisex spa and salon, ho- Beelpar in Chatribari. Initially, the plant was run by vided by Ali and Basfor, police
The functioning of the plant, using food and vegetable also arrested Nitu Das and Si-
tel, lodge, optical shop, fast food
which was inaugurated on Au- wastes generated from the manta Rabha for dealing in sto-
stall, restaurant, pharmacy and len mobiles from the area. Po-
jewellery shop among others. gust 13 in 2020, was hampered hotels, restaurants and vege-
lice also recovered cash of Rs
Ten shops were operating as the required input of waste table markets situated at the
31,200 from their possession.
without valid licences. could not be supplied to the Paltan Bazar area.
Health and hygiene issues plant due to the Covid-19 re- The NGOs engaged for
were also detected in two strictions in the city. door-to-door collection of OBITUARY
other shops. During the drive, GMC has engaged GPS Re- waste will supply organic waste
a total of Rs 85,000 was collect- newable Technology, a bioen- to the plant. Dr Narendra
ergy technology firm, for in- GMC Commissioner Deva-
ed as penalty.
stallation, commissioning, op- sish Sharma said the GMC has Nath Bhuyan
CBI raid eration and maintenance of the
plant with a capacity of 5 TPD
taken various measures to
keep the city clean.
CITY CORRESPONDENT

GUWAHATI, Feb 10:
Sleuths of CBI raided the res-
idence and offices of city-based
businessman S Jaiswal on
Thursday in connection with a
bank loan scam. Sources said
the CBI conducted raids at La-
chit Nagar, Kharghuli and Na-
Participants at an art workshop for women and children on the Rabindra Bhawan premises, in Guwahati on Thursday. Organised rikalbasti in connection with
by the Directorate of Cultural Affairs, the workshop got under way on February 9 and will conclude on February 12. – AT photo the scam. – Staff Reporter
(tonnes per day) to generate
energy from organic munici-
pal solid waste.
The energy generated from
the plant will be used for the
operation of the plant as well
as for powering the street
lights in the city.
Organic wastes generated in
and around the Paltan Bazar and
“We request to hand over
the segregation of various
waste products (segregation of
wet waste and dry waste) gen-
erated in the hotel to the NGO
employed by the municipal
body. This process will help
remove the waste from the
Paltan Bazar area,” he urged
the citizens of the city.
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Dr
Narendra Nath Bhuyan, former
professor, Department of An-
aesthesiology, Silchar Medical
College and Hospital, and a res-
ident of Hengrabari, died at his
residence after a brief illness
on Wednesday. He was 76.
He is survived by his son, son-
in-law and a host of relatives.

Programme on career
opportunities in
polymer engineering
STAFF REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The Central Institute of Petro-

chemicals Engineering & Technology: Centre for Skilling
and Technical Support (CIPET: CSTS), Guwahati organ-
ised an awareness programme on career opportunities in
polymer engineering on its campus on Tuesday.
The awareness programme was attended by faculty
members and 138 students of Kendriya Vidyalaya, Tam-
ulpur.
CIPET: CSTS Director and Head Sanjay Kumar Choud-
hary and Dr Harekrishna Deka, head of the training depart-
ment, were present on the occasion and shared their ideas on
different career opportunities in polymer engineering along
with the role of CIPET in the growth of polymer industries.
The students were made aware of the latest innovations in
the area of polymer engineering.
Applications of plastics in various fields such as agricul-
ture, irrigation, electrical and electronics, automotive and
automobile, etc. were explained in detail so that interest-
ed students could choose their career in polymer engi-
neering. Job opportunities and entrepreneurial scopes were
also discussed in detail.
The mould manufacturing techniques, processing and
testing of plastic products were practically demonstrated
to the students.
An open quiz programme was also organised among
the school students and prizes were awarded for encour-
aging the students.
The school management appreciated the efforts of CI-
PET: CSTS for organising the awareness programme and
giving the practical knowledge of different advanced in-
struments related to plastics materials to their students.
 6 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
Policing with a mission in distant Nagaland
MESSAGE FOR TODAY
All we have to decide is what to do with the time
that is given to us.
– JRR TOLKIEN
Farcical exercise
I
t was a great occasion to meet
some of India’s finest police
Since the early 20th century land-hungry migrants had officers at the National Police
poured into sparsely populated Assam from what had then Academy (NPA) in Novem-
ber last year where I was invited
been East Bengal in British India. Not only had the British
to a course on counter-terrorism.
encouraged migration to earn greater revenue, but they
The topic that was to be discussed
also put into place a ‘line system’ demarcating the migrants
along with fellow panellist David
from indigenous communities. Due to the unchecked infil- Devadas, the noted journalist and
tration, the population of undivided Assam, which was 33 author, was ‘Internal security with
million in 1901, more than doubled to 67 million in 1941. The special focus on Jammu & Kash-
Local Governments which controlled the province of As- mir and Northeast India’. The NPA
sam before independence too encouraged such large scale is a premier training institution for
the officers of the Indian Police
immigration. This influx of migrants from East Pakistan and
Service (IPS) and draws its intel-
later Bangladesh was allowed to continue unabated even
lectual resources from a wide
after independence. In fact, the political leadership had ac-
range of academics, thinkers,
tively aided the flow with the intention of creating vote banks.
former police officials who have
Between 1951 and 1971 the population of Assam increased left a mark on the profession and,
by 82.16% against 51.81% for the entire country. The issue occasionally, journalists who have
of influx from what had then become Bangladesh came to a spent considerable time research-
head in the early 1980s, in the form of a gigantic, six-year- ing and writing on insurgency/mil-
long mass movement against the influx of illegal migrants. itancy and their interface with non-
The movement ended with the signing of the ‘Assam Ac- state actors to understand how
their minds work; what their
cord’ on August 15, 1985, one provision of which was that
grievances against the state are
the Centre would detect, detain and deport those migrants
and why are such grievances not
who had entered India illegally. It had been hoped that the
sought to be resolved within the
updating of the NRC in Assam in 2019 would reveal the ambit of the Indian Constitution,
extent of the illegal influx. are also invited.
Despite the NRC update being something of a dampener, In such conferences/ training
with just over 19 lakh persons presumed to be illegal for- programmes, one meets with sev-
eigners, the indigenous people of Assam watched on stoi- eral officers but one can only make
cally as the process of determining how many of these were a soul connect with one or two only.
During the tea break in the course
actually so commenced, and 100 Foreigners Tribunals (FTs)
of the conference, Dr Pritpal Kaur
were set up. Last Wednesday, Union Minister of State for
Batra, a dentist by training and a
Home Nityanand Rai, in reply to a question by an MP, gave
2016 batch IPS officer introduced
the Rajya Sabha figures showing the progress in the deter- herself to me. Perhaps she felt an
mination process. According to these, the number of people affinity since she is currently post-
declared as foreigners till December 31, 2021 was 1,43,466, ed in Nagaland’s second newest
while the FTs found 1,21,598 to be Indians. The number of district Noklak, in the easternmost
cases pending in the FTs as on December 31, 2021 was part of Nagaland adjoining Myan-
1,23,829. Given the proven extent of the illegal influx, such mar. Prior to that, when Dr Kaur
first joined service in 2016 she was
figures appear to be enormous undercounts not mirroring
posted at Tuensang, one of the
the true depth of the problem. But the biggest factor which
three oldest districts of Nagaland.
exposes the farcical nature of the exercise is that, accord-
ing to Rai, so far only 329 people have been deported to
their country of origin! It may be noted that around Rs 69
crore have been spent on the process and the reality that,
against the thousands who were martyred or maimed dur-
Remembering Pandit Hemchandra Goswami
ing the Assam Movement, after over three decades of pro- Jyoti Khataniar
crastination, India has been able to deport a mere 329 indi-
W
viduals, is nothing short of a travesty, and a blatant act of idely acclaimed as the
Paramacharya (the
injustice against the indigenous people of Assam.
Supreme Scholar ) of
Municipal polls the Assamese lan-
guage and literature, Pandit Hem-
chandra Goswami contributed sub-
Although a low-profile exercise compared to Assem-
stantially to the formation of the As-
bly and Lok Sabha polls, the forthcoming municipal elec- samese identity in the second half
tion scheduled for March 6 provides another occasion for of the 19th century and early part of
the political parties to indulge in a show of strength be- the 20th. His scholarship covers al-
fore the electorate. No doubt the typically shrill rhetoric most all areas that we term in the
associated with Assembly and Lok Sabha polls could be current parlance as Humanities. His
missing this time, but nevertheless, the civic body polls interest in the historical narrative
have their own significance. These polls constitute a crit- of Assam is the main source of Sir
ical part of the mechanism to deliver governance through Edward Gait’s monumental work.
It was Pandit Goswami who trans-
decentralization of power – something envisioned by the
lated into English the sum and sub-
founding fathers of the country’s Constitution. The rele- stance of all the major traditional
vance of the civic body polls has acquired much more Buranjis that could be used as the
importance with the expanding urban-scape across the primary source in this work. Using
State. Given that towns and urban areas are experienc- these materials, Sir Edward intro-
ing rapid population growth and consequently expan- duced a new trend into the Assa-
sion, the pressure on civic amenities has been put un- mese historical writing. Prof Surya
der severe stress. Under the circumstances, the man- Kumar Bhuyan continued this tra-
agement of civic amenities and ensuring scientific ur- dition and later emerged as the most
ban development has assumed a lot of significance. With respected authority of the modern
Assamese history writing. Pandit
an urban populace that is increasingly asserting its civic
Goswami laid down the foundation
rights, any complacency on the part of the authorities in on which later writers built their
addressing those issues is bound to have implications respective domains. He was the pi-
on the electoral fortunes of political parties. Since an oneer in creating an awareness of
elected body is also responsible for the upkeep of the past glory and a desire to under-
civic infrastructure, they are answerable to the people stand the current reality with valu-
and any failure in handling their responsibility could able inputs from the historical jour-
have bearings not just on the municipal polls but also on ney of the Assamese nation down
the Assembly and even the Lok Sabha polls. Political the centuries. Certainly, he was a
parties, therefore, can afford to take the civic body polls product of the great Indian Renais-
sance and in him one can witness
lightly at their own peril. Close to 17 lakh voters are
the beauty of the renaissance ideas
expected to exercise their right to franchise in the polls,
and the sheer strength of the electorate alone bestows
gravity on the occasion.
The BJP, buoyant from its second successive term in the
Assembly preceded by a good show in the Lok Sabha elec-
Letters
to the
tion, would be keen to carry forward its winning momen-
tum. All this, together with the party’s commendable per-
formance in the last Panchayat polls, has given it a clear
EDITOR
edge over its rivals. The opposition Congress and the Sir, – The Assam Public Service
AIUDF would do well to focus on the mounting civic woes Commission is going to conduct
across the urban-scape – something indicative of a lack of the Combined Competitive (Main)
matching intervention by the ruling coalition. Urban As- Examination 2020 on such dates
that are clashing with the dates of
sam can hardly boast of any civic infrastructure worth the
other examinations conducted by
name, with problems concerning garbage disposal, water
the UPSC and the State-Level
supply, drainage and sewerage, street-lighting, etc., get-
Police Recruitment Board, dates
ting more complicated due to growing population pressure
which were published much earlier
and the lack of any scientific intervention from the Gov- than the publication of the schedule
ernment. Performance on these counts will definitely have of CCE (Main) 2020 by the APSC.
a bearing on the poll prospects of the parties. The parties Moreover, they have violated
can exhibit their seriousness in addressing civic problems their own rule to release the e-
by giving candidature to individuals who have a penchant admission certificates before three
weeks to the commencement of
for public work and can provide decentralized leadership.
the examination, which is clearly
The management of civic amenities and facilitating scien-
tific urban development is serious business and this should mentioned in the Assam Public
Service Combined Competitive
reflect in the party agenda for the polls.
Examination (Amendment) Rules,
So bad are the roads (or whatever
exists of them) linking Noklak to
the State capital of Kohima that it
takes 13-14 hours to traverse. It’s
difficult to imagine how sick peo-
ple wanting to come for treatment
to the State capital where proper
treatment facilities exist, make it
through this excruciating journey.
When Nagaland State was cre-
ated, Tuensang was one of the first
three districts of Nagaland along
with Mokokchung and
Kohima. Now there are A truly empowered woman is
16 districts and Dr Prit-
pal Kaur is the first SP of one who is constantly
Noklak district. Frequent
empowering other women and is people.
visitors to Nagaland
know how back-breaking not hamstrung by the obstacles
the journey to any place
beyond Kohima and Di-
she faces but recruits everyone
mapur can be. Even the – men and women – equally in
highway connecting Di-
mapur to Kohima has this task of nation building
taken decades to com- because a nation can only be
plete due to reasons
ranging from extortion built when its human resources
by several militant out- reach their highest potential.
fits to corruption in gov-
ernance. Anything relat-
ed to development in Nagaland is
fraught. People have written reams
about the debilitating effects of cor- pal was able to get the cooperation
ruption which has kept education
and healthcare beyond the reach of
large sections of the Naga people
but to no avail. It is business as usu- ant Commissioner. Markad allowed
al for most politicians. During elec-
tions they get elected purely on the
strength of money power.
It is in such a situation that Dr
Pritpal Kaur was first posted as the
subdivisional police officer (SDPO)
of Tuensang. For anyone who has
come from the more developed
parts of India and Dr Pritpal is from
Haryana, Tuensang is in the back of
beyond and could make anyone
depressed. But this police officer
was different. Speaking to this writ-
er, she said she was touched first
by the sheer beauty of the place
and then by the genuine kindness
and their different strands which
captured contemporary literary and
cultural imaginations.
Pandit Hemchandra Goswami
was born in Dhekial, Golaghat on
January 8, 1872 and his high school
days were spent at Nagaon. He
passed matriculation examination in
first division with a scholarship and
went to Calcutta for his higher stud-
ies. He was a student at Presidency
College and during his Calcutta days,
he started to think deeply about the
plight of Assamese language and lit-
erature. He was a pioneer in organ-
izing the Assamese student com-
munity there and formed the As-
omiya Bhasha Unnati Sadhini Sab-
ha. The date was August 28, 1888.
It is pertinent to note that the liter-
ary magazine Jonaki, which trans-
formed the scenario of Assamese
literature forever and published on
January 13, 1889, worked as the
mouthpiece of this literary organ-
ization. The eminent Assamese
novelist, known as the Walter Scott
of Assam, Rajanikanta Bordoloi
mentioned that Pandit Goswami
was extremely busy in collecting
articles and poems, among others,
for Jonaki at that time. Although
Pandit Goswami edited Jonaki for a
year, however it was Goswami who
became the backbone of this ex-
traordinary literary endeavour of the
young Assamese minds. One will
be easily amazed by the impactful
address that he delivered in the sec-
APSC anomalies
2019. Apart from that, they have
also violated the general practice of
announcing the exam schedule
before more than a month, which
has been conventionally being
followed since CCE Mains 2013.
Hundreds of candidates have
been complaining about all these
anomalies to the APSC since the
publication of the schedule, getting
no response at all in return.
What the APSC needs to
understand is that every candidate
wants to appear in the CCE Mains
because they want to get selected;
but they also want the examination
to be rescheduled because they do
not want to lose any opportunity of
getting selected in other examina-
tions conducted by major agencies
like the UPSC, SLPRB, UGC, etc.,
during this current situation of
rising unemployment.
of the Naga people who accepted
her as one of their own. Going be-
yond her policing duties, Dr Prit-
pal conducted training and counsel-
ling for the youth of the area to pre- dream of a better future, this po-
pare them for the UPSC exams.
She invested her salary in buying
books and other materials. But
what’s even more noble is that she
took on the formidable task of wean-
ing drug addicts from their malaise
by empowering them with voca-
tional skills in organic farming.
For the UPSC coaching, Dr Prit-
of her colleague, the Superintend-
ent of Police Bharat Markad and
Orenthun Kikon, the Extra Assist-
his SDPO to use the conference
hall in the office premises and even
supported her venture to purchase
study materials. Dr Pritpal started
with nine students and the number
soon went up to fifty. Quite a few of but have no way of taking those
them have cracked the State civil
service and other exams.
When Dr Pritpal was posted to
the newly inaugurated district of
Noklak, she started a similar coach-
ing class for those interested in
writing their Nagaland Civil Serv-
ices exams or the UPSC. Thrice a
week from 6 am to 10 am, Dr Prit-
pal, assisted by another doctor of
ond annual lecture of the Asomiya
Bhasha Unnati Sadhini Sabha in
1890. He was then just 18 years old,
a teenager by today’s standard. But
the way he covered the journey of
Assamese language since dawn re-
ally strikes the mind. Here, he clas-
sified three ages of Assamese liter-
ature. Even today, this classification
is broadly followed by the scholars.
It is certainly a moment of pride for
a young man to have such a long-
lasting and fruitful impact on the As-
samese literary imagination.
It is interesting to note that there
are a bunch of letters addressed to
Pandit Goswami by several major
Assamese personalities including
leading administrators of British In-
dia. A thorough reading and engage-
ment with these letters printed by
the Asam Sahitya Sabha give us a
glimpse of the cultural life of early
modern Assam. As a member of
Assam Civil Service, Pandit Gos-
wami provided much technical help
to make the prevalent British judi-
cial system more efficient and vi-
brant by providing information ob-
tained from the Buranjis of the
Ahom period. Major PRT Gordon
relied on Pandit Goswami’s input to
a large extent. A further look into
the various pages of Goswami’s per-
sonal diaries, later edited by the
eminent historian Benudhar Sarma,
may be viewed as a intimate docu-
mentation of the initial phases of
Assamese intellectual life and how
the leading Bengali scholars react-
ed to the process of the formation
The APSC must understand that
an important examination like the
CCE Mains should not be
conducted in such a hasty and
haphazard manner. When a
candidate works hard for years to
appear in examinations like Indian
Forest Service, Indian Engineering
Service, Combined Geo-Scientist
and Geologist Examinations, and
even for those conducted by the
State-Level Police Recruitment
Board and plans accordingly, how
can the APSC release a schedule
just 22 days before the exam and
ask the candidates to choose any
one from among them? Why can’t
the APSC plan their examinations
more judiciously? Yours etc., Yours
etc., BIREN BORAH, Dibrugarh.
River dolphin
Sir, – A long news item was
published in your esteemed daily
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022
the Assam Rifles, teaches these
young people, some of them al-
ready employed. Looking at the list-
less youth with no courage to
licewoman with a heart of gold felt
she had to do something to infuse
hope in them. The youth tended to
take drugs early in life because be-
ing so close to Myanmar, it is easy
for the youth to not only procure
but also peddle drugs. Dr Pritpal
took it as a personal
challenge to reform
and rejuvenate the
minds of these young
Taking the help of
the church and using
various other commu-
nity resources, Dr Prit-
pal formed an anti-drug
squad not just to arrest
and punish the drug ad-
dicts and peddlers but
to counsel them on how
to wean themselves
away from drugs by
means of productive
livelihood strategies.
For instance, a farmer, L Hangth-
ing, was very keen to go to Punjab
and learn modern farming tech-
niques. Hangthing wanted to in-
crease the yield of his crops. But
Dr Pritpal did something different.
She used her connections back
home to bring some farmers to
Noklak to share their farming tech-
niques. The problem with most
farmers in the hilly areas of the
Northeast is that they grow crops
crops to the markets due to the
non-existent roads. If they were to
have processing units it would have
helped them monetize their prod-
ucts which have a very short shelf
life. This was what Dr Pritpal did.
She brought farmers from Punjab
and Haryana to assist the farmers
of Noklak in value addition through
processing methods.
of Assamese identity in the early
part of the 20th century.
Pandit Goswami attended the
Oriental Conference in 1922 and
there he met several leading schol-
ars of contemporary India. He pre-
sented his opinions regarding the
originality of Assamese language
with rigorous logic. It was Babu Di-
nesh Chandra Sen who argued with
Pandit Goswami and wanted to claim
Hastividyarnava, the famous Assa-
mese manuscript, as a classic ex-
ample of a prominent artistic
achievement of Bangla literature.
But it was Pandit Goswami who
stood against such vested argu-
ments with the help of Sir Ashutosh
Mukherjee, Vice-Chancellor of Cal-
cutta University.
The pages of Goswami’s diary
also reflect his love and respect for
the freedom struggle. He praises
the way young Indians have devot-
ed their life for this struggle which
captured his attention and he writes
a few moving sentences about this
in his diary dated February 18, 1922.
Today one can remember Pandit
Goswami with great respect and af-
fection for his outstanding compila-
tion of Asamiya Sahityar Chaneki
(Glimpses of Assamese Literature)
published by Calcutta University in
1922. During his lifetime, six vol-
umes of this work were published.
The remaining one was published
posthumously in 1929. This mas-
sive work was reprinted by Surya
Hazarika in 2001 and it became one
of the well-established reference
on February 10, 2022 regarding
the deteriorating habitats of river
dolphin in the Kulsi river. I am a
regular visitor of the river and I
have been enjoying the scenic
beauty of the river for at least last
ten years. I have encountered the
living jewel, the river dolphins, a
good number of times in the part
of the river flowing nearby the
Bhatijiakur village, where there is
a habitat of a family of the dolphins
consisting of five members. I have
noticed the change in the river
course in the last two years and
have seen the drying up of the
river in front of my eyes. The
probable cause of this develop-
ment may be the illegal sand
mining. Every day, a lot of local
and non-local people mine sand in
the river in every possible way.
Moreover, a number of bridges
On February 4 this year, the vil-
lagers of Noklak observed the 17th
Foundation Day of their Club and
for the first time, the women
danced alongside the men in this
festival. The Village Council chair-
man, Pushong while speaking on the
occasion said that among the Khia-
mniungan Nagas, girls were not al-
lowed to enter the Morungs (dor-
mitories for men) while celebrat-
ing festivals but now the people are
no longer averse to allowing wom-
en to be equal participants in every
activity. This is due to the encour-
agement from Dr Pritpal who has
also held many camps on menstru-
al hygiene to enable young girls to
better take care of their health.
Through these awareness camps,
Dr Pritpal has normalized the dis-
cussion on menstrual health and
hygiene which was earlier a taboo.
It is rare to see in young police
officers such dedication to the peo-
ple they work with. Dr Pritpal in-
deed is a rare exception and when-
ever she refers to the people of
Noklak she uses the preposition
‘our’ people. Normally when IAS/
IPS officers are posted to a certain
district, especially one that is so far
flung like Noklak, they count the
days when they can seek another
posting closer to the State capital
or even a central posting. Dr Prit-
pal Kaur Batra is a shining example
of an officer who truly lifts the pro-
file of the elite civil service. If only
we had more officers like her, the
people of every part of this coun-
try, no matter how distant, will be
able to find meaning in life.
A truly empowered woman is
one who is constantly empowering
other women and is not hamstrung
by the obstacles she faces but re-
cruits everyone – men and women
– equally in this task of nation build-
ing because a nation can only be
built when its human resources
reach their highest potential.
(patricia.mukhim@gmail.com)
books of Assamese literature. This
monumental work settled the iden-
tity of Assamese language and liter-
ature on a firm footing and it paved
the way for further research. It may
be inferred that the personal library
for Pandit Goswami contributed sub-
stantially to make this collection
possible within a stipulated period
of time. Surya Hazarika, in his in-
troduction to this reprinted edition,
describes in detail the background
of the preparation for this work
moulded by Pandit Goswami. Gos-
wami religiously involved himself
in this whole venture from 1918 to
1921. Pandit Goswami also collect-
ed many old historical chronicles of
the Ahom era which later formed
the corpus of Surya Kumar Bhuy-
an’s historical studies. Today, these
histories form the main ways of
looking into the medieval Assam
and understanding our culture.
These histories and other valuable
manuscripts form Pandit Goswa-
mi’s personal library. Benudhar Sar-
ma opined that Pandit Goswami’s
library was a small edition of the
famous Khuda Baksh Oriental Li-
brary of Patna.
Pandit Goswami will be remem-
bered by generations of Assamese
people for his way of approaching
the world with a fresh and rejuve-
nating look. Pandit Goswami was a
blazing example of Indian Renais-
sance for whom the lifeline of a na-
tion is rooted in its historical past
which should be approached with
care and wisdom.
have been built on the river in the
last few years. Surely these
activities have contributed to kill
the river. If the river dies, not only
the river dolphins will go extinct,
but also will make huge economi-
cal loss to hundreds of families
dependent directly or indirectly on
the river. Again, any permanent
change in the water level of the
Kulsi river will also have a severe
impact on the famous Dora beel, as
it has a natural connection with the
river and depends on the river for
water in winter. Hence, it is high
time the Government acted by
closing sand mining on the river
with immediate effect. Yours etc.,
JANMONI BORAH, Sorbhog.
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CM pushes for common building Training programmes for rural farmers held
STAFF REPORTER Ministry of Agriculture and Managing Director Manoj Ku- them among the participant

bylaws for entire State GUWAHATI, Feb 10: As

part of its capacity building, ad-
vocacy and outreach in rural
areas of the North East, North
Eastern Regional Agricultural
Marketing Corporation Lim-
ited (NERAMAC) conducted
a series of training pro-
grammes for rural farmers
recently.
The training programmes
were sponsored by the Ch Cha-
ran Singh National Institute of
Agricultural Marketing, which
is a Government of India or-
ganization under the Union
Farmers Welfare.
The training programme
was done in four locations ad-
hering to the Covid-19 proto-
col and a total of 160 farmers
were trained during the train-
ing programme.
As many as 50 women farm-
ers were there in the training, besides various government
covering Dimoria and Rani
blocks of Kamrup (M) district,
Mayong block of Morigaon dis-
trict and Sipajhar block of Dar-
rang district.
A three-member team of
NERAMAC training wing led
and guided by NERAMAC’s
mar Das conducted the train-
ing, covering subjects like the
importance of entrepreneur-
farmers. They were also giv-
en certificates for completing
the training programmes.
ship, identification of business
opportunities, importance of
post-harvest management and
its process, profitable vegeta-
bles and its marketing, etc.,
schemes, including formation
and promotion of FPO
schemes, etc.
Several guest faculties were
also invited to take special ses-
sions during the training pro-
gramme.
The participant farmers
were taken for field visits and

