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4 Expect to have real, inclusive govt in Afghanistan: Blinken US presses Pak to fight terror WORLD groups as Afghan crisis spirals 9 Independence, freedom of expression of citizens crucial in democracy: Shah PM Modi may visit the US NATION in late Sept www.thehillstimes.in Voice of the hills people Vol .No. XXII Issue No. 229 Regd. NGG-709 RNI-ASSENG/2000/12862T HE DIPHU, KARBI H ANGLONG,ILLS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5,T 2021 IMES PAGES 12 PRICE ` 8 Accord signed to give peace a chance in KA KAAC to become Territorial Council ` 1,000 cr development package announced KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACCORD HT Bureau aCouncil to be renamed as Karbi Anglong Autonomous NEW DELHI/GUWAHATI, Territorial Council. Sept 4: Paving a way for a long aMembers to be increased to not more than 50 of whom lasting peace in Assam particularly 6 members (including 2 women members) would be nom- in Karbi Anglong, a tripartite inated by the Governor. agreement among six insurgent a groups of the state, the Centre and 34 seats to be reserved for STs, 10 seats under the state government was signed Open category. on Saturday to end years of vio- a Govt of Assam shall create a post of DIG, Police lence in the Karbi Anglong region. exclusively for the Hill districts. Union Home minister Amit Shah, a Executive functions of KAAC shall be exercised who was present on the occasion, through principal secretary. Post of principal secretary said the accord will bring lasting shall be encadred. Officers of KAAC shall exercise admin- peace and all round development istrative as well as financial powers commensurate with in Karbi Anglong. their ranks. The insurgent groups which a signed the peace accord are: Peo- Deputy commissioners and superintendents of Police ple's Democratic Council of Karbi will be posted with consultation of the CEM, KAAC. Longri (PDCK), Karbi Longri a The Govt. of India may refer to UPSC the demand for ex- North Cachar Hills Liberation emption of ST (Hill) candidates from KAAC area from taking Front (KLNLF), United People’s MIL in the civil services exams conducted by UPSC. Liberation Army (UPLA), Karbi a Govt. of Assam may consider the proposal of KAAC People’s Liberation Tigers (KPLT- to notify Karbi as the official language of KAAC. Ceasefire), Karbi People's Liberation a Govt. of India, Govt. of Assam may take necessary Tigers (KPLT -R) and Karbi People’s measures to rehabilitate the cadres of armed groups. Meas- Liberation Tigers (KPLT -M). ures shall include: lump sum ex-gratia payment; funding eco- About 1,000 militants belonging As per the agreement, Karbi An- (KATC) which will have 34 seats DIG, Police exclusively for the Hill of KAAC to notify Karbi as the of- to these groups have surrendered glong Autonomous Council to be reserved for STs, 10 seats districts, according to the accord. ficial language of KAAC. Another nomic activities through existing Govt. schemes; along with their arms and have (KAAC), will be renamed as Karbi under Open category. The Assam According to pact, Assam gov- significant highlight of the accord trade/vocational training; Govt. jobs as per eligibility. joined the mainstream. Autonomous Territorial Council government shall create a post of ernment may consider the proposal is that the (CONTD. ON PAGE-9) (CONTD. ON PAGE-9) Pandemic hits donations to Jeuti Eye Bank hard Govt to take steps to make By: Smita Bhattacharyya cornea had been collected and 1,598 corneal trans- plants had been enabled, resulting in restoring the JORHAT, Sept 4: A WHO report has stated that eye sight of those whose corneas had been dam- there has been a 53 per cent drop in eye donations aged. it successful pact: CM globally following the Covid-19 pandemic. Senapati said that in India about 30 lakh people AK Senapati, secretary of Jeuti Eye Bank, the were blind due to corneal damage but due to lack Sonowal, Himanta, Tuliram hail accord only eye bank in the North East established by an of awareness only a very few could get their eye- HT Bureau stream to maintain peace in long group which is also a his- NGO and housed in Chandraprabha Eye Hospital sight restored through donated corneas which were GUWAHATI, Sept 4: Union Assam. toric moment." here since 2002, said that Jeuti had also been af- scarce. minister and former Assam Chief minister Himanta He ensured that the Assam fected and no awareness regarding eye donations "People in the region do not know that the cornea chief minister Sarbananda Biswa Sarma said it was a his- government will take each and could be created due to restrictions. should be donated within 6 to 8 hours of death. Sonowal, who was present on toric day as the militants of every possible step to make it a Senapati said that during the ongoing Eye Dona- Moreover, the face does not get disfigured as is the occasion of the signing of these six insurgent groups will successful agreement, expect- tion Fortnight (August 25 to September 8), usually often feared an artificial eye is inserted and resem- the Karbi accord, appreciated now join mainstream and work ing "the accord will help in observed in the country in the last week of August "Therefore there is need for much more aware- bles a real eye," he said. the efforts of the Prime Minister for the development of Karbi great support to the state". to September first week, Jeuti Eye Bank created ness for more corneas to be donated and the gap to Senapati further said that the eye can be pledged and the Home minister in bring- Anglong. CEM of Karbi Anglong Au- mass awareness by undertaking rallies with school be bridged. Therefore we are mulling to go online to Jeuti Eye Bank by any person even before death ing peace in Assam and the Sarma said there was a his- tonomous Council Tuliram and college students carrying placards but due to and also creating a network of young people under and a pledge card would be provided which re- Northeast. torical moment in 2019 when Ronghang stated that he is fully the pandemic for two years this had not been possi- a key person to carry this mission forward in upper quired to be kept with the person at all times. The Sonowal congratulated Bodoland Accord was signed. happy with this accord and he ble. Assam districts upto Nagaon," he said. other option was for the relatives to donate the Union Home minister calling "Now lower Assam has been thanked Central government He added that in India on an average 8 lakh peo- Jeuti Eye Bank is doing a yeoman’s job in eradi- cornea. the agreement a ‘historic’ move turned into a peaceful area. and state government for taking ple died every year but only about 9,000 people do- cation of blindness. The Jeuti Eye Bank is a sister organisation of by the Centre, wishing the Now we are going to sign an this wise step for the overall de- nated corneas. AK Senapati said that till date 799 pairs of Jeuti, a registered society. Karbi groups to adopt main- agreement with the Karbi Ang- velopment of the state. Centre reviews Covid- 19 Vaccination with NE HT Bureau NEW DELHI, Sept 4: Union Health secretary Rajesh Bhushan chaired a high-level review meet- ing on Saturday with the North East and Hill states and UTs: Arunachal Pradesh, Assam, Jammu & Kashmir, Ladakh, Ma- nipur, Meghalaya, Mizoram, Na- galand, Sikkim, Tripura and Uttarakhand. At the outset, the Health secre- tary underlined that the states and UTs need to quickly saturate the first dose coverage among the 18+ population category and now must also focus on the 60+ age group as the coverage of both the doses in this category is unsatis- factory in Assam, Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland and Meghalaya. The vulnerability of this age group to Covid-19 makes this exercise important. The attention of the states was brought to the fact that the admin- istration of the first dose has pro- gressively outpaced the administration of second dose. It was suggested that states earmark doses, earmark days and target the completion of the exercise for these beneficiaries. The details of state/UT-wise balance stock of 0.5 ml syringes, vaccination coverage among spe- cial groups (CONTD. ON PAGE-9) Clash between transporters and DTO officials HT Correspondent BOKAJAN, Sept 4: An alterca- tion occurred between trans- porters and DTO officials at Bokajan regarding the transport of goods from Bokajan Railway Station on Friday evening. The DTO along with Bokajan Sub-Division administration of- ficials stopped the transporters from loading cement, rice, scrap, etc., at Bokajan Railway Station as the road connecting the Railway Station to NH 39 PWD in Bokajan allowed the trucks to be transported on up to Janasanyog/D/5468/21 the weight of 12 tons as per the PWD. Whereas the truckers said they are allowed to carry more than 12 tons of load. The matter currently remains unresolved. Page 2 September 5_Normal Pages 9/4/2021 8:55 AM Page 1

2 THE HILLS TIMES BUSINESS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 Supertech to file review Durex celebrates World Sexual Health Day in NE petition against SC order HT Bureau GUWAHATI, Sept 4: Reckitt led ‘Twin towers built as per law,’ says Supertech chairman R K Arora ‘The Birds and Bees Talk’ pro- NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (PTI): Realty firm Su- "We would like to reassure all our customers, gram, celebrated World Sexual pertech Ltd on Saturday said it will file a review bankers, vendors and other stake-holders that Health Day in the six states of petition against the Supreme Court order to de- we will deliver all our projects in the scheduled North-East including Sikkim, molish the company's twin 40-storey towers in time frame," Arora said. Arunachal Pradesh, Nagaland, Noida while asserting that the buildings were In its order, the Supreme Court directed that Meghalaya, Manipur and Mizo- constructed as per the bye-laws with approval the entire amount of homebuyers be refunded ram. The initiative, supported by of the competent authority. with 12 per cent interest from the time of the Reckitt and Plan India, organised a Last week, the apex court had ordered to de- booking. webinar to increase outreach molish the twin 40-storey towers, which are The Residents Welfare Association be paid amongst the community, students part of the Supertech's Emerald Court project in Rs 2 crore for the harassment caused due to the and teachers through experts, in- Noida, Uttar Pradesh. construction of the twin towers. fluencers and other talents to raise "While we respect the Hon'ble Supreme A bench of Justices D Y Chandrachud and M awareness around sexual well- Court order, we have decided to re-present the R Shah had said that the April 11, 2014, verdict being. The webinar was in tandem matter before the Hon'ble Supreme Court in a of the Allahabad High Court, which directed with this year’s theme ‘Turn It On: review application as the towers were con- demolition of twin towers, does not deserve any Sexual Health in a Digital World’ structed as per the approval of the competent interference. to ignite awareness of sexual authority conforming to the Building bye-laws," Court, Allahabad decision passed in 2014 – we The bench had said the construction of Su- health and sexual rights and en- Supertech chairman R K Arora said. will further comply with the Hon'ble Supreme pertech's twin 40-storey towers having 915 flats force them, as there are also many He said in a statement that the Apex and Court directions as per the order passed," Arora and shops was done in collusion with NOIDA violations and abuses of sexual Ceyane towers are not linked to or part of any said. authority and the high court was correct in hold- rights in the digital space. ongoing project of the company. Supertech's chairman exuded confidence that ing that view. The webinar was chaired by es- Supertech group is developing 10 crore sq ft the order will not have any adverse impact on The apex court ordered that demolition exer- teemed guest speakers Elcy across its projects, while Apex and Ceyane tow- the company as every project has its own inde- cise of the twin towers be carried out within Sharma Shamurailatpam, a Biol- ers only constitute a mere 6 lakh sq.ft which is pendent RERA Account and cost centre. three months under the supervision of NOIDA ogy lecturer at Inspire Science 0.6 per cent of the total portfolio, he added. "Supertech is a financially stable and strong authority and an expert agency, and the cost of Academy, Manipur; Dr. Nounenuo "While we have already refunded most of the group. Work is going on at all our project sites the entire exercise has to be borne by Supertech Terhase, gynaecologist & obstetri- customers in this project after the Hon'ble High as scheduled. Ltd. cian in Imphal’s Central Agricul- ture University and Imlibenla Mongro, a clinical psychologist digital pace has become not only a tomorrow of this country. On from Nagaland who recently won reference point for the search of in- World Sexual Health Day, we aim the Young Achievers Award at Na- formation, but also for the emis- to inform adolescents and commu- No revision in petrol, diesel prices for 3rd consecutive day tional Health Conclave (NHC). sion of messages, with the nity members with knowledge on NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (IANS): comes effective from morning at 6 Ravi Bhatnagar, director exter- certainty of expansion. Through how the information sourced from Oil marketing companies (OMCs) a.m. The daily review and revision nal affairs and Partnerships SOA, this webinar, we aim to address the the digital space can influence the have kept pump prices of auto of prices is based on the average Reckitt said, “The use of smart- gaps between the correct usage of ways of receiving and transmitting fuels petrol and diesel unchanged price of benchmark fuel in the in- phones in people’s lives has not the internet and myths breaking information and of creating rela- on Saturday, the third consecutive ternational market in the preceding only increased the penetration of around sexual health." tionships between people in social day of no revision as companies 15-days, and foreign exchange technology in daily life, but also Mohammed Asif, executive di- and personal circles. We believe decided to wait and watch the rates. help to bridge opportunity gaps to rector, Plan India stated, “Plan that adolescents and young people global oil situation. Fuel consumers can expected educate themselves. The trend to- India has been working for more must be enabled, equipped, and Accordingly, the price of petrol fuel prices to remain unchanged or wards the integration of new tech- than two decades to emphasise the empowered to participate in their and diesel remained unchanged at get some relief by way of cut in nologies AI and Chat Botts have importance of sexual and repro- own development and therefore Rs 101.34 and Rs 88.77 per litre in days ahead as global oil is ex- increased, being adopted by the ductive health and wellbeing of the raising their awareness on hepati- Delhi, as per the Indian Oil Corpo- pected to remain soft. youngest part of the population. children, adolescent and young tis-related illnesses is an important ration, the country's largest fuel re- Oil cartel OPEC and its allies Therefore, safe and child friendly women and men as they form the public health intervention.” tailer. have agreed to gradually raise pro- In Mumbai, the petrol price is duction levels that should prevent stable at Rs 107.39 per litre, while upward price movement. The con- diesel rates also remain unchanged cerns on demand due to the pan- NFR introduces incentive at Rs 96.33 a litre. demic is also affecting oil prices. Across the country as well, the After touching USD 74 a barrel prices remained static on Saturday particular state. petrol and diesel are to be re- mark last week, benchmark Brent schemes to boost freight traffic but their retail rates varied depend- Under the pricing formula viewed and revised by them on a crude is marginally lower now at HT Bureau ing on the level of local taxes in a adopted by oil companies, rates of daily basis. The new prices be- about USD 72 a barrel now. GUWAHATI, Sept 4: Despite Covid challenges, Indian Railways have been able to maintain the high Delhi court restrains manufacturer from Auto demand recovery momentum in Freight figures in terms of loading and earnings. A weaker than number of concessions, discounts using Gucci’s logo on products, pay damages are also being given by Indian Rail- NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (PTI): A Delhi court has re- expected: MOFSL ways to make Freight movement strained a city-based manufacturer from using the logo NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (IANS): through Railways very attractive of international luxury brand Gucci on its products Automobile demand recovery for transporters for transportation and directed it to pay damages to the tune of Rs 2 lakh has been weaker than expected of their goods and parcels. With the and Rs 1.66 lakh as costs. post the lifting of second lock- introduction of these new initia- The Italian luxury fashion house based in Florence down in June 2021, said Motilal tives, Indian Railways now offers had moved the court seeking to restrain Shipra Over- Oswal Financial Services Lim- comparatively lower rates than now avail various schemes that Loading Bagged Consignment, In- seas owned by Intiyaz Sheikh from infringing its ited (MOFSL). Accordingly, road transportation in an eco- provide discounts on the trans- centive Scheme for Freight For- trademark and copyright with regard to ‘socks’. while PVs (passenger vehicles) friendly way to freight customers. portation of goods with NFR. warders, Vyapar Mala Express, District judge Bharat Parashar said that there is no continue to witness healthy re- A meeting with over 15 Cargo These schemes include Long Term Kisan Rail, among others. To know reason to disbelieve Gucci's claim and noted that the covery, whereas two-wheelers Aggregators and Logistic Service Tariff Contract (LTTC) scheme, more about these schemes and fur- company has acquired very high goodwill, exclusivity, and CVs (commercial vehicles) providers were held on Friday at Traditional Empty Flow Direction ther details, Cargo Aggregators and distinctiveness and unique identity with respect to its are subdued. Maligaon in order to make them (TEFD) scheme, Station to Station Logistic Service providers can con- products. "The outlook for tractors is aware of the attractive incentive Scheme (STS), Round Trip Traffic tact the chief commercial manager, "I am left with no doubts whatsoever that the plain- tion. also muted, especially consider- schemes available for transporta- (RTT) scheme, Utilisation of Alter- Freight Marketing (CCM/FM) of tiff (Gucci) has been successful in establishing its case Gucci alleged that in 2019, its field representatives ing the high base of 2HFY21," tion by NFR. It informed that the native Goods sheds, Mini Rake the Northeast Frontier Railway at entitling him for grant of a decree of permanent in- found that Sheikh's company was manufacturing, the report said. "Additionally, the traders and logistic suppliers can scheme, Freight Incentive for [email protected]. junction in its favour and against the defendant," the stocking and offering large quantities of counterfeit semi-conductor shortage is inten- court said in its order dated August 27. products including socks and packaging material The judge further directed that all the infringing under their well-known ‘green and red stripes’ logo sifying, with 2QFY22 likely to see the worst impact. While there goods from the premises of the Delhi-based manufac- and mark ‘GUCCI’. AITC HTsets Bureau up officialalso account opened their accounts on Koo on the Amazon.in turer be handed over to Gucci and destroyed. It sought injunction against the company from man- is hope that semi-conductor sup- plies would improve in 2HFY22, GUWAHATI, Sept 4: The All platform. He also said that the company is liable to pay dam- ufacturing, trading, selling, supplying, marketing, of- India Trinamool Congress (AITC) launches ‘Super OEMs and vendors are currently In their first post in Koo, the ages to Gucci and awarded Rs 2 lakh in the latter's fering for sale or deal in any other way under the mark has set up an official account on AITC said, “We are elated to be on favour, in addition to Rs 1.66 lakh as costs of litiga- ‘GUCCI’. living by the day." Value Days’ Koo, the Indian microblogging and Koo.” HT Bureau social networking Meanwhile, wel- GUWAHATI, Sept 4: Ama- platform available coming the All India zon launched the ‘Super in Indian languages. Trinamool Con- Equities likely to rise further but valuations cast a concern Using the handles gress, Aprameya Value Days, bringing in up to MUMBAI, Sept 4 (IANS): Per- anticipations that the US Fed will "Large caps offer better margin @AITCOfficial, Radhakrishna, co- 45% off on grocery and sistent foreign capital inflows on keep providing enough stimulus to of safety in the current environ- the party will use founder and CEO, household essentials, pack- the back of buoyant global cues as revive the US economy," said ment and could continue to remain the Koo platform to Koo, said, “Koo ex- aged foods, personal, baby well as domestic macros are ex- Deepak Jasani, head of Retail Re- in focus in the near term as well," share information, tends a warm wel- and pet care, and much more. pected to further accelerate the rise search, HDFC Securities. he added. updates and devel- come to the All Super Value Days will be live of India's key stock indices in the "This could support FPI inflows Recent data points such as GDP, opments with the India Trinamool until September 7 next. Dur- upcoming week. into the emerging markets, includ- PMI and GST collections have in- people of West Congress (AITC). ing the period, customers can Accordingly, FPIs expect an ac- ing India. Nifty could take support dicated a healthy economic recov- Bengal and Tripura. We believe that this avail of an additional dis- celerated economic recovery in from 17,153 while 17,480 could ery. Along with the All will enable the peo- count of 10% on SBI Credit India based on healthy macro num- act as a resistance in the near "Strong domestic economic India Trinamool ple to listen to the Cards with a minimum trans- bers and monsoon rains. term," he added. numbers are supporting the up- Congress (AITC), AITC's develop- action of Rs. 2,500 and on They now await July industrial Lately, strong liquidity has ward movement in the market even AITC Tripura ments and plans. In ICICI Debit & Credit Cards. production figures slated to be re- boosted the domestic market with in these high levels of valuation. (@AITC4Tripura) a short time, Koo A new customer can also leased next Friday. FPIs pumping in Rs 6,800 crore in The domestic front is awaiting the and AITC’s Student Wing, West has crossed 10 million downloads However, market observers the last few sessions. release of a major economic data - avail flat 150 back on their Bengal Trinamool Congress Chha- and we look forward to more peo- grocery orders. cited high valuations along with "Going ahead, the market is the industrial production data for tra Parishad (@WBTMCPofficial) ple joining the platform.” chances of profit bookings as key likely to continue with its positive July," said Vinod Nair, head of Re- factors that can cap gains and flare momentum as economic recovery search at Geojit Financial Services. up volatility. and vaccination continue their According to Joseph Thomas, Last week, India's benchmark els. northward journey. However, val- head of Research, Emkay Wealth indices registered strong gains The Sensex rose 3.6 per cent and uations are also moving beyond Management: "The developments Tata Motors inaugurates 70 new aided by positive global cues, en- the Nifty gained 3.7 per cent over the comfort zones and hence could around the US economy, the re- couraging macro data and FPI in- last week, its second consecutive lead to bouts of profit-booking and vival of activity in Europe - both in flows. weekly gain and the largest in increase in volatility," said Sid- the face of rising number of fresh Consequently, both the NSE seven months. dhartha Khemka, head, Retail Re- infections - would also be factors MUMBAI,sales Sept 4 (IANS): outlets Ex- in a single day Nifty50 and S&P BSE Sensex "US payrolls data has come in search, Broking and Distribution, that would matter in the coming panding its retail footprint, auto- closed the week at record high lev- much below expectations, fuelling Motilal Oswal Financial Services. week." mobile giant Tata Motors on Friday inaugurated 70 new sales outlets across south India in a sin- gle day. High coking coal prices to impact According to the company, these outlets, spread across 53 cities, have been strategically mapped to gross margins of steel mills: Ind-Ra key emerging markets of the NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (IANS): cal issues, including freight and coking coal prices." coking coal to maximise produc- southern region. High coking coal prices are likely container unavailability and high India's coking coal imports at tion yield, considering that freight The company said with the ad- to impact gross margins of steel freight rates, could support coking 5.76 MT in July 2021 were 65 per costs are the same irrespective of dition of these new showrooms in mills, says India Ratings and Re- coal prices over the near term." cent MoM and 114 per cent YoY the grade, amid container short- a rapidly growing market, Tata search (Ind-Ra). "While China's imports are from higher. ages and higher freight costs. Motors' network in southern India Accordingly, coking coal prices ex-Australia suppliers, these coun- "While steel production has im- India's finished steel consump- will be 272 and the retail footprint were up 5 per cent MoM and 103 tries are not likely to be able to proved, domestic steel mills had tion in July 2021 stood at 7.66 in India will grow to 980. our 'New Forever' range of passen- retail expansion plans in India. per cent YoY to USD 222 per MT bridge the supply deficit, espe- postponed procurements due to MnT, 1.3 per cent MoM and 4.8 "Southern India contributes to ger cars easily accessible," Tata This expansion will help us cater in mid-August 2021. cially when the domestic con- higher coking coal prices. How- per cent YoY higher. 