Page 1 August 21_Normal Pages 8/20/2021 11:05 PM Page 1 6 Malaysian king picks ex-deputy D L PM as nation’s new leader R O Report: Taliban killed minorities, W fuelling Afghans’ fears 7 Destructive forces can dominate for N O some time, but not permanently: PM I T A CBI seeks details from WB N DGP on post-poll violence www.thehillstimes.in Voice of the hills people Vol .No. XXII Issue No. 214 Regd. NGG-709 RNI-ASSENG/2000/128T62 HDIPHU, E KARBI AHNGLONG, ISATLURDALY , AUS GUST 21 , T2021 PIAGEMS 8 PREICE `S 5 ASSAM TO MAKE HISTORY & GEOGRAPHY COMPULSORY UP TO CLASS X Assam aims for emission free transport: Electric, CNG buses to replace diesel-run buses diesel-run buses with electric and SEBA to be merged with CNG buses in Guwahati by the day this government completes one year,” Sarma said. The replacement process will be completed within six months to mented from April next year, he said. one year, he also said. AHSEC under NEP 2020 The chief minister also an - “From now on all junior colleges will have to open class IX and X classes,” he said. nounced relief packages for the The state government has also decided to bus driver and bus handymen who withdraw its previous decision to reserve 75 per have been facing financial crisis as cent seats in undergraduate courses for state the inter-district travelling was board pass-outs across all government-run col - banned. Sarma informed that an leges. amount of ` 10,000 will be given The chief minister said that the government to 60,000 bus drivers and bus would upgrade the academic infrastructure of handymen as one time financial the educational institutions for this purpose HT Bureau purchase a total of 200 electric aid. The state government will in - within a year. GUWAHATI, Aug 20: The buses and 100 CNG buses, which troduce a portal in which the driv - He further said that a new teaching model Assam government is planning to will replace ASTC’s diesel-run ers and handymen can apply for would be introduced in the senior secondary replace diesel-run city buses in the city buses,” Sarma said. the benefit. schools under which Science, Maths and Eng - capital city with those operated on The state cabinet has also given Earlier, several bus drivers and lish would be taught in English language and electricity and CNG (Compressed its nod for purchase of a total of other staff protested against the re - rest of the subjects in mother tongue. Natural Gas). 200 electric buses and 100 CNG vised Covid-19 protocol as it did The state government would continue imple - This was announced by chief buses, which will eventually re - not lift curbs on the inter-district menting new provisions of the policy every year minister Himanta Biswa Sarma place ASTC’s diesel-run city movement. to bring about a transformative change in the while briefing the media on the buses, Sarma said. According to the protesters, the HT Bureau History as well as Geography upto class X. It Education department in the next five years, the completion of 100 days of his gov - “ASTC city buses will cease to prolonged suspension of the inter- GUWAHATI, Aug 20: Stating that Assam gov - will be included in the education syllabus,” chief minister observed. ernment here on Friday. operate diesel-run city buses. Our district movement has already ernment has decided to implement ‘Senior Sec - Sarma said briefing the media on the occasion Earlier, state Education minister Ranoj Pegu “The government has decided to goal is to completely replace badly hit (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) ondary School’ concept of National Education of 100 days completion of his government on said the board-based reservation will exist in the Policy (NEP) 2020 from 2022 academic ses - Friday. colleges of rural areas, while seats will be open sion, chief minister Himanta Biswa Sarma on With the implementation of the scheme, all for students from all boards in the colleges in Friday said his government has decided to make high schools in the state will be automatically urban areas. both History and Geography subjects compul - upgraded to higher secondary level, the chief “The 75% reservation of seats for Assam Ex-militant’s death: DGP warns sory for schools from the next academic ses - minister said. board students will not be applicable in urban sion. This step will lead to a merger of the Board areas. In urban areas, students from all boards “Both the subjects will be added as compul - of Secondary Education, Assam (SEBA) and will have to compete for a seat in degree cops against sympathy posts sory subjects for all students invariably from all Assam Higher Secondary Education Council courses. It will be purely on the basis of their SHILLONG, Aug 20 (PTI): In an mediums. They will learn Assam and Indian (AHSEC). The new provision will be imple - merit,” he