Gender awareness onsite training to the Krishi Vi-

Chief Minister Dr Himanta Biswa Sarma at a meeting with officials of the Housing and Urban Affairs Department, GMDA and
GMC to discuss about various urban development initiatives, at the Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Thursday. – UB Photos
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Chief
Minister Himanta Biswa Sar-
ma today directed the Hous-
ing and Urban Affairs depart-
ment to adopt common build-
ing bylaws for the entire State
under Mukhyamantrir Sahaj
Griha Nirman Achoni.
During a meeting with the
officials of the Housing and Ur-
ban Affairs department,
GMDA and GMC today, the
Chief Minister also asked the
department to introduce web
portal-based permission for
building construction.
SGBG lauds CM’s proposal for
The system will be run cen-
trally but the revenue will be
accrued by the local urban bod-
ies. To eliminate all sorts of
malpractice while issuing
building permits, the Chief
Minister directed the officials
concerned to mandatorily con-
duct 10 per cent sample veri-
fication against the permission
issued for building construc-
tion.
Various urban develop-
ment initiatives, including
transport and mobility plan
for Guwahati city, waste dis-
posal plan and the Brahmapu-
tra Riverfront Development
Project were discussed in the
meeting.
The ways and means to
check overlapping roles im-
pacting optimum resource uti-
lization and accountability, as
well as the mechanism of a
multi-modal and integrated
transport system for the city,
were also evaluated.
To align with the State gov-
ernment’s visions to introduce
a multi-modal transport sys-
tem benefiting the citizens, the
overall mechanism and opera-
tional strategy of unified met-
ropolitan transport authority
for the city along with a com-
prehensive mobility plan and
improvement of city bus serv-
ice were also discussed in the
meeting.
Sarma also asked the GMC
to develop more garbage
dumping stations to maintain
hygiene and cleanliness in the
city apart from adopting ad-
vanced methods of waste dis-
posal.
Housing and Urban Affairs
Minister Ashok Singhal,
GMDA Chairman Narayan
Deka, Principal Secretary to
CM Samir Kumar Sinha and
several other senior officials
were present in the meeting.
programme
organised
STAFF REPORTER
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The
Women’s Forum of Dakshin
Kamrup College, Mirza in col-
laboration with the Internal
Quality Assurance Cell (IQAC)
of the college organised a ‘gen-
der awareness programme’ to
commemorate the 13th year
of the formation of the wom-
en’s forum on February 9. The
awareness programme took
place at Ganesh Para, a village
adopted by the college.
The programme was inau-
gurated by the president of the
Women’s Forum, Dr Aditi
Wild elephant
tramples man
to death
CITY CORRESPONDENT
gyan Kendra, Kahikuchi and the
Daffodil College of Horticulture,
Khetri in Kamrup (M) district,
where the scientists and profes-
sors interacted with them.
NERAMAC has developed
Choudhury. special training modules in lo-
On the occasion, the princi- cal languages and distributed
pal of the college, Dr Nabajyo-
ti Das, delivered a speech and
appreciated the initiative tak-
en by the forum.
On the occasion, students of
the college staged a street play
titled TRP on the theme of
how the rape victims are al-
ways blamed for the crimes
that happened to them, rather
than the culprits by the media
and society.
Surgical masks and sanitary
pads were also distributed
among the residents of
Ganesh Para on the occasion.
who was the watchman of the
complex, was rushed to a near-

party-less polls in local bodies GUWAHATI, Feb 10: A 44-

year-old man identified as Ke-
shob Das was trampled to
by private hospital, but he suc-
cumbed to his injuries.
“The wild elephant was sent
STAFF REPORTER a true intention to serve the political. Even former Presi-
eral secretary of the SGBG death by an elephant in Sat- back to the forest with the help
community can get a chance. told The Assam Tribune. dent of India VV Giri during his gaon area this morning. of forest officials. Wild pachy-
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Ex- He has also proposed that visit to Guwahati, had praised
“The electoral roll of the A source at the Satgaon Po- derms often stray out of the
tending full support to Chief there be no party symbol for the GMC for having a non-po-
GMC elections has not been lice Station said that the inci- nearby Amchang Wildlife
Minister Himanta Biswa Sar- the candidates and noted citi- litical body. I still remember
published yet. Even though it dent occurred near the CDA Sanctuary in search of food,”
ma’s idea of party-less elections zens can come forward to con- him saying that local self gov-
is late to take this initiative for complex around 6 am. Das, the police source said.
in the local bodies of Assam, test the elections. ernments are more efficient
the municipal board elections,
the Save Guwahati Build Gu- “The SGBG has been de- when managed by a non-politi-
it can be started from the GMC
wahati (SGBG) today stated manding this for a long time. cal body,” Dutta added.
election. The Guwahati Munic- Call for probe
that this system can be made
operational from the forthcom-
It is heartening that the Chief
Minister has proposed this
“The social workers might
ipal Corporation must lead oth-
have their political ideologies.
ers by example,” Doloi added.
irregularities
ing Guwahati Municipal Corpo- idea and left it for a public de- However, when elections are
Vice president of the organ- in water
ration election expected around bate. An apolitical person who not held under the party ban-
isation and noted social activist
mid-April this year. is working for the community ner, the real social workers
Ajoy Dutta said that the local supply projects
The Chief Minister has said and available for the masses who care about the greater CITY CORRESPONDENT
self governments are better
that he is in favour of party- round the clock, is best suited good of the common people
managed with apolitical people
less elections in local bodies for taking up the problems of can contribute in the develop-
and elections must be held in a GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The
where people having close ties local areas and giving timely ment of their areas,” Dutta Mahanagar Unnayan Samiti,
non-partisan manner. “Earlier,
with the masses and also with support,” Satyen Doloi, gen- further said.
the municipal bodies were non- Guwahati has demanded of the
State government to investi-
gate the alleged irregularities
in the four ongoing water sup-
ply projects in the city.
In a press statement today,
general secretary of the sami-
ti Biren Sarma said, “The city
has been facing an acute wa-
ter crisis for years now,
which is becoming severe
with a rise in the population.
Moreover, the major water
supply projects are taking a
long time to complete and
corruption in the projects is
becoming a major concern for
the people of the city.”
The samiti, established in
2004, has been raising its
voice on the major problems
plaguing the city. In 2019 it
had organised a protest in
front of the Guwahati Jal
Board demanding regular
supply of drinking water and
Power Minister Bimal Borah at a meeting with senior APDCL officials and contractors to review progress of the Deen Dayal immediate completion of the
Upadhyaya Gram Jyoti Yojana at the Janata Bhawan in Guwahati on Thursday. – UB Photos city’s water supply projects.
“The government has an-
nounced an inquiry into ir-
A success story gone wrong regularities in the JICA-as-
sisted Guwahati water sup-
(Contd from page 1) unbelievable ‘success story’ deceiving act came to light. Rahul’s NEET roll number
ply project. Even after 11
While Sarma announced that got due coverage in the State What the student did was that matched with that on the se-
years, the project imple-
Rahul’s study expenditure will and national media, both print he simply forged his NEET lection list where it has been mentation units have failed
be borne by the State govern- and electronic. People from admit card changing his roll shown to have bagged a seat in to complete the work. There
ment, the local MLA and a various corners poured number and application AIIMS, New Delhi against the is a need to bring the other
Cabinet minister rushed to his congratulatory messages, number which he showed to SC, PWD reservation quota three project implementa-
home to offer financial help for even expressing willingness to the local people as well as the against 12082 rank. This ‘suc- tion units under the scanner
his admission. help him financially. mediapersons. cess story’ was flashed on the as well,” Sarma said.
Having come from a poor Everything was okay for Ra- The mediapersons did not State and national media which
economic background, Rahul’s hul Kumar Das until his lose time to buy the story as made Rahul an instant hero. HC asks ...
(Contd from page 1)
State govt ... Centre yet ... Earlier, Jwadder had filed a
complaint about the alleged
(Contd from page 1) (Contd from page 1) Bora, said that in the last meeting fake encounters with the
However, these are not final and the Replying to a question on wheth- the Committee discussed the meas- NHRC in July last year. The
prescribed speed limits would be made open er the issue was discussed in the ures to be taken for implementation NHRC in November 2021
to the public for receiving feedback and Committee formed by the State of Clause 5 of the Accord. transferred the case to the
suggestion on the basis of which the speed Government to suggest measures He said that the issues relating Assam Human Rights Com-
curbs would be finalised. “The prescribed lim- for implementation of all the clauses to the implementation of Clause 6, mission which had also taken
its as decided today will be in the public do- of the Assam Accord, Bhattacharya, which envisages constitutional pro- suo motu action on the alleged
main for 15 days to elicit feedback and sugges- who is a member of the Committee tection to “Assamese people,” fake encounters and asked for
tions from the people. After this, we will fina- headed by the Minister in charge of would be discussed in the next a report from the State gov-
lise the speed limits,” Mahanta said. Assam Accord Implementation, Atul meeting. ernment. – PTI
 8 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
S TATE Assembly
FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022

NEWS IN BRIEF
Jorhat Covid toll 425
panel reviews Murder accused
devp schemes
JORHAT, Feb 10: Two more persons expired due to Covid-
19 in Jorhat district on Wednesday, raising the total number of
cumulative Covid deaths in the district to 425. Jorhat Deputy
in Karimganj from Assam found
Commissioner Ashok Kumar Barman informed that altogether
25 people were found positive in the district yesterday, in-
creasing the total number of cumulative Covid-positive cases
ANN SERVICE
NILAMBAZAR, Feb 10: hanging in Mizoram
The Estimate Committee of
to 38,018. The DC informed that the total number of active
cases in the district was 195 on Wednesday, while the number
of the people discharged after recovery was 37,332. In Majuli,
the Assam Legislative As-
sembly on Wednesday re-
judicial custody
viewed the implementation STAFF CORRESPONDENT
three persons were found positive on Wednesday. A Majuli
district administration official said the number of active cases of various government
on the island was 16 on Wednesday. – Staff Correspondent schemes and projects at a SILCHAR, Feb 10: A week after a truck driver identified
meeting held at Karimganj. as K Praveen Singha, a resident of Dholai constituency of
Six arrested Chaired by MLA Prashan- Cachar district, was found dead under mysterious circum-
HAILAKANDI, Feb 10: Six persons were apprehended in ta Phukan, the meeting was stances in Mizoram, the handyman of the truck, who was in
Hailakandi district in two different raids on Wednesday. held at the DC’s conference judicial custody in Mizoram, has been found hanging.
Hailakandi Superintendent of Police Gaurav Upadhyay in- Mizoram police officials informed the media that the
hall. The members of the
formed that a police team from Lala Police Station recovered
committee comprised Abdur handyman, identified as Nipen Singh, was kept in judicial
suspected narcotics weighing 2.952 gm in the house of one
Fatik Uddin Majharbhuiya of Gachtala area. Four persons Rashid Mandal, Rupak Shar- custody after he confessed that he had killed the truck
were held in this connection. In another incident late on ma, Aminul Islam and Digan- driver. He was alone in his cell and was found hanging
Tuesday evening, 300 bags of suspected Burmese betel nuts ta Barman. with a piece of cloth inside his bathroom.
were recovered from a truck (UP-42-BT-5675) at Thandapur The Estimate Committee Police suspect it to be a case of suicide and the body has
near Panchgram area, the SP informed. The truck was carry- reviewed the progress of de- been sent for post-mortem. Necessary procedures will
ing scrap material, but after removing layers of scrap the velopment schemes under be followed with regard to sending the body to his home
bags of Burmese betel nuts were recovered. The driver and in Assam, police said.
PWD, water resources, ru-
his helper were apprehended and interrogation is on, the SP Illegal constructions on railway land at New Ghat being demolished, in Dhubri on Thursday. – UB
ral development, public “The accused reportedly committed suicide and a judi-
added. – Correspondent
health and engineering, soil cial enquiry will be conducted into the incident. The gov-
Foundation laid conservation, social welfare, ernments of both the states are in talks regarding the
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Managing Director of the Assam Fi-
nancial Corporation (AFC) Palash Baruah on Thursday laid the
foundation of construction of a new office building of the Corpo-
Dhalpur-Garukhuti evicted and fishery departments,
among others. The officials
issue,” Cachar SP Ramandeep Kaur said on Thursday.
It may be mentioned here that after the truck driver
was found dead, his family members and locals alleged
families to be resettled
discussed implementation of
ration at Borguri, Tinsukia, a press release stated. Speaking that unidentified miscreants in Mizoram killed him and
on the occasion, Baruah recalled the relentless service pro-
various development
schemes like Jal Jeevan Mis- the blame was put on the handyman. They had also pressed
vided by the AFC, since its establishment in Shillong in 1954,
towards industrialisation in Assam, Meghalaya, Manipur and CORRESPONDENT present. sion, construction work to for an investigation by Assam Police and demanded that
Tripura, creating thousands of direct and indirect employment. A decision was taken in the meeting, prevent river erosion, and adequate compensation be given to Praveen’s family.
He urged both young and established entrepreneurs to take MANGALDAI, Feb 10: The State govern- based on which 2,051 families, who were work under MGNREGS un- On this issue, the Cachar SP said, “We have registered
advantage of the various schemes of the AFC and help ment is likely to settle a large section of the encroaching on government land at der Badarpur and South Ka- a case and investigation is under way.”
strengthen the industrial and economic growth of Assam. evicted families of Dhalpur-Garukhuti un- Garukhuti, will be shifted to vacant 2,051 rimganj development blocks.
Meet on mental health der Sipajhar revenue circle, in Dalgaon area. bighas of land at Armari and Shyampur ar- A team of senior officials OBITUARY
JAMUGURIHAT, Feb 10: The women’s cell of THB College Sources in the Darrang district adminis- eas under Dalgaon revenue circle. from the Secretariat was also
tration, on condition of anonymity, informed Of the 2,051 families, 633 will be shifted present in the meeting.
organised an awareness programme on mental health on the
college premises recently. Dr Pradip Kumar Sarma, psychia- that a plan has been made to shift altogether on priority basis in the first phase. Among Earlier, members of the Bijan Lal Choudhury
trist from Kanaklata Civil Hospital, Tezpur, who was the key 2,051 families who were either evicted or them, 423 families staying in Niz-Salmara Estimate Committee visited GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Bijan Lal Choudhury, a retired offic-
speaker, highlighted the importance of mental health, raised are yet to evicted from the Garukhuti agri- and No.1 Dhalpur will be relocated initially the historical port construct- er of the Gauhati High Court and a resident of Ghandhibasti
the issue of mental pressure among students and provided cultural project area for relocating them in and 210 families who had left the area vol- ed by the Mughals on the near Kalimandir, passed away at his
suggestions to overcome those hurdles. Rupa Kalita, assistant bank of the Barak river at
some vacant char areas under Dalgaon con- untarily and are living in the south bank of residence around 7 am on Tuesday.
secretary of the women’s cell, conducted the proceedings while
college Principal Ajit Hazarika inaugurated the session. A total stituency. the Brahmaputra will be shifted in the sec- Badarpur. The people of Ba- Born on October 26, 1953, he was
of 300 students took part in the programme. – A Correspondent In this regard, a meeting was held on Jan- ond phase. The rest of the families will be darpur area and members of serving as the honorary chairman of
uary 31 at the PWD inspection bungalow at shifted subsequently. several NGOs submitted a Upahar, an NGO based in Guwahati,
Kharupetia, where senior administrative of- However, Deputy Commissioner Pranab memorandum to the commit- and was the incumbent president of
Furkating College gets ficials, including Darrang Deputy Commis-
sioner Pranab Kumar Sarmah, Superin-
Kumar Sarmah on Wednesday denied that
a final decision has been taken in this re-
tee during their visit, de-
manding development of the
Assam Silpi Sanmilani. A playwright,
he was also one of the founder mem-
NAAC’s A+ grade tendent of Police Sushanta Biswa Sarma and
Dalgaon MLA Mazibur Rahman were
gard. “The process has started, but the
decision is yet to taken yet,” he said.
port as a tourist spot under
the Assam Darshan Scheme.
bers of premier socio-cultural organ-
isation Jyotirupa.
CORRESPONDENT ment of the college. The team He was a former cultural secretary of Cotton College and
submitted a list of advice for a former member of the Asam Sahitya Sabha’s Sipajhar
DERGAON, Feb 10: A fes-
tive mood prevails in the cam-
betterment of the college to
Principal Apurba Kumar Sai-
Proposal to introduce railway bus service branch.
An active member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, he worked
pus of Furkating College, 15 kia. The NAAC head office at for development of society and also in the fields of art and
CORRESPONDENT This raises questions etal services along the Makum-Dangari
km from Golaghat town, after Bengaluru awarded the A+ culture in Assam. He is survived by his wife and two sons.
section till March 2020, the Division
the college was awarded A+ grade with 3.36 CGPA to the
DOOMDOOMA, Feb 10: Amidst
as to why the Tinsukia withdrew all trains on one pretext or
grade by the National Assess- college. The college, estab- Division has proposed
ment and Accreditation Coun- lished in 1981 and provincial- public outcry, spearheaded by students another. TRIBUTE
cil (NAAC). ised in 1996 with 21 perma- and other organisations demanding the a bus as against The nearly 140-km (86 miles) route
restoration of train services along the restoring the original was opened in stages, primarily to trans-
A NAAC peer team headed
by Sambhavana University of
nent teachers and 11 staff
members, had first got C++ Makum-Dangari section of the historic train services in the port tea and coal. But, lack of proper Ela Goswami
Telangana’s former VC Ikbal grade in 2003, followed by B Dibru-Sadiya Railway Line, the Tinsu- public representation along with an in- Our beloved Aita, Ela Goswami, left for her heavenly abode
kia Divisional Railway Manager (DRM)
Makum-Dangari section different attitude of the Railways led to
Ali along with Pradip Sridhar in 2010 and B++ in 2016. on February 1. Born on August 14, 1948 in Teok, Jorhat, she
of Dr BR Ambedkar Univer- Education Minister Dr Bijoy Kumar Mishra has informed that section. its bleak future. was the youngest of five siblings.
sity and Alween Mendoz, Prin- Ranoj Pegu expressed satisfac- the Division has no plans to abandon this It may be mentioned that uncertainty Mishra was also of the view that the She obtained her school and college
cipal of St Claurate College, tion over the accreditation of historic railway line. loomed large over the restoration of the Makum-Dangari section was never eco- education in Teok, and after gradua-
Arunachal Pradesh, visited the the college. In a tweet, the A proposal has been sent to the Rail- historic Dibru-Sadiya Railways that was nomically viable. Contrary to his claim, tion from CKB College, Teok, she
college on February 2-3. The minister congratulated the col- way Ministry as well as to Railway commissioned in 1883 in a phased man- a member of the NF Railway Mazdoor got married to our Koka, late He-
declaration of getting A+ was lege for becoming the first to Board for introducing a 60-seater rail- ner from Dibrugarh to Makum and ex- Union said, “The Division cannot ex- manta Kumar Goswami.
made on Tuesday. get A+ grade in the fourth cy- way bus service along the Makum-Dan- tended further to Saikhowa Ghat. In pect good revenue without ticket book- Later, she joined Disneyland
The team verified all the cle in the entire Northeast. gari section, Mishra informed. 1881, the Assam Railways & Trading ing counters in any station like Borhap- School, Guwahati, as a subject teach-
submitted documents and in- Principal Saikia expressed However, this raises questions as to Company set up a meter-gauge track jan, Hansara, Doomdooma, Talap and er (Assamese) and worked in the
teracted with the stakehold- gratitude to all the teachers, why the Tinsukia Division has proposed with Makum being the first railway junc- Dangari, which are almost abandoned school for close to two decades.
ers of the college along with staff and students along with a bus as against restoring the original tion in Assam. Though the Tinsukia Di- now. Moreover, the timings of the train Even today, she is remembered by
the community members and the community members for train services in the Makum-Dangari vision under the NFR maintained skel- service were not passenger-friendly.” her ex-colleagues and students as a sincere, hard-working,
was satisfied with the manage- the success. loving and caring teacher.
On the personal front, she was a firm believer in sound
education and it was due to her guidance and sacrifices that
NABARD officials interact my Deuta, Diganta Kumar Goswami, and Pehi, Sukanya Gos-
wami, could secure master’s degrees in Business Adminis-
with farmer companies tration and could subsequently make a good start to their
professional careers.
A CORRESPONDENT er companies to adopt a prof- Today, on the occasion of her adyashraddha, we pray to the
it-making mindset so that they Almighty to grant her soul eternal peace and also give us the
NAGAON, Feb 10: Chief can stand on their own feet strength to bear such an irreparable loss.
General Manager of NAB- without any financial support – Ariona Goswami
ARD, Assam Regional Office, from government agencies.
Baiju N Kurup and Deputy Members from agri produc-
General Manager Bhaskar
Manta visited Nagaon district
er companies like Luitparia,
Rowmari, Potiachapori, Lang- Lakshmi Mahanta
on Wednesday and went to ia and Brahmaputra agri pro- Lakshmi Mahanta, born to late Manik Chandra Das and late
various spots in Dhing and Ju- ducer company participated in Gangapriya Das on April 7, 1951, left for her heavenly abode
ria to look into the field activi- the programme. on February 1. She grew up in Panbazar, Guwahati, along with
ties of various agri producers’ DDM of NABARD, Na- her three elder sisters and a younger brother. Her father was
companies promoted by NA- gaon Alakesh Dey, Assam the proprietor of the Assam Optical Company, the first such
BARD. Gramin Vikash Bank, Dhing shop in the city.
During the visit, Kurup and branch Assistant Manager She did her schooling at Panbazar Girls’ High School and
Manta interacted with the Dhrubajyoti Chakraborty; PK passed her Matric examination in 1966. She was awarded a
CEOs of the companies and Bordoloi, Principal Scientist of gold medal for being the best performing student of her school.
others and took stock of their Regional Agriculture Re- After completing the Pre-University course from Cotton Col-
progress and other activities. search Station (RARS), Shil- lege, Guwahati, in 1968, she pursued the BSc course with
During the interactive pro- longani; and B Kalita, scientist Physics major in the same college. In 1973, she passed MSc
gramme held at Sologuri near of RARS, accompanied Kurup Lakhimpur DC Sumit Sattawan laying the foundation stone of a mustard oil processing centre under APART at Sonari Chapori,
Barhoichola, in Dhakuakhana on Thursday. – UB Photos
in Physics from Gauhati University.
Dhing, Kurup urged the farm- and Manta during the visit. After a brief stint of teaching at her alma mater Panbazar
Girls’ High School, she joined Handique Girls’ College, Gu-
wahati, as a lecturer in the Physics department. On Decem-

Chikhrotia-Sarangpuria wetland agri project foundation laid
ANN SERVICE
PATACHARKUCHI, Feb
10: Foundation for a pro-
posed agricultural project for
draining out the excess wa-
ter from the huge Chikhro-
tia-Sarangpuria wetland to
create more than 4,000
bighas of cultivable land was
laid by State Minister Ran-
jeet Kumar Dass on Tuesday.
The foundation was laid on
the Sanyasitari temple
premises of Kshudra Bhaluki
village. The project would
cost an estimated Rs 6.5 crore.
The function was attended
by P&RD department Com-
missioner Bikram Koiri,
Barpeta CEO Manoj Kumar
Sikiria, Additional Commis-
sioner Ratul Pathak, and Ba-
jali Deputy Commissioner
Bharat Bhushan Dev Choud-
hury, among others.
It may be mentioned here
that a huge area of agricul-
tural land was lying idle due
to excess water in the area,
due to which farmers were
deprived of agricultural pro-
duce for the last couple of
years.
In order to solve the prob-
lem, two public meetings
were held earlier at the initi-
ative of Dass and Dev Choud-
hury, during which it was de-
cided that a modern plant with
strong machinery and techni-
cal equipment would be set
up to drain out the water to
the Kaldia river, and thus turn
the huge area of land into cul-
tivable land. Accordingly, af-
ter a proper survey, a project
was prepared at an estimated
cost of Rs 6.5 crore.
Under this mega project, 10
MNREGA schemes will be
implemented at Patach-
arkuchi GP at an estimated
cost of Rs 1.04 crore and 25
MNREGA schemes will be
implemented under
Bamunkuchi GP at an esti-
mated cost of Rs 5.47 crore.
It was informed that 1,24,263
workdays will be needed to
execute the schemes.
The scheme has been
named ‘Reclamation of com-
munity waterlogged agri
field of Sarangpuria Beel
through traditional canal to
PWD culvert with cross
drainage work’.
The huge wetland was
once a rich field for paddy cul-
tivation but due to the prob-
lem of excess water-logging,
the area of more than 4,000
bighas of agricultural land
turned into a swamp. The lo-
cal alleged that after construc-
tion of the four-lane highway,
the main direction of water
flow was disturbed, and, as a
result, the whole area was
covered by thick weeds.
Some temporary attempts
had been made earlier, but
they yielded no result.
In his inaugural speech,
Dass said the project aims to
turn the huge land into a cul-
tivable area, and its success-
ful completion will usher in
an agrarian revolution in the
locality. He appealed to the
public to cooperate for suc-
cessful implementation of the
project.
Dev Choudhury de-
scribed the historical back-
ground of the famous beel,
while Bajali BDO Chandan
Bezbarua, Commissioner
Bikram Koiri, and CEO
Manoj Kumar Sikiria also
spoke a few lines.
ber 14, 1978, she got married to Prafulla Chandra Mahanta.
She started her preliminary research work under the guid-
ance of Prof (Dr) KD Krori but had to stop midway due to
personal commitments. In 1982, she was blessed with the joy
of motherhood. She resumed her research work in the field
of plasma physics under the guidance of Prof (Dr) Sarbeswar
Bujarbarua at the Centre of Plasma Physics. In 2001, she was
awarded the PhD degree by Gauhati University for her the-
sis titled ‘Theoretical studies on dusty plasma.’ She retired
from service in 2011 as the Head of the Department of Phys-
ics, Handique Girls’ College. She was a dedicated teacher and
was widely admired by her students, colleagues and friends
for her kind and loving nature and also her impeccable dress
sense.
She is survived by her husband, a daughter, son-in-law and
a grandson. Today, on her adyashraddha, I pray for eternal
peace of her soul.
– Anindita Mahanta
Tributes should not exceed 300 words
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STATE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 9