28 per cent of the total industry Motors' vice-president, Sales, Mar- to our consumers' requirements "Australian coking coal prices sumption within these ex-Australia ever, lower inventories prompted However, domestic consump- volumes and hence, it is very crit- keting and Customer Care, Passen- and tastes that are constantly are receiving support from a strong supplier countries is also increas- steel producers to import higher tion was weak over June-July 2021 ical for us to be strategically pres- ger Vehicles Business Unit, Rajan evolving, with both online and of- demand from Asian countries, ex- ing with resumption in economic volumes in July 2021." due to a lower demand from end- ent in the emerging markets. With Amba, said. fline solutions, to provide a seam- China. The limited availability of activities, further restricting sup- A key trend, Ind-Ra observed is use industries such as construction a 12.1 per cent market share in "The trailblazing launch of these less 'phygital' experience that is prompt coking coal cargoes for ply." the preference of Indian blast fur- and infra, with the onset of the southern India, we are committed 70 new sales outlets, marks an im- more convenient and relevant near-term deliveries due to logisti- "This will support international nace producers for better grades of monsoon. to our customers and want to make portant milestone in our aggressive today." Page 3 Septenber 5_Normal Pages 9/4/2021 9:47 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 REGION THE HILLS TIMES 3 AASU thunders Dibrugarh, Naharkatia, Namrup Assam CM holds meeting with fertiliser companies to rationalise dealership HT Bureau demandingHT Correspondent seat increase in edu institutionsular principal at Namrup College GUWAHATI, Sept 4: With a DIBRUGARH, Sept 4: The All and establishment of a state gov- view to streamline fertiliser distri- Assam Students Union's Dibrugarh ernment run higher secondary bution system in the state, Assam district unit on Saturday staged school at Namrup. chief minister Himanta Biswa protests at all regional units in Taking the protest to one step Sarma held a meeting with repre- favour of their demands to increase further, Naharkatia unit of AASU sentatives of fertiliser companies the number of seats in all the col- on Saturday burned the effigy of including BVFCL, IFFCO, etc., leges and higher secondary schools education minister Ranoj Pegu in in the presence of agriculture of the district so as to facilitate front of their office at Naharkatia. minister Atul Bora at Assam Ad- every HSLC and HS passed stu- minister Ranoj Pegu stated. of every 50-year-old high school to The education Minister of ministrative Staff College in dent a seat. Duliajan unit AASU staged the higher secondary schools. Duliajan Assam, Ranoj Pegu has failed to Guwahati on Friday. “To give every passed out stu- protest at Pipal tol tiniali of Dulia- unit AASU sent the memorandum take necessary measures to facili- While taking stock of the pres- dent a seat in higher secondary or jan oil township. Bubul Talukdar, through the circle officer of Ten- tate every HSLC and HS passed ent status of fertiliser distribution graduate level, every educational president, Duliajan unit AASU, Di- gakhat revenue circle. out students a seat for higher stud- in the state, the chief minister institution should make necessary pangkar Gogoi, general secretary, Echoing the demands of Dulia- ies. So he must have to face the stressed on rationalising distribu- arrangements to increase the num- Duliajan unit AASU, Pradip Gogoi, jan AASU, Namrup regional unit wrath of the student community for tion of dealerships of fertiliser ber of seats. As the number of executive member of Dibrugarh of the organisation staged a similar his failure to ensure formal educa- and setting up of rake points at HSLC and HS examination cleared District unit of AASU led the mode of protest at Sonari Tiniali of tional rights to every student. Pran- railway stations. rected the agriculture department the district agricultural officers students have seen an enormous protest. Namrup. Dibrugarh district educa- jal Pratim Gogoi, AASU general He asked the fertiliser compa- to develop an integrated online and accordingly the companies rise this year, it is the prime respon- AASU Duliajan unit also de- tion secretary Manabjyoti Chang- secretary, Naharkatia unit said. nies to visit the sites to be identi- system to monitor the distribution will distribute fertiliser to the sibility of the government of manded infrastructural develop- mai, president i/c of Namrup unit Dibrugarh district unit vice pres- fied by the state government for of fertiliser by the companies up districts. Assam to give educational facilities ment at every government higher of AASU Satyapratim Rajput, gen- ident of AASU Jayanta Konwar, development as rake points to the point of retailers. He also asked the department inside higher secondary and grad- secondary and college institution in eral secretary Ashim Phukan led organising secretary Bitupan within 7 days and make sugges- The CM said that from now to hold a state level fertiliser uate level institutions to every stu- accordance with the ratio of their the more than two-hour sit-in Gogoi, Naharkatia AASU unit tions for improvement of the onwards allotment of fertiliser distribution meeting every dent,” Duliajan unit AASU's number of students, to fill the va- demonstration. The Namrup unit of president Ritupan Gogoi led the points wherever necessary. will be made by the government month to sort out all issues re- memorandum to the education cant post of teachers and promotion AASU added appointment of a reg- protest at Naharkatia. The chief minister further di- as per requirements prepared by lated to fertiliser distribution. Police chop down hemp Fit Northeast conducts 4th vaccination camp Poshan Maah HT Bureau Mandir at Lalmati. launched in plants in Jogighopa GUWAHATI, Sept 4: A Covid-19 All the four camps organised by HT Correspondent vaccination camp has been suc- Fit Northeast till date have re- Morigaon cessfully organised on Saturday by HT Correspondent ABHAYAPURI, Sept 4: Police con- ceived positive response from the MORIGAON, Sept 4: ducted a drive against illegal cannabis the city based health and wellness people. In the last vaccination Rashtriya Poshan Maah-2021 cultivation at Kabaitari Part 3 in news portal Fit Northeast at Dak- camp organised by this web portal, and Matru Vandana Saptha-2021 Jogighopa under Bongaigaon district shin Barsajai Maidam Durga a total of 472 beneficiaries got vac- under PMMVY were formally and cut down about 40 Cannabis Mandir at Lalmati area of the city. cinated while in this camp more inaugurated by the Morigaon plants in the houses of Ashapurna The camp has been organised in than 200 people have been bene- deputy commissioner Prakash Sarkar, Arjun Mandal, Madan Mandal, collaboration with the department fited. Ranjan Gharphalia at DC's con- Manoranjan Mandal and Bijay of health and family welfare, gov- Fit Northeast is an upcoming or- ference hall on Saturday. The Bhowmik. In this regard, Jogighopa ernment of Assam. ganisation in the health and well- programme was organised by the PS Case No. 321/2021 U/S- 20 (b) (C) An announcement in the nearby ness sector under the initiative of Morigaon district social welfare NDPS Act has been registered and ac- areas was made in the morning the Vivid Northeast Group. It has department in association with cused persons, namely, Ashapurna Sarkar and Arjun Mandal have been hours prior to the start of the camp contributors from all the states of the Morigaon district administra- arrested, police said in a statement. and once in the afternoon, which the region and takes pride in hav- tion. The deputy commissioner helped in the process of bringing ing an excellent panel of writers inaugurated the programme by more people to the camp for vac- nated. Fit Northeast has already area, followed by another camp at ranging from doctors and re- lighting the ceremonial lamp at cination. Fit Northeast invited all organised several Covid vaccina- Bhagadduttapur in Kahilipara area. searchers, health experts, psychol- the DC’s conference hall in pres- ence of the ADCs, DSWO San- AUWS & SB calls for a three-day those who have been vaccinated tion camps in and around the city. It was on August 18 and 19, 2021 ogists, senior journalists, personal once and those who are yet to be development coaches, fitness tosh Kutum, COs, officers of strike, demands payment of salaries The first camp was held at KK that another camp was organised at various line departments and vaccinated to come and get vacci- Handique Nagar in Kahilipara Dakshin Barsajai Maidam Durga coaches and dieticians. CDPOs of five blocks, coordina- HT Correspondent tors of PMMVY, Mahila Shakti JORHAT, Sept 4: Assam is likely to face a water supply shortage with Kendra, Poshan Abhiyaan and employees of Assam Urban Water Supply & Sewerage Board (AUWS UNICEF. In his brief speech, the & SB) calling a 3-day strike from September 14 for non-payment of Indian Army organises DC requested all AWWs to be their salaries for the past seven months. Speaking to newspersons here Another woman found dead in Bajali active by visiting all pregnant on Saturday, members of the Assam Urban Water Supply & Sewerage athletics event for HT Correspondent Thursday evening a woman along bers of the woman have lodged an and lactating mothers under their Board said that the earlier one day strike was called off on July 27, BAJALI, Sept 4: After a woman with her 3-year-old child commit- FIR with the police against her jurisdiction in order to provide when the deputy commissioner here assured the striking workers of committing suicide along with her ted suicide in the Naginikur area husband soon after the incident. them with whatever help they re- youths in Tinsukia three-year-old child by jumping in solving their problems and releasing salaries at the earliest after con- HT Bureau by jumping in a pond. Later, the On Saturday, the body of 30- quire. Earlier the “Poshan on a pond in Bajali district of Assam, tacting the concerned authorities at Dispur. “However, nothing was TINSUKIA, Sept 4: To popularise woman was identified as one Mal- year-old Sangita Barman, who is a Wheels” bus, that is carrying the the body of another woman of the done and we are yet to get our salaries or be made regular,” a member sports among the youth and to en- abika Deka (30). Her husband, sister of Mahadev Barman, was message of good nutrition among same family was found floating in said. “We will intensify our stir if the government does not release our courage participation at school and Mahadev Barman, is serving as a found floating in a pond in the pregnant and lactating mothers in a pond from the same area. The salaries immediately,” the member added. district level, Indian Army organ- constable at Indo-Tibetan Border same area. all corners of the state was for- woman, who died on Saturday, has ised an athletics competition at Police (ITBP) posted in Uttarak- However, the cause of the death mally welcomed by the CDPOs been identified as Sangita Barman of Mayong and Laharighat, Pron- Rupai in Tinsukia. The Rupai Bat- hand. The woman allegedly took is still not known. of Sarupeta. Her body was found amika Phukan and Manika talion under Red Shield Division the extreme step following an al- It could be ascertained only after AJYCP stages sit-in demonstration, floating in a pond in the Naginikur Kakati Bharali respectively at Ja- of Spear Corps in a joint initiative tercation with her husband over the post-mortem report comes, po- area of Sarupeta under Assam’s giroad. A poshan rally was also with Assam Moran Sabha moti- some family issues, family mem- lice said. demands dropping the idea of big dams Bajali district. taken out across the town on the vated the locals and students of the bers of the women alleged. Meanwhile, locals demand It may be mentioned that on eve of the programme. HT Correspondent regional schools to participate in As per reports, the family mem- proper investigation into the case. BISWANATH CHARIALI, Sept 4: Opposing the central and state gov- the meet. Various events including ernment’s decision over construction of big dams, the Biswanath district sprints, long jump and high jump committee of Assam Jatiyatabadi Yuba Chatra Parishad (AJYCP) staged were conducted. 270 boys and 110 Retired teachers feted in Sivasagar a sit-in demonstration at Biswanath Chariali on Friday. Expressing its girls enthusiastically participated HT Correspondent Covid vaccination review concern over the flash flood caused by the excess water released by the in the event. The aim of the event SIVASAGAR, Sept 4: On the eve of Teachers Day, Sivasagar inspector big dams and bringing havoc to the downstream areas, the students’ body was to uplift the morale of youth of schools Kamaljyoti Gogoi on Saturday felicitated more than a hundred staged a sit-in demonstration at Biswanath Chariali and asked the gov- and also to rekindle positive energy teachers from different schools of the district and urged them to extend ernment to withdraw the decision of construction of river dams. At the their generous support to the government’s new initiatives under the New meeting held in Kokrajhar in the times of pandemic. Excep- Education Policy 2020. Gogoi said that the retired teachers should not waste end of the demonstration, the members of Biswanath AJYCP submitted tional athletes were given prizes to a memorandum to the Prime Minister of India demanding cancellation their valuable time and energy waiting for the monthly retirement benefits acknowledge their achievement. but continue to aid and assist the inclusive government approach to address of Lower Subansiri Dam, Gerukamukh through the DC office Locals appreciated the step of the the people's educational needs. He said that a teacher’s service to the society Biswanath. Members of Biswanath district AJYCP along with other India Army and asked them to con- extends beyond superannuation and every retired teacher is left with enor- members attended the demonstration from the public community. duct more such events in future. mous skill and experience in respective disciplines to enrich the state’s ed- ucational resource bank and the NEP 2020 intend to utilise this. Gogoi added that it is very unfortunate that some teachers after retirement set up private schools near the government school which defeats the very purpose of NEP and good education. The meeting was also addressed Awareness campaign on medicinal among others by Gahin Gogoi, Prabin Gohain, Prasanta Dutta, Pabitra Pran Bhattacharjya, Rajen Sarma, Hemanta Bhaunya and Rajen Mili. plants organised in Udalguri Udalguri teacher bags state teacher award HT Bureau and head of the KVK. In his specialist (Horticulture). Later in HT Correspondent HT Correspondent Covid vaccine. Total administered UDALGURI, Sept 4: The Krishi speech he talked about “Ayush the programme, 500 numbers of UDALGURI, Sept 4: Puspadhar Bastola the principal of Udalguri Higher KOKRAJHAR, Sept 4: A review percentage for 1st dose is 55.21% Vigyan Kendra, Udalguri, Aap ke Dwar” initiative and tradi- black pepper saplings were dis- Secondary School bagged the prestigious state teacher award for his dedi- meeting was held on Saturday at and 2nd dose stands at a meagre Lalpool organised an awareness tional medicinal practices like tributed to the farmers of the vil- cated service. The Udalguri Jila Madhyamik Shikshak aru Karmachari San- the conference hall of the deputy 9.94% which is very low in the programme on ‘Cultivation of Ayurveda, homeopathy and im- lage. tha, Udalguri Press Club, Udalguri Arya Samaj, Udalguri Jila Kavi Samaj commissioner, Kokrajhar under records of Kokrajhar district. Medicinal Plants’ on September portance of medicinal plants for And finally, five saplings were and others have greeted him for his achievement. Bastola is a postgraduate the chairmanship of deputy com- So, in order to gear up the vac- 1, 2021 at Kacharital village, increasing income of the farmers also planted by the staff of KVK, in Chemistry and Nepali. Moreover, he graduated in Law and also achieved missioner, Varnali Deka to review cination drive, the deputy commis- Udalguri as a part of Azadi Ka as well as their role in improving Udalguri along with the farmers. a B.Ed degree. Bastola was the general secretary of the then All Assam on the performance of Covid vac- sioner listed out the strategies in Amrit Mahotsav. immunity. After that a technical A total of 55 farmers actively Nepali Students’ Union and also is an active secretary of Bharatiya Gorkha cination across the district. order to cover more people into the The programme started with Parisangh, northeast region. At present he is the president of Udalguri district lecture on cultivation of few me- took part in the programme and committee of Bharatiya Itihas Sankalan Samiti, president of Udalguri district As per the estimated reports the vaccination drives. PK Gupta the introductory speech from Dr. dicinal plants was given by thanked the officials for taking up committee of All Higher Secondary Principal Forum, Assam and also the total beneficiaries in the category (ADC), jt. director of health serv- Debasish Borah, senior scientist Bhaskar Baruah, subject matter this initiative. Sewa Pramukh of Udalguri district of Rastriya Swayam Sevak Sangh. He of 18 years and above are 6,43,166 ices, SDM & HOs, district immu- stepped in the world of literature through his Nepali book on verses ‘Hamro out of which 3,55,089 were admin- nisation officer, NHM officials Dhukdhuki Jaraharu’ and he bagged the Sahitya Akademi Translation award istered 1st dose and 63,903 were from the district and block level Thowra Block Congress slams Sushanta for his translation work of Hiren Bhattacharya's poem into Nepali in 2005. administered both the doses of were present in the meeting. over his presence in govt programmes Poshan Maah launched in Silchar; ‘Poshan on Wheels’ bus flagged off HT Correspondent HT Bureau women and nursing mothers. “The DEMOW, Sept 4: The Thowra SILCHAR, Sept 4: The inaugura- POSHAN on wheels will ply in Block Congress Committee organ- tion of POSHAN Maah 2021 at Cachar for 5 days and after that it ised a press meet in Demow Rajiv Cachar district was celebrated by will be handed to district social Bhawan on Friday afternoon. the Social Welfare Department welfare officer Karimganj for 3 Dambaru Tao, president of Thowra with pomp and grandeur. The cer- days and then will move to Block Congress Committee ad- emony was inaugurated by addi- Hailakandi for 3 days and then will dressing the media said, “It has tional deputy commissioner, Social move to Guwahati to cover other come to our notice that on Thurs- Welfare, Jessica Rose Lalsim and districts,” she added. day in Demow development office district development commis- Emphasising on the signifi- premises under state government sioner, Cachar, Rajib Roy along cance of Poshan Maah, Shom said panchayat and rural development Thowra MLA post, but we noticed Assam Assembly speaker then in with district social welfare officer, that the main focus of POSHAN department, Assam State Rural that Sushanta is frequenting all the which capacity does Sushanta Bor- Cachar, Saswati Shom at the on wheels is to make aware the Livelihood Mission, under the government programmes as gohain take part in the government deputy commissioner office, beneficiaries of tea garden areas Asomi Gramin Express Scheme, e- Thowra MLA which we oppose.” programmes?” Cachar here on Friday. vehicle will move towards Ban- tion of the district on required mes- as most of the severely malnour- rickshaws were distributed in order He said, “after joining the BJP, Lakhi Handique, president of The inaugural ceremony was skandi, Rajabazar, Lakhipur and sages on nutrition. ished children are detected in this to help the beneficiaries, and in the Sushanta Borgohain is now a gen- Congress of Sivasagar district followed by a rally of Anganwadi Binnakandi ICDS projects to mo- Speaking on the occasion dis- area as well as anaemic pregnant programme Sushanta Borgohain, eral citizen but he is behaving like committee, Dambaru Tao, presi- women workers and Anganwadi bilise the population of tea garden trict social welfare officer Cachar women and nursing mothers. former MLA of Thowra Con- the MLA of the constituency,”. dent of Thowra Block Congress health workers along with supervi- areas on adequate nutrition and Saswati Shom said "POSHAN on DSWO Shom said, “If through stituency was present who distrib- Bijit Dutta, general secretary of Committee, Bijit Dutta, general sors and POSHAN coordinators celebration of the POSHAN Maah. Wheels" signifies the awareness of this awareness we can bring down uted the e-rickshaws.” Dambaru Sivasagar district congress com- secretary of Sivasagar District and assistants of the district and This “POSHAN on Wheels” bus the masses in order to eradicate the rate of malnourishment and Tao also added, “after resigning mittee said, “Sushanta Borgohain Congress Committee along with block. The “POSHAN on wheels” will travel across all the ICDS malnutrition from the children of anaemia during this 1 month then from the Congress Party, he auto- resigned from his MLA post and if Thowra Congress leaders were bus was flagged off from the projects of the district for the next age group of 6 months to 6 years we will think that we have matically resigned from the his resignation was accepted by the present in the press meet. deputy commissioner office, the five days and mobilise the popula- as well anaemia from the pregnant achieved the goal.” Page 4 September 5_Normal Pages 9/4/2021 6:29 PM Page 1

4 THE HILLS TIMES WORLD SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 Extremist was released from ExpectAntony Blinken to have said real, American inclusive diplomacy government with allies and in partners Afghanistan: continues to Blinken intensify New Zealand jail despite fears WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (PTI): many countries around the world,” Qatar and Germany to hold meet- The US and the international com- he said. ings to intensify diplomacy with its munity expect the Taliban in The US, Blinken said, is com- friends and allies on the current Afghanistan to form an inclusive mitted to looking at everything evolving situation in Afghanistan. government with representations done from day one through the “On Sunday, I'll be heading to from different communities and present and draw lessons from it. Doha where I'll meet with Qatari fulfil its commitments like coun- “I think that there also needs to leaders to express our deep grati- tering terrorism, respecting the be, including across the state de- tude for all that they're doing to rights of women and minorities partment, a look back at the entire support the evacuation effort. I'll and not to engage in reprisal, sec- 20 years to understand the entire also have a chance to meet with retary of state Antony Blinken has course of this war and engagement Afghans, including our locally em- said. with Afghanistan and to ask the ployed staff from the Embassy in WELLINGTON, Sept 4 (AP): A years in prison for unspecified rea- Blinken's remarks came ahead right questions and to learn the Kabul, who are now safely in court report about a man in New sons. of an expected announcement by right lessons from that,” he said. Doha preparing for their journey to Zealand who was inspired by the This year, a jury found him the Taliban on the formation of a The Biden administration has the United States,” he said. Islamic State group warned he had guilty on two counts of possessing new government in Afghanistan. withheld officially recognising the From there, Blinken will be the motivation and means to com- objectionable videos, both of “As we've said and as countries ment looks like is, more important “The expectation is to see inclu- Taliban as the legitimate govern- heading to Ramstein Air Base in mit violent acts in the community which showed Islamic State group around the world have said, there still is what any government does. sivity in government, but ulti- ment of Afghanistan but has en- Germany, where he will have a and posed a high risk. imagery, including the group's flag is an expectation that any govern- And that's what we're really look- mately the expectation is to see a gaged in close consultations with chance to meet Afghans awaiting The report described the man as and a man in a black balaclava ment that emerges now will have ing at. We're looking at what ac- government that makes good on representatives in Doha, Qatar, and processing to head to the US and harbouring extreme attitudes, liv- holding a semi-automatic weapon. some real inclusivity, and that it tions, what policies any new commitments that the Taliban have on the ground in Kabul. the Americans who are staffing ing an isolated lifestyle, and hav- High Court judge Sally Fitzger- will have non-Talibs in it who are Afghan government pursues. made, particularly in freedom of Blinken said America's diplo- that effort. ing a sense of entitlement. ald described the contents as representative of different commu- That's what matters the most,” travel, not allowing Afghanistan to macy with allies and partners con- “I'll also meet with foreign min- However, a judge's job in July nasheeds, or religious hymns, sung nities and different interests in Blinken said on Friday. be used as a launching ground for tinues to intensify. ister Heiko Maas of Germany, and was to sentence the man for the in Arabic. She said the videos de- Afghanistan,” Blinken told re- The Taliban took over terrorism directed at the US or any “That diplomacy has already we'll hold a ministerial meeting on relatively minor crimes he had scribed obtaining martyrdom on porters at a news conference, Afghanistan last month at light- of the allies and partners, uphold- produced a statement signed by Afghanistan with him live and then committed at that time, not for po- the battlefield by being killed for ahead of his important visit to ning speed as the US withdrew its ing the basic rights of the Afghan more than 100 countries and the virtually with other partners that'll tential future crimes. She decided Allah's cause. Doha where the political office of troops from the country. The US people, including women and mi- UN Security Council resolution include more than 20 countries that to release him under the supervi- The judge said she rejected ar- the Taliban is based. withdrew all of its service mem- norities, and not engaging in that makes clear the international all have a stake in helping to relo- sion of a mosque leader who guments the man had simply stum- “We will see what, in fact, bers from Afghanistan on Tuesday, reprisals,” Blinken said. community's expectations...,” he cate and resettle Afghans and in promised to try and help. bled on the videos and was trying emerges, but I have to tell you that ending its military engagement in “These are the things that we're said. holding the Taliban to their com- The fears of authorities were to improve his Arabic. She said an as important as what the govern- the country after 20 years of war. looking at. And, again, not just us, Blinken will be travelling to mitments,” he said. borne out Friday when the man aggravating factor was that he was walked into an Auckland super- on bail for earlier, similar offenses market, grabbed a knife and and had tried to delete his internet stabbed six people, critically injur- browser history. Trudeau defends ing three. Because police contin- However, the videos didn't show election call amid ued to have deep concerns about violent murders like some Islamic ThaiBANGKOK, PM Sept 4Prayuth (AP): Thai prevails over parliamentary censuremoney),” he said. motion the man, they had been watching State videos and weren't classified pandemic in leaders’ debate Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha Prayuth and his government sur- him and following him around the as the worst kind of illicit material. OTTAWA, Sept 4 (IANS): In the won votes of confidence in Parlia- vived two other no-confidence de- clock. They were able to intervene The judge noted the extreme first of three televised leaders' de- ment on Saturday, helping to steady bates since the 2019 general and shoot him dead within 60 sec- concerns of police, saying she did- bates during the Canadian election his government after it had come election. But he was seen as vulner- onds of him beginning his attack. n't know if they were right, “but I campaign, Prime Minister Justin under intense criticism for bungling able now due to his government's The court documents begin to sincerely hope they are not”. Trudeau was put on the defensive its response to the coronavirus pan- handling of the coronavirus crisis, tell the story of why the man that In the end, Fitzgerald sentenced by his political opponents for call- demic. Prayuth still faces pressure particularly its failure to secure authorities feared so much was the man to a year's supervision at ing an early national vote amid the from street protests that have been timely and adequate supplies of able to roam free. an Auckland mosque, where a Covid-19 pandemic. demanding he step down. Pro- Covid-19 vaccines. However, much of the man's leader had confirmed his willing- An election is needed now to democracy activists opposing his He faced no such challenges legal history including even his ness to help and support the man allow Canadians to “weigh in on policies have been seeking his res- when he was junta chief and Prime name remains subject to court or- on his release. The judge also how we will end this pandemic” ignation since last year and stepped Minister with unrestrained powers ders preventing publication. banned the man from owning any and “choose how we finish this”, up their efforts in recent weeks. 