said. (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) embarrassment to the Meghalaya government, a section of police of - ficers and constables has shown HT BRIEFS sympathy on social media for a Mission 1 lakh: former militant leader who was KIGER to Lovlina Sonia tells Oppn killed in an encounter, leading to HT Bureau Appointment letters arson and curfew on Independence GUWAHATI, Aug 20: Renault Day in Shillong. presented Renault KIGER to the It took a stern warning from the Arjuna Awardee and Tokyo parties: Fix goal of distributed to 767 director general of police R Ra - Olympics 2020 Bronze Medal - HT Bureau machandran to get the police per - list in boxing Lovlina Borgohain GUWAHATI, Aug 20: Kick start - sonnel to withdraw offending for her stunning performance on ing the process for giving employ - winning 2024 polls social media posts that included On August 15 when his body ence with officers,” the officer the world stage. Sudhir Malhotra, NEW DELHI, Aug 20 (PTI): It is "to reaffirm our individual and col - ment to 1 lakh unemployed youth displaying black flags, an SP- was taken for the funeral, violence said. On August 16, the authorities vice president – Sales & Market - time to rise above political compul - lective resolve", Gandhi assured the of the state as promised by the ranked officer told PTI on condi - erupted in the state capital forcing sent a message to all police stations ing, Renault India handed over the sions to realise the ‘ultimate goal’ of Opposition leaders, saying "the In - Assam government, chief minister tion of anonymity. the authorities to clamp curfew directing the officers-in-charge to keys of the brand new Renault winning the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, dian National Congress will not be Himanta Biswa Sarma on Friday Cheristerfield Thangkhiew, the which was partially lifted on issue orders to all concerned to KIGER to Lovlina. Congress president Sonia Gandhi found wanting". distributed appointment letters to told top Opposition leaders on Fri - The virtual meeting - one of the 767 candidates in different direc - former self-styled general secre - Thursday. delete those posts immediately, Birth anniv of ex-PM day as she pitched for a broad unity biggest gatherings of Opposition torates of Education department on tary of the outlawed Hynniewtrep “Some officers and constables otherwise the staff concerned will HT Correspondent of the anti-BJP forces. leaders in recent times - was at - regular and compassionate ground National Liberation Council were found to have set black flags face strict disciplinary action. BOKAJAN, Aug 20: The 77th The Congress will not be found tended by NCP's Sharad Pawar, at a function held at Srimanta (HNLC), was shot dead by the po - as their display pictures or status. Those posts were then removed birth anniversary of Bharat wanting while working towards this TMC's Mamata Banerjee, Shiv Sankardev Kalakshetra here. lice on August 13 when the force Some posted comments against the and no action was taken against Ratna Rajiv Gandhi was ob - goal, she said at a virtual meeting of Sena's Uddhav Thackeray and While 616 candidates were ap - raided his home in Shillong's police force showing sympathy to anyone, the officer said. served at the conference Hall of the leaders of 19 Opposition parties, DMK's M K Stalin among others. pointed under the directorate of el - Mawlai area in connection with the Thangkhiew. The DGP himself has Thangkhiew's family members (CONTD. ON PAGE-2) Bokajan Mandal Congress office adding that the 75th year of inde - Banerjee also urged the parties to ementary education, 32 candidates recent IED blasts across the state. noticed this during a video confer - told PTI that in which former MLA and in- pendence is an apt occasion keep their differences aside were given appointment under sec - charge of Karbi Anglong District "to reaffirm our individ - and work towards de - ondary education directorate, 113 Congress Committee (KADCC), ual and collective re - feating the BJP in candidates under higher education Huge quantity of Roslina Tirky, graced the occa - solve". 2024. She proposed directorate and 6 candidates under Dima Hasao marks sion as the chief guest. On the "Of course, the setting up a core the directorate of state council of occasion, former Prime Minister ultimate goal is the group to chalk out educational research and training. Assam-bound explosives Rajiv Gandhi was commemo - 2024 Lok Sabha joint Opposition Speaking on the occasion, rated with lighting of candles election for which programmes. Sarma said that the state govern - 100-days of Assam govt seized at Byrnihat and floral tributes by the Con - we have to begin The meeting ment after coming to power made HT Correspondent ICU beds in government hospitals gress rank and file.