World Pulses
House committee visits
No. SLPRB/REC/SI (UB)/463/2021/184

Day celebrated Notice / Corrigendum

DOOMDOOMA, Feb 10:
Krishi Vigyan Kendra (KVK),
Tinsukia observed the World
Pulses Day on Thursday at
Gakhirbheti Gaon Panchayat
here to raise awareness on the
importance of pulses. On the
occasion, a training pro-
gramme was organised on the
theme ‘Pulses to empower
youth in achieving sustainable
agrifood systems.’
Addressing the farmers, the
scientists from KVK, Tinsukia
emphasised on pulse crop pro-
duction to create livelihood
opportunities and sustainable
agrifood systems. Pulses also
play a crucial role in food secu-
rity, nutritional value and envi-
ronmental benefits.
The scientists also highlight-
ed the need of pulses (legume)
crops such as blackgram, green
gram, pea, and arhar which are
most commonly cultivated
crops in Tinsukia district. The
need of high-yielding varieties
and scientific methods of culti-
vation help the farmers for both
income and consumption,
which can help them to main-
tain food security, stability and
soil health, the scientists
opined. – Correspondent
Donation banned
DIBRUGARH, Feb 10: The
district magistrate here has
banned individuals and organ-
izations from collecting dona-
tions or any kind of financial
contributions from any per-
son, business establishment or
office etc., on demand at road-
side or by use of force.
The District Magistrate
Biswajit Pegu promulgated the
prohibition today under Sec-
tion 144 of the CrPC to en-
sure the safety of the life and
property of people, to main-
tain peace, harmony and disci-
pline in the district and to pre-
vent untoward incidents in the
district. – Staff Correspondent
Body recovered
DIBRUGARH, Feb 10: A
body was recovered this
morning from a drain in
Chowkidinghee under myste-
rious circumstances.
The body was reportedly
seen floating in the drain. On
information, police rushed to
the spot and recovered the
body. As per the Pan Card re-
covered from the purse of the
body, the deceased has been
identified as Debesh Bhatta-
charya of Naliapool here. –
Staff Correspondent
Hailakandi
Members of the Estimate Committee of State Assembly at a review meeting, in Hailakandi on Thursday. – Photo: Satananda
Bhattacharjee
CORRESPONDENT
HAILAKANDI, Feb 10: The Esti-
mate Committee of the State Legisla-
tive Assembly has directed the officers
to ensure the deduction of royalty from
the source of revenue by improving the
quality of work while implementing
government projects. The committee,
headed by MLA Prashant Phukan, said
this while inspecting the works of var-
ious government departments in
Hailakandi on Thursday.
While inspecting the work of the Pub-
lic Works Department, the Department
of Forests was asked to cross-check
whether the royalties of the forest ma-
terials used during the implementation
Noted playwright Dr Dilip
Kumar Baruah passes away
A CORRESPONDENT
NAGAON, Feb 10: Not-
ed physician and playwright
Dr Dilip Kumar Baruah
breathed his last at a Gu-
wahati-based hospital early
this morning due to old-age
ailments.
Born in 1941 at Jorhat, he
completed his matriculation
examination form Jorhat
Government HS School and
obtained his MBBS degree
from Assam Medical College,
Dibrugarh and Master of
Surgery (MS) in 1974.
Dr Baruah retired as a
Joint Director, District
Health Services in 2001. He
wrote around 40 plays and
also wrote scripts for more
of the department projects, such as committee and if it fails to do so, the
stone, sand, soil, etc., have been prop- committee suggested to cancel the con-
erly recovered. struction work order.
The members of the committee in- At the meeting, Chairman Phukan
formed the meeting that they have ob- directed the officials to speed up the
served the technical defects in differ- implementation of government
ent ongoing schemes of Panchayat and projects, otherwise action will be ini-
Rural Development Department. In tiated. The meeting was attended by
response, the CEO of zila parishad, four other members – MLAs Rupak
Joydip Shukla said that due to the ab- Sarma, Aminul Islam, Abdur Rashid
sence of executive engineer in his de- Mandal and Diganta Barman. Moreo-
partment, the execution of work ver, State-level officials of various de-
couldn’t be done properly. partments, MLA Zakir Hussain Laskar,
The members of the committee di- MLA Nizam Uddin Laskar and repre-
rected the officials to complete the em- sentative of MLA Suzam Uddin Laskar
bankment for the control of erosion from also attended the meeting. The Depu-
Sahabad to Mahammadpur within the ty Commissioner of Hailakandi, Ro-
next month and submit a report to the han Jha initiated the discussion.
Heroin seized
in Karbi Anglong
DIPHU, Feb 10: In a ma-
jor breakthrough, the Karbi
Anglong police have arrest-
than 50 popular TV serials dramas like Ashraya, Ankur, ed two persons along with
as well as plays for All India Saya, Kalantaror Itihash, Sei
37.08 grams of heroin from
Samoy Ei Samoy, Shashwa- Dillai Tiniali in the district
ta, Mohakabya Jen Bedonar yesterday.
Ek Asru Nodi and some oth- According to police, OC of
ers have been selected by Dilai police station Lutfur
Sangeet Natak Akademi. Rahman and Assistant Sub
Dr Baruah was conferred Inspector Jiten Gogoi con-
with the Asam Sahitya Sab- ducted a search operation on
ha Award in 1999 and also a vehicle AS 02 CC 7824 and
received literary pension seized the contraband , which
from the Assam Govern- were kept in three boxes.
ment in 2014. The persons – Firuz Khan
He leaves behind his wife, and Shafikul Ali have been
a son and a host of relatives. booked in this connection. In
Several organisations, in- another developpment, po-
cluding Nagaon Zila Sahit- licer also seized suspected
ya Sabha, AASU, AJYCP, heroin from Panbari on
AAJU district committee, Sunday. The Karbi Anglong
Nagaon Press Club, local police has intensified opera-
Radio, Guwahati. It is note- MLA Rupak Sarma have tions against drugs in various
worthy to mention that his mourned his death. parts. – Correspondent
Reference recruitment of 306 posts of Sub Inspector (UB) in Assam Police in pursuance to
advertisement dated 06-12-2021 & 320 posts of Sub Inspector (AB) in Assam Commando
Battalions in pursuance to advertisement dated 18-12-2021.
The SLPRB in its meeting held on 07-02-2022 had reviewed the duration of the Written Test
in consultation with Chairman, SEBA and decided that the duration of the Written Test will be of
2 (two) hours instead of 3 (three) hours as mentioned in the advertisements.
Sd/- Director General of Police, Assam
&
Janasanyog/D/15307/21 Chairman, SLPRB, Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati
No. CE/DEV/TB/307/2021-22/2
PRESS NOTICE INVITING TENDER
The Chief Engineer (Roads), PWRD, Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3 invites Bids
on behalf of Governor of Assam for 1 (One) No. of Package for Construction of Road
and Bridge Projects under SOPD/G for the year 2021-22 in Barama LAC of Assam
amounting to Rs. 361.86 Lakh (approx.) including GST etc. from approved/eligible
Contractors registered with PWRD, Assam.
Details may be seen from 15.02.2022 at website www.assamtenders.gov.in.
Amendment /Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall appear in
this website and also at the office of the undersigned during office hours.The contractor/
bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS) of PWRD,
Assam website www.assamtenders.gov.in.
Note:- N.I.T Value is inclusive of GST,Labour cess etc.
Sd/- Chief Engineer (Roads), PWRD, Assam,
Janasanyog/CF/3292/21 Chandmari, Guwahati-3.
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CINEMA PROGRAMME BPF celebrates BTC Memo No. FTM4th/2022/17(A)

ANURADHA CINEPLEX
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At 11.00 am, 5.00 & 8.00 pm
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Dibrugarh,
Junction Mall
11th Feb to 17th Feb. 2022
Screen–1
At 11.00 am & 4.15 pm
DEATH ON THE NILE (E)
At 1.25 & 6.40 pm
KHILADI (H)
Screen–2
At 10.30 am, 1.20, 4.10 & 7.00 pm
BADHAI DO
Tele Booking Timings 9.00 am to 8.00 pm.
Tele Booking No. 8876565001/
8876565002
(Terms & conditions apply)
Ticket Rates: Regular Show : Rs. 100/-,
Rs. 190/-, Rs. 240, Rs. 280/-, Rs. 340/-
3D Movies : Rs. 120/-, Rs. 210/-,
Rs. 260, Rs. 300/-, Rs. 360/-
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HUB,
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11th Feb to 17th Feb. 2022
following timings:
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At 1.50 pm
DEATH ON THE NILE (E) 2D
At 4.15 pm
KHILADI (Hindi)
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Phone No. for Enquiry 6003688278.
Regular price: Silver-Rs. 129/-,
Gold-Rs. 169/- Platinum: Rs. 189/-
Business- Rs. 199/-
GOLD CINEMA
L.G. Towers Narengi Tiniali
At 10.45 am & 4.30 pm
PUSHPA
At 1.45 pm & 7.30 pm
JIBUTI (Hindi)
Advance Tele. Booking No. 88110-01898.
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GOLD CINEMA
ASTC Complex, Paltan Bazar, Guwahati
At 10.15 am & 7.15 pm
PUSHPA
At 1.15 pm
JIBUTI (Hindi)
At 4.15 pm
83
Advance Tele. Booking No.
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available on www.bookmyshow.com
MATRIX MALL
Carnival Cinemas, Beltola, Ghy-28
(Schedule for 11th to 17th Feb. 2022)
Screen–1
At 9.45 am, 12.35, 3.25 & 6.15 pm
BADHAI DO (Hindi)
Screen–2
At 11.30 am, 2.40 & 5.50 pm
PUSHPA (Hindi)
Contact number : 8453559488
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5th Floor, Paltan Bazar,
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At 2.00 & 5.00 pm
KHILADI (Hindi)
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GALLERIA CINEMA
Tinsukia, ATC Mall,
GNB Road
11th Feb. to 17th Feb. 2022
At 11.00 am & 4.20 pm
DEATH OF THE NILE 2D (E)
At 1.30 & 6.45 pm
KHILADI (Hindi)
Screen–2
At 10.30 am, 1.20, 4.10 & 7.00 pm
BADHAI DO (Hindi)
Tele Booking timings: 9 am to 8.30 pm.
Tele Booking No. 8876565005/ 8876565006
(Terms & conditions apply)
3D Ticket Price: Rs. 180/-, Rs. 220/-
Rs. 280/-, Rs. 330/-
Regular Shows Price: Rs. 100/-,
Rs. 190/-, Rs. 240/-, Rs. 290/-
PRAGJYOTI
(Hitachi Centrally Air Conditioned)
(Dolby & Digital surround sound)
(Luxurious Push Back Chairs)
At 11.00 am, 2.00 & 5.00 pm
KHILADI (Hindi)
Stg: Ravi Teja, Dimple Hayathi etc.
Now Online Booking available on
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Diamond-100, VIP-150, Silver-175,
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(11th to 13th Feb. 2022)
At 10.40, 11.40 am, 2.50, 6.00 pm
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At 1.55 pm
KHILADI (Hindi) (U/A)
At 5.15 pm
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Accord Day at Kokrajhar
CORRESPONDENT
KOKRAJHAR, Feb 10:
The Bodoland People’s Front
(BPF) today observed the
20th BTC Accord Day here
with a day-long programme
in a befitting manner.
The programme started
with paying of floral tributes
at the statue of father of the
Bodos, late Upendra Nath
Brahma at BTC Secretariat
by BPF supremo and former
chief of BTC Hagrama Mohi-
lary. Former State Minister
Pramila Rani Brahma, former
BTC Executive Member and
sitting MCLAs and other sen-
ior leaders of BPF also at-
tended the programme.
Later they paid floral trib-
Visitors browsing through books at the ongoing Duliajan National Book Fair, on Thursday. –
UB Photos
utes to the martyrs, who had
sacrificed their lives for the
cause of the Bodos at Bod-
oland Martyr’s Cemetery at
Debargaon in Kokrajhar. A
grand cultural function was
also held on the occasion at
Bathow Family Resort at
Samthaibari.
Since BTC was created on
February 10, 2003, the day is
celebrated every year as the
Bodoland Accord Day by the
BPF. This year also BPF is
celebrating the day in every
district and at subdivision lev-
el, said BPF supremo and
former chief of BTC Hagra-
ma Mohilary.
Talking to mediapersons,
Mohilary alleged that the
present Pramod Boro-led
UPPL govt has totally failed
to run the government. BTR
Accord is not going to fulfil
the need and aspirations of
the Bodo people but the only
positive aspect is that all the
four factions of NDFB have
come to the peace process,
he said.
He also said that the Rajya
Sabha election will take time
and he will take up appropri-
ate initiatives with regard to
the election. He further re-
vealed that the Bodo people
at large should welcome and
support the newly-formed
Bodo National Students’ Un-
ion (BNSU), which is a non-
political student body that will
take up issues for the welfare
of the Bodos.
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Mizoram girl
feted for
winning
IAF choppers to airlift FINANCE (BUDGET) DEPARTMENT
WAYS & MEANS BRANCH

scholarship
CORRESPONDENT
Manipur poll officials BW.09/2021/68
PRESS COMMUNIQUE

AUCTION OF 7 YEAR ASSAM

Dated Dispur, the 10th February, 2022

CORRESPONDENT 17,949 (80 per cent) out of the that 529 out of the total 2,968 38 Assembly constituencies
AIZAWL, Feb 10: Mizo- GOVERNMENT STOCK (SECURITIES)
total 22,957 licensed arms polling stations in the State under five electoral districts
ram Governor Dr Hari Babu
IMPHAL, Feb 10: Manipur have been deposited since the would be managed by all was completed on February 1. Government of Assam has offered to sale the dated securities for an amount
Kambhampati and his wife,
Chief Electoral Officer announcement of the poll women officials. 9. The nomination paper of
Dr Jayashree Kambhampati, of Rs. 500.00 Crore with 7 (Seven) year tenure by auction. The auction will
(CEO) Dr Rajesh Agrawal dates, while the Directorate Initiatives have been taken an independent candidate of
on Wednesday felicitated be conducted by the Reserve Bank of India at Mumbai Office, Forth,
today said that two helicop- of Revenue Intelligence has to reach out to centenarian and the Saikot Assembly constit-
Hmangaihzuali, a girl from ters of the Indian Air Force seized 15826.58 grams of gold transgender voters and also uency in Churachandpur dis- Mumbai- 400001 on February 15, 2022.
Thingsul Tlangnuam village, (IAF) have been requisi- worth Rs 7.71 crore. improve the voter turnout in trict was rejected.
who recently bagged a full tioned to airlift polling offi- He said the Income Tax the 300 polling booths with As a result, 175 candidates 2. The procedure of auction of the State Development Loan as under.
scholarship to study at the cials and materials to 83 poll- Department has seized Rs records of low voter turnout, are now in the fray. A total of
Asian University for Wom- (a) Competitive Bids
ing stations located in re- 1.475 crore so far. Poppy cul- the CEO said. 176 candidates, including 15
en, Chittagong, Bangladesh. mote areas of the State. tivation on 1,284 acres of land Informing that all observers, women, had filed nomination All competitive bids shall be submitted electronically on the Reserve Bank
The scholarship has been Addressing a press confer- has been destroyed by the including 20 each for expendi- papers for the polls. of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system. Perhaps, other than CBS
awarded by global agrotech ence here, the CEO said that Narcotics and Affairs of Bor- ture and general, have arrived So far, nomination papers
company Syngenta Group, members shall route their competitive bids through a CBS member. Competitive
this would enable emergen- der and State police, while and conducted meetings with of 38 candidates have been
headquartered at Basel in cy movement of poll officials. flying squads, surveillance respective district authorities received for the second bids may be submitted between 10.30 AM and 11.30 AM on the day of the
Switzerland. The helipads to be used for teams, State police and Ex- for the first phase of the polls, phase in the remaining 22 auction, as hitherto.
Dr Kambhampati congrat- this purpose have been iden- cise Department have seized Dr Agrawal added that three constituencies under six elec-
ulated Hmangaihzuali on be- tified, he added. He said that 29,864.89 litres of liquor special observers have also toral districts. The first phase (b) Non-Competitive Bids
ing awarded the full scholar- the State Government has worth Rs 41.75 lakh. held meetings in some of the of polling will be held on Feb- Under the scheme an investor can submit a single bid only in the auction of
ship, and wished her the best been requested to keep an Stating that the Election districts and taken stock of the ruary 27, while voting for the
in her academic journey and a State Development Loan, subject to a maximum of 1% of the notified amount
air ambulance on standby for Commission was satisfied poll preparedness. second phase will take place
endeavours. emergency evacuations. with the overall poll prepar- Meanwhile, scrutiny for on March 3. Counting will be through a Bank or a Primary Dealer. Non-competitive Bids may be submitted
Daughter of a farmer, Dr Agrawal also stated that edness in the State, he said the first phase of polling in held on March 10. only electronically on the CBS between 10.30 AM and 11.00 AM on the day of
Hmangaihzuali has been
granted Rs 2.8 crore under auction. No bids under the Non-Competitive Bidding Scheme shall be accepted
the five-year scholarship. after 11.00 A.M.
She will pursue her under-
(c) Bids in Physical format
graduate studies in politics,
public health, philosophy, and No bids shall henceforth, be accepted in physical format in the auctions of
economics. State Development Loans, except in extra-ordinary situations as may be
specified by the Reserve Bank of India.
3. The bids may be submitted electronically to the Regional Director, Reserve
Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai- 400001.
WEATHER 4. The result of acution shall be displayed by the Reserve Bank of India on its
NorthEast website on the same day of auction. The payment by successful bidders
Forecast for North Eastern
will be on February, 16, 2022.
States: Light to moderate 5. The rate of interest i.e. the cut-off yield determined at the auction will be the
snowfall is very likely to occur at
upper reaches over Arunachal coupon rate percent per annum on the stock sold at the auction. The interest
Pradesh. Moderate rain is very
likely to occur at many places will be paid on August 16 and February 16.
over rest of Arunachal Pradesh;
Light to moderate rain is very 6. The investment in Government Stock will be reckoned as an eligible
likely to occur at a few places investiment in Goverment Securities by banks for the purpose of Statutory
over Assam and Meghalaya
and light rain is very likely to Liquidity Ratio (SLR) under Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
occur at isolated places over The Stocks will qualify for the ready forward facility.
Nagaland, Manipur, Mizoram
and Tripura. 7. For other details, please see the Notification of the Government of Assam
WARNING: Thunderstorm No. BW.09/2022/67 dated 10th February, 2022.
with lightning is very likely to
occur at isolated places over Sd/- (Samir K. Sinha, IAS)
Arunachal Pradesh, Assam and
Meghalaya. Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam
Finance Department
Dibrugarh Tezpur Manipur Governor La Ganesan giving away the vaccination certificate to a young beneficiary during his visit to Churachandpur
Max Min Max Min district on Thursday. – Photo: Correspondent Dispur, Guwahti- 6
22.4 12.2 24.7 11.7
GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
Max
Silchar
Min Max
Dhubri
Min
Mizoram Assembly Budget Major FINANCE (BUDGET) DEPARTMENT
drugs haul WAYS & MEANS BRANCH
20.9 12.1 20.7 14.0
Jorhat N. Lakhimpur
Session from Feb 22 in Mizoram PRESS COMMUNIQUE
Max Min Max Min
CORRESPONDENT Lalrinliana Sailo, on Tues- Government is preparing to CORRESPONDENT BW.09/2021/73 Dated Dispur, the 10th February, 2022
day chalked out the pro- celebrate 50 years of the
24.4 10.7 21.3 12.2 AIZAWL, Feb 10: Mizo- gramme for the upcoming State Assembly on May 10. AUCTION OF 10 YEAR ASSAM
AIZAWL, Feb 10: Mizoram
Shillong Cherrapunjee ram Governor Dr Hari Babu Budget Session. The com- The organising committee of Police have seized 1.932 kg of GOVERNMENT STOCK (SECURITIES)
Max Min Max Min Kambhampati has sum- mittee decided that the the proposed jubilee celebra- heroin in Champhai district ad-
moned the Budget Session State budget would be tion held a meeting on Tues- joining the Myanmar border on 1. Government of Assam has offered to sale the dated securities for an amount
13.4 5.0 14.0 7.0 Wednesday, which is said to be of Rs. 500.00 Crore with 10 (Ten) year tenure by auction. The auction will be
of the State Legislative As- passed by the Assembly day under its chairman, Lal-
Aizawl Kohima sembly from February 22. before March 10. rinliana Sailo, to review the the biggest narcotics haul in
the State. The value of the
conducted by the Reserve Bank of India at Mumbai Office, Forth, Mumbai-
Max Min Max Min Chief Minister Zo- The Budget Session will overall preparedness.
contraband is estimated to be 400001 on February 15, 2022.
21.5 7.2 15.0 – ramthanga, who also holds begin with the Governor’s The meeting was attend-
around Rs 52.50 lakh in the lo-
the Finance portfolio, will customary address on the ed by Home Minister Lal- cal market, the OC of Cham- 2. The procedure of auction of the State Development Loan as under.
Pasighat Itanagar present the State budget for first day. Unless extended chamliana, Parliamentary Af- phai PS said.
Max Min Max Min 2022-23 on February 24, of- by the BAC, the session will fairs Minister TJ Lalnuntlu- (a) Competitive Bids
In the first case, Ubai Ul-
20.1 14.8 23.2 10.3 ficials at the Assembly Sec- be adjourned sine die on anga, first Mizoram Assem- lah (30) and Zakir Hussein All competitive bids shall be submitted electronically on the Reserve Bank
retariat said. Zoramthanga March 10. bly Speaker Dr H Thansan- (25) of Karimganj district,
Imphal Agartala Assam, were arrested with of India Core Banking Solution (E-Kuber) system. Perhaps, other than CBS
will present the budget for According to the officials, ga and former Speaker Dr
Max Min Max Min the fourth time during the the Assembly Secretariat has Kenneth Chawngliana, 1.282 kg of heroin near the members shall route their competitive bids through a CBS member. Competitive
16.3 4.5 20.4 12.9 current Assembly term. border trade centre at
so far received four papers among others. Mizoram,
Zokhawthar village. Based on
bids may be submitted between 10.30 AM and 11.30 AM on the day of the
The Assembly’s Busi- and a private member’s Bill then a district under Assam, auction, as hitherto.
Duty Meteorological Officer, their confession, a search was
Regional Meteorological ness Advisory Committee to be laid during the session. was upgraded to a Union Ter- launched to nab their alleged
Centre, Guwahati (BAC), chaired by Speaker Meanwhile, the Mizoram ritory in 1972. accomplices. (b) Non-Competitive Bids
Another seizure of 65 grams Under the scheme an investor can submit a single bid only in the auction of
of heroin was made by the po-
NOTICE
Sealed tender in plain paper affixing court fee
Tiger carcass parts lice at the Khankawn Police
check gate. The heroin was
a State Development Loan, subject to a maximum of 1% of the notified amount
through a Bank or a Primary Dealer. Non-competitive Bids may be submitted
stamp (Non-refundable)worth Rs.8.25 (Rupees
Eight & paise twenty five) only are hereby invited
seized near Banderdewa found concealed in a vehicle.
C Lalpeksanga (29), the driv-
er of the vehicle and a resi-
only electronically on the CBS between 10.30 AM and 11.00 AM on the day of
auction. No bids under the Non-Competitive Bidding Scheme shall be accepted
from the intending party (individual/ Society) for CORRESPONDENT on Monday last, a senior For- dent of Buang village in Cham-
est official said. Three per- phai district, was arrested in after 11.00 A.M.
5(five) years lease of Boko Fish Seed Farm of ITANAGAR, Feb 10: In a sons, including two from Aru- this connection. (c) Bids in Physical format
Kamrup District. The last date of receiving tender joint operation, sleuths of the nachal Pradesh and one from In another operation con-
by the undersigned up to 2.00 p.m. on 24.02.2022 Wildlife Crime Control Bu- Assam, were apprehended on ducted by the police, 10,000 No bids shall henceforth, be accepted in physical format in the auctions of
and will be opened on the same day at 2.30 P.m. reau and Forest officials of charges of smuggling the an- Methamphetamine tablets
Arunachal Pradesh and As- imal body parts. They were worth about Rs 20 lakh, were
State Development Loans, except in extra-ordinary situations as may be
For detail terms and conditions contact the office sam, seized a huge cache of booked under relevant sec- seized from a vehicle. The specified by the Reserve Bank of India.
of the undersigned during Office hours. parts of a Royal Bengal tiger tions of the Wildlife (Protec- accused persons were
DISTRICT FISHERY DEV. OFFICER carcass near the Banderdewa tion) Act and the IPC, said booked under the relevant 3. The bids may be submitted electronically to the Regional Director, Reserve
check gate along the Assam- Tana Tapi, Deputy Chief Wild- sections of the Narcotic
Janasanyog/C/11928/21 KAMRUP :: GUWAHATI Arunachal Pradesh boundary life Warden, Arunachal
Bank of India, Mumbai Office, Fort, Mumbai- 400001.
Drugs and Psychotropic Sub-
Pradesh. 4. The result of acution shall be displayed by the Reserve Bank of India on its
stances Act, 1985, and pro-
They have been identified
ASSAM POLICE HEADQUARTERS duced before the court of website on the same day of auction. The payment by successful bidders
as Mintu Doley of Telam vil-
Chief Judicial Magistrate,
ULUBARI, GUWAHATI lage in Dhemaji district of As- will be on February, 16, 2022.
Champhai, which remanded
sam, and Tape Yomcha and
them in judicial custody for
Notice Inviting e-Tender Nyang Yomcha – both from Yo-
14 days.
5. The rate of interest i.e. the cut-off yield determined at the auction will be the
mcha village in West Siang dis-
Assam Police Headquarters invites open tender through e-Tendering process trict. Police officials said the coupon rate percent per annum on the stock sold at the auction. The interest
for Selection of an Agency for Procurement of Hardware, Design, Development The trio were heading to As- smuggling of narcotic drugs will be paid on August 16 and February 16.
sam when they were nabbed had increased after the mili-
and Maintenance of Website & Mobile App for Setting up of North East Police tary coup in Myanmar, pos- 6. The investment in Government Stock will be reckoned as an eligible
at a petrol depot at Banderdawa
Connectivity. along the boundary. sibly due to lack of proper ad- investiment in Goverment Securities by banks for the purpose of Statutory
To participate in the tender process through e-procurement portal, bidder Prima facie, the tiger was ministration in the neigh-
killed somewhere in Yomcha bouring country, especially in Liquidity Ratio (SLR) under Section 24 of the Banking Regulation Act, 1949.
should have valid Digital Signature Certificate (DSC) of Class-II (minimum) and the Chin state where a civil
area about a month back, and The Stocks will qualify for the ready forward facility.
have to register in the portal https://assamtenders.gov.in by themselves. its body parts were being smug- war has been raging. The
The bidder who have downloaded the tender schedules containing the RFP gled to Assam for sale them in price of heroin has also come 7. For other details, please see the Notification of the Government of Assam
clandestine markets, Tapi, also down by almost 50 per cent
details, terms and conditions, from the portal shall submit their tender on-line No. BW.09/2022/67 dated 10th February, 2022.
the coordinator, Wildlife Crime due to the situation in the
on the portal https://assamtenders.gov.in as per terms & conditions of the Control Bureau, Arunachal neighbouring country. Sd/- (Samir K. Sinha, IAS)
RFP. The tender should be submitted on-line as per date and time of submission Pradesh, said. Mizoram Excise and Narcot-
He added that the arrested ics officials suspect that the Principal Secretary to the Government of Assam
as per prescribed schedule.
Sd/- Inspector General of Police (Admin.), persons have been lodged in a clandestine narcotics trade is Finance Department
jail in Assam, adding that fur- running through the online
Janasanyog/C/11953/21 Assam, Ulubari, Guwahati. ther investigation is on.
Janasanyog/C/11881/21 Dispur, Guwahti- 6
mode.
 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022
BUSINESS & ECONOMY THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 11