264 lawmakers showing only a few secretary-general of the ruling, mil- in a military regime installed after More pieces of the puzzle likely devices that could access the inter- said Trudeau, who positioned his Major, though not huge, rallies were defections from the 271 members of itary-backed Palang Pracharath he staged a coup as army com- reside within that hidden legal his- net, unless approved in writing by governing Liberal Party as best held this past week in defiance of his ruling coalition, despite intense party, which put together the coali- mander in 2014, toppling an elected tory, including shortcomings in a probation officer, and ordered suited to continue the work it has limits on public gatherings as a rumours of a plot among them to tion government that named government. New Zealand terrorism laws, that he provide access to any social done, particularly in obtaining virus-fighting measure, and another force him out. Prayuth Prime Minister two years The other Cabinet members tar- which experts believe are too fo- media accounts he held. enough vaccines for everyone eli- was scheduled for later Saturday, There were 208 votes in support ago, was leading the effort to unseat geted with no-confidence motions cused on punishing crimes and in- “I am of the view that the risk of gible to receive a dose, reports with organisers vowing to continue of the motion, 34 short of the 242 him and pull the main opposition also easily survived Saturday's adequate in dealing with plots. you reoffending in a similar way to Xinhua news agency. until he gets out of office. simple majority of the 482 total Pheu Thai party into the coalition. votes. They were deputy Prime New Zealand Prime Minister the charges upon which you were The three opposition leaders Arriving at Parliament ahead of members the Opposition needed to There was no public confirmation Minister and public health minister Jacinda Ardern said she is seeking convicted remains high,” the judge who participated in the debate ac- the voting on the censure motions succeed. During four previous days of the rumours, which by Thursday Anutin Charnvirakul and transport to make the man's full legal history concluded. “Your rehabilitation is cused Trudeau of being oppor- against him and five members of his of debate, little attention had been included an accusation that minister Saksayam Chidchob from publicly available as soon as pos- accordingly key.” tunistic and reckless in calling an Cabinet, Prayuth had declared to re- given to the details of the Opposi- Prayuth's side met lawmakers to pay the Bhumjai Thai Party, labour min- sible. Ardern said the man, a Sri Two months later, the man trav- election two years before he was porters: “I am confident every day." tion's harsh accusations that them large sums to ensure their sup- ister Suchat Chomklin and digital Lankan national, first moved to elled from the mosque to the required to do so under a fixed- Asked if there will be a Cabinet Prayuth's administration had port, an accusation he flatly denied. economy minister Chaiwut New Zealand in 2011 and that se- Countdown supermarket in the election-date law. reshuffle soon, he said, "It's not time botched the coronavirus response, “Everyone came to greet me. As I Thanakamanusorn from Palang curity agencies began monitoring suburb of Glen Eden, tailed at a Conservative Party leader Erin yet.” Prayuth prevailed by a com- countered corruption and misman- hardly met them, they just came to Pracharath, and agriculture minister him in 2016. distance by police special tactics O'Toole, whose party served as the fortable margin in the House of aged the economy. Thai media were give me support. I would not do Chalermchai Sri-on from the De- According to a sentencing report officers. Then he unleashed an at- official opposition in the last Par- Representatives, with support from instead abuzz with rumours that the such a nonsense thing (paying mocrat Party. from July, the man spent three tack that shocked a nation. liament, said that Canadians should not be heading to the polls on September 20 during a Covid- 19 health crisis that is entering its fourth wave in parts of the country, Biden moves to declassify 3 Palestinians found dead in tunnel along with forest fires ravaging Canada's west coast and the Tal- underneath border between Gaza, Egypt iban takeover of Afghanistan, documents about Sept 11 attacks where 1,250 Canadians await ex- WASHINGTON, Sept 4 (AP): President Joe last two decades, including by the 9/11 Commis- traction. Biden has directed the declassification of certain sion, have detailed numerous Saudi entangle- At a news conference following documents related to the September 11, 2001, ments but have not proved government the two-hour debate in Montreal, terrorist attacks, a supportive gesture to victims' complicity. A long-running lawsuit in federal Trudeau said that there are “very, families who have long sought the records in court in New York aims to hold the Saudi gov- very different perspectives among hopes of implicating the Saudi government. The ernment accountable and alleges that Saudi offi- the different parties on how we order, coming little more than a week before the cials provided significant support to some of the make sure we end this fight against 20th anniversary of the attacks, is a significant hijackers before the attacks. The lawsuit took a Covid”. He singled out O'Toole moment in a yearslong tussle between the gov- major step forward this year with the questioning and his opposition to mandatory ernment and the families over what classified in- under oath of former Saudi officials, and family vaccination for travellers, which formation about the run-up to the attacks could members have long regarded the disclosure of Trudeau's Liberal government has be made public. declassified documents as an important step in imposed. The Conservative leader That conflict was on display last month when making their case. would rather do rapid tests on peo- many relatives, survivors and first responders agencies to begin a declassification review, and The Saudi government has denied any connec- GAZA, Sept 4 (IANS): Three Palestinian men were found dead inside ple who are unvaccinated rather came out against Biden's participation in 9/11 requires that declassified documents be released tion to the attacks. Fifteen of the hijackers were a smuggling tunnel underneath the borderline area between Gaza Strip than force them to get a shot. memorial events if the documents remain clas- over the next six months. Brett Eagleson, whose Saudi, as was Osama bin Laden, whose al-Qaida and Egypt, medics and a security official said. Paramedics said they were Earlier this week, the global re- sified. Biden said on Friday that he was making father, Bruce, was among the World Trade Cen- network was behind the attacks. Particular informed that three workers who worked in a smuggling tunnel had been search firm Ipsos released the re- good on a campaign commitment by ordering ter victims and who is an advocate for other vic- scrutiny has centered on the support offered to missing since Thursday morning, reports Xinhua news agency. sults of a survey that found the the declassification review and pledged that his tims' relatives, commended the action as a the first two hijackers to arrive in the US, Nawaf Paramedics and rescue crews have taken out the three bodies from the Conservatives would receive 32 administration will continue to engage respect- critical first step. He said the families would be al-Hazmi and Khalid al-Mihdhar, including from tunnel and sent them to the hospital, Eyad al-Bozzom, spokesman of the per cent of the national popular fully with members of this community. closely watching the process to make sure that a Saudi national with ties to the Saudi govern- Hamas-run interior ministry, said in a press statement on Friday. The vote, or a point ahead of the Liber- The significant events in question occurred the justice department follows through and acts ment who helped the men find and lease an Palestinian factions, including Hamas, called on the Egyptian authorities als at 31 per cent. two decades ago or longer, and they concern a “in good faith”. apartment in San Diego and who had earlier at- to investigate the cause of the three workers' death, adding that they hold That could result in a minority tragic moment that continues to resonate in “The first test will be on 9/11, and the world tracted FBI scrutiny. Though many documents Egypt responsible for their death. Israel imposed a tight blockade on the government for either the Liberals, American history and in the lives of so many will be watching. We look forward to thanking examining potential Saudi ties have been re- Gaza Strip after Hamas seized control of the coastal enclave and ousted which they formed following the Americans, the executive order states. President Biden in person next week as he joins leased; US officials have long regarded other the security forces of Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in 2007. To 2019 election, or the Conserva- “It is therefore critical to ensure that the United us at Ground Zero to honour those who died or records as too sensitive for disclosure. On Thurs- defy the blockade, the Palestinians dug hundreds of tunnels underneath tives. Trudeau's Liberals were States government maximises transparency, re- were injured 20 years ago,” Eagleson said. Still, day, victims' families and survivors urged the the borders with Egypt to get their supplies of fuels, food, medicine and hoping to repeat their majority win lying on classification only when narrowly tai- the practical impact of the executive order and justice department's inspector general to investi- raw materials for construction, industry and agriculture. In 2013, the from 2015 for a third mandate in lored and necessary.” The order directs the any new documents it might yield was not im- gate the FBI's apparent inability to locate key Egyptian army launched a military campaign that targeted the tunnels, government. justice department and other executive branch mediately clear. Public documents released in the pieces of evidence they've been seeking. destroying more than 95 percent of them. US presses Pak to fight terror Brazil starts booster shots while many still await a 2nd jab groups as Afghan crisis spirals SAO PAULO, Sept 4 (AP): Some that could delay third doses for more than 5,80,000 deaths from ISLAMABAD, Sept 4 (PTI): The sified cables and other written ma- cities in Brazil are providing those who received the Moderna Covid-19, making it home to the Biden administration is quietly terials, reported. booster shots of the Covid-19 vac- vaccine, administration officials world's eighth-highest toll on a pressing Pakistan to cooperate on In response, “Pakistan has cine, even though most people said Friday. About nine out of 10 per-capita basis. combating dreaded terrorist groups hinted that Islamabad deserves have yet to receive their second Brazilians have been vaccinated “It seems we’re in the same such as the ISIS-K and Al Qaeda more public recognition of its role jabs, in a sign of the concern in the already or plan to be, according to movie, repeating the same errors,” following the Taliban takeover of in helping people now fleeing country over the highly contagious pollster Datafolha. Most have got- Maciel said. “It’s only a matter of Afghanistan, according to a set of Afghanistan, even as it has down- delta variant. Rio de Janeiro, cur- ten their first shot but not their sec- time until what’s happening in Rio leaked documents and diplomatic played fears of what Taliban rule rently Brazil’s epicentre for the ond. Brazil’s cases and deaths have leads to a greater number of more cables to a prominent US media of the country could mean,” ac- variant and home to one of its been falling for two months, with serious cases in the rest of the outlet. The Dawn newspaper on cording to the report. largest elderly populations, began 621 deaths reported in the seven country.” The delta variant already Saturday carried a report quoting a The messages show that Wash- administering the boosters days through Sept 2 — far below is dominant in Rio de Janeiro state, news report published on Friday ington sees Pakistan as “a nation Wednesday. Northeastern cities April’s peak of more than 3,000 re- detected in 86% of the samples by the Politico on a slew of diplo- with links to the Afghan Taliban Salvador and Sao Luis started on ported deaths over a seven-day pe- collected from Covid-19 patients, matic messages exchanged be- whose cooperation on fighting ter- Monday, and the most populous riod. Older Brazilians have a heart condition. She refuses to n’t protect against it. Two shots according to the ministry of sci- tween Washington and Islamabad rorism can be helpful. It's also a city of Sao Paulo will begin on expressed concern about the effi- leave home until she gets her provide strong protection, with ence, technology and innovation. recently after the Taliban insur- nuclear-armed country American September 6. The rest of the nation cacy of the Chinese Sinovac vac- booster. “I can’t go out like before nearly all hospitalisations and Intensive care units have reached gents seized power in neighbour- officials would prefer not to lose will follow next week. France, Is- cine against the delta variant, and I’m still afraid of all of this,” deaths among the unvaccinated. full capacity in eight municipali- ing Afghanistan. entirely to the Chinese influence,” rael, China and Chile are among prompting authorities to offer the dos Santos said. “I will feel safer Ethel Maciel, an epidemiologist ties, although only a small rise in The messages show that “the the report said. those countries giving boosters to booster shots. (with a booster).” and professor at the Federal Uni- deaths have been recorded so far. Biden administration is quietly China, the closest ally of Pak- some of their older citizens, but Diana dos Santos, 71, received Because of the variant, some ex- versity of Espirito Santo, said Authorities in Sao Paulo state pressing Pakistan to cooperate on istan, has been coordinating more people in those countries are two shots of the Sinovac vaccine perts say the government should pushing boosters at this early stage expect a similar scenario within fighting terrorist groups such as closely with it on the emerging sit- fully vaccinated than the 30% who even after President Jair Bolsonaro slow the rollout of boosters and recalls the lack of concern given weeks. It registered its first con- ISIS-Khorasan and Al Qaeda in uation in war-torn Afghanistan have gotten two shots in Brazil. A spent months publicly criticising focus on distributing second doses. the gamma variant that over- firmed death from the delta variant the wake of the Taliban takeover of since Islamabad is said to have US plan to start delivery of booster it. Dos Santos, who lives Rio’s Delta is the most contagious vari- whelmed Amazonian city Manaus on Tuesday, a 74-year-old woman Afghanistan,” the Politico, which some influence over the Taliban shots by September 20 for most low-income Maré neighbourhood, ant identified, and many studies earlier this year, only to feed a new who had received two Sinovac obtained the sensitive but unclas- insurgents. Americans is facing complications is diabetic and was hospitalised for have suggested that one dose does- wave nationwide. Brazil has seen shots.

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Speaker keeps memberships of Manipur farmers continue protests Cop behind physical assault 8 MLAs inducted to Manipur HAC against non-availability of fertiliser of doctor suspended on abeyance IMPHAL, Sept 4 (NNN): to the Heingang police station, duty. Meanwhile, many Manipur police department on he was returning home from the organisations strongly con- IMPHAL, Sept 4 (NNN): the required fertiliser within Friday suspended a police hospital with his wife after an demned the incident while de- Farmers in Manipur continue a week. Accordingly, they had commando personnel who al- emergency operation. Two po- manding appropriate action to protest against non-avail- submitted the required docu- legedly assaulted a doctor on lice commandos stopped his against the erring police per- ability of fertilisers required ments –patta of the fields and Thursday night. vehicle and asked where they sonnel. for their paddy crops. Aadhaar cards to the An official source said that came from. Even as he said they One of the organisations that A large number of farmers Kakching district administra- an order of Imphal East police were coming back from hospi- condemned the incident is in Kakching district staged a tion. However, even after SP N Herojit Singh issued sus- tal while identifying himself Teachers’ Association, of JN protest on Saturday at more than 10 days since the pended constable Collin and his wife as doctors, one of Institute of Medical Sciences Kakching Khunou while alleg- submission of the documents, Kshetrimayum attached with the two personnel slapped him (JNIMS). The association ex- ing that they are yet to get urea they were deprived from get- Imphal East police commando twice even though he showed pressed utter shock and strong fertiliser even after more than ting the fertiliser, they alleged. unit. his ID as demanded by them. condemnation for the violent 10 days since they submitted A farmer told reporters that Police commando personnel The police personnel even assault meted out to the doc- IMPHAL, Sept 4 (NNN): all the necessary documents a total of 708 farmers of the on duty at Luwangsangbam loaded his rifle and threatened tor of JNIMS Hospital. Speaker of Manipur Legisla- for procuring the fertiliser to area had submitted the neces- area along NH-2, near the resi- to kill him. The police person- “What traumatises most is tive Assembly on Saturday the concerned authorities. The sary documents. He said that dence of state chief minister N nel further hit him (the doctor) that, even after showing his kept in abeyance the mem- farmers also strongly reacted there would be no use of the Biren Singh, allegedly physi- with his rifle butt after forcing service ID card, he was hit with bership of eight MLAs of the to a recent statement of the than required. They demanded The protesting farmers re- fertiliser after a week or so cally assaulted the doctor who him to step down from the ve- the service-rifle butt on his Hill Areas Committee (HAC) state agriculture minister that the minister clarify to minded the assurance given by and they would not procure was returning home after pick- hicle, the report said. Soon af- head and also an attempt on of the state Assembly. claiming that the department whom the fertiliser was allo- the chief minister and the ag- it if the state government dis- ing up his wife who is also a ter the complaint, Heingang his life was made by loading The step was taken up had allocated urea bags more cated and where it had gone. riculture minister to provide tributed the same free of cost. doctor at CMC Hospital, police reportedly registered a the rifle. This was in addition consequent upon receipt of PGCIL begins work Koirengei on September 2 case and Collin Kshetrimayum to other verbal and physical as- applications from the eight night, around 8 pm. (CK Mangnag) was put under sault meted out to him,” the MLAs and it will be effec- Arunachal Pradesh reporting more on first EV charging As per a report lodged by suspension for his "grave mis- association stated in a press tive until further order is is- the doctor (Dr K Soreingam) conduct and dereliction" of release. sued in this regard, the order station in Meghalaya of the Manipur Legislative Covid-19 recoveries than fresh cases NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (PTI): Assembly secretariat signed ITANAGAR, Sept 4 (PTI): cent while the active percent- Lohit, Longding, Tawang and State-run Power Grid Corpo- by its secretary K Meghajit ration of India Ltd (PGCIL) Mizoram reports 825 new Arunachal Pradesh reported age stands at 1.49 and the posi- Namsai districts, the SSO said. Singh stated. more Covid-19 recoveries than tivity rate at 1.91 per cent, the The Capital Complex Re- on Saturday said it has started On September 1, the fresh cases, as 97 patients re- official said. gion - comprising Itanagar, work to set up the first elec- speaker expanded the HAC cuperated from the disease Arunachal Pradesh cur- Naharlagun, Nirjuli and tric vehicle charging station in Covid cases, one more fatality by inducting MLAs of eight while 61 new cases pushed the rently has 793 active Covid- Banderdewa areas - has the Meghalaya. Assembly constituencies. tally to 53,217, a senior health 19 cases. highest number of active cases The company said it laid Aizawl, Sept 4 (PTI): Mizoram on Saturday Lawngtlai at 89 and Lunglei at 68. The eight newly inducted official said here on Saturday. Lower Subansiri district at 160, followed by Lower down the foundation stone for reported 825 new Covid-19 cases, 57 less than Mizoram now has 10,517 active cases, while members of the HAC were L The Covid-19 death toll in recorded the highest number Subansiri (98), West Kameng the first ever electric vehicle the previous day, with the tally increasing to 690 people were cured of the disease on Fri- Rameshwar of Keirao assem- the frontier state increased to of fresh cases at 11, followed (52), Lower Dibang Valley charging station (EVCS) at its 62,817, an official said. day, taking the total number bly constituency, Kh 262, with a woman from by Capital Complex Region (48) and East Siang with 46 office complex at Lapalang in The death toll rose to 220 of recoveries to 52,080, the Joykishan of Thangmeiband Leparada district succumbing and East Siang with eight cases cases. Shillong on Friday. as one more fatality due to official said. constituency, Karam Shyam to the infection on Friday, each, Changlang (6), four each Altogether, 10,68,520 The EVCS are being devel- the infection was recorded The recovery rate among of Langthabal constituency, state surveillance officer from West Kameng and Up- samples have been tested for oped under Faster Adoption in the last 24 hours, he said. coronavirus patients in the N Loken of Nambol constitu- (SSO) Dr Lobsang Jampa per Siang and three cases each Covid-19 in the state so far, in- and Manufacturing of (Hy- The single-day positivity northeastern state stands at ency, L Radhakishore of said. from West Siang and cluding 3,191 on Friday, Jampa brid) & Electric Vehicles rate was at 9 per cent as the 82.90 per cent. Oinam constituency, Y An- A total of 52,162 people Leparada, he said. said. State immunisation officer (FAME) India Scheme Phase- fresh cases were detected The state has conducted tas Khan of Lilong constitu- have recovered from Covid-19 Fresh cases were also re- (SSO) Dr Dimong Padung said II. Under this scheme, from 9,083 sample tests. over 8.97 lakh sample tests for ency, K Meghachandra of so far, including 97 patients ported from Anjaw, that a total of 9,92,219 people POWERGRID shall be devel- At least 203 children were among the newly Covid-19 till date. Wangkhem constituency and on Friday, he said. Papumpare, Dibang Valley, have been administered Covid- oping 11 EVCS in Shillong infected people, the official said. Over 6.57 lakh people have been vaccinated Th Radheshyam of Heirok The Covid-19 recovery rate Upper Subansiri, East 19 vaccine doses so far in the city (5 public EVCS and 6 at Aizawl district reported the highest num- till Friday with 2.46 lakh of them having re- assembly constituency. in the state now is 98.01 per Kameng, Kurung Kumey, state. government establishments). ber of fresh cases at 413, followed by ceived both doses of vaccines, the official added.

No. DLR/RCCC-137/Advertisement/2019/111 Date of Venue of Name of Roll Nos. NOTICE interview interview District On the basis of written test held on 20.12.2020 under the control of the District Authorities of 26 Districts of Assam (except BTAD/NCHAC/KAAC), the following candidates are informed to appear in the Viva-Voce interview through virtual test from GP-580, GP-579 GP-238, GP-292, GP-120, GP-065, GP-540, GP-419, 10am to 5pm for Selection of candidates for undergoing Recorders' Certificate Class Course Training against their Roll Numbers as GP-495, GP-551, GP-434, GP-098 GP-061, GP-432, GP-302, GP-283, per details mentioned below:- GP-132, GP-167, GP-150 GP-123, GP-560, GP-319, GP-250, GP-571, 15.09.2021 O/o the Deputy GOALPARA GP-505, GP-303, GP-298, GP-264, GP-456, GP-443, GP-519, GP-521, Date of Venue of Name of Roll Nos. Commissioner, GP-453, GP-256, GP-113, GP-109, GP-073, GP-454, GP-295, GP-218, interview interview District Goalpara GP-117, GP-509, GP-086, GP-182, GP-140, GP-013, GP-469, GP-233, KRC.262/2020/218, KRC.262/2020/193, KRC.262/2020/714, KRC.262/ GP-217, GP-071, GP-466, GP-027, GP-096, GP-094, GP-310, GP-484, 2020/1272, KRC.262/2020/748, KRC.262/2020/377, KRC.262/2020/ GP-436, GP-125 570, KRC.262/2020/621, KRC.262/2020/1113, KRC.262/2020/1195, KRC.262/2020/257, KRC.262/2020/946, KRC.262/2020/1004, JR/0985, JR/0933, JR/0531, JR/0870, JR/1359, JR/1338, JR/1188, JR/ KRC.262/2020/724, KRC.262/2020/848, KRC.262/2020/850, KRC.262/ 1367, JR/0348, JR/0752, JR/1500, JR/1327, JR/0312, JR/0844, JR/1463, 2020/166, KRC.262/2020/230, KRC.262/2020/1296, KRC.262/2020/ JR/1290, JR/1259, JR/1087, JR/0814, JR/0626 JR/1448, JR/0785, JR/ 214, KRC.262/2020/1162 KRC.262/2020/286, KRC.262/2020/619, O/o the Deputy JORHAT 0433, JR/0410, JR/0239, JR/1017, JR/1016, JR/0030, JR/1384, JR/1476, KRC.262/2020/1049, KRC.262/2020/1081, KRC.262/2020/1117, Commissioner, JR/0537 JR/0506, JR/0093, JR/0120, JR/0830, JR/0676, JR/0644, JR/ O/o the Deputy KAMRUP KRC.262/2020/1314, KRC.262/2020/1003, KRC.262/2020/1073, Jorhat Commissioner, KRC.262/2020/1300, KRC.262/2020/281, KRC.262/2020/284, 0633, JR/0557, JR/0497, JR/1037, JR/0543, JR/0475, JR/0967, JR/1006, Kamrup KRC.262/ 22020/472, KRC.262/2020/669, KRC.262/2020/941, JR/0558, JR/0376, JR/0905, JR/0836, JR/0478, JR/0167, JR/0252, JR/ KRC.262/2020/977, KRC.262/2020/1343, KRC.262/2020/467, 0238, JR/0142, JR/0420, JR/0733, JR/1434, JR/1320, JR/0926, JR/0770 KRC.262/2020/484, KRC.262/2020/821, KRC.262/2020/10, KRC.262/ 2020/537, KRC.262/2020/757, KRC.262/2020/816, KRC.262/2020/ KJ-254, KJ-89, KJ-74, KJ-488, KJ-952, KJ-12, KJ-271, KJ-407, KJ-798, 1298, KRC.262/2020/782, KRC.262/2020/1175, KRC.262/2020/68, O/o the Deputy KARIMGANJ KJ-124, KJ-321, KJ-687, KJ-853, KJ-69, KJ-570,KJ-607, KJ-134, KJ- KRC.262/2020/636 KRC.262/2020/901, KRC.262/2020/1070, Commissioner, 425, KJ-485, KJ-242, KJ-836, KJ-956,KJ-609, KJ-230, KJ-969, KJ-21, KRC.262/2020/1176, 13.09.2021 KRC.262/2020/1239, KRC.262/2020/ 16.09.2021 Karimganj KJ-65, KJ-424, KJ-277, KJ-255, KJ-190, KJ-294, KJ-336,KJ-462, KJ- 611, KRC.262/2020/960, KRC.262/2020/966, KRC.262/2020/725, 140, KJ-480, KJ-999, KJ-805, KJ-60 KRC.262/2020/1031, KRC.262/2020/21, KRC.262/2020/640, KRC.262/ 2020/1237, KRC.262/2020/142, KRC.262/2020/617, KRC.262/2020/ 141, KRC.262/2020/1030 NLB-1762, NLB-1761, NLB-1501, NLB-1544, NLB-1573, NLB-1426, NLB-1052, NLB-1594, NLB-1614, NLB-1867, NLB-1570, NLB-1467, O/o the Deputy NALBARI NLB-1561, NLB-1318, NLB-1755, NLB-1323, NW-1816, NLB-1556, KAM-092, KAM-610, KAM-302, KAM-464, KAM-564, KAM-669, Commissioner, NLB-1088, NLB-1560, NLB-1378, NLB-1616, NLB-1371, NLB-1002, 13.09.2021 KAM-676, KAM-227, KAM-161, KAM-181, KAM-222, KAM-406 Nalbari O/o the Deputy KAMRUP KAM-685, KAM-235, KAM-087, 0/o the Deputy KAM-116 KAM- NLB-1695, NW-1085, NLB-1003, NLB-1037, NLB-1520, NLB-1692, Commissioner, (M) 414, KAM-762, KAM-273, KAM-331, KAM-018, KAM-275, KAM- NLB-1961, NLB-1267, NLB-1899 NLB-1439, NLB-1725, NLB-1092, Kamrup (M) 718, KAM-369, KAM-764, KAM-801, KAM-210, KAM-328, KAM- NLB-1885, NLB-1747, NLB-1682, NLB-1749, NLB-1479, NLB-1292 013 KAM-196, KAM-649, KAM-208, KAM-440, KAM-022, KAM- 217, KAM-258, KAM-465, KAM-468, KAM-517, KAM-616, HJ-292, HJ-279, HJ-023, HJ-333, HJ-281 HJ-222, HJ-0155, HJ-074, HJ- KAM.767, KAM-234, KAM-630, KAM-032, KAM-334, KAM-615, O/o the Deputy HOJAI 059, HJ-296, HJ-288, HJ-264, HJ-027, HJ-449, HJ-375, HJ-0231, HJ- KAM-703 Commissioner, Hojai 0042, HJ-0189, HJ-290, HJ-0234, HJ-037, HJ-429, HJ-261, HJ-035, HJ- O/o the Deputy MAJULI MJ150, MJ179, MJ334, MJ288, MJ234, MJ318, MJ114, MJ365, MJ107, 319, HJ-363, HJ-0179, HJ-0169, HJ-087, HJ-294, HJ-367, HJ-339, HJ- Commissioner, 0252 Majuli MJ321 O/o the Deputy BISWANATH BS-0469, BS-0625, BS-0033, BS-0034, BS-0080, BS-0468 O/o the Deputy SONITPUR ST- 0599, ST-0176 ST-0040, ST-0811, ST-0487, ST-0154, ST-0943, ST- Commissioner, 0488, ST-0627, ST-0303, ST-0572, ST-0530, ST-0282, ST-0800, ST- Biswanath Commissioner, Sonitpur 0134, ST-0066, ST-0885, ST-0117, ST-0315 O/o the Deputy BONGAIGAON BNG/0117, BNG/0091, BNG/0615, BNG/0249, BNG/0303, BNG/0047, Commissioner, BNG/0107 O/o the Deputy HAILAKANDI 247, 149, 521, 449, 354,141, 222, 363, 106, 250, 402, 192, Bongaigaon Commissioner, 101,99,535,94,63,251,365, 538, 356,197,105,180,103,436 O/o the Deputy BARPETA Hailakandi Commissioner, BR-0518, BR-0833, BR-0878, BR-0807, BR-1204,BR-0275 TS/2020/49, TS/2020/552, TS/2020/94, TS/2020/529, TS/2020/442, TS/ Barpeta 2020/480, TS/2020/422, TS/2020/938, TS/2020/1266, TS/2020/327, TS/ O/o the Deputy TINSUKIA 2020/993, TS/2020/1312, TS/2020/1340, TS/2020/1164, TS/2020/120, 2041, 1095, 0346, 1191, 1725, 2770, 2155, 0038, 2143, 2036, 2591, Commissioner, O/o the Deputy GOLAGHAT 2107, 0957, 0985, 1009, 2617, 0532, 1920, 2256, 1460, 1798, 2029, TS/2020/510, TS/2020/1135, TS/2020/1315, TS/2020/282, TS/2020/488, Commissioner, Tinsukia TS/2020/675, TS/2020/1261 TS/2020/1389, TS/2020/181, TS/2020/293, Golaghat 2356, 0737, 0837, 1152, 1170, 0992, 2970, 0792, 0821, 1546, 2360, 2748, 2780, 2874, 0008, 1788, 2755, 2954, 2297, 0360, 0939, 1120, TS/2020/294 2387, 2427, 0567, 0641, 1215, 0795 17.09.2021 DR-538, DR-189, DR-337, DR-350, DR-493, DR-070, DR-825, DR- DJ0896, DJ0056, DJ0753, DJ0340, DJ0956, DJ1174, DJ0267, DJ758, 269, DR-651, DR-46, DR-295, DR-842, DR-584, DR-167, DR-201, DR- O/o the Deputy DHEMAJI O/o the Deputy DHUBRI DJ0733, DJ1283, DJ0880, DJ0795, DJ0511, DJ1282, DJ1417, DJ0071, Commissioner, 224, DR-582, DR-19, DR-169, DR-776, DR-170, DR-389, DR-239, DR- Commissioner, DJ0485, DJ0500, DJ0784, DJ1215, DJ0696, DJ0204, DJ0124, DJ0245, 564, DR-655, DR-919, DR-875, DR-639, DR-465, DR-880, DR-163, Dhemaji Dhubri DJ0456, DJ0945, DJ0947, DJ0353, DJ0607, DJ1234, DJ0671, DJ0789, DR-819, DR-214, DR-749, DR-645, DR-840, DR-905 14.09.2021 DJ0970, DJ1020 DJ1047, DJ1127, DJ1368 DG-2629, DG-2353, DG-1715, DG-1581, DG-0713, DG-0341, DG-1652, MR1083, MR1093, MR0235, MR1060, MR1116, MR1078, MR0229, DG-1433, DG-0526, DG-1941, DG-1707, DG-1169, DARRANG DG-3103, O/o the Deputy MORIGAON MR1070, MR0794, MR0519, MR0496, MR0812,MR0981, Commissioner, O/o the Deputy DARRANG DG-2085, DG-2066, DG-1260, DG-1765, DG-0565, DG-1592, DG-1166, MR1086,MR0402,MR0365, MR0488, MR1124, MR0088, MR0971, Commissioner, Morigaon MR0154, MR0803, MR0520, MR0531, MR0907, MR0841 DG-1946, DG-0542, DG-2229, DG-1576, DG-0540, DG-2069, DG-0511, Darrang DG-1597 NG-1668, NG-832, NG-871, NG-789, NG-165, NG-1146,NG-307, NG- 1694 NG-1430, NG-1136, NG-933, NG-1634, NG-1537, NG-1417, NG- DB-1722, DB-1214, DB-1060,DB- 1354, DB- 1286, DB-1602, DB- 1594, O/o the Deputy NAGAON 1106, NG-886, NG-363, NG-204, NG-362, NG-1681, NG-480, NG-1763, DB- 1480, DB-1458, DB-1680, DB-2334, DB-2038,DB-1364, DB-1665, Commissioner, NG-251, NG-248, NG-1353, NG-1744,NG-506, NG-112, NG-1448, NG- O/o the Deputy DIBRUGARH 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RoleBy: Amar Krishna Paulof ebratedtech-savvy in a language that is precise and students’ attention during virtual teachers classes. India, called for an inclusive approach to beautiful. This edition of the Bha- It was even more challenging for teach- online and distance education and cau- late, online classes, Google gavadgita or ‘Sacred Song’ offers the ers of younger classes. In a chat, a tioned that issues pertaining to access, Meet, WhatsApp, Zoom, Mi- Sanskrit text as well as Dr. Radhakrish- Guwahati-based primary teacher said, quality and affordability might get ac- crosoft Teams, etc. have be- comeOf an integral part of our life. It seems that we can’t live without these techno- logical tools. That is, social distancing Our great gurus may help and guide us in building a has led to the popularity of video chats via WhatsApp, Google, Zoom, et al. De new global community with full wisdom, peace and facto, e-learning was underutilised in the past, especially in developing economies harmony despite the untiring battle against coronavirus like ours. Notwithstanding the current corona crisis has compelled the entire nan’s English translation and a commen- “We had to create content that is more centuated with the pandemic and ex- bringing down the National Assessment channel per class from 1 to 12 (one class, global community to rely on it for edu- tary that has become a classic. engaging and interactive. Many students clude many students in the process. and Accreditation Council (NAAC) one channel). cation. On auspicious Teachers’ Day In fact, academic life during this pan- used to switch off cameras and mute While noting the power of online educa- score and universities ranking norms 3. Extensive use of radio, community 2021, let’s salute the unsung tech-savvy demic has been a time of learning for all themselves during online classes. It is tion as a ‘digital bridge’ for people in re- under National Institution Ranking radio and Central Board of Secondary Ed- teachers who are contributing to running and particularly for teachers. Overnight, very challenging to hold the interest of mote areas, he stressed that care must be Framework (NIRF). Even the All-India ucation (CBSE) Podcast- Shiksha Vani. the academic world from home in this educators in both private and govern- students, especially when they are con- taken not to exclude students from Council for Technical Education 4. Special e-content, for visually and pandemic age. Educational life would ment schools were forced to completely fined at home. We had heart-to-heart socio-economically weaker sections and (AICTE) notified comprehensive guide- hearing impaired, developed on Digi- have ground to a halt without them. reinvent themselves and their ways of sessions with them and also organised create a ‘digital divide’. lines in March 2021 in order to relax the tally Accessible Information System In 1962, a large number of students of teaching. A year after schools stopped Zoom birthday parties to make them Meanwhile, during his address on the norms for making ODL and Online edu- (DAISY) and in sign language on the Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan ap- physical classes in March 2020, many more involved.” Most importantly, pro- 75th Independence Day, Prime Minister cation more accessible by technical in- National Institute of Open Schooling proached him to celebrate his birthday ideal teachers say it has been a time un- longed online classes affect children’s Narendra Modi said that the National stitutions for courses such as (NIOS) website/YouTube. in a big way. But he opposed. He told like any other in their careers. A time health, reveals a survey. A number of Education Policy (NEP) 2020 is a means management and allied areas, computer Various digital initiatives are being them, “Instead of celebrating my birth- when they had to undertake a major skill students from classes 4 to 12 studying in to fight poverty and to meet the needs of applications, artificial intelligence and undertaken by the Ministry of Education day, it would be my privilege if Septem- upgrade with a view to taking class- various schools of New Delhi experi- the 21st century, as per all its reforms. data science in the engineering and tech- viz. Study Webs of Active–Learning for ber 5 is observed as Teachers’ Day.” rooms to the homes of students via an enced various health problems due to To him, the new policy focuses on en- nology domain. Young Aspiring Minds (SWAYAM), Since that year, Teachers’ Day has been impersonal two-dimensional screen. prolonged online classes during the pan- couraging teaching in regional lan- Forty-two new universities (on-line SWAYAM Prabha, National Digital Li- celebrated across India on his birthday, From the traditional chalk and duster to demic. guages. He talked about how the NEP mode) and fifty-one institutions (ODL brary (NDL), Virtual Lab, e-Yantra, Free i.e., September 5. Notably, UNESCO video lectures, teachers are embracing These health issues included eyesight 2020 could benefit the nation while and Online mode) respectively were al- Open-Source Software for Education and ILO celebrate World Teachers’ Day technology amid pandemics. They also problems, backache, headache, fatigue speaking from the Red Fort in New lowed to offer various programmes. Fur- (FOSSEE), etc. to ensure quality educa- on October 5. Dr Radhakrishnan became familiarised themselves with other apps and insomnia. With schools currently re- Delhi on the occasion of India’s 75th In- ther, the National Institute of Open tion for the students. Quality Online the first Vice-president and second Pres- and tools like comica, tweencraft and opening in a staggered manner, teachers dependence Day on August 15, 2021. Schooling (NIOS) also opened 583 new courses are provided through SWAYAM ident of India. Kick-starting a career in chatterpix. In the process, they acquired are staring at yet another challenge — The NEP, which was approved by the study centres in various states from Oc- which is an indigenously developed teaching, Radhakrishnan had to pass the skills to record video lectures and familiarising students with in-person Union cabinet in July 2020, recom- tober 2020 to June, 2021 to provide bet- MOOCs (Massive Open Online Course) through many difficult days. However, other forms of online tutorials. Many classes. The teachers will have to men- mends imparting early education in re- ter facilities to the students. A platform. as an optimist philosopher, he used to teachers had to attend extensive training tally prepare them to return to their ear- gional languages or mother tongue. The comprehensive initiative called PM eV- This information was given by the enjoy teaching Indian Philosophy, Ethics to use technology — and think on their lier schedule — wake up early, get Government also formulated and imple- IDYA has also been initiated which uni- Union Minister of Education, Dharmen- and Religion to the students of various feet to build content that suits the new dressed and reach school. Also, they mented various plans to reduce the loss fies all efforts related to dra Pradhan in a written reply in the academic institutions in different coun- normal, come up with creative ideas to have lost the practice of writing and the of students’ education in the recent lock- digital/online/on-air education to enable Rajya Sabha on July 29, 2021. To sum it tries. He was an academician of extraor- engage students virtually, and find new habit of engaging and interacting with down period. Norms have been relaxed multi-mode access to education. The ini- up, we salute Dr. Radhakrishnan is on dinary versatility. He was an exemplary ways to assess students remotely. Thus, other students. The teachers will have to to allow more institutes to offer open and tiative includes: his 133rd birth anniversary. Also, our author, philosopher, scholar, diplomat with the change in time and the increas- work on all these. distance learning courses to make up for 1. Digital Infrastructure for Knowl- great gurus will have to help and guide and a great leader. The Bhagavadgita by ing role of technology, there are varieties Sadly, a good number of students, loss due to the lockdown period. edge Sharing (DIKSHA) the nation’s us in building a new global community Dr Radhakrishnan is a classic rendering of opportunities available for teachers in who live below the poverty line, have no The University Grants Commission digital infrastructure for providing qual- with full wisdom, peace and harmony of one of the world’s greatest epics. It the market. The impact of technology is access to fast internet connectivity or a (UGC) has notified the revised UGC ity e-content for school education in despite the untiring battle against coro- holds an assured place among the also changing the face of education, es- smart handset. Owing to this, the educa- (Open and Distance Learning Pro- states/UTs and QR coded Energized navirus nowadays. (The writer is the Ed- world’s great scriptures. In 1400 lines of pecially the relationship between the tors find it very difficult to conduct on- grammes and Online Programmes) Reg- Textbooks for all grades (one nation, one itor of the book “Everything you wanted verse, the relationship of man with God teacher and students. line classes for them. On August 26 last, ulations, 2020 for inclusion of more digital platform). to know about NEP 2020”, he can be and the intense joy of divine love is cel- Another major challenge was to hold M. Venakaiah Naidu, Vice President of universities in September, 2020 by 2. One earmarked Swayam Prabha TV reached at [email protected]) Remembering the teacher A listening teacher “Connection to the students’ world and cooperative whoBy: Ankur Kalita matterseducation at Madras Christian College for in 1909 tween India India and the West. He was also one of the learning methods has a positive effect on students’ moti- and joined as an Assistant Professor and later founders of Helpage India, a non-profit organi- - e all know that without the sacrifices Professor of Philosophy at Madras Presidency zation for the elderly, children, and underprivi- vation, while process oriented instruction by the teacher of parents and teachers, no one can College. Afterward, he joined as Professor of leged people in India. has a negative effect on motivational behaviour and moti- achieve anything in life. Whenever we Philosophy at the University of Mysore (1918– During his lifetime, Dr. Radhakrishnan was remember the names of the greatest kings, war- 1921). He also occupied the King George V awarded several awards, including a knighthood vational factors of students” (Thoonen et al., 2010). riors,W authors, players and any well-known per- Chair of Mental and Moral Science at the Uni- in 1931 by the British Government and the Teachers’ empathy for students will reduce stress and sonalities, we immediately want to know the versity of Calcutta (1921–1932) and Spalding Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian award in India, names of their ‘Gurus (teachers)’. In other words, Professor of Eastern Religion and Ethics at Uni- in 1954, and honorary membership of the British motivate them to concentrate on their academic duties. without an iota of doubt, for every great person’s versity of Oxford (1936–1952). Incidentally, he Royal Order of Merit in 1963. By: Fr Paul Lelen Haokip community. “Connection to the students’ world and life contribution of the respective teacher is im- was the first Indian to hold a professorial chair All along Dr. Radhakrishnan believed that cooperative learning methods has a positive effect mense. Since 1962, in our country, the birthday of at The University of Oxford. He also used to de- ‘teachers should be the best minds in the country ndia gears up to celebrate teachers’ day amidst on students’ motivation, while process-oriented in- Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, the first Vice President liver lectures as a visiting faculty in Manchester and ‘they should give due respect in the society no classes in schools and colleges due to the struction by the teacher has a negative effect on of India (1952–1962) and the second President of the College, Oxford in 1926, 1929, and 1930. In as the nation-builders.’ Taking a cue from this COVID-19 pandemic. Perhaps, there would be motivational behaviour and motivational factors of Republic of India (1962–1967), the 5th September has 1930 he joined as Haskell lecturer in Compara- great son of India, all the State Governments and online celebrations to thank and show students” (Thoonen et al., 2010). Teachers’ empa- been celebrated as Teachers' Day every year. I want to tive Religion at the University of Chicago. the Central Governments are making policies for I respect to the teaching community. thy for students will reduce share the life of Dr. Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan, one of His philosophy was based on the philosophy the welfare of the teachers’ time to time. To respect The vital role of teachers does stress and moti- the greatest teachers and one of the finest modern of Advaita Vedanta, tweaking with a contempo- his contribution to the modern India, the Govern- not diminish even during epi- vate them to philosophers India has ever produced. rary understanding. He all along defended Hin- ment of India decided to observe the 5th September demics. The birthday of Dr concentrate on He was born on the 5th September 1888 and duism against what he used called ‘Uninformed as Teachers Day since 1962. He was the first per- Sarvepalli Radhakrishnan in- their academic went on to become an Indian academic, profes- Western criticism’. His contributions towards the son who refused the second term as President of spires millions of teachers to duties.To be sor, philosopher, and politician who served the formation of new and contemporary Hindu iden- India and preferred to return to his first love, imitate him as a leader, diplo- powerful motiva- country holding the highest (for five years) and tity in the eyes of the modern world were ex- ‘teaching’ after completion of his first term of mat, scholar and teacher. tors, teachers up- second-highest (for ten years) constitutional post tremely invaluable by any standard. He has been Presidentship of India in 1967. This great teacher Listening to understand date themselves and of India. He is considered one of India's most dis- influential in shaping the understanding of Hin- breathed his last on April 17, 1975. Here is to re- While students have to listen, reinvent their pedagogies for relevance tinguished twentieth-century scholars of compar- duism, in both India and the West, and earned a membering and saluting the great personality – see and imitate a teacher in a par- to their audience. ative religion and philosophy. He completed his reputation as a pioneer of bridge-builders be- and the father of teaching in India. ticular class, a teacher has to lis- Cooperative learning ten, see and understand multiple In the cooperative learning scenario, teachers students. A listening teacher al- can also learn from students just as students learn ways understands the emotional, from each other. Collaborative learning had re- Covid-19 and the scholastic future of students mental, physical and intellectual con- ceived a lot of attention and praise - By: Sayantan Saikia & and a half years, the majority of the Tezpur have remained completely certainly other issues that can nei- ditions of pupils. A listening teacher especially since the 1990s when Jyotismita Pathak schools, colleges and universities closed since the beginning of the ther be ignored nor can they be learns not just from literal Johnson and Johnson outlined the It was the best of times; it was haven't offered physical classes. pandemic last year. Gauhati Uni- dealt with leniency. In comparison listening. She or he can five essential elements that al- the worst of times’. It was the The absence of physical classes in versity, Dibrugarh University and to yesteryear's pass percentage, this listen, observe and per- lowed successful small- summer of hope; it was the schools has gravely affected the in- Cotton University conducted se- year's Higher Secondary overall ceive from the man- group learning: winter of discontent. Thus, had teractive learning process which mester examinations based on the pass percentage has seen an expo- nerisms andbody (1) Positive inter- ‘ language of stu- dependence: Stu- written the great British novelist helps build emotional and social 'Open Book' system. The question nential rise. Where AHSEC's nor- Charles Dickens to summarise the confidence in a child, thing online remains, whether a student passing mal percentage stood in the 80s dents. Usually, dents feel happenings of nineteenth-century classes can hardly provide for. Due graduation or post-graduation by (last year's overall pass percentage the poor stu- responsible for Europe. We, the worldly citizens of to the rampant prevalence of the 'Open Book' method would be being 86.36%), this year the overall dents are shy their own and the the third decade of the twenty-first Covid-19 last year, the Govern- given equal preference during PhD. pass percentage has shot up to a and less con- group’s effort. century cannot differentiate much ment had to cancel the NEET selection or job interviews? If equal whopping 98.93%. On the other fident. Stu- (2) Face-to-face from what Dickens had opined two exams. Each year lacs of medical preference is given, will it be unfair hand, SEBA's overall pass percent- d e n t s interaction: Stu- centuries ago. A monster, invisible aspirants toil hard to gather a med- on the part of former batches who age increased manifold from from