RBI keeps key interest rates No.SDM.553/2021-22/144/3559

RE-QUOTATION
Dated Guwahati, the 10th February/2022

Sealed quotation in prescribed affixing court fee stamp of Rs. 8.25 (Rupees Eight

unchanged at record low
MUMBAI, Feb 10: The Reserve
Bank of India (RBI) on Thursday held
its key lending rates steady at record
low levels for the 10th straight meet-
ing to support a durable recovery of
the economy from the Covid-19
pandemic.
RBI Governor Shaktikanta Das said
the Monetary Policy Committee
(MPC) decided to hold the lending
rate, or the repo rate, steady at 4 per
cent, and the reverse repo, or the rate
at which it absorbs excess cash from
lenders, unchanged at 3.35 per cent.
The six-member MPC, which has
been on pause since August 2020,
voted unanimously to maintain the
status quo on the repo rate and by a
majority of 5-1 to retain the accom-
modative policy stance as long as nec-
essary, he said.
“Monetary policy actions will be
calibrated and well telegraphed,” he
said, indicating that there will not be
any surprises.
“Overall, taking into consideration
the outlook for inflation and growth,
in particular the comfort provided by
Valentine
collection by Cryptocurrencies a threat to
improving inflation outlook, the un-
certainties related to Omicron and
global spillovers, the MPC was of the
view that continued policy support is
warranted for a durable and broad-
based recovery,” he noted.
MPC continuing with the accom-
modative policy stance was one of the
prime reasons Das cited for not hik-
ing the reverse repo rate.
The decision comes days after Fi-
nance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman
proposed to up spending to support
the economy’s world-beating re-
covery.
“The government’s thrust on cap-
ital expenditure and exports are ex-
pected to enhance productive capaci-
ty and strengthen aggregate demand.
This would also crowd in private in-
vestment,” Das said.
RBI projected a 7.8 per cent eco-
nomic growth in the coming fiscal start-
ing April 1, down from 9.2 per cent
expected in 2021-22, in view of uncer-
tainties on account of pandemic and el-
evated global commodity prices.
GDP growth is marginally below
the lower limit of the band of 8-8.5
per cent given in the Economic Sur-
vey of 2021-22 and well below the
IMF’s forecast of 9 per cent.
The central bank also lowered the
inflation outlook to 4.5 per cent for
the next fiscal, from 5.3 per cent in
the current year, on the assumption
of a normal monsoon during the year.
Other decisions announced include
curtailment of the hours when re-
verse repo and MSF windows can be
availed – a return to pre-pandemic
methods of managing liquidity. Varia-
ble repo, reverse repo of 14-day will
be the main liquidity tool while auc-
tions of longer maturity will be con-
ducted as needed.
RBI also increased the maximum
amount of e-RUPI from Rs 10,000 to
Rs 1 lakh and the e-RUPI voucher
can be used more than once until the
amount is fully redeemed to facilitate
the delivery of various government
schemes to the beneficiaries more
efficiently. – PTI
Airtel launches
Xstream
and Paisa Twenty Five) only are invited from Govt. registered Firms/Suppliers/
Contractors for the Supply of rearing appliances under the scheme “Providing
Equipment/ Appliance to 200 New Women Seri Farmers under SOPD-G (Gender
Budget) for the year 2021-22 at different Districts/ sub-division in Assam namely ADS,
Bongaigaon/ ADS, Nalbari/ SS, Rangia/ SS, Bajali/ ADS, Barpeta/ ADS, Dhubri/ SS,
Hatsingimari/ ADS, Sonitpur/ ADS, Mangaldoi/ SS, Biswanath Chariali to be supplied.
The quotation will be received up to 2:00 pm on 19.02.2022 in the Office of the
Director, Sericulture, Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22 and the same will be opened
on the same day at 2:30 PM in presence of the Suppliers/Firms or their authorized
representatives. If the last date of receiving quotation is notified as Govt. holiday,
quotation will be received in the next working day.
The quotation paper along with the detailed terms & conditions will be issued to
the. Contractors/ Firms/ Suppliers w.e.f. 11.02.2022 to 18.02.2022 upto 04:00 PM
during office working hours on payment of Rs.100.00 (Rupees One hundred) only in
the form of Demand Draft (non-refundable) pledged in favour of the Director,
Sericulture, Assam, Khanapara, Guwahati-22.
Sd/- Director,
Janasanyog/C/11943/21 Sericulture, Assam, Guwahati-22.
No. DDO.78/2021/276
SHORT NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION
Sealed quotation affixing court fees stamp of Rs. 8.25 (Rupees Eight and Twenty Five
Paisa) (not Refundable) only are herby invited from the intending Firms/parties for videography,
still photos and Technical Equipments for the ensuing Municipal Board Election, 2022 in respect
of all the MB’s of Dibrugarh District. The rates should be inclusive of all taxes and taxes as
applicable will be deducted at source as per existing Govt. Rules. The last date for submission
of quotations shall be on 11.02.2022 up to 2.00 PM and will be opened on the same day at 3.00
PM in the office chamber of the undersigned.
SI. Particulars Unit Rates
No.
1 Videography Charges (with one operator) with Per day
master CD per video
camera

financial stability: RBI Guv

Reliance Jewels
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: In-
dia’s leading jewellery brand
Reliance Jewels has launched
‘Floreo’, a special Valentine’s
Day collection for those who
help love grow, stated a press
release.
The designs in the elegant
diamond collection were in-
spired by plants and flowers.
The Floreo special collec-
tion is available in the form
of contemporary rings and
pendants in rose gold and
yellow gold with intricate
design detailing starting from
Rs 12,000.
Reliance Jewels has also
announced a special offer
called the ‘Dream Diamond
Sale’ till February 28, which
includes up to 25 per cent off
on invoice value of diamond
products at Reliance Jewels.
Patrons can also avail up to
25 per cent off on making
charges of gold jewellery.
The stunning collection is
exclusively available at all
Reliance Jewels flagship
showrooms across the coun-
try, and a select range is avail-
able on the Reliance Jewels
website.
“This season of love, we
want to imbibe and share the
true meaning of love with our
valued customers through
our newest collection
‘Floreo’. With these designs
inspired by the philosophy of
‘Grow in Love’, we hope to
inspire the world to love one
another and grow together,
building stronger bonds,”
Sunil Nayak, CEO of Reli-
ance Jewels, said, stated the
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GUWAHATI, Feb 10: 1. Size 4X6 sq. inc Per copy
MUMBAI, Feb 10: Re- players, saying it legitimises tors, and told them to keep Bharti Airtel, India’s premier
2. Passport Size Per copy
serve Bank Governor Shak- their trades. in mind that they are invest- communications solutions
tikanta Das on Thursday said The latest comments from ing at their own risk. provider, today launched its 3. Stamp Size Per copy
cryptocurrencies are a the Reserve Bank of India Das said the investors new video streaming service 4 Supply and installation of PCs and PC related Items
“threat to macroeconomic (RBI) Governor are also a need to keep in mind that - Airtel Xstream Premium, 1. Monitor Per day
and financial stability” and reiteration of institutional there is no value for crypto- stated a press release. 2. CPU Per day
cautioned investors against concerns on crypto assets. currencies. “They (inves- As there are dozens of OTT
3. Keyboard Per day
punting on them, days after “Private cryptocurrencies tors) also need to keep in entertainment apps available,
the Union government’s or whatever name you call it mind that the cryptocurren- customers end up managing 4. Mouse Per day
move to tax the gains made are a threat to our macroeco- cy has no underlying, not multiple apps and subscriptions 5. Laser jet Printer Per day
from cryptocurrency trades. nomic stability and financial even a tulip,” he noted. simultaneously. Airtel 6. UPS Per day
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ernment proposed levying a macroeconomic stability,” Das ble where the price of some- global video OTT’s in one app. 7 Supply and installation of CCTV Camera Per day
30 per cent tax on gains made told reporters. RBI has been thing goes up, not due to its Customers will get access to 8 Supply and installation of Mic. System (including Per day
on cryptocurrency trades by repeatedly flagging its con- intrinsic value but because of one of the largest catalogue of micro Phone, Loudspeaker, Amplifier, etc)
investors and the announce- cerns on such instruments. speculators wanting to make over 10,500 movies and shows TERMS AND CONDITION AND REQUIRED DOCUMENTS
ment was welcomed by On Thursday, Das said it is a profit by selling a bulb of the plus live channels from So- 1. Copy of Trade License
cryptocurrency industry his “duty” to caution inves- exotic flower. – PTI nyLIV, ErosNow, Lionsgate 2. Copy of PAN card
Play, Hoichoi, ManoramaMax, 3. Bidder must be registered under GST authority and having GSTIN and registration certificate
Shemaroo, Ultra, Hungama- is to be submitted
OIL spuds ultra-deep Play, EPICon, Docubay, Div-
oTV, Klikk, Nammaflix, Dol-
lywood, Shorts TVon Airtel
4. The rates quoted and accepted shall be valid till completion of the Municipality Election.
5. The Videos should have clarity
6. The bidder/videographer shall record the election events/process with real time and date
well at Sadiya Xstream Premium.
It also offers a great expe-
rience with a single app, sin-
recording, as in instructed by the Team head. The bidder/videographer shall at end of every
day furnish/transfer the videographed content to the team head/ DEO office and get It
acknowledged from the team head.
This ultra-deep well 7. The bidder after completion of videography, all the data to be arranged on the CD/DVD form
with a target depth of gle subscription, single sign- and handed over to the DEO office, Dibrugarh.
6,450 metres is planned in, unified content search and 8. The tender committee is not bound to accept the lowest or any quotation on part thereof and
to be drilled in two- AI driven personalized cura- reserved the right to accept and reject any or all quotations without assigning any reason
phases. tion for each user. Users can whatsoever.
The first phase of ex- access Airtel Xstream Pre- 9. Payment will be made as and when fund will be received from the Government.
ploratory drilling covers mium across mobiles, tab- Sd/- Addl. Deputy Commissioner (ULB)
a depth of 4,500m and will lets, laptops through the app Janasanyog/C/11933/21 Dibrugarh
be drilled by deploying a or web and on the TV through
2000 HP rig. the Xstream set-top-box.
Subsequently, a 3000 All of this content is availa- GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
HP rig is proposed to be ble exclusively to Airtel cus- PUBLIC WORKS ROADS DEPARTMENT
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The Frontier Ba- deployed to drill down the remaining deep- tomers at an attractive price OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER (EAP)
sin Project of Oil India Ltd (OIL), which er target depth. of just Rs 149* per month.
ARR&TI COMPLEX FATASIL AMBARI GUWAHATI-25 ASSAM
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2010/3 (awarded under NELP-IX) at Sadiya 20%). in India by solving the key
on February 3, stated a press release. It may be mentioned that on reaching the challenges of content discov- REQUEST FOR BIDS (RFB)
The well is located between No. 2 Bishn- target drilling depth, this well will be the ery, affordability and distribu- E-PROCUREMENT NOTICE
upur Borgohain and No. 1 Bishnupur Pa- deepest onland drilling well to be drilled by tion. As a unified digital plat- (Two-Envelope Bidding Process with e-Procurement)
hukhuwa Gaon under Sadiya on the north- Oil India as an operator. Earlier it was form, it’s a win-win proposi-
eastern bank of River Brahmaputra. Mechaki-3 which was drilled down to a tion for customers and OTT The Government of Assam through Government of India has received financing from
The spudding ceremony was graced by depth of 5,636m in 2013-14. players alike as we begin an the World Bank towards the cost of the APART Project and intends to apply part of the
Bolin Chetia, MLA, Sadiya; Narsingh Pa- It is the second well to be spudded by exciting journey to make dig- proceeds to the eligible payment under the contract. Bids are invited online from the
war, DC, Tinsukia; Mohan Lall Meena, SP, Frontier Basin Project, next to Thenza- ital entertainment main- eligible bidders from India for the following works as detailed in the table below.
Sadiya; Prasanta Borkakoty, RCE, OIL; Sus- wl, Well No. MZ-8, which was spudded stream in India,” said Adarsh TABLE
ma Rawat, ED (BM-A&AA), ONGCL and on July 25, 2019, in Mizoram, stated the Nair, CEO - Airtel Digital, Sl. Package No. Name of the work Approx. Bid security Cost of Bid Completion
officials from M/S BPRL. press release. stated a press release. No. value of (INR) Documents Period
work (I N R) (month)
(Rupees
India ranks 3rd globally in LEED-certified 1 APART/NOCP/
ROADS/
Construction of road from Deroi Deogharia
to Rangoli Goanburha Road of Deoghoria
in Lakh)

70.69 1,41,380.00 5000 9

press release.

In-principle
green buildings; China at 1st spot: USGBC 2
CDO-01

APART/NOCP/
Village, Mahmora Mouza in Charaideo,
District (length 0.55 KM) under APART

Construction of road from Rangali Than

nod to BSE to
introduce EGR
NEW DELHI, Feb 10:
Capital markets regulator
Sebi has given in-principle
approval to BSE for introduc-
ing Electronic Gold Receipt
(EGR) on the stock ex-
change’s platform.
For final approval for the
introduction of EGR seg-
ment, the exchange has been
advised to submit additional
information, according to a
regulatory filing on Thursday.
Sebi, in January, came out
with a framework for opera-
tionalising the gold exchange,
wherein the yellow metal will
be traded in the form of EGRs.
The regulator has notified
rules for vault managers pav-
ing the way for operationalis-
ing of the gold exchange. – PTI
NEW DELHI, Feb 10: In-
dia has ranked third in the
world for LEED-certified
green buildings in 2021 in the
US Green Building Council
(USGBC) annual list.
China and Canada are at the
first two positions. The Unit-
ed States is not included in the
list but remains the world’s
largest market for LEED.
LEED (Leadership in En-
ergy and Environmental De-
sign) is the most widely used
green building rating system
in the world. Available for vir-
tually all building types, LEED
provides a framework for
healthy, highly efficient, and
cost-saving green buildings.
The analysis used to devel-
op the list ranks countries in
terms of LEED-certified
space as of December 31, 2021.
The USGBC on Thursday
said, “India has ranked third
in the world on its annual list
of the top 10 countries and
regions for LEED in 2021.”
The ranking highlights
countries and regions out-
side the United States that
are making significant strides
in healthy, sustainable, and
resilient building design,
construction, and operations.
“India certified a total of 146
buildings and spaces to LEED,
representing nearly 2.8 mil-
lion gross area square metres
(GSM) of space. This marks a
nearly 10 per cent increase in
LEED-certified space in India
from 2020,” it added.
India ranks third on the list
behind China, which topped
the list with more than 14
million GSM, and Canada
which certified more than
3.2 million GSM. The Unit-
ed States remains the
world’s largest market for
LEED with more than 26
million GSM certified dur-
ing the year.
“India has consistently
placed within the top three
countries, representing the
ever-growing domestic de-
mand for LEED certification
in the country as a means to
reduce emissions, decrease
environmental impact, and
support health and well-be-
ing,” the statement said.
In India, LEED is adminis-
tered by Green Business
Certification Inc (GBCI),
which has been working re-
lentlessly towards accelerat-
ing the adoption of green
buildings across the country.
Among the many projects
in India that adopted LEED
in 2021, the USGBC listed
CESC House in Kolkata, the
first heritage building in In-
dia that received a LEED
Gold rating, was recertified ROADS/ Pathan to Balikhuti of Rangoli Thanpathar 152-.23 3,04,460.00 5000 9
to LEED Platinum in 2021.
Ankit Gems and Diamond
CDO-02 Village, Mahmora Mouza in Charaideo,
District (Length 1.110 KM) under APART.
Factory was awarded with a Construction of Dogabheta to Garhpara
LEED Platinum certification 3 APART/NOCP/ Road of Doba. and Nahartali village
for its diamond manufactur- ROADS/ Nahartali, Nizkhalighagura, 228.68 4,57,360.00 5000 12
CDO-03 Khalighagura mouza in Charaideo District
ing facility in Surat.
(length 1.96 KM) under APART.
DLF achieved LEED Plat-
inum for both its Cyber City 4 APART/NOCP/ Construction of Kakoroni to Noloni Road
ROADS/ of Kakoroni Village, Khalighagura mouza in 66.13 1,32,260.00 5000 9
project as well as for their CDO-04 Charaideo District (length 0.540 KM)
retail projects Avenue Mall under APART.
and The Chanakya under the
5 APART/NOCP/ Construction of Road from Bokulbari to
LEED O+M rating system. ROADS/ Rangman Beel of Ajarguri Gaon under 97.39 1,94,780.00 5000 9
ITC Hotels was the first SIV-06 Konwarpur Mouza in Sivasagar District
hotel in the world to (length 0.67 KM) under APART.
achieve LEED Zero Carbon
The bidding documents are available online on http://www.assamtenders.gov.in
Certifications for their two
properties. from 14.02.2022 to 14.03.2022. Bidders will be required to register on the website
“For nearly three decades, which is free of cost. For submission of the bids, the bidder is required to have
LEED has played a key role Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). Bids must be submitted online on
in sustainability efforts http://www.assamtenders.gov.in on or before 14:00 Hours on 14/03/2022. Other
around the world,” said Pe- details can be seen in the bidding document.
ter Templeton, President and
CEO, USGBC and Green Sd/- Chief Engineer, (EAP) PWRD
Business Certification Inc. Assam, Fatasil Ambari,
(GBCI). – PTI Janasanyog/CF/3279/21 Guwahati-25.
 12 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI
NATIONAL FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022

‘Anti-India’ activities in UK
Karnataka high schools No. GCC/SD/44/2022/16
NOTICE INVITING QUOTATION
India expresses Sealed quotation is hereby invited from reputed firms/ agencies/ companies for

concern, seeks
proactive action
NEW DELHI, Feb 10: In-
dia today expressed concern
over “anti-India” activities of
certain extremists and radi-
appropriate proactive ac-
tion,” an official statement
said.
Both sides agreed to main-
to resume from Feb 14 providing "Wifi and wired internet connection in different offices of Guwahati Municipal
Corporation". Detail terms and conditions of the said NIQ may be obtained from the
GMC website http://gmc.assam.gov.in from /02/2022. The last date of submission
BENGALURU, Feb 10: “It has been decided that
of the complete quotations is 22.02.2022 till 2.00 PM and will be opened at 2.30 PM
Following the High Court’s
directions, the Karnataka
government today decided to
high school classes up to class
10 will start functioning from
Monday and in the second stage
on 22.02.2022 at Guwahati Municipal Corporation, Head Office, Panbazar,
Guwahati- 01
resume classes for high PUC and degree colleges will Sl. Name of the work Bid Security Cost of Bid Date & Time of
school students up to class 10 start, the dates will be an- No. of Document Submission
from February 14, and for pre- nounced in due course,” he said. of Bid
university and degree colleg- The Chief Minister said he 1 Wifi and Wired internet Rs. 20,000.00 Rs. 1,000.00 22.02.2022
es thereafter. has called a meeting of Minis-

cal elements in the UK and
urged the country to main-
tain vigil and take appropri-
ate proactive action.
This was conveyed at the
4th India-UK Home Affairs
Dialogue held in virtual mode
today.
India also impressed upon
the UK authorities the need
to expedite pending extradi-
tion cases.
“The Indian side commu-
nicated concerns on the anti-
India activities of certain ex-
tremists and radical ele-
ments in the UK. The UK
side was urged to maintain
vigil over the activities of
such elements and take
tain enhanced security coop-
eration between the two
countries.
The dialogue covered a
wide range of issues, includ-
ing homeland security, cyber
security, extradition cases,
and migration and mobility.
The meeting concluded
with both sides agreeing to
deepen security-related bi-
lateral engagement, the
statement said.
The Indian delegation was
led by Union Home Secre-
tary Ajay Kumar Bhalla and
the UK delegation was led
by Permanent Secretary,
Home Office, Mathew Ry-
croft. – PTI
The decision was arrived at
a meeting chaired by Chief
Minister Basavaraj Bommai
with Ministers of Home, Pri-
mary and Secondary Educa-
tion, Higher Education de-
partments, and senior officials.
“The three-judge bench
has said that they will hear the
case on a day-to-day basis and
that everyone should maintain
peace, and not to wear reli-
gious dress at colleges until
then (order). They have also
given instruction for reopen-
ing of educational institu-
tions,” Bommai said.
Speaking to reporters
here, he said discussions were
held at the meeting aimed at
establishing peace at school
“
Bommai connection in different at 2.00 PM
ters with Deputy Commis- offices of Guwahati
sioners, Superintendents of Municipal Corporation
The three- Police, Deputy Director of
Sd/- Commissioner
Public Instruction and CEOs
judge bench of Zilla Panchayats of all dis- Guwahati Municipal Corporation
has said that tricts on Friday evening via Janasanyog/CF/3277/21 Panbazar, Guwahati- 01
they will hear video-conferencing to gather
information about the ground No.SLNA-24/2018/260
the case on a situation in the districts and ADVERTISEMENT
day-to-day to give certain directions. Applications are invited in a prescribed form for engagement on contractual basis for the
“Our Ministers, Education following posts under State Level Nodal Agency, Watershed Development Component of Pradhan
basis and Minister, Home Minister and Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana, Guwahati, Assam.
that everyone I will be in constant touch with Sl.No. Name of Post No. of Post
should senior officials, who have been 1. Junior Engineer (Civil) 1 post.
instructed to remain in touch 2. Junior Assistant 1 post.
maintain with district and taluk-level 3. Assistant cum Stenographer 1 post.
peace, and officials. We will have to main-
4. Accounts Assistant 1 post.
tain peace, law and order un-
not to wear til the High Court comes out 5. Data Entry Operator 2 post.
religious with a final order and all the Filled up application along with all necessary documents should reach the office of the Chief
Executive Officer, State Level Nodal Agency (SLNA), Watershed, Development Component of
dress at necessary steps are being

4 Rajasthan BJP
and college campuses and cre-
ating an atmosphere for stu-
dents to study together, and
MLAs suspended to maintain law and order.
Pradhan Mantri Krishi Sinchayee Yojana (WDC-PMKSY), Assam, 3rd Floor, Bhumi Sangrakshan
taken in this regard,” he said,
colleges until as he complimented students
Bhawan, R.G. Baruah Road, Guwahati-781005 on or before 19.02.2022. No applications received
after the last date will be entertained.
then (order).” for maintaining peace during
the last two days. – PTI
The detailed advertisement along with the application form is uploaded in the official website-
www.slnaiwmpassam.gov.in.
Candidate need to download the prescribed application format and apply.

If Nehru wanted, Goa

JAIPUR, Feb 10: Four BJP
MLAs were suspended from
the Rajasthan Assembly to-
day for the rest of the ses-
sion for creating ruckus in the
House.
ments today.
Sd/- Addl. Secretary to the Govt. of Assam
During the debate on the Soil Conservation Department &
Motion of Thanks on Gover- Chief Executive Officer
nor’s speech, the BJP MLAs,
who were protesting in the
Well of the House while hold-
could have been freed Janasanyog/D/15323/21

No: SMD(I)/T-6/26
SLNA, WDC-PMKSY, Assam.

Parliamentary Affairs Min-

ister Shanti Dhariwal moved
a proposal to suspend the BJP
MLAs Ramlal, Madan Dila-
war, Avinash Gehlot and
Chandrabhan Akya for the
rest of the session, which was
passed by the voice vote.
The BJP members have
been protesting in the House
demanding a CBI inquiry in
the Rajasthan Eligibility Ex-
amination for Teachers
(REET) paper leak case. The
uproar led to four adjourn-
ing papers having demand of
CBI inquiry printed on them,
moved towards CPI(M)
MLA Balwan Poonia who was
speaking on the debate.
The trouble started when
they moved close to Poonia,
leading to confrontation
among the Opposition and
ruling MLAs following which
the House was adjourned,
which was for the fourth time
in the day. Unruly scenes
were witnessed as the mem-
bers pushed each other. – PTI
‘within hours’ in 1947: PM SHORT NOTICE INVITING E-TENDER
Executive Engineer, Sonari-Mahmora Division (Irrigation), Sonari, on behalf of
PANAJI, Feb 10: people. Governor of Assam invites online bids for the work of “Repairing of Canal System,
Launching an attack on the “Two-three days back I Mechanical work and L.T Electrical Work of LIS from River Desang in Khaloighugura
Congress, Prime Minister had spoken in Parliament and Bokota Mauza under M&R 2021-22” amounting to Rs. 29,92,626.00 (Twenty
Narendra Modi today said if and told the truth to the Nine Lakh Ninety Two Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six) only under Mahmora Sub-
Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru country how the Congress Division (Irrigation), Disangpani from registered contractor/firm of Irrigation
wanted, Goa could have destroyed the liberation Department.
been liberated “within movement of Goa,” he said.
Approximate Amount : Rs.29,92,626.00 (Twenty Nine Lakh Ninety Two
hours” in 1947 when India The Prime Minister said,
Thousand Six Hundred Twenty Six) only.
attained independence, but “Many people do not know
it took 15 years for the that Goa got liberated 15 Cost of Bid : Rs. 2,000.00 (Two Thousand) only (Non refundable)
State to be freed from years after India’s indepen- Earnest Money : 2% for General and 1% for SC/ST/OBC/MOBC
Portuguese rule. dence. (After independence)

Addressing an election rally
in Mapusa near here ahead of
ONLINE E-TENDER NOTICE NO. 7 the February 14 Assembly
OF 2021-22 FOR RE-SALE OF polls, Modi said the Congress
TIMBER LOTS has been treating Goa as its
“enemy” and same treat-
Under the provision laid down in the “Assam Sale of
ment continues even now
Forest produce, coupes and Mahals Rules 1977” and which can be seen through
Amendment Rule’2000, bids are invited through online the constant political
by the undersigned from Registered Companies/ Firms/ instability imposed upon the
Individuals etc. for the online E-Tender Re-Sale of State by the party.
Timber lots of respectively kept in different locations “The Congress has never
understood the political
under the Nagaon South Division, Hojai.
culture, aspirations of
The details of online E-Tender will be available on
http./www.assamforestonline.in. Portal from on youths of Goa. They always
14.02.2022 upto 5.00 P.M. on 28.02.2022 (I.S.T). have had a feeling of enmity
towards Goa,” the Prime
Sd/- Divisional Forest Officer,
Minister said as he
Nagaon South Division,
Janasanyog/C/11935/21 Hojai
campaigned for the BJP,
which is seeking a second
straight term in office.
Modi said there are
ORDERS BY THE GOVERNOR several historical facts that
NOTIFICATION are kept hidden from
Dated Dispur the 9th February, 2022
26th Magh, 1428 Bhaskarabda
No. GAG(B)491/2019/116 : For administrative expediency
and in the interest of public service, the Governor of Assam is
pleased to include the following Gaon Panchayat within the
Man gets lifer for
“
India had a force in the form
of the Army, a strong Navy...
The work (liberation of Goa)
The could have happened in a few
Congress hours, but the Congress did
has never not do anything for 15
years.”
understood Goa, liberated on
the political December 19, 1961, was a
part of the Union Territory
culture, of Goa, Daman & Diu till
aspirations May 30, 1987, when it was
carved out as a separate
of youths of State. Modi said the
Goa. They Congress “abandoned” Goa
always have when people were strug-
gling for its liberation and
had a feeling satyagrahis were facing
of enmity bullets. “The Congress
towards government did not come to
their rescue,” he said,
Goa.” continuing his attack on the
country’s oldest political
party. – PTI
O.O. No. 31
Last date and Time for
online submission of BID : 17.02.2022 till 01:00 PM
BID opening date and Time : 18.02.2022 at 11:00 AM
Special Terms and Conditions:-
1. The BID value quoted beyond 10% below the estimated rate, the BID will be
rejected.
2. The undersigned reserves the right to accept or reject any or all tender without
assigning any reason thereof.
3. The undersigned or accepting authority is not bound to accept lowest Tender
Rate.
4. All bidders are requested to visit the work site before participating in the tender.
5. All bidders should have experience of executing similar kind of works will be
preferable.
Details may be seen at website https://assamtenders.gov.in. and also in the
office of the undersigned during office hours from 11.02.2022 to 17.02.2022 up to
12:00 AM. Amendment/Addendum to the SBD, if any, and further notifications shall
appear in this website and also at the office of the undersigned during office hours.
The contractor/bidder must be registered with the Electronic Tendering System (ETS)
of Irrigation Department Assam website https://assamtenders.gov.in.
Sd/- Executive Engineer
Sonari-Mahmora Division (Irrigation)
Janasanyog/CF/3284/21 Sonari

SHORT SALE NOTICE

Administration jurisdiction of Bajali District from the existing
Administrative Jurisdiction of Barpeta District with immediate
effect.
setting woman This is notified for general information that 19 (Nineteen) numbers of timber lots (A-I, A-II, A-III, B-I, B-II & E) are for re-sale
(for 4th time) & will be e-auctioned as per date & time mentioned below with the following terms & conditions. Interested
individuals/Firms are hereby requested to inspect the forest produce before taking part in E-Auction Sale. Details may be
Name of the Gaon
Panchayat
Existing Administrative
Administrative District after
lecturer ablaze obtained / seen in the O/o the undersigned before inspecting the lots concerned.
Sl. Lot No. & Year Nature Volume EMD Govt. Depot
District change WARDHA, Feb 10: A No of Timber (in cum) value
1. 3 No. Uttar Paka Barpeta Bajali court in Maharashtra’s Ward- 1 G/12 OF 2021-22 3.895 828.00 827.51
2. 8 No. Madhya Paka ha district today sentenced to 2 G/17 OF 2021-22 4.470 561.00 5609.52
3. 9 No. Pub Paka life imprisonment a man ac- 3 G/18 OF 2021-22 8.625 2052.00 20520.34
4. 4 No. Uttar Pub Paka cused of stalking and setting 4 G/19 OF 2021-22 7.362 971.00 9710.55
DEPARTMENTAL OPERATED

DERGAON & CHITOLPATHAR

TEMPORARY TIMBER DEPOT

Sd/- Commissioner & Secretary a 25-year-old woman lectur- 5 G/23 OF 2021-22 3.843 378.00 3781.73
to the Govt. of Assam er on fire in Hinganghat two 6 G/34 OF 2021-22 2.653 562.00 5616.88
General Administration Department years ago. 7 G/35 OF 2021-22 6.852 424.00 4241.38
Janasanyog/D/15329/21
The district additional ses- 8 G/37 OF 2021-22 6.078 963.00 9630.57
sions court found Vikesh Na- 9 G/41 OF 2021-22 5.177 1073.00 10735.02
No. DHTE (X) 7/ 2021-22/79 grale guilty of the offence 10 G/43 OF 2021-22 5.979 1004.00 10035.22
under Section 302 (murder) 11 G/45 OF 2021-22 9.104 486.00 4856.39
TENDER NOTICE of the IPC for setting the vic- 12 G/47 OF 2021-22 6.693 604.00 6042.18
Sealed Tender affixing court fee stamp Rs. 8.25 only are tim Ankita Pisudde ablaze on amined during the course of 13 G/49 OF 2021-22 6.216 921.00 9214.54
invited in two bid system ( Technical bid & Financial bid) from the streets of Hinganghat, the trial. The then investi- 14 G/53 OF 2021-22 5.308 1111.00 11112.05
Govt. Registered Civil Contractors/Firms for temporary and pronounced the quantum gating officer in the case, who 15 G/55 OF 2021-22 7.250 1331.00 13305.32
construction of Stalls, State Pavilions, Theme Pavilion, Expo of punishment. was Subdivisional Police Of- 16 G/56 OF 2021-22 4.259 757.00 7569.08
Office, Boundary Wall, Electrification including service The judge sentenced the ficer of Pulgaon, Trupti Jadhav 17 G/57 OF 2021-22 5.685 881.00 8818.83
connection, Water supply & Sanitary works, Gate, accused to life imprisonment filed a chargesheet in record 18 G/58 OF 2021-22 4.636 1353.00 13536.51
maintenance of ground and other allied works etc.on hire
and imposed a fine of Rs 5,000 26 days. 19 G/59 OF 2021-22 3.050 461.00 4618.33
basis in connection with the State Handloom Expo '2021-22
on him. As per the case de- Jadhav, who is now the Bidders intending to participate in the e-tender are required to visit : https://www.assamforestonline.in for further details.
under the Development Commissioner for Handlooms,
tails, the incident took place Assistant Commissioner of The details of eligibility criteria experience, e-auction schedule and other terms and conditions are available in the e-auction
on February 3, 2020, when Police, Nagpur, said she was document which can be purchased and downloaded by the bidders from the above portal as per the schedule given below.
Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi at Dhemaji. The tender
the accused poured petrol on satisfied with the court’s ver- Online Bidding will commence from 11.02.2022 and last date for submission of online bid is 03.03.2022 (4.00 PM).
documents can be obtained from the office of the Directorate
the victim Ankita Pisudde, a dict. “We worked hard on the Sl. Stage Name Stage By Start Date and Time & End Date
Handloom & Textiles, Assam, Ambari, Guwahati-1 on payment
lecturer of Botany at a local case. Since it was a sensitive No and Time
of non refundable Rs.1000/- (Rupees One thousand) only in
college, when she reached case and there was a lot of 1 ONLINE RELEASE OF AUCTION FOREST DEPARTMENT 11.02.2022 10.00 AM
favour of The Director, Handloom & Textiles, Assam, Ambari,
Hinganghat by bus, and set responsibility. People were 2 AUCTION DOCUMENT PURCHASE BIDDER 11.02.2022 10.00 AM
Guwahati-1 in form of Demand Draft from any Nationalized
her ablaze. The victim suf- angered by the incident. We 3 LAST DATE FOR DEPOSIT OF FOREST 03.03.2022 AT 4.00 PM
Bank during the office hours of working days up to 12.00
fered 40 per cent burns in the had to file a strong TECHNICAL BID AND FINANCIAL BIDDING DEPARTMENT
noon on 03.03.2022.
attack and succumbed to her chargesheet to ensure that 4 E-AUCTION CLOSING BIDDER 03.03.2022 AT 4.00 PM
The last date of submission of tender document is 03.03.2022 injuries after a week-long 5 TECHNICAL BID RESULT FOREST DEPARTMENT 05.03.2022 AT 1.00 PM
the accused was convicted,”
upto 1.00 P.M. battle at a hospital in Nagpur. 6 RESULT OF QUALIFYING BIDDERS FOREST DEPARTMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER
she said. Advocate Ujjwal
Sd/- Director, The incident sent shock Nikam was appointed by the 7 FINANCIAL RESULT OF E-AUCTION FOREST DEPARTMENT TO BE ANNOUNCED LATER
Handloom & Textiles, Assam waves across that State. At Maharashtra government to Sd/- Divisional Forest Officer
Janasanyog/C/11894/21 Guwahati-1 least 29 witnesses were ex- fight the case. – PTI Janasanyog/C/11920/21 Golaghat Division
 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022
LEISURE & LIFESTYLE THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI 13

Making 09:30
11:00
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Bandbudh Aur Budbak
Grizzy & the Lemmings
Bheem In the City
Chhota Bheem Movie
12:00
12:30
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Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai
Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey
Yeh Rishta-Naira Kartik Ka
22:30 Agar Tum Na Hote
23:00 Meet
23:30 Bhagya Laxmi
21:00
21:30
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Ghar Ek Mandir - Kripa...
Aur Bhai Kya Chal Raha
Happu Ki Ultan Palta
Bhabi Ji Ghar Par Hain!
06:00
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Tomorrowland
Avatar
Fantastic Four

the cut
14:30 Ek Veer Ki Ardaas.. Veera 17:30 The Monkey King 2
15:30 Chhota Bheem 12:00 Udaariyan
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17:30 Grizzy & the Lemmings 12:30 Sirf Tum
17:00 Yeh Rishta Kya Kehlata Hai 13:10 Best of Crime Patrol 23:30 Van helsing
18:30 Titoo 13:00 Sasural Simar Ka 2
17:30 Anupama 19:00 Mere Sai – Shraddha Aur
20:15 Chhota Bheem Movie 13:30 Silsila Badalte Rishton Ka
18:00 Chikoo Ki Mummy Durr Kei 19:30 Punyashlok Ahilya Bai
21:30 Titoo 15:00 Shastri Sisters
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23:00 M.A.D. 17:39 FANAA-Ishq Mein Marjawan
19:00 Kabhi Kabhie Ittefaq Sey 20:30 Kaamnaa
23:30 Banbudh Aur Budbak 19:30 Pandya Store 18:00 Thapki Pyar Ki
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12:00 Meet
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Bhutanese movie 12:30
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Kumkum Bhagya
Kundali Bhagya 20:33 Balika Vadhu 2 22:35 Choti Sarrdaarni 09:00 Geostorm 22:40 Fly Me To The Moon
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Thoda Sa Baadal, Thoda...
Molkki
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Classroom 15:00 Meet 22:30
23:00
FANAA-Ishq Mein Marjawan
Molkki
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nominated in the 12:00 Masha And The Bear
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Pavitra Rishta
Agar Tum Na Hote
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Love Island Australia
Boys Over Flower
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21:00 Not Safe For Work
Best International 13:00
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Butterbean’s Cafe
Paw Patrol
18:30
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Iss Mod Se Jaate Hain
Riston Ka Manjha 12:00 Bhabi Ji Ghar par Hain
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I Dream of Jeannie
The King of Queens 22:18 Resident Evil:
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Feature Film 16:30
18:30
Masha And The Bear
Butterbean’s Cafe
19:30
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Meet
Kashibai Bajirao Ballal
13:00
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Laal Ishq
Jaag Utha Shaitaan
19:00
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Extraordinary You
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category at the 19:30
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Paw Patrol
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21:00
22:00
Love Island Australia
Magnum P.I.
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Oscars 21:30
23:00
Masha And The Bear
Masha’s Spooky... 22:00 Tere Bina Jiya Jaaye Na 20:30 Ek Mahanayak
23:00
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House of Lies
Extreme Fails
10:15 Shark Night 3D
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Blood
09:00 Paddington 2
11:05 White House Down SONY PIX
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famous for its gorgeous topography, Dorji, brought home the Best Actor award 22:30 Animal Fight Club 21:00 Talkshow 17:45 Captain America: Civil
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07:05 Platoon
War
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10:30 Tomorrow Never Dies
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Movie
16:15 Special Bulletin
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loving teacher, Ugyen Dorji, played with Hand of God, Denmark’s Flee and Norway’s 14:36 OMG! Yeh Mera India
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Know your DAY LOCKHORNS CROSSWORD - 7425

By JACQUELINE BIGAR
Happy Birthday for Friday, February 11, 2022:
You have amazing drive and energy to achieve what you want to do. You
inspire others. You are courageous and risk-taking. This is an exciting year
because it’s the first year of a fresh, nine-year cycle. This means it will be full
of new beginnings, adventure and major changes. Open any door!
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)
★★ This is a tricky day because you might be obsessed about making
your point with a parent, boss or member of the police. However, this
is a poor day to make important decisions or stick your neck out. Bad combo!
(Check the Moon Alert.) Tonight: Home and family.
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You have strong views and you want to proselytize and convince
others to agree with you. Meanwhile, this is a poor day to advance your cause
about anything. Wait until tomorrow. Tonight: Lively discussions!
GEMINI (May 21-June 20)
THE PHANTOM ® By Lee Falk
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EST today (3:30 p.m. PST). Tonight: Moneymaking ideas. 1 Is this little one 30 A,e,i,o and u (6) 12 Fitting (3)
CANCER (June 21-July 22) as sly as his fa- 31 At all times (4) 13 English county (5)
★★ A conversation with a partner, spouse or close friend might be- ther ? (3-3) 32 Designed or des- 15 Annoyed, disgust-
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(People are fixated on their ideas today and want others to agree with them.) 8 Dad’s sister (4) (8)
18 Must (3,2)
However, this is a poor day to advance any cause. Wait until tomorrow. Tonight: 10 Apex (6) 33 Writer (6)
You win! 19 Q’s neighbour on
11 Astonished (6)
the keyboard (3)
LEO (July 23-Aug. 22) 14 2010 in Roman Down
20 Up to now (3)
★★ You might have great ideas about how to improve your job, health numerals (3) 1 A religious holiday
or how to take care of a pet today. Be smart and wait until tomorrow or 16 No bid (1,4) (6) 21 Making neat (7)
this evening to state your claims. Today is not the day to stand firm on any 17 Sailor’s call (4) 2 Friendly (6) 22 Spasm (3)
issue. Tonight: Enjoy solitude. 19 Assignation (5) 3 Strike with the 23 Freshest (6)
VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 22) 21 Accepts (5) head (4) 24 Elbe tributary (4)
★★★ This is a curious day. You might be involved in something to do 22 Lhasa is its cap- 4 To send away (7) 25 Food sampler (6)
with the arts, the entertainment world or a social occasion. If so, you ital (5) 5 Italian open pie (5)
have strong views about what you want to happen. However, this is a poor day
to dig in your heels (especially with kids). Tonight: Think goals. BLONDIE 23 Proximate (4)
26 Sedate, sober (5)
6 Small nails (5)
8 Ammunition, in
26 Share certificate (5)
27 Angle type (5)
LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 22) 28 Opposite of pos. short (4) 28 Calendar abbr. (3)
★★ Tread carefully today when talking to family members. No doubt (3) 9 Nothing, zero - 30 Hindu scripture (4)
you are keen to make home improvements, especially in plumbing,
bathroom and laundry areas, or perhaps garbage and recycling. Despite your SOLUTION TO TRIBUNE CROSSWORD – 7425
determination, this is a poor day to launch your pitch. Wait until tomorrow. Acute, 28 Nov, 30 Veda.
Tonight: People respect you. Yet, 21 Tidying, 22 Tic, 23 Newest, 24 Eger, 25 Taster, 26 Scrip, 27
SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 21) 8 Ammo, 9 Nix, 12 Apt, 13 Essex, 15 Irked, 18 Has to, 19 Tab, 20
★★ Go gently when talking with others today, because you might Down: 1 Fiesta, 2 Chummy, 3 Butt, 4 Dismiss, 5 Pizza, 6 Brads,
steamroll people into agreeing with you. You might be obsessed! Mean- Author.
while, this is a poor day to make important decisions. Therefore, postpone this Staid, 28 Neg, 29 Coccyx, 30 Vowels, 31 Ever, 32 Intended, 33
discussion for tomorrow. Ya think? Tonight: Explore! MMX, 16 I pass, 17 Ahoy, 19 Tryst, 21 Takes, 22 Tibet, 23 Next, 26
Across: 1 Fox-cub, 7 Untidier, 8 Aunt, 10 Summit, 11 Amazed, 14
SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 21)
★★ You might be gung-ho about earnings, making money or perhaps
something that you own. Nevertheless, this is a poor day to make your
stand about anything. Instead, backpedal and wait until tomorrow. Be smart. HEALTH CAPSULES® JUMBLED WORDS
Tonight: Check your finances. by Bron Smith Given below are four jumbled words. Solve
the jumbles to make proper words and move
CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 19) them to the respective squares below. Select
the letters in the shaded squares and jumble
★★ Today Mercury and Pluto are lined up in your sign, which gives you them to get the answer for the given quip.
the energy to influence and persuade others. However, this is a poor
day to do this! (And, by the way, you might attract someone who is obsessed
with you.) Either way, wait until tomorrow to act. Tonight: Cooperate.
HAGAR THE HORRIBLE
AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 18)
★★ You will be relentless in your effort to research something today.
You’ll be like a dog with a bone. You won’t stop until you find what
you’re looking for. Regardless of what you discover, wait until tomorrow to
dazzle others with your discovery. Not today. Tonight: Get organized.
PISCES (Feb. 19-March 20)
★★★ Today you have the ability to influence friends or to speak to
groups and make them listen to you. However, because it’s a Moon
Alert, all this will be to no avail. (How ironic!) Therefore, save your intellectual
There’s a world of difference between ___
energy for tomorrow, when you will be successful. Tonight: Socialize. and __ . __ can obscure the ___. – Maya
★ ★ ★ Angelou (5,..5,..5..,5) (two words twice)
SOLUTION
Thought for the day the truth. – Maya Angelou
We can’t learn without pain. between truth and facts. Facts can obscure
– ARISTOTLE Health Capsules is not intended Answer: There’s a world of difference
to be of a diagnostic nature. Words: Grass, tutti, hiccup, shrift
 INTERNATIONAL
14 THE ASSAM TRIBUNE, GUWAHATI FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Heavy snow, avalanches kill 17 in Afghanistan

No. CE/TB-VII/01/2022/2

KABUL, Feb 10: The UN,
its partners and local author-
ities in Afghanistan have dis-
patched aid teams after 17
people were reportedly
killed in heavy snowfall and
avalanches.
The partners sent two
mobile health teams to the
Kunar province site in Dan-
gam district to aid local com-
munities and search and res-
cue personnel following the
Sunday disaster, the Office
UN, partners dispatch aid
for the Coordination of Hu-
manitarian Affairs (OCHA)
said.
Many more people were
reported missing, reports
Xinhua news agency.
The OCHA and its partner
agencies also provide cash,
non-food items, shelter kits
and warm clothes to almost
2,000 people impacted by
recent rain and snowfall in
Kunar, Nangarhar and Lagh-
man provinces.
Humanitarians are contin-
uing their work across sev-
eral other parts of Afghani-
stan, with 60,000 people re-
ceiving food or cash assistance
and relief items, OCHA said.
The current Humanitarian
Response Plan targets just
over 22 million people and
requires $4.4 billion but is
only 9 per cent funded.
By the end of last year, 180
national and international hu-
manitarian organisations
reached 19.6 million people
out of a total population of
about 37 million people, the
office said.
The 19.6 million surpass-
es the 17.7 million people
targeted in the last quarter
of 2021, OCHA said.
Humanitarians hope to see
a repeat of donor generosity
in 2022 of the close to $1.7
billion raised through the
2021 Afghanistan response
plan. – IANS
PRESS NOTICE
The Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Building), Assam on behalf of
the Governor of Assam invites bids with Bid price of Rs.
485.16 L (Rupees Four Crore Eighty Five Lakh and
Sixteen Thousand) (Approx value) only for the work
construction of "Campus and Existing Buildings
Modernization of Sri Sri Madhabdav Kalakhetra, Phase-
III, Narayanpur, Lakhimpur, Assam" with a validity period
of 180 (One Hundred Eighty) days from registered PWD
Contractor under Class-I (A,B & C). Details may be seen in
the portal assamtenders.gov.in
The Bidder must be registered with the E-tendering (ETS)
of the Govt. of Assam (Website : http//assamtenders.gov.in)
The Bid price may vary at the time of detail tendering, for
which no claim will be admissible.
All terms and conditions will be as per the Bidding
Documents.
The Press Notice will be a part of the Bidding Documents.
Sd/- Chief Engineer, P.W.D. (Bldg.)
Janasanyog/C/11902/21 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3