bro- dents encourage to the naked human eye has stifled ical college seat by cracking one of passed out by writing exams in the 64.80% in 2020 to 93.10% in 2021. ken fami- and support our independence for the last year the toughest exams of this country. conventional model? The Govern- Now the million-dollar question lies are one another; and a half. It changes its form so Postponing or cancelling such an ment ought to provide satisfying that is bugging students, their timid and the environ- rapidly that as we seek answers for exam not only jeopardizes the edu- answers to students regarding these guardians and the conscious citi- reserved. ment encour- the earlier ones, a new variant ap- cational future of such students, but burning questions as these concern zens of Assam are that are there When a a g e s pears and ravages humanity at its it also acts as a blow on the emo- their very careers. enough seats in the educational in- teacher discussion and own liking. The monster is none tions altogether. On July 30 and 31 last, the Sec- stitutions of Assam to accommo- u n d e r - eye contact. (3) Individual and group accountability: Each stu- other than Covid-19. Covid-19 has Though statistics show that the ondary Education Board of Assam date such a vast quantity of passed s t a n d s dent is responsible for doing their part; the group is left the world economy in disarray. Government is working hard in ad- (SEBA) and the Assam Higher out students? With the humongous students, accountable for meeting its goal. Loss of jobs have left millions ministering Covid vaccine jabs and Secondary Education Council increase in individual percentages, sheor helearns (4) Social Skills: Group members gain direct in- scampering for new opportunities more than 50 crore doses have been (AHSEC) announced the final re- it seems very likely that a large the complex realities struction in the interpersonal, social, and collaborative while price rise due to scarce sup- successfully given as of yet, we sults of the outgoing High School number of students will be devoid of life. When a teacher listens, understanding hap- skills needed to work with others. ply of daily goods has made the av- can't ignore the fact that the and Higher Secondary batches. of studying in institutions of their pens. When understanding takes place, a teacher (5) Group processing: Group members analyze erage lower-middle-class and the scholastic future of students hangs Matriculation and Higher Second- choice. Students are the most im- ceases to judge. She or he will move from igno- their own and the group’s ability to work together below lower-middle-class person in the balance. Students, especially ary results which are usually ac- portant asset of any society. It is rance to sympathy, from sympathy to empathy and (Lewis, 2019). Teachers have to specify the type grow more anxious about the fu- those whose subjects demand prac- companied by pomp and jubilation upon their shoulders that the future establish personal contact with students. This con- of work each student must perform to avoid the ture. Apart from a brief let off dur- tical knowledge, are having to bear had to be greeted with enforced of any nation rests. Any Govern- tact is missing during the online mode of the teach- danger of some students remaining indifferent in ing the recently concluded the brunt of uncertainty. A mass calm. Matriculation and Higher ment while formulating its policies, ing-learning procedure. Many students cherish the the collaborative learning process. elections, the Government has communication student or a me- Secondary leaving exams weren't especially during a period that has personal relationships they have with their teach- If students remember your service even after fought tooth and nail in trying to chanical engineer cannot simply do conducted keeping in mind the witnessed one of the most devastat- ers. This kind of interrelationship affects students’ combat the scare of the virus by justice to his degree by mugging up Covid risk factor associated with ing pandemics in human history overall growth - helping them build up respect, in- years of departure, you have been a boon to stu- implementing strict Covid regula- answers from the textbook. He or assemblage or travelling. Various needs to take utmost care regarding terpersonal relationships and develop humane dents. Pandit Jawaharlal Nehru said about Dr Rad- tions. she needs invaluable practical academicians and the students their aspirations. Weeks and months qualities for life. A teacher knowingly or unknow- hakrishnan: “He has served his country in many Amidst all the chaos and suffer- knowledge regarding her/his sub- themselves have claimed that the of indoor captivity, staying away ingly influences countless students. capacities. But above all, he is a great teacher from ing which Covid has brought in, the ject. Although online classes have results were full of anomalies. For from the campus or hostile environ- Motivators whom all of us have learnt much and will continue social community which has in- provided a short-term remedy to example, hundreds of students ment and series of assignments have Apart from other motivating elements, teachers to learn. It is India’s peculiar privilege to have a deed suffered the most due to stagnancy by continuing necessary have received similar marks in all already taken a vicious toll on the are the most powerful motivators for students. great philosopher, a great educationist and a great Covid related restrictions imposed educational lectures during the of their subjects, a matter which students. Upon that, unexpected pro- Teachers are connectors of the past and present. humanist as her President. That in itself shows the by the Government is the student lockdown period, yet online classes transcends coincidence. Tens and crastinations and an uncertain Theylink the books and students. They interpret kind of men we honour and respect.” If you have community. Globally, during the cannot be placed at par with first- hundreds of students and their scholastic future have added to men- and explain the contents of books, arts and artefacts been a listening teacher, you will continue to ex- peak of the pandemic last year, 188 hand practical knowledge. Without guardians have accused both the tal stress. We sincerely do hope for to the pupils. Teachers translate basic concepts into perience your past students wishing you and re- countries closed down their educa- practical knowledge, how can stu- educational boards of being utterly better days. May the campuses actual practice and generate interest for further re- membering you. (The author is a PhD research tional institutions to control the dents fulfil the necessary expecta- casual in preparing formulas for the sprawl up once again! (The author search (McCarthy & McCabe, 1987). This process scholar, Department of Sociology and Social Work, spread of the disease. In India and tions of a job interviewer later on? tabulation of results. Even if we can be reached at sayantan- establishes their indispensable role in society and CHRIST (Deemed to be University), Bangalore. He in Assam as well, for the last one Central Universities such as keep these issues at bay, there are [email protected]) evokes admiration and respect from the learning can be reached at [email protected]) Page 7 September 05_Normal Pages 9/4/2021 7:08 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 SUNDAY SPECIAL THE HILLS TIMES 7 Charm for second-hand clothing in North-east By: Alphonsa D Haokip people prefer to purchase the imported second- wholesale shops”. It is a colorful sight during the hand outfits, handbags, and kid’s items. Since the Christmas season wherein varieties of clothes he people of North-East India are com- branded new items are manufactured with lesser ranging from attractive jackets, overcoat to socks monly receptive to changes, open-minded, quality yet very costly and not affordable for com- is available in every stall. Meanwhile, the north- and modern in their outlook. When it comes mon people. Although the older items are manu- east customers have a great affinity towards Ko- toT trendy attires, they are very adaptable to the factured from a bygone epoch, they are found to rean clothes and prefer them more than any other new styles, welcome to changes, and are flexible. be of quality and prized over quantity production. clothing which is sourced via Siliguri and Guwa- Just as westernization initiated changes, the north- Hence, vintage products continue to thrive. More- hati. A youth from Churachandpur believed, “The east people are accommodating to modern fashion over, the bulk of the second-hand clothes that Koreans have a great sense of fashion. Their out- and not rigid to the old traditions. Their mongoloid come from Korea, Japan and Thailand are with fits are so cool as well as cheap when compared features and physic too, bear a resemblance to Ko- commendable stuff and desirable fashion palatable to Indian Kurtas. So, why spend our bucks on reans, Chinese, and Myanmar. Hence, any trendy to the choice and preference of northeast young- costly attires when the same product, albeit used costume or fashionable attire worn by them looks sters. could be purchased at a lower price.” The geo- gorgeous on their light skin tones. Besides that, Reason of preference graphical set up of the north-east are mostly hilly most of the northeastern states share their borders Second-hand clothes are in their unbridled fash- region are deprived of modern textiles. Hence, with Myanmar, China, and Bangladesh which ion and style that one can be easily carried away most of the branded clothes sourced from the serves as an advantage and enables them to have more so the style with which the north-east inhab- metro cities of India are not affordable for the peo- easy access to the latest fashions and second-hand itants clad themselves. Perhaps, northeast India is ple. Besides that, the influence of Korean fashion clothes of these neighbouring countries. The land a region that does not run out of fashion and style. and Korean movies has a deep impact on the is also unique in terms of its geographical land- Used garments imported via ships from the East youth of the northeast leading them to prefer Ko- scape and varied group of people who speak dif- Asian countries are most sought after with great rean second-hand textiles. ferent dialects. This beautiful region of India is demand in the north-east states at early October The above discussions disclose that gone are the exuberantly vibrant and enterprising with colour- and last on till the end of winters. A local cloth days when second-hand clothing was perceived as ful fashion. seller expressed, “while a second-hand jacket with tainted or worn out. Presently, even many cus- Second-hand clothes fine material can be purchased at an affordable tomers believe that second-hand clothing is at par among the young customers. A news report had 21 times faster than the conventional attires. Second-hand clothes are those which have al- price of Rs.150 in the first week of December in or even superior to any unworn clothes. This is this to say, “The US second-hand clothing market Therefore, to clad oneself with second-hand ready been used and owned. These are normally Nagaland and Manipur and this rate dips as low one of the outcomes of the exponential growth of is expected to augment its value from US$28bil- clothes is not despised and so there is no room for bought and sold out by the traders in a bulk called as Rs.50 on the eve of Christmas”. A youth from fashion over the years. Along with these, the novel lon to US$80 billion by 2029. Surprisingly, it was a social stigma. Even the people from families that bale as well as in retail especially during the onset Manipur was of the view that,” Korean clothes are trend of “fashion flipping” that engages buying observed that in 2019, an elite country like the US are financially stable are quite comfortable to of the annual winter season. The majority of the of better quality and are most sought after in the and selling second-hand clothes has gripped in witnesses the expansion of second-hand clothing clothe themselves with the used clothes.

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They also may develop or design cy- equipment and nuclear steam supply sys- main “Stick to your job and hope you’ll involves designing, constructing, clotrons, which produce a high-energy tems, in engineering and construction add another feather in your cap.’’ and operating nuclear reactors be- beam that the healthcare industry uses to firms, in consulting service companies, and Purohit “But sir, I doubt if he has kept his treas- sides breaking down atomic nuclei and treat cancerous tumors. in the electric utility industry and its asso- By: Dr. Dhrubajyoti Bora ure in this house, he may choose other N other sub-atomic physics. It is the perfect To make a flourishing career in this field ciated organizations. They can also search places to hide them.’’ playing ground for those with a futuristic of engineering, almost all entry-level jobs for employment opportunities in health and utronjoy had got an uncommon “So far as we know, it’ll be wastage of vision. Nuclear engineers are mostly ab- require a Bachelor’s degree in nuclear en- medical research, transportation, and food haircut at a busy saloon just out- time before taking another action plan.’’ sorbed in research and development organ- gineering. Any 10+2 pass students, with and water safety sectors. Adequate experi- side the railway station, after The senior snapped the line. The De- izations, nuclear reactors, and power plants Physics, Chemistry, Mathematics, and Eng- ence and advanced study provide better job Salighting from the train. It’d left his house.’’ He partment had high hope on Sutronjoy’s that make weapons and war equipment. lish as compulsory subjects, can eligible to offers in the field of teaching and research whole scalp bald except a tuft of hair at paused a few abilities. Sutronjoy sighed. It was hard to Nuclear engineers have an important role pursue this 4-year undergraduate degree at numerous institutions and laboratories, the back of his head resembling a puro- s e c o n d s , go inside the house and survey. These in the field of medicine as they also de- program. Candidates need to qualify for an in India and abroad. Besides, nuclear engi- hit. Having satisfied, he put on his zero “that room is days he’d not seen any suspicious men velop advanced nuclear imaging technol- entrance examination to find a place for ad- neers can also pick up management or ad- power spectacles and when he looked at lying vacant. visiting the campus as he often stared out ogy which is useful for diagnosing and mission in most of the institutions offering ministration as a career option. his reflection in the mirror before him, But how will through his window when he’d no other treating various rare diseases. courses in nuclear engineering. They can Different levels of courses in nuclear en- The his new appearance thrilled him momen- you manage job to do. Nuclear engineers typically do the fol- also choose to take up diploma programs gineering & technology are offered by sev- tarily. He touched it softly and twisted your meal?’’ Navaratri was approaching and Sutron- lowing: that specialize in nuclear engineering. Eli- eral institutes and universities in India. about his fingers. He put a chandan tilak “I’ll cook joy one morning suggested Shivam, “Sir, • Design or develop nuclear equip- These are: Indian Institute of Technology on his forehead from a small wooden sir, no prob- it’ll be better to purify the house. I’ve not ment, such as reactor cores, radiation (IIT) at Kanpur and Madras; Delhi Uni- Purohit box after being fished out from the small lem,’’ Sutron- seen any holy function inside the house.’’ shielding, and associated instrumenta- versity, New Delhi; Sastra University, cloth- bag he was carrying, and again joy quipped. “Is this actually required? I think our tion Thanjavur; Jadavpur University, stared at the reflection, in different an- Shivam ac- place is pure as there is a Devi temple and • Direct operating or maintenance Kolkata; Manipal Institute of Technol- gles. He smiled, frowned, and pouted his cepted Sutron- you worship there day and night.’’ For activities of operational nuclear power ogy, Manipal; Pandit Deendayal Petro- lips. The barber, as well as the other cus- joy’s request and some time, Shivam immersed himself in plants to ensure that they meet safety leum University, Gandhinagar; Kidwai tomers, amusedly noticed his different after two days, he deep thought, before speaking again, “Ok, standards Memorial Institute of Oncology, Banga- movements, as well as facial contours. moved in with a it’s not a bad idea to purify the interior. • Write operational instructions to be lore; College of Science & Technology, Paying a handsome bill to the barber, he few belongings What do you suggest? I’m against organ- used in nuclear plant operation or in Andhra University, Visakhapatnam; left the shop and took a taxi to Nabin and started a new izing another function in the house. I’ve handling and disposing of nuclear Saha Institute of Nuclear Physics, Nagar. life on the campus. many tasks at hand.’’ waste Kolkata; and SRM University, Chennai. “Which place of Nabin Nagar Purohit “No Shivamji, I’ll just sprinkle holy • Monitor nuclear facility operations Nuclear engineering is considered as Ji?’’ asked the driver. water inside the house, and it will expel to identify any design, construction, or one of the highly paid jobs, even though “I’ll get off at the T junction, near the all the negative energies from the house.’’ operation practices that violate safety they are always at a risk of exposure to SBI bank,’’ Sutronjoy said, with a satis- Shivam found it not a bad idea and regulations and laws gible engineering graduates or those with a unwanted nuclear hazards. In the begin- fied smile that his recent disguise was From the following day, Sutronjoy readily agreed with him. That morning, • Perform experiments to test whether Master’s degree in Mathematics and ning, nuclear engineers can receive excel- worth trying! chanted prayers in each morning and Sutronjoy entered the house for the first methods of using nuclear material, reclaim- Physics have to qualify Graduate Aptitude lent monthly salary packages of Rs. 15,000 Getting off the taxi, Sutronjoy went to evening, and the sacred words wafted time, mumbling mantras. He walked into ing nuclear fuel, or disposing of nuclear Test in Engineering (GATE) to seek admis- to Rs. 30,000, depending upon their skills, a nearby market and bought some items around the house, making Shivam believe every corner of the house. Nobody paid waste are acceptable sion in the 2-year M.Tech program in nu- education, and type of organization they are for puja rituals, and asked a rickshaw that he hadn’t done a mistake by inviting any importance to him as he’d been al- • Take corrective actions or order plant clear engineering. Several doctoral (PhD) hired by. Besides a handsome pay package, puller to take him to Shivam’s house. a purohit into his campus to stay. Shivam most six months in the campus. All were shutdowns in emergencies and postdoctoral research programs are these professionals earn other benefits in The rickshaw puller at first showed his had his wife, two college-going sons, his busy in their own works. As he entered • Examine nuclear accidents and gather also conducted by different research insti- terms of TA, DA, resident allowances, etc. dissatisfaction, “No, I can’t. The road to parents, and a brother with his family. No- Shivam’s room, he looked around and data that can be used to design preventive tutions. The earnings of nuclear engineers gradu- his house is too steep.’’ body protested about his decision of wel- then carefully planted a high-power mi- measures Aspirants with an undergraduate degree ally increase with higher qualifications, ex- “I’ll give you two hundred,’’ Sutronjoy coming purohit ji into the campus. After crophone chip in a flower vase standing In addition, nuclear engineers are at the in nuclear engineering can find diverse ca- perience, and promotion, reaching up to offered, knowing the fact that other pas- all, that old dilapidated room had been at a corner of the room. It didn’t take forefront of developing uses of nuclear ma- reer options in several government agen- lakhs of rupees per month. sengers used to haggle even at fifty going lying vacant for quite a long time, unused. much time to complete his task. to that direction. One month passed. Purohit ji went twice From that day onwards, every single The rickshaw puller thought for a mo- to his village in this period. His presence conversation from that room was heard ment, and finally he nodded his head. inside the campus was only felt by his by the high-level security personnel stay- He was right. The gravel road to aartis, otherwise, he was a no-problem ing a few hundred miles away. Nothing Janti Saikia’s wonderfully knit book on self-determination Shivam’s house was a steep one and had man. came out immediately. One night, at By: Rupak G. Duarah nation, Political terrorism, Panchayat election, etc. The writer some extreme turns. The rickshaw-puller There appeared one problem for puro- about eleven, three days post Durga puja, seeks answers to the possible conflict-resolution mechanisms had to get down a number of times to pull hit ji. At night, when he wanted to go out voices cracked at the receiver at the far- “God gave all men all earth to love, on these political problems of the state. his rickshaw up the road. Having trav- of his room to enjoy the moonlit sur- away station. But since our hearts are small The third section (economical) consists of twelve important elled a treacherous ride on the rickshaw, roundings, he was held back by the fear “I’m feeling stressed these days. My Ordained for each one spot should prove articles viz. progress and development of Assam, conservation Sutronjoy noticed from a distance a glit- of getting attacked by a huge Dobermann. intuition says something bad is going to Beloved overall.” of nature, global warming, river dam, Green India Mission, the tering building in the sun. He was warmly Shivam used to chain it during the day- happen in this house.’’ - Rudyard Kipling transportation system of the North-East, rubber cultivation in welcomed as soon as he got off the rick- time and set it free at night. The agitated “Don’t stress yourself with the unnec- he right to self-determination is one of the most important the economic development of Assam, the importance of rain- shaw. There was a clan of men wearing creature used to roam freely inside the essary thoughts. We’ve enough treasure human rights. By this right, people freely determine their water harvesting, climate change, etc. The author analyses the kurta-pajamas, and the tallest from the campus at night. The slightest sound of to last at least for three generations’’ said political status and pursue their economic, social and cul- topics in a specific way of writing with a proper database and group came forward, said, “Did you find his door welcomed it and it used to growl a female voice. turalT development. This right belonged to the population of a makes them relevant to the readers. any difficulty coming to our place?’’ before his door. As the days passed, it be- “That is the big worry for me. There is fixed territorial entity specifically peoples oppressed by a colo- The fourth section (personalities) includes the life and works “Not at all,’’ said Sutronjoy. came accustomed to his smell and recog- so much gold and money under the tem- nial power. of some great personalities who devoted their lives to the coun- The tallest man introduced himself as nised his presence as threatless. Yet, he ple I fear someday someone will find Recently, Janti Saikia, a well-known writer cum educationist try and contributed a lot to the development of our society. The Shivam. There were deodar trees encir- couldn’t gather the courage to venture out them out, dragging us to the street.’’ of Golaghat prepared a book entitled ‘Atmaniyantranar Adhikar writer elaborates on the worthy contributions of Netaji Subhash cling the whole campus. At the entrance lest it should tear him into bits. For a few “Don’t infuse your mind with these ir- Aru Anyanaya Prabandha’ where the right to self-determination Chandra Bose, Politician Soneswar Bora, Cultural activist of the house, there were two nicely days, initially, he peeped out of his room relevant thoughts; now go to sleep,’’ an- is discussed in an easy and coherent manner. In the book, the Munin Baruah, Educationist Prafulla Chandra Chaliha, Poet crafted bonsai trees. To the south was a into the brightly moonlit ambiance but swered the irritated female voice. author includes a number of significant articles where he analy- Ambikagiri Raichoudhury, Dhiren Dutta along with some other small garden with a swing in the middle. didn’t come out. The next day half dozen police vehicles ses numerous problems of Assam in a comprehensive way with notable personalities of Assam. “I think I’ve reached in time!’’ But it was very much necessary for him swarmed into the campus. The officer the help of adequate data, argument, and proper justification. The fifth section (miscellaneous matter) comprises of sixteen “Oh yes, Purohit ji, you’re in time.’’ to establish a friendly relationship with leading the team told Shivam in a rather The book does an admirable job of explaining the issues re- different types of articles such as the face-craft culture of Assam, Sutronjoy’s walk to the main door of the dog. Otherwise, he won’t be able to blunt way, “We’ll raid your house.’’ lating to Assamese nationalism, separationist movement, lin- appointment of Border Magistrate, the district administration in the house was interrupted by Shivam to accomplish his task of being inside this In three long and anxious hours, the po- guistic problem etc. in detail. It is a rich and methodological the development, Bharalu River, Bertrand Russell on Mahatma another small house to the north, “The campus and so he made a plan. One day lice, as well as the tax personnel, domi- collection of some important chapters which are systematically Gandhi, corruption control, primitive art, Karbi literature, etc. newly constructed temple is on the left he bought a chicken breast and kept it in nated inside the house. Shivam with his arranged into five sections such as social, political, economic, Through these articles, the author encompasses his views in an side purohit ji.’’ his room without anyone’s knowledge. At family members sat in the drawing-room, great personalities, and miscellaneous matters. enchanting way of explanation. The ‘Atmaniyantranar Adhikar It was a solemn function. Sutronjoy did midnight, when everybody was in deep depressed. The first section (social) includes eight articles which explain Aru Anyanaya Prabandha’ is one of the finest books in the As- his best part conducting the opening rit- sleep, he emerged from his room, and After retrieving all the black illegal some important subject matters of Assam such as the dark future samese language, which may surely satisfy the discerning read- ual. Nobody for once did get the whiff of cautiously, stepped forward, holding the treasure, police dragged Shivam to their of the state, women molestation, superstition, Assamese lan- ers of our society. It is also pertinent to mention over here that an idea that it had been Sutronjoy’s first plastic bag with the meat in his right hand. vehicle. guage – it's present and future etc. with special reference to some Homen Borgohain, the notable and popular writer of Assam, experiment of this kind, that he was never Getting the smell of meat, the dog ap- Sutronjoy approached the vehicle, said, relevant Acts and other important database. wrote the valuable preface of it, which enriches the beauty and a purohit! Before bidding farewell, peared before him like a genie and “Mr. Shivam, I’m thankful for your coop- The second section (political) contains twelve articles where standard of the book. The cover design by Manjit Rajkhowa is Shivam requested, “Purohit ji, if you growled at him with his sharp bare teeth. eration. We’ll meet you in the custody. the author raises several questions on the issues such as the Naga attractive and meaningful and the layout of the book is also praise- don’t mind please shower us with your Though the night was in the phase of the Bye.’’ treaty, our independence, Naga nationalism, Conspiracy to di- worthy. The book is published by Pragjyotika Kabya Kanan, Bor- blessing by a weekly visit.’’ waning moon, yet it was sufficiently illu- “You bastard!’’ Shivam roared in great vide Assam, methods for solution of prolonged problems of jan, Golaghat and is priced at only ` 250. (The author can be There was no reason for denial, and minated to accomplish his job. Wasting furry. Assam, Assam Nagaland border conflict, Right to Self-determi- reached at [email protected]) Sutronjoy agreed at once. A month passed no more time he threw the piece of meat Sutronjoy said nothing but smiled like this. at it, and retreated a few steps to watch faintly. One morning he said, “Shivam ji, I how the dog gorged on the piece of meat. He walked back to Shivam’s wife. want a small favour from you.’’ Having finished, for the first time since “Nivedita, do you remember me? I’m God and Human Brain Bird of Prey “Feel free purohit ji,’’ Shivam replied. his entry into this campus, Sutronjoy saw Sutronjoy, the boy whom you insulted P Original : Nabakanta Barua By: Noopur Baruah “These days my income has gone it wagging its tail at him. many years back in the college days!’’ down. I can hardly pay my rental dues. Though it was unwise to feed raw meat He came a little bit closer. Eyes don’t God bestowed humans with brains You cannot cage a bird of prey. Besides I’ve children in my village.’’ to a dog, yet he continued it almost every lie. To nourish insanity with it For if you blink he'll fly away. Sutronjoy stopped for a moment. In the night, secretly buying each time from dif- O when veins rejuvenated with flow of blood Nivedita couldn’t believe her eyes; she But hunting grounds he picks with care. meantime, Shivam scratched his head, ferent meat shops. But he was certain if just stood with a waxed expression. Heart failed to repose faith With mice and snakes and baby hares. thought something. somehow Shivam had to identify this for- “It’s certain I don’t have money, it’s When he twists truth through gift of the gab A mate for life, Before Sutronjoy uttered another word, bidden practice he wouldn’t spare him. true that I belong to a farmer’s family, but E Shrewdly used. a feathered bride. Shivam said, “I have a small room at the Sutronjoy sometimes got amused think- believe me, we don’t do things detrimen- The only Truth left to human is With whom he'll nest, and hunt, and hide. back of the house. But its condition isn’t ing how the people usually keep blind tal to the society.’’ The labour- lorn arms of his own woman A purpose he'll have, good. Its door latch doesn’t fit properly. faith in those men who claim to possess As Sutronjoy stepped into one police Whom he had in his own embrace one evening a cage of his choosing. Many years back there used to live one of religious skills. Thus, one month passed. car, one greeted him, “well done sir!’’ M And the pristine smile of his own child To give of his blood and not feel like he's losing. my male servants. But he turned out to be But Sutronjoy hadn’t achieved the pur- Sutronjoy was satisfied, as he’d paid He'll raise his young, and chase the day. a liar.’’ pose of his having been to this place. off an old score by shouldering upon to (Translated by Dr Ratan Bhattacharjee ) You cannot cage this bird of prey. Shivam stopped for a moment, then re- Gradually, he grew impatient. Neverthe- solve this case. 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8 THE HILLS TIMES SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 The Historic Karbi Accord

Memorandum of Settlement poultry farming, agro-based industries, etc., (iii) trade/ vocational/ skill development training based on locally available resources, and (iv) recruitment III appropriate Government jobs as per eligibility. 1. Preamble 4.5. Efforts will be made to cover the cadres of armed groups under various ongoing government schemes for employment generation and other benefits. The Government of India and the Government of Assam have made persistent efforts in the past to fulfill the legitimate 4.6. Criminal cases registered against cadres of armed groups for non-heinous offences will be withdrawn by aspirations of the Karbi people, which led to devolution of more autonomy to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council Government of Assam as per procedure established by law. Criminal cases registered in connection with and development of the area. Notwithstanding these initiatives, organizations representing the Karbi people continued heinous offences will be reviewed on case to case basis according to the existing policy on the subject. to demand for creation of an Autonomous State under Article 244A of the Constitution. In an effort to find a compre- 4.7. The Government of Assam will provide financial compensation @ Rs. 5 lakhs to each of the next of kin of hensive ;., and final solution to the issue, several rounds of tripartite discussions I were recently held with the leaders persons who lost their lives in agitations related to Autonomous State demand and have not yet been of Karbi armed groups as well as elected representatives of Karbi people.The negotiations have led to the signing of compensated in any manner. this Memorandum of Settlement which will ensure greater devolution of autonomy to the Karbi Anglong Autonomous Council; protection of identity, language, culture, etc. of Karbi people: rehabilitation of cadres of the armed groups; 5. Special Development Package and focussed development of the Council area, without affecting the territorial and administrative integrity of Assam. The signatory armed groups have agreed to abjure violence and join the peaceful democratic process as established 5.1. The Government of India may allocate Rs. 500 crores (Rs. 100 crore per annum) for development of by law of the land. infrastructure in KAAC area. Additionally, the Government of Assam will contribute Rs. 500 crores (Rs. 100 crore per annum) for development of the area. Illustrative list of projects to be taken up on priority under the 2. Karbi Analong Autonomous Council/KAAC special development package is appended at Annexure-II.

2.1. The Committee of the Legislative Assembly of Assam, as envisaged under Article 371B of the Constitution, 5.2. Army, Paramilitary Forces and Police shall organise special recruitment rallies to recruit Karbi youth. will be constituted expeditiously. , Pre-recruitment training exercises will be organized by the agencies to facilitate the process. 2.2. The Government of India may expedite passage of the Constitution (125th Amendment) Bill, 2019 which 6. Monitoring proposes to rename the Council as Karbi Anglong Autonomous Territorial Council and increase the number A Joint Monitoring Committee shall be constituted with representatives of MHA (Gol), Government of Assam, of members to not more than 50, of whom, 6 members including at least 2 women members will be KAAC and the signatory armed groups to monitor implementation of this Agreement. nominated by the Governor and the rest of the members will be elected on the basis of adult suffrage. The above Agreement is signed on September 4, 2021 at New Delhi in the presence of Union Minister of Home 2.3. The Government of India and the Government of Assam will take necessary steps to reserve 34 seats for Affairs and Minister of Cooperation, Shri Amit Shah. STs and 10 seats under Open category for all communities, out of 44 elected seats in KAAC. Representatives of following organisations append their signature to this Agreement: - 2.4. The Constitution (125th Arnendment) Bill, 2019 proposes to transfer a number of subjects to KAAC by (i) Karbi Longri North Cachar Hills Liberation Front/ KLNLF amending paragraph 3A (1) of the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution (Annexure-I). Necessary steps will be taken to transfer the following additional subjects to KAAC Pradip Tarang (Chairman) i) Implementation of schemes under rural electrification, non-conventional energy sources, solar energy, re newable energy and mini-hydel projects. (ii) People's Democratic Council of Karbi Longri/ PDCK ii) Welfare and Development e Minority communities/ Indigenous faith. iii) 'Medium to be added to 'Small, Cottage and Rural Industry subject to the provisions of entries 7 and 52 Kongkgt Teron (Vice-Chairman) of List I of Schedule VII'. iv) 'Vocational education' to be added to 'Education that is to say primary and secondary education, higher (iii) United People's Liberation Army/ UPLA secondary education including vocational training, adult education and college education (general)'. v) 'Protection of Wildlife' to be added to 'Forests (other than reserved forest)'. Wellestey Terang (Chairman) 2.5. The Government of India and the Government of Assam may consider enhancing budgetary provisions for KAAC to undertake development activities keeping in view the population and topography of the area. (iv) Karbi People's Liberation Tigers/KPLT (Ceasefire) 2.6. Proposed amendments to Article 280 and the Sixth Schedule to the Constitution as per the Constitution (125th Amendment) Bill, 2019 will further augment the Consolidated Fund of the State to supplement the Sam Sing Tisso (Chairman) resources of KAAC on the basis of the recommendations of the State Finance Commission. 2.7. Executive functions of KAAC shall be exercised through the Principal Secretary not below the rank of Com (v) Karbi People's Liberation Tigers/KPLT (R) missioner & Secretary to the Government of Assam. The post of Principal Secretary shall be encadred. Heads of various Departments/Directorates of KAAC shall not be below the rank of Additional Secretary to Run Rongpi (Chairman) the Government of Assam. Officers of KAAC shall exercise administrative as well as financial powers commensurate with their ranks. (vi) Karbi People's Liberation Tigers/KPLT (M) '

2.8. Deputy Commissioners and Superintendents of Police of the districts within KAAC will be posted in Mensing Kramsa (Chairman) consultation with the Chief Executive Member of KAAC. 2.9. Deputy Commissioners of the districts within KAAC shall report to the Chief Executive Member through the Principal Secretary in respect of all developmental activities in their districts with regard to the responsibilities assigned to them by KAAC. : Jishnu Barua Piyush Goyal 2.10. The Government of Assam shall create a post of DIG, Police exclusively for the Hill districts. (Chief Secretary, Govt. of Assam) (Additional Secretary/NE, MHA) 2.11. An institutional mechanism shall be set up to streamline coordination between the State Government and KAAC. The mechanism shall be headed by the Chief Secretary, Government of Assam, with the Principal Secretary, KAAC as its member. The mechanism shall periodically review (not less than once in a quarter) the following issues in particular :- (a) Bills/Regulations passed by KAAC awaiting assent by the Governor. Signing of the Agreement is witnessed by (b) Proposals of KAAC regarding creation of new posts and filling up of vacant posts. (c) Proposals of KAAC in connection with annual plan, allocation and flow of funds, financial sanctions, utilization certificates, etc. (d) Proposals of KAAC regarding recruitment within its delegated authority. Tuliram Ronghang Himanta Biswa Sarma (e) Issues with regard to transfer of subjects to KAAC and powers/ functions of its functionaries. Chief Executive Member, KAAC (CM, Assam) (f) Issues with regard to local sources of revenue for KAAC including minor minerals. 2.12. The Government of India may consider reviewing the number of Assembly constituencies within KAAC area through the process of delimitation keeping in view the population and topography. List of Development Projects Government of India 3. Issues relating to language. identity. culture.etc. 1. Construction of four-lane all weather road through Dhansiri for easy access to Dirnapur Airport. 3.1. The Government of India may refer to UPSC the demand for exemption of ST (Hill) candidates from KAAC 2. Construction of a Highway from Diphu to West Karbi Anglong-Meghalaya border via Hamren. area from taking one Modern Indian Language (MIL) in the Civil Services ' examinations conducted by 3. Hotel and Tourism Management institute at Diphu. UPSC. 4. A District Hospital of suitable size at Donkamokam, West Karbi Anglong. 3.2. The Government of Assam will consider favourably the proposal of KAAC to notify Karbi as the official 5. Upgradation of Hawaipur Railway Station to full-fledged Railway Station. language of KAAC. However, Hindi, English and Assamese shall also continue to be used for official pur 6. Establishment of Regional office of Spice Board and Rubber Board in Karbi Anglong. poses. 7. Upgradation of Doordarshan Kendra at Diphu to full-fledged station. 3.3. Hindi, English, Assamese and other indigenous languages shall be taught in educational institutions under 8. Upgradation of Diphu Prasar Bharti to full-fledged Radio Station. KAAC. 9. Establishment of Doordarshan Kendra and Radio Station in West Karbi Anglong. 3.4. The Government of Assam shall set up a committee to study the demand for notifying Karbi language as an 10. Installation of a solar power project of suitable capacity in West Karbi Anglong. associate language in the State. The Committee will also recommend measures to further strengthen and 11. Sainik school in Karbi Anglong district. popularize Karbi language at the national level including a suitable script in consultation with Karbi Literary 12. Sugar mill at Kheroni. Society and other Karbi organisations. 13. Rail connectivity from Jagiroad-Donkamokam to Lumding along with station in West Karbi Anglong. 3.5. The Government of India will examine the demand for notifying Karbi people living outside KAAC area as 14. FCI warehouse of suitable capacity for Karbi Anglong. ST in Assam, in consultation with the Government of Assam. The Government of Assam may also consider 15. Construction of greenfield Airport in Karbi Anglong. conferring ST (Hill) status to Karbi people living outside KAAC area. 16. Diphu campus of Assam University, Silchar to be upgraded to the status of full-fledged Central University. 3.6. The Government of Assam shall set up a Karbi Welfare Council for focussed development of Karbi people living outside KAAC area. Government of Assam 3.7. The Government of Assam shall promote and support the annual Karbi Youth Festival through financial 1. Secretariat Complex for West Karbi Anglong. assistance. 2. Cultural hub at Ronghang Rongbong in West Karbi Anglong. 3.8. The Government of India and the Government of Assam will take necessary steps to set up a Karbi cultural 3. KAAC Capital Complex at Diphu. centre at Taralangso and an academy to promote Karbi language and culture at an appropriate location in 4. KAAC Guest House for Karbi Anglong and West Karbi Anglong. KAAC area 5. Food processing plant, warehouse with cold storage facility at Deithor,Manja and West Karbi Anglong. 6. Training, production and marketing centres for handloom and textile products at Diphu. 4. Rehabilitation of armed cadres 7. Veterinary college/hospital at Diphu and West Karbi Anglong (Donkamokam). 8. Bamboo nursery-cum-production and processing centre at Baithalangso. 4.1. All signatory armed groups shall abjure the path of violence, surrender their weapons and disband their or 9. Organic Horticultural Park. ganisations within one month of signing of the Agreement. All camps occupied by these groups shall be 10. Centres for fish breeding, training and farming at Dokmoka. vacated forthwith. 11. Organic manure production centre at Hamren. 4.2. All armed groups shall submit the lists of their cadres to Addl. DG, Special Branch, Assam within a week of 12. Indigenous Food Park at Diphu. the signing of the Agreement. The names of such cadres shall be scrutinized and verified by the Screening 13. Vocational and Skill Development Training institute at Donkamokam. Committee headed by Addl. DG, Special Branch, Assam, before their rehabilitation. 14. Ginger Dehydration Plant and Modern Food Processing Plants. 4.3. The Committee headed by Addl. DG, Special Branch, Assam shall assess the rehabilitation needs of 15. Broom making Factory. individual cadres based on age profile, educational qualification, general area of residence, etc. The 16. Establishment of Government Degree College at Hamren (West Karbi Anglong). Committee may also involve concerned departments of the State Government, KAAC and successful 17. Establishment of hospitals with modern facilities in every block. entrepreneurs/ NGOs in the process. 18. Regional Resource Centre of State Institute of Panchayat and Rural Development (SIPRD) at Bokajan. 4.4. The Government of India, Government of Assam and KAAC shall take necessary measures to rehabilitate 19. Establishment of Agricultural College in West Karbi Anglong. the cadres of armed groups. Such measures shall include (i) lump sum payment of ex-gratia, (ii) funding 20. Encouragement to tea plantation in areas bordering Nagaland and Meghalaya. economic activities through existing Government schemes relating to fisheries, piggery, organic farming, 21. Forest Training College in West Karbi Anglong. Page 9 September 05_Normal Pages 9/4/2021 10:58 PM Page 1

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 NATION THE HILLS TIMES 9 PM Modi may visit the US in late Sept NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (PTI): A visit by Prime Min- Independence, freedom of expression of citizens ister Narendra Modi to the US later this month is likely to depend on the finality over hosting of the first in-person summit of the Quad leaders by the Biden administration, people familiar with the development said on Saturday. NEWcrucial DELHI, Sept 4 in (PTI): democracy; Union Home good policing"Democracy must: is not just about Shah voting for par- The tentative schedule explored for the visit was be- minister Amit Shah on Saturday said the most ties and forming a government... this is just a tween September 22-27 and the preparations were fo- important thing in a democracy is a citizen's in- part of the system. What is the success or fruit cused on three segments - Modi's address at the UN dependence and freedom of expression which of democracy? The fruit is that 130 crore people General Assembly in New York, participation at the is directly linked to good policing, and this of the country, according to their capabilities proposed Quad summit in Washington and a bilateral needs to be continuously improved. and intelligence, get to develop themselves and meeting with President Joe Biden, they said. He said 'beat constable' deployed at the low- the country gets the benefit of this cumulative However, the sudden decision by Japanese Prime est level of the police system makes the ‘biggest effect for its development," Shah said. Minister Yoshihide Suga to step down by the end of contribution’ towards making a democracy suc- He emphasised that democracy cannot pros- September triggered uncertainty over the US hosting Washington. cessful by protecting the common man. per if law and order in a country is not good. of the in-person Quad summit as Tokyo is learnt to The Biden administration has put cooperation with Delivering the keynote speech during the 51st "This work is done by police and forces that have requested for a hybrid format for the talks. India a key aspect of its overall foreign policy priori- foundation day event of the Bureau of Police guard our borders. It is very important for a suc- The people cited above said there was no final de- ties on the Indo-Pacific, a region that has witnessed nature of our people. The biggest thing in a Research and Development (BPR&D), the min- cessful democracy that the security of a person cision yet on the proposed visit to the US by Modi in growing Chinese military assertiveness. democracy is a person's independence and free- ister said democracy cannot be successful if law is ensured. The citizen should keep getting his view of the uncertainty over the holding of the Quad The US has been looking at convening the in-per- dom of expression," he said. and order is not good. legal rights in an uninterrupted manner. A citi- summit among the leaders of the US, India, Japan and son summit of the leaders of Quad to boost practical When it comes to freedom of expression of a "Democracy is our nature... this was our char- zen should be able to discharge his duties as per Australia in Washington. cooperation in the Indo-Pacific region as well as to person, it is directly linked to law and order, he acter even before independence and we ac- the spirit of the constitution," the Union minis- Suga, who became prime minister of Japan a year send a strong signal about Washington's commitment noted. cepted this after gaining freedom. This is the ter stated. ago after Shinzo Abe stepped down, announced on to the grouping. Friday that he will not seek re-election as leader of the In March, President Biden hosted the first-ever ADVERTISEMENT FOR AWARDING SCHOLARSHIP (FRESH) FOR Liberal Democrat Party (LDP) at the end of Septem- summit of the Quad leaders in the virtual format that ber. 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The people cited above said India and the US held The Afghan crisis as well as developments in the QUANTUM OF SCHOLARSHIP: a series of meetings as part of preparations for Modi's Indo-Pacific region could be the major focus areas for visit to the US, which if it takes place, will be the first discussion between the two sides. US Secretary of 1. For UG level course @ Rs. 6,000/-p.a one after Biden took charge of the US in January. state Antony Blinken paid a two-day visit to India in 2. For PG level course @ Rs. 10.000/-p.a It is learnt that the issue figured during Foreign Sec- July. Before that, US Defence secretary Lloyd J Austin retary Harsh Vardhan Shringla's recent meetings in had paid a three-day visit to New Delhi in March. GENERAL CONDITIONS OF ELIGIBILITY: 1) The Girls students belonging to minority community must be a domicile of Assam, who has secured not less than 50% marks in Kerala’s mainstream parties vying the previous qualifying examination i.e H.S. or Degree(UG). NEW DELHI, Sept 4 (PTI): The Delhi govern- ment will celebrate Teachers Day on Sunday as 2) Permanent Residence Certificate issued from D.C./S.D.O. (Civil) ‘Abhar Diwas’ and award 122 teachers who dis- is MANDATORY. P.R.C. issued by others will not be accepted. charged their duties diligently during the Covid to support Taliban: State BJP chief THIRUVANANTHAPURAM, Sept 4 (PTI): BJP stand as extremist forces were gaining strength in the pandemic, deputy Manish Sisodia said on Satur- 3) The Girl students must belong to a notified minority community i.e state president K Surendran on Saturday alleged that state. He also termed as ‘serious’, the recent nabbing day. Muslims/ Sikhs/Buddhists/Christians/Jains and Parsis. mainstream political parties in Kerala are vying to ex- of a group of Jammu and Kashmir youths with unli- Besides, the new 'Face of DoE' (Directorate of tend support to Taliban after the ter- censed firearms in the state. 4) The annual income of their parents/guardians from all sources Education) awards will be given to two teachers - rorist group took control over Surendran's statements assume sig- should not exceed Rs. 2.00 lakh only. Income certificate issued by Raj Kumar and Suman Arora. Afghanistan. nificance in the wake of the raging Also, two special awards will be given to Bharti Circle Officer of the State Governments is required in respect of Both the ruling CPI(M)-led LDF debate in Kerala over whether the Kalra and Rani Bhardwaj who during the pan- parent(s)/guardian(s) of the student MANDATORY. Income and the Congress-headed UDF Op- Malabar Rebellion alias ‘Moplah demic provided tablet devices to the students and position were playing a different sort (Muslim) Rebellion’ reported in the Certificate issued by others will not be accepted. supported them in various ways so that they can of politics after the militants were northern part of the state in the year 5) A Self-Certified Community Certificate is required from the student. continue with their studies, the deputy CM said. back in power in the neighbouring 1921 was a revolt against the British He said that of the 1,108 applications received 6) The scholarship shall be awarded to regular students studying in country, he charged. He further al- or a communal riot. for the Delhi government's teachers' awards, 122 Govt./Provincialised Colleges and all Central & State Universities leged that those who take a pro-Tal- While the CPI(M) has described have been finalised by a panel. iban stand were the ones trying to the rebellion as the most organised at Graduate and Post-Graduate Levels. Sisodia, who also holds the education portfolio, whitewash the Moplah riots that oc- agitation against the exploitation by 7) The students must have a valid Bank Account in their name in a said earlier the number of awards were 103 and curred in the state in 1921. feudal landlords, the Congress has this year it has been increased. Nationalized Bank (Preferably SBI) "In Kerala, mainstream political called it a shining movement against The eligibility criteria have been relaxed to bring 8) The Scholarship amount will be credited in the selected bank parties are vying with each other to extend support to the anti-imperialist forces. guest teachers and private tutors under considera- the Taliban. Political leaders in the state are nurturing However, the BJP and the RSS have described the account through Direct Benefit Transfer (DBT) mode. tion for the award. The norm of 15 years of teach- religious extremism by giving milk and honey," rebellion as one of the first manifestations of the Tal- ing experience to be considered for the award has Surendran said here in a press meet. iban mindset in India, strongly opposing the move by DURATION OF SCHOLARSHIP AND ITS RENEWAL: been relaxed to three years, he added. Attacking the Left government and its police force, the Left and Congress to treat it as part of India's free- The recipients will be presented with the awards ➢ The scholarship, once awarded, may be renewed during the next the BJP leader said they were taking an ‘irresponsible’ dom struggle. at a ceremony on Teachers Day on Sunday. academic year of the same course and same Institute on the production of recommendation certificate from the appropriate Contd. from Page 1... academic authorities that the student has successfully cleared all Thousands of farmers reaching the papers and secured minimum 50% marks in the previous year's examination and attendance of the students at least 75% KEY HIGHLIGHTS OF THE ACCORD ➢ UP’s Muzaffarnagar for If a student violates Institute discipline or any other terms and a Criminal cases registered against cadres for non-heinous offences shall be withdrawn. conditions of the scholarship, the scholarship may be suspended ‘Kisan Mahapanchayat’: SKM a Govt. of Assam will provide financial compensation of Rs. 5 lakhs each to the next of kin of persons who or cancelled. NEW DELHI/MUZAFFARNAGAR, Sept 4 lost their lives in agitations related to the autonomous state demand. a Govt. of India may allocate Rs. 500 crores (Rs. 100 crore per annum) for infra development in KAAC area. ➢ If a student is found to have obtained a scholarship by false (PTI): The Samyukt Kisan Morcha (SKM) on Sat- urday claimed that thousands of farmers from 15 Additional Rs. 500 crores (Rs. 100 crore per annum) will be contributed by the Govt. of Assam. statement, her scholarship shall be cancelled forthwith and the a Four-lane all weather road through Dhansiri for easy access to Dimapur airport. states have started reaching Uttar Pradesh's Muzaf- a amount of the scholarship paid shall be recovered by the State farnagar district to participate in 'Kisan Mahapan- Highway from Diphu to West Karbi Anglong-Meghalaya border via Hamren. a Diphu Prasar Bharti to be upgraded to full-fledged radio station. Govt. chayat' on Sunday. a The umbrella body of 40 farmer unions spear- Sainik School in West Karbi Anglong district. a Greenfield airport in Karbi Anglong. HOW TO APPLY: heading the farmers' agitation against the Centre's a three farm laws said the 'mahapanchayat' will Diphu campus of Assam University to be upgraded to full-fledged Central University. Intending girl students fulfilling the above mentioned criteria must a Secretariat complex for West KA. prove that the agitation has the support of "all a apply online at www.directorateofhighereducation.assam.gov.in in between castes, religions, states, classes, small traders and KAAC Capital Complex at Diphu. a Forest Training College in West KA. 6th September, 2021 to 3rd October, 2021 and take printout after online all sections of the society" a "The 'mahapanchayat' of September 5 will make Indigenous Food Park at Diphu. final submission and submit it to the Registrar/Principal/Head of the Institute a Govt. Degree College at Hamren (West KA). the Yogi-Modi governments realize the power of a along with the necessary copies of certificates/testimonials. farmers, farm labourers, and supporters of the farm A Joint Monitoring Committee shall be constituted with representatives of MHA (GoI), Govt. of Assam, movement. KAAC and the signatory armed groups to monitor implementation of the agreement. The Registrar/Principal/Head of the Institutions will compile, verify "The Muzaffarnagar 'mahapanchayat' will be the biggest ever in the last nine months," the SKM said the application form and other relevant documents as per guidelines and in a statement. Accord signed to give peace instructions. After compilation and scrutiny of all applications by the selec- It added that 500 'langar' services have been Centre will allocate ` 500 crore (` 100 crore per annum) for infra development in KAAC area. Additional ` tion committee constituted at the College or the University level as per the started to arrange meals for farmers, including mo- 500 crore (` 100 crore per annum) shall be contributed by Assam government. guidelines, the valid online application form alongwith all relevant certifi- bile 'langar' system run on hundreds of tractor-trol- There were total 12 delegates who signed the Karbi Peace Accord from 6 groups. They are - from KLNLF leys. cates/testimonials shall be submitted along with approved list to the 0/o Di- Pradip Terang (chairman) and Wiling Son Phangcho (publicity secretary), from PDCK Kongkat Teron (vice- It said 100 medical camps have also been set up chairman) and Sanjit Phangcho (general secretary), from UPLA Wellesley Terang (chairman), Longki Bey rectorate of Higher Education, Assam, Kahilipara, Guwahati-781019 under for the farmers attending the 'mahapanchayat'. (general secretary), from KPLT (Ceasefire) Sam Sing Tisso (chairman), Dar Sing Terang (general secretary), their seal and signature on or before 10th October, 2021 positively. A total of 32 farmer unions from Punjab have from KPLT (R), Run Rongpi (chairman), Goodwinson Kro (general secretary), from KPLT (M) Mensing give a deadline of September 8 to the state govern- Kramsa (chairman), Mensing Tokbi ( chief-in-commander). ment to withdraw cases against protestors, it said. LIST OF THE DOCUMENTS TO BE SUBMITTED (SCANNED) At the accord signing ceremony, Shah said the signing of the Karbi-Anglong agreement is another milestone It said if the cases are not withdrawn, the farm- in Prime Minister Narendra Modi's vision of ‘insurgency-free prosperous Northeast’. ers will prepare a roadmap for a bigger protest on "Over 1,000 armed cadres have abjured violence and joined the mainstream of society, which reflects their 1) PRC from DC/S.D.O. as proof of Domicile of State of Assam September 8. trust in Modi ji's leadership," he said. Shah said that a ` 1,000 crore development package will be given to Karbi The farmers' protest against the three con- Anglong. "I want to assure everyone that we will implement this accord in a time-bound manner," he said. mandatory, no other certificate will be accepted. tentious laws have completed over nine months 2) Income Certificate issued by Circle Officer of the State The Home minister said the Central and state governments are committed to all round development of Karbi since they first arrived at the Delhi borders. The Anglong and there will be peace in the region. Governments is required in respect of parent(s)/guardian(s) of the farmers have been demanding the repeal of the "We not only sign peace accords but implement them within our time too," he said, citing the example of student, no other certificate will be accepted. laws which they are afraid will do away with the similar peace pacts earlier signed with other insurgent groups of the Northeast - the NDFB, NLFT and Bru MSP system, leaving them at the mercy of big cor- groups. 3) Certificate from the Registrar/Head of the Institution in which the porations. candidate is at present studying. The accord is significant as Karbi Anglong, which is the territory of ethnic Karbi tribals, has seen years of Over 10 rounds of talks with the government violence, killings and abduction in the rebels' fight for a separate homeland. 4) Final mark sheet of last qualifying examinations (i.e H.S./T.D.C.). that has been projecting the laws as major agricul- Moreover, a Joint Monitoring Committee shall be constituted with representatives of MHA (GoI), Govt. of 5) Photograph and Signature of the candidate. tural reforms have failed to break the deadlock be- Assam, KAAC and the signatory armed groups to monitor implementation of the agreement. tween the two parties. Meanwhile, Bharatiya Kisan Union Home secretary Ajay Bhalla welcomed the Karbi group members before the agreement was signed, Union media in-charge Dharmender Malik told lauding them to come back in the mainstream to ensure law and order and peace in Assam. APPLICATIONS IN ANY FORM (SOFT COPY/HARD COPY) WILL NOT PTI in Muzaffarnagar that hundreds of farmers Chief executive member (KAAC) felicitated the Home minister with a gift and expressed happiness over BE ENTERTAINED AFTER STIPULATED DATE ABOVE. have started arriving from different parts of the the signing of the agreement. country, including eastern Uttar Pradesh, Punjab The accord was signed at the North Block office of the Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA). and Haryana. For more details and the list of the beneficiaries will be notified in the Official The accord is significant as an insurgency by Karbi - a major ethnic community of Assam groups, dotted by BKU general secretary Yudhvir Singh has also several factions and splinters, has had a long history in Assam, marked by killings, ethnic violence, abductions Website of Office of the Director of Higher Education, Assam, kahilipara, arrived to take part in the 'Kisan Mahapanchayat', and taxation since the late 1980s. Over 150 Karbi militants, who were part of those 1,040 militants surrendered Guwahati-19. he said, adding other senior leaders, including before the Assam government on February 25 this year, reached North Block while a group of 15 of them were Rakesh Tikait, will reach here tomorrow. present in the meeting when the agreement was signed. These militants arrived in Delhi on Friday and were Rakesh Tikait's son Charan Singh Tikait said his staying in Delhi's different hotels. www.directorateofhighereducation.assam.gov.in father will not come home till the government withdraws the three farms laws. Meanwhile, Muzaffarnagar district authorities have ordered closure of all wine shops in view of Centre reviews Covid-19 Vaccination the 'mahapanchayat'. (transgender persons, persons with disabilities, PWI and prisoners), Covid-19 vaccination coverage among Sd/- District magistrate Chandra Bhushan Singh said women particularly pregnant and lactating women was also discussed. Director of Higher education, Assam all wine shops will remain closed from 6 pm on States/UTs were advised to closely monitor the stock from state vaccine stores to cold chain point, check rational Kahilipara, Guwahati-19. Saturday to September 5 till the 'mahapanchayat' distribution and restrict vaccine wastage to below 2%, update data on eVIN (electronic vaccine intelligence network) is over. He said the step has been taken for security on a daily basis and check the supply of other denomination syringes as per availability (0.5 ml/ 1ml/ 2 ml/3ml Janasanyog /D/ 5501 / 21 purposes. Auto Disable/Re-use Prevention Syringes (RUP)/Disposable) for Covid vaccination. Page 10 Sept 5_Normal Pages 04-09-2021 16:21 Page 1

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I have getting have not been ex- Babur in "The BER 2. citing because these are Empire". CENA POSTED A BLACK AND WHITE PIC- no idea if it'll work, but it was cer- roles I have either 'The Em- TURE OF SIDHARTH ON HIS INSTAGRAM. played before or very pire' streams THE IMAGE GARNERED 357,396 LIKES IN tainly thrilling to similar sort of roles on Disney+ TWO HOURS AND HAS GONE VIRAL ON or I have not been Hotstar. THE PHOTO-SHARING WEBSITE. be a part THE POST WAS ALSO LIKED BY SID- of." HARTH'S 'HUMPTY SHARMA KI DUL- HANIA' CO-STAR VARUN DHAWAN AND ACTOR ARJUN KAPOOR. THE HOLLYWOOD STAR DID NOT WRITE ANYTHING ALONGSIDE THE IMAGE. Double divorce (Los AngeLes/IAns) Gautam Rode’s kept ABBA apart music video to be released on Sept 6 ACTOR GAUTAM RODE AND HIS WIFE for 40 years PANKHURI RODE'S UPCOMING RO- Faltskog said: "Bjorn wrote it about us after the was incredible. No chance." MANTIC MUSIC VIDEO IS TITLED 'SUN breakdown of our marriage. The fact he wrote it ABBA still has millions of fans worldwide LE ZARA' AND WILL BE RELEASED ON exactly when we divorced is touching really. "I and their latest compilation album, ABBA Gold, SEPTEMBER 6. didn't mind. It was fantastic to do that song be- stayed in the charts for more than 400 weeks. GAUTAM, WHO IS KNOWN FOR HIS cause I could put in such feeling. I didn't mind Speaking about the band's comeback, Ul- WORK IN POPULAR SHOWS LIKE sharing it with the public. It didn't feel wrong. vaeus, 76, told Zane Lowe that things had felt 'SARASWATICHANDRA', 'SURYAPUTRA There is so much in that song. It was a mixture natural when they began recording together KARN', AND 'KAAL BHAIRAV RAHASYA of what I felt and what Bjorn felt but also what again. Los AngeLes, sept 4 (IAns): Swedish The band went their separate ways in 1982, with Benny and Frida went through." Ulvaeus said: "I looked around and I looked SEASON 2', SAID: "OUR ADMIRERS pop-rock group ABBA famously turned down a Faltskog saying that she found it hard being in HAVE BEEN EAGERLY WAITING FOR After a tour, the band returned to the studio in into Agnetha's eyes and Frida's eyes and there lot of money, almost $1 billion to be precise, to the band after her break-up. 1982, but realised that, with both couples now was the same kind of feeling, the warmth and the US TO DO SOMETHING TOGETHER reunite but refused to do so for almost four Faltskog fell in love with Ulvaeus at 19, after AND THIS SONG IS THE PERFECT OP- divorced, it was no longer any fun being ABBA. friendship and the bonds, between us that, as you decades. The Swedish icons have sold some 385 meeting him in a cafe. They were married in Faltskog also spoke about how her split from Ul- suddenly realise no one on earth has experienced PORTUNITY." million records worldwide, making them one of 1971 and ABBA won the Eurovision in 1974. SHOT IN KASHMIR, THE POSTER WAS vaeus was painted as a "happy divorce" but that this kind of relationship that we have because, Universal Music's biggest artists, reports stan- She told the Standard newspaper that she was it was anything but. thinking about it, it's true, nobody else has. RELEASED ON SATURDAY. dard.co.uk. The quartet have now agreed to per- emotionally 'mangled' by the split with Bjorn, HE ADDED: "THE POSTER IS JUST THE In 2000, amid a revival of several of their hits, "Sadly, people die and they don't stay on friendly form together again at London's Olympic Park. who was the father of her two children. Just an American-British consortium offered the terms for their whole lives, but we have. And I'm BEGINNING OF WHAT IS TO COME But with so much success, why did ABBA weeks after their divorce, Ulvaeus had a new AND I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THE group $1 billion to reunite for 100 shows, but so incredibly happy for that." break up in the first place? girlfriend and Faltskog had counselling. they declined the offer, according to E! Online. Despite going their separate ways, the band SAME." PANKHURI SHARED THAT THE ABBA comprises two sets of couples -- Ag- Their hit "The Winner Takes It All" was writ- "POSTER IS SPECIAL FOR ME AS IT IS "It's a hell of a lot of money to say no to, but claim they never officially broke up. netha Faltskog was married to Bjorn Ulvaeus ten during this period and Faltskog said she we decided it wasn't for us," Andersson told THE FIRST TIME THAT GAUTAM AND I and Benny Andersson to Anni-Frid Lyngstad. found it hard to find the emotional strength to WILL COME TOGETHER IN A MUSIC Swedish tabloid Aftonbladet in 2000. At the height of the group's fame both couples sing: "Tell me does she kiss/Like I used to kiss Faltskog told Radio Times: "We said no be- VIDEO AND THAT TOO IN THE ROMAN- divorced, one in 1980 and the other a year later. you?" While talking about the song in 2013, TIC SPACE." (MUMBAI/IAns) cause they wanted 250 shows or something, it B’WOOD INSIGHT ‘Let’s support, not bully each other’ MUMBAI, sept 4 (IAns): Actress Kangana version but for South we have four weeks win- own like men Ranaut is heartbroken that her forthcoming dow yet multiplexes ganging up on us and do." film 'Thalaivii' is facing a roadblock as three stopping our release there as well." She then talked about national multiplex chains have reportedly de- Kangana called it "unfair and cruel". how content makers have cided to not accommodate the film, which is "In these testing times when major territories "options" to showcase their set to release in theatres on September 10. like Maharashtra are also shut, please let's help work. Kangana took to her Instagram Story where each other in order to save theatres." "@pvrcinemas_official life, she shared a news article, which talked about On Saturday morning, she shared another @inoxmovies says they are tracing her national multiplex chains in no mood to screen message on her Instagram Story. She talked on ventilator but even then journey as an ac- 'Thalaivii'. about how the multiplex chains have "differ- bullying and harassment and gang- tress at a young age She captioned it, "This is heartbreaking." ent rules when it comes to big heroes and ing up seems their top most priority. Simply to becoming the face of The actress then shared a note for the multi- films". explains why they are in this state in the first Tamil cinema as well as the plex owners. She wrote, "They just released 'Radhe' si- place. Hope better sense prevails." KANGANA rise of the revolutionary She wrote, "No films are choosing theatres, multaneously on OTT and theatres. They have "Content makers have, too, many options to leader that changed the very few and very brave like my producers released 'Master' with 2 weeks window, releas- showcase their work but we need multiplexes' course of Tamil Nadu poli- @vishnuinduri @shaaileshrsingh are compro- ing Hollywood movies with simultaneous OTT support to save them. tics. mising on huge profits and letting go off exclu- release in th US, but refusing to screen even 'Thalaivii', based on the life of late Tamil The film will be released on sive streaming options only for the love of the South of 'Thalaivii' which have a four-week Nadu Chief Minister and former actress J. Jay- RANAUT September 10 as announced. cinema." window." alalithaa, is set to release in cinemas on Sep- Theatres are currently allowed to "In these times we must support each other "@pvrcinemas_official @inoxmovies the tember 10. It will be released in Hindi, Tamil operate with 50 per cent occupancy and not bully or arm twist; it's our fundamental system makes sure that no woman rises and and Telugu. across the country as a strict guideline right to recover the cost of our film which we then complains why don't we have women su- Based on the life of the late Jayalalithaa, due to the Covid-19 outbreak. did, we may have two weeks window for Hindi perstars bringing audiences to theatre on her 'Thalaivii' showcases the varied aspects of her Page 11 September 5_Normal Pages 04-09-2021 18:50 Page 1

SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 SPORTS THE HILLS TIMES 11 INDIA HAD A LACKLUSTRE FIRST GAME AGAINST THE HOME SIDE Auger-Aliassime, Raikkonen out of Dutch Medvedev charge into GP after testing positive STIMAC’S SIDE LOOKS TO for Covid-19 ZANDVOORT, Sept 4 US Open fourth round (IANS): Alfa Romeo's For- mula 1 driver Kimi Raikkonen will not take part in the Dutch KATHMANDU, Sept 4 (IANS): The Indian team wouldn't want to Grand Prix at Zandvoort cir- IndiaBOUNCE will have to come up with a BACK VS NEPALgo into the SAFF Championship cuit after testing positive for much improved performance on low on confidence, so it's impera- Covid-19. Robert Kubica will Sunday to make up for their lack- tive for them to go all out and get fill in for Raikkonen for his lustre showing in the first of a the result that Indian fans nor- first race since Abu Dhabi two-friendly match-up against mally expect when they play their 2019 alongside Antonio Giov- Nepal earlier this week. Igor Sti- neighbours. inazzi for the race on Sunday. mac's side went into the contest at “The mood is positive and our Raikkonen, who announced the Dasharath Stadium in Kath- boys are aware that they can do on the eve of the race at Zand- mandu as favourites but failed to much better. Of course, we are voort that he will retire at the live up to their billing and were still short with the energy level end of the season, returned the lucky to get away with a 1-1 draw. because we are just at the end of result at an on-site test after Nepal showed much better con- the second week of preparation, taking part in the practice race trol on the ball, particularly in the and the legs are still heavy. But on Friday. first half. India did improve in the they are looking forward to put- The 41-year-old is currently second half after the introduction ting in a better performance. isolating in his hotel, with the of Anirudh Thapa and Rahim Ali “We are going to change a few Alfa Romeo team saying he is in place of Brandon Fernandes things, and see if that can help us "displaying no symptoms and and Glan Martins respectively and in terms of passing with more NEW YORK, Sept 4 (IANS): Richard Gasquet of France in the is in good spirits". got the equaliser through Thapa confidence, and getting forward Canadian world No. 15 Felix first round to record his 200th "The FIA, Formula 1 and but they would know well how easier,” the-aiff.com quoted Sti- Auger-Aliassime claimed one of match win, is yet to drop a set at Alfa Romeo Racing ORLEN disappointing they were on the mac ahead of the game. his best wins of the year as he Flushing Meadows this week. The can today confirm that during evening. India goalkeeper Gurpreet charged into the fourth round of the 25-year-old played with confidence onsite PCR testing for the Defensively too, the Indians Singh Sandhu too hoped for im- US Open with a 6-3, 6-4, 4-6, 3-6, against Andujar, hitting ground- 2021 FIA Formula 1 Dutch didn't look compact. Chinglen- …The game was a tough one and Nepal provement ahead of the SAFF 6-3 win over world No. 21 Roberto strokes and winning 76 per cent Grand Prix, Kimi Raikkonen sana Singh's back-pass that gave Championship challenge. Bautista Agut of Spain here. (32/42) of his first-serve points to has tested positive for Covid- Anjan Bista a big opportunity to were very organised. We had moments “…The game was a tough one Slamming 27 aces, the Canadian secure his win after one hour and 19," said a statemrnt by F1 on put Nepal ahead in the 35th where we could have done better as a team, and Nepal were very organised. showed great resilience to wrest 56 minutes. Saturday. minute was nothing short of a We had moments where we could wrestle back the initiative after "It was a great match," “In accordance with Covid- shocker. Almost all through the and there were moments where we did get better have done better as a team, and dropping the third and fourth sets Medvedev said in his press confer- 19 protocols he will take no game, the Nepalese attackers -Igor Stimac there were moments where we did before rallying to win in front of a ence. "[It is] always great to finish further part in this Event. All looked threatening. get better. We need to make sure vociferous Louis Armstrong Sta- in straight sets. The more matches contacts have been declared. India would be under tremen- in the Maldives next month. Maldives. that we have a strong mentality dium crowd on Friday evening. you can win in straight sets the bet- The procedures set out by the dous pressure on Sunday. In the The Croatian had also admitted However, India's performance going into the second and not give "I live for these moments," ter. [The] second and third sets FIA and Formula 1 will ensure lead-up to the first game, Stimac that the expectations are high in the first friendly would have anything to a team who is looking Auger-Aliassime said. "I started off were much tighter, a lot of long ral- no wider impact on the Dutch had said these two games will pro- from his boys in the five-team jolted him. The only way they can for something. We need to make the best I could by winning the first lies. I am happy with my level, Grand Prix.” vide India with a big practice op- tournament and that they will be move on from that is if they can sure that we use it to prepare for two sets but then unfortunately happy with everything." Raikkonen will now require portunity ahead of the 2021 SAFF heading into the competition as beat Abdullah Almutairi's men the SAFF Championship in good from being a break up I didn't so- The world No. 2 has now com- a negative Covid-19 test be- Championship which will kick off favourites together with hosts comfortably in the second game. order,” he said. lidify and things got tricky. He piled a 14-2 record since Wimble- fore being allowed to return to grew more confident and I didn't don, capturing his fourth ATP the paddock. It remains un- serve so well, but the crowd helped Masters 1000 title in Toronto and clear whether he will be avail- me to dig deep," the Canadian told advancing to the semifinals in able for the Italian Grand Prix atptour.com. Cincinnati. Medvedev, who has at Monza scheduled for Sep- Naomi Osaka might take a "There were a lot of emotions also lifted trophies in Marseille and tember 10-12. but I tried to settle down and in the Mallorca this year, will next face fifth set my mindset was to play Daniel Evans of UK after the 24th every point the best I could and to seed rallied to defeat Australian break from tennis stay focused. It worked, so I will try Alexei Popyrin 4-6, 3-6, 6-3, 6-4, We leaked runs in NEW YORK, Sept 4 (IANS): saying by wtatennis.com that she composing herself," wrote wtaten- when she captured the US Open, to keep going this way." 7-6(1). "I think it's tough to de- World No.3, Naomi Osaka of doesn't "feel happy" when she nis.com. her third major title. Osaka carried The world No. 15 has now scribe him [Evans] with one word, Japan, has said that she is unsure wins. "I feel like for me recently "This is very hard to articulate. that form into the Australian Open reached the second week at the but definitely very tricky," the middle overs: when she will play her next match when I win, I don't feel happy," Basically I feel like I'm kind of at in February, where she also went Australian Open, Wimbledon and Medvedev said when asked about following her third-round defeat Osaka said as she struggled to this point where I'm trying to fig- on to win the championship. US Open this season. He next will facing Evans. "I would think very at the US Open against Canadian hold back tears. "I feel more like ure out what I want to do, and I In May, Osaka pulled out of the meet Andrey Rublev of Russia or smart because he doesn't have one Umesh Yadav 18-year-old Leylah Fernandez. a relief. And then when I lose, I honestly don't know when I'm French Open, citing mental health Frances Tiafoe of the US. shot that is a weapon, and yet he's LONDON, Sept 4 (IANS): Osaka, 23, came into this year's feel very sad. I don't think that's going to play my next tennis reasons. She then opted to skip Second seed Daniil Medvedev a top player for many years already. India pace bowler Umesh Yadav event as the defending champion, normal." match. "I think I'm going to take a Wimbledon. Osaka returned to the continued his perfect run in New The way he chooses the right mo- has said that the overs in the lead- but Fernandez came up with an in- "When the US Open moderator break from playing for a while." court in July at the 2020 Tokyo York, cruising past Spaniard Pablo ment to go to the net, to slice, to up to lunch on a wicket that had spired performance on Friday offered to end the press confer- Fernandez, 18, ended Osaka's Games, where she became the Andujar 6-0, 6-4, 6-3 to reach the make a drop shot. His serve is not turned placid hurt India as it al- evening to win 5-7, 7-6(2), 6-4. ence, Osaka declined. 'I kind of 16-match winning streak in ma- first tennis player to light the fourth round for the third straight huge, but it's tough to return. [He lowed England to escape from a Afterward, Osaka was quoted as want to finish this', she said before jors, which began last summer Olympic torch. year. The Russian, who overcame is] a great player." difficult position and post a 99- run lead in first innings. "We knew we had only 191 runs on the board. So when we Never seen someone hit the ball so Bowling to Shafali Verma will be a started, we had only one thought and that was to bowl maiden overs. We were not after wickets but wanted bowl as many maid- hard: Shocked Tsitsipas after loss really good challenge: Sutherland ens as we could bowl. We were NEW YORK, Sept 4 (IANS): A just so aggressive, not dwelling on BRISBANE, Sept 4 (IANS): line-up. I think (bowling to) Shafali season which has been awesome." trying that and we succeeded as visibly shaken world No. 3 Stefanos the past. It was a great fourth set. I Australia's fast-bowling all-rounder in particular, how hard she comes "It was my second full preseason, well. In the middle phase, we Tsitsipas of Greece looked devas- felt like he played the fifth one com- Annabel Sutherland believes that at the ball is in the powerplay, it'll so I was trying to get fitter and leaked 40-50 runs and after that tated following the five-set loss to pletely the way he played the first bowling to Indian opener Shafali be a really good challenge and one stronger, and work on a few differ- the game opened up and they got Spanish 18-year-old Carlos Alcaraz set basically, careless, going for Verma will be a really good chal- all the girls are really looking for- ent things around my bowling and 80-90 runs quickly," said Yadav In a Friday night third-round en- every single shot. I have never seen lenge. She also said that she will be ward to." my stability at the crease to hope- after returning figures of 3/76, counter at the US Open but gave full someone play such a good fifth set, ready to bowl with the new ball if Annabel is back in the Australian fully add a few kms to my bowling. the best by an Indian bowler on credit to the world No. 55 for the 6- honestly.” asked to do so. Annabel had team after being ruled out of the se- Overall I was just looking to get the day. "Those 7-8 overs [before 3, 4-6, 7-6(2), 0-6, 7-6(5) win. After Tsitsipas fell behind two- bowled with the new ball in three ries against New Zealand at the last stronger, and I'll continue to do lunch], 35 runs were conceded. “He can be a contender for Grand sets to-one, he won the fourth set in ODIs against New Zealand in Bris- minute due to a stress reaction in that." The 19-year-old knows that it The batsmen got into a flow. Slam titles. He has the game to be 27 minutes and it appeared that Al- bane last year. the femur of right leg. She revealed will be tough to get her hands on They realised what they had to there.” caraz -- who received treatment on "There's a number of fast that the call to not take part in the the Baggy Green considering a lot do. I think it was a bit of fault On the last point of the match, Al- his upper leg before the decider -- bowlers in the squad with Darcie away tour to New Zealand was due of pacers are included in the squad. from our side. The way we had caraz slammed an unplayable fore- took time to kind of develop my would need a big effort to spring the (Brown), Stella (Campbell) and to the risk of early signs developing But she hasn't given up on hopes taken wickets, I think we should hand and fell to the court in game around his game style,” Tsit- upset. The 18-year-old bounced Tayla (Vlaeminck), plus the all- into a serious injury. for a potential Test debut. have kept it a bit tight. But I think celebration. That unplayable fore- sipas said. “It's one of these matches back like a veteran. rounders -- it's a pretty good fast "I guess it was not necessarily an "That'd be incredibly special. It's we conceded more in the middle hand - his 61st winner of the match and one of these feelings where you “He dealt with it really well. bowling attack. Anyone who gets injury, but just something that was a childhood dream for many and it phase," added Yadav further. The - was a reflection of the fearless pick up [your level] at some point of That's something that's going to the new ball will no doubt take it flagged and the medical team de- was no different for me growing 33-year-old Yadav, who last played game the Spaniard played at the the match, you feel like you're in [help him] reach the top and make with both hands… I'll certainly be cided to take a bit of a conservative up. The Baggy Green means a lot a Test for India during the Test se- Arthur Ashe Stadium on Friday control, and it doesn’t really go your him the player that he is. It was sup- putting my hand up for that as approach with it, considering the to the girls who already have one, ries in Australia -- the second Test evening. way at the end,” Tsitsipas told atp- posed to be my match," Tsitsipas much as I can," said Annabel in an nature of the New Zealand tour and the ones who don't, we'll be at Melbourne -- feels India can still “[His] ball speed was incredible. tour.com. “It’s kind of bitter, espe- said. "Today was a match that I interview to cricket.com.au. with the quarantine. Pretty much doing absolutely everything to put make a match of it since the pitch I've never seen someone hit the ball cially after such an incredible fourth shouldn't have lost. I can only learn "But no matter who takes the since that tour, I've been ready to go ours hand up for selection and get is very good to bat on. so hard. [It] took time to adjust. [It] set by my side, dominating, being from it.” new ball, it will be a pretty good and I was able to get in a full pre- into that XI." Did really well to learn from our Ben Stokes could miss T20 World Cup in the UAE LONDON, Sept 4 (IANS): weekend to decide on the 15- big loss in opening T20I: Latham England all-rounder Ben Stokes member squad and three re- DHAKA, Sept 4 (IANS): New could miss the men's T20 World serves. An announcement on the Zealand cricketer Tom Latham Cup in Oman and the UAE in squad could come by September said his side did really well in the IN BRIEF October and November. Stokes 9, a day before the start of the second T20 International against has been on an indefinite break final Test against India at Man- Bangladesh despite losing the The 29-year-old Latham, who was playing his from all forms of cricket since chester. match by four runs and going July to take care of his mental "As changes can be made down 2-0 in the five-match series first T20I match since November 2017, scored well-being and give time to his freely up until October 10, seven at the Shere Bangla National Sta- an unbeaten 65 off 49 deliveries as the tourists left index finger to heal after sur- days before the tournament's dium in Mirpur. gery. group stage begins, Chris Silver- The 29-year-old Latham, who fell short of the target of 141/6 in 20 overs by Stokes is not a part of the on- wood could provisionally name was playing his first T20I match going five-match Test series the 2019 World Cup-winning star since November 2017, scored an four runs, finishing on 137/5 on Friday against India and will not take within that 18. However, given unbeaten 65 off 49 deliveries as part in the second leg of IPL 2021 the circumstances, the ECB may the tourists fell short of the target first T20... I’m really proud of the was an incredible innings, it was starting from September 19. West be unwilling to place any undue of 141/6 in 20 overs by four runs, guys. The way we managed to amazing to watch and he showed Indies pacer Oshane Thomas has pressure on their talismanic all- finishing on 137/5 on Friday. change things around,” said how to bat in these conditions and been called in as a replacement rounder, having said they would Despite the loss, New Zealand Latham, who is captaining the the leadership he showed was in- for Stokes in Rajasthan Royals. give him 'all the time he needs' can take heart from the fact that side in the absence of regular credible. "Whether he does travel to when he announced his break on they had put up a much improved skipper Kane Williamson. “He looked in such control, so Dubai to feature in England's at- July 30," further said the report. show in the second T20I after trying to learn from what we did “Partnerships work slightly dif- New Zealand cricketer Rachin we all were just like: 'okay, this tempts to unite both global white- Stokes last international ap- being dismissed for just 60 runs in that first game and I thought ferently. Obviously, my role was Ravindra, who scored 10, said could happen here'. Obviously, a ball belts next month is unclear, pearance came as a captain for in the first match, with we did that really well; especially to try and bat through the innings that at one stage the team was bit of drama at the end, which although sources close to Stokes the three-match ODI series Bangladesh winning by seven with the bat we were able to build and the other guys were able to hoping that Latham would guide made us a little bit more tense. say 'he is not even thinking about against Pakistan. He led a fresh wickets with five overs to spare. partnerships and take it down to try and be a little bit more explo- them all the way victory. But, yeah, it was incredible to see cricket at the moment'," said a re- England squad in absence of first "Yeah obviously, it was a great the last over, with a chance of sive and that's going to happen in “Obviously, it’s niggly to win him - the way he was working port by the Daily Mail on Satur- choice players due to COVID-19 game and [good] to take it down winning was outstanding. We T20 cricket -- you're going to lose those close games, but it shows singles and hitting the boundary day. outbreak. After two outings for to the last over, considering how probably weren't quite as good wickets. I thought the guys com- the improvement that we had be- and looked like he really knew his With the deadline of naming Northern Superchargers in the things went in the first game," with the ball today, but still I ing in did a really good job. As I tween game one and game two options, which is something we the squads for the T20 World Cup Hundred, it was announced that Latham was quoted as saying by think we bowled really well up said, to take it to the last over and and to get to the last ball. Obvi- all can take and learn from,” on September 10, England's se- he would be on a break from the ESPNcricinfo. "For us, it's about top. learn from what happened in the ously credit to Tommy Latham. It added Ravindra. lectors are expected to meet this game with immediate effect. Page 12 September 05_Normal Pages 9/4/2021 9:22 PM Page 1

12 THE HILLS TIMES SPORTS SUNDAY, SEPTEMBER 5, 2021 The 33-yr-old becomes first Indian badminton player to win a Gold in Paralympics Paralympic shooting: Narwal,

TOKYO,Singhraj Sept 4 (IANS): claimIt was Gold, Silver for India double delight for India at the Paralympics: Bhagat wins Gold, Asaka Shooting Range on Satur- day as Manish Narwal and Singhraj won gold and silver re- spectively as they finished 1-2 in TOKYO, Sept 4 (IANS): India's the pace superbly, moving around the P4 - Mixed 50m Pistol SH1 at Sarkar Bronze in badminton the Tokyo Paralympic Games Pramod Bhagat became the first Bathell with the pinpoint place- badminton player from the country ment of his shots. here. to win a gold medal at the He broke away for a seven-point Narwal shot a Paralympic Olympics or Paralympic Games by lead early and did not allow the record 218 in the final while beating Great Britain's Daniel British player to play his usual Singhraj, who had won a bronze Bathell 2-0 in the Men's Singles power game. He won 13 service medal in the 10m Air Pistol SH1 SL3 final at the Tokyo on Saturday. points while bagging seven on his earlier this week, finished second Bhagat, the 33-year-old from opponent's serve to win 21-14. with a score of 216.7. Sergey Bhubaneswar who contracted Though Bhagat had a 15-9 lead, Malyshev of the Russian Para- polio at age four, defeated the Bathell narrowed it down to 15-12 lympic Committee (RPC) took Briton 21-14, 21-17, coming back before the Indian went on to win it bronze with a score of 196.8. from a 4-9 deficit in the second 21-14. The second game was well- The 19-year-old Narwal had game to claim his first gold medal fought as Bathell came out all guns qualified seventh while Singhraj as badminton made its Paralympic blazing and established an early was fourth going into the final but Games debut at Tokyo. lead. He surged to 4-9 lead but both the Indians shot brilliantly, leading followed by two Chinese few times before finishing seventh Compatriot Manoj Sarkar, who Bhagat took control of the pro- holding their nerves to surge to the Lou Xiaolong, and Chao Yang in with a score of 533 as eight shoot- had lost to Bathell in the semifinal, ceedings, pushing him back and top of the list. Narwal is the world second and third. ers made it to the final. Uzbek- came back strongly to beat Japan's 21-13 to win the bronze medal at reigning world champion in SL3 closing the gap, and went ahead at record holder in the final, set at Al However, the tables turned with istan's Server Ibragimov, China's Fujihara Daisuke 2-0 in the bronze the Yoyogi National Stadium. class having won the title by beating 17-16. He closed out the match Ain, UAE, in March this year. the Chinese slipping to the fourth Lou Xiaolong, and Iran's female medal match. But it was Bhagat who set the tone Bathell in the final in Basel, Switzer- with another deft drop shot, exult- Singhraj, 39, shot into the lead and fifth with scores of 7.5 and 8.7 shooter Sareh Javanmardi finished Sarkar, ranked fourth in the for India's medal hunt at Tokyo with land in 2019. ing in joy as Bathell put the shuttle after the first elimination round respectively and Indians Narwal with an identical score of 539 but world, trailed initially but fought a brilliant win during which he used On Saturday, he had reached the into the net. but Malayshev soon came back to and Singhraj taking up third and the took the top position as he had back to win the first game 22-20 in his deception and control to subdue final by beating Japan's Daisuke Bhagat jumped into the arms of open up a two-point lead as fourth positions. shot nine pellets into the inner-10 22 minutes. He then rode the mo- the aggressive Bathell. Bhagat, the Fujihara. In the final, Bhagat coach Gaurav Khanna as he shed Uzbekistan's Server Ibragimov, Yang got eliminated next and circle (9x) as compare to eight by mentum to win the second game top-ranked player in the world, is the started superbly as he controlled tears of joy. who topped the qualifying, Iran's his countryman Xiaolong fol- the Chinese and five by the Iranian Sareh Javanmardi and Serbia's lowed two shots later. This left the shooter. Zivko Papaz all got eliminated one podium places to be decided Russian Paralympic Commit- after another. amongst the two Indians and the tee's (RPC) Sergey Malyshev, who We will have to start from Though Narwal made a slow Russian Malyshev. had shot a world record score of scratch again: DC's Ratra 4th Test: India move into lead start with two poor shots of 7.7, Malyshev, who till then was 555 in Lima, Peru in June this DUBAI, Sept 4 (IANS): Ajay Singhraj was in the zone straight sailing smoothly, buckled under year, could manage only 532 on Ratra, the assistant coach of Delhi away with a score of 19.4 after pressure and shot 6.9 and 8.5, and Saturday as he booked the eighth Capitals, believes the squad has despite losing Rahul two shots. Narwal shot a 10 and Singhraj 9.2 and last spot in the final. Serbia's sufficient time to get back into LONDON, Sept 4 (IANS): India managed to move However, by the fifth-sixth to jump to the top two positions, Zivko Papaz and China's Yang rhythm ahead of the second half of into lead despite losing KL Rahul in the first session of shots were fired, the duo was in the Russian settling for bronze. Chao are the other two shooters in IPL 2021. He also said that the day three in The Oval Test against England. At lunch, the reckoning for the podium. "I was very close to gold, but the final. team was progressing with great India are 108/1 and lead by nine runs with Rohit Sharma Singhraj and Narwal were both in then I started to get nervous. And Narwal, who holds the World momentum in the first half of the (47 not out) and Cheteshwar Pujara (14 not out) at the the top three with scores of 46.1 then - bronze. I was very close to Record for the final, scored 79 in tournament. "See altogether it is crease with nine wickets in hand. and 45.4 respectively. the medal as well, but unfortu- his fourth series of 10 shots and very different because generally, it Resuming at 43/0, India had an ideal first hour, scor- Narwal was a bit wayward in nately, a little bit was missing," also had an 88 on his sixth turn. takes place in a single flow. The ing 36 runs for no loss in 13 overs. Sharma and KL the next two shots and slipped to said the seasoned Russian. These two low scores pulled him momentum we were having, we Rahul made the most of the good batting conditions with the sixth spot while Singhraj held In the next two shots, Narwal down and he had to be satisfied were progressing with great mo- some exquisite boundaries. Rahul reluctantly reviewed on to the third position after seven managed 8.4 and 9.1 while with the seventh position. Narwal mentum. Now IPL 2021 is taking an lbw decision off Chris Woakes in the 24th over. The shots were fired. Narwal remained Singhraj made 8.5 and 9.4 respec- shot a 91 in the first round of 10 place after a break, so we will have decision was reversed as the ball was missing the leg- calm and composed and shot a tively but that was not enough for shots and followed that up with 93 to start from scratch again. That's stump. In the 27th over, Rohit Sharma was given an- UltraEdge showed a clear spike, resulting in Rahul's dis- couple of 10s to claw back into him to overtake Narwal and and another 91 before disaster why our franchise has kept this other breather by Rory Burns who dropped a tough missal on the last ball of the 34th over, ending an open- contention, moving to fifth posi- Singhraj had to be satisfied with struck in the fourth series. He re- camp as well," said Ratra in a chance at the second slip off Ollie Robinson for the sec- ing stand of 83 runs. Sharma continued with his tion with 104.3 points. Singhraj the silver, his second medal at sponded with a 91 before ending video released by the franchise on ond time. The catch dropped by Burns was the 16th time run-scoring spree. Pujara started quickly with a drive off was consistent enough to hold on Tokyo 202. his qualification round with an 88. Saturday. "So, we have sufficient England dropped a catch in the ongoing series. Robinson and cut off Overton followed by a pull over to the third position. Earlier, Singhraj shot superbly Singhraj was more consistent as time to get our rhythm back. Most The breakthrough was provided by James Anderson, square leg off Moeen Ali. Brief scores (Day 3, Lunch): In the second elimination round, to surge into the final with a score he shot 90 or more in four rounds. of our players are busy playing in- who got a short of length delivery to seam away and take India 191 and 108/1 in 42 overs (Rohit Sharma 47 not Singhraj and Manish were lurking of 536 and finish fourth while He started with 93, 90, and 91 in ternational cricket so we will have a feather edge off Rahul's bat behind to keeper Jonny out, KL Rahul 46, James Anderson 1/28) vs England behind each other in fourth and Narwal had a topsy-turvy round as first three rounds followed by two to start from scratch.” Bairstow. England went for the review instantly where 290, lead by 9 runs. fifth positions with Malyshev he went up and down the table a 86s before winding off with a 90.

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