Diplomats meet in Building

collapses in
Blinken says century GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD (BUILDING)
ASSAM, CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI-3
Moscow and Berlin as Syria, killing will be shaped by No. CE/BLDG/ARC-N/121/2021/04
woman and 3 EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICE
Russia holds drills children Indo-Pacfic region In cancellation to the EOI No. CE/BLDG/ARC-N/121/2021/01 dated 28th December
2021, on behalf of the Governor of Assam, the Chief Engineer, P.W.D (Building)
MOSCOW, Feb 10: Brit- Russia has concentrated BEIRUT, Feb 10: A CANBERRA, Feb 10: The What matters in the region re-invites “Expression of Interest” (EOI) from reputed Architect / Architectural firms,
ain’s top diplomat urged Rus- more than 1,00,000 troops building collapse in northwest United States remains focused matters around the world and empaneled with APWD (Buildings) Category (A,B & C), who are registered with Council
sia on Thursday to defuse ten- near Ukraine’s border and Syria killed a woman and long-term on the Indo-Pacific challenges like climate change of Architecture and have wide experience in the relevant field of work for the following
sions over Ukraine and take launched a series of military three of her children, while region despite concerns over and COVID-19 can’t be tack- project:-
the path of diplomacy even as manoeuvres in the region, her husband and three other Russian aggression toward led by any nation alone, he said. SI. Name of work Total Approx. Project
thousands of Russian troops but says it has no plans to in- children survived, the Ukraine, US Secretary of State “More than ever before, we No. cost considered
engaged in sweeping manoeu- vade the nation. opposition Syrian Civil Antony Blinken said on Thurs- need partnerships, we need
1 CSR Project Rehabilitation and Livelihood Development 13.86 Crore
vres in Belarus as part of a Moscow wants guarantees Defense group said Thursday. day. alliances, we need coalitions of of flood effected people through community participation
military buildup near from the West that NATO The collapse of the Blinken is in the Australian countries willing to put their at Goroimari Doloni Village in Majuli.
Ukraine that has fueled West- won’t allow Ukraine and oth- building Wednesday night on city of Melbourne for a meet- efforts, their resources, their
The details may be seen in the Notice Inviting Proposal for the consultancy services
ern fears of an invasion. er former Soviet countries to the southern edge of the city ing on Friday with his coun- minds into tackling these prob-
along with the Terms of Reference (TOR) in the P.W.D portal assamtenders.gov.in.
UK Foreign Secretary Liz join as members, and for the of Idlib came as northwest terparts from Australia, India lems,” Blinken said.
The validity period of the RFP shall be 180 days from the date of submission.
Truss again warned Russia alliance to halt weapon de- Syria has been witnessing and Japan. “What really drives us is a
The Bidders must be registered with the E-tendering system (ETS) of the Govt. of
that attacking its neighbour ployments to Ukraine and roll weeks of rain and snow. The four nations form the shared vision” of a “free and Assam, (website: http//assamtenders.gov.in). The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Building),
would “have massive conse- back its forces from Eastern The Syrian Civil Defense, so-called “Quad,” a bloc of open society,” he added. Assam reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without showing any
quences and carry severe Europe. The US and NATO also known as the White Indo-Pacific democracies that Blinken’s trip is designed reasons whatsoever.
costs,” urging Moscow to flatly reject these demands. Helmets, said rescue was created to counter Chi- to reinforce America’s in- Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD, (Bldg.)
abide by its international During an exchange of icy operations in the two-story na’s regional influence. terests in Asia and its intent Janasanyog/C/11926/21 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3.
agreements that commit it to comments after the British building lasted about four “There are a few other to push back against in-
respecting Ukraine’s inde- and Russian minister’s talks, hours. The mother and one things going on in the world creasing Chinese assertive-
pendence and sovereignty. Truss reaffirmed a strong call of her children were already right now, some of you may ness in the region. He will
Seated across a table from for Moscow to pull its troops have noticed. We have a bit of also visit Fiji and discuss GOVERNMENT OF ASSAM
dead when rescuers pulled
Truss with a grim face, Rus- back to their bases. Lavrov them out, while two children a challenge with Ukraine and pressing concerns about OFFICE OF THE CHIEF ENGINEER, PWD (BUILDING)
sian Foreign Minister Sergey rejected the demand as inap- succumbed to their wounds Russian aggression. We’re North Korea with his Japa- ASSAM, CHANDMARI, GUWAHATI-3
Lavrov set a stern tone for propriate and pointed at Brit- shortly afterward, the civil working 24/7 on that,” Blink- nese and South Korean No. CE/BLDG/ARC-N/ 118 /2021/07
the talks, emphasising that ish and NATO troop build- defense said. Later at night, en said in his first public ad- counterparts in Hawaii.
EXPRESSION OF INTEREST FOR CONSULTANCY SERVICE
Moscow won’t accept West- ups in Eastern Europe. the father and three other dress since arriving in Austral- Australian Foreign Minis-
ern lecturing. The talks in Berlin are part ia on Wednesday. ter Marise Payne, who will In cancellation to the EOI No. CE/BLDG/ARC-N/ 118 /2021/05 dated 10th January
children were extracted alive
“Ideological approaches, of renewed diplomatic efforts “But we know, the Presi- chair the Quad meeting, said 2022, on behalf of the Governor of Assam, the Chief Engineer, P.W.D (Building)
and taken to the hospital for
ultimatums and moralising is to resolve the biggest securi- dent knows better than any- the agenda would include re-invites “Expression of Interest” (EOI) from Architect / Architectural firms registered
treatment.
a road to nowhere,” Lavrov ty crisis between Russia and one else, that so much of this COVID-19 vaccine distribu- with Council of Architecture and having wide experience in the relevant field of work
Idlib province is the last
said, noting that his talks with the West since the Cold War. century is going to be shaped tion, cyber and critical tech- for the following project:-
rebel stronghold in war-torn
Truss marked the first meet- French President Em- Syria, and is home to about 3 by what happens here in the nologies, countering mali- SI. Name of work Total Approx. Project
ing of the two countries’ top manuel Macron visiting million people, many of them Indo-Pacific region,” he added. cious and dangerous disinfor- No. cost considered
diplomats in more than four Moscow for more than five internally displaced. The Indo-Pacific is the fast- mation, terrorism, maritime 1 Mukti Yodha Bhumidhar Bordoloi Suwarani Stadium 10.00 Crore
years. Russia-UK ties have hours of talks Monday with Syria’s conflict that began est growing region in the security and climate change. at Malor Gaon, Sootea, District-Biswanath under
been badly strained by the Russian President Vladimir in March 2011 has killed world, accounting for two- India will be represented Signature Project for the year 2021-22
March 2018 poisoning of Putin before meeting with nearly half a million people thirds of global economic by External Affairs Minister The details may be seen in the Notice Inviting Proposal for the consultancy services
former Russian spy Sergei Ukrainian President Volody- and displaced half the growth over the past five years S Jaishankar and Japan by along with the Terms of Reference (TOR) in the P.W.D portal assamtenders.gov.in.
Skripal in England and other myr Zelenskyy in Kyiv the country’s pre-war population and home to half the world’s Foreign Minister Hayashi The validity, period of the RFP shall be 180 days from the date of submission.
sources of tension. next day. – AP of 23 million. – AP population, Blinken said. Yoshimasa. – AP
The Bidders must be registered with the E-tendering system (ETS) of the Govt. of
Assam. (website: http//assamtenders.gov.in). The Chief Engineer P.W.D (Building),
No. DHTE (X) 7/ 2021-22/78 Assam reserves the right to accept or reject any or all proposals without showing any
reasons what so ever.
SHORT TENDER NOTICE Sd/- Chief Engineer, PWD, (Bldg.)
Sealed Tender affixing court fee stamp Rs. 8.25 only are Janasanyog/C/11923/21 Assam, Chandmari, Guwahati-3.
invited in two bid system ( Technical bid & Financial bid) from
Govt. Registered Civil Contractors/Firms for temporary
construction of Stalls, State Pavilions, Theme Pavilion, Expo No. EE/WRD/DBR/2021-2022/M-4/GNL/Pt-V/409
Office, Boundary Wall, Electrification including service
connection, Water supply & Sanitary works, Gate, SHORT NOTICE INVITING TENDER
maintenance of ground and other allied works etc.on hire Sealed tenders in prescribed form (no any tender in cyclostyled copy/carbon copy / Photostat
basis in connection with the State Handloom Expo '2021-22 copy will be accepted) to be eventually to be drawn up in A.P.W.D form of H/ F-2 (as the case may
under the Development Commissioner for Handlooms,
be) affixing non-refundable court free stamps of Rs. 8.25 [Rupees eight & paisa twenty five] only in
Ministry of Textiles, New Delhi at Golaghat. The tender
documents can be obtained from the office of the Directorate different groups are hereby invited from the current years registered contractors of all categories of
Handloom & Textiles, Assam, Ambari, Guwahati-1 on payment Water Resources Department, Assam with 2 % earnest money ( 1% in case of S.C./S.T./O. B.C./
of non refundable Rs.1000/- (Rupees One thousands) only M.O. B.C.) in form of Bank Draft/Fixed Deposit (Nationalized Bank only) duly pledged to the
in favour of the Director, Handloom & Textiles, Assam, Ambari, Executive Engineer, Dibrugarh W.R. Division, Dibrugarh for each group separately. The tenders
Guwahati-1 in form of Demand Draft from any Nationalized
Bank during the office hours of working days up to 12.00
will be received by the undersigned in his office up to 3.00 P.M on 18.02.2022 and will be opened
noon on 25.02.2022. on the same day, place at 3.30 P.M. in presence of the contractors or their authorized representatives.
The last date of submission of tender document is 25.02.2022 Britain’s Prince William talks to British School Al-Khubairat students Amaan Haider, 13, If the date of opening tenders happened to be a holiday/bandh or it is not possible to receive on
left, and Lilly-Rose Mayall, 12, at the Al-Jubail Mangrove Park in Abu Dhabi, United stipulated date for any unforeseen reason, the next working day will be considered as the last day
upto 1.00 P.M.
Arab Emirates on Thursday. The prince began his first official visit to the United Arab
Sd/- Director, Emirates on the same day. – AP/PTI of receipt/opening of the tenders at the same hour.
Handloom & Textiles, Assam The detailed N. I. T., specification of works Group list etc. may be seen in the office of the
Janasanyog/C/11898/21 Guwahati-1 undersigned during office hours on all working day upto 2.30 P.M. of 18.02.2022.

NO.DHTE (X)15/2021-22/7
SHORT TENDER NOTICE
SpaceX satellites falling S I Jurisdiction
No.
Name of
the Work
Nature of
the Work
Approximate
estimate
Time Earnest
allowed for Money
Sealed tenders affixing court fee stamp of Rs. 8.25
(Rupees eight and paise twenty five) only are hereby
invited in two bid system (Technical Bid and Financial
out of orbit after solar storm 1 Dibrugarh
East W.R
Construction
of embankment
Survey
Works
value
Rs. 4,88,043.28
(Rupees four
Completion
15
(Fifteen
2% of the
value of
Bid) in the prescribed format from the valid Govt. CAPE CANAVERAL, Feb 10: SpaceX’s new- ellites orbiting Earth and providing internet
Sub- along the R/B lakhs eighty Days) work (1%
registered under Printing & Stationery Deptt.'s est fleet of satellites is tumbling out of orbit service to remote corners of the world. They
registered Firms/Contractors/Printers for selection of after being struck by a solar storm. circle the globe more than 340 miles up (550 Division of river Sessa eight thousand in case of
Firms/Contractors/Printers & fixation of rates of publicity Up to 40 of the 49 small satellites launched kilometres). from Lezai Tiniali forty three and ST/SC/
materials for printing and supply of various publicity last week have either reentered the atmos- The satellites hit by the solar storm were to Garudharia two eight paise) OBC/
materials/works for State Handloom Expo under the phere and burned up, or are on the verge of in a temporary position. SpaceX deliberately
Patra Gaon MOBC)
Ministry of Textiles, Govt. of India to be held at Dhemaji doing so, the compa- launches them into
and Golaghat during the Financial Year 2021-22. The ny said in an online this unusually low or- 2 Dibrugarh Construction Survey Rs. 2,78,000.00 15 2% of the
tender shall be received upto1.00 P.M. of 25th February, update on Tuesday bit so that any duds East W.R. of Ring Bund Works (Rupees two lakh (Fifteen value of
2022 and will be opened the Technical Bids on the night. can quickly reenter
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Nationalized Bank during office hours of working days 1. Special preference shall be given to firms with experience in the field of job as stated above.
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upto12.00 noon of 25th February, 2022 (except Govt.
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holidays). en and climb to a higher, more stable orbit, which can send streams of plasma from the
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GSA to get its own

Man City stay serene in title charge on wild night football ground
Tottenham at seventh, four points off Champions League place Tripartite agreement
Premier League team clear of relegation danger.
The other match of the night wasn’t
to pave the way
MANCHESTER, Feb 10: The without incident, either, as Norwich SPORTS REPORTER Welfare Nibedan Das Patowary
quickest goal of the season. A six-goal scored inside 39 seconds – through and District Sports Officer
thriller featuring a sprinkle of Brazil- Teemu Pukki – for the fastest goal GUWAHATI, Feb 10: The Dhrubajyoti Deka were also
long-standing demand of a ded- present in the meeting. The
ian magic. A stunning late comeback. scored this season in a 1-1 draw against
icated football ground in the city meeting decided that a tripar-
It was a wild night of action in the Crystal Palace, for whom Wilfried Zaha may soon be fulfilled as the Gu- tite agreement between the
Premier League. Except, that is, at scored a superb solo equaliser before wahati Sports Association (GSA) GSA, Gauhati Commerce Col-
Manchester City, whose march to missing a penalty with a scuffed effort has reached a verbal agreement lege and the Directorate of
the defense of their title couldn’t be that went well wide. with the Gauhati Commerce Sports and Youth Welfare will
more serene. City cruise: It’s 14 games unbeaten College to use the college field be finalised within the next
City never lost control in a routine for Man City, who will now see if sec- exclusively for football. few days. The field will be
2-0 win over Brentford that saw the ond-placed Liverpool can reduce the This was decided today in a used for training of the clubs
meeting of the stakeholders affiliated to the GSA as there
champions open up a 12-point lead in gap back down to nine points with a
at the Gauhati Commerce Col- is a scarcity of dedicated foot-
the title race. win over Leicester. Liverpool have lege. The GSA was represent- ball grounds in the city.
Control was what Tottenham played two games fewer. ed by its president Pulak Gos- “The upcoming C division
lacked in conceding two late goals Riyad Mahrez, with his eighth wami and general secretary qualifying round of the GSA
in a chaotic 3-2 loss at home to goal in his last seven games for City, Dhrubajyoti Kalita while prin- will be held at the field and it
Southampton that damaged their Kevin De Bruyne of Manchester City and Kevin De Bruyne, netting for cipal Homeswar Kalita, vice will be the start of the new
top-four ambitions. who scored in the 69th minute against the fourth straight home game in principal Prasanta Duwara and beginning of football in the
It was even more frantic and end- Brentford in Manchester. the league, were the scorers for associate professor Dr Am- city,” said GSA secretary
arendra Talukdar attended Dhrubajyoti Kalita. The C and
to-end in the 3-3 draw between As- the champions.
the meeting on behalf of the B division football leagues will
ton Villa and Leeds in which Mahrez converted a penalty in the Gauhati Commerce College. also be held at the field, he
Philippe Coutinho took centre 40th after Raheem Sterling was Director of Sports and Youth further revealed.
stage. The Brazil playmaker scored brought down, and De Bruyne stroked
one goal and set up two others to home a low finish into an unguarded
push Villa 3-1 ahead, only for Leeds
to fight back for a draw to keep the
net in the 69th after Sterling had a
shot saved. – AP
Silchar 324/9 on day one
SPORTS REPORTER

GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Silchar posted a total of 324 for the loss of
Djokovic on entry list for
Indian Wells tournament
Krishna made good use of bounce nine wickets in 90 overs on day one of the inaugural match of the
final round matches of the JK Barooah (U-19) Inter-District Tour-
nament at the Golaghat District Sports Association Ground today.
INDIAN WELLS (US), Feb 10: Top-ranked Novak Djoko-
vic is on the entry list for the BNP Paribas Open in California,
in pitch to snap 4 wickets Samir Sinha was the top scorer with 100 off 119 deliveries
while Parvej Musaraf contributed 88 off 136 balls. Ram Das with
55 off 164 was the other notable contributor. Jacky Ali was the
where the Serb would face a vaccine mandate.
Djokovic, who was unvaccinated against COVID-19 as of
last month, was detained and eventually deported from Aus-
T he West Indies batsmen
let their bowlers down
with an uninspiring display
to restrict the Indians to an
even lesser score.
One can understand the
be interesting to see if the
experiment will continue for
the next match too. Since the
dian ship and their partner-
ship stopped the Windies
bowlers from dismissing In-
pick of the bowlers with four for 57 in his 22 overs which also
included six maidens while Ronit Akhtar scalped two wickets
conceding 79 in his 22 overs.
tralia for failing to meet that country’s strict vaccination re- of batting while chasing odd catch being dropped series is already in the bag, dia under 200. Deepak Earlier, the opening ceremony of the final round was held in the
quirements. It prevented him from defending his Australian down a fair- but there is no excuse for there definitely is scope for Hooda also did his prospects presence of Deputy Commissioner of Golaghat Mrigesh Narayan
Open title last month. ly modest sloppy fielding and some more experiments but these no harm by playing another Barua, District Sports Officer of Golaghat Sami Saikia, among others.
Brief scores: Silchar 1st Innings: 324/9 in 90 overs (Samir Sinha 100,
To enter Australia, Djokovic submitted a positive test issued score that fielders seemed less enthu- have to be with a long term composed innings and then
Parvej Musaraf 88, Ram Das 55, Jacky Ali 4/57, Ronit Akhtar 2/79).
in Serbia on December 16 for a visa exemption on the grounds the pacers chipping in with a wicket with
that he had recently recovered from the virus. But the Austral- had restrict- his first over in international
ian government cancelled his visa and deported him. ed India to cricket. Kanaklata Barua women’s cricket
Neither the ATP nor WTA tours require players to be Sunil 237. On a Prasidh Krishna was out- SPORTS REPORTER
Gavaskar
vaccinated against COVID-19. However, non-US citizens must pitch that standing as he made use of
GUWAHATI, Feb 10: Bokakhat, NF Railway Sports Associa-
be fully vaccinated to travel to the US by plane, according to certainly had a bit more car- the bounce in the pitch to
tion and Nagaon registered convincing victories in their respec-
the CDC. Travellers are required to show a negative COV- ry the West Indian speed- good effect to snap four wick- tive matches of the 1st Kanaklata Barua Inter-District Women’s
ID-19 test result or documentation of recovery from COV- sters bent their backs and ets for a miserly 12 runs. Cricket Championship held at different venues here today.
ID-19 when travelling to the US by air. caused problems for the In- siastic than required at this goal in mind. Otherwise it Watching the Windies bats- Brief scores: (At Judges’ Field) Bokakhat won by 10 wickets. Mori-
Djokovic is a five-time champion at Indian Wells, where he dian batsmen. They were level. will just confuse the players men hop against him, Mohd gaon 34 in 19 overs (Arpana Karmakar 7/10). Bokakhat 35 for no loss in
3.1 overs (Mushkan Mollik 15, Parishmita Barua 14).
hasn’t played since 2019. He hasn’t played a match since No- disciplined in the lines and The Indians surprised by and cause unnecessary dis- Siraj and Shardul Thakur was (At ACA Stadium Ground) NF Railway won by 232 runs. NF Railway
vember at the Davis Cup in Madrid. lengths they bowled and having Rishabh Pant to open ruption. a great sight. There’s noth- 276/1 in 30 overs (Manikha Das 153, Kalpana Chautal 58; Daiji Tanti 1/26).
Djokovic is scheduled to play a tournament in Dubai later used the short ball to good the batting despite having an Suryakumar Yadav once ing quite like dishing out the Mangaldai 44 in 19.1 overs (Jinti Moni Kalita 12; Papori Gogoi 2/02,
this month. effect. If only they had more opener KL Rahul, in the again showed very good tem- same medicine to the oppo- Genevie Pando 2/04).
(At Amingaon Cricket Ground) Silchar 218/1 in 30 overs (Khushi
Fans attending Indian Wells from March 7 to 20 are re- support from the fielders team. Pant looked out of sorts perament as he along with nents and that too in increas- Sarma 127, Nikita Dev 35; Rupshree Saikia 1/46). Nagaon 221/4 in 28
quired to show valid proof of full vaccination. – AP they would have been able against the new ball and it will Rahul steadied the shaky In- ing doses. – TCM overs (Hiramoni Saikia 181; Urmila Chatterjee 2/22).

That was something very flattering, Prasidh on captain’s high praise Giroud scores brace
AHMEDABAD, Feb 10: The high praise
from his skipper Rohit Sharma was “very
flattering”, pacer Prasidh Krishna said after
emerging as the star performer with his
excellent bowling in India’s 44-run win over
the West Indies in the second ODI here.
The lanky Karnataka man set up India’s
series-clinching victory in the three-match
rubber, leaving his captain highly im-
pressed.
“That was something very flattering for
me because he (Rohit) has been playing
cricket for lot of time. Coming from him, I
am very happy,” Prasidh said at the post-
match press conference on Wednesday.
Rohit was awestruck by the sensational
spell of Prasidh, who was adjudged the
Player of the Match for his four wickets
for just 12 runs in nine overs, which
included three maidens.
“I have never seen a spell like that in
India for a long time now. Bowled with a lot
of pace and kept it going,” Rohit had said at
the presentation ceremony.
The bowler said that he has been striving
to get consistent and was pleased that his
efforts have paid off.
“Personally, like I said, I have been
putting in the yards and trying to do this for
quite some time now, so I am glad it
happened.
“It has been almost a year since I made
my debut for India. I have been striving to
get more consistent since then,” Prasidh
said at the post-match press conference.
“I remember, when I started off, I used
to get excited and had too many emotions
running through.
“But over time, we have been together,
practised together as a team. We have had
our plans and we have been very clear on
what we wanted to work on.”
India posted 237 for nine and then
returned to dismiss West Indies for 193 in
46 overs to record a comfortable victory.
“Like I said we have been working on
consistency as a bowling unit. We all know
that we have a good set of bowlers in our
team and we are helping and learning from
each other, so that is about it, there is
nothing special,” he maintained.
It is the 11th time in the last 17 games
that the West Indies have failed to bat their
full quota of 50 overs.
Prasidh said that his aim was to hit good
lines and lengths.
“I have never seen a
spell like that in
India for a long time
now. Bowled with a
lot of pace and kept
it going.”
– Captain Rohit
Sharma said on
Prasidh
Krishna’s
bowling at the
presentation
ceremony.
“It was pretty simple, hit good lengths, AC Milan in Italian Cup semis
good lines and bowl in the area where it
first half.
was (necessary) for batsmen to push out for
Five-time cup winner Mi-
runs or block it, so I tried to do my best,”
lan took the lead midway
said the 25-year-old Bengaluru-born player.
through the half at San Siro
Suryakumar Yadav also played a crucial
through Portugal winger Ra-
role in India’s win, with his 64-run knock
fael Leao.
after the hosts were reeling at 43 for three
Centre half Alessio Ro-
following a top-order collapse.
magnoli launched a long pass
Prasidh said the Motera track was
and Leao latched onto it for
favourable for bowlers. his second goal of the com-
“It was more favourable for the bowlers. petition and ninth overall this
So, I think the lengths that I was getting season for the Rossoneri.
last game in the middle overs were very Giroud turned in Leao’s
similar and because there was more cross in the 41st then an-
purchase in the wicket today (on Wednes- other from countryman
day), it was acting different and helping my Theo Hernandez moments
bowling as well,” he elaborated. before the break. He has 10
We did a pretty good job as a bowling goals in 22 games since join-
unit: Prasidh was effusive in his praise for Olivier Giroud
ing the Italian giant after
his bowling colleagues, saying the hosts did four years at Premier
a decent job as a unit. MILAN, Feb 10: Olivier League club Chelsea.
“The initial plan was to keep it tight, put Giroud’s brace made it four Midfielder Franck Kessie
pressure on the batsmen and eventually goals in two games for the added the fourth goal 10 min-
that would get us a few wickets and then on striker as AC Milan routed utes from time for Milan,
it was reacting to the situation. Lazio 4-0 to reach the semi- which last won the trophy in
“I mean, they had a pretty good start, and finals of the Italian Cup. 2003 and joined seven-time
then we had spoken, we were keeping it After scoring two late winner Inter in the last four.
tight, credit goes to everybody, it wasn’t goals to help Milan beat Cup holder Juventus face
easy for the spinners to bowl with the ball league leader Inter Milan 2- Sassuolo and last year’s run-
coming on to the bat well, so we did a pretty 1 on Saturday, the France ner-up Atalanta takes on
good job as a bowling unit,” he said. – PTI veteran struck twice in the Fiorentina. – AP

SU DO KU Someone else took credit for decisions I took in Australia: Rahane

NEW DELHI, Feb 10: He was a central
figure in India’s epic turnaround during the
2020-21 tour of Australia but stand-in captain
of that series Ajinkya Rahane says “someone
else took the credit” for decisions he made to
resurrect the team after the nightmarish 36
all out in the Adelaide Test.
As regular captain Virat Kohli flew out of
Australia, leaving in his wake the disappoint-
ment of the humiliating loss in the opener at
Adelaide, Rahane took over the reins in the
most difficult of circumstances.
What followed was one of the most incred-
ible turnarounds seen in Test history as India
rebounded to win the second match at the
Solution of last problem Melbourne Cricket Ground by eight wickets,
with Rahane leading the fight-back with a
Originating from Japan, ‘su
do ku’ is a mind game and a
magnificent hundred.
puzzle that can be solved “I know what I’ve done there. I don’t need
with proper reasoning and to tell anyone. That’s not my nature to go and
logic. Fill the grid with digits
in such a manner that every
take credit. Yes, there were some things that
row, every column and every
I took the decisions on the field or in the dress-
3 x 3 box accommodates ing room but someone else took the credit
the digits 1 to 9 without
repeating any.
for it,” Rahane said in an episode of Backstage
With Boria.
“(What was) important for me was that we inated the media space for being the architect ily depleted team in one of the most difficult
won the series. That was a historical series of the turnaround given that the dressing room situations, not just at the MCG but through the
and for me, that was really special.” resembled a hospital ward at one point. remainder of the four-match series.
Rahane did not take any names but his com- In fact, Shastri became the voice of the India missed three front-line players at
ments could well be a veiled attack on the then team after those brilliant victories. MCG, and continued to lose key players
head coach Ravi Shastri, who was widely ac- Rahane earned plaudits from the cricket fra- through the series to injuries but still emerged
claimed for the team’s performance and dom- ternity for the manner in which he led the heav- triumphant at the end of it all.
“After that, the reactions from people or
Ajinkya Rahane (L) those who took credit or what was said on the
Rahane did not take and Ravi Shastri media, ‘I did this’ or ‘This was my decision’,
any names but his or ‘This was my call’, it was for them to talk
comments could well about,” Rahane said.
be a veiled attack on “From my end, I knew what decisions I
the then head coach took on the field and what decisions I took on
Ravi Shastri, who was my instincts.
widely acclaimed for “Yes, we talked with the management too
the team’s performance but I used to laugh about it, that is what I did
and dominated the on the field, I never talk much about myself
media space for being or praise myself. But what I did there, I knew.”
the architect of the However, Rahane suffered a prolonged
turnaround given that slump after leading India to that historic se-
the dressing room ries win in Australia, and it continued on the
resembled a hospital tour of South Africa.
ward at one point. Last year, he played 13 Tests and managed
only 479 runs at an average of 20.82. – PTI
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SPORTS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Third ODI: India eye whitewash against West Indies

Dhawan returns to add more firepower; team management might give Madhya Pradesh pacer Avesh Khan a chance
AHMEDABAD, Feb 10: The returning Shikhar
Dhawan will add more firepower to a ruthless
India, who are faced with the problem of plenty,
as they eye a clean sweep of West Indies in an
inconsequential third ODI here on Friday.
Hosts India head into the final match of the se-
ries after having ticked almost all the boxes in the
first two games, which they won comfortably.
Senior opener Dhawan was among the four
players, including a reserve bowler, who had test-
ed positive for COVID-19 just four days ahead of
the start of the ODI leg.
But now that the southpaw is back, the Indian
team could be forced to make a few changes to
its winning combination.
In his absence, the team management opened
with Ishan Kishan in the first game and the flam-
boyant Rishabh Pant in the second.
After his side’s 44-run win in the second game
on Wednesday, India skipper Rohit Sharma made
it clear that Dhawan will be back for the last
match of the ODI series.
“We will get Shikhar back for next game, and he
needs some game time. It is not always the results.
We wanted to try it one game,” Rohit had said.
This means that vice-captain KL Rahul would
continue to bat in the middle-order along with
former skipper Virat Kohli, whose search for his
71st international hundred continues.
The hosts, who were restricted to 237 for nine
in the second game, would be keen to post a big
score if they again bat first.
Skipper Rohit failed in the last game but it is
common knowledge that he can take on any at-
tack on his day, and so is the case with Dhawan.
Pant will go back to the middle-order alongside
Suryakumar Yadav, who is likely to retain his place
after emerging as the team’s highest scorer in the
second match following a top-order collapse.
In all probability, all-rounder Deepak Hooda would
have to make way for Dhawan in the playing XI.
All the middle-order batters – be it Pant,
Suryakumar, Kohli or KL – would be keen to get
some more runs under their belt and end the
ODI leg on a high.
It remains to be seen whether Shreyas Iyer, if
available for selection, can make the playing XI
or not.
The Indian bowlers dished out a clinical show
in the two preceding matches, dismissing their
opponents for 176 and 193, respectively.
And with the series sealed, the Indian team
management can afford to make a few changes
and give opportunities to new players.
So, either left-arm orthodox spinner Kuldeep
Yadav, who is making a comeback after recover-
Shikhar Dhawan ing from an injury, or young leg-spinner Ravi
Bishnoi could get a look-in.
This means that either Yuzvendra Chahal or
India head into the final match Washington Sundar could be rested to make way
for one of their team-mates.
of the series after having Also, Madhya Pradesh pacer Avesh Khan has
ticked almost all the boxes in been waiting in the wings, and the team manage-
the first two games, which ment might also give him a game.
they won comfortably. With pacer Prasidh Krishna taking four wick-
ets in an excellent second game and Shardul
Thakur also among the wickets, it is highly un-
likely that the duo would be dropped.
So if Avesh is included, probably Mohammed
Siraj would have to make way.
Meanwhile, the West Indies, who have already
conceded the series, would be looking to put up
an improvised show with the bat and regain some
lost ground.
The second ODI was the 11th time in the last
17 games that the West Indies have failed to bat
their quota of 50 overs.
Their batters, including skipper Kieron Pol-
lard and senior all-rounder Jason Holder, must
put a prize on their wickets.
Apart from the duo of Pollard and Holder, the
likes of Shai Hope, Brandon King and the swash-
buckling Nicholas Pooran, would also be looking
to dig deep and get some runs under their belt.
On the bowling front, West Indies did well to
restrict India in the second ODI and would want
to continue from where they left. – PTI
MATCH STARTS AT 1.30 PM

‘Auction extremely
important’
We will be preparing our base
for next 5-6 years: Samson
BENGALURU, Feb 10:
Rajasthan Royals skipper
Sanju Samson says the up-
coming IPL auction is ex-
tremely important for them
since they want to build a base
for the next 5-6 years by
picking the
right players.
The Roy-
als, who won
the inaugural
edition of the
league, head
into the auc-
tion here on
Saturday with
Rs 62 crore in
their purse.
The former
champions
have retained
three players
– Samson, big-
hitting Eng-
land wicket-
The IPL auction
keeper batter will be held on
Jos Buttler Feb 12 and 13.
and young In-
dia opener Yashasvi Jaiswal.
“This auction is really im- gakkara feels could once again
portant because we know we
could very well be preparing
our base for the next 5-6
years,” Samson was quoted
as saying in a media release.
“So, we’ve made sure to
track everyone and give the
opportunity to as many play-
ers as possible during the
trials.
“Our goal is to now tar-
get the ones we think align
with our vision, can embrace
our values, and help our
team get back to the top,”
Samson added.
The auction will be held on
February 12 and 13.
Mega auc-
tions have, in
the past, seen
some incredible
picks, ones that
may not have
been the abso-
lute superstars
to the common
eye but were
vital in the larg-
er scheme of
things, with dil-
igent analytical
backing.
It has been
the hallmark of
the Royals fran-
chise in terms of
their recruit-
ment, which the
team and Direc-
tor of Cricket, Kumar San-
come to the fore, and provide
the team with further clarity
as they build for the potential
with a view to the long-term.
“Our analytical assess-
ments are detailed, right
from the information we’ve
collected on players to get-
ting them integrated into a
central database,” Sangakka-
ra said – PTI

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E-mail: horizon@assamtribune.com

When the Lata Mangeshkar, Bhupen Hazarika and Kishore Kumar during
the making of ‘Aarop’

It was during their initial meetings that

Bard met the Lata shared with Bhupen her struggle of

tending to her family after her father died
when she was just 13. Looking out at the
sea from Bandra, Lata said to Bhupen,

Nightingale “It was exactly a decade ago. I took a roti,

AVINIBESH SHARMA writes about Lata
Mangeshkar’s first meeting with Bhupen Hazarika
and her intimate connection with Assam.
were searching for a female singer, and
it was mutually decided that they would
go for the young Lata Mangeshkar, who
had sung a few songs in Bangla by then.
Hemanta took Bhupen to the sea
facing residence of Lata called Balkesh-
war House. A lady opened the door
and welcomed them inside. And there
was Lata, dressed in a white sari. She
pictures of Shivaji and Lata’s father,
Dinanath Mangeshkar hanging on the
wall. There was also a scale model of
Mahalaxmi Mandir. A chain smoker
then, Bhupen was becoming restive to
light a cigarette. He considered himself
to be a misfit in this sacred room. After
a while they started conversing. “I will
call you Bhupen da,” Lata said with a
a green chilli and some salt, and I was
about to eat when my younger brother
Hridaynath began wailing. The wound
on his leg was becoming unbearable. My
mother and my three sisters Asha, Usha
and Meena were looking helpless. I had
become exhausted after moving from
one studio to the other in search of an
opportunity for playback singing. And I
had just come home to eat something. But
I couldn’t. I gave the roti to my brother; Harry Potter and the
and I promised myself: I have to be an Philosopher’s Stone
achiever. I was the eldest in my family
and I was just 17.”
Their association flourished thereafter.
Jonakore Raati Axomire Maati became
Letting your
mind ßy
an overnight sensation and the songs
from the Bengali film Kari-O-Komal
composed by Bhupen Hazarika and
sung by Lata (Asta Akashe Boner Chita
Jwole and Tir Bendha Pakhi) became Dr Jintu Borah
immensely popular. Lata gained a wide
hen a writer writes any literary piece, they con-

An autographed photo sent by Lata to Bhupen, dated
2.11.1956
harat lost a ‘Ratna’ with the passing of Lata
was cuddling her favourite Chinese dogs
sitting on the floor. As soon as Hemanta
introduced Bhupen to Lata, she said, “Oh,
well! I have heard about you from Balraj
Sahni, Salil da, Bimal da and Hemanta
da. Your name suggests a much older
person, but you are quite young.” And
she burst out laughing.
As Hemanta began talking with Lata,
Bhupen tried not to look around the
room conspicuously; but he noticed the
smile, attempting to put him at ease.
Bhupen reciprocated with a big, warm
smile, told her about the song that he
had written and composed (one account
says the song was penned by Pulak
Bandhyopadhyay, but in all probability
it was either Jonakore Raati or Rod
Puwabor Karone for Era Baator Xur).
He hummed the melody and Lata liked
it. She asked him to elaborate on the
meaning of the song, which Bhupen
did. He said to her that they would be
recording the song soon, if she agreed.
The recording began soon thereafter.
audience in Bengal through the songs
composed by Bhupen Hazarika and
written by Pulak Bandyopadhyay and
like Mone Rekho and Rongila Bansite
Ke Daake. She also went on to record
seven songs in Assamese, only one written
and composed by someone other than
Bhupen Hazarika (Akax O’ Akax penned
by Phani Talukdar and composed by
Salil Choudhury for Aparajai). Lata also
sang for Bhupen whenever he wielded
the baton for a Hindi film. Naino Mein
Darpan from the film Aarop and Dil
Hoom Hoom Kare from Rudaali retain
W
sciously or unconsciously write about their own
experience – whether they write an imaginative or
a realistic piece. In a realistic piece of literature, it
is obvious that readers would recognise the writ-
er’s experience in the enumerated characters. But it becomes
difficult to recognise the author’s experience when they write in
a purely imaginative setting, with an unrealistic atmosphere or
personas or characters. In such texts, the writers use their imag-
inative faculty to the fullest, which gives the authors unlimited
access to explore a field hitherto unknown to the readers.
Here are some examples of imaginative texts where the writers
have used their imaginative faculties to a great extent. Let’s start
by citing an example from the old English epic Beowulf (between

B Mangeshkar. In her seven decade-long career,

the Nightingale of India, as she is popularly
known, enthralled generations with her silken
voice. The March 1956 edition of Vogue
labelled her as the woman with Ma Saraswati in her
throat, and rightly so. Interestingly, it was around this
time when her association with Assam began. She
was introduced to the Bard of the Brahmaputra, Dr
Bhupen Hazarika in her Mumbai residence that year
and sang the memorable Jonakore Raati Axomire
Maati for Hazarika’s directorial debut Era Baator Xur.
However, there are varying accounts of their first
meeting; and sometimes one account does not match
with the other. But sifting through the various accounts
of the first rendezvous, written by the Bard, one can
decipher that it was either during the making of the
Bengali film Asamapta or Era Baator Xur that they
met in Mumbai.
Bhupen Hazarika was visiting Mumbai to record a trio
with Hemanta Mukhopadhyay and another singer. They
Gauri Priya Bora
Lata took her Chrysler to Hemanta Muk-
hopadhay’s house, picked up Bhupen
and headed out for the recording session.
She also took him to Pune and Kolha-
pur during this period. During one such
long drive, they hashed out the cultural
similarities between the Marathis and the
Assamese: Icons like Lachit Barphukan
and Shivaji, spiritual teachers like Ramdas
and Srimanta Sankaradeva, the Usha
and Sita lores. They also discussed the
folk scene: Bihu Naam, Aai Naam and
Borgeet in Assam and Ovi, Powada
and Tamasha in Maharashtra. Lata then
paused for a bit and said, “Do you know
Bhupen da? Nowhere else except in
Maharasthra and Assam do people call
their mothers ‘Aai’. Like the Assamese,
we too address our mothers as Aai in
The legends in a recording studio,
c. 1950s Marathi.”
arch-enemy and our greatest companion – our
their effervescence till date. She also came
down to Guwahati for a performance
in March, 1988.
Right from the time of the gramophone,
transistor radio and turntable through the
age of compact cassette tapes, compact
discs, walkmans and MP3 players to
the iPods of the present time, Lata’s
mellifluous voice has enraptured gener-
ations and slipped across borders; her
songs defining our moods and emotions.
As for the people of her ‘Duronir Dex’
Assam, they would also remember the
Nightingale through her association with
the Bard of the Brahmaputra and the
evergreen songs they produced together.
As I write this piece, some expatriate
may be remembering Lata by humming
Jonakore Raati or Godavari Noir Parore
Pora Axomi Aailoi Jasu Pronam.
975 AD-1025 AD). Here, the hero, Beowulf fought with the
monster Grendel for a king named Hrothgar. Finally, he died by
receiving a mortal wound from a dragon. Let me give you a list
of such writers’ works. They are: Christopher Marlowe’s Doctor
Faustus (written between 1589-1592), John Milton’s Paradise
Lost (1667), John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress (1678), Daniel
Defoe’s Robinson Crusoe (1719), Alexander Pope’s Rape of the
Lock (1772), Jonathan Swift’s Gulliver’s Travels (1726), Lewis
Caroll’s Alice in Wonderland (1865), HG Wells’s The Invisible
Man (1897), CS Lewis’s The Chronicles of Narnia (1950), etc.
When the writers introduce supernatural elements in a liter-
ary piece of work, even then, they use their imaginative facul-
ty. Christopher Marlowe uses supernatural elements in Doctor
Faustus and the three worlds – human, heaven and hell are de-
picted well by the playwright and the spectators readily believe
the rules and happenings of the three worlds. This is because
the imaginative worlds are replicas of the real world, only with
the exception that they have superhuman or magical powers.
William Shakespeare uses supernatural elements like ghosts,
witches, demons and persons who can transform with the help
of superpowers, etc. In The Tempest (spirit Ariel, who serves
Prospero); in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (fairy-like character
Puck, Oberon (the king of the fairies), Titania (the queen of the

Death of
own psyche. Here are a few ways to help the fairies in the play); Hamlet’s father’s ghost in Hamlet; the three
reader in designing their own devices and rituals witches in Macbeth and Sycorax (a witch) in The Tempest are
erhaps, one of the most

P
to practice handling their ego: solitude, self-anal- such characters which transcend the minds of the audience to a
profound forms of spiri-

the ego
ysis as against self-criticism, and devoting regular completely imaginary world ruled and guided by supernatural be-
tual awakening is likely to periods to creative pursuits. ings. In John Milton’s Paradise Lost, we find Pandamonium, the
come through the shelling The years of the pandemic have taught us capital of hell and the fallen angel Satan and his followers. Satan
of the ego. ‘Ego-death’ has more about the dangers and merits of self-iso- and his followers were planning to fight against god (Book-I). It
varied interpretations in science, lation than all of the years that we’ve spent to is based on the Bible and the imaginative world fascinates the
psychology, and spirituality. In date on this planet combined. Seclusion can readers greatly. It is one of the most famous epics in English.
psychedelic research, the term be difficult, boring, and even perilous, but if we In this way, in every age, the writers have used their imagina-
‘ego-death’ is defined as ‘part of allow room for resourcefulness and compassion, tive faculty to create a different world other than the real world.
the (symbolic) experience of death solitude can also be a form of spiritual awaken- I want to conclude this article by citing two such modern exam-
in which the old ego must die be- ing in itself – paving way for self-awareness and ples: one is the Nigerian author Ben Okeri’s The Famished Road
fore one can be spiritually reborn.’ brand-new forms of creativity. Humankind has al- and the other is British writer JK Rowling’s Harry Potter series.
This write-up does not intend to ways had an inkling of the magnificent adventure In The Famished Road, Ben Okeri writes about a spirit child
advocate the use of psychedelics that life can turn out to be if one finds meaning named Azaro whose parents are Nigerian but his spirit siblings
to attain spiritual elevation. How- in solitude. It is deeply fulfilling to grow in quiet constantly call him to their world. But he refuses to go as he
ever, this piece does advocate the by surrendering to the agony of lonesomeness be- loves his mortal parents. In Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s
practice of certain personal rituals, fore it becomes a faithful friend, providing us with Stone, we find Harry Potter, the son of a wizard, who lives with
so to speak, in order to get a grip new insights into our own person, and awakening his uncle’s family. His uncle does not believe in magic but has to
on one’s ego and to, thus, find our soul from a restless slumber. believe in it when letters come flying from the world of wizards,
new perspectives of looking at the Perhaps, when we first start on our journey of addressed to Harry Potter and he is invited to the Hogwarts
world without the mist of bias and self-analysis, the supportive, even if somewhat School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Thus, the readers enter into
subjective self-identity. frail angel on our shoulder, would have a hard the world of magic via the lead character. This series became a
But the ego can be useful too. time convincing us that we are worthy of love bestselling book series as well as a very popular movie series.
In fact, a healthy ego can be even as the domineering devil of our other shoul- To conclude this article, I want to quote from the speech of
harnessed into an efficient tool for der screeches our past mistakes at us with an Rowling delivered at Harvard University, “I have decided to talk
self-improvement. So, why must intensity that might make even our angel shudder. to you about the benefits of failure... I want to extol the crucial
one think about shelling the ego in All we need to do here is to keep trying to be importance of the imagination.’’
the first place? The answer to gentler on ourselves by learning from past mis-
this can perhaps be found in takes as things we did wrong instead of thinking (The writer is an assistant professor at Dispur Law College.)
the grey quarters of balance Hero’s Journey, Joseph Campbell describes ego-death as a of ourselves as a ‘bad person’ who is unworthy of
and equilibrium. In a world phase of self-surrender and transition and likens it to the pop- love and respect.
of extremes, possessing an ular mythology of death and rebirth. American psychologist Creativity can serve as an effective outlet and
easily hurt, fragile ego can Carl Jung explains the human psyche by dividing it into three empower us like those magical herbs in video
prove to be detrimental to parts – the ego, the personal unconscious, and the collective games that energise the player and provide them
self-esteem and can stunt unconscious. According to him, the ego is the conscious; the with vitality when their energy runs low. Need
our growth. Meanwhile, personal unconscious includes both recalled and suppressed creative ideas? Writing in all of its forms, as well
having a titanium ego with memories; meanwhile, the collective unconscious holds our as dance, music, and artistic endeavours of all
no room to get off the high experiences as a species or knowledge that we are kinds – are some. The universe is the limit.
horse once in a while and born with. Here’s a crucial thing we need to under- In the intricate journey of fulfilling our
gracefully allow oneself to stand at this point: anything that is ‘conscious’ can personal legend, the death of the ego comes
be proved wrong – can be engineered to our benefit – as can the ego. as a significant phase in the metamorphosis of
lead us to morph into a The ego is something of a weapon. And so, like the soul and can instigate the kind of self-trans-
narcissist and a dictator. any weapon, we must learn to handle it, train with formation that may very well revolutionise our
In his book The it and let it help us combat in fairness with our lives for the better.
Paradise Lost
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Evanescent Solitude Brown Dusk

I S
could hear the sounds of silence ince the age of 6,
My Papa told me to stay under a roof – away from the sunlight.
As I was in a vacuum or void.
Stage Of gluttony, of grudge and violence,
Of demeanour, I was devoid.
At the age of 15,
My mom discreetly replaced Lux soap with a foul blend of
I chose to live in solitude turmeric and milk.

A brass-hued sigh
Bobs up, tripping in the darkness,
Bereft of clouds, birds and voice.
Cause they thought I always intrude;
Because I have a skin tone which is considered to be ‘ugly’!
“You’re the colour of the strong tea, and not a cup of milk”
Is what my grandma told me once.
All my mouth made, was noise.
Presses my bonsai bosom. “Men want diamonds, not lumps of obsidian charcoal”.
But faraway, I still saw a planet;
He dwells in entranced unattachment. My friends asked me, “How can you be dusky
A planet that looked up to me.
But in trenchancy the truth was trapped; While your mom and sister are milky-white?”

The write spin I lay up my life

Amidst reed-walls
Dragging down the flown-away dreams,
Time blows the whistle in motion.
That I looked up to her with ecstasy.
I didn’t want this evanescence,
But the blue came back to me
Only fair skin is considered to be part of beauty.
When will we Brown girls revolt against our own reflection?
I never considered my skin tone to be a deal breaker!
Came back the birds, came back the clouds, Forget Snowhite or Cinderella, say hello to Esmeralda,
ona by Argentinian author Pola Oloixarac is

M a remarkably fast-paced narrative where the

world of writers, along with the examination
of the creative exercise, forms its core. Writing
today draws out not merely the writer’s dexter-
ity or talent, it upticks factors such as market viability where
commercial and ‘literary’ value become contestants in the
memory game. Part of this process involves literary festivals
Gathering the past and future
With a bamboo hook,
I thrash the present,
And lay the sheaf of paddy
On my bosom,
And embrace the stage of daily routine.
Came back, the voice of Epiphany.

Jyotishman Gogoi,
Guwahati
I will write my own fairy tale, by my own terms.
I’m proud of my skin tone, you should not judge it.
Let’s begin by being our own lovers first,
Everyone should realise that beauty comes in all shades.

Parlima Borah,
Guwahati

where grand carnivalesque situations are designed to swing

things towards ‘attention’. Mona Tarrile-Byrne, the char-
acter at the centre of the novel is a young Peruvian writer
I rear the hue of a sulk
In the bamboo basket, Be my ValenƟne
The fine longing
whose first work of fiction was pretty well-received, serving
for her as a gateway to a nomination for a famous Swedish
literary award. Among her fellow nominees are writers from
My thousand affections
Is near – oscillating, I wear your colours in my heart, The Brahmaputra
Scrutinising every sigh. How do you not know?
countries across the world, including Iran, Korea, Colom-
bia, France, Algeria among others – each one hoping to
take the prize home.
Partha Prayash,
When I am close to you, don’t you see my glow?
My heart yearns for you, though you have no clue, D usk was drawn into sable blackness of thirst,
Silence pursued the agonies of lost war
Jorhat Each little heartbeat achingly longs for you.
The four-day meet shows sides of people that aren’t (Translated by Dipen Gogoi) Every lonely night, I sleep wrapping you in my thoughts, A voice pierced in my ears
openly accessible, the deep-set openings from within each If only you knew the lovelorn heart is distraught. I search, but
personality making marks, however imperceptibly, that Albeit, words fall short when you come close Only hear an echo from afar.
leave them exposed in front of each other. The dimen- One glance from you, is an intoxicating dose. Tranquillity of the Brahmaputra
sions of personality and the facades through which the No more can I wait, I want to pour out my heart Often stormed my soul.
writers have to negotiate in a world where the reader is a Give you my love, embrace you with warmth. Walking the shoreline, laid by
myth takes I want to cherish moments with you, make you forever mine The stains of your love and droplets of your smell
self-scrutiny to It’s such a wonderful time, be my valentine. “And to the land I gave my blood and my lover.”
an altogether
different level. Vijaylaxmi Sarmah, Shahnaz Islam,
It is no longer Guwahati Via e-mail
Bibhash Choudhury a writer
anticipating a reader in a conversation of sorts. Things
are much more complicated as we can see the realisation
seep in: “We have to accept that our readers are no longer
human. That we’re all immersed in an immense narrative,
the largest representational endeavour in the history of the
world: Google. It organises and indexes everything you’ve
ever done, and catalogs your desires – even the things you
still don’t know you’ll desire. It keeps statistics on your loves
Olympic ßame is passed underwater
and your hates, the various possibilities for your future.
The characters, which are to say, the users, are increasing THE ORIGINAL OLYMPIC GAMES
in number every day. And every day, more of them write The first games took place in Olympia in 776 BC, and recurred every
themselves into the story, each user doing his or her best to four years until at least AD 393 and they perhaps continued until the
sound just like themselves! The genre for these characters is What was Temple of Zeus burnt in 425 AD.
autofiction, playing at being real.” The games started simply, with just a stade – a foot race – but
Writing and reading have become a virtual game, an
special about acquired additional events over time, including boxing, horse racing and
ongoing circuit of balance-keeping where it is so easy to the underwater wrestling.
The sporting celebration also eventually became a political tool for
fall out of line. And staying relevant, as Mona comes to
know when her second novel receives a deterring feedback torch used in Greek city-states to assert their dominance over rivals.
Winners were given olive leaf wreaths or crowns to honour their
from her French publisher, is one challenge every writer is the Yongding victories.
constantly trying to fulfil. Pola Oloixarac’s novel is a metafic-
tional inventory of a kind, looking at the play of sources River handover
and formats, conditioned by social structures that are in a
tug-and-pull routine, constantly spinning. It is no longer a
is that it was
matter of adaptability or something like ‘keeping up with developed using shaped robots held a metallic red Beijing officials who witnessed a
the times’. What Oloixarac invites us to look at is a more and silver torch in their arms to rehearsal of the robotic underwater
insistent phenomenon: writing, reading and attentiveness
a smokeless pass the flame with, during this leg relay described the performance as
are governed by the same principle, that of staying relevant. gaseous fuel that of its three-day journey through ‘breathtaking and touching’.
As in any other scheme of things, warding off insecurity is Beijing. The first of the two robots It is the first time that two robots
as much a writer’s dilemma as of those who consume or allowed it to burn received the flame from An Guoyu have passed over the Olympic
reject a narrative. Mona is aware of the need to navigate without polluting – the 254th human torchbearer flame to each other underwater, but
across a variety of waters, not because she is adept, but since the flame left Olympia, in not the first time that the torch’s
because it is a form of assertion she cannot do without: the surrounding Greece, on October 18 last year journey to the opening ceremony
“Strictly speaking, Mona preferred to think of herself as
more of a mermaid, that cross between the fantastic and
waters. – before taking the plunge into
the chilly depths of the Yongding
has involved a submarine leg.
The flame first ventured under-
the inexplicable whose true habitat was beneath the wa- River. With the impressive feat of water in the run-up to the Sydney by the ‘Crabster’, a giant six-legged istics China is looking to promote
terline, among the drowned. She couldn’t help feeling like he first ever underwater deep-sea exploration droid built with the games. The underwater

T
an outside observer, a mermaid tourist. Anyway, the whole relay of the Olympic
charade was just a bizarre exercise in academic bureaucra- torch between two
cy.” The awareness of repetitive literary exercises, including robots was successfully
pastiche, in spite of some being outstandingly inventive, performed in China
are eventually seen through by one reader or the other. recently, a video has revealed.
The most important takeaway lesson of Oloixarac’s novel The handover involved the
perhaps is this: whether it comes in the form of a storm or flame being submerged via
a soft whisper, it is the writer’s constant self-awareness that special torches for around eight
undergoes the crucial test, every time. minutes, and was held in the
middle of the icy Yongding River.
(outenga@gmail.com) Each of the curling-stone-
having passed the fire underwater
successfully pulled off, the second
robot triumphantly surfaced. Here,
it transferred the flame to human
torchbearer number 255, An
Yixiang, who ran the next leg of
the relay.
In total, 1,200 human torch-
bearers are participating in this
year’s relay, which has had to be
scaled down this year in response
to the coronavirus pandemic.
Olympics in 2000, when marine
biologist Wendy Craig Duncan
swam with it at the Great Barri-
er Reef. This was followed by a
submarine leg in the Sochi 2014
Winter Games that was relayed
between divers at a depth of 42
feet (13 metres) below the surface
of Lake Baikal in Russia.
And at Pyeong Chang 2018,
submersible robots first got in on
the action, with the torch carried
at the Korean Institute of Ocean
Science and Technology.
What was special about the
underwater torch used in the
Yongding River handover, howev-
er, is that it was developed using
a smokeless gaseous fuel that
allowed it to burn without polluting
the surrounding waters.
This choice is in keeping with
the green and high-tech character-
torch was designed to resemble
Beijing 2022’s furled-ribbon-like,
red and silver carbon fibre ‘feiyang’
torch. China Aerospace Science &
Industry Corporation expert Zhang
Bo said the mix of gases used was
specially configured to produce a
flame whose form and colour was
closer to that of a regular flame.
– Agencies

ueen Elizabeth II, the world’s longest-reigning living monarch, recently be- 9. She also served as the music director in five Marathi films. Which was the last film she

Q came Britain’s first monarch to rule for 70 years. She was born as Elizabeth
Alexandra Mary Windsor and not the direct heir to the throne but became
the next heir after her uncle King Edward VIII abdicated the throne to marry
an American divorcee. She was crowned the Queen of England in 1952 after
the passing of her father King George VI.
Sailen Baishya
19. PICTURE CLUE:
Identify this legendary
music composer with
Lata Mangeshkar.
(From the Quiz Master)
composed music for?
10. Lata Mangeshkar was inducted as a Rajya Sabha MP by the Atal Bihari Vajpay-
ee-led NDA government. When was she nominated?
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11. Hussainniwala in Firozpur district of Punjab is the place where Bhagat Singh,
In today’s Master’s Choice section, do try out a set of questions on the Nightingale Sukhdev and Rajguru were cremated on March 23, 1931. Which memorial is located
of India – the late Lata Mangeshkar, as a tribute to the musical legend. Meanwhile, in Hussainniwala? (Rakesh Barman, Guwahati)
keep writing to us with quiz reports, questions (with answers and full postal address) 12. Which are the only birds known to be capable of flying backwards? (Ankita
and interesting bits of information to: Quizone, Horizon, C/o The Assam Tribune, Choudhury, Tezpur)
Maniram Dewan Road, Guwahati. SMS or WhatsApp me at: 98640-26322 and 13. After 44 years, an Australian girl Asleigh Barty picked up the trophy for Austra-
e-mail at: tosailen@gmail.com or quizonesailen@gmail.com. To read Quizone online, lian Open (Tennis) in her home country. Who did it 44 years ago? (Abhinandan Das,
you can log on to http://epaper.assamtribune.com. via e-mail)
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1. Lata Mangeshkar was born on September 28, 1929. What was her place of birth Officer Hugh Rose said this about whom? (Shamima Farheen, Guwahati)
and her birth name? 15. Who has become the third Indian after Virat Kohli and Unmukht Chand to score
2. Lata Mangeshkar has worked with almost all the famous music directors, except a century in the ICC U19 World Cup? (Md Iftikar Hussain, Rangia)
one. Name the famous music director who never worked with her? 16. Who has been honoured this year as the World Games Athlete of the year?
3. Which patriotic song once sang by Lata Mangeshkar brought tears in the eyes of (Arupa Sarma, Guwahati).
India’s first Prime Minister Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru? 17. Which state’s tableau was adjudged as the best in Republic Day Parade 2022?
4. In 1974, she became the first Indian to perform live at which prestigious venue? ANSWERS (Sanjeeb Das, Pathsala)
5. She is known for singing melody-based and soft songs, while her sister Asha is 1. At Indore and her birth name was Hema, 2. OP 18. Who has been named the winner of ICC Spirit of Cricket Award 2021? (Bidyut
known for fast-paced songs. But Lata has sung some fast numbers, a famous one Nayyar, 3. Ae Mere Watan Ke Logo, 4. Royal Albert Hall, Das, via SMS)
being Dilbar Dil Se Pyare from the film Caravan. Who was the music director of this London, 5. RD Burman, 6. Wada na tod, 7. Bismillah QUES
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film? Khan, 8. Salil Choudhury, 9. Tambadi Mati, 10. 1999, 20. When this scientist won the Nobel Prize for Physics in 1956, he brought only one of
6. Which Lata Mangeshkar song was included in the soundtrack of the Hollywood 11. National Martyrs Memorial, 12. Hummingbirds, his three children to the awards ceremony in Stockholm so as not to disrupt the other two
film Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind? 13. Chris O’Neil in 1978, 14. Rani Laxmibai, 15. Yash sons’ studies. When he received the award from King Gustav VI Adolf, the king scolded
7. Lata Mangeshkar was awarded the Bharat Ratna in 2001. She shared the prize Dhull, 16. PR Sreejesh, 17. Uttar Pradesh, 18. Daryl him on hearing about leaving his other two children behind on such an important occa-
with another musical legend; name him. Mitchell of New Zealand, 19. Madan Mohan, 20. John sion. He then assured the king that if he wins again, he would bring all his children. He
8. Lata Mangeshkar ranked the song Aaja Re Pardesi from the film Madhumati as Bardeen (He is the only person to have won two Nobel kept his promise when he won the Nobel Prize again in the same category in 1972. Who
one of her favourites. Who was the music director of this film? Prizes in Physics). was he? (Jintu Mochchry, Diesel Loco Shed, New Guwahati)
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path to take? From choos-

Conßicting Dear diary…

ing a life partner or one’s
calling, to the many
conundrums that life
presents us with along

choices
the way, the weight ]Prastuti Barua
of responsibility
in- inally, after a roller coaster ride of ups and downs as well as the

s a young girl, I remember learning

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F bittersweet experience of staying at home for almost a year, I
have moved out to a new place. Although I was, initially, a little
depressed for not making it to a Master’s degree programme and

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about the importance of freedom
as a value and as a right. Why not,
from the dark age of slavery to the
French Revolution and to our own
struggle against colonisation, freedom has
always been a much cherished ideal. From
the personal to the political, nothing feels as
exhilarating and inspiring as the sweet taste
of freedom. Then I came across Jean Paul
Sartre, the brilliant French philosopher, who
declared that ‘Man is condemned to be free;
because once thrown into the world, he is
responsible for everything he does.’ This
single statement opened my mind to the idea
of how our actions and the choices we make
eventually define us and are fundamentally
binding. As they say, with great power comes
great responsibility. Our beloved freedom can
be pretty damning too, if not steered wisely!
Slowly, as life happens, one begins to
realise how, at times, human agency and
freedom of choice have a paradoxical and
imponderable quality. There is an interesting
concept in philosophy called the Buridan’s
Donkey, formulated by 14th century
French philosopher, James Buridan.
This principle talks about a
hypothetical situation where a
donkey which is equally hungry
and thirsty, is standing precisely midway
from a stack of hay and a bucket of water.
Buridan postulates that this donkey, unable
to decide between the two equally important
choices, in-
evitably stays
rooted to the
spot and dies of hunger and thirst.
Buridan argued, “Should
two courses be
judged
equal, then the will cannot break the dead-
lock, all it can do is to suspend judgement
until the circumstances change, and the right
course of action is clear.”
So, what does one do when forced to make
a choice between two equally important and
coveted options? Sometimes, the burden of
choice becomes one of the most problematic
and perplexing conflicts confronting human-
kind. Who can forget the immortal soliloquy
of the Shakespearean tragedy Hamlet? The
prince ponders over critical questions of life
and death and the plethora of predicaments
that they inevitably bring along. We have all
heard about the phrase, a Catch-22 situation,
which was first coined in 1961 by American
writer Joseph Heller, who used it in his novel
Catch-22. It speaks of a difficult situation
where one is faced by equally conflicting
conditions, making it impossible to make the
correct/right decision. In the book based on
World War II, the phrase is introduced by the
army psychiatrist, who invokes Catch-22 to
describe the situation where
any officer, in the hope of
being excluded from
dangerous mis-
sions, makes the
claim that he is insane,
invariably demonstrates his
sanity by terming himself
mad, and, thus, cannot be
declared insane, and has
to continue with
his war duties. It is like being
caught between a rock and a hard
place.
Many a times in life, we find ourselves at
crossroads – not knowing what to do or which
witnessing my friends get into universities, I, too, had the urge to
explore something new, away from my monotonous life. Fortunately, I got
built in the process the opportunity to pursue a PGDCA course at Dibrugarh university, where
of decision-making,
bears heavily on us.
What happens when
two roads in a yellow
wood seem identical
I got the chance to discover the whole new environment of university
and equally well-trav-
life and also weaved some new bonds. I also got the chance to visit new
elled by? Which one
places and try different cuisines that I had been craving for many years.
does one embark
Sharing a room with a stranger was another ice-breaking moment for
on?
a person like me who is a total homebody and comfortable in her own
The COVID-riddled
zone. However, the tables turned for me and I got an extremely caring,
world has seen hu-
helpful and lovable sister as my roommate.
mankind grappling
Meeting new faces and talking to people, I have also gained a lot
with some ines-
of knowledge regarding so many things I was unaware of. Although
capable questions
happiness is spontaneous and problems are inevitable, I just wish to
in everyday life.
go on and experience whatever life offers in this journey of survival.
Should we step out
Also, back home after almost a month, I find everything around me to
or should we stay at
be new and unfamiliar. My mother seems to be extra conscious about
home? When and
me. My father is his old calm self, and although my sister has her
which vaccine should
tantrums, she is mostly calm and everything feels great.
we take? Should we go
I also have my interim birthday coming up. Strange, isn’t it? Out
for another lockdown?
of nowhere, it came to my sister last year that my birthday should be
Should young children,
celebrated on December 18 instead of December 17 as she was a bit
who have been deprived of a regular school-
engaged and was unable to make my day special. Well, it seems like I’ll
life for such a long span, now start going
be celebrating my birthday on the 18th from now on!
to school? The pandemic has presented
Until then, wishing this year brings in hope, prosperity and benev-
humankind with impossible choices to make
olence.
every morning, replete with both damning (prastutibarua@gmail.com)
and salvaging possibilities.
Life is itself an enigmatic paradox. Though
burdensome and at times, the power, thrill
and vulnerability of human agency and
choice is what makes life
compelling and enriching.
Otherwise, one gets reduced
to a mere cog in the wheel, determined
completely by larger social structures. To be
or not to be might be the ultimate question.
But unlike the Buridan’s donkey, we, in good
faith, hope to make the leap, and live to tell
the tale!

Guatemala’s
Tesla Model S, the fourth in the

Hot EV!
list, can also do the quarter-mile at
a scarcely believable 9.23 seconds.

tricked-out The third position goes to Lotus

Evija. With just 130 models being
produced, the Evija is Lotus’ first
Deborshee Gogoi

‘Chicken Buses’ electric car and it looks very im-

pressive. At a quoted 1,972 hp and
3,700 lbs, the Evija’s four electric
These old American school buses Rimac Nevera motors should propel it to a max
are a fixture of daily life across speed of more than 200 mph!
The Tesla Roadster takes the
Central America. he evolution of electric second position, even though it

T vehicles (EV) saw various

companies participate in
humongous activities over
the years to achieve high
range and speed. The first few, like
the Nissan Leaf and the Chevrolet
Bolt, were not even a glimpse of what
were to come; they were just about
practical and boring cars, lacking even
a semblance of fun and excitement.
Those silent four-wheelers have
since faded out.
peculiar sight flies through Guatemala’s dense-
Devol Nath
Porsche’s Tayman Turbo S
charges from the bottom with a 0 to
60 mph in just 2.6 seconds. It has a
201-mile EPA-estimated range.
Then comes Tesla’s Model 3. The
Model 3 performance can rocket
from 0-60 in 3.1 seconds, thanks to
its dual electric motors, and contin-
ue all the way up to a maximum top
isn’t actually a real car yet. Tesla
says the new Roadster will be the
quickest car in the world, running
0-60 mph in just 1.9 seconds. The
company also claims a ludicrous
range of 620 miles and a top speed
in excess of 250 mph!
The list is topped by Rimac
Nevera.
The production-ready Rimac
Nevera goes from 0-60 mph in
1.85 seconds and 0-180 mph in

A
Apart from having a much higher speed of 162 mph! 9.3 seconds. The quarter-mile?
ly-packed city streets and rolling, mountainous The Model 3 is followed by the That’ll be over in 8.6 seconds, and
range, now we have numerous cars
countryside: a fleet of thousands of American 1,020 hp Model X, which is able it’ll continue on to a top speed of
with astounding speed.
school buses. But they are not the ordinary to go from 0 to 60 mph in 2.5 258 mph! Expect the Nevera to
Here is a list of the top eight cars
yellow vehicles that ferry children to school seconds. cost more than $2.4 million.
with high speed. Though much of
every day. Not any more. Here, and across Central The fifth in the list is Lucid Air, Are you interested?
the list is dominated by Elon Musk’s
America, these buses are the region’s main form of which makes 0-60 mph run in 2.5
Tesla cars, but which among them
public transport. seconds.
is the fastest? (devolnath@hotmail.com)
In Guatemala, the vehicles are a source of endless cre-
ativity and variety. A few buses hit their routes unadorned
– still bright yellow, still carrying the names of the school
districts they once served. But others get extreme make-
“Like the words you used just now – great and awe-
some, there are many other words which have lost Want help? Study says
overs. They can be seen arrayed in bus ports all over the
country, with bright green, red, or blue paint jobs, and
their intensity or force over time and become weaker
in meaning.” ask in person
decorated with intricate striping, flames, American car- “Oh, okay.” esearchers from Ryerson University in Toronto found
toon characters, flashing lights, or old-school bike horns.
Their patterns indicate routes and companies, and are
often a point of pride for their owners.
Some passengers haul in large bags of potatoes, corn,
onions, and other crops to sell in urban markets. Others
are suit-clad workers on their way to work, or women
Protim Sharma
“I see.”
“‘Fantastic’ and ‘incredible’, just
like ‘awesome’, also meant awe-in-
spiring or beyond belief, but now
they just mean ‘very good’.”

“Then you have words such as ‘horrible’ or ‘terri-

wearing traditional indigenous dress – intricately woven
skirts, shirts, and
belts as colorful as
the buses they ride.
What the “chicken
buses,” as they are
known, share is his-
tory. Each of these
vehicles started life as a school bus in the US, and each
reached 10 years or 150,000 miles of service. Then
they were auctioned off for less than $2,000 and driven
south to their new homes for a new life. And behind
each bus is a driver. And each driver has a story that’s a
window into life in Central America.
The job is among the most dangerous in the Americas.
Drivers have to pay protection money to gangs, often out
of their own pockets. Between 2010 and 2017, attacks
on buses have claimed more than 2,000 lives, notably in
the capital of Guatemala City. Other drivers tell tales of
pride: building their own family businesses through the
buses, or even meeting their spouses while working.
– Agencies
(This column will carry everything odd around the world. Readers’
contributions will be appreciated at horizon@assamtribune.com.)
When words fade...
ow come a great book is not great and
“H an awesome film is not awe-inspiring?”
“Sorry?”
“I mean, why does great not
mean ‘huge/large’ in ‘a great book’
and awesome does not necessarily inspire awe or
fear when we refer to ‘an awesome film’?”
“Hmmm… interesting question. This is a case of
something known as semantic bleaching.”
“Semantic what?”
“Semantic bleaching. It is a term used in linguis-
tics for a process where, over time, words lose
their intensity and become less specific. ‘Semantic’,
as you know, is connected with the meanings of
words, and ‘semantic bleaching’ is to do with how
the meanings of words fade over time.”
“You mean words become weaker in meaning?”
“Yes, because of overuse – just like the colour of a
shirt fades after it has been washed too many times!”
“Ha-ha, good analogy. Could you give a few ex-
amples of this semantic bleaching?”
Note: Readers’ contributions and feedback are welcome at protim.sharma@gmail.com or on WhatsApp at 9435055497.
ble’, once used to mean ‘inducing awe, terror, fear’,
but over time, people started using these words for
things where there was not actually terror or fear
involved. Many words affected by semantic bleaching
are amazing, awful, pretty, really, very, ultimately,
etc. These are mostly used for emphasis, and have
become less literal over time.”
“This reminds me to ask about ‘literally’. Has it
also lost its sheen?”
“Yes, you are right. Many people complain about the
use of the word ‘literally’ in a way that seems non-literal.
In the sentence, ‘I literally died laughing’, the word ‘lit-
erally’ contradicts the Latin root of ‘literally’ and is used
as hyperbole or exaggeration carrying little meaning.”
“Okay. All these words are used for emphasis then?”
“Yes. And also as intensifiers. So, when you say
your weekend was awesome, or you met an amaz-
ing person, you actually mean that you had a good
weekend and met a nice person!”
“Yes, yes. By the way, do you know how the food
was on our weekend get-together?”
“No, how was it?”
“Horrible!”
R that people are much more likely to agree to help
when asked face-to-face than over video call or email.
In their study, published in Social Psychological
and Personality Science, the researchers, led by
M Mahdi Roghanizad, said: “We found that seeking help
in-person was far superior to seeking help through any
form of mediated communication channel – including
seeking help over synchronous, with face video channels”.
In the study, the researchers carried out an experiment to
understand the best communication channels for asking
for help. 888 participants were told to ask five friends for
a favour via a randomly assigned – face-to-face, video call,
audio call, audio message or video message.
The favour was proofreading half a page of writing, and
participants followed a pre-written script to ensure consis-
tency. Before they set off to ask for help, the participants
were also asked to guess how they imagined their friends
would react. The results revealed that face-to-face was by
far the most effective way to ask for help.
“Of course, there are situations in which meeting up with
a potential helper is simply too costly or inconvenient, and
requesters may therefore choose to
communicate with colleagues and
friends through mediated channels,
regardless of the advantages of
face-to-face communica-
tion,” the research-
ers added.
– Agencies
 earing

W the same
colour on
repeat? If
yes, then
you’re halfway there in
joining the tonal club.
Tonal dressing, done
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A
Into the wilderness
well, is about mixing
up textures and similar
tones that look like
they were almost
made to sit alongside
each other. Check out
layman’s
some chic tones to get
going:
Blue tones: Blue is Monoj Kumar Hazarika
guide to
a great colour to start Wilderness touches the heart,
mind and soul of each individual mutual
Tonal in a way known only to himself.
– Michael Frome funds
dressing! o explore the rich natural by a genset and solar panels.

Joyshree Baruah
with – it’s universally flattering. The key to nailing
this type of dressing is to make sure you vary the
tones across lights and darks. If you’re going for dark
T biosphere of South Indian
forests, we set out to the
Bhadra Wildlife Sanctuary, a
tiger reserve situated in the
Chikkamagaluru District of Karnataka.
Planning to take the 3.30 pm jeep
safari, we started early morning from
The beaming rays of the late
afternoon sun filtering through
the thick foliage of the decidu-
ous greens presented a magical
view of the jungle. It was simply
magnificent and soul-enriching.
After clicking a few selfies, we
Saurav Somani
utual funds may sound complicated but are

blue shorts or jeans, make sure the top you choose
is lighter or has a pattern or texture, and vice versa.
When adding in the last piece or accessories, you
can either go all in with a solid shade.
Green tones: Earthy tones are another avenue
that’s easy to navigate. From olive to pine to char-
treuse, there’s a shade of green for everyone. You
can even start with camo green, and build your look
from there. If you also introduce a few khaki pieces
– it’s close enough to match, but different enough
to not feel monochromatic.
White tones: Wearing an all-white look means
stepping into bold territory. Start with your favou-
rite styles: t-shirts, shirts, jeans, etc. A stark white
shirt, beige jeans and white sneakers with colourful
details read as all-white.
Pink tones: Balance out the amount of pink
you’re wearing by adding in a few white pieces –
it’s neutral enough that it won’t detract, but will
help tone down the volume. Add an accessory in a
contrast colour for emphasis.
Tonal dressing sounds easy but there’s more
to it than just wearing one colour from head-to-
toe. There’s an art to mixing the same tone using
textures, patterns and solid shades in order to make
each piece gel together. This season, just pick a
shade and jazz it up!
Fan love is bigger validation
Bengaluru and travelled the 283 kms
stretch by NH75.
Besides enjoying the wilderness, our
prime wish was sighting the majestic
tiger and other feline species. Sur-
rounded by the green slopes of the
adjoining Mullayanagiri and Hebbe
Giri tropical hills, the Bhadra River,
the synthesis of lush green forests and
water bodies, offers a breathtaking
landscape.
Starting our jeep safari from Lakka-
valli, we passed through a couple of
villages with systematically arranged
banana and areca nut plantations and
two flowing canals before entering the
forest. As we crossed the gate, two
vibrant peahens paused and gazed at
us from the other side. Chital deer and Muntjac-Barking
deer were grazing the greens on both sides of the mud
and pebbled driveway. Langurs were spotted frequently
and we were lucky to spot a couple of Bonnet macaques,
endemic to the Southern rainforests.
The first hour was about sighting deers, macaques, lan-
gurs, wild boars sneaking out of the bush, then hurriedly
retreating, couple of Gaurs (Indian Bison) foraging, and a
herd of elephants grazing amidst taller shrubs. Our jeep
then ascended a small hillock, which has two concrete
structures built by the British in 1905, now used by forest
guards as anti-poaching camps, where we briefly stopped
for some refreshment. Being January, the weather was
pleasant. Without grid connectivity, the camp is powered
] Joyshree Baruah
resumed our search for the tiger.
Our driver informed that pres-
ently 40 tigers, 67 leopards and
two black panthers inhabit this
reserve covering 892 sq kms.
As we proceeded deep inside,
desperate to see the big cat, we
diverted from the usual track to
some narrow passages, which
look more like a dry stream than
a driveway. Our jeep wobbled
through denser patches. Sudden-
ly, the driver stopped the jeep
and pointed us towards three
sprinting Sambar deers. We,
anticipating it might be a tiger
chase, waited quietly. The Sam-
bars crossed our jeep, sprinted
another 30 metres and stopped, vigilantly looking back.
Our heartbeat grew faster in excitement, expecting to
witness a real tiger chase. We scrutinised each and every
part to locate the predator, but couldn’t find any. Disap-
pointed, we continued on our trail.
Meanwhile, as the sun descended, it was time for us to
return to Lakkavali.
Though we did not get a glimpse of the majestic tiger
and the leopard, but the rich flora and fauna enriched
our mind and soul. After a delightful few hours amidst
pristine Nature and the wonderful creatures, we left the
lush forest, vowing to return back again to spot the tiger.
(mkhazarika11@gmail.com)
udos to the direction, cinematography and some trippy
M
easy to understand. It’s a lucrative platform
where you can safely invest your mon-
ey. Let us dive into its basics and discuss
numerous mutual fund instruments to help
you invest in mutual funds.
What is a mutual fund?
Doing away with the technical jargon, let us consider
this simple example: You have surplus money, but you
have no idea where or how to use it. So, you appoint
an expert who knows about money matters. This expert
takes your money and invests it proportionately in
various shares, bonds and fixed deposits. The expert ac-
cumulates the income (interest or income) earned from
these various investments, and after deducting some
charges, the expert gives the income to you.
Here, you are the investor. The expert, who pools
and manages your money, is a mutual fund. And since
your money gets invested in numerous ‘baskets’, the risk
is relatively less than investing in only one form.
A mutual fund acts as an intermediary. It is a financial
company that collects money from persons desirous of
investing. The money is then invested as a diversified
portfolio in the form of equity shares, debentures and
other kinds of financial securities. The money invested
is represented by units. So, you hold your investment in
terms of units. The income or returns accrued by such
mutual fund companies is distributed evenly amongst the
investors, after deducting certain charges by calculating
an instrument’s ‘Net Asset Value’ or NAV.
You can invest in mutual funds like Canara Robeco Mu-
tual Fund, DSP Mutual Fund, Aditya Birla Sun Life Mutual
Fund, SBI Bluechip Mutual Fund, Axis Mutual Fund, etc.

than Oscars: Tom Holland

ACTOR TOM HOLLAND has said that
although it’d be a huge honour if Spider-Man:
No Way Home was nominated for the Oscars,
he rated fans’ love for the film as a bigger val-
idation. Spider-Man: No Way Home is already
K editing, Looop Lapeta sets the pace right from the
very beginning, almost! Based on the 1998 German
experimental thriller Run Lola Run, Looop Lapeta is
based on the time loop concept. Helmed by debutant
director Aakash Bhatia, and starring Taapsee Pannu and Tahir
Mutual fund instruments

Following are the instruments in a mutual fund:

A. Equity-based instruments: These are instruments
that invest only in equity shares and other equity-re-
lated instruments.
B. Debt-based instruments: Those instruments that
the biggest film of the pandemic era, having carry fixed rates of interest income.
earned over $1.7 billion at the global C. Hybrid instruments: These instruments are a mix-
box office. As per reports, Marvel ture of the above two (equity and debt)
Studios is set to make a push for D. Money-based instruments: They have a short-term
the film at the Oscars. Recently, maturity and are easily redeemable in the market.
Tom said, “We like to validate Based on the maturity period, they can be:
ourselves with the love we receive i. Open-ended: This scheme allows you to buy or sell
from the general public and, so mutual fund units at any point in time. Funds under
far, that has been through this scheme have no fixed maturity date. You can sell
the roof. So for me, or buy units based on the net asset value of the fund.
with this film and this DIRECTOR: AAKASH BHATIA One can invest in these funds through systematic
CAST: TAAPSEE PANNU, TAHIR RAJ BHASIN, DIBYENDU BHATTACHARYA, investment plans (SIPs). In SIPs, you can choose a
character, I’ve already
SHREYA DHANWANTHARY, ETC. fixed amount, say Rs 2000, and invest it monthly or
achieved everything.”
quarterly. This amount is deducted from your chosen
Raj Bhasin, the film’s USP is the looping back of time upon itself, where certain bank account at the start of every month or quarter.
things happen differently, depending upon how it all starts. It is a less risky investment plan. You can use the SIP
Rihanna and A$AP Rocky Satya’s (Tahir) life is in jeopardy after losing his boss’s drug money, and he needs calculator, which is a simple tool available online that
his girlfriend, Savi (Taapsee), to devise a plan to source Rs 50 lakhs in 50 minutes, helps estimate returns you may earn through SIP.
expecting their Þrst baby trapping them in a time loop that affects both their lives and the lives of those they ii. Close-ended: If you have enough surplus money
SINGER RIHANNA is expecting her first meet during this time. Will Savi be able to save Satya? Will she be able to come and are planning a long-term investment, close-end-
baby with rapper boyfriend A$AP Rocky. The out of the time loop that her life has got stuck in? Or will the duo run away with ed is the way. You can invest your money through a
singer, 33, announced her pregnancy with a the money? This basically forms the premise of Looop Lapeta. New Fund Offer in the market. This New Offer re-
series of photos on Instagram. A source close Writers Vinay Chhawal, Ketan Pedgaonkar, Aakash Batia, and Arnav Nanduri mains in the market for a period of thirty days. They
to the couple revealed that Rihanna and A$AP have brought in a masterstroke in the storyline by adding the backdrop of the Sa- have a fixed lock-in period. For example, when you
Rocky are planning to get married in Barbados tyavan-Savitri mythological tale. They’ve weaved it so well in the plot that it actually invest in a three-year closed-ended scheme, you have
after the birth of the feels like the loop that Taapsee’s life is stuck in, is actually some mythical creation. a fixed number of units. You can redeem/sell them at
baby. In regards to Although there’s nothing great about the new additions to the original story, the expiry of three years. Since you are bound by the
fatherhood, A$AP Looop Lapeta, streaming on Netflix, keeps one engrossed for the major part of lock-in period, you do not fall prey to risky invest-
Rocky said: “I think its runtime. A fast-paced narrative, coupled with credible performances from Tahir ments. By staying committed to the long-term mutual
I’d be an incredi- and Taapsee, work in its favour. If you have seen the original, you might miss the fund, the returns/profits are comparatively maximum
ble, remarkably thrill, but if you haven’t, then, Looop Lapeta will keep you hooked. as compared to open-ended ones.
overall amazing So, if you are interested in markets, stocks, and all
(joyshree.baruah@assamtribune.com)
dad. I would things financial, you can plan to invest in mutual funds.
have a very fly (casauravsomani@gmail.com)
child. Very.”

Peter Dinklage slams Disney’s

Snow White reboot
GAME OF THRONES actor Peter
Dinklage has expressed strong displeasure
towards Disney’s planned reboot of their
1937 animated classic Snow White and the
Seven Dwarfs. In a recent interaction, the
actor called it a “backwards story about seven
dwarfs living in a cave.” The actor added that
he was ‘a little taken aback’ when he heard
about the Snow White reboot, adding that
it did not make sense to him.
“Take a step back and look at
what you’re doing there. It
makes no sense to me. You’re
progressive in one way and
you’re still making that back-
wards story about seven dwarfs
living in a cave together?”
Dinklage said.
– Agencies